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Still dancing after the Blizzard of ‘67

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Around this time 50 years ago, Austin was digging itself out of the worst snowstorm ever recorded in Chicago. And Lois and Ernie Baumann were having the time of their lives. On the day the blizzard hit — Thursday, Jan. 26, 1967 — Lois, now 69, was on a Blue Line train traveling into the Forest Park terminus station. She was coming from taking classes at Roosevelt University and on her way to pick up her bride’s dress. Her and Ernie’s wedding was in two days. “It was just an ordinary day,” Lois said during an interview last week. “But on my way home, the train — we called it the Des Plaines ‘L’ back then — came to a fierce halt in the middle of the Eisenhower. The windows on the train kept getting smaller, because the snow was covering them up so quickly. I looked around the car and thought, ‘I’m going to die with this group of people.’ We must have been stuck for two hours.” According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest snowfall was in the late morning, with flakes accumulating at the rate of two inches an hour. Wind gusts blew up to 53 miles per hour and snowdrifts rose up to six feet high. By the day’s end, roughly 23 inches of snow had ground city life to a halt, the Baumann’s wedding plans

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AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: Lois and Ernie Baumann enjoy themselves inside of the new $2.1 million Maywood dance studio completed last year. Since the Blizzard of 1967 interrupted their wedding plans, the couple has brought opportunity to thousands of young people. buried, along with everything else, by unprecedented mounds of snow. “I had this feeling that another train was going to come and not see us,” said Lois. “I was thinking all kinds of things. There was no visibility here. I kind of realized then that the wedding might easily be sunk.” The wedding, which had been scheduled to take place that Saturday at First Christian Church

in Maywood, didn’t happen, of course. Air travel was suspended. Even those who lived in town, within blocks of the church, would find navigating the snowdrifts nearly impossible. Their life plans interrupted, Lois and Ernie did what they’ve been doing for 50 years without ceasing and regardless of the conditions — whether epic snowstorm or fire or racial turbulence or economic de-

cay — they had fun. “We just went out in the snow and had a great time,” said Ernie, who had joined Lois during last week’s interview inside of the new dance studio the couple built last year through Maywood Fine Arts — the venerable nonprofit that was born from their wintry marriage 50 years ago. The Maywood-based organization serves over 1,000 kids a week

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from all racial, ethnic and income backgrounds — many of them from the Austin community — with thousands more alumni, seemingly as numerous as flakes of snow in a blizzard, hailing from all over the country. “My mother was real upset and was amazed at how calm I was,” said Lois, recalling how she hanSee BLIZZARD on page 4

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impact on the amount of violence]. You cannot police self-hatred. It’s hard to detect it. You don’t know because a lot of guys are already at a level in their mind that when they get in a confrontation with somebody, no matter whether it’s a high level confrontation or a slight confrontation, they’re going to kill the person. Where does the self-hatred come from? It stems from a lot of sources. It stems from poverty. It stems from the fact that some of us have been taught that we have to step on each other in order for each of us to come up. ‘You cannot disrespect me for nothing, because if you disrespect me, I’ve got to kill you.’ It all comes back to plantation politics. People want to be seen as important and if they feel you’re in the way, it creates this division among people. Read the full story, “‘You can’t police selfhatred,’ says leading anti-violence advocate,” by browsing our online archives or just plug the title into a Google search. Michael Romain

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Unbreakable bond from page 1 dled her disrupted wedding plans. “I think, probably for my mother’s sake, I should’ve been more upset! But, you know, weddings weren’t the sit-down dinner, banquet, band, bore your friends for two hours affair they’ve become in the last 50 years. It was just a simple ceremony in the church and back to the house for sandwiches. That’s what we did.” The Baumann’s wedding, which eventually took place a week later, on Feb. 4, 1967, is the ultimate emblem of the kind of resiliency that’s kept their marriage, and their non-profit, going for half-a-century. “The thing that bonded us from the very beginning was our commitment to children, and particularly, at that time, to the children in Maywood,” said Lois, who has lived her whole life in the village. “We saw the disparity in what was happening in the country. This was during the Civil Rights movement.” The couple met in 1966, roughly three months before marrying. Lois was a waitress at a restaurant in Maywood and Ernie was the owner of a small shop in town called the Newspaper Store. “People would go get their newspapers before they caught the ■ To read more train and on their VISIT way to work,” said Lois. “It was kind AUSTINWEEKLYNEWS.COM

