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NEW BRANCH ANNOUNCED

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Citizens First Bank employees are pictured by the “Welcome to Morrison” sign while announcing plans to open a new full-service branch in Morrison this fall. See story on page 2.

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DEATHS Margaret M. Mortnsen, Lorelei Rocha, Michael G. Specht / 4

Citizens First Bank announces Morrison location

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MORRISON BEAT

the past 26 years, we have focused on helping our customers and communities thrive. Morrison is a community with strong Citizens First Bank in Clinton, Iowa, has momentum, and we are excited to become announced plans to open a new full-service part of that story.” The new Morrison branch will offer a branch in Morrison this fall. Located at 100 W. Lincoln Way, the Mor- full range of personal, business, mortgage rison branch will represent Citizens First and agricultural banking services, supBank’s first new branch opening since 2004 ported by local decision-makers and bankand reflects the bank’s ongoing investment ers who understand the communities they in local families, businesses and agricul- serve. The branch will share its building with tural customers, according to a news Fitzgerald Pharmacy, a locally owned comrelease. The expansion builds upon the bank’s munity pharmacy known for providing perestablished presence in Clinton and Caman- sonalized service and affordable care. Fitzche, Iowa, and continues the growth the gerald Pharmacy offers prescription organization has experienced throughout services, immunizations, medical equipment and other healthcare solutions delivits 26-year history. “Opening a branch in Morrison is truly ered by experienced pharmacists and a exciting for Citizens First Bank,” said Ste- friendly staff committed to exceeding cusphen Clements, president and CEO. “For tomer expectations.

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“From the first moment I met the folks at Citizens First Bank, it was clear we shared the commitment to personal service and community,” said Luke Vander Bleek, owner and pharmacist at Fitzgerald Pharmacy. “We’re very excited to give a warm welcome to our new neighbor, Citizens First Bank.” Beyond banking, Citizens First Bank is involved in the communities it serves through partnerships with local organizations, schools, nonprofits and community events that strengthen the region and improve quality of life. Additional details regarding branch staffing and grand opening celebrations will be announced in the coming months. Founded in 2000, Citizens First Bank is a locally owned community bank serving customers throughout eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Learn more at gocfb.bank.

ODELL PUBLIC LIBRARY Kindness Rocks Over 40 patrons of all ages painted messages of kindness at Odell’s July 23 program. Patrons could choose to take their rocks home or leave them for Odell to spray coat for outdoor use. The Kindness Rocks project is a global grassroots movement founded by Megan Murphy to spread inspiring words or pictures with others, creating connection and joy. Back 2 School Odell Resources As the kids start back to school this month, add Odell to your list of resources. In addition to study tables and charging stations, Odell offers free wi-fi as well as up-to-date public computers. The library even has hot-spot internet devices available for checkout. Need something printed for school or home? For a small fee, Odell can print pages in color or black and white. Odell library cardholders also have access to Educate Station, a free PreK-fifth grade curriculum. Subjects include English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Emotional Learning, and Art. For our younger learners, ABC mouse.com is always free to use within the library building. Whether for pleasure or school, remember that Odell has a myriad of options for getting the information you need. In addition to Odell’s nearly 30,000 in-house print materials, patrons may borrow items from more than 130 other Illinois libraries at no cost. Odell’s inter-library loan system is a great tool to get just the right book, DVD, or even video game. Need it right now? Find e-books and audiobooks through the Libby and Palace

Project apps. Odell also offers a free library card for any child within the Morrison School District. All you need is proof of residence and parent/guardian consent. Discovery Book Packs Discovery Book Packs are themed children’s literature bundles of five to seven books, early literacy tips and activities, and an educational toy. Everything is packaged in an easy-grab backpack, with a traditional two-week checkout. With topics from art to unicorns, there’s a Discovery Book Pack for nearly any interest. Check one out today. ‘Hamilton’ a hit The Odell Public Library Friends hosted nearly 40 guests in July for a showing of the hit musical “Hamilton.” The film was shown in celebration of America 250, with cake served during intermission. The Friends also provided bottled water and Thicksten’s popcorn for the occasion. Would you like to see more movies at Odell? Submit your ideas to the Friends at odell.friends@gmail.com or speak with any of the Friends. Storytime Storytime is a 30-minute drop-in program each Thursday evening designed for families with preschool through early elementary-age kids (or anyone who still loves a good readaloud). Families will enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and a craft each week as they become familiar with the library and meet new friends. Pajamas are welcome. Patron-led programs All programs are free and open to the public. Beginners are welcome. Please note that these

programs are not run by Odell Public Library, though staff is happy to host and pass on any questions. Pinochle: 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays, Odell Program Room Scrabble: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Odell Program Room Chess: Paused for the summer Crafters: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Genealogy Room, bring a project and socialize Book Club: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., second Thursday, Odell Program Room (ask the front desk about getting a copy of the month’s book). August book is “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” Microgreens Thanks to the generosity of the Friends, microgreen samples are now self-serve from the new mini fridge. Odell is growing broccoli, kale, salad mix and radish. Adopt-a-Book The latest book orders can be found by scrolling to the bottom of Odell’s website or stopping by the circulation desk. You can “Adopt-a-Book” for $15 to ensure the first read. Museum and zoo passes Looking to explore locally? Check out Odell’s Putnam Museum, Sawmill Museum, or Niabi Zoo passes and enjoy a day exploring on us. Passes are available to adult Odell library cardholders on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 815-772-7323 to reserve a pass. The library is located at 307 S. Madison St. in Morrison. – Shaw Local News Network

PROPHETSTOWN LIBRARY Reading tutoring available If your child is struggling with reading, Prophetstown Library will help! Anyone who would like help with reading on a weekly basis should contact the library, and we will set up private tutoring times here at the library. We will work through flash cards and direct person-to-person reading. The sessions are free and open to the public. Contact the library at 309-714-2699 or email at hcadams1@yahoo.com.

will be the first class on Sept. 19. If you would like to be in this class, please reach out to the library and we can guide you on what to purchase for the upcoming class. October will be a sourdough starter class. This class will be hosted by Miss Becky from the Erie Public Library. November will be a yogurt-making class. Call the library if you have any questions, or email hcadams1@yahoo. com

Dream catcher workshop Come build a dreamcatcher. This traditional Native Backyard herbalism workshop to be held American skill will be taught by our Prophetstown The public is invited to the Prophestown Library for a friend, Olive Huff. Olive is a Navajo Indian and will show Backyard Herbalism Workshop at 9 a.m. Aug. 15. The patrons how to create a one-of-a-kind catcher with workshop is being hosted by local herbalist and owner natural materials as per tradition. The workshop will be of Nettle Wood Herbs, Amanda Norris. Let us introduce held Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. This class is free and Role-playing game club you to the wild, wonderful world of weeds. Amanda will open to the public. A role-playing game club (Call of Cthulhu) meets every be teaching about wild medicine herbs you can grow in CPR training available in October Monday and Friday from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the Prophets- your own backyard and some you may have overlooked. Save the date for a “Family and Friends” free CPR town library. This is for anyone ages 10 to adult. All This class is free and open to the public. training at Prophetstown Library on Saturday, Oct. 24, materials will be available unless you would like to bring from 10 a.m. until noon. This training is free, but if you Fermentation classes to start your own dice, pencils, books etc. would like certification, the instructor will guide you on Prophetstown Library will host a series of fermentation Stop by or phone the library with any questions at how to get certified. There will also be a Narcan training classes at the library coming this fall. Kombucha making 309-714-2699. class in October, so please watch for more details.

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Pen Pal Club Prophetstown Library is hosting a Pen Pal Club in cooperation with a nationwide program for people of all ages to write to a pen pal. The program is for ages 5 to 100. Once you get signed up, the administration will let us know a good match with a person of corresponding age and we will let you know what library they are from. There is no sharing of personal addresses. The person who writes the pen pal letter will drop off the letter at the library, and the library will mail the letter to the corresponding library where your pen pal is a patron at that library. Once they write back, the letter will get sent to Prophetstown Library, which will either email or phone you to let you know your letter is in. Stop by the library to sign up.

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OBITUARIES MARGARET “PEGGY” MORTENSEN

the Green Bay Packers, Diet Coke and all things Winnie the Pooh. After the death of her husband Carl, Peggy Born: March 13, 1947 in Lancaster, WI moved to Heritage Woods Assisted Living Died: August 4, 2026 in Prophetstown, IL Facility in Sterling, IL, and finally to Allure of Prophetstown. Prophetstown, IL She is survived by her stepchildren, Carla – Margaret “Peggy” (Roger) Jaquet, Jeffrey Mortensen, Jodi (Jim Maxine Mortensen Garson) Youngberg, all of Erie, IL, Christopher passed away on August (Christine) Mortensen, Colona, IL, 11 grandchil4, 2026 at Allure of dren and 14 great grandchildren. She is also Prophetstown. She survived by her siblings, Daniel (Kathy) Moen, was born on March Franksville, WI, Mary (George Warren) Gibson, 13, 1947 in Lancaster, Stoughton, WI, Susan Moen, Dodgeville, WI, WI, to Raymond and June (Munns) Moen. She grew up in Fennimore, WI, and graduated from James (Holly) Moen, Davis, CA, and Rose (Mark) Freidel of DeForest, WI, brother-inFennimore High School in 1965. She married law Clark (Darrellyn) Mortensen, Erie, IL, and Richard (Dick) Young on May 17, 1969. They settled in Erie, IL, with their son Scott who died sister-in-law, Donna Titus, Moline, IL. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband in 1980. Peggy later married Carl Mortensen Carl, her son Scott, her parents, brother-inon September 25, 1991 in Galena, IL, and they law John Gibson, nephew Casey Freidel and moved to Pearl City, IL. Peggy worked several years at ComEd in Cor- stepfather John Rewey. Per Peggy’s wishes, there will be no visitadova, IL, as a Nuclear Security Officer and then tion. She will be laid to rest next to her son, at Walmart in Freeport, IL. Peggy was very Scott, at a private, graveside service in the creative and enjoyed decorating her home, Bethel Cemetery in Fennimore, WI at a later crafting and creating her beautiful flower garden full of Lilies and her favorite Coneflow- date. Memorials may be made to an animal ers. Peggy will be remembered for her love of shelter of donor’s choice. Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Erie, IL, is assisting with arrangements.

MICHAEL G. SPECHT Michael G. Specht, 71, of Morrison, IL, passed on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Arrangements entrusted to Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home, Prophetstown, IL. Additional information: www.bosmagibson.com.

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LORELEI ROCHA

She earned a Bachelor and Master’s Degree from Chicago Musical College and was a professional pianist in Chicago for more than 40 years. Her performances were reviewed in major newspapers. She was blessed with the LORELEI ROCHA, 87, of Morrison, IL, died Sat- gift of perfect pitch and could play hundreds of songs without ever seeing the music. She urday, August 8, 2026, taught private piano lessons in her home and at LaBella of Morrison. judged piano contests throughout the state. A private family service will be held with In her adolescent years she became ill interment at Chadwick from what is now known as Chronic Fatigue Cemetery in Chadwick, Syndrome (CFS). People who have this illness are often quiet and withdrawn, lack energy, IL. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes and suffer from unusual symptoms. She spent Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. her entire adult life coping with the illness and In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to finding ways to deal with its many aspects. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Lorelei loved dogs and rescued many. She was born December 17, 1938, in Sterling, The love she gave them and received back IL. She was the daughter of Andy and Lenora enriched her life. She had an artistic printing (Schreiner) Blumer. and writing style that was requested by many Lorelei had a born again experience at 40 people and organizations for various uses. years of age and received Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. She believed that we Lorelei enjoyed oil paintings and visiting fine are all born lost and only His blood can save us. art galleries. She is survived by one daughter, Leah (AnShe loved to study the Bible and was thony) Fappiano, of Orlando, Florida. particularly interested in prophecy and how She was preceded in death by her parents the current world is lining up with Biblical and infant brother, Andy Blumer. scripture. Every day she spent time praying for To send online condolences go to www. others in need. bosmarenkes.com Born: December 17, 1938 in Sterling, IL Died: August 8, 2026 in Morrison, IL

National Night Out in Erie celebrates community

Erie police held National Night Out on Aug. 4. The event is meant to bridge relationships between police and the community.

