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Danica Leigh announces run for 7th congressional district

Former hospital administrator would advocate for more education and health-care funding

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

As Chicago fast approaches its next election season in March, candidates are announcing their bids for public office. And with Congressman Danny Davis declaring his coming retirement after nearly 30 years representing the 7th district, several are running for his seat in the Democratic primary.

Danica Leigh is one of the contenders for the 7th congressional district. The South Loop resident is running for public of fice for the first time in an effort to change a culture of passivity.

“I’m tired of looking to leaders, whether they be business leaders or representatives, asking them to do more and hearing them say, ‘We can’t’ or ‘There’s nothing we can do’ or ‘You just don’t understand,’” Leigh said. “I believe there are actionable things progressive members of Congress can be doing right now to apply pressure and make life better for working Americans. I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring and give it a shot.”

To Leigh, these action items include advocating for expanding access to universal pre-K and more funding to train doctors.

While Leigh said that health-care affordability is a hot topic right now — and that several factors contribute to it, like a lack of federal funding and inaccessibility to services for patients — “It’s also an issue of supply and demand. There aren’t enough medical providers, so let’s start training more. I think that’s a much more digestible policy than saying ‘universal health-care,’” Leigh said. “It’s a very hard thing for someone to block more family practice doctors in the community. I think that’s an easy win.”

Other health-care investments that Leigh would prioritize if elected include expanding affordable health insurance, plus accessing more funding for community health centers and residency slots in underserved communities She also wants to address social drivers of health, like affordable housing, access to food and public safety.

“I’m tired of looking to leaders, whether they be business leaders or representatives, asking them to do more and hearing them say, ‘We can’t’ or ‘ ere’s nothing we can do’ or ‘You just do n’t understand,’ ”

When it comes to children who are too young to attend kindergarten, “studies show that the return on investment for early childhood education is massive,” Leigh said. “If someone gets access to pre-K, their odds of staying out of prison, getting a good job and getting health-care go up dramatically. While there’s an upfront cost, it will pay dividends to society and the economy overall.”

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Leigh added that, with more doctors, patients can get treatment for ailments before they progress and become more expensive to treat.

“It’ll also reduce cost in the long-term. That’ ll help us get towards balancing the budget, which I think is a huge problem,” Leigh said. Her other economic priorities include reducing national debt without cutting public services, taxing the ultra-wealthy, and strengthening antitrust laws

The effects of healthcare funding are something Leigh has seen firsthand while working at Rush Hospital. Though currently unemployed, Leigh previously served as Rush’s project manager for business development, then program manager for network development.

Danica Leigh

while those in Austin, on average, live to just 72. Average life expectancy in West and East Garfield Park is respectively about 66 and 77 years, while North Lawndale’s is nearly 68 years.

“That it is so unequal, and chronic diseases are the biggest driver of it. So, I think getting more doctors out in the community, especially primary care doctors, is a really good solution,” Leigh said. “These are federal problems that are going to require federal investment.”

Leigh has also worked at the University of Chicago, where she served as chief of staff of the faculty practice, and later, clinical affairs.

ny that incorporated 65 outpatient facilities into the hospital’s network.

“Everything takes a village,” Leigh said of her successes. “It has been the secret to the success of my career. I fundamentally believe I have something I can learn from every single person I interact with. Everyone’s got their own subject matter expertise, and I think that is the optimal way to go about getting things done.”

Leigh said she plans to get out into 7th congressional district communities to hear more about what constituents struggle with day-to-day, and what they want their next representative to prioritize.

Part of Leigh’s platform is advocating for people of all ages to have access to education. On her campaign website, she mentions wanting to equalize funding for schools across her district’s ZIP codes, forgive student loans, expand programs for those with special education needs and who are learning English, and increase job training opportunities.

“My job was building the larger healthcare network for Rush to support the community,” Leigh said. “I repeatedly have been forced to confront the life expectancy disparities in the 7th district firsthand in my work there.”

According to the Chicago Health Atlas, residents living in the city’s Loop neighborhood have a life expectancy of about 87,

While she emphasizes that she didn’t accomplish any of her successes alone, Leigh said she helped implement a new compensation plan for University of Chicago physicians — something that required building consensus among departments and stakeholders.

“I think my strongest skill is that I’m really good at exploring other people’s perspectives, hearing them out and finding compromises that can get stuff over the finish line in a really actionable way,” Leigh said.

At Rush, Leigh said she helped facilitate a joint venture with a physical therapy compa-

“There’s a tendency to want to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks,” Leigh said. “I really believe in a focused, strategic approach in getting and identifying actionable, difficult-to-argue-against policies introduced, then building the narrative around them and shepherding them through the legislative process.”

Other candidates who have filed to fill Davis’ Democratic seat include Richard Boykin, Jerico J. Brown, Melissa ConyearsErvin, Jason Friedman, La Shawn Ford, Rory Hoskins, Tekita Martinez, John McCombs and Emelia Rosie — who’s not registered with a political party.

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New pickleball courts open at park distric t

Year-and-a-half-long project came together in a month

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Local pickleball players have a new choice of courts in Forest Park.

At 8 a.m. on Aug. 27, the Park District of Forest Park unlocked the gates to six new

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of how often locals frequent it.

“It gets more use than its intended purpose,” Iovinelli said.

The soccer field was built in the early 2000s, and the surface was redone in 2013, but is quickly degrading.

“That was the driving force behind this project,” Iovinelli said of the soccer field’s condition.

