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Austin residents charged after 15-year-old girl found in Oak Park alley Prosecutor says defendants posted videos on Snapchat

By STACEY SHERIDAN Wednesday Journal

More information has surfaced regarding the death of the 15-year-old girl from Chicago whose body was found in an Oak Park alley the morning of Saturday, Aug. 7.

During the couple’s bond hearing at the Maybrook courthouse on Aug. 10, a Cook County prosecutor detailed the victim’s final hours, which were allegedly recorded by defendants in a series of videos posted on the social media app Snapchat.

According to the prosecutor’s bond proffer, the teenager was drugged and raped over a period of hours beginning on the night of Aug. 6 before her body was discarded in an alley behind the 200 block of North Taylor Avenue.

Sergio Hernandez of the 3100 block of North Austin Boulevard, has been charged with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and concealment of a death.

Joslia Williams, 18, of the 1700 block of Menard Avenue, was charged with child pornograSee CHARGES on page 7

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Sam Acho speaks on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, during the groundbreaking ceremony for North Austin’s new 10-acre sports complex in Chicago.

$31M sports and youth center coming to vacant lot

New center will have the city’s only indoor FIFA-regulation soccer arena, multiple turf fields, a baseball training academy and a youth club house

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

Neighborhood groups broke ground Aug. 11 on a 10-acre community campus that will include a youth center and a state-of-the-art sports facility.

The $31-million campus at 1841 N. Laramie Ave. is designed to fill the gap in ath-

letic, leadership development and afterschool programs for West Side youths.

The center is being developed through a partnership between Grace and Peace Revive Center, By the Hand Club for Kids and Intentional Sports.

“Our youth didn’t have anything to be able to go and have outlets where they have resources and the help they need,”

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Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) said.

The campus will be home to a By The Hand clubhouse expected to serve at least 400 kids from neighborhood public schools, executive director Donnita Travis said. The clubhouse will host afterschool programs designed to support each See YOUTH CENTER on page 11

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BUILD Chicago breaks ground on new youth hub New facility will have tech space, a commercial kitchen and café, an athletic facility with a basketball gym and a walking track for neighborhood seniors

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

West Side leaders broke ground Aug. 12 on a youth and community center being developed in South Austin.

The facility will be a new headquarters for BUILD Chicago and allow the youth development organization to vastly expand the number of children it serves in the neighborhood.

The new “youth and community hub” will allow BUILD to grow its programs for kids and teens that are “engaging them in community, bringing them in the sports and arts and music and food, providing mentors and safe spaces,” said Adam Alonso, the CEO of BUILD. The 51,000-square-foot campus will include art and music studios, performance spaces, a youth lounge, game room, woods shop and technology center with a maker lab.

The development will have facilities dedicated to the Peace and Justice Center, a restorative justice collaborative BUILD participates in.

A focus is also community health, so the facility will have an integrated mental health center, a commercial kitchen and café, an athletic facility with a basketball gym and a walking track accessible to neighborhood seniors. BUILD’s urban agriculture program, the Iris, also will expand along with the organization’s community

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West Side leaders break ground on the new BUILD campus. garden and chicken coop.

“That farm’s coming back bigger and better than before. I’ve been asked by the team to include baby goats,” Alonso said.

The expanded health resources will benefit not only neighborhood youth, but also their families, said Charles Anderson, prin-

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cipal of Michele Clark Magnet High School, located across the street from the new campus site at 5100 W. Harrison St. “Many of our adults have had health issues,” Anderson said. “The life expectancy goes down the further west you get. This will be a great opportunity for our adults to get some exercise in and feel safe … to get some mind-relieving meditation pieces and yoga and all those things to help them be successful.”

BUILD launched a capital campaign for the new campus in 2018. Some of the organization’s key donors include BMO Harris Bank and United Way of Metro Chicago, which each offered $1 million to the project.

A total of $6 million in state capital funds have also been committed to the project.

The West Side needs continued investment from the city, the state, nonprofits and the private sector to give young people the opportunity to thrive, said Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th).

“We have to continue to provide opportunities,” he said. “Opportunities for the young rapper that stands on a corner over here. Opportunities for the aspiring NFL player or the NBA player. Opportunities for the aspiring doctors and nurses. Without opportunity, a community can lose hope.”

