ACT plans to map mental health resources in Austin
Neighborhood-focused research now under way
By SAM TUCKER Contributing Reporter
Austin Coming Together is in the beginning stages of creating a neighborhood-wide strateg y on expanding mental health resources in Austin.
ACT, with the Black Researchers Collective, aims to create an authentic mental-health resource map in Austin, and a comprehensive action plan to expand access to mental health resources in the community.
“What they’re really looking for is to lay out the assets and needs in the community. So, figuring out – through focus groups with residents – what are the big mental health needs that people are experiencing?” said Grace Cooper, the lead organizer at Austin Coming Together. “Then with the assets, what service providers are available in the neighborhood? What services are they providing? And not only just that, but how accessible are they?”
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They shall overcome
Students and teachers at the Carole Robertson Center for Learning march for peace, in memory of the four young girls who died in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama on Sept. 15, 1963. e school is named for one of the victims
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BREAK CYCLES TO BUILD FUTURES
New Nelson Mandela Community Center launches ices
The center hosts business and Microsoft O
By JESSICA MORDAC Staff Reporter
In June, the nonprofit To W Shoes soft launched its Nelson Mandela Community Center. Now, the holding its first classes at the center.
Weekly classes at the community center will teach attendees about and Microsoft Office. People can come to classes on a week-by-week basis and at their own pace.
“We offer a lot of programs. just a one-stop shop,” said Shrone Conaway, co-founder of To Walk in My Shoes and a lifelong resident of the Austin-West Garfield Park area.
Business classes are on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For $60, part learn about business planning, market search, financial management, marketing strategies and legal requirements months or so.
“If you want to open a not-fo ganization or if you want to make a profit organization, I can help with both,” said Conaway, who developed the class herself so that she could cater it to each pa pant’s business. “You have to meet people where they are.”
To Walk in My Shoes is also offering a weekly class to learn Microsoft Offic cluding Word, Excel and Powe class is $25 for a Microsoft account and supplies and takes place on Monda day and Friday from either 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m.
Conaway said the class is through Microsoft Office. The company generates a certificate once participants have completed the class, which Conaway said takes six-toeight weeks to finish.
Those who complete the business class will also receive a certificate of completion.
The Nelson Mandela Community Center provides laptops for class use, printers and even a small kitchen stocked with sandwich ingredients, chips and soda.
“I don’t want anyone to walk past here and be hungry, and I’m not able to feed them,” Conaway said.
Shrone Conaway w ith some of the materials and games available at the Nelson Mandela Community Center.
The Nelson Mandela Community Center also has baskets filled with games from the recently wrapped summer camp it hosted. It will also serve those who sign up for after-school care.
To Walk in My Shoes’ after-school program runs from 2:45 to 6 p.m. and will provide homework help, arts and crafts, outdoor play, snacks, games and activities. It is designed for kindergarteners through eighth graders for $30 a week.
“I’ll take as many that want to come in,” Conaway said. “They are more than welcome. I wouldn’t tur n a child away.”
To Walk in My Shoes
Conaway worked in banking for over 20 years before co-founding To Walk in My Shoes in 2016 to offer free programs that connect locals with resources.
Conaway, along with brothers Marnell and Malcolm Brown, launched the nonprofit to help their community, specifically with HIV/AIDS testing and violence prevention resources.
For the resources it can’t offer, To Walk
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September 18-25
BIG WEEK
A Growing Community Media Partnership
Beekeeping Demonstrations
Sunday, Sept. 22, from 11-11:30 a.m., and 1-1:30 p.m., Gar eld Park Conser vator y
Learn about the techniques of beekeeping with the head beekeeper at the Gar eld Park Conser vator y, which hosts multiple beekeeping demonstrations per week during the summer for all ages and levels of interest. You can nd the whole “Bee Demo” schedule on its website at https://ow.ly/G58E50Tn65O. Reservations are free and required to enter the conservator y. Registration for this event is not required. To book a reser vation visit gar eldconser vator y.org/visit/
Inaugural Garden Part
y
Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. , Kehrein Center for the Arts
The Kehrein Center will be hosting its Inaugural Garden Par ty, a celebratory event that will include creativity and community building. Hands-on experiences include bouquet-making workshops, a healing herbs tea bar, and essential oil crafting. The event fosters artistic expression and community connection. On-site voter registration will also take place at the event. The garden party is organized and funded by the Kehrein Center and 100 Black Women and Their Allies, a coalition that supports the mission of the Kehrein Center for the Arts. Register for the event at https://ow.ly/92L050TnbCT. 5628 W. Washington Blvd.
