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Proposed Galewood restaurant wants liquor license despite moratorium

Restaurant owner previously cited for operating illegal night club

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

Urban Smoke Café catering company wants to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant at 6134-38 W. North Ave. in Galewood. But the plan isn’t without controversy because the restaurant plans to serve drinks in an area that was voted dry. The owner also has a history of accumulating complaints by neighbors.

In 1998, voters passed a referendum that made the block and all but the handful of blocks between North Avenue, Narragansett Avenue, Courtland Street and Austin Boulevard dry, blocking the city’s ability to issue licenses to serve and consume liquor. There is also a separate moratorium on issuing new liquor licenses on that block

$5K reward o ered for murder of West Side hoops standout

Suburban businessman David Scott gave a $5K reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Dyanla Rainey’s murderer

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

David Scott was enjoying the fruits of success. The property owner, whose family owns People Cab Company in Bellwood, was on the verge of becoming a McDonald’s franchisee.

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Dreya Bunton, 8, looks at children’s books at the West Side Literary Fest at La Follette Park Auditorium on Oct. 15.

promotes healthy eating on the West Side

By SHANEL ROMAIN Community Narrative Reporter

We encountered Samantha Gallagher, a nutrition dietetics major at Dominican University in River Forest, at Austin Town Hall City Market, 5610 W. Lake St. Gallagher spoke about her experiences bringing awareness about healthy eating to the West Side.

On the healthy eating initiative

We’ve been working on this all semester with my teacher Dr. Sarah Jones and Michelle Scott. Michelle does a lot of work in the Austin community, which is why we’re specifically in Austin.

Michelle owns T hank God 4 Raw Ve g an Treats and is re gularly here with all her goodies. We’re here with her after doing our semester-long project where we tried to determine some gaps and figure out ways we can g et people in Austin to have better nutrition and better access to healthy produce.

People here have to travel really far. T here are a lot of issues they go through just to obtain food. And that’s not even factoring in the cost. So we

really want to make sure people in this community understand that we want to bring healthier food to them.

On their mission

In our assessment, we discovered that there ar really only one or two grocery stores in the area bu a lot of fast food places. We want to get more nutrient dense food into people’s hands instead of just havin the whole responsibility be on them. How are they going to obtain the food and consume it? That’s a big part that a lot of people don’t think about.

It’s really easy to go out there and say you need to eat more fruits and vegetables but ifsomeone can’ get those fruits and vegetables, then that’s not a fair thing to say. So we’re here to try and give people other ways, such as Forty Acres Fresh Market’s affordable delivery service that also includes SNAP benefits.

They have a box ofproduce as low as $10 that yo can get from them. A lot ofother places don’t offer anything that’s affordable, let alone allow people to use their benefits, so getting that information out there

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Samantha Gallagher, 31, a Dominican University nutrition dietetics major, was at the Austin Town Hall City Market on Oct. 21.

RAINE Y Reward o ered from page 1

In 2000, his life changed. Scott was carjacked and shot while driving suburban Maywood

“That’s why I’m so committed to thi village,” the businessman said during an Anti-Gun Violence Dove Release on Oct. 23 held just outside of the Fred Hampton Aquatic Center, near 4th Avenue and Fr Hampton Way in Maywood.

Scott said he’s offering a $5,000 reward fo anyone who has information leading to the arrest of Dyanla “DeDe” Rainey’s murde On Sunday, the businessman presented the award to Rainey’s mother and twin sister Rainey, 22, the star of the 2018 Marshall High School state championship basketball team, was fatally shot three times in the back on July 24 while standing in the driveway of her home on the 700 block of South 6th Avenue in Maywood

Scott’s reward comes roughly a week after Marshall High girls’ basketball program hosted a charity g ame on Oct. 14 at the school in the East Garfield Park community to raise money for a reward in Rainey’s murder case. victims Ma last we during ceremony and upon pa re ceremony all the victims’ not been solved, said Phyllis Duncan, the founder of Mothers of Murdered Sons Duncan’s org anization is a support group for do z ens of parents who have lost children to gun violence. Duncan’s own son was murdered in 2005. Since then, Duncan said, she’s of fered her support to f amilies af fected by more than 100 murders in Chicago, the suburb and across the country.

Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker said despite the many homicides in the village, there’s been some progress

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Businessman Dav id Scott, far right, presents a $5,000 reward to the sister and mother of Dyanla “DeDe” Rainey, (show n below), the Marshall High basketball standout who was murdered outside of her Maywood home in July.

“in the last 14 months.”

Booker lauded the establishment of a new police chie f and command staf f; the hiring of new personnel to work unsolved homicide cases; the purchase of y-wor n cameras, license-plate readers, radios and tasers; the creation of a homeland security de par tment the village; and the hiring of 11 new police ficers, among other measures.

The mayor said village is making strides in other aspects community wellbeing, including mental wellness and health. For instance, he said, thanks to Cong ressman Danny K. Davis (7th), the Maywood Police De par tment has “secured over $621,000 for youth violence prevention programming.”

