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Freedman Seating Company plans to upgrade its centur y- old Austin facility
By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago
Freedman Seating Company is making a $4 million capital investment as part of a state tax credit program to upgrade its nearly 100-year-old Austin facility and add 50 full-time jobs, the company’s leaders and Gov. JB Pritzker announced Feb. 7.
The longtime West Side manufacturer has committed to getting new equipment, preserving its existing 676 fulltime jobs and adding 50 full-time positions as part of an agreement through the state’s Economic Development for a Growing Economy program, which provides annual tax credits to qualifying businesses
“Programs like EDGE don’t give businesses a handout, they help level the playing field. They allow companies like ours to invest, grow and compete while creating more opportunities where they are needed most,” said Craig Freedman, Freedman Seating CEO, during a press conference at the company’s Austin facility, 4545 W. Augusta Blvd. “Without real, tangible support, businesses will leave. When that happens, communities suffer. We continue to invest in our facilities and our people because we believe in the West Side.”
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
On Jan. 21, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education withdrew accreditation from West Suburban Medical Center, declaring it would no longer be a sponsoring institution for the Family Medicine Residency Program.
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About 30 residents in the Family Medicine Residency Program – which has been at West Suburban since 1973 and is the hospital’s only residency program – are navigating continuing their education elsewhere by the time West Suburban’s accreditation of ficially ends June 30.
Dominic Robolino, a first-year resident, said he wanted to do his residency at West Suburban to help an underserved community While he said he was disheartened when he discovered West Suburban lost its accreditation, there was a glimmer of hope, too.
“When I heard the news, certainly [there were] mixed emotions,” Robolino said. “But I was honestly relieved in some way to know that somebody did recognize how dangerous of an environment this was, and how inadequate of a learning environment this was.”
After West Suburban’s withdrawn accreditation was announced, the Family Medicine Residency Program’s associate directors and program coordinator helped residents reach out to accredited family medicine programs at nearby hospitals, which said they would create new openings for West Suburban residents. Some residents were interviewing with these hospitals, and some were about to accept offers and transfer
Medical residents assumed that a new position at another hospital would be funded by federal Medicare money – which institutions receive annually to go toward residents’ education – that travels with them to whatever accredited institution they continue their education at
But the first week of February, residents said that the Family Medicine Residency Program’s associate directors told them that West Suburban wouldn’t release funding for residents to bring with them to other institutions.
West Suburban CEO Manoj Prasad said no decisions have been made yet about whether Medicare funding will transfer with residents to another institution.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, transfer of such funding is voluntary.
“My heart kind of broke for the first and second years,” said Harleen Multani, a thirdyear resident and chief resident, who graduates June 30 when West Suburban’s accreditation ends. “Some people may not be able to complete their training. Some people are
going to have to move to another state when they have a family and kids here… or they would have to potentially start their training over again.”
Institutions that were going to take on West Suburban’s residents have rescinded or indefinitely put on hold their offers to five residents, likely because they would have to internally fund the rest of those residents’ education.
Since those hospitals were going to create new spots for West Suburban residents, and there are no open residency spots in the 30plus family medicine programs in Illinois, many residents are looking to continue their education at an out-of-state institution. Or they can try and reenter the residency matching process, filling open spots after the first round of matching for other resident doctors in March. But that may require transferring into a specialty outside of family medicine.
“Switching to a different specialty may require us to repeat certain parts of our training, essentially delaying the time in which we would actually make a greater salary that would allow us to pay off student loans,” Robolino said, adding that he and many of his peers don’t want to follow that path.
If West Suburban holds onto resident funding, it would only be allowed to use it for another residency program, which it’s not allowed to launch for at least two years after its accreditation withdrawal, according to the ACGME.
Prasad said the hospital may continue to train residents and is in the process of navigating next steps.
“If the institution wishes to continue to train residents, there are options available to continue to do so,” Prasad said in an email, confirming that West Suburban hasn’t yet made a decision about whether to appeal its withdrawn accreditation. “We are in the process of evaluating what is the best pathway for the hospital to pursue.”
