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20-0377

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to Section17-40 of the PropertyTax Code (35 ILCS

200/17-40), thepercentage to be

added to the assessedvaluation of locallyassessed property

other than thatassessed underSections 10-110

through 10-140 and10-170 through 10-200

of the Property TaxCode (35 ILCS 200/10-110 through 10-140 and10-170 through 10-200)

in Jersey County ascertified by theDepartment of

Revenue for theassessment year 2019

is 0.00% by theapplication of an

equalization factor of1.0000.

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20-1083

IN THE CIRCUIT COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUITM A D I S O N C O U N T Y ,I L L I N O I SJUVENILE DIVISION

TO: ANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN FATHERS AND TOALL WHOM IT MAY CON-CERN

IN THE INTEREST OF: LIL-LIE RAE STONE, A MINOR

CASE NUMBER: 16-JA-95

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Take notice that on DECEM-BER 10, 2019, a petition wasfiled under the Juvenile CourtAct by Thomas Gibbons inthe Circuit Court of MadisonCounty entitled "In the In-terest of LILLIE RAE STONE"CASE NUMBER: 16-JA-95,LILLIE RAE STONE, a minor,and that on JULY 14, 2020 atthe hour of 1:00 PM or assoon thereafter as this causemay be heard, an adjudica-tion/disposition hearing on apetition to terminate parentalrights will be held upon thepetition to have the child de-clared to be a ward of thecourt under that Act. Thecourt has authority in this pro-ceeding to take from you thecustody and guardianship ofthe minor, to terminate yourparental rights, and to ap-point a guardian with power toconsent to adoption. You maylose all parental rights to yourchild. If the petition requeststhe termination of your par-ental rights and the appoint-ment of a guardian withpower to consent to adoption,you may lose all parentalrights to the child.(SEAL)MARK VON NIDAClerk of the Circuit Court

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LEGALS

20-0376

Notice of Public Hearing

City of Alton, IllinoisBusiness District Plan for the ProposedAlton Square Business District - 2020

The City of Alton is considering adopting a Business District Plan for theproposed Alton Square Business District-2020 pursuant to the Illinois

Business District Development and Redevelopment Law (65 ILCS5/11-74.3-1 through 3-7, the “Business District Law”). The area being

considered for the Business District includes an area of approximately 72acres and is generally located in the northern part of the City at the northeastquadrant of the intersection of Homer Adams Parkway and N. Alby Street and

includes the Alton Square Mall.

This notice also includes the following information:

1. The City will hold a public hearing on the proposed Business District Planand designation of the Business District on June 10, 2020 at 6:30 P.M. at City

Hall, 101 E. 3rd Street, Alton, Illinois.

2. The boundaries of the Alton Square BusinessDistrict-2020 Business District are described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point marking the intersection of the Eastern right-of-wayline of Alby Road with the Western boundary line of parcel number

23-1-01-36-00-000-027, which boundary line also represents the intersectionof Industrial Drive with Alby Road, extending then East along the Northern

property boundary line of parcel number 23-2-01-35-20-402-004, continuingnevertheless along said property line then South along the Eastern property

line of aforesaid parcel to the terminus of the Eastern property line ofaforesaid parcel at the North-Eastern-most corner of parcel number

23-2-01-35-20-402-003. Continuing then South along the Eastern property lineof aforesaid parcel number 23-2-01-35-20-402-003 to a point where theproperty line meets the Northern right-of-way line of East Central Drive.

