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$10M grant up for grabs on West, South Sides The Pritzker, Traubert Foundation to award the prize to ‘a highly collaborative initiative’ in historically neglected areas By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
On April 16, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation announced a new grant competition designed to pour money into areas on the city’s neglected West and/or South Sides. The competition, called the Chicago Prize, will award one $10 million grant “to a highly collaborative initiative that uses physical development to spur economic activity, strengthen civic infrastructure, and improve the safety, well-being, and economic mobility of residents,” foundation officials said. They added that the grant “emphasizes the relationship between a community’s physical environment and civic infrastructure—the environment that shapes and sustains a community.” The Chicago Prize will be awarded next spring. Any organization “whose experience aligns with these guidelines are encouraged to visit ChicagoPrize.org to complete an assessment,” foundation officials stated. The assessment, they said, is the first step in the See CHICAGO PRIZE on page 4
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STILL HAPPENING?: Members of Black Workers Matter outside of the Hostess Bakery in Galewood, where they allege that black employees are still being mistreated a year after a new owner took over.
No change at bakery, workers say
Discrimination, retaliatory firing still happening since Hostess bought plant from Cloverhill By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
On May 1, the day celebrated throughout the world as a day of workers’ rights activism, activists from Black Workers Matter and their allies gathered in front of Galewood’s Hostess Bakery, 2035 N. Narragansett Ave., to allege that the pattern of racial discrimination and retaliatory firing that happened under the plant’s previous own-
ers have continued since the current owners took over a year ago. As previously reported by Austin Weekly News, activists had complained that what was then known as Cloverhill Bakery went out of its way to avoid hiring African-Americans. When an Immigration and Customs Enforcement audit forced them to fire undocumented Hispanic workers, the black workers that were hired in their place received little training, low pay and were
more readily punished. When Aryzta LLC sold the plant to Hostess in 2018, the activists decided to give the new owners a few months to do better. During the course of the May 1 press conference, activists alleged that the plant still employs “racist and abusive” managers, including some that were fired by Aryzta. They also said that two workers were fired
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Austin Weekly News in the spotlight The paper took home multiple Illinois Press Association awards By COMMUNITY EDITOR Austin Weekly News recently earned a batch of distinctions during the annual Illinois Press Association awards, held last weekend in Springfield. The West Side’s local community paper earned first-place in General Excellence and notched a secondplace designation in the race for the Will Loomis Memorial Trophy, give to the best large, nondaily newspaper in the state. The paper also earned first place in several divisions, including news reporting, photo series and portrait/personality, special section and general advertising excellence.
“Another strong and remarkable year on the awards front from the Illinois Press Association,” said Dan Haley, the publisher of Wednesday Journal, Inc., AWN’s parent company. Michael Romain, the editor of Austin Weekly News, praised the paper’s supporting cast, including a strong stable of freelancers, designer Claire Innis, staff photographer Alexa Rogals, associate publisher Dawn Ferencak and Haley, among other key players critical to producing the paper. “I’m just proud to be associated with such a strong editorial and advertising team,” Romain said. “They’re the ones who help this ship sail so smoothly.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Bill to legalize recreational marijuana coming soon
Lawmakers say the measure could be approved by end of May By REBECCA ANZEL Capital News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD — Details of a bill to legalize adult recreational marijuana were not released in the General Assembly this past week despite earlier assurances, but one of the initiative’s primary sponsors said they will be forthcoming “very soon.” Chicago Democratic Rep. Kelly Cassidy said she hopes the bill would be approved by the General Assembly by the end of May. The “best case scenario” would be for the first legal sales to occur by Jan. 1, 2020. Cassidy spent about two and a half years working with state Sen. Heather Steans, a Democrat from Chicago, negotiating the pieces of a potential legalization program and learning about the other nine states that have one. In a mid-April interview with Capitol News Illinois, Steans said details of the measure would be filed when lawmakers returned from Spring Break — either April 30 or the first week of May. The language was still not available by May 3. The initiative is one being pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker — his proposed fiscal year 2020 budget includes $170 million in projected revenue from legalization dependent on licensing fees. Taxes collected on the sale of marijuana would not be available until sales commence in 2020 at the earliest. “It’s critically important that we don’t look at this as a magic ATM machine because it isn’t,” Cassidy said. “The reality is other states started out with crazy high taxes — 30, 40, 50 percent — and people aren’t going to break up with their dealer over that.” Instead, the forthcoming legislation will create additional licensing opportunities, she told a group of business owners at an