But even with the possibility of the hospital appealing the loss of its accreditation, many resident doctors don’t necessarily want to stay.
“I don’t think that anyone is wanting the appeal to go through because this place has just become such a terrible place to get education that staying here for an extra year isn’t going to make you well equipped to go out there and save lives,” Multani said. “I think everyone is just hoping that [Prasad] will release the funds and they can move on with their lives.”
The end of an era
The Family Medicine Residency Program has a longstanding history with West Suburban, one that spans 50-some years. Residents are assigned to one of four sites hosted by the PCC Community Wellness Center, a federally
qualified health center
PCC Dr. Burdick Family Health Center, previously known as the Family Medicine Center, is located inside West Suburban and was accredited in 1972. The PCC Lake Street Family Health Center in Oak Park was accredited in 1994. Chicago’s PCC Salud Family Health Center received accreditation in 1997, and the PCC Austin Family Health Center was accredited in 2010.
But residents will no longer serve at these health centers, as the Family Medicine Residency Program was the last residency program at West Suburban.
West Suburban’s internal medicine residency program lost ACGME accreditation at the beginning of 2022 after 35 years. And in 2021, the Family Medicine Residency Program was put on probationary accreditation but continued its accreditation the following year.
Last April, the Family Medicine Residency Program’s faculty and program directors called for ACGME to return to West Suburban, an unprecedented move at the hospital, to analyze what they call a lack of investment in resident education and worsening patient conditions.
In October, ACGME returned to the hospital for an institution review. That visit triggered another in December to assess the Family Medicine Residency Program. An ACGME review committee will meet in April to assess the program, but the program can only remain accredited if it has a new accredited sponsoring institution.
“Without a hospital to run our program, technically the [program] accreditation is gone,” Multani said, “unless we can find another hospital to take our program.”
The loss of the Family Medicine Residency Program is a defeat for the program’s staf f and hospital as a whole, according to residents.
“Data shows that receiving treatment from a teaching team, or at a teaching hospital where there are residents and students or attending doctors,” Robolino said, “results in better care for the patients because there are more people” working to ensure the best care possible.
But the end of the program also affects the community that West Suburban serves on Chicago’s West Side.
“People who train in a certain location are more likely to remain in that location,” Robolino said. So, residents leaving West Suburban without their funding would mean “less primary care doctors on the West Side of Chicago overall, less healthcare and worse healthcare for the people on the West Side, which is already an underserved community with disproportionate rates of illness and healthcare needs.”
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Elevators pass inspection at West Sub’s River Forest campus for 1st time in a year
Elevators in three of the campus’ buildings had failed inspection since last March
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
The elevators inside West Suburban Medical Center’s River Forest campus buildings have failed several inspections over the past year – most frequently for outof-date fire extinguishers, broken emergency phones, or past-due category 1 tests that assess elevator safety.
But on Feb. 11, all elevators in the campus’ three main buildings passed inspection for the first time since last March, according to River Forest Village Administrator Matt Walsh.
On the River Forest West Suburban campus, Building A at 7411 Lake St. offers sports rehab and therapy, a pain and bariatric center, and houses the Chicago Health Medical Group. Building B at 420 William St. serves as a breast care center, provides advanced imaging, and is an occupational health center. Building C at 7420 W. Central Ave. is a center for cancer care
A Burr Ridge-based elevator inspection service analyzed all these buildings’ elevators in Feb. 2023, March and December 2024, and again this January. Ahead of the Feb. 11 inspection, both Building A’s freight and passenger elevators had failed inspection since last March. The same was true with Building B and Building C, which each have a passenger elevator.
Manoj Prasad, CEO of Resilience Healthcare, which acquired West Suburban in late 2022, said he had no insight into why the elevators were down for so long since West Suburban doesn’t own the buildings.
River Forest West Suburban campus at 7411 Lake St .
“We had growing concerns that residents or visitors might get stuck in those elevators without access.”
MATT WALSH River Forest village administrator
The buildings are owned by Ramco Healthcare Holdings, the company that
bought West Suburban properties to lease them to Resilience Healthcare.
