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Principal finds new outlet through podcasts McHenry High School started the 2020-21 school year digitally so the hallways at both East Campus and West Campus are pretty quiet these days. Like many educators, East Campus Principal Jeff Prickett is trying to adjust.

So he decided this would be a good time to focus on professional development for himself and fellow educators.

And, he’s taking to the airwaves to do it, co-founding two active podcasts within the last year.

Prickett, East Campus principal since 2017, worked with other McHenry High School teachers and staff to start a new WarriorEDU group that eventually led to a Twitter chat on Wednesday evenings, and eventually a new podcast.

In addition, Prickett is joining with fellow principal Adam DeWitt from Green Bay, Wis., to host “The Principal Leadership Lab,” a podcast that features interviews with educators from across the nation. Some of their topics have included diversity, innovation, and motivation, among many others.

The podcast was recently chosen to be a part of the national Teach Better podcast network.

As for the WarriorEDU podcast, the first episode came out in August and featured Prickett and science instructor Leah Pelletier talking to Jim Love, a Milwaukee-based motivational speaker who focuses on high schools and colleges nationwide. They talked about making connections with students, and helping them develop important life skills.

In the most recent episode, Prickett and Pelletier talk to MCHS educator Ray Hagerty about his background in the military, and his journey to becoming a teacher.

Prickett said the podcasting, Twitter chats and other connections with other educators have helped him make the best out of digital learning. Prickett said he misses having students in the buildings.

“This has been exciting,” Prickett said. “I’ve really enjoyed this. It’s an outlet.”

The WarriorEDU podcasts will feature more McHenry High School educators in the future, along with other education professionals. Prickett said both podcasts are not only a way to continue learning for teachers, but a way for teachers to share their own stories.

Speakers’ bureau available on environmental topics COURTESY PHOTO McHenry County News

McHenry High School East Campus Principal Jeff Prickett has discovered a new outlet for sharing ideas through podcasting and professional development for educators. He’s started two new podcasts this year.

Goodwill launches ‘Mystery Bags to Go’

Online shop offers mystery bags at all 11 retail locations

Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois has launched “Mystery Bags to Go” online shop at www.goodwillgoodtogo.com with curbside or in store pick-up all 11 of its retail locations.

Mystery Bags to Go contain a category of items and sizes that have been originally on the sales floor.

The contents remain a mystery until opened for a fun shopping experience. The online store will list new bags every Friday to keep it fresh for the consumer.

The basic bag sells for $9.99 and the designer bag for $19.99 but the site will also include specialty bags at various prices. All bags contain a minimum of 12 items and are heavily discounted. The value of the mystery bags range from approximately $60 to $120 respectively.

Shoppers can access the site at www.goodwillgoodtogo.com to shop the various bags and pick up curbside or come into the store— whichever is more convenient.

“We were looking for ways to engage our shoppers with new concepts and experiences and felt ‘Mys-

tery Bags to Go’ was a great way to offer customers deeply discounted merchandise while making it fun,” Ben Bernsten, president of Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois, said.

Bernsten said they will continue to monitor the success of Mystery Bags to Go and will evolve the online site based on consumer demand.

For additional information about the program and store locations, visit www.goodwillni.org.

About Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is a community-based notfor-profit organization whose mission is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives.

Goodwill funds job training programs, employment placement services and other community-based programs by selling donated clothing and household items in its 12 retail stores located in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. In 2019, Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois served 26,273 people in the communities in which we reside.

A three-year CARF Accreditation was awarded to Goodwill for its employment programs in 2018 which is official recognition that the organization is guided by internationally recognized service standards and best practices.

Goodwill stores in northern Illinois (Rockford, Machesney Park, Freeport, Sterling, DeKalb, Ottawa, McHenry, Huntley, Crystal Lake and Algonquin) and Beloit, Wisconsin employ over 600 people. Visit their website at www.goodwillni. org.

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry offers speakers for educational purposes through the Environmental Speakers’ Bureau. Members, who are well versed on a variety of topics, are available by simply contacting The Environmental Defenders’ office with a request. Community groups, schools, businesses and government offices are encouraged to contact The Defenders should they need a speaker on a particular or general environmental issue as follows: General topics • General work of The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County • Climate change • Solar energy – community • Eco-friendly pavement sealants • Environmental advocacy & grassroots education • Sustainability & Green building alternatives Eco-responsible lifestyle • Bicycling • Eco-friendly home ideas • Recycling • Waste reduction (food and plastic) • Solar energy – rooftop • Electrical vehicles • Eating/buying locally sourced foods Gardening, farming, landscaping, flora • Native landscaping

• Natural area preservation and wildlife • Oaks and prairies • Farmland protection/local food production • Soil health and preservation/cover crops • Regenerative agriculture Natural resource stewardship • Land conservation, policy planning and natural resource protection • Soil nutrient runoff reduction • Clean water/water resources • Groundwater/groundwater chloride contamination Ecology and ecosystems • Conservation in McHenry County • Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge • Restoration ecology; winter ecology • Pollinators/backyard wildlife habitat • Permaculture Founded in 1970, The Environmental Defenders is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment in McHenry County.

Contact Cynthia Kanner, executive director, at Defendersdirector@gmail. com; 110 S. Johnson St., Suite 106, Woodstock, IL 60098. 815-338-0393; www.mcdef.org. Like them on Facebook. Find them on Instagram.

Car show, Cider Fest Oct. 4 COVID-19 may have succeeded in putting the McHenry County Historical Society’s car show in “neutral,” but it never slipped into “park.”

State health rules in July, pertaining to social distancing and safe assembly, forced a postponement of the accompanying car show until Cider Fest Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 4 at McHenry County Historical Museum,

6422 Main St. For information, call Tony at TJ’s Klassics, 847-515-8110.

Sponsored by Intren, the free show will feature sports, classic and antique cars. Top cars will receive trophies, including one for Best of Show. As in the past, a one-of-a-kind People’s Choice trophy and door prizes also will be presented.

DJ Jose Ramos will be spinning

“oldies” as part of this year’s festival, which will include food vendors, an apple pressing demonstration, free access to the museum via timed tours, a mum sale and more. Face coverings and social distancing guidelines will be observed on the museum grounds for everyone’s safety.

Visit www.gothistory.org for additional details as they become available.

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Alpaca Pines teaches ways to use the fiber from your alpaca

By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR

Alpaca Pines in Poplar Grove is known for the alpacas they rescue and their fiber mill where they can process fiber of all kinds. True aficionados, however, visit the farm regularly to learn all about ways to handle and use the fiber. Alpaca Pines is currently offering classes in both spinning and drop spinning, knitting, and making felt rugs.

One upcoming class will be an introduction to Spinning using a Drop Spindle on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 until 3 p.m. The cost of $25 includes the lesson and 2 ounces of fiber to work with. The instructor has a wide range of education in the fiber arts. Spindles are available for purchase.

