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Manufacturing’s dirty little secret? It works for residents seeking stable, high-skilled jobs, say leaders By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

As the leaders of the Logan Square-based Chicagoland Manufacturing Renaissance Council see it, there are two things that are holding manufacturing back in the city of Chicago. First, the companies struggle to attract employees that have the skills they need. Second, as owners age, many of them don’t have a plan in place for what happens next, threatening the future of the industrial businesses that are already there. During CMRC’s May 24 meeting, they talked about the concrete steps

they are taking to resolve these problems. The organization is teaming up with Chicago Teachers Union Foundation, the Manufacturing Connect program and the City Colleges of Chicago to train more instructors that could teach teens and young adults the skills they need. Many people in the room agreed that the key to continued manufacturing viability in Chicago is to show teens that manufacturing careers can be rewarding and financially lucrative; moreover, those jobs don’t have to involve dirty, lowskilled work that’s typically associSee MANUFACTURING on page 6

The Austin Green Team looks ahead to busy summer

The group just wrapped up its annual garden sale, designed to fund a host of summertime programs By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

It might be said that on the West Side, the Austin Green Team is to summer what the groundhog is to spring. The sight of Green Team volunteers cleaning out the secondfloor greenhouse inside of Austin Career & Educational Academy High School, 5352 W. Chicago Ave., on May 25 is a sign that summer’s ahead in Austin.

Each year, the venerable community group, which has been planting flowers and other vegetation across Austin for nearly 30 years, holds a 2-week garden sale out of the greenhouse to raise money for their summer activities. Last Friday marked the sale’s final day. Tina Augustus, the Green Team’s newly elected vice president, said that, in particular, the money funds everything from gloves, food, See GREEN TEAM on page 4

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GREEN THUMBS: Community volunteers and members with the Austin Green Team work in the Green Team’s Memorial Garden at Laramie Ave. and Washington Blvd. on May 20. The venerable organization, that’s been beautifying Austin for three decades, has a host of summer programs it needs to fund.

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Austin Weekly News, May 31, 2017 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

WEST SIDE MEN’S NETWORK INFO

ABC BANK Announces their 27th Annual College Scholarship Awards Program

BC Bank, a community bank serving the Austin and Chicagoland area since 1891, announced that they would begin accepting college scholarship applications from area high school students. Colette Loesher, President and CEO of ABC Bank stated, “ABC Bank will be awarding six, $1,200 college scholarships, to local high school students that are college or technical school bound. This is a continuation of a 27year scholarship program sponsored by ABC Bank that aggregates in excess of $100,000 in scholarship awards from the time of its inception.” High School students in their senior year are eligible to submit ABC Bank scholarship applications if they reside in what is described as the “Austin area” – West of Pulaski Road, East of Austin Boulevard, South of North Avenue and North of the Eisenhower Expressway. Applicants must be graduating in May/June of 2017 and accepted to a two or four year accredited university, college, or vocational and or technical program. One of the criteria

on which the students will be judged is writing an essay entitled, “Why I should be awarded an ABC Bank Scholarship.” Ms. Loesher added, “The Directors, Management & Staff take particular pride and gratification in knowing that the Bank is extending a helping hand to the youth of the community in furthering their education. It is truly a labor of love.” Students who are interested in applying for an ABC Bank Scholarship can pick up an application at two of the ABC Bank locations; 5645 W Lake St, Chicago, or 6400 West North Ave, Chicago, or you can print an application from our website www.abcbank.net located on the “About Us” page. If you have any questions please contact Angela Preston, Vice President of Marketing at 630.560.3829. The deadline for submitting completed applications will be Tuesday, May 31, 2017.

Our mission is to utilize the networks of the West Side Men who are united to create opportunities and to initiate positive change that empowers the residents of our communities.

The West Side Men are involved in/sponsoring important events in the coming weeks: • June 4th: The West Side Business Network will have an info booth at A Day in our Village in Oak Park. Come and see us! • June 10th: Moving Beyond Diversity event at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park. • June 17th: Real Men Read event at the Oak Park Public Library in the Veteran’s Room from 10 AM to Noon. We will be reading to children from the West Side and Oak Park. • September 30th: 4th Annual West Side Men’s Health Fair at Loretto Hospital.

