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BUILD weathers federal funding whiplash

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

The afternoon of Jan. 14, officials at BUILD received an email from one of the organization’s funders at the Illinois Department of Human Services. The email said that a five-year, $2.5 million

state grant for mental health care and substance use prevention had been terminated, following the Trump administration’s decision to cut the funding.

Every year, $500,000 of that state grant funds BUILD’s violence prevention, gang intervention and youth development resources in Austin and Humboldt Park

BUILD CEO Bradly Johnson told Austin Weekly News that, according to the email, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) told the IDHS on Jan. 13 that substance use prevention discretionary

Chicago’s low 2025 homicide rate re ected on West Side

Cit

y recorded its fewest homicides in 60 years; killings in Austin, Lawndale and Gar eld Park neighborhoods also down

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

In 2025, the City of Chicago saw a 29% decrease in homicides, Block Club Chicago reported this month — the lowest number of people killing each other in Chicago in 60 years.

Of last year’s 416 homicides, 98 were in the Chicago Police Department’s 10th, 11th and 15th districts that cover Chicago’s West Side and beyond, according to data from the Chicago Police Department’s ClearMap. As with homicide rates across Chicago, those on the city’s greater West Side are also decreasing.

In 2024, the 10th, 11th and 15th police districts saw 144 homicides, according to the Chicago See HOMICIDES on pa ge 6

Lawsuits o er window into West Sub’s nancial frailty

Medical equipment supplier sues for more than $7.3 million in overdue payments

By BILL DWYER Contributing Reporter

Lawsuits filed against the owners of West Suburban Medical Center last year paint pictures of a business unable to pay its bills for essential professional and medical services and products

Resilience Healthcare bought Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood and West Suburban hospital in Oak Park, which largely serves Chicago’s Austin neighborhood in late 2022 from Pipeline Health. In silience Healthcare’s a to the state to purchase pitals, as well as at a later hearing, Resilience Healthcar Owner and CEO Manoj Prasad said, “Resilience Healthcare will continue to build off of ous capital investments of line and will focus on operation success.”

It appears Prasad has tle to make good on that promise, as the busi ness owes money for a wide rang equipment purchases, leasing, servicing and repairs essential to its continued operation.

BioMed Agreement with Resilience Healthcare The equipment at issue is listed in more than 80 pages in an attached exhibit to Agiliti’s lawsuit, covering some 1,800 equipment descriptions of medical items of various sizes and sophistication.

The list includes such modern medical facility essentials as X-Ray machines, ultrasounds, electrocardiograms, mammography, CT scanners and other diagnostic devices, as well as numerous dialysis units and dozens of assorted exercise devices, including treadmills and station-

In September, the Agiliti Medical Equipment company in Minnesota filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Weiss Memorial and West Suburban Medical Center, Resilience Healthcare and its corporate parent, AUM Global Healthcare Management, “for failure to make lease payments for medical equipment, and to pay fees for maintaining and servicing it.”

Agiliti is seeking what appears to be more than $7.3 million in allegedly unpaid invoices for leased medical devices and surgical equipment, related maintenance and repair services, plus late fees at 18% annually and reimbursement for its attorney’s fees and costs

In five of seven “causes of action” in its suit, Agiliti seeks over $2.2 million from Weiss, over $2.6 million from West Sub, and nearly $2.5 million from Resilience.

In addition to forcing the payments, Agiliti seeks court authorization to take back possession of its medical equipment from both hospitals, and authorization to terminate its

lso on the list are more than 500 physiologic monitoring sysvari250 medical alarms, 10 laboratory infusion therapeutic humidifiers, incubators and sevfor and other ell reyriad electronics in a modern hospital.

Another six-page exhibit attached to the lawsuit lists more than 130 unpaid invoices, ranging from $36.94 to $124,247. Most of the alleged unpaid debt is for monthly payments on a service and maintenance contract Prasad signed with Agiliti

Bills for as little as a month of suction technology at 70 cents a day, totaling $21, were not paid. On the high end, the Biomedical Contract for one month, ranging from $99,600 to $101,000, went unpaid, according to Agiliti.

In February 2024, Prasad, as CEO of Resilience Healthcare, signed a contract extension with Agiliti Health, Inc., eliminating references to the previous owners, Pipeline, and extending the service agreement with Agiliti to Sept. 30, 2027 “at an annualized fee of $2,320,150.”

According to the documents filed with the court by Agiliti, Resilience did make partial payments on two invoices in late 2024 but has made no payments on any Agiliti invoices since then.

Another Resilience Healthcare service provider, Elevate Financial Solutions, sued Re-

silience in April 2025 for breach of contract over unpaid invoices submitted between Nov. 2023 and Nov. 2024 that total just over $500,000.