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LEFT: Levi, 9, of Erie takes advantage of climbing on the tractors that Gunnar Wuebben of Warkins Farm brought over to the Erie Middle School for the Erie Police Departments National Night Out event. The fun-filled event included letting kids get up close with tractors, ambulances and fire trucks along with offering bounce houses, dunk tanks and face painting. ABOVE: Erie Police officer Jeff Wunderlich volunteers to sit in the dunk tank Aug. 4 for the National Night Out event held in Erie. The event offered an evening of fun for the community and a chance for kids to get to meet several of the local officers who serve the community.

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FULTON’S GLIMPSES OF THE PAST: AUG. 11 60 years

Aug. 10, 1966

All Fulton boys between the ages of 8 and 15 are invited to participate in a baseball practice session with the Clinton Pilots of the Midwest League at Riverview Stadium in Clinton. The boys will be given tips on hitting, fielding and base running by the Pilots. In the Bob’s Certified ad on sale this week: Butt roast 55 cents a pound, fruit cocktail five cans for $1, Hi-C drinks 19 cents, half gallon of ice cream 59 cents, bacon 79 cents a pound, T-bone steak $1.09 a pound, grapes 19 cents a pound, 3 pounds of onions 29 cents, coffee two pounds for $1.39 and rye bread 27 cents.

50 years

Aug. 11, 1976

Two young men lost their lives when a steel ladder they were using on a farm in the Garden Plain area came in contact with a high-voltage electrical wire. Beginning immediately, all Fulton Township residents will be able to use the Schmaling District Memorial Library and its services free of charge.

Those services were previously available free only to those residing in the city limits. Outside of the limits were charged $15 per family per year.

40 years

Aug. 13, 1986

Delbert Weets has taken over operation of the Fulton 76 Service repair department. Mr. Weets, who purchased the business from Robert Dykema, will operate a full service repair center. Mr. Dykema will continue to operate the gas station portion of the business. Members of the Board of Directors of the Fulton Chamber of Commerce elected officers for the organization at a meeting held at the Porthole Too. Elected were Pat Witt, vice president; Jim Van Zuiden, president; Larry Groh, treasurer and William Wilkin, secretary.

30 years

Aug. 7, 1996

It was announced at the Fulton City Council that the Fulton Zoning Board of Appeals will hear a petition to rezone a

parcel of land in the north part of Fulton for single-family residences and for condominium construction. The land to be rezoned is located north of the platted alley that is in the north half of the 800 block of Middle Road, south of the Rolling Acres Subdivision and east of Melody Hills Subdivision. A core group of about six citizens have been meeting to organize a Rotary International Club in Fulton. Two meetings have been held and the small group is attempting to enlist many other citizens to form a new club for the city. Chief of Police Harvey Meade is a self-appointed chairman of the core group and Dawn Turner is listed as Secretary/Treasurer. When the group becomes organized, a full slate of officers will be elected.

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Aug. 10, 2016

Representing Miss Flame 2016-2017 is 13-year-old Emma Bell. Her sponsor was Boss Plumbing and Heating. Eightyear-old Michelle Naftzger was named as Miss Spark at the annual Miss Flame Festival in Albany. Fulton Kiwanis Club held their 20 years annual 50/50 Raffle at Cordova InternaAug. 9, 2006 tional Raceway. Brody Randall from Bob Countryman of Fulton, golfing Muscatine was the winner of $505, at the Fulton Country Club, did somewhich was presented to him by Kiwanthing that the three other members of ian Eugene Richter. Proceeds from the his foursome were unable to do that day raffle go toward the Fulton Kiwanis and that was to make a hole-in-one. The Club’s Children’s Christmas Fund.

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feat was witnessed by Gary Rolfes, Pete Mitchell and Jim Harms. The Fulton City Council approved the designation of the Cramer building as a Cultural Center to house art works and for its use as a museum. The Millers group has been offered an extensive display of windmill models and art from an Indiana couple for placement. The couple chose Fulton after an extensive personal search.

How the system broke down

By CHARLENE BIELEMA cbielema@shawmedia.com A six-month legal battle in Whiteside County has exposed a systemic breakdown in how Illinois assembles juries – one that may have affected trials across the state. In April, when county officials attempted to create a new jury panel using the state’s master list and jury selection software, they discovered something alarming: the panel included at least 60 dead people. One had been dead for 35 years. No jurors were younger than 42. The median age was 72. At least 52 potential jurors were age 90 or older, and at least one would have been 135 if still living. The discovery has prompted both the county’s top prosecutor and a defense attorney to call on the state judiciary to investigate jury selection practices statewide. “The problems that came to light here must necessarily exist elsewhere,” said Sterling defense attorney James Mertes, who uncovered

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Attorney James Mertes, left, addresses the court about his concerns over how master lists of jurors are compiled and potential jurors are selected during a July 15, 2026, hearing in Whiteside County Circuit Court in Morrison. He is pictured with his client, Michael Cover. the flaws while challenging jury selection in a local criminal trial. Whiteside County State’s Attorney Colleen Buckwalter agrees. At a

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The trouble began in February when Mertes challenged how the Whiteside County Circuit Clerk’s Office selected jury panels. His investigation revealed that the county had systematically excluded entire groups of people from jury duty for years: anyone younger than 22, anyone older than 79, anyone who owed money to the court, anyone with any criminal history dating back to 1989 and anyone involved in a pending court case. That exclusionary process had been handed down from one circuit clerk to the next – a generational practice that no one had questioned until Mertes challenged it. Two jury panels were dismissed as a result. In April, county officials tried again, this time using the state’s master jury list, jury management software and ChatGPT to randomly select 200 jurors with no exclusion criteria applied.

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LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS Lyndon to host Movie in the Park information on the Village of Lyndon Facebook page. on Aug. 15 at Richmond Park The village of Lyndon will host a Movie in the Park event at 6 p.m. Aug. 15 at Richmond Park. The event was originally scheduled for July 31. The event will feature food trucks, live music, and a free movie, “Hoppers.” The Smashing Cow Food Truck, Sweet Butts Cotton Candy and B’s Lemonade Shake-Ups will be available starting at 6 p.m. Acoustic music from U-Cantu will be provided from 6 to 8 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets or golf carts to sit on while enjoying the refreshments and the movie. The United Way has donated movie snacks for the first 100 children. The movie “Hoppers” will begin at dusk or around 8 p.m. Find more

International Lyricist, and Central Division Female Vocalist of the Year, according to the website. Besides singing and touring, her website says Reynolds is a Realtor, an artist, a published children’s author and a performance instructor.

Multitasking singer Cathy Reynolds to perform Aug. 16 at Spring Valley Reformed Church

Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, in rural Fulton, welcomes inspirational singer Cathy Reynolds to their outdoor stage at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16. A free-will offering will be taken. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors. According to her website cathyreynolds.net, Reynolds uncovered her passion for music during her first guitar lesson with her dad. From that point on, she became involved in choir, musicals, songwriting and ministry. Reynolds is a four-time Southern

98th annual Wurster Family Reunion set for Aug. 16 at St. John’s Evangelical Church

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Spring Valley Reformed Church welcomes Cathy Reynolds to the outdoor stage at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, in Fulton.

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The 98th annual Wurster Family Reunion of the descendants of Andrew and Elizabeth (Haering) Wurster will be held Sunday, Aug. 16, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Massbach Road in rural Elizabeth. A potluck dinner will be served at noon. For information, call Jeannie at 815-273-7378. – Shaw Local News Network

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Building the next generation of teachers Teachers shape our lives, our communities, and our future generations. If you ever need a simple conversational starter, ask someone who their favorite teacher was. Without hesitation, they will likely share a name, a story, and a memory of someone who made a lasting impact on their life. Teaching truly is the profession of professions. It all starts there. The Sauk Valley is an incredible place to live, work, and play. Our communities have always rallied together when faced with challenges, especially when there is a sense of urgency and a shared purpose. Today, one of those challenges is clear: We must address the declining interest in the teaching profession. At Sauk Valley Community College, we not only are hearing this from our K-12 leaders and educators, but from our industries. Great teachers are invaluable. This challenge does not only impact our school districts. It impacts every career, every industry, and every future generation. Without great teachers in the Sauk Valley, we do not have

COMMUNITY VIEWS Jon Mandrell great health care professionals, public safety officials, agriculture leaders, engineers, welders, accountants, entrepreneurs, and countless others who contribute to the strength of the Sauk Valley and beyond. Our great faculty at SVCC does not exist without great educators who shape and inspire them. It all starts with great teachers. So, what can we do about it? Just as we have done many times before, the Sauk Valley is coming together to find solutions. Across our region, innovative partnerships and programs are creating new pathways into education. For example, Sterling Public Schools has created “SPS University,” an initiative that invests in current employees by supporting their journey back to school to become certified teachers.

This pathway can include coursework through Sauk Valley Community College, online institutions, or Northern Illinois University’s LEAP Program. LEAP, the Licensed Educator Accelerator Program, is a tuition-free program provided through Northern Illinois University and offered locally on the SVCC campus. It provides aspiring educators, including local paraprofessionals, with a pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree and become licensed teachers. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sara Dail recently told me, “What began as a response to a teacher shortage has become a long-term workforce strategy. SPS University has shown us that with thoughtful planning, strong partnerships, and a willingness to think differently, school districts can successfully develop and retain their own exceptional teachers.” These grow-your-own programs are not only innovative; they represent an investment in the talented individuals already serving our students and communities. Another exciting opportunity is the

Sauk Valley Community College Impact Program. Currently, 2,008 students in grades 9-12, as well as first-year SVCC students, are participating in the program. An incredible 132,080 volunteer hours have also been completed as part! If these students persist, complete their community service and other requirements, and even a fraction choose education as their career pathway, we will have significantly strengthened our teacher pipeline for years to come. As SVCC Vice President of Advancement Dr. Lori Cortez often reminds us, “Every investment in an SVCC Impact student is an investment in the future teachers who will strengthen our communities for generations to come.” Additionally, SVCC currently has approximately 80 Education majors pursuing their dreams of becoming teachers. This is encouraging news. We also must thank our local Regional Office of Education, which works tirelessly not only to train and

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• MANDRELL advance our teachers, but also to recruit them. Regional Office of Education Superintendent Chris Tennyson and his staff are great partners to the college and our school districts. Dr. Anji Garza of the ROE and her staff host a highly successful education symposium each year on our campus, consisting of approximately 100 local high school students who aspire to be teachers. We are proud to work closely with them on our shared purpose in teacher recruitment. Students are still choosing education. They are still answering the call to serve. They are still choosing a profession that changes lives. Now it is our responsibility as a community to support them, encourage them, and applaud them for that decision. Because when we invest in teachers, we invest in everything that comes after.

• Jon Mandrell is the president of Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon.

Make bread on Sept. 5 in Fulton SHAW LOCAL NEWS NETWORK contact@shawmedia.com De Immigrant Windmill in Fulton will offer a bread-making event at the Windmill Cultural Center on Saturday, Sept. 5. This is a multi-generational activity enjoyed by all ages. Sign up for slots at 10:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m. or 12:45 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome as well, but reservations come first. All will be able to use stone-ground flour, mix it up and knead it into dough and 20 minutes later have a freshly baked loaf of rye or wheat bread to take home and enjoy. While you are waiting for your bread to bake, we have a Scavenger Hunt available for you at de Immigrant across the street if you so desire, or tour the collection of windmills, watermills and sawmills at the Cultural Center. The cost is $5 a loaf. Call Pam at 563340-0809 or email pfvz@yahoo.com to reserve a spot.

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Bread makers work on their dough at a recent event at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton.

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Tractors make their way out of the Whiteside County Fairgrounds in Morrison on Aug. 11, 2025, for the annual tractor ride.

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Antique tractor owners who display at fair to each receive a plaque SHAW LOCAL NEWS NETWORK contact@shawmedia.com Antique tractor buffs will have a heyday at this year’s 155th annual Whiteside County Fair, which runs Aug. 18 to 22, according to organizers. People who display an antique tractor at this year’s Whiteside County Fair in Morrison will receive a 155th Whiteside County Fair plaque to display on their tractor. The exhibitors will fire up their

engines for the parade about one hour before the start of that evening’s truck and tractor pulls at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21. Anyone displaying their antique farm tractor at the 2026 Whiteside County Fair will be required to purchase a season membership pass, which will automatically enter them into the exhibition. Due to space constraints, the display will be limited to “restored or good original” tractors. The fair also welcomes

for display hit-and-miss engines that are in working order. No garden tractors or implements are allowed unless the implements are mounted to the tractor. Registration is recommended and can be done by contacting Ron Shank at 815-213-4690. For more information about these, or any other fair events, check out the fair’s website at www.whitesidecountyfair.org. The fairgrounds are located at 201 W. Winfield St. in Morrison.

