Barnstorming in Belvidere County Board Agrees To More Discussion

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Barnstorming in Belvidere
By James Middleton
In 1911 the pilot of the aircraft shown here with his wife at his side was known as “The
Man Who owns the Sky.” He was also known as “Mister Birdman” but for many of that
age, he was known as the “World’s Greatest Aviator.” When few in the world had even
heard the word, “aviator,” Lincoln J. Beachey was “the’’ aviator” and he came to Belvidere
to entertain a huge crowd of local residents and accept their boisterous rounds of applause.
Lincoln Beachey was a “Barnstormer” of the first rank and he thrilled all those that
came in the summer of 1911 to watch him perform his stunning feats that defied the laws
of physics. His feats defied the eyes of those that watched him as many that came on that
day saw aerial movements that they could not even have imagined, yet, they saw.
Barnstormer’s thrived across the nation in the early decades of the 20th Century when
flying through the sky was an act that few had experienced or even imagined. Barnstormers
crisscrossed the nation landing in small towns or wherever they could gather a crowd and
they would sell rides in their airplanes for those on the ground. Lincoln Beachey was one
of the first practitioners of this dare-devil activity and he prospered making people feel as
if they were birds soaring through the sky.
Lincoln Beachey was born in San Francisco in March 1887 and he died there a mere 28
years later in March of 1915 in, of course, an air crash. In those early days of aviation, the
aircraft that were flown were made from paper, wire, and wood. It would be decades later
when metal provided the thin skin of the aircraft.
A legend at the bottom of this photograph identified the flight of Beachey in Belvidere
as his first flight. However, records confirm that Lincoln Beachey had traveled across
the nation many times before he came to Chicago in 1911 for the Chicago International
Aviation Meet. It was during a break in that event that led Beachey to come to Belvidere
and make some “side money” giving local residents of Belvidere and Boone County the
thrill of their life.
Those that attended the Chicago event claimed that Beachey flew his aircraft while
racing a speeding train. Some in the audience claimed that they saw Beachey drop his
airplane to have the wheels of the aircraft rest atop the speeding train that raced under him.
That was barnstorming that is just not seen in modern air shows.
It was also at the Chicago event where Beachey won many awards for the daring stunts
and aerobatics that he performed. He also set a new altitude record for that day at over
11,000 feet. Remember, in 1911, pilots flew in open cockpits without oxygen. Remember
too, Lincoln Beachey accomplished this feat flying in a craft that was made from paper,
think-gauge wire and wood.
Later as Beachey attracted international attention and acclaim, it was Orville Wright,
the first man to fly a plane who said of the barnstormer, “An airplane in the hands of
Lincoln Beachey is poetry.”
A local reporter working for the Belvidere Republican that covered Beachey’s visit to
the city claimed that the stunts that he flew over the city were poetry to watch. The event
drew a huge crowd to the city and dozens of dare-devils took the chance to soar over the
trees and see a bird’s perspective of the city and the countryside.
Beachey left the ground for the first time in 1905 when he rode in a dirigible that he
and his brother built. From that point, Lincoln Beachey’s life just went up and literally, up
into the air.
He made his final flight in San Francisco at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
when he flew the Beachey-Eaton Monoplane. The engine generated 80 horsepower engine
and because of the monoplane design, Beachey could reach speeds of from 80 to 100 miles
per hour. Because of the improved maneuverability of the monoplane, those that saw him
perform said his stunts, loops and other maneuvers were more dramatic than others that
flew in the event.
With more than 50,000 people on the ground, Beachey took the plane into a terrifying
loop maneuver but he failed to recognize that he was very low over San Francisco Bay.
He tried to pull the plane out of a spiral but the g-force of his maneuver disintegrated the
rear spars holding the rear wing on the fuselage. The crumpled plane dove into the Bay
between two ships as those on board sprung to action. It was said to have taken almost two
hours for Beachey’s body to be found in the wreckage underwater.
Rescuers spent more than three hours trying to revive him and an autopsy disclosed that
he survived the crash but drown in the Bay. The ensuing funeral in San Francisco was said
to have been the largest and widest attended in the history of the city. It has been estimated
that more than 30 million people saw Lincoln Beachey perform his acts of daring during
his few short years flying. It has further been estimated that more than 17 million saw him
perform around the nation in 1914, alone.
On a sunny summer day in Belvidere, local residents saw a true dare-devil perform
unbelievable acts in flight over the city. Lincoln Beachey was a barnstormer and he was
a performer that dazzled millions, including many local residents in Belvidere and Boone
County on a summer afternoon.
The Journal wants to thank the Boone County Historical Society for allowing use of
the photograph. We also want to recognize valuable research material that was obtained
from Wikipedia.com the “Internet Encyclopedia.” Other material was also obtained from
Lincoln Beachey.com a website dedicated to the memory and the daring feats of Lincoln
Beachey that is operated by Carroll Gray.
County Board Agrees
To More Discussion
By James Middleton
For almost a year now, Boone County representatives and members of a newly founded
group, the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC), have tried to create a path by which
both entities can work together. The county has sought direction to fund the VAC and the
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VAC has sought a path to obtain the county funds needed
to do their work.
A few years ago the State of Illinois enacted a law that
mandated that county government must fund Veterans
Assistance Commissions when they are created within a
county. Last year a Boone County VAC was created and
last April county voters approved a referendum that allows
the VAC to levy for collected property tax revenue to fund
their work.
The primary question that the VAC and representatives
in Boone County has been managing is how to provide the
funding to the VAC before their levy is made and before the
money arrives next June from the Boone County treasurer.
The logistics of this situation was discussed in the Boone
County Board administrative and legislative committee
meeting with the resolve being reached to consider the
questions further in the finance committee meeting that
would occur the following night.
Early this year a decision was made by the County
Board to place a referendum on the ballot to obtain voter
approval for the VAC to levy for the county taxes. That
referendum was approved thereby allowing the county to
avoid funding the VAC from the county General Fund.
However, as the VAC has been starting their operations
they have needed funding. A measure was approved to
allow for the chairman of the County Board, Bob Walberg
(District 1) to sign a check for $25,000 from county
reserves to fund the VAC. However, questions from
County representatives persuaded Mr. Walberg to delay the
issuance of that check until the questions were resolved.
One question asked if the $25,000 given to the VAC
would be considered a grant from the county or a loan to
be repaid. The difference between the two interpretations
is relevant to how the funding would be provided.
Boone County state’s attorney Michelle Courier was
asked for an opinion on the question. In a closely worded
letter sent to Boone County administrator, Ken Terrinoni,
Ms. Courier wrote, “It is true that the county is responsible
for the funding of the VAC once created. It is also true that
voters agreed to fund the VAC by passing a referendum
which is being levied in 2013 and collected with the 2014
taxes. There is no prohibition for the county to advance
money from the general fund with the expectation that
the money from the VAC levy, will reimburse the general
fund.”
Much of the discussion in the Monday meeting
considered if the VAC leaders were expecting to repay
the $25,000 when once delivered from out of their levy of
2013 taxes to be paid in 2014. Further, more discussion
occurred related to the tone of the previous finance
committee meeting when the temperature of the discussion
rose. Another aspect of the discussion was the question,
if too little of the procedure to work with the county and
the VAC had not been reduced to a contract or a written
understanding of procedure.
The discussion opened with County representative
Cathy Ward (District 2) asking if the $25,000 had been
paid. Mr. Terrinoni answered, “The chairman was ready
to pay it but he received a letter from Mr. Pysson (County
representative Bill Pysson {District 2}) that the VAC is not
prepared to repay the $25,000.” Mr. Terrinoni added that
the leader of the VAC, Greg Kelm will attend the County
Board finance committee meeting the following night.
Ms. Ward asked if the Minutes of that previous meeting
reflected if the VAC would repay the $25,000. Mr.
Terrinoni indicated he thought the VAC was not concerned
with what the County Board said, he added, “They believe
that we have to fund them. You are advancing the funding
until next year when you could get paid back.”
Mr. Ward commented, “There has been a lack of
communications and we should have this in writing. We
had assumed that they would pay us back but I don’t think
they believe they have to pay us back.” This aspect was
where some of the heat in the previous months finance
committee discussion arose.
In Our 18th Year
Mr. Pysson suggested that the County Board pay the
$25,000 in the finance committee meeting the following
night. This matter and the management of the revenue
going to the VAC has been discussed often with little
resolution. The VAC’s position regarding how the revenue
would be spent was they needed some time to operate to
have a clear idea about how much money would be needed.
