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Job fair, expungement seminar set for this week

PLCCA, Monroe Foundation team for events

By SAM TUCKER Contributing Reporter

A background friendly job fair and a criminal record sealing and expungement seminar will be taking place in Proviso Township this week and are open to West Siders.

The events will be held at the Maywood Library and the Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action this week.

The PLCCA and the Monroe Foundation are partnering to host two no-cost events for people with criminal background records. On Wednesday, March 12, a back ground friendly job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Maywood Public Library. On Saturday, March 15, organizers will be hosting a seminar on criminal background expungement and sealing information at 411 W. Madison St., the PLCCA headquarters.

The PLCCA is a social advocacy non-profit that supports low-income residents with education, supportive services and training. The council serves the West Side as well as Proviso and Leyden Townships. These two events are part of their initiatives to support people who have been previ-

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Visitors at the unveiling of artist Chi Nwosu’s mural at the Gar eld Park Conservator y on March 9.

By JESSIC A MORDAC Q Staff Reporter

On March 9, Garfield Park Conservatory unveiled a new mural, “A Place to Grow Our Souls” by Chi Nwosu, a Black, queer artist. In the hallway between the conservatory’s indoor Desert House and the outdoor City Garden, the mural features a variety of plants seen throughout the conservatory – like echinacea, pond lilies and eastern prickly pear – reflecting nature and interconnectedness.

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West Sub appeals revoked accreditation, residents remain in limbo

Uncer tainy continues, resident doctors consider options

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By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

After the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education – the nonprofit that ensures resident doctors deliver safe and high-quality care during graduate education programs – withdrew West Suburban Medical Center’s accreditation Jan. 21, nearly 30 residents in the hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program started scrambling to find another institution to finish out their education before West Sub’s accreditation ends June 30. Program faculty helped residents apply elsewhere. Kirtan Patel, a first-year resident at West Suburban, applied to AdventHealth’s Hinsdale and La Grange locations, both of which of fered him a spot in their family medicine programs. This, however, was under the assumption that federal Medicare funding that hospitals get for residents’ education would move with residents to a new hospital.

AdventHealth Hinsdale revoked Patel’s offer early last month after the director and associate directors of West Suburban’s Family Medicine Residency Program –which has existed for about 50 y ears and is now the hospital’s only graduate medical program – told residents that the hospital wouldn’t let them take federal funding with them.

Altogether, several hospitals revoked offers for about half of West Suburban’s resident doctors.

As residents decide how to proceed, West Suburban announced March 7 that it would appeal its withdrawn ACGME accreditation. The statement didn’t mention whether the hospital would release federal funding to its residents, and Dr. Manoj Prasad, CEO of West Suburban Medical Center, didn’t respond to a request for com-

ment by time of publication.

“We look forward to defending our record and showcasing the strength of our residency program during the ACGME appeals process. We are also reviewing the notification for er rors or inaccurate information,” Prasad said in a statement.

“While we prepare our appeal, the current residency program will continue. For residents who wish to transfer to another hospital, we will work with them to provide the support they need in a transition.”

Now, resident doctors are sending emails to multiple Chicagoland hospitals, asking them again to take them in – even if they can’t bring federal funding with them and an accredited hospital must cover the cost of the remainder of a resident’s education.

Residents are also asking Prasad to release Medicare funding that would make it easier to continue their education in-state, and within the family medicine specialty. Residents said they haven’t heard updates from him about their funding since they were told it wouldn’t follow them a month ago.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty now,” Patel said.

West Suburban’s Family Medicine Residency Program could continue if another hospital volunteered to absorb the program – something West Suburban leaders were “shocked and appalled” to learn, according to the statement, that residents were working toward over the last year

According to the statement, the law firm re presenting Resilience Healthcare – which bought West Suburban and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 2022 –sent a cease-and-desist letter March 6 to Dr. Paul Luning, chief medical officer at PCC Community Wellness Center. West Suburban contracts PCC for services, and PCC hosts doctors doing their residency at West Suburban through one of its four sites

The West Suburban statement accuses Luning of organizing a campaign to force Prasad to sell the hospital and advising Family Medicine Residency Program leadership to discourage potential residents

from coming to West Suburban. By time of publication, Luning did not respond to a request for comment from Growing Community Media, the parent company of Austin Weekly News and Wednesday Journal.