Food Giveaway
Saturday, Sept. 21, 11 - 2 p.m.,
Kingdom Baptist Church
500 hot meals will be given away to the community in the parking lot at Kingdom Baptist Church. The giveaway is hosted by the church, Neighbors United, and Narcan. Call 773-378-1221 for more information. View the yer at the link https:// ow.ly/8HrT50Tn6fW. 301 N. Central Ave.
Elected School Board
Candidate Forum
Thursday, Sept. 19, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Hosted at BUILD
Learn more about the candidates running for the elected Chicago school board at a Candidate Forum for District 5. Information on how to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election will also be shared. Register at https:// ow.ly/LPeI50Tn6av. 5100 W. Harrison St.
Free Movie and Mac and Cheese Contest
Oc t. 2, 5:30 - 9 p.m., at Bethel New Life’s Mildred Wiley Wellness Campus
Austin Eats and Bethel New Life will host a free movie screening of, They ’re Tr ying to Kill Us, a documentary that searches for the “answers to why Americans of color su er from disproportionately higher rates of chronic disease than their European-American counterparts panel of West Side health and food experts will follow. 1150 N. Lamon Ave. A “Best of the West Mac & Cheese Cooko ” will be included in the event’s lineup, where attendees can try out and vote on at least eight di erent macaroni and cheese dishes made by West Side chefs. Find out more about the event and register at https://ow.ly/7quX50Tn62o. The event is free and is for attendees ages 12 and up.
Tickets on sale for the ‘Oscars of Austin’
Nov. 14, 5 - 9 p.m.
The 2024 Austin Coming Together Membership Awards will take place on Nov. 14. The “Oscars of Austin” event will update the community on Austin Coming Together’s progress and recognize the signi cant contributions of local leaders and ACT partners and members. Live music, appetizers, dinner and a cocktail hour after-par ty will be at the event. Tickets are $100 online, and $125 at the door. The event will raise funds for the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation. Tickets are on sale now, nd tickets https:// ow.ly/1Nf150Tn5WB, and stay tuned for updates on the event on ACT’s Facebook page. 401 N. Morgan St., Suite #100
Hip-Hop Orchestra in Chicago
Oc t. 11, 7:30 p.m., The Auditorium Theatre Chicago Presenting, “Thee Phantom & the Illharmonic Orchestra in Hip-Hop Orchestra in Chicago!”, a one-night-only performance that blends the genres of Hip-Hop and live orchestral accompaniment. Tickets start at $49, and can be purchased at https:// ow.ly/3uN950Tnbme, or by calling their call center at 312/341-2300. Find more information about the performers, Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra, at their Facebook page. 50 E. Ida B. Wells Dr.
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Calvacade of Homes is a must-see
Idon’t know if it was because of an email, or an ad on Facebook, but I learned that the Calvacade of Homes would again take place. After a twoyear hiatus, because of COVID, they’re back
What is the Calvacade? It’s a grouping of many homes, located all over the different sub urbs, that are available for viewing. Normally all the homes are newly built, but this year they even included a 25-year-old home that had undergone a major renovation. The Cavalcade lasts for two weekends. The houses are available to be seen Friday through Sunday I have a friend who, like myself, loves to
my email. Guess what? I had two email addresses for her. I sent a note and within a couple of hours, she called back. People change phone numbers but thank goodness they don’t usually change their email address! We decided to start the tour going to the house located furthest out. It was a modern home built in Ottawa, situated on a lot overlooking the Illinois River. To say the house is gorgeous is an understatement. Every floor, including a rooftop deck area, showcased the magnificent view. The exact cost of the house wasn’t given in the guidebook, but I would put it easily in the $4-5 million range. The house even has
I have a very critical eye when touring homes. I feel that if one is spending millions of dollars, perfection should come with the cost. One of my pet peeves is builders who are still using regular outlets. I am an advocate for the newer rectangular switches and outlets
I also noticed that the biggest trend now is black. The windows are black, the roof, and even the gutters. It will be interesting to see in 20 years how that trend holds up.
