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Agencies work together on bioreactor project VOL. 10 • NO. 38

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 2020

McHenry County Farm Bureau, McHenry County Conservation District and the Illinois Farm Bureau met Wednesday, Aug. 26, to host a Nutrient Stewardship Field Day: A Demonstration of the Woodchip Bioreactor Project. The purpose of this Field Day was to educate and demonstrate to local farmers and community members how woodchip bioreactors can have a positive influence on water quality and how conservation practices protect our natural resources.

The Woodchip Bioreactor is a partner project that was installed on McHenry County Conservation District-owned property just west of Greenwood, in unincorporated McHenry County. The project is funded by the Illinois Farm Bureau Nutrient Stewardship Grant program that provides important links to farmers on water quality, soil health and nutrient management efforts across Illinois.

“The recently implemented bioreactor project is another step in proactively implementing a conservation practice.

The bioreactor will not only treat drain tile water in a high quality stream, it will also give biologists and scientists an opportunity to study and correlate farm practices and environmental health,” said Brad Woodson, Natural Resource manager for McHenry County ConserCOURTESY PHOTO McHenry County News vation District. “We are ultimately tied Gabriel Power, Conservation District Natural Resources Projects coordinator, discusses the district’s to the land for food, water, wildlife and involvement in the Woodchip Bioreactor Project. clean air. Blending sustainable agricul-

County seeks judges for Nov. 3 election McHenry County is looking for election judges to staff polling places for the Nov. 3 presidential election.

While a dedicated cadre of election judges from throughout McHenry County has staffed the polling places over the years, a number of them cannot perform this duty for this election because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the 2016 presidential election, participation is expected to be extremely heavy.

In short, democracy is in need of a few good volunteers, County Clerk Joe Tirio said.

“Even though we have seen unprecedented interest in voting by mail, we must keep our polling

places open for the many people who are comfortable with voting in person,” Tirio said. “The COVID-19 virus has challenged McHenry County and the nation in so many ways – I’m hopeful that this is a challenge that we can overcome together.”

Judges will receive a four-hour paid training class, and will be paid for their time at the polls. The County Clerk’s Office has an ample supply of personal protective gear and hand sanitizer to keep all election judges at all polling places safe.

To apply, simply go to McHenryCountyClerk.com and click the “Sign-up to be an Election Judge” link near the top of the page or call the office at 815-334-4242.

Migratory ‘madness’

tural practices with natural areas gives the McHenry County Conservation District the best chance for a healthy and productive landscape.”

Information and video of the field trip will be posted at IFB.org, MCCDistrict.org and partner social media sites at a later date.

The McHenry County Conservation District currently works with 70 different farmers as part of its agricultural program where roughly 5,400 acres are in row crop agriculture, generally corn or soybeans. The conservation district has implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as field borders, filter strips, crop rotation and grass waterways for many years. In addition, new leases require no fall tillage and cover crops are required on highly erodible land.

What is a bioreactor?

Bioreactors are essentially subsurface trenches filled with a carbon source, mainly wood chips. The wood chips serve as a substrate for bacteria that break down excessive nitrate as the water flows through prior to leaving the drain to a surface water body — streams, rivers, and wetlands. The advantages of bioreactors include that the proven technology requires little maintenance and lasts for 20 years, no land needs to be taken out of production and most importantly, bioreactors increase overall water quality by reducing nitrogen pollution.

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Join volunteer bird enthusiast Dave Miller on a search for migratory birds stopping over at Glacial Park Saturday, Sept. 19, from 8-10:30 a.m. at Glacial Park, Kettle Parking Lot, Ringwood. Registration required. Ages 14+. After the hike participants will gather to compare notes and tally up all the species spotted. Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them. Visit apm.activecommunities. com/mccdistrict/Activity_Search/migratory-madness-morning/1527 for registration information.

Use safety precautions when camping with a generator Camping remains one of the best ways to get away from daily routines while practicing social distancing. Portable generators offer some comforts of home, whether your camping adventure includes tents or recreational vehicles.

“There are steps you can take to keep yourself and your family safe when enjoying some time outside while using a generator,” explains Erin Hollinshead, University of Illinois Extension Safe

Electricity executive director and director of the Energy Education Council. “An easy step is to take a carbon monoxide detector with you.”

Mount the detector permanently inside the vehicle and check it regularly.

If a rental vehicle doesn’t have a detector, bring one with you.

Practice these safety tips while using portable generators: • Inspect the RV chassis and generator exhaust system regularly and be-

fore each outing, after bottoming out, or after any other incident that could cause damage.

• Inspect the RV for openings in the floor or sidewalls. Seal any holes with silicone adhesive before using the generator.

• Inspect windows, door seals, and weather strips to ensure they are properly sealed.

• Do not operate the generator if the exhaust system is damaged in any way

or if an unusual noise is present.

• Park the RV so the exhaust may easily dissipate away from the vehicle. Do not park next to high grass or weeds, snow banks, buildings or other obstructions that might prevent exhaust gases from dissipating properly.

• Be vigilant in monitoring wind shifts that may cause exhaust to blow away from the coach one moment and under the coach the next.

• When stopping for long periods of

time, be aware of other vehicles nearby, such as tractor-trailers at rest stops, that may have their engines and refrigerators running.

• Do not sleep with the generator operating.

• Leave a roof vent open anytime the generator is running, even during the winter.

“If you do not feel well, do not be

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Slices of life I’ve never paid much attention to politics – until recently.

When I was first eligible to vote at age 18 and even 19, I was too busy having fun. My teenage brain didn’t perceive politics as fun, so I didn’t vote. (Embarrassed to admit that now but I try to be truthful about what I write.)

In my twenties, I was busy getting married and having babies.

Politics were on the back burner.

I didn’t have the time. Sleep and a quick three-minute shower were more of a priority.

My twenties morphed into my , and the story was much the same. Chasing kids, taxiing them to activities and volunteering at sporting events all took precedence.

Besides, our country was doing

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well, as it always had during my lifetime. I had no reason to suspect anything different. I voted, but didn’t do much research or give it a whole lot of thought.

We were America, after all. It almost felt like we were invincible.

I took voting for granted. I took our nation for granted. I took our freedoms for granted. Looking back, I feel the tug of regret.

Now it is 2020 and I don’t take anything for granted. I have seen how life can change in the blink of an eye by something unsuspected and unforeseen.

And I have seen how politics can capitalize on this. In both directions.

We are a nation of people from different backgrounds, different

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JILL PERTLER Contributor

perspectives, different cultures and different beliefs coming together to live as one country. It’s a land like no other. And for the last 240-plus years this has worked out pretty well.

I don’t want this to change. I’m guessing you feel the same.

Please, let’s come together. All of us. Despite our strong beliefs and resolve about what is right and wrong. About whom we like

or don’t like. About whether you call them masks or face coverings and whether you are pro or con.

Let’s look beyond and find some common ground.

I don’t know the correct way to accomplish this. There are no easy answers because no one side is “right” and no one side is “wrong.”

Everyone has their own truth, and I believe each person stating these truths believes them wholeheartedly and to the core.

Bottom line however, no one wants our country to fail. There is one truth we can all attest to.

Perhaps we can start with that, and move forward from there.

We can all do our part. We all are entitled to our opinions but divisive behaviors don’t help anyone. Reach

out to those who disagree with you and offer honest discourse. Not hurtful memes. Not anger. Not labels. Not judgment.

We are all walking our own walk and doing the best we can.

And after Nov. 3, we are going to have to live together as one nation, like we have for 200-plus years.

Let’s not change that. Let’s not mess this up.

