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West Side natives looking to bring cannabis cra grower to Austin

Previous such e or ts stalled

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Event org anizer and Austin native Juan Teague is teaming up with fellow West Sider Rawle Stewart to try to open a cannabis craft grower business at the long-vacant Austin Moo & Oink location, 4848 W. Madison St.

Craft growers are smaller-scale cultivation facilities that sell their products to dispensaries rather than to customers directly. While multiple entities have tried to open cannabis craft growers and other cannabis businesses on the West Side, most of them haven’t succeeded.

Austin Weekly News has not been able to get much information on the applicants, and Teague did not respond to a request for comment by deadline. But Teague and Stewart will hold a community meeting about their proposal on March 16 at West Austin Development Center, 4920 W. Madison St. The meeting be gins at 6 p.m.

Taliaferro heading for a runo

By IGOR STUDENKOV and MICHELLE MEYER Staff Reporter / AustinTalks

Incumbent Ald. Chris Taliafer ro (29th) is poised to go into a runof f

against activist and for mer supporter C.B. Johnson after the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners counted the write-in votes, shrinking his lead. In order to avoid the runof f, one of the

candidates must earn at least one more vote than 50% of all votes cast. While Taliafer ro was above that threshold on

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Election Day, mail-in ballots and write-in votes that have been counted since then reduced his vote share. With the total of 9,782 votes in as of this issue’s print deadline, the incumbent would need to ear n 4,892 votes to avoid the runof f – and, at 4,868 votes, he is currently 24 votes shor t. Board of Elections spokesperson Max Bever said told Austin Weekly News that the final results won’ t be declared until March 15 because they will need to count all the mail-in ballots postmarked on Feb. 28 that ar rive on March 14 – but he didn’t expect those straggler ballots to make much difference.

Meanwhile, the race for the third seat on 15th Police District Council is now undecided. While resident Darius Newsome originally had the thirdhighest number of votes, with Car malita Earls coming in a close four th, the dif ference between them shrank until they were tied at 2,244 votes on March 10. Neither got any more votes since then. Bever said he was looking into what would happen if the two candidates remain tied, but he didn’t have the answer by deadline.

Voters can already submit applications for mail-in ballots T he r unof f election is on April 4.

On Election Day, Taliafer ro ear ned 50.51% of the vote while Johnson ear ned 40.45%. T he third candidate on the ballot, Corey Dooley-Johnson, ear ned 8.95%. T he mail-in ballots brought in more votes for all three candidates, but the cumulative ef fect of it was that Taliafer ro’s lead gradually decreased.

Two people mounted write-in campaigns for 29th ward -- 29th Ward Re publican committeeman Walter Adamczyk, who withdrew from the race after his nominating petitions were challenged , and faith leader Lisa Brown Newman. Brown Newman’s campaigned more visibly, putting up campaign signs and taking part in candidate forums.

On March 8, Johnson’s campaign issued a press release stating that it was their understanding that Brown Newman got “well over 139 write-in votes,” which

they believed was enough to push the race into r unof f ter ritory. On the mor ning of March 12, he and Cong. Danny Davis (D-7) who endorsed Johnson, held a press conference at the Board of Elections of fices, urging them to declare the results as soon as possible.

“We are 14 days into a r unof f, and we have not had any kind of info rmation, so we don’ t know which way to go,” said Johnson, as he stood outside of the city election of fice at 69 W. Washington St., Cong ressman Davis at his side

“We are urging the board to hur ry up and give us a clear answer, so that the voters can know that they have the oppor tunity to vote ag ain,” Davis said.

T he Board of Elections released the write-in totals later that day. Adamczyk got a mere six votes, while Brown Newman got 106 – but that still meant that the candidates on the ballot now had smaller shares of the vote

As of March 12, there were 634 outstanding mailin vote ballots in the 29th Ward. Bever previously told Austin Weekly News that he expects that some of those ballots won’ t be retur ned. On March 12, he said that he didn’t expect to g et many ballots on March 13 and 14.

