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Two Sisters reps Austin during Chicago Restaurant Week Chef Veah Larde brings a Taste of Nola to the Soul City Corridor

By MELISSA ELSMO Austin Eats

Chicago Restaurant Week, organized by Choose Chicago, is in full swing and Chef Veah Larde, owner of Two Sisters Catering and Restaurant, 4800 W. Chicago Ave., is proud to represent the Austin community during the 17-day food celebration. Through April 10, the counter-service establishment known for serving up an array of healthy southern-inspired dishes is offering a special price fixe menu of New Orleans favorites for restaurant week.

A serendipitous connection during the 2021 Chi-Town Soul Trolley Restaurant Tour piqued Larde’s interest in restaurant week. Roz Stuttley, head of equity, diversity and inclusion at Choose Chicago was a tour guest when Larde got on the trolley to pass out samples of her vegetarian collard greens and house-made cornbread. The flavorful dishes caught Stuttley’s attention.

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The Sears, Roebuck and Co. sunken gardens in the North Lawndale neighborhood on March 10, 2021.

Could historic Sears garden be restored to its former glory?

Residents want to make the Sears Sunken Garden in North Lawndale a major attraction again

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

A century-old garden on the West Side that deteriorated over the years is being restored to its historic grandeur thanks to a community-led initiative.

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Family of man murdered in Austin seeks answers

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Edjuan “EJ”Wilson’s family canvassed the neighborhood on March 31, in search of information about the case.

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Over a month after Oak Park River Forest High School alumnus Edjuan “EJ” Wilson was killed after exiting the Subway 5973 W. Madison Street in Austin, the teenager’s family is urging anyone with information about the perpetrators to come forward.

Wilson, who lived in Oak Park at the time of his death, was shot on Feb. 13 at 5:25 p.m. According to the Chicago SunTimes wire report, he was shot in the chest and leg at 5:25 p.m. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, but died of his injuries.

On March 31, Wilson’s family, their supporters and some police officers walked around the 5900 block of Madison Street, handing out fliers and taping posters asking for any information connected to the

case.

Wilson’s aunt, Chinyera Moody, said that, while the Chicago Police Department has the video footage of the incident and potential suspects, the family hasn’t seen any progress on the case.

According to his obituary, Wilson was the one of Ed and Helena Wilson’s four children. He played football and basketball at OPRF, graduating in 2019. The obituary also mentioned that he took part in several fundraising walks and runs, mentored his fellow students and volunteered at WVON radio station. Wilson was attending Malcolm X College and, according to Moody, was trying to become a rapper.

The funeral service program reprinted a poem Wilson wrote at age 14, where he promised to “stop being silly and be more responsible” and learn “how to be a leader, to never follow others who make bad decisions” for his own sake and for the sake of

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Edjuan “EJ” Wilson his family.

Community activist Anthony Clark, who was one of Wilson’s teachers, set up a GoFundMe campaign to help the family cover the funeral expenses. In the campaign description, Clark wrote that he “never met someone like EJ, who always could make me smile and lift my spirits.”

Moody said that around 100 people attended the vigil in the wake of her nephew’s death, which, she said, showed how much impact he had on others.

Wilson’s family members said while getting justice for Wilson doesn’t take away the pain and the sense of loss, it would at least bring them some sense of closure.

“This is a senseless, tragic situation,” said Ed Wilson. “[Dealing with my son’s death] has been hard, but we’re here, trying to [ensure] justice for my son, because he didn’t deserve it. He was a vibrant, happy person. I just want justice, justice for my son.”

Moody said that, while she appreciates the support her family got from the South Austin community, “we really want people to talk.”

“It’s really hard to live in the city, in the same community where your loved one was taken,” she said.

While Moody maintained composure through most of the interview, she got choked up when she talked about what her nephew meant to her.

“I don’t have children, but he was like my own child,” she said. “He was not given an opportunity to live out his life, to become a man. It feels like the worst violation, to have him taken from us. The only consolation is if we bring the [perpetrators] to justice.”

Anyone with the information about Wilson’s death should call CPD Area 4 detectives at (312) 746-8252.

