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No end in sight to West Side’s opioid crisis, but one drug can help

How to nd and use naloxone to help save a person’s life

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

Vincent Lee saved a person’s life a few months ago. He was at the intersection of West Van Buren Street and South Pulaski Road when he saw a man on the ground. The man was unconscious and his breathing was shallow.

He recognized the symptoms: A drug overdose. So he and some coworkers rushed to the person to administer Narcan.

“We had to apply two doses,” Lee said. It worked. The person lived.

To be sure, Lee’s job is to recognize such symptoms. He’s an outreach worker for a mobile van that provides harm reduction services for people who use drugs.

He’s out there with medical students and volunteers from the University of Chicago several days a week as part of the school’s community health outreach prevention program. He had naloxone, known as Narcan, on hand.

Vendors make a living on Austin streets

West Side street vendors face challenges and opportunities

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

For nearly 35 years, Zina M. Crawford has posted up at the intersection of Central Avenue and Race Avenue to sell her “unique products.”

In a small stand on the sidewalk, a two-minute walk from the Chicago

Public Library Austin branch, she sells “what people need,” she said. Throughout the years, her product selection has spanned from candy, snow cones and water in the summer to household items and cleaning supplies on any given day.

On a recent weekday, individual paper towel rolls, laundry soap bottles, Lysol spray, Shea butter containers and bags

with socks and T-shirts laid on her portable table.

Prices vary based on the items. Individual paper towel rolls cost $1 while a bag with two T-shirts costs $10. Shea butter, $10, is one of her best-selling products.

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Zina M. Craw ford sells “unique products” at the intersec tion of Central Avenue and Race Avenue

Faith leaders celebrate opening of West Side credit union

Leaders Network launches credit union on 60th anniversar y of Mar tin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “dream speech,” a dream for faith leaders on Chicago’s West Side came true

They opened a credit union co-owned by West Siders. It is an investment in their community, providing wealth in an area more accustomed to disinvestment, they said.

“How serendipitous it is that the Leaders Network and Great Lakes Credit Union are launching this credit union partnership on the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington,” said Rev. Ira J. Acree, co-chairman of the Leaders Network.

They made the announcement at the intersection of Madison Street and Central Avenue, where the new brickand-mortar location, called the Leaders Network Financial credit union, will be. It wasn’t lost to anyone that in the 1960s, King also lived on the West Side.

The credit union is expected to help bridge the gap in accessible banking options, loans and financial education, all of which are needed on Chicago’s West Side.

“We’re talking about economic opportunity, economic literacy and economic resources,” Rev. Marshall Hatch, a co-chairman of the Leaders Network, said about the “solid partnership” with the Illinois not-for-profit financial cooperative that

has more than $1.3 billion in assets.

Nearly one in three West Side residents are considered financially Financial Health Network this year. In addition, Black have less access to banking and homebuying financial support services. Eighty-three percent of Black households own checking accounts, in contrast with the 99% of households who do so. Only 10% of Black homeowners received financial suppo purchase their homes, homeowners did, a 2022 re institution showed.

The significance of this moment was amplified after Leaders Network deposited $250,000 to open the credit union count amid cheers and or so people who attended the celebration.

In addition, the Great Lakes Credit Union donated $2,500 to the Leaders Network, matched by $2,500 from the Illinois Credit Union League.

“Our credit union is dedicated to becoming a neighborhood staple, offering safe, secure, and approachable banking services to empower the residents,” Michelle Collins, a Leaders Network member and advisor, said in a news release “This event is a celebration of economic freedom and progress, echoing the ideals championed by Martin Luther King Jr. during his unforgettable speech.”

The West Side-based credit union will provide access to financial services such as loans, checking accounts for individuals with limited financial history, housing and financial counseling, rental and foreclosure assistance, downpayment assistance and small-business banking and lending options.

“What’s happening on the West Side of Chicago can be duplicated in other communities…,” Acree said to Rep. Danny Davis of the 7th district, who stood in the

crowd. “I believe this movement can put the brakes on the systemic destruction of Black wealth.”

The faith-based collaborative group announced its partnership with Great Lakes Credit Union last October.

“We are proud to be part of this historic moment, bringing banking services to a community that has been underserved for too long,” said Patrick Basler, chief experience officer of Great Lakes Credit Union.