BUILD’s programs engage youth to help

them understand the power they have to make a positive impact on their neighborhoods, said Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Those opportunities are essential for ensuring young people do not succumb to the despair and hopelessness that traps many in a cycle of poverty and violence, Lightfoot said.

“When our young people face barriers and systemic obstacles to positive futures, they are more likely to find themselves in situations that compromise them, that may bring harm to them, or worse, bring harm to someone else,” Lightfoot said.

These community supports and investments into the next generation are especially important due to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, Lightfoot said.

“In order to ensure that our young people can be fully recovered from the social and emotional stressors, the dual challenges of COVID-19 and gun violence, the other pandemic we are fighting simultaneously, we have to work that much harder to bring resources to bear,” Lightfoot said.

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WELLNESS corner

Fruits and vegetable color benefits

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Fruits and vegetables come in a variety of colors and sizes. The hue of a fruit or vegetable can be linked to its benefits and nutritional value. They don’t just bring more color and vibrancy to your diet; but also offer needed vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber. Here is a list of colorful fruits/vegetables and their associated health benefits!

Green fruits and vegetables are an excellent source of potassium and vitamin K, which help protect against strokes and heart issues.

They have benefits that help with vision, strong bones, and teeth.

They also contain cancer-blocking chemicals, antioxidants, and fiber. So maybe we should follow the example of Popeye (the cartoon) and consume our greens daily for optimal strength!

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Blue/purple

Some red fruits and vegetables are high in properties that help protect against prostate cancer, heart and lung disease. Strawberries, tomatoes, and red beans are filled with potassium, antioxidants, vitamin A and C. So, next time you’re indulging in a delicious strawberry smoothie, applaud yourself for the protection you’re giving your body!

Blue/purple fruits and vegetables can boost urinary tract health, memory and aid in healthy aging. Their powerful antioxidants are believed to help the heart by blocking the process of strokes, proving that eggplants are good for more than just emojis.

Yellow/orange Yellow/orange fruits and vegetables can boost the immune system, and they have properties that can prevent heart disease. Carrots, peaches, squash, and pineapples are a great source of potassium, vitamin A and C. “Pass me the pineapple tart”!

White and brown Many white fruits and vegetables can help to control cholesterol levels and promote one’s heart health. White/brown foods contain antioxidants, which help your body fight off potentially harmful molecules. Foods like onions have anti-tumor properties, as well as pro-teary-eyed properties!

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Registration for the event, scheduled for Sept. 25, is now open

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Registration is open for the Austin community’s annual 5K run/walk, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.

This year’s event, the first in two years because the 2020 race was canceled due to COVID, will put the spotlight on breast cancer by honoring Austin resident Kim Strong, a mother of two who died a few months after being diagnosed.

Her family and friends will be participating in the 3.1-mile run/walk, which starts at Chicago and Mayfield avenues. Organizers hope to register more than the 600-some people who took part in the 2019 5K. A mobile truck will be available on race day for on-site mammograms.

Volunteers are needed to help plan next

month’s event as well as assist on the day of.

Weekly hour-long meetings are being held at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays in the 15th Police District community room, 5701 W. Madison St. “That day is a lot of work, but it’s a lot of love,” said Malcolm Crawford, executive director of the Austin African American Business Networking Association, who’s led planning of the race since it launched in 2015.

“This 5K gives us a chance to change the narrative of our community, he said.

Crawford’s best memories in Austin are associated with the Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K. He remembers the first year one woman in her 80s started the walk late but was determined to finish, saying, “I just want to walk for my community.” The community was waiting for her at the end, Crawford said.

The 15th District’s Tim Brown said the 5K “has really created a platform for people in the

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community – particularly organizations in the community – to work together who typically haven’t worked together.”

And that’s helped police working in areas like Austin that are prone to violence, he said.

“The 5K brings us together and takes down walls.”

Steve Epting, senior pastor at Hope Community Church, urges residents to organize teams to participate, noting, “You don’t have to run. You can walk it. … Bring your organization, bring your block club.”

Past participants have included then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! host Peter Sagal and state Rep. La Shawn Ford.

Registration is $35 per person and includes a finisher’s medal and T-shirt. Register at: https://www.austinpower5k.com/?page_id=65.

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West Siders call for investment during city budget forum A budget forum on Aug. 11 at Malcolm X College provided residents a platform to air concerns, needs

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Residents who spoke during the Aug. 11 West Side 2022 Budget Engagement forum said they want more investment in their communities, more support for families affected by gun violence, public art and grocery stores.