“We still have to wait until March 14th to acce pt all late ar riving but properly postmarked Vote By Mail ballots, though we don’ t expect more than a handful coming back on Monday and Tuesday, and they will be processed and counted as soon as they ar rive,” Bever said.

Taliafer ro said he doesn’t expect the remaining vote to make much dif ference.

“Of course, it’s no position any alderman wants to be in, but I look forward to r unning a strong r unof f campaign to continue re presenting the 29 th ward,” he said.

During Sunday’s press conference, Johnson expressed frustration with how long it took to tally up the ballots

“Voters are calling me every day. T hey are very concer ned what’s going on, what’s the process, what’s happening, and I can’ t tell them because I don’ t know,” said Johnson,

He said that, if he were elected alderman next month, he would fight for a change in election voting to a ranking system to avoid runof fs in the future.

“Democracy in action is when the citiz ens have the oppor tunity to exercise their right to vote,” Johnson said. “To vote is your voice. Your voice is your vote.”

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West and South Side housing reimagined in Chicago architectural competition

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

Ask yourself, “What makes a place a home?”

That is the question Tatiana Bilbao, founder of the award-winning architecture fir m Tatiana Bilbao Studio, asks viewers of her fir m’s proposed design for a six-flat building. It reflects on how a building can be designed to respond to dif ferent households and foster a sense of community, some of the goals the City of Chicago aims to achieve through an architectural design competition called Come Home Bilbao’s proposal is one of 42 housing designs that could be built in vacant lots in communities like East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Auburn Gresham, Woodlawn, Bronzeville and Englewood. Par tnering with the Chicago Architecture Center, the city invited national and inter national architecture fir ms to propose designs for single-family homes, two- and three-flats, rowhouses and six-flats planned for the South and West Sides.

On Tuesday, 42 of the best designs were presented at the Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E. Wacker Dr. Many of the designs feature moder n facades, green spaces, flexible layouts, sustainable materials, and shared amenities like rooftops, courtyards, gardens and multiple-use rooms

“How do you grow neighborhoods in an inclusive manner?” asked Maurice D. Cox, Commissioner of the city’s Department of Planning and Development. Cox added the initiative aims to rejuvenate West and South Side neighborhoods, foster home ownership and grow af fordable housing

The city agency is one of the partners behind this community development initiative along with the Department of Housing. Cox said these designs will help create “a laboratory for what new neighborhoods in

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In the next phase of the competition, a jury of expert leaders will select the best ideas that will be featured in a patter n book city planners and developers can use to build innovative housing in Chicago.

Further more, the city plans to pair the winning fir ms with real estate developers to build anywhere from 30 to 100 housing units in vacant lots provided by the city later this year. Cox said this initiative will move forward even after Mayor Lori Lightfoot steps out of of fice in May.

“We have the tools, we have the resources, both financial and land.” he said. “The amount of community ownership and expectation is intense.”

With this initiative, the city aims to rejuvenate West and South Side neighborhoods, a challenge that calls for responding to varying housing needs, the current infrastructure and character of each community

“It’s a big challenge to make the block feel cohesive and the streets feel safe,” said Mimi Hoang. Hoang is co-founding partner of the architecture fir m nArchitects,

partly responsible for the renovation of Chicago’s Navy Pier in 2016.

“Which is why it’s not just one project [that is needed].”

Nader Tehrani, principal of NADAAA, said “housing remains an understudied discipline in the United States, unlike academies in Europe” adding participating in the design competition was a “no-brainer.” His fir m’s design includes a six-flat unit that was split into two to create a common courtyard that promotes a sense of community among neighbors

While the next phase aims to match developers who are interested in building the winning design, Cox said financial incentives for developers are tied to af fordability so these housing options remain accessible.

“For us the whole idea is to try to repopulate neighborhoods and invite people who left to come home,” Cox said.

A public exhibition of all designs will be on display at the Chicago Architecture Center until March 26. Residents are invited to provide feedback through the Chicago Architecture Center’s website, where an online exhibition is also available.