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of one of those oldfashioned stores that was like a hangout. It was a lot of fun.” “A hippie hangout,” is what Ernie calls it. It’s where he and Lois befriended people like the famous singer-songwriter John Prine, a native of Maywood who, along with Lois, attended Proviso East High School. Ernie had stopped by the restaurant for a cup of coffee one day. Lois took his order — and, immediately, his heart. “All I had to say was, ‘You want cream in your coffee, honey?’” Lois said. “Those were my first words to him. It was absolutely love at first sight.” But love doesn’t automatically translate into a great marriage, the two recalled. Ernie, roughly eight years older than his wife, said the age difference may have been the source of some strain. Lois said their strong personalities might have signaled disaster for the union if it hadn’t been for their mutual love of children and their penchants for movement. Not long after marrying, the couple began coordinating recreational programming for the Maywood Recreation Department. Lois taught dance and Ernie taught tumbling. “You had two counselors present all day, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and you had set activities that the kids did each day in those parks, so that the children in the neighborhood left their houses,” Lois recalled. Eventually, Ernie said, their tumbling and

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50 YEARS MORE: Top, young dancers rehearse inside of Stairway of the Stars in Maywood, the town’s crown jewel that attracts scores of young people, many from Austin, throughout the week. Lois and Ernie Baumann, bottom left, the founders of Maywood Fine Arts, have been giving hope to thousands since their marriage was put off in 1967 due to Chicago’s epic blizzard, bottom right. dance classes began to grow exponentially, precipitating something of a philosophical standoff with village officials. “We did everything — bike parades, canoe trips, everything you can of,” he said. “We had the support of the director, but what kind of happened with the dancing was the program got so good and enrolled so many people that they saw this as a cash cow. They wanted to start raising the prices. We said, wait a minute. You’re eliminating people by doing this, which is not the way it should go. So, we left and started our own thing and ran

it how we thought it should be run.” Their affordable array of artistic programming, many of their patrons say, has been a beacon of light for communities like Maywood and Austin, where, over the last 50 years, affordable recreational options and park district programming have declined markedly. Between 1970 and 1980, according to U.S. Census data, the population of Maywood changed from 60 percent white to 75 percent black. In addition, the suburb lost more than 2,000 residents, along with thousands of

manufacturing jobs and a plethora of small businesses. “We thought we could really impact things,” said Ernie. “We were right in the middle of ‘White Flight’ and people would come to our doors and say, ’Look we can buy your house. You’re leaving aren’t you?’ We go, ‘Huh? We ain’t going anywhere.’” Read more about some of MFA’s prominent alumni and how MFA didn’t miss a beat even after its dance studio caught fire at austinweeklynews.com.

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A SIMPLE REMINDER: In her office, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx looks at a brick taken from the Cabrini-Green housing project, where she grew up.

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A girl from Cabrini makes Cook County history Kim Foxx, Cook County’s first black, female State’s Attorney wants to be judged on her actions By WENDELL HUTSON Contributing Reporter

A former resident of the Cabrini-Green public housing complex has gone from rags to riches following her election two months ago as the first black, female Cook County State’s Attorney. During a recent interview, Kim Foxx said the road to becoming the county’s top prosecutor was not easy, but that it’s a reminder of what anyone can achieve with hard work. She keeps a small brick from Cabrini-Green on her desk “to remind me where I came from.” The 44-year-old wife and mother of two young children said her plans include fighting hard to combat crime, especially in urban neighborhoods, such as North Lawndale, East Garfield Park and Austin on Chicago’s West Side. “The state’s attorney office is the ‘gate keeper’ of the justice system. When you look at the people who lost their lives in 2016, the overwhelming majority were AfricanAmericans,” said Foxx. “Some of the most economically depressed neighborhoods in this city are also those that have the highest incidents of violence.” Armed with a $123 million budget, Foxx plans to create a gun violence unit, as well as a chief data and a chief ethics officer. “Most major law firms and prosecutor’s offices have an ethics officer,” said Foxx, who visited other state’s attorney offices in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Seattle, Atlanta and Houston to learn about their ethics officers. Foxx, who previously served as chief of staff to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle after working 12 years as an assistant Cook County state’s attorney, now oversees the second largest prosecutor’s office in the country. The state’s attorney’s office has 1,270 employees, including 766 prosecutors comprising 584 whites, 81 blacks, 60 Hispanics, 39 Asian-Amer-