Community Announcement

Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo To Be Held June 17 at UIC Forum

19th Annual Expo Will Honor Outstanding Child Care Providers and Activists WHO: Sandra Guthman, Board Chair, Polk Bros. Foundation, Keynote Speaker Susana Meza, Vice President Corporate Citizenship, Wintrust Rachel Wallace, Carole Robertson Center for Learning Lila Jimenez, YWCA Lake County Farhana Majid, Montessori Magpie, West Town and Ukrainian Village Annette Delgado, Annette’s Day Care, Logan Square WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 2017 8:00am-1:00pm

WHERE: UIC Forum 725 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL

WHAT: The 19th Annual Early Childhood Education Entrepreneurship Expo, presented by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) provides early childhood education entrepreneurs with the resources and training they need to start or grow their business. Themed “Moving Your Business Forward,” the Expo is presented in Spanish and English and is the only event of its kind in the Chicago

area that offers state-of-the-art and industry-specific business guidance and resources to prospective and established early childhood education entrepreneurs. Attendees will participate in workshops and panels on topics ranging from startup basics to marketing, financing and business operations. Keynote speaker, Sandra Guthman, Board Chair of the Polk Bros. Foundation, will discuss how access to

quality early childhood education helps Chicago children reach their full potential. During the awards breakfast, the WBDC will honor outstanding childcare providers and activists in the childcare community. Award winners at this year’s event represent diverse members of the community that are making a positive impact in under-served communities, including: •Farhana Majid, Montessori Magpie, West Town and Ukrainian Village •Annette Delgado, Annette’s Day Care, Logan Square •Lila Jimenez, YWCA Lake County •Rachel Wallace, Carole Robertson Center for Learning, West and Central Chicago and Western Suburbs •Wintrust The Expo is a Gateways to Opportunity Registry-Verified Conference. Participants have the opportunity to earn professional development hours towards their license.

Interested participants can register at http://www.expo19.org/. About the WBDC Since 1986, the Women’s Business Development Center’s mission has been to support and accelerate business development and growth, targeting women and servicing other underserved communities and veterans in order to strengthen their participation in and impact on the economy.

Austin Weekly News, May 31, 2017

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LETTERS

Time to do your job, Gov. Rauner

doing? Spending millions of dollars on TV ctions speak louder than words. commercials for his reelection campaign Illinois urgently needs a full and and spending time anywhere but Springresponsible budget. While Governor field. It’s time to do your Rauner continues job, Governor Rauner. to insist his offWith the clock ticking, budget demands must be it is simply irresponmet before he will work sible for him to not come on a balanced budget, to the table, negotiate I joined my colleagues and try to resolve this in the House urging destructive impasse. the governor to meet Because he refuses to with House Democratic even discuss an end to leaders willing to negotithis budget crisis, our ate and find common communities face more ground on his off-budunnecessary pain as getary agenda. It’s time social service agencies to move Illinois forward, close, schools shutter and we stand ready to and seniors lose access make the compromises to critical care. necessary to do just that. I stand with my colSadly, Governor leagues prepared to put Rauner and his adminEmanuael “Chris” Welch (7th) people ahead of politics istration is ignoring and do whatever is our repeated requests to necessary to end this crisis. It’s time for the meet. Under Governor Rauner, the backlog governor to do the same. of unpaid bills has grown to $14.4 billion, our state’s credit rating is nearing junk status and social service agencies are closing State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th) their doors in the faces of our most vulnerable residents. And what is the governor CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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Austin Weekly News, May 31, 2017

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Summer shaping up from page 1 drinks and tools for volunteers, among other expenditures. “Our volunteers will take what’s left of those plants and start planting them throughout the community in our other gardens,” Augustus said, adding that the Green Team maintains six other community gardens in Austin. This summer, Augustus said, the Green Team host more than 25 young people through One Summer Chicago, a summer jobs program sponsored by the City of Chicago. Augustus said the Green Team will put on workshops in the greenhouse at the high school and at the 15th District police station. The group also plans on hosting a garden tour, which would entail leasing a bus and transporting participants from one site to the next. “This will be a block club-style event,” Augustus said. “We’ll be inviting different groups from the community to setup tables at the event and we’ll also give away plants.” It’s been a busy month for the Green Team, which also held its annual memorial service on May 20. Each year, the organization lays bricks engraved with the names of influential community members who have passed

on in the walkway of its Memorial Garden on Laramie Ave. and Washington Blvd. “The memorial service was widely attended by guests from all over the Austin community area, the greater West Side and across the country,” Augustus said, adding that 29th Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro and Illinois State Rep. Camille Lilly (78th) were also in attendance. Mary Peery, who founded the Austin Green

Team three decades ago, was also in attendance. Peery, who is in her 90s, now lives in West Dundee, Augustus said. Late community members who were honored with bricks include Agnes Robinson, Minnie Coleman, Hattie Kidd, Dorothy Daniel and Ruth Webber. Coleman, Augustus said, was a longtime advocate for seniors and block club leaders. Kidd, a member of the South Austin Coali-

tion Community Council, was a longtime community activist. For many years, Daniel worked as a social worker, a liaison for New Homes on Quincy, a senior citizen advocate and SACCC member. Webber was an Austin Green Team volunteer and a member of her block club association. Augustus said that the Green Team still needs funding for its summer programming.

