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Cook County seeks to expand restorative justice court Chief Judge Tim Evans met with faith leaders to discuss the court’s West Side expansion during Sept. 26 meeting By La RISA LYNCH Contributing Reporter
Devell Hill knew exactly what to do when a childhood friend stabbed him during a 2014 attempted robbery. Hill forgave him. “I knew he really wasn’t a bad guy. He was just influenced by the wrong guys to harm me,” Hill said. “He already spent two years in jail fighting the case; that was punishment enough for me. I didn’t want to see him do any more time after he apologized for it.” That act of kindness would help Hill years later when he found himself in front of a judge fighting a drug possession charge. Impressed by his actions, the judge referred Hill’s case to the state’s only Restorative Justice Community Court. The unconventional court uses peace circles to help defendants take responsibility for their actions, understand how their crimes impact victims and establish a plan for restitution, called a “repair of harm” agreement. For Hill, he wanted to improve his relationship with his son who was born while he was in jail. He also wanted to create a tribute for his younger brother, killed in 2018 by gun violence, and enter See RESTORATIVE JUSTICE on page 11
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Reading ‘Black Against Empire’
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Chapter 2: ‘Policing the Police’ By MICHAEL ROMAIN
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5701 W. Madison Ave. Phone: 312-743-1495 • CAPS015District@chicagopolice.org Tuesday, October 1 6:30 PM Beat: 1531 & 1532 West Branch Library, 4856 W. Chicago Ave.
Thursday, October 3 6:30 PM Beat: 1512 & 1523 PCC Wellness Center, 5425 W. Lake St.
Wednesday, October 9 6:30 PM Beat: 1513N 15th District Community Room, 5701 W. Madison
Wednesday, October 2 6:00 PM Beat: 1522 & 1533 Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central
Tuesday, October 8 6:30 PM Beat: 1511 & 1524 Hope Community Church, 5900 W. Iowa
Thursday, October 10 6:00 PM Beat: 1513S George R. Clark School, 1045 S. Monitor Ave.
CAPS 25th District • Commander Anthony Escamilla
5555 W. Grand Ave. Phone: 312-746-5090 • CAPS025District@chicagopolice.org Wednesday, October 2 6:30 PM Beat: 2512 Shriner’s Hospital, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave. Thursday, October 3 6:30 PM Beat: 2522 Hermosa Park, 2240 N. Kilbourn
Thursday, October 17 7:00 PM Beat: 2524 Kosciuszko Park - 2732 N. Avers Tuesday, October 22 6:30 PM Beat: 2532 Christ Lutheran, 1511 N. Long
Wednesday, October 23 6:00 PM Beat: 2534 North Grand High School, 4338 W. Wabansia Thursday, October 24 6:30 PM Beat: 2514 St. Ferdinand School, 3131 N. Mason
CAPS 11th District • Commander Darrell F. Spencer
3151 West Harrison St.Phone: 312-746-9841 • CAPS011District@chicagopolice.org Tuesday, October 1 6:30 PM Beat: 1111 Brian Piccolo School, 1040 N. Keeler
Thursday, October 10 6:00 PM Beat: 1122/23 Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park
Tuesday, October 22 6:00 PM Beat: 1135 Altgeld Park, 515 S. Washtenaw
Thursday, October 3 6:00 PM Beat: 1112/21 Sanctuary Place, 642 N. Kedzie
Tuesday, October 15 6:00 PM Beat: 1133/34 Location: Homan Square Community Center, 3559 W. Arthington
Thursday, October 24 6:00 PM Beat: 1131/32 Eloise McCoy Village Apt., 4650 W. Van Buren
Tuesday, October 8 6:30 PM Beat: 1124/25 JLM Abundant Life Center, 2622 W. Jackson
Thursday, October 17 6:00 PM Beat: 1113/14/15 St. Michael’s MBC, 4106 W. Monroe
For the remainder of this year until Dec. 4, I’ll be publishing reading guides to complement each chapter of Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr. This book is the inaugural selection of One Book, One Proviso — an initiative launched last month by Village Free Press, a newspaper I publish in the west suburbs. I decided that Austin Weekly News readers would also benefit from this collective reading as well. The book was chosen to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Black Panther icon Fred Hampton, who died on Dec. 4, 1969 in an unlawful and unjust raid authorized and carried out by local, state and federal law enforcement authorities inside his West Side apartment. In the first paragraph of the book’s second chapter, the authors describe a moment in early 1967. “Huey Newton, Bobby Seale and Little (Lil’) Bobby Hutton, “the first recruit to their Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, were cruising around north Oakland in Seales’ 1954 Chevy.” The three young men spot a police patrol car in the area and decide to patrol the patrolman. “When the officer turned right, Newton turned right. When the office turned left, Newton turned left. Newton was are with a shotgun, Seale a .45 caliber handgun, and Hutton with an M-1 rifle. A law book sat on the back seat.” This paragraph tells us a lot about who the Panthers were in their early days and why they even existed. A careful reader with no prior knowledge of the Panthers must ask: Why is Newton following the cop in the first place? Is he asking for trouble? Is he baiting the cop just for kicks? Notice how easy it is to play into some rather simplistic assumptions about this group of young Black men if you don’t have any context to frame your questioning. Thankfully, based on our reading of chapter 1 (“Huey and Bobby”), we know that Los Angeles policemen were notorious for abusing the city’s African American residents, most of whom were forced to live in certain racially isolated segments of the city. The role of the police was to ensure that they stayed where they were warehoused. For instance, police officers in LA “called their nightsticks ‘nigger-knockers’ and residents “of one of the most highly patrolled precincts called their area ‘little Mississippi’ and never knew “where or what hour may come blows from the guardians of the law who are supposed to protect them,’” according to the local NAACP (see page 28 in chapter 1). We also know that the peaceful efforts of activists like Martin Luther King Jr. and
