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Free homes for city workers?

Comm. Boykin pushes for proposed Neighborhood Revitalization Act

By LEE EDWARDS Contributing Reporter

Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin did not mince words as he lobbied more than 100 Austin residents to support his Neighborhood Revitalization Act at a town hall meeting held at Home of Life Missionary Baptist Church, 4640 W. Madison St., on Feb. 4.

If passed, the NRA would give homes to Chicago Police officers, Chicago Fire Department firefighters, Chicago-based paramedics or EMTs, and Chicago-based licensed teachers who live and work in certain neighborhoods — which include Austin, Englewood, Back of the Yards, Auburn Gresham and East and West Garfield Park — for at least five years.

Eligible candidates will have the opportunity to apply for a home through the CCNRA Authority, which will be responsible for rehabbing existing homes or constructing new ones on current vacant properties owned by the Cook County Land Bank and the City of Chicago.

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Getting centered

A young girl participates in a yoga exercise offered by A House in Austin, a new nonprofit designed to offer resources to West Side families. The event took place at the Austin Branch Chicago Public Library on Feb. 4. Read more on page 10.

How the West Side fits into future plans for I-290 A $2.7B modernization project could entail major changes along Eisenhower Expressway

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

During a public meeting held last month, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Chicago Transit Authority gave West Side residents a look at possible roadway and public transit improvements for Eisenhower Expressway that are part of a $2.7 billion modernization project.

The two agencies have been looking at making improvements between Racine Avenue and Mannheim Road. In the section that falls within this newspaper’s circulation area, this includes turning two lanes into high-speed toll lanes, adding sound walls and revamping entrance and exit ramps. In the longer term, IDOT is looking to either rehab or replace a number of bridges, including all of the major West

Side bridges.

On the CTA side, the transit agency is planning to add new auxiliary entrances for Cicero, Pulaski and Western ‘L’ stations, replacing decades-old rail tracks and refurbishing all of the stations within the coverage area. Kostner, Central and California Blue Line ‘L’ stations, which have been

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Lykisha Carter, passionate volunteer As the Feb. 4 workshop held by A House in Austin non-profit got underway, Lykisha Carter was by the door of the Austin branch library, handing out flyers. As Erica Hilgart, the organization’s executive director, pointed her out, Carter smiled and waved, before heading right back to her task.

A lifelong West Sider, Carter graduated from Steinmetz College Prep High School.

The mother of two children has been with AHIA from the beginning, and Hilgart said she intends to hire her once the organization has a building to call its own.

We caught up with her right before the yoga class portion of the workshop started, as kids played Legos the organization brought in. Carter talked about what drives her to volunteer and that she enjoys helping out at AHIA.

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‘I LOVE TO SERVE’: Lykisha Carter, left, does Yoga during a Feb. 4 workshop.

What it has been like to volunteer for AHIA

On what drives her to volunteer I’ve been volunteering for two years. I love working with the community, giving back, helping. I love to serve and just being the person who helps out.

I was volunteering at By the Hand. I volunteered to help out Ms. Erica for some of the days and when she had events. So I do volunteer work in this area.

Getting to how each [child] and their character. There are some who come in who are really joyful and some who are really shy. The best thing is that we have a very diverse class as well.

[Hilgart] really does a great job. She goes out of her way to help the kids, the adults.

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City activists, thinkers reflect the black presidency that was

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

On Jan. 18, two days before the nation’s first black presidency was set to end, and on the day of Martin Luther King’s birthday, a crowd of roughly 40 people gathered inside of Dominican University’s Lund Auditorium to grapple with a dilemma of Barack Obama’s two terms.

The event was held in order to consider Barack Obama’s presidency in light of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. One of the most poignant moments of the roughly hour-anda-half discussion was when the three-person panel tried interpreting the pardons and commutations the president had granted in his last few days in office.

On the day before the panel discussion, Obama had commuted the 35-year sentence of Army Private Chelsea Manning, who famously leaked sensitive classified material to WikiLeaks, and the 55-year prison sentence of Oscar Lopez Rivera, a 74-year-old Puerto Rican political activist who was imprisoned for trying to overthrow the United States government, among other charges.

Both Manning and Rivera are considered traitors or terrorists by some and heroes and political prisoners by others, depending on where the critics line up along the left-right ideological divide. Neither, however, are

associated with the radical black freedom struggle that King embodies and which, in large part, made Obama’s presidency possible, the panelists noted.