Let’s come together and make this happen. For all of us. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: We can do this. We can do this together.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook

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Scratching the surface of who really loves Jesus: A guide to ultimate destinations

By Dr. Robert Kopp CONTRIBUTOR

While continuing to reign with Father and Holy Spirit as one God known to us as Trinity, Jesus was the most loving man in history; praying, laboring, and selflessly sacrificing His body/life for our best in and beyond time.

I like how Eugene Peterson put it/Him: “The arrival of Jesus signaled the beginning of a new era. God entered history in a personal way, and made it unmistakably clear that He is on our side, doing everything possible to save us… The sooner we get the message, the better off we’ll be, for the message is good, incredibly good: God is here, and He’s on our side… God is passionate to save us.”

Ultimately, Jesus is our Judge: “When He finally arrives, blazing

in beauty and all His angels with Him, the Son of Man will take His place on His glorious throne… He will sort the people out… ’Enter, you who are blessed by my Father!

Take what’s coming to you… [or]… Get out! You’re good for nothing but the fires of hell… And why?… As you do/did it to/for others, you do/did it to/for Me.’” While we cannot work our way into heaven (works righteousness), righteous works are indicative of being headed to heaven; or putting it another way, behavior expresses belief and belief determines ultimate destination.

As He said in many different ways, it’s/He’s a choice: “You are either for Me or against Me.” Parenthetically, I believe in predestination because the Bible says we are predestined in every way from here to eternity. I believe

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in volition because the Bible says we choose and celebrate/suffer the consequences of our choices from here to eternity. That’s just another example of God being beyond our comprehension – the inability of the created to comprehend completely the Creator. And because my created mind cannot come close to grasping the omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience of Almighty God, I concentrate on my role (volition) rather than His (predestination).

Getting back to Jesus as Judge, His ultimate judgment is our ultimate destination – heaven or hell – the indescribably positive place of eternal life (heaven) or the indescribably pejorative place of eternal life (hell).

While only God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit has the authority to declare/determine ultimate destinations, He has revealed existential indications of where we’re headed eternally; again, acknowledging hellish or heavenly behaviors may be indicative to us of destinations but only God declares/determines ultimate destinations.

I like how my friend Martha Young understood indications to us juxtaposed to His conclusions: “You love them and let God judge them; and love them enough to tell them that God’s coming back to judge them.”

Simply, witness to human indications corresponding to His conclusions.

Deeds confirm/contradict creeds.

He said, “No pretending… If you love Me, you will do what I say… Grow up!… Live out your God-created identity!”

Or as He observed in posers whose unfaithful deeds/behavior contradict faithful creeds/belief, “You do not have the love of God within you.”

Paul noted people who are close to God show/demonstrate faith-filled proof/evidence/fruit like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, humility, and selfcontrol.

James wrote extensively about good works proving faith in God. Calvin concluded people who are going to heaven show the “signs of salvation” or faithful assertions enfleshed/confirmed by faithful actions.

Luther wrote, “Good works do not make a person good but a good person does good works.”

With no apologies to the grammar police, people who really love Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are more better than more worse as they pray passionately to practice Christianity as exemplified in Jesus and explained in Holy Scripture.

We’re not talking about perfection.

How do we know God does not expect us to be perfect?

Jesus!

If we could be perfect, there would be no need for Jesus as Lord

and Savior.

We’re talking about praying and laboring, again, to become more better than more worse; and as we increase our intimacy with Him through worship, Bible study, and other Biblical spiritual disciplines, we become more better than more worse and supernaturally transformed into the confirmation/ concretizing of discipleship at His best: “It is no longer I who live but Jesus who lives in and through me.”

I’m reminded of the fellow who asked a missionary, “How can I be saved?” The missionary responded, “Too late! He’s already done that for you!”

Saved by grace through faith – living confidently in the assurance of living forever by the unmerited favor of God experienced by trusting in Jesus as Lord and Savior, we pray and labor to honor Him through our confession (what we say), conduct (what we do), and countenance (how we appear).

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Rep. Keicher responds to Petition for Special Investigating Committee Last week, three members of the Illinois House of Representatives filed a petition per House Rule 91 to create a Special Investigating Committee. The subject of the petition is Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan and the Deferred Prosecution Agreement entered into

by ComEd and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

House Rule 91 provides for the creation of a Special Investigating Committee, and states: “Disciplinary proceedings may be commenced by filing with the Speaker and the Minority Leader a petition, signed by 3 or more members of the House, for a special investigating committee. The petition shall contain the alleged charge or charges that, if true, may subject the member named in the petition to disciplinary action by the House and may in-

clude any other factual information that supports the charge or charges.”

In response to the filing, State Representative Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) issued the following statement: “The facts presented by the federal prosecutor in the deferred prosecution agreement with ComEd implicate the Speaker of the House in a corrupt, years-long bribery scheme that indulged the worst impulses of political self-interest and utter lack of accountability. The allegations are incredibly serious and it is our duty to investigate those claims thoroughly to determine the appropriate course of action. The formation of the bipartisan Special Investigating Committee is a critical step in the right direction to hold Speaker Madigan accountable and begin to restore public confidence in the in-

tegrity of the state legislature.”

There are six members in total serving on the Special Investigating Committee. Republican members include; GOP Spokesperson Tom Demmer, Deanne Mazzochi, and Grant Wehrli. Democrat members include; Chairperson Emanuel Chris Welch, Elizabeth Hernandez, and Natalie Manley.

If the Special Investigating Committee finds the alleged charges are true, it would move on to the Select Committee on Discipline to determine what, if any, discipline is warranted.

If the Select Committee on Discipline makes a determination that discipline should occur, it would take 71 votes to reprimand or censure Speaker Madigan, and 79 votes to expel Speaker Madigan from the House of Representatives.

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Saying welcome to Kevin Catlin, saying thank you to Ken Terrinoni

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER

From the middle of August to the middle of September, 2020, it was a time of transition for Boone County government.

Kevin Catlin was hired as the new county administrator at a special county board meeting on Aug. 12.

One week later, at the regular monthly county board meeting, he was on the telephone and sharing a few pleasantries with some of his new bosses. He’s scheduled to start work on Sept. 14.

Also on Aug. 19 retired Administrator Ken Terrinoni’s former bosses showed their appreciation for the 32 years he led the county, when they named the Poplar Grove Road Bridge, over the Kishwaukee River, in honor of him. It’s now known as the Ken Terrinoni Bridge.

And there was a light moment when the board approved extension of the work contract first issued in June 2019, to the temporary county administrator, Austin Edmondson.

County board Chairman Karl Johnson departed from the meeting agen-

da Aug. 19 and reminded everyone that last week, a contract to become the new county administrator had been extended to Kevin Catlin. He was on speakerphone at Ken Terrinoni the time, and a brief conversation followed.

“I want to thank the entire board for their confidence in me,” he began. “I’m looking forward to serving Boone County, and moving forward together in the direction we all want to go. Again, thank you for the appointment.”

Chairman Johnson asked if there were any comments, or questions, and initially there weren’t any.

“Okay, Kevin, you’re getting off easy,” he said. Then District 2 board member Jeff Carlisle spoke up.

He said he worked for a company that was big in Greenbelt processing, and asked Catlin to get ready “because I’m all in.”

“I’m all about improving processes,” the new administrator responded, “so I’m ready to work with you.”

District 3 board member Cherie Bartelt was next.

She said she was looking forward to working with Catlin.

Then came District 1 board member Marshall Newhouse, who said he was representing “the old guys on the board. Hope you’re very patient in instructing the rest of us as you lead on.”

There were no other speakers.

“It’s all praise today, Kevin, so you better relish it,” the chairman concluded. “We’re looking forward to having you here. Good luck in getting ready to move. If there’s anything we can do, don’t hesitate to call.”

