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Proposal comes ahead of special property tax task force report due out this month By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD — A pair of researchers are suggesting the best way to reduce property taxes in Illinois is for the state to take over a greater share of funding for public schools and consolidate some units of local government. Frank Manzo, policy director at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, and Robert Bruno, director of the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, argue in a new report that such a plan would not only hold down future property tax hikes, but it would actually help create jobs and stimulate the state’s economy. “There have been previous commissions on this issue since the 1980s,” Manzo said in an interview. “Four of them, in fact, and all four unanimously found that really meaningful property tax relief for homeowners would require more state funding for public education. And in three of the four task forces, local government consolidation was also directly or indirectly called for. But these are structural problems that have frankly only deepened since those reports.” See TAXES on page 2

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HOLIDAY HOOPS: Young people playing in a scrimmage on Dec. 19 at Melody. The event kicked off the 2019-20 season of a new police youth basketball league. Read more on pages 8-9.

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Yolanda Talley wants to create a youth advisory council, among other outreach initiatives By IGOR STUDENOV Contributing Reporter

New 15th District Police Commander Yolanda Talley said she’s focused on reaching out to the community, particularly young people in Austin while continuing to fight against crime.

Talley was promoted to commander earlier this year after her predecessor, Ernest Cato, was promoted to Deputy Chief of Patrol for Area North, which includes most of the city’s North and West Side neighborhoods. The 15th District includes the portion of Austin south of Division Street and west of Cicero Avenue.

Talley has worked in the district for about two years. Before coming to the 15th District, she was a sergeant in human resources and a sergeant in the 7th District in Englewood, according to AustinTalks. Talley has also been an undercover narcotics

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Illinois lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1932 earlier this year establishing a bipartisan Property Tax Relief Task Force. It was part of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s so-called “fair tax” package that also included a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the state to levy a multi-tiered “graduated” income tax in which people would pay higher rates on higher levels of income. Voters will decide on that amendment in the November 2020 elections. Pritzker has said he wants part of the new revenue from a graduated tax — estimated at about $3 billion a year — to go toward local property tax relief by raising the current property tax credit that property owners can take on their income taxes. But in their report, which they shared with Capitol News Illinois ahead of its public release, Manzo and Bruno argue that the state’s current property tax system and its school funding system are structurally flawed. Specifically, they point to the fact that property taxes account for two-thirds of school funding in Illinois while the state pays only about 27 percent, or about half the national average. They also point to the state’s Property Tax Extension Limitation Law, or PTELL, which allows automatic property tax increases each year, but also caps those increases at the rate of inflation or 5 percent, whichever is less, thus preventing many local governments, and especially school districts, from raising the revenue they need. Their proposal is to raise the state’s contribution to public education by $5 billion over four years. That would be in addition to the increased funding that comes through the state’s new Evidence Based Funding formula, which calls for an added $350 million for education funding each year. The new money would be distributed proportionately to all 852 school districts, effectively covering their future increases under the PTELL law and enabling them to hold their property taxes flat for four years. That plan could be paid for, they argue, through the proposed graduated income tax, a new tax on retirement income over $100,000 and savings that could be achieved by consolidating township governments. “It is not only good for education, for children growing up and going to school in this state,” Bruno said. “But it also happens to have the added benefit of taking the burden properly off of local property owners, and shifting, modestly, some of that additional responsibility to the state, where it actually exists everywhere else in the country but in Illinois. So I think you can make an argument — and I think you can make a winning argument — that this is where the investment needs to be going.” In their report, Manzo and Bruno note that Illinoisans pay the seventh-highest property