Mentoring youth on the West Side

‘Coach Isaac’ plans to serve 500 kids this summer By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Thanks to Isaac “Coach” Baker, violence isn’t the only thing kids on the West Side of Chicago have to look forward to this summer. He will be serving up to 500 boys and girls in his youth program called “Youth Bubble.” The Forest Park resident grew up in Englewood in the 1980s, so he’s acutely aware of the challenges kids on the West Side face. “It’s a war zone,” he declared. “In Forest Park you can sit on your porch in the evening and enjoy yourself, but over there when a car comes around the corner, you look because they might be shooting at you from the car. It’s not play time. People are dying for real.” Coach Isaac understands how an environment with a lack of healthy institutions encourages violence, but he refuses to allow the young people in his program to blame the system for making bad choices. “I’m trying not to blame anybody for our condition even though we are in a toxic condition,” he explained. “All children have to learn to take responsibility for themselves and stop blaming other people for their mistakes.” His motivation for starting Golden Points

Productions, the umbrella organization for Youth Bubble, came partly from what he was hearing from young men hanging out on street corners. “I’ve never been in school,” one young man told him. “I’m almost 20 years old and I have a criminal record. You tell me what I should do.” “That’s when I started Golden Points Productions,” Baker said. “We have a class sitting down learning how to read together, learning how to write, learning how to do whatever idea comes up in the room. We made a video, our own TV show. We bought a generator and a camera and built our own lighting system.” His program is all about mentoring. He is not big on preaching “sermons” to his children, preferring to let them see him act as an adult instead. One of his daughters asked him a while ago if he knew any cuss words. When he said, “Why do you ask?” she replied, “Because I never hear you using any of them.” “I try to show the kids in my program a different way of handling situations,” he explained. “They have to learn to think before they make a decision instead of operating off emotion. It’s a challenge because there are a lot of distractions.” Isaac refers to himself as a “behaviorist” and cites the work of Abraham Maslow, John B. Watson and Albert Bandura to explain where his “educational psychology” comes

from. “Kids only do what they are taught to do,” he said. “On TV they are watching shows like the Walking Dead [about an epidemic that has swept the globe causing the dead to rise and feed on the living].” “The news tends to highlight crimes that black people are doing. It paints a picture of us to the rest of the world. I tell the kids, ‘You are not criminals,’ and they say, ‘But they show it on TV.’ “I don’t act very emotional,” he said, explaining how mentorship works. “When I’m coaching basketball, my children never see me fussing at the referees. They never see me in a confrontation with anybody. You don’t see my team arguing with the referees. I’ve got to be a mentor. If I do see them arguing with the ref or being confrontational, I say, ‘Who taught you to talk like that?’ and they reply, ‘Oh, you right, coach. We don’t act like that.’” Working with the youth on the West Side is a big challenge for Coach Isaac for two reasons. One is that when they’re inside his “Youth Bubble,” he is the mentor they look up to and he’s able to redirect their behavior. But when they leave the bubble, they’re back in an environment in which they see adults acting violently, eating poorly and responding to stress with emotion rather than thinking. “The police in Forest Park are helpful,” he said, describing the difference between

“I try to show the kids in my program a different way of handling situations. They have to learn to think before they make a decision instead of operating off emotion. It’s a challenge because there are a lot of distractions.” ISAAC ’COACH’ BAKER Mentor

his suburb and the West Side. “If you get a flat tire, they’ll help you out, but that’s not what’s happening in the city. The police are scared of the people who live there and the people who live there are scared of the people who live there.” “You can’t imagine it if you’re not living there,” he said. “That’s why I bought the van I call the Tank. I bought the Tank because I’m trying to get children to a safe place. Somebody actually shot at my van even though I have a big sign on the side that says ‘Youth Bubble.’ I pull up in front of a house and say, ‘C’mon you all, hurry up and get in.’ I’m trying to take them to a place that’s safe,