Fannie Lou Hamer to fight racism by registering Black voters and lobbying white politicians to change laws had real limitations. Blacks like Huey and Bobby who lived in northern cities felt that the progress that Black activists in the South achieved did not translate into material progress for them. Although it may have been effective for King, Huey and Bobby believed that nonviolence would not protect them from the powerlessness they experienced at the hands of a racist police force. But how do you politically mobilize Blacks in places like Watts without a coherent strategy for achieving your goals? Huey and Bobby realized that they could meet a basic need among many Blacks in their community — the need to feel safe and protected from random acts of police violence — by arming themselves, abiding by a California law that allowed residents to carry guns as long as they were not concealed, and asserting their Constitutional rights (and not just the Second Amendment, but also the Fourteenth Amendment). The sight of the Panthers confronting the police brandishing guns and citing laws (without getting arrested, beaten or intimidated) was magnetic for many Blacks in LA. Whites had to do something to bring the Panthers down a notch — change the law allowing residents to openly carry loaded firearms. When Huey and Bobby got wind of what white lawmakers were trying to do, they protested in their own way. On May 2, 1967, 30 Panthers got their guns and went to the state’s capital in Sacramento. At the very moment the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was at its most vulnerable (lawmakers were trying to remove the very law that gave them such power), the party’s national profile took off.
Guiding questions ■ How does Black Panther Executive Mandate #1 compare and contrast with the United States Declaration of Independence? ■ How does the Black Panthers’ national TV debut on May 2, 1967 compare and contract with the iconic TV image of police dogs attacking peaceful protestors during the civil rights movement’s Birmingham Campaign in May 1963? ■ Why were some of the Black Panthers’ earliest recruits attracted to the party?
Further Reading ■ Gilbert Moore, A Special Rage (New York: Harper & Row, 1971) ■ Sol Stern, “The Call of the Black Panthers,” New York Times Magazine, August 6, 1967.
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A national day of prayer
ife is a gift from God. No individual has the right to take that gift. But we have living among us, those who are the spawn of the devil. Those two-legged critters who often look just like us are quick to pick up a gun and take away God’s gift. The young 12-year-old girl who was killed sitting at her computer in south suburban Harvey over a week ago is just the latest tragedy representing their worthless behavior among us. That girl had just begun to live when one of the devil’s own meted out the death penalty when they had no right to do so. Then after his dastardly deed, he ran away and hid like the coward he is, leaving in his wake the aftermath of his actions — another heart-broken family to mourn and bury a loved one. I am calling on the world to hold a national day of prayer. This is going to be a different kind of prayer though. I am asking the entire world to pray that God smites these killers! That’s right. We are asking God to take away his gift of life from those individuals who think they are immune to society’s standard of behavior and the Fifth Commandment that God put forth: Thou shalt not kill! These killers are the ones who should have never been born. They contribute nothing to this world other than the chaos they wrought. They hide out believing that no one knows. But God knows. And perhaps if millions upon millions of us ask God via constant prayers that he smites those individuals, he may answer our prayers and grant our wish. This would be a change of pace because instead of just praying to God for salva-
tion for the victim’s family, those criminals will know that the entire world is praying for their demise. Imagine the mental anguish that might finally occur when these individuals know the world is praying for their demise. That kind of praying may be the only kind powerful enough to force them to get help and repent from their evil ways. That kind of prayer can possibly get them to turn themselves in to receive from man the punishment they deserve because for once they fear the punishment that God can mete out! I can see the media now reporting on a day of prayer to God to smite these killers. From television to radio to the internet, the message can get out. I wonder if those killers would be willing to close their eyes and go to sleep knowing that their demise is being prayed for and that they may not awaken? Every one of us faces that reality on a daily basis. Our day of prayer would be a massive reminder of the fact. For once in their lives, those callous and uncaring individuals may finally experience fear. And if they pray to God to not kill them, maybe their ancestors will hear those prayers and decide to call home their DNA. This day of prayer can be the most powerful day to change an individual’s behavior that has ever occurred. Most interesting, will be the people who will object to this idea. Their reasoning and logic will be most interesting to read and hear.