After the park district pool, “our soccer

pickleball courts at the corner of Harrison Street and Des Plaines Avenue.

While the courts are now open for use, the park district will host a grand opening in the spring. Around the same time, it plans to offer equipment rentals and leagues for the courts. Also by spring, the park district intends to install shade structures and benches around the courts.

“We have a huge pickleball community,” Andrew Doss, superintendent of parks and facilities, told the Review. He added that locals have attended park district board meet-

ings to request more courts.

The Roos Recreation Center has three indoor tennis courts with pickleball boundaries on them, but the new outdoor ones — an addition to the park district’s six outdoor tennis courts next to the Roos — offer additional space for a sport that’s growing in popularity.

The park district has wanted to build pickleball courts for over 18 months, according to its Executive Director Jackie Iovinelli.

Sport Court Midwest, a contractor based in Elmhurst, constructed the pickleball courts out of modular tiles, which Doss said is recom-

mended by USA Pickleball. The park district met the company at a conference and decided to work with them after another contractor was lagging in moving the project along. Sport Court Midwest first estimated they’d complete the courts in September, but both started and finished construction in August.

The project cost $140,000. The new courts were installed where the park district’s hockey rink used to be, and the park district is selling the boards that surrounded the rink to offset a portion of the cost of the pickleball courts

Staf f at the park district and Hitchcock Design Group brainstormed updates to the area together. Hitchcock designed renovations to portions of the park based on age groups.

While the area of the park with the main playg round is designed for children, the section of the park between the existing pavilion and the skatepark will cater toward a slightly older demographic. Design suggestions for the latter include a game space with ping pong tables and a putting green.

At the area surrounding the existing camp building on the east side of the property, planners are suggesting space for an outdoor classroom and recess games.

A few children who attended the commu-

them stickers.

Samantha Abernethy, a Forest Park resident and parent who attended the community meeting, expressed a desire for more space for children in the park district’s after-school program and summer camp.

“The childcare aspect is important,” Abernethy told the Review, adding that there should be more space to accommodate it. “I think it’s a really important aspect of living here.”

Another resident added that new space dedicated for these children could allow the Roos Recreation center to cater more to programming and classes for adults

When asked if renaming the main playground — which doesn’t have an official ke the other pocket parks — is on the docket along with renovations, Iovinelli said “I don’t see us renaming it.”

According to community meeting attendees, some of the pocket parks were once colreferred to by the street they reside on. And while they have official names the park district main playground is

likely to keep its infor mal nomenclature.

The park district intends to partially pay for renovations with a $600,000 matching grant from Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development. The park district would need to finance another $600,000 for the project. They haven’t applied yet to the OSLAD grant, and applications are due by the end of September. To apply, the park district needs to undergo community engagement like they did with the Aug. 26 meeting.

The OSLAD grant will be awarded in January. If the park district receives it, construction could start next fall at the earliest.

Because Hitchcock Design Group has accessed OSLAD funding for the pocket parks, park district officials say the group has a solid understanding of the grant and its application process.

Iovinelli said the OSLAD grant is financed by Illinois’ real estate transfer tax and isn’t at risk of losing federal funding with potential budget cuts.

Suggested renovations to the park district soccer eld and for areas surrounding the main playground.

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New Trinity president has deep roots with school and community

Former board chair and mother of two alumnae takes on new leadership role

By JESSICA MACKINNON Contributing Reporter

To say Trinity High School’s new president is “new” may be a misnomer. Dr. Tina Taylor-Ritzler has been intimately aware of the school’s “special sauce” for many years.

The proud mother of two Trinity alumnae and a for mer board chair, Taylor-Ritzler has had the unique opportunity to experience the school inside and out.

Most recently, Taylor-Ritzler was a psychology professor at Dominican University, which, like Trinity, was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.

The decision to leave the university, which is only a few blocks down the street from the high school, wasn’t easy. She was deeply engaged during her 15 years at Dominican, co-leading a campus-wide strateg y to enhance the first-year student experience, co-managing the transformation of STEM gateway courses to boost student retention and graduation rates, and codesigning a new curriculum that includes a career class each year and requires a career practicum for graduation.

“I got to know the Dominican Sisters as a community that really wrapped so much love and support around me and gave me a deeper purpose around my work as an educator. I learned how to teach at Dominican. I’m interested in extending their ministry and le gacy down the street, to a place that has given so much to my family,” TaylorRitzler said.

Taylor-Ritzler said she fell in love with Trinity the moment she walked into the school with her daughter for an open house in the spring of 2017.

“At that time, I didn’t know why it was special. But within 15 minutes I got it. You could see it in the way the girls greeted each other in the hallways and the way they treated each other with such kindness. It was remarkable,” she said.

Taylor-Ritzler was invited to join Trinity’s board in 2018, following the retirement of revered president Sister Michelle Germanson. She chaired the Marketing and Enrollment Committee and the Mission and Academics Committee and served on the Development and Alumnae Relations Committee before being named chair of the board during the 2023-2024 academic year.

While serving as chair, she led the school through a historic transition in sponsorship from the Dominican Sisters, who had guided the school for 105 years, to the Dominican Veritas Ministries, a nation-wide organization dedicated to ensuring the mission of Dominican Catholic education.

“Navigating that transition, which had to be approved by the Vatican, required caring, thoughtful, forward thinking. It re presents the future of Catholic education in the U.S. It was a challenging process, but was truly awesome,” she said.