Once a month, they hold an Al​ paca Pines Farm Make-Along (MAL) Meet & Greet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

In 2020 Vicky Donley began the first annual Alpaca Pines LLC Farms and Fiber Mill Make-Along (MAL)! The Sip-n-Spin’s Tipsy Spinster will join us to help demonstrate our project crocheting a sampler Afghan. Stay tuned to each event page for updates, video demonstrations, and opportunities to learn in-person at Alpaca Pines Farm throughout the year. The next Make Along dates are Oct. 10, Nov. 7, and Dec. 5.

You can find previous sessions at the Sip-n-Spin Facebook page: www.facebook.com/thesipnspin

The Sip-n-Spin YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UC9P5G68Bg0dp6LVIEBCA9zw Download the free pattern “Red Heart Crochet Sampler Afghan” from www.yarnspirations.com/red-heartcrochet-sampler-afghan/RHC0502025308M.html.

More upcoming classes: • Spinning classes are now being offered with David from 2 Guys Yarn Company Follow this link to register: www2guysyarn.com. You can also call the mill for more information. The cost per class is $100. The class is a one-day session from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Class dates are Oct. 13, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15.

Design a felted rug Cost is $125. Call for available dates.

The rug will take two visits to the mill to complete. All materials are provided.

A solid felted sheet will be made for the backing, core spun rug yarn will be used for the top of the rug. Natural colors are offered. Specific dyed colors will be extra. This project creates a one of a kind gift or a lovely addition to your home.

Call the Mill to set up a time and date at 815-292-3222. You can also call to arrange a time for a tour through the mill and a meeting with the alpacas.

Alpaca Pines, 21756 Beaverton Road, Poplar Grove. You can also visit their website at www.alpacapines.com or visit their Facebook page.

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Alpaca Pines set up a booth at the Huntley Farmers Market on Saturday, Sept. 18. They brought along two types of alpaca: Meteor, an appaloosa colored Suri alpaca and Peanut Butter and Jelly - two Huacaya alpacas.

Bizarre Belvidere

The spiritualist craze

By Mindy Long LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARIAN, IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Vicky Donley takes advantage of National Spin in Public Day to demonstrate how to use a drop spindle.

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ALPACA PINES We will follow social distancing guidelines. Visitors must wear masks.

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Last month we learned about Wilbur Eden Hammond, the spiritualist healer. This month we will explore the religious movement known as Spiritualism, which drew Belvidere and Boone County residents by the thousands. Spiritualism seems to have started in 1847 in New York, and it quickly spread throughout the country, gaining over eight million followers in the United States and Europe by 1897.

Here in Belvidere, followers numbered about 3,000 in the 1800s with equally large worshippers in surrounding townships. Flora Township, for example, claimed over 2,000 members.

The first Spiritualist meetings in Boone County began as early as 1860, with meetings, or circles, held in the homes of local residents. By 1861, larger gatherings were held at the Adelphi Hall and the courthouse. Lectures were presented on themes such as character building for the next world and the use of crystals in contacting the spiritual world.

Test readings with audience members were given on a regular basis.

During this same time frame, The Chautauqua Institution was spreading out to local areas, bringing their non-denominational itinerant circuit to small rural areas. The Spiritualist groups in Boone County were able to hold annual gatherings in the Chautauqua tents, similar to the gathering depicted here.

Spiritualism presumed that spirits of the dead exist and can communicate with the living. The primary goal of their meetings was to open a door between this world and the next to achieve contact with loved ones who had passed. To that end, worship services included séances, spirit pictures, slate writing, and message bearing to the other world. Mediums, or spirit workers, either led the services or conducted activities during the ceremonies.

However, Boone County members still adhered to traditional Christian beliefs and held annual Christmas programs complete with caroling, pageants, visits from Santa and gifts for the children.

By 1930, the First Spiritualist Research Society established the First Spiritualist Church in Belvidere. Meetings were held at Longcor Hall or the G.A.R. Hall and mediums were brought here from surrounding cities including Rockford and Elgin. A ladies auxiliary was even formed, which held numerous fundraisers like bunco parties and bazaars to raise money for their church.

Additional meetings were frequently held at various homes in town, a habit which continued from the early days before the church was opened.

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An early Chautauqua itinerant event, similar to ones held by the Spiritualists.

Guests from the Illinois Spiritualist Society and faith healers like Wilbur Hammond were featured at these meetings, or circles, which were widely advertised in the local paper and open to the public.

The most well-known Spiritualist practitioner was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was devoted to the movement in his later years, consulting mediums worldwide, conducting lectures and neglecting his literary works. Although his estate was diminished greatly by the time of his death, his widow carried on his spiritualistic work and claimed to have received several messages from him. Mary Todd Lincoln was also a devotee, organizing séances in an attempt to contact her deceased son.

On the other hand, the movement had many critics who compared Spiritualism to witchcraft and attempted to debunk or demystify the movement. The greatest critic of all was Harry Houdini, who spent a lifetime exposing mediums as frauds and charlatans. Whether true movement or frauds, the Spiritualist Society and Church operated in Belvidere and Boone County until the late 1930’s.

Interest eventually waned here and in the rest of the country, but there is still a Spiritualist Church in Cherry Valley which holds Sunday services and an Institute in Milwaukee where you can learn more about this unusual religion.

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Trogg’s Hollow opens drive-thru farm stand on Fridays

By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR

Marcy and Chris Prchal of Trogg’s Hollow in Poplar Grove brought their organic veggies to the Huntley Farmer’s Market on Saturday, Sept. 19. “We didn’t get frosted last night so we will have food for several more weeks,” Chris said.

“Our vegetables are chemical-free.

We get apples from orchards in southern Illinois and partner with other local farms. If we don’t have something but know someone who does, we will refer people to them. “ We had to figure out how to work around the COVID-19 restrictions, so we have a Drive-Thru Farm Stand at the farm on Fridays from 4 p.m. until dark. We have pumpkins, organic cranberries out of Wisconsin, lettuce mixes, Gala and Golden Delicious apples, fresh bread, and eggs. This week we might also have asparagus.

“Our crops have been consistent so far and we want to increase our offerings in the future, including pastured birds. We will have chickens from our farm in November.”

If you visit their website at www. troggshollow.com you will learn: Trogg’s Hollow CSA and Market Farm is a family-owned and run micro-farm doing bio-intensive ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTO Rock Valley Publishing

Marcy and Chris Prchal of Trogg’s Hollow run a farm stand at the farm on Friday evenings.

urban farming in Poplar Grove, Illinois. We offer 25 year-round veggie CSA shares to Chicago, the Northwest and Far West suburbs, and Rockford. We also sell seasonal veggies at local farmers markets and at our on-farm stand.

We have been growing veggies our entire lives. In 2010 we expanded our personal growing space, in the city of Elgin, to start producing enough to sell CSA shares to other families. By 2012, we needed more land due to demand for our veggies. We moved to a farm in Poplar Grove and, since 2013, have been growing here. We’ve also welcomed in dairy goats, laying hens, turkeys, ducks, and guinea fowl.

In 2016 we extended to year round shares with a brand new high tunnel, and added honey bees hives to the farm.

All our growing methods are to organic certification standards, but we take it a step further by applying no chemicals, neither organic nor conventional, except those that Mother Nature drops on our farm.