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Phase III includes ve 4-bedroom townhomes at 505-513 S. Francisco Ave.

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

The last five homes planned as part of Har rison Row, an af fordable for-sale home development on previously vacant stretches of Har rison Street, Cong ress Parkway and Francisco Avenue, is nearing completion.

The project is a collaboration between Structured Development and Fain’s LCC, a Black-owned, East Garfield Park development fir m. The city granted them zoning changes to allow them to build Shops at Big Deahl, a mixed-income development near the for mer site of the Cabrini Green public housing development. In retur n, they had to make 20% of all the units af fordable, but they were able to build 40 of those units of fsite in communities that faced the prospect of gentrific ation-driven displacement. The units must be af fordable to residents ear ning 120% of the Area Median Income for the Chicagoland re gion.

The first phase, which was of ficially completed in March 2021, included seven threebedroom houses at 2849-59 W. Cong ress Pkwy. Phase II was originally supposed to

include the remaining 33 homes, but the developers ended up splitting the phase into two parts. For the newly minted Phase II, they worked with Kinexx Modular Construction company to build 14 duplexes, or 28 units total, along Har rison Street. T hey were built in 2022 using the modular construction method, where each floor was assembled of f-site and put to g ether on site, which sped up construction.

T he remaining five three-story homes, which are being built on the stretch of Francisco Avenue between Cong ress Parkway and Har rison Street sites, are now part of Phase III. Each house will have four bedrooms, with the design similar to Phase I.

Jeff Ber ta, Structured Development’s senior director of real estate development, told Austin Weekly News they decided not to go with modular design for those homes because they felt a more traditional construction method would work better for the site’s dimensions

Mike Drew, Structured Development’s founder, previously said the Har rison Row Townhomes were working-class housing

“Teachers, police of ficers, firefighters, healthcare professionals, factory workers — they form the backbone of our city, yet they typically struggle to find af fordable workforce housing,” he said. “Ironically, their income levels disqualify them for low-income housing options, but they don’t ear n enough to af ford market-rate homes,

especially those that are newly constructed and large enough to accommodate a family.”

Ber ta said the Phase III townhomes will sell for $249,000.

He said they reached out to local churches, schools and nonprofit org anizations to let potential buyers know about the oppor tunity, and they got a good response

So far, he said, nine people bought homes across the two phases, and two more are in the closing process Since the buyers had never owned homes before, there was some lear ning curve, but Ber ta said they have accounted for that.

“The response has been very good for the owners that moved in,” he said.

“They ’re new homeowners, so there’s education process -- so we’re working with them, answering their questions and helping them adopt to the new home ownership situation.”

Phase III is expected to be finished by the end of March

“We look forward to bringing all 40 homes to this neighborhood” Ber ta said. “As we’ve said from the be ginning when we star ted construction, this is building up the neighborhood. We want to give 40 f amilies an ability to own a home at an affordable price and we think this is a great way to do it. We look forward to stabilizing this neighborhood by providing affordable single-f amily homes.”

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Traveling abroad can have deadly consequences

The first time I visited Mexico was in 1974. I was 20 years old. A friend, who had moved from Chicago to Phoenix, drove us in her car to the border. A lot of the details are hazy, but I do remember war nings about not driving one’s car too far into Mexico because back then, deceptive Mexican nationals would take your car and it would end up becoming a taxi. I do remember miles and miles of deser t before we ar rived in No g ales. Though it was just the two of us, it was a very long and rough ride.

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If it were going to be a medical procedure for the only female in the SUV, it would have been something other than a tummy tuck. Whatever the procedure, there’s no way I’m going to believe that somebody would have a procedure done and then attempt to spend 23 hours on the road to get back home. Especially when you have to sit on your behind to make that ride home! Also why would a female travel with three males for any kind of procedure? That ain’t passing my “sniff ” test.

Speaking of rough rides, when I was 35 and gave bir th to my son prematurely, he remained in the hospital after I was released. I remember taking the bus to the hospital every day to see him and the excruciating pain of having had a C-section and having to travel sitting upright. The CTA ride was probably 45 minutes but it was a painful 45 minutes.