icans and 10 people from other ethnicities, according to Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State’s Attorney Office. One of Foxx’s first acts occurred five days after taking office, when she announced changes to how the state’s attorney office would handle offenders charged with shoplifting. A shoplifter who steals less than $1,000 worth of merchandise and has less than 10 felony convictions will no longer be charged with a felony. Previously, shoplifters who stole merchandise worth $300 or more could be charged with a felony. “We have one of the largest jails in the country. What we found is a number of people in our jails are there for non-violent offenses [such as retail, felony theft],” explained Foxx. “And a significant portion [of those offenders] are dealing with drug addiction or mental health issues.” Foxx said most repeat offenders charged with felony retail theft have some sort of addiction and instead of incarceration, she said, social services are needed. Foxx said the measure would also free up space at Cook County Jail for violent offenders. Illinois law states that possession of an illegal firearm is a Class 4 felony, a non-probationary offense, and is punishable by one to three years in prison even for first-time offenders. Foxx said she is not a fan of mandatory sentencing. “Mandatory sentences do not work, particularly as it relates to gun cases,” she said. “But repeat gun offenders have to be dealt with within that sentencing range.” Four years from now, when she is up for re-election, people should judge her based on her accomplishments and not her promises, Foxx said. “I don’t like telling people what I tried to do,” she said. “I like showing people what I did.” CONTACT: wreporter@yahoo.com

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Recovery home seeks to take more women in

Austin-based Gerald’s House was recently granted a special use permit by city’s zoning board By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

An Austin-based addiction recovery facility for women cleared one last legal hurdle blocking the owners’ attempts to expand as the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals voted to grant it a special use permit. Gerald’s House, which is located at 176 N. LeClaire Avenue, is designed to provide women a safe, supportive environment where they can focus on recovery. It also works to connect them to whatever resources they need to improve their lives. While the facility has been operating for a year and a half, getting a special use permit will allow it to accept more clients and apply for grants it wasn’t previously eligible for, said the facility’s founder Malcolm Brown. Brown said that he started the project after his close friend, Herbert Fitzgerald Ballard, died of a drug overdose. He was determined to create a place where those who struggle with addiction could recover and rebuild their lives. He formed the Herbert F. Ballard Foundation, and, three years ago, used his own money to buy a residential building. The facility’s name came from Ballard’s nickname,

Gerald. Brown said that his facility is geared toward women because their recovery is especially important. “I want women to be good mothers and good daughters, and that’s important because women are what makes the society [what it is],” he said. “I think women are the ones who do the most rearing and teaching in our society. They raise good men and I think women are the salt of the earth.” After undergoing renovations, the facility’s basement now features a meeting room, where clients meet every weekday morning to meditate, share their goals and talk about their state of mind. It also has a computer space and a laundry room. The first floor features a living room-style common space, a meeting room and a kitchen. While Brown provides pots, pans and silverware, it is up to the clients to buy ingredients and to cook. There is a total of four bedrooms. Brown said that Gerald’s House can have up to 10 clients. As of Jan. 25, there were only three clients living in the facility. In order to get admitted, clients must be at least 18 years old, employed or eligible for employment or supplemental income, and must have completed a 90-day treatment program. It costs $400 to get into the program, but once they pay that entry fee, the clients can stay as long as they need. Once moved in, everyone is assigned chores and the all of the clients work together to clean up the building on Saturdays. Brown said that there’s a total of three

