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Austin residents march, calling ‘peace up, guns down’’

It comes as part of ‘Wear Orange Day’, a national movement honoring gun violence victims

By SAM TUCKER Contributing Reporter

Chants calling for peace filled Austin earlier this month during the Invest in Peace – March & Community Pop-up event organized by BUILD.

The march and pop-up event’s pur-

Members of the Kaos Drumline dance between their drumming while they lead the march on West Harrison Street, Wednesday, June 5.

pose was to honor victims of gun violence and to call an end to gun violence on the West Side. The march was a part of Wear Orange Day, a national movement that honors victims of gun violence that began in Chicago in 2013.

The Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development, or BUILD, is a violence prevention and youth development organization that is based in Austin. Wednesday’s march was a part of

more than 100 events BUILD organizes on the West Side every year. BUILD’s mission is to create opportunity and support for youth and adults.

About 250 people marched that day through the Austin area, organizers said, wearing orange in solidarity while Austin residents, members of BUILD and community advocates called for an end to gun violence.

Juneteenth Illinois kicks o the holiday with scholarship, call for equity

State and county politicians joined in organizers’ call for racial equity

By MICHAEL BANIEWICZ  Contributing Reporter

Illinois and Cook County officials gathered earlier this month to kick off the upcoming celebrations for Juneteenth at Malcolm X College.

Barbara Deer, the executive director of Juneteenth Illinois, a nonprofit organization that commemorates Juneteenth, promotes related festivities and offers scholarships for students on the West and South Sides, said that initiatives like these are part of the four pillars that the nonprofit focuses on.

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Deer, who said she was exposed to gun violence while growing up in the North Lawndale neighborhood, added that one of the solutions for more peaceful communities is to provide mentorship to Chicago’s underserved youth.

“I want to give back to students the way that people gave back to me,” Deer said. “One ofthe true solutions to violence is mentoring and education…when youth are educated, violence is reduced. ”

Her remarks came during a news conference she and others called to mark the beginning of Juneteenth’s celebrations this month.

The underlying theme for Juneteenth comes down to one thing, Deer said.

“If you understand what Juneteenth is really about,” Deer said. “You understand that Juneteenth is about freedom.”

On June 19, 1865, about 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, under the leadership ofGen. Gordan Granger, to finally enforce the Emancipation Proclamation in the remaining active plantations. That day marked a milestone in the

history ofthe United States — Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation ofenslaved people in the United States after the Civil War.

Deer’s husband, Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer, has been an advocate to make Juneteenth a holiday. In December 2020, the County Board unanimously passed an ordinance that made Juneteenth a paid county holiday for employees. Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made Juneteenth a paid holiday for city and state employees in June 2021.

And in April, T he Cook County Board of Commissioners also unanimously passed a resolution that made the complete month of June a time dedicated to celebrating Juneteenth.

On June 14, the nonprofit Juneteenth Illinois held a scholarship rece ption to award $10,000 in scholarships. It will also host an event June 22 that features panels that will discuss equity in business, the criminal justice system, health care, and education.

Romell Franklin Jr., a rising junior at Morehouse College, spoke to the crowd on Monday about the opportunities his scholarship gave him as a pre-med student. Franklin was awarded $1,500 from the Juneteenth Illinois scholarship program.

“This scholarship was way more than just a check,” Franklin said. “I was a part of the first Juneteenth Illinois cohort, inside that

cohort, I got to meet two of my Morehouse brothers … this scholarship actually connected with two of my brothers that I am still very, very close with to this day.”

Franklin has also participated with Juneteenth Illinois as a mentor for new scholarship recipients. He was grateful for the platform the organization gave to promote his community service program as well, Franklin said.

The upcoming celebration for Juneteenth is a time to reflect on the future progress to be made for equity in underserved communities, said 3rd District Cook County Commissioner Bill Lowry.

“As we gather here today, 161 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, I ask whether we are truly free,” Lowry said. “The answer is no. Over the coming days we will host and participate in a number of Juneteenth events focusing on equity, education, health, and justice. We must focus on these issues not just in June, but for 365 days each and every year.”

Residents who are interested in participating in Juneteenth events can find them on the Juneteenth Illinois website. Juneteenth event organizers are encouraged to share their celebrations to be published on the platform.

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West Side United panel shows how wealth can increase health

The annual community convening highlights the group’s 2023 impact

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

The net worth of the average white family in the United States in 2019 was eight times that of the Black family and five times that of the Latino family, according to The Urban Institute

And for every $1 Chicago banks loan in white neighborhoods, they loan 12 cents to Black neighborhoods and 13 cents to Latino neighborhoods, according to a 2020 study by City Bureau and WBEZ.