A thank you Later in the meeting came one more recommendation in a series of extensions to the work contract entered into in June 2019, with temporary County Administrator Austin Edmondson.

Johnson referred to it as “the last contract extension.”

To which a board member interjected, “Careful,” at the use of the

word “last.”

“Presumably,” Johnson added quickly. Of Edmondson, he said, “He’s excited and has started boxing stuff up already. But Austin, thank you for being here for this amount of time and helping us through this difficult process.”

“My pleasure,” Edmondson responded.

“You keep getting closer to that (exit) door,” the chairman said.

Second thank you Near the end of the meeting the board voted 11-0, with one absent, to approve a resolution naming the Poplar Grove Road Bridge, in honor of Ken Terrinoni.

“I would like it in the minutes that I appreciate the work Ken has devoted the majority of his life to, here at the county,” board member Newhouse said. “He’s been a tremendous asset and to honor him this way is entirely appropriate.”

Board member Carlisle added, “Ken knows he does not have to do any maintenance on this. So, keep your shovel at home.”

Johnson said he visited Terrinoni

last week. “He looks good and is doing some additional therapy,” the chairman said. Ken and his wife, Molly, “were excited and pleased that the board was going to honor him in this way. He was ‘tickled pink,’ I think would be a good term to use.”

In addition, Johnson thanked County Engineer Justin Krohn for coming with the idea to name a bridge for the administrator, saying, “It was a stroke of genius.”

The resolution approved by the board read, in part: “No person could be more deserving of this honor than Kenneth A. Terrinoni...”

“Mr. Terrinoni effectively managed and successfully guided the organization and served his fellow residents with integrity, probity and generously as a public servant of the highest order for over 32 years as county administrator...”

Naming the bridge after Ken Terrinoni was done “to honor the countless positive contributions and legacy of Mr. Terrinoni, as a testament to his dedicated public service to the residents of Boone County...”

Belvidere studying requested incentives to allow townhouse project

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER

Right now there isn’t much residential construction going on in the city. But Howlett Homes is asking for some incentives that would help it build 32 duplex townhouses at the proposed Town Homes of River Bend.

After a lot of discussion at the Aug. 24 Committee of the Whole meeting aldermen, both at city hall and participating remotely, voted unanimously to consider the matter a second time at the next committee gathering, on Sept. 14.

Developer and Howlett Homes owner Tom Howlett said he had owned lots at River Bend for 10 years and hadn’t done anything because of the economy and, now, the coronavirus. In order to make that quality development a success, he said he was requesting the following: a tax abatement for four years; waiver of the building permit fee; and waiver of the city portion of the impact fee.

The property in question already is zoned for townhouse rentals, he continued, and with these concessions, we are ready to start 32 townhouse rentals this fall, with completion by 2022. We are willing to invest $4 million in this project.

He added there was a great need for townhouses, and rentals, in the Belvidere area.

Mayor Mike Chamberlain said the city right now wasn’t getting any of the fees or taxes, for which waivers were being sought, because no one is building. “I think we’ve got to start someplace, because as I said, people all around us are building.”

“You build and you bring taxpayers into the community,” he added.

“We looked at this a couple of years ago, so the numbers aren’t perfect, but every day hundreds of young professionals come into this community and work in clinics, dentist, doctors, physical therapists, attorney’s offices. And they go home and live on the east side of Rockford ...

Bell School Road, Mulford, Riverside.”

At that point he opened the subject up to questions.

Comments Alderman Dan Snow said he understood that about a year ago Contry Homes was looking for relatively the same kinds of incentives, and that the request went nowhere. “If this (townhouse rentals) is truly a big need, I don’t know that waiving all of our fees is the way to go, when I gather most of the (impact) fees are (for the) school district,” he said.

“And to be quite frank, if it’s such a great need and the impact fees and all of this stuff are put in place, because it’s needed to support the infrastructure that’s occurring with this growth, the people will pay the extra money that’s needed for the builder to make a profit, he added.

“You can’t do one builder and not the other. You’d have to put a moratorium on all of it, you know, you have to open it up for everybody. That’s just my thoughts off the cuff.”

Mayor Chamberlain agreed, “That’s a direction the council could certainly go. Any other questions?”

Alderman Clayton Stevens asked what kinds of tax abatements were being talked about.

“The discussion that we had was that property tax would be abated for four years,” replied Budget and Finance Officer Becky Tobin. “That’s just the city portion. You have no control over the other government entities that collect taxes. The city’s portion, based on last year’s taxes, the value would be about $780 per building, which comes to about $12,500 a year. So, over four years, that would be about $50,000.”

In response to another question from Alderman Stevens, Mayor Chamberlain said, “Connection fees

are not on the table.”

Alderman Wendy Frank asked how much in impact fees would be waived.

“These are two bedroom, attached single-family units, so that would be about $2,050 per unit,” Officer Tobin answered. “There are 32 units so that would be $65,000. They only pay that once.”

Alderman Matt Fleury asked how much revenue that property would generate.

Tobin estimated $800-$850 per unit, or $13,000-$14,000 a year.

Don’t come here Mayor Chamberlain said Realtors and banks are telling people don’t go to Belvidere, because it costs too much to build a house and the fees are too much. “We would argue that our sewer and water rates are the lowest in the region,” he countered.

“Other things we have to offer are the low crime, excellent graduation rate, our schools, our parks, our quality of life here.

“I think a lot of people would like to live here. But this is a sticking point, when you have people lobbying against you, telling people not to come here. We have to break through that.”

Alderman Tom Porter had another idea. Instead of waiving the fees,

he suggested deferring them to a later day, say when all the units are rented out.

“Well, that’s an idea,” the mayor said. “Let’s throw that out there.”

The idea didn’t go far, with City Attorney Mike Drella saying he would recommend against doing that for a multitude of reasons. “To really make this work, it has to be done on the front end,” he said.

Howett said he went to a local bank and tried to put up River Bend lots as collateral, “but they found absolutely no value in the lots. We have to leverage some of our properties in other communities to do it.

That’s why we’re asking for some help.”

Tobin said without the incentives happening, “this project probably isn’t going to happen.”

Alderman Snow said, obviously, the proposal needs to be put on a future committee meeting agenda for discussion, and he was all right with that. “But if we do it for one, we generically have to do it for all.”

The mayor called for a show of support for moving ahead with more discussion. That step was endorsed unanimously among those in the city council meeting room and attending remotely, over a conference phone call arrangement.

Back in the saddle

Explore the mighty Mississippi with Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau

By Ann Marie Cain WINNEBAGO-BOONE FARM BUREAU

Mississippi River Rats As a young girl, my Great Aunt and Uncle would host a family reunion. Three generations would gather and spend a day along the backwaters of the Mississippi River, south of Savanna, Ill. Great food, old stories, and boat rides on the river created lasting memories and a few sun burns. A couple of summers, my sister and I were invited to stay for a week.

Most of the time was spent in our swimsuits down by the river.

Swimming, searching the river bottom for clams, and taking boat rides out to the sandbars filled our days and made the week fly by. One summer we stopped by a store in town and my Great Aunt bought both of us a “Mississippi River Rat” t-shirt (which I still have tucked away). While we felt like river rats after a week along the river, I am forever grateful that I never saw an actual river rat.

Celebrate fall on the river Enjoy a lazy day full of color as you embark from Ice Harbor, Dubuque, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 14 and cruise the Mississippi River on the Celebration Belle.

Sit back and relax as you enjoy the great sounds of music through the generations as you soak in the beautiful scenery along the river during the four-hour cruise.