The Sunday gathering was hosted by the Maywood-Proviso Rotary Club Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, the club’s president, emphasized the impor tance of survivors like Scott using their testimonies to help others af fected by gun violence

“Every child of God has a unique

testimony,” Yarbrough said, adding that even the choice of venue was symbolic, a testimony to the village’s le gacy in all manner of fights for justice

“There’s a reason why we chose this place to have this event,” she said. “Many people don’t know about Fred Hampton. They don’t know the bust is here or the pool is here or the street is here. This is where we come from time to time.”

Black Panther Party Cub Chair man Fred Hampton Jr was inside his mother’s womb as she sle pt next to Fred Hampton Sr on Dec 4, 1969. Law enforcement agents conducted an ille g al pre-dawn raid on the Black Panther Party chair man’s Chicago apar tment that day, assassinating him and another Panther, Mark Clark, in a hail of bullets

Chair man Hampton Jr saw the Oct. 23 event as a counterweight to what he described as the cold and distant way of mour ning and remembering that’s been creeping into the country in the wake of the pandemic.

“The reality is [after the pandemic] there’s going to be a dif ferent type of child we’ ll see later down the road that comes up and gets used to this — the [lack of human contact], the gunshots and the funerals,” he said. “Even how we do funerals now, it’s stoic, it’s cold This is a cold world, but we cannot become a cold people.”

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West Side Literacy Fest tells many human stories

By SHANEL ROMAIN Community Narrative Reporter

Earlier this month, about a dozen local authors gathered at LaFollete Park Auditorium, 1333 N. Laramie, for the inaugural West Side Literary Fest. The Oct. 15 event was hosted by The Queen Within, a West Side organization whose mission is to guide women to develop the queen that lives within each of them.

Bridgett McGill, the organization’s founder, said she wanted to host the event after realizing just how many writers there are in Chicago. She said she wanted more West Side residents to know who they are.

During the event, at least 14 authors were at numerous tables displaying and selling their books. Every half hour or so, one of them took the mic to read an excerpt of their book or speak on their lives. There were a range of genres represented, including motivational, suspense and erotica

“When I was a little child, I liked writing books so every day I would write a book,” said McGill. “I would get all of this paper and write a five- or six-page story. Then, I would put it together with some construction paper, place the holes and make a book. So in my mind, I’ve always been an author.”

McGill said she wrote her first book, “How Does Your Garden Grow: Cultivating A Life of Abundance,” in 2017. The book also has a jour nal that accompanies it She said the idea for a West Side celebration of literacy was hatched in 2018.

“I purposefully named this the West Side Literacy Fest because I am a longtime West Side resident and I believe that people need to know there’s more than crime and punishment on the West Side,” she said. “There’ than robberies and people hurting each other.”

Sandrise Bady, 26, said she’s been writing grammar school. Bady created a lear ning coloring book for kids. Another book, “Tell,” children the value of informing others when har med

“I love kids—period,” she said. “Our kids are the next generation. When something is heavy on my mind I feel like I have to write about it because this is not book it’s a message.”

Orion Meadows, the author of “The Rose That Through The Barbwire,” commissioned prisoners take his ideas and put them into artwork, wh paired with his poetry.

“I’ve always been a writer,” said Orion, who is for incarcerated. “I used to write raps and things li You never know what you’re going to leave behind and wanted to leave something meaningful behind. T thing you can do in prison is write. That’s all I had left.”

The Oct. 15 event was hosted by The Queen Within, a West Side women’s empowerment organization

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Author Keli Stewart signs her book at the West Side Literary Fest on Oct. 15.

Children’s book author Sandrise Bady was among the roughly 14 authors at the West Side Literary Fest.

Author and Austin resident Bridgett McGill addresses the crowd at the West Side Literary Fest, which she founded.

Austin woman partners with college on food awareness

be physically active and other ground-level observations.

Scott took the course and ran with it, eventually leveraging her knowledge to create a dynamic lear ning experience for future students of Dr Jones’ course like Samantha Gallagher, 31.

By SHANEL ROMAIN Community Narrative Reporter

Two women are on a mission to bring healthier food options to the West Side Michelle Scott, an Austin resident and owner of Thank God 4 Raw Vegan Treats, and Dr Sarah Jones, an assistant professor of nutrition sciences at Dominican University in River Forest, have teamed up to address the food desert problem in Austin.

Scott, who sells a range of products that are all vegan, is the cofounder and executive director of the Community First Foundation. Scott said she established the organization with her daughter during the pandemic.

“I did a community assessment in Austin,” she said. “I needed to know why this is a food desert and what more can I do? Dr. Jones pushed me to make this more than just an assessment.”

That push has resulted in a for mal c

Community First and Thank God 4 Raw Ve gan Treats.