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OPEN DOORS: Gerald’s House, an addiction recovery center for women located in Austin. staff members working at Gerald’s House, but they work in shifts, with at least one staff member on site at a time. The staff makes sure clients follows the rules, run activities and help connect them to resources. As Brown told the zoning board, his organization already has a relationship with one prominent West Side institution. “[We are] working with Loretto Hospital so that, [when] there are things that I can’t offer, girls can go to other places, and those places agreed to let them come there free of charge,” he said. Kay L., who declined to give her full last name, is one of the women who currently

lives in Gerald’s House. She said she moved into the facility last November. “In my recovery journey, I happened to be down in a treatment center in downtown Chicago,” she recalled. “I felt I was ready to leave there and I was given Malcolm’s phone as a possible place to go.” Kay readily admitted that recovery was something she’s struggled with since 2012. It wasn’t her first recovery facility, but it was the one that impressed her the most. “I love it,” she said. “This is definitely the most recovery-orientated, and the warmest, most welcoming, and definitely the cleanest I’ve ever been introduced to. Malcolm is very accessible and offers a great amount of support for us girls.” Since moving in, she’s been working with the staffing agency. While Kay is happy with her progress, she said she didn’t see herself leaving Gerald’s House any time soon. “Recovery is a journey,” she said. “I’m working on getting myself in a stable position, with my work, [my treatment], my financial stability. I’m working on getting that in order before getting in position to come back into society on my own.” Brown explained that he has been funding the foundation with his own money. The special use permit would allow him to apply for grants and recruit more clients. “I’d be able to offers services to [government] agencies, the Cook County Department of Corrections and numerous other [organizations],” Brown said. “I’d be more open to the public” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

Nonprofits partner to launch trades apprenticeship program By LEE EDWARDS

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The nonprofit social service organization Austin Coming Together is teaming up again with United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (UWMC) to launch a pilot apprentice program to create pathways to union trade careers. The announcement for the pilot, entitled “Access United,” was made at ACT’s quarterly meeting held at Austin College & Career Academy, 231 N. Pine Ave., on Jan. 26. Access United will provide opportunities for up to 20 participants from Chicago’s Austin and Bronzeville neighborhoods who seek trade apprenticeship programs within the mechanics, carpentry, roofing and electrical work unions. They’ll be assisted by UWMC’ case workers. The organization’s community partner agencies will help applicants meet the necessary prerequisites before meeting with a case worker. The qualifications for being admitted into trade unions vary by union. However, once accepted, all apprenticeships offer paid training, ranging from $13.36 per hour for electricians and mechanics to $18.45 for roof-

ers. Darnell Shields, ACT’s executive director, Austin is one of 10 neighborhoods UWMC said ACT is excited to work with UWMC on has committed to partner with across the Access United because of its promise of supChicagoland region as part of its Neighbor- port and the resurgence of in-demand trade hood Networks initiative. Neighborhood careers that can potentially lead to multiple Networks is UWMC’s strategic living wage jobs for Austin resiinitiative to address local comdents. ACT is UWMC’s lead agenmunity challenges by driving cy in Austin. focused collaboration to achieve “We see it as an opportunity to lasting change, according to its help individuals who are interwebsite. ested in the construction trades Ayom Siengeo, UWMC’s sebe able to now actually have a nior manager of financial capamore sustainable pathway to dobility, said the skilled labor job ing that,” said Shields. sector is showing a “ridiculous” Shields, however, said he has amount of growth. He said the his concerns that the need for pilot is aimed at broadening opreliable transportation may disDARNELL SHIELDS portunities. qualify worthy candidates. “Across our neighborhood net“With a lot of the training works, Austin really bubbled up programs the opportunity to enas a community that’s ripe for doing some- roll is here in Austin, [however] a lot of the thing like this,” said Siengeo. training, application and testing is maybe in Andrea Kluger, UWMC’s labor liaison, the suburbs, which is a nice stretch for insaid the only way to access trade union ca- dividuals to be able to get to,” said Shields. reers is by going through that union’s spe- “And then a lot of jobs are in the suburbs as cific apprenticeship program. She added hat well, so we’re trying to help United Way find with the assistance of Access United, partic- ways to bring more support to the transporipants will have the best opportunity to not tation.” only start a program but also complete it. CONTACT: leeme117@gmail.com

ACT gets new director On Jan. 24, Austin Coming Together, the Austin-based nonprofit organization, announced the appointment of Darnell Shields as its executive director. Shields had been serving as co-director alongside Andrew born since the 2014 resignation of the organization’s previous executive director, Rev. Reginald E. Bachus. “We have successfully moved beyond a start-up organization and are well into implementing our strategy with the community,” said ACT’s board chair, Sharif Walker, in the statement. “In order to effectively continue this momentum and optimize our performance, we need the clarity and strength of an Executive Director. We are excited and grateful to have Darnell serving in this critical role.” Shields “has managed key functions including finance, human resources and information technology, playing a major role in developing and implementing ACT’s organizational practices and standards,” according to the statement.