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From the pulpit to the people
Rev. McCray preaches a proChrist, pro-black gospel By BONNI MCKEOWN Contributing Writer
Rev. Walter Arthur McCray, a longtime West Sider, terms himself a Gospelizer — someone practicing Jesus’ message in Koinonia (“community,” like the early Christians). He also teaches the Bible from an African perspective which contradicts European narratives that both black and white people have absorbed for years. Rev. McCray and his wife, Rev. Thelma Lowe McCray, live in Garfield Park. They married in 1975 and started their publishing ministry, Black Light Fellowship, four years later. The first book was Black Biblical Studies by McCray’s scholarly mentor, Charles B. Copher, a theologian from ITC in Georgia. “The Lord hooked us up,” said McCray. “I stood on his scholarly shoulders, but I’m writing as an evangelical, from the pulpit to the people.” His own pioneering two-volume Black Presence in the Bible series has sold over 100,000 copies since its release in 1989. His latest book, I Don’t Sexually Abuse Black Females: Black Christian Brothers Affirm Mandate to Sexually Protect our Cultural Sisters, was published in 2018. In all, he’s written and published 23 books. His 2012 book Pro-Black, Pro-Christ, ProCross: African-descended Evangelical Identity, addresses white evangelicals on the complete lack of Biblical basis for racism. For African Americans, the powerful liberation story of Moses and the love and justice shown by Jesus are central not only in church, but in culture. McCray was interviewed two days after his installation, Sept. 8, as pastor of Greater Union Baptist Church, 1956 W. Warren Blvd. After years as an itinerant preacher, he first pastored there in the late 1990s through 2002. McCray was baptized early in life at Hopewell Missionary Baptist, the church of his parents, Magdalene and Sidney McCray. His mentor, Rev. Arthur D. Griffin, was one of the few black ministers brave enough to affiliate with Martin Luther King Jr. during his Chicago efforts for fair housing. In 1971 as one of 30 students of color out of 800 at Trinity College in Deerfield, McCray led a chapel discussion on scripture and cultural differences. “I reasoned that if I could show white students and faculty about the black and African people in the Bible and how God dealt with us, that might mitigate racism against black students,” he said. “Some received the
message, some didn’t.” In the 1980s he preached around Chicago about black presence in the Bible. “It was sort of faddish, a good topic for Black History Month. It was tolerated by black people and a few whites who were into black things.” His research pinpoints Bible passages describing people having black characteristics such as “hair like wool” or who belonged to tribes based in Africa. Conclusion: contrary to the Euro-centric pictures hanging in many churches, Bible figures such as Noah, Moses and Jesus were black in color or based in Africa. McCray has spoken at St. Sabina on Chicago’s South Side — where a black portrait of Jesus dominates the front of the church — and at churches from Baton Rouge and New Orleans to England and Africa. Rarely, he said, has his research been factually challenged, but “there’s still a whole world out there” still to inform about black Biblical identity. His works exhort his community to rise up in liberation under the Gospel. “Black people have a love-hate relationship toward ourselves and the white community. Sometimes our people rail against God for cursing us with slavery and abuse, feeling like we’ve had enough crosses to bear.” Pastoring in the p ove r t y - s t r i c ke n rural black community of Pembroke, Illinois, he preached a sermon about Jesus on the Cross. He felt the Holy Spirit was also helping him define his cross. “My cross,” he discerned, “is to be authentically black and of Christ. You could go along and get along, but no, I’m gonna be pro-black.” “Some of life’s suffering is natural,” he said, “the body wears down. Some happens because you’re disobedient. Some of it comes because you’re in an ethnic group that some others don’t like. But when you’re doing what Jesus wants and you’re obedient and suffer for it, that’s your cross. There’s value in suffering that leads to transformation and glorification. “God gives you grace,” he added. “God is faithful. Even if God tests you, God gives you grace to endure and not be crushed by your burden.” Today, he’s drawn to address white evangelicals who support Trump’s racism. “They have a perverted view of scripture. A lot of white young people are seeing those lies and leaving the church. Seeing the African/black people’s presence in the Bible might help change minds.” Changing minds is never easy, but the McCrays have also faced economic obstacles. Recent recessions took their commercial buildings and almost their house. In the 1990s the mob painted a death symbol on their bookstore at Paulina and Adams: “They wanted the building, and didn’t want nobody there talking about a Black Light
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WHAT JESUS WOULD DO: Rev. Walter McCray at the pulpit of Greater Union Baptist Church. The longtime West Side resident calls himself a Gospelizer. McCray has authored numerous books on the African American religious experience. Fellowship.” The McCrays had to move publishing operations back into their basement. “We don’t really know how many of our books have been sold because some are bootlegged,” he said. “Used and new copies are being sold on Amazon prime. I’ve protested. It’s an injustice to deprive any author of an honest living. Right now, we’ve got more debt than we’d like. But the Lord gives me peace. He says, ‘Don’t worry, brother; the word’s getting out.” Thelma has supplemented the publishing with her Department of Human Services job, and McCray took on guest preaching and 2010 census work. Not depending on any one income source has allowed the McCrays to write and publish independently. During a prosperous time, they donated to help employees pay their bills. “I think God really will bless people who give to others. Prosperity gospel is a problem when it’s centered on the individual — what can I do, what can I get, how it benefits me. We need to seek prosperity on behalf of the group. If God blesses you, you’ll use it to bless others who have needs.”