Jones and Scott were at the Austin City Town Hall Market, 5610 W. Lake St. in Austin, earlier this month to raise awareness about their project to get the West Side eating healthier today

Jones said she met Scott while teaching at

Dominican that requires students to analyze community health data.

“The year that Michelle took the class, students were focusing on different neighborhoods in Chicago,” Jones said. “They look at health-related statistics, demographics, access to food, SNAP participation — all those different things. But that’s not the whole picture right? You can’t know a community just by looking at the numbers so the next step was driving through the communities and looking at them through a nutrition lens.”

Jones said students evaluated the number and kind of food retailers in communities, places that offered people an opportunity to

Gallagher was at Austin City Town Hall Market to get the same ground-level data and feedback that ultimately prompted Scott to start her own organization designed to address neighborhood food disparities. Gallagher said she’ ll then use the information to bring greater awareness about nutrition to West Siders

“What we’re doing today is trying to get talk to people and see what their experience has been and see how we can personalize this information [on healthy eating] for them,” she said. “We want the information to be useful for them so they can apply it to their daily lives.”

Scott said she’s just continuing on the path established by her mother

“She passed away last October in my hands,” she said. “I knew she was passing the torch to me because she waiting for me to come into that room. I told my kids that grandma passed the torch so we have to keep moving. The le gacy continues with us.

“We’ re just trying to help our residents become more aware of the benefits of fruits and ve getables,” Scott added. “It may be simple for others but not that simple for them. So, we’re trying to get them acclimated to more fruits and ve getables and get them of f medication and reduce their phar maceutical costs. That’s our goal.”

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Michelle Scott, the owner of Thank God 4 Raw Vegan Treats, par tnered with Dominican University to bring more awareness of fruits and veggies in Austin

SHANEL ROMAIN/Sta Le to right: Dominican students Mahnoor Saghir, Samantha Gallagher, Lauren Bell, Gabriela Diaz and Michelle Scott help out at Austin City Town Hall Market on Oct. 20.

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Michelle Scott, the owner of ank God 4 Raw Vegan Treats, sells her goods at Austin City Tow n Hall Market on Oct. 20.

Early voting for this fall’s general election has started

E o sites Downtown

By AUSTIN TALKS Publishing Partner

Early Voting for the 2022 general election is underwa at the Chicago Board of Elections Supersite (191 N. St.) and the Chicago Board of Elections Of fice Washington St., 6th floor).

Until Oct. 30, these two sites will be open weekd from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4.pm. Hours at those sites expand from Oct. 31 through Nov. 7.

On Election Day (Nov 8), the Chicago Board of Elections Supersite on Clark Street will be open from 6 a.m. to – the same hours all polling places across the city open that day. (The election board of fice will not be for voting on Election Day.)

Early voting in each of the 50 wards be gins Oct. 24th continues through Nov. 8th. These sites are open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and on Election Day (Nov. 8) from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can see all early voting locations and addresses by clicking here.

The Chicago Board of Elections recently released the full

list of precinct polling places for the general election. Due to the recent once-in-a-decade redistricting process and new city ward map passed by the Chicago City Council, many Chicago voters may have a new precinct polling place on Election Day.

Voters wishing to vote in person on Election Day may ote either at their precinct polling place or at any of the 51 Early Voting sites – whichever is more convenient.

“Nearly half of Chicago’s voters have a newly assigned precinct polling place ahead of Election Day,” Max Bever, director of public information for the Chicago Board of Elections, said in a statement.

“We are urging all Chicago voters to make a plan to ote – either by voting by mail, early voting or voting on Election Day – and to check their voter information ahead time by going to our website at chicagoelections.gov or ving us a call at (312) 269-7900.”

Voters can confir m their polling place and voter infor mation here: https://www.chicagoelections.gov/en/ your-voter-information.html

Of ficials are still seeking help to staf f polling places during early voting as well as on Election Day. Workers ear n $17 per hour and $230 for Election Day; election coordinators make up to $450. Applicants must be Chicago residents, pass a background check and be fully vaccinated. Click here to lear n more and apply.

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Hephzibah at 125 years

Hephzibah

is celebrating its anniversary with a series of stories about the children and families whose lives were transformed by our programs and services, as well as some of the “Hephzibah Heroes” who help make our mission possible.

This month, we’re featuring for mer Executive Director Mary Anne Brown, who led Hephzibah Children’s Association with vision and creativity for more than 40 years, from 1976 until her retirement in 2017.

Fueled by her passion for helping

trailblazer helped transform He phzibah from a small day care center with an annual budget of $100,000 into a nationally reco gnized child welfare agency with a comprehensive ar ray of services and a $9 million annual budget.

In this article, Brown reflects on the changing needs of children and families during her four-decade tenure—and shares some of the ways that Hephzibah’s passionately committed staff and board met those needs with the support of a caring ommunity.

atch for more 125th-anni versary stories in the months to come. We hope you find them as inspiring as we do!

