How ‘ e People’s Pla aims to cut crime on the West Side
Deputy Mayor Garien Gatew said he wants to create a holistic approach to public safety
By SAM TUCKER Contributing Reporter
The People’s Plan for Community Safety is the Johnson administration’s driving strateg y to make Chicago safer.
So, what is the strateg y and how does it plan to make an impact on Chicago’s crime and violence?
The People’s Plan for Community Safety is a hyperlocal, two-pronged strateg y launched last year that focuses on investing resources in both people and places, according to the plan. It uses a triage approach to focus on the communities that need investment and resources the most, and will focus on specific blocks in Austin, Englewood, West Garfield Park and South Lawndale/Little Village
“We know that building blocks for safety, particularly in Austin, are different than the building blocks that we’re going to need in Englewood,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson during a public
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
In its nearly 40 years, the Lawndale Christian Development Corporation has funneled more than $120 million into af fordable housing and commercial projects in North Lawndale, among other things. While the organization boasts a long list of accomplishments, its leaders
have an ambitious agenda for the future.
“We’re on our road to being a very thriving community that is community development without displacement,”
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Whittney Smith, deputy director for LCDC, and Richard Townsell, LCDC’s exec utive director.
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Should city pay for new Bears stadium?
Ballot referendum that will asks 29th Ward voters if they suppor t a taxpayer-funded lakefront stadium
By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago
When some West Sider voters go to the polls for the Nov. 5 election, they will be asked if Chicago taxpayers should subsidize a new Bears stadium.
Voters in parts of the 29th Ward, including portions of Austin, Galewood and Montclare, have a referendum question on their ballots that asks, “Shall the people of Chicago provide any taxpayer subsidy to the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium?”
The question was put on certain West Side ballots by for mer Gov. Pat Quinn with the help of Jacob Drews, a for mer intern to U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, records show. It will appear on ballots for voters in the 29th Ward’s 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15 and 17 precincts.
Quinn, who has frequently pushed ballot referendums as a means of gover nment reform, said the question will allow Chicagoans to weigh in on the controversial proposal to build a new lakefront football stadium using public funds.
“We believe in the gover nment of the people, and definitely taxpayers should
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The referendum comes as the Bears and Mayor Brandon Johnson have pushed for a new, $4.7 billion stadium near Soldier Field. Under the proposal, taxpayers would cough up as much as $1.5 billion of the projected tab.
If those plans don’ t come to fruition, the Bears could leave for suburban Arlington Heights, where the team bought a for mer horse-racing grounds.
Looking to garner feedback on the plan, Quinn on March 27 filed an ordinance with the City Council to add a
citywide referendum question on the stadium plans. T he ordinance was referred by City Council to the Committee on Committees and Rules, where it has stalled
When the citywide ef fort was sidelined , Quinn decided to petition his West Side neighbors to add the question specifically to their ballots. Working with neighbors of Galewood, where he has lived for over 40 years, was a way to gar ner enough signatures to g et on the ballot in the few months before the election, Quinn said.
Though the new Bears stadium is being proposed for downtown, Quinn asserts that his survey of West Side voters will be re presentative of the wider city. The referendum is non-binding, meaning it is just a survey of voter sentiment on the topic.
“It involves the taxpayer money of everyone in the city of Chicago,” Quinn said. “Wherever you live, people have an interest in how the investment of the taxpayer money is going to be used.”
Drews, who helped in the ballot effort, was unable to be reached for comment.
Quinn’s referendum comes as other voters across the country have rejected public funding for sports stadiums
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Oc t. 31, from 3:30 to 7 p.m., BUILD Headquarters
Celebrate Halloween at the Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development, or BUILD, this year at their “Spooky Farm” event. The free, family-friendly Halloween event will have games, food and treats, a “haunted maze” and more. The event is open for the whole community to come out and wear their costumes for a night of fun. A “Thriller Dance Performance” will also be at the event. Find more information: https://www.buildchicago.org/event/spooky-halloween-farm/. 5100 W. Harrison St.
Creatures of the Night Event at the Gar eld Park Conser vatory
Saturday, Oc t. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Gar eld Park Conser vatory
Attend the Gar eld Park Conser vator y’s “Creatures of the Night” event to see animals up-close, and learn about the relationships between plants and animals at this Halloween themed event. Sweet treats will be throughout the conservatory to nd and collect. Ther will be a costume contest, arts and crafts, a play area for toddlers and live animals. The event is free to attend, but registration to ente the conservatory is required. Register for a trip to the conservator https://gar eldconservatory.org/visit/. 300 N Central Park Ave.