The County Board held the position that they wanted
assurances of the extent of funding and how and where the
money would be spent.
County representative Ron Wait (District 1) asked if the
VAC would return after receiving the $25,000 in question,
seeking more revenue. His colleague, Marian Thornberry
(District 2) said, “We’ll have to give them more until June
(2014 when the VAC would receive a check for some of
their requested levy from property tax collections).”
County representative and chairman of the finance
committee, Paul Larson (District 2) added, “Tomorrow
night we should ask them what they need until June of next
year.”
Mr. Terrinoni summarized, “Let’s work this out and
move forward. If we believe that we should be repaid
then we should have this in writing. We’ll work this out
together.”
Integrating the operation and funding of the VAC with
the Boone County Board has been a job that has taken a
number of turns. At one point the County Board considered
having the VAC as a part of county government. At
another point the County Board considered not running a
referendum and funding the VAC from the county general
fund. Each step of the path has been imagined, discussed,
debated and created.
No path was chosen but for further discussion between
the County Board and the VAC. The consensus was
advanced that the County Board may likely issue the check
for $25,000 in the Tuesday finance committee meeting but
there was no solid decision regarding if the County Board
expects reimbursement of the $25,000 and other potential
grants of funding until the property tax revenue is paid to
the VAC next June.
POLICE REPORT
Report for Week of September 13, 2013
Belvidere Police Department
On September 5, Belvidere police responded
to a call regarding criminal damage to property.
The report came from the 600 block of Park
Avenue in Belvidere and referred to damage to a
mirror on a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier automobile.
Police found that a side mirror was damage while
the vehicle was parked at Four Seasons Park.
The estimated damage amounted to $100.
Possession of cannabis was investigated
on September 5 when a male riding a bicycle
without a light was stopped by police. The traffic
stop occurred at the corner of North State Street
and Jackson and Brett Kazauskas (06/30/94) of
Rockford was stopped. After a search police
found cannabis in his possession and he was
arrested.
Identify theft was reported to police at the
Public Safety Building on September 6. The
Belvidere victim told police that sometime
between September 3 and September 5 he lost
his bank debit card. During that time he was
contacted by his bank and told that someone
had used his debit card to purchase $218.78 in
merchandise or to pay for services. The matter
remains under investigation and the victim was
given an information kit on how to manage
identity theft incidents.
The Belvidere Police
Department and Chief
Jan Noble announce
the enforcement results
for a “Sustained Traffic
Enforcement Program”
over the Labor Day
holiday. Funding for this
campaign came from
the Illinois Department
of
Transportation,
Division of Public
Safety.
During the
campaign
Belvidere
Police
officers
conducted 88 traffic
stops that resulted
in 110 tickets being
written or arrests;
Those
citations
included 32 seatbelt
violation, 23 drivers
were cited for being
uninsured, 2 drivers had
improper equipment, 9
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were cited for driving with suspended, revoked
or driving without a license and 2 were cited for
“Other DUI.” In other activity, four were cited
for various moving violations, 56 for Driving
Under the Influence, 4 drivers had registration
problems, 3 drove with blood alcohol content
over 0.08, 2 were arrested for minor alcohol
consumption and 4 citations were written for
speeding.
In other actions, 5 were arrested for illegal
transport of alcohol, 5 were found with
outstanding warrants, 1 was cited for obstructing
a police officer, 2 were arrested for resisting
arrest, 2 had obscured their drivers’ license, 2
were cited for curfew violations 1 was driving
with an open liquor container and 1 drove with
an unsecured load.
Boone County Sheriff’s Department
No reports of activity were received for the
week of September 13, 2013.
Illinois State Police District #16
No reports of activity were received for the
week of September 13, 2013.
Boone County state’s attorney
Boone County state’s attorney Michelle
Courier and the Blackhawk Area Council
announce that they will again offer local area
youth the opportunity to learn about law as a
career. This offering is called a “Law Career
Exploring Program.”
The program is a biweekly offering that is coed and designed for youth aged from 14 to 20
years that have an interest in pursuing a career
in law. The programs will be led by practicing
attorneys and law professionals to provide the
participants with hand-on activities to learn by
doing.
Ms. Courier commented, “We are pleased to
provide this program again. It is rewarding to
be part of a program that can positively impact
our children and provide them the opportunity to
explore their future career choices with real life
experiences.”
The “First Nighter” is an informational
program for interested youth and their parents to
attend on Tuesday September 17 from 7 p.m. until
8:30 p.m. at the Belvidere North High School.
That event will provide the students and parents
an overview of the program and the scheduled
activities. Those interested in the program may
register at that time. The only cost of the program
is a $15 application fee that may be paid by check
made out to Blackhawk Area Council.
The preceding reports were provided by the
Belvidere Police Department, Boone County
Sheriff’s Department, Illinois State Police,
District #16 and the Boone County state’s
attorney’s office. If anyone has witnessed or
knows of facts pertaining to a criminal act should
contact Crime-Stoppers at (815) 547-7867 or
call (815) 547-STOP and the caller could receive
a reward of up to $1,000 for information that led
to an arrest.
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The Lost Initiative
When a world leader issues a prediction of what is to come, he must be cautious. In our politically charged world,
any leader that issues a failed prediction could be subject to rejection. Yet, even more important than the failed
prediction is that the leader could also lose the initiative that he once held.
Initiative is little different from momentum when defined within an athletic or a political context. An intercepted
pass in a football game can shift the momentum in an instant. The initiative that the opposing team held was lost
when their forward pass was intercepted. Such is the case in global politics. A leader that claims he will take a step
if something happens, can lose the initiative if the prediction comes true but he fails to act.
The world now is engaged in a three-ring political drama with the people of Syria suffering through a civil war
in one ring. America is playing in a second ring seeking to persuade the world and Congress that military action is
needed to stop Syria’s use of chemical weapons. But now, Russia has entered the stage and occupies a third ring
with their proposal to protect the Syrian chemical weapons from further use. Politics, of course, has a very practical
involvement in all global affairs but this three-ring drama elevates politics to be the sole guiding force above any
rational consideration of the tragic loss of life in Syria, by multiple means of ghastly warfare.
The politics employed to condemn the use of chemical weapons has been a part of global debate since the end of
World War I when the Allied leaders trooped to Paris in 1919 and carved up Eastern Europe to appease British bankers.
The treaty that resulted led to a Geneva Convention proclaiming that civilized nations would no longer use chemical
weapons. Thus began the politics of chemical weapon condemnation. The political parlance of condemnation has
sustained to this week when the President delivered a 15-minute speech condemning the action of the Assad regime
in Syria.
Though the President condemned the use of chemical weapons, he has now lost the initiative that he held up to the
G-20 Summit Conference. During that event world powers rejected the American call to attack Syria. Those leaders
denied the President’s appeal and appear now to have silently embraced the approach offered by Russian President
Vladimir Putin. He now holds the initiative because of his suggestion that Syria allow Russia to manage the chemical
weapons. Assad gave his blessing for that move, the Chinese also approve and the crescendo of silence from Europe
and Japan asserts their collective support.
The political center of this drama has left America behind and the center resides with Russia and Syria as these two
negotiate how the management of weapons will be handled. America will have little input into the process and there
is little that America can do now to change that situation. America is on the outside looking inside.
Part of the reason for the lost initiative is explained by a number of factors that were debated in the American press
this week. Op/Ed writers such as Thomas Friedman and Maureen Dowd of the New York Times and Dana Milbank
and Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post all were critical of the President for how he has handled the Syrian
matter. Typically these writers have been supportive of most of what the President has accomplished. The essence of
their complaint is the muddled message that has come from Washington DC as Secretary of State John Kerry has not
agreed with messages from the President. The delay in seeking Congressional approval for military action is designed
now to wait to see if those chemical weapons will, in fact, be removed from Assad’s control. Diplomats are now
meeting in Geneva to negotiate the basis for this weapons management even though the civil war continues to rage.
Former President Ronald Reagan said of the Soviet Union, “Trust but verify.” The approach that he promoted
was to publically trust the Soviet Union but to verify that what they were doing was what they said they would do.
America stands today at a difficult point and the question should be asked if Syria will disclose all of their stores of
chemical weapons.
Further, we should ask, is it likely that Russia will verify to America the full extent of what is occurring with their
monitoring procedure. Syria is an ally of Russia and neither nation is an ally of America regardless of what anyone
proclaims in front of CNN cameras. This is a problem for America because we must now rely on two nations that
we perceive as an enemy to receive information about what is occurring with regard to the future use of chemical
weapons and the status of the Syrian civil war.