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Anyone interested in donating, she said, can make checks payable to Austin Green Team. The Green Team meets every third Thursday evening at the 15th District Police Department’s community room. If you would like to give to, or volunteer with, the Austin Green Team, contact Augustus at (773) 9312145 or via email at tinaaugustus@elevateservices.net. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

so we can do something productive.” A second reason is that when he tries to bring, for example, a basketball or baseball team out to a tournament in the suburbs in order to expose them to a different environment, his kids sometimes encounter discrimination. For example, he brought two basketball teams to a tournament in Berwyn and both teams went undefeated. The next year they were “disinvited.” “When I try to combine communities,” he noted, “people start showing their true colors. One time we stopped at a McDonald’s in the suburbs and as soon as our kids started getting off the bus, someone called security. People get afraid when we come around. If you have never experienced it, you might think it never happens. The children say, ‘They don’t want us here.’ It’s heartbreaking.” Those kinds of disappointments don’t deter Isaac from trying to show his kids a different way of life. For example, he’s taken youth on trips to Yale and Boston College and to historically black colleges like Spellman, Morehouse and Tuskegee. By showing his kids possibilities, he is saying to them, “You make choices. Don’t let anybody limit you.” Coach Isaac has tried to do things in Forest Park, but up till now has had a hard time. “I’ve being trying to do a station right here,” he said, “but it’s very hard to get into this particular community when people don’t know you.” How did he manage to avoid the pitfalls of

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GETTING TO THE ROOT: A member of the Austin Green Team works in the organization’s greenhouse, located inside of Austin Career & Educational Academy High School in Austin. The Green Team has operated the greenhouse since it was created nearly 30 years ago by Mary Peery.

Englewood growing up? “I was in that environment. We all make mistakes. When I made one, I said, ‘God, you get me out of this and I will serve you the rest of my life.’ God is real. When I got out of that situation, the voice that speaks to us in the back of our heads said, ‘Remember that pact you made with me.’” He’s also motivated by a sense of urgency. “I operate out of a state of emergency,” he explained. “If this building is on fire, I’m not going to sit on my recliner and let someone else take care of it. We at Youth Bubble aren’t going to wait for anybody to do it for us.” One of his frustrations is the criminal “justice” system. Say a 12-year-old gets picked up for shoplifting and is sent to the juvenile center on the South Side. There, instead of getting his life straightened out, he learns how to be a thief, is arrested again at 16 and is incarcerated again and now learns how to sell drugs. When he is released at 19, he has no diploma, no marketable skills and a criminal record. What he does know is where to buy drugs and how to sell them. Isaac is also frustrated that he cannot get funding from the state or nonprofits. “We’ve asked for funding,” he said. “We are a 501c3 based at 501 N. Central. We tell donors what we are doing and they come back and tell us, ‘What you are doing is wonderful, but we can’t help you right now.’ “Nobody has given us a chance, so we just have to put our pennies together.”

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West Side iron-maker looks to expand

Why Not Iron is seeking a tax incentive for a build-out project, which could create up to 20 jobs By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Why Not Iron, the West Garfield Parkbased iron fabricator, is looking to renovate its existing facility and build a new one nearby, hiring a total of 22 more people in the process — but only if it gets Cook County Class 6(b) property tax incentives. On May 17, the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development voted unanimously to send the applications to the full City Council. While it will be up to the Cook County Assessor to determine whether the company gets the incentive, it must get the city council approval first. As of press time, the vote had been scheduled to take place at a May 24 meeting, where it was expected to be approved. Why Not Iron is located in the Northwest Industrial Corridor, at 4425 W Kinzie St. According to its website, the company builds fences, gates, fences, stairs and custom architectural designs. The examples include several high-profile projects, including ornamental fencing for the fountains at Navy

MANUFACTURING Fighting stigma from page 1 ated with the field. The meeting was held at Chicago Teachers Union headquarters. Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), whose ward encompasses the union’s headquarters and the surrounding Kidzie Industrial Corridor, said that he understands the importance of the mission. “The challenge we have in this city and in this country is trying to get folks to do the work, to try to help folks in the city to get jobs, instead of big companies giving visas to [hire] workers from foreign countries,” he said. “There are jobs in Chicago. We just need to be prepared to get them.” Burnett pledged to give the project his full support. Victor Dickson, president of the Safer Foundation, talked about the council’s Manufacturing Succession Conversion Project, an initiative designed to ensure that, when industrial business owners retire, their factories will continue to operate under someone else’s ownership. “We’re [now] facing another risk, and it’s called the Silver Tsunami,” Dickson said. “A large number of people are planning to retire and they haven’t identified a succes-