Film and Media Class at the GSJ Family Center
Saturday, Oc t. 26, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The GSJ Family Center is hosting an interac lm-making class for youth to learn how to use smartphones to create movies. At the class, participants will be involved in creative collaboration, editing movies and creating voice- overs. A smartphone is required to participate in the free class. The event is meant for youth of all ages. To enroll, call 872-813-2879. 1256 N. Waller Ave
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Thursday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
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The Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, or ICNC, is hosting a free job fair this month. At the event, participants can inter view for open positions with small businesses in modern manufacturing, electrical work and Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) roles. The event is intended for job-seekers Register at: https://ow.ly/68yL50TOoYQ.
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Friday, Oc t. 25 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Join the community to celebrate Halloween in a safe environment for youth. unks of the coolest cars will be stu ed with goodies for kids’ treat bags! On the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Harrison Street
29th Ward Resources Center
Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Residents of the 29th Ward have free access to computers at the 29th Ward o ces. For those who don’t have access to computers, the 29th Ward Service O ce has three computer kiosks for residents to use. Whether it is for paying online bills, job applications or just accessing emails, the kiosks are there for residents. Call the o ce at 773-237-6460 for questions. 6272 W. North Ave.
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Wrigley plant receives landmark status
The Mars Wrigley plant, which has manufactured Snickers and Three Musketeers since opening in 1929, received City of Chicago landmark status Oct. 9.
The decision comes as the factory at 2019 N. Oak Park Ave. will shutter its doors by the end of the year and, last month, announced McCaffery Interests Inc. will develop whatever goes on the 20-acre plot next, while leaving the facade.
T he front exterior of the candy factory will be protected, along with a de pth of about 133 feet of roof line extending around the facade The designation will also preserve the iron gate and brick posts at the front of the building.
Criterion 4 - Important architecture
The plant was built in the Spanish Revival architecture style. Some of the building’s key elements that will be preserved in its facade include arched entryways and windows, a clay tile roof, and gable roofs of different heights.
Criterion 5 - Important architect
In July, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks — run by the city’s Department of Planning and Development’s Historic Preservation division — recommended the Mars Wrigley plant receive historical designation. The vote was later sent to the city council.
In order to become a landmark, the Mars Wrigley plant had to meet at least two of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks’ seven criteria. Below are the criteria that the factory meets:
Criterion 1 - A critical part of the city’s heritage
The Mars Wrigley Chicago plant housed the company’s headquarters for decades. It was also the main production facility, partially because of its centralized location in the country’s railroad network. Goods could be easily delivered to the factory because it’s next door to train tracks.
Criterion 3 - Associated with a signi cant person
In 1911, Frank C. Mars founded his candy company and started making Milky Ways. His son, Forrest Mars Sr., helped create M&Ms, Snickers and Three Musketeers.
The Austin Company constructed the original building. The design and construction company was well known for its innovation and offering design, onstruction and engineering services under one firm, according to rbanize Chicago. C.F. Murphy Associates, a espected architecture firm in Chicago, designed the factory’s addition, which was completed in 1960 at the back of the building. The plant’s facade has only been updated to replace doors, windows and roof tiles.
What comes next
Mars Wrigley announced it would close it Chicago plant in early 2022 and plans to do so before the end of this year.
In September, the company chose McCaffery Interests, Inc. to take over the site after it closes up shop
While the developer was selected after long search, it’s still uncertain what kind of structure will take the place of the iconi Mars Wrigley factory. McCaffery will release its building plan in the next few months.
When the community first started looking for a developer, Chicago organizations convened a series of five meetings to hear feedback from residents about what they’d like to see on the lot after the plant closed.
the City of Chicago, which could take at least a year after the developer applies to change zoning, according to Anne Vela-Wagner, the executive director of the Mars Wrigley Foundation. The city’s zoning process will be public, which is important to Mars Wrigley.
“Transparency has been key,” Vela-Wagner has told the Review in the past. “We’re com-
ing at this really grounded in mutuality. It’s one of Mars’ principles and how we work. So it’s not just about what’s good for Mars, it’s about what’s good for everyone.”
