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Dorothy Powell,

You can’t destroy a vibration

West Side artist Avery R. Young recreates the Black past on the West Side through sound

By SHANEL ROMAIN Community Narrative Reporter

West Side native Avery R. Young and his music collective de deacon board performed at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Ave. in West Garfield Park, on Sept. 14 and transformed the botanical cathedral into a foot-stomping Baptist church.

Wearing a white robe, leather jeans, black ankle boots and a black Faaji hat, Young delivered his signature sound, which he describes as “Sousfunk.” Sous is a delicacy made of hog head cheese, which includes “every part of a hog’s head,” Young said.

“My music is everything from the rooty to the tooty,” he said. “It’s the church, blues and rock.”

Young, who grew up in Austin on North Avenue and Central, said the West Side heavily influenced his music.

“When I was growing up on the West Side, it was saturated with Blackness,” he said. “The West Side gave me a concentration of Black voice—from the church to the houses, the juke joints, the liquor stores, the girls

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1 killed in Austin building explosion

By MACK LIEDERMAN Block Club Chicago

A 29-year old man died Sept. 20 after he was injured when his apartment building exploded this week in Austin.

The Tuesday morning explosion at 5601 W. West End Ave. injured more than a half dozen people, shattered the building’s roof, partially destroyed its roof and left bricks

and other debris strewn across the ground. The explosion was caused by “the ignition of natural gas,” the Fire Department tweeted Sept. 21.

The cause of the ignition is still being determined

Eight people were hospitalized with injuries from the blast. Among them was

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A 29-year-old man died after the Sept. 20 explosion, which re ghters say was caused by a natural gas ignition

An explosion in an Austin apar tment building Tuesday morning le at least eight people injured, re department o cials said.

West Side Lives

Dorothy Powell is still dancing in her 90’s

By SHANEL ROMAIN Community Narrative Reporter

I interviewed Dorothy Powell at the GhanAgain Festival at Austin Town Hall Park on Sept. 10. Powell, 90, grew up on the West Side but currently lives in Oak Park. She talked about her life in the city after having moved from Water Valley, Mississippi 83 years ago. She’s outlived her 10 siblings and three of her five children.

On growing up in Austin

I did a lot ofthings while on the West Side. I used to work for the Chicago Defender. I would go to different lounges like the Oasis to dance.

Back in them days, you’re talking about before World War II, things were so much different. We didn’t have all ofthis luxury. You had to make your own fun. Union Park was the only park that they had. That was between Lake and Washington. That was

big with all the kids. I used to play on a baseball team called the Studdettes. We made our fun. We would get tin cans, crush them and race with them. The old people used to sit and watch us. We had those stilts and we would get on those and race. We’d make them out oflong tall sticks and we’d put a footrest on them and take off.

In the winter, we’d get on a hill not too far from us and take our mothers’ wash tubs (they didn’t have all them washer machines back then) and we’d go on the hill and come down on the snow. That was our fun.

On quar ter parties

This man used to have quarter parties where you’d pay a quarter and come in and you’d drink pop and dance. Sometimes we’d go and sneak and turn the lights out when he’d turn his back and do all kinds of devilish things. We would put in together and get some ofthat cheap wine and on Friday nights at the grammar school they

had wh You’d you one of those big old peppe They had different activities in differenc classrooms. Bo fun. It was g angbanging and crap

I’ve b was little they used to thr pennies on the I’d be out there with be moving and ifI mo would come another handful of pennies

As I look foolishest thing I I didn little pennies would get me a peppe stick. Back then, you could get five little peppermint sticks for a penny.

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Dorothy Powell at the GhanAgain Festival in Austin

A West Side matriarch celebrates 100 years

Lethea Crump, the matriarch of Leclaire, still cleans the kitchen and maintains her lawn

By SHANEL ROMAIN Community Narrative Reporter

Barbara Jones has lived on the 1000 block of Nor th Leclaire in Austin for 12 years and during that time she’s considered her neighbor, Lethea Crump, to be a grandmother figure.

That’s why it seemed natural for Jones to be the one to plan a special commemoration for Crump’s 100 bir thday party.

Community leaders and neighbors gathered on Crump’s porch on Se pt. 22 to celebrate the woman many described as Mother Crump — a West Side matriarch.

During Thursday’s gathering, Rev. Ira Acree, the pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church in Austin, said although Crump never had children of her own, she’s been a sur ro gate mother to “many in our community and across the country.”

Crump was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi and moved to Memphis when she was 18. She came to Chicago when she was 35 and has lived here ever since.

Rosemary Douglas, 79, said she met Crump when she was 18 years old and has moved across the West Side with her “We stayed on Kolin to gether, side by

side, then she moved on Washington and on Washington she stayed down on another block from me, then we stayed on West End to gether,” Douglas said.

“Then she came on LeClaire and I came on LeClaire and bought the building right next to her,” she said. “I lear ned from her always love people. Help them and God will always help you.”

Nowadays, Crump can’t hear well but she still lives an active life and has the mental clarity of someone much younger. As 37th Ward Ald. Emma Mitts read a resolution honoring Crump, the 100-year-old seemed to jump for joy while in her seat.