Last year, the Leaders Network found that community members welcomed a local financial institution. Of 525 people surveyed by the faith-based group, 82% said it was “very important” to have a financial institution in their neighborhood.

Through this partnership with Great Lakes Credit Union, the faith-based group aims to bring high-quality services to West Side residents.

“This is something that ultimately could change the landscape in America because Black people would be able to get loans in their own community without paying too

much money or just outright getting denied,” Acree said at the time.

The physical branch will open in February. However, West Siders can begin to use the credit union. Members have immediate access to services such as digital banking, ATMs and shared branching services available through Great Lakes Credit Union.

To become a member of the credit union, West Side residents can pay a $25 annual membership fee to the Leaders Network Once enrolled, members can apply to the credit union membership via the Great Lakes Credit Union website

Clarification: A story that ran online last week called Faith leaders celebrate opening of West Side credit union misstated a word in a comment made by Rev. Ira Acree. He congratulated the Leaders Network and Great Lakes Credit Union for launching the credit union partnership. We apologize for the er ror.

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Faith leaders deposit $250,000 to open the rst account at West Side based credit union.

“I believe this movement can put the brakes on the systemic destruction of Black wealth.

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State funding set, so city colleges plan new community center

Annex to West Side Learning Center

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

With state funding secured, the new Community Center for Teaching and Learning is on track to open in Austin, next to the City Colleges of Chicago’s West Side Learning Center.

The new facility will provide additional meeting areas for learning center students and Austin area residents and organizations. This is part of the larger ef fort to expand Malcolm X Colle ge’s satellite campus and do more to support the surrounding community. Design and engineering work will kick of f later this fall, with the goal of starting construction in fall 2024 and finishing construction by early 2026. The current facility is on Madison Street just east of Cicero Avenue.

Earlier this summer, the $9.5 million project got $5 million in state funding to help make the project a reality – a bill sponsored by local State Rep. La Shawn Ford (8th). He joined other West Side elected officials and city colle ge officials on Aug. 29 to mark the milestone. They all described it as a much-needed investment in the community and its students.

West Side Learning Center offers nursing and health science certifications, as well as various Associate’s De gree programs and adult education. The construction will be handled by the Public Building Commission of Chicago (PBC), the agency that oversees construction and renovation of the city’s municipal buildings.

Barbara Meschino, West Side Learning Center dean, said the community center will have “versatile meeting spaces” and will offer “ample room for clubs, study groups and various student organizations,” freeing up space for classrooms in the current building. The colle ge expects to increase student capacity by 50%, adding “more than 2,000 students.”

According to the project fact sheet, Austin area residents, business and community organizati ons will be able to rent out space in the center

“This space will serve as a bridg e, fostering stronger ties between our students

and the sur rounding communities,’ Meschino said.

The project set the goal of having at least 26% of its contractors be minority-owned businesses and at least 6% be womenowned businesses. PBC spokesperson Bryant Payne said the more general hiring goals haven’t been set yet.

Over the years, whenever West Side projects have been announced, residents, local business owners and community activists expressed concerns about whether the developer would be hiring locally. Payne said that, while the local hiring goal hasn’t been set, PBC usually sets targets for local hiring. For the agency’s purposes, “local” usually means the community area and its immediate environs.

“The PBC defines the community area, usually the neighborhood and immediate surroundings areas, where a percentage of the total hours worked on a project must be worked by residents of that community area,” he said.

During the Aug. 26 event, Dr. David

Sanders, Malcolm X Colle ge president, described the project as not only an investment in the students, but an investment in the West Side. He credited Ford with securing the state funding to make it possible.

“This young man is the architect of moving this forward, getting in the legislation to support it and getting this across the line,” Sanders said.

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-7) said that, as someone who has been deeply invested in Malcolm X since it got its current name in 1969, he looked forward to the next step in its growth.

Ford praised Sanders and City Colleges Chancellor Salgado for their tenacity and said that the new community center will recoup its investment because the students will go on to have careers and pay taxes.

“As your re presentative, I look forward to [you being] able to pay taxes,” he told the nursing students,” he said. “Make a lot of money, make as much overtime as possible, so that we can take more money from your checks.”