Catch a glimpse of the barges, eagles and other wildlife along the river. Lunch will include baked cranberry glazed boneless breast of chicken, alfredo pasta with vegetables, homemade garlic mashed potatoes, chicken gravy, green beans with sautéed bacon and onions, salads, tossed spring salad with dressing, rolls and butter, dessert, coffee or tea will be provided. (Menu subject to change.

Cash bar is available during the cruise.)

The bus will leave from the Cherryvale Mall overflow parking lot at 7:45 a.m., and pick up at the

Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau building located at 1925 S. Meridian Road, Rockford at 8 a.m. The cost is $85 per member and $90 per nonmember, which includes the cost of motor coach transportation, lunch with dessert, and the show. Our estimated return time is 5 p.m. at the Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau and 5:30 p.m. at the CherryVale Mall.

The mighty Mississippi (Exert from Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom’s Water Ag Mag.) “Few rivers have played such an integral role in shaping our nation’s historical, cultural, and economic heritage as the Mississippi River.

The North American Indians that once lived on the banks of the Mississippi River called it “Messipi” (“Big River”) or “Mee-zee-see-bee” (“Father of Waters”). It is one of the world’s greatest river systems.

This major river originates as a tiny outlet stream from Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota and flows 2,350 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.

It drains all or parts of 31 states as

well as two Canadian provinces.

The drainage basin is 1.15 million square miles, which is roughly 1/8 of North America, and extends from the Appalachian Mountains in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west. The river discharges 612,000 cubic feet per second into the Gulf, which is equal to 166 semi-trailers per second.

Roughly 12 million people live in the 125 counties or parishes that border the river. It also provides habitat for at least 260 fish species and 40 percent of the nation’s migratory birds, as well as 38 mussel species, 50 mammals, and 145 amphibians and reptiles on the Upper Mississippi alone.

The Mississippi is also one of Illinois’ greatest agricultural assets.

Corn and soybeans, as well as other crops, travel down the Mississippi River to New Orleans where they are loaded onto large ships and transported around the world.

The river allows us to transport large amounts of grain at very little

cost. Barges, or flat-bottomed boats, can move one ton of cargo 576 miles per gallon of fuel. A rail car would move the same ton of cargo 413 miles, and a truck only 155 miles. Using river transportation also generates fewer emissions than rail or truck.”

To learn more about water, the water cycle, the Mighty Mississippi, Locks and Dams, watersheds, water and agriculture, water conservation and more, check out our Water Ag Mag by visiting www.agintheclassroom. org/TeacherResources/AgMags. shtml and click on Water.

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County of Boone This is to certify that the undersigned intend...to conduct and transact a sewing and craft business in said County and State under the name of LLOYD’S SEWING AND CRAFTS at the following post office addresses: 722 East Lincoln Ave., Belvidere, IL that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business, with the respective residence address of each are as follows: Lloyd E. Lykken, 722 East Lincoln Ave., Belvidere IL. SIGNED: LLOYD E. LYKKEN Dated 8/26/20 Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me, this 26th day of August, A.D. 2020.

JULIE A. STAPLER COUNTY CLERK

By SHERRY L. BLAUERT DEPUTY (OFFICIAL SEAL) (Published in the Belvidere Republican Sept. 3, 10 & 17, 2020) 380360

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE In the Matter of the Estate of KAREN D. SEIBERT, deceased No. 2020-P-54 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of KAREN D. SEIBERT, of Capron, Illinois on August 1, 2019. Letters of office were issued on August 24, 2020, to ELAINE E. MAAS, P.O. Box 257, Sharon, WI 53585, as independent executor, whose attorney is TOBIN & RAMON, 530 South State Street; Suite 200, Belvidere, IL 61008-3711.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4), an interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Boone County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Boone County Courthouse, at 601 North Main Street, Belvidere, IL 61008, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 3, 2021, which date is not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of any 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.

Dated: August 27, 2020.

ELAINE E. MAAS Independent Executor Tobin & Ramon Attorneys for Petitioner 530 South State Street; Suite 200

Belvidere, IL 61008-3711 (815) 544-0316 mail@tobinramon.com (Published in the Belvidere Republican Sept. 3, 10 & 17, 2020) 380415

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE In the Matter of the Estate of DOROTHY A. FERRY, deceased No. 2020-P-57 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of DOROTHY A. FERRY, of Caledonia, Illinois on July 25, 2020.

Letters of office were issued on August 25, 2020, toDOUGLAS J. FERRY and LAURA E. LEE, (address), as independent executor, whose attorney is TOBIN & RAMON, 530 South State Street; Suite 200, Belvidere, IL 61008-3711.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4), an interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Boone County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Boone County Courthouse, at 601 North Main Street, Belvidere, IL 61008, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 3, 2021, which date is not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of any 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.

Dated: August 27, 2020.

DOUGLAS J. FERRY and LAURA E. LEE Independent Co-Executors Tobin & Ramon Attorneys for Petitioner 530 South State Street; Suite 200 Belvidere, IL 61008-3711 (815) 544-0316 mail@tobinramon.com (Published in the Belvidere Republican Sept. 3, 10 & 17, 2020) 380416

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE In the Matter of the Estate of LEROY C. WALTER, deceased No. 2020-P-56 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of LEROY C. WALTER, of Harvard, Illinois died on July 17, 2020. Letters of office were issued on August 25, 2020, to KERRY R. WALTER, 7216 Maxon Road, Harvard, IL 60033, as independent executor, whose attorney is TOBIN & RAMON, 530 South State

Street; Suite 200, Belvidere, IL 61008-3711.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4), an interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Boone County Circuit Clerk Probate Division at the Boone County Courthouse, at 601 North Main Street, Belvidere, IL 61008, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 3, 2021, which date is not less than six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of any 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.

Dated: August 27, 2020.

KERRY R. WALTER Independent Executor Tobin & Ramon Attorneys for Petitioner 530 South State Street; Suite 200 Belvidere, IL 61008-3711 (815) 544-0316 mail@tobinramon.com (Published in the Belvidere Republican Sept. 3, 10 & 17, 2020) 380418

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA MR. COOPER; Plaintiff, vs.

VICTORIA VETTER AKA VICTORIA S. VETTER; Defendants, 20 CH 24 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the hour of 12:15 p.m. in the office of inside the front entrance of the, Boone County Courthouse, 601 North Main Street,, Belvidere, Illinois 61008, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commencing in the highway and thirteen rods South of the Northeast Quarter of Section Number Ten in Township No. Forty-five North, Range Number Four East of the Third Principal Meridian and running thence as follows, to-wit; West in a direct line twenty rods; thence South four rods; thence East Twenty rods; thence North four rods to the place beginning, situated in Boone County, Illinois. P.I.N. 04-10-226-008.

Commonly known as 120 North Wooster Street, Capron, IL 61012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a

common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 2205611. File Number 20-004264 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3155516 (Published in the Belvidere Republican Sept. 10, 17 & 24, 2020) 380607

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTYSECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.JAMES DEROSA, JR et al Defendant 19 CH 000002 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 9, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on September 28, 2020, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 12 IN SPRING LAKE FARM UNIT 1, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 23, 1991 AS DOCUMENT NO. 91R18320, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4015 SPRING LAKE COURT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 60156 Property Index No. 18-24327-002 The real estate is improved with a single famiy home with a two car attached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount

paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 268302 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Continued on next page

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LEGALS Continued from previous page Case Number: 19 CH 000002 TJSC#: 40-280 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 19 CH 000002 I3152880 (Published in the McHenry County News Aug. 27, Sept. 3 & 10, 2020) 377867

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Detective Tom Delavan and Detective Steve Jones inform the citizens in the class how they go about processing a crime scene.

