Chatham-Southeast Citizen 4-21-2021

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Citizen Week of April 21, 2021

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XS Tennis, which is located on 53rd and State, is one of many projects Chicago Community Loan Fund, a Community Development Financial Institution, has provided capital. Photo provided by Chicago Community Loan Fund

NEIGHBORHOODS FEEL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION’S IMPACT Chicago Community Loan Fund was founded in 1991 as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

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Pervasive Hunger Crisis Persists In U.S. Military, According To New Report

Spelman College Breaks Admissions Application Record

Planned Parenthood Offers STI Care At Home or In Person

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION SPELMAN COLLEGE BREAKS ADMISSIONS APPLICATION RECORD Disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the swift move from in-person learning to virtual education did not deter students from completing college applications.

This year, Spelman College received more than 11,000 applications for the 2021-2022 admissions cycle. The number represents the highest application pool in the College’s 140-year history, and a 20 percent increase over last year.

“The increased interest in Spelman is a testament to the College’s reputation of graduating Black women with a competitive edge who rise to leadership roles across industries and impact positive change in their communities,” said Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., president of Spelman. “Our admissions team has done an excellent job of sharing our stellar outcomes with prospective students from across the nation. We are excited that these bright young minds are seizing the opportunity to experience our unique liberal arts education by applying to Spelman.”

HEALTH

WEIGHT LINKED TO RISK OF SECOND CANCER AFTER BREAST CANCER Breast cancer survivors who are overweight have a statistically significant increased risk of developing second primary cancers, according to results from a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente researchers and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

There are approximately 3.9 million breast cancer survivors in the United States today and studies have found women diagnosed with breast cancer have an 18% increased risk for developing a second cancer compared to the general population. This increased risk is likely due to shared risk factors between the first and second cancers, genetic susceptibility, and long-term effects of breast cancer treatment. Obesity is also strongly associated with an increased risk of several types of cancer. In fact, an estimated 55% of all cancers in women occur in those who are overweight or obese.

LAW & POLITICS

PERVASIVE HUNGER CRISIS PERSISTS IN U.S. MILITARY, ACCORDING TO NEW REPORT As demand at food banks remains at an all-time high amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger — a national organization fighting to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the United States and Israel — details the persistent food insecurity among currently serving military families.

“Despite the fact that solutions are both possible and readily available, Congress has paid lip service to supporting our troops while consistently failing our servicemembers by doing next to nothing to ensure that the members of our military who sacrifice to keep us safe can feed themselves and their families,” said Abby J. Leibman, president and CEO of MAZON and co-author of the report. “Even one military family facing food insecurity is unconscionable.

The hunger crisis in the military has only gotten worse amid the pandemic. It’s a persistent problem that is deliberately obfuscated and doesn’t receive nearly the attention it deserves. We are pleased to release today’s report, which summarizes MAZON’s justice-centered approach to tackle the structural problems that allow hunger to continue, especially among military families.”

“Hungry in the Military: Food Insecurity Among Military Families in the U.S.,” can be found on MAZON’s website at https://mazon.org/wp-content/uploads/ MAZON-Military-Hunger-Report-April-2021.pdf

Englewood Square, which is the location of the Whole Foods in Englewood, is one project Chicago Community Loan Fund provided capital. Photo provided by Chicago Community Loan Fund

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Chicago Community Loan Fund was founded in 1991 as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).

Cooperative housing was a focus in the beginning, but now, the organization has expanded to include vacant land acquisition and large scale commercial retail projects.

Chicago Community Loan Fund is a business-to-business lender that helps for profit businesses and non-profit organizations that have the capacity to resolve the problem of real estate. CCLF has grown into a $100 million fund since it was founded. It helps non-profits with working capital and equipment financing.

Englewood Square and Stony Island Arts Bank are just two projects Chicago Community Loan Fund has provided resources for in the last few years. “We

also support local investors and developers that have a high interest in acquiring and rehabbing one- to four-unit projects, where we can provide capital, 90 percent of cost, potentially, up to 120 percent loan value to stabilize affordable rentals,” said Wendell Harris, vice president of lending operations for Chicago Community Loan Fund.