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Ratchet rap is ratchet!

Icannot claim to be a rap music anthologist. But if the Sugarhill Gang’s album, Rapper’s Delight is the widely recognized starting point of the genre, it came out when I was well into my 20s, around 1980. I enjoyed that initial record, but I never really got into rap music.

It took about a decade for rap music, the fun and entertaining version, to be infiltrated by gangsta rap. The once thought-provoking political leanings of the early version of gangster rap soon degenerated into the foulness of drill music, which has some of the sickest lyrics in town. No longer does it rap about the power structure but rather the emphasis now seems to be on Black people killing one another. It also has some of the least talented individuals making money of f of it, with many staking their claim to fame by being involved in shootings against a rival.

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Music has truly been the guiding force in our experience, both in the motherland and here.

Recently I had the misfortune of watching a short musical clip by the latest fashion in rap music. It’s called ratchet music. The females rapping in it, are extremely sexual. A sample lyric, “my booty hole is brown, my p**** is pink, no one’s ever complained that my p**** stinks.” They also rap about what they like to do with the president’s private parts.

Black people have been into music since the first enslaved African stepped onto the shores of this country. We came here with the musical ability to send messages over vast distances because of the rhythm of the drum.

Descendants of enslaved Africans created gospel music, we invented jazz music, we curated rhythm & blues.

These are young Black girls professing this foulness in their rap song who look like they’re in their late teens to early 20s. And to make it even worse, they’re proud of it! They are the proof that for the love of money, they can get females to do and say anything. I can’t even write half the stuf f they said. But even worse is having someone a generation younger than me not have a problem with it. And therein lies the problem: because Black folks never seem to have a problem with anything ne gative that gets created within our community. We are so tolerant and accepting of all this garbage.

I don’t know if this ratchet version will take hold. If it does, then we have truly lost our way.

Austin clinic treats asylum-seekers as demand, costs rise

Thresholds o ers primary care, hopes to add Spanish-language trauma services

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

When Austin’s Thresholds Health clinic, 5801 W. Corcoran Pl., had a soft opening in early March, Dr. Alaina Fields, one of the facility’s family health providers, was out talking to the curious neighbors.

“One of the neighbors came by, and she said – do you see people who don’t have insurance, doesn’t matter the legal status?” she recalled. “And I was – of course, we see everybody? And she said – I have a family who ended up treated in an ER.”

That family, one of hundreds of refug ees who were dropped off at the 15th Police District station on Madison Street over the past few months, needed follow-up medical care, but the woman had no idea where to refer them to. Asylum-seekers are not eligible for Medicaid, and they couldn’t pay for the cost out of the pocket.

That exchange led to a steady stream of asylum-seekers coming to get care, and Fields, who is a fluent Spanish-speaker, has been treating most of them. She admitted that coming up with the funding has been a struggle, and there is one need they wish

they could meet – providing mental health services in Spanish. But Fields said that Thresholds has no plans to stop, because it was the morally right thing to do as an Austin institution. They hope to hire at least one Spanish-speaking trauma specialist.

Thresholds, a Ravenswood-based addiction recovery service provider, originally opened the Austin site as supportive housing for their clients. Last fall, they opened a clinic on the first floor to serve those clients, but given the shortage of primary care throughout Austin, they decided to open it to everyone.

From the get-go, Thresholds Health was open to everyone, re gardless of their ability to pay, and they made sure to hire Spanish-speaking staf f to serve the community’s growing Hispanic population.

Fields said that since that March meeting, asylum-seekers have been coming to the clinic “literally every day.” She said she couldn’t give exact numbers, except to say that it has been growing. Fields said patients are referred by word of mouth and through a WhatsApp group that helps asylum-seekers find care.

“We’re following up on basically their

primary care needs, but also trying to do screenings, healthcare maintenance, labs, just kind of getting the idea of general health, [doing] a little bit of social support we can provide,” Fields said. “We work with New Moms [a nonprofit organization], who were able to put us in contact with someone who had diapers and clothes for little children.”

Thresholds also works with other organizations to try to help patients with other needs, such as housing.

It became clear early on that asylumseekers, who made a long trek from Central and South American countries and were put on buses to Chicago with little idea of what they were getting into, were dealing with more than physical ailments.