Elevate’s website touts its expertise in “Revenue Cycle Management Solutions, including Medicare and Medicaid, and ‘Legacy System Conversions’ for hospitals.” The fir m boasts of more than 40 years of experience and “serving more than 1,800 clients in 50 states.”

Elevate stated in its lawsuit that it “provided healthcare revenue cycle services to Resilience, Weiss Memorial and West Suburban under separate Master Services Agreements. The agreements were executed on April 1, 2021.

Prasad in public comments explaining Resilience’s cash flow issues has said that it faced challenges with its billing and collection systems.

However, starting in November 2023, Elevate alleged Resilience began missing payments. In May 2024, Elevate notified Resilience of its concerns over non-payment, and after a second letter, Resilience agreed to a payment plan. However, payments continued to be missed, with a total of $500,001 due as of Nov. 11, 2024. Elevate terminated its agreement with Resilience and later filed suit.

The case was closed April 2025 after federal Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. ruled that the lawsuit “fails to adequately plead subject matter jurisdiction.” The ruling allows Elevate to refile the lawsuit in the future. Resilience, Elevate noted, has “not answered the complaint or moved for summary judgment on any of the claims asserted” in the suit.

The lawsuits aren’t the first time West Sub has been involved in financial controversy

In 2024, Growing Community Media reported that PCC Community Wellness Center — a federally qualified health center with locations inside West Suburban — started a legal arbitration process to recover its doctors’ unpaid checks from West Suburban.

Then, Prasad told Growing Community Media that PCC owed West Suburban money

According to Paul Luning, PCC’s chief medical officer, the arbitration has since been resolved

Jessica Mordacq contributed re porting to this story.

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Funkytown is coming to the West Side

A new grant from the city of Chicago will help launch a brewer y on Lake Street

By RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR Eats Reporter

On Jan. 6, Chicago’s Planning and Development department announced grants to local businesses. Funkytown Brewery’s application gar nered them a $3.7 million boost, if they can raise matching funds for their brewery concept.

“The grant is an amazing opportunity,” Rich Bloomfield, co-founder and CEO, said. “We’re raising funds to cover the other half. We’re looking at a spring 2027 launch. But it’s all depending on when we complete the funding. The build-out process and permitting processes should be about 9 to 10 months.”

Funkytown was launched in 2018 by three friends who graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School. The brewery was a chance to combine their love of craft beer with outreach to a segment of the market that they didn’t feel had been fully tapped – Black, Latino, Asian, and women.

Bloomfield, Zach Day and Greg Williams describe their product as “more welcoming on the tongue.” Up until this point, they have been contracting with another brewery to make their offerings. Their flagship beer “Hip-Hops and R&Brew” is an award-winning pale ale with low bitterness and astringency.

“We’re looking at a spring 2027 launch. But it ’s all depending on when we complete the funding.”

RICH

BLOOMFIELD,

Co -founder and CEO of Funkytown Brewery

“When we have our own facility, that will give us actually a lot more flexibility for a smaller batch, more community-focused drops and more collaborations as well,” Bloomfield said.

The building they plan to transform is at 1923-29 W. Lake Chicago, near the newly vated Damen Avenue Green Line stop. Plans include the brew and also a tap room, serving food

“We think that it needs to be complementary to drinking beer,” Bloomfield said. “I shouldn’t be like a sit down, knife and fork type thing. It should be something casual, but also be upscaled with ity ingredients, cultural connection, and keeping up with the amazing food tradition of Chicago.”

Though they graduated from high school in Oak Funkytown’s owners have ties to the area.

Conceptual draw ing of Funkytow n’s West Side home

“My partner Greg moved from the Austin neighborhood to Oak Park. So we’re familiar with the West Side. And we’ve always seen that it has so much potential, but it’s always been underutilized,” Bloomfield said. “We are aware of the changes that are coming to around the United (Center) and we want to be a part of that energy.”

The 58 grants from Chicago’s Community Development Grant and Neighborhood Opportunity Fund programs rep-

PROVIDED

Future site of Funkytown Brewery at 1923-29 W. Lake St .

resent $90 million in neighborhood investments

“Lasting prosperity within our communities begins with revitalization efforts that center equity, community-driven development, and each neighborhood’s unique needs,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “Through this investment, the

PROVIDED Funkytow n Brewer y products

city is doubling down on its role as a partner, empowering the businesses and organizations that are already serving our people and shaping our city’s future.”

For the owners of Funkytown Brewery combining industry and hospitality on the West Side is a dream come true.