tax rates in the country and that roughly two-thirds of all property taxes go to school districts. Average Illinois homeowners pay 7.4 percent of their income on property taxes, compared to just 4.95 percent in income taxes. They also argue that property taxes are regressive because lower-income homeowners have much more of their total personal wealth invested in their home than upperincome people. According to the report, a household earning $35,000 per year, for example, pays on average 10 percent of their taxable income in property taxes, compared to 7 percent for someone earning $75,000 a year, and just 1 percent for people with yearly incomes over $1 million. Using economic modeling formulas, Manzo and Bruno estimate the net impact of increasing the state’s investment in education and holding down school district property taxes would be to grow the Illinois economy by about $1.2 billion and adding up to 14,000 new jobs. Consolidating townships, they suggest, would have a smaller impact, lowering property tax bills by 0.4 percent, adding $11 million to the economy and producing about 100 new jobs. An alternative, they argue, was reflected this year in House Bill 320, which would have extended PTELL to all local governments, including home rule jurisdictions. It also would have unilaterally cut property tax levies by 10 percent below their 2018 level and then would have frozen property tax levies after that. “Local governments would have been forced to slash spending on essential services by $3 billion annually,” Manzo and Bruno wrote in their report. “Although property tax relief would produce an economic stimulus, it would be completely offset by the cuts to long-term public investments – shrinking Illinois’ economy by $2 billion and 27,000 jobs.” Manzo and Bruno said they do not yet know what will be in the task force’s final report, which is due to be released by Dec. 31. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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Former Black Panther passing the party’s legacy on By BONNI McKEOWN Contributor

Lamar Billy “Che” Brooks confesses to starting out as an angry young man on Chicago’s West Side. He joined the Black Panther Party to work for a better life for his people and all people, and has pursued this commitment in the everyday world ever since. He has spent 50 years as a social worker, helping youth find themselves and think critically about how to interact with political and economic conditions around them. Growing up, Brooks got frustrated with his stepfather, a preacher who answered questions like “How could Jesus really walk on water?” with statements like “You just have to believe.” Brooks says young people gain more from adults who will enter into dialog with them. Brooks said he got through Marshall High by doing a lot of running — on the track team, but also on the street to avoid gangs. His mother told him not to join and he sometimes had to fight gang members to stay independent. In September 1967, Brooks entered what is now Kennedy-King College and while there joined a meeting of senior citizens protesting slum housing that was held in a tent on the street. The protest was organized by Fats Crawford, of the Negro Rifle Association,

and Doug Andrew, of the West Side Organization. After Martin Luther King’s assassination in 1968, Brooks attended Black Student Union meetings aimed at getting Black Studies courses on campus. When the black student protestors occupied the school cafeteria, a teacher called a student an N-word. Brooks picked up a 4 x 4 signpost and went after the teacher. Brooks was expelled from the college. The court put him on probation, requiring him to go back to school or have a job. Instead, he joined the Black Panthers. He lived in “Panther pad” apartments and spent all his time organizing on the street. Donations and newspaper sales sustained the Panther groups. Visiting Oakland, Brooks got to know Panther leader Huey P. Newton. But Fred Hampton, the Illinois Chairman from Maywood, was his closest Panther friend and mentor. Many Chicago Panther leaders were arrested in 1969 and police raided their headquarters at 2350 W. Madison St. on Oct. 4. Since Brooks hadn’t gotten a “real job” in November 1969, he faced jail time for the cafeteria altercation. He and Hampton sought talking points to free him, but Judge Hechinger sent him to jail for a month. The jail time probably saved his life. On Dec. 4, 1969, city police raided the Panther pad at 2337 W. Monroe. Their shots killed

Panthers Hampton and Mark Clark. “Fred actually loved people. He was humble. He wouldn’t ask somebody to do something he wouldn’t do himself,” Brooks said. “So I would do anything he asked. If Fred had lived, I would’ve stayed in the party.” Brooks left the Black Panther Party in 1972. He needed to spend more time with his sons. He regretted missing his grandmother’s funeral in Forrest, Miss., and he didn’t like the internal friction that was tearing the party apart. Useni Eugene Perkins and Warren Saunders helped him find a place as a volunteer, then a youth worker at the Better Boys Foundation, now BBF Family Services, at 15th and Pulaski, where he had joined boxing programs as a youngster. Over the years, he worked on a Harvard School of Public Health research project directed by Dr. Felton Earls, researching Chicago neighborhoods; with Habilitative Systems on adolescent mental health; and with West Side Association for Community Action in a pretrial program for youth. He returned to work with BBF youth in 2007 and retired in 2015 to spend time with his seven grandchildren. This year, the 50th anniversary of Hampton’s assassination, Brooks has led Living History/Social Justice discussions at the Oak Park Main Library and on the South Side at the Arts Bank.

