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IL House OKs marijuana legalization Once governor signs bill, legal retail sales could begin Jan. 1, 2020 By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House on May 31 passed a bill legalizing adult recreational marijuana in the state. The 66-to-47 vote sends House Bill 1438 to Gov. J.B. Pritzker who campaigned in 2018 on a platform that included legalizing marijuana. The Senate approved the bill on Wednesday, 38-17. “The state of Illinois just made history, legalizing adult-use cannabis with the most equity-centric approach in the nation,” Pritzker said in a statement released after the vote. “This will have a transformational impact on our state, creating opportunity in the communities that need it most and giving so many a second chance. In the interest of equity and criminal justice reform, I look forward to signing this monumental legislation.” Friday’s vote, however, came after a marathon debate that lasted nearly four hours, leaving lawmakers with less than 10 hours to complete the rest of their business for the session. That forced leaders to announce the House would continue meeting Saturday and Sunday. With passage of the marijuana bill, Illinois is poised to become the 10th state in the nation to legalize its use by adults for recreational purposes. But it would be the first to do so by a comprehensive statute enacted by the legislature rather than through a ballot initiative. Vermont legalized marijuana through legislation in 2018, but that law covered only personal use and cultivation. It did not include retail sales. The Illinois bill would provide for licensing and regulation of marijuana cultivators, proSee MARIJUANA on page 8
Day of service
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Volunteers move around a layer of wood chips in Douglas Park during a System-Wide Day of Service, held June 1 on the West Side to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mount Sinai Hospital in North Lawndale. More photos on page 6.
Our task? Reporting beyond crisis
We partnered with City Bureau to strengthen our coverage and community commitment By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor | Op-Ed
In 1967, Austin Journal — a now-defunct publication that once circulated in Austin
when the community was mostly white — ran an advertisement. The word “safety,” sprawled in bold type, helmed the upper portion of the ad. Of course, safety in the context of Austin, and throughout most of the West Side of Chicago, had very different connotations back then. When the West Side was mostly white, safety was something advertised in the local paper by a bank selling itself based on the strength of its deposit insurance. Back then, safety meant the safety to invest without fear of losing your money. Now, if the word safety were published
in bold lettering in Austin Weekly News, the context would not likely be an advertisement — let alone one for selling financial security. In Austin today, when nearly 90 percent of its residents are black, safety implies being free of violence and crime. A local paper deposited in this context of perpetual crisis, unlike a white newspaper, has an extra burden to acknowledge the symptoms of this crisis (the individual crimes, victims, suspects), but also
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West Side gallery tour hopes to open hearts, minds June 8 tour to feature MLK Exhibit Center, Art Gallery and Legendary Art Gallery
By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Alexie Young, a North Lawndale resident and the director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Exhibit Center, 1558 S. Hamlin, has become numb to visitors’ shocked reactions when they first walk into the space. “They’re often surprised that this type of amenity is available on the West Side — in North Lawndale,” she said. The feedback sparked a thought. What about all of the other galleries and cultural centers on the West Side that fly under the radar? That insight prompted Young to found Art West, a nonprofit organization, a few months ago, as a way to bring those institutions together and for them to help each other out. As summer kicks into high gear, Young is working with East Garfield Park’s 345 Art Gallery, 345 N. Kedzie St, and the Near West Side’s Legendary Art Gallery, 2419 W. Madison St, to put together a day-long gallery tour. It will be held Saturday, June 8. The tour will start at the MLK Exhibit Center, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and continue at Legendary Art Gallery, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., before concluding at 345 Art Gallery, where tourists will hang from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. At each stop, local businesses will sell their wares and local musicians will perform. Attendees can either travel between the stops on their own or take advantage of the free shuttle bus. Young emphasized that attendees don’t have to stay all the way through at each pursue their creativity. Young said she got an idea for a gallery tour stop, nor do they have to visit all three stops. The MLK Exhibit Center was created by last summer after taking the Bronzeville Art the Lawndale Christian Development Cor- District Trolley Tour, which is held every poration to commemorate Dr. King’s legacy third Friday during the summer in order to of fighting against housing segregation in bring attention to the art scene in what has traditionally been the center Chicago. It’s located in the corof Chicago’s African-American poration’s Legacy Apartments, culture. which were built on the site of Young said that the tour the building where King and his showed her that cultural events family stayed in can help reshape how people 1966. The exhibit center has think about a community. information about his time in “Having that experience, parNorth Lawndale and it offers ticipating as a patron, getting space for exhibits and private on the trolley and visiting a lot events. of galleries in Bronzeville last Legendary Art Gallery was essummer inspired me to think tablished in 2015. According to about what spaces are available its Facebook page, the space is ALEX YOUNG on our side of town,” she said. an art gallery, event space and a MLK Exhibit Center The MLK Exhibit Center was tattoo piercing shop. It’s located a no brainer, Young said. She west of the former site of the Henry Horner Homes public housing devel- reached out to the other two galleries, because she passed by them many times, but opment. Police Officer Corry Williams founded 345 never stopped to see their insides. “We share the same narrative, because Art Gallery in 2015. Williams, an established art collector, has previously told Austin they talked about how long they’ve been in Weekly News that he wanted to establish a business and some of the projects they’re place where long-time community members working on, and that they actually have a could feel like they belonged. He also wanted great following that, nonetheless, only goes to encourage local artists, especially local so far,” Young said. “The possibility of havyouths, to explore their artistic talents and ing more people come in, having more peo-
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COMING SOON: Residents will be able to tour 345 Art Gallery, above, and the MLK Exhibit Center during a June 8 tour.