A Champion for Children and Families

In1976, Mary Anne Brown followed her heart to Hephzibah Home and began a 41-year jour ney that would bring hope and healing to thousands of children and their families.

When Brown—an Oak Park wife and mother with a master’s degree in child behavior and development—left her previous post as director of the South Austin Community Day Care Center to lead Hephzibah into its next chapter, society was going through some seismic shifts.

“Hephzibah was at a crossroads,” she recalls. “More women were entering the workforce— and the need for quality, affordable day care had surpassed the need for a children’s home. Two years before I ar rived, Hephzibah had suspended its residential program for the first time since the agency’s founding in 1897 to redirect its resources to day care for working parents.”

During her first year on the job, Brown did a lot of listening. What she heard was that there was a pressing need for more before- and after-school day care programming—as well as a full-day summer camp—to provide recreation and enrichment for Oak Park elementary schoolers while their parents were at work.

“At the time, our program was tiny,” Brown notes. “We were serving 20 children on the first floor of Hephzibah Home. The need for nurturing, enriching day care far exceeded our available space—and our waiting list was growing longer by the day.”

Constrained by the program’s meager budget, Brown began searching for creative solutions.

“We approached the Oak Park school district with a proposal to provide day care on site at the village’s elementary schools. The district gave us

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Former Hephzibah executive direc tor

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Mary Anne Brown and children from the Hephzibah a er-school daycare program posing for the annual agency holiday card.

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the go-ahead, and we piloted our schoolbased day care program at Oak Park’s Lincoln and Mann elementary schools in 1976. We continued to roll out additional sites until we were providing day care on a sliding scale for more than 600 children annually at every elementary school in Oak Park and one summer camp location.”

This alliance between Hephzibah and District 97 was the first of many fruitful partnerships that would be forged over the next four decades to help children thrive and families flourish. But Brown soon realized that Hephzibah’s founding mission to care for society’s most vulnerable children could not be accomplished with day care alone.

issues such as unemployment, housing insecurity, chronic health problems, substance abuse or domestic violence, we realized that some children needed foster care,” Brown explains “But, at the time, children at risk of harm from neglect or abuse were transported out of our community to a centralized Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) intake center and placed in foster homes throughout the Chicago area.”

That troubled Brown, who hoped to minimize the disruptions in the lives of these children by keeping them in the Oak Park/River Forest community

Picture originally published in Wednesday Journal announcing Mary Anne Brown as new director of Hephzibah.

“There were day care kids who needed help, and their families needed help,” she states. “So we began to work with the social workers at the police department to provide emergency services for day care families in crisis.”

That infor mal arrangement with the Oak Park police set the stage for Hephzibah’s Day Care Social Services Program, which continues to enhance the lives of hundreds of day care families each year with crisis intervention services and referrals for medical and mental health services, housing, vocational support and legal assistance, as well as direct assistance such as bus passes, grocery store gift certificates, clothing, school supplies and other family needs.

It also paved the way for Hephzibah Foster Care.

“As we became more involved with day care families that were struggling with

Community-based foster care was a relatively new concept in Illinois at the time. But Brown firmly believed that children were better of f in the familiar environs of their own neighborhoods, where they could attend their own schools and maintain relationships with their teachers, neighbors and friends. So she began to lay the groundwork for a community-based foster care program.

It was an ambitious goal. But, where some people saw obstacles, Brown saw opportunities. In 1980, Hephzibah launched one of the first community-based foster care programs in Illinois to keep children close to home while protecting them from neglect and abuse

Soon, a new need emerged as the first cases of what would later become known as AIDS were re ported in the U.S. From the onset of the epidemic through 1994, an estimated 14,920 HIV-infected infants were born in the U.S. (“Pediatric HIV/AIDS in the United States,” https://www pedaids.org/pediatric-hiv-aids-united-states/) —and Hephzibah pivoted to meet an unprecedented need.

“In the early 1980s, DCFS contacted us

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Brown and sta member Jean Clements sor ting through holiday donations in the early 1980’s at Hephzibah Home.

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Brown and former Oak Park Village President, Anan Abu-Taleb, at Hephzipaloozah - a street festival in Oak Park in 2017 organized by Hephzibah to honor Brown as she retired.

“There were daycare kids who needed help, and their families needed help.”

MARY ANNE BROWN Retired executive direc tor

about HIV-positive babies in need of foster care for reasons unrelated to their HIV status,” recalls Hephzibah Foster Care Specialist Davida Williams, who retired in 2013.

After visiting the quarantined babies—who were being housed in an isolation unit at a DCFS children’s shelter and closely monitored by three Chicago children’s hospitals— Williams conferred with Brown and Hephzibah’s board of directors. Their response was unanimous and unequivocal: “These babies were vulnerable and needed the care of loving families. Hephzibah would meet that

took to help these babies because none of us could stand the thought of these tiny humans being housed in a secluded isolation ward,” says Williams. “We began reaching out to our foster families to see if they were willing to care for HIV-positive infants. A handful of these families instantly said, ‘We’re in.’ These were mostly older parents who were willing to take the risk because they had already raised their children and had empty nests.”