Lost initiative is difficult to recover and lost momentum can be impossible to recover before the game is over.
America and the world must sit and watch the three-ring political circus continue to be played out in global
politics.
This point on the stage where America stands is mindful of a scene written by Williams Shakespeare. Jaques
began a monologue in Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It, at Act II Scene VII and in that monologue; Jaques
laments the seven stages of a man’s life before facing his imminent death. His predictable death is lamented when he
says, “All the World’s a stage.”
America’s recent lost initiative in Syria is what should be lamented on the global stage. Certainly here, “All the
World’s a stage,” and America once held a starring role but because of the lost initiative, America must now play a
supporting role without the ability to manage the discourse or worse, to influence the result; pity.
Flora Development:
Plenty of Room for
Fences
By Ronnie Thompson
A routine land-use dispute that was put to the Boone
County Board last week highlighted the importance of
taking it slow when zoning land for new development.
And, with the Flora Neighborhood plan moving forward,
this is exactly what the County Board had on the agenda.
The Flora Neighborhood plan is a project that would
transform much of the area along Interstate-90 between
Belvidere and Cherry Valley into a new center of commerce
and production. The plan, which was proposed in 2005,
hopes to make use of a modern economy to boost the
financial pull of our community. According to the Boone
County website,
“Today a “new uses” economy is emerging—moving us
from a petroleum-based economy to a “green” economy
based on agricultural raw materials and commodities.
Science based technology companies are creating new
uses for crops, creating new crops, and devising new uses
for crop residues and wastes.”
Despite these big steps, the plan has been largely stagnant
until recently when the County Board showed positivity in
regards to a new zoning amendment draft that was made on
behalf of the county.
But before the Board members discussed the new draft,
a routine land-use dispute caused quite the headache;
showing yet again that perspective usually springs from
the head of chance.
A resident living on Caledonia Road, just outside of
Candlewick’s gated community requested a special use
permit to conduct a semi-repair business on an agriculturally
zoned plot of land. This bothered the neighbors who didn’t
appreciate the smoke, noise, and the sight of the trucks so
close to home.
The Board spent around an hour creating a set of conditions
for the resident to follow and approving a special permit
for him to operate his business and please the neighbors.
Clearly noticing the inordinate amount of time being spent
on the issue, County Board member Denny Ellison (District
1) remarked; “The way it’s zoned, the resident could put 20
pigs on the property, and the neighbors wouldn’t like that
either.”
The “mish-mosh,” as one board member put it of different
zones in Boone County leads to the unhappy neighbors.
The seemingly unplanned zoning is a result of a large
amount of growth, both commercially and residentially, in
the Boone County area. Over the last 20 years or more,
farmland has been put aside for homes, which means those
residential properties are sitting right next to agricultural
and with the diffuse laws governing both, it becomes hard
to figure out what to do where.
Due to what appears to be a sort of zone-as-you-go
development style in which lots are switched around piece
by piece according to who’s buying, unsuitable neighbors
can quickly end up sharing a border fence and some dirty
looks.
The Flora Development District will surely have plenty
of opportunity to create esoteric zoning regulations, along
with the chance to bring new opportunities for the residents
themselves to thrive despite them. As the plan continues to
move forward and eventually come to fruition, the board
may want to keep in mind the words of Robert Frost; “good
fences make good neighbors.”
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Dear Editor;
In August, most of us learned of the alarming statistics
regarding seventh grade students in the Rockford School
District. More than 70% (72.85% to be more accurate)
of the 1992 students are either overweight or obese.
Although we do not have additional demographics, the
fact is that these kids need help. The statistic for Boone
County students are probably similar. The help they need
could start from home.
The Belvidere YMCA is offering a Free Midday
Workout to anyone over the age of 18. A membership is
not required to attend this class. The YMCA wants to
offer this class to anyone who might be intimidated by all
the equipment in a gym, cannot afford membership, or
just doesn’t know how to begin to get fit.
The weekly workouts will begin on Thursday,
September 19th from 11:45am to 1:15pm. That’s a perfect
time for stay at home parents with kids in school, or shift
workers. The exercises will be geared for individuals of
ALL fitness levels. Cutting-edge programs with highenergy music will be offered.
Participants are encouraged
to wear comfortable clothes
suitable for working out, bring
water, a towel and a friend.
Oh....and be prepares to have
fun while getting fit.
The ultimate motivation
beigin- to help End the Trend
of obesity in Belvidere and
Boone County.
Respectfully,
Linda Ellington-Palmer
Joke of the Week!!
“Cash, check or charge?”
I asked after folding items
the woman wished to
purchase. As she fumbled
for her wallet I notice a
remote control for a
television set in her purse.
“Do you always carry
your TV remote?” I asked.
“No,” she replied. “But
my husband refused to
come shopping with me,
so I figured this was the
most evil thing I could do
to him.”
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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. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: LAW OFFICES OF
IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL
60606, (312) 357-1125 Please refer calls to the sales department. Please
refer to file number 12-03048. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com
for a 7 day status report of pending sales. LAW OFFICES OF IRA T.
NEVEL, LLC 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201 CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 357-1125 Attorney File No. 12-03048 Case Number: 12 CH 427
TJSC#: 33-18010 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.
I558272 Published in the Boone County Journal 8-30 9-6/13
ALPINE BANK & TRUST COMPANY F/K/A ALPINE BANK OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, -v.-LORETTA M. SWANSON, THE BELVIDERE
NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. Defendant
13 CH 61
April 29, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00
PM on October 15, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 530 S. State, Suite 201
(Logan Avenue entrance), Belvidere, IL, 61008, sell at public auction to
Emergency Repairs
At County Jail
By James Middleton
It is not often that emergency repairs are needed
in Boone County but when they arise, action must
occur. Such was the case with a request delivered
to Boone County administrator Ken Terrinoni from
Lt. John Hare the administrator of the Boone County
Jail operating within the Boone County Sheriff’s
Department.
A water pump that is part of an emergency generator
designed to provide electrical power for part of the
jail if the electricity fails for a significant portion of
time, malfunctioned and required replacement. Lt.
Hare noticed that the water pump was leaking and he
set forth to obtain a bid for the replacement and repair
work for the electrical generator.
In an email from Lt. Hare to Mr. Terrinoni, Lt.
Hare wrote, “This is a quote of $6,513 to replace a
leaking water pump on the jail emergency generator.”
Lt. Hare went on, “This needs (to be) replaced ASAP
as we are in danger of water pump failure rendering
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the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 1018 8TH AVE., Belvidere, IL 61008 Property Index No. 05-35-252-023. The real estate is improved with a single family
residence. The judgment amount was $77,436.99. 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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For
information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &
ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL
60606, (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 13-6299. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe
Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No.
13-6299 Case Number: 13 CH 61 TJSC#: 33-13464 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.
I549046 Published in the Boone County Journal 9-6/13/20
HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- MICHAEL RENKOSIAK AND SHARENE RENKOSIAK, HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. AND CANDLEWICK LAKE ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS Defendants
13 CH 43 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above
cause on July 16, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will
at 1:00 PM on October 17, 2013, 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 113 E SE CHANTICLEER LN, Poplar
Grove, IL 61065 Property Index No. 03-26-103-025 & 03-27-276-025.
The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment
amount was $173,958.55. 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
the unit inoperable in an emergency shutting down
the jails ability to operate. We normally run the unit
for one hour on Tuesdays for testing and we do not do
this again until the unit is repaired.”
The firm that Lt. Hare had contacted, he said in
his email, “This is the company that we have used
for several years for all the maintenance work on the
unit”
The bid was requested from Patten Cat Power
Systems of Elmhurst. It was noted in an email that
Lt. Hare had received from a representative of the
company, “Attached is the ‘Not to Exceed’ water
pump replacement estimate that will bill at actual
time and material.” That email had been received
from George Danovsky of Patten Cat.
In the Boone County Board public safety
committee meeting where the matter was discussed,
Lt. Hare told the committee members, “The water
pump is on the generator and all of the parts have
been ordered we’re waiting now for the delivery and
the work to be finished.”
Later in the meeting Mr. Terrinoni explained, “The
water pump was an emergency and we used money
from the jail repair budget to pay for the parts and the
labor when the water pump will be installed.”
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. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 N. Franklin Street,
Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 357-1125 Please refer calls to the
sales department. Please refer to file number 13-00464. 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.
LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite
201 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 357-1125 Attorney File No. 13-00464
Case Number: 13 CH 43 TJSC#: 33-18034 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.
GREEN PLANET SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- RUSSELL L. TONGATE A/K/A RUSSELL TONGATE, et al Defendant
12 CH 00346 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the
above cause on June 11, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on October 2, 2013, 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 195 NELSON PARKWAY,
CHERRY VALLEY, IL 61016 Property Index No. 05-31-104-010. The
real estate is improved with a brown brick townhouse with a two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds
at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third
party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee
for 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,
LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s
Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.
Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1213316. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300
CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1213316 Case
Number: 12 CH 00346 TJSC#: 33-19386
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According to the Tesla Memorial Society of New York,
“Nikola Tesla discovered the Rotating Magnetic Field in 1882
in Budapest, Hungary. This was a fundamental discovery in
physics. In 1956, the “Tesla Unit” was proclaimed in the
Rathaus of Munich, Germany by the International Electrotechnical Commission-Committee of Action.
All MRI machines are calibrated in “Tesla Units.” The
strength of a magnetic field is measured in Tesla or Gauss
Units. The stronger the magnetic field, the stronger the amount
of radio signals that can be elicited from the body’s atoms and
therefore the higher the quality of MRI images.
In 1937, Columbia University Professor Isidor I. Rabi
working in the Pupin Physic Laboratory observed the
quantum phenomenon dubbed nuclear magnetic resonance
(NMR). He recognized that the atomic nuclei show their
presence by absorbing or emitting radio waves when exposed
to a sufficiently strong magnetic field. Professor Isidor I. Rabi
received the Nobel Prize for his work and is one of 28 Nobel
Laureates from the Pupin Physics Laboratory.
In 1973, Paul Lauterbur, a chemist and an NMR pioneer
at the State University of New York produced the first NMR
image. Mike Goldsmith, one of the graduate students there
cobbled a wearable antenna coil to monitor the hydrogen
broadcast detected by the coil.
On July 3, 1977, nearly five hours after the start of the
first MRI test, the first human scan was made as the first MRI
prototype.”
It was 36 years ago when the first MRI prototype was
made. The MRI teamed with the computer was so large the
equipment needed a permanent home to function. Regarding
a portable computer or MRI? The concept was unimaginable
at that time.
In 2013 many people use laptop computers, cellular
telephones, multiple electronic devices that are used and only
weigh ounces. Just as the computer has evolved, so has the
MRI and its counterparts. These items are now mobile. The
very first mobile MRI arrived on September 11, 2013 right
here in Boone County at Swedish/American Medical Center/
Belvidere.
Since bringing hospital-based care back to Boone County
in 2009, Swedish/American Medical Center/Belvidere has
continued to introduce new services to the community. In
addition to 24-hour emergency care, surgery and an inpatient
unit, the center offers a full range of outpatient services,
including physical therapy, sleep medicine and laboratory.
From June of 2012 to May of 2013 the Medical Center
served more than 13,000 emergency room patients. Of those,
more than 20 percent came from outside of Boone County.
During the same timeframe, the facility also performed more
than 29,000 outpatient services, with about 25 percent of
patients coming from Winnebago and surrounding counties.
Dawna Menke is the Administrator of the Swedish/
American Medical Center/Belvidere and she said, “This not
only benefits Swedish/American, but also Boone County.
Patients and their families are coming to Belvidere to receive
care but also are seeing this beautiful community and the
businesses and services it offers.”
Swedish/American Health System has contracted with
Shared Medical Services, a supplier of specialized imaging
solutions, including mobile MRI (Magnetic Resonance
Imaging), mobile PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography/
Computed Tomography), mobile CT (Computed Tomography)
and most recently mobile Digital Mammography.
A “shared services” concept enables a facility to choose
the imaging and service solution that meets patient needs
without the capital-intensive investments in equipment or staff
required to manage these services. Swedish/American Health
System has made this assessment and brought a portable MRI
to Boone County.
Mrs. Menke added, “Our facility, which is part of Rockford
based Swedish/American Health System, just introduced
mobile MRI services twice a week. The Medical Center’s
new mobile MRI system is one of the most advanced systems
available, delivering some of the highest quality images on
the market today. The advanced technology provides shorter
exams and greater comfort for patients, all while improving
diagnostic confidence for doctors. Our new MRI complements
and extends the range of quality diagnostic services that we
offer residents of Belvidere and the surrounding areas.”
She explained, “The concept of mobile imaging is often
misunderstood. Some people assume that the quality of a
‘mobile service’ is inferior to one that is permanently installed.
In most cases, this is untrue. Swedish/American’s mobile MRI
system provider can attain maximum efficiency by stopping
at many local hospitals and clinics and sharing the costs.
Distributing the costs among several healthcare organizations
allows for better equipment and faster upgrades with less
capital investment. With our new mobile solution, we are
able to bring our community some of the best technology in
the area and our patients don’t have to travel. It’s a win-win
for everyone.”
Brian Johnson is the Medical Imaging Manager at Swedish/
American Health System and he said, “Medical Imaging
at Belvidere includes; x-ray, CT, Ultrasound and now the
addition of mobile MRI. We have upgraded our radiography
equipment with a new totally digital x-ray room and a digital
retrofit to our portable x-ray unit. These additions have made
our Belvidere location state of the art and equal to if not better
than our Rockford campus.”
He also said, “In March 2014, we will be replacing our CT
scanner which is currently a 4-slice system and putting in a
128 slice scanner. This new scanner will be cutting edge and
the same technology level as we have at our Rockford campus
as well.”
Mr. Johnson added, “Our new addition of being able to
offer MRI services at Belvidere helps to move that location in
the direction of being a true one stop shop for all health care
needs.”
Mrs. Menke also said, “Additionally the staff at Swedish/
American Belvidere is very involved within the community
and participate in activities such as the Hometown Christmas
parade, sponsoring of the Hometown evening event, raising
funds for local families for Thanksgiving and Christmas and
participating in numerous health care fairs such as BoCo
and Healthy Living. The community participation and
involvement has helped us become an active partner in Boone
County.”
More information about the new MRI service is
available by calling Medical Center/Belvidere’s Medical
Imaging Department at (815) 544-1341 or for physician
offices that want to schedule an appointment please contact
SwedishAmerican’s Central Scheduling Department (815)
391-7099. Appointment times are available for Wednesday
afternoons and Friday Mornings.
Other outpatient offerings available at Medical Center/
Belvidere include infusion services, echocardiograms, an
inpatient pharmacy, and an anticoagulation clinic. Soon, the
facility will introduce pulmonary function testing.
Residents may not realize that many of the outpatient
services at Medical Center/Belvidere are offered aroundthe-clock. Services offered on a 24/7 basis include CAT
scans, X-rays, EKGs and lab tests. Additionally, the center
offers Walk-in Wednesdays and Fridays where area women
can receive a routine screening mammogram without an
appointment between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information call Swedish/American Medical
Center/Belvidere is 815-547-5441 and the facility is located
on South State Street in Belvidere.
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LEGAL NOTICES
CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- RICHARD A. PREDKI AND
CECILIA S. PREDKI, NATIONAL CITY BANK OF MICHIGAN/ILLINOIS AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants
12 CH 427
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant
to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 18, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00
LOT 5 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NUMBER 1 OF SHEFFIELD
HILLS, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4
OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH WAS RECORDED AUGUST 20, 1992 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 92-6315 IN
THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 1400 15TH AVENUE, Belvidere, IL 61008 Property Index No. 05-35-302-019. The real estate is improved with a single
family residence. The judgment amount was $113,513.55. 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/
LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: LAW OFFICES OF
IRA T. NEVEL, LLC, 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL
60606, (312) 357-1125 Please refer calls to the sales department. Please
refer to file number 12-03048. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com
for a 7 day status report of pending sales. LAW OFFICES OF IRA T.
NEVEL, LLC 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201 CHICAGO, IL 60606
(312) 357-1125 Attorney File No. 12-03048 Case Number: 12 CH 427
TJSC#: 33-18010 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.