A Morrison man has been charged with four sex offenses, including predatory criminal sexual assault, according to Whiteside County court records and the Illinois State Police. ISP special agents took Brian S. Coers, 53, into custody after a search warrant was served at a Morrison home on Wednesday, according to an ISP news release. He is charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim younger than 13, alleged to have occurred in May 2021; and two counts of criminal sexual assault with force and one count of criminal sexual assault of a family member younger than 18, all alleged to have occurred on Oct. 1, 2022. According to the ISP, that agency opened an investigation in May in connection with allegations of sex crimes in Wisconsin and Illinois. ISP special agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at his residence in the 500 block of Barden Street in Morrison, according to the release. ISP also collected additional electronic devices, which are pending examination. Coers is being held in the Whiteside County Jail pending a court appearance set for 1 p.m. Friday. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin, Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, Savanna Police Department, Morrison Police Department, the Madison, Wisconsin, FBI office, ISP SWAT, ISP Patrol, and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office of Forensics assisted with the investigation.

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Celebrity romance scams pop up across social media Sheriff’s deputies responded last week to rural Clinton County, Iowa, to meet a man on a domestic situation. “Larry,” in his early 70s, reported that his wife, “Lois,” also in her early 70s, just announced her intention to divorce him. It happens. But the story took an immediate twist. His wife wanted the divorce to allow her to marry an actor on a Netflix series. Lois fell for a celebrity imposter. Lois always liked this Netflix series. She saw a Facebook post that appeared as posted by the actor. She commented on the post. She got a reply, inviting more communication on another platform, Telegram. After exchanging messages for several weeks, the actor asked for Lois’s personal information to allow him to apply for a credit card. When the card was issued, the actor instructed Lois to use it to buy Apple gift cards and send him the access codes. The actor

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ence of a real person, public figure, brand, or organization. You can get a blue tick through free selfie verification, a paid subscription, or by requesting verification for notable entities.” But there is another test for authenticity. Anytime your celebrity friend asks you for money, or some financial favor, consider them a fraud. Stop communication. Flag the account with its platform. And don’t look back.

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• Randy Meier is the director of Seniors vs. Crime.

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of the only bills passed this year that does nothing other than save Illinoisans money. We need to be doing more of that.” Under current law, individuals who become a notary must pay an additional $25 fee to become an electronic notary public in Illinois, which he said is an example of double taxation and fees that discourage state commerce. Working alongside liaisons at the Illinois Secretary of State, Arellano sponsored Senate Bill 1573, which waives that additional fee for two years as the

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American Legion Hall at 215 Washington St., Prophetstown. The food pantry continues to The Prophetstown-Lyndon Food receive many generous donations Pantry serves local families and from individuals, companies, and individuals every Tuesday from 9 to organizations each quarter. The food 11 a.m. and the first Wednesday of pantry board would like to thank everyone who donated to the prothe month from 5 to 6 p.m. The food pantry is located at the gram in April, May, and June of this

year. The food pantry thanks the following organizations and individuals for their donations in the past quarter: River Church, Prophetstown Masonic Lodge 293, the Moore Foundation, Beth Zuidema, Joan McCowen, Stu and Becky Richter, Doug Earl, Richard Maronde III,

Randy and Sue Skelton, and Dale Proeger. The Food Pantry Board also wishes to express gratitude for the donations of anonymous groups and individuals. The next meeting of the Food Pantry Board is scheduled at 11 a.m. Oct. 13 at the American Legion Hall.

cern: there is no oversight of how county clerks use the software. “I am not aware of anybody whose job it is to oversee that,” Goodin testified. Mertes and Buckwalter say the problem extends beyond Whiteside County. Different counties use different jury selection software – McHenry County uses one system, Will County uses another, Kane County uses a third – creating what Mertes called “no uniformity and highly variable degrees of oversight and understanding throughout the state.” “This represents an alarming systemic problem,” he said.

ment. A University of Chicago mathematician brought in by Mertes testified that the overpopulation creates statistical impossibilities. When Whiteside County reduced its 48,300-name master list to 12,500 names, from which 100 were selected for jury duty, five of those names also had appeared on previous jury pools over the prior four months –something the mathematician described as “statistically impossible.” “Any county that first reduces its master list to a smaller pool creates a class of people who have no opportunity to be selected during that list year,” said Professor Moon Duchin of the University of Chicago.

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Continued from page 7 That’s when they found the dead jurors, which Mertes said was the result of a user error enabled by “a lack of any safeguards to prevent it.” Mertes contends the circuit clerk’s office used the jury software to errantly pull from old records, dating back decades, that had never been purged from the system. “Those who died years ago were never removed, and a disproportionate number of older jurors continued to appear on potential juror lists,” Mertes said during a May hearing.

The software problem

Whiteside County uses PC JIMS Jury software, created about 35 years ago, to convert the state-provided master list into monthly jury panels. The software is used by 42 of Illinois’s 102 counties. During a July hearing, Kayte Goodin, CEO of the company that created the software, testified that the April disaster likely resulted from how the software was used. If county officials asked the software to randomize a broad range of juror sequence numbers – some assigned decades ago – the system would pull up people who had been assigned those numbers long ago and have since died or aged significantly. But Mertes pressed a larger con-

The state’s master list may also be flawed

Beyond the software, questions remain about the state’s master jury lists themselves. Whiteside County’s list contained more than 48,000 names – 4,500 more than the entire adult population of the county. The Administrative Office of Illinois Courts supplies that list to each county, drawing from voter registration, driver’s license holders, identification card holders and unemployment insurance claimants. When Mertes questioned Gaylord Robinson, the AOIC’s chief information officer, about the overpopulation, Robinson said, “I don’t know.” He also said he had not compared the number of names to the U.S. Census data for the county. The AOIC declined further com-

What happens next

At a July 15 hearing, Mertes, Buckwalter and Whiteside County Circuit Judge James Heuerman agreed that the July jury panel now is “fairly representative of the racial and ethnic composition of the county’s population,” clearing the way for the original trial – Michael Cover’s case – to begin Aug. 11. But both Mertes and Buckwalter say the real work must happen at the state level. The Illinois Supreme Court is forming a task force to evaluate how master lists are compiled, Mertes said. “Several layers of different systemic irregularities and problems in statewide jury empanelment have been identified,” Mertes said. “They persist still.”

SHAW LOCAL NEWS NETWORK contact@shawmedia.com An Ask the Pharmacist session is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Henry C. Adams Memorial Library in Prophetstown. Presenting the program will be Grace Verbeck, a fourth year pharmacy student at the University of Illinois Retzky College of Pharmacy. Verbeck is currently on rotation at the Prophetstown Hartig Drug with Dr. Nicole Heun, PharmD, Pharmacist in Charge. This will be an hour-long session focusing on • Medicare and pharmacy insurance • Ins and outs of Medicaid and pharmacy insurance • Medication safety tips on adherence, storage and safe medication disposal. This session is free and open to anyone in the community. All questions are welcome. The Henry C. Adams Memorial Library is located at 209 W. Third St., in Prophetstown.

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“Ninth Baby Born In Stork Derby.” Whaaa? Now that’s a headline I could not ignore. I was online, researching old newspaper archives. Then this short news item popped from the Aug. 19, 1936, issue of the Morris Herald News. It was front page news under a photo of Mrs. Gus Graziano. She just had her ninth baby, a son, putting her among the leaders in a Toronto “stork derby.” This race was ending on Oct. 31 and it was getting tense. A Mrs. John Nagle had her tenth child earlier in August. (I’m not sure how Mrs. Graziano was going to catch up.) By now you’re probably scratching the same itch I had. What the hey is a stork derby? And why would women want to have 10 or more babies? It probably had something to do with the cash prize of $500,000. That buys a lot of diapers, especially in 1936. The money was part of a bizarre last will and testament crafted by a wealthy Toronto lawyer, Charles Vance Millar. I had to know more about this strange will that had to be validated by the Supreme Court of Canada. I found lots of

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background via www.Smithsonianmag. com – more than I can share. (I highly recommend the article by Jordan Friedman.) Let me share some fascinating highlights. Millar got rich by investing in breweries, real estate and infrastructure. At 72, he died from a heart attack on Halloween in 1926. He was a prankster. He’d put money on a sidewalk and hide to watch how people reacted. He never married. Had no children or close living relatives. His will set aside about 500,000 Canadian dollars, worth millions today, for the Toronto mother who gave birth to the most children over the next 10 years after his death. The prize would be divided equally if there was a tie. The media loved it, following legal battles over the will and what types of children could be counted, such as stillborn or those born “illegitimate” to unwed

parents. The press put an intense spotlight on women competing, which some found invasive and stressful. A Canadian TV movie was produced in 2002 on the baby race. Friedman reported how the baby derby flamed controversy in Depression-era Canada, where birth control was illegal, but large families were criticized and ridiculed. There also was growing concern that some immigrant “foreigner” might win the contest. The article notes how some women had to be hospitalized for operations and blood transfusions. In 1936, Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn called the derby “the most revolting, disgusting exhibition ever put on in a civilized country.” The derby ended in a tie among four families with nine children. One of the four was Mrs. John Nagle, who was mentioned in the article I found. I’m guessing the news item I discovered was in error about a 10th child. That would make more sense. Millar’s motives for the stork derby are not clear, but apparently he enjoyed challenging the morality and standards of others. Millar himself described his

will as “necessarily uncommon and capricious.” This can be seen since he also left brewery shares to seven Protestant ministers who supported Prohibition and gave joint ownership of a Jamaican vacation home to three local lawyers who despised each other. And he gave shares in the Ontario Jockey Club to some outspoken opponents of horse racing. Friedman quoted Marty Gervais, a Canadian author and historian, about what drove women to participate: “I think it was desperation. I think it was a sign of the times. People wanted to get rich; people wanted to have money. And I think it just ignited that kind of desperation, essentially.” Friedman concluded with this observation: “A bizarre saga in Canadian history, it now serves as a vehicle for exploring the social, cultural and moral issues of the early 20th century.”

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CHURCH LISTINGS ALBANY Albany United Methodist Church 502 N. First Ave., 309-887-4781 Pastor Toni Lucas

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10465 Frog Pond Road, Erie Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com

Spring Valley Reformed Church 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton Pastor Paul Wissink 815-772-3554

Church Of St. Anne Episcopal 401 N Cherry St., Morrison, 815-772-2818 stannemorrison@frontiernet.net www.churchofstannemorrison.org

St. Patrick Catholic Church 1201 N. Bluff St., Albany Father Timothy Barr, Pastor

St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th and Main Father David Reese Rectory Phone: 815-537-2077 Church Phone: 309-659-2781

First Christian Reformed Church 801 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3790 www.fultonfirstcrc.com firstcrcfulton@live.com Pastor Michael Hooker

Crossroads Community Church 201 W. Market, Morrison Pastor Jon Eastlick - 815-956-0090 morrison@crossroadscn.com

FENTON New Life Church of Fenton 10019 Main St., Fenton, 815-858-6180 fentonumc19@gmail.com

HILLSDALE Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer St., Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340 Pastor Melva England

CORDOVA Cordova Baptist 602 Third Ave. South, Cordova Pastor Carmen Jordan 309-654-2501 - www.cordovafbc.com EAST MOLINE Sycamore Baptist Church 5323 180th Street North, East Moline 309-200-2505 www.sycamorebaptistchurch.com Wildwood Baptist Church 18717 Hubbard Road, East Moline 309-496-9397 office@ wildwoodchurch.com Pastors Brian Smith, Andrew Robinson, Andy Thomaston and Matt Winquist Zion Lutheran Church 17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline Rev. Gary A. Wright - 309-496-3592 ERIE Erie Baptist Church 8th Ave. and 11th Street, Erie Call Ron Kimball for info: 309-230-3584 Erie Christian Church 715 6th Ave., Erie, 309-659-2561 Minister: Nathan Bright Youth Minister: Aaron Sweeney www.eriechristianchurch.com Erie Evangelical Free Church 1409 16th Ave., Erie, 309-659-7125 Website: erieefree.org Pastor Ron Eckberg Pastor Jonathan Eckberg Erie United Methodist Church 811 8th Street, Erie Pastor Tiffany Garcea - 309-659-2541 www.erieumc.org