This is the way our grandparents and great-grandparents grew veggies, and we continue this time-tested method. We do this so that our children, shareholders, or anyone, can walk into our field, pick a veggie and eat it there without worrying what may be on, or in it.

You can also see what’s going on at Trogg’s Hollow, 11577 Poplar Grove Road, Poplar Grove by checking their Facebook page.

4-H Livestock virtual results The Boone County 4-H youth development program empowers and prepares youth for success by providing opportunities for youth to learn, practice, and demonstrate skills needed for home, career, and citizenship. Youth, organized in clubs, study areas of interest called 4-H projects.

Projects include a wide range of interests: animal science, civic engagement, leadership, career development, STEM, environment, creative arts, and healthy living. While 2020 and Covid-19 has challenged youth in the Boone County 4-H program, the county 4-H staff has continued to encourage 4-H members to complete their 4-H projects and prepare them for exhibit.

In a typical year, these 4-H members would demonstrate their knowledge by showing their animals at the Boone County Fair. This year 4-H members transitioned to a virtual showcase. 4-H’ers submitted videos and photos of their livestock, those digital elements were judged, and prizes awarded just as they would have been at the fair.

Boone County 4-H Program Coordinator, Melissa Irwin stated, “During the fair youth use their showmanship skills to make their animals look their very best. This year youth also used their photography skills to make sure the animals were camera ready. They learned that the lighting and backgrounds they choose effects how the animals look on film. They spent extra time practicing and experimenting with these details to get it just right to upload for the judges to view.” We are excited to share the 4-H’ers livestock projects with the community. You can view videos, photos and results of all of our virtual 4-H exhibits by visiting our website at go.illinois. edu/Boone4-HVirtualResults. On the results tab you can search by exhibitor name or by division. We invite you to enjoy viewing the projects that our Boone County 4-H members have worked on so hard throughout the year.

To learn more about the Boone County 4-H Program please contact the Extension Office at 815544-3710 or visit our website at web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo.

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Grand Champion Overall Female: Morgan Richardson is pictured with her Hereford Jr. Yearling Heifer.

Supreme Champion Overall: Sarah Fitzgerald is shown with her registered Holstein 4-year-old cow.

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In my opinion

Fires engulf western states: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana etc. Read the headlines, 29 fires in California, 35 dead, and at least 90 fires currently in western states.

Fox News Jeff Paul, reported Sept. 11, 2020, “California is one of the hardest hit with a record breaking 3 million acres burned and nearly 4000 homes and buildings lost so far…. The fires also taking a toll in Washington state where more than 100 homes are gone… and in Oregon, more than 35 fires are burning with at least five small towns destroyed.”

This fire destruction is unprecedented. It’s like Anarchists’ street destruction were not getting the media attention they demanded and President Trump had shown moderation by not sending national guard forces into places against the will of mayors and governors seemingly looking to bait escalation as in Kent State May 4, 1970. Seattle, Milwaukee, and Portland no longer drew the viewership it held mid-summer, so anarchists turned to Western forests.

Democratic news outlets blame global warming and say nothing of the avalanche of arsonists.

Republican outlets say little of global warming blaming instead decades of kindling matter left by poor forest management. Both use the same arguments used in the 1980s when forest fires became more common, global warming or poor forest management, neither address the amplified fire increase the last four weeks. In Oregon “half a million residents have been forced to evacuate their homes.

That is one of every ten people in their entire state” (Tucker Carlson Tonight, Sept. 11, 2020).

Michael Shellenberger, author of Apocalypse Never and president of

Viewpoint

Anarchist arsonists join in destroying America’s forests By

HAROLD PEASE, PH.D. Columnist

Environmental Progress explained why fires, especially hot ones, are more frequent than in previous years. In researching for his book, he interviewed most of the major scientists in California that deal with forestry. He found general agreement in that “we have five times more wood fuel in our forests than we did about 100 years ago and it’s really saturated.

That’s what’s driving the intensity of these fires. It’s not climate change.” Adding, “if there weren’t climate change and the forests were still saturated with this wood fuel we would probably still be having these really intense fires….

So management is the key to saving us.”

Two points were especially convincing. One, “forests that have been surrounded by these high intensity fires, but were well managed …were spared those really hot, high fires and the fires of dropping down to the ground.”

Second, if climate change were the main factor causing these fires, then all the forests would be on fire and they’re not. We’re seeing these well managed forests, these healthy forests are surviving these really severe mega fires” (Shannon Bream, Fox News Tonight, Sept.

14, 2020).

So back to the arsonists. The following 22 persons with ages listed have been arrested for intentionally starting recent fires, some in multiple places: Jedidiah Fulton 39, Alberto Vincent Acosta, Kevin Carle, 37, Ivan Geronimo Gomez 30, Guadalupe Molina-

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Pacheco, Julian Draper, Demarco Covey 24, Wesley James Bergman 37, Elias Pendergrass 44, Anita Esquivel 37, Vanya Hummel 24, John Davies 55, Christine Comello 36, Alesander Bradford Smith 26, Jesse Peterson 30, Jeffrey Accord 36, Milton Loice Moran 48, Anthony Travis Bodda 21, Alexander Jones 36, Michael Jarrod Bakkeia 41, Jonathan Maas 44 and Sammy Scott Piatt (youtu. be/94.JR9dBEo8).

Accused is not conviction and we hope all get a fair trial but the latter takes months, sometimes years. Our point, probably many of these fires are not acts of nature.

Manti, Utah has had “14 confirmed arson hot spots” in a national forest near by. No suspects have yet been arrested.

An Oregon Board of Commissioners meeting in Oregon City, Clackamas County met to consider the request of the Sheriff’s Department for a 10:00 p.m. curfew. Captain John Smith informed the board of a

significant recent increase in looting and burglaries all over the county. Some extreme groups were “staging gas cans for later destruction,” presumably to start fires. His department was receiving “reports and sightings of people armed with chainsaws, and the goal was to fall telephone poles in hopes of starting further fires.”

One person reported on Facebook, “Some of you still think we’re not being under attack. I found this individual walking in my property as I was driving in, all he had were some matches in his hand. Walked him out of my property at gunpoint and then when we got to some asphalt ground on the main road made him lay down while the cops arrived…. He has got multiple warrants one of them being assaulting a police officer” (youtu.be/rfRh3ngn80).

Democrat media outlets want to keep the narrative on climate change rather than arson. This logic allows them to attach the destruction to Trump and followers

who do not believe science supports global warming. They believe the anarchy in the cities, and now in the forests, is instead designed to frighten voters to vote for Joe Biden. Biden inferred such, “Climate change is already here, and we’re witnessing its devastating effects every single day. We have to get President Trump out of the White House.”

Two preceding Democratic presidential candidates agree.

Hillary Clinton, “None of this is normal, and confronting climate change is on the ballot this year. Vote as early as you can, for a habitable planet.” Barack Obama, “The fires across the West Coast are just the latest examples of the very real ways our changing climate is changing our communities. Protecting our planet is on the ballot. Vote like your life depends on it—because it does” (Tucker Carson Tonight, Sept. 11, 2020). Protecting us from anarchists and arsonists is also on the ballot.