“As you can imagine, we’re seeing patients with a lot of trauma, depression and anxiety, related to [their experience],” she said. “One thing I wish we could do is to have someone who’s Spanish speaking who’s well-versed in trauma counseling, that’s something, a need I see.”

While they have an English-speaking counselor who can talk to patients through a translator, Fields said, that is

not an ideal solution.

If the patients’ health issues are beyond what a clinic can handle, Thresholds tries to refer them to near by hospitals

“At Loretto Hospital, for instance, they have a charity progr am,” Fields said. “There was one patient where I really needed to have imaging done, and they were able to help that patient out.”

While some patients were eventually able to g et some kind of financial aid, Thresholds covers most of their treatment out of its own budg et. Fields said that she doesn’t know the exact details – but she personally has no intention of stopping

“If you go down to the [15 th District station], you’ll find a need,” she said. “I think we should all do it. As community residents, we need to look out for each other. It doesn’t matter the color of your skin – in the end, it’s an individual. Suffering and pain is universal.”

Thresholds Health is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday. It is closed on weekends.

FEMA centers to help ood victims apply for aid

West Side residents, business owners can ask questions, get help with process

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Federal Emergency Management Agency has set up two disaster recovery centers in Austin and one in East Garfield Park to help the victims of the July 2 floods apply for federal assistance.

According to FEMA, the centers have been set up to help flood victims, whether they are residents or business owners, who are struggling to fill applications or have questions about them. Some of the services include help with uploading documents

and learning about ways to make properties more disaster resistant.

The lack of help has been a recur ring concern for residents and community organizations who spoke to Austin Weekly News in the wake of the Aug. 15 federal disaster declaration.

Austin residents Roman Mor row and Maricela Delgado, who both had their basements flooded, said they struggled to navigate the online application process, and that some questions were unclear. Morrow gave an example of a question about whether he was sick during the natural disaster, and he wasn’t sure whether it meant whether he was sick when the flood happened or whether he got sick afterwards due to mold. Delgado complained about the lack of Spanish-language resources, at least in Chicago.

FEMA spokesperson Tiana Suber confirmed that each center will have one Span-

ish-speaking specialist.

During his August ward meeting, Ald. Chris Taliafer ro (29th), whose ward includes the sections of Austin west of Central Avenue, said that he personally struggled to find the link to the application – which is why he included a direct link on ward social media channels and e-blast.

The disaster relief center for the north half of Austin has been set up in a for mer T-Mobile store at Washington Square Mall at 4851 W. North Ave., and it is open seven days a week between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The south Austin disaster center is open inside the Columbus Park fieldhouse at 500 S. Central Ave. It is open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. On Labor Day, it will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The East Garfield Park disaster center opened on Aug. 31 at Garfield Community Service Center, at 10 S. Kedzie Ave. It has

the same hours as the Washington Square Mall Center.

Both centers will be open until Oct. 16, the financial aid application deadline.

No appointment is necessary, and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant parking spaces are available at both locations. The Washington Square center can be reached by CTA bus routes 54/Cicero and 72/North. The Columbus Park center can be reached via CTA bus routes 85/Central and 126/Jackson.

DRUG OVERDOSE Here’s how to help

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His experience – and the fact the team is out there – illustrates not only how the national opioid crisis plays out in Chicago, but also ways to reduce the harm caused by opioid use.

Statistics from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office show that 1,407 people in Chicago died from opioid overdoses last year That’s a startling 330% increase from eight years ago, when 426 lives were lost citywide West Side communities are disproportionately affected by opioid use. Last year, the area spanning Austin, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, Humboldt Park and North Lawndale accounted for about 36% of the city’s emergency response calls to opioid overdose emergencies.

Out of 11,419 incidents citywide, 4,155 originated on the West Side, according to data from the Chicago Fire Department.

The problem is compounded when opioids are mixed with other substances. In 2022, more than 91% of overdose deaths in Cook County involved fentanyl, county figures showed.

Xylazine, known as “tranq,” is making its way into the drug supply. According to the Lawndale Christian Health Center, the veterinary tranquilizer that decreases heart and respiration rates showed up in 20% of the drug tests they conducted as part of their harm prevention program on the West Side last month.