“They’re often surprised that this type of amenity is available on the West Side — in North Lawndale,””
ple aware what’s available, especially when it comes to cultural amenities on the West Side, is important.” The idea of a West Side gallery tour isn’t unprecedented. In 2013 and 2014, the Garfield Park Community Council held art walks across East Garfield Park, as part of the Chicago Artist Month city-wide initiative. Artists throughout the neighborhood opened
up their studios to the public and visitors could stop by as many studios as they wanted. Mike Tomas, the Community Council’s executive director, previously told Austin Weekly News that, without the city’s support, his organization could not keep the initiative going. Young said that she and her fellow West Side gallery owners hope to let the community know what’s available and to attract visitors from across the city. “So far, the response has been absolute excitement,” Young said. “People who live in the area are extremely proud already, and the event hasn’t taken place yet.” Each venue will offer free refreshments, entertainment and drinks. This is open to adults who are 21 and older. Those people who visit all three venues will have a chance to get their name entered into a raffle, with prizes announced toward the end of the night at 345 Art Gallery. To reserve the seat on the bus and find out more about the tour, visit https://www. smore.com/qd5m1. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Educator gets real about race
Teacher who navigated black and white worlds will speak on June 8 By BONNI McKEOWN Contributor
A mother’s addiction, a family’s compensating love, a burning desire to graduate from Howard University, and frustrations over racial ignorance among fellow teachers led Tuyene Akanke to her current mission. The West Humbolt Park resident is speaking her truth and coaching professionals toward a broad-based literacy that includes emotional understanding and cultural competency. Born Lakendra Smith in 1987, Tuyene (pronounced Tu-YAY-nee) came into the world just as her mother lost her own mother and grandmother, then descended into addiction. Tuyene’s father’s family made a home in the neighborhood around Division and Pulaski, pumping faith and effort into Tuyene’s education. She lived in two worlds — Lincoln Park at a privileged magnet school while dwelling on the West Side, nights and weekends. By age 12, Tuyene was aiming for Howard University — a top-flight Historically Black College. Her teenage academic success belied the family and social traumas she’d absorbed. Her overweight body betrayed unexpressed emotions. In college, Tuyene gained knowledge and confidence — and lost weight. She graduated, volunteered for Americorps in education, and earned double master’s degrees at Urban Teachers in Washington D.C. She learned to tell her own stories in spoken poetry — even the bitter ones that need to come out in order to heal. She taught in the D.C. area for seven years, then felt called at age 28 to return to her neighborhood and teach in Chicago. In the city’s upheaval over charters and school closings, she saw many black teachers being replaced by white instructors who lacked knowledge of black culture and brought their own emotional insecurities. Some of these teachers strongly objected when a young black principal tried to train them in cultural competency. The principal threw up her hands and left the job. Tuyene spoke out. Determined to address the problems, she formed her own consulting business, TruthInspiresYou.com, to train teachers, social workers and journalists — professionals of any color who work with people — in how to free themselves from racial and emotional baggage. Some of her workshops are aimed at creative expression. Others go back to basics, such as learning grammar and parts of speech: “Some white teachers don’t demand enough of black students. Everybody needs
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“Black English is its own language: “What we call ‘slang’ is really ‘African-American vernacular.’ We had to develop the language for ourselves. During slavery, nobody sat us down in a schoolroom to teach us.” TUYENE AKANKE Author
to learn standard English. That little black boy in your class needs you to correct his speech, just like the little white child on your own block.” At the same time, she points out that Black English is its own language: “What we call ‘slang’ is really ‘African-American vernacular.’ We had to develop the language for ourselves. During slavery, nobody sat us down in a schoolroom to teach us.” She challenges everyone to undertake journeys of self-knowledge. Emotional and cultural education, spread through society, she believes, can overcome racism: “The only reason discrimination lives,” she says, “is because ignorance lives.” Join Tuyene Akanke next Saturday, June 8, at 2:30 p.m. at her book talk for mature teens and adults at Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., featuring her poetic memoir, Let Me Be Free. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Tough conversations about homicides
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hen a murderer is caught on tape, should it be seen? In 2019, we now have numerous murders being caught on tape because of technology. The question then becomes, should those murders be viewable so we can see that the killing of a person is not like a video game or the movies? What if the deceased is a criminal who, during the commission of a crime, gets killed? Does it make a difference if the person killed is an innocent victim? Brittany Hill was killed on May 28 on Mason near Division. She is the latest victim whose death was caught on tape. Initial news report were already chilling. They reported that Brittany was holding her 1-year-old daughter in her arms when the shooters drove up. Days after her death, we learned that there is a video of the crime because the recording was leaked. The video is disturbing in many ways. Because the camera was already installed and pointing in a certain direction, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that it is in a problem area. So those who profess shock about the crime are disingenuous. What is most chilling about the murder of Brittany Hill is how brazen the killers were. They get out the car and begin shooting up the block at both the fleeing young men and toward Brittany too. Then the men run, leaving Brittany to hobble along, carrying her 1-year-old, trying to get behind a car for safety. Seconds later, a young man comes running out the house with what appears to be a huge automatic weapon. He gets into the car and drives off in pursuit of the
suspected shooters. Brittany continues lying on the ground. Moments go by and a car comes down the street. Two men jump out and lift Britney up to put her in the back seat to transport her to the hospital. One of the worst things you can do with a shooting victim is move them. The importance of calling for the ambulance who can stabilize the person before they are moved is the difference between the person making it or not. The paramedics in the ambulance are in constant contact with the hospital. The information they give is vital so the hospital is prepared to receive the victim. The emergency room knows the victim’s blood type and extent of the injuries. Just showing up at a hospital emergency room with a person who has been shot and expecting the doctors to know what to do isn’t realistic. Maybe the surgeon has taken a break and has to be found. Or the victim may have a rare blood type that the hospital needs to seek out. The two men alleged to have perpetrated the crime were soon caught. One is 39 years old and the other is 23. That age difference is almost like father and son. They are not from the Chicago area but from downstate Illinois. Why were they in Chicago to commit this carnage? The video of Brittany’s death should start a lot of conversations. From the death penalty being reinstated to criminal activity that caused the camera to be pointed in that direction to begin with, all should be part of a conversation if this city is to return to sanity. Now the question is: “Will we have the conversation?”