West Side United, a collaboration between six hospitals on Chicago’s West Side, works to eliminate these wealth gaps, which cause health disparities among people of different races and ethnicities

West Side United last week hosted an annual community convening at the Kehrein Center for the Ar ts to share its latest impact report and to host a panel that discussed how to build wealth to increase health on the West Side

“With long-term and sustained commitments to our people and our neighborhoods, we can close the wealth and health gaps that persist in our city so we can build a brighter future for those who are counting on us,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson during the panel’s opening remarks.

Though it’s a long journey to solving these disparities, West Side United said its work is already making a difference.

Since the organization was founded, its partners have hired more than 7,000 residents on Chicago’s West Side. Last year, West Side United partners spent more than

$43 million with vendors on Chicago’s West Side, including 300 businesses. Also in 2023, West Side United launched West Side Healthy Parents and Babies and, since that July, has engaged over 50 families through the program.

“Let’s use this as an opportunity to not just simply bring people together,” Johnson said of the annual community convening, “but to achieve our collective goal, increasing the health and the public safety for all of our residents.”

Identi ed ways to close wealth and health gaps

West Side United has identified 37 metrics to help eliminate the life expectancy gap on the West Side, five of which are safety and community measures. Solutions include hiring West Side residents, expanding local businesses and access to healthcare, plus developing career pathways.

Joanna Trotter, the executive director and senior program officer for JPMorgan Chase and moderator of the panel, said she often hears that we can close the wealth gap by eliminating disparities in home ownership or business development.

“And yet, this is such a multifaceted issue,” Trotter said. There’s no singular solution.

“I wish we could be a one-issue organization. It would make the work a whole lot easier,” said Cherita Ellens, president & CEO of Women Employed, an advocate for equity in the workplace for women. “You do have to impact all these different levers to impact economic advancement.”

“Disparities in income, housing and all of those things do n’t come from people not doing what they’re supposed to do,” said

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To the beat of the drums and snares of Kaos Drumline, marchers began at the BUILD headquarters at 5100 W. Harrison St. and moved down West Harrison Street to South Central Avenue, then to West Jackson Boulevard, and down South Leamington Avenue, ending back on Har rison Street.

Passersby honked their horns in support and some residents came out on their front porches to watch as marchers held signs and chanted, “put the guns down! T hese are our streets.”

“There’s people that actually want to see better in their community, and there are people that’re going to stand 10 toes with these people who are trying to improve their community,” Dominique Young, a marcher, said at the event.

Young, a 22-year-old Austin resident, said it’s important for his generation and younger people to see the importance of using peace to overcome conflicts in the community

“Picking up the gun is the easier thing to do. Doing the right thing is going to always be the harder thing to do… that’s why a lot of people take that route, because that’s the easy thing It’s easy to get a gun, but it’s not easy to come out here and march,” Young said.

Bradley Johnson, chief community officer at BUILD, said his focus is on providing opportunities to address the root

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According to the Mayor’s Office Violence Reduction Dashboard, a real-time violence data tool, there were 226 fatal and non-fatal shooting victims in Austin in 2023, a rate of about 24 victims per 10,000 residents. Of those victims, about 17% are 19 and under, and about 34% are 20 to 29. About 84% of fatal and non-fatal shooting victims in Austin are male.

Mark Harris, the crisis director at Loretto Hospital and a West Side resident who participated in the march said reducing gun violence starts out in the community where it’s occurring.

causes of gun violence.

“My mind is more so around not celebrating or talking about the negative end of gun violence, but the other end – where all these opportunities that exist that are solutions for gun violence, because gun violence is not the problem. It’s a problem,” Johnson said.

Johnson said the core of the problem in Austin is the lack of options for youth, a hurdle BUILD is working to overcome

“The root causes of the problem are lack of relationships and lack of opportunity. Those are the things that we work on at BUILD: to provide the guidance and support, but also access to opportunity. So now, young people have options. They have choices,” Johnson said.

“We can’t do it from inside the hospital. We can’t do it from inside the congress halls. We have to come out here and meet the people where they are, let them know we are out here, and provide information and resources. Because oftentimes that’s what’s missing,” Harris said.

Norina Pittman, a long-time West Side resident, said that having vocal and visible calls for peace on the streets of Austin invites awareness to their mission.

She said that she’s seen mostly positive change on the West Side over her past 20 years as a resident. The positive images, like the Invest in Peace March, are important to keep the good change coming, Pittman said.

