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Proposed Austin cannabis cra grower gets neighbor pushback

Ald. Ervin asks for more community outreach before he can suppor t project

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

C.B. Johnson promises to unite 29th Ward

Backed by Rep. Davis, Johnson says he’d link diverse ward

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

A minority-owned company looking to open a cannabis craft grower in Austin got pushback and some support during a March 17 community meeting organized by Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) at West Austin Development Center, 4920 W. Madison St. Candence Team is a minority-owned company with two West Side natives among the ownership team – record producer Carl Terrell Mitchell, who raps as Twista, and concer t promoter Rawle Stewar t. The company has two craft grower licenses, and they are looking to open one dispensary on the West Side and one dispensary on the South Side, because they believe that this is where the businesses would do the most good. For the West Side location, they are looking to buy the for mer Moo & Oink grocery store, 4848 W. Madison St., which has been vacant since 2011.

the very demo graphically dif ferent par ts of the ward together.

Hip hop artist Phenom makes a buzz at Lawndale theater

Taliaferro touts growth as he faces sti challenge

International hip hop ar tist and youth mentor PHENOM presents curated event for e Monday Night Buzz.

While incumbent Ald. Chris Taliafer ro, who has held the seat since 2015, got more than 50% of the vote from those who voted on Feb. 28, the margins were close enough that he couldn’t confidently declare victory. The mail-in ballots and write-in votes ultimately pushed Taliaferro into a run-off against Johnson, who ear ned the secondhighest number of votes

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

Standing outside the 3611 W. Cer mak Rd. building, you would not know ar tists are setting up the stage for hip-hop presentations behind the vintage grey stone façade Inside, it is almost like watching a family prepare for a party.

Throughout a recent interview with Austin Weekly News, C.B. Johnson, a candidate in the 29th Ward alder manic runof f, ke pt retur ning to two themes – he would listen to the residents, and he would bring

Throughout the March 17 meeting, co-owners in attendance, as well as event promoter Juan Teague, who is helping them with community outreach, said

Johnson, who heads the Campaign for a Drug-Free West Side, said that, if elected,

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

Ald. Chris Taliafer ro, who has re presented residents of the 29th Ward in the City Council since 2015, wants to continue to build on the ward’s economic infrastructure, improve public safety and

A few young men wearing chunky sneakers, ripped jeans and dreadlocks walked around testing the microphones and setting up small blank canvases on a few tables, covered

expand mental health services In next week’s runof f, residents will decide if the for mer Chicago Police De par tment sergeant gets that oppor tunity as he faces a run of f against community org anizer C.B. Johnson.

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29th Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro canvasses on the 800 block of Parkside Ave.

C.B. Johnson with suppor ters at the Austin Green Line stop.

In Monday night series, Theatre Y brings free events curated by

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Police, faith leaders, local orgs join up for block club gathering

The block club convention will of fer the suppor t and resources they need while fostering relationships between block clubs, he said.

This Saturday’s event is part of the police district’s strateg y to increase public safety by eng aging with community members, providing resources and promoting collaborative relationships between residents and local org anizations

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

Block club leaders and Austin residents are invited to participate in the annual block club convention taking place April 1 at Michele Clark High School, 5101 Har rison St., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is org anized by the community policing body of the Chicago Police De par tment’s 15th district, local faith leaders and community org anizations.

“Block club presidents are in dire need of support,” said Steve M. Epting, pastor of Hope Community Church, and member of the 15th district’s faith-based committee.

“Community, including the faith-based community, come first, businesses come in to help improve the community, and the police is there to just be a connector,” said Sgt. Edg ar Brown of the 15th District. “Community, business, police. That’s the order.”

Block clubs are key to preventing violence in the Austin community, especially in the summer time when crime tends to increase Brown and Epting said. For more than 10 years, the 15th District CAPS and faith leaders have held the 100 Blocks/100 Churches campaign as a way for residents, police of ficers and churches to unite for peace.

Epting said his experience working with the community policing of fice has helped him “look at police in a dif ferent light” and build collaborative relationships that benefit everybody and improve public safety.

“We say in the 15th District faith-based committee that the vision has to be large enough so that everyone can see their place in the work,” Epting said.