“We feel we’ve been good neighbors,” she added. “We’ve been surrounded by good neighbors, and we want to continue that in the years to come.”
One of the groups who helped organize these discussions, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation of Chicago, compiled the meetings’ main takeaways. One was for a part of the current building to receive a historical designation. Another, that the space be mixed-use.
If McCaffery Interests, Inc. builds a mixeduse space, the lot will need to be rezoned by
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Chiefs’ home field. Local leaders, including Gov. JB Pritzker, have referenced the Kansas City vote as reason to buck Johnson’s support for a publicly financed stadium.
“Maybe one lesson that can be learned just from the last few years is stadium deals, and taxpayers putting money forward for stadium deals, [are] not particularly popular around the country,” Pritzker said in a press conference after the Kansas City vote.
“Take note that the winner of the Super Bowl this year, the team went out to try to get the stadium financed by the public, and it was rejected by the public in a place where the Super Bowl champions reside.”
Seeing the Kansas City vote, Quinn developed a renewed energy for his cause.
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ey, taxpayer money to build a stadium, there ought to be an opportunity for the voters to vote on whether that’s something the public wants,” Quinn said.
Quinn has worked on sports stadium ballot referendums before. In 2001, he led a similar campaign against the planned Soldier Field renovations, introducing a referendum asking voters a question on funding the renovations that was eventually blocked by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Quinn also sought to get a referendum on limiting Chicago mayors to two terms onto the 2023 municipal election ballots, an ef fort that failed, according to the Tribune
If West Side voters lean no on subsidizing a new Bears stadium, Quinn hopes the result will send a message to City Hall.
“I think it’s important to tell the members of the Chicago City Council that this is a bad idea,” Quinn said. “I think members of the legislature in Springfield will see what voters in eight precincts in Chicago feel about the idea. … It’s a principle that’s important in Chicago. It’s important to voters, taxpayers and cities across America.”
Johnson is winning the ‘worst mayor’ race
Will Brandon Johnson go down as the worst mayor? Right now, he is hands down in the running for first plac e. All we will need at the end of his term, is to add the descriptive adverb “ever. I am one of the proud folks who can say they did not support or vote for him. We’ve already seen with the Amundsen Park debacle that those who supported him have re grets. Unfor tunately, their anger, once they were told they had their park back, has subsided. I predict that “I am a Black man raising Black kids with a Black wife on the West Side of Chicago” backing down was only to make sure those voters remain true Democrats and not direct their anger at him against the presidential candidate. But once the election is over, I don’ t think Brandon likes taking a loss and he’ ll become vindictive
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e spends a lot of money on grooming care. He seems more concerned about his personal appearance than being a scally responsible mayor.
We were war ned when we were told he was on a payment plan for money owed to the city. Many of us took that knowledge as we saw ourselves — responsible individuals who sometimes get caught in a catch-22. Thus we need help in order to fulfill our debt. However, being on a payment plan in a two-income household, with one salary coming from the gover nment, is not a good look. Since taking of fice, Brandon
seems to think that taxpayer dollars are his personal pig gy bank to do as he pleases. The fact that the entire school board quit because they didn’t want to take out a loan to give the Chicago Teachers Union a raise says a lot about hi s fiscal mismanagement. When he was running fo r mayor, he constantly told us about his experience on the Cook County Board with a budg et. But he didn’t put to g ether that budget. All he did was vote on it. And that makes a dif ference! He spends a lot of money on grooming care. He seems more concer ned about his personal appearance than being a fiscally responsible mayor. He re por tedly was also told he was not welcome to attend the funeral of slain Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca. That says a lot! According to the news recently, Brandon is supporting a proposed ordinance to lower the speed limit on Chicago city streets. What will the cost be to change all the signs from 30 to 25 mph? And will certain communities be targeted for speedin g enforcement because we know how Chicago works?
T hen ag ain, this is the mayor whose motorcade alle gedly racked up a slew of speeding/red light violations. He is such a hypocrite!
Lastly, according to NBC 5, Brandon’s wife recently spent $80,000 to remodel an of fice for herself at the Chicago Cultural Center — 2027, please hur ry up!
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meeting for the plan earlier this month. “It’s time to make sure that the people closest to the pain are part of the solutions, that time is now.”