Pier Crystal Gardens. During the May 17 meeting, Ed Lewis, a coordinator of industrial economic development at the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, explained that Why Not Iron is looking to renovate its existing facility, which would allow it to hire more people and to expand. “The business employs 15 workers and expects to create 12 full-time permanent jobs,” Lewis said. “Construction is scheduled to start in spring of this year and be completed in the fall.” The company is also looking to build a brand-new facility a few blocks further east, at 4217-19 W Kinzie Street. According to the application documents, it will be about 5,000 square feet. Lewis said that the company expects to spend $571,000 on the project, and that the new investment would create 10 construction jobs and 10 permanent jobs. In order to offset the costs, the company is applying for Class 6(b) property tax classification. In Cook County, different properties are taxed at different rates, and industrial properties are assessed at 25 percent. The Class 6(b) tax classification temporarily lowers the rate in order to encourage the construction of new industrial buildings or the rehabilitation of existing ones. Under this classification, the property gets assessed at 10 percent of its market value for

10 years, 15 percent during the 11th year and 20 percent during the 12th year. Although it would automatically return to 25 percent in the 13th year, the property owner can apply for an extension. There is currently no limit on how many extensions they can get. Both the current facility and the future site of the new facility are located in the Northwest Growth Zone, which means that Why Not Iron would be able to receive technical assistance with hiring locally and it must

pay all of its employees a living wage. While new businesses applying for Class 6(b) classification must commit to hiring at least 20 employees, this requirement doesn’t apply to existing businesses like Why Not Iron. Lewis said that Why Not Iron expects to save a total of $93,000 in property taxes. He also said that even with the Class 6(b) classification, the new building will generate approximately $40,000 property taxes. Ald. Jason Ervin, whose 28th Ward encompasses Why Not Iron, said during the May 18 meeting that he supports the company’s application. He said that Sean Kelly, who is listed on the application as Why Not Iron’s co-owner, vicepresident and manager, has been a positive force in on the Kinzie Street industrial corridor “Mr. Kelly single-handedly looked at this stretch of Kinzie and made great improvements in that area,” he said. The only citizen to make a public comment was activist George Blakemore, who raised an issue he has raised at many other development-related meetings. “I think it’s good, too, because you are keeping some manufacturing in the area,” he said. “But I want the aldermen to be cognizant of the people who work manufacturing in these wards. They should look like people who live in those wards.” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

sor. [If their businesses close], we would lose jobs, but we also lose other economic benefits manufacturing would provide.” To address this challenge, the council set up a non-profit entity that would help match entrepreneurs looking to buy factories and owners who are willing to sell them. Dickson added that the council is especially interested in getting black, Hispanic and female entrepreneurs involved. Erica Swinney discussed the Manufacturing Connect program, which works to establish partnerships between communities, schools and area manufacturers so that local students will be able to train in skills that would be useful in manufacturing and find out about opportunities that are available. Those opportunities include internships, summer jobs and fulltime job opportunities after graduation. Swinney, Manufacturing Connect’s program director, said that the organization operates a program in Austin College & Career Academy. According to the school’s website, the program allows students to connect with mentors and earn credits that would transfer to the City Colleges of Chicago. Manufacturing Connect is currently in the process of creating something similar in South Chicago’s Bowen High School and Belmont Cragin’s Prosser Career Academy. But any expansion of programs to teach students industrial job skills requires instructors, which is where the council’s partnership with CTU Foundation and the Rich-

ard J Daley College comes in. Michael Moriarty, of the CTU Foundation’s Quest Center professional development program, explained that their goal is both to teach instructors the necessary skills and to ensure that they are good teachers who can engage students. Moriarty explained that one teacher told him that the training program “wipes away some of this masculinity.” Before, if a student came to him in distress, the teacher would advise the student to tough it out. Now, he was more willing to actually hear the student out and try to support him. “Now, he’s giving that shoulder for students to cry on,” Moriarty said. “If [the students] don’t feel the teacher in the classroom appreciates them, it doesn’t matter what the instruction is. “This is not just ‘We need more shop classes,’” Swinney added. “We need great shop teachers who can inspire people to change the world.” Moriarty added that they hope that this would help to increase a number of black and Hispanic students who get into manufacturing and trades. Art Lyons, of the Center for Economic Policy Analysis, said that the directors of manufacturing programs at seven schools throughout Cook County told him that schools tend to emphasize college at the expense of everything else. There is also the issue of geography. The

schools may have programs, but there aren’t any nearby manufacturers they can partner up with. The program directors also said that safety rules for teens under 18 limit what they can do in terms of manufacturing, so some factories shy away from giving opportunities to teens at all. But the biggest issue, Lyons said, was the stigma surrounding manufacturing. “All of the program directors and administrators identified the social stigma that attached to manufacturing [as a problem],” he said. “[The perception is that] manufacturing is a dirty, low-wage job with no future. Parents not only don’t want kids in manufacturing, they want them in 4-year colleges. So you have kids who go to 4-year colleges and fail, when they could have gone into [manufacturing] and succeeded.” Jim Nelson, vice president of external affairs at the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, argued that the skill gap is always going to be a challenge due to how quickly technology changes. He agreed that getting kids involved in manufacturing when they are younger is the key. “We really do need to build that integrated system that really starts at the middle-school level to introduce kids to wide array of occupation and career opportunities [in manufacturing],” he said. “Now that we have the right people in the room, we have opportunities to build an integrated system that’s fully aligned.” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

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The ornamental fencing for the fountains at Navy Pier Crystal Gardens were built by West Garfield Park-based Why Not Iron, which is looking to expand.