Belvidere CPA: Crime Scene and Evidence Collection

By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR

The CSI shows on TV skip over ‘boring’ details that, in reality, can make or break a case. They never show all the hours of exacting attention to detail that it can take to process a crime scene correctly. The programs only show the evidence actually being found and race to the exciting parts that keep viewers coming back for more. Also, why do the forensic specialists in the shows race around chasing the bad guys? That part is supposed to be done by the police officers, not the analysts.

Det. Tom Delavan joined Det. Jones in the training room (back for the third time to impart his expertise to the class) for the Belvidere Citizen’s Police Academy. Det. Delavan has been with the Belvidere Police Dept. for 12 years, five of them as a general case detective.

“It’s amazing how much technical stuff you have to know,” he said. “We are involved with crime scenes at least once a week.”

Solving cases is usually a team effort. It takes information management, manpower management, technology management, and logistics management. The lead detectives get the basic information, then decide how much help is needed. We might need only a couple of people or we might need to borrow people from the drug team or other departments. Each one is assigned specific jobs, such as taking photos of the crime scene and the evidence, talk to the witnesses, etc.

We might have a major crime with minimum evidence or we might have a minor crime with tons of evidence. The

‘CSI effect’ is the unrealistic expectations of the jurors from watching the TV shows. They think irrefutable evidence will be available in every case.

They don’t realize that in real life it can take up to nine months to get fingerprint results from AFIS. Instant results are only found on television shows.

We place a marker everywhere we will be searching,” said Det. Delavan.

“We take pictures going in so we know what the scene looks like before anyone touches it. We take exit pictures going out so we know how it looked when we finished. We take pictures as we find stuff. We place a T-square or something next to footprints to have an accurate way to tell how big it is. If we do not have a T-square handy, we can use a dollar bill, or a coin, or something that has a uniform size to determine the length and breadth of the print or piece of evidence.

“We speak to victims. We speak to offenders. We look for and speak to witnesses.

We download cell phones and check for all available evidence,” said Det. Delevan. “Smart phones are essentially computers and we can learn a lot from them. Our cases are becoming more and more involved. Technology and the Internet are a new kind of crime scene. It takes a lot of our time tracking people down.”

“We also have to preserve all physical evidence properly,” said Det. Jones.

“If a shirt is soaked in blood, we cannot put it in a plastic bag. It would get moldy. We have to dry it out first and we have a place we can do that properly. Then we will place it in an evidence

bag. We use a lot of cardboard boxes and paper bags so that evidence can breathe.

“Initially we are looking for probable cause to make an arrest. For major crimes, we will get a search warrant so we can secure the property until we are completely done with it. By the time the court case comes up, we need to have evidence that is beyond a reasonable doubt to present to the court in proving the case.

“We have to be very methodical and document everything in our reports. They can get very long and very dry with a narrative description of the scene and step-by-step descriptions of what we did, but we have a saying – ‘If it’s not in the report, it didn’t happen.’

“When police arrive on the scene, they assist the victim(s), search for/ arrest suspect(s), separate and interview witnesses, protect and process the crime scene, and maintain evidence throughout the court procedure.

“We work with a belief in Locard’s exchange principle. It holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it, and that both can be used as forensic evidence.

That’s why we protect crime scenes.

We use the crime scene tape to protect it from contamination from bystanders, witnesses, news reporters, and even other police officers.”

Some cases fall into place quickly while others are never solved. The detectives keep working and learning and doing the best they can to find enough evidence to identify and convict those who are a danger to the community.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITIBANK, N.A. AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF NRMLT 20194 Plaintiff, -v.CLIFFORD H.J. ROBINSON, JR. et al Defendant 20CH000177 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 25, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on October 14, 2020, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 5 & 6 IN BLOCK 9 IN WOOSTER, TOBY AND COOK’S ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF CHEMUNG, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 5, 1850 IN BOOK 1 OF DEEDS, PAGE 64, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5920 ISLAND ROAD, HARVARD, IL 60033 Property Index No. 06-05234-003 The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation

as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal. com Attorney File No. 14-2002393 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 20CH000177 TJSC#: 40-2160 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 20CH000177 I3155686 (Published in the McHenry County News Sept. 10, 17 & 24, 2020) 380778

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Disc golf, trail extension amenities open 4-H updates McHenry County Conservation District announced the opening of a new nine-hole Disc Golf Course expansion at Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area in Cary and a 1.5 mile Multi-Use Trail extension at Brookdale Conservation Area in Woodstock.

Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area has a history of offering space for many recreation opportunities including sand volleyball, basketball, picnic shelters, fishing and now an 18-hole disc golf course. Near the east entrance, this course consists of a variety of threeand dfour-par holes. The nine eastern holes of the course are primarily across a mowed area, while the newly added nine holes are located in the wooded area to the west.

New to disc golf? The holes are actually chain baskets or catchers for the

flying discs. Just like with golf, there are different discs available that players can use for different types of shots. However, unlike golf, disc golf courses are free.

While the sport has been around since the late 1970’s its popularity has increased again over the past eight years.

The conservation district inherited the course when they purchased the property in 1999. After hearing from local disc golf players, The district’s Sites & Fleet and Planning teams began exploring the idea of expanding the disc golf course and completed the work in-house.

The course consists of 18 holes for players of all skill levels. Recommended group size is three to five players to ensure speed of play. It typically takes two to three hours to play through.

Enjoy a casual round with friends and family on a blue-sky afternoon or a

Huntley watering codes To promote public environmental awareness, good conservation practices and to preserve potable water supplies, the use of the Village of Huntley’s potable water for outdoor water usages shall be limited in accordance with the Outside Watering Code.

The color-coded, four-tiered water conservation program was adopted to help residents quickly identify the status of our community water system.

As of press time, the village issued a ConditionYellow: “Condition Yellow shall allow the outside use

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Lots with odd numbered addresses will be permitted to use potable water outside on odd numbered days and lots with even numbered addresses will be permitted to use potable water outside on even numbered day.”

Signs are posted throughout the Village displaying the color and water restriction conditions.

Visit www.huntley.il.us for a complete description of the color codes.

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Tent camping doesn’t mean one is unaffected by carbon monoxide.

Many modern tents are quite air tight and if you are operating a generator nearby, the fumes can get trapped inside and the consequences could be dire, Hollinshead says.

The Mayo Clinic lists symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning: a dull headache (the most common early symptom), weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, confusion, irritability, impaired judgment and loss of consciousness. Get fresh air immediately and seek medical attention, Hollinshead says.

For more information on staying safe around generators and electricity, visit SafeElectricity.org.

Source: Erin Hollinshead, Executive Director, Safe Electricity.

Safe Electricity is the award-winning, public awareness program of the Energy Education Council, a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization established in 1952 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. With offices located in Springfield, Ill., Safe Electricity operates under the University of Illinois Extension and is led by the EEC Board of Directors. Since the Safe Electricity program was created in 2001, it has provided thousands safety-minded resources to its more than 500 utility members from across the country to help save lives and reduce injuries.

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See the course on the district’s website: MCCD.me/DiscGolf.

The second new recreational amenity offered by the conservation district is the 1.5 mile Brookdale Multi-use Trail extension now open as part of Brookdale Conservation Area, Paulson Road Entrance trail network that offers a fourloop hiking or horseback riding trail totaling 6.15 miles.

The Paulson Road Entrance horse trail parking lot opened to the public last summer. Since that time, district staff have continued to evaluate the remaining land within the Brookdale Conservation Area for additional recreational trail compatibility. The entire Brookdale Multi-use trail network was a result of a partnership between a county-wide equestrian coalition, the conservation district and the McHenry County Conservation Foundation.