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COMMEMORATING: Lamar “Billy” Che” Brooks, a former Black Panther, now spends his time focusing on the lessons the party gave the world. “Oak Park is not for black People, but it pretends to be,” said Brooks, who lives in the west suburbs. “I like the diversity in this area and I like a challenge helping youth with critical thinking. I tell them not to copy what we did. We already have school breakfast programs (something the Panthers started) and there’s no need to go fight with police; they know who you are. Don’t replicate. Create.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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Accountability is 360 degrees

ood for thought. We always talk about holding our elected officials accountable for their actions. Usually, when we talk about accountability, we are only talking about putting them on blast when they do something that we don’t agree with, or that runs counter to the community’s best interests. I’ve done it myself in my own advocacy. However, community accountability, if done right, is 360 degrees. When I say that, I mean that, if we live in the village, we all need to hold one another accountable to do what’s best for the community. That includes going to bat for one another; giving credit where credit is due; calling out injustices and instances in which our actions are self-serving. Anybody in the community should be able to hold people accountable, and, in turn, be held accountable, for better or for worse. Many of us in the Black Community, were up in arms because the City Council Black Caucus’ attempts to pass an ordinance to extend the rollout of the legalization of cannabis in Chicago to July 1, 2020 failed. Delaying the rollout would have given Black businesses more time to apply for licenses to run dispensaries, and the ability to legally sell cannabis the same day as everyone else who qualified; instead, Black businesses were told, yet again, to “wait our turn” and to be happy for the small wins. All too often, in the past, “our turn” never came, and our “wins” stayed small. During last week’s City Council debate on the ordinance, squabbles took place all over social media. Our Black aldermen and their colleagues said that not enough was done at the state level to ensure that Black business owners could get licenses to sell cannabis in January. Our Black elected officials at the state level questioned why our Black

aldermen didn’t participate in discussions in Springfield before legislation to legalize cannabis was passed. Our community members felt that our governor, mayor, state reps, senators and aldermen all could have done better to make sure Black-owned businesses were not excluded. There were some who blamed Black business owners themselves for not being prepared or even reading the legislation. It occurred to me, there is a whole lot of angst to go around, and no one publicly mentions the names of the Black businesses we are fighting for. We have a circular firing squad going down, with a lot of name-calling and blood-letting in the figurative sense. When the dust settles, I believe, there will be some Black businesses and Black-controlled nonprofits benefiting in some form or fashion from the legalization of marijuana sales — if the pressure is sustained. My question is, who will hold the Black businesses and nonprofits accountable to do right by the community? I have seen, all too often, community members going up the flag pole, fighting for this group and that group, and when the community needs the people who benefit from our advocacy, they cannot be found. At least if we find them, we can’t hear them. Some of the worst experiences I’ve had is advocating for people and then having those same people leave me high and dry when I needed help. Unfortunately, my story is not unique. If you are a Black business owner, and you have the community and elected officials going all out for you, please, don’t leave the community “hangin’”. You need to pay it forward so that we can truly lift all boats and not just some boats. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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Ald. Ervin’s push for cannabis delay fails