However, the ownership of Ramco and Resilience Healthcare are intertwined. After Ramco bought the real estate at both West Sub and Chicago ’s We iss Memorial in 2022, the firm then leased the property to the newly created Resilience Healthcare. A press release from 2022 re ported that Prasad and Reddy Rathnaker Patlola, owner of Ramco, were business par tners.
Over the last year, Walsh said a couple elevator re pair companies have visited the River Forest buildings to fix the issues
with the elevators.
Outside of Building A’s freight elevator car being down during its March 2024 inspection, all the buildings’ elevators have been in working order though they’d failed inspections, according to Walsh.
“It’s the village’s hope to not shut down elevators unless it’s a very eg re gious example,” Walsh said. He added that it often takes time to schedule repair personnel to fix the elevators. “We want to be cooperative with buildings that might be havin g i ssues with their elevators. ”
To that point, the Vi llage of Rive r Fo rest is also slow to fine owners of buildings that fail inspections
“We t ry to not i ssue citations, because ultimately our g oal is c omplianc e, ” Walsh a dded. “But if the village d oesn’t see any meaningful progr ess or responsiveness to our i nspectors or our staf f,
then we have escalated to citations.”
Th at was the c ase in December, when West Suburban was found liable for a $750 fine for the elevators on i ts Rive r Fo rest c ampus after the hospital rece ived seve r al letters of violation.
“We had grow ing c oncerns that resid ents or visitors might g et stuck in those elevators without a ccess,” Walsh said of why the village took action to i ssue a citation for the elevators.
A djudication documents that we re provided to Grow ing C ommunity Media , the parent c ompany of We d nesd ay Journal and Austin Weekly News, show that Ramco Healthcare Holdings was fined $150 for weeds taller than 8 inches on it s Rive r Fo rest proper ties.
Walsh said the village issued West Suburban additional citations in January, which will be heard at a March 3 adjudication.
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During the press conference, Pritzker praised Freedman Seating for embodying “so much of what makes Illinois great” through its service to its employees and resilience through recent economic challenges.
T he Chicago seating company was founded in 1894 after a successful exhibition by Hyman Freedman, an upholsterer who made seat cushions for horse-drawn buggies, one year earlier at the World’s Columbian Exposition. Freedman moved into its current facility in 1999, at the time a 350,000-squarefoot factory that for merly housed Motorola. T he company’s $10 million expansion in 2015 allowed for the opening of a second building nearby at 4501 W. Augusta Blvd., Freedman said. A subse-
quent expansion in 2024 brought the pany with its combined buildings current size of 650,000 square feet.
Pritzker praised the company’s dedication to the West Side while assuring tha the state will continue to support cago businesses despite recent national developments, such as President Donald Trump ’s recently proposed tariffs on im por ts from Canada and Mexico
“Tariffs are a tax paid for by consumers,” said Pritzker. “In the end, it’s on working families and small businesses. Let me be clear, that’s a lot of ness that creates jobs for people in our state. We to trade. We want to sell into those countries.”
Pritzker said imported products from Canada and Mexico — the state’s top two trading partners — are critical for facturers such as Freedman Seating. company makes seats for PACE buses, UPS and Amazon delivery trucks, U-Haul trucks and national commercial bus and rail lines.
Dan Cohen, president of the Freedman Seating Company, in front of a new Tr uLaser Tube 5000 cutting machine purchased as part of a $4 million investme nt by the company at the Austin fa cility, 4545 W. Augusta Blvd. e metalwork reads “Make It In Illinois.”
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mental and behavioral health ser vices to the West Side and 3,500 people annually
By JESSIC A MORDAC Q Staff Reporter
People residing in and beyond Garfield Park now ha place to access holistic mental and behavioral health services: The Collaborative Bridges Wellness Center W. Lake St.
The 17,000-square-foot wellness center, which opened Feb. 11, is a one-stop shop for most medical and behavio al needs. It offers primary care and lab services, suppo for crisis stabilization, outpatient and group behavioral health and substance use treatment.