I558272 Published in the Boone County Journal 8-30 9-6/13
ALPINE BANK & TRUST COMPANY F/K/A ALPINE BANK OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff, -v.-LORETTA M. SWANSON, THE BELVIDERE
NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. Defendant
13 CH 61
April 29, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00
LOTS FIVE (5) AND SIX (6) IN BLOCK ONE (1) AS DESIGNATED
UPON THE PLAT OF WEST PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF
BELVIDERE, AS PLATTED AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3 OF PLATS
ON PAGE 5 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE COUNTY,
ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND STATE OF
ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1018 8TH AVE., Belvidere, IL 61008
Property Index No. 05-35-252-023. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $77,436.99. Sale terms:
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
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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For
information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG &
ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL
60606, (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 13-6299. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe
Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No.
13-6299 Case Number: 13 CH 61 TJSC#: 33-13464 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.
HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff,-v.- MICHAEL RENKOSIAK AND SHARENE RENKOSIAK, HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. AND CANDLEWICK LAKE ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS Defendants
13 CH 43
July 16, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00
LOT 43 IN CANDLEWICK LAKE UNIT NO. 10 ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 723475 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 113 E SE CHANTICLEER LN,
Poplar Grove, IL 61065 Property Index No. 03-26-103-025 & 03-27276-025. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The
judgment amount was $173,958.55. 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. For information,
contact Plaintiff’s attorney: LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC,
175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 357-1125
Please refer calls to the sales department. Please refer to file number 1300464. 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. LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC 175 N.
Franklin Street, Suite 201 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 357-1125 Attorney
File No. 13-00464 Case Number: 13 CH 43 TJSC#: 33-18034 NOTE:
P rivate P arty A d s O n ly *
$5 For First 15 W ord s/
25 ¢ Per W ord T h ereafter
A d d $3 For B ord ered A d
*D oes n ot apply to L egals, R eal E state or C om m ercial
C all 815-544-4430 T O D A Y !
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.
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., formerly known as Harris N.A., as the
assignee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as the receiver for
Amcore Bank N.A., Plaintiff, v. DONALD D. ANDERSON; DIANNE W. ANDERSON; ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A.; NEWBURG
VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS;
NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS, Defendants.
13CH 214
7152 Brimmer Way
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby
given to the following:
UNKNOWN OWNERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS, Generally. Notice is hereby given to Defendants in the above-entitled suit that the above-named
Plaintiff has filed its Complaint in said Court for Foreclosure pursuant
to the mortgage foreclosure laws of the State of Illinois, of the lands and
premises in the Complaint situated in Boone County, State of Illinois:
LOT EIGHTY-FIVE (85) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE PLAT OF
NEWBURG VILLAGE P.U.D., BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF
THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 31 AND PART OF
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 30, IN TOWNSHIP
44 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AS THE SAME IS PLATTED AND RECORDED JULY 5, 2002
AS DOCUMENT NO. 2002R07547 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE
OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF
BOONE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.
PIN: 05-30-377-001.
Common Address: 7152 BRIMMER WAY, CHERRY VALLEY, IL
61016. that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as
provided by law, and that said suit is now pending. The said Complaint is
for the foreclosure of the mortgage.
NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above-named Defendants, file
your appearance in the said suit in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Boone County, Illinois, on or before the October 7, 2013, default
may be entered against you at any time after that day and Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.
Stephen G. Daday
Klein, Daday, Aretos & O’Donoghue, LLC
2550 West Golf Road, Suite 250
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
847-590-8700 Attorney No. 3127015
Notice of Lien
The following amount must be received on Saturday, September 28,
2013 no later than 2:30 pm in cash, or certified check at Belvidere Mini
Storage; P.O. Box 963: Woodstock, IL 60098. Or the contents of the
below units located at 810 W. Locust Stree, Belvidere, IL., 61008 will be
disposed of or sold on, or after Sunday, September 29,2013.
Name:
Unit#
Amount Due
David A. Widell
#66
$1,301.00
Dawn L. Byrd
#105
$ 704.00
Published in the Boone County Journal 9-6 and 9-13 2013
GREEN PLANET SERVICING, LLC
Plaintiff, -v.- RUSSELL L. TONGATE A/K/A RUSSELL TONGATE, et
al Defendant
12 CH 00346
June 11, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00
UNIT 17B OF RIVERS EDGE CONDOMINIUM AT NEWBURG VILLAGE AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF CERTAIN LOTS OR
PARTS THEREOF IN THE PLAT OF NEWBURG VILLAGE P.U.D.,
BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 31 AND PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER
OF SECTION 30, IN TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF
THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AS THE SAME IS PLATTED
AND RECORDED JULY 5, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2002R07547
IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS;
(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ‘’PARCEL’’), WHICH SURVEY
IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘’B’’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDERS
OF DEEDS OF BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AS DOCUMENT NO.
03R08289 AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TOGETHER WITH
ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN SAID PARCEL (EXCEPTING FROM SAID PARCEL ALL THE PROPERTY AND SPACE
COMPRISING ALL THE UNITS THEREOF AS DEFINED AND SET
FORTH IN SAID DECLARATION AND SURVEY); SITUATED IN
THE COUNTY OF BOONE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 195 NELSON PARKWAY, CHERRY VALLEY, IL
61016 Property Index No. 05-31-104-010. The real estate is improved
with a brown brick townhouse with a two car attached garage. Sale terms:
the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/
LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s
Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.
Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1213316. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor,
sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300
CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1213316 Case
Number: 12 CH 00346 TJSC#: 33-19386
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
You are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held by the Village of
Poplar Grove Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday, October 1,
2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Poplar Grove Village Hall, 200 Hill Street, Poplar
Grove, IL, 61065 for the following case:
The applicants and owners, Patrick and Patricia Moss, 101 Abbey Drive,
Poplar Grove, IL 61065 are requesting a special use pursuant to the Poplar
Grove Zoning Ordinance, Section 8.5.7 Special Uses and Section 8.6.5
R-2, Single-family Residential 2 District, (C)(2) Mini WECS to operate a
free standing WECS and a roof-mounted WECS on the property known as
101 Abbey Drive. The property is located at within the R-2, Single-family
Residential 2 District on 14,060 square feet and is legally described as
Lot 55 as designated upon Plat No. 2 of Ravencrest Subdivision, being a
Subdivision of part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 45
North, Range 3 East of the Third Principal Meridian, the Plat of which
Subdivision is recorded in Plat Index File Envelop 160-Bas Document
Number 96-1322 in the Recorder’s Office of Boone County, Illinois,
situated in the County of Boone and State of Illinois. PIN: 03-24-480019.
All persons interested in said petition may attend and be heard at the
stated time and place.
Jake Dykstra, Chairman, Village of Poplar Grove Planning and Zoning
Commission. Published in the Boone County Journal 9-13-2013
PRESS RELEASE
September 3, 2013
Mary S, Steurer
Boone County Clerk & Recorder
Petitions for the March 18, 2014 Primary may be picked up
in the office of the Boone County Clerk at the Boone County
Administration Building, 1212 Logan Avenue, Suite 103,
Belvidere, Illinois 61008.
The offices that are up for nomination are Boone County Sheriff,
Boone County Treasurer, Boone County Clerk & Recorder and
County Board Members for Districts 1,2 & 3. Also, the offices that
are up for election are Precinct Committeemen.
The first day to file is November 25, 2013 and the last day will be
December 2, 2013.
Published in the Boone County Journal 9-13-2013
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 17
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE
7
TH
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: GREGORY O. OSBORNE,
NO. 2013 P 29 Deceased
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION-WILLS AND CLAIMS
NOTICE is given of the death of Gregory O. Osborne. Letters of Office
were issued on May 9, 2013 to Caterina Osborne, 3206 Prarie Road,
Belvidere, IL 60013 who is the independent administrator of the estate.
The attorney for the estate is Jim Hursh of Sreenan & Cain, P.C. 321 West
State Street, Suite 700 Rockford, IL 61101.
Claims against the estate may be filed on or before March 13, 2014 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 Section 5/18-3 of the
Illinois Probate Act, 1975 as amended, whichever date is later. Any claim
not filed by the requisite dated 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
North State Street, Belvidere, Illinois 61008, or with the legal estate
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: September 9, 2013
CATERINA OSBORNE, Independent Administrator
Jim Hursh SREENAN & CAIN, P.C
321 West State Street, Suite 700 Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 962-5490
[email protected]
Published in the Boone County Journal 9-13/20/27
STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BOONE
JESSICA N. HOFFA, Plaintiff,and JONATHAN J. HOFFA, Defendant.
13 D 36
NOTICE
The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN YOU, JONATHAN J. HOFFA, Defendant in the
above-entitled action, that a petition for an Dissolution of Marriage has
been commenced in the circuit court of Boone County by the plaintiff
therein, against you, praying for a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage
and other relief; that proper procedures according to law have been taken
and said suit is still pending.