The forum, which was held at Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., is one of the

three community forums held throughout the city to get a better sense of residents’ budget priorities. Heads of several city departments gave presentations about current and future priorities.

Residents were able to discuss their priorities in groups and give comments toward the end of the meeting.

The forum happened on the day the mayor announced that the city was facing a $733

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million deficit. The city, however, got $1.8 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the third federal stimulus package, which Chicago must spend by Dec. 31, 2024.

The city plans to cover the deficit through the combination of ARPA funds, refinancing the existing debt and “government efficiencies.” The city council is expected to review the budget in October and vote on whether to approve it in November.

This year, the city organized three virtual stakeholder meetings, six community roundtables and three public budget forums in order to gather ideas before releasing the budget draft in September. During the Aug. 11 meeting, the city officials focused on mental health, violence reduction, housing assistance, family services and youth employment.

Tatyana Lane, of Austin, said that the city hasn’t done enough to provide funding for Black therapists who, like her, work in Black communities.

“My major concern is not just the mental health service in the inner city, but more so the culturally appropriate mental health professionals being valued in the city,” she said.

While Lightfoot didn’t address Lane’s comments about therapists in Black communities specifically, she said she supported investing more in mental health, particularly given the trauma caused by the pandemic.

“We tripled the budget for mental health services in my time as mayor, and, just this year, we saw 500% increase in patients we were able to service with mental health organizations,” she said.

Lightfoot added that the city is gearing up for a campaign to tackle the stigma against mental health services and a “toolkit” to help residents address mental heath issues.

“It’s not enough to have a slogan,” the mayor said. “We need to provide tangible ways in which people [can] get help and can give help.”

Keshawna Miller, of Austin, who said she served as a campaign manager for William “Dock” Walls’ 2015 mayoral campaign, said

that Chicago would benefit from a different narrative. She said supporting artists in Austin will also benefit “businesses owned

by Black and Brown persons.”

Lightfoot responded that she agreed, which is why the 2022 budget will have a line item in the general fund that would support the community arts. She noted that the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, which has funded such projects in recent years, gets a significant portion of its revenue from the hotel occupancy tax.

Lightfoot said she wants a funding source that would be less vulnerable to shifts in economic and social conditions.

“Reclaiming that narrative is critically important, not just for the outside world, which is important, too, but reclaiming it for ourselves,” the mayor said.

Lightfoot also said that she made public art part of major development projects through the Invest South/West initiative.

Maria Pike, who became an anti-violence activist after her son, Ricky Pike, was shot dead in 2012, urged the city to provide more support for families affected by gun violence beyond grief counseling.

“The family unit, if it’s already dysfunctional, disintegrates [after the gun violence incident],” she said. “Their ability to earn a living goes down, and they lose jobs. Some of them become homeless. Uplift their lives.

Give them a chance. Provide them the tools so they can elevate their lives.”

Liz Abunaw, founder of Austin’s 40 Acres Fresh Market, urged the city to invest in grocery store start-ups and organize more farmers’ markets, “so we can incubate a food system in our community, so the only thing we get isn’t [just] food pantries.”

“This is a huge, significant issue,” Lightfoot said. “There should be no food deserts in Chicago. People should be able to walk to a grocery store and have access to goodquality, affordable foods.”

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TRANSITIONING: The Primo Center recently opened a 210-bed transitional housing facility in this renovated apartment complex at 2952-58 W. Madison St. in Austin.

Family transitional housing facility opens in Austin Primo Center opens 210-bed transitional housing facility in renovated Austin apartment complex

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

After months of pandemic-related delays, Englewood-based Primo Center held an Aug. 12 grand opening for a new, 210-bed transitional housing facility in a renovated apartment building in Austin, at 4952-58 W. Madison St. The facility, which is already mostly occupied, is for families experiencing homelessness and includes on-site mental health services, social service offices, a daycare and a primary care clinic operated by the Lawndale Christian Health Center (LCHC).

Throughout the grand opening, Primo officials described the facility as something of a homecoming. The organization started in West Garfield Park and once operated a transitional housing facility in Austin.