What accreditation loss means

Patel’s partner is a resident at a Chicago hospital, so he’d like to stay in the area. But to transfer to another hospital without Medicare funding, Patel would need to find an institution with an open spot that’s funded by that institution’s Medicare money

Though a couple West Suburban residents were accepted for open spots at Chicago hospitals – where a resident quit, or the hospital had federal funding to pay for their education – there are no more open family medicine residency spots in the 33 Illinois hospitals that have a family medicine program. If these hospitals don’t create new residency spots and find a way to fund them, West Suburban residents will need to find open family medicine spots out-of-state Or they can undergo the matching process again.

Every year, medical school graduates rank hospitals around the country where they want to carry out their multi-year residency, and hospitals do the same for graduates who applied to their institution. Graduates had to submit their choices to the National Resident Matching Program on March 5.

So, at the end of last month, Patel reapplied to family medicine residency programs in Chicago as a first-year resident, again.

“This was time sensitive. If I had missed this opportunity and not applied to the match and banked on [Prasad] releasing the funding, I have no backup … he could theoretically release the funding in May or June. The lack of transparency is very frustrating.”

If Patel doesn’t match with a Chicago hospital later this month, he plans to scramble and find any open first-year positions in the city, even if they aren’t in family medicine –his chosen specialty.

“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,” Dominic Robolino, a first-year resident, previously told GCM.

“I’m doing everything I can to stay in Chicago, but we’re getting no communication from our CEO in terms of what his plans are with our funding – if he ever plans to release our funding,” Patel said.

Though not illegal, withholding funding isn’t standard practice. Family Medicine Residency Program participants have contacted all 33 Illinois family medicine programs and said that no one leading those programs knew that it was legal for a hospital to hold onto federal funding for residents who are displaced by program closure.

According to the Centers for Medicare

and Medicaid Services, when there’s a hospital or program closure, residents can go to any hospital that can take them. And there is no CMS requirement for transferring Medicare funds with residents – a decision that is at Prasad’s discretion, though there’s been no conversation about where he stands.

“There’s really no way to communicate our concer ns to him and for him to tell us his plans,” Patel said. Residents said they’re trying to organize meetings with Prasad’s lawyer and their union lawyer, but nothing has been scheduled yet. “We want him to discuss it with us.”

According to Patel, May is likely the earliest that West Suburban would hear back from the ACGME about if its appeal is accepted But not all residents are hoping that it is

“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 an education that staying here for an extra year isn’t going to make you well equipped to go out there and save lives,” Harleen Multani, a third-year resident and chief resident, previously told GCM. “I think everyone is just hoping that [Prasad] will release the funds and they can move on with their lives.”

“It sucks that this program is closing because it’s a low-resource area and a lot of us came to this program because we wanted to serve this community,” Patel said. But “we’ve seen the institution itself is not an appropriate place to train residents.”

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Nonpro ts navigate federal budget cuts, policy changes

Utopia hosts a Zoom meeting to discuss how nonpro ts can survive

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

There are about 80,000 nonprofits in I llinois that, in total, employ one million people. And on Chicago’s West Side, nonprofits make up about 25% of the econom y.

But those numbers could change as the recently created United States Department of Gover nment Efficiency has laid of f thousands of gover nment employees, claimed over $50 billion in budg et cuts and shifted policy Such developments are likely to disproportionately affect nonprofits, which de pend on federal funding and par tnerships

Valerie Leonard, founder of Nonprofit Utopia – a West Side organization that helps other nonprofits build capacity –hosted a Zoom meeting at the end of last month, when Re p. Danny Davis, local exper ts and community members discussed how nonprofits will likely be impacted and strategies to navig ate a new presidential administration.

“The state has identified $1.88 billion in federal grants that have not been dispersed,” Ralph Mar tire, executive director at the Center for Budget and Tax Accountability, said on the Zoom call. That money “covers everything from supporting small business and solar development to veterans, AIDS prevention and help, mental health, developmental disabilities, support for senior citizens, support for children. ”

“This is just a snapshot of what could be coming our way,” Mar tire added. “All of it will create significant ne gative economic multipliers that will reduce our private sector growth in the next few years.”

Marc J. Lane, president of the Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, is an expert on government and nonprofit structures and has helped write legislation to support nonprofits.

“In Illinois, 67% of 990-filers that get gover nment grants would be at risk without them,” Lane said on the Zoom call.