Austin Weekly News, May 31, 2017

‘Missing persons,’ but not forgotten

The county’s missing persons day brought together loved ones of people not yet found

just one step that would kind of give closure to the whole process.” Jason Moran, a Cook County sheriff ’s detective, said the county has nearly 1,500 open missing person cases, evenly divided between the city and the suburbs. Moran said the reason someone goes missBy XUEER ZHANG ing varies. AustinTalks “With juveniles, a lot of the times it’s Austin resident Terrah White arrived at runaway situations,” he said. “With adults, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office some of them are going through problems on May 21 tightly holding a folder. Inside like [a] bipolar episode and other mental were ID photos and police reports for her health issues.” While many at Saturday’s event were from missing fiancé, Adarius James, 36. “I’m here for my kids’ father,” said White, the Chicago area, a few traveled farther. whose 9- and 12-year-old sons accompanied Susan Olsen, 63, who provided mental supher to the event. “He’s been missing since port and consultation services to the fami2011.” lies, has been looking for her son, Bradley P. That’s when the boys’ father walked out Olsen, for more than a decade. of their West Side house and never returned “I’m familiar with a lot of these cases,” home. The 35-year-old adminissaid Olsen, pointing to the photrative assistant said she still had tograph wall behind her that disno idea why he went missing and played dozens of photos of misswhere he could be now. ing persons spanning from 1957 “I went to Chicago Police [Deto 2015. partment]. I filed several police “Stacy Peterson, John Spira reports . . . I hired lawyers and …” she said, naming some of the private investigators to help cases she’s helped with. “Those me look for him. But they never happened a short time after my found him,” said White, fighting son went missing. So I was inback tears. volved in all of those searches.” YASMINE ACREE She has photos and documents Olsen traveled more than 60 that could help identify her fimiles to Chicago from DeKalb, ancé, who grew up in K-Town, if where her son disappeared in he is found, White said, but what she doesn’t 2007 at the age of 26. have is closure. “I’m here to try to help and support other “We don’t know what happened,” White people going through the same thing,” said said. “So this is the next step. I decided to Olsen, who had talked with three families in just come down to see if there’s a possibility the first hour of the event. that his remains could be here.” She said some of them had not entered White was among dozens of residents DNA or the names of the missing persons from across the state who came to the first into the National Missing and Unidentified missing persons day, held at Robert J. Stein Persons System. Institute of Forensic Medicine, 2121 W. Har“You know some have been missing for rison St. over 10, 20, 30 years that may never be found, Representatives from the Cook County but they also could be laying in a morgue or Medical Examiner’s office, volunteers and retired law enforcement professionals pro- somewhere or have had in the past,” Olsen vided on-site assistance to the relatives and said. “So this is a great way to make sure friends of people who’ve been missing, from that you have everything for families who haven’t entered DNA or dental records bea month to decades. fore.” They handed over DNA swabs, ID photos, DNA samples were collected on behalf of medical and dental records, and X-rays to see if their loved ones could be among the 21 23 missing persons at Saturday’s event. Anne Bielby, a volunteer from the Illinois unidentified bodies and remains at the Cook Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, County morgue. Some filed police reports or entered infor- said most people on the photograph wall dismation into the missing person database for played Saturday were from the Chicago area. “There’s a lot more than these,” Bielby future identification. Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, the chief medical said, looking back at the 24 photos. “We just examiner, said his office intends to make don’t have enough wall space.” Among the photos was Yasmin Acree, a this an annual event. “We compare the dental records of the liv- 15-year-old who’s been missing since Jan ing person with the deceased person,” said 15, 2008. Yasmin was last seen at her Austin Dr. Arunkumar, noting that’s the quickest home. way for someone to be identified. “And this is CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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Body pulled from Columbus Park Lagoon This is the second body pulled from the lagoon in less than four months