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Jazz at the Shedd — for free! On Wednesday, June 12, Shedd Aquarium will launch the 23rd season of its iconic summer jazz event series — Jazzin’ at the Shedd. This mid-week unwind brings folks across the city together for brilliant sounds, pop-up animal encounters, science chats, drinks and an incredible skyline view for Navy Pier’s Wednesday night fireworks display. Wednesday is free for all Illinois residents with a valid ID. This year, Shedd has also introduced a new ticket price for Chicago residents at $19.95. Passes to Jazzin’ for Chicago residents and non-Chicago residents ($24.95) both include full access to the aquarium, meaning guests can unplug from the weekly grind in several ways – from coming eye-to-eye with a beluga whale to touching the velvet back of a cownose ray. This access includes the popular outdoor Stingray Touch habitat and Shedd’s new special exhibit, Underwater Beauty. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Two men arrested for murder of Austin mother
Brittany Hill was shot and killed on May 28 By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Oak Park police are investigating shots fired in the village possibly connected to a Chicago murder investigation, following a deadly shooting that took place about a block east of Oak Park, near Division Street and Austin Boulevard on the morning of May 28. The Chicago Tribune reported that Brittany Hill, 24, was shot and killed outside her home in the 1200 block of North Mason Avenue at about 8:50 a.m. She reportedly took cover behind a vehicle at the scene the shooting and shielded her 1-year-old daughter from the gunfire. According to the News Gazette, two Urbana men — Michael Washington, 39, and his nephew, Eric Adams, 23 — were arrested last Tuesday in connection with the shooting. The police apprehended the men as they exited their house. The two men “were charged in Cook County with the first-degree murder of Brittany Hill, 24, of Chicago. They appeared in court Thursday in Chicago, where Cook County judge John F. Lyke Jr. denied both men bail and called the shooting ‘chilling, mind-boggling and utterly senseless,’” the News Gazette reported. Oak Park Police Commander Joe Moran said Oak Park police received a call of shots fired near Division Street and North Harvey Avenue at around 8:50 a.m. Oak Park police discovered several spent shell casings in
Oak Park, he said. Shortly after arriving on the scene, Oak Park police were alerted that a Hill had been dropped off at West Suburban Medical Center. The driver fled the scene after leaving Hill at the facility, Moran said. Moran said Chicago police are handling the homicide investigation. He said Hill was exiting a vehicle in front of her home when another vehicle pulled up and those inside began firing. Witnesses in the area of North Harvey Avenue and Division Street reported hearing several gunshots, Moran said. They also reported seeing a black vehicle and a gray vehicle flee the area. “No one was hit or hurt in Oak Park,” Moran said. He said Oak Park police are investigating the incident as the aggravated discharge of a firearm, and they believe there is a connection between the shots fired in Oak Park and the shooting in Chicago. Moran said officials at Whittier Elementary School and William Hatch Elementary School were notified shortly after the shotsfired incident was reported. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
TRAGIC DEATH: Brittany Hill, top, was murdered on May 28. Eric Adams, 23, and Michael Washington, 39, were charged with her murder.