At Greater Union Baptist, he plans to partner with secular groups serving youth and returning prisoners, to meet their spiritual needs. The church had guest preachers for two years, and felt the need for a shepherd to personally tend to its small, scattered, aging flock, he said. “I’ve had the growing sense of taking a group of people somewhere God wants us to go. We all have an ideal church in our minds, filled with growing young families, but our only church is whoever is in front of us. We have a good Sunday service (about 40 attending) and good Bible studies, Wednesday; it’s happening. If we minister to these faithful older saints, God will take up the slack. Like Barnabas and Paul, God sends workers for the harvest of souls.” McCray has been president since 1999 of the Chicago-based National Black Evangelical Association, which formed in 1963 to promote Biblical and cultural integrity. Ahead he sees more preaching, pastoring, publishing and speaking as a servant of Church and community. Find the McCrays at www.blacklightfellowship.com.
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It will be something of a homecoming for Englewood-based Primo Center. The nonprofit organization, which works to help families struggling with homelessness get back on their feet, got its start in West Garfield Park and it operated a transitional housing facility in Austin until a few years ago. When it moved its headquarters to Englewood, it consolidated some operations, and the shelter was closed as part of that consolidation. Now Primo Center is opening a new transitional housing facility for homeless women and children in a renovated apartment building in the southeastern corner of the Austin neighborhood, at 4952-58 W. Madison St. This required a Special Use permit — which the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals granted during its Sept. 20 meeting. The company now expects to open the facility sometime before April 2020. Primo Center was originally founded in 1978 by Bishop Quintin Primo Jr., an AfroGuanian immigrant. Originally known as the Urban Center of St. Barnabas, it set out to help Garfield Park residents who suffered from the effects of disinvestment in the neighborhood. The organization now focuses on making sure families, especially women and children, have safe, stable homes, and that they get support and access to the resources they will need to maintain stable, healthy lives. Primo Center currently has headquarters and transitional housing in Englewood, at 6212 S. Sangamon St., as well as two transitional housing facilities in North Lawndale, at 1609 and 1615 S. Homan Ave., and a supportive housing facility in West Humboldt Park, at 4231 W. Division St. Nancy Radner, Primo Center’s chief development officer, said they wanted to return to Austin because the organization was conscious of its West Side roots and because the need was still there. “The city of Chicago asked us to find a site to open more beds, and we wanted to be back [as] a part of the Austin community,” she said. During the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, Danielle Meltzer-Cassel, Primo Center board member who also serves as the organization’s attorney, explained that they intend to provide transitional housing for homeless mothers and children, adding that some families may include men. The building was designed with storefronts on the first floor and apartments on the remaining two floors, and Meltzer-Cassel said they planned to lease that retail space to a local nonprofit “or even an area business.” She mentioned that the building suffered heavy fire damage, so much work still had to be done. Meltzer-
Cassel also noted that, while they originally planned to put in an elevator, Primo Center wasn’t able to raise enough money to do so. In a follow-up interview, Radner said the building would be able to house up to 200 people. Because family sizes and ages of the kids varied, she said there was no way to say for certain how many families that would translate to, but she estimated it would be “about 65 families.” She also said the existing North Lawndale housing facilities will be closed, and their services will be consolidated at the new Austin facility. Radner told the zoning board that the city of Chicago sends homeless families to several organizations, including Primo Center. In a follow-up interview, she explained that their goal is to get them into stable housing they can afford, put the school-age children into schools, help adults get jobs and provide daycare for younger kids. Mental health support is another important part of their approach. “We have case managers who work with [families] on their needs and their lives’ needs, to help link them to schools, [which] are very important, obviously,” Radner said. “And daycare — we have our own early childhood program on site in Englewood, so we link them to that, but also in the community, we will link them to community resources.” She said every family gets housing and other support. During the meeting, she noted that, while not every family is able to stay stable, they have a 91 percent success rate. Farzin Parang, chair of the zoning board, asked what would get their clients ejected, Radner said, as a general rule, their goal is to “let natural consequences happen.” “We let the police take care of reports of violence or some kind of crime, but for minor infractions, we don’t kick people out of our shelter,” she said. During the meeting, activist George Blakemore questioned how much outreach the Primo Center did. Meltzer-Cassel responded that they reached out to Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), whose ward includes the building, and he suggested talking to the 4900 W. Washington Block Club and “didn’t recommend other community meetings.” The club gave the project a letter of support. And after they sent out required notices to the nearby properties, they didn’t receive any pushback, Meltzer-Cassel said. “I only received one call; that was from a woman who was interested in establishing a daycare,” she said Radner said now that the zoning board has cleared the project, the only thing left to do is actually renovate the building, which, she expects to be completed in the first quarter of 2020. “We’re excited to be coming back to Austin,” she added. “We love the community.”
