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Loretto CEO: Hospital to save big Fewer patient floors, layoffs estimated to save $10M a year, George Miller says By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
In May, officials with Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Ave., announced that were laying off an unspecified number of employees and consolidating services at the nearly century-old safety net institution. During an interview last week, George Miller, Loretto’s president and CEO, estimated that the moves could save the cashstrapped hospital roughly $10 million a year and put it on a path to focus more on outpatient services and clinical trials. Back in May, Loretto officials explained that the changes, which include moving the hospital’s intensive care unit somewhere else and temporarily closing some floors, were due largely to the fact that insurers owe the hospital around $13 million. Under former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Illinois ramped up its managed care program, which entails the state paying private insurers, or managed care organizations, to administer Medicaid health benefits. At the time, proponents See LORETTO on page 4
A wall of hope
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Community members crane their necks to snap photos of a new mural, “Hope and Life for Everyone,” that was unveiled during a ceremony on June 27. The mural, created by artist Mauricio Rodriguez, spans the entirety of a brick exterior wall of Loretto Hospital in Austin. Read more on pages 4 and 5.
Pritzker signs marijuana bill in Austin Possession, adult-use to become legal Jan. 1
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD — Recreational marijuana use and possession will be legal in Illinois beginning Jan. 1, 2020, after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a legalization bill into law during a signing ceremony held June 25 at Sankofa Cultural Arts and Business Center, 5820 W. Chicago Ave. in Austin. Supporters of the bill called it the most
equity-centric legalization proposal in the nation as the state became the first in the U.S. to pass a comprehensive legalization package through the legislature rather than a ballot initiative. “This legislation lives true to the promise to bring justice, equity and opportunity throughout our state,” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said. “By including components focused on repairing the harm caused by the failed war on drugs and decades of policies that
caused mass incarceration — Illinois is a national leader with policy that’s a national model.” Beginning Jan. 1, the law will allow for the possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana per Illinois resident. Residents will also be able to possess up to 5 grams of cannabis concentrate, 500 milligrams of THC contained in a cannabis-infused product. Non-
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A HIGH NOTE: Ravinia president and CEO Welz Kauffman, left, and soprano Michelle Areyzaga perform for attendees on May 22, during the Kehrein Center’s grand opening. The center recently got $627,000 to help finish renovations.
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Austin arts center gets $627K earmarked in capital bill The Kehrein Center for the Arts to use money to finish renovations By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
A new state capital bill that was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 28 contains revenues for a newly opened performing arts center in Austin. The Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd., will receive $627,000 for funding the center’s remaining renovations. While the auditorium and much of the interior has been completed, the basement still needs work. The center — which annexes, and is operated by, Catalyst Circle Rock charter school — had its grand opening on May 22, but it still needed around $1.1 million for remaining renovation work and to pay off the construction debt. Catalyst officials also need to raise another $385,000 for programming and other operating costs. The auditorium was originally built for Siena High School, which closed in 1970. The building was then reopened as the San Miguel School around 1995 before closing in 2012. When Catalyst Schools opened the Circle Rock campus later that year, the auditorium was relegated to storage. But in 2015, it set out to renovate it. The renovation costs were originally pegged at $2.5 million, but Catalyst currently puts that at $4.9 million. In 2018, the project received $1 million grant from the City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund. In October 2017, Ford pledged to secure $627,000 to help cover the construction costs, describing the project as “an enormous boost and anchor in our Austin neighborhood.” Ed Siderewicz, Catalyst’s co-founder and director of mission and external relations, explained that they plan to build “flexible multifunction rooms that could be used as one large room, or two or three rooms partitioned off.” In an email statement, Austin elected officials said they were glad that the project