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Transformation ahead from page 1 cessors, transporters and sellers. It also allows Illinois residents over age 21 to possess up to 30 grams, or roughly one ounce, of marijuana for personal use, and it allows people certified to use marijuana for medical purposes to grow up to five plants in their own homes. Sales and possession would become legal under state law on Jan. 1, 2020, although marijuana is still illegal under federal law. The bill also sets out a schedule of licensing fees and excise taxes that Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, said is expected to generate $58 million in the upcoming fiscal year, and as much as $500 million a year when the industry is fully mature. “This is the beginning of the end of the war on drugs,” Cassidy said on the House floor just before the final vote. Indeed, many supporters of legalization said their primary goal was to correct the inequities and social harms they say the war on drugs has had on black and Latino communities, who they argued have been disproportionately targeted for enforcement and incarceration for drug violations. The bill would provide a mechanism under which hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents could have criminal records for minor marijuana-related offenses
expunged. It also would direct a significant share of the revenues generated into community reinvestment programs for communities that have been disproportionately impacted by drug enforcement policies. “We have been able to craft a policy that reinvests money in communities that have been divested in for the last 80
years,” said Rep. Jenhan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria. The bill also does nothing to change the state’s medical marijuana program. In fact, people who hold licenses to operate medical marijuana dispensaries will have the first opportunity to obtain a second license for a recreational dispensary so retail sales can begin Jan 1. Chris Stone, CEO of Ascend Wellness/HCI Alternatives, which operates medical dispensaries in Springfield and Collinsville, issued a statement after the vote saying that company would continue operating those outlets, adding: “We are excited for the future and look forward to serving even more people in the years to come.” Critics of the bill, however, warned about the public health and criminal justice effects that they said legalization would have. Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, cited a number of scientific studies that showed a correlation between marijuana use and violent behavior, including studies that showed an increase in violent crime in states that have recently legalized marijuana. “Correlation does not prove causation,” he said. “However, there is sufficient evidence for us to show that there is a connection between the use, particularly heavy use of marijuana and the increase in violence.” And Rep. Anthony DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, re-enacted a 1980s-era anti-drug advertisement by holding up an egg, saying, “This is your brain,” then breaking it into a frying pay and saying, “This is your brain on drugs.” CONTACT: phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
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Re-imagining local news About the Local News Contract Workshops and Campaign On May 23, City Bureau, Austin Weekly News and Austin Coming Together teamed up to host a workshop to give residents a chance to reimagine how local news could better serve the neighborhood. This gathering was part of City Bureau’s Local News Contract campaign to collectively analyze and reconcile local news’ past with the present. In addition to the workshop on May 23, City Bureau hosted gatherings on April 4 with the Newberry Library, and May 30 with The Gate Newspaper, where at each Chicagoans produce a new call-to-action for shaping equitable, ethical local news today. The following are the declarations generated by attendees of those April and May workshops. ■ Don’t just ask existing institutions to reform; invest in young people to build new ones ■ Don’t just reach out; create concrete mechanisms for letting people contribute to and shape your work ■ In the future, newsrooms must engage in purposeful recruitment of diverse candidates (including from marginalized groups or groups underrepresented in media); this includes offering paid internships and targeting specific communities that are outside the typical recruitment pools. ■ We expect diverse newsrooms to have diversity at the leadership levels (managerial and executive level) and not just the entrylevels. ■ In the past, local news has failed to be as relevant as it could be to underrepresented communities ■ In the future, local newsrooms must make efforts to not simply hire but also retain and support diverse employees. ■ Local newsrooms should acknowledge existing racial biases and work directly to address them. ■ Legacy papers should collaborate/connect with successful online journalists to reach new audiences. ■ We expect local reporters to be more accessible at the hyperlocal level. ■ We would like more opportunities for community members to come to local newsrooms to talk about what to cover—more opportunities for bottom-up feedback not topdown feedback. ■ Newsrooms / Journalism organizations need to develop a strategic plan to prepare for how the industry is changing and how it could potentially impact the communities that their reporting serves. ■ Newsrooms / Journalism organizations
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THINKING ALOUD: Jose Abonce, of Austin Coming Together, talks about the organization’s Quality of Life Plan during a May 23 workshop designed to collect public input about local news. The workshop, or public newsroom, was sponsored by City Bureau, the South Sidebased journalism lab. need to invest time and money in community engagement strategies. ■ Newsrooms / Journalism organizations need to prioritize stories that affect the community and not just the “shiny object” / easier stories to tell. ■ Journalism educators needs to change how we teach up and coming journalists ■ Implement Bias/ Antonia’s training for all staff at media outlet. staff, reporters, ■ Diversify Boards, sources. Hire LOCAL contributors, writers. ■ Implement transparency, show vested interests of locals. Have more bilingual/ multi-lingual reporting. ■ Local coverage of race has continued to perpetuate negative stereotypes, contributing to the city’s racialized divisions. ■ Media outlets and reporters must be accountable to their own racial biases. ■ Media outlets need to stop striving for objectivity, and instead focus on nuanced realities. ■ When covering marginalized groups and
people, do not be afraid to let them propose solutions to the problems they are facing. Too often, news features let real people tell stories about their own suffering, then pivot to experts to propose constructive solutions. People living inside problems are often the best experts on those problems. ■ Transparency in funding is essential for building ethical newsrooms. It is vital that newsrooms be beholden to no one’s money when telling the truth. Nonprofit models that clearly disclose all sources of funding and have clear policies in place that prevent any funding from affecting news coverage decisions are vital for the survival of ethical journalism going forward. ■ Diversity and representation must be prioritized throughout every level of leadership in journalism. It is not enough to merely have diversity at the basic level - minority representation in all levels of leadership, from editors to owners, is necessary. When everyone leading a newsroom looks the same, when
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the gatekeepers controlling what stories get told and who gets to tell them look the same, valuable stories and perspectives on those stories get lost. ■ There needs to be more intergenerational exchange ■ They should have more diverse newsrooms ■ There should be more transparency in how newsrooms and sponsorships work together ■ Local newsrooms should be more independent ■ Having an accessible time slot that takes into account the diversity of the people
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DECLARATIONS: Participants gathered in groups during the May 23 workshop and brainstormed changes they would like to see implemented in local newsrooms in the Chicago area, particularly on the West and South Sides.