The center also houses a pharmacy and provides resources for financial assistance, food insecurity and housing. It serves both walk-in clients and referrals from hospitals after patients have been discharged but require outpatient care.
Launched in 2021, Collaborative Bridges is a state-funded nonprofit made up of West Side hospitals Hartgrove Hospital, Humboldt Park Health and Loretto Hospital, plus several community organizations. These include: Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, Community Counseling Centers of Chicago, Habilitative Systems Inc., PCC Community Wellness Center, and Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities Inc.
Since its inception, Collaborative Bridges has served over 2,200 people.
“Sixty percent of the folks we see are homeless,” said Kerri Brown, president and CEO of Community Counseling Centers of Chicago. “We may not know where they are, but we’ll be a light in this community so they know where we are.”
tive Bridges aspires to close the 16-year life span gap between the Loop and the West Side.
“When people are dying and su ering, there is no room for competition. There is only roo m f or meaningful collabora tion.”
TESA ANEWISHKI CEO of Loretto Hospital
With 120 employees at its new wellness center, Collaborative Bridges aims to serve 3,500 patients annually – including anyone who might need medical, mental or behavioral health support.
Expanding its reach with a physical building, Collabora-
Throughout all of Chicago, life expectancy is lowest in West Garfield Park, according to the Chicago Health Atlas. That can be attributed to several factors, mainly years of systemic disinvestment from the West Side
“We came together because we realized that it was more than just talking about social determinants of health,” said Donald Dew, president and CEO of Habilitative Systems Inc. “It was also about political determinants of health. We went from the war on poverty to war on crime to war on drugs to mass incarceration.”
The Collaborative Bridges Wellness Center is the product of a different kind of political determinant.
After the death of George Floyd in 2020, Illinois Legislative Black Caucus members helped create the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services’ Healthcare Transformation Collaborative with the goal to encourage community partners and healthcare providers to work together to reduce health disparities. The Caucus introduced four pillars of legislation to help reform systemic
racism through: criminal justice; education and workforce development; economic access, equity, and opportunity; and health care and human services.
The Healthcare Transformation Collaborative provided the Collaborative Bridges Wellness Center with a $13 million grant through last year, and nearly $6 million more through 2026.
“The transformation grant was from the consistent conversation that we lack knowledge of outcomes, and we lack access to the most vulnerable populations,” said State Rep. Camille Lilly of the 78th district, who’s part of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus. Lilly and State Sen. Mattie Hunter developed the health care and human services pillar of the four-pillar legislation.
“What I appreciate about the Healthcare Collaborative is that they are community driven. They’re embedded in communities to serve the people that live here every day,” said Dana Kelly, chief of staf f at the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services. “These organizations are using shared resources to make a stronger impact than they could individually.”
And those leading the organizations that created the Collaborative Bridges Wellness Center ag ree.
“When p eople are dying and suffering, there is no room for c ompetition,” said Tesa Anewishki, CEO of Loretto Hospital. “There is only room for meaningfu l c ollaboration.”
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Public o cials and leaders cut the ribbon for the Collaborative Br idges Wellness Center on Feb. 11.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2017-RPL2 Plaintiff, -v.ARETHA MORRIS, EDWARD DAVIS, JR., DAVID DOTSON, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-JL1, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD DAVIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EDWARD DAVIS (DECEASED) Defendants 2024 CH 03308 1448 NORTH MENARD 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 December 2, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 A.M. on March 4, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following
described real estate:
LOT 4 IN BLOCK 2 IN WASSELL AND BRAMBERG’S NORTH AVENUE SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, ALSO, THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 5, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 1448 NORTH MENARD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Property Index No. 16-05-211-0220000
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).