was one step closer to the completed. Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (4th), who supported Ford’s request on the Senate side, personally donated to the project. “This unique music and fine arts space presents a critical area to engage our children in the field of the arts, as well as continue to emphasize your values of reverence and respect,” Lightford said. State Rep. Camille Lily (78th), who has been following the project closely and is credited with playing a key role in choosing the auditorium seats, said that the completed art center “will be a huge benefit to Chicago’s West Side.” “It will provide positive options for students, families, and the entire community in after and before school programming,” Lilly said. “[The art center] will enable Austin residents and community organizations to partner in new and creative ways.” Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), whose ward includes the art center, said that the center “will bring great value to the children and families of Austin.” And Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), said she was impressed with what has been accomplished so far. ““As I walked through the auditorium, I could clearly envision the beacon of hope that this auditorium would bring to our community,” Mitts stated. “Knowing that this restored architectural gem will also provide other schools and community organizations opportunities is a priceless gift to our community.” Siderewicz said that $385,000 will be used to expand programming and hire two staffers — an executive director and a professional theater consultant — to figure out the art center’s programming and operations for the next three to five years. As part of the process, Catalyst is reaching out to the community, Siderewicz said. “We have begun to assemble an advisory board for the KCA, driven by leaders of the Austin community, which will study the issue of whether the KCA needs to become its own legal entity,” he said. “Anyone interested should contact Sharon Morgan at smorgan@catalystschools.org.” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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A mural with a message rises in Austin
‘Hope and Life for Everyone,’ on side of Loretto Hospital, a colorful tribute to organ and tissue donation By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
A vibrant mural now spans the entirety of a once blank exterior brick wall of Loretto Hospital that faces the corner of Central Avenue and West Flournoy Street in Austin. On June 27, officials with Loretto and the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network were on hand for a formal unveiling ceremony outside of the hospital. The mural, which commuters can see from the Eisenhower Expressway, depicts a man and a woman “who represent the diversity of organ and tissue donor recipients” said Mauricio Ramirez, the artist commissioned to paint the mural, titled “Hope and Life for Everyone.” “The two are facing each other and connected through a heart that symbolCAMILLE LILLY izes the donation,” State rep. Ramirez said. “An hourglass embedded in a kaleidoscopelike mural not only represents those who are waiting for a lifesaving transplant, but the additional time and hope gained by recipients of organ and tissue donors. A vibrant butterfly floats at the bottom of the mural and serves as a symbol known in many cultures to represent endurance, change, hope and life.” Kevin Cmunt, the president and CEO of Gift of Hope — a nonprofit that spreads awareness about, and coordinates organ and tissue donation in Illinois and northwestern Indiana — said that there’s still a critical shortage of organ and tissue donors in the region. He added that perhaps Ramirez’s mural can inspire people to sign up as donors who haven’t already. In Illinois, according to information in a joint statement released by Loretto and Gift of Hope, more than 4,000 people are waiting
“Art is the essence of people.”
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Changing times from page 1 of the push to privatize payments said that the arrangement would improve preventative healthcare measures. But since the MCOs have come to dominate the state’s Medicaid landscape, leaders of hospitals, particularly those like Loretto that serve predominantly minority and lowincome areas, have complained of slow payments and an uptick in denied claims. Miller said in May that it takes MCOs an