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Trump and ‘the Feds’ can’t solve our problem for us

ecently President Trump sent out a tweet about Chicago’s violence. In the tweet, he said, “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!” Of course, that tweet immediately got people to respond. Even though the majority of people don’t have a clue as to what Trump meant by “Feds,” social media erupted. There were outcries against martial law, memes and facts and figures that were posted as a response. One response, posted by Brad Heath, the investigative reporter at USA Today, showed that Chicago wasn’t in the top 10 cities in murder rate. What initially galled me about that post is that if you gave the average person a blank map of the United States and told them to place a star where those cities are, the majority of people who were nodding their heads in agreement with Brad Heath, couldn’t properly find those locations on a map if

their life depended on it. Like the one listed directly before Chicago: Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan. That particular city had 28 murders out of a total population of 240,178. Even I had to Google to learn the state that city was in as I didn’t have a clue. If we acknowledge that Chicago also had over 4,000 shootings that didn’t result in deaths, our murder rate would fluctuate even if the killings stop, simply because someone succumbed to their injuries from a gunshot wound in 2016. But what I found most disturbing is that as the third largest city in the country, we should be ashamed and insulted that our murder rate is even at a discussion level. As I stared at the figures for Chicago (317 murders out of a population of 2,728,695), I wondered which of the mothers of those 317 dead persons would take comfort in knowing that there were 10 other cities where the murder rate was greater? Now I understand that Trump saying he’d send in the “Feds” is a political move de-

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signed to go after the city that sent Barack Obama to the White House. At the same time, we must look into actions that are bigger than simply placing a poster in a window asking people to “Put down the guns.” I would love to have a weekend followed by a week followed by a month followed by a year of peace. But the reality is that we have young people playing violent video games at home, and then they go out and practice the same carnage those games encouraged. We have a television media that sends out messages that things are OK because the police are “investigating” when they should be in hot pursuit of the suspects. We have elected officials saying little and doing even less. We have religious institutions that tiptoe around the issue instead of being fire and brimstone on it. And we have the enablers who shelter, feed and otherwise encourage the actions of their wayward family members because it has become politically unpopular to chastise the criminals about their criminal ways. I want to cry out, “Lord help us!” but my God says only we can solve the problem. The question is: When and how will we do it?

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FOLDED: Seaway Bank & Trust’s headquarters on the South Side. Last week, state regulators announced that the bank would close.

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Seaway Bank & Trust, the state’s largest black-owned minority bank and the sixth largest black-owned minority bank in the country, was shut down last Friday by state bank regulators. On Saturday, all of the bank’s deposits and a majority of its assets were transferred to the Dallas-based State Bank of Texas. Seaway’s 10 branches — most of which are located in the western suburbs and on the city’s South Side — will continue to operate during normal business hours and the deposits will continue to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. This isn’t the kind of fate that Seaway’s African American owners had hoped for the 52-year-old institution. In the wake of recent financial struggles, the bank’s owners had sought out black investors to come to the rescue. Ultimately, however, that didn’t happen. State Bank is owned by Indian-Americans. At the time of its closure, according to state regulators, Seaway had approximately $360 million in assets. A major contributing factor to the bank’s financial insolvency was Seaway’s purchase from the FDIC of two failed banks in 2010 and 2011. The bank also had to contend with the loss of key administrative personnel, such as former president Darrell Jackson, who left the bank in 2015 after barely a year at the helm.