With half a dozen Hephzibah foster families on board, Williams met with DCFS to work out the details.

“I remember sitting around education. So we worked with the medical experts from DCFS and Cook County Hospital to educate our foster families about caring for these infants.”

According to Williams, Hephzibah’s foster families were prepared to love and nurture the HIV-positive babies to their dying days. But then a surprising thing happened

“The majority of these foster babies— who tested HIV-positive at birth because they still had their mothers’ antibodies in their systems—seroconverted to HIVnegative status during their first year of life,” she recalls. “We then developed permanency plans for the babies, who were eventually reunited with family members or placed in loving adoptive homes.”

“Hephzibah was one of two agencies in the state of Illinois that stepped forward without hesitation to care for these HIV-positive babies,” notes Brown today. “Thanks to the courage and dedication of Davida Williams and some truly amazing foster parents who took on the risks and unknowns of caring for these children, many are now healthy adults living productive and happy lives.”

The launch of Hephzibah’s foster care program sparked a period of unprecedented growth as the organization expanded its mission to include a full complement of child welfare services

Over the next two decades, Hephzibah

opened one of the state’s only diagnostic treatment centers to assess the physical, emotional and psychological needs of neglected and abused children; established a residential treatment program to provide long-ter m, therapeutic interventions for children who had been severely traumatized by chronic abuse or neglect, failed adoptions or abandonment; launched an adoption program to provide safe and loving forever homes for children who could not return home to their biological families; and introduced a comprehensive array of services for families in crisis

Yet, as Hephzibah continued to serve more children in substitute care, Brown noticed a disturbing trend. Many of the children at Hephzibah Home—and in group and foster homes across the nation—were lagging far behind their peers academically due to the many disruptions in their lives.

Brown believed that education was the ticket to a successful and fulfilling life, so she recruited some of the community’s most accomplished educators to serve on an Academic Advisory Board in 1999. Together they began brainstor ming about ways to help close the achievement gap. That same year, they piloted a Summer Reading Academy in partnership with Dominican University to boost the children’s reading and literacy skills.

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Brown and a young visitor at an ag ency holiday party for foster families.

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Brown and Peter Bear form the Peninsula Chicago Hotel visiting the children at Hephzibah Home with Halloween treats.

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We were prepared to do whatever it took to help these babies...”

DAVIDA WILLIAMS

Retired foster care specialist

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In the years that followed, Hephzibah launched an After-School Academy powered by an all-volunteer force of Homework Helpers to provide after school tutoring for the children living at Hephzibah Home; recruited local artists to open doors to dance, painting, music and other artistic pursuits through the Colorful Days Arts Academy; and introduced One Book, One Hephzibah—a 12-week summer prog ram designed to take the solitary struggle out of reading and make it fun by engaging the children in group activities and field trips related to each week’s featured book.

In 2003, Brow tackled another troubling issue: At the time, 75 percent of all children in substitute care separated from their siblings in different group or foster homes. It was often the final—and most devastating blow for children who were already g rieving the loss of their homes, schools and communities.

therapists and child care workers—who were out on the front lines every day and often the first to perceive a need came up with the ideas for many of Hephzibah’s most innovative programs,” Brown stresses. “We were able to pivot quickly to put their ideas into action because our board was infor med and responsive—and our staf f members were always willing to say, ‘Okay, we can try that.’”

Growth takes commitment, which Brown and her staf f had in spades. But it also takes resources—and this was where Brown’s gift for spreading the word about Hephzibah’s mission came in

“We had a collective vision of what children and families needed to be successful,” she says. “Whenever we communicated those needs to our friends and supporters, they responded with extraordinary generosity to make our mission possible.”

Brown and Juanita, an adopted child ser ved by Hephzibah.

To help mend these broken bonds, Brown and her team piloted Camp HepSIBah—a summer camp experience for children se parated in the child welfare system. Nearly every summer since then—with a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic—sibling groups have reconnected at a r ustic woodland camp to share childhood adventures and form deep emotional bonds that will support and sustain them throughout their lives.

Hephzibah pioneered many other innovative programs during Brown’s tenure. But she is quick to point out that none of these programs would exist without the input, creativity and flexibility of Hephzibah’s staf f and board of directors.

“Our program directors, social workers,

Although Brown is now five years into retirement, people still seek her out to share their “Hephzibah stories.” Some recall how grateful they were as young, cash-strapped parents to have access to nur turing, af fordable day care. Others remember the hope and help that Hephzibah gave them when their families were in crisis. And then there are the children who found a safe haven and a place to heal at He phzibah Home—all grown up now—with smiles on their faces and gratitude in their hear ts.

For Brown, the feeling is mutual. “I can’t imagine my life without the children and families I grew to know and love during my 41 years as executive director—and the incredible community that was always there to support our ef forts,” she muses today. “Whenever there was a need, people came together and we found a way to meet it.”