Taylor-Ritzler was well-equipped for the challenge, given that so much of her career has been focused on helping nonprofit organizations align their missions with operational reality.

While pursuing her PhD in psychology at UIC, she consulted with nonprofit agencies, including schools, early intervention programs and disability organizations across the country. From 2004 to 2010, she served as project director for the university’s Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disabilities Research.

“I’m basically a psychologist who doesn’t treat people but systems. I love to solve problems using social science methodolog y,” she said.

Taylor-Ritzler is invested in ensuring that Trinity remains a vital educational resource for young women while leaning into its rich 107-year history.

“It’s the Bible and the newspaper –focusing on what grounds us re garding our en-

during values as well as what is relevant and current and necessary to meet the needs of the current moment,” she said.

She touts Trinity’s International Baccalaureate (IB) program, a rigorous collegiate-style curriculum originally developed in Geneva, Switzerland to meet the needs of the children of diplomats who were exposed to different counties and cultures. Trinity was the first Catholic girls’ high school in Illinois to be accepted, in 1994, into the prestigious organization.

The program has particular relevance for Taylor-Ritzler, who was born in Barbados and spent her teen years in Rio de Janeiro. She came to the U.S. as an exchange student and attended Loyola University Chicago. She also has extended family in Canada.

“My outsider immigrant experience is an enormous part of my identity,” she said. “I have acquired family throughout my life because it has been difficult to see my overseas family as much as I would like to. On any given day I’m on the phone with folks

in Barbados, Brazil and Canada, getting a global dose of family shenanig ans.”

Taylor-Ritzler said she is committed to fostering a sense of family among the students at Trinity. She considers Trinity to be countercultural in its dedication to nurturing girls to become their best, authentic selves, free –at least during the school day – from the pressures of social media and its focus on unrealistic body image.

“I truly think that Trinity is the best place for a young woman during the critical years of their development – the last four years before they launch into adulthood and go of f to colle ge,” Taylor-Ritzler said. “A Trinity girl is an empowered, caring, whip smart and deeply curious young woman who understands her value. She may not come in as a super star leader but she sure will leave as one.”

Taylor-Ritzler welcomed Trinity’s freshman class during the school’s traditional clap-in ceremony on Aug. 22. She will be officially installed as the school’s new president during a Mass on Wednesday, Sept.10.

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FRESH STAR T: Trinity High School President Tina Taylor-Ritzler and senior students clap in incoming freshment at the school on Aug. 22.

ALTENHEIM

Process starts over from page 1

September 3, 2025 imminent.

Topics included where and when to build a bike path, whether to sell land to, or initiate a land swap with, the Altenheim, and next steps in asking for proposals from developers who want to build on the village’s section of the land.

Regarding the bike path, commissioners instructed staff to forgo the grant that the village got to build on the east side of the Altenheim property and apply again next year — allowing the village to construct the path on the west side instead and ideally providing more money than the current grant.

In 2020, the village was awarded a nearly $250,000 Invest in Cook grant to cover about half the cost to build a bike path, with the money required to be used by Dec. 31. Officials don’t see this as feasible since the village must enter into an easement agreement with ComEd — which needs to bury the power poles on the east side of the Altenheim property where the bike path would go.

The village has already invested $75,000 into the bike path project through an initial design proposal, and since some of the grant has been spent, the village isn’t authorized to redesign the path for the other side of the property with funds from the same grant.

“We do want to start seeing all these different paths connected. It’s really exciting to think Forest Park might have a trailhead in the near future,” Commissioner Jessica Voogd said. “I don’t want to abandon the idea of a bike path over there, but I do think on the east side, as proposed, at this point doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.”

Though Commissioner Ryan Nero wasn’t present at the meeting, Commissioners Maria Maxham and Michelle Melin-Rogovin ag reed.

“We’re very invested in alternative sources of transportation and putting Forest Park on the map for biking in the community and connecting communities together, but we want to make sure we can cover more of the costs of the bike path and the trail head,” Melin-Rogovin said.

A Forest Park trailhead may be a real possibility in the next few years.

Ralph DiFebo, a Forest Park resident and member of the Illinois Prairie Path board who spoke during public comment at the council meeting following the Altenheim discussion, said that the prairie path is being extended in Forest Park within the next

five years.

“You have the chance to be the trailhead for, not only for the Prairie Path, but also for the Des Plaines River Trail,” DiFebo said.

Whether or not a trail head is constructed, Steve Glinke, head of the village’s building department, said the village would need to engage with the Altenheim about moving the bike path to the west side

This isn’t the first time the village and the Altenheim have discussed land use in the area.

Last summer, Altenheim officials proposed buying from the village 1.5 acres on the west side of the building as potential green space and 0.8 acres around the building’s south and west sides as a buffer for repairs to the building’s exterior.

At the Aug. 25 meeting about the Altenheim, commissioners directed staff to talk with the Altenheim about selling the 0.8acre buffer, but not the 1.5-acre green space right now.

“We don’t know what kind of development is going to be happening yet, and I think that could still be very valuable to potential developers or green space or a bike path,” Voogd said of the 1.5-acre area in question.

She also asked if the buffer sell-back could be tweaked so that the village still has a connected path of access to its parcel north of the Altenheim and to Madison Street to the west.

“I would not be comfortable at this point selling Area B [the 1.5-acre space] because that could potentially be something that could be developable, and I would like to allow us more of a chance to think about what might go there,” Maxham said.