“The Lord brought me all the way,” Crump said. “I never missed work unless I was sick, up until I retired … I got up early every mor ning and took care of my mama for 14 years before she passed away when she was in her 80s.”

Jones said Crump lives with her nephew and is pretty independent.

“She does everything on her own,” Jones said. “Yesterday she was cleaning up the kitchen — all the cabinets, all of that, all on her own. She’s out here doing her yard. She tries to pick up her weeds. She swee ps inside and outside the gates One day she saw me out there doing my weeds

and said, ‘Baby let me tell you how to do these weeds.’ Yea she’s not one for sitting around. She’s very aler t.”

Rev. Acree said Crump’s “resilient life story must be told and celebrated,” before mentioning all of the world-historical milestones she’s lived through.

“She survived the Great De pression, World War II, the Lynch law era and the ride on the back of the bus period in our history,” Acree said.

“For this centenarian to witness the election of the first Black president, the first woman vice president who also happens to be Black, and the appointment of the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Cour t should give America hope, especially in this era of intense social unrest,” he added.

Crump attributed her longevity to her abiding faith in God and people.

“I love people,” Crump said. “I fed them, I took them in my house, they lived with me if they had money or not. When you live for the Lord, God will bless you. Don’t go around saying ‘I’m living for the lord and you don’t like people.’ It doesn’t work like that. God don’t work like that.”

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Lethea Crump celebrates her bir thday on Sept. 22.

PROVIDED Lethea Crump in her younger days.

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playing double-dutch on the cor ner, the boys hanging and talking, cars going by with a booming system. I grew up around Black folk. I’ve stored these things in my brain and incorporated them into my music.”

Young grew up attending Sunny Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Thomas and Parkside in Austin. During his Sept. 14 performance, he recreated the emotional call and response environment that would have been a staple of his Sunday worship experience.

“Church is the first place I lear ned to engage people,” Young said. “So, I carry what church taught me into my performance. The minister is the first spoken word artist I’d ever encountered. The minister’s job is to retell stories, to conjure a transformation

into the spirit realm. And that’s not just about language.”

Young, who is also a poet and spoken word artist, transported his Garfield Park Conservatory back into the local past with songs like “Senate Theatre,” which is named after a grand movie palace once located at 3128 W. Madison St. in Garfield Park The facility opened in 1921 and was tor n down in 1976.

Young’s latest body of work is what he calls Sound Monuments, or “musical compositions that resurrect buildings that were damaged and destroyed during the riots that followed Martin Luther King’s assassination in 1968.

“A lot of what we see on Kedzie, in East Garfield Park and even the Lawndale neighborhood are buildings or lots that have never been rebuilt,” Young said. “I am building a thing that nothing can destroy and that’s song. Nothing can destroy songs. Although people can stop playing them, they can’t destroy the vibration.”

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Singers (le to right) Shana Young, Marcus Dav id and Tina Howell, along w ith guitarist Tim Jones, per form with Aver y R. Young, far right, at the Gar eld Park Conser vator y on Sept. 16.

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Concertgoers express themselves dur ing Aver y Young’s per formance at the Gar eld Park Conser vator y on Sept. 16.

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Vote like your life depends on it

Earlier this month, commuters across Chicago and the suburbs, including in Austin, were relieved to hear that labor unions and railroad companies agreed to a tentative deal, averting a strike by railroad engineers and conductors that would have shut down Metra service.

The close call reminded me that the humdrum rhythm of our daily lives in this complex society is utterly dependent on people and processes that are increasingly invisible, taken for granted, and rarely cared for.

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Waves that “workers ‘are drop ping like flies,’ in part because shifts that used to be eight or nine hours are now up to 19 hours.”

I also see the deterioration in the humdrum while report ing. We rely on safe streets for commuting and transporting But roadway projects across the suburbs were halted while construction equipment operators were on strike for several weeks in June and July. Now that the strike has ended, projects are delayed.

We rely on the railroads for more than just commuting. Products and materials we depend on every day get transported by rail, but this critical supply chain is deteriorating.

Time Magazine reported Sept. 14 on a recent survey of companies that rely on railroad shipping. Nearly half of the companies surveyed said rail delays and service challenges had gotten worse from the end of 2021 to July. Nearly 60 percent of companies surveyed said they had been charged higher rates

Meanwhile, railroad workers are leaving the profession, Time reported. You don’t need a college degree to work for a railroad and the average compensation for rail work ers is $160,000, according to the Association of American Railroads.

“But workers say the last two years have been very hard,” Time notes, adding that “major staffing cuts … have forced employees to take on more work.”

Time quoted a Union Pacific conductor who told the industry publication Freight

And streets across the city and suburbs are in dire need of maintenance and repair

Earlier this month, Berkeley, a suburb of about 5,000 residents and incorporated in 1924, released a Pavement Management Study showing that 74 percent of its road ways are in “poor or failed condition.”

The study estimated that it would cost the small town nearly $1 million a year over a decade to bring the majority of the town’s roads up to fair condition.

If the roadways and cost of repairs are what they are in Berkeley, a small and relatively young suburb, I can imagine what things are like in, say, Maywood — incorporated in the 1800s and with a population of around 25,000 people.