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Michele Clark students, parents ask CPS to hear their voices Community members are pushing for input into planning process for property near the school

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ AustinTalks

Students, parents and members of the Local School Council from Michele Clark Academic Magnet Prep High School asked CPS to consider their views regarding plans for property near the school at a recent meeting.

Students have been building community support through an online petition that urges the Chicago Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools to engage with students and residents as decisions are made about the property, located between the school’s parking lot at Flournoy Street and Lavergne Avenue, that CPS recently purchased.

“This issue matters to me and all of my community,” said Yafae Cotton, an honors student and athlete who ranks No. 1 in her senior class. “The Michele Clark community feels that CPS are not meeting those expectations with recent decisions being made with the land behind Michele Clark.”

LSC members showed their support of

the students at a March 17 meeting.

“Look around because we are unified as a family, a community to say, ‘Hear our voices, let us be part of the process.’ Once again, we are grateful for the purchase, but we want to go along with the process,” said Johnny L. Matthews, who serves on Michele Clark’s LSC. Several Austin community leaders and residents also attended the meeting hosted at Michele Clark High School, voicing their support for the students.

“Everybody [who is] here are not stakeholders, they are shareholders,” said Karl Brinson, president of the Chicago Westside branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). “We are here to have our voices heard, we are here to be respected … we need to have ownership of what takes place in our neighborhoods.”

Michele Clark Principal Charles Anderson said the meeting was organized to hear the voices of what people want, what does that look like and what that really means for everybody.

“Tonight is about that, planning, developing and making sure we walk together in agreement,” Anderson said.

A CPS design manager presented the project plan for the Rockne stadium, a CPS-owned athletic facility located at 117 S. Central. The stadium is independent of the high school’s facilities and can be used

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Also at the meeting were Chuck Swirsky, senior adviser to the CEO of CPS; Dwayne Truss, a member of the Chicago Board of Education and Austin resident; and Jamel D. Chambers, manager of intergovernmental affairs at CPS. Community members interrupted the presentation to demand answers for the facility at Michele Clark High School, saying plans for Rockne stadium are great but were not the reason why parents and residents were attending the meeting.

Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) said despite his good relationship with CPS, he heard about the plans for Rockne Stadium after decisions had been made. He added that the community’s voice needs to be heard.

Anderson said CPS has no plans at this time for the property adjacent to the school. The next step in the property development plan is to gather the community’s input through an online survey, he said.

CPS representatives at the meeting declined to comment and referred questions to the Office of Communications for Chicago Public Schools, which did not respond to AustinTalks’ request for comment.

“We are valuable, our communities are valuable. We need equity, we need to be a part of the process,” Austin resident Latasha Smith Walker said. Equity is about being part of the process, not being told: “This is what you are gonna get.”

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Austin rapper planning Columbus Park improvements Samantha Jordan, who goes

by Fury, recently won the Chicago Works Community Challenge for her proposal to overhaul Columbus Park.

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Austin rapper Samantha Jordan, who performs as Fury, is working with the City of Chicago to improve Columbus Park, 500 S. Central Ave., putting in an outdoor performance venue, adding signage around the trail that encircles the park, refurbishing and improving the park’s basketball and tennis courts, and adding outdoor fitness equipment.

The Chicago Works Community Challenge, an initiative launched by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in May 2021, invites Chicago residents to submit ideas for how they would use around $1.5 million to improve their local parks, schools, libraries and city-owned vacant lots. Five-hundred Chicagoans applied and Jordan submitted one of the seven winning proposals.

While the city will handle the actual construction and renovations, Jordan is responsible for reaching out to the community to help flesh out the proposal. She is currently inviting Austin residents to take a survey to get a better sense of how the residents feel about the park and what they would like to see there.

Jordan plans to hold several community meetings on the project, with the first meeting scheduled for later this spring.

She anticipates finishing the project before the end of the year.

Jordan grew up in Homan Square and moved to Austin six years ago. After losing her job during the pandemic, she had more time to become civically engaged, she said.

Jordan reached out to Austin organizations such as the Austin Coming Together coalition, the Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership Development (BUILD) Chicago nonprofit and the Austin Chamber of Commerce to see how she can get more involved in her community.