CHICAGO PRIZE Patient Capital from page 1 submission process. All organizations seeking to apply for the award should register on the website by 5 p.m. (Central time) on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Cindy Moelis, the foundation’s president, said that the organization wants to address the complex challenges of systemic poverty and inequality. “We are excited and ready to partner with community leaders and put our resources— passion, experience, and capital—to work toward helping more individuals and communities in Chicago thrive,” Moelis said. “We
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ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS: Rep. Kelly Cassidy, left, tells Illinois business owners that part of her plan for legalizing recreational marijuana for adults will be an increase in the number of retail licenses available. event hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Illinois Retail Merchants Association this week. “We want to add some layers of licensing to allow for a few more entry points into the marketplace,” Cassidy said. Illinois has a medical marijuana program, launched in 2013 as a pilot program. There are two classes of licenses that operate for its patients — dispensaries, which are the retailers, and cultivation centers, which are the growers, processors, distributors and transporters. Cassidy said there are 55 dispensaries in the state, so if recreational marijuana use becomes legal, Illinois will need to grant additional retail licenses. “I don’t like thinking about what January
1, 2020 would look like with 55 retail outlets,” she said. “That will ramp up more quickly than some of the other categories.” The forthcoming legislation will include a new license for a “craft-grow, smaller-footprint” cultivation center — one that would be 3,000 to 12,000 square feet of canopy space. The larger cultivation centers in Illinois currently can be up to 100,000 square feet of canopy space. Cassidy said her “vision” would be for these smaller-grow operations to be housed in “some of these shuttered manufacturing districts that we see around the state.” The bill will also create a processor license as well as a transport license, Cassidy said. Legalizing recreational marijuana is important for Illinois, she added, because resi-
dents are already using the drug and law enforcement, legislators and other officials are not “equipping ourselves to deal with it well.” “All of these things that we talk about, whether it’s a workplace issue, or a driving issue, or pick-one-and-go-with-it, it’s happening today,” Cassidy said. “This will actually allow us to take this product out of the shadows, ensure that the product that the people are buying is tested and regulated and packaged safely and securely and sold not by the dude on my corner.” Advocates for the bill, including Pritzker, have also focused on coupling the legislation with criminal justice reforms for persons that were convicted of marijuana-related crimes. CONTACT: ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com
fuel the innovative, bold ideas are seeking community plans that we know are out there. The that feature bold ideas about mission of the Chicago Prize how changing a place can change is to deliver the flexible private residents’ lives. When teams apcapital needed to achieve the ply, they will define their places, vision these communities have tell us how they plan to improve for themselves so they can help those places, and tell us what the more families thrive.” impact will be on the community Applicants who register by the at-large.” July 16 deadline will have until 5 Penny Pritzker, the former PENNY PRITZKER p.m. on Aug. 3 to submit their full U.S. commerce secretary, and the PTD co-founder proposals, which will be evaluatPritzker Traubert Foundation’s ed by a panel and scored against director and co-founder, said that the organization is committed to leveraging four criteria: community-led collaboration, impact, feasibility and leverage, foundation “patient capital” in hard-hit areas. “We believe good ideas need patient capi- officials explained. “Members of the evaluation panel are intal in order to be successful,” she said. “Yet often, the funding that comes from the pub- troduced on the website and include potenlic and nonprofit sectors is not enough to tial investors as well as finance, community
development and social service professionals from both Chicago-based and national organizations,” they added. The prize finalists will be announced by late October, with each finalist receiving a $100,000 grant to help develop their proposals. Those finalists will also be asked to make public presentations of their plans next spring. “Places and people are tremendous assets in every community, but in some of our South and West Sides areas, we haven’t made enough investments in either to offset the inequities that we all know exist,” said Bryan Traubert, the former president of the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners, and the foundation’s co-founder and chairman. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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West Side homeowners face property loss from back taxes
Commissioner Brandon Johnson visited seniors whose taxes were delinquent By AustinTalks Publishing Partner
senior citizen to make sure they knew their options and to help them develop a plan so they won’t lose their property. Cook County’s Senior Citizen Exemption provides tax relief by reducing the equalized assessed valuation of an eligible residence. This savings is in the form of a deduction on the second-installment real estate tax bill.