“When you provide a positive image for the younger kids, they look around and say, ‘hey, things are happening in my neighborhood that are good things, everything on the news about my neighborhood isn’ t all bad,” Pittman said.

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Local author and community arts advocate Keli Stewart has opened a storefront for Front Porch Arts Center, a nonprofit public art center designed to connect the arts, community and culture of the West Side.

“Growing up in Austin, I was surrounded by a vibrant community that nurtured in me a passion for storytelling and the arts.” Stewart, who also authored the poetry book Small Altars, said in a statement. “My family has lived on the West Side and had businesses for three generations, and I’m proud to own a home in Austin.”

“As I pursued a life of writing, I’ve witnessed that the Austin neighborhood

29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro and Front Porch Arts Center founder Keli Steward at the center’s grand opening Saturday June 15, 2024.

is teaming with powerful artists of all disciplines, without access to community arts spaces to showcase their talent. Front Porch Arts Center is my way of paying homage to those roots and creating a space where artists and neighbors can discover, explore, and share their own creative voices,” she said ahead of the grand opening last weekend

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Collective shows how communities grow one garden at a time

‘Every one of our gardens has a stor y, has a special place that has always come out of a place of love,’ one organizer says

By SAM TUCKER Contributing Reporter

New funding is allowing greater collaboration this summer between community gardens in Austin to help them continue their mission of providing a dose of nature and accessible food for the community.

Community gardens help fill the gaps in Austin’s food desert, but they are also shared spaces for residents of all ages to connect and find community amidst the dirt, ve getables, and gardening tools.

Chamika Moore, an Austin resident with a background in urban farming, is fulfilling a new role at the Austin Garden Collective, a group founded in 2019, that aims to connect and support the roughly 25 community gardens in Austin. She is about five weeks into her new position, which doesn’t have a title yet, and Moore said she is driven to get the youth of Austin more involved in these spaces.

“Every one of our gardens has a story, has a special place that has always come out of

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Karen Wilson-Freeman, president & CEO of the Chicago Urban League, which advocates for Black families and communities.

“It comes from an orchestrated system.” The vestiges of slavery, Wilson-Freeman added, caused many to think that people of

a place of love,” Moore said. “People need to be able to pass that message, pass that history and pass that heritage on. What better way to do that than with the youth?”

Moore, a mother of three, said getting everyone involved in the garden re gardless of background or age is important. Some youth aren’t interested in garden spaces because they aren’t exposed to it. That’s something she aims to change.

“Everybody has their own role, and there’s always moving parts, but when they come together they fit together like pieces of a puzzle. I hope to be able to connect that puzzle and turn it into a big picture,” Moore said.

Upcoming all-ages events include the Rituals for Remembering workshop, the Tree Ambassador Field Day, and volunteer days across Austin’s community gardens.

Cindy Schneider, the founder and organizer of the Austin Garden Collective, said that through funding from Austin Fresh grants, they were able to hire Moore to help coordinate events, projects, and collaboration between Austin’s community gardens.

She said it has raised the ceiling on what they want to accomplish.

“I think it’s really going to change things for us and for the community gardens, and help support them in more of a robust way,” Schneider said.

Dollie Sherman, the president of the 600 N. Lorel Block Club and steward of the block club’s garden at 624 N. Lorel, said

color weren’ t entitled to certain rights.

“That was a radical way to keep people down,” she said. “We have to talk about radical ways to lift people up.”

For Luis Gutier re z, founder & CEO of Latinos Progresando, this means finding a way to create more funding and resources for nonprofits like his.

“I’m not expecting to be a millionaire, but I’m expecting that everybody who works in this [nonprofit] sector can think about owning a home, sending their kids to school, going on vacation, and having

that community gardens offer a shared, safe space for the community.

“I want to bring f amilies and fathers back to g ether with their sons. Mothers back with their daughter s. You know, just collaborating, talking, and doing things to g ether. That’s my dream and I believe it’s happening right now,” Sherman said.

Sherman added that she wants to use the shared space of community gardens to bring more dialo gue between youth and the adults in the community

“It’s about bringing the community tog ether, and putting the neighbor back in the hood,” Sherman said.

Patricia Har t, who co-manages the Har t and Peace Garden, at 645 N. Latrobe, and the Paradise Garden across the street, said she and her husband, Robert Hart, created the Hart and Peace Garden for people with disabilities.

at least one car that works well. That’s the dream,” Gutier re z said.

West Side United has funded nonprofits like Latinos Progresando in its ef fort to create wealth for Black and Brown communities. And the organization’s ef forts are not without results.