She said that Tina Augustus, who was the chamber’s executive director at the

time, encouraged her to submit a proposal to the Community Challenge.

Jordan said that, as a musician, she knows the challenge of finding a performance venue on the West Side and the program gave her a chance to address the problem. “[Artists and performers] took a hard hit during the pandemic and there’s really no West Side [infrastructure] as far as music,” she said. “I have to go up north or on the South Side.”

Poets and spoken word artists on the West Side have long complained about the lack of smaller, more intimate venues and outdoor venues. Currently, the closest thing that fits the bill is the Island Community Garden, 1114 S. Mason Ave., which includes a small stage area.

Jordan said that, since the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, building an outdoor performance venue at Columbus Park makes sense.

“One of the suggestions was a performance area, a concrete area where people can have events like poetry sessions,” she said. “It’s just somewhere where creatives can get together and do pop-ups. I think the park is totally underutilized when it comes to having [opportunities for] local artists and I definitely want to change that.”

Other improvements in Jordan’s proposals include more benches, a staging area for food trucks, mile markers at the walking trail that encircles most of the park and an outdoor exercise area. She also wants to rehab the basketball and tennis courts.

The public meetings will be used to finetune the concepts and figure out where the amenities will go. Jordan said that the first community meeting will take place in either April or May, and construction will begin sometime this summer.

“The goal for this project, the mayor said, is a quick turnaround, quick activation, so the hope is to be done by the end of this year,” Jordan said.

She said that she intends to look for other opportunities to grow art in Austin, including lobbying the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events to “to fund us, fund the artists on the West Side, so we can build a network out there and not depend on other neighborhoods.”

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Revitalized garden? from page 1 was a pocket of lush greenery: the Sears Sunken Garden.

The Foundation for Homan Square, which took over many of the Sears buildings, preserved the 2-acre park but has lacked the funding to continue the extravagant annual flower shows and water features it had at its prime, executive director Kevin Sutton said.

Now, the foundation and several other groups are using a $150,000 grant to launch what could be a multimillion dollar overhaul to revive the space.

“I’m certainly hopeful this will be an opportunity to cast a fresh light on the cultural, historical and in this case horticultural significance of this area,” Sutton said.

The 2-acre park was an urban oasis that stood out against the red brick buildings and steel railroad tracks that surrounded it. The Sears Sunken Garden had fountains, reflecting pools, a greenhouse and flower beds unmatched by other parks of the time.

“It was a place for Sears staffers, many of which lived in the community, to have a respite, a place of peace and relaxation and enjoyment,” Sutton said.

When Sears began relocating its headquarters downtown in the 1970s, the local economy waned as residents were laid off

from the warehouses and distribution facilities were being shut down. Many of the buildings were demolished, though some were preserved and turned over to the Foundation for Homan Square to be restored into schools, housing and office buildings for local nonprofits.

The foundation preserved the Sunken Garden, which has been a National Historic Landmark for a century, Sutton said.

“That garden used to have seasonal plantings three or for times a year. But over time the garden began to fall into a state of disrepair after Sears’s departure,” Sutton said.

“Having this beautiful garden return to some sense of grandeur and to be a further asset to the community will be great.”

Restoring the Sears Sunken Garden into a gathering place and a major cultural attraction was one of the priorities in the 2018 North Lawndale Quality-of-Life Plan, a community-driven blueprint for improving conditions in the neighborhood like public safety, education, greenery and public health.

Plans to redesign the garden are being spearheaded by Friends of Sears Sunken Garden, a nonprofit founded by a collaborative of neighborhood groups that had been organizing projects to improve the garden for several years. Partners include the Foundation for Homan Square, the Trust for Public Land, and the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council’s GROWSS committee, a group focused on greening and open space.

The Trust for Public Land awarded the

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The Sears, Roebuck and Co. sunken gardens in the North Lawndale neighborhood on March 10, 2021.

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A postcard depicting the old Sears complex shows the Sunken Garden in the lower right corner. project a $150,000 Equitable Communities Fund grant to “to jumpstart the process of raising the money and getting designers and ultimately being able to restore the garden,” said Illinois State Director of the Trust for Public Land, Caroline O’Boyle.