To qualify for this exemption for tax year 2018, a There were more than 3,000 properties in Cook County’s 1st District in danger of being taxpayer must have: sold at the annual tax auction that started ■ Been born prior to or in the year 1953, on May 3 — and many of those ■ Owned the property during properties were on the West Side. 2018 or have a lease or contract More than 100 tax delinquent for 2018 that makes them responhomes were identified as being sible for the real estate taxes, and owned by seniors, according ■ Used the property as his or to Cook County Commissioner her principal place of residence Brandon Johnson. in 2018. Beginning last year, a He and his staff went door to new law increased savings for the door earlier this year to visit the Senior Exemption from $5,000 to properties in danger of being sold. $8,000 in Equalized Assessed Val“As an elected leader, it’s ue (EAV). important to me that the “We intend to follow up with BRANDON JOHNSON residents of my district are Commissioner the homeowners we met with reached and made aware of the and make sure they are taking services available to them,” advantage of the programs Johnson said in a statement. available to them to save their homes,” “We can’t rely on our elders checking Johnson said. “The system has been jacked social media or going online to find out what up for a long time. It’s easy to see why so they owe. This constituency deserves a more many moderate- to low-income homeowners coordinated effort. Over the last few years are losing their properties. This is like a their properties have been seized by tax shell game.” scavengers and others who take advantage Countywide, taxes totaling $189.6 million of a flawed system.” on 56,976 properties are scheduled to be Johnson said he wanted to make sure auctioned at the annual tax sale that begins residents knew about the tax exemptions May 3, according to Cook County Treasurer available to them and assure them they Maria Pappas. can rely on his office to be the bridge of Lists of all the properties, by municipality communication between the Cook County and Chicago ward, can be found at https:// treasurer’s and assessor’s offices. cookcountytreasurer.com/. The commissioner also sent staff to each CONTACT: austintalks.org@gmail.com property identified as being owned by a
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HOSTESS PROTEST Looking for justice from page 1 under flimsy pretexts for union organization and trying to bring abuses to light. Black Workers Mattered insisted that, unless Hostess, at the very least, rehires those workers, they will push back through protests and legal action. During the May 1 conference, Black Workers Matter members were joined by the Westside Health Authority’s Good Neighbors Campaign, the Northwest Austin Council and the Coalition Against Segregation of Employees. Anthony Stewart, the co-founder of Black Workers Matter, alleged that HR for Hostess retaliated against workers Kymani Hill and Adekunle Cole for speaking out against abuses committed by their higherups. Steven Robinson, the director of the Northwest Austin Community Council, said that Hostess refused to do anti-bias trainings run by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, but they promised to do better. “We got other plants in the neighborhood [to do it],” Robinson said. “You don’t hear about [the kind of misconduct alleged at the Hostess plant], so it can be done. This has been going on for a long time [at the bakery].
It’s deep-rooted in this company. It’s going to take a big commitment to change it.” Hill said that he and the other workers who worked at both Hostess’ Galewood and Cicero bakeries were fired on “trumped-up charges” for trying to organize workers. “I was fired for dropping a wrapper in a break room,” he said. “Can you believe that?” Hill said that his termination happened about six months ago. Although the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Hostess retaliated against him, the hearing to decide on the recourse — whether it be rehiring or financial compensation — won’t be decided on until July 22. In the meantime, Hill said he hasn’t been able to find a job. Cole, who worked at the Cloverhill plant as a sanitation worker for the past three years, said he and the other workers complained about not getting proper safety equipment. They also wanted their higher-ups to fire a supervisor who allegedly mistreated them. “[A month later], in March, the supervisor accused me of threatening him,” Cole said. “I was fired.” He said that even though there were two other people in the room at the time of the alleged confrontation — Ishmael Hunt, the first shift supervisor, and Veronica Tucker, the Local 30 labor union steward — neither of them were interviewed. Cole added that while he filed a grievance through his union, “they didn’t do nothing.” He said that, while he is looking for work, he is afraid to use Hostess as a reference, given
their stated reasons for firing him. Peter Gunn, of the Good Neighbor Campaign, said that there have been cases of business owners threatening to close altogether when labor issues are brought up, but they won’t be scared off so easily. “Look at any corner in Austin. We buy your products,” Gunn said. ‘We say to Hostess, ‘We will stand up to your discrimination and we will stand up to your retaliation.’” Christopher Williams, an attorney with Workers’ Law Office who is representing Stewart in an ongoing lawsuit against Arita over its discriminatory practices while they owned the bakery, said that he filed a complaint with Illinois Department of Human Rights alleging a pattern of discrimination against African-Americans in retaliation against lawful labor organizing. He also mentioned that he and his clients are preparing additional charges to bring to the National Labor Relations Board. “Unfortunately, Hostess has not done the work to train its supervisors, to train its workforce, to hire more African-American
supervisors and workers,” Williams said. “While there are more African-American employees [now], they are not being treated fairly.” Arnold Brown, a manager with Hostess, met activists at the entrance of the plant. He suggested that the workers call Matt Hall, Hostess’s vice president of human resources, when they demanded that Hill and Cole be rehired. “I’m not disagreeing with anything you’re saying,” Brown said. “I’m not the boss. He’s the boss.” When Stewart called Hall, the vice president said that he should talk to Brown, the manager. “He said that they already made the decision,” Stewart commented. “This is the wrong decision.” The activists said that they would continue the protests until Hill and Cole are rehired. “We are all united and we will continue to fight for justice,” Robinson said CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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or the majority of black people who are the “descendants of enslaved Africans” (DOEA), we have always been well aware that our recently freed ancestors were promised 40 acres and a mule — which they never got. Ever since, the issue of reparations has gathered energy, so much so that the presidential hopefuls for the 2020 elections have made it one of the pressing issues being discussed. What would