The block club convention will include a job fair with employers such as the Chicago Transit Authority and the Chicago Park District offering per manent and summer job oppor tunities for people with a criminal record, young people and other residents.

“A busy body makes for a tired body,” Brown said. “I f you feel good working, you may not have time to really focus on anything else, especially those who may be heading on a wrong path.”

Local nonprofit and faith org anizations such as Build Chicago, Hope Community Church, Jehovah Jireh Ministries, Taproots and Chicago Public Schools Parent University will have booths to inform at-

tendees about programs available to them. A youth symposium, workshops on domestic violence prevention, grant writing and resume writing will also take place.

Brown said the block club convention was created several years ago with the purpose of bringing block residents to gether to resolve issues that af fect them. With as many as 200 residents attending in prior years, the Chicago Alter native Policing Strate gy (CAPS) of fice has found it a great space to share valuable information and services

This year, the Cook County State’s Attorney of fice will host a “Know Your Rights” presentation to educate attendees about their rights. The Illinois Secretary of State will also have a mobile unit providing onsite services for people who need to obtain a state ID

“When the summer comes, when we star t talking about ‘it took a community to decrease the numbers in violence and crime’ it’s truly a community,” Brown said. “It’s block by block, it’s not just the police, it’s all of us as one.”

Austin neighbors, block club leaders and youth can nd valuable resources at annual block club convention this Saturday, April 1

Chat and Wash? A new concept for parents at A House in Austin

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

It was another busy day at A House in Austin, 533 N. Pine Ave. In the children’s room, several toddlers and young children pasted small colorful paper squares in the shape of a rainbow while their parents enjoyed a break before their Thursday Parent Café session.

In the basement, standing next to two top-of-the-line washing machines, Rajeeyah Muhammad said she has enjoyed the variety of programs the nonprofit offers, such as their parents’ support group and children’s music class since becoming a mother in 2021.

“They had a cookout in the summer, it was pretty nice,” Muhammad said. “In the holidays they have things for us to do so we can meet up with each other and also spend time with our families.”

It was Muhammad’s first time doing laundry at the house located at the cor ner of Pine and Race avenues, a new of fering for parents that started earlier this year

“It’s just more convenient cause you don’t have to stress about not having a laundry unit open or having to watch your clothes intensely because someone might take them,” Muhammad said.

Fo r parents li ke her, having a ccess to the laundry machines located in the house’s b asement of fers more than c onvenienc e. S he said laundry c an become a dif ficult task to c omplete given her wo rk schedule, lack of shared laundry facilities in her apar tment building and limited transpor tation options from her house to a laundromat.

A House in Austin provides the service for free, with complementary soap and drying sheets, and even helps ar range trans-

por tation if parents need it.

“As far as our families go, we find that it’s just really an essential resource,” said Lynnette Kelly-Bell, executive director. As a mother of four children, she saw laundry quickly accumulate until she found time to go to the laundromat.

“I think as a parent it’s good to be able to have a space where you can come and just get one or two loads done,” KellyBell said, adding the org anization always wanted to of fer free laundry facilities for par ticipating parents, it was just a matter of time. Donors helped purchase the washing machines and help the nonprofit by buying washing supplies on their Amazon wishlist.

She said many of the parents face the same challenges as Muhammad: limited transpor tation options, busy schedules and lack of access to laundry facilities at home With this option, parents who attend A House in Austin’s parents’ programming can sign up to simultaneously use the laundry facilities.

“It’s not overwhelming, they pop it in before our program star ts, check on it mid-program, and by the time they’re ready to go home, it’s ready to go,” KellyBell said.

Their parents’ programs include Parent Café, where parents have an oppor tunity to take a break, enjoy the parent area, including computers and kitchen space or chat with other parents. In Parent Chat, led by a licensed clinical social worker, they can discuss impor tant parenting topics, hear other parents’ experiences and get support

While these programs take place, their children get access to programs designed to develop developmental skills through music, reading and pl ay activities. All programs are of fered at no cost to parents.

“Our main goal is just thinking of what does it take for a parent to be successful and have a fairly functional schedule with their family...” Kelly-Bell said. “We just want to make [laundry] a resource they can come and use freely.”

