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Published Every Friday • November 4th, 2016 • Vol 21 • Issue 27 No. 1067
Finding the Path
The Great Choice
By James Middleton
He had a talent that allowed him to create visual images
that articulated a moment with humor but that also defined
the truth of a moment. The talent of Norman Rockwell
has not been duplicated. Today’s art world is a lesser
environment since his passing and it is likely that his
unique talent will not be duplicated.
The cover art shown here appeared on the Saturday
Evening Post, October 30, 1948 when Thomas Dewey, a
Republican, ran against the incumbent President, Harry
Truman in what was then deemed the tightest national
election in recent memory. The outcome was in such
doubt, The Chicago Tribune reached their deadline for
publication the day after the election and made what has
become a comedic error. The newspaper published the
incorrect headline, “Dewey Defeats Truman.”
Some could point to that error as an example of how
the major media seeks to calculate their own perception
of truth and history. The effort here is to identify how Mr.
Rockwell presented the campaign of 1948 and how our
current campaign mirrors what was the case more than 60
years ago.
By most historical accounts, the tone and tenor of the
1948 campaign showed the highest respect among the
two primary candidates for the office of president. Strom
Thurmond ran as a third party candidate representing the
“Dixiecrats.” Though he did win some states amassing
Electoral College votes, the election year of 1948 occurred
in a very different age than what is the case today.
The couple shown in the cover art could likely resemble
a couple awaiting to vote today. The couple was shown
arguing over the presidential choices as witnessed by the
photo of Dewey that appears in the folded newspaper that
the man is clutching. The woman is holding a newspaper
with a photograph of President Truman. Their child is
seen sobbing on the floor while their dog lays under a chair
ignoring them.
The graphics of the image and the organization of
the figures conveys the idea that Mr. Rockwell wanted
to deliver. He was not presenting images that advanced
either candidate but merely to depict what could have been
a rather common scene in many homes during that election
campaign.
Many historians agree that the victory by Truman
was not foretold by anyone and certainly not the experts
who projected that Thomas Dewey was a certain victor.
However, he was the loser and by a rather large plurality.
President Truman polled more than 49% of the popular
vote while Governor Thomas Dewey earned slightly more
than 45%. Mr. Thurmond won four states and polled 2.4%
of the popular vote.
In this 2016 General Election, many of the polling
totals favor Hillary Clinton with the Republican candidate,
Donald Trump, trailing her by, at times, more than 5% and
10% depending upon the polling authority. Yet, as the
election has drawn near, the numbers have tightened to
a dead heat in some states. However, polling data is not
voter data that will only result from the counting of the
votes the evening of November 8.
In the 1948 General Election, Thomas Dewey was
projected by polls to easily win the election. However,
polling was archaic in 1948 when compared to polling
technique of today. In 1948 polls were taken through
telephone solicitation. People were called and interviewed
regarding their preferences. Polling in 1948 was an
infant industry when practices and policy were just being
created. There was one significant error in the polling that
led to a skewed finding for why Dewey seemed to be the
overwhelming favorite to win. In 1948, telephone lines
were primarily found in populated areas such as regional and
national sized cities. Towns, villages and predominantly
rural regions did not have telephone connections and these
millions of people were ignored but they still voted.
The polling totals did not include a huge number of
people who voted for President Truman. Errors in polling
data also served to explain the changes that occurred in
By James Middleton
One consensus was finally reached in a Wednesday
special meeting of the Boone County finance committee.
That consensus was for members to agree to a path to finish
their Fiscal 2017 county budget. For some, finding a path
might be perceived as elementary but they have not been
involved in drafting this years’ budget document.
There are many reasons why this budget has been
difficult to create. The primary reason is that cash flow
used to pay for county bills remains extremely low.
Of all the documents that were presented to committee
members during the last four months the one document
that set the path in the meeting was the “Fiscal Year 2017
General Fund Revenues, Appropriations.” This document
detailed revenue expected to arrive, adjustments to revenue
projections, budget cuts to departments and the addition of
the public safety sales tax that will come in during the year.
After all of these steps and alterations are made the county
anticipates they could have a 2017 deficit of perhaps
$325,543. However, the calculations and deliberations are
not finished even though there remain very few days before
the final version of the budget must be set aside for the
public to evaluate the document. This is required by state
law.
When the Wednesday meeting convened, there were
many long faces seen among the committee members. The
committee chairman, Karl Johnson (District 2) offered his
ideas on where the committee and the county stood. He
said, “We see here a $2 million deficit and that is not an
expenditure problem. We have a revenue problem and
we have still not met 2008 levels. We can only control
expenses.” He summarized, “Our revenue stands at about
$15 million and our expenses are $17 million. We cannot
make up $2 million.”
He then wrote six ideas for how to proceed with the
budget that he, the county administrator, Ken Terrinoni and
the County Board chairman Bob Walberg (District 1) had
developed during the day. The first idea called for a deficit
budget with a spending target for the new fiscal year along
with a 2% budget reduction from every county department.
The other ideas, six in all, were of varying degrees from the
same theme.
However, none of those ideas met with much favor.
Mr. Walberg spoke of his idea to reduce the five largest
budgets that make up the county General Fund by 5%.
Those five included the circuit clerk, city/county public
safety building, county corrections, the county sheriff and
the state’s attorney’s budget. Mr. Walberg also proposed
that there also be a reduction in some of the levies for
Fiscal Year 2017.
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1980 when former President Jimmy Carter held a large
plurality of proposed voters about a month before the
election. But, in that final month, changes occurred in the
national political terrain that led many voters to change
their minds over who they would support. The inability
of President Carter to obtain freedom for the American
embassy hostages held by Iranian terrorists led to his
defeat.
It was familial interactions that inspired the imagination
of the late Norman Rockwell to create his images. It is
reasonable to imagine that similar scenes were played out
in 1980 and the same argument might well be repeated
over the next week leading to Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
Mr. Rockwell created artistic images that captured what
it means and what we do as American’s. He understood
how attractive a swimming hole is to children, how
important swearing loyalty to the nation is for immigrants
and he also understood how important American cultural
holidays are to those who live here. One such holiday
is coming soon and Norman Rockwell was a master at
creating memorable images of Thanksgiving. He also
understood what motivates American’s when they conduct
the business of the nation or just live in the everyday.
The Journal wants to recognize the estate of Norman
Rockwell for this image and we also want to recognize
the Saturday Evening Post for holding the copyright to
this image. The cover art appeared on the magazine on
October 31, 1948 and we appreciate the opportunity to use
this memorable image here.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Powers of the Boone County Chairman:
If you don’t know how your tax dollar is spent or the
workings of your county government, I urge you, as citizens
and taxpayers, to attend the county committee and board
meetings, which are open to the public and watch your
representatives that you elect in action. A schedule of the
county’s board meetings and the different committees are
posted on the county website at boonecountyil.org. Past
minutes, voting records and appointments are listed as well.
Our county “chairman,” who has held this position
for 8 years, will retire the first week of December, but his
policies will continue. As “chairman,” he has the power to
appoint more than a 100 individuals to county positions and
committees. The “chairman” receives the applications, which
he reviews, and then presents his selection of appointees to
the county board members for their approval, who usually
vote in his favor. County board members (at least some) are
not informed who or how many applications come in. In
some cases, the “chairman” has appointed multiple family
members, cousins, and friends to these influential positions.