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FULTON Bethel Christian Reformed Church 1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2501 www.bethelfulton.com bethelcrchurch@gmail.com Sunday service is 10 a.m. First Reformed Church 510 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2203 Pastor Charles Huckaby Fulton Presbyterian Church 311 N. 9th St., Fulton, 815-589-3580 www.fultonpreschurch.org email: presbyterianchurchfulton@gmail.com. Garden Plain Presbyterian Church 14915 Sands Road, Fulton Gateway Faith Fellowship Church 701 11th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-4283 Pastor Wayne Wiersema Immaculate Conception Church 703 12th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3542 Father Timothy Barr, Pastor secretaryfulton@gmail.com Newton Zion Reformed Church 10645 Frog Pond Road, Erie, 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com Pastor Shannon Parrish

HOOPPOLE Calvary Evangelical Congregational Church Rev. Zachary Van Dyke, Pastor 563-370-8779

Emmanuel Church 202 E. Morris St., Morrison 815-772-3890 www.ecmorrison.com Rev. Luke Schouten, Senior Pastor Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator

Hooppole Zion Methodist Church Pastor Rolando Renteria 311 Main St, Hooppole, 815-948-7591 Parsonage 309-658-2145

First Baptist Church 406 E. Maple Ave. Morrison Pastor Roy Brown, II Phone 815-772-2696 facebook.com/morrisonfirstbaptist

LYNDON Dominion Christian Fellowship Center 104 4th St. W., Lyndon 815-590-6971 Rev. Barbi E. Momolu Sr. Trinity Baptist Church 403 6th Ave North, Lyndon Pastor Alan Jahn - 563-242-0307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com MORRISON Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church 301 W. South St., Morrison Pastor Tammy Anderson 815-414-1758 - Office: 772-4896

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First Presbyterian Church Rev. Michael Selburg - 815-772-3510 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison Facebook live services Sundays 10:15 a.m. YouTube Channel: First Presbyterian Church firstpresmorrison@gmail.com www.firstpresmorrison.org Kingdom Life Community Church 11429 Ward Road, Morrison 815-772-4098 www.kingdomlife.global Pastor Stephen Harmon Morrison Christian Church 201 S. Genesee, Morrison David Manley, Minister, 602-750-6426 d.manley93@yahoo.com Google YouTube Larry Kidwell for sermons. Morrison United Methodist Church 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison Pastor Sun-Ah Kang - 815-772-4030

St. Mary’s Catholic Church 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison Rev. Slawomir Zimodro 815-772-3095 St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 601 N. Jackson St., Morrison www.stpetersmorrison.com Pastor David Strable Sunday service is at 9:30 a.m. Bible study and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Sundays PORT BYRON Bethel Baptist 27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Pastor Todd Rowland Church Phone: 309-523-3352 Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 and 92, Port Byron Pastor Mark Graham Parish Office: 309-523-2201 Countryside Christian Church 3817 230th St. N., Port Byron Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone: 309-523-2834 Fairfield United Methodist Church 235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron Pastor Larry Misfeldt 309-523-3767 Messiah Lutheran Church 302 11th St., Port Byron - 309-523-2421 Pastor Gwen Sefrhans-Murphy Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295 Port Byron First United Methodist Church 9412 228th St. N., Port Byron, IL Church Office: 309-848-4050 Email: portbyronfirstumc@gmail.com Roberta Robbins, Lead Pastor

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Becky Butterfield, Associate Pastor PROPHETSTOWN Advent Christian Church 200 Elm St., Prophetstown Pastor Diana Verhulst 815-537-5646 - ptownac.org First Lutheran Church Interim Pastor Susan Davenport Office: 815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org Leon United Methodist Church 17173 Lomax Road, Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - cell 815-656-0362 pastorjoeygarcea@gmail.com Prophetstown United Methodist Church 200 W. 2nd St., Prophetstown Pastor Joey Garcea - 815-537-2496 River Church 218 E. 3rd St., Prophetstown 815-876-6226 - www.riverchurchag.com St. Catherine Catholic Church of Prophetstown 815-537-2077 RAPIDS CITY St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 1416 Third Ave., Rapids City Fr Julien Esse Phone 309-755-5071

WHITESIDE COUNTY PROPERTY TRANSFERS: JULY 27-31

• Dennyss Rose Swanson, Jeremy Rose, Robin Moore, Denyce Swanson and Gayle Davidson Estate to Kip A Aitken Trust and Julie K Aitken Trust, 209 7th St E, Sterling, $40,000 • Secretary Of Hud to Dustin J Funderberg and Shanti Cervantes, 906 3rd Ave, Sterling, $46,810 • William E Wilsey to Stacy Dennison and James Farrington, 2616 Spruce St, Rock Falls, $12,000 • Jacinda Payne to Brian Schumaker, 703 Park Place, Sterling, $51,500 • John C Kurfiss to 303 12th Ave Llc, 303 12th Ave, Sterling, $107,000 • Marsha A Schribert and Rodger L Schribert to Donald Jacobs, 23041 Moline Rd, Sterling, $213,100 • Jodi L Perez, Jackie S Berry, Steven A Sell, Michael F Sell, Lori L Winge and Leon R Sell Estate to Neddie Watts and Robert Watts, 503 10th Ave, Rock Falls, $20,000 • Brycen Scott Eads to Davis K Ludin and Eva B Gifford, 922 9th Ave, Fulton, $132,500 • Ashley C Barnes to Dan Carson Watkins III, 305 Clinton St S, Morrison, $155,000 • Scott A Stephan and Karen J Stephan to Joshua I Furrow and Sarah Stephan, 902 7th St, Fulton, $200,000 • Alexandria Deyo to Anna Russell, Brock

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Russell and Brian Lee Musselman, 28120 Thome Road W, Rock Falls, $216,000 • Corey R Judd and Morgan Judd to Zachary T Quick, 915 19th Street W, Sterling, $164,900 • Scott Voda and Jessica Voda to Kristen Anderson and Janessa Anderson, 806 Lefevre Rd W, Sterling, $225,000 • Kenneth R Halverson and Sharon K Halverson to Matthew T Pitts, 1305 3rd St W, Sterling, $175,000 • Michael P Downs and Catherine J Downs to Keith A Engelkens, 20283 Covell Rd, Chadwick, $100,000 • Donovan Floming to Devon Jeffrey Roth, 801 Lime St N, Albany, $142,000 • Emily M Weaver, Callen Smith, and Marcia M Smith Estate to Walter Hamm and Judy Hamm, 814 8th St, Erie, $78,500 • Equity Prime Mortgage to Kahley I Wilkens, 2801 Pine Street, Rock Falls, $99,900 • Alexander W Sucher and Maria Sucher to Troy Rahn and Marddi Rahn, 1304 Riverview Rd, Sterling, $170,000 • Steven J Sofolo to Alexander W Sucher and Maria Sucher, 1312 13th Ave, Rock Falls, $132,000 • Rkw Rental Properties Llc to Maria A Salgado, 722 9th Ave, Rock Falls, $137,700 • Janice A Nelson, Gerald M Nelson Htta, and Jerry M Nelson to M2 Ilr Holdings Llc, 602 18th Ave, Fulton, $20,000

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1/4) of Section 17, erly on the said foreclosure action IN THE CIRCUIT Township 21 centerline, 80 feet; was filed is pendEasterly ing North, Range 5 thence is shown COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH East of the Fourth 159.75 feet to the above. JUDICIAL Principal Meridian, Point of Beginning; 9. Title to the real CIRCUIT Whiteside County, all situated in the estate will be conWHITESIDE Illinois, described Township of Mount veyed subject to all COUNTY, as follows: Com- Pleasant, County general real estate mencing at a point of Whiteside and taxes, which are a ILLINOIS lien upon the real CENTRAL BANK on the East line of State of Illinois. Parcel ID: ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, asthe said Southwest estate, special Quarter (SW 1/4) of 09-17-160-003 sessments, if any, vs. the Northwest 3. The common easements and re- M5 PROPERTY Quarter (NW 1/4), address or other strictions of record HOLDINGS LLC; which point is 80 common descrip- and subject to M5 CONVEYING feet South of the tion, if any, of the leases of tenants in CONSULTANTS Northeast corner real estate is: possession of the LLC; ROCKY thereof; thence ex- 324 N. Jackson premises. FRANCIS MCtending South on Street, Morrison, Dated this 28th GOWAN; DARCIE day of July, 2026. the said East line Illinois 61270 MCGOWAN; M5 of the Southwest 4. A description of /s/Douglas R. INDUSTRIES, LLC, Quarter (SW 1/4) of the improvements Lindstrom, Jr. AIRBNB SERIES; PARTIES IN POSthe Northwest on the real estate Douglas R. Quarter (NW 1/4) of is as follows: Lindstrom, Jr. SESSION; INTERESTED PERSONS, Section 17, 80 feet; Commercial Build- 6291748 thence Westerly ing UNKNOWN OWNLANE & WATERSTATE to a 5. REAL Efeet REAL ESTATE REALLLP ESTATE LEGALand NOTICES ERS, NON194.2 The time and MAN point on the cen- place of sale is: 220 North Main RECORD 3rd, Street, Suite 600, terline of a public September CLAIMANTS, Defendants. road, which point 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Davenport IA NO. 2026 FC 35 is 160 feet South- at the Whiteside 52801 westerly of the in- County Courthouse 563-324-3246 NOTICE OF SALE tersection of the in Morrison, Illinois. 563-324-1616 (fax) (735 I.LC.S. Sec. said centerline with 6. The terms of the dlindstrom@ 5/15-1507(c)) sale are payment in the North line of l-wlaw.com Public notice is the said Southwest full in cash at the August 4, 11, 18, hereby given to a 2026 Judgment of ForeQuarter (SW 1/4) of time of sale. the Northwest 7. The case title, closure entered by Quarter (NW 1/4); case number and LEGAL NOTICES the Court in the thence Northeast- court in which the above-entitled erly on the said foreclosure action cause that the centerline, 80 feet; was filed is pendIN THE CIRCUIT hereproperty Easterly ing thence is shown COURT FOR THE inafter described, 159.75 feet to the above. or so much thereof FOURTEENTH Point of Beginning; 9. Title to the real shall be sufficient JUDICIAL all situated in the estate will be conto satisfy said CIRCUIT Township of Mount veyed subject to all judgment, will be WHITESIDE County general real estate Pleasant, sold to the highest COUNTY, of Whiteside and taxes, which are a bidder. ILLINOIS State of Illinois. lien upon the real CENTRAL BANK 1. The name, adParcel ID: estate, special as- ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, dress and tele09-17-160-003 sessments, if any, vs. phone number of 3. The common easements and re- M5 PROPERTY the person to conaddress or other strictions of record HOLDINGS LLC; tact for information common descrip- and subject to M5 CONVEYING regarding the real tion, if any, of the leases of tenants in CONSULTANTS is Mark estate real estate is: possession of the LLC; ROCKY Mosbarger, tele324 N. Jackson premises. number phone FRANCIS MCMorrison, Dated this 28th GOWAN; DARCIE Street, 309-944-1612. day of July, 2026. Illinois 61270 2. The legal deMCGOWAN; M5 4. A description of /s/Douglas R. INDUSTRIES, LLC, scription of the real the improvements Lindstrom, Jr. estate is: AIRBNB SERIES; on the real estate Douglas R. Part of the SouthPARTIES IN POSLindstrom, Jr. is as follows: west Quarter (SW SESSION; INTERCommercial Build- 6291748 ESTED PERSONS, 1/4) of the Northing LANE & WATERwest Quarter (NW UNKNOWN OWN5. The time and MAN LLP 1/4) of Section 17, ERS, and NONplace of sale is: 220 North Main Township 21 RECORD September 3rd, Street, Suite 600, North, Range 5 CLAIMANTS, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Davenport IA East of the Fourth Defendants. REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE at the Whiteside 52801 NO. 2026 FC 35 Principal Meridian, County Courthouse 563-324-3246 NOTICE OF SALE Whiteside County, THE CIRCUIT COURT(fax) OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL 563-324-1616 in Morrison,IN Illinois. Illinois, described (735 I.LC.S. Sec. CIRCUIT OF Whiteside - Morrison, ILLINOISas follows: Com6. The terms of theCOUNTY dlindstrom@ 5/15-1507(c)) U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY sale are payment in l-wlaw.com at a point Public notice is mencing BUT TRUSTEE MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST full in SOLELY cash at AS theOWNER August 4, 11, FOR 18, LEGACY the East line of hereby given to a on 2021-GS1 2026 Judgment of Fore- the said Southwest time of sale. Plaintiff 7.vs.The case title, 1/4) of Quarter (SW closure entered by VIRGINIA L. DALL; case number and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND the Northwest the NON-RECORD Court in the CLAIMANTS Defendant court in which the Quarter (NW 1/4), above-entitled FC 95 CALENDAR NOTICE SHERIFF'S SALEpoint is 80 foreclosure 25 action cause OF that the which PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment Foreclosure was filed is pendof the property here- feetofSouth entered in the above entitled cause the Sheriff of Whiteside County will on ing is shown corner inafter described, Northeast September 3, 2026, at the hour 10:00 a.m. at the Whiteside County Courthouse, above. or so much thereof thereof; thence exLobby, 61270, sell to theSouth highest 9.Third TitleFloor to the real 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, tending on shall be IL sufficient bidderwill for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: estate be conto satisfy said the said East line P.I.N. subject 11-27-157-012. veyed to all judgment, will be of the Southwest Commonly IL 61071. general real known estate as 404 GOODELL COURT, Quarter (SW 1/4) of soldROCK to theFALLS, highest The real estate If the subject mortgaged is a taxes, which areis:a single family residence. bidder. the real estate Northwest unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other lien upon the real (NWthan 1/4) aof 1. The name, ad- Quarter mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 estate, special asdress and tele- Section 17, 80 feet; of the Condominium At sale, the bidder must have 10% sessments, if any, Property Act. Sale terms: Westerly phone number of thence down by certified hours, by to certified refunds. easements and refunds, balance within 24 194.2 No feet to a the person con- funds. The property will The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens strictions of record on the centact or forencumbrances. information point NOT be open for bidders are check the and subject to inspection. Prospectiveregarding a public theadmonished real terlineto of circuitofcourt case title record verifypoint all leases tenants in record, property tax record road, to which estate andis theMark information before possession of the bidding. Mosbarger, tele- is 160 feet SouthFor information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Robertson, Anschutz, premises. phone number westerly of the inSchneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Morris Road, Suitetersection 450, Alpharetta, Dated this 28th of the 309-944-1612. Georgia 30004. 25-368168 SHERIFF I3291255 day of July, 2026.(708) 668-4410 ext. 52109.2. centerline with The legal de- said Whiteside News Jul. 28, Aug. 4, 11, 2026 /s/Douglas R. the North line of scription of the real Lindstrom, Jr. the said Southwest estate is: Douglas R. Part of the South- Quarter (SW 1/4) of Lindstrom, Jr. Northwest west Quarter (SW the 6291748 1/4) of the North- Quarter (NW 1/4); LANE & WATERwest Quarter (NW thence Northeast-