And while gover nment funding is vital to most nonprofits, federal policies are also affecting these organizations. President Donald Trump has issued executive orders to prohibit progr ams that advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

“That’s the hallmark of many nonprofits,” Lane said. “The populations they

serve are marginalized populations in disinvested communities, in many cases.”

“My cong ressional district has more nonprofits on average than many other places because of who the people are who live here,” ag reed Davis, who re presents the 7th District that covers part of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, Oak Park and Forest Park

What can nonpro ts do?

Within the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats are actively working to address the current stall in federal funding.

“We keep preparing and working every day, pushing back,” Davis said. He is a member of the House’s Ways and Means Committee, which influences tax policy. “Democrats have a strateg y. We are unified. The one thing we have been pleased about has been the unification of our group, of our party.”

Working together could transcend House Democrats, spilling into the local nonprofit community.

“In this country, as it was evolving into a country, people would form things and do things themselves, and not wait for the government to do them,” Davis said.

Others on the Zoom call ag reed, suggesting that nonprofits mobilize and form coalitions.

“Nonprofits are increasingly backing away from advocacy for fear of retaliation, for fear of being conspicuous,” Lane said. But, he added, existing laws allow public charities to lobby, and for private foundations to fund such charities.

“There are ample opportunities for nonprofits to coalesce, do that which is in their collective best interest, and secure funding from foundations and individuals and others who care about this stuf f and see the nonprofit community as the vanguard of change,” Lane said.

Nonprofits can also increase earned revenue by emphasizing their core competencies and underutilized assets, diversifying funding sources so they can depend less on federal dollars.

“There are techniques and structures and designs that allow you to [leverage] those businesses and different entities that are not dependent upon tax deductible or tax exemption, where the revenue would drive your programming or be reinvested in the growth of that social enterprise,” Lane said.

Lane, Davis and Martire also suggest that nonprofits engage with the private sector for funding and, above all, remaining confident.

“We need to have hope,” Lane said. “We also need to plan for things that may not go in a better direction.”

Nonprofits that are looking to network with each other and learn more about getting local support can attend a symposium next month that is hosted by the Cook County Commission of Social Innovation –which creates actionable social policy recommendations for the county board – and the nonprofit, Social Enterprise Chicago. The symposium will be held at UIC, 750 S. Halsted St., on April 4 from 8 a.m. to noon. It is free to attend and those who are interested can re gister at https://www.eventb rite.com/e/social-enterprise-2025-tickets-1238168759089.

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ously incarcerated, organizers said.

“We would like to service our clients with some jobs that give them meaningful employment and jobs that they can actually work. A lot of people are discriminated against because of their backgrounds, so this allows them to get a chance to see that there is hope that there are employers out here,” said Rashad Williams, the director of intervention and prevention services at the PLCCA.

The job fair, which is open to the public, will have 18 employers, job resources and job training opportunities. Employers’ fields include medical, packaging, logistics, manufacturing and transportation. The event will also include a barber training school and resources for expungement and sealing of criminal background records, organizers said.

The expungement and record sealing seminar on March 15, will include a seminar conducted by Cabrini Green Legal Aid, a county-wide support organization that provides legal services to individuals who have been ne gatively impacted by the

criminal justice system. During the seminar, attendees can learn about the process and eligibility criteria for sealing and expungement.

The seminar is intended for residents of Maywood, Bellwood and Broadview communities. Attendees for this event must be three years out of prison and have completed their probation and conditions of release, according to organizers Re gistration is not required for the events.

Williams said at the PLCCA’s re-entry department, where they help individuals navigate life post-incarceration, the largest barrier for people with criminal backgrounds is employment.

“If all I know is crime, then I’m gonna go back to crime. That’s most of the clients that we serve, so I like to say you give a man a plate, he’s gonna eat. If you give a man a job, he’s going to work,” Williams said.

Organizers said the hurdles are vast for job-seekers with a background. Williams said a majority of their clients are seeking employment, expungement and sealing, so the events go “hand-in-hand”.

A 2023 study by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority tracked employment for 4,430 people who exited Illinois prisons in 2018 and found a 46% rate of unemployment in the sample group through 2021. The unemployment rate for the state in 2024 was 5.2% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The study found the average annual income for the returning citizens to be $8,998, lower than the current federal poverty level. The study also noted a higher proportion of Black returning citizens received lower wages and less employment than other races in the sample group.

