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Progress stalled?

On the West Side, emotions flood the streets in wake of Trump victory

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

On the Friday after the Nov. 8 election, in which Republican Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump defeated Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton in the Electoral College to become the country’s president-elect, Glen Gray — a West Side auto body mechanic — took a break from his work to process the results.

“He’s a racist,” said Gray, 54, an immigrant who came to Chicago from Kingston, Jamaica more than 20 years ago. “He is and that’s f—ed up.”

Gray was among around a dozen West Side residents and visitors, some of them immigrants and children of immigrants, who, when interviewed last week, expressed a solemn mixture of disbelief, anger, frustration and fear at Trump’s surprising election night victory.

Heading into Election Day, most public polling showed Clinton at least two points ahead nationally and with a comfortable lead in the Electoral College, but Trump rode a surge of momentum to win Democratic-leaning states, including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, which were part of Clinton’s socalled electoral firewall.

Although some votes have yet to be counted, Trump garnered more than 20 more electoral votes above the 270-vote threshold needed to win the presidency. Clinton, who garnered only 228 electoral votes, seems poised to nonetheless win

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KEEP PUSHING: Two men push a stalled vehicle in the West Garfield Park neighborhood to auto body mechanic Glen Gray, a Jamaican immigrant who is among many community residents who expressed shock and disappointment at the election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency. the popular vote.

The night marked the end of a presidential campaign that was widely considered to be among the most toxic in American history — one punctuated by Trump’s incendiary rhetoric and his vulgar generalizations of numerous ethnic and religious minorities, includ-

ing Latinos, Muslims and African Americans.

Trump’s campaign was also marked by numerous promises, such as his vows to deport millions of illegal immigrants as soon as he takes office and to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, that were fodder for the candidate’s nativist base.

In the hours and days after his election, millions of Americans have taken to the streets of cities like New York and Chicago to protest Trump’s win and to counter the increasing incidents of racism and xenophobia that have been reported since Trump became president-elect.

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Glen Gray, 54, glories in the work of his hands While looking for people to interview for this week’s cover story, I ran into Glen Gray, a married father of four who lives on the West Side. Gray, an auto body mechanic, was helping two other men move a stalled car whose battery had died in the Garfield Park neighborhood. Gray talked about migrating to America from Jamaica and learning to love the work he does with his hands.

I’m from Jamaica. Been here from ‘92. I didn’t want to come here. I wanted to go to England. I’ve got family in London. But I forced myself to come to Chicago, because I wanted to watch World Cup soccer. I swear. And I got to watch it, too!

I been doing body work from ‘92. At first, I didn’t know nothing about it. My wife’s uncle taught me. It pays the bill. Takes care of my family.

It’s nice, ‘cuz it’s a challenge. If you in the street and you see a car passing and

you say, ‘Damn, I painted that car!’ It makes you feel good. A car could be messed up real bad. We take out the frame, put it back together, give whatever color they want and it becomes beautiful again. It’s like putting on new clothes!

On the availability of work made by hand I wouldn’t say that them kind of jobs are disappearing. These young boys just need to get off them a— and learn a skill. Like them say, ‘Oh, the Mexicans, them come here and them taking all the jobs.’ No, they not taking all the jobs.

In a foreign country, we learned to work with our hands. It’s not a lot of young American can use them hands. Not a lot can nail a nail. Them don’t want to learn. They want everything so easy, real easy. I won’t say that’s why they sell drugs, but they want things too easy and that’s not life.

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Austin Weekly News, November 16, 2016

City’s top cop talks police reform in Austin

Police Supt. Eddie Johnson seeks to bridge trust gap between residents and officers

By LEE EDWARDS Contributing Reporter

Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson spoke at the Leaders Network general body meeting, held at Greater St. John Bible Church, 1256 N. Waller Ave. in Austin, on Nov. 8, where he discussed his officers’ use of force in the field, new training procedures and answered questions posed by residents.

Earlier this month, CPD released its newly revised “Use of Force Guidelines,” which detail when a firearm is discharge, when to exercise deadly force, and ways to promote greater transparency among law enforcement professionals and the public, among other specifics.

Johnson said that diversity training will be one of the cornerstones for the change in Chicago’s police department.

The city’s top cop said before his tenure as superintendent comes to a close he wants to make CPD a “model for the country”.

New recruits will be the first to take part in diversity training with senior officers to follow, he said. As part of the training, officers will work alongside youth in learning spaces to break down perceived barriers. He promised to let residents know where CPD was throughout the training process.