We also depend on safe sidewalks. This summer in Westchester, village board members wondered how they would salvage a critical 50/50 sidewalk program that provides sidewalk squares at half the cost for residents who request replacements in front of their homes

The village also makes sidewalk repairs in front of properties to comply with the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires trip hazards to be replaced or repaired.

The equipment operators’ strike resulted in skyrocketing demand for workers and the cost of a single square of concrete rose from $200 last year to $300 this year, village officials said. As a result, they were forced to consider temporarily pausing the program or reducing its scope.

Consider our virtual infrastructure — the inter net. We like to think that our online shopping, remote work, Netflix binging, and addictive scrolling are frictionless

But these rely on often overlooked people and processes and places, too For one, you need a place to power our online habits. The small suburb of Northlake has one of the highest concentrations of data centers anywhere. They have three, including two run by Microsoft.

Data centers are boring buildings full of servers, routers, cables, and racks that provide storage capacity for data processing and networking services. I’ve driven by these things all the time without realizing what they do and how we’d be screwed if, say, the employees inside them didn’t show up to work or the buildings were damaged.

“We are never forced to encounter the fact that data must also be produced; that such an ethereal, elusive substance is the result — like hardware — of human labour,” writes Phil Jones in Work Without the Worker: Labour in the Age of Platform Capitalism.

Besides hulking, yet ignored, data centers, there are the invisible humans who consti tute data processing.

Jones points out that what we think is the work of algorithms — the policing of hate speech and pornography on Facebook and

Twitter, a facial recognition camera spotting a face in a crowd, a self-driving car navigat ing crumbling roadways — is actually the work of badly paid and exploited people

They make an average of $2 an hour working remotely through sites like Amazon Mechanical Turk, which facilitates the kind of labor that Artificial Intelligence is currently incapable of doing.

“A day’s work might include labelling videos, transcribing audio or showing algorithms how to identify various photos of cats,” Jones writes, adding the “work is volatile, arduous and, when waged, paid by the piece.”

There is so much hidden volatility in the world that it’s scary to even ponder We don’t know how much we’re dependent on the things, people, processes, and institutions we know nothing about until they stop working.

And increasingly, they are jamming up. Google Jackson, Mississippi. Europe in the coming winter. Puerto Rico.

“For most of its inhabitants, the moder n world is full of black boxes, devices whose inter nal workings remain — to different de grees — a mystery to their users,” writes Vaclav Smil in his new book, How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going

Each of us is the sum of the institutions that facilitate our world — the water treatment centers and energy plants and rail roads and data centers and public works departments, etc.

When I go to the polls in November and again in April next year, I’m voting for the candidate who best understands the need for those institutions to work — because we’re living in a long emergency.

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Westbound Union Paci c West Metra train approaches the Oak Park station.

Cook County o cials raise redesigned ag

The new ‘I Will’ ag ew over Daley Plaza for the rst time last week

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Cook County officials raised a newly redesigned flag at Daley Plaza in Chicago on Sept. 24. The fla g-raising comes as the county nears its 200th anniversary.

“I am humbled by the opportunity to have led this historic redesign of the new flag for the nation’s second largest county,” said Cook County Commissioner and Flag Advisory Panel Co-Chair Scott Britton in a statement.

“The process empowered students from every corner of the County to creatively visualize the very best of what we re present. The new ‘I Will’ flag will wave for the first time for the social justice, innovation, natural resources, and history that the County re presents.”

The new flag is the culmination of a multi-year search that started out in 2019 with 300 high school student submissions from 40 schools throughout the Cook County, officials said.

“A flag is a symbol of civic pride, history and community. As Cook County approaches its bicentennial, we are proud to re present the cultures, spaces and people that make our home special,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle

“We congratulate all the students who worked on this project,” she said. “They’ve added their mark to Cook County’s rich history and we hope this flag will highlight the County’s values for years to come.”

T he “I Will” flag was designed by Glenbrook South High School student Andrew Duffy and mentored by Cook County Bureau of Administration Graphic Designer Martin Burciaga, of ficials said.

“Through color, shape, and symbolism, the ‘I Will’ flag elevates the land, culture, institutions and the core values that bring

e ag’s symbolism

“Blue symbolizes the County’s waterways, green for preserved lands and riverbanks, red for social change, and the blank canvas of white for the innovation to come,” county officials explained.

“The central “Y” shape highlights the re gional rivers joining at Wolf Point while harkening back to the original Municipal Device of Chicago. There are six stars to re present foundational moments of Cook County, each one seven-pointed to re present each County re gion, the city of Chicago, and the Forest Preserves, and they join to symbolize residents’ unity and common mission.”

us to g ether — different from a depiction of the physical boundaries that separate us outlined in the predecessor.”

Duffy said trying to create a flag that was re presentative of the county’s over 5 million residents was challenging.

“I went through countless different

To learn more about the flag redesign process, competition, participants, and designs, visit: www.anewflagforcookcounty. com

symbols and colors to find the right design for the ‘I Will’ fla g,” he said. “I am incredibly honored to have been chosen as the winner and hope the people of Cook County enjoy seeing their new fla g.”

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Cook County o cials, including Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, at a ag-raising ceremony on Sept. 24 at Daley Plaza for the county’s new “I Will” ag.