Melin-Rogovin also agreed that the village shouldn’t sell the 1.5-acre area, but that the 0.8-acre buffer area should be available to the Altenheim and seconded Voogd’s suggestion about redesigning it a bit.

Developing the Altenheim

Separate from the 1.5 acres on the south end of the property —where Village Administrator Rachell Entler was instructed to explore putting water reservoirs after a meeting to discuss the Altenheim’s land use in May — at the end of the recent meeting, commissioners discussed future development for the remainder of the village-owned land on the south side of the Altenheim building.

Commissioners directed staff to start putting together a request for proposals (RFP), where developers share a potential plan for the space.

Mayor Rory Hoskins said that, in his six years in office, he has had a number of developers who are interested in the Altenheim ap-

proach him to discuss possible development there. He encouraged commissioners to explore an RFP, since it would help gauge what could be included in a mixed-use development without commitment to accept any proposals they get back

In 2021, the village demolished five derelict buildings on the south side of its property at the Altenheim. The intergovernmental grant between the village and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which helped pay for the demolition, states that the village “will prepare the site for a future mix-use that will consist of residential, commercial, and green space, to be paid via other funding sources.”

Forest Park resident speaks dur ing public comments at special village council meeting on Altenheim property future use.

Village Attorney Nick Peppers said the village would need to check with the state to see if new development would need to include commercial, residential and green space.

Over the years, suggestions for this mixeduse space have included a YMCA, mini-Ravinia outdoor concert space, and a football field for Fenwick High School, according to Forest Park resident Leah Shapiro. She’s lived in the Residences at the Grove since they were built in 2006 and was one of four public commenters at the meeting

“Most people I know like the open space concept,” Schapiro said, adding that housing would provide necessary taxes for the village. “We’ve had many, many, many meetings like this . . . I just hope that we’ll come to some consensus about what’s going to happen at the Altenheim.”

During his public comment, Marty Tellalian, a for mer village commissioner, said the park district is in charge of village parks, and if green space is included at the property, that taxing body should be involved

Thomas Kovac also shared his thoughts during public comment: “Moderate residential development would seem satisfactory, as well as a certain amount of land for public park space.”

But not all commissioners agreed about what to put in the lot.

“My fear is, if we’re just putting some houses in there and a park in the middle, that really starts to feel like it’s for those houses It doesn’t feel like it’s for the whole community,” Voogd said.

She added that her “pie in the sky” would be a mixed-use space with both private and

public entities, like shops, possibly a theater or grocery store, and some housing. She said, if the bike path is constructed, there could be a small bike store. Or a new community center could be built there— “something that’s really curated to the community.”

“That is in direct conflict with the restricted covenants,” Glinke responded, meaning that the Altenheim has a say in potential uses of the land. “There’s a letter from their legal counsel stating that the Altenheim board is not interested in eliminating those [restricted covenants], but they are open to a discussion of something like a multi-family development.”

“I love the idea of a public market,” Maxham said, agreeing with Voogd. But she added that she doesn’t know if there’s a market for that, or if it makes sense financially for the village. “What I would like to see there, and what I think would be the best use for the space, is going to be residential” and green space.

“The other question is: Can we afford to do it at an R1 or R2 density?” Maxham added. “Because if we’re not bringing in enough money in property taxes over the long run, and all we’re counting on is the initial sale, maybe it’s not worth it.” She requested that RFPs include what developers think their suggested residential buildings would bring in property taxes to the village.

Whatever comes next for the village-owned Altenheim property, it won’t be a decision that’s reached any time soon.

“This is the very beginning of the process. So, I don’t want anyone to feel that, if direction is given in one way, we’ve made a decision on the Altenheim,” Entler said. “That couldn’t be further from the truth. There’s a process to getting there.”

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5 STORIES OF UN-PROCRASTINATION

The number one reason people do not create a will or estate plan is procrastination. It is an unsavory task with no immediate benefit for the creator.

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Your partner, parent, adult child, or good friend receives a phone call. There has been an accident, you are unconscious and have been taken to the hospital. Your family/friend rushes to the hospital. Once they arrive, they identify themselves to the medical personnel. The first thing the staff asks your family/friend is if you have created a health care directive (medical power attorney + living will). Gratefully, your family/friend can say yes because you finally stopped procrastinating and previously created this document. Your family/ friend produces their phone and forwards your health care directive to the hospital staff from their email account. Your family/friend feels a little bit calmer in an incredibly stressful situation.

You are at the playground with your minor child. You are talking to some other parents and the subject of planning for guardianship of minor children is raised. Several of the parents say that they have created a

will that contains guardianship nominations for their child in case something happens to them and their child’s other parent. You don’t feel guilty, or lie, or want to change the subject. Instead, you feel relief and gratitude that you can state that you also have created a will with guardianship nominations for your minor child.

You are an adult child with a parent who is aging. Upon visiting your parent you discover that the house is a mess, and your parent’s bills are going unpaid. You realize that although your parent is still capable of living independently, they will need help with housework and paying their bills. Luckily, your parent has created a Power of Attorney Property document giving you the ability to access their financial accounts. You are now able to use that document as legal authority to access your parent’s financial accounts, hire household help, and pay your parent’s bills.