DISH ABOUT A DISH

Forty Acres Fresh Market’s hot bar

Get meals, eat in or take to go

By RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR Eats Reporter

When Forty Acres Fresh Market opened its doors in September 2025, the idea had already been brewing for a while. The full-service grocery store fills a gap in the Austin neighborhood with fresh produce, a butcher counter and more.

Customer KL Daly made her first visit to the store to get fixins for her annual Thanksgiving Turducken. (For the uninitiated: that’s a turkey, with duck and chicken stuffed inside of it.)

“In making my turducken, I have a whole system to that. And it requires ground duck,” Daly said. “I stumbled on an article about Forty Acres’ meat counter, so just for the heck of it, I called and said, ‘Would you possibly be able to get me ground duck?’ And they said we actually have it in stock.”

The butcher had ordered ground duck for another customer and had some left. The grocery store is three blocks east of the intersection of Austin Boulevard and Chicago Avenue, so it was a short trek for Oak Parker Daly. While in the store, she decided to get lunch from the hot bar.

“That’s the first time that I tried their fried chicken, which is to die for,” she said.

Store owner Liz Abunaw first debuted Forty Acres in 2018 as a pop-up store and then added a produce box delivery service. The ideas came to fruition after a corporate reorganization left her with some breathing space to explore her next chapter in life.

“At first, it was about lear ning the business, learning the industry,” Abunaw said. A brick-and-mortar store was on her mind from the start. “I had the idea [for] a neighborhood fresh market on the west side in my head. It just kind of kept percolating.”

Austin’s lack of grocery stores was an opportunity to meet a demand.

“I saw a neighborhood and a community that was not adequately served by the options that were available nearby,” she said.

“I saw a neighborhood that spent a large portion of its disposable income in other neighborhoods. Making sure that people don’t have to travel far for good food is the first thing.”

Along with all the usual grocery store items (fresh produce, meat, dairy, frozen foods, pet foods, dry goods, etc.) hot food

was a key part of the for mula from the get-go.

“Because I recognized that when I go to grocery stores, I’m also able to get hot food,” Abunaw said. “I wanted to be comparable in that way. Getting foot traffic is so hard. It’s hard to break people’s habits.”

From when the doors open at 8 a.m. to when they close at 8 p.m. there are hot and ready options. In the morning, breakfast sandwiches lead the offerings. Later in the day rice bowls take center stage with ve getarian and ve gan options.

For Daly shopping at Forty Acres Fresh Market has become part of her weekly rounds. The rice bowl offerings are a good fit with her shift to healthier eating.

“It’s filling, but it’s got ve getables in it and some protein,” Daly said. “The one that I get is custom made with broccoli. They’re good about substituting if you can’t eat something or you don’t like this or that.”

Her broccoli is a swap in the Best-Side Bowl for the collard greens that usually come with it. Those are served with carrots over yellow rice, with sautéed chicken and a creamy mushroom sauce.

On this outing Daly’s husband, Lyle, also got lunch: jerk chicken with collard greens and a side of mac and cheese. He especially liked the greens.

“They were f antastic,” Lyle Daly said. “You have to enjoy heat, but they’ve got a nice flavor as they go down your throat. I love them.”

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HOMICIDES

What contributes to fewer homicides?

Data Portal, and 149 in 2023. Homicide rates were also lower in each individual district in 2025 than in previous years.

The 15th police district exclusively covers Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Last year, there were 30 homicides in the 15th police district, down from 39 in 2024 and 35 in 2023.

The 10th police district — which covers the Near West Side, Garfield Ridge, North Lawndale, South Lawndale and Lower West Side — saw 26 homicides in 2025, 14 of which were in North Lawndale and 11 in South Lawndale. In 2024, there were 52 homicides in the 10th district, and 34 in 2023.

In the 11th district — covering Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Near West Side and the north part of Austin — there were 42 homicides last year. Ofthose, three were in Austin, three in North Lawndale, nine in East Garfield Park and 12 in West Garfield Park In 2024, there were 53 homicides in the police district, down from 80 in 2023.

According to the University of Chicago Crime Lab, seven neighborhoods — including Austin, North Lawndale and South Lawndale — accounted for 35% ofthe city’s decline in gun violence last year.

Bradly Johnson, CEO of BUILD — which provides violence prevention, gang intervention and youth development resources in Austin and Humboldt Park — told Austin Weekly News that the lower rate ofhomicides on the West Side last year is largely because ofthe collaboration between various organizations, schools, churches and police departments. He said these groups have been working together to address things that can lead to violence.

“On the West Side, every executive director knows each other,” Johnson said. “We’ve made a commitment. We owe our community.”