NOW THEREFORE, unless you, JONATHAN J. HOFFA, file your
answer to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in said suit or otherwise
make your appearance therein in the said court of the 17th Judicial Circuit,
Boone County, Illinois held in the courthouse in the City of Belvidere,
County of Boone, State of Illinois, on or before the 20th
day of
October
, 2013, or a default may be entered against you after that
date and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition
for Dissolution of Marriage.
Prepared by:
Rose A. Willette, #6308094
Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
303 N. Main St. #600, Rockford, IL 61101 (815) 965-2902
Published by the Boone County Journal 9-13/20/27
CLARIFICATION
Two elements contained in a story that appeared in The
Journal must be clarified. In the September 6, 2013 issue, a
story under the headline “City Cuts Liquor Fee” incorrectly
identified a resident that had sent a letter to a city alderman
and that letter was read into the public record. The author of
that letter was Phyllis Zerull and the reporter had incorrectly
spelled her name.
Further, we also want to clarify, in her letter, Ms. Zerull used
the word “investment” and she wanted to clarify that she did
not mean a “financial investment.” Ms. Zerull had intended
the word “investment” to refer to “sound economic decision
making.”
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September 18th
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By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD – Nestled between the law that bans
Illinois drivers from holding their cell phones and the law
that allows drivers to make like Sammy Hagar (not drive
65 mph) are a handful of laws approving new license plates
in Illinois.
The state, which already has more than a dozen “regular”
licenses plates for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and every
conceivable form of heavy truck and commercial vehicle
is adding five new specialty licenses plates.
The Illinois State Police Memorial Park plate, the
Legion of Merit Plate, the Retired Law Enforcement plate,
the H Foundation
Committed to the Cure plate, and the Illinois Police K-9
plate join the 104 other specialty license plates on the road
in Illinois.
Actually the five new plates, created by the legislature
and approved by Gov. Pat Quinn, will be on the road as
soon as enough drivers sign-up to buy them.
According to the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, the
state does not actually produce specialty plates until 1,500
people agree to buy the plate, and those same people raise
$37,500 for the cause the plate represents.
The Secretary of State office wants to make sure it does
not to lose money on specialty plates, which cost almost
twice as much ($5.75) to make as regular plates ($2.68).
“The Illinois General Assembly has the sole authority
to create specialty plates. The Secretary of State’s
responsibility is solely to administer the program,” Henry
Haupt, a spokesman for the Illinois Secretary of State’s
office was quick to say.
Haupt says if someone thinks there are too many, or not
enough, specialty plates they need to speak with lawmakers.
But based on Gov. Quinn’s flurry of creating new plates,
there are not too many people who apparently think there
are too many specialty plates.
Of Illinois’ 10.5 million license plates on the road, about
three and a half percent (383,458) are specialty plates.
Illinois’ most popular specialty plate, is also the first,
41,425 people are driving with Illinois’ Environmental
license plate which was first issued in 1994.
Haupt says new plates are created every week, but the
Secretary of State’s office does not keep track of specialty
license plates until the plates actually hit the streets.
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Animal Friends Society of Boone County
will be in Garden Prairie Illinois on Fri/Sat,
September 20 and 21, 2013 from 10 am to 4
pm at 11690 US Route 20. Join us for a farm yard
sale. If you have items you wish to donate for this
yard sale, deliver them to the above address on
Wed/Thurs, Sept. 18 and 19. For directions, call
815 975-3646. If you can, bring pet food donation
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Come Join Us for a Concert Featuring
Renowned Pianist Huntly Brown on Sunday.
September 15th at 3pm. At Evangelical
Covenant Church, 220 E. Harrison, Belvidere.
The concert is Free. A Free will offering will be
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Please join us on October 4th from 4:00pm7:00pm at the VFW to stop and meet Phil
Beau, candidate for Boone County Sheriff.
Mostaccioli and Meatball Dinner. Everyone
WELCOME!!! Cost is only $10 per person at
the door. Children 12 and under eat free. $8 per
person if purchased in advance. There will also
be a 50/50 raffle, handicap accessible. The VFW
is located at 1310 W Lincoln Ave in Belvidere.
Please visit www.beuforsheriff.com for more
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The Kirkland Historical Society’s Fall General
Meeting will be on Sept. 18th, 2013 at Denny
Rehn’s Farm Museum (3822 Stone Quarry
Rd., Belvidere, IL). We will begin at 6:30PM
with a potluck supper (Please bring dish to
pass.) Our speaker for the evening will be Jim
Moffit, talking about antique farm tools and early
kitchen utensils. All are welcome.
On October 6th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
McHenry Historical Society, 6422 Main Street,
Union, IL will hold the 36th Annual Cider
Festival – Featuring musical entertainment by
Charlie B and Friends between 11 a.m. and 1
p.m. Throughout the day there will be harvest
demonstrations, including broom making and
old fashioned cider making. Sign up your team
to throw shoes or simply watch our inaugural
horseshoe tournament. An apple goodies bakery,
kettle korn, book, antique clothing, and white
elephant sale and food will be available. The
museum, the Gannon 1843 log cabin and 1895
West Harmony one-room school are also open
free all day.
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on Thursday September 26 at the Keen Age
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Community Room – 10:00 a.m. to??? If you
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sing, you’re welcome to just listen. Dance?
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available to those who
pre-register. 815-5449893.
Come join Citizens
to Elect Dave Ernest,
Candidate for Boone
County Sheriff, on
Saturday, September
28th at the Boone
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Fundraising Event. Pig
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September 20, 2013, at 7 PM Why: ViêtNow
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POW-MIA’s and keep a high public awareness.
The Keynote speaker is: Rich Bennett, an Afghan
War veteran Silver Star Recipient, author (The
Killing Birds), and current NIU student. He also
was one of the 30 veterans honored at this year’s
Baseball All-Star Game “Tribute for Heroes” by
Major League Baseball and People Magazine. He
was sponsored by the Cubs. Music presentation
of vocals and guitar will be by Becky Joleen.
Elements of the event include the presentation of
colors, the National Anthem and other music, the
POW-MIA table ceremony, candle lighting, the
playing of taps and a 21 gun salute. A reception
follows.
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February 2000, I attended her Heirloom Machine
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Come join us for Oktoberfest at Cafe 20, 756 E.
Grant Hwy. in Marengo, IL. September 13th15th & September 18th- 21st. Live music & great
food! Visit us at www.cafe20marengo.com or
find us on Facebook for more information. Good
German Fun!
St. Anskar’s Church is having their 37th Annual
Hand Crafted Candy Cane Bazaar Saturday,
October 19 from 8am – 3pm. St. Anskkar’s
Church, 4801 Springcreek Rd., Rockford, IL.
Bake Sale. We support Breast Cancer Research.
32nd annual Autumn Pioneer Festival Sat.,
Sept. 28 9am-5pm and Sun., Sept. 29 10am4pm. Learn about the skills, crafts & lifestyles
of the pioneers, voyagers, fur trappers, traders
and Native Americans of the early 1800’s.
Local vendors will have buffalo stew, pioneer
fries and old fashioned root beer available.
Sample bean soup and apple butter. Visit the
harvest table and listen to live music. Wander
through 5 ethnic gardens and 2 historic log
cabins. 603 N. Appleton Road Belvidere, IL. Call
815-547-7935. Admission is free – Donations are
welcome.
Cherry Valley, IL & surrounding areas: SPAY
ILLINOIS is hosting a low cost pet vaccine
clinic on October 12th, 2013 at the Doggy
Day Spa located at 300 E. State St. Cherry
Valley, IL 61016. The clinic will run from 9:00
AM – 3:00 PM. This clinic is by appointment
only; please call 877-475-7729 to schedule.
Cash and Visa, Mastercard, and Discover
debit or credit cards are accepted. Please, no
personal checks. This clinic is open to everyone.
No residency or income restrictions apply. The
clinic will offer: 1 year rabies vaccines for
$18 (county tags are additional), 3 year rabies
vaccines for $35 (county tags are additional), 5
in 1 distemper combo for $15, 6 in 1 distemper
combo for $20, Bordetella vaccine for $15, Lyme
vaccine for $20, Leptospirosis vaccine for $15,
heartworm testing for $20, microchip for $25
(includes registration), 4 in 1 FVRCP distemper
Rainbow/Majestic
Pines/HoChunk
Rainbow/North
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Resort/Door County Experience
Oct. 7th, 8th & 9th
Cost $200 pp Based on dbl occ.