Dometi Pongo, a news anchor for WVON 1690, said his radio station had polled its predominantly black audience about which political figures they would want Obama to focus his mighty presidential pen on.

Many callers, Pongo said, suggested the president pardon the late Marcus Garvey, the early 20th-century Black Nationalist who was sent to jail in the 1920s for mail fraud, a charge that many of his supporters believe was politically motivated. Others named notable former Black Panthers — many now either serving long sentences or in exile — like Mumia Abu-Jamal, H. Rap Brown and Assata Shakur.

That Obama seemed poised to leave office without pardoning or issuing a commutation for a single prominent Black Nationalist had some blacks “wondering where the vindication is,” Pongo said, an assertion that prompted some applause and approving nods from the audience.

Pongo credited the outgoing president with his late-blossoming stance on the issue of mass incarceration and the hundreds of pardons he granted imprisoned African Americans, but he wanted to know why the president’s mercy toward transgender and Latino radicals didn’t extend to black radicals.

“If he released some of these black na-

tionalists, would there be too much political blowback?” Pongo said.

“It’s a calibration of political capital and what is considered suitable political etiquette,” explained Salim Muwakkil, himself a former Black Panther and veteran journalist, who was working for the Associated Press in 1973 when Shakur allegedly murdered a New Jersey State Trooper during a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Shakur was subsequently convicted of firstdegree murder and sent to prison before escaping to Cuba in 1979.

“I knew Assata and I knew the specifics of the crime and I knew that she was absolutely innocent,” Muwakkil said. “At the AP, objectivity was the byword. You had to be objective.

They had to assure the facts were presented as plainly as possible, but I began to see that objectivity was really a ratification of the status quo.

In order for something to have veracity we had to say ‘the police said’ after every sentence.”

The mask of objectivity worn by the AP, Muwakkil argued, was also worn by Obama, whose position of authority constricted his ability to buck the status quo that put radical black figures like Shakur beyond the pale of political acceptability.

That marginalizing of black radical figures from the 1960s and ’70s echoed a much larger paradigm set in place by Obama’s presidency, Muwakkil argued, adding that Obama’s

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“This outcome is not necessarily Obama’s intention or even his fault,” Muwakkil said.

“The rupture of tradition caused by his victory was simply inevitable.”

Historically, he explained, black activists like King, W.E.B. DuBois, Paul Robeson and Rosa Parks had cultivated adversarial relationships with political leadership. Over the last half-century, however, that relationship has changed.

“Obama’s victory represents the logical conclusion of a political strategy outlined 45 years ago … that designated politics as the next step in the Civil Rights Movement. Because of that strategy, I guess you can call it ‘black faces in high places syndrome,’ many of us have grown accustomed to conflating political campaigns with civil rights crusades.”

The result, the panelists and some in the audience seemed to concede, was a black presidency long on symbolism and hope, and short on political substance.

“I feel like every time it’s something with black people, it’s always, ‘That’s a little too far,’” said one panelist, a poet who goes by the name Authentic. “What’s not too far?”

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Healthy habits Children learn how to peal and cut vegetables during A House in Austin workshop, on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Austin Branch Chicago Public Library. Read more on page 10.

WORKER HOMES Building role models from page 1 “The time is over for talk, we have to get this done,” said Boykin, who stated every day that the NRA is delayed more people are being shot and killed. “Business as usual is unacceptable.”

He stated the presence of police, firefighters and other professionals would help transform those communities and give youth positive role models to aspire to become.

Boykin said the measure has the support of Rep. Danny Davis (7th), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), Chicago Police Department 11th District Commander Kevin Johnson, among other officials. Both Davis and Johnson were in attendance at the town hall.

Some members of the audience, however, were not totally satisfied with the NRA as currently proposed. Among them were teachers, firefighters and police officers who wanted to see amendments that would ensure they would receive the full benefits offered to them.

For example, CPD Sergeant Daniel Allen, 11th Dist. CAPS officer, said the NRA should recognize officers who are transferred from their home district, or promoted, as still eligible for the program.

Austin resident Carmelita Earls, a Chicago Fire Department captain, proposed an

amendment within the NRA that would allow Austin employees to be assigned to fire houses near their homes. She said seniority within the department has played a role in where individuals are placed. Even with 26 years on the job, Earls said she doesn’t have seniority to work in her own community.

“The legislation should include a component such as a randomizer to set aside toward getting certain people in this area to serve the fire houses in this area,” said Earls.