“Diversity and representation must be prioritized throughout every level of leadership in journalism. It is not enough to merely have diversity at the basic level - minority representation in all levels of leadership, from editors to owners, is necessary. SHANEL ROMAIN/Contributor
CHIMING IN: Arlene Jones, an Austin Weekly News columnist, sits at a table with Dan Haley, publisher of Wednesday Journal, Inc., AWN’s parent company; Darnell Shields, the executive director of Austin Coming Together; and Zoe Nellum, an Austin high school student and aspiring journalist. ■ Media
The following are rough declarations we generated with attendees at the #LocalNewsContract conversation in Austin with Austin Weekly News and Austin Coming Together on May 23 ■ Having a newsroom that sends a community-invested reporter that actually reports the COMMUNITY narrative and its collective impact on Austin.
should be more equitable and ethical in its hiring practices and should be open to universal issues. ■ Hire and/or be open to youth digital media & literacy as it may help address youth violence and better understand youth issues. ■ Educate journalists about the Austin community, its’ assets, authentic images and not just police or following “if it bleeds it leads”. ■ Media outlets should allocate funds in
their newsrooms to report fairly and on indepth community issues. They should take time to educate the city of Chicago at-large about the positive revitalization of Austin. ■ We expect local newsrooms to have journalists of color and be inclusive to journalists from that community to voice a variety of perspectives. ■ Moving forward, the media we are exposed to will feature everyday news relative to the community. We believe it’s important
to hear about stories of life along with the death. ■ We expect more intentionality around being involved with the community they serve and how information is being shared online and in print. ■ We believe newsrooms should engage the communities they cover in every step, from reporting to evaluating the stories they publish. See GATHERING INPUT on page 12
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GATHERING INPUT Democracy in action from page 11 ■ We believe newsrooms should be designed to be platforms for collaborative conversations between stakeholders and community members on news topics. ■ We believe local media outlets should build relationships with readers and sources that are premised on mutual trust. The best way to do this is by local outlets establishing a robust PHYSICAL presence in the communities they serve. ■ We believe local media outlets should not be too sophisticated to appreciate the value of the benign or the chatty (i.e., Mrs. Y’s wellkept garden or Jane Doe’s first time making the honor roll). These so-called fluffy items, when considered in the aggregate, humanize the communities that local outlets serve and work to engender trust among readers. ■ We want local newsrooms to make a deliberate, concerted effort to promote media literacy among their readership. This means, among other things, conducting outreach to teach readers about how to distinguish between credible and non-credible news sources and how to navigate the often
OUR TASK Fail better from page 1 to ground our reporting in a historical understanding of what causes the symptoms in the first place (structural racism) and to layer our reporting in the perspectives of the people we serve. In addition, media outlets in black and brown communities are strongest and most valuable to their core audience when they are critical counterpoints to the dominant, often racist, narratives about blacks perpetuated by mainstream media organizations. For instance, when Andre Chatman, 23, and Carey Hollis, 28, were both murdered on the 5800 block of West North Avenue in March 2015, the local TV news outlet reported the symptoms. Two black men killed (likely) by other black men. Police were still investigating. No suspects in custody. The only perspectives in the article were those of the police and the coroner. This report, taken alone, is fodder for Fox News talking points that perpetuate dangerous myths about black life, such as the myth that black people are quicker to protest police-involved shootings than they are to protest or speak up about black-onblack shootings. That black parents are either absentee or dysfunctional. That black people cannot articulate their own suffering. Austin Weekly News reported on the two
We expect local newsrooms to have journalists of color and be inclusive to journalists from that community to voice a variety of perspectives.
SHANEL ROMAIN/Contributor
CHANGES: Many participants during the May 23 workshop felt that local newsrooms should be more responsive to the needs of minority communities. toxic information environment of various social media platforms. You can also read the list of declarations generated online at: http://bit.ly/ LocalNewsContract and still contribute to
this campaign digitally here: http://bit.ly/ AddDeclaration.