Primo Center was founded in 1978 by Bishop Quintin Primo, Jr., an Afro-Guanian immigrant. Originally known as the Urban Center of St. Barnabas, it works to ensure that families, especially women and children, have safe, stable homes, and that they get support and access to the re-

sources they will need to maintain stable, healthy lives.

In 2018, developer Sean Easton acquired the apartment building, with the intention of rehabbing it. He said he decided to lease it to Primo Center, because he felt that he could do more good if he worked with a nonprofit that was committed to the community.

While he and Primo expected the renovations to be complete before April 2020, the pandemic resulted in delays. Easton, who paid for the renovations, said that he appreciated Primo Center’s patience, as well as the work his contractors did in spite of the obstacles.

LaTanya Gray, the chief programs officer at Primo Center, said that families started moving into the building in July 2020, as the nonprofit’s North Lawndale facilities closed. The building is currently about 75 percent occupied.

The building is mostly made up of 3-bedroom and 2-bedroom units, with a few 4-bedroom units. While large families get their own units, most families get one room and share a kitchen and a bathroom with two to three other families.

Gray said that the families get cooking equipment, as well as gift cards to buy food until they start earning a living. Most homeless shelters prepare meals for their clients, she said, but letting families cook for themselves makes them feel more secure and independent.

Each unit includes air-conditioning and free wireless internet. Families can also take advantage of a laundry room and enclosed courtyard common area with a basketball hoop. The murals on the courtyard were painted by artist Rae Denise, who was chosen because she is a West Sider and a single mother.

The LCHC clinic provides primary care services for the clients, including free COVID-19 vaccines. Rev. James Brooks, who heads the health center’s community engagement, said that they plan to offer the services to Austin residents once they have more staff in place.

Antoinette Johnson, a parent educator at the on-site daycare, said that she works with parents and their children to address their needs, as well as to teach parents parenting skills and improve relationships be-

tween parents and children.

“When parents are in this situation, child development is something that [goes by the wayside],” Johnson said.

Latoya Smith, an on-site clinical manager, said that families continue to get support services even after they move out.

Easton said that he loved how the facility turned out.

“It’s a dream come true,” he reflected.

“I’m extremely proud of it, and it turned out the way I envisioned it.”

Quintin Primo III, the son of Quintin Primo and co-chair of the center’s board of directors, said that his father “would just be absolutely, positively thrilled, and overjoyed that we’re connecting with the community.” Diane Primo, his wife and the board’s other co-chair, said that they were happy with the facility’s location.

“This is a wonderful neighborhood, because [Madison Street] actually has retail here, and you don’t usually walk in South and West side neighborhoods and see abundance here,” she said.

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CHARGES

Videos surfaced from page 1 phy and concealment of a death. Hernandez and Williams are each being held in Cook County Jail on $500,000 bond.

The bond proffer states that, prior to the teenage girl’s death, she was drinking and smoking cannabis with an unnamed witness and Williams, who had been posting videos on Snapchat throughout the night, in Hernandez’s car in Chicago the evening of Aug. 6.

The girl and Williams then reportedly took pills, suspected to be Xanax, while at a beach on the South Side of Chicago. After dropping off the unnamed witness at around 11:30 p.m., said the prosecutor, Hernandez continued to drive around with the victim and Williams, until Hernandez, who had identified himself in one of the videos, pulled over and raped the victim while Williams recorded it on Snapchat.

Two other videos reportedly showed the victim as visibly unconscious. Williams and

Sergio Hernandez, 40, and Joslia Williams, 18 Hernandez reportedly fell asleep in Hernandez’s car, with the girl lying unconscious in the backseat, for several hours. When they

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woke up and realized the victim was not breathing, they reportedly attempted to resuscitate her without success.

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Hernandez then drove around before pulling into an alley as Williams redressed the victim’s body. Hernandez then allegedly removed the victim from the car, placed her in the alley and left the scene.

A resident discovered the body and called police at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 7. The girl was pronounced dead on the scene by Oak Park paramedics, who responded to the call with police. She had been reported missing to the Chicago Police Department about three hours after her body was found.

According to the bond proffer, the victim’s mother saw one video showing Hernandez trying to push the unconscious victim from the front seat to the back seat of Hernandez’s vehicle.

The girl’s family then reportedly located Hernandez and recorded him on a cellphone making statements about leaving the girl’s body in an alley. Chicago police arrested Hernandez. Oak Park police later arrested Williams.