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Your parent passed away from natural causes at 95 years old. You are now taking care of their affairs. Since your parent still owned their home, you now need to sell the house. You obtain all your parent’s estate planning documents and confirm that their house was in a revocable trust. You are the named successor trustee and you and your siblings are the beneficiaries of the trust. The trust document gives you the legal authority to bypass having to go through probate court. You will not need to hire a probate attorney, pay the attorney $6,000$10,000, and wait 6 months to a year for the court process to complete. Instead, you use the trust document as legal authority to sell the house, pay off any of your parent’s remaining bills, income taxes, funeral expenses, and distribute the house proceeds to you and your siblings.

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Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church welcomes you with the guiding belief that everyone is a child of God. We are an affirming, inclusive congregation anchored in Jesus’s example of love for the world with openness, humility, curiosity, and tenacity. With a myriad of ways to explore matters of faith and serve others—from book club conversations with thoughtful fellow readers to participating in the handbell or vocal choirs to weekly opportunities to work with over a dozen different local nonprofit partnerships—we’re certain there is a place for you here.

A good way to jump in is to participate in our weekly intergenerational Wednesday night program that we call Logos. Each Wednesday afternoon and evening running from

the end of September to the end of March, Logos participants take part in Bible study, recreation, a family-style meal, and worship arts. Sign your child or teen up for Logos today or sign up to volunteer in the kitchen on a Wednesday. Come to one of our informational meetings September 18 at 7:00pm or September 21 at 11:00am. Participants do not need to be members of Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church.

Join us for our weekly worship service at 10:00 am Sundays, either inperson at 744 Fair Oaks Ave or online at our YouTube channel. For more information please visit our website www.fairoakspres.org and let us help you find your place here.

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United by a dedication to Judaism and a love of the Jewish people, Temple Har Zion strives to create an environment that is inclusive, uplifting, meaningful, and transformative throughout the full lifecycle. Together, we enjoy intergenerational activities, ongoing education and religious school, cultural and community events, and social groups such as our Sisterhood and Men’s Club.

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Acceptance- being enriched by one another with open minds and hearts, understanding that diversity enriches us

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Love is at the center of who we are as Unitarian Universalists. We are not a creedal religion, so we don’t believe alike. Instead, we are a covenantal religion, meaning that we agree on how we are with one another; in other words, we love alike.

Whoever you are, whatever your gender identity or expression, your sexual orientation, your race or ethnicity, your immigration or citizenship status, your age or income or education or abilities; wherever you are on your life journey, you are welcome to join us.

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State police brought in for car stolen by 1 man, 2 juveniles

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

On Aug. 31 around 6:30 p.m., police were informed of a car traveling in Forest Park that was stolen from Calumet City earlier that day. When police tried to pull the car over, it fled and ran two red lights. Police re ported that the car was traveling over 100 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone. At Des Plaines and Harrison, police said the car hit the driver’s side of another, spinning and coming to a stop before driving the car into the front of a squad car. Three men got out of the car and started fleeing on foot, and an officer performed an emergency takedown at Harrison and Lathrop on the driver, who had a gun with a defaced serial number on him. Meanwhile, police requested helicopter assistance to find the other two offenders. River Forest and Oak Park police showed up, along with Illinois State Police. A state police officer saw the offenders walking on the Circle Avenue bridge, and both juveniles were placed in custody. They were charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle, resisting officers, and one was charged with possession of burglary tools. The driver was charged with aggravated battery, resisting an officer, motor vehicle theft, an expired driver’s license, failure to reduce speed, speeding, a traffic signal violation, aggravated unlawful use of weapon and an aggravated attempt to elude officers.

DUI

While on patrol Aug. 23, police were dispatched to the 8300 block of Roosevelt Road around 8:30 p.m. for a car crash. Dispatch said that the offending vehicle, a white van, drove of f and a caller re ported parked in a nearby alleyway. Police found the van at 2100 S. 1st Ave. in Maywood, along with a man and woman near the vehicle, who said they’d just dropped of f a friend and were returning home. The man walked away from the scene and hid in nearby bushes, so police ordered him out at gunpoint and put him in handcuffs. Police re ported that the man smelled of alcohol and that his eyes were glassy and bloodshot, but he refused field sobriety tests and a breath sample. At the police station, he told police that he

was driving the van after consuming three or four beers a few hours earlier but never made contact with another car. He was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, operating an uninsured vehicle, and violating state vehicle code.

Just after midnight on Aug. 28, police saw a car abruptly stop on the 7300 block of Adams Street before the driver rolled down his window and waved the police car over. Police pulled alongside his car, and he told them he was just involved in a verbal altercation with someone at Mugsy’s Tavern and decided to leave to avoid further conflict. Police re ported that the man had slur red speech and trouble finishing his sentences. Police asked him out of the car and re ported that he smelled of alcohol, was swaying and showed clues of impairment during field sobriety tests. In his car, they found an empty shot bottle and partially drank Mike’s Hard Lemonade. He was taken to the police department and charged with a DUI, expired re gistration, illegal parking, and illegal transportation of alcohol.

Police responded to the intersection of Randolph Street and Harlem Avenue just before 11 p.m. on Aug. 29 for a crash. Police reported that the driver of the offending vehicle was standing outside his car and having trouble balancing. They added that the man smelled of alcohol, had glassy eyes, and appeared to be disassociated from his actions that caused the crash. Police found an empty alcohol bottle behind the driver’s seat. At the police station, the man was charged with a DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, operating an uninsured car, and operating an uninsured car with suspended re gistration.