The Equitable Communities Fund is designed to “support community-led organizations and help them to position themselves to be ready for larger pools of funding when it became available,” O’Boyle said.

Organizers anticipate the restoration of the Sears Sunken Garden will cost around $5 million to “do the repair work, installing the garden, and establishing a fund that will allow for the garden’s ongoing maintenance,” O’Boyle said.

The Trust for Public Land and other partners are helping Friends of Sears Sunken Garden with technical assistance and grant writing support to bring together additional funds typically out of reach for small neighborhood groups, like the National Park Service’s Save America’s Treasures Grant, which organizers are seeking to use to restore a pergola in the park.

The restored garden will be designed by Piet Oudolf, a world-renowned landscape designer who planned the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park and the High Line in New York City.

Others on the design team include Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm, Lawndale resident Annamaria Leon from Homan Grown, landscape architect Camille Applewhite of BlackSpace Chicago, architect Odile Compagnon, and historic

preservationist Lynette Stuhlmacher of Red Leaf Studio.

Friends of Sears Sunken Garden held community design meetings where residents contributed their ideas for how the park should be restored. The meetings were also educational sessions where residents could learn more about the history of the Sears Sunken Garden as well as current trends in landscape architecture.

The community meetings steered designers toward a color palette that suits the tastes of the community and helped them decide to use native perennials that would thrive in Chicago’s climate and be easy to maintain, organizers said.

“People are interested in awakening all the senses in the garden: what you see, what you smell. What’s the texture? What memory does it evoke? What feelings?”

O’Boyle said.

By incorporating the ideas of people who live in the area, the restoration of the Sears Sunken Garden can be a reminder of the neighborhood’s history and the fond memories many people have, Sutton said.

“It’s really been amazing to have a community-led effort. Many people will tell you they have reunion pictures and wedding photos, all sorts of memories in the garden,” Sutton said.

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t was the kind of fight that the Vegas oddsmakers would have set the chances of winning at something like a billion to one. One average worker in an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, would spent three hours a day traveling to work, then put in a grueling 8-hour shift. Once finished, he had to spend another three hours getting home. He decided to take on the corporate giant Amazon after seeing that his co-workers were coming down sick with COVID-19.

Of course the greedy corporation, which professed on one hand that they were concerned about their workers, was also making and seeing extraordinary profits thanks to so many customers being confined at home starting in March of 2020.

Brotha boy Chris Smalls tried to get his superiors to address the issue, to

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no avail. As one of the socalled “essential workers,” he organized a walkout and strike. An absolute no-no in the world of Amazon. He was subsequently fired, using some of the BS reasons the company is well known for.

Their “multimillion-dollar, brilliant legal team” decided to make Smalls the focus of their ire because he, as they stated in a company memo, is “not smart or articulate.”

Can you say wrong decision? Smalls didn’t take his squashing without fighting back. For one thing, he was well known and liked throughout the entire facility.

Plus for the majority of the workers, he looked and talked just like them. This was not a stranger from out of town

showing up to tell them to join the union. This was someone who knew exactly what the job entails, and the frustration and aggravation of trying to do a good job in an atmosphere where every movement is tracked because Amazon’s philosophy is that people are lazy and thus can’t be trusted.

So for the past two years, he has stood out in front of the giant fulfillment facility, the equivalent of 14 football fields in length, talking to current workers, cooking and handing out food, and advocating for them to join a union. He had been one of them and he knew intimately what was happening inside. Those essential workers knew that the stuff they were

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packing were not essential items to help people too scared to venture out because of COVID-19, but rather the miscellaneous non-essential goodies that people sit and order in the middle of the night.

The vote was taken last month and over 50% of those who voted decided to go with a union. Brotha boy had succeeded where many others with deeper pockets had failed.

But the success is not Smalls’ alone.

Major kudos also go to those workers who stood with Smalls and voted to join the Amazon Labor Union. They beat the odds. And we can expect there will be other Amazon facilities, including many in the Chicago area, that will soon join in and also want to become a part of the union.

But against Amazon, this victory symbolizes just one of the many battles and not the winning of the war!

