Rockford Family Planning Center

Local Rockford News July 21, 2023

Limited Liability Company, March 28, 2023 4236 Muray Drive Rockford, IL 61107 611 Auburn Street Rockford, IL 61103

This dispute presents an unusual and disturbing case of a Rockford zoning officer (the “Zoning Officer”) and the ZBA abdicating their solemn duty to enforce the City of Rockford Zoning Ordinance (the “RZO”). This case is not complex and comes down to the simple fact that a medical clinic is not allowed as a home business under the RZO, and that the Zoning Officer has illogically and quite absurdly concluded that a “home business” can be a “non-home **ELECTRONICALLY FILED** DOC ID: 21253244 CASE NO: 2023-MR-0000038 DATE: 1/30/2023

Attorney asks that September 13 letter be withdrawn. New story: A second employee would be residing at the address as a permanent residence. The letter states the registered nurse, not a resident of the address, would be "responsible for all patient care at the property, including dispensing medication..."

Letter states the clinic would be Christensen's permanent secondary residence and that a "registered nurse" (not a nurse practitioner) would be the sole employee and would "dispense medication."

Charged with battery.

The Madison, Wisconsin physician, Dr. Dennis Christensen, purchased the Auburn Street building in June, with hopes of opening a clinic to distribute abortion pills. Now, with the official go-ahead from the city, and while he waits to get his medical licensing in order, some protestors call to stop services before they arrive.

Clinic manager planning to live in abortion clinic. Christensen "restoring" medical license.