Lifelong Austin resident Gayinga Washington, a teacher and team lead at By The Hand Club For Kids, 415 N. Laramie Ave., proposed the NRA be expanded to account for teachers who have earned degrees and not be solely limited to educators with licenses. She argued that many educators like herself, who already reside within the community, would view the legislation as a more motivation to stay where they are.

Boykin pledged he would consider all community suggestions throughout the legislative process, but he shot down the notion that the NRA may lead to gentrification. He said one of his goals is to work with state officials and Assessor Berrios to maintain current property values to ensure it’s affordable for current residents and future home owners.

“I think these suggestions about gentrification are a red herring to throw people off,” said Boykin.

A second town hall meeting is scheduled at Antioch Baptist Church, 415 W. Englewood Ave., on Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.

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Why no Black History Month commercials?

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uper Bowl Sunday has come and gone and so have the commercials that went along with it. I saw two commercials whose underlying theme was immigration.

The first, by 84 Lumber, seemed to promote/validate “illegal immigration.” There was a mother and young girl who took off on a journey. They traveled in a truck after obviously paying someone.

Next they jumped on a train, traversed a river, walked where the coyotes howled, traveling day and night while the young girl picked up scraps of plastic bags along the way.

As I wondered where the commercial was going, I got the impression it was saying the children are the ones who will pick up the litter left by adults. The commercial ends with an invitation to go to the website to see the rest. I’m not into propaganda, so I’ll never know what else happens.

The other commercial was for Budweiser, featuring Adolphus Busch leaving Germany for America. His arrival in America has someone hollering at him to “Go back home!” There is a later scene where he is on a riverboat and both he and a black man are at the front of the boat watching as it traverses the river. I was bothered by that scene as it seems to imply that both were traveling with the same equal opportunities, except the year Busch arrived in America was 1857 and slavery was still the law of the land until 1865. It is also interesting, that Busch was told, “Welcome to St. Louis.”

It is the corporate home of Budweiser.

No one could ever say the Super Bowl commercials were “so white.” But it was where I didn’t see many black people that

had me wondering. Like the Hyundai commercials and the troops stationed in Poland.

They highlighted a white male, a Hispanic male and a white female. The commercial is almost a minute and a half long, so although blacks are shown as backdrops, we weren’t included in the featured stories. It is a telling observation that when there has to be a “minority” characterization, it will be a Spanishsurnamed individual.

There was a time when the advertising agencies would seek to highlight the contributions of the descendants of enslaved Africans. I have the complete set of Budweiser’s “Great Kings and Queens of Africa.” But as time passes and African American numbers are dwarfed by the increasingly large Hispanic community, we are becoming side notes when a minority presence is desired.

Perhaps it shouldn’t bother me, but it does. Immigration and illegal immigration have many taking sides. The latter is of particular interest because when Busch arrived here, the ability to pay passage alone was the great qualifier to come to this country. It was a make-it-or-not-make-it situation where there wasn’t a plethora of social service safety nets. But over 150 years later, that is why a woman and her young daughter like in the 84 Lumber commercial can risk a trip to a foreign land. The government won’t let them starve and the taxpayers are expected to be there to pay for them.

Super Bowl commercials just like everything else are a reflection of the times. Our reactions to them, however, are a better judge of the mood of the country.

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The Eisenhower Expressway and the Blue Line’s Forest Park branch have been connected from the beginning. The expressway was meant to be an intermodal project, so when the Garfield Park ‘L’ Line was demolished, its replacement, then known as the Congress Line, was placed inside a median.

When IDOT and CTA started looking at making improvements, it was only natural that they would coordinate their efforts.

On the third week of January, IDOT held two public hearings after releasing a 2,000plus page Environmental Impact Study, explaining how its proposed improvements would affect the surrounding environment and what the department would do to address the negative impacts. The CTA used those meetings as an opportunity to present its own “Vision Study” for the Forest Park Blue Line terminus. The Chicago meeting was held on Jan. 26, at Illinois Medical District’s Marriott hotel.

On IDOT’s side, most of the major changes were planned west of Austin Boulevard, outside of the Chicago city limits. But that didn’t mean West Side wouldn’t see any improvements at all. The department wants to convert the westbound lane and the eastbound lane closest to the median into a High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane. Buses and carpool vehicles would be able to use it for free, while other vehicles would pay a toll. The payment would rise and fall based on the time of day.

Pete Harmet, IDOT’s bureau chief of programming, explained that the agency isn’t entirely sure how the system would distinguish between carpoolers and other vehicles, but they are researching possible

alternatives.