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department re ports dated Aug. 22 - Aug. 31 and re present a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these re ports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We re port the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

Feast and fest as fall nds its footing

By RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR Eats Reporter

As the weather turns crisp, currently thanks to the Chicago season known as “false fall” (the less evil twin of “false spring”) thoughts also turn to PSL and beer and pie and capturing what you can of the waning of the light.

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house,” said poet Nathaniel Hawthorne.

You shouldn’t either. There is so much to see, do and eat:

Free! Sept. 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. get a Nashville hot chicken sandwich (while supplies last) at the new Hangry Cluck, 6620 W. North Ave, Chicago. The Saada family opened the first location two years ago, according to Chef Nas, and all offerings are halal, featuring his unforgettable Cluck sauce. It’s a family af fair: children Malik, Nur, Nancy, and wife Nada are all working to bring this favor sensation to their hometown.

Congrats to Amerikas on being featured on WGN TV, laying out the particulars of Chef Armando Gonzalez’s take on chicken and waffles: chicken and churros!

Java 12, 6303 Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn, opened in August. Though the name suggests coffee – and they do that well – there

SMALL BITES

RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR Vanilla frappe from e Café Oak Park

is more on the menu. Ice cream, sandwiches, tortas, crepes, waffles, yogurt creations and house made sweet empanadas and muffins are all on offer. Tisane fruit teas are a specialty. Dried fruit tidbits flavor this hot beverage. When you are done drinking you can eat the fruit.

Another opening: The Café Oak Park, 103 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, has taken over the location that was for merly Amelie Café and before that the original location of Spilt Milk. Bubble teas, frappes, coffee, breakfast and lunch sandwiches fill the menu.

It’s been a mystery: what’s coming to the for mer Pieritz Brothers Office Supply building that is a renovation-in-pro gress at the corner of South Blvd and Ridgeland in Oak Park. The answer has been partially revealed. Plans are afoot for Still Point Books & Cocktails. “By bringing books

VA 12 STAFF: Owner Danny Clav ijo, Luz Hernandez, Axel Alvarez

and cocktails together, we hope to create a place that cultivates stillness, friendship, and generous imaginations. We’re thrilled ve one of Chicagoland’s best beverage directors — Chad Hauge — join our team here in Oak Park,” said Matthew Wiley, founder of the operation. Their website indicates that they are looking for funding to complete their plans.

On the Still Point’s website, there is a reference to a French pastry shop also opening in the same building.

First Watch, in the for mer Noodles & Co space at 7215 Lake St., River Forest, will cut the grand opening ribbon on Sept. 2. During their inaugural week, you can get a pot of their Project Sunrise coffee on the house.

The owners of the long awaited Gyumon Japanese BBQ concept at 105 N. Marion St. in Oak Park say they expect to welcome diners in September.

Get a good deal on wine and pizzas (two great tastes that taste great together – as the saying goes) on Tuesdays at Tre Sorelle, 1111 Lake St., Oak Park. Buy one pizza and get one free. If you dine in, wine bottles are 50% off too.

Pie and more pie! The Oak Park Farmers’ Market annual pie contest will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6. Winners will be

announced at 10:30 a.m. After that slices of pie will be plated for market visitors on a first come, first served basis.

September 26-27 is Oaktoberfest in Oak Park, Marion Street becomes a mall for all the lively events: free admission, live music, local food, family fun, and most of all beer and wine tasting. Craft a perfect “snacklace” (pretzels on a string around your neck, nibble to refresh your palate between tastings) and get thee to the fest. Drink tickets are sold day of, on site.

On a more solemn note, Kinslahger’s Paul Waldron passed away in July. He was remembered by brewery co-owner Keith Huizinga as being, “So much more than an employee, Paul’s dedication to Kinslahger and our customers was unmatched. … Paul’s friendship, commitment and spirit will be sorely missed. He spent many hours cycling around the city exploring sites that many of us would be otherwise unaware. One such site is the Lawndale Popup Spot, an initiative to connect history, culture, and nature -- and to be a part of the great ef for ts taking place in North Lawndale. It is a place for community-created exhibitions, installations, and education.” Donations in Paul’s memory are welcome at www.lawndalepopupspot.org.

RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR

PROVIDED-HANGRY CLUCK

Hangry Cluck’s halal Nashv ille hot chicken sandwich

Dithering on the Altenheim

If anyone sat through, or even just heard about, last week’s Forest Park Village Council hearing about the future of the village-owned Altenheim property and thought they detected even a smidge of actual direction on a path forward, well, Rachell Entler, the hardworking village administrator, wants to set you straight.

Of the hearing Entler said, “This is the very beginning of the process.”

Nearly a quarter of a century into the village’s ownership of this one, last piece of open land in Forest Park, it is not encouraging to hear that we’ve only just begun a process to figure out what to do with this land

And now after multiple false starts, endless study groups, citizen surveys, property appraisals and astounding dithering, we’re ready to start a process. Good Lord!

Mayor Rory Hoskins, setting new markers for dithering, urged the commissioners to create a Request for Proposals from potential developers so the village can gauge interest and ideas on what real estate people think will make them the absolute most money off this golden goose.

OPINION

OUR VIEW HOLMES

This is a terrible idea. A fully backward idea.

What does Forest Park, through the actions of its elected representatives, want to happen here? What are the must-haves?

So far, we’ve heard multifamily (big, but not too big), commercial (but not too commercial), a bike path, a good place to plop new water reservoirs, selling back a portion of the site to the actual Altenheim senior facility, and, oh yes, maybe a small portion of the 11-acres saved for public use.