These appointments can last from one to five years thereby
extending the “chairman’s” political position on matters
for years to come. In a required open and transparent
government, these applications should be reviewed by ALL
of the county board members! But the “chairman, withholds
that information sharing only with those of his choice.
Some of these appointments and positions include,
Health Board (11), Housing Authority (7), Building Board
of Appeals (5), Conservation District (5), Soil and Water
(8), Zoning Board of Appeals (5), Regional Planning
Commission (5), Regional School Board (2), Boone County
Agri. Commission (7), Fire Districts (15), 911 Board (8),
Mental Health Advisory Complex (5) and some to the
Community Building Complex to name a few.
Being able to appoint members to the county committees,
the “chairman” also appoints or doesn’t appoint elected
county board members to the 7 standing committees, which
run the central government. If you don’t support his position
on matters, you are likely overlooked for a committee
position where you might present opposition to his plans.
He is thereby also controlling the small stipend, ($65 plus
mileage per meeting) which the board members are paid to
attend assigned committee meetings. Some board members
attend at their own expense even if they are not appointed
to a committee or receive any stipend for which I commend
them. These 7 standing committees direct the future of our
county, how it will grow, what projects get done and who
gets their budgets approved.
A list of our elected officials and the committees they
are appointed to as well as those county positions and
appointees are printed in the “Boone County, IL Year Book”
which is available at the county administration building on
Logan Ave in Belvidere. It’s full of other county information
as well and I suggest interested citizens obtain a free copy
and learn “who” directs the growth, actions and spending of
your county tax money.
Last October 2015, our “chairman” met with Mr. Frank
Patton at a RMAP meeting (Rockford Regional Area
Planning) when the original GLB RR plan was to travel
through Winnebago Co. At that meeting, our “chairman”
invited Mr. Patton to bring his train through Boone County if
Winnebago didn’t want it saying it would bring “economic
growth” to Boone County.
During the first week of March 2016, because of this
“extended invitation,” the breaking news left our citizens
blindsided and scrambling to protect their homes, property
and farms. This proposed privately owned toll railroad,
which would most certainly carry chemical/freight-trains,
had changed its route and presented a new route through
the middle of Boone County and oddly enough across the
“chairman’s” property. GLBT’s compensation for land
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purchased had a suggested selling-price of $20,000 an acre.
When confronted in early March of this year, our
“chairman” told a large number of our citizens attending a
board meeting; he knew nothing about the train’s proposed
new route. But, WIFR TV newscasts proved different. As
the Boone County representative to RMAP meetings, how
could he not know about the train! At the October 2015, he
(the “chairman”) extended that invitation directly to Mr.
Patton, suggesting he (Mr. Patton) consider bringing the
train through Boone County!
Did the “chairman” consult with the entire county board
before he spoke to Mr. Patton?? Some members said “NO”!!!
What about the others? Did he consider other county citizens
who could lose their land? NO!! To the “chairman,” it offered
“economic growth” to the county, but this county is mostly a
“farming” community. What about the farmers? Yes, we do
have some commercial industry, but Boone County has the
richest soil and the greatest percentage of it is farmland with
abundant clean ground water.
The citizens packed the county meetings and called for
the board to compose a “Letter of Resolution” to be sent to
the STB in Washington, D C, before the deadline of July
15th OPPOSING the GLBRR. The “chairman” didn’t want
a “Resolution” or any opposition. He supported the GLBRR
and invited them here, so he directed the state’s attorney to
write a “strong letter” listing the counties “concerns”!!
At each monthly meeting, board member Denny
Ellingson, the “chairman’s” cousin, and likeminded board
members, nit-picked even the wording of the “strong letter”
thereby delaying it being brought to a vote. Finally, the
“strong letter” was mailed to the STB.
BUT, the CITIZENS wanted a “Resolution!” It was only
at the last possible board meeting, June 29th under community
pressure and in front of a packed room of 80 to 100 Boone
County residents that a “Resolution” OPPOSING the train
was approved. The community left the “chairman” and his
board members “no choice!” The “chairman” abstained
from voting like he did, at the advice of his lawyer, with
members of the RMAP Committee in their support and their
approval for the GLBRR to pass through Boone County.
Our retiring “chairman” with support of certain board
members, severed the county’s relationship with the city/
county planning dept. thereby increasing the cost of county
expenses because he couldn’t control their actions. The
“chairman” was against the wind farms project, as were
candidates Newhouse and Ellingson. Not wanted by some,
they would have had the right to say NO to any being
building on their land. The “chairman” and his supporting
board members voted down this revenue source, which
would have brought much needed cash flow to our struggling
county budget, with NO TOXIC contamination to our land
and water. Farmers would have had a choice in the matter.
Not so with the GLBRR. The “chairman” was in favor of
routing the “GLBT” Railroad and chemical freight trains
across the rich farmland and clean aquifers in the county and
said it would bring us “economic growth.” To Whom?? It
could have brought possible disaster to our county as well!
The issue with the GLBRR our retiring “chairman” brought
to our county hasn’t gone away. Boone County is still not
out of the woods! It may take 4 or 5 years of unending
opposition to protect what our “chairman” and his supporters
were willing to sell our county for, before the STB makes
it’s final decision on the trains route IF the GLB RR is ever
built. Because of the “chairman’s” invitation, many citizens
questioned his vision for responsible growth for our county.
Currently, all county department budgets are under review
by the “chairman’s” financial committee. The county’s 2017
proposed budget is about $2 Mil. in the hole! The finance
committee will use $1.4 Mil. from the “safety sales tax” but
that won’t close the gap! Boone County needs to CUT costs
across the board, dip into some of their $21 Mil. Reserve
Fund, fire some people or raise everyone’s taxes!
The sheriff’s dept. is requesting more money to keep us
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Macbeth—Richard III
Our Rarefied Candidates
The presidential campaign of 2016 has offered a new perspective on candidate selection different from how the
process had played out in recent memory. The exultant egos embodied in the primary party candidates and the limited
intellect of the secondary candidates have led to an ocean of hyperbole designed to cloud voter perceptions of the
truth. But too, this process has provided nonstop entertainment. The missive issued last week from the FBI added
to the voyeuristic comedy of this train-wreck. One conclusion has gained traction among voters that both candidates
cannot escape their own hubris that remains a bigger danger to their goal than their opponent.
The playwright William Shakespeare was genius at creating theatrical productions that defined human motivations
and the soul of men. Shakespeare created memorable plays that highlighted the weaknesses of men with humor and
heart-rending drama.
Two of Shakespeare’s works that are relevant to the current political drama includes the tragedies, “Macbeth” and
“Richard III.” The relevance of each describes the character of the two major candidates by way of the messages that
Shakespeare communicated of each.
Early in Macbeth, Shakespeare wrote of an element of the human condition that took center stage. A speech appears
in Act I, Scene 1 when witches collectively sing, “Foul is fair and fair is foul, Hover through the fog and filthy air.”