Residents ponder past when thinking about Mars site’s future

In groups, residents shared global historical events that af fected Chic ago and the community ar eas of Montclare, Galewood, Austin and Belmont Cragin that sur round the factory. T hose events included the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Vietnam War and the Great Migration, among others.

never fully recovered.

Shields said the Vietnam War also affected the West Side, particularly Black veterans, adding that “a lot of the things that transpired kind of unraveled or trickled down from that.”

By JAMIE O’TOOLE Contributing Reporter

At another public meeting related to the redevelopment of the Mars Candy Factory, 2019 N. Oak Park Ave. in Galewood, on Sept. 13, attendees leaned on Chicago’s history to imagine a plan for redeveloping the factory once the company closes it in 2024.

Mars officials announced in January that they’ll close the Galewood site and move elsewhere. They said they’ll donate the facility to the community for stakeholders to use how they see fit. Community members have provided their input on the site’s potential redevelopment at multiple public meetings. There are three more meetings scheduled for Sept 24, Oct. 8 and Oct. 19.

“It seems like we were never in front of the chang e,” said Darnell Shields, executive director of Austin Coming To g ether. Austin resident Sharon Hartshor n added that “we have a tendency to be reactive as opposed to [proactive].”

For many attendees at the meeting, the central question was how the factory’s redevelopment might proactively confront similar challenges, upheavals, and social changes in the future.

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Hartshorn said the West Side “never really came back from the disinvestment” that followed the riots that happened in the days after King’s assassination in 1968. “Things were left to decay in some areas.”

One attendee said that community members should consider the historic 1909 Plan for Chicago co-authored by architects Daniel Bur nham and Edward Bennett.

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When King focused on economic empowerment and se greg ation in northern cities, he was a frequent guest at Stone Temple Baptist Church in North Lawndale, according to a 2016 Chicago Tribune ar ticl e.

T he attendee said the plan inte grated a series of projects including new streets, pa rks, railroad, and civic buildings and that it’s “indicat ive of what we kind of expect in Chicago and in our neighborhood s.”

Considering the challenge of climate change, attendees suggested that developers keep sustainability in mind when planning for what comes after the factory.

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“We’ re at the point where we get a chance to either struggl e, recover or progress,” an attendee said. “I think, as a community, we need to want to progress and embrace the diversity [and] equity that we have in this community.”

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At the time of King’s assassination on April 5, 1968, riots resulting in major fires and looting were re ported on the West Side, including Austin, according to the Illinois Fire Service Institute library. Austin saw more than 200 buildings set ablaz e and millions of dollars in damage, according to a 2013 Austin Weekly ar ticl e, and

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Before and after

Courtesy of R. Saluja, MD

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At the Sept. 13 meeting, residents focused on ways that the site’s redevelopment can proactively approach social changes similar to ones that have marred the West Side in the past

Time ies when you’re having summer

Can you believe summer is over? How did yours go? Mine went pretty well. This was a summer of accomplishments. In the fall of 2021, I planted over 200 tulips. They came up and my front yard looked fantastic. Then in May, I put down an entire bag of grass seed to help eliminate the bare spots that had been in my front yard resulting from having a new roof and front porch rebuilt on my house in 2021. Although the grass didn’t come up as nice as I would like from the seed, the yard did fill in with green.

Since tulips will grow back, I did allow the green leaves to die back a bit before trim ming them off about four inches from the ground. Hopefully the tulips stored enough food so they will come back in the spring of 2023. We’ll see and I’ll be sure to let you folks know.

In the fall of 2021, I had saved a lot of the zinnia’s flower heads as they dried up. I overwintered those dried flower heads in a box in my basement. I wanted to see if they would grow, so I crushed the dried flowers over the dirt, added a touch of topsoil, and sure enough, w later I began to see little seedlings come up. As the flowers grew, they created a 3- to 4-foot hedge of orange, yellow, pink, and purple flowers. It was so gorgeous to look at. I have again cut off the flower heads after they began to dry and I now have seeds for next year

I even got my backyard together this year A friend got rid of the rocks in her yard and I wanted to have rocks in mine, so I made

several trips from her house in the south suburbs back to my house with my trunk loaded with bags of white marble rocks. It took several weeks because I had to clean the rocks and dig out the area where I wanted to place them, but I did succeed in having a rock pathway around a brick garden wall that I have in my backyard.

The inground solar lights are cold white, and at night it’s just so gorgeous to see them lit up I like garden knick-knacks, so I was pleased to find something this year that I had never seen before. Black gnomes! The first one I found was a female chef. Later on I purchased them in a variety of different styles. The store had shelves of Black gnomes on bicycles, doing yoga, taking a selfie, a fireman, police officer, soldier, etc Out in far northwest Mundelein, I went into a store and found a garden statue featuring three ladies, including a black one in the middle. I had never in my life spent over a hundred dollars on something to just sit in the yard like that. But I bought it mmediately. I got a huge Buddha statue and found the stand hen to balance it all out, I found a gorgeous modern water fountain.

I only planted tomatoes and green peppers this year. The green peppers did pitifully and the tomatoes were so-so. But I think I have enough tomatoes that I’m going to try to make one batch of ketchup.