Harris said that support is important when talking about the challenges surrounding appraised values of property in communities of color. “There is a huge narrative around communities of color not receiving their fair share of appropriate reviews of assets,” he said.

Harris said Chicago Community Loan Fund also worked with the city of Chicago on its Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild Pilot Program, to work with Cook County Loan Bank as well as Community Investment Corporation, to find an appropriate pool of assets so all those entities can

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work in concert. Harris said it takes all of these entities to solve the problem of real estate.

Chicago Community Loan Fund is also working with the owner/operator of the Culver’s in Pullman, alongside Chase Bank, which will provide new market equity tax credit. Harris said while that is a larger transaction, he is also very proud of trying to help smaller clients. “The goal of a CDFI is to grow our people into traditional finance, to lower cost finance.

Not that our capital is not low cost, because our capital is very low cost and very flexible. But, our capital comes at a cost because we have to pay our investors. So, if we can grow these people into traditional finance and then grow into higher capacity, that’s how we begin to be our own solution,” he said.

For more information, visit Chicago Community Loan Fund, visit www.cclfchicago.org.

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NEWS

Redfin Reports Home Prices Surge 17% Amid Historic Housing Shortage The median home-sale price increased 17% year over year to $341,250—an all-time high—according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage.

Below are other key housing market takeaways for more than 400 U.S. metro areas during the 4-week period ending April 11.

Note that at this time last year, pandemic stay-at-home orders halted homebuying and selling, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable for select housing metrics. As such, Redfin has broken this analysis into two sections: metrics that are acceptable to compare to the same period in 2020, and metrics for which it makes more sense to compare to the same period in 2019.

Metrics to compare to 2020: * Asking prices reached an all-time high of $353,750. * Homes that sold during the period were on the market for a median of 23 days, the shortest time on market since 2012. This was 15 days fewer than the same period in 2020.

* 43% of homes sold for more than their list price, an all-time high. This was 17 percentage points higher than the same period a year earlier. * The average sale-to-list price ratio— which measures how close homes are selling to their asking prices—increased 2.1 percentage points year over year to an all-time high of 100.7%, meaning the average home sold for 0.7% more than its asking price. * 59% of homes that went under contract had an accepted offer within the first two weeks on the market. This is a new all-time high (Redfin’s data for this measure goes back to 2012). * 46% of homes that went under contract had an accepted offer within one week of hitting the market, an all-time high.

Metrics to compare to 2019: * Pending home sales were up 22% from the same period in 2019.

* New listings of homes for sale were down 13% from the same period in 2019. * Active listings (the number of homes listed for sale at any point during the period) fell 47% from the same period in 2019 to a new all-time low.

“The Easter holiday may have contributed to the latest decline in new listings, as many Americans were spending time with family instead of putting their homes on the market. The overall lack of homes for sale is limiting how much home sales can grow,” said Redfin Lead Economist Taylor Marr. “However, Redfin’s homebuyer demand index is up 4.3% from a month ago, revealing that house hunters are still out in full force. They’re jumping on low mortgage rates, which are sliding back down toward 3%, and bidding up prices of the homes that do hit the market. The good news for buyers is that they should start to see more homes listed now that Easter is behind us.”

To view the full report, including charts and methodology, please visit: https://www. redfin.com/news/housing-market-updatehome-prices-soar-17-percent/

Largest firehouse ever built in Chicago is open for operations on the Far South Side The City of Chicago recently announced that the new state of the art firehouse designated as Engine Company 115 is open for immediate operations.

Located at 1024 West 119th street, this structure is the largest firehouse ever constructed in the city proper at 27,000 square feet. Engine company 115 will house 2 Engines, 1 Tower Ladder, 2 Advanced Life Support Ambulances, an OEMC communications monopole, an EMS Field Chief and a Deputy District Chief.