The speech might describe the inner workings of the Clinton Campaign. Critics wrote of Macbeth that he was not
predisposed to the horrific act that he committed but commission of the act became a necessary evil he had to perform
to achieve the crown. Such could be said of Hillary Clinton running a hidden campaign regarding her Email matter
instead of choosing transparency as her path to obtain the crown. She could not sacrifice her privacy and thus created
her private Email system because transparency would deny her privacy.
Shakespeare described in Macbeth the costs of boundless political ambition when expressed solely for its own end.
Some commentators have suggested that Hillary Clinton has her own blind ambition for office that has no reference to
any end other than to obtain the power. One could ask if it is necessary for a candidate seeking the office of President
to have any “dutiful” or altruistic ambition. Cynics might question if altruism ever existed in any men with a political
bent.
By the end of Macbeth, he and his equally ambitious wife Lady Macbeth commit more evil acts to conceal their
wrongdoing until they lose sight of reality and embrace the artificial reality they created. This mythical reality
ultimately sentenced them to an ignoble end of its own but no one is certain if a similar end awaits Ms. Clinton.
The end of the 2016 presidential campaign is still unknown but from an evaluation of Ms. Clinton, there are similarities
between her and Macbeth. Certainly the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, is also an ego driven obsessive
character but he has a different set of characteristics that Shakespeare defined in the play “Richard III.”
Shakespeare’s play tells of the Machiavellian rise to power of Richard III who used cunning and duplicity to become
king. Niccoló Machiavelli was a Renaissance historian, politician, diplomat and philosopher who is claimed to be the
father of modern political science. He was recognized as possessing a duplicitous interpersonal style with a cynical
disregard for morality and a focus on self-interest and personal gain.
Candidates who competed with Mr. Trump in the primary season would describe his rise as resulting from cunning
and duplicitous ambition, similar to Machiavelli. Mr. Trump might define his rise to power due to superior intellect
and an astute play of the media to win the nomination. Others might define his rise through his ability to appeal to the
more base human desires that are without regard for following moral or ethical behavior, in much the same manner
as how Richard III was portrayed by Shakespeare.
Richard III defined an eternal conflict between perceptions of free will that are in conflict with fate. Critic’s debate if
Richard was a personification of a Machiavellian view that history is a depiction of “power politics.” So might this
election result also be the ultimate example of power politics in action. The winner could be the candidate who is best
at playing that game, even if all of the rules are ignored.
Mr. Trump has presented himself as a ruthless negotiator and Ms. Clinton has presented few policy points other than
to critic her opponent. Yet, both bear resemblance with characters that emerged from the pen of William Shakespeare
who offered warnings of these human characteristics more than 400 years ago.
A literary cliché created by the French author and critic, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse-Karr offers a pertinent talking point
for this 2016 election. He wrote in Le Figaro, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The only
phrase that could be added as a coda to the 2016 presidential campaign is, “Cest-la-Vie.”
Whether Ms. Clinton is a modern personification of Macbeth or if Donald Trump is a personification of Richard III,
we can ponder both characterizations and await the result of the election on Tuesday. Only then can anyone plan for
their individual and the nation’s collective future.
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safe … additional staff and more cars. Their roof leaks but
they continue to move buckets catching water. The county
needs proper protection and the sheriff’s dept. is trying to
conserve costs.
The Health Board budget is also under review. With the
nationally increased insurance coverage under the ACA
(Obama Care) and a decrease in case loads the HD sees,
the chairman of the County Health Committee and others
are reviewing cost saving avenues that would decrease
the Health Dept. need for more revenue. This fall, the HD
requested the county board to change its “code” and allow
the HD to charge Not-for-Profit organizations a food permit
fee to raise more revenue. (Currently, county board action on
the request has been postponed.) A candidate who is running
for a county board seat and who sits on the HD board,
supports the HD actions to charge Not-for-Profits food
permit fees. The “chairman” has appointed this candidate’s
family members to county committees as well.
The answer is to make ALL departments more efficient
and cut waste and that task is up to the “chairman’s” finance
committee.
Boone County needs OPEN and TRANSPARENT
government. The citizens need to watch where and how their
tax dollar is spent. We need to elect county board members
that take their duties seriously and obtain all the training
(OMA Open Meetings Act, required by IL State, within
90 days of election) that is offered to them. Several board
members neglected to take this training for several years
after taking office until this January and that included the
outgoing county “chairman”!
This coming Tuesday, our citizens will hopefully go
to the polls and VOTE … selecting BOARD MEMBERS
from district 1, 2 and 3 who will sit on the county board and
responsibility represent the spending of our tax dollars. Once
elected, the board will vote among its 12 members and select
a NEW county chairman. This is a very powerful position!
The new chairman, as the head representative of the county,
needs to represent the best and future interests of ALL the
county’s citizens. Take part in YOUR future government.
Vote for responsible leadership!!
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor,
I’d like to thank Mr. Kelm for his service to our country.
But when he attacks a necessary government agency, the
Boone County Health Dept. (as he did in his letter to the
editor), people should be very alarmed. He and Cathy
Ward, a County Board Member, suggest that Boone County
balance its budget by gutting the Health Department at a
time when the Department is required to follow Federal and
State mandates which are either unfunded or not reimbursed
on time. The problem with their proposal is that the Health
Dept. has already cut its budget and staff. They suggest
further that the Department could cut its budget even more
by hiring fewer, less qualified, and less expensive personnel.
That is being penny wise and pound foolish and in the end
would compromise health and sanitation in Boone County.
This is not the first time that Kathy Ward has been willing to
dismiss the importance of the County’s public health. She
has voted against protecting the health, safety and welfare of
thousands of residents in the northern part of Boone County
when she unsuccessfully opposed a zoning ordinance
designed to protect them from the health and safety dangers
created by giant industrial wind turbines. What else would
you expect from a person who has become a part-time Boone
County resident and now lives part of the year in Florida?
Public Health is a serious matter. I urge anyone who
has questions about the Boone County Public Health
Department’s budget or the qualifications of its staff,
to attend Public Health Department meetings. They
are highly informative, deal with Boone County’s
real health problems, and are open to the public.
Respectfully,
Meredith Williams
Boone County farmer
Boone County Board of Heath
Letter to the Editor
It has been an honor and privilege to serve as your
Boone County Board member for more than a decade. I am
seeking re-election to the board to be your voice and have a
vote on decisions that will impact this county for decades.
I do my homework diligently. I am one of the few
board members who attend almost every single committee
meeting, even those I am not assigned. I have done this
all my years in office. I have thus attended more than 1,00
committee and board meetings. I know this is the best way
to keep informed on board members’ thoughts and votes
and issues.
I work hard to be a watchdog of your tax dollars and
keep our county code followed. I ask the tough questions,
demand the answers.
I vote always for policies that will help the majority of
the people in our county, not just special interest groups.
I exercise the backbone to “Just Say No” for requests
for more fees, more benefits, higher salaries and more staff.
I insist that we keep our promises to taxpayers. I do
not believe and will not vote for the board to use money
collected to pay off our jail to balance the ever expanding
budget.
I will keep all of you informed by letters to the editor,
guest editorials, face book, returning your calls promptly
and talking to you freely and openly at every social and
political event I attend.