In 2016, the conservation district received an Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)-Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grant which enabled staff to improve upon the first phase of the existing multiuse trail and to construct a new horse trailer parking lot.

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The 2020-2021 Project Guide is now available atgo.illinois. edu/4Hprojectguide Check out the new eSports & maker projects.

4-H will be hosting two Virtual 4-H Open House sessions for new 4-H Families on Sept. 30 via Zoom. Share the link, web.extension.illinois. edu/registration/?RegistrationID=22543, to register for the Virtual 4-H Open House: Session One: 3:30-4:30 p.m. or Session Two: 6-7 p.m.

4-H Recognition: Volunteers are needed to help plan a Virtual 4-H Recognition Night to honor the 4-H Youth for their accomplishments throughout the year and for their Virtual 4-H Show. Contact Michele if you would like to help plan the event. Maavang@illinois.edu.

Extension Office expectations: While some staff will be returning to the office this month, it will not be open to walk-in office foot traffic. If you need 4-H assistance, contact Michele Aavang at maavang@illinois. edu or call the temporary number 217-265-8059.

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Habitat for Humanity Baseball comes to Heritage Woods plans next house despite pandemic

Baseball in Boone County means BYB. On Monday Aug. 31, members of the Belvidere Youth Baseball league came out to play for the residents of Heritage Woods.

The Murder Hornets and the Bobcats Teams came out to Heritage Woods Supportive Living Community and played a whiffle ball game for the residents. Many residents were able to view the game from their apartments and a few came out and watched the game from a distance.

“It was a lot of fun, and we were so thrilled to provide a safe, social distance event for our residents,” said Resident Services Coordinator, Madison Scarbrough.

Residents Marlene and Lyons Meyers said “What a great idea, thank you so much for making this happen.”

The players were excited to be there to entertain the residents and show off their amazing talents.

Special thanks to the Belvidere Youth Baseball league, all the coaches, players, and their families.

“Heritage Woods set up the whole thing,” said BYB (Belvidere Youth Baseball) vice-president Jeff Hill. “We thought it was a good opportunity to go over there and let the residents have the chance to enjoy the game. They have not had a chance to get out and watch kids play sports this year. Heritage Woods notified the residents and they were able to watch out the windows. We have great people for BYB coaches and directors. I’m glad we were able to bring some enjoyment to the residents.

“It seemed like the right thing to do.”

NOTE: Jeff Hill has taken over the position of Jeff Fish (retired) who coached so many Belvidere kids over the years. “Those are some big shoes to fill,” Hill said. “I’m just trying to keep up. But I really enjoy it.”

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Heritage Woods residents Rita and Vicki ventured outside to enjoy the game and cheer on the kids.

The Boone County community provides financial support and volunteers for Habitat. Our partner homes are built with grants from foundations; gifts from churches - financial, materials, and services; and support from corporations, small businesses, and individuals.

Habitat is raising funds for the Davis family, Jacqeline and her son Demarcus.

The Davis’ family has lived in Belvidere since 2011, moved here from Rockford.

The apartment JacqueSUBMITTED PHOTO Rock Valley Publishing line rents has bad Jacqeline Davis and her son Demarcus are exmold and is not cited about the new home Habitat for Humanity is insulated well so planning for them. the electric bills are high. The family was selected in the spring of 2019 and Habitat was planning on building for them this year, until COVID-19. We now plan to start the build in the spring of 2021. Jacqeline has worked at Hampton Inn in Rockford for four and a half years. Jacqueline admits to being a homebody. She also enjoys games on her laptop, and having lunch with her good friend. She is over the moon with excitement on being our next partner family!

Keep an eye on the Habitat for Humanity of Boone County Facebook page to find out what, when, and where their next fundraiser will be to support them.

Your donation will help families break the cycle of poverty and build long-term financial security. With an affordable, stable home, families have more to spend on food, medicine, childcare, education and other essentials. Your support can help us do more in all the many ways that Habitat builds.

About Habitat for Humanity of Boone County At Habitat for Humanity, we build. We build because we believe that everyone, everywhere, should have a healthy, affordable place to call home. More than building homes, we build communities, we build hope and we build the opportunity for families to help themselves. To donate please go to www.boone-il-habitat.org/donate/ or call 815-980-6247 for more information.

Curbside dinner fundraiser for the fair The teams enjoy playing baseball – even if they did use a whiffle ball instead.

Boone County offers voting assistance for elderly and disabled Boone County Clerk, Julie A. Stapler, wishes to inform registered voters who are elderly or have disabilities of the many aids and provisions for assistance in voting at the upcoming election. Stapler said that her office welcomes inquiries by anyone who feels they may wish to take advantage of these aids at the Nov. 3, 2020 General Primary Election.

Clerk Stapler stated all registered voters may vote by mail. They may contact her office to request an application or print an application from the County website at www. boonecountyil.org. You can also request a ballot electronically at https://il-boone.ballotrequest.net/.

After filing the application with the County Clerk’s office, the ballot will be mailed to the voter at home, or wherever he or she may be at the time, along with complete instructions for voting and returning the voted ballot. Voters have until noon Oct. 29, 2020 to submit an application to vote by mail. Please request

your ballot as soon as you know you would like to vote by mail.

Early voting is also available at the County Clerk’s Office beginning Sept. 24, 2020 through Nov. 2, 2020. The only difference between early voting and vote by mail is that you would have to vote in person for early voting. Please be prepared to wear a mask/face covering and to wait in line.

Judges of Election are permitted to deliver a ballot to any voter curbside, who cannot get into the polling place on Election Day if an application has been received in the County Clerk’s office prior to Election Day. These judges may deliver the ballot to the voter at the point at which he or she is unable to continue toward the Polling Place as long as this point is within 50 feet of the Polling Place entrance. Assistance is also available in the Polling Place.

A touch screen voting machine will also be available that is specifically designed to assist voters with disabilities to cast their vote in the

County Clerk’s Office or the Polling Place.

She went on to say that all Polling Places throughout the County are disabled accessible and will have disabled parking spaces available near the building entrance. In addition, all Polling Places will be equipped with special visual aids to assist voters.

Clerk Stapler urges everyone to take advantage of the right to vote at this Election, and to feel free to request assistance from the Election Judges on Election Day. They are specifically trained to render this assistance and welcome the opportunity to be of help.

For further information on elections, voter registration and the available assistance to voters who are elderly or have disabilities, contact the Boone County Clerk’s Office at 1212 Logan Ave. Belvidere, Ill. 61008. Regular office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the phone number is 815-544-3103.

Flora Grange’s Curbside Pickup Grilled Pork Chop Dinner is Sunday, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Flora Grange Hall, 2105 Stone Quarry Road, three miles south of Chrysler (Appleton Road).

This is a fundraiser to help support the Boone County Fair and fairgrounds since the fair and many other activities at the fairgrounds had to be cancelled this year because of COVID-19.

For $13 a plate you receive two – 5B’s Grilled Pork Chops, baked beans, coleslaw, applesauce, and a dinner roll.

Must preorder by 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17.

To order call 815-543-2721 or 815222-6173 or go to our Facebook Page ‘Flora Grange #1762’. Click on the easy to use link there to place your order online.

Cash or check only when you pickup. The dinners will be brought to you in your car.

Help support the Boone County Fair. We’ll see you there next summer, Aug. 10-15, 2021.

Thanks in advance for your support and stay safe.