murders a week after the TV news did, but our story was about a press conference that a group of clergymen had convened at the site of the shooting. The ministers were calling on the police and lawmakers to do more to prevent the dissemination of the kind of semiautomatic weapons that resulted in the two deaths. They also spoke out against the perpetrators, urging them to turn themselves in and for those who saw the crime to tell what they saw to police. The mother of one of the murdered men recited a poem about her son. She had feared for his safety for a while. She did not sugarcoat the life he lived. She shared her pain. Through our reporting, the reader at least gets a glimpse of a three-dimensional life. They get a glimpse of much larger, systemic forces that constitute the kind of invisible, structural violence that often goes unexamined and unacknowledged in conventional media reports. We have a duty to counter the mainstream media’s narrative of what life is like in crisisridden communities like Austin, but we also must go beyond a step beyond contrapuntal crisis reporting. The British philosopher Alain de Botton, in “The News: A User’s Manual” (2014), writes: “Unless we have some sense of what passes for normality in a given location, we may find it very hard to calibrate or care about abnormal conditions. We can be properly concerned about the sad and violent
interruptions only if we know enough about the underlying steady state of a place, about the daily life, routines and modest hopes of its population.” Publications in struggling black and brown communities must not only counter the narrative of mainstream organizations, we also have to calibrate our crisis reporting with reporting on the “steady state” of the places we cover. The problem is that in communities hit with structural crises — from extreme poverty to shuttered schools — covering those “routines and modest hopes” can sometimes be difficult, particularly with scarce resources. To be frank, in our attempts at calibrating crisis coverage (i.e., crime, protests, vigils, etc.) with “steady state” coverage (birthdays, parades, human interest profiles, etc.), Austin Weekly News sometimes finds ourselves stuck on repeat (hence, the sense that some of the same people and places and events comprise the bulk of our stead state coverage). This is why we opened ourselves up to City Bureau’s critical, pioneering experiment in local journalism. We want to cover more people, incorporate more voices and highlight more great things in this beautifully imperfect community of ours. Resources are tight and personnel are few, but it’s not enough to throw up our hands in defeat. We have to try. Even if it means failing. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
About City Bureau Founded in 2015, City Bureau is a civic
journalism lab based on the South Side of Chicago. Every week we host the Public Newsroom—a free, open workshop series where journalists and the public can gather to discuss local issues, share resources and knowledge and learn to report and investigate stories. Learn more about City Bureau: www.citybureau.org. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Pritzker after legislature adjourns: ‘Illinois is back’ Gambling expansion, capital plan, graduated tax amendment among legislative milestones
cies to state government, to grow our economy at a faster rate, to create jobs, to invest in our future.”
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SPRINGFIELD – Minutes after the Senate put the final touches on first-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sweeping legislative agenda Sunday, June 2, the governor addressed media and delivered a message: “Illinois is back.” “Today, the people of Illinois can be proud that we are putting state government back on the side of working families,” Pritzker said at the news conference. “They can be proud that we are restoring fiscal responsibility after many years of crisis and deficits.” Pritzker stood beside Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, a Bloomington Republican, and several senators of both parties as he addressed the media in his office after receiving overwhelming bipartisan approval on several key measures. “Throughout this session, Senate Republicans were not afraid to speak up when needed, and were not afraid to stand together when warranted,” Brady said in a statement. “I commend Governor Pritzker for working across the aisle on those key issues that produced bipartisan support. Now, as we move forward, Senate Republicans will continue to fight for the issues important to Illinois residents.” Pritzker touted the bipartisan process and the working groups that negotiated the budget behind closed doors. The 1,500 page document was released publicly just 12 hours before it was approved. Legislative leaders from both parties called the $40 billion operating budget a balanced, responsible state funding effort, and Republicans emphasized the inclusion of several pro-business reforms and tax incen-
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SWEET MOMENT: Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (left) and Sen. Toi Hutchinson, key sponsors in their respective chambers of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois, speak at a news conference May 30 at the Capitol in Springfield. tives that were added to the package upon their request. Those measures include tax incentives aimed at enticing data centers to locate in Illinois; eliminating reporting of the retailer’s discount in the comptroller’s tax expenditure report; eliminating the franchise tax; reinstating the manufacturers purchase credit; and a “Blue Collar Jobs Act to help attract large scale projects.” While the passage of the budget itself gave Pritzker a major victory, it often seemed an afterthought as the General Assembly passed a slew of other hot-button issues. Those include a $45 billion capital infrastructure plan for road, bridge, building and broadband internet projects, a massive gambling expansion, legalization of recreational marijuana, a reproductive rights expansion
bill, a graduated tax constitutional amendment and a minimum wage increase. The infrastructure plan is the first in more than 10 years and is made possible by revenues expected to come from sports betting licenses, a $1 increase to the state’s cigarette tax and a doubling of the state’s motor fuel tax to 38 cents from 19 cents along with increased driver’s license fees among others. Upon adjournment, Pritzker said he will work to ensure new policies are implemented correctly before returning for the fall veto session and the second legislative session of his first term. “Make no mistake. We still have a lot of work ahead,” he said. “Our budget and pension challenges unfolded over many years, and they won’t go away overnight. We have more big things to do: to bring more efficien-