Finally, I will be a cheerleader for all the staff and
people all over our county working to make this a better
place for all of us.
I appreciate all the support you have given to me and
my family for the 50 years we have lived in Boone County.
Thanks,
Cathy Ward, Board Member R-2.
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His proposal also did not meet with consensus among
committee members. The Boone County Sheriff Dave
Ernest followed Mr. Walberg and he suggested, of all
the areas that he manages, including county buildings,
his department and corrections that he has cut more
than $500,000 in expenses in recent years. He thought
it disingenuous to ask him to cut his budget then use the
collected public safety sales tax revenue in surplus to
balance the budget.
In previous meetings, use of the surplus revenue had
not been discussed but on Wednesday, use of the surplus
tax took center stage. It is estimated that during 2017
more than $1.4 million will be collected and not needed
for use to retire the jail bonds. The county now holds over
$1.7 million in reserves from the collected tax that will be
segregated to pay for the remaining outstanding bonds.
During the balance of the evening, committee members
debated what would be the starting point for department
heads and elected county officials to begin to cut from 2%
to 3% off their budgets. It was decided that the starting
point would be from their proposed 2017 budgets rather
than to drop back to their 2016 budgets.
The document detailing General Fund Revenues and
Appropriations identified projected revenues coming to the
county at $14,670,917. That is revenue from all sources.
County finance officials added $145,000 from a property
tax adjustment. They also transferred video gaming
revenue from a previous allocation to pay for IMRF
pensions to return to the General Fund. That revenue is
expected to total more than $61,000. It is further expected
that additional evaluations line-by-line through the
proposed budget could garner more than $329,000 and the
anticipated collection of public safety sales tax revenue
could reach more than $1,404,000.
With these changes, it is expected that the total revenue
estimate for Fiscal Year 2017 could reach $16,611,237.
Projected expenditures from all county departments
is expected to total $17,175,509. The requested 2%
reduction in all county department budgets would garner
from $280,859 to $238,729. If these goals were reached,
the net appropriations for 2017 would reach $16,936,780
resulting in a potential deficit of $325,543 which is better
than what they had been considering as a potential $1.9
million or a $2 million deficit.
By the end of the debate, County representative Cathy
Ward (District 2) asked Mr. Johnson what he would
propose to reach a conclusive budget. He proposed a 2%
expenditure reduction from every department proposed
2017 budget. He asked for the county to use the public
safety sales tax collections in 2017. Mr. Johnson also
suggested that the remaining deficit be filled by levy
reductions from the various areas of county operation that
is paid through the levy process.
Mr. Johnson also asked Mr. Terrinoni to evaluate
all proposed budgets to find additional cuts and to evaluate
that all revenue options had been found. Mr. Terrinoni
added, “You know, some budgets cannot be cut by 2%.”
No one responded.
Consensus was reached for Mr. Terrinoni to complete his
reevaluations by/or before the regular November meeting
of the finance committee next Tuesday. The subject matter
in that meeting will consider an evaluation of which levies
could be cut and by how much. The process of cutting
the levies could mean the county General Fund will benefit
to a greater extent than if the cuts were not made. The
primary levies to be considered include the county road,
bridge and matching funds levies though, it was clear that
every county levy would be considered for a cut.
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Race has defined John Anthony his entire life.
Whether growing up in Chicago’s Cabrini Green housing
project or serving as the only black Republican in the Illinois
House, he always has been labeled.
And at times, it has made him a target.
But something that happened this month has led him to
question the labels that he has worn for 40 years.
This former state representative, who once served in the
Legislative Hispanic Caucus, may not be Hispanic at all. And
the man who proudly served as the only Republican African
American in the General Assembly learned that he is mostly
white.
Both were startling developments for someone whose
racial identity has been an issue for both fellow lawmakers and
past constituents.
For example, in 2014, State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia,
D-Aurora, dismissed him during House debate as a “half”
because Anthony was believed to be black with Puerto Rican
heritage. She later apologized for her “meltdown.”
Chapa LaVia seems to have had issues with a black man
being a Republican.
And back in his district there were those who took issue
with a Republican being a black man.
Anthony represented a conservative, predominately white
northern Illinois District that encompasses both rural and
suburban communities.
Racism occasionally reared its ugly head among those who
traditionally supported Republican candidates.
In fact, the problem became so severe that Anthony’s
predecessor Pam Roth, who had vacated her seat to move to
Texas, took to social media to defend him.
“There were people upset that he didn’t ‘represent’ the
district. That was how it was put and you could read between
the lines. It was disappointing to me that these were issues
in the 2013 or 2014 timeframe. It was frustrating to me that
the district I represented as a white female had people who
couldn’t look past the color of someone’s skin,” Roth told me
in a telephone interview this week.
In June, Anthony resigned his seat in the General Assembly
to accept a leadership position with the Illinois Department of
Corrections.
And this month he began his search for his identity.
He took a DNA test to determine his ancestry, which he
didn’t know much about. He was born to a single, teenage
mom and never met his father.
“I was always told he was Puerto Rican and it was a onenight stand,” he said. “I’ve never known who my Dad was. I
took the DNA test from Ancestry.com. The results have come
back. I didn’t realize that I was Irish. I’m 13 different ethnicities.
I’m not distressed – it’s a good thing. But have you ever
experienced anything that was so good it was overwhelming?
I’ve waited 40 years to find out who my dad is and I believe
I’m on the verge of finding out who the family is.”
One of the more startling discoveries of his DNA test is that
he is only 44 percent black.
And there is little clear evidence of whether he is at all
Hispanic.
”I’m clueless as to what I am now. This has been an eyeopening experience.”
His bewilderment is understandable.
After all, fifty-three years after Martin Luther King, Jr. said
he dreamed of his children being judged by the content of the
character rather than the color of their skin, race remains the
nation’s sore spot.
Sadly, our society still clings to such labels.
Amid his bewilderment, Anthony says he hopes to
determine a greater sense of self.
The DNA test has enabled him to connect with some distant
cousins. Through networking with these relatives, he hopes to
determine the identity of his father and determine if he has any
biological siblings.
“In the next couple weeks, I hope to be visiting someone in
Illinois who is of the actual line of my father.”
When asked if he still considered himself black, Anthony
said. “Well, I’m 44 percent African. I asked my wife, ‘What
does that make me?’ I guess the only thing I’m sure of is that
I’m an American.”