Kopp disclosure

Scratching the surface of lies

By Dr. Robert Kopp

lie. You can tell people that it’s none of their business or that Dr. James I. McCord, president you’re not comfortable talking of Princeton Theological Seminary about it now or that you may talk from 1959–1983 and president of about it at a later date, or that you the World Alliance of Reformed may never talk about it. But never Churches, went home to Jesus in lie!”

1990.

Actually, those cherished Our Lord shared many blessings memories are all about telling the of knowledge and wisdom through truth. him; and I will never forget Truly, truly, truly, we love God what he said about ministry, by loving like Jesus according stewardship, and lying. to the book or doing something During the 1976 General for Christ’s sake and we give in Assembly of United Presbyterians gratitude for what/who He gave in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. (see John 3:16-17) and Jesus said McCord challenged five young the father/source/starter of all seminarians on the fifth floor of the lies is Satan: “He was a murderer Hilton Hotel: “Do something for from the beginning, and does not Christ’s sake! I don’t care if you stand in the truth, because there is succeed or fail. Just do something no truth in him. When he lies, he for Christ’s sake!” speaks out of his own character, He often recalled the woman for he is a liar and the father of who complained to him after a lies” (see John 8:39ff). sermon: “All you ever talk about So now you know the inspiration when you preach is money. All I and kinship of liars. ever hear from you is, ‘Give, give, People who love Jesus by the give.’ He responded, “Have you book are dedicated to the truth, the ever heard of a better definition of whole truth, and nothing but the Christianity than give, give, give?” truth.

He told us, “Never lie! You Back on Feb. 3, 1980, in don’t have to reveal everything Woodstown, New Jersey, my that you know or think. But never buddy Paul Watermulder told Cub

CONTRIBUTOR

Scouts, “Lying is out. Little lies, half-truths, and pretend stories are out. They will not make you happy, because God does not like them. No matter how much it hurts, God likes the truth best.”

I think of the mother who asked Dwight L. Moody how she could help her children to stop fibbing.

Moody answered, “Start calling them lies.”

John Calvin linked lying with the ninth commandment (“You shall not bear false witness!”) and said breaking it was “evilspeaking.”

He wrote, “To sum up: let us not malign anyone with slanders or false charges, nor harm his substance by falsehood, in short, injure him by unbridled evilspeaking … hateful accusations arising from evil intent and wanton desire to defame.”

In other words, lies come from the pit of hell.

Truth is heavenly.

That means liars are…

Ouch.

Nobody wants to go there.

It’s true.

Honesty is the best policy… and prescription for harmony with God.

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Beekeeping in Boone County: from the bee to the bottle

By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER

In 2020, Vince Melillo of Belvidere is now in his third year of beekeeping. Originally, He had heard about beekeeping for months before he made the decision to attempt it himself. “A friend of mine was doing it and couldn’t stop talking about it. I thought ‘I should do this,’” Melillo said. He learned about bees, built two hives, and Fernvalley Honeybees was born.

Melillo has since been documenting his growing business on YouTube. He splits his hives at need and now has eight producing hives.

“I began with the purchase of two types of bees – Carniolan and Italian. I now also have a couple of hives that are hybrids” [The Italian honeybee (Apis mellifera ligustica) is the most popular bee in North American. They are gentle and good producers. Carniolan honeybees (Apis mellifera carnica) fly in slightly cooler weather and in theory are better in northern climates.]

“The Carniolan bees are mean.

“Normally in your first year you won’t get honey,” Melillo said. “I was able to collect 80 pounds of honey during my first year, 170 pounds last year, and this year I have collected 240 pounds. It can be difficult to remove the lids from the hives to collect the honey. The bees make propolis (generally known as ‘bee glue’) to seal holes and cracks in the hive. When they use propolis to seal the lid onto the hive, I really have to work to pry it off.

“The hives have frames that the bees use to store their honey. I leave enough room between frames so the bees can build up their combs.

When I am ready to harvest the honey, I scrape the cappings off the combs and use the extractor to spin the honey out. Then I strain the honey to make sure the cappings are all out. I strain it a second time and, if needed, I use a spoon to remove any tiny cappings that are still there.

“I am in the process of building a honey barn exclusively for pro-

cessing honey. This will replace the room I have been working in and provide more space for processing and storage. I have a decap table to remove the caps from the honeycomb, a honey extractor, and a new wax spinner. I got it just before the COVID-19 lockdown.

“A lot of people buy local honey for their allergies. Others use it in tea or on muffins, oatmeal, or bread. My wife takes the combs for their wax and makes beeswax candles.

“I lined the ground under the hives to prevent weeds growing and parasites and pests from breeding nearby. I use essential oils to keep the bees healthy, prevent hive beetles, nosema disease, and mites.

Any of these are enough to kill the bees and destroy the hives. All my hives have mite treatment in them right now.

“Winter is coming and I am preparing the hives with insulated lids so when it gets cold and frost develops, it will not melt into con-

densation on the inner cover when the sun warms the hives and drip on the bees. Cold does not kill bees - water kills bees. I will also wrap insulation around the hives so they will be warm during the winter.

According to the BeeKeep Club, “Excessive condensation on the inner cover of a hive leads to water droplets forming. In the event that these droplets of water on the inner cover drip down into the beehive, they may cause the death of the honeybees they touch. The droplets are very cold and make bees wet.

Honeybees can survive cold very well, but not when wet too.” – beekeepclub.com “They say you have to expect to lose at least one hive during the winter but I don’t accept that,” Melillo said. “I am going into the winter with eight hives and I hope to come out with eight hives. I will not settle for anything but zero loss. I have a couple of hives that are absolutely packed with bees and my plan for next year is to be more aggressive

and split them into 16 hives.

“There are supposed to be between 15,000 and 20,000 bees per hive in the spring. I will transfer some of the bees from the brood boxes on the bottom of each hive to the new ones and do what is called a walk-away split where you take a frame of eggs, frames of emerging brood, and frames of honey and put them in a five-frame nucleus (nuc), put the lid on and walk away. If no queen is in that hive, the worker bees will make one from the available eggs.

“I have set out pollen feeders for them. It’s fun in the winter when it’s a nice day and they come out.

They swarm around those feeders.

In the spring I will give them pollen patties to feed them until plant pollen is available. I mostly leave them alone. I just check on them to keep an eye on them.

“I’m obsessed with my bees.”

You can follow Melillo and his bees on Facebook or on YouTube at Fernvalley Honeybees.

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Boone County Government hosts free Household Hazardous Waste Collection

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Boone County hosted a free Household Hazardous Waste Collection event in partnership with the IEPA on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event was held in the parking lot at the Boone County Administration Campus, 1212 Logan

Ave. from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

They were accepting: oil-based paints; household batteries; used motor oil; paint thinners; herbicides; lawn chemicals; insecticides; solvents; pesticides; antifreeze; old gasoline; hobby chemicals; pool chemicals; aerosol paints and pesticides; cleaning prod-

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Latex paint is not hazardous and can safely be dried or absorbed and dis-carded with regular trash.

The event was sponsored by sponsored by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and hosted

by Boone County Government.