Interestingly, one of the houses featured was completely remodeled. The designer did a great job of redefining features that were popular 25 years ago. The octagonshaped sun room, the double staircases, and the pop-in glass transom window above the interior doorway were moder nized into a sleek update.
This coming weekend is your last opportunity to see many of these homes. Visit cavalcadetourofhomes.com to learn more.
Applications open for Fi h City Commons a ordable housing
The rst leases are expected to begin in December
By MICHAEL BANIEWICZ Contributing Reporter
The new af fordable housing development in the East Garfield Park neighborhood should be ready for its first tenant leases in early December, but the development is ready to take applications, according to the Garfield Park Community Council Open Space and Land Use Committee.
The update on the Fifth City Commons was given by the council during its monthly Zoom meeting Aug. 28. The development, in the works for four years, will have 43 income-restricted apar tments.
Molly Ekerdt, vice president of the Preservation of Af fordable Housing’s Chicago office, said that the construction is about 84% complet and should be finished by Nov. 22. The date the first few leases are signed is expected to be Dec. 1.
“We’ re almost complete on the East side of the building,” Ekerdt said. “We have a retail space on the first floor…and we’re going to give that over to a bookstore/ restaurant tenant, which we are really excited about.”
Once the construction is completed for the development, the construction for the bookstore will follow, Ekerdt said. She said
the anticipated completion for the bookstore and restaurant is sometime in the Spring of 2025.
Rental applications will be available starting Sept. 9 at https://fifthcitycommons.org. The leasing office is also expected to open that day and is located at the JLM Center at 2622 W Jackson, Suite 204. The office’s hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
Ekerdt said that the Preservation of Af fordable Housing office encourages anyone who is interested in the housing development to stop by the office or call with questions.
The af fordable housing development is available for people whose incomes are $25,000 to $90,000 each year, depending on the family size. The occupations that are listed in this income range include teachers’ aides, health technicians and nurses’ assistants, cooks and food service workers, entry level bus drivers, janitorial and security industry workers, delivery drivers and entry level construction trades.
The rents on the tax credit units will be capped at a level that is considered af fordable to families earning 80% of the Area Median Income or less. Specific amounts depend in part on size of family. Residents
living in the development must incomequalify, the committee said.
Amenities of fered at Fifth City Commons include a fitness center, community space and outdoor terrace, transit access, option for off-streets resident parking, dishwashers, efficient and solar-offset electric bills, composting and recycling services, a secured parcel room and cameras and access control.
The committee listed all the documentation that applicants need to show to be eligible. This documentation is as follows:
■ Driver’s License or Photo ID for all adult household members
■ Social Security cards for all household members
■ Birth certificates for all household members
■ Most recent 6-8 consecutive pay stubs for all household members
■ Bank statements for the last 6 months for all accounts
■ Award letters from the Social Security Administration for all household members receiving Social Security and/or SSI
■ Printout from the court showing child support and/or alimony payments received by any household member in the last 12 months
■ All documents relating to TANF/AFDC benefits
■ Statements for any stocks, bonds or other investments
■ Statements for pensions and 401K plans
■ Addresses and phone numbers for all employers and banks
■ Copy of your last federal tax return
■ Vehicle information (make, model, year and license plate number)
■ Emergency contact info
■ Contact information for housing references since you were 18
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Lenora Daugherty came into the Nelson Mandela Community Center to take one of her classes to get Microso O ce certi cation
■ All documents relating to child support or alimony awarded to any members of the household
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in My S hoes refers p eople to other nearby facilities.
“We all kind of work to g ether in this area,” Conaway said.
Last year, Conaway and the Browns bought the building for the Nelson Mandela Community Center with about $500,000 of their own savings to expand their services. T he building is down to block from 3 N. Cicero Ave., where To Walk in My Shoes provides progr ams for substance abuse, money management and violence prevention.