To make up for what they anticipate will be increased usage of the expressway, IDOT is looking to rehab Madison Street and Roosevelt Road. And, to mitigate the impact of increased traffic noise, the department is looking to build noise walls on both sides of the expressway in most West Side sections. According to Steven Schilke, an IDOT project manager, it would be up to local residents to decide whether the walls will actually go up.

There are, however, areas where IDOT isn’t planning to put up anything. This includes the area south of Columbus Park, the north side of the expressway between Laramie and Cicero avenues, on the south side of the expressway between Cicero and the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad embankment, the northern side of the section between Sacramento Drive, and the south side of the expressway between Oakley Avenue and Leavitt Street.

According to materials available on the project’s website, they were ruled out because they wouldn’t be effective at reducing noise or because they wouldn’t affect enough people to justify the expense.

Meanwhile, CTA is looking to add second, auxiliary entrances to three Forest Park branch stations that currently only have one. Cicero station would get a new entrance at Laverne Avenue, while Pulaski station’s auxiliary entrance would lead to Kostner Avenue. The later would make up for the closure of the Kostner station. Western station would get a second entrance on the west side of Western Avenue. Jeff Tolman, CTA’s media representative, said that the measure would make it easier for passengers to board southbound buses.

The transit agency is also looking at widening platforms for all stations, adding elevators to stations that don’t have them to make them more accessible to people with disabilities, and generally spruce up the stations. While CTA presented several station renderings during the hearing, Tolman said that they were just ideas, and that the transit agency still needs to figure out what the ac-

tual designs would look like.

There was also the matter of the three abandoned Blue Line stations. Since being shuttered in 1972, they haven’t been maintained. In the case of California, parts of its ramp structure were used for spare parts to replace the damaged sections of Illinois Medical District station’s Paulina entrance.

As previously reported by Austin Weekly News, Valerie Leonard, co-founder of the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council, urged CTA to reopen those closed stops, arguing that increased ridership justified their reopening. But during the public hearing, Janine Farzin, the Forest Park branch study’s project manager, shut that idea down.

“We are planning on permanently dismantling them,” she said, adding that the stations could perhaps eventually be replaced in areas of high demand.

“The planning department is looking at opportunities for constructing infill stations, and locations on the Blue Line will be considered, as well as system-wide,” she said.

Farzin confirmed that it would be something similar to what CTA already did with Morgan/Lake and Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line ‘L’ stations, as well as Oakton-Skokie Yellow Line ‘L’ station. These locations had stations when the tracks were first constructed, but they were eventually closed and dismantled, and CTA wound up building brand-new stations in their place.

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“This was the No. 1 story on CNN. It knocked Donald Trump off the news,” said Truss, who condemned the crime but stressed it was not reflective of the entire West Side.

Terry Redmond, a member of South Austin Neighborhood Association, attended last month’s press conference with her husband Lee. The two are active Austin residents, attending community meetings of their group and other organizations.

The media, Redmond insisted, mostly tell what’s negative about the West Side.

“They portray Austin as a crime and drug area, as a slum,” she said. “It’s more in Austin than crime and wild youth. That’s what I find frustrating. They portray our community like that.”

Redmond and Truss said they’d like to see everyday folk — doctors, teachers, store owners and others — who are doing good things highlighted. It’s also good for kids to see these kind of people idea in the media instead of all the bad stuff, Truss and Redmond said.

The Jan. 15 press conference attracted about 20 people. Redmond said the local media largely ignored this story, which she found frustrating.

Looking toward the future, Truss said the community itself can solve its problems and improve its image.

“There are a lot of tools available to us, but we don’t collectively utilize it for community organizing. Use your own YouTube channel to say, ‘Hey, this is what’s going on.’

“You see young people on Facebook and YouTube, but it’s a fight that’s posted. They use it for the wrong intent, but they’re utilizing it. So how can we get them to use it for the right thing?”

The community also needs to use services currently existing in Austin, Truss said.

“You hear people say, ‘We need a community rec center.’ Well, you can use the park district that’s already there. That’s what it’s for, but we don’t take advantage of it,” Truss said.

“There’s nothing stopping you or your block from organizing a basketball game for the youth. And there are people out there who are doing this type of stuff. We already know what we don’t have, but are you willing to step up and fill the void?”

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New book sheds light on black history of Chicago’s West Side

By TERRY DEAN Austin Talks

Former Austin resident Jeff Ferdinand was hesitant to move with his wife to Austin in 2014.