Narcan does not counteract the effects of xylazine. However, because xylazine is often found in drugs that also contain fentanyl, it is still recommended to use Narcan if a person experiences an overdose

Context is key

Understanding where these emergencies occur is important to respond to an overdose and save lives.

“There’s no harm in giving [Narcan] to somebody who’s unconscious and who’s unresponsive,” said Chris Talore, a medical student and volunteer from the University of Chicago. “It’s never going to hurt anybody. It’s never going to cause any bad effect. Other than like, it’ll sometimes put somebody into withdrawal. But it’ll save their life if they’re overdosing.”

Location is key. On Chicago’s West Side, nearly 60% of opioid overdose emergencies happened on public streets and roads,

a figure consistent with the rest of the city, where 52% of opioid overdose emergencies happened on public streets.

On the West Side, only 22% of opioid overdose emergencies originated from private residences and 6% on public transportation. These figures, experts caution, may be underestimated because individuals or their families often refuse to call for medical care.

“Not everyone’s on the same page as far as harm reduction and destigmatizing drugs,” Talore said, adding some people who experienced an overdose have had traumatic experiences. Some of the people they help have shared they were arrested for the possession of drugs at the emergency room or did not receive “compassionate care” from emergency personnel.

Data from the fire department’s emergency management system shows that certain West Side areas see a higher number of overdose-related emergencies.

In West Garfield Park, the blocks on South Pulaski Road from West Lake Street to I-290 concentrated some of the highest number of emergency calls early this summer. Humboldt Park also saw some of the highest number of emergency calls, especially on several blocks of Chicago Avenue, from Pulaski Road to Kedzie Avenue.

From January to July this year, the city responded to more than 2,200 opioid-related emergencies in Chicago’s West Side, 28% of them in Austin. That is 5% less than the number of opioid-related emergencies on the West Side compared to the

same period in 2022, yet every emergency means a person’s life was at risk.

The presence of harm reduction outreach workers like Lee in West Side streets is critical to saving lives. At the community outreach mobile van, Lee and medical staf f “meet people where they are.” They provide medical services and harm reduction services without stigmatizing people with substance use disorders. They can obtain free Narcan, test strips and clean needles, receive wound care and medical care or start medication-assisted recovery to manage their substance use disorder.

“They feel comfortable when they come around,” said Albert Murphy, coordinator of the Austin community outreach intervention program. “They feel welcome. They can talk, they can communicate with us and share whatever’s going on.”

This approach, known as “warm-handof f,” helps build trust, encouraging people who use drugs to seek help if they need it, knowing they will receive it.

Every minute counts

A person experiencing an overdose requires immediate medical attention, but does not need to wait until emergency medical personnel arrive.

That’s where the boxes of Narcan one sees at dispensaries, aldermen’s offices and even churches come in

They are part of a statewide strategy to prevent overdose deaths by providing free and immediate access to Narcan and training to community members. The idea is that

anyone who witnesses an overdose will know how to respond and will have naloxone readily available.

But it may not be clear for even those with the best intentions how to use it.

If you suspect someone needs help, first check for signs of an overdose. Note not all signs may be present.

■ A person is unresponsive and/or unconscious and does not respond to loud calling or shaking

■ A person’s lips and fingernails look blue or grey

■ A person’s face looks pale and skin feels cold and clammy.

■ A person is breathing slowly, erratically or not breathing. If the person only breathes once every 5 to 10 seconds or is not breathing at all, provide rescue breathing.

■ A person’s heartbeat is reduced, resulting in a longer pause.

■ Snoring or gurgling sounds are present.

■ Vomiting

■ A person’s pupils are contracted, appearing smaller than nor mal.

If any of these symptoms are present and the person is unresponsive, call 911 and administer naloxone

When calling 911, experts say, stay calm and provide specific information about the person’s state. Describe their symptoms and provide information about their location as clearly and specifically as possible.

Then administer naloxone

Naloxone is available as an injectable substance and a nasal spray. Most free dispensers citywide distribute the nasal spray because it is easier to use

The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends these steps:

■ Be sure the person is unresponsive by loudly calling them or shaking them. You can also rub the person’s sternum hard with your knuckles to see if they react.

■ Lay the person on their back.