In Illinois, not all records can be sealed or expunged. Expunged records are basically removed from public record, and sealing only allows law enforcement and courts to see an individual’s criminal background record.

Shavonna Cross, the associate director of training and employ-

ment services, said their team aimed to have an event that put job seekers face-toface with background friendly employers. Having an in-person job fair allows attendees to learn the reasons why they might be denied a role, instead of just getting an email or message stating their application was denied due to a background check.

“If you want to empower individuals that are returning citizens, give them opportunities for employment,” Cross said.

“If you’re wanting them to return and contribute to the economic system and society, but saying you can’t do anything, you can’t work, you can’t do this, you can’t do that because of the background -- how are they supposed to contribute?” she said.

Org anizers said participants should bring a resume and to dress professionally. If professional attire is needed, the PLCCA has a free-closet with business

professional clothing. For more infor mation or questions about the expungement and sealing seminar call Ralph Dunbar at 312-217-3948. Find more information about the PLCCA’s progr ams including job readiness and youth and f amily support on their website here.

Find out more

■ https://www.plcca.org/

■ https://themonroefoundation.org/ business/

■ https://www.cgla.net/about-us

■ https://icjia.illinois.gov/researchhub/ articles/employment-of-individuals-afterr elease-from-illinois-prisons--employeecharacteristics-occupations-and-wages/

■ https://www.bls.gov/lau/ (Link to US Labor Statistics - might not be needed for the print article)

Dilapidated Wright home in Austin makes list of most endangered

Architect’s only West Side house in jeopardy

By LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporter

Last week Preservation Chicago announced its annual Chicago 7 list, identifying the city’s most endangered historic buildings. Prominent on the list is the only home designed on the West Side by Frank Lloyd Wright. The future of the dilapidated house is precarious.

Since 2003 the non-profit group, which advocates for historic preservation, has sounded the alar m on historic buildings that are in danger of being lost.

The group hopes that identifying the buildings will motivate stakeholders and the public to offer the support necessary to save the buildings from demolition.

Ward Miller, Richard H. Driehaus Executive Director of Preservation Chicago, notes that the timing of the announcement coincides with the incorporation of the city of Chicago on March 4 and aligns with construction season in the hopes that the list’s publication will inspire people to stabilize the buildings.

“As we’re celebrating our city, it’s good to remind people that there’s a lot of need out there. So many people think of Chicago as America’s city of architecture, but people don’t realize that some of our landmarks can be in peril,” said Miller

Frank Lloyd Wright’s J.J. Walser House at 42 N. Central Ave. in Austin is on this year’s list. The home was built in 1903 for printing company executive Joseph Jacob Walser. It

J.J. Walser House at 42 N. Central Ave. in Austin.

e J.J. Walser House at 42 N. Central Ave. in Austin.

is one of only five existing Wright-designed Prairie structures in Chicago and is the only Wright-designed single-family home on the West Side

Since the death of owner Anne Teague in 2019, the home’s future has been precarious Before her death, she had a reverse mortgage on the home. That reverse mortgage and pending foreclosure proceedings are complicating efforts to save the home.

Anne and Hurley Teague purchased the house in 1970, and Hurley, a contractor, worked to stabilize the home, which had seen many alterations to Wright’s original design under previous owners.

The house was named a Chicago Landmark in 1981, a designation that prohibits demolition and requires approval for exterior changes. In 2013, the home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP.)

Miller said that with the death of Teague, and the Covid pandemic the full breadth of the condition of the house was not known. Not only has the house suffered exterior deterioration, but the interior has been ransacked and there is significant water damage.

“Most of the time, Frank Lloyd Wright houses are extremely valuable, but this is in an area that’s seen disinvestment, and it needs a lot of work,” said Miller

“This is not a property that you’ll tur n around and sell for half a million dollars, but it needs a million dollars to repair and stabilize This is really going to take a special kind of person.”

The foreclosure proceedings and the impacts of a reverse mortgage are complicating efforts to find a new owner and steward for the house

Preservation Chicago has partnered with the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, Landmarks Illinois and Austin Coming Together to monitor the conditions of the house and work with the mortgage company, financial firm and City of Chicago to expedite the foreclosure process in hopes of getting a new owner for the home.

The advocacy groups are working to help out-of-state banks and mortgage stakeholders understand that the home is in dire need of stabilization and that there is not time to let the process run its usual course

As a NRHP-listed property, the house is a certified historic structure and a qualified rehabilitation project undertaken by future owners could qualify for federal and state historic tax credits to help finance the muchneeded repairs.