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Changing the narrative from page 1 participants received a questionnaire asking them questions like what they would like to see change in their neighborhood and what the word “community” means to them. “I’d be open to seem more events like this in the neighborhood. Give kids an opportunity just to figure out what they want to do, career-wise,” Eubank said after getting her photo taken. Some residents who stopped by Hubbard Park didn’t know what was going on but still got in front of the camera. “It was a real experience because there’s a lot of photos that go untold here, and for me to give a photo, it felt comfortable,” said Austin resident Carlitos Jackson, 47, who is a realtor. For other residents like Gloria Hays, 80, a retired CPS paraprofessional, she didn’t plan on coming to the park until canvassers from Alt Space Chicago handed out flyers around the neighborhood. “You know what? I would want to see everybody together [here] because now all we have are these teenagers walking the street, doing nada,” Hays said. One of Alt Space Chicago’s founders, Austin native and artist Jon Veal, 26, said the project has already been a success: Chicago. “First and foremost, I think we [have] already won because we’re present.” Before the weekend of picture taking had begun, Veal said, “We’re going to be present whether one or 50 people come out [this weekend] … that’s a success for us, just
being able to give back.” Veal and co-founder Jordan Campbell, 28, started Alt Space Chicago as an alternative platform for people in communities to get involved and have their voices heard. The two met as disciples of the Chicago Church of Christ and founded the nonprofit two years ago. “This is also a form of documentation,” said Campbell, an Akron, Ohio native. “This is a way of us archiving and having people represented in a different light because a lot of time we’re seeing [other] photos in the media.” Vanessa Stokes, an Austin resident and co-founder of Front Porch Art Center, said it’s important for a community to create a narrative that is a reflection of what’s happening. Stokes manages the photo archives of her late father, Dorrell Creightney, a collection more than 300,000 images of artists, musicians and everyday people taken across the city. Two years ago, 17 photos from his archive were installed near the Laramie CTA Green Line station and at the Kinzie/Laramie stop on the Union Pacific West Metra Line. “As for the project I worked on with my father’s [archive], I see Project Stamp as an extension of that,” Stokes said. Alt Space Chicago is partnering with Austin Coming Together to roll out phase two of their Project Stamp campaign in October, which involves displaying the images on abandoned buildings close to where the photographs were taken. “We’re expecting to help and support them through making more installations and picking spots to install the documentation that they’re taking,” said Chris Banks, the micro-market recovery program coordinator at ACT. “Anything we can do to change the narrative of Austin, we’re for.” CONTACT: austintalks.org@gmail.com
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West Siders lend advice on police oversight
Community members dialogued with team monitoring CPD as part of federal consent decree during meeting in Austin on Sept. 21 By SUZANNE McBRIDE AustinTalks
Chicago police need to be given de-escalation and anti-bias training. Officers on the beat should regularly interact with at-risk youth. And the police department needs to be more intentional about its hiring. Those were some of the suggestions West Side residents offered last month at a community meeting held by the independent monitoring team put in place as part of a federal court consent decree the Chicago Police Department is under. Sitting at tables in the Austin Town Hall auditorium, about 30 people were asked to answer two questions: What are your hopes for the consent decree, and what are your concerns? “One hope was that the community, not just in Austin but around Chicago, can begin to really trust and work with the police all
the time,” said one woman, speaking for her rushed if it is to be done right. table. “We must resist just checking a box,” one She said some officers in the 15th Police woman said. District have pulled over drivers; but rather At the start of the Saturday meeting, the than ticketing or arresting them for driving second such community meeting held (the with an expired license, the offirst took place earlier this year ficers told them they need to get in Englewood), the woman leadtheir license renewed. ing the court-appointed monitor“There was respect and civiling team said she’s committed to ity,” the woman said, adding that seeing “true police reform.” she hopes “the same thing that’s “What we’re really trying to happening in Austin will happen get is community input,” Maggie in other districts in the city.” Hickey said. “We know we can’t A man representing another just get information from CPD. group at the Sept. 21 meeting said We have to get information from it’s critical that laws be more eqthe community” – and that must uitably written and enforced. include hearing residents’ lived “What gets enforced in Lincoln experiences, she added. Park isn’t the same as what gets en“Tell us where we should be forced in Englewood. Laws should COMMUNITY MEMBER and who we should be talking to be applied universally,” he said. … We’re going out to communiA third group wondered why ties every day,” Hickey said, notall of Chicago’s police officers ing her team has been to baseball couldn’t also be community policing (CAPS) games, block club meetings and other places officers, and there was concern voiced about throughout the city where people come toofficers rotating from one district to another gether as neighbors. Hickey said she had signed up for the without getting to really know any of the comAustin POWER 5K run/walk held Sept. 28, munities in which they serve. Still another group noted that “racial dis- though she joked she’s not in good enough parities are really at the core of the prob- shape to run the 3.1 miles. “I’m going to walk real fast,” she said. lem” and warned that making systemic One man reminded the monitoring team – changes to policing in Chicago should not be
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several of whom attended the meeting – that people have endured a great deal, including unjust incarceration, to get to this point where the police department is under federal oversight. He mentioned the shooting deaths of Laquan McDonald and Fred Hampton, and the importance of residents being able to meet with the monitoring team. “Our desire is to have direct contact with you,” he said. “We need direct access to bring out what is going on.” He said the department has long kept a list of individual activists, including “some of the people in this room,” and he urged the monitoring team to get access to the list, which he said police have refused to share with the public. That led another person to challenge the monitoring team to get the list the Chicago Police Board kept of people who spoke at the board’s monthly meetings. After the Chicago Tribune revealed that the Chicago Police Department was conducting criminal background checks on community members who signed up to speak at the meetings, the head of the police board denounced the practice. People whose names appear on the police board list deserve to know “what our rights are, who we can sue, and how can we rectify this situation,” a woman attending the Sept. 21 meeting said. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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New coffeehouse headed to East Garfield Park