“This is a government program that started in the late ‘80s said the contractor/project manager for the event (he did not wish to be named). People just throw stuff in the trash. Hazardous materials then enter the landfill and seep down into the water table and into the ground water. Eventually that now contaminated water is pumped out and used in area households.

“To prevent that from happening, the government instituted the collection of hazardous materials to be disposed of properly at treatment facilities with incinerators, water treatment plants, and storage areas. These are all stringently controlled and must get permits and allow on-site inspections.”

He then told me to visit the Illinois Environmental Protection website.

In the mid-twentieth century, solid waste management issues rose to new heights of public concern in many areas of the United States because of increasing solid waste generation, shrinking disposal capacity, rising disposal costs, and public opposition to the siting of new disposal facilities. These solid waste management challenges continue today, as many communities are struggling to develop cost-effective, environmentally protective solutions. The growing amount of waste generated has made it increasingly important for solid waste management officials to develop strategies to manage wastes safely and cost effectively.

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To the extent possible, EPA tried to develop hazardous waste regulations that balance the conservation of re-sources, while ensuring the protection of human health and environment.

Many hazardous wastes can be recycled safely and effectively, while other wastes will be treated and disposed of in landfills or incinerators.

Recycling hazardous waste has a variety of benefits including reducing the consumption of raw materials and the volume of waste materials that must be treated and disposed. However, improper storage of those materials might cause spills, leaks, fires, and contamination of soil and drinking water. To encourage hazardous waste re-cycling while protecting health and the environment, EPA developed regulations to ensure recycling would be performed in a safe manner.

Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) provide temporary storage and final treatment or disposal for hazardous wastes. Since they manage large volumes of waste and conduct activities that may present a higher degree of risk, TSDFs are stringently regulated. The TSDF requirements establish generic facility management standards, specific provisions governing hazardous waste management units and additional precautions designed to protect soil, ground water and air resources.

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Project to aid global hunger initiative

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Commercializing development technologies like the SIL multi-crop thresher will enable local communities across Sub-Saharan Africa to scale up their agricultural production and improve livelihoods.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, and State Sen. Scott Bennett.

“The University of Illinois’ Soybean Innovation Lab does great work promoting food security and addressing hunger across the globe,” says Rep. Davis. “The USAID grant for the Lab will help them further their important work and equip farmers with the tools and resources they need to increase yields. That’s why I’m proud to be a strong supporter of this program and continued agriculture research in Congress. I look forward to working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle on this important issue.”

Adds Rep. LaHood, “I was proud to join Congressman Rodney Davis and the University of Illinois’ Soybean Innovation Lab to announce that SIL has received a $1 million award from USAID. SIL is leading the way in innovative research and technology for successful soybean development and utilization. This funding will play a key role in helping to reduce poverty and malnutrition in the developing world.”

A recording of the live event is available online.

About Soybean Innovation Lab The Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) works to im-

prove food security and nutrition around the world. SIL is a team of technical soybean experts that provide evidence-based innovations, tools, and technologies across the

Upcoming 4-H events

• Back by popular demand: McHenry County Farm Bureau’s Young Leaders Committee is holding a T-Shirt and Hoodie fundraiser. The “Start Seeing Farmers” items feature the Young Leader’s brand new logo and a tractor with an SMV sign. The writing on the back of the shirt reads “Caution, Slow Down, Share The Road.” Order and payment due by Nov. 30.

• Check out a new program being offered by one of our partners, Main Stay Therapeutic Farm, has a new program for 8- 12-year-olds. Check out the Saddle Up Youth Program.

Disclaimer: this is not a McHenry Co. 4-H sponsored event; however, Rd., LITH. • Tuesday, Oct. 27: Brookdale the knowledge youth gain can be Conservation Area, 2105 Paulson applied to the horse project. (This would make an awesome SPIN Club Road, Woodstock.

Register for one or more sessions.

Each one is limited to 15 participants.

Registration and fee: County resident $5/NR $7, is due no later than two days prior to the start of each session.

Register online at www.MCCDistrict.org, or by mail to Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake. For more information call 815-479-4779.

After School Adventures with conservation district Need a break from the screen time?

Time to get outside, stretch your legs, and explore. Join McHenry County Conservation District’s education team staff for a hike, outdoor games, and activities.

Activities may include crafts, experiments or other interactive fun.

Games may include scavenger hunts or environmental tag. These dropoff After School Adventures for ages 5–12, will be at different sites throughout the county to give you a chance to explore new places! Dress

for the weather and come prepared to be outside!

Afternoons 4–5:30 p.m.: • Thursday, Oct.1: Rush Creek Conservation Area, 20501 McGuire Road, Harvard.

• Tuesday, Oct. 6: The Hollows Conservation Area, 3804 U.S. Hwy 14, Cary.

• Wednesday, October 14: Glacial Park Conservation Area, Route 31 and Harts Rd., Ringwood.

• Thursday, Oct. 22: Exner Marsh Conservation Area, 9000 Lakewood

McHenry County Sheriff’s report The following arrests in McHenry County were reported by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Sept. 8 Connor R. Freise, 26, Crystal Lake, was cited for domestic battery/ physical contact; Israel Flores, 36, Chicago, was cited for violating an order after served notice; Sept. 9 Allexus C. Gavin, 21, McHenry, was cited for domestic battery/bodily harm; Sept. 10 Robert Cappiello, 55, Fox River Grove, was cited for domestic battery/physical contact; Edgar Bautista, 24, McHenry, was cited for aggravated assault of a peace officer with a weapon, resisting a peace officer/correctional employee, and improper walking on a highway; Matthew R. Kleinke, 41, Crystal Lake, was cited for possession of a

controlled substance, and driving on a revoked driver’s license; Christopher J. Glusic, 33, Joliet, was cited for theft/intent <$500 prior, possession of a controlled substance; Andrew R. Polovin, 48, Island Lake, was cited for causing a child to be endangered, causing circumstances to endanger a child and reckless conduct/great bodily harm; Carlos J. Acosta, 54, Woodstock, was cited for causing a child to be endangered, causing circumstances to endanger a child and reckless conduct/great bodily harm; Sept. 11 Logan Dr. Grove, 21, Antioch, was cited for domestic battery/physical contact, and domestic battery/ bodily harm; Saundra B. Pangburn, 23, Elgin, was cited for aggravated battery/ peace officer, and resist/obstruct peace officer/correctional employee/ firefighter; Sept. 12 Shannon L. Falcon, 39, Lake in

the Hills, was cited for aggravated DUI license suspended or revoked; Sept. 13 Vincenzo J. Purpura, 33, Wonder Lake, was cited for resisting a peace officer/correctional employee, possession of drug paraphernalia, and disorderly conduct; Javier Vazquez-Aquino, 42, Wonder Lake, was cited for domestic battery/bodily harm; Tami L. Rodriguez, 41, McHenry, was cited for domestic battery / bodily harm; Sept. 14 Ryan C. Kyburz, 38, Twin Lakes, was cited for meth delivery <5 grams, 3 counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; Cara M. Ullrich, 42, Twin Lakes, was cited for 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance and violation of an order of protection; Joseph A. Callow, 39, Burlington, was cited for domestic battery/physical contact, and domestic battery/ bodily harm.

value chain to enable sustainable livelihoods through profitable soybean production and utilization across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Source: Peter Goldsmith

with a minimum of five members.)