Friends and family warned him about the violence and becoming the victim of a robbery. None of those things happened, recalled Ferdinand, a Chicago elementary schoolteacher who’s written a book about his time in Austin.

Ferdinand recently self-published Austin Boulevard: The Invisible Line between Two Worlds, his first book.

He and his wife Elise lived on Austin Boulevard near Lake Street for two years. Ferdinand uses that experience to tell a larger story about the city’s historic racial divide between blacks and white residents.

The book also explores those divisions by comparing Austin with the more affluent neighboring Oak Park, with the Austin Boulevard as the dividing line between the two communities.

“It’s just crazy to me, still, the divide that exists right there and in many other places in the city,” said Ferdinand, a Mount Prospect native who now lives in Logan Square.

Ferdinand, who teaches physical education at Bucktown’s Jonathan Burr Elementary School, volunteers at the Better Boys Foundation, 1512 S. Pulaski, on the West Side.

He and his wife were looking for a new place to live, but Oak Park’s rent was too high, so they chose Austin.

Despite the warnings, the couple decided to move to the neighborhood and judge it for themselves.

Yet he recalled still having some fears: “People were saying, ‘Oh, you can’t live on Austin. It’s too dangerous.’”

“My initial reaction was one of fear. I wasn’t familiar with those neighborhoods,” said Ferdinand, who grew up in a mostly white, middle-class neighborhood. “I was driving through and was just nervous. But when I got back I was like, ‘Why did I feel like that?’ And my wife was the same way.”

Those fears disappeared once Ferdinand got to know the area and its residents, he recalled.

That revelation also led him to delve deeper into Oak Park’s community and history.

Though it’s one of the most racially diverse communities in the Chicago area, its history isn’t without racial strife, Ferdinand noted.

“At one point, Oak Park was exclusively a white neighborhood. Percy Julian, the famous chemist, was one of the first black res-

idents to move into Oak Park; his house was fire-bombed, and it was racially-motivated,” Ferdinand said of the 1950 incident.

His book also looks at the history of race relations and black people in America.

Among the notable facts he includes in the book: One in eight black men in their 20s are in jail or prison on any given day.

Twenty-eight percent of blacks live at or below the poverty line, compared to 10 percent of whites Nearly half of American’s black population currently live in neighborhoods with no white residents. (Austin, with its roughly 98,000 residents, is 85 percent black and only 4 percent white, according to the 2010 Census).

In writing the book, Ferdinand said he wants to get people talking about these issues while also making readers more aware about Austin.

“We don’t do a good enough job in teaching our racial history in schools,” he said. “We truly haven’t reckoned with our past, I don’t think. So I hope I can reach people and help them learn something new and think about things differently.”

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The author published the book through Amazon. Since its debut, Ferdinand’s been trying to get the word out about the book, which he said has been a challenge as a self-publisher.

He contacted Austin’s branch library at Race and Central, which agreed to host a book review Feb. 27 as part of its Black History Month events.

Library Branch Manager Jo Anne Willis said she enjoyed the book and felt it was worth highlighting.

“It’s a totally valuable resource. I’m really glad he had the interest and time to tell that story because it’s all kind of fascinating,” Willis said.

Ferdinand said he’s thinking of a possible follow-up to the book.

“I would like to talk to more people and have their input in the book,” he said. “This book is specifically about my experiences, and then the history. If I do another book, I would like to go into both communities.”

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By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

An Oak Park couple are looking to bring more resources and activities for families living on the eastern side Austin Boulevard.

Erica and Bret Hilgart have established A House in Austin, a non-profit aimed at helping parents nurture and support their children. They are hoping to convert a house they recently purchased, which is near the intersection of Race and Pine Avenues, into a programming space they can call their own. For the time being, however, they are using venues throughout the neighborhood.

Since January 2016, the couple has been offering programming at By The Hand Club. On Feb. 4, they held the first in the series of monthly community workshops in the Austin branch library’s second-floor auditorium space. While the workshop started off slowly, more and more families trickled in.

Before the couple moved to Oak Park, Erika Hilgart was a Chicago Public Schools teacher at Brian Piccolo Elementary Specialty School, a West Humboldt Park neighborhood elementary school. She said that teaching there gave her a better understanding of Austin, in particular, and the West Side, in general.

After she moved to Oak Park, she found herself struggling to raise three children.

She eventually realized how much support good parenting requires. While Austin has many community organizations that help families, she discovered that there are still many resources that are lacking.