Passion House Roasters to open new roastery, coffee shop in coming months By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Passion House Coffee Roasters, a Near West Side-based coffee roaster with coffee shops in Logan Square, Goose Island and the Loop, is moving its roastery to a refurbished warehouse in East Garfield Park, at 328 N. Albany Ave., and it plans to open a coffee shop in the same building. This would bring the number of coffee shops in East Garfield Park up to two. Breakthrough Urban Ministries, a neighborhood fixture for almost 20 years, has been operating the Bridge coffee shop, at 3219 W. Carroll Ave., since 2015. James Gray, Passion House’s CEO, said that the move was a natural extension of the company’s mission to create spaces where people can bridge divides and share experiences. He said that the move will be completed by November and he expects the coffee shop to be open by the spring of 2020. There are fewer coffee shops on the West Side than on the city’s North and Northwest sides. Even the South Side has a relatively bustling coffee shop scene. Passion House launched in 2011. The company currently operates a roaster out of a warehouse at 2021 W. Fulton St., in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor on the Near West Side. According to the press release issued in April, the company wanted to move to the East Garfield Park warehouse in order to have more room to expand. The company will share the 7,500-square-foot space with Veteran Roasters, which also has space in the warehouse where Passion House roasts. “The new location provides PHCR and Veteran Roasters with increased space for team expansion, additional storage and packing space for green coffee and supplies,” the press release stated. “The companies also have plans for upgrades to large-scale roasting equipment which formalizes and creates efficiencies in the production process.” “Passion house believes in people connecting all over the world, and we can do it through something people enjoy and take for granted, and that’s cup of coffee,” Gray said. “So we create spaces that are welcoming to everybody, and that’s the goal - to crease spaces for people that want to come, get to know each other. And, in the end of the day, that’s what our core mission is, why we do coffee.” Gray said that the company benefited from the City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund. Although he declined to elaborate any further, the fund’s website states that Midland Industries Inc, the Clybourn Corridor-based company that owns the warehouse, got $660,000 to rehabilitate
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MOVING IN: Passion House Coffee Roasters is planning on moving into a refurbished warehouse in East Garfield Park at 328 N. Albany Ave. the property “to house Passion House Coffee Roasters, a photography business, and other potential tenants.” Gray said that the coffee shop, which will be located at the north side of the building, is currently in the design phase. He said that they hope to employ “maybe 5 to 8 people’ at the coffee shop and 4 to 6 people within the roastery. He added that, as the company grows, they hope to add more. Bill Curry, Breakthrough’s chief program officer, said that he hopes that Passion House will be a good neighbor. “We hope that when new investments come into our neighborhood that they do so with respect and awareness of the local community and culture, as well as bring critical resources, such as jobs, advocacy, and a tangible commitment to the long-term residents of our community,” he said. CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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A House in Austin looks to grow
The nonprofit, which is remodeling an Austin house to locate its services, held a fundraiser in Oak Park on Sept. 26 By SHANEL ROMAIN Contributor
A House in Austin — a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of programming, including parent-child music classes and home visiting programs, to families on the West Side — held a fundraiser on Sept. 26 at One Lake Brewing in Oak Park. During last week’s event, representatives with the nonprofit said that they have big plans for the home at 533 N. Pine that will eventually become a center for the organization to carry out its mission. “A House in Austin provides three critically important, grassroots programs: a parent-child music class, parent chat hour and a home visiting program,” said Rachel Rettberg, the organization’s executive director. “These programs are free and they’re in a neighborhood setting.” With the help of funders, she said, the turn-of-the-century Victorian Home on Pine Street will be ground zero for that nourishment.
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE Expanding from page 1 drug treatment. Hill successfully completed the program and his three drug cases were dismissed. Hill credits the program for finding his voice and giving him the tools to be leader. Now the 25-year-old mentors other at-risk youth in a North Lawndale boxing program. “It helped me be a better man, better father and better community activist,” Hill said. “This program works.” The office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County wants to expand its Restorative Justice Community Court program. And Austin is one of several sites eyed for this holistic approach to healing for both perpetrators of crime and their victims. The effort is to increase the number of people served by these courts by establishing sites in other communities like Englewood, Avondale and Logan Square. The state’s only restorative justice court is located in North Lawndale and primarily serves North Lawndale residents. It opened in 2017. Chief Judge Timothy Evans spoke about the program as part of a panel on restorative justice practices held Sept. 26 at Grace Lutheran Church in Oak Park. Evans gave
Precious Jones, a music teacher and board member, said that the organization has been remodeling the home for roughly a year. Jones said that she looks forward to the new activities that will be housed in the remodeled home. “Last year, we mainly had a music class and parent chat class,” she said. “This year, we have therapists, health classes for kids and parents, and lessons on how to cook healthy meals.” Gary Kaplan is a neighbor of A House in Austin’s cofounders, Bret and Erica Hilgart. He said that he was immediately attracted to the couple’s mission. “I’ve always been a strong believer that if we’re going to change the world, we need to start with children, because that’s where it all begins,” Kaplan said. “You have a limited window of opportunity to make a difference with kids and to get them on the right path.” To donate to A House in Austin, visit: www.ahouseinaustin.org. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
no indication of when the additional courts would open, but he did identify possible facilities to house them. Unlike traditional criminal courts that focus of punishment, this court help defendants acknowledge the harm their crime brings to victims and the community, and then works to find ways to repair that harm. Evans said there must be a paradigm shift in how the criminal justice systems and society treats perpetrators of crime. “We thought we can punish our way out of the problem,” Evans said. “We thought, if somebody is on drugs or stealing television sets or cell phones or whatever it was, all we had to do was arrest them, prosecute them, convict them and send them to jail.” That formula, he said, doesn’t work, since many “come right back to the same community with the same drug problem that they had in the first place.” The RJCC is modeled after a similar court in New York City called the Red Hook Community Justice Center. While that court deals with misdemeanors, Evans said the North Lawndale court deals with both nonviolent felonies and misdemeanors. Participants must be 16 to 24 years old. The program brings together the person charged with a crime, the victim and community members in a peace circle. There, they create a “repair of harm agreement,” which spells out the specific
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THIS OLD (NEW) HOUSE: Top left, Precious Jones, A House in Austin’s music teacher and board member. Top right, renderings of the soon-to-be-remodeled Discovery Studio playroom inside of the house at 533 N. Pine. Designs by Robin Titus Schwadron. Left, Rachel Rettberg, the executive director of A House in Austin.