Johnson also notes an increased investment in community violence intervention. In Illinois’ 2021-22 budget, a record $100 million was committed to statewide violence prevention, about $60 million of which was designated for high-crime Chicago neighborhoods. And last year, the state, county and city committed another $100 million to community violence intervention programming, prioritizing funding for organizations helping those with a high risk of gun violence.

“What has worked to drive down violence is giving opportunity,” Johnson added. That includes wraparound resources for mental health, workforce development, health and mentorship. “‘Say no to drugs’ and ‘put the guns down.’ That sounds great, but they don’t work by themselves. We’re saying that, plus ‘pick up opportunities.’”

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grants would be terminated, effective immediately.

Less than 24 hours later, BUILD was forwarded an email from a federal committee saying that the funding was reinstated. In the email, a congresswoman on the committee called out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees SAMHSA — for making the funding cut without consulting the committee first.

“We would have lost prevention services, crisis response and the stabilizing support that many of our young people and families need at this time — when the needs are the highest they’ve ever been,” Johnson said.

He added that the federal funding cut impacts how much locals trust organizations like BUILD.

“When it comes to working with vulnerable populations — people who have experienced high levels of trauma, historical and systemic ne glect — that trust comes at a premium. We work so hard to build that trust,” said Johnson.

When BUILD thought it would be down

half a million dollars a year, Johnson said staf f immediately started setting up a contingency plan. They identified programs and staf f the grant money, along with the youth and families that would be impacted. They calculated how much money the organization had in reserves and its general fund and planned funding.

“We were thinking but we also made a determination that would not be ste pping back. figure out how to provide services to this population,” Johnson said.

Johnson said BUILD doubling down on seeking pri from donors and foundations zation is also building calls “a resiliency fund, or an endowment.

“We will never feel secure under the current administration,” He added that federal funding cuts could be a possibility even after Donald is no longer president. “This can happen anytime in the future because of the of how politics are inter services, and the mindset shifts that occur based on who’s in office.”

“My call to action is for individuals to invest in peace,” Johnson added. “Peace will not just happen.”

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When Adam Alonso stepped down as BUILD’s CEO last summer to become CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Bradly Johnson became interim CEO. Earlier this month, BUILD announced that Johnson would assume the role per manently.

Johnson has worked at BUILD for nearly a decade, as chief community officer, director of external af fairs, director of core progr ams, and director of community eng agement. His time at BUILD is just a portion of his 30year long career in youth development and community work.

“In each role, he strengthened BUILD’s capacity to deliver its programs and services while deepening partnerships across the city,” BUILD of ficials said in a statement.

Johnson became interim CEO during a time of ICE activity and protests, cuts to SNAP benefits and other federal funding. According to BUILD’s statement, the stability Johnson pro-

vided during this period led to his fulltime role

“There was so much fear and uncertainty, even within the organization,” Johnson said, adding that he tried to instill “Hope with legs. We want you to believe [in BUILD’s mission], but here’s how we’re going to carry out that belief.” In the last six months, BUILD has continued to mobiliz e alongside its community partners to provide resources for local youth and f amilies

Johnson was also chosen as BUILD’s CEO for his experience in leadership and credibility within the community. Johnson said he’s built relationships across the West Side with nonprofits, businesses and elected officials at every level of gover nment.

“Being able to have those relationships, move the needle and g et people to work to g ether is a strong deter minant of who I am,” Johnson said.

Neighbors weigh in on Douglass Park improvements

Residents discuss outreach, project funding and timelines

By HECTOR CERVANTES Contributing Reporter

Neighbors gathered at the Douglass Pa Cultural and Community Center on Jan. 14 for the second meeting of the Douglass Park participatory budgeting steering committee, a public event where community members help decide how pa are spent.

This community-led meeting developing ideas and rules for a local process, with participants working primarily in small groups. Following the first meeting in 2025, residents of North Lawndale and Little Village were once again to weigh in on how 30% of Riot Fest’s pe mit fees, earmarked for park ments, should be allocated through the participatory budgeting process.

Located in the North Lawndale community and parts of Pilsen neighborhood, the historic Douglass Park totals 162 assets include a fieldhouse, two ums, an auditorium, a computer la ness center, a kitchen, a grand ballroom and meeting rooms.

The neighborhood meeting was designed to be community-led, with participants working in small groups to develop ideas and rules. Elected officials, including Alderman Monique Scott and County Commissioner Michael Scott, were in attendance. Chicago Park District’s Chief of Staf f Michael Merchant stated that $241,000 has been allocated to support the process.

We’ve been listening,” Merchant said.