The project represents a $30 million investment in the West Pullman community.

“This project, which leverages an investment of $30 million, has been an incredible economic driver during its construction and will significantly enhance CFD’s ability to protect our residents in West Pullman and the surrounding area,” said Mayor Lightfoot.

“In addition to increasing the safety and security of far South Side residents and our entire city, this state-of-the-art facility will also give our first responders the resources they need to

respond rapidly to an emergency and recharge afterward.”

The firehouse was designed by the Public Building Commission in consultation with the Chicago Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications. The equity focused construction process placed a special emphasis on employing people of color and women throughout the development process, and altogether created 72 construction jobs, with 30% of the contractors who assisted in the project being from minority owned businesses.

“Throughout its construction, this project served as an important economic booster to the 34th Ward and West Pullman community,” said 34th Ward Alderman Carrie Austin.

“Now that Engine Company 115 is completed, this firehouse will serve as an important resource for keeping our vibrant community safe.”

“As the public developer who was responsible for the planning, design and construction of this facility, the Public Building Commission

of Chicago took great pride in constructing this modernly designed space that embodies the ‘spirit of service’ of each man and woman who serves as a firefighter or first responder,” said Carina E. Sanchez, PBC’s executive director. “Everything from the four-bay apparatus room with hose drying tower and OEMC communication monopole, to the four station watch tower and communication hub, we wanted to provide these modern-day heroes with the necessary facility to fulfill their mission.”

The firehouse has many unique systems designed to enhance safety as well as improve operational efficiency including; l Exhaust removal for each apparatus on the floor. l Door position sensors to operate internal signals to let drivers know when safe to enter or exit to prevent door involved accidents and not allow a door to close while a vehicle is on the threshold. l Strobe lights will actuate outside the firehose to warn traffic on 119th as appara-

tus leave the firehouse on emergency runs and thereby improve response times. l Motion sensors to turn off lights in areas not occupied. l Use of windows placement to allow natural lighting with issues of direct sunlight. l Two retention ponds to control water runoff and control loading of the city sewer system. l ADA Compliant Privacy Room acoustically isolated from the rest of the house. l A self-contained back-up power generation.

This new firehouse is strategically located to allow for rapid response to both I-94 and I-57 interstate highways as needed, while serving its primary function of providing enhanced coverage of the far Southside, which has not seen a new multi-apparatus firehouse in decades, according to a press release.

Engine Company 115 also has a radio communications tower that will enhance data and voice communications, greatly reducing dead spots that have been reported in the past.

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Planned Parenthood Offers STI Care At Home or In Person As part of STD/STI Awareness Month this April, Planned Parenthood is encouraging people to take charge of their sexual health and help combat the nation’s sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic by getting tested for STIs, seeking the STI treatment and care they need, and talking to their partners about getting tested and practicing safer sex.

According to a new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, 1 in 5 people in the United States will have an STI in any given year, with nearly 68 million infections recorded in 2018.

As the most common STI symptoms are no symptoms at all, many STIs go undetected and untreated — especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has shifted public health resources away from STI care and prevention.

Sexual and reproductive health care can’t wait — even during a public health crisis like COVID-19.

Yet as the country continues to respond to the pandemic, STI care, including testing, treatment, and education, has taken a backseat.

This disproportionately harms young people, LGBTQ+ communities, low-income communities, and communities of color who are the hardest hit by STIs. Though people are still having sex during the pandemic, fewer people are getting the care they need, as many health care providers have de-prioritized STI care, are experiencing STI testing kit shortages, and/or reduced or eliminated in-person appointments.

Two-thirds of community health centers nationwide have reported a sharp decrease in patients accessing screening and treatments due to COVID-19.

A redirection of resources away from the nation’s STI programs to combat COVID-19 has resulted in a decrease in chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea services, in particular.

Planned Parenthood has been working throughout the COVID-19 crisis to ensure that as many people as possible can still access critical, time-sensitive sexual health care — by expanding telehealth services and adapting how it delivers STI testing and treatment.