actions the participants must do to remedy the harm caused by their crime. Once the repair of harm agreement is completed, the participant’s case is dismissed and the persom’s record expunged. To date, the court has had 30 graduates to complete the program, including Hill. Participants in the program come up with their own plan to repair the harm. That can be as simple as doing community service, getting a GED or acknowledging that they are sorry, said Mazell Sykes, a peace circle facilitator or circle keeper with the RJCC. The program doesn’t limit what the plan can be, but it shows that the person is actively involved in turning their life around, Sykes said. Participants can also benefit from other services like mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training or parenting classes to achieve. “It’s a process, but if you are willing to do the work that means you are going to change,” Sykes said. Peace circles are integral to restorative justice practice. These circles, Sykes added, provide a safe place for the participants to talk openly about their hopes, dreams and challenges. “We talk about what’s really affecting them,” she said. “What they would like to do and what they need in life. We want them to come back to the community a better whole person.” Rev. Alan Taylor, the president of the
Community of Congregations, which hosted the meeting, supports expanding these courts to the Austin area and beyond. The Community of Congregations is an interfaith organization made of 24 congregations serving Oak Park and River Forest. “We see the work of restorative justice as holy work,” said Taylor, senior minister of Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation. “Restorative justice is about healing, forgiveness [and] reconciliation – that’s at the heart of our faith traditions.” Thursday’s meeting, he noted, aimed to raise awareness of restorative justice work, increase support for them and inform how people of the faith community can get involved. St. Agatha Church’s Father Larry Dowling agreed. This meeting, he said, starts the conversation on how to make these courts more acceptable. The challenge, he noted, is educating the community about how restorative justice courts works and then getting people and institutions involved. Dowling has worked as a circle keeper for the North Lawndale site since its inception. He also has been in restorative justice work for the last decade. The program’s success, he noted, comes from participants realizing they have a voice and that people care about them. “We’ve seen big transformation,” Dowling said. “It really is a movement and it is growing.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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PUBLIC NOTICES Notice Invitation to Bid to METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO Sealed proposals, endorsed as below, will be deposited in the sealed bid depository located in the lobby of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Administration Building, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 A.M. on the stated bid opening date below for: CONTRACT 15-266-4H3 ODOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AT TWO TARP SHAFTS AND DECOMMISSIONING OF THE THORNTON TRANSITIONAL RESERVOIR, CALUMET SERVICE AREA (Re-Bid) Bid Opening: November 19, 2019 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendices C, K and V, and the Multi Project Labor Agreement is required on this Contract. ***************************************** The above is an abbreviated version of the Notice - Invitation to Bid. A full version which includes a brief description of the project and/or service can be found on the District’s website, www.mwrd. org; the path is as follows: Doing Business ď § Procurement and Materials Management ď § Contract Announcements. Specifications, proposal forms and/ or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement & Materials Management, Room 508, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Monday - Friday, between 8:45 A.M. and 4:15 P.M. Documents, unless stated above to The contrary, will be mailed in response to a fax request (312/7513042). The vendor may also download specifications, proposal forms and/or plans online from the District’s website, www.mwrd. org. The path is as follows: Doing Business ď § Procurement and Materials Management ď § Contract Announcements. No fee is required for the contract documents unless stated above. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management Chicago, Illinois October 2, 2019 Published in Austin Weekly News 10/2/2019
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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19002237 on September 25, 2019 Under the Assumed Business Name of WEAVE with the business located at: 4512 S. KING DRIVE SUITE 2, CHICAGO, IL 60653. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: FELICIA SIMMONS 2220 W MAYPOLE AVE. UNIT 101, CHICAGO, IL 60612 JAMILA LAWRENCE 4512 S. KING DRIVE SUITE 2 CHICAGO, IL 60653 Published in Austin Weekly News 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/2019
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CILICI, LLC Plaintiff, -v.TORAMY CAMPBELL, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK Defendants 18 CH 09239 1342 NORTH MASSASOIT CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 27, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 28, 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 1342 NORTH MASSASOIT, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-220-0180000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, two story multi unit 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,
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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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 264856 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 09239 TJSC#: 39-2183 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 18 CH 09239 I3128613
-v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF OLLIE M. BUTCHER, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF OLLIE M. BUTCHER, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF OLLIE M. BUTCHER, DECEASED, NADINE BUTLER, GREGORY BUTCHER, RODNEY BUTCHER, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF ILLINOIS-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF OLLIE M. BUTCHER, DECEASED Defendants 18 CH 07713 5451 W. RICE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 23, 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 5451 W. RICE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-327-0060000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $332,748.02. 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, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 2120-15075. 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 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 2120-15075 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 07713 TJSC#: 39-4629 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 18 CH 07713 I3131662