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GIVING HOPE: Kevin Cmunt, the president and CEO of Gift of Hope, and George Miller, the president and CEO of Loretto Hospital, with artist Mauricio Ramirez on June 27. for organ transplants and “thousands more may benefit from donated tissue.” Cmunt said that hopefully the mural can “remind the community how donation benefits every family.” Cmunt said that the mural at Loretto is the second mural it has installed at hospitals in the city. The first was installed at Norwegian American Hospital in Humboldt Park. He said the idea to put up the murals was the idea of Jessica Rodri-
guez, Gift of Hope’s development director. George Miller, Loretto’s president and CEO, said that the Loretto mural’s butterfly symbol “not only conveys our mission of bringing hope and healing to the communities served by us, but it speaks truth to power about disparities in health care, and how organ and tissue donation bridges all cultures together and saves lives.” Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) said that he
hopes the mural sparks a conversation about wellness in his ward. “Those that know me know that I love art,” Taliaferro said during the June 27 unveiling. “I try to put it throughout the ward. I have it in my home. I have it in my office. Why? Because I believe it’s a conversation. People gather around art to talk about issues and what’s important to them. I’m very hopeful that the mural will not just be something
average of 154 days to pay the hospital. “When they decide to pay us, they deny 26 percent of our claims,” he said. “This is poor business, unfair, and unacceptable.” During the interview on June 27, Miller lamented that the state is the “worst payer in America,” which hits Loretto particularly hard, since 75 percent of the hospital’s patients are on Medicaid. “So, we had to be very strategic, efficient and effective in the delivery of care,” Miller said. “At one time, we had patients on eight floors. We’ve now consolidated to three floors, so that will help us be more efficient.” Miller said that over the next two to three years, those five floors that no longer host patients will be retrofitted to host outpatient
services and clinical trials. “We’re the only safety net hospital in Illinois that does FDA-approved, double-blind trails,” Miller said. “We do them with sickle cell anemia, colitis, peritonitis, low testosterone and women’s health.” Miller said that over time the hospital will need more space to conduct the trials. He added that Loretto is expanding its outpatient pharmacy, will offer kidney dialysis services and is poised to start offering infusion therapy for HIV and cancer patients. Miller said that hospital officials will dedicate the first-floor space where the therapy will take place on July 18. He said that now that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is in office, he’s hopeful that the state’s Medic-
aid reimbursement practices, among other things, will improve. “The governor has talked positively about providing more resources to mental and behavioral health,” Miller said last week. “He understands the Medicaid reimbursement situation. He inherited a deficit, so he has to balance the budget first; but we’re encouraged that he’ll improve [the reimbursement situation] in the future.” Miller also lauded area lawmakers, including state Representatives La Shawn K. Ford (8th) and Camille Y. Lilly (78th), along with state Sen. Kimberly Lightford (4th). “They are really pushing very hard [to allocate state funding for the hospital],” he said. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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that people drive by and take a look at. I hope it sparks conversation about changing lives through organ and tissue donation.” State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (78th), Loretto’s chief external affairs officer and chair of the House legislative committee on Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhancements, said that art is “the essence of people” and lauded Gift of Hope for its mural campaign. For Tarcia Patton, the mural is more than a work of art — it represents her own testimony. Her son, Jermaine Cullum Jr., died suddenly in 2014 from congenital heart disease that went undetected. The 16-year-old, who played basketball for Christ the King Jesuit College Prep in Austin, died three days after collapsing during a tournament game. As with the figures in the mural, Patton said that she and her son — whose liver, kidneys, pancreas and lungs were donated to three people — are now deeply connected to the people whose lives he helped extend. “It’s like all of the recipients are part of my family now,” Patton said. “And I met them thorough Gift of Hope.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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INSPIRED: The unveiling of Gift of Hope’s mural at Loretto Hospital in Austin last week brought together relatives of organ donors and organ and tissue recipients.