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West Side healthcare leaders talk about ‘Death Gap’ in Black

communities

Call for collaboration with community stakeholders, speaking truth to power

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

As the panelists who took part in the March 23 Creating Equity in Healthcare panel at Malcolm X Colle ge, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., noted, West Side hospitals were making history

For the first time ever, Austin-based Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Ave., Nor th Lawndale-based Sinai Health System, 1500 S. Fairfield Ave., and Oak Park-based PCC Community Wellness Center are headed by African-American women. They joined with other Black women in leadership positions in health-related fields to discuss something West Side health professionals have been sounding the alar m on for years – the 20-year life expectancy gap between majority-Black West Side communities and majority-white communities fur ther east.

The event was billed as the first of many community conversations Loretto Hospital is planning to org anize. This time around, the panelists didn’t of fer up many solutions, but there was a broad ag reement they should build up collaborations with community stakeholders who are already there, and not be afraid to call out systemic

factors that continue to adversely af fect Black health.

The fact that Black Chicagoans have a shor ter life expectancy than their white counter par ts, and that the gap is particularly stark on the West Side, has been documented in several studies. The 2021 Chicago De par tment of Public Health’s State of Health for Blacks re port found that life expectancy gap between Black and nonBlack Chicagoans increased between 2012 and 2017, going from 8.3 years to 9.2 years. The re port found that 1 in 7 African Americans, or roughly 14 percent of Chicago’s Black population, died of causes other than old age, compared to 1 out of 29, or 3.5 percent, of non-Black Chicagoans. Although there were a number of reasons for the increase, the authors cited five driving factors: chronic disease, violent crime, infant mor tality, infectious disease and opioid overdoses

In recent years, five major West Side health systems -- Rush University Medical Center, Sinai Health System, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Cook County Health system, and what is now known as Ascension health system – joined forces to create West Side United collaborative, which seeks to address non-

medical factors that af fect their patients’ health. This includes lack of job and educational oppor tunities, shor tage of safe and af fordable housing, and lack of access to nutrition, among other issues As of ficials involved acknowledged last year, progress has been slow and incremental.

Tesa Anewoshki, who served as Loretto’s interim president since April 2022 and was hired per manently in December, said the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the inequities – and West Side healthcare providers want to make sure that some of the urgency in addressing the underlined caused doesn’t recede.

PCC president Toni Bush said she grew up in the South Side’s Englewood and Altgeld Gardens communities, and her family ended up moving to majority-white, west suburban Naperville She said she had seen people her age who stayed on the South Side get sick and die – which drove home the impact of the environment.

“Because I spent a good chunk of my life in Naperville, I think my life expectancy went up -- it did, as sad it is for me to admit it,” Bush said.

Dr. Suzet McKinney, for mer CEO of the Illinois Medical District and the cur rent Director of Life Sciences at Sterling Bay real estate developer, grew up in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, where, she said, she benefitted from a stable environment. As she saw it, the health disparities “boil down to economics.” When people don’t have the oppor tunity to work, or their job barely pays enough for them to make the ends meet, their health ends up on the backbur ner

“We have to make sure people can go to work.” McKinney said. “If people don’ t have the oppor tunity to participate in the economy, what are they going to do, where are they going to go? If parents are worried about putting food on the table every day, they don’ t go to a doctor’s appointment.”

Dr. Cheryl Whitaker, founder of Complete Care Management par tners, an Oak Park-based company that provides support services for patients in low-income communities, said while the economic factors are impor tant, so is structural racism – be it the le gacy of redlining or the fear of becoming a victim of racist violence.

“Remember the structural deter minates that, every single day, creates a level of stress on us, no matter the economic [status] -- that’s a real thing we cannot ignore,” she said.

Sinai President Dr Ngozi Ezike, who headed the Illinois De par tment of Public Health through the worst of the pandemic, said collaborating with community stakeholders – something that her employer has been doing on its own and as part of West Side United – would go a long way.

“We don’ t need to reinvent the wheel -- we just need to bring everybody to the table,” she said.

Bush said that being upfront about the root causes of disparities is impor tant as well.