• 2020-2021 Project Guide is now available at go.illinois.edu/4Hprojectguide. Check out the new eSports and 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 to register for the Virtual 4-H Open House: Session One: 3:30-4:30 p.m. or Session Two: 6-7 p.m. web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=22543 • 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.

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The Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) at the University of Illinois has been selected by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead a new $1 million project — Innovation to Impact (i2i), as part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.

USAID chose SIL to lead the i2i project based on its success in scaling and commercializing development technologies, successfully bringing several innovations from ideation to impact in Sub-Saharan Africa. The i2i program will develop a toolkit to guide other Feed the Future innovation managers on a pathway toward sustained uptake, scale and commercialization of their technologies. SIL has engaged a team of innovators from Michigan State University, University of Florida, Kansas State, and the University of Georgia to serve as co-creators of the i2i toolkit.

“This federal investment to the Soybean Innovation Lab will help researchers at University of Illinois continue to make scientific breakthroughs to help develop sustainable technologies that address global hunger and food security,” U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (DIL) says. “Research labs and programs like this play an important role in driving economic growth and job creation across our state, and I will keep advocating for the investments they deserve.”

The University of Illinois hosted a virtual event on Thursday, Sept.

17, to announce this new initiative.

Speakers included i2i Principal Investigator and SIL Director Peter Goldsmith, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Dean Kim Kidwell, University of Illinois Chancellor Robert Jones, and Division Chief for Research, USAID Bureau of Food Security Nora Lapitan, as well as U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis,

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Slices of life

Different strokes for different folks

My husband and I agree on many things. We share a lot of the same opinions and have even been known to finish each other’s sentence or have the same thought at the same time.

Still, there are lots of times when we don’t see eye to eye – and not just because he’s eight inches taller than me. Even after spending decades together there are things (lots of things) that we approach differently.

We’ve spent so much time together during the quarantine months that these minor differences have been more noticeable – in an interesting, contemplative and sometimes humorous way.

You might think that after all these years we’d have an agreed upon method for folding laundry.

No way. He folds towels one

know – wrong.

We even approach our morning showers differently. I start the By water and test it and test it again JILL (and maybe again) until it is just PERTLER Contributor the right temperature. Then I get in. My husband takes a wilder, more brazen approach. He gets in the shower before ever turning on way (the wrong way); I do them the water so he never knows if he’s another. The same goes for socks going to get blasted with cold or and T-shirts. I guess we both are hot or something in between. too stubborn to adapt to the other’s He is a stickler for details – technique. unless the detail involves leftover He recently had to renew his toothpaste goo in the sink. driver’s license. When the new Apparently he was born with the one came in the mail, he grabbed recessive gene for toothpaste goo; a scissors, cut the old one up and it is invisible to him. I am not goo tossed it in the trash. I’d never cut recessive. I am completely and up an old license, much less toss utterly able to not only perceive it in the trash. I have all my old toothpaste goo but to clean it up, driver’s licenses in the junk drawer even if it is goo from a toothbrush other than my own. in the kitchen. Something about He is a unitasker. He sets out cutting them up seems – I don’t

to do one thing, and he does it well. I couldn’t unitask if my life depended on it. I flit about from one thing to the other and sometimes forget what I was doing in the first place. My behavior in this regard has earned me the fitting nickname of Squirrel.

If you have a dishwasher (not your spouse, but the mechanical kind), you probably recognize the most putsy portion to unload is the silverware section. When I unload, I do the silverware first.

Make hay while the sun shines.

My husband leaves the silverware until the very end. Always put off until tomorrow what you could do today. Or maybe he’s hoping I’ll hop in and help with the forks.

When we first got married, I was a dog person, and he was a cat person. Unlike folding laundry, we were able to find some middle

ground on this one. We are now both dog and cat persons. Marriage can bring about great growth sometimes.

You don’t have to be exactly the same as someone else to love them. Thank goodness for that. My husband drinks milk; I drink water.

He shuts the lights off; I forget and leave them on (squirrel).

I like lots of blankets; he kicks them off. I see hair glumps in the drain, to him they are as invisible as toothpaste goo. Still we’ve been known to finish each other’s sentence and have the same thought at the same time. I call it ESP; He calls it coincidence.

And so it goes.

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.

Back in the saddle

Lazy Day on the River has been canceled

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As a commodity hauler, to obtain Unfortunately, the Oct. 14th river a permit, you must apply to each cruise on the Celebration Belle road jurisdiction whose routes you departing from Dubuque, IA, has plan to travel. Where your route been canceled. While we will not crosses several road jurisdictions, you be able to enjoy the fall color on will need several permits—one for the Mississippi River this year, I each jurisdiction (i.e. state, county, encourage you to get out and take a township, etc.). relaxing walk and enjoy the fall colors For state routes, the permit is only in your neighborhood, at a local park available online from the Illinois or visit the local forest preserves or Department of Transportation’s conservation district parks. website at webapps.dot.illinois.gov/ Illinois Harvest Permits ITAP. A route authorization is also The Illinois Harvest Permit (IHP) required to be carried along with the is now available through December State’s permit. This authorization 31st from the Illinois Department describes the route of travel and of Transportation to assist with ensures there are no weight limit the harvest season. The IHP postings along that route. The route allows trucks hauling agricultural authorization is obtained on the ITAP commodities to exceed their gross, website and must be updated at least axle, and registered weights by up to every 14 days. The permit, route WINNEBAGO-BOONE FARM BUREAU

Labor Day Campaign results Boone County Sheriff David Ernest, announces the results of the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP grant) Labor Day Campaign.

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office received a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

These patrols focus on DUI offenders and Seat Belt violations.

Deputies conducted 258 traffic stops that resulted in 284 tickets or

arrests: • 7 – DUIs • 55 - Seatbelt Violations • 147 - Speeding • 19 – Distracted Driving • 8 – Suspend / Revoked Arrests • 1 – Criminal Arrest • 48 - Miscellaneous Traffic Offenses Boone County Sheriff’s Office will continue with targeted traffic enforcement in the coming months.

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authorization, and form OPER 993 must be carried in the truck either on paper or electronically.

Before hauling each load, all state routes must be checked via the www. gettingaroundillinois.com website or ITAP’s route authorization page to verify that there are no closures or postings on the route.

The IHP from IDOT only allows travel on state routes. It does not cover travel on Interstates or local routes. Local jurisdictions may issue

a harvest season permit for their road systems but are not required to.

They also have the option to waive the requirement to carry a permit and designate (in writing) that they allow the overweight loads to be carried on their systems.

None of these permits allow a vehicle to exceed a road weight posting. All road and bridge postings and legal weight limits still apply.