Winter is coming so, over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be covering things up until next spring.

Boy how time flies!

Austin’s iconic Pink House won’t be pink much longer

By NOAH ASIMOW Block Club Chicago

The iconic “Pink House” on Chicago’ West Side is not being demolished, but it also won’t be pink for long, as its new owners have begun a full interior remodel to restore the dilapidated property — and give it a new paint job.

Debra Kelch, who bought the house at 556 N. Central Ave. in Austin about 18 months ago with her husband and daughter, said construction started last week on the extensive remodel, which will include a complete gutting of the house’s interior, an open floor plan, new roof, new siding and new windows.

Social media posts claiming the house was being torn down circulated widely on Tuesday, saddening West Siders who described the property as an indelible pa of their neighborhood.

Kelch quashed those rumors Wednesday, saying the family was merely restoring the house in the hopes of putting it on the market, and that the classic Victorian exterior facade, gabled turret and doubledeckered, wrap-around porch would remain largely the same.

“Everything is going to be ke pt as original as possible,” Kelch said. “We’ re going to try to keep it a beautiful Victorian. It’s too pretty of a design. That’s actually why we bought it.”

But Kelch said that the eponymous whiteand-pink trim and picket fence would be getting a re placement, too.

“No, we’re not keeping it pink,” Kelch said. “There were pros and cons, but it would be harder to sell.”

Kelch said the house would likely be painted sage green, the same color as the new garage, which was built last year.

Situated on a large corner parcel at the intersection of Central Avenue and Ohio Street in Austin, the stately, 2,600-squarefoot, five-bedroom Victorian gingerbread

house has a history that dates back to the late 1800s. In the 1980s, Isiah Anderson bought the rundown property, restoring it to its for mer glory and re painting the once murky-green building with its hallmark pink-and-white colors .

The interior of the house also included plush pink furniture, pink carpet and ornate pink staircases and balustrades. Anderson’s daughter, Yolanda, said the home’s bright colors were inspired by her parents’ upbringing in the south, where it’s more common for homes to include conspicuous colors and artful trim.

But by 2020, Anderson had died and the house had once again fallen into disrepair Yolanda put the property on the market, looking to sell it to new owners who would preserve the building.

Kelch, who lives in Michigan, bought the property in March 2021 for $120,000,

according to Cook County Assessor’s records.

Kelch said she and her husband bought it with the intention of renovating the property so her daughter could live in it. But it took about 18 months for the city to issue the new owners a building permit, and her daughter recently got a job offer elsewhere, prompting their desire to sell, Kelch said.

City records show that the owners obtained a building permit to do an interior remodel on Sept. 2, 2022.

The city also filed a foreclosure complaint against the property on Aug. 25, 2022 arguing the property owners had left the home in a dilapidated state, with a rotted roof, damaged masonry and cracked joists, among other issues, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by Block Club.

Kelch did not know the city had issued the foreclosure complaint. The city Building

Department did not respond to a request for comment regarding the permit, and the city Law Department declined to comment on pending litigation.

Meanwhile, Kelch said the remodel would include an open floor plan, as well as entirely new siding and structural repairs On Wednesday, a crew of laborers were working on the roof, replacing shingles and rafters.

“Everything will be brand new, inside and out,” Kelch said. “The house will be beautiful when it’s all done.”

Yolanda Anderson, the previous owner, said homes this old often need parts torn out in order to build it back up

“I am positive that they will do an excellent job and bring it back to life better than ever,” she said.

New owners who are remodeling and selling the home plan to keep the Victorian facade but are nixing its pink-and-white trim for a shade of green

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Austin’s beloved “Pink House,” 556 N. Central Ave., as seen on Sept. 20, 2022.

BUILDING EXPLOSION Still under investigation

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Shabron Robinson, 29, who lived in the building. Robinson was pronounced dead Thursday evening, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Robinson had “extensive burns,” according to the Fire Department.

The other injured people have been released from their respective hospitals, spokespeople said.

“We are sad to hear of the passing of one of our residents,” Roman Viere, owner of the building, said in a statement. “Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family.”

The explosion happened in a 35-unit apartment building, displacing dozens of families

Urban Alter natives, the building’s management company, is refunding September rent to all residents and has offered move-in ready apartments with “comparable rents” to all 31 families who were displaced, according to a statement.

The company has waived past-due balances and escorted families into the partially destroyed building so they could get their valuables, according to Urban Alter natives.

The explosion led to 135 first responders going to the scene, officials said. People’s injuries ranged from bur ns to trauma.

A car on the street by the building was crushed by bricks, and wood from the explosion pierced a nearby building.

The building has failed 12 Department of Buildings inspections since February 2010, city records show. The most recent failed inspection, from 2020, says there were six building code violations, including for the inspector not being able to get entry into

most of the apartments or being able to verify there were detectors.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot previously said the city is closely monitoring the incident.

The Police Department’s bomb unit and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firear ms and Explosives are going through forensic evidence and investigating the cause of the explosion, Fire De par tment spokesperson Lar ry Langford said.