$30 extra for single. Includes 2 night stay at
North Star $75 Slot Play and $8 food coupons.
Scheduled stops in Door County. Call for itinerary.
Sept 19/20 & Nov 14/15
Cost $130 Rebate $140 Slot Play
Based on Dbl Occupancy, Singles $20 extra
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lunge track that offer an
excellent leg work
out, as well as a new
exercise in the shoulder
track to help shape
your shoulders. When:
9-11:15 a.m. Saturday, September 28 Event
schedule: 9-10 a.m.: Body Combat 10:15-11:15
a.m.: Body Pump Where: OSF Center for Health,
5510 E. State St., Rockford, Ill. Cost: The cost
of admission is a donation of new socks, T-shirts
or underwear for Project Undershare, a not-forprofit organization that will donate these items
to children in need. More information: 815-3954591
ILLINOIS GOLD FASTPITCH is seeking
the following players: 12U Pitcher, Catcher
& 3-4 positional players. 14UC- Pitchers,
14UB- Pitcher, 18U- Positional Players. Anyone
interested can email [email protected] for
further contact information.
Does your club, church or organization
raise funds by holding community dinners,
bake sales, bazaars or other food events?
If so, you won’t want to miss the “Serve It
Safely” seminar. The seminar will focus on
preparing, storing, and serving food for public
consumption safely and will include a takehome manual. Cost for the seminar is $10 for
the first person from an organization and $5
for each additional person.
Marilyn Csernus MS, RD will present the Serve
It Safely seminar Thursday, September 19,
2013 from 5:00 –7:30PM at the Boone County
Extension Office, 205 Cadillac Ct. Unit 5,
Belvidere, IL. Register by calling the Boone
County Extension Office at 815-544-3710 or
online or at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/
bdo. Class size is limited and the deadline for
registration is September 16, 2013. If you need a
reasonable accommodation to participate in this
program, please contact 815-544-3710.
School Eligibility v. Medical Diagnosis for
Autism Spectrum Disorders Presented by:
Dr. Wade is a licensed psychologist and
a Doctoral level Board Certified Behavior
Analyst (BCBA-D). He has many years of
experience providing behavioral consultation
based in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for
children and adults in family homes, schools,
large and small community placements, and
in State Operated Developmental Centers. Dr.
Wade also conducts psychological and diagnostic
evaluations for children and adults with autism
and other developmental disabilities WHO:
Providers, Parents, relatives, friends, and other
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combo for cats for $15, FeLV vaccine for $20,
FeLV/FIV testing for $25, fecal testing for $15.
A $2 medical waste fee applies to properly
dispose of needles. For additional deals, A Pet
Well Dog Pack is available for $65 and includes
1 year rabies vaccine, 6 in 1 distemper combo,
Bordetella vaccine, and a heartworm test. Puppy
Packs and Kitty Packs are also available and
include beginning vaccines for puppies and
kittens. Low cost heartworm prevention and flea/
tick medication will be available. Best of all,
there is no exam fee to receive vaccines! Need
affordable spay/neuter? Call SPAY ILLINOIS
at 877.475.7729 to find the clinic closest to you
offering low cost spay/neuter surgeries. SPAY
ILLINOIS is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit
organization dedicated to ending euthanasia
and suffering of companion animals in Illinois
by providing affordable programs to all Illinois
residents. Call us at 877-475-7729 or check out
our website at www.spayillinois.org. Donations
are always accepted and are greatly appreciated.
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois’ 9thannual
Thin Mint Sprint will take place on Saturday,
September 21, at Camp McCormick in
Stillman Valley. The Thin Mint Sprint consists
of an 8K road race, 2-Mile Family Fun Walk/
Run, and 4-mile Tough Cookie Trail Run,
presented by Mulford Dental Group, LTD.
For an additional challenge, participants can
sign up to “Do the Double,” which includes both
the 8K and trail run. A free 100 yard kids’ dash
for children 5 and under will be held following
the family fun walk/run. The trail run begins at
7:30 a.m., with the 8K starting at 9 a.m., and
family fun walk/run beginning at 9:15 a.m.
Directions and registration forms are available
online at http://www.girlscoutsni.org/events/tms.
Registration is also available online at www.
active.com. There is a Girl Scout marathon fun
patch for all participants who download and
complete their running log at www.girlscoutsni.
org/events
Getting bored of your usual workout routine?
We’re changing things up with new music
and new choreography for our Body Combat
and Body Pump classes, two of our popular
Les Mills offerings. Body Combat is an
empowering cardio workout inspired by the
martial arts. This highly energetic class draws
from a wide range of disciplines, including
karate, boxing, tae kwon do, tai chi and muay
thai. The new Body Combat release will focus
on karate forms and features a new kick called
the “Thunder Kick.” Body Combat participants
will also enjoy a span of intensity options, from
low to high impact, allowing beginners to feel
immediately successful while still challenging
experienced participants. Body Pump combines
cardio and strength training for a total body
workout, helping you get on the fast track for
a strong and toned body. Barbell weights and
popular weight-room exercises such as squats,
lunges and lifts will have you burning more
than 500 calories in one class. The sessions are
geared for women and men at any fitness level.
In addition to an updated soundtrack, the new
Body Pump release features new tempos in the
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Features
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ARE YOU A VETERAN?
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ALL BOONE
COUNTY VETERANS!!
Your Veterans Assistance Commission of
Boone County is NOW OPEN!!
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
VETERAN BENEFITS?
Please come see us for advise and assistance. That is why
we are here. We are funded by Boone County Taxes to help
the Veterans of Boone County.
Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone County
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Belvidere, IL 61008-1729
Phone: 815-544-6464 Email: [email protected]
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members of your support network WHEN: Monday October 7, 2013.
Check in 1:15 P.M. 1:30 – 3:30 P.M. WHERE: The Autism Program Service
Center – Rockford (University of Illinois – Health Sciences Campus) 1601
Parkview Ave. Rockford, IL 61107 Auditorium COST: $25 for parents/
family members & $50 for providers/professionals (Checks payable to
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, TAP Rockford, in the memo) FOR
MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER CONTACT: Megan Herbig
815-395-5561 [email protected]
Rockford Barbershoppers Annual Show will take place at the
Rockford’s Woman’s Club, 317 Park Ave., on Saturday, October 19th
at 2pm and 7pm. Ticket information: Matinee: $10 for General Seating,
Evening Show: $20-Reserved Seating. Students ½ price- both shows. For
more information or special group rates please call 815-978-8213.
Please join Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago as we prepare for our
Walk With Me Rockford Event. on Saturday, September 28, 2013. The
event will be held at the Rock River Rec Path—YMCA Log Lodge!
Sign up early online or the day of the event!Registration/CheckIn begins at 7:30 a.m., with a short program at 8:30 a.m. and the Walk
starting at 9:00 a.m. Visit www.walkwithme.org/rockford for registration
or donations. Thank you for your support! All proceeds benefit Easter Seals
Belvidere North High School’s Jeff Young (No 12) wide receiver, dives to
catch low pass, during Friday’s Sept. 6th’s game against Auburn High
School. (score BNHS-20 AHS-19) Photo by Susan Moran.
The Boone County Council on Aging’s “Colors of Fall Dinner Fund Raiser”
at The Belvidere Moose. Belvidere North High School’s sophomore football
team as well as others, vouleetered for this event. Photo by Susan Moran.
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Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago is a 501(c)3
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To learn more about how you can help, Contact:
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or (312) 491-4112
Byron- Byron-area charitable groups earned
about $30,000 in profits by participating
in ByronFest 2013, the ByronFest Steering
Committee announced. “We are thrilled to be
able to give back to these charitable groups
working so hard at revitalizing and building
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North Boone CUSD 200 would like to
thank Poplar Grove State Bank (PGSB) for
continuing the Athletic Milestones Advertising
Program with the district. PGSB donates $25
dollars for each athletic milestone reached by
the North Boone Vikings. For instance this fall,
for each home touchdown in football, home
service ace in volleyball, team or individual
win in cross country, each home soccer goal and
each home golf birdie or hole in one, North Boone
earns $25. This can build up to $1000 per season
and $3000 per year. The funds go to assist paying
for athletic costs. According to Kent Kniep,
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SPRINGFIELD — It’s rare to find a 6-year-old
in Illinois who is not in school. Not good enough,
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn decreed Sunday. All 6-yearolds, he said, will attend classes. Quinn touted the
feel-good law as a boost to young learners.