For more details visit IFB website at www.ilfb.org/resources/

transportation-resources/illinoisharvest-permit and IDOT at webapps. dot.illinois.gov/ITAP. Safe Harvest Wishing our farmers a safe harvest season. Help keep them safe by remembering to Slow Down and Share the Roads as they harvest and bring in the crops. Remember it is illegal to pass farm equipment in no passing zones or within 100 feet of an intersection, railroad crossing, or bridge.

Senate committee focuses on criminal sentencing reforms

By Raymon Troncoso CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

The second state Senate committee hearing spurred by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ recently unveiled legislative agenda focused on criminal justice reforms.

The joint hearing of the Senate Criminal Law and Public Safety committees addressed truth-In-sentencing laws that mandate violent offenders serve more of their sentence; mandatory minimums that restrict judicial discretion and require longer sentences for crimes; three-strike enhancements to sentences that give repeat offenders more jail time for minor crimes; and resentencing convicted persons after one of their infractions is decriminalized.

The meeting was subject matter only, meaning it was just for informational purposes and no legislative remedies were proposed or voted upon. Co-chair of the hearing, state Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, called the disparities in the criminal justice system a crisis and invited his fellow lawmakers to “think boldly” when considering solutions.

“Decades of unsuccessful sentencing laws have done nothing to reduce gun violence and are rooted in a history of racist ‘tough-on-crime’ safety policies,” Peters said. “There is nothing prideful or righteous about clinging to failure. If we truly do want to win real safety and justice in our communities, then we must commit to real, tangible change.”

Witnesses from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, the Illinois Public Defender Association, the John Howard Association, and retired Judge Donald Bernardi advocated for moving away from potentially excessive punitive measures such as mandatory minimums. Instead, they favor prison alternatives or sentences that involve reduced prison time in return for participation in rehabilitative or counsel-related programs.

The advocates argued that public

safety is enhanced when offenders have the chance to rehabilitate and are provided resources to reenter and contribute to their community. The longer a person is in the prison system, the more difficult that becomes, advocates said.

“It’s a bit anecdotal, but in discussions I’ve had with judges … we have often discussed the inability to go below a minimum,” Bernardi said during his testimony. “Judges would comment ‘I wish I could have given him probation.’ I mean that’s something I actually have heard quite a bit. I have never heard a judge complain ‘I wish I could have given the guy more time.’”

Keith Grant, president of the Public Defender Association, said it is more effective to be “smart on crime” rather than “tough on crime” in order to enhance public safety.

“We need to stop merely punishing the offense and commit to rehabilitating the defender,” he said.

According to Grant, many defendants in criminal cases will take a plea deal rather than fight charges when they are otherwise faced with long sentences due to mandatory minimums and truth in sentencing, which increase the length of sentences and the amount time served despite good behavior.

Grant said gun enhancements and mandatory minimums add decades to a person’s charge, even if they were unarmed and did not commit the crime but were an associate to the person who committed a gun crime.

“These clients are all uniformly young, male and Black,” he said.

Grant and other witnesses, including some lawmakers, noted that Black Illinoisans make up roughly 15 percent of the population but are approximately 55 percent of the prison population.

Witnesses from the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association agreed with making drug sentencing more equitable. They also advocated for more government-provided resources to underserved communities in terms of educa-

tion, housing, economic assistance and counseling to reduce crime. The group also said providing more resources to inmates such as work release and work study programs could assist in the rehabilitation effort.

The state’s attorneys, however, pushed back on calls to do away with mandatory minimums and truth-in-sentencing laws.

“What our concern is as prosecutors, is we are doing our jobs to protect the public from the wolves, not the sheep,” Justin Hood, president of the association, said during his testimony.

He also emphasized that prosecutors do not look at the race or gender of the individual when deciding criminal charges, but instead focus on the crime itself and the defendant’s criminal history.

“I understand it looks bad with race going along with some of the more serious crimes,” Hood said later in the hearing when answering a question from committee chairman, state Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago. “A lot of us are just really trying to protect the people and the public and give our victims the best support we can.”

While acknowledging it wasn’t an apples-to-apples comparison due to the size of the U.S., witnesses from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council and the John Howard Association said Illinois and the U.S. in general could take a note from the German prison system. German inmates are held in more communal spaces and have lower rates of recidivism. Despite that, the prisons are still highly secure without compromising public safety, the advocates said.

“As we move forward towards reform measures, it’s important for all of us to hear all sides of an issue,” Sims said to close the hearing. “Balance.

How we are balancing the needs of public safety versus the respect of victims versus the respect of the individuals who have committed crimes and/or are alleged to have committed crimes.”

College news University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana grads The University of Illinois has announced more than 9,000 graduates for the 2020 spring semester. Local students include: Belvidere: Anguiano, Jacqlyn R.; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Communication Buss, Marjorie Marie; Graduate College; Master of Social Work, Social Work Campos, Emilio J.; Law; Juris Doctor, Law Cassaro, Joshua Peter; Business; Bachelor of Science in Operations Management and in Information Systems, Operations Management, Information Systems Gooden, Tremaine; Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Hallett; Emily Nicole; Graduate College; Master of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology Hills, Alexander John; Fine and Applied Arts; Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, Industrial Design Hoegberg, Zachary; Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Hoegberg, Zachary; Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering Hofstetter, Jacob Christian; Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Lemke, Jennifer K.; Applied Health Sciences; Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Kinesiology Shirodkar, Jay Nitin; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Economics Sumano, Vanessa Lynn; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Psychology Vittore, Maximillian P.; Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Caledonia: Chen, Kajsa E.; Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering, Bioengineering Stadelman, Austin Alexander; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Political Science Walker, Elijah P.; Applied Health Sciences; Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences; Highest Honors Arens, Michael Ryan; Business; Bachelor of Science in Finance, Finance; Honors Poplar Grove: Hall, Caden Riley; Liberal Arts and Sciences; Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology Lofquist, Austin Connor; Engineering; Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering Olsen, Kelsie Elizabeth; Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies, Human Development and Family Studies University Honors and inclusion on the Bronze Tablet are the university’s highest honors for graduating students. Honorees, who are the top 3% from each college’s 2019 graduating class, must have a total grade-point average of at least 3.5 (out of a possible 4.0), although in recent years an average as high as 3.9 was needed to make the list in some colleges at Illinois.

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LEGALS 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 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

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) )ss COUNTY OF BOONE ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY BOONE - IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of LEILA J. SIMAS, Deceased.

Case No. 20 P55 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - WILL AND CLAIMS NOTICE is given of the death of Leila J. Simas. Letters of Office were issued on September 1, 2020, to Krystle L. Simas, Administrator, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Attorney Nathan J. Noble, P.C., 504 North State Street, Belvidere, Illinois.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 17, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3, whichever date is later.

Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the

BooneCounty Circuit Clerk– Probate Division at the Boone County Courthouse, 601 N Main St, Belvidere, IL 61008, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Circuit Clerk’s Office–Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Date: 9/11/20 Nathan J. Noble Attorney for Administrator Nathan J. Noble, P.C. Attorney Nathan J. Noble 504 North State Street Belvidere, IL 61008 815.547.7700 (Published in the Belvidere Republican Sept. 17, 24 & Oct. 1, 2020) 381283

STATE OF ILLINOIS

) )ss COUNTY OF MCHENRY ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22nd JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY MCHENRY - IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of BARBARA R. BUCK, Deceased.