“It’s growing a lot faster than I anticipated,” Conaway said of To Walk in My Shoes
The City of Chicago financed the majority of the development in the form of Tax Increment Financing and HOME investment Par tnership Program assistance, sales tax bonds, 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits and tax-exempt bonds. The leader of the construction process has been BMO Harris, and other sources of financial support include ComEd, SPARCC, or the Strong, Prosperous and Resilient Communities Challenge, and Illinois Solar for All.
“But it’s growing, and I’m thankful.”
To Walk in My Shoes also hosts outside events over the summer. Its last one on Se pt. 1 at Garfield Pa rk attracted over 200 people, Conaway said.
In June, Conaway launched Girl Get Up, an organization to provide motivation to local women. Conaway hopes to support all women in the area, from those who are getting poor grades in school to those struggling with mental health or addiction.
In addition to connecting these women with resources, Conaway holds g et-tog ethers for them, most recently, a hibachi grill meal.
“It’s a resource center, and we have to take care of the community,” Conaway said.
To re gister for To Walk in My Shoes’ classes or after-school care, call (312) 3152109. The Nelson Mandela Center is located at 17 N. Cicero Av e.
JESSICA
Music festival brings Africa to the West Side
The GhanAgain Music Festival raises funds for youth traveling to Ghana
By ZOË TAKAKI Contributing Writer
act with other c ultures, even in school. And so, this way they g et to see that in
8-week kitchen training at The Hatchery
4-week paid internship at a Chicagoland restaurant
T he family friendly event had children playing in a b ounce c astle and to the music wh i le gr andparents chairs, eating b ountiful plates of ntertainment included eve from traditional d ancing and singing to events li ke capoeira
usie Lewis was b ehind the c ounter
S hea A frican Boutique and was selling shea butter and African attire
“The performers we re awesome. T hey had some Ghana d ancer s, we had some est Side artists here tod ay,” Lewis said.
c ame dressed to impress in b eaufrican ga rb, wh ich was being sold many vendors at the f estival, as well as jewelry and skincare products.
een really nice, the d ancer s, the drummer s, the j azz, the children, the b ead s, ear rings and oils at the festival.
“We need to do this more, and it need s to be d one more often. So, we need to tr y to g et that going so we c an c ome to g ether more often,” she said.
Dyer said that CAYTA will be havin g a ption in March at the Epiphany Cen-
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GhanAgain Music Festival at Austin Town Hall.
During a rainy day at the Austin Town Hall Farmers Market, the neighborhood comes out
By SAM TUCKER Contributing Reporter
On a recent visit to the market, skies were overcast and scattered rain showered over Austin. Under the spotty weather, residents still made their weekly trip to the Austin Town Hall Far mers Market.
The Austin Town Hall Far mers Market is open from 1 to 6 p.m. every Thursday outside the Austin Town Hall Park, at 5610 W. Lake St. The market’s vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, prepared foods, handmade goods and ve gan meals. The market accepts SNAP and LINK Match.
Although rain turned some customers away and held up a few vendors traveling long distances to the market, by the end of Thursday, Aug, 15, the market had about 60 attendees.
On Thursday, Bot Bakery, Forty Acres Fresh Market, OrgoNatty a bodycare care vendor, Ari by Amari; a lip gloss vendor, Sweet Comfort Creations, and Katr2U a hot foods vendor, were posted under their vending tents.
Karry Jackson, an Austin resident, shopped for fresh fruit at Forty Acres Fresh Market and peach cobbler from Sweet Comfort Creations on Thursday. She said she goes to the market every week, and the far mers market fills an important gap in the neighborhood.
“There’s a lot of people that live in Austin that don’t have the money and the means and the little bit that we do have — they come out and they help us. They help the community, and that’s good. Believe me, Austin needs all that help we can get,” Jackson said.
Yamia Smith, a resident of Bridgeport and Fuller Park area, said she traveled across town with her two pet Yorkies, Max and Roo,
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Produce at the Forty Acres Fresh Market vending booth
to get a taste of the city and try out the Austin Town Hall Far mers Market.