The Cook County Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause and manner of the girl’s death, which is pending the results of a toxicology report.

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National action is long overdue

he writings have been on the wall for decades now.

All one has to do is go back and read the original 1965 Moynihan Report, “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action.” When it was first published, it was at the point in the Civil Rights era where strides were just beginning to occur. So nobody wanted to hear or pay attention to a report that predicted anything other than the rosy road ahead.

Especially when it came to the report’s assertions that single motherhood and a destructive vein in ghetto culture were major hindrances to our success.

Fast forward to 2021, and many of the predictions from within the report can be seen.

No one can argue that “ghetto” culture has a stronger allure and appeal than ever before.

We are seeing the same cycles repeated over and over again with no visible change. Certain foul and negative behaviors are embraced and celebrated, while single motherhood status accounts for the majority of births. Baby mama is now so acceptable. And one of the last things that ever happens when the pregnancy occurs is a marriage. Social benefits have replaced the need for spouses.

We do not hold men accountable for feeding their children because Link/ WIC will do it.

I couldn’t help but think about that report as I read the news stories regarding the murder of Officer Ella French. The two alleged killers, Emonte, 21, and Eric Morgan, 22, should have their family life situation placed under a microscope so that sociologists and psychologists can delve into the multitude of factors that produced two individuals who are not the brightest cray-

ons in the box. The police had pulled them over, knew their names, captured their images on body cameras. Nothing that they could have been charged with in that police stop warranted their decision to become cop killers! But there are factors from a family’s lifestyle that could have made that prediction.

I know I cannot be alone in wanting to know the “why” behind their behavior. From the tattoos going across the neck, to the ones on their face, what forces are behind those behaviors? What factors in the life of their mother, Evalena Flores, 41, were influential in how her children were raised or not raised?

The Facebook video she put out before she went into the hospital attempting to visit her son doesn’t highlight a logical thinking parent. What it did show is the lack of common-sense mindsets that get perpetrated from generation to generation.

One interesting factor I did discover is that there was a third son, Aunray Emonte Flores, 18, who died in 2018. His father, Quincy Sibby, 22, died in 1999. All those deaths in one family cannot lead to a stable environment.

I make no excuses for the actions of the Morgan brothers.

But the truth is that they are poster children for what the Moynihan Report spoke of. How can we continue to lose young people and have organizations that are supposed to have our back be quiet?

How many people have to die before this national action gets taken?

Although the report is now 56 years old, it should still be the catalyst for action so that we can begin to reverse the trend. Otherwise we are doomed!

ARLENE JONES

“We are seeing the same cycles repeated over and over again with no visible change. Certain foul and negative behaviors are embraced and celebrated.”

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West Side Lives Chris the barber, 36, talks shop

Last week, Austin resident Jeremy Polk interviewed Christ (we’re only using his first name), who owns his own barbershop in Austin. Chris, who is also a lifelong Austin resident, talked about how he started cutting hair and the benefits of a visit to the barbershop. Here’s an excerpt of that discussion.

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What’s the demographic breakdown of your clientele?

It’s a good mixture. It’s African American men. I got Hispnanic guys who come through. A lot of younger cats come. Women who get their hair cut here.

Anybody who got hair and they want a cut, they come here.

How’d you get started cutWhy the barbershop is ting hair? so therapeutic The first time I picked up It’s almost like mental clippers was at 15. therapy when you come into What started me off doing the barbershop. You can talk this is, because I wanted my about anything in the barhaircut all the time and my bershop. mom wouldn’t take me as of- Chris, 36, has been Nothing is off-limits. Of ten as I wanted to so I learned barbering since he was a course, you have to pick and how to cut my own hair. Then, I teenager choose what you say, but for started cutting my father’s hair the most part everybody and I liked it. After high school, I went to barber school and went from there. needs that outlet. Everybody needs someWent to His and Hers Barber School and body to tell their problems to and who will graduated from there. It took me two years. listen to them.

And at the same time, you come out lookThat was because I went part-time starting off, because I was taking college courses at ing good so it’s a win-win.

Harold Washington. Normally people can get out in like six months.

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student from kindergarten through college with academic assistance, technology instruction, tutoring and mentorships.

“Our role in this new facility will be to help our kids excel academically while loving them holistically,” Travis said. “When we think about the young people, and the changes that are going to take place to this neighborhood, I tell you the sacrifices are nothing.”