The last time I was in a SUV with numerous other adults on a road trip was probably 10 years ago when I traveled to a wedding in Minneapolis. It was a six-hour ride, and although we were in an SUV, it was still an uncomfortable jour ney. I give all this background because I’m fixing to make some suppositions about the four Black Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico

Although four individuals crossed the border, a fifth person was left at the motel because she alle gedly didn’t have the proper ID to leave the country. Since the minivan they were traveling in had North Carolina plates, according to Google maps, it would take about 23 hours to make it to Mexico from there. That is a hell of a long ride to take to get a so-called “tummy tuck.”

But the American border does mean something! Because once they were in another country, America’s rules don’t apply. And sadly, these folks lear ned that the hard way when their vehicle was attacked and two of them were killed.

The after math of the kidnapping was filmed where we saw one male and one female being loaded into the back of a pickup truck. The other two companions had been killed in the attack on the vehicle. Even if they spoke Spanish, they weren’ t in an environment where questions were asked first.

It’s not often that a Black American counts for much. Had the four been Haitian nationals, the kidnapping and murder would have barely made our radar. But they were Americans and the local drug car tel, rather than risk the re percussions that killing “an American” brings, quickly tur ned over five culprits to ne gate the heat that the killings and kidnapping brought about.

Black America is travelling abroad. It would be wise for folks to educate themselves leaving the country because ignorance, as shown by this case, can prove deadly

Nelson Mandela Community Center coming to Austin this fall

Trio purchased building at Cicero and Madison

By MICHELLE ME YER Austin Talks

A new community center in Austin is expected to open this fall that will provide resources including violence prevention, HIV/AIDS testing, housing, job coaching and suppor t for people experiencing substance use disorders.

Co-owners Shrone Conaway and brothers Mar nell and Malcolm Brown purchased the 14unit building at the cor ner of Madison Street and Cicero Avenue with about $500,000 of their own savings

The building will be called the Mandela World Community Center and sits at an intersection on Cicero Avenue that is designated as Mandela Road in honor of Nelson Mandela. That honorary designation was established in 2014.

On a sunny Sunday mor ning early this month, over a do zen of people gathered at the site to celebrate the purchase of the city-block sized building. State Re p. La Shawn Ford vowed to work on getting state funding to help with renovations.

“What’s amazing about this group is they’re actually the very people that understand the population probably better than anybody, because they have their lived experience,” Ford told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Conaway and Mar nell Brown, who are a couple, currently run the org anization To Walk In My Shoes at that location and have provided over 10,000 COVID-19 tests to people on the West Side Malcolm Brown founded the Herber t F. Ballard Foundation, which provides housing for women recovering from substance use disorders. They hope to expand services and resources in the community center.

A beauty, clothing and a community store also cur rently operate on the site Conaway, 55, is still deciding which occupants will be staying and which will be moving on. UIC’s Community Outreach Intervention Projects recently moved out of the building, which will serve as the community center’s main area.

Malcolm Brown, 61, said he’s unsure how long it will take to complete renovations on the almost 30,000-square-foot building. They hope to get funding from the city’s Neighborhood Oppor tunity Fund.

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steps on getting it done, so they can see that we’re building into the community,” he said.

Getting city and local support has been a challenge for the trio, who didn’t receive any assistance to purchase the building. The Brown brothers said they have gotten little help from 28th Ward Ald. Jason Ervin. Ervin won the reelection at the end of February with over 75% of the votes.

“People are dying all year round, not just election time,” Malcolm Brown said.

Ald. Ervin said he has no objection to helping the new community center and said no one reached out to him about the purchase celebration last week. “They invited La Shawn Ford, and he’s not even in that district,” Ervin said.

Marnell Brown, 64, said it’s important for them to provide help in violence prevention, HIV/AIDS, substance use and COVID since he has been personally affected by them all.

He lost a father and brother to AIDS

and has been 20 years sober from heroin, he said. There will be residential units for men recovering from addiction on the second floor ofthe building, where Marnell Brown has lived.