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Palm Sunday, April 9/10 Saturday, 4:30 pm* Sunday, 8:00 and 10:30 am in Church 10:00 am Family Mass in Gym Outdoor palm distribution on Saturday from 3:30 – 4:00 pm and Sunday from 11:30 am -12:00 pm in front of the Courtyard Cross on Columbian Avenue.

THE TRIDUUM Holy Thursday, April 14 Morning Prayer, 8:30 am Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7:30 pm* Adoration until Midnight Night Prayer, 11:45 pm

Good Friday, April 15 Morning Prayer, 8:30 am The Passion of the Lord, 3:00 pm* Living Stations of the Cross, 7:30 pm Holy Saturday, April 16 Morning Prayer, 8:30 am Blessing of Easter Food, 11:00 am in Church The Easter Vigil, 7:30 pm (No 4:30 pm Mass)

Easter Sunday, April 17: The Resurrection of the Lord 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 11:00 am*

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Easter Sunday, April 17: The Resurrection of the Lord Sunrise, 6:00 am in Church Courtyard, Weather Permitting 8:00 and 10:30 am* in Church 10:00 am Family Mass in Gym

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from page 1 away by her food,” said Stuttley. “She is patient, kind and hospitable and I told her she just had to join my program.”

Larde was drawn to Stuttley’s positive spirit and decided that participating in the annual event might help her branch out while helping to clarify that Two Sisters is much more than a catering-focused operation. Since Larde opened her brick and mortar in April 2021 business has been “up and down” and the creative cook admits she has had trouble helping the community understand Two Sisters is in fact a carry

out restaurant serving ready to eat meals to the public.

Larde built a loyal following through the catering business she started 10 years ago and eventually found a home The Hatchery — a food startup incubator on Chicago’s West Side. During the pandemic, Larde capitalized on an opportunity to move her business to her current location and start serving her community hot meals daily.

“I want people to know that we are here,” said Larde. “When people think of me, they think of catering, but we are more than that.”

To entice restaurant week participants, Two Sisters is offering a menu of Louisiana favorites that meet the $25 price point required for participation. The meat lover’s plate is comprised of generous portions of chicken and andouille gumbo, fish

Austin Weekly News, April 6, 2022 court bouillon, red beans and rice and a red velvet cupcake. A vegetarian offering features a Southern Succotash Stew, brimming with 12 vegetables including okra, lima beans, potatoes, corn and fire roasted tomatoes.

“I have near and dear family living in New Orleans and gumbo is one of my alltime favorite New Orleans foods,” said Larde. “I am using my sister’s recipe for chicken and sausage gumbo; we don’t use any pork fat, so it is a healthier version.”

This is Larde’s first restaurant week experience, and she is prepared to bring in extra help to meet demand if needed.

Loyal fans of Two Sisters’ regular rotation of comfort food favorites like turkey meatloaf, herb baked chicken and macaroni and cheese will still be able to pick up their preferred dishes, but Larde was quick to point out several of her restaurant week offerings are good enough to earn a coveted spot in her regular recipe rotation.

Restaurant week runs from March 25 through April 10. Two Sisters is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Two Sisters offers healthy and affordable takes on traditional Southern fare like herb roasted chicken, turkey Salisbury steak, collard greens, and macaroni and cheese.

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‘Violence is the expression of poverty,’ mayor says Mayor Lori Lightfoot added that investment is key to reducing violence during March 19 town hall meeting

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ AustinTalks

Investing in the West Side is a key to reducing violence, Mayor Lori Lightfoot told about 100 people at a recent town hall meeting.

“Violence is the expression of poverty,” Lightfoot said. “And you know that in too many areas on the West Side, we have generational poverty where there hasn’t been investments in people or places in decades.

“The real fight to bring lasting peace to communities all over our city, particularly here on the West Side, is we’ve got to root out poverty,” the mayor said March 19 during one of six meetings on public safety the Lightfoot administration is holding across the city.

Lightfoot said Austin, like other West Side communities, doesn’t have the same opportunities as other Chicagoland com-

munities, which leads to an increase in violence in those areas.

The INVEST South/West program can have a huge catalytic effect in improving public safety in Austin, she said. Lightfoot’s remarks came during a roundtable at which two Austin residents told the mayor they want to live in a safe, healthy and vibrant community.