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have to admit the visuals are enticing when I think of a successful pairing that would merge Austin and Oak Park into one common area called the “Greater West Side.” My vision of tree-lined streets that slide from city living to suburban dwelling with no discernable difference is a throwback to the 1960s when Austin and Oak Park were then mirror-image twins. White flight, along with racial block-busting, changed the complexion of the east side of Austin Boulevard to a darker shade almost overnight. Add in predatory lending practices, combined with homeowners unprepared to take on housing costs, and a city government that turned a blind eye on making sure the neighborhood was kept up, led to the assumption that Austin would shortly become another West Garfield Park or North Lawndale. But surprise! Austin’s weak points were balanced out by good people who did take care of their property. Austin never had substantial parcels of vacant land until several years back when the city implemented its “Red X” labeling of buildings and fasttracked demolitions. Once those homes were torn down, we had streets with parcel after parcel of vacant land. That wilderness is a visual salivation for developers who could easily make mad money from it. But not with the community as it now stands. The question that lingers in my mind is how much Austin will lose or gain if the Greater West Side community becomes a reality? Will we lose our identity as Austin as the other name becomes the terminology that is used most often? There is a tendency for areas that were once predominantly black to get renamed when whites move in. An example of that is occurring in Harlem where the new white residents want to call an area of south Harlem “SoHa.” Gentrification is the word that is the huge elephant in this room. Can we force our politicians to make major changes to how property is taxed so as to allow long term homeowners the ability to stay in the community? The need to change the structure is not only relevant to us here, but also to communities like Washington Park and South Shore as they, too, look forward to many

changes with the Obama library looming as a future mammoth in the neighborhood. Oak Park has a lot of annual movement in and out of it because of rental units. Will rental units in Austin remain affordable or will demand for such units in a Greater West Side make the rents increase beyond affordability? An influx of white people will also mean a change in the school system. Will Oak Park and River Forest High School be opened to allow students from the Greater West Side to attend? Will Austin High School be restored to its former glory as the premiere location for secondary education? Will the mishmash of schools that now exists still continue? Will we get the funding and, more importantly, the parent participation that is needed to make sure the schools function as they should? I can imagine Oak Park salivating at the idea of getting the Columbus Park land under its influence. Are we ready for that reality? Crime is another major elephant in the room. Are we willing to truly address the problem and take action against those living in our households who are the instigators of that activity? We can’t be called “Greater” if we have individuals and groups who make us “lesser.” How can we connect the talents of people in Oak Park with those in Austin who could benefit from mentoring or the sharing of knowledge? Our major common business strips could use an influx of capital. It would be nice to again see reputable small businesses appear. What effect would that have on the plethora of storefront churches that currently exists? The questions and answers to these and many other issues lie in the planning and implementation of the idea. I have the feeling that, because it was the topic at our On the Table discussion, the odds of it happening is more likely than not. But how it happens will depend on who is at the table to make sure that Austin doesn’t lose out and become a mere item on the menu!

ARLENE JONES

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Plaintiff, -v.CARMEN A. MORRISON, KEITH A. PAGE, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 16 CH 013863 2848 W. TAYLOR STREET 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 March 23, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 26, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Driveâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2848 W. TAYLOR STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-13-319-0240000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-11123. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales

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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. 14-16-11123 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 013863 TJSC#: 37-3095 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I719926

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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-4419. 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. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I721645

IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-420-0040000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $186,432.38. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm. Please refer to file number 16-081196. 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. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I719122

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;FANNIE MAEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) Plaintiff, -v.MERCEDES M. BARROSO, ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 11 CH 8388 2200 NORTH MERRIMAC AVENUE Chicago, IL 60639 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 26, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Driveâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2200 NORTH MERRIMAC AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60639 Property Index No. 13-32-112-020. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $339,770.51. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN A S S E T- B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006MLN1 Plaintiff, -v.YVONNE CARROLL, LEANDREW BRISCOE, JR. A/K/A LEANDREW BRISCOE, DONNA BRISCOE A/K/ A DONNA M. BRISCOE A/K/A DONNA M. CARMICHAEL A/K/A DONNA C. BRISCOE, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, JDAD, INC. D/B/A COUNTY PROPERTY TAX REFUND SPECIALISTS Defendants 16 CH 14281 4847 WEST AUGUSTA BOULEVARD 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 March 31, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 5, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Driveâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4847 WEST AUGUSTA BOULEVARD, Chicago,

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.JOHN WHITE, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC Defendants 15 CH 16916 924 S. SPRINGFIELD 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 April 6, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 7, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Driveâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 924 S. SPRINGFIELD AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-14-317-0380000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $39,492.71. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: J. Gregory Scott, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221717 Please refer to file number 552311941. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgageeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. 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. J. Gregory Scott HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1717 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 552311941 Case Number: 15 CH 16916 TJSC#: 37-3412 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I719763 16-016352 F2 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. GEORGETTE K. JOHNSON; Defendants, 16 CH 3032 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 Friday, July 7, 2017 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. 16-16-407-082-0000. Commonly known as 4842 West Polk Street, 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 Sales Department at Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-016352 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722519