reparations look like, coming 155 years after the end of slavery? It will also have to take into account the 100 years of Jim Crow laws that followed slavery because, unlike any other group that has come to America, DOEA have always been systematically oppressed at every level of government. We had to fight to be accepted as citizens, to get the right to vote, and to have the same equal opportunities as every other American. The question of reparations should be at the forefront of questions asked of any candidate running to be president. Where do they stand? If they are in support, what is their vision of reparations. If they don’t support it, why? For many of us who are DOEA, we know all the questions to ask. But if the shoe is put on the other foot and we are asked questions, are we prepared to answer them? Specifically, could they name that enslaved ancestor who was freed in 1865? Genealogy has always been important. For the majority of black people, unless we take a DNA test, we have no clue from what part of Africa our ancestors originated. We don’t know their names. We don’t know their stories. The miniseries Roots in the 1970s
became the encouragement for black people to start looking up and discovering their ancestors. I am blessed in that my family’s history has always been available. So I can trace it back to around 1825 when my great-great-grandfather, Samuel Gains, was born in Kentucky. I’ve yet to do one of those ancestry tests, but it’s on my bucket list. I am a supporter of DOEA reparations. But I don’t want the government to give me money. I just don’t want to have to pay any money to it. Let me have about 25 years of not paying any kind of taxes. Income taxes, property taxes, car registration, city stickers, utilities taxes, etc. I don’t want to pay the plethora of taxes that are placed on me for, say, 25 years. Even at my age, 65, such a plan would give me the ability to establish wealth that can be passed down to future generations. Reparations is on the table. I suggest we all be prepared with ideas as to set that table.
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Austin book giveaway promotes literacy
By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
As rain poured down by the bucketful outside of the Austin branch library, 5615 W. Race Ave., on April 30, volunteers and staff of A House in Austin nonprofit wondered if anyone would come to their Bagels and Books children’s book giveaway. Half an hour after the giveaway started, only a handful of people showed up. But even as the rain continued, more and more families started trickling in. Residents stopped by to grab books not just for their kids, but for friends’ and relatives’ kids. The volunteers were on hand to help them find the books that would be best for the kids’ ages. Many families brought their kids along and those kids happily hung around and read. A House in Austin, which operates only a block east of the library, organized the event in order to promote literacy and get the word out about their activity and events. The volunteers came from the Chicago branch of Neuberger Berman, a New York City-based employee-owned asset management company. Rachel Rettberg, A House in Austin’s executive director, said that they are considering doing another book giveaway this summer, when, she hopes, the weather will be more agreeable. A House in Austin was founded in 2016 by Erica and Bret Hilgart, an Oak Park couple. Erica Hilgart used to work as a Chicago Public Schools teacher and when she became a mother, she realized that there was a disparity in terms of resources parents had in Oak Park and Austin. Hilgart started organizing free classes and workshops for Austin families. The couple bought a literal house in Austin, near the intersection of Race and Pine streets, to serve as the organiza-
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SERVING UP BOOKS: A House in Austin’s book giveaway attracted local parents and their children. tion’s permanent facility. When the renovations are completed, they will include classrooms for kids and parents, as well as therapy rooms and a library. As Hilgart previously told this newspaper, the idea is to create a space where Austin families can get access to resources and programs, as well a space where they can relax and feel safe. In February, Hilgart handed over the reins of her organization to Rettberg. She said that she felt that, in order for A House in Austin to grow as a non-profit, it needed an experienced, full-time executive director. And Rettberg, who previously served as CEO of Oak Park’s Wonder Works Children’s Museum, fit the bill, Hilgart said. But the co-founder still helps out as a “super-volunteer,”
Rettberg said. Rettberg explained that the interior renovations are still a work in progress. The city of Chicago still needs to issue the necessary permits. And while a significant portion of the funds necessary to complete the renovations and repairs has been raised, she said, the organization still needs to raise the balance, which they plan to do once the permits have been secured. The book happened because of Jen Laird, Hilgart’s friend since college and one of A House in Austin’s long-time volunteers. Laird works at the Chicago office of Neuberger Berman. Drew Arneth, the company’s senior vice president and one of the volunteers who helped with the book giveaway, said that every year, Chicago office employees take the time out of their day to volunteer for a nonprofit that’s meaningful to one of the employees. Laird suggested A House in Austin. “I want to continue to do more with them, because I believe in what they’re doing in the community,” Laird said. “I like that it’s bringing families together and giving them a safe space to spend time with [their] children.” The volunteers filled three tables with books from a wide range of genres. While some books were aimed toward preschool kids, others were targeted to elementary school children. There were no limits on how many books each family could take, and Neuberger Berman volunteers were on hand to help the families find the books that were age-appropriate for their kids. Families were also free to get coffee, bagels and pastries. Monica Smith was one of the parents who came in after the half-hour mark with one of her daughters. “I just want my daughter to do well at reading,” Smith said. “Tonight, she will have a new book to read.” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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Black and Brown networking event open to West Side youth ‘Black and Brown Faces in White Spaces’ to take place May 11 By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
Naomi Coke, 18, and Aaliyah Brown, 17, have learned to master the acrobatics of growing up young, black and female in a predominantly white environment. The Oak Park and River Forest High School seniors, both members of the after school club Students Advocating for Equity (SAFE), have had to maneuver a complex psychological landscape. When she was young, Coke said, she was extremely shy before an adolescence spent vying for affirmation in a predominantly white environment forced her out of her shell. “My time at OPRF has taught me to go for what I believe and advocate for myself, and how to deal with whiteness,” she said. Brown said her experience with SAFE “helped me to grow into myself and to advocate for the equity issues I’m passionate about.” But that self-determination and advocacy among black women can be translated as threatening and aggressive by some whites,