NIU Summer 2020 graduation list Over 550 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in August. Included among the graduates were the following students from your area: Belvidere: Michael Galluzzo, Bachelor of Science, Marketing Carlton Hunt, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science - Software Development Matthew McKinley, Bachelor of Arts, Theatre Studies Andrew Montavon, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies Uriel Rivera, Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences Alexcia Stephens, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology Ricardo Suarez, Bachelor of Science, Accountancy Capron: Emilie Elliott, Bachelor of Arts,

Political Science - Politics and Governance Northern Illinois University is a student-centered, nationally recognized public research university, with expertise that benefits its region and spans the globe in a wide variety of fields, including the sciences, humanities, arts, business, engineering, education, health and law. Through its main campus in DeKalb, Illinois, and education centers for students and working professionals in Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Oregon and Rockford, NIU offers more than 100 courses of study while serving a diverse and international student body of about 19,000. The 17 NIU Huskie athletic teams compete in the Mid-American Conference at the highest NCAA Division I level.

For more information, visit www. niu.edu.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familiar/ status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-900669-9777. The toll-free tele phone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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CLASSIFIED IN-COLUMN ADS cannot be credited or refunded after the ad has been placed.

Ads canceled before deadline will be removed from the paper as a service to our customers, but no credit or refund will be issued to your account.

DISCLAIMER NOTICE This publication does not knowingly accept fraudulent or deceptive advertising. Readers are cautioned to thoroughly investigate all ads, especially those asking for money in advance.

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FOR SALE: LAWN TRACTOR John Deere STX38. 30 yrs. old, tuned up in spring, may need transmission work. $200. cash.

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AUTOMOTIVE Automobiles ‘01 MERCURY COUGAR 130k mi, blutooth radio, newer tires. $1500 815-275-5845 ‘06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER Good shape, good tires, $2200, sell as is. 608-426-0034

2005 HARLEY DAVIDS0N XL 883C, Sportster Custom, 16,000 mi., Viking saddlebags, heated grips, $3,600. 262-363-8517 2005 HD ULTRA CLASSIC Flhtcui. 31559 mile & 2008 HD Flstc Heritage Soft Tail 17617 miles.

Call (262) 763-2056

1965 RAMBLER 4 door. 6 cyl., 62,000 orig. mi.,runs excellent. $975 414-303-8619

2005 KAWASAKI VN2000 VULCAN with windshield, 14,100 miles, excellent cond. $4,300 847-587-8504

1990 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL Unique car in very nice condition.

White/red. $4,500. 262-325-3541

2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON Springer Soft Tail $9,500 OBO 414-254-3984

1997 FORD EXPEDITION 230k mi, automatic, $2,500 OBO. Call or text 618-447-0901

2007 HONDA SHADOW 1300 cc, new tires, 18k mi, full bike cover, $5k OBO. Call or text 618447-0901

2001 F-150 4X4 230k mi, automatic, $2k OBO. Call or text 618447-0901 2004 GMC ENVOY 123,342 mi.

Heated seats, CD player, great car. 262-534-2694.

2006 TOYOTA COROLLA LE New tires & brakes, some rust, 190,000 mi., good runner. $1,700 847-587-8504 2007 FORD EXPEDITION 165K, new cats, O2 sensors, new plugs, coil packs, tires. Excellent condition. $6,500 Can text or call 262989-4112 2015 FORD FUSION S 88k mi.

Very clean, regular maintenance.

Asking $10k based on KBB. 815541-9729 can email/text pics.

2009 HARLEY DAVIDSON XL 883C Sportster Custom. Only 3995 miles. Excellent condition. $3,750. OBO. 262-716-3068.

2013 HONDA SILVER WING 600 cc,1,050mi.,anti lock brakes, like new cond. Selling price $6,500.

OBO 262-723-5710 or 262-9035441.

Sports/Classic Cars 1931 FORD MODEL A Only 100 miles on it since complete frame of restoration. $15,000 Call Tim@815-943-7380

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1987 COUGAR 20th Anniversary, 118k, owned since 1989, excellent condition. $3,500 Can text or call 262-989-4112

18’ MUD HEN SAIL BOAT All accessories, teak seats camper top, 4 HP Mercury Motor performance trailer hardly used, stored inside. $2,500 815-382-0129

1988 CADILLAC 4 DR DEVILLE 38,000 actual miles. Runs great, looks great, no body damage, never in accident. $4500. Call Bill 262-661-4411.

20 FT. STAMUS 200 Yamaha and trailer. Full canvas, new travel cover, great for family skiing & fishing. 815-494-4287.

2002 FORD THUNDERBIRD Convertible, Red, all the bells and whistles, hard top and cover, stored indoors, never seen winter. $9,200 262-662-5050

2005 21’ CHAPARRAL BOAT 210 SSI Dual axle trailer. Exc cond. 390 hours. Open bow. V-6. $14,900. Call 262-308-6201.

23FT. AMERICAN SAILBOAT GLASS w/trailer, Sails and extras. $400. 262-877-3709

Campers and RVs 5TH WHEEL 2014 MONTANA 35.5 ft. Excellent condition. $35K. Call 815-821-2630

Jet Ski 2000 YAMAHA WAVE RUNNER MODEL GP760 w/trailer & Shore Station. Runs like new, selling due to lack of use. $2500. Come take a ride. Bohners Lake. 262492-6840.

Motorcycles 1986 Honda Magna VF700, 1745 origanal miles, super clean $3850. Call 414-303-8619.

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Trucks & Trailers 1988 FORD 4X4 250 Pickup, straight shift. Good tires & speed.

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608-325-5803 1998 CUBE VAN white, 16 foot box, needs work, $295 stored in Delavan. 262-949-6997 text preffered.

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District 100 doing remote learning With the likelihood of forced quarantines and regular school shutdowns this fall, Belvidere School District 100 has made the decision to begin the 2020-2021 school year with Remote Learning through at least the first quarter of the year.

In doing so, the Belvidere District joined over 250 school districts in Illinois to start the year with remote learning. These districts range from

Carbondale in Southern Illinois, to Decatur in Central Illinois, all the way up to the Wisconsin border with our neighbors, the North Boone School District.

Classes for students start on Tuesday, Sept. 8. While most of the district’s 7,500 students will be learning from home, more than 100 students with unique needs will be learning in-person every day. Ad-

Basic workshop prepares for food handling A Basic Food Safety workshop will be offered at Your Learning Basket beginning Thursday, Sept. 17 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 175 Cadillac Ct. Suite 3A, in Belvidere. Completion of these once weekly classes includes the exam to become a Certified Food Protection Manager at the last class on Oct. 22.

During the workshop, you’ll learn how germs grow and how to keep them from growing to protect your customers from foodborne illness.

Food purchasing, receiving, storage, preparation, and service procedures to keep food safe will be covered.

Cleaning and maintenance, from the dishes to the building, will be dis-

cussed at other classes. You will also learn how to use HACCP to maintain a food safety system, as well as some techniques to teach others what you have learned. Illinois rules and COVID recommendations as well as Federal rules will be discussed.

The informal, interactive, once weekly workshops give you a chance to learn at an easy pace that fits into your work and personal life. You can practice what you have learned, and bring problems and questions back to class for solutions. Weekly practice quizzes make it easier to pass the exam.

For information or to register, call 815-323-1244 or check www.yourlearningbasket.com.

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ditionally, once the school year is underway, schools will invite prioritized students to receive in-person tutoring and other support on an individual and ongoing basis.

Most of our employees are working from their school, including: • Administrators, who oversee the operations of the district and schools on a day-to-day basis; • Teachers, who will be streaming lessons and activities daily from their classrooms starting Tuesday morning; • Office staff, who still provide service for visitors, new student enrollment, finance, personnel, and state data needs; and • Custodians, who have increased cleaning procedures.

• Some support staff were informed today that their job responsibilities are not needed at this time and they should not report to work next week. This allows the district to keep traffic in the schools to a minimum to help with social distancing guidelines.