Deputy Mayor of Community Safety Garien Gatewood, who leads the work, said the team wants to create a new, holistic approach to public safety that embeds the work within communities. It strives to collaborate with city departments, community leaders and organizations and members of the community to reduce crime and violence on both the front-end and root-cause fronts
“The reason why is because there are areas and communities that have not had the necessary investments that other communities have seen,” Gatewood told Austin Weekly News. “It shouldn’ t matter if you are in Ravenswood or Englewood. You should have the same level of safety and the same level of access to resources.”
T he plan intends to address public safety issues with a place-based and peoplebased approach.
Under the place-based approach, the strategy will tackle the root-causes of violence, including poverty, trauma and disinvestment. The approach will focus on creating new education and career opportunities and safe and af fordable housing. It will also focus on expanding health services, creating “safe spaces” in the community and building trust with police.
The people-based side of the plan aims to inter rupt violence by supporting people who are impacted by crime and violence the most. Immediate intervention strategies include supporting adults and youth of the “highest promise” by expanding community violence intervention and improving youth-outreach and support. The plan also considers victims and survivors of violence by offering immediate trauma support for both people that have been victims and those who have caused harm, according to the plan.
Area snapshot
In Austin, the plan targets two block groups, including a swath of land bounded by Madison Street, Adams Street, Laramie Avenue and Lavergne Avenue. The second is is bounded by West End Avenue, Madison, Laramie and Lavergne
Four block groups will receive interventions in West Garfield Park T hey are Madison to Lexington by Kenton Avenue/ Kolmar to Kostner Avenue; Adams to
the Eisenhower Expressway by Kostner Avenue to Keeler Avenue; Adams to the Eisenhower by Kostner to Pulaski Road; and Jackson Boulevard to Harrison Street by Pulaski to Hamlin Boulevard
To select these areas, Gatewood said the office used data that included rates of high school diplomas, rent burdening, median income, unemployment and school closures. They layered these social
and economic factors with crime statistics, including data about the most violent beats and number of 911 calls, shootings and homicides.
Gatewood said the most divested and violent areas of the city are on the West Side, where Black and Hispanic or Latino people make up the majority of the population. For example, Black residents make up 72.8% of the 96,753 people who live in Austin, and Hispanic or Latino residents make up 19.6%, according to 2020 census figures Black residents make up 91.9% of the population in West Garfield Park
According to data from the city’s violence reduction dashboard, the homicide rate in Austin increased 13.5% from Jan. 1 through Oct. 13 over the same time the year before. While the number of shootings fell 7.2%, the number of those who died from shootings grew 12.1%. Aggravated battery grew by 8.3% in the timeframe. Still, some areas saw improvements: Carjackings dropped 16.1% and robberies fell 6.3%.
“We then took 50 school closures and layered it on top of Chicago Police Department’s most violent beats throughout the city,” Gatewood told Austin Weekly News. “Once we layered all of these things to g ether on the map, it was obvi-
ous to us that some of the most violent areas in the city, and not just violent, but some of the most disinvested areas in the city —because disinvestment leads to vio lence — were on the West Side. That comes as no surprise to a lot of folks.”
Taking action
Since debuting the plan in December the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety has launched two pilot-progr ams under the strat eg y.
The “Take Back the Block” initiative took place over the summer, where Johnson and his cabinet came to neighborhoods and engaged with community members. Trash was removed, and streetlights and sidewalks were repaired and cleaned, Gatewood said.
said between Memorial Day and Labor Day, his office sent out the bus 40 times.
zation, for West Garfield Park, will be announced later.
The second program, the mass-shooting victim rapid-response protocol, is an initiative that supplies resources and services to victims of mass shootings and children who were victims of shootings.
Resources have included a mental health mobile-bus from the Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development or BUILD, community resource centers and emergency assistance centers. Gatewood
Earlier in October, Johnson announced three of the four anchor organizations, or “community conveners,” that will be working within the census block groups.
The Westside Branch Chicago NAACP will be the community leader that will partner with the Mayor’s Office as an anchor for their work in Austin. In Englewood, Teamwork Englewood, and Beyond the Ball in South Lawndale.
Johnson said the fourth anchor-organi-
These organizations will not just help drive violence rates down, Gatewood said, but will help drive the “quality of life up.”
“We’re going to continue our rapid response work, but we will always continue to move our root-cause work forward because if we don’t, 10 years from now, two other folks will be in our position having the same conversation,” Gatewood said. “We owe it to the city not to let that happen.”