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF BERENICE L. GRIFFIN A/K/A BERENICE L. GRIFFIN-HAYNES, MARIAH GRIFFIN, AS HEIR OF BERENICE L. GRIFFIN A/K/A BERENICE L. GRIFFIN-HAYNES, TIMOTHY GRIFFIN, AS HEIR OF BERENICE L. GRIFFIN A/K/A BERENICE L. GRIFFIN-HAYNES, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BERENICE L. GRIFFIN A/K/A BERENICE L. GRIFFINHAYNES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 04899 1414 N. CENTRAL 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 April 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 7, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1414 N. CENTRAL AVE., Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-215-0320000 Vol. 546. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was

$119,777.23. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-3463. 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. 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. I720092

Plaintiff, -v.ALEJANDRO CONTRERAS, MARIA ELIZABETH ESCARENO V Defendants 14 CH 3211 3020 SOUTH TRUMBULL AVENUE 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 December 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 27, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3020 SOUTH TRUMBULL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-426-0330000. The real estate is improved with a two story single family home; two car detached 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 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between

the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 9367. 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. I721996

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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-10-17055. 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. 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.

$189,042.61. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 102923. 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. 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. I719015

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.DOROTHEA D. FELTERS A/K/A D. SAFIYA FELTERS A/K/A SAFIYA FELTERS A/K/A DOROTHEA S. FELTERS A/K/A DOROTHEA FELTERS Defendants 10 CH 028366 2317 S. HAMLIN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623 AND 1829 S. FAIRFIELD AVENUE, 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 April 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 5, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2317 S. HAMLIN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-104-029 (2317 S. Hamlin Avenue). The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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

I722090 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMH ASSETS CORP, COLLATERALIZED ASSETBACKED BONDS, SERIES 2005-7 Plaintiff, -v.BENNIE M. TUCKER Defendants 16 CH 15939 633 N. LATROBE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 13, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 633 N. LATROBE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16091130090000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. SALOMON PENA; CITY OF CHICAGO; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO PARK NATIONAL BANK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO COSMOPOLITAN BANK & TRUST, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 8, 1999 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 31103; U.S. BANK; CHICAGOLAND DEVELOPERS GROUP, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON- RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 12947–Count I NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-02-214-001-0000. Commonly known as 3359 West Beach, Chicago, IL 60651. The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. THERE IS CURRENTLY A STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THE STRUCTURE IS SCHEDULED FOR DEMOLITION BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER ENTERED ON MARCH 14, 2017 IN CASE NO. 14-M1-403326. 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. The property may be made available for inspection by arrangement with Joshua E. Joseph, Frontline Real Estate Partners, LLC (847) 780-6080. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashieru2019s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. For information call Ms. Sheryl A. Fyock at Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, 55 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 422-8000. 35002-1026 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722449

DEVELOPERS GROUP, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 12947–Count II NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-02-110-041-0000. Commonly known as 1406 N. Avers Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651. The mortgaged real estate is a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashieru2019s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Sheryl A. Fyock at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, 55 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 422-8000. 35002-1026 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722450

COURT ORDER ENTERED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 IN CASE NO. 15-M1-401024. 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashieru2019s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Sheryl A. Fyock at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, 55 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 422-8000. 35002-1026 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722451

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. SALOMON PENA; CITY OF CHICAGO; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO PARK NATIONAL BANK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO COSMOPOLITAN BANK & TRUST, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 8, 1999 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 31103; U.S. BANK; CHICAGOLAND DEVELOPERS GROUP, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 12947–Count IV NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-09-405-011-0000. Commonly known as 4841 West Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60644. The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashieru2019s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Sheryl A. Fyock at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, 55 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 422-8000. 35002-1026 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722452

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To Advertise your Mortgage Rates, call Mary Ellen Nelligan: 708/613-3342 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. SALOMON PENA; CITY OF CHICAGO; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO PARK NATIONAL BANK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO COSMOPOLITAN BANK & TRUST, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 8, 1999 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 31103; U.S. BANK; CHICAGOLAND DEVELOPERS GROUP, INC.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 12947–Count VI NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-11-128-024 volume 552. Commonly known as 3843 West Ferdinand Street, Chicago, IL 60624. The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. THERE IS CURRENTLY A STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN CITED AS HAZARDOUS, DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO. SEE CASE NO. 16-M1401147. 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashieru2019s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Sheryl A. Fyock at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC, 55 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 422-8000. 35002-1026 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I722454

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