Six new casinos, along with legalized sports betting, are coming to Illinois after Senate lawmakers approved a massive gambling expansion bill Sunday, June 2. Senate Bill 690, sponsored by Indian Creek Democratic Sen. Terry Link, passed that chamber on a 46-10 vote after being approved by House lawmakers the day before. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has already announced his intention to sign it into law. “I’ve only been doing this for 20 years to get this done, and it’s a little emotional,” said a teary-eyed Link during floor discussion of the bill. Link estimated that gambling expansion along with other revenue-raising measures in the bill could net Illinois more than $12 billion in the next six years. “This key piece of legislation really is going to make an economic difference of keeping our dollars home,” he said, adding he expects “thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in construction across the state.” That construction would go toward the six new casinos authorized by the bill in Waukegan, Rockford, Danville, South Suburbs, Williamson County and downtown Chicago. Casinos, race tracks and sports facilities that seat more than 17,000 people – such as Wrigley Field or United Center – would also be eligible to buy sports betting licenses under the bill, making Illinois one of about a dozen states to legalize the practice after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year allowed it. Revenues raised from the new casinos, the selling of sports betting licenses, and a higher tax on video gambling machines would go toward funding the vertical components of a long-term capital infrastructure plan, such as state building renovations. Sports betting licenses would range from $3.2 million to $20 million and be offered to both brick-andmortar facilities and to online operators, with taxes of 15 percent. Under the bill, race tracks in the state
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would be able to install slot machines and table games, turning them into racinos. A pilot program will also assess sports betting through the Illinois Lottery, a plan that was considered but dropped by lawmakers earlier in the session. House passes budget, capital plan The Illinois House closed out what was perhaps the most monumental legislative sessions in recent memory Saturday,June 1, after passing the final pieces of a budget for the upcoming year and a $45 billion capital improvements program that will be partially funded by expanded gambling. Those measures, though, were only the finishing touches on a session that also saw passage of a minimum wage increase, a constitutional amendment to overhaul the state’s income tax system, legalization of recreational marijuana and a sweeping expansion of abortion rights. “This has been an extraordinarily productive session of the General Assembly. Simply historic,” House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, said just before the House adjourned. Saturday’s action in the House effectively marked the end of an intense competition between Democratic and Republican leaders that had threatened to send lawmakers into extended overtime. The final 48 hours were marked by heated discussions and intense negotiations between Democrats and Republicans and a constant flurry of back-door meetings with House and Senate caucus leaders and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Although Democrats hold supermajorities in both chambers, Republican votes were needed on some key measures to get them over the finish line, especially after the session stretched into Saturday, June 1, which triggered a constitutional requirement that bills taking immediate effect receive threefifths majorities in both chambers – 71 votes in the House and 36 votes in the Senate. But Republicans held out because they wanted Democrats to agree to a number of pro-business initiatives that included tax incentives for businesses hiring construction workers for major projects, other incentives for developing high-tech data centers and phasing out the franchise tax, to name a few. When Democrats finally agreed to those measures, the final pieces of the budget package fell into place with broad bipartisan support. One of the pieces needed to make the budget work was a revenue bill, Senate Bill 689, which included, among other things, a new tax on Medicaid managed care organizations that will allow the state to draw down additional federal matching funds, freeing up about $390 million in general revenue funds for other purposes. It passed by a vote of 107-to-9. Another was what’s known as a “budget implementation bill,” Senate Bill 1814, that spells out specifically how money appropriated to various agencies is to be spent. That bill includes pay increases for home care providers who deliver home and communi-
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SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT?: Gov. J.B. Pritzker stands among a bipartisan group of senators in his Capitol office June 2, after the Senate gave bipartisan approval to several of his key initiatives to close out the legislative session. ty-based services to the elderly and disabled. It passed by a vote of 97-17. The final piece was House Bill 142 authorizing the state to issue $1.7 billion in bonds, the proceeds of which will be used to pay down the state’s backlog of unpaid invoices, a measure that is expected to save the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year in interest costs. The capital improvements program also consisted of a package of three bills. House Bill 62 spells out how the $45 billion will be spent. It calls for $33.2 billion, or about 74 percent of the total, to be spent on roads and bridges, what lawmakers refer to as “horizontal” infrastructure. Another $3.5 billion, or 8 percent of the total, would be spent on K-12 and higher education facilities. The remainder would be divided between state facilities, environmental conservation projects, deployment of broadband internet, and health care and human service facilities. The other two bills provide the funding for those projects. Senate Bill 1939 provides funding for the horizontal projects through a combination of a 19-cent per-gallon increase in the state gasoline tax, increases in vehicle registration fees, especially for electric vehicles, plus a variety of other miscellaneous fees. It passed the House, 83-29. And House Bill 690 provides funding for the “vertical” infrastructure projects. It includes legalized sports betting and expansion of casino gambling, a $1 per-pack increase in cigarette taxes, new taxes on parking fees, and extending the state sales tax to purchases made remotely, including online purchases from out-of-state retailers that do not have a brick-and-mortar nexus in
Illinois. It passed the House, 87-27.