Smith said it’s important to her to buy quality, fresh produce. At far mers markets, she finds her fruits and ve ggies, but she takes home more than the produce. Smith said she’s been picking up some “green thumb” knowledge from produce vendors when out at markets in Chicago.
“You just get to experience a whole new kind of people that actually put work into things they want to help improve others. Not only just that, you get to meet and network with a lot of different people that might know something that you don’t,” Smith said.
Earline Williams, a long-time Austin resident, lives at a senior living facility nearby and said she enjoys the welcoming sense of the market, almost as much as she enjoys the peach cobbler.
She normally comes to the market for fresh produce and a sweet treat from one of the baked goods vendors, she said.
y, a bath-and-body-care vendor displays di erent
“I love everything. I mean, we have some beautiful people here. T hey sell a lot of stuf f that I know that I need,” Williams said.
Veah Larde, the market manager, said business fluctuates on rainy days, but the market still saw 60 attendees on that rainy day. She said this goes to show the importance of the market to the community. it when it’s full. I love it when it’s light, because it’s still a resource for everyin the community. It didn’t matter, that little bit of downpour we had earlier. Everywas coming for their produce and looktheir favorite sweet treat,” Larde said. “That lets you know a community is being built…we truly are here rain or shine.” market closes Oct. 3, which is not ay, Larde said. She said she wants to find out ways to make the market yearround, so the gap that the market fills in resident’s food access can continue past the market season.
Find more information about vendors,
and more on their website.
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Vendor tents line the fence at Austin Town Hall Park.
TUCKER Pets Max and Roo sit in their stroller while their ow ner, Yamia Smith,
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Carole Robertson Center holds a march to honor namesake
Young participants remember four girls who died Birmingham
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
The Carole Robertson Center for Lear ning — an organization that educates and empowers over 2,500 children across Chicago with a flagship site in North Lawndale — held a march for its youngest members Sept. 13. The peace march was in honor of the anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.
On Sept. 5, 1963, the Klu Klux Klan put a bomb under the church’s steps. When it exploded just before 11 a.m. mass, it killed four girls: 11-year-old Cynthia Wesley, and 14-yearolds Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair and Carole Robertson, whom the learning center is
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This goal comes from the “Austin Forward. Together” quality of life plan, an initiative created with the Austin community and Austin Coming Together in 2018.
“Honestly, more recently, at a lot of community meetings that we’ ll be in or going to, mental health is coming up. It’s an issue people are experiencing more,” Cooper said.
The Black Researchers Collective aims to advance racial equity through training communities with research tools to increase civic engagement on topics that impact their lives in the community.
“The idea here is for the community to lead and to develop the narrative that they want, using the research and data skills that we’re teaching. Everybody uses research, and is using data every day,” said Shari Runner, director and co-founder of the Black Researchers Collective
The Healthy Chicago Equity Zones Playbook, a research initiative created by the Chicago Department of Public Health, worked with Austin Coming Together to create a community health assessment for
named for.
The girls’ deaths drew national attention to the civil rights movement in Birmingham and became a rallying cry that, in part, led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
To spread hope and resilience 61 years after the bombing, the learning center’s infants, toddlers and pre-kindergarten students participated in the neighborhood peace march.
The Carole Robertson Center for Learning puts on the march yearly at the end of its annual Le gacy Week, which commemorates the four girls who died in the bombing.
The Carole Robertson Center for Learning’s North Lawndale flagship site is at 3701 W. Ogden Av e.
Austin that was published in August 2023.
Out of the 99 responses from residents, “more than half of the respondents said they have experienced mental health issues, including difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, and anger,” according to the assessment.
Cooper works on the mental health initiative at ACT, and said that grass-roots research of their own needs to happen first.
“We found that we needed to do some more research on the issue before we could come up with a really solid strateg y. Mental health is just a really complex, multilayered issue,” Cooper said.
They began to do research on their own, but then ACT was approached by the Black Researchers Collective for a par tnership.
“It’s kind of perfect timing in that way,” Cooper said. “Now we have this great, expert resource that has come in to partner with us to do research.”