He got the idea to expand their services during the George Floyd protests that happened in summer 2020. On May 31, 2020, West Garfield Park and Austin were hit with looting and fires during the protests.

“What really sparked me was the community came out, banned together. We literally watched Madison Street burn and get looted.”

Howard Brown Health provided COVID tests but left once the protests started happening in the area, Marnell Brown said. Marnell Brown and Conaway – who all grew up on the West Side – said they stepped up and created an outreach team of about 80 people to provide COVID tests to their community. They still are testing about 1,000 people a week by going to schools and nursing homes around the area.

Conaway wants to bring activities for youth and revive the neighborhood.

“We’d like to make this project as beautiful as possible,” Marnell Brown said. “We want people to drive down Mandela Road and we want them to see the Mandela Center and bring them a sign of hope.”

State may invest $5M to renovate Malcolm X. Learning Center

State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th) said funding will give college resources it needs for job training of today’s workforce

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

La Shawn K. Ford, 8th District state rep which covers Austin, announced the House is considering a $5 million appropriation to support renovation costs of Malcolm X. College satellite campus on the West Side.

“If we want to provide residents the educational opportunities they deserve, we have to invest in a 21st century learning infrastructure,” Ford said in a press release last week.

Ford said this investment will expand training opportunities for people on the West Side, including in high-demand careers such as nursing and health care. The $5 million appropriation is included in House Bill 1494

and is under review of the House Appropriations – Higher Education Committee he leads. He said he expects it to be approved

The funds will help support the renovation project of the West Side Lear ning Center at 4624 W. Madison St., adding a new

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The new building space will be used to host large scale continuing education programs focused on health care, digital

literacy, career success, parenting and technology, as suggested by community partners like Build Chicago, Project Exploration, West Side Health Authority and Habilitative Systems, Inc. It is expected the community center will have the capacity to host up to 300 people.

“The West Side of Chicago has a high unemployment rate, and this center will help equip students for living wages in the future,” Ford said, adding that the West Side also has a large number of returning citizens who could benefit from job training opportunities

The renovation project of Malcolm X. College’s West Side Learning Center also includes plans to renovate the nursing and healthcare program lab, classrooms and offices in the future. As part of this project, in 2019 the city college invested $1 million into state-of-the art biology labs that offer students credit courses and certificate programs in healthcare careers such as nursing, community health and patient care

“Any time you develop a stronger community college, it’s always good for the community,” Ford said.

Rendering of the new co mmunity center for teaching and lear ning to be bui lt at Malcolm X. College’s West Side Lear ning Center.

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The Moo & Oink building sat unused since the grocery store chain closed in 2011. In 2016, Thom Alcazar, a businessman with experience in warehousing and supply chain management, expressed interest in using it for Eats Groceries —a warehouse-like store where customers would

order food through touch screens and have it delivered to them. The proposal didn’t ultimately get very far. In 2020, Purely Meat Co., a meat wholesaler, got the zoning approvals that would allow it to move into the building from its current location in West Humboldt Park, 4345 W. Division St., but it didn’t move forward.

Teague is currently working with Batter and Ber ries, a Lincoln Park-based breakfast café at 2748 N. Lincoln Ave., to open the Bruce restaurant and event space in Austin, at 5924 W. Chicago Ave. But that project has run into delays due to rising costs of

construction materials in 2021. There are also alle gations that their first construction contractor scammed them and demolished a roof without per mission.

The city has since tentatively ag reed to give her around $1.9 million in funds from the Austin Commercial Tax Increment Financing District to help with construction costs The ag reement was sent to the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Finance, which must approve it before the full council votes on it. During an Oct. 11, 2022 meeting of the Chicago Community Development Commission, she said she

still intended to complete the projects.

So far, all attempts to open a craft grower on the West Side have failed. According to the Illinois De par tment of Ag riculture, Urban Synerg y, which is owned by Jose ph Stanford, of the South Side’s AuburnGresham neighborhood, got a license to open a facility in Nor th Lawndale, at 45004512 W. Fillmore St. But they never got as far as going before the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals – a necessary ste p in the application process before they can star t construction.