If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300
E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-24-01335 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762
COMPANY, LUIS CASTRO, AN INDIVIDUAL, DIVISION AND KEDZIE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., AN ILLINOIS NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OR NON-RECORD PARTIES DUE TO UNRECORDED LEASES OR PROPERTY MANAGERS
Defendants
Case Number: 2024 CH 03308
TJSC#: 44-3168
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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION
U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its Individual Capacity but solely as Trustee of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Mortgage Trust 2018-1
Plaintiff vs. JSP Development Corp.; Jae Young Noh; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants; Defendant 24 CH 4142 CALENDAR 63
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 11, 2025, at the hour 11:00 A.M., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 29 IN BLOCK 1 IN VANCE AND PHILLIPS BOULEVARD
ADDITION IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 (EXCEPT THE NORTHEAST 1/4 THEREOF), IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 16-23-104-031-0000. Commonly known as 1246 S. Lawndale Ave., Chicago, IL 60623. The real estate is: multi family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563. (630) 4536960. 1491-198284
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3259926
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION GREEN STREET FUNDING TRUST II, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST Plaintiff, -v.1154 N. KEDZIE 202 LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY
3636 x126. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
2024 CH 00064 1154 NORTH KEDZIE AVENUE, UNIT 202 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 December 20, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 10, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 1154 NORTH KEDZIE AVENUE, UNIT 202, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Property Index No. 16-02-411-0271009
The real estate is improved with a condominium unit.
The judgment amount was $287,765.00.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(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, contact JOHN A. ZIEGLER, STONE, POGRUND & KOREY Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 8 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 333, CHICAGO, IL, 60603 (312) 782-
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHN A. ZIEGLER STONE, POGRUND & KOREY 8 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 333 CHICAGO IL, 60603 312 782-3636 Ext 126
E-Mail: johnziegler@spklaw.com Attorney Code. 90803 Case Number: 2024 CH 00064 TJSC#: 45-235
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.
I3260688
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION
U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of the Bungalow Series IV Trust Plaintiff vs. Cheryl Brown; Irving P. Brown; City of Chicago; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defendant 22 CH 8585
CALENDAR 56 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 31, 2025, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-05-209-010-0000. Commonly known as 1429 N. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60651. The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Suite 210, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130. (440) 5721511. ILF2203038 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3261033
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Chelsea Goolsby-Eberhar nut-free, gluten-free, vegan, and keto-friendly treats — plus a commitment to communit
BY RISÉ SANDERS WEIR
Contributing reporter
There’s a new place where you can have your cake and eat it too. CrumbCrusher bakery opened in January at 805 South Blvd. in Oak Park. The shop is bright, colorful and welcoming.
Sure, it is next door to Spilt Milk, but Berwynite owner and baker Chelsea Goolsby-Eberhart has a twist on baking that she feels adds to the block rather than competes with it.
“Oak Park was where I wanted to be situated with my inclusive treats,” Goolsby-Eberhart said. “We are 100% peanut and tree nut free, and we also offer other options for people who have other dietary restrictions, such as gluten-free, ve gan, sugar-free, and even some keto.”
The chef has a system for keeping every ingredient in its place in the kitchen.
“We always make sure that we handle our glutenfree things first. We make sure the kitchen is completely cleaned up and ready to prep all of our glutenfree batters,” she said.
Each morning, cases in the store are filled with freshly baked cupcakes, custom cakes, multiple flavors of croissants, and bagels – imported weekly from New York. While staring at gooey treats, like deep dish cookie pie, take notice of the color code for allergen awareness
“I developed a system based on plates. I specifically bought plates in different colors with the mindset that the gluten-free was always going to be red plate
because that was just like a No. Don’t touch. Don’t contaminate,” said Goolsby-Eberhart. Her passion for inclusion started early in her culinary jour ney
“I worked for Chicago Public Schools while I was in college, and I always would bring goodies to my class. I was the art and computer teacher. Students knew, if they were going to come to Miss Chelsea’s computer lab, they would have a snack before we started class But it got to the point where a lot of my kids had allergies. And you know, it’s kind of upsetting when you’re the only kid in the classroom who doesn’t get something. So, I vowed that I was going to crack the code on how to have inclusive treats and make sure that no one is ever left out,” said Goolsby-Eberhart. Next came a job in IT operations, but her love for baking has never flagged. While moonlighting making masks early in the Covid pandemic, Goolsby-Eberhart would include pre-packaged treats with orders Customers asked if she sold the sweets too
more like a collage, and that’s because with those, I get to incorporate technology a lot more,” Goolsby-Eberhart said. “I’ve invested in edible printers, 3D printers using sugar. If somebody tells me they want a cookie with their dog’s picture in the shape of their dog, we can make it happen.”
