Exhibit 3.16 Illinois This space for use by Form LLC-5.5 Limited Liability Company Act Secretary of State January 2000 Articles of Organization - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesse White Secretary of State SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE Department of Business Services Must be typewritten Limited Liability Company Division Room 359, Howlett Building ---------------------------------------- Springfield, IL 62756 This space for use by Secretary of State http://www.sos.state.il.us - ------------------------------------------ Date Payment must be made by certified check, Assigned File # cashier's check, Illinois attorney's check, Filing Fee $400.00 Illinois C.P.A.'s check or money order Approved: payable to "Secretary of State." - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (The LLC name must contain the words limited liability company, L.L.C. or LLC and cannot contain the terms corporation, corp., incorporated, inc., ltd., co., limited partnership, or L.P.) 2. If transacting business under an assumed name, complete and attach Form LLC-1.20. 3. The address of its principal place of business: (Post office box alone and c/o are unacceptable). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 4. The Articles of Organization are effective on: (Check one) (a) _____ the filing date, or (b) _____ another date later than but not more than 60 days subsequent to the filing date: _________________________ (month, day, year) 5. The registered agent's name and registered office address is: Registered Agent: __________________________________________________________________________________________ First Name Middle Initial Last Name Registered Office: __________________________________________________________________________________________ (P.O. Box and Number Street Suite # c/o are unacceptable) __________________________________________________________________________________________ City County Zip Code 6. Purpose or purposes for which the LLC is organized: Include the business code # (IRS Form 1056). (If not sufficient space to cover this point, add one or more sheets of this size.) "The transaction of any or all lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized under this Act." 7. The latest date, if any, upon which the company is to dissolve ______________________________. (month, day, year) Any other events of dissolution enumerated on an attachment. (Optional) 8. Other provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the LLC per section 5-5(a)(8) included as attachment: If yes, state the provisions(s) from the ILLCA. [ ] Yes [ ] No 9. (a) Management is by manager(s): [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, list names and business addresses. (b) Management is vested in the member(s): [ ] Yes [ ] No If yes, list names and addresses. 10. I affirm, under penalties of perjury, having authority to sign hereto, that these articles of organization are to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, correct and complete. Dated _____________________________________, __________ (Month/Day) (Year) Signature(s) and Name(s) of Organizer(s) Business Address(es) 1.__________________________________________________________ 1.__________________________________________________________ Signature Number Street __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (Type or Print Name and title) City/Town __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (Name if a corporation or other entity) State ZIP Code 2.__________________________________________________________ 2.__________________________________________________________ Signature Number Street __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (Type or Print Name and Title) City/Town __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (Name if a corporation or other entity) State ZIP Code 3.__________________________________________________________ 3.__________________________________________________________ Signature Number Street __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (Type or print name and title) City/Town __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (Name if a corporation or other entity) State ZIP Code (Signatures must be in ink on original document. Carbon copy, photocopy or rubber stamp signatures may only be used on conformed copies.)