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$50,000 reward o ered a er man attacked postal worker

The man is considered armed and dangerous, and people should not tr y to catch him themselves, according to the Postal Inspection Ser vice.

By KELLY BAUER & MACK LIEDERMAN Block Club Chicago

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is of fering a $50,000 reward to the person who helps find a man who attacked a postal worker and stole her truck.

At 9:14 a.m. Saturday, a 28-year-old

woman was getting into her postal truck in the 2800 block of South Pulaski Road when a man hiding inside pulled her hair and told her to drive to a nearby parking lot, of ficials said.

The man ordered the woman to get into the back of the van and take of f her clothes and he hit her as she escaped, police said.

The man stole the truck, which was found in the 4500 block of West Marquette Road according to the Postal Inspection Service.

The woman taken to St. Anthony Hospital for observation, but no injuries were re por ted, police said.

The man was 40-49 years old and had shor t hair, multiple ar m and chest tattoos and a tattoo on the side of his head, of ficials said. He wore a light-colored sleeveless shirt, puf fy vest, dark jeans and black shoes.

Police are looking for this man, who attacked a letter carrier, o cials said.

The man is considered ar med and dangerous, and people should not try to catch him themselves, according to the Postal Inspection Service.

Those with information about the man can contact the Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-2455 and reference case 3845721. Tips are confidential.

People can also contact police at 312-7468251.

The $50,000 reward is available to the person whose tip leads to finding and convicting the man, according to the Postal Inspection Service.

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Annual fundraiser hosted for West Side orchestra program

Along with a silent auction, Chicago Ar ts and Music Project is hosting a fundraiser at Guild Row featuring student per formances and s’mor

By MAIA PANDE Y Block Club Chicago

The Chicago Ar ts and Music Project hosting a silent auction and fundraiser this month to benefit its West Side school orchestra program.

The CAMPfire2022 silent auction kick of f 9 a.m. Oct. 31 and run until Nov. 4. The items up for bidding range from a handpainted cello to a five-day vacation in Mexico. All auction prizes are available to view now on the CAMP website.

Additionally, the org anization will host

e Chicago Arts and Music Project hosts free, a er-school orchestra program for East Gar eld Park students.

its CAMPfire 2022 fundraiser 6-8 p.m. Nov. 2 at Guild Row, 3130 N. Rockwell St That event will feature student

perfor mances, a s’mores bar, appetizers and a free drink, as well as a cash bar. General admission tickets are on sale for

$30 each. “Maestro” tickets are $50, which includes two free drinks and entry into a raf fle for a Mexican resort stay.

Founded in 2017, CAMP aims to make music accessible to students re gardless their resources, according to its website. The org anization provides free orchestral training to young musicians in East Garfield Park, including sectional rehearsals and weekly private lessons

CAMP’s West Side after-school program provides 65 students with free instruments and music lessons

This year’s fundraiser is themed “tutti,” after the Italian word meaning “all” and musical ter m meaning “to gether.”

“Music brings people to gether as a shared language and creating music to gether a bonding experience like no other,” accordin gto the CAMPfire2022 website.

“While lear ning to play an instrument and read music, CAMP students are also forming friendships and connections that extend beyond the rehearsal space.”

CONTAC T: michael@austinweeklynews.com

CHIC AG O POLICE

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Ihate this time of the year with a passion. No, it’s not because of the weather or the upcoming Halloween holiday. So what could cause me to hate this time of year so much? Simple. It’s election season. And because these elected of ficials want to be retur ned to of fice to continue to do absolutely nothing, they bombard us with campaign promises

Between reading the literature or watching their televised commercials, these elected of ficials sound like they are candidates to be Superheroes of America. They’re going to fight for this. They’re going to protect us from that. If they could promise with a straight face that they could tur n water into wine, they would.

Yet in truth, our quality of life is not better. It’s absolutely worse. And it’s worse primarily because of many of the deci-

URBAN SMOKE Heated debate

ey are only pretend superheroes!

sions they make or don’t mak

Many of the incumbent candidates have jumped on the Roe v Wade decision by the Supreme Court. I feel that abor tion is a personal decision a woman makes, and everyone else needs to back of f. What I would like to see are some comprehensive plans from these elected of ficials to deal with the cur rent problems that we do have like: shootings, shootings and even more shootings; drag racing/ reckless driving on the street is now as common as traffic occur ring; car jacking still is a major concer n, with the age of many of the jack ers ranging from under 18 to as young as

JONES

10 and, sadly, predominantly, Black; and bicyclists continue to put themselves and others at risk as they don’t obey the law while riding on busy streets with major traf fic T hose are just some of the major issues. There are minor issues too. All in all, our politi cians seem more in tune with promoting their party and g etting re-elected to of fice.

I’m also tired of the way these incumbent politicians are passing out taxpayers’ money as if it comes from their own personal bankroll.