“We live in Oak Park, but I believe that every neighborhood deserves, every child deserves to have the same opportunities to go to music class, to an art class. Your zip code shouldn’t determine [what’s available],” she said.

Hilbert reached out to Donnita Travis, executive director of By the Hand Club for Kids, who agreed to let her teach the Boppin’ Babies & Toddles, a music class for parents and their kids.

“We started out with one family, a grandfather and his grandson, and now we have 14 families and 16 children,” Hilgart said.

The classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays at By the Hand’s Austin location, 415 N Laramie Ave. As the winter of 2016 started, she added one feature to Wednesday classes: a Parent Chat Hour. Rebekah Mar-

tin, a social worker who Hilgart met through the class, leads discussions about parenting styles and their impact on the kids, as well as conflict resolution techniques.

In May 2016, they officially established A House in Austin. As Bert Hilgart explained, he handles the business side of the non-profit and helps his wife when necessary.

In July 6, 2016, the couple bought a house to serve as the organization’s permanent facility. They are still raising money to renovate it, but once they do, they are looking to offer more classes.

“We will have parent workshops, a parent support group focusing on prenatal care, and the New Mothers support group, as well as [additional] parent-child classes in music and art,” Erica Hilgart said.

Her husband said that his wife likes that the building has a backyard space, which the couple hopes to use for the benefit of the families and the community once the renovations are over.

Bret Hilgart said that they are cautiously optimistic that they will be able to open the building this year.

“We’re very hopeful that we can start [renovations] early this summer, so that by the start of the fall semester we can take full advantage,” he said.

His wife said she already knows the first employee she will hire once the building opens — Lykisha Carter, a By the Hand volunteer who’s been helping her out with the classes since the beginning.

In the meantime, they have launched a series of monthly worships designed to provide engaging activities for local families. The first workshop focused on health.

Erin Conner, an instructor at CorePower Yoga, taught a yoga class for parents and kids.

After she finished her lesson, she recommended a local option for families that want to continue. Saturday morning yoga classes are held at PCC Austin Family Health Center from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Sheryl Munoz, founder and executive director at Oak Park’s Sugar Beet Co-op, taught kids how to make healthy snacks from vegetables. Martin gave a workshop on setting family goals. She said the group will review those goals in six months to see how many families actually stuck with them.

The next workshop, which will be held on March 11, at 2:00 p.m., will focus on the science of rocks and the Earth’s crust.

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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

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 14-16-02698. 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.

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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) 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. 14-16-03161 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.

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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 14-14-20326. 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.

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CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4741 W. CONGRESS PARKWAY, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-15-125-009. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g)

(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 14-13-05249. 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. 14-13-05249 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.

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I712632 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 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:

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 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

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, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is

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, N.A., Plaintiff, -v.TIJUANA ATWOOD, Defendants 13 CH 009890 4741 W. CONGRESS PARKWAY CHICAGÒO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 22, 2014, 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,

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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, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DEBRA A. COCHRAN A/K/A DEBRA COCHRAN, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 16 CH 5307 4717-4719 WEST SUPERIOR STREET Chicago, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 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 4717-4719 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, Chicago, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-10-102-0160000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $171,046.97.

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, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 16-079263. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs. com Attorney File No. 16-079263 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 5307 TJSC#: 36-14571 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.

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16 CH 10950 1510 NORTH LINDER AVENUE Chicago, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 23, 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 1510 NORTH LINDER AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04101-034-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $134,835.30. 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, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 16-079178. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs. com Attorney File No. 16-079178 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 10950 TJSC#: 36-13504 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.

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BSI FINANCIAL SERVICES Plaintiff, -v.KAY’S GLOBAL ENTERPRISE, INC., DAVID CYRUS KAY, CITY OF

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 16, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 16, 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: PROPERTY A: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 5256 W. CHICAGO, CHICAGO IL 60651 PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER: 16-04-330-032-0000 PROPERTY B: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7349 S. GREEN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60621 PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER: 20-29-223-020-0000 PROPERTY C: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 4844 W. HURON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60644 PERMANENT INDEX NUMBER: 16-09-207-021-0000 .The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, 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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.DEBORAH GASTON A/K/A DEBORAH J. GASTON Defendants

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

CHICAGO Defendants 14 CH 014523 5256 W. CHICAGO AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651

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 14-15-16536. 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. 14-15-16536 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 014523 TJSC#: 36-13680 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.

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RATE/YR

80% 80% 80% 80% 80% 80%

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POINTS/ APP. FEE 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550 0%/$550

A.P.R.

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