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scription of the real estate is: Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW OTICES LEGALofNSection 1/4) 17, Township 21 North, Range 5 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Whiteside County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at a point on the East line of the said Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4), which point is 80 feet South of the corner Northeast thereof; thence extending South on the said East line of the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 17, 80 feet; thence Westerly 194.2 feet to a point on the centerline of a public road, which point is 160 feet Southwesterly of the intersection of the said centerline with the North line of the said Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4); thence Northeasterly on the said centerline, 80 feet; Easterly thence 159.75 feet to the Point of Beginning; all situated in the Township of Mount County Pleasant, of Whiteside and State of Illinois. Parcel ID: 09-17-160-003 3. The common address or other common description, if any, of the real estate is: 324 N. Jackson Morrison, Street, Illinois 61270 4. A description of the improvements on the real estate is as follows: Commercial Building 5. The time and place of sale is: September 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Whiteside County Courthouse in Morrison, Illinois. 6. The terms of the sale are payment in full in cash at the time of sale. 7. The case title, case number and court in which the foreclosure action was filed is pending is shown above. 9. Title to the real estate will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes, which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, easements and restrictions of record and subject to leases of tenants in possession of the premises. Dated this 28th

veyed subject to all general real estate taxes, which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, LEGAL NOTICES easements and restrictions of record and subject to leases of tenants in possession of the premises. Dated this 28th day of July, 2026. /s/Douglas R. Lindstrom, Jr. Douglas R. Lindstrom, Jr. 6291748 LANE & WATERMAN LLP 220 North Main Street, Suite 600, Davenport IA 52801 563-324-3246 563-324-1616 (fax) dlindstrom@ l-wlaw.com August 4, 11, 18, 2026 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF SHIRLEY A. ROXLAU, DECEASED. NO. 2026 PR 53 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of SHIRLEY A. ROXLAU, Whiteside Illinois. County, Letters of Office were issued on July 21, 2026 to PENNY HAYES of 9969 Erie Road, Erie, IL 61250, as ExIndependent ecutor, whose attorney is Curtis J. Ford of Nash Bean & Brown, Ford LLP, 445 U.S. Hwy. 6 East, P.O. Box 63, Geneseo, IL 61254. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's office Whiteside County Court House, Illinois, Morrison, 61270 or with the representative or both, on or before February 4, 2027, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. To e-file, you must first create an acwith an count e-filing service provider. Visit https://www.illinois courts.gov/ eservices/service-

to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. To e-file, you must first create an acLEGAL NOTICES count with an e-filing service provider. Visit https://www.illinois courts.gov/ eservices/serviceproviders/ to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illi noiscourts.gov/ FAQ/gethelp.asp. Penny Hayes, as ExIndependent ecutor of the Shirley A. Roxlau Estate and Curtis J. Ford, ARDC # Nash 06217289, Bean Ford & Brown, LLP Attorneys for Representative, 445 US Hwy 6 East, P.O. Box 63, Geneseo, IL 61254. Phone: (309)944-2188 cford@nashbean ford.com Asst: swinters@ nashbeanford.com August 4, 11, 18, 2026 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: UNION SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF THE COUNTIES OF HENRY AND WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS 90 TX 1 Notice is hereby given that an election will be held on the 1st day of September, 2026, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M., at the Conrad Countryman farm, 25089 Countryman Road, located in Section 20 of Yorktown Henry Township, County, Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage of commissioner said drainage district for a term of three (3) years. Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois, is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner. Dated this 3rd day of August, 2026, at Cambridge, Illinois. Terilyn A. Motley Circuit Clerk of Henry County, Illinois Ex officio Clerk of said Drainage District Aug. 11 & 18, 2026

LEGAL NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT - 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF ILLINOIS ) COUNTY OF HENRY ) 90-TX-19 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE In Re: Drainage District No. 1 of the Town of Yorktown, County of Henry, State of Illinois NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 1st day of September, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Philip Arnold farm, 27510 Seyller Road, Prophetstown, Illinois, located in Section 15, Township 18 North, Range 5 East of the 4th P.M., Henry County, Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said Drainage District, for the purpose of electing a Drainage Commissioner of said Drainage District for a term of three (3) years. Every adult owner of land in said District, whether residing within or without the District, is entitled to vote; and, if a resident of the State of Illinois, is eligible to the office of Drainage Commissioner. Dated this 3rd day of August, 2026 at Cambridge, Illinois. TERILYN A. MOTLEY Circuit Clerk of Henry County, Illinois and Ex-officio Clerk of said Drainage District Aug. 11 & 18, 2026 TO: Juniors Sports Bar & Grill LLC; Previn G. Parker as R/A for Juniors Sports Bar & Grill LLC; Mary Flame-Parker as Manager for Juniors Sports Bar & Grill LLC; Illinois Secretary of State for Juniors Sports Bar & Grill LLC; Mary Flame-Parker as Manager for Juniors Sports Bar & Grill LLC; Occupant; Millers Lil Cowbell Inc; Karen Kinney, County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and

Juniors Sports Bar & Grill LLC; Occupant; Millers Lil Cowbell Inc; Karen Kinney, LEGAL NOTICES County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners parties or interested in said land or lots". TAX DEED NO.: 2026TX103 FILED: 7/20/2026 TAKE NOTICE County of Rock Island Date Premises Sold: December 30, 2025 No.: Certificate 2024-00169 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2024 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Warrant No.: N/A No.: Installment N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 1408 6th Street, East Moline, IL 61244 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 08-25-303001 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for taxes delinquent and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on January 13, 2027. amount to The redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee any pays subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the from property subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before January 13, 2027. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Rock Island

a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if LEGAL NOTICESis not redemption made on or before January 13, 2027. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County in 1317 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201, Room: TBA, on February 1, 2027 at 9:30 AM. You may be at this present hearing, but your right to redeem will already have that at expired time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before January 13, 2027 by applying to the County Clerk of Island Rock County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Island, Rock Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 1504 Third Avenue First Floor Rock Island, IL 61201 309-558-3562 Equity Private Group, LLC Purchaser or Assignee July 24, 2026 I3291529 Review Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2026 TO: Enterprise TLI Corp.; Jacob Pirmann as R/A for TLI Enterprise Corp.; Jacob Pirmann as R/A for TLI Enterprise Corp.; Illinois Secretary of for TLI State Enterprise Corp.; TLI Enterprise Corp.; Occupant; QC Hibachi Grill; Speeding Movers; The Hit Room; City of East Moline c/o City Clerk; City of East Moline c/o City Attorney; BankOrion; BankOrion Karen Kinney, County of Rock Clerk Island County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners parties or interested in said land or lots". TAX DEED NO.: 2026TX104 FILED: 7/20/2026 TAKE NOTICE