Council votes down proposal to delay legalization in Chicago until summer By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The Chicago City Council voted 19-29 against delaying the effective date of allowing legal cannabis sales until mid-summer of next year — but not for lack of trying on West Side Ald. Jason Ervin’s part. The aldermanic Black Caucus, which Ervin currently heads, has been pushing to delay after all of the applicants who got dispensary licenses turned out to be white-owned. The caucus argued that it defeats one of the major goals of marijuana legalization — to redress the disproportionate incarceration of African-Americans for selling and possessing pot. On Dec. 17, the city council’s Committee on Contracting Oversight & Equity narrowly approved the delay, sending it for full City Council consideration the following morning. The black aldermen were far from united on the matter. Fellow West Side Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) argued that the cost of delaying the sales outweighed the benefits, and that aldermen could pressure license holders to bring African-Americans into the business on the local level. He, along with Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) and Emma Mitts (37th), voted against delaying. But most of the black aldermen who spoke insisted they were determined to push for the delay because their communities waited for justice long enough and they couldn’t let the matter stand. And while they were ultimately outvoted, Ervin told Austin Weekly News they would continue to push for more opportunities for black entrepreneurs any way they can. As the aldermen prepared to debate the delay, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s floor leader, Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) moved to defer and publish — which would have pushed back the debate until the next council meeting. But the motion was defeated, setting the stage for what proved to be a contentious debate full of multiple procedural maneuvers and arguments over city council rules. South Side Ald. David Moore (17th) staked out a position most of his fellow Black Caucus members reiterated over the next two hours — they were elected to advocate on behalf of their community. He noted that black voters helped Gov. J.B. Pritzker win, so he — and state government in general — should listen. “To any of my colleagues who feels the pressure, you need to know the power of your community,” Moore said. “If we’re going to cave to this, we don’t need a Black Caucus. And I’d be the first one to leave [it].” Ervin put it in particularly stark terms. “This conversation started with a simple

question — why is it that the [black] communities are being left out of the recreational cannabis business?” he said. “This ordinance is trying to correct the wrong that’s been done by working with the city, working with state, working with cannabis owners.” And the Black Caucus got some support from a few non-black aldermen. Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, whose ward includes Pilsen and a significant portion of Chinatown, said that, given the violence and disinvestment plaguing black and brown communities, “every opportunity we have needs to be an opportunity for social equity.” Burnett started his statement by saying that the original recreational marijuana bill was passed with approval from the General Assembly’s black and Hispanic caucuses. And he reminded his colleagues that he previously stated he wouldn’t support any dispensaries that didn’t have black owners or partners. Since then, Burnett said, he spoke to representatives of two dispensaries, and they brought black partners on board. “I feel like I’ve been successful,” he said. “I feel like we’re moving in the right direction.” Burnett said he’s been encouraged by discussions in Springfield about potentially allowing more dispensaries in Chicago — which, he said, would provide more opportunities for African-Americans. Ultimately, Burnett argued, delaying implementation wasn’t a fight worth having. “Do we want to lose?” he asked. “We want to figure this thing out? Are we responsible if we fight and lose? Or are we more responsible if we fight, we negotiate, we compromise? … I’m not trying to get anything. I’m fighting for my community. I’m trying to bring something home for our community.” Ervin fired back, saying, ultimately it was about standing up for what’s right. “To say that our caucus isn’t acting in a responsible manner is not correct,” he said. “They’re telling us it’s responsible for us to have the ability to correct an economic injustice. Not doing [anything] is irresponsible” While Ald. Michael Scott (24th), Taliaferro and Mitts were all in attendance, but they didn’t comment on the issue one way or another. After some further back and forth, Ervin tried to move to defer and publish — but before he could make the motion, Lightfoot cut him off and moved to have a vote. This, in turn, led to back-and-forth arguments between the two officials as Ervin argued that she didn’t have a right to cut him off, or to have a vote on the delay before voting to end the debate. Lightfoot and several aldermen cited rules, until Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) found a rule proving Ervin correct. The council proceeded to vote to end the debate — and vote down the extension. In an interview a day after the vote, Ervin said, “We’re going to continue to stay on it, to ensure that there are African Americans who have ownership opportunities.”

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Police-led youth hoops league kicks off new season

The Chicago Westside Police and Youth Sport basketball league tipped off on Dec. 19 By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributor Reporter