Continuing then West along the Northern right-of-way line of East CentralDrive to its intersection with the East right-of-way line of Alby Road, continu-ing then South along said right-of-way line to the South right-of-way line of

East Central Drive and continuing then along said right-of-way line East to theWestern right-of-way line of an Exit Ramp from East Homer Adams Parkwayto East Central Drive, continuing southerly along said right-of-way line of saidExit Ramp to the North right-of-way line of East Homer Adams Parkway, con-

tinuing then along aforesaid right-of-way line to its intersection with theNorth/East boundary line of parcel number 23-2-07-01-05-101-005. Thencecontinuing along the North/East boundary line of the aforesaid parcel to theSouth-Westerly right-of-way line of South Center Street. Thence continuingalong the South/West right-of-way line of South Center Street to its intersec-tion with the Northern right-of-way line of East Homer Adams Parkway; con-

tinuing then East along the Northern right-of-way line of aforesaid Parkway toits intersection with the Western boundary line of parcel number 23-2-07-01-05-101-002. Continuing then North along the aforedescribed property line toits terminus, thence continuing North directly traversing Regional Drive to theWestern boundary line of parcel number 23-2-07-01-05-101-003. Continuingthen North along the aforedescribed property line to its terminus, continuing

nevertheless along the Western property line of parcel number 23-2-07-01-05-101-004 to its intersection with the Southern right-of-way line of East DelmarRoad, traversing then East Delmar Road to the Western boundary line of par-cel number 23-2-01-36-17-301-010. Thence continuing North along the West-

ern boundary line of aforesaid parcel to the terminus of the aforedescribedproperty line; continuing nevertheless North along the Western property line ofparcel number 23-2-01-36-17-301-009 to the terminus of the aforedescribedproperty line of the aforesaid parcel and continuing nevertheless North along

the Western boundary line of parcel number 23-2-01-36-17-301-008 to the ter-minus of aforedescribed property line; continuing nevertheless North along theWestern property line of parcel number 23-1-01-36-17-301-006. Thence con-

tinuing East along the Northern property line of aforesaid parcel to the ter-minus of aforedescribed property line; continuing nevertheless East along the

property line of parcel number 23-1-01-36-00-000-027; continuing thenceNorth along the property line of aforesaid parcel to a point where the Easternboundary of aforesaid parcel meets the Southern boundary of parcel number23-1-01-36-13-302-043. Thence continuing West along the Southern propertyline of aforesaid parcel to the Western property line of afore-said parcel andthence continuing North along aforesaid property line to its inter-section with

the Southern right-of-way line of Big Arch Road. Thence continuing Westalong the Southern right-of-way line of Big Arch Road to a point where afore-said right-of-way line intersects the Eastern boundary line of parcel number

23-1-01-36-13-302-001.002; continuing then South along the Eastern bound-ary of aforesaid parcel and then West along the Southern boundary of thesame parcel to the terminus of aforedescribed property line and continuing

then South along the Eastern boundary line of parcel number 23-2-01-36-13-302-001.001 to the terminus of the aforedescribed property line; continuingthence South along the Eastern boundary line of parcel number 23-2-01-35-

20-402-006 to the inter-section of aforedescribed boundary line with theboundary line of parcel number 23-1-01-36-00-000-027, continuing thenceWest along the boundary line of the aforesaid parcel, which aforedescribed

boundary line may also be considered the Northern right-of-way line of Indus-trial Drive, to the intersection of the aforedescribed boundary line with theWestern right-of-way line of Alby Road and continuing thence south along

aforesaid right-of-way line to the point of BEGINNING; PLUS Lot 1 of the Bar-is Plaza – Alton subdivision being also parcel number 23-2-01-35-20-402-003.

The aforedescribed area contains the following parcels in the City of Alton:23-1-01-36-00-000-027, 23-1-01-36-00-000-029, 23-1-01-36-00-000-028,

23-1-01-36-00-000-030, and 23-2-01-35-20-402-003.

3. The City has prepared a Business District Plan (the “Plan”) for the AltonSquare Business District-2020 as required by the Business District Law. ThePlan establishes the objectives and policies for development of the BusinessDistrict and includes an estimate of Business District project costs. A copy ofthe Business District Plan, which includes a boundary map of the Business

District, is available for public inspection at City Hall, 101 E. 3rd Street, Alton,IL 62002.