CONTAC T: michael@austinweeklynews.com

An explosion in an Austin apar tment building on Sept. 20 resulted in one fatality and more than a half-dozen people injured. e explosion also totaled a nearby ca r, re department o cials said.

PHOTOS BY SHANEL ROMAIN/Sta

Happy, lengthy and color-infused, a new North Avenue mural

Tia Etu uses new tools for her longest mural ever

By JAMIE O’TOOLE Contributing Reporter

Artist Tia Etu has painted murals in Oak Park for over 25 years, and her most recent piece is at a newly constructed apartment building on North Avenue and Humphrey Avenue and is titled “The Birds, The Bees, Flowers, and The Trees.”

Some aspect of public art was built into the village approval process for this apartment project. Noah Properties, the developer partnered with the Oak Park Arts

Council – a non-profit aligned with the vil lage gover nment and which raises funds to support artists and arts organizations in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park, said Executive Director Camille Wilson White. The arts council helped connect Etu and Noah Properties.

“This is probably the longest one I’ve done since it stretches from one end of the building to the other,” Etu said.

Etu said she painted her mural over two weeks, and for the first time she tried her hand at spray painting to complete the piece

said it was a faster process, and it was the most fun project she’s done yet.

“I think it was the most fun project I did, because I did so many things differently,” she said.

Etu invited her student, who is also in her 60s, to help with the project for four days Her student had been asking to join her on a project for a while, so for this mural she colored in everything Etu outlined the day

Etu said after her student finished the solid color, she would comb over it to make sure it was as tight as she wanted inside the outline because her precise lines are her signature. She then added more color depth.

“I’m going back over that flower with some yellows and reds and things like that, that gives it its three dimensionality,” Etu said.

Noah Properties gave Etu complete freedom with the mural, she said. Originally, the drawing Noah selected pictured only flow ers and the bee, but throughout the process Etu decided to add more characters such as birds, trees and insects

“If you give me freedom, you’re really go ing to get my best piece,” Etu said.

White said there were three artists the arts council approached who had the capa bility and experience of painting large scale murals

“That’s a talent in and of itself to do a re ally big project,” White said.

Once submissions were in, Noah loved what Etu said in her drawing for the mural and chose her.

Etu said she wanted the piece to be color therapy on the wall. Throughout the entire process children came by and watched, and they were fascinated by the mural, she said.

“I put the brightest, most beautiful colors on there, so that it would really make people feel happy when they came by and saw it,” Etu said.

With the location of the apartment in mind, Etu knows it can be loud, she said, with motorcycles and cars playing music across North Avenue, especially for tenants using their balcony. She said mental illness worries also plays a major part in lives today, and so she didn’t want the piece to be heavy or political – just something nice and calm to look at

“I just want some beauty in the midst of chaos,” Etu said.

PHOTO S BY ALEX ROGALS/Sta Photographer

Muralist Tia Etu at the cor ner of Humphrey and North Avenue.

HELP WANTED

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COORDINATOR

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class.

Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION

To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential duties and responsibilities

1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.

2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.

3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.

4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.

5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.

6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.

7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.

8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery planning.

9. Assist end-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system needs.

10. Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware,

software and other forms of systems and data.

11. Prepare, create and update user/technical procedure documentations and provide computer training.

12. Assemble, test, and install network, telecommunication and data equipment and cabling.

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Other important responsibilities and duties

1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures.

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies.

4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer systems.

5. Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and configurations.

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis.

Hardware and software configuration of. computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environment of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, iOS/Android.

Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology.

Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, analog, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant.

Principles and methods of computer programming, coding and testing, including power shell, command scripting, macros, and

VB scripts.

Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages.

Ability to:

Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:

- Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time

- Operating assigned equipment

- Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without assistance

- Working in and around computer equipped vehicles

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:

- Making observations

- Communicating with others

- Reading and writing

- Operating assigned equipment and vehicles

Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others. Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance.

Work overtime as operations require.

Experience and Training Guidelines

Experience: Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND

Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco Networking.

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment.

Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work in a computer environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; continuous exposure to computer screens; work in and around computerized vehicles outdoor and garage facility; lifting heavy equipment, communication cabling and wiring into walls and ceilings.

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Emergency Preparedness and Response Coordinator in the Health Department/Village Manager’s Office. This position will coordinate disaster response, crisis management and medical countermeasure dispensing/ distribution activities for the Village of Oak Park, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies, hazardous materials spills, biological releases) or disasters. This single class position is also responsible for the complex administrative duties required for state, federal and local response processes and grant management. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be August 5, 2022.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

GRANTS COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Grants Coordinator in the Development Customer Service Department. This position will develop and coordinate CDBG and other grant-funded programs for the department; coordinates assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the Development Customer Services Neighborhood Services Division Manager and department director. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

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FIRE INSPECTOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Fire Inspector Part-Time in the Fire Department. This serves the public through enforcement of Village fire & life safety codes and ordinances; through inspections of residential, commercial and industrial properties; and provides consultation and information to residents, architects, attorneys, fire services personnel and builders regarding laws, rules, regulations and policies relating to fire and life safety. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

HELP WANTED

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE II

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Customer Service Representative II in the Development Customer Services Department. This position provides customer service to the public by providing a variety of responsible and difficult customer service and receptionist work including high volume telephone traffic; and to perform the more difficult and complex customer service duties depending on the department including but not limited to service requests, permits, parking passes, block party permits, accounts payable processing and vehicle stickers. This position is cross-trained with the other Customer Service Representative IIs in the Village.