T he recently announced Cook County guaranteed income program doesn’t care about one’s immigration status. Why

should citizens be required to do things like pay taxes and politicians pass it out to any and everybody?

T he way I’m feeling, I’m voting for all the opponents. They may not do a better job, but we have to send the message to those in power that their power is not per manent. There’s even one person running for re-election who doesn’t even send out campaign literature because he knows everybody’s going to vote for him, even though the West Side still looks as bad as it did 35 years ago.

We can blame the alder men, but we also need to blame every other level of elected of ficials going up. The Black community is always being underserved, and even more so by the Black folks that are elected who are supposed to have our backs!

but under the Chicago Municipal Code, this t ype of moratorium d oesn’t apply to restaurants

Ald. Chris Taliafer ro (29 th), whose ward includes all of the dry precincts, said that the l iquor license U rban S moke is looking to g et, a C onsumption on PremisesIncidental Activity License, is allowe d in a dry precinct. T he license allows busi nesses where “sale of alcoholic l iquor is incidental or secondary to the primar y activity” to ser ve l iquor, a ccording to the city ’s we bsit e.

In order to g et the Incidental Activit y License, U rban S moke Café has to apply for a zoning change that would allow it to operate as a restaurant. T he Chicago City C ouncil ’s C ommittee on Zoning , L andmarks and Building S tandards was o riginally scheduled to c onsider it on Oct. 26, but Taliafer ro said that he requested a one-month delay.

T he alder man said that he wants to use the time to wo rk with U rban S moke owner Omar Bryant to develop a le g ally bind-

ing p lan of operations ag reement. Whil e Taliafer ro didn’t elaborate on wh at the ag reement would entail, the owner ’s last attempts to open a restaurant rece ived p ushback d ue to c oncer ns that he alle gedly operated an i lle g al nightclub out of his home.

According to the U rba n G rill Café we bsit e, Bryant is a West Side native who go t i nterested in g rilling wh il e serving in the U. S. Navy

In 2016, Bryant t ried to open a restaurant and event space in the same first-floor location but he received pushback amid alle gations that he operated an i lle g al nightclub c alled U rban Myth out of the b asement of 1610 N. Moody Ave, a mixed-use c ommercial/residential building where he live s. Th e building is owned by hi s mother, Geraldine Bryant.

At the time, Omar insisted that U rban Myth is merely a group of friends who meet to g ether to share thei r love of disco musi c. He also maintained the gatherings aren’t open to the public and he d oesn’t sell alcohol. But in 2014, the ve nue was i ssued a c ease-and-desist

order by the Chicago De par tment of Busi ness Af fairs for alle gedly serving alcohol and ille g ally operating as a nightclub

Neighbors we re also c oncer ned about the fact that Touched by an Angel Daycare had to move out of the space at the Nor th Avenue building be cause hazardous levels of mold were found in the basement.

Bryant currently runs a catering business that serves g rilled and smoked meats and fish. He previously said that he was interested in opening a restaurant be cause the section of North Avenue between Austin and Narragansett didn’t have any sit-down dining spaces

“We have no restaurants, no cafes, no sit down and eat place,” he said at the time. “With the storefront we have, I’m proposing that we use this space for a café where you can sit down, eat, watch a game, and maybe do some homework.”

Earlier this year, Bryant got $250,000 in Chicago Community Development Grant funding to build out a physical location.

Judith Alexander, chair of The North

Avenue District community development organization, said the dry referendum was prompted by “a couple of night clubs” be tween Austin Boulevard and Narragansett Avenue that “were really a problem for the neighborhood.”

Thomas Simmons, Taliafer ro’s for mer administrative assistant and who led the campaign to designate the precincts dry, said allowing any establishment to sell liquor under mines what the referendum backers worked long and hard for.

“I don’t think it’s fair to the neighbors, where they can get a liquor license,” he said. “We fought hard and spent a lot of money trying to dry that area up.”

Taliafer ro emphasized that “we are not lifting any moratorium in place in my ward.”

Simmons also said that he was concer ned about the impact the new restaurant will have on pa rk ing and he’s also leery be c ause of the earlier mold issues.

A lexander said that her org anization is staying neutral on the matter.

“We’ re aware that a number of resi d ents are upset by it,” she said. “On the one hand, we ’d love to see more restaur ants open in this area. On the other hand, we ’re also aware that there c ould be a neighborhood disturbanc e, perhap s, so we ’ ll leave it [to the] residents.”

from page 1 “We fought hard and spent a lot of money tr ying to dr y that area up.”

THOMAS SIMMONS Community ac tivist

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,

and other forms of systems and data.

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

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

Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Train users in the area of

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.

Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes,

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

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 manage ment and medical countermeasure dispensing/ distribution activities for the Village of Oak Park, pro vide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technolog ical (e.g., nuclear power plant emer gencies, hazardous materials spills, biological releases) or disasters. This single class position is also respon sible for the complex administrative duties required for state, federal and local response processes and grant management. Applicants are encour aged 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 applica tions will be August 5, 2022.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seek ing qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This posi tion will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regu lations; and to provide general infor mation and assistance to the public.