4. A portion of the funds necessary to pay Business District project costsassociated with this development are to be derived from a proposed 1.0%

Business District Retailers’ Occupation Tax, and a proposed 1.0% BusinessDistrict Service Occupation Tax.

5. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the publichearing.

Due to State of Illinois COVID-19 restrictions we are limited to the number ofparticipants in one room. As such, public hearing participants are encouraged

to attend via conference call. The dial-in instructions are included below:• Dial (618) 463-3802

• Enter the Conference Room Number 93500• Enter the User Pin 0053

• Follow the Recorded Instructions

If prospective attendees require an interpreter or other accessaccommodation needs, please contact the Alton City Clerk’s Office at

618-463-3522 no later than 48 hours prior to the commencement of themeeting to arrange the accommodations.

LEGALS

20-0375

Notice of DemolitionRequest for Bids

Madison CountyCommunity Development

Madison County Community Development issoliciting bids for demolition of the projects listedbelow. Bids must be for each individual property

but may be let as a complete package to onecontractor with the lowest bid. For your reference,copies of current photos, street maps marking the

locations, and plat maps with brief legaldescriptions of the project site is enclosed in the

bid package.

156 Neunaber, Cottage Hills, IL 62018

Sealed bids must be received by MadisonCounty Community Development, 130 Hillsboro

Avenue, Edwardsville, IL, 62025, no later than3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Bids

will be opened same day at 3:30 p.m. Eachresponsive bidder will be sent a tabulation of the

bids received.

Bids will be reviewed within seven days followingthe bid opening. The contractor selected will benotified of the contract award. Madison CountyCommunity Development is not responsible for

costs incurred in the preparation of bids andreserves the right to waive any informality and toreject any or all bids. This job will be monitoredthrough its entirety. The bid broken down peraddress by demolition cost, abatement cost andname of contractor, estimated tonnage and total

cost.

Any questions may be addressed to James Arnold,Coordinator, Madison County Community

Development, 130 Hillsboro Avenue, Edwardsville,IL 62025.

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In a survey, ILO and its partners found that over one in six of such young workers were no longer working during the pan-demic, many with their workplaces shuttered or their usual clienteles stuck at home. Young people were already in a precarious posi-tion relative to other age categories, with work rates still below those before the 2008 economic crisis even before the pandemic hit.

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Naim said he’s living off savings, but expects the money to run out in 6 to 7 months.

“I don’t know what I’ll do after that — the future is a big unknown,” he said. “I’m scared of the coming days. God forbid, if there is a health emergency with the family and I don’t have enough money for it because I don’t have a job, and the government is unable to help.”

ILO says governments can help with measures like increasing state support for unemployed workers, tak-ing steps to guarantee jobs and training, and rolling out testing and tracing mea-sures that boost workplace safety and help workers and consumers get back out more quickly.

The Middle East is just one of the world’s many regions struggling to cope with the COVID-19 out-

break. After first peaking in China, where it began, then Europe, now it’s the Ameri-cas that is seen as the main epicenter.

But it’s a global issue. Sifiso Ditha from Soweto

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The pandemic has erased that income.

“The construction sector was closed during the lock-down, so there was abso-lutely nothing,” Ditha said.

There has been some eas-ing of the lockdown since, but employment remains scarce.

“Many projects are either put on hold or they are not taking anymore people,” Ditha said.

Of those still working, nearly one in four - or 23% - have seen their working hours reduced, the ILO said, pointing to a “triple shock” faced by young workers: Destruction of their work, disruption to their training and educa-tion, and obstacles moving in the work force or enter-ing it in the first place.

Of the 178 million young workers employed around the world, more than 40% were in “hard hit sectors when the crisis began,” such as food services and hospitality industries, the ILO said. More than three-fourths are in “informal” jobs, including 94% of young workers in Africa alone.

“We run the risk of creat-ing a situation — in this sort of snapshot of pandem-ic — which will have lasting effects,” Ryder told a virtual news conference from the ILO headquarters. “A lot of young people are simply going to be left behind in big numbers.

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