The village council must make decisions. And this is not something they are good at doing. Having a mayor who seems incapable of leading a discussion does not help

We accept that circumstances have changed since the bold and optimistic purchase of this property was made by Mayor Anthony Calderone so long ago. Forest Park is in a financial pickle. It needs to raise revenue out of the Altenheim through both the sale of a portion of the site and then ongoing property and/or sales tax revenue.

The tough financials also mean Forest Park doesn’t have the funds to invest in a large-scale new public park or recreation venue. And in this dismal national climate, there will be limited opportunities to obtain grant funding.

So, here goes the Forest Park Review’s plan for the Altenheim: Put new water reservoirs on the south end of the property; yes to a bike path that will eventually sync up with the Prairie Path and the Des Plaines River path; sure, sell an acre back to Altenheim if a thorough study shows that institution is financially viable for the long-term; hold back perhaps 3 acres, ideally on the north end nearest Madison, for lowkey public use; sell the balance of the land to a residential developer for mid-rise apartments

Just do it

What D91 has in common with Da Bears

Like the Bears, District 91 has started its “season” (aka school year) with high expectations re garding performance. It’s interesting to note the similarities between our school district and the Bears. Football coaches create game plans. Supt. Hubbird implements curricula, the subjects constituting a course of study. He is excited by the fact that last year he introduced a new English Arts curriculum/ game plan and this year a new math curriculum.

The purpose of a game plan is to make the players successful. The same is true for curricula. Well-designed curricula guide classroom teachers with strategies that make students successful.

Organizationally, Supt. Hubbird functions somewhat like the Bears’ GM and his staf f like coaches, but the goal is not to have a won/loss record that gets the team into the playoffs. The goal in D91 is instilling in students a love of learning.

Football coaches talk about creating a winning culture. D91 has a culture that is articulated on its website:

We Value Each and Every Student District 91 believes students are more likely to succeed when they recei ve personalized attention from their teachers. With important advantages of small classes across all grade levels and cutting-edge educational resources, and an unwavering dedication to the belief that ev ery child has the right to a quality education, we offer an exceptional experience that combines the challenge of innovati ve instruction with teachers and support staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.

Valuing the Individual Student

Personalized Attention: Teachers and support staff gi ve their students the individual

attention they deserve and take an acti ve interest in their success.

Small Class Size: With an average class size of 16, District 91 teachers can provide a unique educational experience ev ery single day.

Small School District: Being a small school district with less than 800 students means we not only know ev ery student by name, we also know their parents.

One startling insight: Team D91 has an owner but it’s not a wealthy family like the McCaskeys. In fact D91 has 13,248 owners — the residents of Forest Park

Dr. Hubbird, the D91 superintendent, might not like the word “competing” to describe what happens in his classrooms. It’s not my favorite word either. I prefer learning, growing, exploring, maturing … but the reality is that teachers give grades, this newspaper will publish test scores, and home buyers pay attention to our schools’ “won/loss” record

Having well-designed curricula/game plans is necessary for both students and teachers to be successful in the classroom where the “game” is played, but they are not sufficient.

Picture a team in the locker room before the big game and you want to motivate them, Would you get them fired up by reviewing the game plan?

Supt. Hubbird brought in a motivational speaker named Eugene Hamilton who has the chops of a good Black preacher and did a great job of motivating at the welcome-back event for teachers.

Great teachers give of f heat and light. They give their students the light of knowledge along with instilling passion to use that knowledge to make the world a better place.

So what is D91’s won/loss record?

Interim Executive Director Max Reinsdorf

Sta Repor ter Jessica Mordacq

Senior Audience Manager Stacy Coleman

Contributing Editor Donna Greene

Contributing Reporters Tom Holmes, Robert J. Li a

Columnists Alan Brouilette, Jill Wagner, Tom Holmes

Design/Production Manager Andrew Mead

Editorial Design Manager Javier Govea

Designers Susan McKelvey, Vanessa Garza

Senior Media Strategist Lourdes Nicholls

Marketing & Adver tising Associate Emma Cullnan

Development Manager Mary Ellen Nelligan

Circulation Manager Jill Wagner

Operations Associate Susan Babin

Social Media and Digital Coordinator Maribel Barrera

Special Projects Manager Susan Walker Senior Advisor Dan Haley

Board of Directors

Chair Eric Weinheimer

Treasurer Nile Wendorf Deb Abrahamson, Mary Cahillane Steve Edwards, Judy Gre n, Horacio Mendez, Charles Meyerson, Darnell Shields, Audra Wilson

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A bank on Harlem

The Harlem State Savings bank opened in 1904 on Madison between Hannah and Thomas. In 1905 it moved to the corner of Hannah and Madison. This photo from 1917 shows the bank at that time, which also boasted a vault that had been moved and rebuilt and enlarged and enhanced with a tampering device that was electrically activated if a drill touched the lining. Several local craftsmen were involved with the contracts to create the bank, including the plumbing, fixtures, decorating, and artistry.

Jill Wagner

OB ITUAR Y

Michael Michaelson, 74 Maintenance and ministry

Michael Michaelson, 74, died on Aug. 13, 2025. Born on Feb. 17, 1951, the majority of his life was spent in janitorial or maintenance positions throughout the Chicago, Aurora and Waukegan areas. West Suburban, Oak Park Rush and Riveredge hospitals. For a few years he worked in Vancouver, Washington, at Fort Vancouver Nat’l Historic Site, digging up artifacts. He did temporary work at Chicago Bulk Mail Center in Forest Park. In his later years, he worked for Living Word Christian Center in the

moving ministry, in its early beginnings, on Madison Street and in its current location in Forest Park Mall. He was also involved in the Intercession Ministry at Living Word. He retired after 14 years working in gardening, maintenance, and electronics sales at Walmart in Forest Park.