“[We need to be] willing to have tough conversations, and some dif ficult, very blunt conversations, and thank you, Dr Whitaker, for being so blunt and so direct,” she said.

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Le to right: Dr. Cheryl Whitaker, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Darlene Hill, Tena Anewoshki, Toni Bush, Suzet McKinney.

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Meet Rhonda Gray, artist in Michelle Obama’s book

To celebrate her exhibition ‘Sapphire Queens in Wonderland,’ Gray will host an ar tist talk April 14

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

A vibrant portrait of Nina Simone wearing a patter ned, colorful robe and beautiful black and white head or naments hangs on the walls of the Chicago Center for Arts & Technology, located on the Near West Side

To its side, stands a portrait of Michelle Obama dressed in white surrounded by silver embellishments and flowered patter ns

The gallery is filled with creative portraits and sculptures of Black women that evoke traditional African patter ns and celestial representations of powerful icons

“I wanted to do a body of work that embodied strong women, passionate, reflective Black women and placed them in sacred places as a means of claiming power,” Rhonda Gray said Friday at the opening event of her exhibition “Sapphire Queens in Wonderland” at the Chicago Center for Arts & Technology

Her work challenges the negative portrayals of Black women as the “angry Black woman” that have historically been used to represent. Gray said Michelle Obama’s memoir prompted her to reflect on the way the media label Black women as “angry” because of the way they talk, act and look.

“Historically, the stereotype has been used to silence and dehumanize Black women,” Gray said. The exhibition’s title alludes to this negative representation, known as the sapphire stereotype, and challenges it by placing Black women’s portraits “in Wonderland,” spaces of imagination where they are honored and remembered.

For instance, in her piece portraying Michelle Obama, Gray realized the painting “was about going high,” a reference to Obama’s response to the media’s negativity. Obama’s quote, “When they go low, we go

high” inspired Gray to include galactic embellishments in her portrait and represent her in an ascending position.

Not only has the for mer First Lady inspired Gray’s work, but her art and writing were featured in “Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls.”

The exhibition is Gray’s fourth solo show, this time with a collection of mixed media portrait paintings and sculptures where women of African descent hold space for wonder ment, self-liberation and cultural remembrance.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Gray’s work has stood on walls across the nation with more than 20 exhibitions in Chi-

ecdotes about life on the West Side, like visiting the Black Panther Party headquarters.

“The spirit of my grandmother also is in my show,” Gray said. The exhibition is open to the public at the Chicago Center for Arts & Technology, 1701 W. 13th St.

On April 14 at 5 p.m., Gray will host a free artist talk featuring spoken word and jazz perfor mances The artist will dive into the

meaning of her work and her career as an artist, hoping to encourage a dialogue that reimagines the narrative on race and gender.

“It is important to reclaim the power of having an authentic voice as a Black woman,” Gray said. “Not only it opens the door for them, but it opens the door for humanity in a unique way.”

cago, New York and Los Angeles Yet, Gray felt like bringing her art to Chicago’s West Side where she lived with her grandmother in her childhood.

“I wanted to give back and add beauty and empower ment in my neighborhood.”

The exhibition has a special meaning as Gray carries memories of her grandmother, “a very feisty woman” who would tell her an-

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Rhonda Gray celebrated the opening of her exhibition at the Chicago Center for Arts and Technology on March 24.

We Are In This Together:

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The 29th ward alder man said he will keep pushing for business development and growth, adding he will continue to encourage the use of city grants from programs like the Neighborhood Oppor tunity Program and Invest South/West. He also wants to educate local residents about funds that are available through Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts and Small Business Improvement Funds (SBIF).

“In 2023, we will be gin the construction and development of the Aspire Center, 40 Acres Fresh Market and Rush Healthcare,” he said. “Each of these projects will create an economic engine that will provide contracting oppor tunities, employment and neighborhood stability.”

To improve public safety, Taliafer ro wants to facilitate a better relationship between the community and police To do so, he plans to support stronger block clubs throughout the ward and to eng age with them to discuss the crimes and concer ns that af fect their area. He also plans to suppor t “advancing methods of policing”

through the use of a combined technologybased and community-based approached.