Glenance Green, executive director and co-founder of the Black Researchers Collective, said the core of the work they do is to strengthen a community’s capacity and their ability to self-determine. She said a big part of what they do is showing how data is connected to people’s everyday lives.
“The history of research in Black communities is very exploitative. It is not one of liberation, but our approach is re-
ally using it through a decolonizing lens, which situates the body of the work in the lived experiences and expertise of people who are being impacted by the work,” Green said. “They then become the drivers of that work.”
After a series of workshops in June, where community members gained knowledge on using data, policy, and research, participants were then eligible to apply to the lead civic researcher positions. The Black Researchers Collective funds the two, 6-month paid positions that will lead the research project created in the workshop series.
Katrina Bailey, a lead civic researcher and Austin resident, said that any and all information from the community is needed to make sure their research project is directly tailored to Austin. Bailey, who was born and raised in Austin, works as a mental health specialist, as well.
“You can have all the mental health services out in the world, but if you don’t have the right ones that are customized for that neighborhood, then it’s a waste of time,” Bailey said.
“So, I need to make sure that they [the community] are one, being able to access the information that they need, and two, that they understand the information that they’re receiving,” she added.
Now, the two lead civic researchers will work directly with ACT over the coming months to develop their community action research project.
In January, the project will wrap up. The findings will be reviewed by local leaders, residents and ACT partners that operat e in social services and mental health, Cooper said.
The researchers will also provide recommendations for an action plan, a comprehensive neighborhood wide strateg y to address an issue. Cooper said once they have the research, they will start to shape their plan for expanding access to mental health resources in Austin.
ACT Executive Director Darnell Shields also sits on the board of Growing Community Media, parent company of Austin Weekly News.
Contact Grace Cooper, lead org anizer at ACT, to g et involved in the neighborhoodwide strateg y: gcooper@austincomingtog ether.org
Contact the Austin Community Hub if in need of mental health resources. Find more infor mation about their services
Contact the Community Hub at hub@ austincomingtogether.org or text your full name to 708- 529-5042 so a member of the Hub team can follow up with you.
TODD A. BANNOR
PUBLIC NOTICES
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:
CONTRACT 24-611-11
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO VARIOUS WATER RECLAMATION FACILITIES
Estimated Cost:
$20,779,560.00
Bid Deposit: NONE
Voluntary Technical Pre Bid Conference: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 10:00 am Chicago Time via ZOOM Link.
Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix V, Appendix C, Appendix K, and theMulti Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract.
Bid Opening: October 15, 2024 *****************************************
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 à 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
September 18, 2024
PUBLIC NOTICES
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 Notice for Request for Proposals, up to 11:00 A.M. (Chicago time), on the proposal due date.
CONTRACT 24-RFP-11 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING SERVICES
Estimated Cost: $175,000.00
Bid Deposit: NONE
Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix A. Bid Opening: October 11, 2024 *************************************
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
Published in Austin Weekly News September 18, 2024
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC
Plaintiff vs. CHRISTOPHER L. DONALD, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on October 8, 2024, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-14-312-040. Commonly known as 3606 W. Polk St., Chicago IL 60624. The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
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HOLLOWAY; LESAM HOLLOWAY AKA LESA MARIE HOLLOWAY AKA LESA MARIE BANKS AKA LESA HOLLOWAY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 19 CH 10117 CALENDAR 58
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on October 22, 2024, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-23-415-047-0000. Commonly known as 2132 South Drake Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623. The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563. (630) 4536960. 1446-189272
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3251645
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION LONGBRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC Plaintiff, -v.-
FREDDIE MAE CONNER, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants 2023 CH 09774
1054 N SPRINGFIELD AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60651
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 4, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 31, 2024, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 1054 N SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651
Property Index No. 16-02-310-0210000
The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $298,126.20.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien
arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no 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 ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810, CHICAGO, IL, 60601 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 23-157423. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC
205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810 CHICAGO IL, 60601 561-241-6901
E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM
Attorney File No. 23-157423
Attorney ARDC No. 6306439
Attorney Code. 65582
Case Number: 2023 CH 09774
TJSC#: 44-905
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2023 CH 09774 I3251341