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815-544-4430 The Boone County Journal November 4, 2016
Boone County Real Estate Sales October 10th-27th
Address Buyer
Seller
Price of Sale
726 West Hampton Ave., LP
S. Niggeman & L. Trippiedi
S. Niggeman & S. Verzal
1691 Candlewick Dr. SW., PG
Peter & Colleen Paik
Jessee Perry
3874 Silver Fox Dr., Bel
Fernando Mireles
Stephen Chinn & Rosemarie Hengels
302 W. Madison St., Bel
Cynthia Grossman
Donna Powers
404 Brook Linsee Ln., PG
Pablo Castaneda
Nationstar Mortgage
12155 Cameron Crt., Cal
Dennis Sharpe & Brett Strand
Michael Rasmann
211 Taylor Ridge, Bel
Joe Wuchterl
The Judicial Sales Corp
233 Picadilly Dr., SE., PG
Andres Villa
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Rural Farmland- County Line Rd., Cap
Forest City Farms LLC Barbara Weidner
9421 Steeplebush Dr., Bel
Erica De Guzman
Susan Jensen
412 Lamplighter Loop, PG
Frederick & Catherine Newell
Richard & Barbara Fluegel
128 Pembroke Rd., SW., PG
Anna Leyrer
George, Myrtle& Kimberly Christianson
915 Beech Bay Rd., Bel
Susanne Kirkham
Stephen & Janet Barrett
1720 Chrysler Dr., Bel
Goran Todorovic & Vedrana Aleksic
Gerald & Janice Legge
1242 Candlewick Dr. NW, PG
Steven & Elizabeth Hamburg
Robert & Sharon Borth
107 Marquette Dr. SW, PG
Santiago Bonilla
Maria Dino
1205 american House Dr., Bel
Crystal Venegas
Sec of Veterans Affairs
100 Cornwall Circle, PG
Jareb Brown
Fannie Mae
5345 Stone Quarry Rd., Bel
Pablo Enriquez & Manuel Chairez Blackstone Builders
312 West Park St., PG
Brian & Ann Mace
Derby Run LLC
2403 South St., Cal
Michael Wessels
John & Cynthia Trimble
628 Caswell St., Bel
Ruben Villagomez
1st Property Investments
XXXX Cairnwell Dr., Bel
Oscar Manriquez & Maria Ardana Monica Weiskopf
307 Talladega Dr. SW., PG
Peter Patterson
Bayview Loan Servicing 618 Van Buren St., Bel
Jon Bukowski
John & Janet Peabody
513 Elmwood Dr., Bel
Rosalia & Josefina Ramirez Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
North Side of IL 173 State of Illinois Depart of Trans Jerry Geddes
916 Nettie St., Bel
Brenda Duarte
The Sec of HUD
1428 South State St., Bel
Vanessa Castro
Robert & Mary Long
11245 US Route 20, GP
Shelby Morgan
Virginia Kleinschmidt
2515 Candlewick Lake SE, PG
Jeffrey & Kimberly Rio Richard & Jacklyn Geisler
9545 Beaver Valley Rd., Bel
Bradley Myers
Steven & Linda Nelson
203 Bree Dr., PG
Robert Shank
Deutsche Bank
304 N. State St., Bel
304 North State LLC
Thomas Ferrara
1514 Garfield Ave., Bel
`Christina Curtis
Stephanie Wennmacher
1432 Dawngate Dr., Bel
Jose Ruiz
Salvador & Juanna Ramirez
4093 Dawson Lake Rd., PG
Salvador & Juanna Ramirez Gary Speece
214 Cress Creek Trl., PG
Pamela Hoffman
Matthew & Kara Bullard
496 Creekview Ln., Rockford
Paul & Janet Michalsen Brian & Rochelle Beaumont
3559 Carlson Rd., GP
Victoria Pae
Phillip & Spring Ettner
516 E. Menomonie St., Bel
Kurt & Susan Fisk
Gatle Soderberg
206 Summit St., PG
Leonard & Luz Lopez
Teresa Koester
1310 8th Ave., Bel
Rene & Nancy Ochoa
Monica Simon
7135 Brimer Way, CV
Daniel Geissler & Heather Nyman Scott & Luz Wigton
2957 Rolling Meadow ct., Bel
Gregory & Darcy Hills Scott & Susan Thomson
14854 Front St., Cal
Kelly Dill
Louis & Ottie Rowe
4238 Hubbard Trl., Bel
Sergio Recendez
Tony & Tammy Wyant
9962 Whisper Ridge Ln., Bel
Embassador Homes
Peace Residential 352 Rivers Rdge Dr., CV
Gordon & Juanita Thompson Jon Hart
405 Atlantic Dr NE., PG
Michael Giancola
Pretzel Family Trust
2629 Clines Ford Dr., Bel
Francisco De La Torre
Karin Hallen
742 5th Ave., Bel
Edgar Avila
Steven & Judith Schabacker
100 E. Grove St., PG
Purvis Brothers Property Raymond & Linda Morse
717 Schauer Ln., Rockford
Deborah Funfsinn
Denise Lyons
105 Rockaway Ct., PG
Patrick Delaney
Kazuyoshi & Michael & Linda Kato
11000B Primrose Pl., PG
Russell & Jacqueline Peterson
Annette Swanson
677 Southtowne Dr., Bel
Dejan & Svetlana Lubura Jose & Aida Sostre
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2016. The parade will line up be
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Streets on West Lincoln Ave. Line
up time will be 9:00 am. step off at
9:30 am. Drop off will be from N.
State to Kiswaukee on W. Lincoln.
There will be room to park the buses.
The parade route is 9/10th of one
mile long.
The parade will stop at the WWII
Memorial at Belvidere Park for the
pledge of Allegiance and a 21 gun
salute. The parade will continue to
VFW Post for a ceremony which will
conclude with the Gold Star sisters
casting wreaths upon the water from
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE - BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS
FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.
CLARENCE E. MARON; ANDREA C. MARON; Defendants,
16 CH 85
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, December 8, 2016, at the hour of 12:15
p.m. 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:
Commonly known as 5388 Squaw Prairie, Belvidere, IL 61008.
P.I.N. 05-13-100-004.
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. 16-014701 F2
I706682
Published in The Boone county Journal 11-4,11,18-2016
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.DALE MAHAFFEY AKA DALE R. MAHAFFEY, AMANDA MAHAFFEY AKA AMANDA J. MAHAFFEY AND BANK OF AMERICA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant
16 CH 36
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 30, 2016, an
agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on November
17, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 530 S. State, Suite 201 (Logan Avenue
entrance), Belvidere, IL, 61008, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 816 GARFIELD AVE., Belvidere, IL 61008
Property Index No. 05-36-110-004.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
The judgment amount was $123,519.07.
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
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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS &
MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719
If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser
shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or
the Mortgagee s attorney.
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.
HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC
111 East Main Street
DECATUR, IL 62523
(217) 422-1719
Fax #: (217) 422-1754
[email protected]
Case Number: 16 CH 36
TJSC#: 36-12297
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.
Published in The Boone County Journal 10-21, 28, 11-4-2016
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST
FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE
LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF18 Plaintiff, -v.TERESA GONZALEZ, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANKDefendant
15 CH 165
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause
on August 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at
1:00 PM on November 29, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 530 S. State,
Suite 201 (Logan Avenue entrance), Belvidere, IL, 61008, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described
real estate:
Commonly known as 1532 SOUTH STATE STREET, Belvidere, IL
61008 Property Index No. 05-36-310-017. The real estate is improved
with a single family 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 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.
com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC,
Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO,
IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 251180.
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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn
Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: [email protected] Attorney File No. 251180 Case Number: 15
CH 165 TJSC#: 36-11690 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.