Outside, there will be multiple athletic fields and courts expected to serve at least 25,000 participants each year, organizers said.

The campus will include the Chicago Fire FC Soccer Field, which will become the city’s only indoor FIFA-regulation turf arena and the largest turf field on the West Side. The Chicago Fire Foundation is a financial supporter of the project, and the organization will relocate their headquarters to the new campus.

The Chicago Fire will also offer at least 20 hours of weekly free community soccer programs at the campus to “ensure that everyone, regardless of their socioeconomic status, has equal opportunities and has access to receive professional-level coaching and training,” said Jessica Yavitz, executive director of the Chicago Fire Foundation.

This would be separate from another project the team is eyeing for the West Side: a $90 million practice facility at Hanson Park.

Sports training and leadership development also will be offered at the center’s Jason Heyward Baseball Academy, founded by the Chicago Cubs right fielder.

The baseball academy will give local youth “an opportunity to come and practice and play on fields that are quality,” said Tevin Hayes, assistant site director and baseball coach for By the Hand.

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A HOMERUN: A rendering of the sports and youth campus being developed by Grace and Peace, By the Hand, and Intentional Sports.

Hayes grew up in Austin, where there was no place to play baseball locally, he said.

“I know what it’s like to not have access. …

If I wanted to play, I had to go to Oak Park,” Hayes said.

A $1.5-million state grant from the Rebuild Illinois Shovel-Ready Sites Program helped redevelop the land, which was vacant for over 30 years and once was home to a paint factory.

The project will create 75 permanent jobs and 200 temporary construction jobs, organizers said.

Before pivoting to build the sports and

youth center, city officials pursued a competing plan to turn the vacant land into a solar farm. The city relented and gave the greenlight to the sports campus after an outpouring of support from the community, neighborhood groups and public officials.

“Can you imagine a solar field on the property in place of what we’re doing here today? What would that do for our youth in the neighborhood?” Travis said.

The sports facility and youth center will be a refuge for young people in the neighborhood and will prevent “our youth going down the

wrong paths,” said Camella Sutton, speaking on behalf of the Galewood Crossings Homeowners Association.

“It is the hope our community needs. It will bring jobs, mentors, and most importantly a safe haven for our kids,” Sutton said.

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A rendering of the 10-acre athletic and youth campus being developed by Grace and Peace Revive Center, By the Hand, and Intentional Sports.

Alderperson Emma Mitts thanks the guests for their attendance on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, during the groundbreaking ceremony for North Austin’s new 10-acre sports complex in Chicago.

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Hephzibah Children’s Association Hephzibah Children’s Association is a social service agency in Oak Park, IL with a variety of programs including Residential Group Homes. Our mission is “To help children thrive and families flourish through innovative community-based programs”.

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We are currently seeking candidates to work in our residential Group Homes program. You will provide physically and emotionally nurturing care to children who have trauma histories in a structured therapeutic environment that provides consistency and predictability in a community-based setting.

We have a several part time and full time shifts available including, overnight, mornings, afternoons/evenings and weekend shifts.

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Requirements include: • Bachelor’s degree • Must be at least 21 years old • Experience working with special needs children • Experience writing Medicaid notes a plus • Valid IL drivers license • Sensitivity and responsiveness to the cultural differences in the staff and client populations

We are currently seeking supervisor candidates to work in our residential Group Homes program. You will provide supervision to the staff and physically and emotionally nurturing care to children with trauma history in a structured therapeutic environment that provides consistency and predictability in a community-based setting.

We have a several part time and full time shifts available including, overnight, mornings, afternoons/ evenings and weekend shifts.

Shifts include: • Full time overnight – Wed-Saturday 9:00pm-7:00am • Part time – weekends Friday, Saturday, Sunday days • Part time – various days/times Flexibility to work additional shifts if needed, is desired.

Requirements include: • Bachelor’s degree • Must be at least 21 years old • Supervisory experience • Experience working with special needs children • Experience writing Medicaid notes a plus • Valid IL driver’s license • Sensitivity and responsiveness to the cultural differences in the staff and client populations

Equal Opportunity Employer Hephzibah Children’s Association is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We value, advocate for and support an inclusive, respectful, multicultural, environment for employees and the clients we serve.