any of the above East Moline, IL as to the exactbe made at amount you owetime on or be described as 61244 "Unknown Legal Description before redeeming. January 13, 2 Owners"; or Property Index This notice is alsoby applying to "Unknown owners No.: 09-30-206- to advise you thatCounty Clerk Isl a petition has beenRock or parties 018 LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL notice NOTICES is to filed LEGALforNOTICES LEGAL NOTICES a tax deedCounty, Illinois interested in said This land or lots". advise you that the which will transferthe Office of TAX DEED NO.: above property has title and the right toCounty Clerk Isla sold for possession of thisRock 2026TX104 FILED: been ifIllinois. delinquent taxes property 7/20/2026 FURTH TAKE NOTICE and that the period redemption is notFOR County of Rock of redemption from made on or beforeINFORMATION the sale will expire January 13, 2027. CONTACT Island Date Premises on January 13, This matter is setCOUNTY CLER for hearing in the1504 Third Aven Sold: December 2027. 30, 2025 The amount to Circuit Court ofFirst Floor IslandRock Island, Certificate No.: redeem is subject Rock 2024-00387 to increase at 6 County in 1317 3rd61201 Rock309-558-3562 Sold for General month intervals Avenue, Taxes of (Year): from the date of Island, IL 61201,Private Eq 2024 sale and may be Room: TBA, onGroup, LLC Sold for Special further increased if February 1, 2027 atPurchaser Assignee Assessment of the purchaser at 9:30 AM. may beJuly 24, 2 (Municipality) and the tax sale or his You at thisI3291530 Rev Special or her assignee present Assessment pays any hearing, but yourAug. 4, 11, Number: N/A subsequently right to redeem will2026 have Warrant No.: N/A accruing taxes or already that TO: expired at Installment No.: special James A. West; N/A assessments to time. THIS PROPERTY redeem the YOU ARE URGEDJames A. West; REDEEMJames A. West; HAS BEEN SOLD property from TO IMMEDIATELY TOOccupant; FOR DELINQUENT subsequent LOSSMarvin D. Spind TAXES forfeitures or tax PREVENT James Edw Property Located sales. Check with OF PROPERTY canBuckallew III; at: 480 19th Street, the County Clerk Redemption East Moline, IL as to the exact be made at anyNicholas 61244 amount you owe time on or beforeDykeman; January 13, 2027Nancy Legal Description before redeeming. or Property Index This notice is also by applying to theMarckese; No.: 09-30-206- to advise you that County Clerk ofAlexis D. Ege; IslandProperty Mana 018 a petition has been Rock This notice is to filed for a tax deed County, Illinois atfor; advise you that the which will transfer the Office of theJohnny above property has title and the right to County Clerk inNettles; CBI Bank & T been sold for possession of this Rock LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICESIsland,as Successor delinquent taxes property if Illinois. FURTHERSENB Bank f and that the period redemption is not FOR Southeast Nati of redemption IN from on or beforeOFINFORMATION THE made CIRCUIT COURT THE CONTACT THEBank; the sale will expire JanuaryJUDICIAL 13, 2027. CIRCUIT FOURTEENTH on January This matter STATE is set OF COUNTY CLERK CBI Bank & T COUNTY13, OF WHITESIDE, ILLINOIS 1504 Third Avenue as Successor 2027. forASSOCIATION hearing in the U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS INDENTURE SENB Bank f Floor Court of First The amount to Circuit TRUSTEE FOR TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2021-1, ILSoutheast Nati redeem is subject Rock Island Rock Island, Plaintiff(s), Bank; tovs.increase at 6 County in 1317 3rd 61201 Karen Kin 309-558-3562 month intervals Avenue, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF PATRICIA L.Rock KESSLER A/K/A Private EquityCounty Clerk from the date of Island, 61201, KESSLER, PATRICIA L. WINTERS A/K/A IL PATRICIA Rock Isl LLC sale and may be Room: TBA, on Group, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, CINDY SUTHERIN AS SPECIAL orCounty, Illinois; further increased if UNKNOWN February 1, OWNERS 2027 at Purchaser REPRESENTATIVE, AND NONClaimants, Assignee the purchaser at 9:30 AM. RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s). 24, 2026Judgment the tax Case sale or You53 may be JulyNOTICE No.his 26 FC PUBLICATION Creditors, or The herrequisite assignee present at this having I3291530 Affidavit for Publication beenReview filed, Aug. 4, 11, OF 18,Decree Creditor pays any given hearing, but your notice is hereby to you: UNKNOWN HEIRS subsequently will L.2026 right to redeem PATRICIA L. KESSLER A/K/A PATRICIA WINTERS A/K/A any of the ab accruing or already have CLAIMANTS and described PATRICIAtaxes KESSLER, NONRECORD special expired at inthat UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants the above entitled suit, "Unknown assessments to been time.commenced in the Circuit Court of Owners", that said suit has redeem the Chancery YOU AREDivision, URGEDby the said Plaintiff, "Unknown own Whiteside County, par property from TODefendants, REDEEM against you and other praying for foreclosure of or subsequent IMMEDIATELY TO a certain Real Estate Mortgage conveying the premises interested in forfeitures or follows, tax PREVENT LOSS described as to wit: LOT 9, IN BLOCK 27, IN DAVID land or lots". TAX DEED N sales. OF PROPERTY L. ANDCheck JOHN with W. MARTIN'S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH the County Clerk can PART OF THE EAST Redemption HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER 2026TX105 FIL as the exact be IN made at any21 NORTH, RANGE 7 7/20/2026 OF to SECTION TWENTY, TOWNSHIP amount time INonWHITESIDE or before COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAKE NOTICE EAST OFyou THE owe 4TH P.M., before redeeming. January 13, 2027 11-20-231-004 commonly known as 1506 County of R Tax Number: Island to the This noticeL is also byILapplying AVENUE STERLING 61081; and which said Real Estate Prem toMortgage advise you County Clerk ofL. KESSLER A/K/A Date wasthat made by PATRICIA Decem Rock A/K/A PATRICIA Island aPATRICIA petition has L. been WINTERS KESSLER and Sold: filed for a tax deed County, Illinois at County Recorder as 30, 2025 recorded in the Office of the Whiteside which will transfer Office of theSummons was duly Certificate Document Number the 4503-2003; that title and out the of right County Clerk you in as provided by law, 2024-00576 issued thetosaid Court against Sold for Gen possession thissuitRock Island, and that theofsaid is now pending. property if Illinois. Now, therefore, unless you, the said named Defendant, file Taxes of (Ye redemption FOR FURTHER your answeristonot the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise 2024 Sold for Spe made or appearance before INFORMATION make on your therein, in the office of the Circuit Assessment January 2027. CONTACT Court of13, Whiteside County, located THE at 101 E. 3RD STREET, This matter is COUNTY STERLING, IL set 61270, on or CLERK before September 3, 2026, (Municipality) for hearing 1504 Third you Avenue default may in be the entered against at any time after that day Special Court ofentered Circuit First Floor and a judgment in accordance with the prayer of Assessment Number: N/A Rock Island Rock Island, IL said Complaint. Warrant No.: County in 1317 3rd 61201 LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Installment Avenue, 309-558-3562 Ira T. Nevel - Rock ARDC #6185808 N/A Island, 61201, Private Equity TimothyILR. Yueill - ARDC #6192172 THIS PROPER Room: TBA, on #6242847 Group, LLC Greg Elsnic - ARDC HAS BEEN SO February 1, 2027 at Purchaser or Aaron Nevel - ARDC #6322724 FOR DELINQUE 9:30 175 AM. North Franklin St.Assignee Suite 201 Chicago, Illinois 60606 You may be July 24, 2026 (312) 357-1125 Pleadings@nevellaw.com KP # 26-00133 TAXES Property Loca present this I3291530 I3291712at Whiteside News Aug.Review 4, 11, 18, 2026 at: 1715 2 hearing, but your Aug. 4, 11, 18, Street, R right to redeem will 2026 Island, IL 61201 already have Legal Descrip that expired at or Property In time. No.: 16-02-2

Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES LEGAL NOTICES Property Located at: 1715 20th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 16-02-225002 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on January 13, 2027. amount to The redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the from property subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this if property redemption is not made on or before January 13, 2027. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County in 1317 3rd Rock Avenue, Island, IL 61201, Room: TBA, on February 1, 2027 at 9:30 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will have already expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED REDEEM TO IMMEDIATELY TO LOSS PREVENT OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before January 13, 2027 by applying to the County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Rock Island, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 1504 Third Avenue First Floor Rock Island, IL 61201 309-558-3562 Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or

Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 1504 Third Avenue LEGALFloor NOTICES First Rock Island, IL 61201 309-558-3562 Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or Assignee 2026 July 24, I3291527 Review Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2026 TO: L. Christopher Greer; Christopher L. Greer; Christopher L. Greer; Occupant; Advanced Dermatology & Laser Center; Bart Reed Insurance Agency, LLC; Englert Dermatology, LLC; Healthy Life Chiropractic; Rob Gallowey Burt Reed Mike; Israel Valdez Fernando; Nigel J. Nykoluk; QC Barber Shop; Karen Kinney, County Clerk of Island Rock County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners parties or interested in said land or lots". TAX DEED NO.: 2026TX106 FILED: 7/20/2026 TAKE NOTICE County of Rock Island Date Premises Sold: December 30, 2025 No.: Certificate 2024-00957 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2024 Sold for Special of Assessment (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 3709 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265 Legal Description or Property Index 17-09-304No.: 033 This notice is to advise you that the above property has sold for been delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on January 13, 2027. The amount to

033 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes LEGALthat NOTICES and the period of redemption from the sale will expire on January 13, 2027. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special to assessments redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before January 13, 2027. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County in 1317 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201, Room: TBA, on February 1, 2027 at 9:30 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have that expired at time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before January 13, 2027 by applying to the County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Rock Island, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 1504 Third Avenue First Floor Rock Island, IL 61201 309-558-3562 Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or Assignee July 24, 2026 I3291531 Review Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2026 Advertise your job openings here! 815-526-4645

LEGAL NOTICES TO: Mall Southpark Realty Holding LLC; Agent VCORP Services, Inc. as R/A for Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Illinois Secretary of for State Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; VCORP Agent Services, Inc. as R/A for Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; VCORP Agent Services, Inc. as R/A for Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Mall Southpark Holding Realty LLC; Macerich Ret; Macerich Southpark Mall LLC; Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Occupant; Occupant; Macerich Southpark Mall LLC; 160 Driving Academy; A P Accessories; American Eagle Outfitters Inc; Auntie Anne's; Bishops Buffet; Body Central; Body Shop; Todd P. Lappin; Gregory Maxwell New; Franchise Management Systems; Turbo Restaurant US, LLC-1522; Arby's Restaurant; Kohan Retail Investment Group; Kash Realty 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Realty 18, LLC; Kash Trading 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Trading 18 LLC; Kash Realty 18, LLC; Illinois Secretary of State for Kash Trading 18, LLC; Karen Kinney, County Clerk of Island Rock County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown

sold for already have LLC; State for Kash been delinquent taxes expired Agent at that VCORP Trading 18, LLC; Karen Kinney, and that the period time. Services, Inc. as County Clerk of of redemption from YOU ARE URGED R/A for Southpark Rock Island the sale will expire TO REDEEM Mall Realty Holding on January 13, IMMEDIATELY TO LLC; County, Illinois; LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LOSS VCORP LEGAL NOTICES Agent 2027. PREVENT Claimants, The amount to OF PROPERTY Services, Inc. as Judgment Creditors, and redeem is subject Redemption can R/A for Southpark Decree Creditors, if to increase at 6 be made at any Mall Realty Holding intervals time on or before LLC; any of the above month described as from the date of January 13, 2027 Macerich Ret; "Unknown sale and may be by applying to the Mehran Kohansieh further increased if County Clerk of as Manager for Owners"; Mall "Unknown owners the purchaser at Rock Island Southpark Holding parties the tax sale or his County, Illinois at Realty or interested in said or her assignee the Office of the LLC; land or lots". pays any County Clerk in Mehran Kohansieh TAX DEED NO.: subsequently Island, as Manager for Rock Southpark Mall 2026TX107 FILED: accruing taxes or Illinois. special Holding FOR FURTHER Realty 7/20/2026 TAKE NOTICE assessments LLC; to INFORMATION the CONTACT County of Rock redeem THE Occupant; property from COUNTY CLERK Island Occupant; Macerich 1504 Third Avenue Date Premises subsequent Southpark Mall Sold: December forfeitures or tax First Floor sales. Check with Rock Island, 30, 2025 IL LLC; Driving 160 No.: the County Clerk 61201 Certificate as to the exact 309-558-3562 2024-00995 Academy; amount you owe A P Accessories; Equity Private Sold for General American Eagle Group, LLC Taxes of (Year): before redeeming. This notice is also Purchaser 2024 or Outfitters Inc; Sold for Special to advise you that Assignee Auntie Anne's; of a petition has been July Assessment 24, 2026 Bishops Buffet; (Municipality) and filed for a tax deed I3291533 Review Body Central; which will transfer Aug. 4, 11, 18, Body Shop; Special Assessment Todd P. Lappin; title and the right to 2026 possession of this TO: Number: N/A Gregory Maxwell if Southpark Warrant No.: N/A property Mall New; Bridgestone Installment No.: redemption is not Realty Holding N/A made on or before LLC; Americas; THIS PROPERTY January 13, 2027. Agent Firestone VCORP HAS BEEN SOLD This matter is set Services, Inc. as Complete Auto FOR DELINQUENT for hearing in the R/A for Southpark Care; Circuit Court of Mall Realty Holding Macerich South TAXES Property Located Rock Island LLC; Park Mall LLC c/o at: 4500-4520 16th County in 1317 3rd Southpark The Macerich Mall Rock Realty Street, Moline, IL Avenue, Holding Company; Island, IL 61201, LLC; C T Corporation 61265 Legal Description Room: TBA, on Illinois Secretary of System as R/A for or Property Index February 1, 2027 at State South for Macerich No.: 17-16-107- 9:30 AM. Mall Park Mall LLC c/o Southpark You may be Realty 009 Macerich Holding The at this LLC; Company; This notice is to present Westcor Realty advise you that the hearing, but your Southpark Mall above property has right to redeem will Realty Holding Limited Partnership have LLC; been sold for already Manager to as at that VCORP South taxes expired delinquent Agent Macerich and that the period time. Services, Inc. as Park Mall LLC c/o Macerich of redemption from YOU ARE URGED R/A for Southpark The the sale will expire TO REDEEM Mall Realty Holding Company; on January 13, IMMEDIATELY TO LLC; Kohan Retail PREVENT LOSS VCORP 2027. Agent Investment Group; Kash Realty 18, The amount to OF PROPERTY Services, Inc. as redeem is subject Redemption can R/A for Southpark LLC; to increase at 6 be made at any Mall Realty Holding The LLC as R/A for OTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALon NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NRealty or before LLC; month intervals time Kash 18, LLC; from the date of January 13, 2027 Macerich Ret; by applying to the Kash Trading 18, sale and may be CIRCUIT IN THE COURT OF THE 14TH Kohansieh JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Mehran further increased ifCOUNTY County OFClerk of as Whiteside - Morrison, ILLINOIS Manager for LLC; Rock Island the purchaser at The LLC as R/A for U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITSMall INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY Southpark County, Illinois FOR at LEGACY the tax sale orAS hisOWNER BUT SOLELY TRUSTEE ASSETTrading TRUST 18 Realty MORTGAGE Holding Kash LLC; or2021-GS1 her assignee Plaintiff the Office of the LLC; pays any County Clerk in Mehran Kohansieh Kash Realty 18, vs. subsequently Rock Island, AND LLC; VIRGINIA L. DALL; UNKNOWN OWNERS as NON-RECORD Manager for CLAIMANTS taxes or Illinois. accruing Defendant Southpark Mall Illinois Secretary of FURTHER NOTICE special Kash 25 FC 95 FORCALENDAR SALE for Realty OF SHERIFF'S Holding State Trading 18, LLC; assessments to isINFORMATION PUBLIC NOTICE hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure LLC; CONTACT THE Illinois Secretary redeem entered in thethe above entitled cause theOccupant; Sheriff of Whiteside County will onof CLERK property State Courthouse, for Kash September 3, from 2026, COUNTY at the hour 10:00 a.m. at the Whiteside County Occupant; 1504E.Third Avenue subsequent Realty Third Floor Lobby, 200 Knox Street, Morrison, to 18, the LLC; highest Macerich IL 61270, sell Floor described Southpark Karen forfeitures taxtheFirst bidder for or cash, following mortgaged realMall estate: LOT 7 INKinney, THE Island, HALF IL LLC; Clerk of sales. Check withOFRock RESUBDIVISION THE NORTH OF BLOCK "H" IN County WOODWORTH'S 61201 Rock Island the County Clerk SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TOWNSHIP 21 160 Driving 27, as to the exact7 309-558-3562 County, Illinois; NORTH, RANGE EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., IN THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, Academy; amount you COUNTY, owe Private Claimants, WHITESIDE ILLINOIS. Equity P.I.N. 11-27-157-012. A P Accessories; LLC Judgment before redeeming. Commonly known asGroup, 404 GOODELL COURT, ROCK FALLS, IL 61071. American Eagle Purchaser or Creditors, This notice is also The real estate is: single family residence. Outfitters If the subject real estate isand a Inc; mortgaged that interest Assigneecommunity, the Creditors, tounit advise of a you common purchaser unit other than a if Auntie Anne's; of the Decree amortgagee petition has been 24, 2026 any of the above shall pay July the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 Bishops Buffet; Review filed forCondominium a tax deed I3291533 described as of the Property Act. Sale terms: sale, the bidder must have 10% BodyAt Central; "Unknown which transfer funds, Aug. balance 4, 11,within 18, 24 down will by certified hours, by certified funds. No refunds. Body Shop; Owners"; title the right to 2026 Theand property is sold AS IS subject to all liens The property will ToddorP.encumbrances. Lappin; possession of this "Unknown owners NOT be open for inspection. ProspectiveGregory bidders are admonished to check the Maxwell property if or parties circuit court case record, property tax record all New; and the title record to verify redemption is not interested in said information before bidding. Bridgestone land or lots". made on or before For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Robertson, Anschutz, Americas; NO.: January 13,Crane 2027. & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Alpharetta, Schneid, Morris Road, SuiteTAX 450, DEED Firestone This matter is set Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. 52109.Complete 25-368168 SHERIFF I3291255 FILED: Auto 2026TX108 7/20/2026 for hearing in the News Jul. 28, Aug. 4, 11, Whiteside 2026 Care; Circuit Court of Macerich South TAKE NOTICE Rock Island Park Mall LLC c/o County of Rock County in 1317 3rd The Macerich Island Avenue, Rock Date Premises Company; Island, IL 61201, December C T Corporation Sold:

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to the exactbe made at any ount you owetime on or before ore redeeming. January 13, 2027 s notice is alsoby applying to the advise you thatCounty Clerk of Island etition has beenRock NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES dALfor a tax deedCounty, Illinois at ch will transferthe Office of the and the right toCounty Clerk in session of thisRock Island, perty ifIllinois. emption is notFOR FURTHER de on or beforeINFORMATION uary 13, 2027. CONTACT THE s matter is setCOUNTY CLERK hearing in the1504 Third Avenue uit Court ofFirst Floor k IslandRock Island, IL unty in 1317 3rd61201 nue, Rock309-558-3562 nd, IL 61201,Private Equity m: TBA, onGroup, LLC ruary 1, 2027 atPurchaser or 0 AM. Assignee may beJuly 24, 2026 sent at thisI3291530 Review ring, but yourAug. 4, 11, 18, t to redeem will2026 ady have that TO: ired at James A. West; e. U ARE URGEDJames A. West; REDEEMJames A. West; MEDIATELY TOOccupant; EVENT LOSSMarvin D. Spindel; James Edward PROPERTY emption canBuckallew III; J. made at anyNicholas e on or beforeDykeman; S. uary 13, 2027Nancy applying to theMarckese; Alexis D. Ege; unty Clerk of k IslandProperty Manager unty, Illinois atfor; Null Office of theJohnny unty Clerk inNettles; k Island,CBI Bank & Trust AL NOTICES as Successor to ois. R FURTHERSENB Bank f/k/a Southeast National ORMATION E NTACT THEBank; IT UNTY CLERK CBI Bank & Trust LLINOIS 4 Third Avenue as Successor to ENTURE SENB Bank f/k/a t Floor UST 2021-1, k Island, ILSoutheast National Bank; 01 Karen Kinney, -558-3562 A/K/A Clerk of County ate Equity LER, Rock Island up,SPECIAL LLC AS chaser orCounty, Illinois; D NONClaimants, ignee 24, 2026Judgment NOTICE Creditors, and 91530 ng beenReview filed, . 4, 11, OF 18,Decree Creditors, if N HEIRS 6 INTERS A/K/A any of the above as IMANTS and described ve entitled suit, "Unknown Owners", ircuit Court of "Unknown owners said Plaintiff, parties foreclosure of or the premises interested in said K 27, IN DAVID land or lots". TAX DEED NO.: F THE NORTH AST QUARTER 2026TX105 FILED: RTH, RANGE 7 7/20/2026 NTY, ILLINOIS. TAKE NOTICE own as 1506 County of Rock Island aid Real Estate Premises SSLER A/K/A Date December KESSLER and Sold: y Recorder as 30, 2025 No.: Certificate ons was duly 2024-00576 ovided by law, Sold for General Defendant, file Taxes of (Year): t or otherwise 2024 Sold for Special of the Circuit Assessment of 3RD STREET, mber 3, 2026, (Municipality) and e after that day Special the prayer of Assessment Number: N/A Warrant No.: N/A y for Plaintiff No.: Installment N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD DELINQUENT FOR is 60606 P # 26-00133 TAXES Property Located 026 at: 1715 20th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 16-02-225-

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as Manager to Macerich South Park Mall LLC c/o The Macerich Company; Kohan Retail LEGAL NOTICES Investment Group; Kash Realty 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Realty 18, LLC; Kash Trading 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Trading 18 LLC; Kash Realty 18, LLC; Illinois Secretary of State for Kash Trading 18, LLC; Illinois Secretary of State for Kash Realty 18, LLC; Karen Kinney, County Clerk of Island Rock County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners parties or interested in said land or lots". TAX DEED NO.: 2026TX108 FILED: 7/20/2026 TAKE NOTICE County of Rock Island Date Premises Sold: December 30, 2025 Certificate No.: 2024-00996 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2024 Sold for Special of Assessment (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Warrant No.: N/A No.: Installment N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 4500 - 4750 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 17-16-107010 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for taxes delinquent and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on January 13, 2027. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 intervals month from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee any pays subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax

further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently LEGAL NOTICES accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the from property subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before January 13, 2027. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Island Rock County in 1317 3rd Rock Avenue, Island, IL 61201, Room: TBA, on February 1, 2027 at 9:30 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will have already expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED REDEEM TO IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before January 13, 2027 by applying to the County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Island, Rock Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 1504 Third Avenue First Floor Rock Island, IL 61201 309-558-3562 Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or Assignee July 24, 2026 I3291536 Review Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2026 TO: Mall Southpark Realty Holding LLC; Agent VCORP Services, Inc. as R/A for Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Macerich Ret; Macerich Southpark Mall LLC; Illinois Secretary of State for Southpark Mall

Realty Holding LLC; Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Macerich Ret; LEGAL NOTICES Macerich Southpark Mall LLC; Illinois Secretary of State for Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Mall Southpark Realty Holding LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Occupant; Verizon Wireless; Kohan Retail Investment Group; Brovha Capital, LLC; Kash Realty 18, LLC; Kash Realty 18, LLC; Illinois Secretary of for Kash State Realty 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Realty 18, LLC; Kash Trading 18, LLC; Kash Trading 18, LLC; Illinois Secretary of for Kash State Trading 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Trading 18 LLC; Kinney, Karen County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners parties or interested in said land or lots". TAX DEED NO.: 2026TX109 FILED: 7/20/2026 TAKE NOTICE County of Rock Island Date Premises December Sold: 30, 2025 Certificate No.: 2024-00998 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2024 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Warrant No.: N/A No.: Installment N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 4410 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 17-16-107-

Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES LEGAL NOTICES Property Located at: 4410 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265 Legal Description or Property Index No.: 17-16-107012 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for taxes delinquent and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on January 13, 2027. to The amount redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this if property redemption is not made on or before January 13, 2027. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County in 1317 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201, Room: TBA, on February 1, 2027 at 9:30 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before January 13, 2027 by applying to the County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Rock Island, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 1504 Third Avenue First Floor Rock Island, IL 61201 309-558-3562 Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or

Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 1504 Third Avenue LEGALFloor NOTICES First Rock Island, IL 61201 309-558-3562 Private Equity Group, LLC Purchaser or Assignee July 24, 2026 I3291534 Review Aug. 4, 11, 18, 2026 TO: Mall Southpark Realty Holding LLC; Agent VCORP Services, Inc. as R/A for Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Illinois Secretary of for State Southpark Mall Holding Realty LLC; Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Macerich Ret; Kohan Retail Investment Group; VCORP Agent Services, Inc. as R/A for Southpark Mall Realty Holding LLC; Mehran Kohansieh as Manager for Mall Southpark Realty Holding LLC; Mall Southpark Holding Realty LLC; Occupant; R.I.A. Credit Union; T-Mobile; Union Federal Savings & Loan; Macerich South Park Mall LLC c/o The Macerich Company; C T Corporation System as R/A for Macerich South Park Mall LLC c/o The Macerich Company; Westcor Realty Limited Partnership Manager to as Macerich; South Park Mall LLC c/o The Macerich Company; Brovha Capital, LLC; Kash Realty 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Realty 18, LLC; Kash Realty 18, LLC; Kash Trading 18, LLC; The LLC as R/A for Kash Trading 18 LLC; Illinois Secretary of State for Kash Trading 18, LLC; Kash Trading 18, LLC; Illinois Secretary of for Kash State Realty 18, LLC; Karen Kinney, County Clerk of Rock Island County, Illinois;

Illinois Secretary of State for Kash Trading 18, LLC; Kash Trading 18, LLC; Illinois Secretary of LEGAL NOTICES State for Kash Realty 18, LLC; Karen Kinney, County Clerk of Island Rock County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners parties or interested in said land or lots". TAX DEED NO.: 2026TX110 FILED: 7/20/2026 TAKE NOTICE County of Rock Island Date Premises Sold: December 30, 2025 No.: Certificate 2024-01000 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2024 Sold for Special of Assessment (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Warrant No.: N/A No.: Installment N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located 4460 16th at: Street, Moline, IL 61265 Legal Description or Property Index 17-16-110No.: 001 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on January 13, 2027. amount to The redeem is subject to increase at 6 intervals month from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the from property subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before January 13, 2027. This matter is set