With the storefront open in Oak Park, the cake creator invites people in to relax and enjoy
“We love kids. We love making it a kidfriendly, mom-friendly space. I have a 7-yearold myself and there were times when I would go to places that looked friendly and inviting and colorful, and I’d get in and I’d feel so tense and awkward like I have to make sure that my kid is on his Ps and Qs ,” she said.
Customers seem to like what she is put-
ting out there.
“I was in last week. I had kids with me. erybody got something different and evrybody said theirs was really tasty,” said customer Anna Prescott. “I got a mystery box with chocolate chip cookies.”
What’s a mystery box? It’s Goolsby-Eberhart’s dedication to zero waste. For $5 or $10 you can buy a box filled with yesterday’s treats. Win-win.
The one thing that Goolsby-Eberhart says she is still working on is coffee
“If you want black coffee, I’ve got you! If you want good tea, I’m a tea snob. I’ve got an extensive tea collection,” she said.
In the shop, there is an extensive selection of packaged tea, candies, snacks, and cool school supplies that extend the animethemed vibe of the art on the walls
For CrumbCrusher to be a place for a snack, a custom cake, or a long chat with friends is just what Goolsby-Eberhart ordered.
RISÉ SANDERS WEIR
Chelsea Goolsby-Eberhart
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T he Handel nual f estival now entering its 26th It celebrates and his musi Evanston’s Park event is org Northway and Charles Chauncey Northway is tion, as he Inc. is “absolutely committed to assisting in bringing of artists to make the ful, one musical note at a time!
This year, Handel Week F reco gnizing Henry Griffin, 25, and Norah Lougachi, 18. Griffin and Lougachi are tw have been dedicated to their craft from a young age.
to a world of new opportunities and suc cesses.
Grif fin, a rising baritone in the graduated from the Manhattan School of Music and is cu Eastman School of Music as the P. Fountain F
T he Oak Pa musically rich en David Grif fin, is a Chicago Symphony Orchestra musician, and his mother, Su san Wa gner Opera orchestra.
Grif fin pl and jazz ensemble when he was a student at Oak Pa School. He also studied piano with local teacher Hannah Chicago Children’s Choir for eight years. About his participation, Griffin is grateful for the oppor tunity
“I am so grateful to Dennis Northway and the Handel Week Festival for this oppor tunity to conduct these Baroque g ems and to collaborate with such f antastic ar tists — in my hometown,” Grif fin said.
Grif fin has been named the Mark & Randi Ravitts Conducting Fellow for the Festival -- an honor for a gifted musician. He will conduct two pieces at the
the rise in Oak Park
ed at the 26th annual Handel Week Festival.
music study at Nor thwester n University this fall.
According to Northway, Lougachi was “the clear exceptional candidate and compelling choice” due to her “maturity of musicianship and excellent sightreading skills, along with her beautiful Soprano voice.” After she graduates in June, she plans to double major in Voice and French.
Henry Griffin and Norah Loug achi both have things in common: they will perfor m at the Handel Week Festival and graduate from their respective schools this year. As fellow Oak Park natives, it is only appropriate for the neighborhood to take pride in their hard work and dedication during this exciting time.
T he festival will take place at Pilg rim Cong re gational Church, 460 Lake St. in Oak Pa rk .
in six dif ferent choirs at her school, perfor med in the chorus of the Joffery Ballet’s Nutcrack er in Chicago, and participated in another choir under John Williams and the Boston Pops at the prestigious Tanglewood Festival.
Loug achi will sing with the Handel Week Festival Chorus at Concer t III on Sunday, March 1.
L oug achi has been awarded the S uzanne and Charles Wells Choral Scholarship from Handel Festival Week along with a scholarship toward fur ther
HENRY GRIFFIN
NORAH LOUGACHI