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

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Parkapplication. First review of applications October 5, 2022.

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

Engineering Draftsman II (Original)

Engineering Draftsman III (Original)

Administrative Specialist (Original)

Principal Environmental Scientist (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 EmployerM/F/D

OFFICE ASSISTANT

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a part time Office Assistant. The Office Assistant plays a key role in contributing to the Congregation’s mission through the smooth and effective running of Unity Temple’s administrative and office needs. Working with the Director of Finance & Administration, sitting at the front desk and welcoming visitors, managing the congregational calendar, ensuring the procurement of supplies and supporting the rental program of our historic and culturally renowned buildings is the focus for this position.

Core Competencies

-Organization and Planning: Organizes people, funding, materials, and support to accomplish multiple, concurrent goals and activities.

-Vision and Purpose: Commitment to and knowledge of Unitarian Universalist Principles and values (see Support for the Mission and Values of the Congregation below)

-Trust and Integrity: Is widely trusted to keep confidences, admit errors, and adhere to a transparent set of personal and professional values that are congruent with the ministry of the congregation.

Proficiencies: Google Workspace, specifically Google Drive, organizational skills with a strong detail orientation, ability to communicate with a variety of different people, familiarity with CRM software is a plus (UTUUC uses Realm).

You can find more information about the position at https://unitytemple. org/job-postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@ unitytemple.org indicating “Office Assistant” in the subject line.

Hours: 15 hours/week Sept –December 2022, then 10 hours/ week as of 1/1/2023

The Bookkeeper plays a key role in contributing to the Congregation’s mission through the smooth and effective accounting of Unity Temple’s financial ledgers and is responsible for journal entries and balance sheets. Working with the Director of Finance & Administration, the Bookkeeper will prepare statements, investigate and clear discrepancies, compile reports and analyses of accounts and update congregational pledge data.

Core Competencies

- Accounting principles

- Bookkeeping procedures

- Vision and Purpose: Commitment to and knowledge of Unitarian Universalist Principles and values (see Support for the Mission and Values of the Congregation below)

-Trust and Integrity: Is widely trusted to keep confidences, admit errors, and adhere to a transparent set of personal and professional values that are congruent with the ministry of the congregation.

Proficiencies: Quickbooks Online (certification is a plus but not required), Google Workspace (specifically Google Drive), organizational skills with a strong detail orientation, ability to communicate with a variety of different people, familiarity with CRM software is a plus.

You can find more information about the position at https://unitytemple.org/job-postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@unitytemple.org indicating “Bookkeeper” in the subject line.

NURSERY SUPERVISOR AND CHILDCARE COORDINATOR

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a warm, welcoming and experienced Nursery Supervisor and Childcare Coordinator to work with the youngest among us on Sunday mornings in the nursery as well as coordinate babysitting for congregational events outside of Sunday mornings. This is one job with two different roles. As Nursery Supervisor, this person will provide a compassionate and consistent presence in caring for our babies and toddlers during the Sunday morning worship service times, supervise, train and schedule other nursery staff, maintain the nursery as a safe and clean environment, welcome and orient new families to the nursery, and build relationships with and communicate effectively with parents. The nursery hours are Sundays from 9:30–11:30am, and approximately one hour outside of Sunday morning worship service.

You can find more information about the position at https://unitytemple. org/job -postings/. To apply, send a cover letter and résumé to jobs@ unitytemple.org indicating “Nursery Supervisor / Childcare Coordinator” in the subject line.

HELP WANTED • NETWORK SPECIALIST

BOOKKEEPER

Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation is looking for a part time Bookkeeper.

RENTALS & REAL ESTATE

CITY RENTALS

SRO 1 ROOM FOR RENT

Large sunny room with fridge and microwave. Near green line, bus. 24 hour desk. Parking. $130/week and up. Call 312-212-1212

OFFICE FOR RENT

OAK PARK THERAPY OFFICES: Therapy offices available on North Avenue. Parking; Flexible leasing; Nicely furnished; Waiting Room; Conference Room.

Ideal for new practice or 2nd loca tion.

708.383.0729

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

MARKETPLACE

WANTED TO BUY

WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead or plastic – other misc. toys.

Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

PUBLIC NOTICES

Specifications, proposal forms and/ or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement and Materials Management by downloading online from the District’s website at www.mwrd.org (Doing Business > Procurement & Materials Management > Contract Announcements). No fee is required for the Contract Documents. Any questions regarding the down loading 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 in terest.