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said Richard Townsell, executive director of the organization, which started in 1987 as a Bible study for teenagers on Chicago’s West Side
Townsell spoke at a luncheon for the media, hosted by LCDC, where he shared its history and gave an update about its current plans.
When LCDC was first founded nearly 40 years ago, most Lawndale residents bought homes on contract, he said.
“You would rent a home, thinking that one day you would actually own the home,” said Townsell. “If you missed one payment, or if you were late, then you would be evicted.”
This, Townsell said, led to redlining, absent landlords and overcrowding in homes.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who lived in North Lawndale for eight months in 1966, started a campaign to end slum housing in the area, Townsell said. But he moved back to Atlanta because Chicago was more racist than the South, according to Townsell.
When King was killed in 1968, riots erupted throughout Lawndale on 16th Street, Roosevelt Road and Madison Avenue, and stores on those stretches were bur ned down. Many of those streets have not been rebuilt since, Townsell said.
LCDC works to fix that, constructing over 490 housing units, including 124 single-family homes, since its inception.
In Au g ust, LCDC opened the L azarus Ap artments at 1859 S. Pulaski Ave. Th e af fordable 48 units we re built for over $10 million, f unded by private philanthropy, a state gr ant and Chicago’s Department of Housing
And the organization has big plans on the horizon.
In the next five to eight years, LCDC plans to construct 1,000 new homes on vacant city-owned lots in Lawndale, selling new houses, often to first-time homeowners, at affordable prices
So fa r, the 23 homes that LCDC has built and sold within the last year are under $250,000 but have a development c ost of $400,000.
“That’s instant equity that these homeowners are getting. But more importantly to them and their families, it’s an improvement in the quality of life,” said Whittney
Smith, deputy director for LCDC. “It’s stability, it’s certainty, and it’s security for their families.”
Occupants who own the buildings they live in help attract local goods and services to the area, said Townsell. And home ownership also encourages occupants to have more of a stake in their neighborhood
“The more people we get who own in this community, the more people you have who are willing to fight for the community,” Smith said.
LCDC is largely hiring West Side and Black architects and general contractors to help build the 1,000 homes
“That is the impact of not just being mindful of what you’re doing, but how you’re doing it,” Smith said.
Another one of LCDC’s new projects is creating a worker cooperative called Lifting Lawndale
“It’s giving our residents the power to not just determine what businesses they frequent, not just have stable employment, but to have ownership and control over their labor,” Smith said.
At 1600 South Lawndale, LCDC is planning for a 10,000-square-foot project that will house Lifting Lawndale, Art West Gallery, plus retail and office space.
Chicago Chocolate Rebellion will also be located inside the 1600 South Lawndale building. The chocolate cooperative has a partnership with cocoa growers from around the world. It aims to reclaim the narrative around cocoa production while providing artisanal treats, made in North Lawndale, to those who live there.
LCDC is also partnering with KennedyKing Colle ge in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood to build the Reconstruction West Trade Center at 2711 W. Lake St. The trade school will offer programs for those ages 18 to 24, or people changing jobs mid-career
The trade center’s programs will be up to a yearlong and include job placement assistance and a loan program for trade-specific tools and vehicles.
Also in the works, LCDC is developing One Lawndale, an 80,000-square-foot athletic facility including basketball courts, soccer fields, and an overall investment in local youth, Smith said.
The Tapestry, a supportive housing development, will also open down the line as an af fordable housing option.
“We spent 30-plus years making sure that people were surviving,” Smith said. “Our next era is about making sure that people are thriving.”
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Richard Tow nsell, executive director of LCDC, recounts the organization’s history
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION
PUBLIC NOTICES
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TO: BRONTE TAYLOR LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 621 N Menard Ave #2W Chicago, IL 60644
Take notice that a petition for dissolution of marriage (divorce) has been filed by the petitioner, Akymmia Sutton, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Case No. 2024D002799
You are required to file your response or otherwise appear in this case within 30 days of the first publication of this notice. If you fail to do so, a judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief requested in the petition, including the dissolution of marriage.
