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AMOUNT:

DATE:

PROMISSORY NOTE
(SECURED)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Name (the "Maker"), hereby promises to pay to the order of
Lender Name ("Lender"), the principal sum of THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
($32,000.00), at the place and in the manner hereinafter provided, together with interest in the
amount of $1,500 in the manner described below.

If not sooner declared to be due in accordance with the provisions hereof, Maker shall pay to
Payee the unpaid principal balance of $32,000 and $1,500 interest, for a total of $33,500 on
________________, 2008 (“Maturity Date”);

Except to the extent set forth in, Maker shall have the right, without cost or penalty, to
prepay all or any part of the principal balance of this Note at any time and from time to time
upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender of its intention to do so. Any prepayment on
account of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall not extend or postpone the due date of
any subsequent payment due hereunder.

After maturity or the earlier acceleration of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, or if
said indebtedness has not been accelerated, during any period in which an Event of Default (as
hereinafter defined) exists under this Note or any Loan Documents, Maker shall pay interest on
the balance of principal remaining unpaid during any such period at an annual rate equal to Ten
Percent (10%). The interest accruing under this paragraph shall be immediately due and payable
by Maker to the holder of this Note and shall be additional indebtedness evidenced by this Note.

In the event any payment of interest or principal due hereunder or any escrow fund
payment or deposit for taxes or insurance due under the Mortgage (as hereinafter defined) is not
made within seven (7) days after the date when any such payment is due in accordance with the
terms hereof or thereof, then, in addition to the payment of the amount so due, Maker shall pay
to Lender a "late charge" of five percent (5%) of the amount overdue to defray part of the cost of
collection and handling such late payment. Such late charge shall be in addition to and not in
lieu of fees and charges of any agents or attorneys which Lender is entitled to employ upon the
occurrence of a default hereunder. Maker agrees that the damages to be sustained by the holder
hereof for the detriment caused by any late payment is extremely difficult and impractical to
ascertain, and that the amount stated herein is a reasonable estimate of such damages, does not
constitute interest, and is not a penalty.

All payments of principal and interest hereunder shall be paid in coin or currency which,
at the time or times of payment, is the legal tender for public and private debts in the United
States of America and shall be made at such place as Lender or the legal holder or holders of this
Note may from time to time appoint. Payment submitted in funds not available until collected
shall continue to bear interest until collected. If payment hereunder becomes due and payable on
a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday under the laws of the State of Illinois, the due date thereof
shall be extended to the next succeeding business day, and interest shall be payable thereon at
the then applicable interest rate during such extension.

This Note and any and all other liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of Maker to
Lender arising under this Note and any Loan Documents, whether such liabilities, obligations or
indebtedness are now existing or hereafter created, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent,
joint or several, due or to become due, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, and howsoever
acquired by Lender, are secured, inter alia, by (i) the Mortgage and Security Agreement (the
"Mortgage") of even date herewith made by the Maker to Lender creating a first mortgage lien
on certain real property (the "Premises") legally described in Exhibit A attached thereto; and (ii)
all other documents and instruments evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection
with the loan evidenced by this Note from time to time or delivered to induce Lender to disburse
the proceeds evidenced hereby are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents").
Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents (which are incorporated herein by reference as
fully and with the same effect as if set forth herein at length) for a legal description of the
Premises, a statement of the covenants and agreements contained therein, a statement of the
rights, remedies and security afforded thereby, and all other matters therein contained.

The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an "Event of Default"
under this Note: (a) the failure by Maker to pay when due any installment of principal or
interest or any other amount due to Lender under this Note, the Mortgage or any of the other
Loan Documents; or (b) the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default under the
Loan Documents; or (c) the sale, assignment or other disposition of all or any portion of the
Premises; or (d) the occurrence of a default or an "Event of Default" under any document or
instrument evidencing or securing any other loans heretofore or hereafter made by Lender to
Maker or any other loans heretofore or hereafter made by Lender to any person or entity and
guarantied by Maker.

At the election of the holder hereof, and without notice, the principal balance remaining
unpaid under this Note, and all unpaid interest accrued thereon, shall be and become
immediately due and payable in full in the case of the occurrence of any Event of Default.
Failure to exercise this option shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise same in the
event of any subsequent Event of Default. No holder hereof shall, by any act of omission or
commission, be deemed to waive any of its rights, remedies or powers hereunder or otherwise
unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the holder hereof, and then only to the extent
specifically set forth therein. The rights, remedies and powers of the holder hereof, as provided
in this Note, the Mortgage and all of the other Loan Documents are cumulative and concurrent,
and may be pursued singly, successively or together against Maker, the Premises and any other
security given at any time to secure the repayment hereof, all at the sole discretion of the holder
hereof. If any suit or action is instituted or attorneys are employed to collect this Note or any
part thereof, Maker promises and agrees to pay all costs of collection, including attorneys’ fees
and court costs.

Maker and all others who now or may at any time become liable for all or any part of the
obligations evidenced hereby, expressly agree hereby to be jointly and severally bound, and
jointly and severally: (i) waive and renounce any and all homestead, redemption and exemption
rights in the Premises and the benefit of all valuation and appraisement privileges against the

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indebtedness evidenced by this Note or by any extension or renewal hereof; (ii) waive
presentment and demand for payment, notices of nonpayment and of dishonor, protest of
dishonor, and notice of protest; (iii) waive any and all notices in connection with the delivery
and acceptance hereof and, except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary herein, waive
all other notices in connection with the performance, default, or enforcement of the payment
hereof or hereunder; (iv) waive any and all lack of diligence and delays in the enforcement of
the payment hereof; (v) agree that the liability of Maker, endorser or obligor shall be
unconditional and without regard to the liability of any other person or entity for the payment
hereof, and shall not in any manner be affected by any indulgence or forbearance granted or
consented to by Lender to any of them with respect hereto; (vi) consent to any and all extensions
of time, renewals, waivers or modifications that may be granted by Lender with respect to the
payment or other provisions hereof, and to the release of any security at any time given for the
payment hereof, or any part thereof, with or without substitution, and to the release of any
person or entity liable for the payment hereof; and (vii) consent to the addition of any and all
other makers, endorsers, guarantors, and other obligors for the payment hereof, and to the
acceptance of any and all other security for the payment hereof, and agree that the addition of
any such makers, endorsers, guarantors or other obligors, or security shall not affect the liability
of Maker, and all others now liable for all or any part of the obligations evidenced hereby.

The proceeds of the loan evidenced by this Note will be used solely for the purposes
specified in Section 205/4, paragraph (1)(c) of Chapter 815 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as
amended from time to time, and the principal sum advanced is for a business loan which comes
within the purview of such paragraph 1(c). Maker agrees that the obligation evidenced by this
Note is an exempted transaction under the Truth In Lending Act, 15 U.S.C., Section 1601, et
seq. The proceeds of the loan evidenced by this Note will not be used for the purchase of
registered equity securities within the purview of Regulation G issued by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Time is of the essence hereof. This Note is governed and controlled as to validity,
enforcement, interpretation, construction, effect and in all other respects by the statutes, laws and
decisions of the State of Illinois without reference to questions of conflicts of law. This Note
may not be changed or amended orally but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement of the change or amendment is sought.

The obligations and liabilities of the Maker under this Note shall be binding upon and
enforceable against the Maker and the Maker's successors and assigns. This Note shall inure to
the benefit of and may be enforced by Lender, its successors and assigns.

In the event one or more of the provisions contained in this Note shall for any reason be
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Note,
and this Note shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never
been contained herein or therein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has executed this Note as of the day and year first
written above.

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Borrowers Name

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