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mort gagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the res idential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, SERIES 2006-3

Plaintiff, -v.-

JOSE ANTONIO GONZALEZ, VERONICA GONZALEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 003245 2426 S. HOMAN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623

NOTICE OF SALE

PAINTING

Chicago, Illinois September 28, 2022

Published in Austin Weekly News September 28, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

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 desig nee at 11:00 AM on the stated bid opening date below for:

CONTRACT 19‐155‐3M

BOILERS 3, 4, 5 AND MCC

REPLACEMENT, STICKNEY WATER RECLAMATION PLANT

Voluntary Technical Pre‐Bid Conference: Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 1:30 pm CST via ZOOM Link Bid Opening: November 8, 2022

Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D,V,K and the Multi‐Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract. Any con tract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expect ed to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Neither the State of Illinois nor any of its departments, agencies, or employ ees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject to regulations contained in the Procedures for Issuing Loans from the Water Pollution Control Loan Program (35 IAC Part 365), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the

United States Department of Labor, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570), Illinois Works Jobs Program Act (30 ILCS 559/20-1), and the fed eral “Build America, Buy America Act” requirements contained in the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58. This procurement is also subject to the loan recipient’s policy regarding the increased use of disadvantaged business enterprises. The loan re cipient’s policy requires all bidders to undertake specified affirmative ef forts at least sixteen (16) days prior to bid opening. The policy is con tained in the specifications. Bidders are also required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended. The require ments for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in 41 CFR 60-4.

CONTRACT 22‐614‐11

ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Voluntary Technical Pre‐Bid Conference: Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 10:00 am CST via ZOOM Link

Bid Opening: October 25, 2022 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D,K and the Multi‐Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2018 G-CTT

Plaintiff, -v.-

MICHAEL D. BETTS, ADAMS PLACE TOWNHOME CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2022 CH 02182 2340 WEST ADAMS STREET UNIT 35 CHICAGO, IL 60612

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 1, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 3, 2022, 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 2340 WEST ADAMS STREET UNIT 35, CHICAGO, IL 60612

Property Index No. 17-18-106-0301035

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the high est bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mort gagee, 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 fore closure 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 (driv er’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-22-01801

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 02182

TJSC#: 42-3012

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 02182 I3203698

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 3, 2022, 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 2426 S. HOMAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623

Property Index No. 16-26-219-0330000

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assess ments 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).

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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 identifi cation 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) 794-9876

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. 14-17-02267

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 17 CH 003245

TJSC#: 42-3424

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 # 17 CH 003245 I3203490

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

RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

Plaintiff, -v.COLIN C. BARRETT, CITY OF CHICAGO, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

Defendants 2022 CH 00475 3920 W HURON ST CHICAGO, IL 60624

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 15, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30

AM on October 18, 2022, 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 3920 W HURON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60624

Property Index No. 16-11-101-0370000

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the high est bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund,

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which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the resi dential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assess ments 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 identifi cation 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) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-22-00149

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 00475

TJSC#: 42-2688

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector

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attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022 CH 00475 I3202483

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.-

SHARON JACKSON-DIXON, RICKETTA WASHINGTON, RONALD JACKSON, SAMUEL JACKSON, FELICIA JACKSONOKOH, STATE OF ILLINOIS

- DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WILLIE J. JACKSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, SHARON JACKSON-DIXON AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE J. JACKSON, DECEASED Defendants 2021 CH 04780 2738 W MONROE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60612

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 18, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 20, 2022, 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 2738 W MONROE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60612

Property Index No. 16-13-200-0240000

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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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 assess ments 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 identifica tion 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 identifi cation 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) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-21-03034

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2021 CH 04780

TJSC#: 42-2826

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 04780 I3202694

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

TVC FUNDING IV, LLC Plaintiff, -v.-

CHICAGO STAY, INC, DOLLIE HUMPHREY A/K/A DOLLIE MAE HUMPHREY, AS GUARANTOR Defendants

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2022 CH 00542 1842 S SAINT LOUIS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 17, 2022, 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 1842 S SAINT LOUIS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623

Property Index No. 16-23-408-0360000

The real estate is improved with a 1 to 4 family residential .

The judgment amount was $281,799.78.

Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. The balance, includ ing the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or spe cial 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 confir mation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the pur chaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The prop erty will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no represen tation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this prop erty is a condominium unit, the pur chaser 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 mort gagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).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 identifi cation for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact KELLEY KRONENBERG Plaintiff’s

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Attorneys, 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 2168828. Please refer to file number 02107227 - TVC 15110.

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.

KELLEY KRONENBERG 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600 Chicago IL, 60601 312-216-8828

E-Mail: ileservice@kelleykronen berg.com

Attorney File No. 02107227 - TVC 15110

Case Number: 2022 CH 00542 TJSC#: 42-3284

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. I3202635

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Plaintiff, -v.-

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SARAH A. SAFFOLD, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF SARAH A. SAFFOLD, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SARAH A. SAFFOLD, DECEASED, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SARAH A. SAFFOLD, DECEASED Defendants And DOROTHY M. JORDAN Intervenor 20 CH 01730 2110 SOUTH HOMAN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 25, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 2022, 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 2110 SOUTH HOMAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623

Property Index No. 16-23-424-0260000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $342,919.50.

Sale terms: 25% down of the high est bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twen ty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be

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paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mort gagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate tax es, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quan tity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the con dition 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 assess ments 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 assess ments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).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 identifica tion 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 identifi cation for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 388298.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC

601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com

Attorney File No. 388298

Attorney Code. 40387

Case Number: 20 CH 01730 TJSC#: 42-2023

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

I3201420