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District 90 is seeking qualified and experienced applicants for the following positions:

• English Language Learners Teacher (Full-time at Roosevelt Middle School and Part-time FTE 0.50 at Lincoln Elementary School) • School Social Worker (Part-time FTE 0.50 at Lincoln Elementary School & Part-time FTE 0.50 Willard Elementary School) • Physical Education Teacher ( Part-time FTE 0.60 at Lincoln Elementary School)

For detailed qualifications requirements and job duties, please visit our website at https://www.district90.org/about/ employment for our complete list of employment opportunities.

Interested candidates should complete the online application available at www.district90.org. Please do not send hard copies of supporting documentation, i.e. cover letters, resumes, licensure, etc. to River Forest Schools District 90; instead, upload these materials onto the online job application system for proper processing.

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BUDGET & REVENUE ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Finance Department. This position will Serve the public with professional administrative and analytical duties in the areas of budget preparation, purchasing, payroll, data analysis and process improvement. Provides, prepares and maintains records, and financial and statistical reports and analysis which assist in the Village’s ability to improve business processes and gain efficiencies through better use of technology. Budget duties include assisting in the development, analysis and application of performance measures with regard to Village services and resources; preparing, modifying, tracking and monitoring Village expenses and transfers; grants, and conducting budget-related research and analysis. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications August 27, 2021.

GRANTS SUPERVISOR The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Grants Supervisor in the Development Customer Services Department. This position will perform a variety of responsible for developing. Administering and coordinating activities related to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other grant-funded programs for the Village.

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

Position opened until filled.

Part Time Positions Available for 2021-22 school year After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist

On site at Oak Park public schools The Day Care Program of Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children in the After School Day Care program on site at Oak Park public schools. The days and hours are Mon – Fri from 2:30-6:00 PM and 2:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays.

Plan and supervise arts and crafts, indoor & outdoor play, games, sports, homework help and more.

Requirements include: -previous experience working with children -6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work or related college courses desired Program starts mid-August and runs through the 2021-22 school year.

Contact MJ Joyce at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply

BUDGET AND REVENUE ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Development Customer Service Department.

This position will Serve the public with professional administrative and analytical duties in the areas of budget preparation, purchasing, payroll, data analysis and process improvement. Provides, prepares and maintains records, and financial and statistical reports and analysis which assist in the Village’s ability to improve business processes and gain efficiencies through better use of technology. Budget duties include assisting in the development, analysis and application of performance measures with regard to Village services and resources; preparing, modifying, tracking and monitoring Village expenses and transfers; and conducting budget-related research and analysis. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park. us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications August 16, 2021..

HEPHZIBAH DAY CARE PROGRAM SITE SUPERVISOR Hephzibah Children’s Association offers after school day care on site at each of the Oak Park elementary schools.

The Day Care Program is accepting applications for a Site Supervisor for the 2021-2022 school year to provide supervision to childcare staff as well as care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children.

Regular days and hours are Monday through Friday from 2:30 - 6:00 PM, Wednesday 1:30 – 6:00 PM. Additional hours on school closing days, in coordination with the school district calendar. May work other hours during school holidays and for staff meetings.

Associate degree in child development or early childhood education, or the equivalent in child development or education desired. Previous experience working with children required.

Program starts mid-August and runs through the school year.

Contact MJ Joyce at: mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply ASSISTANT VILLAGE ENGINEER The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Village Engineer in the Public Works Department. This position will be responsible for participating in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for assigned programs including design, mapping, field survey, private development, real estate and program planning for future public works and capital needs and also recommend, within Village policy, appropriate service and staffing levels while administering departmental policies and procedures. The ideal applicant will have extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering, applicable laws and regulatory codes relevant to assigned area of responsibility, prepare understand and interpret engineering construction plans, specifications and other contract documents. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications August 26, 2021.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-KS12 Plaintiff, -v.THEODORE MULLINS, DONALD SAWYER (A MINOR) AND JAMILAH ASHKIRAT (A MINOR),

BY THEIR MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND, LESLIE GARCIA AND LESLIE GARCIA INDIVIDUALLY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 19 CH 14641 909 N. AUSTIN BLVD 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 February 26, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 1, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 909 N. AUSTIN BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-418-0400000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $166,630.86.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real

estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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

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

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

For information, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 311568.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 311568 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 19 CH 14641 TJSC#: 41-1144 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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