I705275
Published in The Boone County Journal 10-21, 28, 11-4-2016
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA,Plaintiff,
vs.No. 16 CH 27
MICHAEL D. COIL; KARI L. COIL; DWW INC., d/b/a
TRACTOR TOWN; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION, if any; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD
LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure herein entered, the Sheriff of Boone County, Belvidere,
Illinois, or his deputy, will on Thursday, the 1st day of December,
2016, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the Main Entrance of the Boone
County Courthouse, 601 North Main Street, Belvidere, Boone County,
Illinois sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder the property
commonly known as 2724 MARY STREET, BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS
61008, Boone County, Illinois.
The property is residential property. This property will not be open
for inspection. Terms of Sale: This real estate is being sold in an “As Is
Condition” for cash and the successful bidder is required to deposit 10%
of the bid amount at the time of the sale with the Boone County Sheriff
and the balance to be paid within twenty-four hours of the sale.
DAVE ERNEST
Sheriff of Boone County
FRANKS, GERKIN & McKENNA, P.C., P.O. Box 5, Marengo, IL
60152
815-923-2107
Published: Boone County Journal 10-28, 11-4,11-2016
LEGALS
Foreclosures
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE - BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS
FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.
CLARENCE E. MARON; ANDREA C. MARON; Defendants,
16 CH 85
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, December 8, 2016, at the hour of 12:15
p.m. 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 40 rods West of the Southeast corner of the Northwest
Quarter of Section Number Thirteen (13) in Township Forty-four North
of Range Three (3) East of the Third (3rd) Principal Meridian, (being the
Southeast corner of premises formerly owned by Carl Roy Swanson and
Opal Pearl Swanson) thence West One Hundred Twenty-five feet along
the South line of said Quarter Section to a point; thence North Two Hundred Fifty feet to a point; thence at right angles East parallel with the
South line of said Quarter Section One Hundred Twenty-five feet to a
point on the East line of the premises formerly owned by Laura E. Silvius
and Charles A. Silvius; thence South along the East line of said premises,
formerly owned by Carl Roy Swanson and Opal Pearl Swanson Two Hundred Fifty feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Boone
and the State of Illinois.
Commonly known as 5388 Squaw Prairie, Belvidere, IL 61008.
P.I.N. 05-13-100-004.
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
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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. 16-014701 F2
I706682
Published in The Boone county Journal 11-4,11,18-2016
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST
FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE
LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF18 Plaintiff, -v.TERESA GONZALEZ, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANKDefendant
15 CH 165
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause
on August 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at
1:00 PM on November 29, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 530 S. State,
Suite 201 (Logan Avenue entrance), Belvidere, IL, 61008, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described
real estate:
LOTS TWO (2) AND THREE (3) IN BLOCK TWO (2) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF SYNDICATE ADDITION TO HIGHLAND BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER (1/4) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN
THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 1532 SOUTH STATE STREET, Belvidere, IL
61008 Property Index No. 05-36-310-017. The real estate is improved
with a single family 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 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.
com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC,
Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO,
IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 251180.
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 Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn
Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: [email protected] Attorney File No. 251180 Case Number: 15
CH 165 TJSC#: 36-11690 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.
I705275
Published in The Boone County Journal 10-21, 28, 11-4-2016
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.DALE MAHAFFEY AKA DALE R. MAHAFFEY, AMANDA MAHAFFEY AKA AMANDA J. MAHAFFEY AND BANK OF AMERICA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant
16 CH 36
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 30, 2016, an
agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on November
17, 2016, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 530 S. State, Suite 201 (Logan Avenue
entrance), Belvidere, IL, 61008, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
The South Half of Lot One (1) and the West Sixteen (16) feet of the
South Half (1/2) of Lot Two (2) in Block Four (4) in Allen’s Addition to
Belvidere, as the same is platted and recorded in the Recorder’s Office of
Boone County, Illinois, being an addition made by John F. Allen, situated
in City of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois.
Commonly known as 816 GARFIELD AVE., Belvidere, IL 61008
Property Index No. 05-36-110-004.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
The judgment amount was $123,519.07.
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
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).
www.boonecountyjournal.com In Our 21st Year
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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS &
MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719
If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser
shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or
the Mortgagee s attorney.
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.
HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC
111 East Main Street
DECATUR, IL 62523
(217) 422-1719
Fax #: (217) 422-1754
[email protected]
Case Number: 16 CH 36
TJSC#: 36-12297
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.
Published in The Boone County Journal 10-21, 28, 11-4-2016
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, Plaintiff,
vs.
No. 16 CH 27
MICHAEL D. COIL; KARI L. COIL; DWW INC., d/b/a TRACTOR
TOWN;
MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, if any;
UNKNOWN
OWNERS and NON-RECORD LIEN CLAIMANTS, Defendants.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of
Foreclosure heretofore entered by said Court in the above entitled cause,
Duane Wirth, Sheriff of Boone County, Illinois will on Thursday, the 1st
day of December, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., at the Main Entrance of
the Boone County Courthouse, 601 North Main Street, Belvidere, Boone
County, Illinois sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash and all singular, the following described premises and real estate
in said judgment mentioned, situated in the County and State of Illinois,
or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment to wit:
LOT ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO (122) AS DESIGNATED
UPON THE FINAL PLAT NO. 3 OF CLINE’S FORD SUBDIVISION,
BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF (1/2) OF
SECTION 27 TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH RANGE 3 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS THE
PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 02R14395
IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS;
SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.
PROPERTY INDEX NUMBER:
05-27-378-005
Together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the
tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging.
This property is commonly known as: 2724 MARY STREET,
BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS 61008,Boone County, Illinois, and is residential
property. This property will not be open for inspection. 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.
Terms of Sale: This real estate is being sold in an “As Is Condition”
for cash and the successful bidder is required to deposit 10% of the bid
amount at the time of the sale with the Boone County Sheriff and the
balance to be paid within twenty-four hours of the sale.
FRANKS, GERKIN & McKENNA, P.C.
Attorney for Plaintiff
19333 E. Grant Highway
Marengo, Illinois 60152
(815) 923-2107
Published in The Boone County Journal 10-28, 11-4, 11-2016
General
EARLY VOTING HOURS
Early Voting for the November 8, 2016 General Election will begin
on September 29, 2016, and end November 7, 2016. Early Voting will be
conducted at the Boone County Clerk’s Office, 1212 Logan Avenue, Suite
103, Belvidere, Illinois, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday
and Saturday morning November 5, 2016, from 9 A.M. until Noon.
For more information about early voting please contact the Boone
County Clerk’s Office at 544-3103.
Mary S Steurer, Boone County Clerk
Published in The Boone County Journal 9-23 thru 11-4-2016
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 17th
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY
IN THE ESTATE OF:ELAINE L. KOEHLER, Case No. 2016 P 50
Deceased.
CLAIM NOTICE
NOTICE is given of the death of Elaine L. Koehler. Letters of
Office were issued on September 15, 2016, to Douglas W. Koehler at 170
Baldwin Street, Sharon, Wisconsin 53585, who is the legal representative
of the estate. The attorney for the estate is Amy L. Silvestri of Silvestri
Law Office, 2208 Charles Street, Rockford, Illinois 61104.
Claims against the estate may be filed on or before April 28, 2017,
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 as
amended, 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 Boone County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division at the
Boone County Courthouse, 601 N. Main St., Belvidere, Illinois 61008, or
with the estate’s 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.