From March through December of 2020, Planned Parenthood health centers provided more than 2,900,000 STI tests.

Some Planned Parenthood health centers have started to offer at-home STI testing, prevention, and treatment to eliminate or reduce the need to visit a health center. This includes HIV prevention tools like PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a daily pill that can help prevent HIV, and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), a series of pills you can take after you’ve been exposed to HIV that lowers your chances of getting it. Telehealth helps to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 for both patients and health care providers, and contributes to social distancing efforts within communities.

According to a press release, Planned Parenthood’s digital education resources, including its popular Chat/Text program, STD Testing Quiz, and sexual health chatbot Roo, offer medically accurate sexual health information remotely, and help connect patients to services such as STI testing and treatment at their local Planned Parenthood health center.

For more information about STI prevention and care available via telehealth, or to make an appointment, visit plannedparenthood.org/telehealth

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BUSINESS

UScellular Board of Directors Nominates Deirdre C. Drake United States Cellular Corporation (NYSE:USM) recently announced that the board of directors has nominated Deirdre C. Drake, UScellular executive vice president -- chief people officer, to serve on the UScellular Board. Drake will stand for election at the company’s annual meeting of shareholders on May 18, 2021. She replaces Kurt B. Thaus, TDS senior vice president, technology services, who has served with distinction for seven years.

“We believe good governance involves continuous review of Board composition and the skill sets required to oversee our long-term strategies. The culture at UScellular, known as the Dynamic Organization, has always been a competitive advantage, and nominating Ms. Drake to the Board recognizes her significant contributions to driving improved associate engagement,

talent development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion focus and succession planning – all topics the Board is very intent on,” said LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr., UScellular board chairman.

As executive vice president – chief people officer, Drake leads the human resources and corporate communications functions at UScellular and is responsible for delivering integrated human resources solutions that directly enable the achievement of UScellular’s strategic objectives. She collaborates with various teams to ensure there is appropriate support for and communications about the organization’s mission and vision of providing an excellent customer experience. Drake joined UScellular in April 2014.

Drake began her career in human resources in 1989 with Marathon Oil Company. She also held increasingly senior leadership positions in human

resources with Kraft Foods, ARAMARK Corporation and The Bank of Montreal Financial Group. Prior to joining UScellular, she was managing director and chief human resources officer for the Bank of Montreal Financial Group-Capital Markets Division.

Drake earned a bachelor’s degree in human resources from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich., and a master’s degree in business administration from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. She also received an honorary doctorate in commercial science from Central Michigan University. She is a lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association, serves as a board member with the Chicago Public Library Foundation and American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, and is actively involved in a number of local and national not-for profit organizations.

Another HBCU Receives Multi-Million Donation from Honey Bear Project After nearly 75 years, Central State University (CSU) will be breaking ground this month on a state-of-the-art turf football field, courtesy of nearly a $1 million donation from HBCU Field of Dreams, through the Honey Bear Project.

HBCU Field of Dreams is an initiative started by NFL Hall of Famer Willie “Honey Bear” Lanier, to raise $50 million over the next 3 years to install stateof-the-art playing surfaces at nearly 3 dozen HBCU football stadiums.

Through the efforts of the Honey Bear Project, Lanier hopes to level the playing field for students attending HBCUs. Lanier, who attended Morgan State University, was saddened by the state of Virginia Union University’s (VUU) 113-year-old football field. Lanier motivated to revitalize the field, partnered with FieldTurf, a Tarkett Sports Company, the world leader in artificial turf.

This fall, the VUU Panthers will charge on to their new turf field.

Tara Owens, the athletic director at CSU, said Lanier’s generosity came at the right time as the university was con-

templating spending nearly $1 million in improvements on its athletic field, including its football and track fields.

Owens echoed Lanier’s sentiment that having a modern, up-to-date athletic facility in college sports is more than a vanity project for HBCUs like CSU. It is an all-around wise investment that can offer returns far beyond a sporting facility’s improved aesthetics.