“This is a project that would really give back to the community. We want it to be a landmark and a point of pride for the neighborhood and the entire West Side,” said Miller

The complete list of Preservation Chicago’s Chicago 7, 2025 Most Endangered Buildings can be viewed at https://www. preservationchicago.org/chicago-7/#

■ The Delaware Building

■ Clarence Dar row Memorial Bridge

■ J.J. Walser House

■ Olivet Baptist Church

■ Central Manufacturing District Clock Tower

■ Western Boulevard Industrial Buildings

■ St. Martin’s Church

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Visitors

Artist Chi Nwosu’s mural at Gar eld Park Conservatory.

Nwosu speaks about the new mural.

Gar eld Park Conservator Alliance Exhibit Specialist Onyx Engobor introduces artist Chi Nwosu.

gather for the reception follow ing the unveiling.

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‘Held in the highest esteem’

Tea par ty a unique event for Black and Brown girls

By DEBORAH BAYLISS Contributing Reporter

Black and Brown girls “understood the assignment” as they showed up wearing beautiful white dresses in a wide array of designs for Ase Production’s 5th Annual Uniquely You Tea Party held at Oak Park’s 19th Century Club Sunday after noon.

Held annually under one of five tenants -- friendship, resilience, creativity, culture and leadership -- the event is really a social and emotional workshop where elementary and middle school girls are surrounded by reinforcement to be proud of who they are and that being Black or someone of color, is a beautiful and special thing

Juanta Griffin, Ase Productions executive director, added that because African Americans are sprinkled here and there throughout Oak Park, Black girls are not necessarily aware that they are a part of a larger Black community until they get to junior high school.

Her daughter Yemi Griffin, now in 8th grade, attended Horace Mann Elementary School in northwest Oak Park which is predominantly white.

“So putting on events like the Tea Party is a way to help Black and Brown girls feel seen,” Griffin said.

What started with empowering Black girls in Oak Park has grown over the years to include girls from neighboring communities.

“When we did that we got more girls with more experiences and we got a richer, more fulfilling workshop where the girls are really sharing, “ Griffin said.

Elementary and middle school girls are the focus of the event. With the exception of the 8th grade mothers who took part in the rite of passage ceremony, mothers are not allowed to attend so that girls feel free to express themselves

Ryann Dawson, a junior at Fenwick High School served as emcee for the event. An icebreaker session kicked off the event with 100 or so girls seated at tables covered in white tablecloths, chanting “I love being Black.”

“Speaking up, knowing when to listen, and continuing to learn are three leadership characteristics,” Dawson told the girls, her voice filling the second-floor banquet hall with a kind of “Black girl magic.”

Dawson also introduced the Inaugural 2025 Uniquely You Tea Party Court made up of 8th grade girls referred to as ‘butterflies’ which symbolizes their evolution from middle to high school.

Presented with class and elegance in an upbeat manner to the delight of all in attendance, the court entered the banquet room in step with Kendrick Lamar’s “They Not Like Us.”

Wearing white cowboy hats topped with lights, the court performed a line dance to the popular “Boots on the Ground”

Cook County Board Commissioner Tara Stamps prov ides Oak Park stude nts, including Oliv ia Br yant, an oppor tunity to share what they think being a leader means during the annual Uniquely You Tea Party on March 9. is year’s theme was Leadership and Civic engagement

song with fan popping and audience participation part of their routine

The “It Takes a Village” saying was put into play with people from all walks of life in Oak Park and surrounding communities including elected officials who either sponsored, in some way supported or attended the event.

State Sen. Don Harmon, Oak Park’s village clerk’s office, The Nova Collective, Suburban Unity Alliance and Westgate Flowers sponsored the event. People from the community donated all of the swag bag items that were gifted to the girls.

Khalida Himes, a social worker at Oak Park and River Forest High School and mentor for the event, led this year’s leadership-themed exercise centering around putting the girls in the mindset of creating a product and owning their own company.

“I like being here because a lot of these 8th graders are going to be seeing me next year,” Himes said. “So, it’s really important for them to see a Black woman in the building. I just love being involved with anything that’s going to help them with their social and emotional health.

It was 13-year-old Journi Bolar’s third time taking part in the event.

“I feel special and I learn something every time.”