“Every single year, (Austin residents) spend $200 million in amenities in Oak Park because the amenities don’t exist [in Austin],” Lightfoot said.

Austin artist and resident Vanessa Stokes said she wants to be able to walk in her neighborhood and get essentials, like healthy food and groceries. Her statement illustrates the food insecurity faced by many Austin residents.

“You should be able to walk and get healthy food and a decent cup of coffee,” Lightfoot said.

The mayor emphasized that investing in

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot during a town hall meeting on violence held March 19.

Austin through her administration’s INVEST South/West program is a long-term strategy to reduce violence and create a safe, healthy community. She noted that businesses owned by people in the community create jobs for community residents.

Angel Novalez, chief of constitutional policing and reform at Chicago Police Department, said often, the police provide shortterm solutions for violence by removing people who are engaging in criminal activities from the area. But that doesn’t address systemic racism and longstanding disinvestment.

To prevent violence, there needs to be a more comprehensive approach that includes solutions like housing, mental health, job creation and youth engagement, she said.

Finding opportunities for police officers to engage with young kids and other residents is key to building trust and demanding accountability. Novalez urged residents to hold police accountable and participate in their district’s monthly beat meetings and annual strategic planning district meetings.

Community engagement is one of the key pillars of the city’s public safety efforts, which was presented at the meeting, one of several being held across the city. It relies on increasing collaboration between government officials and local residents

at the block level.

“Government functions best when it is acting not just in service of the community but when it is allowing community to lead on the strategy that is going to be successful,” said Tamara Mahal, chief coordination officer for the Community Safety Coordination Center.

The Lightfoot administration also acknowledged the role structural racism and economic disinvestment has played in Chicago’s Black and Brown communities. It is at the core of the root causes that lead to violence, such as poverty and income inequality, unemployment, insufficient education opportunities and unequal housing, Mahal said.

The mayor and other city officials said key strategies include investing in commercial corridors and creating job opportunities; keeping young people engaged in and out of school; increasing mental health services; and incentivizing community participation.

Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, Police Supt. David Brown and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez also answered residents’ questions.

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Will Smith’s slap captures our moment

’m still a bit rattled, aren’t you?

Whatever you think about Will Smith’s ‘slap heard round the world,’ you have to admit that it was significant, a pop cultural moment the likes of which the world hasn’t experienced in quite a while.

For so long, America’s entertainment industrial complex has acted as an antidote to the increasing vileness and cruelty of our politics and economy (never mind the fact that never has our politics and economy been so dominated by entertainment). Hollywood is supposed to be our escape from the violence of the real world. In the last few years, though, reality and fantasy have been hard to distinguish.

This is why Will Smith’s slap is so emblematic of our contemporary moment.

At first, who could believe that this was happening? Until it did. Or didn’t? There are those who are still insisting the whole thing was a hoax.

In a deep sense, I found the slap eerily, troublingly poetic. Smith has always embodied a dichotomy that is perhaps most pronounced in the hit 1990s TV show that cemented his fame, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” The show aired from 1990 to 1996, arguably the height of post-Cold War democratic capitalism and American economic and military hegemony.

Smith’s character, the eponymous and semi-biographical Will, is a troubled young Black male from the inner city, Philly, who goes to live with “his aunt and uncle in Bel-Air.” As a trope, the Fresh Prince is firmly within a lineage

of troubled young Black male characters, from Jimmy Walker’s J.J., the clownish young Black male in the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” to Theo Huxtable of the 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show.”

In a way, “The Fresh Prince” is a unique mashup of “Good Times” and “The Cosby Show,” but for the 1990s. It even echoes “The Jefferson’s” in its “moving on up” ethos. As a Black kid from the Philly ghetto, the Fresh Prince has to traverse and adapt to white spaces, such as the elite private school he attends, and he often does so rebelliously.

Unlike Sunday night, however, the Fresh Prince’s transgressive bit (think of the way he wears his school uniform inside out, the way his white peers, especially the boys, aspire to his particular brand of rebellious cool), plays well universally.

The show was a huge crossover hit and is still something of a cult classic among millennials like myself of all races and cultures and classes.