Dated: October 25, 2016
Douglas W. Koehler, Executor
Amy L. Silvestri ARDC#06210065
Silvestri Law Office
Attorney for the Representative
2208 Charles Street
815-544-4430 The Boone County Journal November 4, 2016
Rockford, Illinois 61104
(815) 227-0700
Published in The Boone County Journal 10-28, 11-4, 11-2016
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOONE COUNTY ZONING
BOARD OF APPEALS
Notice is hereby given that the Boone County Zoning Board of
Appeals will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 22, 2016
at 7:00 p.m. in the Boone County Board Room, 1212 Logan Avenue,
Belvidere, Illinois, 61008 upon the following:
The applicant, Power Ventures Group, LLC, 900 Ward Parkway,
Kansas City, MO 64114, is requesting a Special Use Permit pursuant to
Section 2.7 (Special Uses) and Section 3.16.1 (Table of Permitted Uses)
of the Boone County Zoning Ordinance to allow for the operation of
energy facilities, 1.0 MW or greater, commonly known as a natural gasfired peak power plant. The subject property is located at the southeast
corner of the Garden Prairie Road interchange off I-80 in unincorporated
Spring Township, Boone County, Illinois on 20.01 acres. The property is
legally described as:
PARCEL 1: NORTHERN PARCEL
OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS: PART OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 4
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCLIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND
DISCRIPED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION13;
THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST
ALONG THE WESST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER,
A DISTANCE OF 1269.99 FEET (1269.99 FEET DEEDED) TO THE
NORTHWESET CORNER OF PREMISES CONVEYED TO THE
ILLINOIS STATE TOLL HIGHWAY COMMISSION AS RECORED IN
BOOK 112 OF DEEDS AT PAGE 522 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE
OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINIONIS SAID PIONT BEING THE POINT
OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PARCEL OF
LAND; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 38 MINITUES 00 SECONDS
EAST, A DISTANCE OF 43.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 22
MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST PARALLEL WITH THE WESTLINE
OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 347.41 FEET
DOCUMENT NO. 79-1453 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF
BOONE COUNTY ILLINOIS; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 59
MINTUES 21 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY PROPERTY, A DISTANCE
OF 1280.92 FEET (1280.80 FEET DEEDED) TO THE EAST LINE
OF THE WEST-HALF OF SAID NORTHEAST QARTER; THENCE
NORTH 0 DEGREES 24 MINNUTES 21 SECONDS EAST ALONG
SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 159.48 FEET (158.87 FEET
DEEDED) TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF A PUBLIC
ROAD DESIGNEDTED ILLINOIS NORHTWEST TOLLWAY, AS
NOW LAID OUT AND LOCATED WHICH RUNS NORTHWESTERLY
AND SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE NORTHEAST QUARTER
OF SAID SECTION 13; THENCE NORTH 68 DEGREES 07 MINUTES
44 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE,
A DISTANCE OF 1423.06 FEET (1422.81 FEET DEEDED) TO THE
WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH
0 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONG SIAD
WEST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 342.17 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING, CONTAINING 12.565 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
SUBJECT TO A SIGN EASEMENT BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER
OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 13; THENCE
SOUTH 0 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONG
THE WEST OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF
1269.99 FEET (1269.99 FEET DEEDED) TO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF PREMISES CONVEYED TO THE ILLINOIS STATE
TOLL HIGHWAY COMMISSION AS RECORDED BOOK 112 OF
DEEDS AT PAGE 522 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE
COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF
BEGINNING OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED EASEMENT;
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST,
A DISTQANCE O 43.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 22
MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST PARALLEL WITH THE WEST
LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 325.23
FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF A PULBIC ROAD
DESIGNATED ILLINOISNORTHWEST TOLLWAY, AS NOW LAID
OUT AND LOCATED WITH RUNS NORTHWESTERLY AND
SOUTHEASTERLY THROUGH THE NORTHEAST QUARTER
OF SIAD SECTION 13; THENCE NORTH 68 DEGREEES 07
MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 46.22 FEET IN THE WEST LINE OF
SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES
22 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST ALONGSIAD WEST LINE, A
DISTANCE OF 342.17 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THE
EASEMENT CONTAINING 0.329 ACRE, MORE OR LESS, ALSO
SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS, AGREEMENTS, COUNTY CODES
AND/OR ORDINANCES OF RECORD, IF ANY, ALL SITUATED IN
THE TOWNSHIP OF SPRING, THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
PARCEL 2: SOUTHERN PARCEL
OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS: PART OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF SECTOIN 13, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 4
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BOUNDED AND
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 13;
THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST
ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER,
A DISTANCE OF 511.53 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING
OF THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND;
THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST
PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF PROTERY CONVEYED
TO COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY, BY DOCUMENT
NO. 79-1453 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE COUNTY,
ILLINOIS, A DISTANCE OF 1323.57 FEET TO THE EAST OF THE
WEST-HALF OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCD NORTH
0 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID EAST
LINE, A DISTANCE OF 244.70 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
PROERTY CONVEYED TO COMMONWEATH EDISON COMPANY;
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 61 SECONDS WEST
ALONG SAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1323.74 FEET (1323.64 FEET
DEEDED) TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PROPERTY
CONVEYED TO COMMONWEATH EDISON COMPANY; THENCE
SOUTH 0 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 21 SECONDS WEST ALONG
THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, A DISTANCE
OF 244.700 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING
7.435 ARES, MORE OR LESS, SUBJECT TO THAT LAND BEING
USED FOR PUBLIC ROAD PURPOSES AND ALSO SUBJECT
TO ALL EASMENTS, AGREEMENTS, COUNTY CODES AND/
OR ORDINANCES OF RECORD, IF ANY, ALL SITUATED IN THE
TOWNSHIP OF SPRING, THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
All persons interested may appear at the hearing and be heard at the
stated time and place.
Brian Van Laar, Chair Boone County Zoning Board of Appeals
Published in The Boone County Journal 11-4-2016
7
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN F. SEPICH,
DECEASED CASE NO. 16 P 53
PUBLICATION NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION
To: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
LEGATEES
NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of John F. Sepich who died on April
6, 2007, a resident of Boone County, IL. The Representative for the Estate
is Jerome P. Sepich, whose attorney is Ronald G. Klein of Klein, Stoddard,
Buck & Lewis, LLC, 2045 Aberdeen Court, Sycamore, Illinois 60178.
Claims against the estate may be filed on or before April 30,
2017. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court, 601 N. Main Street, Belvidere, IL 61008 or with the
representative, or both. Any claim that is not filed within that period
is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or
delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after
it has been filed.
On October 14, 2016 an Order Admitting the Will to Probate and
Appointing the Representatives was entered.
Within 42 days after the effective date of the original Order
Admitting the Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to
require proof of the validity of the Will by testimony or witnesses to the
will in open court, or other evidence as provided in Section 6-21 of the
Probate Act (755 ILCS 516-21).
Within 6 months after the effective date of the Order Admitting the
Will to Probate, you may file a petition with the Court to contest the
validity of the Will as provided in Section 8-1 of the Probate Act (755
ILCS 518-1).