“The key to so many things in life is a quality
education, and this new law will ensure our students
get an early start on their academic success,” Quinn
said in a statement.
But the governor did not say how many children
the new law would add to classrooms next year, or
how schools would pay for the new students. “We
don’t know how many students would now begin at
6, instead of 7, or where they would enroll,” Illinois
State Board of Education spokesman Matt Vannover
said. “Based on the most recent enrollment data, we
know that there was an increase of 5,700 students
between kindergarten and first grade and an increase
of 7,900 students between kindergarten and second
grade.”
In other words, Vannover said, the law would affect
just a fraction of Illinois’ 2 million-plus students. But
even at the local level, educators are scratching their
heads.
DuPage County Regional Superintendent of
Schools Darlene Ruscitti said she has no idea how
the new law will affect her district, if at all. “It
may be hard to make a direct correlation between
increased enrollment and the new law,” Ruscitti said.
“For example (one district) has seen an increase in
enrollment, but is it due to the new law or the fact that
they have implemented all-day kindergarten for the
first time?” Illinois will spend $6.6 billion on public
schools this year, including $599 million on early
childhood education. In theory, because Illinois pays
schools on a per-pupil basis, adding more 6-year-old
students will increase those costs.
But Robin Steans, who heads Advance Illinois,
thinks otherwise. “It’s going to be a district-bydistrict cost increase,” Steans noted. “It will not make
much of a difference, unless there is a cluster (of the
new students).”
And while Steans supports the idea of getting
younger kids into the classroom, she fears the new
law could hurt Illinois schools. “I would hate to see
this distract us,” Steans said. “We have a massive
school funding challenge. The system is broken.”
Just to keep school funding flat in the new budget,
Illinois lawmakers had to find another $150 million.
Still, the state is sending just under 90 cents on the
dollar of what it is supposed to send to local schools.
Illinois Republicans have said adding more 6-yearolds— even a tiny number of them — would add $28
million to the cost of education.
Vannover said the real cost won’t be known until
this time next year, when the new students are in
the classroom. “Since we don’t know where these
children will enroll, we don’t know the method of
funding for the individual districts,” Vannover said.
Contact Benjamin Yount at Ben@IllinoisWatchdog.
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a stronger community,” ByronFest Manager,
Sarah Downs, said. The 14 charitable groups
that participated in the three day event sold
specialty food and drink items, and conducted
games and activities which not only helped
them raise funds, but also helped to inform
the community about their mission. Their
participation also provides excellent service
opportunities for Byron’s young people. The
ByronFest Steering Committee would also like to
extend its thanks to the 400 volunteers who spent
over 1,000 hours in making ByronFest the largest
music and family fun festival in the area. “Our
volunteers, Byron area businesses, community
members, numerous financial sponsors, plus
the many organizations that provide in-kind
sponsorships, are so important and need credit
for getting this festival off the ground and
running,” said Downs. The purpose of ByronFest
is to encourage and promote tourism in the Byron
area by showcasing the community and business
district through an annual festival. The event
draws approximately 35,000 local residents and
visitors to the downtown area each year. At the
same time, ByronFest serves as a fundraiser
for the Byron Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber is a non-profit organization that
provides its members with networking and
advertising opportunities, a business referral
service, and numerous other benefits. The
Chamber also serves as a point of contact for
residents, prospective residents, and visitors to
the community who request information about
the area.
Because of the generous in-kind donations of
many area organizations and the cash donations
from the business community, ByronFest 2013
generates needed funds for the Chamber. Profits
are used to support the Byron Chamber to cover
annual operating expenses and to support the
many services the chamber offers to its members
and the community. The Chamber relies solely
on member dues and its own fundraising efforts
for annual operating expenses. If you would like
to become involved in the planning of ByronFest
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SPRINGFIELD — Illinois taxpayers can look at two
different numbers that lead to the same conclusion — the state
cannot afford its pension payments. The public policy group
State Budget Solutions released a report Tuesday showing
Illinois’ pension debt is more than $287 billion, nearly three
times the $100 billion debt Illinois lawmakers say they are
working to contain.
The Illinois Policy Institute then released its report showing
the state will pay $620 billion to retiring state workers over
the next 30 years. SKYROCKETING COSTS: Illinois will
have to pay $32 billion in pension benefits by 2045.
“This $620 billion is the amount that Illinois’ five state-run
pension systems will pay out in retirement benefits and costof-living adjustments for work already completed by workers
and retirees. And the bill starts getting paid next year,” Ted
Dabrowksi, the Policy Institute’s vice president, said. “ The
pension systems will pay out nearly $9 billion in benefits in
2014. These payouts will increase every year through 2045.”
Dabrowski said Illinois can hardly afford this year’s $9
billion pension payment, and there is no way the state can
afford the scheduled $32 billion payment in 2044.
Illinois has, depending on who you believe, anywhere
between 40 percent and 24 percent of the money it needs to
cover future pension costs. But those numbers are not set;
Illinois has invested its pension cash and the return on those
investments has fluctuated recently.
“Academics and the credit rating agencies argue that the
state’s 8 percent expected investment returns are unrealistic
and make the pension systems look healthier than they actually
are,” Dabrowski said.
The State Budget Solutions report takes Illinois to task for
expecting too much. “We chose a lower rate (3.22 percent)
because the current practice of relying on optimistic investment
return assumptions obscures the true size of liabilities,” State
Budget Solutions editor Cory Eucalitto said. “Plans are not
guaranteed to achieve a return simply because it is assumed.”
State Budget Solutions’ 3 percent rate of return — compared
with Illinois’ assumed 8 percent — nearly triples the state’s
pension debt. “The numbers that we gathered from the plans
themselves showed a $99.7 billion unfunded liability. Using
the lower rate shows that number to actually be $287 billion,”
Eucalitto said. Abdon Pallasch, budget spokesman for Illinois
Gov. Pat Quinn, said the governor is sticking with the $100
billion pension debt estimate — for now.
“The Teachers Retirement System, the state’s largest
pension fund, just last year revised down its rate from 8.5
percent to 8 percent,” Pallasch noted. “In response, the
governor’s Office of Management and Budget revised upward
its projected pension shortfall to $100 billion.”
Pallasch said no matter the number, Quinn wants to
“reform” Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension systems. But
reform is not a part of the equation for either the Illinois Policy
Institute or the editors at State Budget Solutions. Both want a
new system.
“The best solution is an immediate switch to a defined
contribution retirement system,” Eucalitto said. “These
systems are proven to provide retirement security in the
private sector, and (offer) greater assurance that employers
will make their promised contributions.” Dabrowski has
long championed 401(k)-style retirement system for public
workers.
“Illinois workers and retirees are trapped in a collapsing
system over which they have no control. That’s the result of
the state not allowing workers to manage their own retirement
savings. And as the Detroit crisis reveals, retirees can’t escape
the consequences of bankruptcy,” Dabrowski said.
Contact Benjamin Yount at [email protected] and
find him on Twitter @BenYount.
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President of PGSB, “We are proud to be a part of
the North Boone Athletic Milestone Advertising
Program. While we believe it provides excellent
exposure for the bank in the North Boone area,
we also hope it provides some incentive for the
athletes and some financial help to the district to
keep providing top-tier programs for the kids.”
Dale Purvis, NBHS assistant principal and
athletic director stated, “PGSB has always been
a valued partner of this community. They have
invested in the youth of this community for a long
time through sponsoring little league teams, 4-H
auction purchases, Booster Club donations, and
numerous other donations. We are lucky to have
such a caring partner.” North Boone Community
Unit School District 200 serves approximately
1700 students in pre-school through high
school in the Villages of Caledonia, Capron
and Poplar Grove as well as the northern tier of
unincorporated Boone County, Illinois. For more
information visit the NBCUSD website at www.
nbcusd.org or contact Dale Purvis at 815-7653311. For future information, you can follow
North Boone on Twitter at @NBCUSD200.
The North Boone Educational Foundation has a
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Come Join Us For A
Concert Featuring Renowned Pianist
HUNTLEY BROWN
Sunday, September 15th, 3 PM
At Evangelical Covenant Church
220 E. Harrison, Belvidere
The Concert Is Free. A Free Will Offering Will Be Taken
Belvidere North
High School
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Joseph Cacciatore (left) and
Spencer Short
(right) cheering
on their favorite
team. Photo by
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