The event was structured to encourage active community participation. Attendees were divided into tables with facilitators, each focused on a specific topic. One table, “Feet to the Street,” focused on outreach strategies, identifying who needs to be reached and how volunteers can help. Another table concentrated on generating ideas for how to use the planning budget, while a third table discussed the project timeline.

“This is still a wide-open process. It’s open for you all to decide how you want to move forward. It’s an opportunity to come together and have conversations. We want you to know that, as part of this, we’ve also been working on addressing some additional concerns here at Douglass Park

The Field House is set for a major restoration, including updates to the lowerlevel bathrooms, with a total budget of $5.7 million – $1 million from a state grant and $4.7 million from tax increment financing. The Park District Board authorized a design contract with Arda Design in September 2025, and the project is currently in schematic design, with a community engagement meeting planned for early 2026. In 2026, the gymnasium floor will be refinished and the ceiling repainted, with the project scoped and assigned to capital construction

Merchant acknowledged community concerns about safety in the park and mentioned that consultants are being engaged to develop a security plan.

“Many of you have participated as stakeholders in some of the groups to discuss

your concerns and how we should move forward. We’ve had crews go out to trim around the trees and improve those areas. We tried to take immediate action,” Merchant said.

Major 2024 projects already completed included a water main replacement, roof and copper tower rehabilitation, and a new liner for the outdoor pool. Site improvements will include upgraded outdoor lighting, replacing outdated poles with LED fixtures, and updates to the Field House parking lot, coordinated with the city to improve cityowned infrastructure. Materials for the lighting and site work are currently being ordered, with installation anticipated in summer 2026.

“We’re going to be replacing the lighting and adding new lights in the park and parking lot around the yard. Those are just some of the things we’re planning to do,”

Merchant said.

Tree trimming and cleanup ef for ts are underway and will continue through winter, alongside storm damage repairs and Christmas tree recycling events.

C. Lucio, executive assistant for Participatory Budgeting, discussed how they will begin drafting basic plans for managing the park, which will involve broader community engagement.

“Many of us came in with strong feelings, valid concerns and lived experiences that truly matter. Today, we’re using a structured process to ensure every voice can be heard. This also honors what the group requested in our last meeting, having the community make decisions about the goals for this process, reaching out to the broader community and deciding who can participate and where,” Lucio said.

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For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC �630� 794�5300 please refer to file number 14�25�02912. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 � 872�225�4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 14�25�02912 Case Number: 2025CH04882 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. I3279310

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT � CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS OF RUBY TURNER, WESLEY WELLS, JR., GERALD NORDGREN AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON�RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. 25 CH 2790 532 N. DRAKE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60624

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/6/2025, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 1/26/2026 at 10�00 AM CDT and closing on January 28, 2026 at 10�00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 532 N. DRAKE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16�11�216�016� 0000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $131,368.32 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 532 N. DRAKE AVE. into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four �24� hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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) (l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel LLC. �312� 357�1125 please refer to file number 25�00513. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 � 872�225�4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 25�00513 Case Number: 25 CH 2790 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.

I3279311

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT � CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BANK OF NEW YORK, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 2007� 1 ASSET�BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007�1 Plaintiff, -v.SHENITA JONES, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON� RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2025 CH 04121 552 N LECLAIRE AVE 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 November 19, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10�30 AM on February 20, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

following described real estate: Commonly known as 552 N LECLAIRE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16�09�217� 025�0000 AND 16�09�217�026� 0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $203,431.43.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four �24� hours. 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(g-1).

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, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 �561� 241� 6901. Please refer to file number 24�201891.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606�4650 �312� 236�SALE

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You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CHAD LEWIS

ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561�241�6901

E�Mail: ILMAIL�RASLG.COM

Attorney File No. 24�201891

Attorney ARDC No. 6306439

Attorney Code. 65582

Case Number: 2025 CH 04121 TJSC#� 45�3044

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 # 2025 CH 04121 I3279971

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT �

CHANCERY DIVISION SERVBANK, SB Plaintiff, -v.-

TASHIA GAINES, SEDRIC B SMITH, JR. A/K/A SEDRIC B SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON�RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 23 CH 06914 4203 WEST HARRISON STREET CHICAGO, IL 60624

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 9, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10�30 AM on February 24, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4203 WEST HARRISON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60624

Property Index No. 16�15�404� 046�0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four �24� hours.

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(g-1). 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, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Chicago, IL, 60606. Tel No. �312� 346�9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606�4650 �312� 236�SALE 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 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820 Chicago IL, 60606 312�346�9088

E�Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 22�09336IL_956098

Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 23 CH 06914 TJSC#� 46�27 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 # 23 CH 06914 I3280135

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