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’m proud to say that certain news stories still shock me. I haven’t become so jaded and cold-hearted by life’s realities. When I hear of a tragedy, it still wrenches my heart and soul. So when I read the story in the news about a dying 5-year-old child from Kenosha, Wisconsin who was dropped off at the hospital after having been shot, I felt the evilness of that act in my gut. What kind of person could drop off a child and just leave? We’re talking about a kid who has only been on this earth for five years — one to two of which were spent learning to speak, think, walk and control bodily functions. We’re talking about a child who probably hasn’t attended school and is ready to go to kindergarten. If hospitals are big scary places even for adults, with machines that whirl and strangers with needles and scalpels, imagine what it’s like for a kid. Grown folks in the commission of their criminal activity may have no qualms about dropping their partners off at a hospital after they’ve been shot. But who disposes of a child in that matter? How are the medical personnel supposed to know the kid’s medical history — like his blood type and whether or not the boy is allergic to certain medicines? There is a reason we still describe a doctor as “practicing” medicine — because no medical procedure is always that cut-anddried. A lot can go wrong when doctors have all the information they need, so imagine what it must be like when they’re working from a blank slate. Relationship details in regard to this story are really sketchy. They interviewed
a man who said the dead child was his grandson. He also said the two people who dropped off the boy at the hospital were his sons. Personally I’m not as interested in relationships as I am in knowing and understanding why someone would just drop off a child and leave. The dead child is identified as Dakari Weldon and anyone interested in learning more details can Google it. We had an incident in Chicago where a horrific car crash happened at Harrison and Oakley, trapping three people in the back of a car. The car caught on fire and if they didn’t die from of the crash, the fire ensured it. The two people in the front of the car were able to escape and fled the scene. One of the people who ran from the car turned out to be the brother of the girl who died in the back. I could go on with story after story of incidents like these two. I just have to ask, when did it all begin? When did we stop caring about our relatives to the point where we abandon them to die alone? What is the reason folks just do not care? The common factors in both of these cases are young people under the age of 25 plus drugs and alcohol. In the Wisconsin case, of the two individuals charged, one has admitted he left the gun to go smoke a blunt. In the Chicago car-crash case, the driver tested just below the legal level for being drunk. With the legalization of recreational marijuana, I’m sure stories like these will be seen more often than not. Are we, as a society, prepared for it?
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On Wednesday, July 10, 5:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m., at Austin Branch Library, 5615 W. Race Ave., the Black Harvest Film Festival will screen “The G Force” by filmmaker Pamela Sherrod Anderson. With the rising trend of grandparents stepping in to raise their children’s children when birth parents are unable, director Anderson explores the phenomenon through the challenges, concerns and joys of two unique Chicago families headed by grandmothers.
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More films will screen at Leglar later this month.“The Area,” a searing portrait of a nefarious land grab in a century-old section of Englewood on Chicago’s South Side, will screen at Legler Library on July 15. “The Color of Art,” highlights the present-day renaissance of Black art in Chicago. Director David Weathersby will appear at the Austin library screening of the film on Wednesday, July 17. The following Monday, July 22, Legler Library will show the film. For more info on the Black Harvest Film Festival, visit: siskelfilmcenter.org/bestofblackharvest2019. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Tension mounts at Sinai over attempt to unionize
Registered nurses at Sinai Health System in North Lawndale want the institution to automatically grant them union membership By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Tensions are rising between workers and administrators at a West Side medical institution over attempts by the workers to unionize. According to the National Labor Relations Board, employees can form a union one of two ways: by a majority of employees who would be included in the union voting to join or by the employer choosing to recognize the union without a vote taking place. The registered nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital — both part of the Sinai Health System’s main campus in North Lawndale — want the hospital system to automatically recognize their union while hospital administrators want the workers to unionize by voting on the mat-