“We believe these upgrades will help us in our recruiting efforts while providing our current student-athletes with a quality facility to practice and compete,” she said. “These facility upgrades also will create new revenue streams through facility rentals, and we look forward to hosting local, regional, and national events.”

Owens said the renovation is expected to be finished by September of 2021.

At that time, CSU will launch a special grand opening in honor of its new field and partnership with the HBCU Field of Dreams.

For more information about HBCU Field of Dreams, log on to www.honeybearproject.com.

Bimbo Bakeries USA Pledges $1 Million Commitment to Minority Equity Organizations in Addition to Internal Focus on Diversity, Equity and Belonging Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) has announced a new initiative to combat racial inequity and injustice and create lasting change.

As part of that effort, BBU, a member of the Grupo Bimbo family of companies, has committed $1 million to national and local organizations dedicated to furthering the education, financial well-being and health of Black and minority Americans.

In addition, the company formed a Racial Equity Action Council and appointed Nikki Lang as its first Head of Diversity, Equity & Belonging.

“Last year, the U.S. experienced a reckoning moment with racial equity and injustice,” said Fred Penny, president of Bimbo Bakeries USA. “BBU acknowledged our responsibility to do more within our organization and our communities. We have taken the last nine months to engage and learn from our diverse associates and thoughtfully consider how we could have the broadest impact.”

Penny said the company’s efforts have been focused on strengthening the culture of the organization by improving representation and retention of diverse associates, promoting racial appreciation and confronting explicit and implicit bias.

BBU’s $1 million commitment includes $500,000 dedicated to UNCF (United Negro College Fund). UNCF is America’s largest and most effective minority education organization, empowering more than 500,000 students to earn college degrees since it was founded. Through the partnership, BBU will provide scholarships, create an internship program and participate in the UNCF Student Leadership Conference.

“This generous gift will impact many talented and deserving students seeking to get to and

through college,” said UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax. “We thank BBU for the investment and look forward to growing our partnership to support our students and historically Black colleges and universities. Support like this is critical, especially during the ongoing health pandemic we are all facing.”

BBU is also committing $500,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout the country. BBU’s Racial Equity Action Council identified education, financial well-being and health as three key areas of focus and identified organizations that would benefit from BBU’s investment while also providing an opportunity for meaningful associate engagement to make a real difference. Some of the organizations BBU will partner with are: The Lebron James Family Foundation 100 Black Men of the Bay Area The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia “It is important to us that our partnerships extend beyond a financial donation. Our Racial Equity Action Council has been instrumental in identifying organizations where BBU and our associates can make a real difference. We look forward to identifying additional partners and beginning our work with these organizations,” said Penny.

BBU’s financial commitment also extends to its brands. BBU is allocating a percentage of each of its brands’ marketing budgets toward minority-owned media partners. The company’s Racial Equity Action Council, made up of Black and ally associates from across the country, is assisting BBU as it examines and evaluates its internal practices. The Council immediately got to work by: Enhancing the company’s recruiting, hiring and talent development processes, including

creating a dedicated position to work on these efforts. Establishing and activating a Black Business Inclusion Group, Black Associates and Allies Standing Together (BAAST).

The company also announced that Nikki Lang, a 14-year associate, has been named the company’s first Head of Diversity, Equity & Belonging. “Over the last nine months, it became clear that creating sustained and meaningful change in this area requires dedicated leadership and resources,” Penny said. “Nikki was the ideal person for this role, and I look forward to the progress her leadership will bring.”

Lang previously served as BBU’s director of e-commerce and has served on BBU’s Diversity, Equity & Belonging Steering Committee for the past three years. In her new role, she will focus full-time on BBU’s overall Diversity, Equity & Belonging (DE&B) strategy, lead the development and implementation of DE&B programs, and provide support and guidance to the Racial Equity Action Council and Business Unit DE&B Councils.