Canna B Growth LLC, which is co-owned by Karen Riley and Lafayette Williams, of the South Loop, and Finis Collier, of East Garfield Park, planned to open a craft grower in West Garfield Park, at 4411 W. Car roll St. Their application got as far as the ZBA, originally going before the board on Jan. 17, 2021. But the applicant requested continuances several times and withdrew their application in December 2021.

Clade9 Chicago LLC, which was looking to open a craft grower at 5851 W. Dickens Ave., across the Milwaukee District West Metra Line tracks from Austin, not only made it to the ZBA but got the application approved on Oct. 16, 2020. But nothing came of that, either. According to the Illinois Secretary of State records, the company was involuntarily dissolved ef fective Aug. 12, 2022.

Other cannabis businesses haven’t done any better. The De par tment of Ag riculture approved applications for two cannabis infusers in West Humboldt Park, at 4429 W. Division St. - Chicago Greenz LLC and Treatmints LLC. The corporate records show that those entities have dif ferent groups of owners.

The only exceptions to this trend are cannabis transpor tation companies Piff Patch opened in Austin, at 5250 W. Nor th Ave., and Runway Lo gistics Services Inc opened on the edge of East Garfield Park, at 700 N. Sacramento Blvd.

So far, all attempts to open a craf t grower on the West Side have failed.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY

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823 NORTH WALLER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 4, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30

AM on April 5, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 823 NORTH WALLER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-05-430-013-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $83,116.50.

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

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, 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 MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 651-6700.

Please refer to file number 22-008940.

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.

MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC

ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250 Chicago IL, 60601 312-651-6700

E-Mail: AMPS@manleydeas.com

Attorney File No. 22-008940

Attorney Code. 48928

Case Number: 2022 CH 03987

TJSC#: 43-128

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 03987

I3214453

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY

DIVISION MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC F/K/A REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.

Plaintiff,

-v.RODNEY YOUNG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LAURA D. TURNER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LAURA D. TURNER (DECEASED)

Defendants 2022 CH 06957

4731 W RACE 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 5, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30

AM on April 10, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 4731 W RACE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16-10-110-010-0000

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 the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within 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.

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, 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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. 14-22-05105

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 06957

TJSC#: 43-206

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 06957

I3214422

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE GE-WMC ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1

Plaintiff, -v.DIANA L. ALMA, TERRENCE TERRELL, 4024-26 W. DIVISION CONDOMINIUMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants

2022 CH 02619

4024 WEST DIVISION STREET 303 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 14, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 14, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 4024 WEST DIVISION STREET 303, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-03-235-0461009

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 the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876 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. 14-22-02085

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 02619

TJSC#: 42-4728

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 02619

I3215064

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

INC. Plaintiff, -v.WANDA CARTER, AKA WANDA C. CARTER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CITIMORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HAROLD E. CARTER, AKA HAROLD CARTER, AKA HAROLD EARL CARTER, SR,., DECEASED , WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HAROLD E. CARTER, AKA HAROLD CARTER, AKA HAROLD EARL CARTER, SR., DECEASED

Defendants 2022 CH 01421 1301 NORTH PARKSIDE 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 January 18, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 19, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 1301 NORTH PARKSIDE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-05-223-0180000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $91,206.42.

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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 MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 651-6700. Please refer to file number 22-002673. 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. MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC

ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250 Chicago IL, 60601 312-651-6700

E-Mail: AMPS@manleydeas.com

Attorney File No. 22-002673

Attorney Code. 48928

Case Number: 2022 CH 01421

TJSC#: 43-426

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 01421

I3215526

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT TRUST IV; Plaintiff, vs. N & J DREAMS, LLC; FELICIA ACOSTA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 8031

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-09-314-014-0000. Commonly known as 162 North Pine Ave., Chicago, IL 60644. 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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W22-0036

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3215226