Sophy and Katara Watson were among the mothers and daughters who took part in what was a tearful, and emotional rite of passage ceremony for the eighth-grade girls.

The ceremony was also an opportunity for words of appreciation, encouragement and support as mothers placed a gold key – symbolic of unlocking the door to the future –around their daughter’s neck.

The daughters in turn presented their mothers with a meaningful bouquet of flowers and a word describing the parenting they’ve received

“This event allows my daughter to be involved culturally and to experience sisterhood,” Sophy said.

Juanta and her own daughter, Yemi, were also part of the rite passage ceremony.

In a touching exchange, Juanta told her daughter that her wish for her was that when she made decisions for herself, that she would also make them for others and also for her community. Yemi expressed her appreciation for her mother’s hard work.

“I love being part of the event,” Yemi told Wednesday Journal prior to the ceremony. “It’s a way for [girls] of color to feel included. They come here and feel supported. My main takeaway is women empowerment. I’m in a room filled with powerful women.”

Tara Stamps. 1st District Cook County commissioner, has been part of the event since the beginning

“Juanta does so much for the community at large,” Stamps said. “Specifically trying to amplify the voices, the images and the self-confidence of Black and Brown girls in the Oak Park community which has a history of being very liberal and welcoming but that’s not always the experience of our girls.”

Vicki Scaman, Oak Park village president, was in attendance, telling Wednesday Journal the event was a display of Black excellence.

What’s behind the big numbers in participation? Griffin said she thinks it’s because people want to connect culturally and belong

“I like cotillion culture,” Griffin said. “That’s a part of our culture that I want to reclaim. This is like a mini cotillion. Our girls deserve to be presented and held in the highest esteem and have beautiful things around them and to dress beautifully. I think this is important for all Black girls.”

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SEARCY CARTER, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ELNORA CARTER, SEARCY CARTER, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ELNORA CARTER, TORREESE CARTER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

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GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 26, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 A.M. on March 27, 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:

PARCEL 1: A PART OF THE FOLLOWING TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS: LOT 12 (EXCEPT THE EAST 32 FEET THEREOF) AND ALL OF LOT 13 IN BLOCK 11 IN COMMUNITY RESUBDIVISION OF CERTAIN LOTS AND PART OF LOTS IN THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES’ SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED APRIL 22, 1946 AS DOCUMENT 13774213, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SAID PART BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 13; THENCE SOUTH A DISTANCE OF 61.45 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE A DISTANCE OF 17.58 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT; THENCE

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PARCEL 2: THE WEST 12.50 FEET OF THE EAST 37.50 FEET OF THE SOUTH 27.18 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND: LOT 12 (EXCEPT THE EAST 32 FEET THEREOF) AND ALL OF LOT 13 IN BLOCK 11 IN COMMUNITY RESUBDIVISION OF CERTAIN LOTS AND PART OF LOTS IN THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES’ SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED APRIL 22, 1946 AS DOCUMENT 13774213, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL 3: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCELS 1 AND 2 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS RECORDED MARCH 24, 1972 AS DOCUMENT 21845538 AND AS GRANTED BY DEED IN TRUST MADE BY CHRISTINA KLAJA TO CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST NUMBER 58367, DATED FEBRUARY 1, 1972 AND RECORDED MARCH 24, 1972 AS DOCUMENT 21845544, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5047 ‘’C’’ W. JACKSON, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-213-1200000

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 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) 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. 14-22-04713

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 11095

TJSC#: 45-465

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022 CH 11095 I3261236

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERITAGE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.-

RONNIE A. BARNES A/K/A RONNIE

BARNES A/K/A RONNIE BARNES SR, AETNA FINANCE COMPANY D/B/A ITT FINANCIAL SERVICES, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants

24 CH 7295

5849-51 WEST OHIO 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 5, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 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:

The judgment amount was $119,860.64.

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).

For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 24-101651.

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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 24-101651

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 24 CH 7295

TJSC#: 44-3219

Case # 24 CH 7295 I3261615

BESSIE EARLY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MELINDA J. SMITH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MICHAEL SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MELINDA J. SMITH (DECEASED)

Defendants 2024 CH 07803 128 S PARKSIDE AVENUE

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 January 7, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 11, 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 128 S PARKSIDE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16-17-204-0360000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-24-02617

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2024 CH 07803 TJSC#: 45-104

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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