ter through a secret balloting process. Dan Regan, a spokesperson for Sinai Health System, argued in an email sent on June 27 that a secret ballot is the best way to ensure that the hospital respects the wishes of the majority of nurses it employs. “We are not willing to recognize the union as representing the nurses and technical employees without the NLRB conducting a secret ballot election, providing our employees the opportunity to voice their decision,” Regan explained in the email statement. “Sinai recognizes the employees’ rights to organize or refrain from organizing a union.” The nurses want to be represented by SEIU Healthcare Illinois, a division of the Service Employees International Union. The labor union already represents healthcare employees at other institutions, such as Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Stroger Hospital. According to the union’s website, nurses at Sinai Health want higher wages, which they argue are lower than nurse wages at similar hospitals; they also have concerns about what they said are dangerously low staffing levels and the kind of insurance coverage they’re offered. “We are very proud to care for our community — especially a community that does not get the care they deserve,” Megan Lonergan, a staff nurse at Mount Sinai, said on May 22,
when the nurses announced their intention to start negotiating with the hospital as a labor union. “We want the administrators to care for us, as workers,” she said in a press release put out by SEIU Healthcare, “the way we care for our patients, which is with our full hearts.” According to a recent SEIU statement, two secret ballots in 2006 and 2007 failed. National Labor Relations Board records show that for the 2007 ballot, among the 508 nurses, techs and therapists eligible to vote, 152 voted for unionization while 293 voted against it. In a statement released by the SEIU, on June 13, the majority of registered nurses at Mount Sinai “converged in and around the office of Sinai Health System CEO Karen Teitelbaum to request that management recognize their decision for union representation through SEIU Healthcare Illinois.” The nurses gave Teitelbaum until 5 p.m. that day to respond to their request. After the deadline passed without a response, the nurses announced that they would apply additional pressure at a press conference on June 19, which is Juneteenth, an annual holiday celebrated to commemorate the day that slaves in Texas and other Confederate states finally got formal word that they were free. “We wanted to give Sinai the opportunity
to do the right thing,” Tyra Jackson, an RN with Sinai’s Schwab Rehab Center, said in the SEIU statement. “When we delivered our demand, we made it clear why we were doing it. We’ve been waiting and waiting for Sinai to respond to our concerns about wages, about benefits, and especially about staffing.” “There’s a reason that a majority of us have chosen to organize a union,” stated Adam Raslawski, an RN who works in Mount Sinai’s intensive care unit. “Management tries to divide us and minimize our concerns — but by joining together with other nurses, with medical techs and with all other members — we have the power we need to have a real voice on the job as a patient care team. “The CEO now has refused to recognize our voice and has also publicly announced committing precious bedside resources into hiring consultants to fight our union,” Raslawski said. “The system is rigged giving employers that advantage — that’s why we are seeking a neutral party to validate our majority.” In response to Raslawski’s claim, Regan said that “to ensure that we adhere to all legal requirements in this environment, we have enlisted professional legal assistance, as well as a human resources consultant to provide additional training for our leaders.” SEIU Healthcare did not respond to multiple calls and emails seeking comment. CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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At 150, North Lawndale has lots of stories to tell
Committee dedicated to commemorating the milestone encourages former and current residents to share their own Lawndale experiences By BONNI McKEOWN Contributor
North Lawndale has a history of economic and social ups and downs. Founded in 1869 in the wake of the Civil War, the community began as part of Cicero. It first housed Czechs, then Eastern European Jews, then Black people. They worked in huge industries like Sears and International Harvester — which left in the mid-20th century, resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs. During a July 25 fundraiser for the North Lawndale Sesquicentennial Committee, which was formed to make sure that people recognize and celebrate North Lawndale’s 150th birthday this year, Paul Norrington, the committee’s founder and president, introduced the panel of story tellers at the Lagunitas brewery, 17th and Washtenaw. The committee’s immediate projects include a time capsule to be sealed by the end of the year and maybe buried or stored in a permanent place; a welcome “Gateway” sculpture; and welcome signs that will be installed in Little Village and North Lawndale. “North Lawndale became predominantly black in 1960, but we’re celebrating the previous 91 years too, it’s all a part of who we are,” Norrington said. At Lagunitas, the panelists shared stories that centered on entrepreneurialism, poverty and racism. Right after they moved into North Lawndale, Bernard Jennings’ parents were firebombed out of their house by racists. But he returned a generation later with a mission to support local businesses with his North Lawndale Business Renaissance Association.