Lang will also partner and collaborate with leaders across BBU to ensure that the principles of diversity, equity and belonging are embedded in all of the company’s decision-making. “I’m excited to lead the Diversity, Equity and Belonging initiatives for BBU,” said Lang. “Our intentional effort to improve from the inside will help BBU continue to improve equity internally and in our communities.”

“These are important first steps on our renewed Diversity, Equity & Belonging journey, but this is a long-term commitment. We hope these steps will be a catalyst to encourage others to consider how they can contribute to racial

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justice and equity in their communities,” said Penny.

According to a press release, at Bimbo Bakeries USA, a team of 20,000 U.S. associates operates more than 60 manufacturing locations in the United States. Over 11,000 distribution routes deliver their leading brands such as Arnold®, Artesano®, Ball Park®, Bimbo®, Boboli®, Brownberry®. Entenmann’s®, Little Bites®, Marinela®, Mrs. Baird’s®, Oroweat®, Sara Lee®, Stroehmann®, and Thomas’®. Bimbo Bakeries USA is part of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., the world’s largest baking company with operations in 33 countries.

Grupo Bimbo is a leader in the global bakery industry. With more than 135 thousand associates, in 2019 it reported 15 billion dollars in sales. The Group has 197 production plants and about 1,700 Sales Centers strategically located in 32 countries around the world, across 4 continents. It produces more than 13 thousand items under more than 100 prestigious and recognized umbrella brands in categories such as sliced bread, buns and toast. It also has a broad distribution network in the countries where it is present and one of the largest in the Americas.

In 2020, for the fourth consecutive year, Grupo Bimbo was the only Mexican company recognized as one of the 135 most ethical companies in the world according to the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2020, a list prepared

by The Ethisphere Institute. Grupo Bimbo is listed in the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) as BIMBO. For more information about Grupo Bimbo, visit: www.grupobimbo.com. Look for them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/GrupoBimbo and Twitter: @Grupo_Bimbo.

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NEWS

TOGETHER, WE CAN POWER THROUGH ANYTHING. Unneeded medication can be disposed of safely and easily.

Cleaning Out the Medicine Cabinet Keeps Others Safe NewsUSA - Almost everyone has taken medication for something, whether it is as simple as an overthe-counter (OTC) pain reliever for a headache, an allergy medicine, or an antibiotic to combat an infection.

However, with OTC medication in particular, most people rarely use an entire package and often let medication linger in the cabinet until it is past (sometimes long past) the expiration date.

In fact, unneeded medication can be disposed of safely and easily, and proper medicine disposal keeps our homes and communities safe and our environment clean, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the national trade association representing manufacturers of OTC medicines.

“Sustainability, stewardship, and medication safety is everyone’s responsibility,” says Scott Melville, president and CEO of CHPA. “How you dispose of unwanted, unused, or expired OTC medicines is important and following the proper in-home disposal method for OTCs is quick and easy,” he emphasizes.

So clean out your medicine cabinet this spring and choose one of these three quick and easy methods for disposing of expired, unused, or unwanted medicines: * Trash at home. Believe it or not, many OTC medications, and some

prescription medications, can be thrown out with your regular trash.

Mix the medicine (do not crush any tablets or capsules) with some especially unappealing trash, such as kitty litter or used coffee grounds, and place the mixture in a sealed plastic bag. Then put the bag in your usual household trash bin, and you’re done. * Drop-off disposal. Many pharmacies and law enforcement agencies provide designated kiosks where you can bring any medication, OTC or prescription, for safe disposal. Chances are there’s a drop-off location close by. The website MyOldMeds.com, has a free zip code locator tool to find more than 22,000 sites nationwide that offer medicine disposal options all year long. * Drug take-back days. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency conducts biannual national Drug Take-Back Day events. These events, which are set up temporarily at convenient community-based locations throughout the country, serve as an opportunity to return medications safely, and as a friendly public-service reminder to clean out your medicine cabinet.

Visit KnowYourOTCs.org for more details about safely disposing of medications at home, and visit MyOldMeds.com to find secure and safe disposal locations near you.