The Chicago Westside Police and Youth Sport kicked off its 2019-20 season at Melody Public School, 3937 W Wilcox St., on Dec. 19. The organization is an extension of the kind of community outreach that is necessary for preventing crime and bolstering the quality of life in a community, law enforcement officials said. Jarold Spencer, the 11th District Police Commander, grew up in West Garfield Park and attended the school when he was a child. He said that he was glad to see the kind of activity he was involved in as a child flourish in 2019. Yolanda Talley, the new 15th District commander, agreed. “This program keeps kids out of trouble and teaches them skills that come with basketball along the way,” she said. “Our youth are important. Whatever they need, we want to make sure they get it.” William Martinez, the 15th District youth liaison officer who serves as a coach and mentor for the Austin team, said that he has been pleased with the young peoples’ growth. “It’s actually an amazing feeling, because we see them three times a week now,” he said. “And it’s amazing actually seeing them grow and actually taking the constructive criticism.” Martinez added that he was pleased to see parents participate and share their experiences with their children. The young players who spoke at the conference said they enjoyed being able to play, and that it was “fun” and a chance “to try out different stuff.” John Kelly, a pastor at Austin’s Chicago West Bible Church, that he and his congregation got involved out of their love for the community’s residents. “We actually feel we have an obligation to love our neighbors as [we love] ourselves, and we feel that there’s no demographic that needs more love than our children,” he said. “When we bring everyone together, we’re all focused on the kids in the community and we all bring our resources forward.” Melody Principal Tiffany Tillman urged the students and kids from other schools “to be disciplined and to pay attention, because you never know when it’s going to be your break.” The fact that so many police officers, members of the clergy and nonprofit staff showed up to support the conference, she said, should tell them something. “That shows how it takes the village to raise all of you,” Tillman said. “We’re here for you. You’re our next future leaders.” In a follow-up interview, she said that the

conference gave her an opportunity to provide more learning time. “That’s why I love this program, because it’s an extra tool for me to improve the academics on the West Side,” Tillman said. Stephanie Marquardt, the executive director of City of Refuge Chicago, asked all players to come up to the front, so that everyone in attendance could get a good look at them. “Look at these beautiful children,” she said. “You wat to know what your future is? It’s all here. There’s nothing that our kids cannot accomplish if the support is given, if the opportunities are given.” And Marquardt said that the conference will help improve police and community relations. Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), whose ward includes the school, echoed that point. “Your first interaction with the police officer shouldn’t be on the hood of a car; it should be in programs like this,” he said. “This may be a person you may need help from, or you may decide that this is the job you want. We need young men like you.” Andrea Smith-Tart, of Austin, has her two sons, Avion and Jayden Tart, playing on the Austin team. Living in Austin, she said, her kids don’t go outside much, so she is grateful that the conference exists. “It gives my children an opportunity to be in a safe place, where they can meet their peers, get social skills and learn discipline that will transfer to the classroom,” SmithTart said. CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

BONDING: Officer Tutwiler, of CPD district 11, guides players with their shots on Dec. 19, during youth basketball training from the Chicago Westside Police at Genevieve Melody Public School in Chicago. (Below) A group of kids from the Garfield Park league watch a scrimmage. ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

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WORKING OUT: Kids in the AAU league practice on Dec. 19, during youth basketball training from the Chicago Westside Police at Genevieve Melody Public School in Chicago.

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TALLEY Big idea from page 1 officer and a member of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA). A graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command, she also earned a master’s degree in forensic sociology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Talley, who grew up in East Garfield Park, assumed command in October. She said that she will be taking a cue from the neighboring 25th district and establishing a youth advisory council to not only improve community relations, but get a better sense of how young people want to be policed. At the start of 2019, the 25th District launched a community policing pilot. One of the program’s major components is YOLANDA TALLEY the establishment of 15th Dist. Commander District Coordinat-

“We want to hear from the young people. How do they want to be policed?“

ing Officers. Each DCO supervises three beats within the district and they are responsible for working with the community members to find out what their needs are, and directing the officers and city resources to help address those needs. Talley she’s eager to bring the initiative to the 15th District, because she saw how successful it was in the 25th District. “I look at it as the resident having a personal police officer,” she said. ”For example, if I have my light out, I can call my DCO and say, ‘I am afraid, I don’t feel safe with the light out.’ And that officer is going to assist me.” Talley said that the program would also enable business owners to work with a DCO to find a long-term solution to loitering, as opposed to calling the police and watching the loiterers scatter.