Working with the newly elected police district councils is also key, Taliafer ro said. The chair of the city’s public safety committee said he will suppor t them, adding he hopes to have re gular meetings with the ward’s district councils to discuss public safety.

“I will seek their advice to also create le gislation to improve police and community relationships,” he said. Eng aging with youth from a holistic approach is also a priority. He said he will create a youth community council, vying to help expand mental health access and education for the ward’s youth. Last week, for mer contender Corey Dooley said he endorsed Taliafer ro after he “committed” to working with Dooley to develop a ward student youth council to give young people “a seat at the table.”

To that end, Taliafer ro said it is his goal to eng age with all residents to address their concer ns and needs He wants to hold neighborhood in-person meetings and continue to discuss individual and community concer ns through the weekly ward nights his of fice hosts

“I sincerely love the residents of this ward,” Taliafer ro said. “Serving them has been a blessing and has been never taken for granted.”

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“I sincerely love the residents of this

Ser ving them has been a blessing and has been never taken for granted.” CHRIS TALIAFERRO 29th ward alderman

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he would hold regular community meetings, including quarterly ward-wide meetings. He said he would work to revitalize block clubs, arguing that they build a safer community and would serve as vital links between his office and constituents. Johnson is also interested in investing in schools – something that alder men tend to have limited say over – and work toward building a trade school or some kind of job training center.

The 29th ward hasn’t changed boundaries significantly since the 2015 election, and it includes portions of majority-Hispanic Montclare, a small section of majority-white Dunning, and Austin, which, while majorityBlack overall, includes the more mixed-race Galewood and the Island, as well as increasingly Hispanic North Austin.

The Feb. 28 election results reflect some of those divisions. Taliaferro did best in Dunning, Montclare and Galewood, while Johnson did best in South Austin. In the Island and many parts of North and central Austin, neither candidate got more than 50% of the vote.

Johnson said that, if elected, his first prior-

ity would be to do a ward-wide town hall.

“Right now, people feel that the ward is split up and divided,” he said. “You got Dunning, you got Galewood, you got Montclare, you got Austin. [In Austin] you got middle Austin, north Austin, south Austin -- you have all those different parts. I want to help explain -- we got one ward; it’s going to take all of us to make it whole We have to come together and prioritize what is the most important to the ward.”

Doing that will make everyone realize that they are more alike – and have more common concer ns and priorities – than they may have thought.

“You have to go out and help people to understand – nobody wants nobody to be left out, they just want what they want,” he said. “We already know what the differences are, but we need to highlight our similarities.”

Johnson said he would have quarterly ward-wide meetings and more regular community meetings.

“We have to do it as community – and not saying, I’m going to do this, I’m going to do that,” he said. “I’d like to see what they’d like to see me done, because I can see a lot of things wrong, but that may not be what’s most important to the people.”

But that isn’t to say Johnson has no priorities of his own. When it comes to solving

crime, he wants to work with local police commanders and the newly for med police district councils, and he wants to strengthen block clubs and provide support services for people returning home from jail

Johnson said he wanted to strengthen block clubs for two reasons. Since most crimes are committed by people who already live in the community, it is important to deepen community relationships – and having block clubs would make it easier for residents to bring their concer ns to him. Taliaferro has attempted a similar strategy, trying to work with block clubs to help spread ward news

When it comes to community development, he would regularly meet with ward businesses to find out about their needs. If a business wants to set up shop in the ward, Johnson said he would look at their business plan and consider whether the community supports it.

Taliaferro is the first, and thus far the only, West Side alder man to use participatory budgeting, where voters get to weigh in on how he spends the $1.5 million every alder gets every year for infrastructure-related projects. Johnson said he would shift the money toward block clubs and let them make decisions.

“What we’re going to do is take the money,

build more block clubs, and then, I will attend block club meetings with community representatives, and we will look at some of the things we can do,” he said.

When it comes to what has been a perennial issue for over a decade – a full-fledged Galewood library – Johnson said he would support building it on the Mars factory site That would be almost directly across the street from the current library, which is little more than a room inside the RutherfordSayre Park fieldhouse, 6871 W. Belden Ave.

Johnson said he will try to keep his promises – but if, for some reason, he can’t, he will be transparent about why.