Case No. 20 PR 145 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - WILL AND CLAIMS NOTICE is given of the death of Barbara R. Buck. Letters of Office were issued on September 2, 2020, to Heidi Pendleton, Administrator, who is the legal representative of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Attorney Nathan J. Noble, P.C., 504 North State Street, Belvidere, Illinois.

Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 24, 2021, that date being at least six (6) months from the date of first publication, or within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to creditors, if mailing or delivery is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3, whichever date is later.

Any claim not filed by the requisite date stated above shall be barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the McHenry County Circuit Clerk–Probate Division at the McHenry County Courthouse, 2200 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL 60098, or with the estate legal representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the McHenry County Circuit Clerk’s Office–Probate Division, must be mailed or delivered to the estate legal representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Date: 9/14/20 Nathan J. Noble Attorney for Administrator Nathan J. Noble, P.C. Attorney Nathan J. Noble 504 North State Street Belvidere, IL 61008 815.547.7700 (Published in the McHenry County News Sept. 24, Oct. 1 & 8, 2020)

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Madigan probe paused pending U.S. Attorney’s guidance Democratic, Republican leaders differ on what they’ve been told so far

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on a special legislative committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan both said Sept. 15 that they are awaiting further guidance from federal prosecutors about how far they can go in questioning witnesses and calling for documents.

The Special Investigating Committee held its first meeting last week, during which members voted unanimously not to take any substantive action that could interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation. They also authorized Chairman Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, to contact the U.S. Attorney’s office for guidance on how to avoid interference.

Also during that meeting, Republicans unveiled a list of potential witnesses they would like to give testimony and produce various documents.

Madigan was implicated in July in an alleged bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison, the state’s largest electric utility, when officials from the company entered what’s known as a “deferred prosecution agreement.”

In that agreement, company officials admitted that, over a period of years, they handed out jobs and contracts to close Madigan associates in an effort to curry his favor for legislation that benefitted the company.

Madigan has not been charged and has denied any wrongdoing.

But Republicans in the Illinois House have invoked a House rule to commence a committee to explore punitive actions against the long-serving speaker, up to and including expulsion from the House.

House Republicans have accused Madigan of a of non-criminal charge under House rules—“conduct unbecoming to a legislator or which constitutes a breach of public trust,” which is elaborated as “engaging in a bribery scheme, an extortion scheme, conspiracy to violate federal and state laws, among other misconduct and misuse of office.”

The six-member investigative committee is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, but a majority vote is required to approve such a charge, which means at least one Democrat would have to vote with Republicans in order to send the charge to a separate disciplinary committee.

In separate emails Sept. 15, both Welch and Demmer confirmed that they had spoken by phone with John Lausch Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and that Lausch had given them clearance to call witnesses.

But that’s where their interpretations of the conversation start to differ.

“We were advised that the US Attorney’s Office does not object to the work of the Committee, nor do they object to the calling of any of the names on our initial witness list, including Speaker Madigan,” Demmer said in a statement. “We appreciate their attention to this very serious matter, and we look forward to the committee meeting next week to continue its work on behalf of the people of Illinois.”

Welch, by contrast, gave a very different summary of the conversation.

“The U.S. Attorney made it clear we could seek testimony from whoever we choose; however, they requested we refrain from seeking any materials or testimony related to the (deferred prosecution agreement) that is still confidential or anything in the possession of the federal government,” Welch said.

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Child welfare officials say they’re coping during pandemic Virtual visits, phone calls often replacing in-person visits to children in care

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Child welfare officials in Illinois told a panel of state lawmakers Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered but not completely prevented their efforts to monitor children at risk of abuse or neglect.

“Without question, the pandemic has been and continues to be extremely challenging for all of us, both personally and professionally,” Marc Smith, acting director of the Illinois Department of Children and Families, told a Senate panel during a virtual meeting Sept. 14.

“But everyone who works for, or in partnership with us has kept their eyes on our mission to keep children safe.”

Smith said one of the first things DCFS did was to move its child abuse reporting hotline, officially known as the State Central Register, to a remote environment so that employees could answer the phones from their homes.

Gayle Hopper, who manages the hotline, said the people who answer those phones have been working remotely since March 23.

“The hotline today continues to work remotely and staff are working from home every day,” Hopper said.

Hopper noted that there was a sharp decline in the number of reports received from “mandatory

reporters”—which are licensed professionals such as teachers and health care workers who are required by law to report cases of suspected abuse or neglect—especially during the early weeks of the pandemic.

In response, she said, agency officials reached out to members of the American Pediatrics Association and to the Illinois State Board of Education to instruct doctors and teachers about how to report to the hotline, even when they were only seeing children remotely.

By July and August, she said, call volume began to pick up again, even exceeding the numbers reached during the same months in 2019, even though the total number of calls this year is about 18 percent lower than last year.

“This can be attributed to the increase of reporting by law enforcement, by the steady reporting of medical professionals, and the community observing or reporting first-hand information of child maltreatment,” she said.

Officials with private agencies that provide child welfare services on contract with DCFS said they have faced similar challenges.

Bill Steinhauser, president and CEO of Bethany for Children and Families, a social service agency that serves the Quad Cities area, said case workers at that agency are doing what they can to stay in

contact with families.

“They basically are staying in contact through either FaceTime or Google Meet, but also going out, directly talking to families, practicing social distancing and wearing a mask. It’s kept them all safe,” he said.

But Steinhauser noted that Illinois families have suffered unique financial and emotional strains during the pandemic, which has affected children’s welfare.

“Our families are experiencing economic stress, and also just not very familiar with being around each other all that often,” he said.

“And that stress as well as economic stress are causing our families to do as any other family, which is experience dysfunction. And also they’re trying to escape from the reality of COVID-19.

“We’re also seeing an increase in substance abuse, and mental health seems to be aggravated or intensified. And those services, because of where we’re located, are difficult for many families to access.”

The Sept. 14 hearing was considered a “subject matter” hearing only, which means the committee was not considering substantive legislation. But the information could become the basis of legislation that the General Assembly could take up during the fall veto session, which begins in November.

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nesses, but we can’t really ask them any questions.”

The deferred prosecution agreement actually mentions very few specific names. Even Madigan is described only as “Public Official A,” although it also describes that person as the Speaker of the House and the longest-serving member of the House. Other people are identified with such descriptors as “Individual A,” “Associate 1,” “Associate 2” and “CEO-1.”

But in a subpoena served on Madigan’s office in July, several individuals are identified by name, including a number of former ComEd lobbyists and former

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ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore.

Many of them also appear on the Republicans’ proposed witness list.

The competing interests between federal prosecutors and the legislative committee has the potential to set up a rare kind of conflict between the federal and state government, pitting the authority of the Justice Department to prosecute federal crimes against the authority of a state legislative body to enforce its own rules and police its own membership.

Both Welch and Demmer said they are now waiting for Lausch to provide them with a written summary of the conversation.

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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 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: Commonly known as 5920 ISLAND ROAD, HARVARD, IL 60033 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/

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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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