they said. “One day, SAFE students had to present the dress code to members of faculty and this one teacher was telling SAFE students that a lot of other teachers were coming up to her, saying they’re really rude and aggressive,” Coke said. “Those SAFE members who were presenting didn’t know they were being perceived that way.” Coke conceded that one go-to mechanism for coping can be effective, albeit somewhat tiring. “While I don’t have to code-switch as much as other black people do, because I grew up in Oak Park, I do feel like I code-switch nonetheless; just differently,” Coke said. “I feminize my voice and try to talk higher. I try to make myself seem more girly and less threatening. I smile more. … I need to stop doing that.” Coke and Brown are planning to hold a networking event for female students of color that they’ve dubbed “Black and Brown Faces in White Spaces,” which will allow young minority women to safely discuss the challenges of, and learn tools for coping in, white (particularly professional) environments. “We’ll have different workshops on topics like public speaking skills, business attire and the importance of networking,” Brown said. “At the end, we’ll have a panel discussion and people will be able to ask questions,
GROWING TOGETHER: Aaliyah Brown and Naomi Coke, two OPRF seniors, are planning a networking event for black and brown female students who must navigate predominantly white spaces. SHANEL ROMAIN/Contributor
tered on assimilation, on this theory that black and Latina women need to change themselves to fit into this white norm,” Coke said. To RSVP for “Black and Brown Faces in White Spaces,” visit: blackandbrownfaceswhitespaces.eventbrite.com. For more info, email: blackfaceswhitespaces@gmail. com. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
feed off each other and grow in that space.” The event, which the two students are planning in collaboration with OPRF Board President Jackie Moore, will take place on May 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at OPRF High School, 201 N. Scoville Ave. in Oak Park. Coke and Brown said they’ve invited black and brown female high school and college students across the Chicago area, including Austin and other West Side areas, to join them. “The whole premise of this event is cen-
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West Side police launch new youth baseball conference Chicago West Side Police and Youth Sports Conference result of police collaborating with churches, nonprofits By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
The number of West Side police-sponsored baseball teams is tripling this summer and join gin under a single umbrella — the new Chicago Westside Police and Youth Sports Conference. Building on the foundation of the existing police-sponsored youth baseball teams in Ben Franklin Park in North Lawndale and Columbus Park in Austin, the conference is launching new teams in Garfield Park, West Humboldt Park’s Kells Park and Austin’s La Folette Park and Moore Park. Each team will be sponsored by the local police district, as well as by local churches and community nonprofits. The teams are open to kids in grades third through eighth and are free to join. The conference officially kicked off on May 1 during a press conference at Franklin Park fieldhouse, 4320 W. 15th St. The officials in attendance described the conference as a way to make a positive impact on the community, provide a safe and healthy environment for kids and their families and build positive relationships. Sgt. Jermaine Harris, who has been the main driving force behind the conference, said that for officers dealing with trauma, youth baseball provides a positive outlet and reminds them what they are fighting for. The conference is the collaboration between the 10th, 11th, 15th and 25th police districts. Each baseball team will have up to 20 players, two coaches and the support of at least one church and one nonprofit. The Garfield Park team, for example, is being sponsored by Breakthrough Urban Ministries. As of the May 1 press conference, a total of 35 law enforcement organizations, churches, sports teams and community organizations officially signed on. And kids will do more than play baseball. According to the handout, they will be taught about violence reduction, restorative justice practices, nutritional counseling, tu-
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PLAY BALL!: Sgt. Jermain Harris addresses community members during a press conference held May 1 to launch the Chicago West Side Police and Youth Sports Conference. toring, mentoring and leadership. “The spirit of baseball gives kids an opportunity to practice their social/emotional skills,” Harris told reporters. “We practice working together. We practice what it means to collaborate.” Harris lives in North Lawndale and serves in the 15th District. He said that officers experience considerable stress on the job. Around 10 years ago, he got involved with Garfield Park Little League baseball. The experience helped him deal with stress and served as a positive reminder why he and other officers “are out there, doing the things we do.” “Over time, they became my therapy, that refreshing light,” Harris said. “The kind of experience I had, I want to replicate it, I want to see more officers have this experience.” He approached Ald. Michael Scott (24th), who enthusiastically got on board. “This is something that should the light
upon the West Side,” the alderman said during the press conference. Ernest Cato, the 15th District commander, said that the conference will teach important skills and build character for kids who need it most. “It is important to show children that teamwork can be a positive thing,” he said. “The baseball league is going to go from Kedzie to Austin, North Avenue to Roosevelt. You know how many troubled kids there are in those borders?” Pastor Steve Epting, of Hope Community Church, said that the conference is an opportunity for the West Side faith community to have a bigger positive impact. “Churches, faith organizations, have an opportunity to be part of this process, so in partnerships with our police departments and our community organizations, it gives up an opportunity to be part of a greater thing,” he said. “If we are not part of the so-
lution, we are part of the problem.” Treyshon Patterson, a fifth-grader from Legacy Character School in North Lawndale, said that he has benefited from playing on the Franklin Park Little League baseball team for the past two years. Patterson said that, not only did he learn how to play, but he learned how to work hard and how to lose. “[I look forward to having fun and, if I lose, I might be mad about it, but at the same time, I found out that you win some, you lose some,” he said. Charles Anderson, the principal of Michelle Clark High School, said that students from the school will serve as junior coaches for the teams. According to the conference’s website, the registration closes on May 12 at 6 p.m. For more information about the conference, including how to register, visit www. chicagowestsidesports.org. CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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A natural gamer makes his money where his heart is