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ALL ABOUT THE YOUTH: New 15th District Police Commander Yolanda Talley, a West SIde native, says she wants to build on the community outreach plans left by her predecessor, Ernest Cato. One idea she has is the formation of a youth advisory council. “I’m excited about it and my officers are excited about it,” she said. “We just want to build on the strong community/police relationships that already exist in the 15th District.’ Talley said that she hopes her youth advisory council effectively addresses the trust and communications gap between police and area youth. “We want to hear from the young people,” she said. “How do they want to be policed?

How do they want the police to interact with them? We can’t arrest our way out of the problems we have in our community. We need to have the community involved with what’s going on in our district.” Talley added that she hopes to build on the community partnerships forged by Cato, in addition to creating more youth activities. Currently, she’s in talks with PCC Community Wellness Center, which has several facili-

ties in Austin, about doing health screenings for young people in February. “Most young people don’t go to the doctor until they’ve been shot,” she said. “We’re going to bring nurses to them, where’ going to screen them for low blood pressure, diabetes [and other health issues].”

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Taco Bell pitched for Roosevelt and Austin

After getting turned down on Madison Street, fast-food outfit changes plan By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Taco Bell fans in Oak Park will rejoice in hearing that the Zoning Board of Appeals has received an application to build a freestanding franchise Taco Bell, complete with drive-thru, at 6000-20 Roosevelt Road. U.S. Bank formerly occupied the 32,724-squarefoot property. Don’t plan a fiesta quite yet. Zoning law requires a special use permit to build the drive-thru, and the last time Taco Bell came to Oak Park pitching a location on Madison Street, it didn’t go well for the fast-food chain. “The main issue is that they’re installing a drive-thru,” said Oak Park Zoning Administrator Michael Bruce. But that’s not all the developer is asking for. They also seek a pair of zoning variations, which are not inconsiderable. The applicant, Ampler Development, a multi-brand franchise restaurant group, is asking for a reduction in street frontage coverage. Zoning law requires 60 percent of street frontage along Roosevelt Road to be occupied by the building. Bruce estimated the property’s Roosevelt Road frontage to be about 261 linear feet, or 11 percent. “That’s a lot of frontage to require. It’s a very big lot,” Bruce said. “Most of our lots are not going to be that wide.” Ampler Development’s second request is a reduction in required building transparen-

cy, meaning the number of windows, along the Humphrey Avenue frontage. The zoning ordinance dictates 20 percent building transparency, but the application asks for 2 percent. “Roosevelt Road is all about being pedestrian-friendly and big windows are very pedestrian-friendly,” said Bruce. “I’m going to push back on that and see if they can make that a little more transparent through there, but these are very early. They may modify the site plans.” According to the application’s statement of intent, if built, the Taco Bell would operate seven days a week, opening as early as 7 a.m. and closing the dining room at 11 p.m. The drive-thru would open at 7 a.m. and close at 3 a.m. on weekdays, and at 4 a.m. on weekends. In 2017, Taco Bell withdrew an application to build a location at the intersection of Madison Street and Lyman Avenue, following a unanimous rejection from the zoning board. The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on the application for the special use permit and variations for the Roosevelt Road Taco Bell at 7 p.m., on Jan. 8, at the Oak Park Village Hall. 123 Madison St.

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Lawmaker, advocates push to lower high costs of prison calls By SUZANNE McBRIDE AustinTalks

When Wandjell Browning was growing up in Champaign, both of her parents were in prison. Phone calls were the way they kept in touch. But with all the extra charges and high fees tacked onto the calls, she didn’t get to talk to them much, and their relationship suffered. “This is a basic need – a child needs to communicate with their parents,” said Browning, now 23 and working as a mental health technician at a hospital in Houston. Too many children aren’t able to speak to their parents, and that hurts everyone, she added. Browning was one of several people this week – led by U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth – pushing for support for federal legislation, the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act. Duckworth introduced the legislation earlier this year after a federal court decision ruled existing law authorizes the Federal Communications Commission to oversee interstate prison calls but does not clearly authorize the FCC to address intrastate prison telecommunications services. Without this power, the 2 million people incarcerated across the U.S. and their families are forced to rely on a system that lacks competition and often charges unreasonable rates, Duckworth said Monday at a press