At this point, staff members who received those notifications today are still employed by the district and will continue to receive their salaries and benefits. As we continue to monitor different levels of support needed by families and students, as well as the pandemic status and our confidence to return to in-person learning, the school district may ask some or all of those staff members to fulfill assignments as needed.

The State Board of Education asked schools that start remotely to work with local partners to increase community access to childcare.

We are grateful to the Belvidere YMCA and Belvidere Park District for their partnership and efforts to do so. The Park District will house between 30-60 children in each of some of District 100’s elementary school gyms and cafeterias to support this community effort. This low number allows the district to manage health-related facility requirements. A daily fee for families covers the Park District’s expenses for the service. The school district is not profiting from any childcare services in the community.

“We are committed to providing the best remote learning experience possible for our children, and are hoping to get back to in-person learning as soon as we are able to confidently comply with all health regulations and provide consistent in-person experiences,” said Superintendent, Dr. Woestman.

Since July, the district has had five employees test positive for COVID-19 and 26 employees required to quarantine for COVID-19 related concerns.

Volunteer Kaylee Ford gave 28 hours of service cleaning up in conservation areas, weeding garden beds, and collecting prairie seed. She even encouraged her sister Emma to start volunteering this summer, too. Thanks to two of our amazing volunteers for their help this summer!

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During the Safety Seat Inspection, BFD Firefighter Jake Hendrickson measures Joshua Konrad, age 3, to learn how to properly adjust the safety seat for his size.

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Free drive-thru testing available in Boone County As COVID-19 risk level designation changed from Blue to Orange

The State of Illinois Department of Public Health and the Boone County Health Dept. will be sponsoring a free temporary drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 testing site in the Boone County Administrative Campus parking lot at 1212 Logan Ave., Belvidere from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following days: • Tuesday, Sept. 8 and Wednesday, Sept. 9 • Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13 There is no cost for testing and anyone can be tested. The test consists of a simple nasal swab. If you have insurance we ask that you bring your insurance card, but you can still be tested if you don’t have insurance.

You will be called with your results within four to seven days.

“Accessible, timely testing is critical to reduce transmission of the virus and protect the community and we are pleased to be bringing testing capacity to Boone County,” said Amanda Mehl, Public Health Administrator.

“Please take advantage of this opportunity to get tested right here: it’s fast, free and you don’t need insurance.”

Based on regional metrics estab-

lished by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Boone County has changed from blue to orange on the County Level Risk Metrics Map. An ‘orange’ designation indicates warning signs of increased COVID-19 risk.

Eight different indicators are used to determine a county’s designation. If two or more indicators are going in the wrong direction, the county is designated as orange. An increase in case rates, test positivity rate, and number of tests performed are driving the move to the ‘orange’ designation for Boone County: • Boone County is currently at 69 positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people. The target established by the state is 50 cases per 100,000 people.

• Our test positivity rate is 8.1 percent for Boone County for last week – up from 6.1 percent the week before.

The target is less than or equal to 8 percent.

• Our tests performed number is 579. The target is triggered to warning status if the positivity is over 8 percent.

Information about all eight metrics and a map of each county’s status can be found on the IDPH

Voting by mail strongly encouraged for residents concerned about virus

With coronavirus a continuing concern as the 2020 General Election approaches, County Clerk Julie A. Stapler encourages voters to consider voting by mail as a safe, secure and convenient option to in-person voting.

The Illinois General Assembly this year passed an election bill that provides many safeguards against the spread of coronavirus in the voting process for the Nov. 3 General Election. Chief among them are provisions to increase voting by mail throughout the state.

Among the special vote-by-mail provisions for the 2020 General Election are: • All voters who voted in either the March 2020 General Primary, April 2019 Consolidated Election or November 2018 General Election will receive by mail an application for a vote-bymail ballot. This will be mailed by August 1, 2020.

• Those who registered to vote or updated their registration between March 18 and July 31 will be mailed an application for vote-by-mail ballot. This will be mailed by August 1, 2020.

• The state’s online voter registration site now allows users to request a mail ballot when they register.

• Request a vote-by-mail ballot electronically at il-boone. ballotrequest.net.

You will need to complete the application and return it to the Boone County Clerk’s office before a vote-by-mail ballot may be mailed. Ballots will be mailed beginning September 24, 2020. If you prefer to early vote or vote at your polling location on Election Day, please disregard the application for a vote-by-mail ballot.

Clerk Stapler urges voters to make sure your voter registration is up-to-date. You may register online at ova.elections.il.gov. You may also contact the Boone County Clerk’s office at 815-544-3103 or www.boonecountyil.org/department/clerk.

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“Regrettably, we are trending in the wrong direction,” said Amanda Mehl, Public Health Administrator.

“Boone County’s designation as orange is an important reminder to

every one of us in the community to do our part by following public health guidance that includes wearing a face covering, maintaining 6 ft. social distance, washing hands frequently, avoiding large gatherings, and staying home when you

• IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA MR. COOPER; Plaintiff, vs.

VICTORIA VETTER AKA VICTORIA S. VETTER; Defendants, 20 CH 24 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the hour of 12:15 p.m. in the office of inside the front entrance of the, Boone County Courthouse, 601 North Main Street,, Belvidere, Illinois 61008, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 04-10-226-008.

Commonly known as 120 North Wooster Street, Capron, IL 61012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

File Number 20-004264 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3155516 (Published in the Belvidere Republican Sept. 10, 17 & 24, 2020) 380609

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real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS You can also visit The Judicial Sales FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A status report of pending sales.

CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE PIERCE, LLC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Plaintiff, Chicago IL, 60602 -v.312-346-9088 JAMES DEROSA, JR et al E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Defendant Attorney File No. 268302 19 CH 000002 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 NOTICE OF SALE Case Number: 19 CH 000002 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TJSC#: 40-280 that pursuant to a Judgment of ForecloNOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Colsure and Sale entered in the above cause lection Practices Act, you are advised that on January 9, 2020, an agent for The Ju- Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt dicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM collector attempting to collect a debt and on September 28, 2020, at the NLT Title any information obtained will be used for L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, that purpose.

Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at a public Case # 19 CH 000002 sale to the highest bidder, as set forth I315288 below, the following described real estate: (Published in the McHenry County News Commonly known as 4015 SPRING Aug. 27, Sept. 3 & 10, 2020) LAKE COURT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL 377868 60156 Property Index No. 18-24-327-002 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE The real estate is improved with a sin- TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT gle famiy home with a two car attached MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS garage.

CITIBANK, N.A. AS OWNER TRUSTEE Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid OF NRMLT 20194 by certified funds at the close of the sale Plaintiff, payable to The Judicial Sales Corpora- -v.tion. No third party checks will be accept- CLIFFORD H.J. ROBINSON, JR. et al ed. The balance, including the Judicial Defendant Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential 20CH000177 Property Municipality Relief Fund, which NOTICE OF SALE is calculated on residential real estate at PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclothereof of the amount paid by the purchas- sure and Sale entered in the above cause er not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ on August 25, 2020, an agent for The or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the PM on October 14, 2020, at the NLT Title mortgagee acquiring the residential real L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at a public or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, sale to the highest bidder, as set forth or other lienor acquiring the residential below, the following described real estate: real estate whose rights in and to the resCommonly known as 5920 ISLAND idential real estate arose prior to the sale. ROAD, HARVARD, IL 60033 The subject property is subject to general Property Index No. 06-05-234-003

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-20-02393 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 20CH000177 TJSC#: 40-2160 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 20CH000177 I3155686 (Published in the McHenry County News Sept. 10, 17 & 24, 2020) 380779

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