■ Hold the nasal spray with your thumb on the bottom of the plunger and your first and middle fingers on either side of the nozzle

■ Insert the tip of the nozzle into one nostril until your fingers on either side of the nozzle are against the bottom of the person’s nose Push the bottom of the plunger to release one dose of the nasal spray.

■ Tilt the person’s head back to ensure their airway is clear and make sure there is no vomit to prevent choking.

■ Place the person in a safe recovery position by rolling them to one side and placing their hands under their head. Place the knee of the top leg in a 90-degree angle. This will prevent the person from rolling onto their stomach.

■ Wait two to three minutes. If the person

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A dose of Narcan nasal spray can reverse the e ects of an overdose and save someone’s life.

STREET VENDORS Making a living

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On average, “on a good day” she serves 20 to 30 customers, a clientele that has taken years to build, she said.

Wearing a bright orange dress over a tiedyed long-sleeve sweatshirt and rockin bunny ears on top of a colorful hair dana, Crawford said she enjoys spendin her days selling goods at that Austin inter section. It is also her main source of income

“It’s quiet and calm,” she said, adding she wears bright colors so people remember her “Everybody knows me, everybody say hey She has never had issues with the city law enforcement because she has a vendor license and a vendor ID, she said. In many years being there, she “hasn’t had” any trouble with anyone.

City licensing requirements for street vendors vary based on the products they sell. T he city of Chicago allows vendors to operate in public ways in certain areas, while other areas have been designated as “no peddling” zones. T here are several types of street vendor licenses, mostly for selling food, froz en desserts and produce.

Licenses for “street peddlers” allow individuals to move from place to place on the public way to sell merchandise, wood and uncut produce from a vehicle or pushcart.

The city also provides licenses for popup retailers that can be valid for up to one year, according to the city’s Department of Business and Consumer Protection.

is still not breathing or unresponsive, apply a second dose of Narcan.

■ Stay with the person as long as possible or until medical personnel arrives. This is important because Narcan’s effects only last 30 to 90 minutes and the person could overdose again.

■ Finally, when the person wakes up, they may be confused. Orient them to the situation and keep them calm.

Doing this does not bring legal consequences.

The Illinois Drug Overdose Prevention Program Law empowers people, even if they are not medically trained, to administer naloxone to prevent a fatal overdose without being at risk of civil or criminal liabilities.

In addition, the Illinois Good Samaritan Act protects people from being criminally charged if they possess drugs while seeking emergency medical care for an overdose. The

To sell prepared food on the streets, an individual can apply for a mobile food vendor license, with several categories for motorized and non-motorized vehicles. Street vendors using a pushcart typically apply for a mobile prepared food vendor license. The license allows street vendors to sell food, coffee or other beverages previously prepared and packaged.

As of Sept. 1, 76 licenses for street peddlers and mobile food vendors in the wards

law protects people who in good faith seek to obtain emergency medical assistance for a person experiencing an overdose – by calling 911 or taking the person to emergency care. It also protects people experiencing an overdose who seek emergency medical assistance and possess drugs. The law states they cannot be arrested, charged or prosecuted for possession of drugs under a specific threshold

The law protection applies only if they call 911 or seek medical attention while the person experiencing an overdose is alive and if the caller did not sell the person drugs. The law offers immunity for the person who helps or the person who experiences an overdose from possession charges for up to 3 grams of heroin, cocaine, morphine and peyote

Where to nd naloxone

Naloxone, known as Narcan, is available for free at all Chicago Public Library branches

that comprise the Austin neighborhood were active, according to city data.

About one and a half miles away, Alejandro Aparicio posts up with a pushcart to sell fruit in a cup and prepared corn. He has arrived at the corner of Division Street and Laramie Avenue for the last three to four years. For nearly 30 years, he used to travel the streets of Austin by foot, pushing his cart to sell prepared food.

Now that he has a steady location, busi -

Dispensers that offer free Narcan, resembling the look of traditional newsstands, are available at the following locations:

■ AIDS Foundation of Chicago, 200 W. Monroe St.

■ Thresholds Health, 5801 Corcoran Pl.

■ Polish American Association, 3834 N. Cicero Ave.

■ Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center, 2020 W. Harrison St

■ Rush Hospital, 1722 W. Harrison St

■ A Safe Haven, 2750 W. Roosevelt Rd.

■ Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition, 4628 W. Washington Blvd.

■ Phoenix Recovery Services, 501 N. Central Ave.

■ Edna’s Circle, 4000 W. Jackson Blvd.

■ Community Outreach Intervention Programs, 4756 W. Madison St

The city’s Department of Public Health

ness “is g ood, thank God,” he said in Spanish.

The best-selling fruit is watermelon. Pineapple comes second. Corn, served Mexican style -- with cheese, chili powder and mayonnaise -- is sold in single and double portions. Most times, Aparicio adds butter -- an ingredient not typical of Mexican tradition – to adapt his products to local’s tastebuds.

Year-round, Aparicio arrives in the Austin neighborhood three to four times a week to sell his prepared food products. It is the main source of income for him and his family which also helps run the business. It also helps support his wife, who lives back in Aparicio’s home country of Mexico

Bitter cold or rainy days are challenging, he said. Sometimes, he decides not to come out and post up. But weather is less concerning than crime and harassment. Occasionally, Aparicio hears local passerby tell him to “leave this area and go to his area,” refer ring to Latino neighborhoods.

Last December, Aparicio’s son was shot in the leg when defending his father from an ar med robbery.

“It still hurts,” Aparicio said in tears. “They shot my son. … Two men, wearing ski masks, arrived in a van and got out of the van. I was going to ask them what they wanted but they we re coming for the money.”

Police responded to the incident. Aparicio’s son received medical care at Mt. Sinai Hospital and recovered from his injuries. He came back to work in April. Despite these challenges, Aparicio will continue to run his business in Austin’s streets.

“I’ll be here while I can,” he said.

also distributes free Narcan through wallmounted boxes located in different buildings and sites across the city. To find the nearest location, residents can use an interactive map available at the City of Chicago’s website.

To find other locations where Narcan is available, visit bit.ly/FindNarcan

To get more information about drug overdose prevention programs near you, call the Illinois Helpline at 833-234-6343 or text “HELP” to 833234.

FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ

Alejandro Aparicio’s pushcart selling fruit and corn at the intersec tion of Division Street and Laramie Avenue

HELP WANTED

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Research Assistant in the Village Manager’s Office. This position will perform a variety of duties including assisting in coordinating aspects of equity and inclusion projects/initiatives, some data collection, data entry and analysis, synthesizing information, report writing, and presentation of results to stakeholders. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https://www.oak-park.us/ your-government/human-resources-departments.

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

PROJECT MANAGER

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s):

Project Manager (Original)

Additional information regarding salary, job description, requirements, etc. can be found on the District’s website at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100.

An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D

Monday to Friday

DIVERSITY ADMINISTRATOR SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH TECHNICIAN

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s):

Diversity Administrator (Original)

Senior Environmental Research Technician (Original)

Additional information regarding salary, job description, requirements, etc. can be found on the District’s website at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100.

An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D

Ceiling Fans

Installed

GARAGE/YARD SALES

7 FAMILY YARD SALE 800 BLOCK OF WOODBINE AVE SAT, SEPT 9, 9:00 AM TO NOON

NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID TO METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

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

10-047-3S

NORTH SHORE 1

REHABILITATION, NSA

Estimated Cost BETWEEN: $ 41,325,000.00 and $ 50,025,000.00

Bid Deposit: $ 600,000.00

Voluntary Technical Pre-Bid Conference via ZOOM: Wednesday, September 13, at 11 am CST.

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

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A Plaintiff, -v.REGINA JOHNSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICASECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CONSTANCE SANDERS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CONSTANCE SANDERS (DECEASED) Defendants

2021 CH 03818 3037 W LEXINGTON ST CHICAGO, IL 60612

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

average of “C” by application deadline.

• Possess a valid driver’s license.

• Possess a Firearm Owners

Identification (FOID) card at the time of hire

Written Exam Information:

A mandatory written exam will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Testing will take place at Oak Park Village Hall (room# 101) located at 123 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302. Sign-in will held from 8:30a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Additional details will be provided to eligible candidates approximately one week prior to the exam.