“I think we always have to follow up with people,” he said. “People understand things happen, people understand obstacles get in the way, but if they understand you keep working on it, people will respect that.”

But first, Johnson has to win over voters, including some who didn’t vote for him last time. He said he believes it’s the simple matter of knocking on doors and talking to people

“When people don’t think they know, they’re not going to take a chance on you,” Johnson said. “My message is -- we’re not playing any games. We’re going to go back to them voters, and we’ll be talking to the whole 29th ward, and not 2 or 3 blocks.”

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By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

With less than a month left to file last year’s taxes, Chicagoland taxpayers can get free assistance at Ladder Up. The nonprofit provides free tax services including preparing state and federal income tax retur ns and helping taxpayers who are not eligible for a social security number apply for an individual tax identification number (ITIN).

Tax preparation services are free for individuals with an annual income of $32,000 or $60,000 for families who resided in Illinois for the full 2022 year. If filing a joint tax retur n, both taxpayers must be present. In-person tax assistance is available at 11 sites throughout Chicagoland thanks to hundreds of certified volunteers who help taxpayers prepare their state and federal retur ns.

Executive Director Phyllis CavalloneJurek said the nonprofit works with ap-

proximately 750 volunteers who have a backg round in business or finance, including recent retirees, employees who participate in their company’s corporate social responsibility volunteering program and students from local universities. All volunteers receive specific training and an IRS cer tification to prepare tax retur ns

“They go through training that is very thorough. it has multiple layers, it’s pretty rigorous,” Cavallone-Jurek said, adding that even active certified public accountants or tax exper ts who volunteer at Ladder Up must go through training, including ethics training to protect customers’ sensitive information.

“To say we have this many volunteers is wonderful because this is not for everybody. taxes aren’t necessarily a sexy thing to volunteer [for],” she said. Most volunteers are motivated by helping people who typically lack access to trusted financial resources in their communities.

Re gina Gillenwater, an Austin resident

who has a disability, said she has had a great experience filing her taxes with Ladder Up for the last five years. She said tax preparers explained her retur ns and filed them for her on-site, of fering a trustwor thy and convenient service. “I’ve never had a problem at all.”

Gillenwater is one of many West Side customers who have benefitted from Ladder Up’s free services Last year, the nonprofit filed 1,217 retur ns from taxpayers who live in the Austin, Lawndale and Garfield Park areas resulting in almost $2.1 million in tax refunds.

To serve Chicagoland’s diverse community, Ladder Up has multilingual speakers who assist non-English speakers in 35 different languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, Polish, Dari and Pashto In addition, there are designated days when American Sign Language for people they pro with other disabilities

Those seeking tax assistance c an brin g their documents – social security card or ITIN, a valid form of a p hoto ID and all their tax documents -- to one of Ladde r Up ’s locations for first c ome, first ser ve services Online filing is also available through their we bsit e.

After the tax season is over, taxp ayer s facing c ontroversies with the IRS or Illinois De par tment of Reve nue c an ge t c ounseling and re presentation for free.

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M/F/D

COLLECTIVE IMPACT MANAGER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Collective Impact Manager in the Village Manager’s Office. Under the general direction of the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, the Collective Impact Manager will be responsible for building and assessing racial equity impact needs and developing a strategic plan to support those needs. This includes driving the initiatives focused on the Racial Equity Action Plan through community assessments, community engagement, data functions, and overall internal and external functions. Applicants are encouraged to apply online at https://secure.entertimeonline. com/ta/6141780.careers?ApplyToJob=537117711 or visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. Open until filled.

WANTED TO BUY WANTED TO BUY

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE INVITATION TO BID TO METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be submitted back to the District via an electronic upload to the Bonfire Portal only, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. (Chicago time), on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly as described in the Invitation to Bid by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or designee at 11:00 AM on the stated bid opening date below for:

CONTRACT 21-091-3P

PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL MODIFICATIONS TO BATTERY D, O’BRIEN WATER RECLAMATION PLANT

Estimated Cost is Between: $16,638,205.00 and $20,140,985.00

Bid Deposit: $600,000.00

Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid Site Walkthrough: Friday, April 7, 2023 at 10:00 am CST at the O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant located at 3500 Howard Street; Skokie, IL 60076; Completed SV-1 form required to participate. Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid Conference via ZOOM: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 9:00 am CST.