In 2013, the bank’s longtime chairman, Jacoby Dickens, died. The next year, Seaway’s longtime CEO, Walter Grady, exited after more than 30 years in that position. Less than three years ago, Crain’s Chicago Business had reported that Seaway had turned a net loss of $4.4 million into nearly $1 million in profit after correcting errors in its financial statements made by management officials in 2013 and 2014. In December 2014, however, state regulators with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued a consent order against Seaway due to “unsafe and unsound” banking practices. Last June, Crain’s reported that as of March 31, 2016, Seaway had lost $16 million over the previous 15 months and was “currently engaging investment bankers for a capital raise,” according to an email statement a Seaway spokesman emailed to Crain’s at the time. Even then, some banking experts realized that the outcome of that capital campaign could mean new ownership for the AfricanAmerican financial power and a loss of the bank’s black-owned status. According to a Jan. 27 Crain’s report, with Seaway having failed, only one black-owned bank remains in the Chicago area — Illinois Service Federal. “That bank, also in danger of failing, was rescued early last year with $9 million from a Ghanian-American family, keeping it black-owned,” Crain’s reported, adding that the FDIC has estimated that Seaway’s failure “would cost its insurance fund $57.2 million. The FDIC retained $52 million of Seaway’s assets for later sale. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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CAPS 25th District • Commander Anthony Escamilla

5555 W. Grand Ave. Phone: 312-746-5090 • CAPS025District@chicagopolice.org Wednesday, February 1 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2512 Shriner’s Hospital, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave.

Thursday, February 16 7:00 – 8:00 PM Beat: 2524 Our Lady of Grace, 2446 N. Ridgeway

Thursday, February 2 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2522 Hermosa Park, 2240 N. Kilbourn

Wednesday, February 22 6:00 – 7:00 PM Beat: 2534 North/Grand High School, 4338 W. Wabansia

Thursday, February 23 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2514 St. Ferdinand’s, 3115 N. Mason Tuesday, February 28 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2532 Christ Lutheran, 1511 N. Long

CAPS 11th District • Commander James Jones

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AGAINST FEAR: Protestors gather at O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 28 after President Donald Trump issued an executive order that indefinitely bars Syrian refugees from entering the United States.

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Donald Trump, the big lie, and doublethink “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”

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Heading into Donald Trumps’ second week as the 45th President of the United State of America, I can state that he is a liar who did not lie about his campaign promises; but, the foundation of his campaign promises and actions are based on lies. Trump’s use of lies to promote a dystopian America is an overt attempt to establish himself as an authoritarian president. Gerald Baker, editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, defined a lie as a “deliberate intent to mislead,” during his Jan.1, 2017 appearance on Meet the Press. Using Mr. Baker’s definition, Trumps’ statements that he would have won the popular vote if it were not for 3 million illegal undocumented voters this past November is an outrageous lie. I believe this “alternative fact” is a prelude to future, steroid-infused, voter suppression legislation and policies in order to improve his 2020 re-election chances. Trump’s temporary bans on the U.S. accepting refugees and individuals traveling from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and war-torn Syria are based on protecting us Americans from terrorist attacks on U.S. soil because these are countries prone to terror. The truth, as reported by the Cato Institute and CNN, is that the total of fatal terrorist deaths committed by citizens of the above countries on U.S. soil is ZERO. The ban may not be a complete ban on Muslims entering the U.S., but it is political tool to produce the very fear that Trump wants to stir-up to keep us

constantly re-focusing on the ever-changing news cycle which he seems to control. Last week, Trump issued an executive order to begin the process for building an expensive and unnecessary wall along the U.S./Mexican border which (unless you are the contractor building the wall) is another fear-mongering tool to scare his supporters into believing that his authoritarian order can save them from the evil of illegal immigration. During the presidential campaign, Trump continued to lie that illegal Mexicans are pouring across the border. Political.com documented that the largest population illegally entering the US via the US/Mexican border are mostly women and children fleeing poverty and oppression from Central American. In the 1949 book, 1984, author George Orwell wrote of doublethink. Doublethink is the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct. Orwell’s most famous three examples: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength. It appears that Trump’s doublethink is attempting to create a perceptional war against Islam as a way to empower his supporters with fear, and use that fear to make them believe that only Trump can keep them safe. In other words, it keeps Trump’s base loyal to him. The perceptional war distracts his voters from the fact that, since 9/11, gun accidents have killed more U.S. citizens than acts of terrorism. Trump’s use of fear enslaves his supporters to support unconstitutional measures which may impact the freedoms enjoyed by American citizens. The 9/11 attacks led U.S. citizens into willfully giving up some of the freedoms we used to enjoy prior to the PATRIOT Act and Trump’s recent unAmerican travel ban executive order. The suppression of factual and objective journalism fuels authoritarian and totalitarian governments. The greatest threat to Trump aren’t Mexicans or Islam, but the truth.