About the Village of Oak Park and Police Department:

• Starting Salary: $78,650.74 after 4 years of service $110,953.23

Please contact IOS Recruitment at (800)-343-HIRE or recruitment@ iosolutions.com with questions regarding the application, required documents or testing.

PART-TIME ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER

Experience or not. Call for more information. 708-738-3848

CLASSICS WANTED

CLASSICS WANTED

Restored or Unrestored Cars & Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars $$ Top $$ all makes, Etc.

Huge 7 family yard sale on the 800 block of Woodbine Avenue. Find it all here. Deals, deals, deals! Rain date Sunday, September 10. BROOKFIELD SALE 3825 ARDEN AVE SEPT. 7 & 8 9-3 PM

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

Bid Opening: October 31, 2023

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GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 29, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 2, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 3037 W LEXINGTON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60612

Domestic / Import Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, Jaguars, Muscle Cars, Mustang & Mopars

Furniture, 2 couches, love seat, vacuum cleaner, appliances, riding lawn mower, household items, jeans, and clothing.

Collector James • 630-201-8122

CLASSICS WANTED

HOME SERVICES

Collector James 630-201-8122

ITEMS FOR SALE

FOR SALE RECLINER: Top of the line remote operated recliner. Many positions including “stand up assist” setting. Used only 4 months. Perfect for someone with limited mobility. Call and leave message if interested. 708-366-5983

WANTED TO BUY WANTED MILITARY

ITEMS:

Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead, plastic – other misc. toys.

Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

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

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

Procurement & Materials Management

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

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

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

By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management

Chicago, Illinois September 6, 2023

Published in Wednesday Journal September 6, 2023

Property Index No. 16-13-309-0100000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 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) 236-

SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527

630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-20-03124

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2021 CH 03818

TJSC#: 43-2682

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2021 CH 03818

I3227589

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT -

CHANCERY DIVISION

MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC.

Plaintiff, -v.JAMES PALMER Defendants

22 CH 03608

2707 NORTH KEDZIE AVENUE

CHICAGO, IL 60647

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 28, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30

AM on September 29, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 2707 NORTH KEDZIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60647

Property Index No. 13-25-300-0170000

The real estate is improved with a two unit apartment building. 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

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.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 22-09941il_794453

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 22 CH 03608

TJSC#: 43-2774

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 03608 I3227650

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., CSAB MORTGAGE BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-1; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs.

CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 10844

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 25, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-16-213-114-0000. Commonly known as 5039 W. Jackson Blvd. Unit A, 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 1396184066 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3227327

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A

Plaintiff, -v.BOSCO CREDIT II, LLC, PERRICK ROBINSON, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2022 CH 09804 4843 W KAMERLING 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 July 17, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 28, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 4843 W KAMERLING AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-04-217-0060000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $171,224.66.

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 Meaghan J. Diaz de Villegas, Esq, Lender Legal PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1800 PEMBROOK DRIVE, SUITE 250, Orlando, FL, 32810 (407) 7304644. Please refer to file number LLS10967.

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.

Meaghan J. Diaz de Villegas, Esq Lender Legal PLLC 1800 PEMBROOK DRIVE, SUITE 250 Orlando FL, 32810 407-730-4644

E-Mail: mjdiaz@lenderlegal.com

Attorney File No. LLS10967

Attorney ARDC No. 6340688

Attorney Code. 100346

Case Number: 2022 CH 09804

TJSC#: 43-3124

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022 CH 09804 I3227938

Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-27-414-017-0000.

Commonly known as 2741 South Karlov Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623. 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 1691186882 ADC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3227760

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION MILL CITY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019-1

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB AS TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KATHERINE F. HERNANDEZ; CITY OF CHICAGO; KEVIN HERNANDEZ; TANYA WILLIAMS AKA TANYA A WILLIAMS AKA TANYA

ANN WILLIAMS AKA TANYA A. HERNANDEZ; THOMAS

QUINN AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KATHERINE F. HERNANDEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 1438

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, October 10, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

P.I.N. 16-27-415-001-0000.

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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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ENRIQUE S. GONZALEZ; JANETTE GONZALEZ; JULIE FOX AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ENRIQUE S. GONZALEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 22 CH 11919

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

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

Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, October 2, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago,

Commonly known as 2701 South Komensky Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623.

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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois

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