For further information, contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Domestic Relations Division, located at 50 W Washington St #802 Chicago, IL 60602 or call 312.603.6300
Dated: 10.17.2024 Akymmia Sutton
Published in Austin Weekly News October 23, 30, November 6, 2024
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PARCEL 1: THE WEST 33.83 FEET OF THE EAST 135.75 FEET OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY TAKEN AS A SINGLE TRACT OF LAND:
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PARCEL 2: THE WEST 33.83 FEET OF THE EAST 101.92 FEET OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY TAKEN AS A SINGLE TRACT OF LAND: LOTS 1 TO 28,
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
BOTH INCLUSIVE, TOGETHER WITH ALL OF THE EAST AND WEST VACATED ALLEY BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 6 IN HIGGINS, LAW AND COMPANY’S ADDITION TO CHICAGO IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT FOR PRIVATE ALLEY AS CREATED BY DECLARATION RECORDED JANUARY 26, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0010070707, AND BY DECLARATION OF PRIVATE ALLEY EASEMENT RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 0010070706, AS AMENDED IN FIRST AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF PRIVATE ALLEY EASEMENT RECORDED MAY 4, 2001 AS DOCUMENT 00 103 743 08, OVER AND UPON THAT PART OF THE EAST WEST VACATED ALLEY (SAID ALLEY VACATED BY ORDINANCE PASSED JANUARY 19, 1970 AND RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 21137712) WHICH LIES 8.0 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE OF SAID VACATED ALLEY (EXCEPT THE WEST 2.0 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THAT PART LYING IN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND) IN BLOCK 6 IN HIGGINS, LAW AND COMPANY’S ADDITION TO CHICAGO, IN THE EAST /2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. EXCEPT: PARCEL 2: THE WEST 33.83 FEET OF THE EAST 101.92 FEET OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY TAKEN AS A SINGLE TRACT OF LAND: LOTS 1 TO 28, BOTH INCLUSIVE, TOGETHER WITH ALL OF THE EAST AND WEST VACATED ALLEY BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 6 IN HIGGINS, LAW AND COMPANY’S ADDITION TO CHICAGO IN THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT FOR PRIVATE ALLEY AS CREATED BY DECLARATION RECORDED JANUARY 26, 2001 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0010070707, AND BY DECLARATION OF PRIVATE ALLEY EASEMENT RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 0010070706, AS AMENDED IN FIRST AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF PRIVATE ALLEY EASEMENT RECORDED MAY 4, 2001 AS DOCUMENT 00 103 743 08, OVER AND UPON THAT PART OF THE EAST WEST VACATED ALLEY (SAID ALLEY VACATED BY ORDINANCE PASSED JANUARY 19, 1970 AND RECORDED AS DOCUMENT 21137712) WHICH LIES 8.0 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE OF SAID VACATED ALLEY (EXCEPT THE WEST 2.0 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THAT PART LYING IN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND) IN BLOCK 6 IN HIGGINS, LAW AND COMPANY’S ADDITION TO CHICAGO, IN THE
EAST /2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 450 W. HURON ST., CHICAGO, IL 60654
Property Index No. 17-09-119-038
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.
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.
MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC
One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088
E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com
Attorney File No. 20-06455IL_1115365
Attorney Code. 61256
Case Number: 13 CH 13926 TJSC#: 44-2724
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 # 13 CH 13926 I3253669
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION
MILL CITY MORTGAGE.LOAN TRUST 2015-1, WILMINGTON SAVINGS, FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AS. TRUSTEE
Plaintiff vs. CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER24, 2013 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 8002363224; STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DA TED OCTOBER 24, 2013 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO, 8002363224; MICHAEL T. MANNING; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant 22 CH 10132
CALENDAR 59 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 November 25, 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. 17-05-116-055-0000. Commonly known as 1340 North Greenview Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622.
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. 1491-187250
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3253854
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006D, Mortgage-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-D Plaintiff vs.
Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Charlie Mae Cooper a/k/a Charlie M. Cooper a/k/a Charlie Cooper; City of Chicago Department of Water Management; Illinois Department of Revenue; Alonzo Cooper, III; Kimberly Cooper; William Butcher, as Special Representative for Charlie Mae Cooper a/k/a Charlie M. Cooper a/k/a Charlie Cooper; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant 23 CH 3080 CALENDAR 60 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 December 2, 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: LOT 6 (EXCEPT THE EAST 13 FEET THEREOF) AND THE EAST 7 FEET OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 17 IN COMMUNITY RESUBDIVISION OF CERTAIN LOTS IN THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N. 16-16-115-065-0000.
Commonly known as 5323 West Gladys Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644. 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, The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1540, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W20-0584
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3254195