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 October 28, 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 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. 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. 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. Case # 17 CH 14388 I3130696
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION LIBERTY HOME EQUITY SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff,
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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION TBI URBAN HOLDINGS, LLC Plaintiff, -v.PIOTR TOPOR, CITY OF CHICAGO, JOHN ROONEY, PEGGY ROONEY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2017 CH 16344 2015-19 S. LEAVITT STREET/2156-58 WEST 21ST STREET CHICAGO, IL 60608 NOTICE OF SALE FOR RECEIVER’S LIEN PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 23, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the
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highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2015-19 S. LEAVITT STREET/2156-58 WEST 21ST STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60608 Property Index No. 17-19-316-0260000 and 17-19-316-027-0000 The real estate is improved with a three story multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $45,967.53. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, HAUSELMAN & RAPPIN, LTD. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950, CHICAGO, IL, 60602 (312) 372-2020. Please refer to file number 17-4400-705. 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.
HAUSELMAN & RAPPIN, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950 CHICAGO IL, 60602 312-372-2020 E-Mail: lrodriguez@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 17-4400-705 Attorney Code. 04452 Case Number: 2017 CH 16344 TJSC#: 39-5349 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. I3132394
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, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 112566. 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. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 112566 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 03730 TJSC#: 39-5905 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 15 CH 03730 I3132501
Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 4, 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 1654 W. OHIO STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60622 Property Index No. 17-07-215-081 (17-07-215-046 Underlying) 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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
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. 14-16-04064 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 007349 TJSC#: 39-5018 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 16 CH 007349 I3132660
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, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 2120-15755.
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 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 2120-15755 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 19 CH 04421 TJSC#: 39-4369 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 19 CH 04421 I3132887
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Plaintiff, -v.STEVEN J. AMATO, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 03730 1041 S. CLAREMONT 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 July 31, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 22, 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 1041 S. CLAREMONT AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 17-18-328-0190000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $470,281.44. 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR TBW MORTGAGE-BACKED TRUST SERIES 2006-4, TBW MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4 Plaintiff, -v.LIOUBOV POPOVYTCH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 16 CH 007349 1654 W. OHIO STREET 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 August 2, 2019, an agent for The Judicial
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ROSHANDA BROWN AKA ROSHANDA S. BROWN, GEORGIA BROWN AKA GEORGIA M. BROWN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 19 CH 04421 3430 W. FLOURNOY ST. 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 July 12, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 12, 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 3430 W. FLOURNOY ST., CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-14-401-0270000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $223,587.68. 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
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 Monday, November 4, 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. 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 I3132758
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October is Domestic Violence Action Month... What Can You Do? Wear purple and attend Sarah’s Inn’s Community Kick-off event on Tuesday, October 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Byline Bank, 1001 Lake Street, Oak Park. Tie a purple ribbon around your tree or front door. Pick up a packet of purple ribbons from Sarah’s Inn for your whole block! Contact Colleen Sutkus, csutkus@sarahsinn.org for more information. Talk the Talk: Follow our 31 Days for Change Campaign on Facebook and Instagram @sarahsinnoakpark and tag us at #31forchange.
Help others: Visit us at sarahsinn.org to educate yourself, learn how to become a volunteer, or make a donation Participate in one of the many community events supporting Sarah’s Inn during September & October, including: September 28 – Oak Park Farmer’s Market Bake Sale - Bake for us, or visit us at our table! Sign up to help at sarahsinn.org/events. Attend Stand Tall with Sarah’s Inn on Saturday, October 19. Enjoy cocktails, tempting treats, musical entertainment and incredible auction prizes at the Oak Park Country Club. Sponsorships and tickets available at www.sarahsinn.org/events.
Thank you to the Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township, and Wednesday Journal for their partnership and support.
To learn more, visit www.sarahsinn.org. Contact joannas@sarahsinn.org with questions or to pick up purple ribbons.
Sarah’s Inn 24-hour crisis line (708) 386-4225 Office (708) 386-3305 The mission of Sarah’s Inn is to improve the lives of those affected by domestic violence and to break the cycle of violence for future generations. Sarah’s Inn’s services include 24-hour crisis line, advocacy, referrals, safety planning, counseling for adults, teens and children, legal advocacy, partner abuse intervention, community and professional training, and school-based violence prevention.