West Side resident Kevin Fair, owner of I Play Games, wants young people to know of the career possibilities in the gaming industry By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
After Kevin Fair, a native of Chicago’s South Side and current East Garfield Park resident, graduated from college, he did what was expected of him — he got a steady job as an accountant for a company in the Loop. But he wasn’t happy. “I started thinking about what I wanted to do in life, what would be fun to do, but would also be a career,” Fair recalled. He knew he loved playing video games and, since nobody was going to pay him for it, he reasoned, he just had to create an opportunity that would. So, in 2009, Fair launched I Play Games, a company that organizes video game tournaments for companies and public organizations. Although he is proud of his growing business, he said that the most rewarding part is getting a chance to talk to teens in low-income, majority-black neighborhoods. This gives him the opportunity to tell teens that they, too, can think outside the box and create their own opportunities. Growing up, Fair said, he saw factories that provided jobs in his neighborhood for generations. Those factories, however, started closing — one by one. His family advised him that he might want to study computers, since no matter how many jobs cut by automation, there will always be a need for someone to maintain machines. Fair said that he got the idea for I Play Games in 2009, when he organized a Street Fighter IV fighting video game tournament “for a very small group of people at a venue that wasn’t bigger than 1,000 square feet.” He started to realize that there might be an opportunity for doing something like this on a larger scale. “Hobby conventions” such as Anime Central and the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo have been growing and attracting larger crowds. Fair also noticed that many companies started organizing video game tournaments as part of their promotions. For example, breweries may hold tournaments at launch parties for new beers. Someone who had high-quality equipment, the professional experience running events and the knowledge of the ins and outs of video games would be in demand. Fair started at fan conventions before branching out into corporate and charity events, such as the Greater Chicago Food Depository food drive. His business grew to the point where he does around 35 to 40 shows a year. Fair said he hires crews to help run events, but other than that, it’s largely a one-person operation. “It is really important that I get to demonstrate the ability to think of a profession, think of the void, and exactly how I can fill that void with something that was a hobby of mine and I professionalized it,” Fair said. “I always try to impress upon the youth that I create businesses out of the box, something I can create for myself.” Fair said that he was taught that, in order to make money,
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GAMING CONNECTIONS: Kevin Fair (pictured above to the right of the late comic book writer Stan Lee), has made a career out of his passion for video games. he should have a good job. Many millennials, however, weren’t taught how to be entrepreneurs and create their own opportunities, he said. He hopes that he will be able to encourage teens to think about that. Fair also wants them to look at opportunities to find ways to make money by playing video games. E-sports, which allow gamers to make money in video game tournaments, are growing in popularity. More recently, many people have been able to make money by playing video games on online streaming services through viewer donations and sponsorships. But Fair said getting into those fields isn’t easy. ‘The access to good and quality equipment is very much a financial barrier for kids,” he said. “The more work I do with students of color and students within impoverished neighborhoods, the more I realize that they love playing games, but they don’t have access to good computers.” Fair used to think that the growth of smartphone and tablets would remove those barriers, but it hasn’t been the case. In order to play professionally, he said, one needs to
have access to computers that can process high-quality video gaming graphics without lag. Good processing power and good connections are also important for streaming. That said, Fair said he hopes that, by showing what video game tournaments could be like and what kind of equipment is out there, he can encourage teens to at least think about the possibilities that are out there, to let them know that this is something they can pursue. Fair has done events all over the city, and the West Side is no exception. He took part in comedian and West Side native Hannibal Burres’s Melvina Masterminds pop-up event last month and he has visited Michelle Clark High School several times. He said that he decided to move to East Garfield Park, because it would make it easier for him to travel all over Chicago. And he was conscious of the fact that West Side in general hasn’t seen much investment in recent decades. “I felt I had an opportunity in a space of Chicago where most people just go, ‘Oh well, the West Side has bad parts,’” Fair said. “I felt I had an opportunity to grow and do something that’s kind of cool. I’m pretty close to the Illinois Medical District, and it provides me great access, so that I’m able to do events at schools. It’s also near venues where I host events. So, I really enjoy being here.” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 17 CH 14493 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2003-3, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-3; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FARRIS COX, DECEASED; DOROTHY BASSETT AKA DOROTHY BESSETT JOHN COX; WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF FARRIS COX, DECEASED; Defendants, 17 CH 14493 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-11-206-038-0000. Commonly known as 3248 West Huron, Chicago, IL 60624. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-032873 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3120300 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A Plaintiff, -v.CARLOS J. ORTIZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SALVADOR ORTIZ, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CARMEN ORTIZ, SALVADOR J. ORTIZ III, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SALVADOR ORTIZ (DECEASED) AND CARMEN ORTIZ (DECEASED)
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Defendants 18 CH 06136 1509 NORTH KOSTNER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 25, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 3, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1509 NORTH KOSTNER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-03-200-0240000. 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 twenty-four (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(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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-05280. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-