Former gang member Derek Brown, now in his 40s, saw that his drug dealing life was feeding the death and chaos around him. Now, he boxes out the negativity through his North Lawndale Boxing League — a program based at BBF Family Services, 1512 S. Pulaski, which is the site of the original Archie Moore gym. Brown’s program currently services roughly 30 young people, between 19 and 22 years old. Some are formerly incarcerated. In addition to training them on the punching bags, Brown is also helping them get their high school diplomas or GEDs. “It’s nice to see the community re-integrating and people moving in,” said former state representative Arthur Turner Sr. “The challenge, in order to attract more African Americans here, is to improve our local school system.” Turned said that he calls Lawndale “my Tobacco Road — it’s home.” Lawndale is the place where Turner and his wife raised their two sons. State Rep. Arthur Turner Jr. was elected to succeed his father in the 9th District in 2010. Turner Sr. said his parents moved to North Lawndale in 1954. He remembers riding bicycles with both white and black buddies along Route 66 in order to get a look at the car dealers’ newest models. In just a few years, all of his white playmates moved away — followed by many companies like Highpoint and Sears, where he bought his first pair of sneakers and his family bought their refrigerator. Growing up, Turner attended Blessed Sacrament school and worked part-time at a drugstore at Roosevelt and Keeler. Young people played a lot of baseball themselves, but it was hard to attend Sox or Cubs games when you had to go through hostile white neighborhoods, he said. Then came the 1968 riots precipitated by the assassination of Martin Luther King. “I saw buildings on fire,” Turner Sr. said. “I witnessed some shopkeepers loading up their cars and leaving, then the fire would start — they were apparently setting the fires themselves.” After graduating from Illinois State University with a business degree, Turner Sr. was hired to investigate white collar crimes
SHARING STORIES: Derek Brown, Odis Shumpert, Art Turner Sr., Paul Norrington, Bernard Jennings, Eric Lindsey and Jeff McCarter during the July 25 fundraiser at Lagunitas Brewery. BONNI McKEOWN/ Contributor
for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. “I had to keep telling the boys in the hood that I wasn’t a cop,” Turner Sr. quipped. In 1981, Turner Sr. won a seat as a state representative. It was a learning experience, he said. “I realized a politician alone could not save our community,” Turner Sr. said. “My role was to shake the trees and let the people back home make the applesauce.” Eric J. Lindsey, whose parents migrated to Chicago from Alabama, launched his West Side insurance agency after the local Allstate office left along with Sears. “When I started with American Family, you had to come up with a mission statement,” said Lindsey. “Mine was to stay in Lawndale. My manager said it sounded like social work instead of sales, but my point was to help the community grow and get their support. I’m still surviving, though it hasn’t been easy. “But it’s like a marriage. I’ve been married 35 years. Once you say I do, that means you do! My daughter came back from college and now works in my business,” Lindsey said. Odis Shumpert’s parents migrated to North Lawndale from Tupelo, Miss., living at California and Wilcox before moving to 1119 W. Mozart, where he lived until he was 21. After working 20 years with an Irish family business, Shumpert formed his own company, Odis Insurance Agency at 2010 S. Wabash. He now lives in Oak Park. His son
Iman plays professional basketball. “When I would return to visit Lawndale, it made me sad to see my friends didn’t rise up like I did,” Schumpert said. Jeff McCarter and his wife bought a house in North Lawndale in 2001. He founded and still leads Free Spirit Media, a nonprofit that trains youth in today’s media landscape. Their office is in Sears Tower, 906 S. Homan, in the area where his grandfather once worked many years ago. Free Spirit offers youth, especially from communities of color, opportunities to create and distribute artistic content and to pursue projects and career goals. North Lawndale has a lot of history — Bohemian, Jewish, Black,” he said. “ I see that, as white people, we have benefitted from injustices in our society — from stealing land to the growth of enslaving people. It’s a messed up history, but we can seed a better future.” The North Lawndale Sesquicentennial Committee (NLSC) is dedicated to “fostering community pride by maximizing community participation in the 2019 celebration of North Lawndale’s 150 years of rich history and diverse cultures, while building toward the future,” according to the organization’s website. Meetings are at 4 p.m., on the second Wednesday of each month, at UCAN, 3605 W. Fillmore. They’re collecting oral histories and photos at their website www. nlspirit150.org. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Austin resident takes seat on school board
Dwayne Truss started his tenure on the Chicago Board of Education on June 26 By KENDALL POLIDORI AustinTalks
Dwayne Truss, a longtime Austin resident and newly appointed Chicago Board of Education member, personally addressed speakers and observers on June 26, moments before his first board meeting. Before taking his seat, Truss stepped into the overflow room to introduce himself and thank everyone in attendance. He was the only member from the appointed board to greet attendees this way. In response to an observer who shouted “we are counting on you,” Truss said he will do everything he can to work hard for the children and schools. “I am excited to serve on the board … it is a partnership, and we need your help, too,” Truss said. After a brief interaction with the audience, Truss joked he would get in trouble for being late to his first board meeting and took his seat among the other six members. As one of seven members appointed ear-