But that was a TV character. In real life, the rite of passage into white spaces for elite Blacks involves respectability and merit and good behavior, not rebellion (which was always the underlying tension between Will and Uncle Phil).

Ironically, the real Will Smith, the global superstar whose light was reflective of, and his career underwritten by, the multicultural, meritocratic ethos of globalization, understood this rather well.

Smith was a rapper, but he didn’t use profanity in his lyrics (Smith won the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance in

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Will Smith 1989, the year the Berlin Wall fell). And his silver screen and streaming persona has always exuded the Barack Obama-esque optimism in the American Dream mythos and a firm commitment to equality of outcomes — if only you act right.

In many ways, the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” was the perfect cultural complement of the Third Way liberalism established with the Clinton administration, which “reformed” welfare and got tough on crime by hewing to the trifecta of “growth, opportunity and responsibility.”

Clinton and his ideological colleagues at the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) preached these three tenets in order to get rid of what they felt were old-fashioned New Deal programs premised less on

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rugged individualism than on collective responsibility and shared sacrifice. It was a social policy approach premised on alleviating poverty and structural inequality by lifting up individual superstars among the poor rather than doing something about the masses.

Smith has been so good and so smart for so long — such a diligent and capable ambassador of the idea that the free-market will provide if only you work hard enough and are well-behaved enough and optimistic enough (just have faith) — that Sunday’s transgressive act seemed untenable.

The slap symbolized a betrayal of the 1990s-era, American triumphalism and optimism that made Smith an international superstar. And the slap cut against the politics of respectability that put Will in the position to even be that close to the Oscars stage in the first place. Indeed, it put Will in the position to do something that I don’t think any Black person has ever done before.

Until William Caroll Smith II walked onto that global stage Sunday night and slapped Chris Rock, no Black person in the history of this country had pulled the polite, respectable sheen off an American institution on such a grandiose scale and not through the politics of respectability (i.e., Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson), but through the politics of defilement (i.e., Tom Cotton).

We are in rather uncharted territory.

Smith may have been able to do this sort of thing on TV. Doing so in real life would be a different feat. Considering just how intertwined the two are nowadays, however, he may just be able to pull it off.

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SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Public Health Nurse in the Health Department. This position will provide professional public health nursing services including health education and promotion which includes disseminating information, making referrals, and counseling as well as managing caseloads, and performing a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled with first review of apps 2/2/22.

POLICE RECORDS CLERK

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk in the Police Department.

This position will perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties in support of the Police Department including processing and maintaining documents, correspondence and coding reports; and to provide information and assistance to the public.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs.

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PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

BUDGET AND REVENUE ANALYST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Development Customer Service Department. This position will Serve the public with professional administrative and analytical duties in the areas of budget preparation, purchasing, payroll, data analysis and process improvement. Provides, prepares and maintains records, and financial and statistical reports and analysis which assist in the Village’s ability to improve business processes and gain efficiencies through better use of technology.

Budget duties include assisting

in the development, analysis and application of performance measures with regard to Village services and resources; preparing, modifying, tracking and monitoring Village expenses and transfers; and conducting budget-related research and analysis. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGIST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Covid-19 Epidemiologist in the Public Health Department.

This position will serve as a subject matter expert on communicable diseases of public health concern, including COVID-19. This position will work on the surveillance and investigation of infectious diseases and other public health threats; rapid response to disease outbreaks including assisting the community’s emergency preparedness and response team. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled.

WATER AND SEWER SUPERVISOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Water and Sewer Supervisor in the Public Works Department.

This position will plan and supervise the day-to-day operations of Water and Sewer Division field personnel, including assigning duties of personnel, equipment, and materials.

Typical responsibilities include the maintenance, operation and repair of the Village water pumping, storage and distribution systems and maintenance repair of the combined sanitary/storm sewer system and providing highly responsible staff support and assistance to the Water & Sewer Superintendent and the entire public works department management team. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www. oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Equipment Operator in the Public Works Department. This position will operate construction and maintenance equipment in a variety of street activities including loading, hauling, and related operations. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications April 4, 2022.