Dwayne Truss, Austin

Austin Weekly News, February 1, 2017

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BIG WEEK Sign up for West Side youth baseball The Garfield Park Little League is now welcoming anyone interested in registering their children for the upcoming 2017 season. This year’s registration fees include $20 for tee-ball participants, ages 4 to 6 years old, and $50 for Little League participants in the seven other divisions comprising youths ages 7 to 16 years old, according to league officials. Registration is open until March 31. Opening Day is scheduled to take place on May 6. For more info, visit www.gpleague.org/, email garfieldparklittleleague@gmail. com or call (773) 443-2746.

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On Thursday, Feb. 2, 6 p.m., at the Harold Washington Library Center’s Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 400 S. State St. (lower level), Naomi Davis, the proud granddaughter of Mississippi sharecroppers, will share her family’s stories during the “Suitcase Monologue,” an account of the Great Migration to the North. This event is part of the Chicago Public Library’s official African American History Month celebration and the city’s One Book, One Chicago program.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE State of Illinois, County of Cook, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of Leonel E. Pinelo,Petitioner, and Erica R. Nesbit, Respondent. No. 2016D-11058 The requisite affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief: and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before March 7, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage Entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk Published in Wednesday Journal 2/1, 2/8, 2/15/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration number D17149289 on the January 13, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of LEGENDARY LEGENDS with the business located at: 1529 N LOTUS, CHICAGO, IL 60651. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MICHAEL JAMES 1529 N LOTUS CHICAGO, IL 60651. Published in Austin Weekly News 1/25, 2/1, 2/18/2017

REAL ESTATE FORÂ SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2006-4CB) Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF JESSIE BERKHALTER, ROBERT BERKHALTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR OF JESSIE BERKHALTER, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL R E P R E S E N TAT I V E OF THE ESTATE OF JESSIE BERKHALTER, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 02950 5500 W. THOMAS STREET Chicago, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 24, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Driveâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5500 W. THOMAS STREET, Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16043020250000. The real estate is improved with a multifamily residence. The judgment amount was $330,435.19. 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 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 twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the

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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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 5419710 Please refer to file number 14-1276. 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 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 14-1276 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 02950 TJSC#: 36-13636 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. I712337

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 27, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5303 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. UNIT G, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-322-033-1005. The real estate is improved with a condo/ townhouse. 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 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 twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective

bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-1602698. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-02698 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 003283 TJSC#: 36-12670 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. I712899

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.ELIZABETH DONES, 4027-29 CRYSTAL POINTE CONDOMINIUM Defendants 16 CH 003845 4027 W. CRYSTAL STREET UNIT #2 CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4027 W. CRYSTAL STREET UNIT #2, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-03-235-047-1005. The real estate is improved with a condo/ townhouse. 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 Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-03161. 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. 14-16-03161 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 003845 TJSC#: 37-89 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. I712904

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2005-HE3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005HE3 Plaintiff, vs. BERTHA L. ADAMS-LEE, AKA BERTHA ADAMS-LEE, AKA BERTHA ADAMS LEE; EMMETT LEE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Defendants, 16 CH 8994 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, February 20, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-05-209-031-0000. Commonly known as 1418 North Mayfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-011420 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DEIDRE EVANS, WASHINGTONLOCKWOOD CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DYAN EVANS, KIM EVANS A/K/A KIM THOMAS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DYAN EVANS (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 003283 5303 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. UNIT G CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.DUSHAWN SMITH, LAKETA SMITH Defendants 14 CH 017828 5452 W. IOWA STREET CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 30, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5452 W. IOWA STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-319-026. 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 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 twenty-four (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,

P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-1420326. 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. 14-14-20326 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 017828 TJSC#: 36-14106 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. I712936

or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-1305249. 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. 14-13-05249 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 009890 TJSC#: 37-738 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. I713387

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