Graduated tax amendment A constitutional amendment that would allow the General Assembly to set higher tax rates on greater amounts of income passed its last legislative hurdle Monday, May 27, and will head to the voters for final approval about 18 months from now. After more than three hours of debate in which all 44 House Republicans spoke on the floor, the vote cleared its constitutionally mandated three-fifths majority by two votes. All 73 representatives voting in favor were Democrats. While Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker played no formal role in the legislative process to put the amendment on the ballot, at least one Democrat who previously said he would vote against the bill credited the governor for his sudden switch. “I was a very vocal critic about this, obviously, I came out with some concerns,” Rep. Jonathan Carroll, a Northbrook Democrat, said. “… Gov. Pritzker reached out to me right away, had some conversations with me and heard that my issue is property taxes. “Along with his help and the help of my colleagues in the House and the Senate, we’re going to form a property tax task force to review how we tax in Illinois for property taxes and make sure that we do it better and we do it right.” The state does not levy or collect property taxes in Illinois; only local taxing bodies such as school boards, municipal governments and counties have that authority. The largest contributor to most local tax bills are K-12 schools, which for years have faced funding shortfalls and proration from insuf-
ficient revenues provided by the state. Still, Carroll and Rep. Sam Yingling – a Grayslake Democrat who also said at one time he would vote against the graduated tax – said state action is needed to overhaul the property tax system and the graduated tax is part of that process. “The current system does not work and we all know that,” Yingling said in his floor speech. “The process of property tax restructuring will not be easy. But I submit that that process begins today.” Republicans, however, were more skeptical of any actual tax relief coming from the bill, and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, accused the governor of “horse trading” in order to get the 73 votes in favor. “Let’s make no mistake. Today’s vote is the end result of the Illinois Democrats’ historical, ravenous, irresponsible budgeting and spending,” Durkin said. “However it was also clear that today’s vote was a fait accompli. It’s a foregone conclusion. “I know how this bill went down. I know how this amendment went down. And please, don’t think that there wasn’t any horse trading to get these votes. I know better, you know better, we know better.” Senate Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 1’s passage means the voters, in November 2020, will be given the opportunity to decide whether the state can have the authority to set graduated tax rates. Either 60 percent of those voting on the question or the majority of those voting in the election will have to support the measure for it to become law. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, INC. 2006-NC1, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-NC1 Plaintiff, -v.WENDY THOMPSON-GORE A/K/A WENDY L. THOMPSON-GORE A/ K/A WENDY L. THOMPSON, THOMAS M. GORE A/K/A THOMAS GORE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 9241 4715 WEST RACE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 29, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 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 4715 WEST RACE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-10-110-0160000 and 16-10-110-017-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $255,658.17. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not
to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(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
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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 17-083552. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-083552 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 9241 TJSC#: 39-2211 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. I3119928
Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 264600. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 264600 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 14388 TJSC#: 39-2117 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. I3119958
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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 18-00745 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3121598
amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(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 identifi-
cation 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 14-18-12731. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. 14-18-12731 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 14704 TJSC#: 39-2328 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. I3120061
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.SEAN GAURIGE, HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A Defendants 17 CH 14388 2642 WEST GRAND AVENUE 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 April 2, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 2642 WEST GRAND AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-12-209-0290000. The real estate is improved with a tan brick, one story single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs. CRISANTOS GRANADOS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 5084 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, July 2, 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. 17-20-323-030-0000. Commonly known as 1330 W CULLERTON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60608. 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.FLORCE DUNN, STATE OF ILLINOIS–DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 2018 CH 14704 1450 NORTH LARAMIE 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 April 2, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 1450 NORTH LARAMIE, Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-115-0190000/ 16-04-115-020-0000. The real estate is improved with a residential. 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-9 Plaintiff, -v.TINA M. RUBIO AKA TINA MARIE RUBIO AKA TINA RUBIO, CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 17 CH 875 1818 NORTH ST. LOUIS AVENUE Chicago, IL 60647 NOTICE OF SALE
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2017, 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 a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1818 NORTH ST. LOUIS AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60647 Property Index No. 13-35-407-0330000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $147,564.92. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 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 18-089131. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-089131 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 875 TJSC#: 39-3127 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. I3121744
LEGATEES OF LORETTA ALLEN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHN ALLEN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 15311 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, July 16, 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. 16-05-412-003-0000. Commonly known as 1051 North Menard Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651. 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. WA16-0711 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3122674
offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 13664. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 13664 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 14 CH 19970 TJSC#: 39-2415 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. I3121093
Commonly known as 5032 West Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60644. 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. 18-029807 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3122305
estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification
for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 262546. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 262546 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 8980 TJSC#: 39-2600 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3121347
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. PATRICIA HARDIN-BEARD; CITIZENS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA ST. PAUL FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS; Defendants, 18 CH 8329 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, July 16, 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. 16-15-220-026-0000. Commonly known as 4348 West Van Buren Street, 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. 18-018892 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3122684 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006, MASTR ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2006-HE5 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006HE5; Plaintiff, vs. LORETTA ALLEN; JOHN ALLEN A/ K/A JOHN S. ALLEN; CITY OF CHICAGO; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2015-1 Plaintiff, -v.JAMES BERNER A/K/A JAMES G. BERNER, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 19970 1310 NORTH CAMPBELL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60622 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 17, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1310 NORTH CAMPBELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60622 Property Index No. 16-01-219-0410000. The real estate is improved with a two story single family home with a one car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. CLIAMALE T. CAMPBELL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 3333 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 Friday, July 12, 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. 16-09-210-029-0000.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-BC3 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BOBBY MOORE A/K/A BOBBY G MOORE, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR BOBBY MOORE A/K/A BOBBY G MOORE, BOBBY MOORE, JR., DENNIS MOORE, CURTISS MOORE, MELVIN MOORE, THERESA MOORE, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 2017 CH 8980 4851 WEST MONROE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 18, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4851 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-205-018. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real
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