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This position will perform a variety of responsible and complex professional COVID-19 response support, as well as routine documentation of related tasks in support of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

COVID-19 RESPONSE COORDINATOR

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR PARK PLACE SECURITIES INC., ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005WHQ1; Plaintiff, vs.

MARIA SALVACION Q. TRAIN; 1610-14 W. GRAND CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; GRAND AVENUE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.; BEDFORD HOME LOANS INC., FKA OLYMPUS MORTGAGE COMPANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 7584 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 2, 2022 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. 17-07-224-040-1006.

Commonly known as 1610-14 West Grand Avenue, Unit 3B, Chicago, IL 60622.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 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. W19-0572 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3190607

Commonly known as 5223 W. Ferdinand St., Chicago, IL 60644.

The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 7420007.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 Dated: March 15, 2022 I3190639

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

LILIYA CZARNEWICZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHRISTINE JOHNSON; AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 4394 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on March 2, 2022, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 16-09-124-020-0000.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ATLANTICA, LLC Plaintiff, -v.DENNIS C SMITH A/K/A DENNIS SMITH, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 19 CH 09939 1426 NORTH LONG 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 26, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 2022, 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 1426 NORTH LONG AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-111-0280000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, single family home with detached two car garage.

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

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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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 20-04375IL_610931 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 19 CH 09939 TJSC#: 42-463 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any

information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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, 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. 14-20-01712 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020CH02362 TJSC#: 42-679 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SMS000152-20FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3189928

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 Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 113852.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 113852 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 13906 TJSC#: 42-1049 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE M O RT G A G E SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.GILDA S. MEDLEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANNIE C. SIMON, THOMAS P. QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANNIE C. SIMON (DECEASED) Defendants 2020CH02362 2706 W. WARREN BLVD. CHICAGO, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 25, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 28, 2022, 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 2706 W. WARREN BLVD., CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-12-421-0420000 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,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs.

RON PLATZER; UNIVERSITY COMMONS VI CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND OWNERS GENERALLY, AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 20 CH 2151 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 26, 2022 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. 17-20-225-050-1073 and 17-20-225-050-1225.

Commonly known as 1151 West 14th Place, Unit 236, (GU-94 and Storage Space S-73), Chicago, IL 60608.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ASSETS TRUST 2006-5, MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-5 Plaintiff, -v.WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JOSEPH D. LAPORTA (DECEASED) AND JOSEPHINE LAPORTA (DECEASED), CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC, FRANK LAPORTA, ANTHONY LAPORTA, THOMAS LAPORTA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 13906 2701 S. HILLOCK AVE CHICAGO, IL 60608 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 24, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 21, 2022, 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 2701 S. HILLOCK AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60608 Property Index No. 17-29-315-0080000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $495,737.37.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ACCREDITED MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-2 ASSET BACKED NOTES Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT W. WILLIAMS, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE CSMC 2017-1 TRUST, MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES, SERIES 2017-1, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2021 CH 02687 3656 W. OHIO STREET 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 20, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 25, 2022, 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 3656 W. OHIO STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-116-0190000 The real estate is improved with a

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multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $157,747.18.

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 JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 21 8416.

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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 21 8416 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2021 CH 02687 TJSC#: 42-756 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 02687 I3190183

the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-20-02276 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020CH03590 TJSC#: 42-482 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 # 2020CH03590 I3190484

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 2, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 3, 2022, 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 400 N. AVERS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-128-0451001 The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $100,786.17.

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 JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 19 7368.

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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 19 7368 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2019 CH 11797 TJSC#: 42-759 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 # 2019 CH 11797 I3191674

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CVI LCF MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I Plaintiff, -v.MACARIO B. TORRES A/K/A MACARIO TORRES, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 2020CH03590 2244 S DRAKE AVE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 21, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 26, 2022, 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 2244 S DRAKE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-200-0300000 The real estate is improved with a multi-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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-CH2 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006CH2 Plaintiff, -v.JOHN LYDON, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ESTHER ROBINSON, THE SPRINGFIELD AVERS HARDING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BARBARA S. HILL, DARRYL B. ROBINSON, DEBORAH ROBISON-GULLEY, LORETTA R. DORTCH, MARGARET T. JEFFERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 11797 400 N. AVERS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE

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