The estate will be administrated without Court supervision unless
an interested party terminates independent administration by filing a
petition to terminate under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act 755 ILCS
5128-4.
Executor: Isl Jerome P. Sepich
Published in The Boone County Journal 10-28, 11-4, 11-2016
The following amount must be paid no later than 5 p.m. November
12, 2016.
FULL payment of CASH or MONEY ORDER ONLY, accepted at :
Danndi Storage 13537 IL Rte. 76
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
Or the contents of the below listed units, located at 13511 Harvest
Way, Poplar Grove, IL., will be sold at auction or otherwise disposed of
on or any day after November 13, 2016.
Nicole Duvall - Unit #48 - Amount due $271.00 plus advertising
Adam Krieger - Unit #56 - Amount due $681.00 plus advertising Trudi
Rose - Unit #78 - Amount due $1091.00 plus advertising Jose Trevino Unit #86 - Amount due $763.00 plus advertising
James and Beth Koulis - Unit #114 - Amount due $737.00 plus advertising David Njos - Unit #116 - Amount due $428.00 plus advertising
Published in the Boone County Journal 10-28 and 11-4-2016
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17TH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY
IN RE THE MATTER OF: Jacob Austin Frazier No. 16-MR-281
NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Notice is given you, the public, that on November 15, 2016, I will
file a Petition For Change of Name in this Court asking the Court to
change my present name of Jacob Austin Frazier to the name of Jacob
Lee Austin.
Published in the Boone County Journal 10/21,28 11/04
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropriation
Ordinance for the 2017 Belvidere Township Park District, Boone County,
Illinois for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017 is on file and
conveniently available for public inspection at the Belvidere Township
Park District Office, 1006 West Lincoln Avenue, Belvidere, Illinois 61008
until December 13, 2016.
Notice is further hereby given that a public hearing on said Budget and
Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 5:00 p.m. On Tuesday November
22, 2016 at the Baltic Mill Annex, 920 West Lincoln Avenue, Belvidere,
Illinois 61008. Final action on this Ordinance will take place at 5:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Baltic Mill Annex
John Ackman, Secretary
Belvidere Township Park District.
ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION
State of Illinois County of Boone ) ss This is to certify that the
undersigned intend… to conduct and transact a Trucking business in said
County and State under the name of Mashiko Farm at the following post
office addresses: 1416 Ruby St, Belvidere, IL, 61008 and 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:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: Edwin C. Valle, 1416 Ruby
St, Belvidere IL, 61008. Signed Edwin C. Valle 10/25/16
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me this 27th. day of
October, 2016, Mary S. Steurer, County Clerk, by Christine Gardner,
Deputy
Published in the Boone County Journal 10/28, 11/04,11
ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION
State of Illinois County of Boone ) ss This is to certify that the undersigned
intend… to conduct and transact a Home Repair business in said County and
State under the name of Jim Good man’s Painting and Handyman Services
at the following post office addresses:136 Liverpool Dr. SE.,Poplar Grove,
IL, 61065 and 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:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: James P. Goodman, 136
Liverpool Dr. SE, Poplar Grove, IL, 61065. Signed: James P. Goodman,
10/24/16
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me this 24th. day of October,
2016, Mary S. Steurer, County Clerk, by Julie A. Stapler, Deputy
Published in the Boone County Journal 10/28, 11/04,11
ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION
State of Illinois County of Boone ) ss This is to certify that the undersigned
intend… to conduct and transact a Rental Property business in said County
and State under the name of Belbo Mobile Home Park at the following post
office addresses:1211 West Locust St, Belvidere, IL, 61008 and 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:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: Belvidere MHP LLC, 1211
West Locust St #39, Belvidere IL, 61008. Signed Jack Baczek 10/25/16
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me this 25th. day of October,
2016, Mary S. Steurer, County Clerk, by Julie A. Stapler, Deputy
Published in the Boone County Journal 10/28, 11/04,11
ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION
State of Illinois County of Boone ) ss This is to certify that the undersigned
intend… to conduct and transact a Small Engine Repair business in said
County and State under the name of Haggerty Small Engine Service at the
following post office addresses:305 W. Locust St, Belvidere, IL, 61008
and 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:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: Jason Haggerty, 406 E.
Lincoln Ave, Belvidere IL, 61008. Signed Jason Haggerty 10/25/16
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me this 25th. day of October,
2016, Mary S. Steurer, County Clerk, by Christine Gardner, Deputy
Published in the Boone County Journal 10/28, 11/04,11
8 November 4, 2016 The Boone County Journal 815-544-4430
ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE OF INTENTION
State of Illinois County of Boone ) ss This is to certify that the
undersigned intend… to conduct and transact a Drone Photography
business in said County and State under the name of Trylong Drone
Solutions at the following post office addresses:110 Ambrose Dr. NE,
Poplar Grove, IL, 61065 and 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:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE: Brady Trylong, 3494
Lookout Dr.,, Rockford, IL, 61109. Signed: Brady Trylong, 11/1/16
Subscribed and sworn (or affirmed) to before me this 1st. day of
November, 2016, Mary S. Steurer, County Clerk, by Christine Gardner,
Deputy
Published in the Boone County Journal 11/04,11,18
New Federal Regs
Impacting Local Blood
Collection
Efforts
In May of this year, the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) implemented changes to the blood donor eligibility
guidelines. These changes created even smaller donor pools by
narrowing the acceptable hemoglobin, pulse and blood pressure
levels required for donation. Since June 1, the Rock River
Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) has seen a 7% increase in donor
deferrals, most can be attributed to these new guidelines. That
equates to a loss of more than 2,000 units of blood annually. In
order to resume adequate blood collection numbers, RRVBC
must add new or lapsed donors to the active donor pool. There
is currently less than a 1 day supply of most blood types, 3-5
day supplies are preferred.
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“We realize we are constantly going public with the great
need for blood donors. Routinely, things like age, travel,
medications, apathy and illness impact a donor’s willingness
to donate. These things are being further impacted by more
stringent blood donor eligibility guidelines set forth by the FDA.
We have no other option than to try and educate the community
on the importance of an adequate blood supply and to recruit
more blood donors. Young people, new people to the area,
major employers, they can all play a part in helping to stabilize
the blood supply. Regular, consistent blood donations are the
only way to ensure we have the blood products available when
area hospitals make the call,” said Jennifer Bowman, RRVBC. There are four community donor centers throughout the
area (Belvidere, Freeport, Rockford) as well as many mobile
blood drives. Log on to www.rrvbc.org for hours, directions
and mobile blood drive schedules. The Rock River Valley
Blood Center serves as a
centralized,
community
blood center and is the
sole provider of blood
products and services to
Beloit Memorial Hospital,
Edgerton Hospital and
Health Services, FHN, OSF
Saint Anthony Medical
Center, Rochelle Community
Hospital, Rockford Health
System, SwedishAmerican
Health
System
and
SwedishAmerican Medical
Center—Belvidere.
For
more information or to make
an appointment to donate
blood, please call toll free
877-RRVBC-99 or find
RRVBC on the web at
www.rrvbc.org.
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