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NEWS

CLB Architects Releases Monograph - Inspired by Place CLB Architects, a multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm based in the Rocky Mountain West has released their first monograph, Inspired by Place. Published by ORO Editions and written by Chase Reynolds Ewald with forwards by Ian Volner, Tom Kundig, and Agnes Bourne, the monograph highlights eleven timeless spaces by CLB Architects.

The book is now available for purchase on the ORO Editions’ website, Amazon, Barnes & Noblebookstores, and other retailers.

Since its founding in 1992, CLB Architects has been guided by the philosophy “inspired by place.” The book’s showcased designs are modern-day archetypes that tread softly on the land while engaging in a dialogue with some of the world’s most iconic landscapes. Inspired by Place introduces readers to artful design and living, while also exhibiting the impressive landscapes of the west.

“This monograph captures our vision of timeless design,” says Eric Logan, principal at CLB Architects. “We believe that architecture is inseparable from the land on which it

rests, and we have always used the principle ‘inspired by place’ as the driving force for our practice. Presenting our work in this monograph is a venue for bringing an extension of the American West into the homes of architects and design lovers alike.”

According to a press release, Inspired by Place celebrates the new approach to architecture and interior that CLB Architects has crafted.

The homes presented are designed with modern lines combined with rustic influences, which create the ideal backdrop for today’s western living. Inspired by Place also highlights the firm’s interior design work, which strikes a balance between sophistication and comfort — a natural extension of CLB Architects’ architecture.

Inspired by Place features images by Matthew Millman Photography, Audrey Hall Photography, Gibeon Photography, Warchol Photography, Krafty Photos, and Tom Harris Photography.

For more information about CLB Architects, please visit https://clbarchitects.com/ products/monograph/.

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YOU CAN DISTANCE AND STILL BE SOCIAL. Get vaccinated when it’s your turn.

COVID doesn’t have to keep us from connecting with the crew.

Vaccines are here. But until enough of us are vaccinated, we need to keep playin’ it smart. Mask up, socially distance, and avoid indoor gatherings with people you don’t live with. We can still stay close – even when we’re miles apart.

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REAL ESTATE AC4-7-2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURED TRUSTEE FOR ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE TRUST I, LLC 2018PB1 Plaintiff, -v.- SK CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN, INC., JEREMY KIMBROUGH Defendants 2020 CH 03538 6539 S UNIVERSITY AVE CHICAGO, IL 60637 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, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 11, 2021, 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 6539 S UNIVERSITY AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-23118-011 The real estate is improved with a two story, single family residence. The judgment amount was $474,404.61. Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The amount owed also includes 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. 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 certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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, Megan K. Gajewski, KELLEY KRONENBERG Plaintiff's Attorneys, 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2800, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 216-8828.

Please refer to file number CM200008. 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.

Megan K. Gajewski KELLEY KRONENBERG 150 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2800 Chicago IL, 60601 312216-8828 E-Mail: Mgajewski@kelleykronenberg.com Attorney File No. CM200008 Attorney ARDC No. 6276927 Attorney Code. 49848 Case Number: 2020 CH 03538 TJSC#: 41-215 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. I3166366 ____________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK

NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE REGISTERED CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006FF5, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF5; Plaintiff, vs.

JOSHUA SERRANO; ELIZABETH SERRANO; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants,) 19 CH 12974 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, May 10, 2021 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. 26-17-119-0250000. Commonly known as 10811 South Avenue L, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077.

SPS000299-19FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3166534 ____________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE FINANCE AMERICA MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 2004-1 Plaintiff, -v.- ANNBERRA BOYKIN A/K/A ANNBERRA O. BOYKIN Defendants 2019CH14726 9901 SOUTH VAN VLISSINGEN ROAD CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 9, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 11, 2021, 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 9901 SOUTH VAN VLISSINGEN ROAD, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-401-048-0000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within 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, exam-

ine 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. 14-19-09071 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH14726 TJSC#: 41-214 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 # 2019CH14726 I3166705 ____________________________

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