His passions were people and studying the Bible. He had a warm, engaging personality and was very social and outgoing. He made many friends over the years with his church affiliations and later in his retirement at Mills Pa rk Tower in Oak Pa rk He enjoyed photography, dancing, movies, and playing Bingo. He just loved hanging out with people. If a need came up, he was quick to say a prayer.

During his Walmart days, he took classes at a church in Chicago and earned his pastoral license. He was an avid Bible reader and taught himself Hebrew. In his early days he traveled to conferences and retreats.

While residing at Mills Park Tower, he became involved with several prayer min-

istries over the phone: Watchman on the Wall, National Day of Prayer, Intercessors for America, and Intercessors for Israel. He supported several ministries in prayer and donations: Jewish Voice Ministry Int’l, Bill Winston Ministries, Kenneth Copeland Ministries, and Jan Markell with Olive Tree Views.

Michael was the son of the late Charles and Jean Budas of Forest Park. He was married to the for mer, late, Verna White of Chicago. He is survived by his son, Joshua (Bianca); four siblings, Thomas Budas (Mona), Mary Ellen Budas, Steven Budas (Gail), and Cecilia Wilds (late Michael); five nephews and nieces; and nine great-nephews and nieces. He was the nephew of Stella Janucevic (late Adolph) and the cousin of Paul Janucevic (Carol) and second cousin of Aaron Sosin.

If you would like to make a donation, give to Jewish Voice Ministry Int’l, P.O. Box 31998, Phoenix, AZ 85046-1998, Phone: 1-800-306-0157 or jewishvoice.org.

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: M25000804 on August 18, 2025 Under the Assumed Business Name of NEWLOOK DESIGN STUDIO with the business located at: 907 RIDGE ROAD, WILMETTE, IL 60091. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: STEVE ECONOMOU 1141 SHERMAN AVE, EVANSTON, IL 60202-1335, USA

Published in Forest Park Review

August 20, 27, September 3, 2025

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: M25000838 on August 26, 2025 Under the Assumed Business Name of KATE LOVES CODE with the business located at: 510 S HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: KATIE

DONALDSON, 510 S HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304, USA

Published in Wednesday Journal September 3, 10, 17, 2025

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

U S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-KS3 Plaintiff, -v.LARRY BROWN, PATRICE LOVE-COLEMAN, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2024CH10706 218 SOUTH 15TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 29, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 218 SOUTH 15TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL

60153

Property Index No. 15-10-401023-0000

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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 151701(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.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE

ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527

630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-24-07262

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2024CH10706

TJSC#: 45-1499

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 # 2024CH10706 I3272406

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

U S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-6

Plaintiff, -v.-

KOFI OKYERE A/K/A KOFI A. OKYERE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defendants 2018CH08427 10530 CAMELOT WESTCHESTER, IL 60154

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 11, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 17, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10530

CAMELOT, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154

Property Index No. 15-20-203021-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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.

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).

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. 14-18-06643

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2018CH08427

TJSC#: 45-2046

Case # 2018CH08427

I3271709

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC. Plaintiff, -v.WAYNE WASHINGTON, DESRI H. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 2022 CH 11715 1444 MORRIS AVENUE BERKELEY, IL 60163

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 25, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 29, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1444 MORRIS AVENUE, BERKELEY, IL 60163

Property Index No. 15-08-105036-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $300,141.11.

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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information, contact JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 5419710. Please refer to file number 22 0025. 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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC

30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650 Chicago IL, 60602 312-541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com

Attorney File No. 22 0025

Attorney Code. 40342

Case Number: 2022 CH 11715

TJSC#: 45-1791

Case # 2022 CH 11715 I3271779

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

U S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-G, MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES, SERIES 2021-G

Plaintiff, -v.-

TERRENCE L. POWELL, ROBIN BRITT-POWELL

Defendants 2019CH13244

509 NORTH 4TH AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 18, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 22, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 509 NORTH 4TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-11-113-0130000 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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

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) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-19-10752

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH13244

TJSC#: 45-2085

Case # 2019CH13244 I3272077

Forest Park Review, September 3, 2025

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST

2018-1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Plaintiff,

-v.-

SONJA D. MCCOY, KEVIN L. MCCOY

Defendants

2024 CH 11073

1929 S. 7TH AVE. MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 1, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 2, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1929 S. 7TH AVE., MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-14-310027-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $231,114.17.

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.

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).

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

er county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 24-229815. 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.

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

E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM

Attorney File No. 24-229815

Attorney ARDC No. 6306439

Attorney Code. 65582

Case Number: 2024 CH 11073

TJSC#: 45-1752

Case # 2024 CH 11073 I3272061

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Plaintiff, -v.CARLOS CORTEZ, LUBIA SANCHEZ, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD Defendants 24 CH 01358 1127 NICHOLS LANE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 30, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 3, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1127 NICHOLS LANE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-02-338009-0000

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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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.

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).

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. 2316946IL_1005559

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 24 CH 01358

TJSC#: 45-1808

Case # 24 CH 01358 I3272128

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