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FIGHTING FOR LOWER COSTS: Advocates for federal legislation to lower rates for phone calls made to and from prison addressed the issue Monday. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (middle) was joined by others advocating for the legislation. conference held at the Westside Justice Center, 601 S. California Ave.. Though rates have been cut at some jails and prisons, including the Cook County Jail, a call can still cost 10 to 30 cents a minute, plus connection fees, Duckworth said. In all, families can spend hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars, on these phone calls each year. In some cases, grandparents go without their medications in order to pay for the calls, she said. Many prisons use this as a way to make money; they pay salaries off the profits from the phone calls, the senator said. “They’re making money off the back of prisoners,

some of the poorest people in the country.” The high cost keeps many of those incarcerated from being able to speak with their families, Duckworth said, adding: “This is unacceptable, and ultimately, it’s counterproductive to our mutual goal of reducing recidivism … the vast majority of those (in prison) will eventually be released.” Browning remembers a 10-minute call to her mom or dad costing $5. Often, the call was filled with static, and they would hear someone else’s call on their line. Worse of all, eight out of 10 times their call would drop and they wouldn’t be able to reconnect; she’d

have to wait until the next week to finish the conversation, to hear her mom’s voice. The legislation, which has 10 sponsors, both Democrats and Republicans, in the 100-member Senate, is named after Martha Wright-Reed, who began advocating for affordable phone rates more than 20 years ago when her grandson, Ulandis Forte, was in prison and she discovered how expensive it was to keep in contact with him. WrightReed sued the Corrections Corp. of American for their exorbitantly high phone call rates, and in 2013, the FCC announced it was capping interstate prison phone call rates. Forte, who traveled from Washington, D.C., for Monday’s press conference, said he was fortunate his grandmother accepted the expensive collect calls from prison; she knew he needed to remain connected to her and the rest of world outside prison. At that time – in the late 1990s – a call could cost $60, he said. “Just because someone is in the inside doesn’t mean they can’t positively impact someone on the outside,” Forte said. And “kids shouldn’t have to pay the price.” Also joining Duckworth at this week’s press conference was former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and American Jail Association Executive Director Robert J. Kasabian. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2017-RPL2 Plaintiff, -v.OTIS T. NUNN, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 19 CH 02931 4814 W. VAN BUREN STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 15, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 16, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4814 W. VAN BUREN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-219-0700000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $168,901.78. 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 the 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 twentyfour (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

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a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 309227. 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. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 309227 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 19 CH 02931 TJSC#: 39-6771 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. Case # 19 CH 02931 I3139799

NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-BC3 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BOBBY MOORE A/K/A BOBBY G MOORE, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR BOBBY MOORE A/K/A BOBBY G MOORE, BOBBY MOORE, JR., DENNIS MOORE, CURTISS MOORE, MELVIN MOORE, THERESA MOORE, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 2017 CH 8980 4851 WEST MONROE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 21, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4851 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-205-018 The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car 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 the 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 twentyfour (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(g1). 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. 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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 262546 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 8980 TJSC#: 39-2600 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. Case # 2017 CH 8980 I3134319

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(g1). 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 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. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02267 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 003245 TJSC#: 39-7689 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. Case # 17 CH 003245 I3139696

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 420 NORTH LECLAIRE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-225-0260000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, two story multi unit home, detached two car 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 the 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 twentyfour (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(g1). 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in

order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. 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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 269344 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2019CH03102 TJSC#: 39-4553 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. Case # 2019CH03102 I3139786

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, SERIES 2006-3 Plaintiff, -v.JOSE ANTONIO GONZALEZ, VERONICA GONZALEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 003245 2426 S. HOMAN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 8, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2426 S. HOMAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-219-0330000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. 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 the 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 twentyfour (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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.OMARR BRADLEY A/K/A OMARR D BRADLEY, A/K/A OMARR D BRADLEY, SR Defendants 2019CH03102 420 NORTH LECLAIRE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 29, 2020, at The Judicial

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777. Austin Weekly News

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