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AT THE TABLE: Longtime Austin activist Dwayne Truss, middle, sits for his first meeting as a Chicago Board of Education member. lier this month by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Truss was given a moment to introduce himself at the start of the Wednesday meeting. He thanked his mother and his wife for helping him get to the position he is in today. He said his mother, who was in the audience, worked hard to give him and his six siblings a high-quality education and taught him the importance of helping his community. “She taught us to uplift our community. This is a moment that is totally hers,” said Truss, who also thanked the mayor for ap-
pointing him and Jesus, whom he called his favorite socialist. Truss said when his son died several years ago, the West Side community stood with his family and helped them get through their sorrow. “It is a blessing to be able to serve these children, community and city,” Truss said. “We have a great school system … we are just here to serve you.” Newly appointed board President Miguel del Valle said it’s necessary for the board to hear diverse voices and gain the trust of
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students, teachers and parents. He said each new board member, including Truss, is a leader in their community and they will all work together to ensure equity within CPS, though he said debate and discussion would be encouraged. This will not be a rubberstamp board, he said. The board announced several changes that the public will see at its meeting on July 24. Those changes include the live streaming of meetings, new committees chaired by board members and some meetings held out in the community and later in the day to encourage more public engagement. At least some of the appointed board members support an elected school board, including President del Valle, who said that “there will be an elected school board in the future. In the meantime, this group before you is totally committed to spending the countless number of hours that is needed to improve our system.” CPS CEO Janice Jackson said every neighborhood deserves a high-quality school and she promised that more programs would be put in place for students who need them the most — on the South and West sides. In addition to serving on the school board, Truss also was appointed to the board of trustees of the city’s Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund. CONTACT: austintalks.org@gmail.com
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.JANNIE ARMSTRONG, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2018 CH 15251 722 N TRUMBULL AVE CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 21, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 29, 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 722 N TRUMBULL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-202-0340000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS� condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a 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 14-18-13124. 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. 14-18-13124 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 15251 TJSC#: 39-1925 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. I3121866 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ALBERTA ANTHONY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF ALBERTA ANTHONY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ALBERTA ANTHONY, DECEASED, BARBARA HARDIAN AKA BARBARA HARDIN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY
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AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ALBERTA ANTHONY, DECEASED Defendants 18 CH 11538 1408 N. LOTUS 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 April 29, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 30, 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 1408 N. LOTUS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-110-0370000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $101,102.24. 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-15290. 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) 236-SALE 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. 2120-15290 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 11538 TJSC#: 39-2713 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. I3120107
ied 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 14-18-12932. 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. 14-18-12932 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 15321 TJSC#: 39-2107 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. I3123527
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GREGORY GADBERRY AKA GREGORY L. GADBERRY AKA GREG L. GADBERRY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF GREGORY GADBERRY AKA GREGORY L. GADBERRY AKA GREG L. GADBERRY, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GREGORY GADBERRY AKA GREGORY L. GADBERRY AKA GREG L. GADBERRY, DECEASED, LETIA GADBERRY, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF GREGORY GADBERRY AKA GREGORY L. GADBERRY AKA GREG L. GADBERRY, DECEASED Defendants 18 CH 04200 1827 S KILDARE AVE 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 May 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 8, 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 1827 S KILDARE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-22-410-0240000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $59,070.66. 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 PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.GUILLERMO MORENO, FRANCISCA BARRERA, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 15321 5424 W OHIO 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 March 29, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 8, 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 5424 W OHIO STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-109-0210000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes lev-
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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) 4221719 Please refer to file number 642791660. 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) 236-SALE 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. 642791660 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 04200 TJSC#: 39-2899 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. I3121033
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