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SALE 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. 14-18-05280 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 06136 TJSC#: 39-656 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. I3117668
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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-11228. 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. 14-18-11228 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 13526 TJSC#: 39-905 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. I3117456
tial 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(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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 18-086118. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-086118 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 3995 TJSC#: 39-1830 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. I3118698
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.JACQUELINE E. WATTS, LVNV FUNDING LLC, LHR INC. Defendants 2018 CH 13526 232 N LACROSSE 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 February 5, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 4, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 232 N LACROSSE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-411-0160000. 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 twenty-four (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(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF ALFONSO FLORES A/ K/A ALFONSO FLORES CARDOSO, DECEASED, JUANA ACOSTA, LUIS FLORES, GUILLERMINA FLORES, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALFONSO FLORES A/K/A ALFONSO FLORES CARDOSO, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 18 CH 3995 2219 SOUTH CHRISTIANA 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 March 13, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 14, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2219 SOUTH CHRISTIANA AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-205-0100000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $231,628.72. 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 twenty-four (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 residen-
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NEXBANK SSB Plaintiff, -v.YAHSHUA S. MUHAMMAD, JR., THE BUDMAN BUILDING, LLC Defendants 17 CH 08846 3939 W. IOWA ST. CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 14, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3939 W. IOWA
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ST., CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-02-325-0190000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $224,682.25. 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 twenty-four (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(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 Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 212013780. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-13780 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 08846 TJSC#: 39-2335 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. I3118907
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 twenty-four (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(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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-12384. 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. 14-15-12384 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 07440 TJSC#: 39-1728 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. I3118537
Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HATTIE IVEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR HATTIE IVEY (DECEASED), BLANCH BELL A/K/ A BLANCHE TIANNA IVEY, GERALD NORDGREN, GUARDIAN AD LITEM FOR JASON IVEY, A MINOR, SADIE MCGEE A/K/A SADIE MILLER, DARRYL MCGEE Defendants 2018 CH 07983 1131 N. AVERS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 10, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1131 N. AVERS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-02-303-0150000. 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 twenty-four (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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-18100. 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. 14-17-18100 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 07983 TJSC#: 39-1598 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. I3118263
sessments, 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 212011762. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-11762 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 00573 TJSC#: 39-2219 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. I3118087
FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC.; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; THE CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; Defendants,) 18 CH 15194 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 10, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-12-103-040-0000. Commonly known as 614 North Albany Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-035156 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3119632
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JUSTINE MARTINES A/K/A JUSTINE MARTINEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LEONARD S. PEKOVITCH, ANNETTE MARTINEZ, TINA PEKOVITCH, ROBERT MARTINEZ, SABRINA PEKOVITCH, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEONARD S. PEKOVITCH (DECEASED) Defendants 15 CH 07440 1938 N. KEDZIE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60647 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 12, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 14, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1938 N. KEDZIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60647 Property Index No. 13-35-405-0280000.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JESUS MOJICA, REBECCA VELEZ, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. FKA AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 16 CH 00573 1131 N. LATROBE AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 10, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1131 N. LATROBE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-307-0090000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $162,116.60. 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 twenty-four (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 as-
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. MINNIE L. JACKSON; JOHN W. JACKSON, JR. AKA JOHN W. JACKSON; AMERICAN GENERAL
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. NICOLAS HERNANDEZ; NORMA HERNANDEZ; HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-CW1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CW1; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; MOORE SUPPLY CO.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 15081 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-27-231-007-0000. Commonly known as 4361 West 25th Place, Chicago, IL 60623. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W17-1096 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3119635 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE
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SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.BERTHA HARRIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 18 CH 9607 3048 WEST LEXINGTON STREET Chicago, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 20, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 21, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3048 WEST LEXINGTON STREET, Chicago, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-13-305-0270000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $64,622.12. 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 twenty-four (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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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 (driv-
er’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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 18-086998. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-086998 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 9607 TJSC#: 39-1986 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. I3119152
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 Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 18-5834. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-5834 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2018 CH 11789 TJSC#: 39-1873 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. I3119156
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 twenty-four (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(g-1). 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-16550. 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. 14-15-16550 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 013685 TJSC#: 39-2005 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. I3119143
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 February 25, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 17, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4701 W ERIE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-10-106-0230000. The real estate is improved with a 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 twenty-four (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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file
number 14-18-08323. 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. 14-18-08323 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 11184 TJSC#: 39-1350 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. I3118618
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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 18-087771. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-087771 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 13759 TJSC#: 39-2726 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. I3120110
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF CVF III MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST II Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA CORONA, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF OCTAVIO CORONA, PATRICIA CORONA, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARIA CORONA, THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, TCF NATIONAL BANK, METROBANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 2018 CH 11789 2539 S. MILLARD 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 March 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 20, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2539 S. MILLARD, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-125-0130000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $278,183.95. 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 twenty-four (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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BSI FINANCIAL SERVICES Plaintiff, -v.ALEX HUSSAIN, CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO, VILLAGE OF MELROSE PARK Defendants 14 CH 013685 3929 W. GLADYS AVENUE 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 March 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 20, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3929 W. GLADYS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-14-110-009. The real estate is improved with a three-flat building. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.HATTIE COLLINS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2018 CH 11184 4701 W ERIE STREET
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE CIM TRUST 2017-8 MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2017-8 Plaintiff, -v.CHARLIE W. MALONE, LUCILLE MALONE, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 18 CH 13759 701 NORTH CHRISTIANA AVENUE 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 April 5, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 5, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 701 NORTH CHRISTIANA AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-205-0240000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $117,646.49. 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 twenty-four (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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. WILLIE MAE COOLEY AKA WILLIE MAE GRAHAM; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 M1 403043 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 25, 2019, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 16-11-132-032-0000. Commonly known as 432 N. Monticello Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60624. The property consists of vacant land. Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 7420007. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 Dated: May 1, 2019 I3120281
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Our mental health is an essential part to living a healthy life. In times of need, you want to turn to a trusted resource that can help you get the best care. The HUB is a new online tool that connects you to free and reduced-cost social programs and services close to home and when you need it the most.
MAKE THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS, FAST
FREE & EASY-TO-USE The HUB is available to you at no cost via mobile or desktop. SImply log on, search for a program or service and review the results.
AVAILABLE 24/7, 365 You can access The HUB any time, anywhere. The HUB is there for you.
Connect to the right resources at the right time. You’ll immediately see which have waitlists and which can help you right away.
SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY The HUB is a resource that everyone can use. Let your neighbors, friends and family know that it is there to help whenever they need it.
Make The HUB your go-to community resource when you need to find programs and services that help you, your family and community lead healthy and full lives. Also, take a look at the insert in this edition, which provides a quick reference to local community-based outpatient services.
www.healthconnectionhub.org The HUB Co-Sponsors
Mental Health Month Co-Sponsors