REDE before redeeming. made on or before February 1, 2027 atTO 9:30 AM. IMMEDIATELY This notice is also January 13, 2027. may bePREVENT to advise you that This matter is set You LO at thisOF PROPERTY a petition has been for hearing in the present filed for a tax deed Circuit Court of hearing, but yourRedemption which will transfer Rock Island right to redeem willbe made at OTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL Nin LEGAL NOTICES havetime LEGALon NOTICES and the right to County 1317 3rd already or be title at thatJanuary 13, 2 possession of this Avenue, Rock expired by applying to property if Island, IL 61201, time. redemption is not Room: TBA, on YOU ARE URGEDCounty Clerk REDEEMRock Isl made on or before February 1, 2027 at TO IMMEDIATELY TOCounty, Illinois January 13, 2027. 9:30 AM. may be PREVENT LOSSthe Office of This matter is set You for hearing in the present at this OF PROPERTY County Clerk canRock Circuit Court of hearing, but your Redemption Isla Rock Island right to redeem will be made at anyIllinois. have time on or beforeFOR FURTH County in 1317 3rd already at that January 13, 2027INFORMATION Avenue, Rock expired by applying to theCONTACT Island, IL 61201, time. URGED County Clerk ofCOUNTY CLER Room: TBA, on YOU LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL ARE NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES Island1504 Third Aven REDEEM Rock February 1, 2027 at TO IMMEDIATELY TO County, Illinois atFirst Floor 9:30 AM. THE CIRCUIT COURT OFLOSS THE FOURTEENTH the Office of theRock Island, You INmay be PREVENT JUDICIAL ILLINOIS PROPERTY COUNTY, County Clerk in61201 present at CIRCUIT this OF WHITESIDE U.S. BANK ASSOCIATION, Rock Island,309-558-3562 canPLAINTIFF, hearing, butNATIONAL your Redemption VS. to redeem will be made at any Illinois. Private Eq right RYAN ARDUINI A/K/A RYAN FOR R ARDUINI; FURTHERGroup, LLC already have time on AorARDUINI before A/K/A ISABELLE ARDUINI F/K/A ISABELLE E RIVERA A/K/A Purchaser expired at that January 13, 2027 INFORMATION ISABELLE E ARDUINIbyF/K/A ISABELLE applying to theE GOMEZ; CONTACT THEAssignee time. SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; 24, 2 YOU ARE URGED County Clerk of COUNTY CLERK July RRCA ACCOUNTS INC.; STATE OF Avenue I3291532 Rev 1504 Third Rock Island TO REDEEM MANAGEMENT, ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD IMMEDIATELY TO County, Illinois at First Floor Aug. 4, 11, CLAIMANTS,LOSS DEFENDANTS. the Office of the Rock Island, IL2026 PREVENT NO. 2026FC51 OF PROPERTY County Clerk in 61201 TAKE NOTICE 609 EASTcan 5TH Rock STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 309-558-3562 Island, Redemption JUDGE PRESIDING JUDGE Private EquityCERTIFICATE be made at any Illinois. 2024-00009 NOTICE FOR BY PUBLICATION FURTHER Group, LLC time on or before NOTICE13, IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU, Isabelle Arduini f/k/aorTO: Jesse 55 In Purchaser January 2027 INFORMATION Isabelle E Rivera Isabelle E THE Arduini f/k/a Isabelle E Jesse 55 Inc Assignee by applying to the a/k/a CONTACT Gomez Unknown and Non-Record Claimants July 24, 2026Eagle River Liqu COUNTY CLERK County Clerk ofOwners defendants, Island that this case hasAvenue been commenced this Occupant 1504 Third Rock I3291532 in Review Court against other defendants, asking for the First Floor County, Illinois you at and Aug. 4, 11, 18,Enterprise Ban White foreclosure of the a certain the Office of RockMortgage Island, conveying IL 2026 the premises Trust described as follows, to wit: LOT 10 IN BLOCK 1, AREY'S County Clerk County Clerk in 61201 ADDITION (ALSO AS AREY'S FIRST ADDITION) TO Persons 309-558-3562 Rock Island,KNOWN THE CITY OF ROCK WHITESIDE COUNTY, occupancy PrivateFALLS,Equity Illinois. actual posses ILLINOIS. CommonlyGroup, known LLC as: 609 East 5th Street FOR FURTHER Rock Falls, IL 61071 Purchaser and which said Mortgage was made by, of said property or INFORMATION Ryan Arduini THE a/k/a Assignee Ryan A Arduini a/k/a R Arduini and Unknown own CONTACT par Isabelle Arduini Isabelle24, E Gomez f/k/a Isabelle E Rivera or 2026 COUNTY CLERKf/k/a July a/k/aThird Isabelle E Arduini Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic interested in 1504 Avenue I3291532 Review land or lots. Registration Systems,Aug. Inc. as for U.S. Bank N.A. First Floor 4, nominee 11, 18, Mortgagee, and IL recorded 2026 in the Office of the Recorder of A Petition for Rock Island, Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012- Deed on prem 61201 described be 04311; and for other relief. 309-558-3562 UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your has been filed Private Equity appearance Group, LLC in this case, on or before September 3, 2026, A the Circuit Clerk JUDGMENT ORorDECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN WHITESIDE Purchaser AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE County, IL as C Assignee No. 2026TX43 COMPLAINT. July 24, 2026 You have been sued. To participate in the case, you MUST The Property I3291532 Review file an4,official with the court within the time stated located at: Aug. 11, document 18, on this Notice called an "Appearance" and a document 1601 10th A 2026 called an "Answer/Response". The Answer/Response is not Fulton IL 61252 In required in small claims or eviction cases unless ordered by Property 01 the court. If you do not file an Appearance and Number: 152-001 Answer/Response on time, the court may decide the case without hearing from you, and you could be held in default Said Property and lose the case. After you fill out the necessary sold on 11/6/2 documents, you need to electronically file (e-file) them with for Delinquent R Ta the court. To e-file, you must create an account with an e- Estate Spe filing service provider. For more information, go to and/or ilcourts.info/efiling. If you cannot e-file, you can get an Assessments fo exemption that allows you to file in-person or by mail. You the year 2024. period may be charged filing fees, but if you cannot pay them, you The can file an Application for Waiver of Court Fees. It is possible redemption that the court will allow you to attend the first court date in expire this case in-person or remotely by video or phone. Contact 12/16/2026. the Circuit Court Clerk's office or visit the Court's website to 01/06/2027 at 9 find out whether this is possible and, if so, how to do this. AM the Petitio m Need help? Call or text Illinois Court Help at 833-411-1121 will or go to ilcourthelp.gov for information about going to court, application to s Court in including how to fill out and file documents. You can also get for free legal information and legal referrals at illinoislegalaid.org. County All documents referred to in this Notice can be found at Order for Issua ilcourts.info/forms. Other documents may be available from of a Tax Deed. your local Circuit Court Clerk's office or website. ¿Necesita 1095 Investme ayuda? 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cute the technique that we’re asking him to execute,” Allen said. “I see him playing with some confidence. I see him competing and being aggressive and so those are all things that we want to see. He’s continued to get a little bit better every single day that he’s been out there so that’s been good to see.”

lower the intensity of practice Sunday even though the team had to move indoors after a thunderstorm delay. The starters ended practice with a long drive drill as Johnson ran 12 straight plays. Running back D’Andre Swift had a good session, putting together some nice long runs behind solid blocking from the offensive line. Newly signed safety Xavier Woods intercepted a Hail Marylike pass during the session while quarterback Caleb Williams scrambled on a play for a run that was close to a touchdown. The offense showed signs of fatigue toward the later part of the drill when it was called for two straight false start penalties. But Williams ended the drill with a nice pass to Jahdae Walker to cap things off. The starting offense also executed on its situational drill where it led by a point with 2:29 left in the game. Swift came through with a pair of nice runs that went deep into the defense’s territory to secure the win. Stevenson intercepted a pass earlier in practice a day after he battled an injury in Saturday’s practice.

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Left tackle battle update

By MICHAL DWOJAK mdwojak@shawmedia.com Gervon Dexter Sr. is solely staying where his feet are at this training camp. The fourth-year Chicago Bears defensive tackle faces plenty of questions as he enters the final year of his rookie contract. But Dexter is only focused on what he could do during camp in order to earn an extension from the team. “I came into this year solely focused on just improving and getting better and understanding that all of that stuff is going to work itself out,” Dexter said at Halas Hall in Lake Forest on Sunday. “If I get better and do the things I need to do and take care of the things I need to take care of, everything always falls into place.” Dexter and the Bears are hoping that comes to fruition in the coming months. Bears general manager Ryan Poles selected Dexter in the second round of the 2023 draft in the hopes that he could become a difference-making tackle in former Bears head coach Matt Eberflus’ defense. But over three seasons, Dexter has flashed his talent but hasn’t kept it up at a consistent pace. Dexter played in all 17 games last season for the second time in his career. He had a career-high six sacks last year to go along with 11 quarterback hits and six tackles for loss. But the numbers didn’t match what Poles and the Bears had hoped for Dexter when they drafted him so high. In order to fix that, Dexter went back to the basics, as did the rest of the Bears’ defensive line. Bears coaches preached fundamentals and technique during spring workouts to improve a sluggish pass and run defense. Bears coaches had a plan for how to fix Dexter’s and others’ issues. They started from scratch, his stance. Dexter didn’t realize until the spring that he wasn’t in a good stance last season, which caused him to play with more of a delay. “That’s one of the biggest improvements I’ve made coming into this year is just knocking the line of scrimmage back, and that’s what this staff wants,” Dexter said. “They want you to set a new line of scrimmage, so I worked on that and I’ve seen a lot of improvement.” Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen has seen improvement from Dexter from the spring and into the first few

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Chicago Bears defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. wraps up New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson after a short gain last season during their game at Soldier Field in Chicago. weeks of camp. Dexter will play a huge role in the Bears’ defensive success this season. If Dexter can play up to this potential and become disruptive from the middle, that will have a domino effect for the rest of the defense. “I think he’s gotten better,” Allen said. “I’ve seen more consistency, I’ve seen more ability to come off and strike the line of scrimmage. I think with any of these guys, regardless of whether it’s a contract year, no contract year, you want to see guys go out there and compete and perform at a high level. And consistently. That’s what we’re looking for in him and everybody else.”

Malik Muhammad impressing

Through 10 practices, rookie cornerback Malik Muhammad is catching the eyes of the coaching staff. Just not where many expected heading into camp. Muhammad, whom the Bears selected in the fourth round of this year’s draft, was expected to compete with cornerback Tyrique Stevenson for a starting outside spot opposite of Jaylon Johnson. But injuries to slot cornerback Kyler Gordon and other replacements have forced the Bears to put Muhammad at the spot. Muhammad took all of the slot cornerback spots with the first team Sunday for a second straight day. He hadn’t played the spot in college but has impressed coaches with how he’s looked so far. “I see him going out and trying to exe-

Chicago lost another young offensive weapon at Sunday’s practice. Rookie wide receiver Zavion Thomas left practice during 7-on-7 drills. He walked off the field along with a trainer with a limp. The news came a day after wide receiver Luther Burden III left Saturday’s practice with an apparent injury. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Burden suffered a groin injury and should miss a little bit of time. Safety Cam Lewis also didn’t practice a day after he had to be taken away from practice on a cart. Allen told reporters before practice that he wouldn’t take part in Sunday’s practice but didn’t have a timeline for how long Lewis would be out. Defensive end Montez Sweat, left tackle Braxton Jones, linebackers T.J. Edwards and D’Marco Jackson, cornerbacks Jaylon Jones and Terell Smith and wide receiver Kyron Hudson continued to miss practice.

With Braxton Jones’ continued absence, the Bears continued their rotation at the left tackle competition. Kiran Amegadjie mostly worked with the first team offense Sunday, a day after Jedrick Wills Jr. had gotten most of the work with the unit. Wills worked at times with the first team Sunday. Both tackles had their struggles at times. Defensive end Daniel Hardy got the best of Wills once again in one-on-one drills. Wills also got pushed back during a team drills and came close to stepping on Williams’ foot. Amegadjie held his own at times but struggled in other portions.

Roster moves

The Bears added more depth to their secondary after Lewis’ injury. They signed cornerback Beanie Bishop and waived long snapper Luke Elkin. Bishop spent the last year on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ and New Orleans Saints’ practice squads in 2025. Elkin had been in a competition for the starting long snapper job, which will seemingly go to rookie Practice notes Bears head coach Ben Johnson didn’t Beau Gardner now.

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