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HELP WANTED

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 young est among us on Sunday mornings in the nursery as well as coordi nate 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 envi ronment, welcome and orient new families to the nursery, and build relationships with and communi cate 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.

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

Electrical Operator I (Original) Electrical Operator II (Original) Laboratory Technician II (Original)

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

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

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.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must com plete a Village of Oak Park appli cation.

GRANTS COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the posi tion of Grants Coordinator in the Development Customer Service Department. This position assists the Village’s Grant Supervisor in de veloping, coordinating, and admin istering various grants programs for the Village of Oak Park. 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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PUBLIC NOTICES REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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

CONTRACT 23 653 11 UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE CLEANING AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS Estimated Cost: $2,250,000.00 Bid Deposit: NONE Voluntary Technical Pre Bid Zoom: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 10:00 am CST Bid Opening: November 22, 2022

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

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

Specifications, proposal forms and/ or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement and Materials Management by down loading 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 stat ed in the Invitation to Bid Page.

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

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management Chicago, Illinois October 26, 2022

Published in Austin Weekly News October 26, 2022

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.-

ANWAR BROWN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICADEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GERALDINE BROWN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GERALDINE BROWN (DECEASED), ANTHONY D. BROWN Defendants 2019 05694 244 N. HAMLIN BLVD. 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 August 25, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 29, 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 244 N. HAMLIN BLVD., CHICAGO, IL 60624

Property Index No. 16-11-306-0410000

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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is lon ger, 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 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. 14-19-03344 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 05694 TJSC#: 42-3358

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 # 2019 05694 I3205584

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.-

ELIZABETH THOMPSON, CHARLES CROSBY Defendants 2022 CH 03616 5464 W. DIVISION STREET CHICAGO, IL 60651

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

CLASSIFIED

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 10, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 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 5464 W. DIVISION STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-04-130-0220000

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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. 14-22-00377

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 03616

TJSC#: 42-3181

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 03616 I3205116

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION WFRBS 2013-C18 NORTH WABASH AVENUE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs. HCP OXFORD OBG CASS PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS: Defendants, 20 CH 7321

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Order of Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction, pursuant to the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law and the Uniform Commercial Code, to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate and related personal property: P.I.N. 17-10-111-007-0000.

Commonly known as 640 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60654.

Which will be sold along with the following personal property more fully described in the UCC Financing Statement filed with Delaware Department of State as 2913-4802238: (a) all easements, rights-of-way, strips and gores of land, streets, ways, alleys…; (b) all machinery, furniture, furnishings, equipment, computer software…; (c) all awards or payments…; (d) all leases, subleases and other agreements or arrangements … entered into affecting the use, enjoyment or occupancy of, or the conduct of any activity upon or in, the premises…; (e) all proceeds of and any unearned premiums on an insurance policies…; (f) the right, in the name and on behalf of debtor, to appear in and defend any action or proceeding…; (g) all accounts (including reserve accounts), escrows…; (h) all proceeds, products, offspring, rents and profits

from any of the foregoing….

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a commercial (Hotel) property and may be made available for inspection by contacting Frontline Real Estate Partners at (847) 780-8065. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. For information call Mr. Dean M. Victor at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654-5313. (312) 832-4500.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3204913

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.-

MICHELLE D. STOKES, BERNADETTE D. RAINEY, THASHA N. MILLER A/K/A TASHA N. MILLER, ANTHONY T. MILLER, AMERICAN AIRLINES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, BERNADETTE D. RAINEY, AS EXECUTOR OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF BESSIE L. MILLER, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ESTATE OF BESSIE L MILLER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BESSIE LEE MILLER (DECEASED)

Defendants 2022 CH 01549 5915 W IOWA CHICAGO, IL 60651

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 18, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 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 5915 W IOWA, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-05-424-0150000 The real estate is improved with a 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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, 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. 14-22-01163

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 01549

TJSC#: 42-2772

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 01549 I3205091

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-AR5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AR5 Plaintiff, -v.-

JOANN JOHNSON, CACH, LLC, CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Defendants 16 CH 012994 906 N. LAVERGNE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 21, 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 906 N. LAVERGNE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-04-418-036

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identifi-

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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. 14-16-11573 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 012994 TJSC#: 42-3711

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 # 16 CH 012994 I3204833

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.-

JEREMY BETTS, AUSHANTI BENDFORD, ASSOCIATES FINANCE, INC., CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 2022 CH 01883 4855 W IOWA ST CHICAGO, IL 60651

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 19, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 21, 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 4855 W IOWA ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-428-0020000

The real estate is improved with a multi-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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real

estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, 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. 14-22-01594

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2022 CH 01883 TJSC#: 42-3285

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 01883 I3204861