Bid Opening: May 9, 2023

Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix V, Appendix K, Appendix C and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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 REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CWABS, INC, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2005-9 Plaintiff, -v.-

CATHY WILLIAMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2021 CH 06407 736 N HOMAN AVE CHICAGO, IL 60624

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 24, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 25, 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 736 N HOMAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60624

Property Index No. 16-11-203-0240000

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence with two to four units.

The judgment amount was $199,140.43.

er’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 Travis P. Barry, KELLEY KRONENBERG Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 20 N CLARK STREET SUITE 1150, Chicago , IL, 60602 (312) 216-8828. Please refer to file number CRI21021.

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.

Travis P. Barry KELLEY KRONENBERG 20 N CLARK STREET SUITE 1150 Chicago IL, 60602

312-216-8828

E-Mail: tbarry@kelleykronenberg.com

Attorney File No. CRI21021

Attorney ARDC No. 6305429

Attorney Code. 49848

Case Number: 2021 CH 06407

TJSC#: 43-621

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.

I3216180

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

RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

Plaintiff, -v.-

RICARDO SANTIAGO, 3121 W. WASHINGTON BLVD CONDOMINIUMS

Defendants

2022 CH 04169

3121 W WASHINGTON BLVD UNIT 2 CHICAGO, IL 60612

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

CLASSICS WANTED

CLASSICS WANTED

Restored or Unrestored

Restored or Unrestored

Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars:

Cars & Vintage Motorcycles

The above is an abbreviated version of the Notice- Invitation to Bid. A full version which includes a brief description of the project and/or service can be found on the District’s website, www.mwrd.org; the path is as follows:

Domestic / Import Cars:

Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s,

Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars

$$ Top $$ all makes, Etc.

Collector James

630-201-8122

Keep

Doing Business  Procurement and Materials Management  Contract Announcements. Specifications, proposal forms and/ or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement and Materials Management by downloading online from the District’s website at www.mwrd.org (Doing

Business  Procurement & Materials Management  Contract Announcements). No fee is required for the Contract Documents. Any questions regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312-751-6643.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-et.seq.), where it is stated in the Invitation to Bid Page.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals if deemed in the public’s best interest.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation

District of Greater Chicago

By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management

Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The amount owed also includes 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. 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 certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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 (driv-

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 31, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 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 3121 W WASHINGTON BLVD UNIT 2, CHICAGO, IL 60612

Property Index No. 16-12-324-0401002

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 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”

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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. 14-22-03340

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 04169

TJSC#: 43-977

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 04169

I3215779

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

US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR LP-IGLOO SERIES IV TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. BRENDA RIVERA; CITY OF CHICAGO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 6642

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 24, 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. 17-06-430-018-0000.

Commonly known as 882 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60622.

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 Ms. Mary E. Spitz at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. (440) 572-1512.

ILF2205011 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3215731

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

WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS 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 NONRECORD 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).

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SHEILA PATTERSON; RAQUEL PATTERSON; GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SHEILA PATTERSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;

Defendants, 22 CH 3592

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, May 1, 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. 16-15-215-006-0000.

Commonly known as 4047 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60624. 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. W22-0090 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3216280

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

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.-

ANGELITA A. GARCIA, MARIA GUADALUPE GARCIA, TERESA MARGARITA GARCIA, MARIA DE CARMEN GARCIA, JULIAN GARCIA, MICHAEL M. GARCIA, ANGEL

C. ORTERO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROSA

A. GARCIA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROSA A. GARCIA (DECEASED)

Defendants 2021 CH 05319

3432 W. HIRSCH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 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 3432 W. HIRSCH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-02-213-0360000

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 Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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, 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) 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. 14-21-02805

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2021 CH 05319

TJSC#: 43-1142

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 # 2021 CH 05319

I3216460

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

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR SPECIALIZED LOAN TRUST 2007-02 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES

Plaintiff, -v.DEMITRI DUGAR, OTTIS L. DUGAR A/K/A OTTIS LEE DUGAR, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2022 CH 02911 4952 WEST POTOMAC AVE A/K/A 4950 WEST POTOMAC AVE A/K/A 4956 WEST POTOMAC AVE 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 September 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 3, 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 4952 WEST POTOMAC AVE A/K/A 4950 WEST POTOMAC AVE A/K/A 4956 WEST POTOMAC AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-04-216-0210000; 16-04-216-022-0000; 16-04216-023-0000

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. 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. 14-22-02298

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 02911

TJSC#: 43-1226

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 02911 I3216768

HOSANNA! Come journey through Holy Week with the Catholic Parishes of Oak Park and Chicago

ASCENSION AND ST. EDMUND PARISH

St. Edmund Church • 188 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park

Ascension Church • 808 S. East Avenue, Oak Park

Palm Sunday, April 1/2

Saturday, 5:00 pm at Ascension Church and 5:30 pm at St. Edmund Church

Sunday, 8:00 and 10:30 am at Ascension Church and at 11:00 am at St. Edmund Church

5:00 pm Mass at St. Edmund Church co -sponsored by the Oak Park Parishes

Palms blessed and distributed at all Masses

TRIDUUM

Holy Thursday, April 6

Mass of the Lord's Supper – 7:30 pm at Ascension Church

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 pm to midnight, with Night Prayer at 11:45 pm

Good Friday, April 7

Family Stations of the Cross ** – 12:00 pm at St. Edmund Church

** Please note that the noon service on Good Friday will be geared towards families with children K-12. It is not intended for infants and toddlers.

Taizé Prayer around the Cross – 3:00 pm at Ascension Church

The Passion of the Lord – 7:30 pm at Ascension Church

Holy Saturday, April 8

Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter – 8:00 pm at St. Edmund Church

Easter Sunday, April 9: The Resurrection of the Lord

8:00 and 10:30 am at Ascension Church

9:00 and 11:00 am at St. Edmund Church (NO 5:00 pm Mass at St. Edmund Church)

*Please see the website, ascensionoakpark.com, for further information..

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA-ST. LUCY AND ST. GILES PARISH

St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Church • 38 N. Austin Boulevard, Oak Park St. Giles Church • 1045 Columbian Avenue, Oak Park

Palm Sunday, April 1/2

Saturday, 4:30 pm at St. Giles Church

and 5:00 pm at St. Catherine of Siena -St. Lucy Church

Sunday, 8:00 and 10:30 am at St. Giles Church

and at 9:00 am at St. Catherine of Siena -St. Lucy Church

10:00 am Family Mass Community in the St. Giles School Gym

Palms blessed and distributed at all Masses

TRIDUUM

Holy Thursday, April 6

Mass of the Lord's Supper – 7:00 pm at St. Giles Church

Adoration until Midnight, with Night Prayer at 11:45 pm

Good Friday, April 7

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion – 3:00 pm at St. Giles Church

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion – 7:00 pm at St. Catherine of Siena -St. Lucy Church

Living Stations of the Cross – 7:00 pm at St. Giles Church

Family Mass Community Good Friday Prayer Service with Silent Passion – 7:30 pm in the St. Giles School Gym

Holy Saturday, April 8

Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter – 7:00 pm at St. Giles Church

Easter Sunday , April 9: The Resurrection of the Lord

Sunrise - 6:00 am in the St. Giles Church Courtyard (Weather Permitting)

8:00 and 10:30 am at St. Giles Church

9:00 am at St. Catherine of Siena -St. Lucy Church with the combined Celebration and St. Giles Choirs

10:00 am Family Mass Community in the St. Giles School Gym

Please see the website, stgilesparish.org, for further information.

7 Month Certificate of Deposit

5.10% APY

7 Month Certificate of Deposit

5.10% APY*

*Annual Percentage Yield (APY) accurate as of March 21, 2023 and is subject to change. A minimum of $1,000 is required to open the account and to obtain the stated APY. Fees may reduce earnings on the account. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Offer is for new money only.

*Annual Percentage Yield (APY) accurate as of March 21, 2023 and is subject to change. A minimum of $1,000 is required to open the account and to obtain the stated APY. Fees may reduce earnings on the account. A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal. Offer is for new money only.