In 2017, a year before West Side United launched, the gap in l ife expectancy between West Side neighborhoods and the L oop was about 16 years — a ccording to Debra Wesley, president of the Sinai C ommunity I nstitute out of the Sinai

Since filling the once-empty-lot with a ga rden space in 2020, she and her husb and now b oth have physical disabilities.

Now a retire e, Hart is set on enjoying the butterflie s, birds and of c ourse – the harvest of the c ommunity ga rdens she co-manages with her husband. S he sai d she loves sharing her “g reen-thumb ” knowledge with her block, know-how she ga i ned grow ing up in Arkansas, wo rk in g in her family ve g etable ga rden.

“We have to tr avel a distance to get some quality food. So, if you grow your own, you can can your own,” Hart said. “People can come by and I’ll teach them how they can do it.”

Find contact information for garden stewards, when gardens are open, and volunteer days across the community at the Austin Garden Collectives website.

Health System, one of the West Side United hospitals

Today, West Side United works to eliminate a 14-year life expectancy gap between 10 neighborhoods on the West Side and the Loop — a reduction that could be, at least in part, because of its work on Chicago’s West Side

“West Side United has given us a prototype that we can take all around the city,” Wilson-Freeman said. “That’s, I think, what we have as hope, as our North Star.”

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Jayden Mackey, age 12, digs up weeds around the Hart and Peace Garden ursday, June 13.

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Bid Opening: July 16, 2024

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Monday at 9:30 a.m.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Specifications, proposal forms and/ or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement and Materials Management by downloading online from the District’s website at www.mwrd.org (Doing Business > Procurement & Materials Management > Contract Announcements). No fee is required for the Contract Documents. Any questions regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312-751-6643.

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

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

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago By Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management

Chicago, Illinois June, 19-20, 2024

Published in Austin Weekly News June 19, 2024

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE BUNGALOW SERIES IV TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. CHERYL BROWN; IRVING P. BROWN; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 8585 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, July 9, 2024 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. 16-05-209-010-0000. Commonly known as 1429 N. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60651. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection

For information call Ms. Mary E. Spitz at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 LUCERNE DRIVE, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO 44130. (440) 572-1511. ILF2203038 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3245110

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION LONGBRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC

Plaintiff, -v.FREDDIE MAE CONNER, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2023 CH 09774 1054 N. SPRINGFIELD 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 April 4, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 8, 2024, 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: LOT 169 IN WILLIAM B. WEIGEL’S SUBDIVISION OF WEST ONEHALF OF THE NORTH WEST ONE QUARTER OF SOUTHWEST ONE QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 1054 N. SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-02-310-0210000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $298,126.20.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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

Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 22, 2024 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. 16-03-416-050-0000. Commonly known as 4321 West Augusta Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60651.

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.

der, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4751 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16-15-108-0020000

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 CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810, CHICAGO, IL, 60601 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 23-157423. 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.

CHAD LEWIS

ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810 CHICAGO IL, 60601

561-241-6901

E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM

Attorney File No. 23-157423

Attorney ARDC No. 6306439

Attorney Code. 65582

Case Number: 2023 CH 09774

TJSC#: 44-905

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 # 2023 CH 09774

I3245729

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

MIDFIRST BANK

Plaintiff, vs. Lynette Sherrod Carr a/k/a Lynette Sherrod; United States of America; Defendants, 23 CH 6278

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty

The mortgaged real estate is improved with 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 multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Ms. Tammy Brown, Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, LOGS Legal Group, LLP, 2121 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015. (847) 291-1717. 23-099343 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3246045

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-OPT5, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT5

Plaintiff, -v.-

PEARLIE M. WILSON, LEROY WILSON, WINTRUST WEALTH MANAGEMENT AS POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO PRINCIPAL SERVICES TRUST COMPANY F/K/A THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, ABN AMRO TRUST SERVICES COMPANY AS POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO PRINCIPAL SERVICES TRUST COMPANY F/K/A THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS

Defendants 22 CH 12265 919 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 April 29, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 30, 2024, 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 919 NORTH LONG AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-320-0140000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $255,318.59.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the

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 The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 22-097730. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 22-097730 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 22 CH 12265 TJSC#: 44-1220

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 # 22 CH 12265 I3245872

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE FOR NRP MORTGAGE TRUST I Plaintiff, -v.-

AUSTIN SIMS, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, BENJI MARGEE VALENTINE

Defendants 2023 CH 09394 4751 WEST ADAMS STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 22, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 15, 2024, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bid-

The real estate is improved with a commercial property.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-23-06082

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2023 CH 09394

TJSC#: 44-1463 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 # 2023 CH 09394 I3246155

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