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Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson at a Nov. 8 Leaders Network meeting. human nature, the implicit biases that everyone brings with them on a daily biases, but you don’t hear people talk about that, you don’t hear people talk about racism, because it’s an uncomfortable subject, but we have to address it,” said Johnson. “To pretend it’s not there is doing a disservice to not just the community, but to the department.”

Johnson said if an allegation of cultural insensitivity is made against a police officer, an investigation will take place where punishments will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

“Regardless of what the allegation is everyone — not just the police but an average citizen walking the street — deserves due process, so we’ll wait until the facts of that investigation are thoroughly vetted and once that’s done then the recommendation in terms of discipline is given,” said Johnson.

Johnson also addressed concerns from residents about whether or not his officers follow a code of silence when they are witnesses to their colleagues’ misconduct and abuses of power.

He referenced the now-infamous Rodney King video footage, where Los Angeles police officers were captured assaulting King, as an example of when officers should stand up for defenseless and subdued suspects.

“Now adrenaline is pumping and sometimes you get tunnel vision, but it is my responsibility that if I see that I say, ‘That’s enough’,” said Johnson.

Rev. Ira Acree, co-chair of the Leaders Network, stated the relationship between Chicago Police and West Side residents has been strained over the years, but was adamant about his vote of confidence for Chicago’s finest.

“We have a lot of issues,” Acree said. “We need the police and it’s an honor to have them here. Our conversation with the superintendent was clear. He’s on a mission to change the culture of Chicago Police Department. If that happens for us that would be a great situation.”

He repeated a statement made by Johnson saying, “Chicago Police Department is only as strong as the faith citizens have in it”.

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Chicago’s oldest church forges a presence in N. Lawndale

St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church has partnered with several neighborhood organizations in recent years

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, the oldest surviving church in the City of Chicago, has been quietly working with several North Lawndale organizations on a number of projects that they hope will help the community.

The North Lawndale Kinship Initiative was launched in 2011. The congregation was inspired to form the entity by Fr. Gregory Boyle, founder of the Homeboy Industries gang rehabilitation program, who urged them to build direct relationships with peo- St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church ple that they were serving.

Vincent Guider, the initiative’s Executive church used the Asset Based Community Director, emphasized that the church wasn’t Development approach, pioneered by Northtrying to tell North Lawndale organizations western University’s ABCD Institute, to look what to do; rather, it was trying to help them at what organizations they could work with. with what they say are their pressing con“Through this approach, you study a commucerns. In the end, he believes that the initianity, and you find out what assets exist,” Guider tive helps and enriches everyone involved. said. “That might be organizations, it might be St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, betindividuals, it might be [other types of] assets.” ter known as Old St. Patrick’s, lives up to its In some cases, Old St. Pat’s approached name. It was originally founded in 1846 and the organizations. In other cases, the orgaits current building opened at 711 W. Monroe nizations approached them. In the end, they Avenue in 1856. It was one of the few strucwound up partnering up with nine orgatures that survived the Great Chicago Fire nizations — the Blessed Sacrament Youth of 1871. Guider said that, unlike most CathoCenter, the Greater Love Church of God in lic churches, its congregation isn’t based on Christ, the Firehouse Community Art Cena parish. Rather, it draws parishioners from ter, the Lawndale Christian Legal Center, St all over the city, with a few even coming from Agatha Catholic Church, North Lawndale North Lawndale.

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HELPING THEMSELVES: Oak Park resident Tim Smyth works with (left to right) LaFrance Lucas, Brianna Mullen and Jillona Flowers in Smyth’s backyard earlier this month. Smyth paid Lucas and Mullen $75 each to rake leaves and work on other tasks. Flowers is a youth job developer with Westside Health Authority.

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Austin nonprofit seeks to put youths to work in Oak Park Westside Health Authority looks to bridge divide on grassroots level

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

There are some 10,000 youths in Austin between the ages of 20 and 24 who are unemployed and out of school, said Quiwana Bell, the COO of the Austin nonprofit Westside Health Authority, during one morning earlier this month.

Last month, the WHA launched its Good Neighbor campaign with an Oct. 25 press conference. The campaign, Bell said, has a goal of employing at least 1,000 of those young adults in Austin who need work — in both the formal and informal economy.

Oak Park homeowner Tim Smyth attended that press conference. He left it something of a pioneer in a local, homegrown experiment he and WHA hopes will grow to scale.

“My wife met a representative from [the community development nonprofit] Austin Coming Together, so I got on their mailing list, which is how I heard about [the press conference],” said Smyth. “Quiwana was saying that if we had any connections to employment, even if its simple handiwork around the house, let her know. It occurred to me that I don’t have to overthink this.”

Smyth said the previous owners of his home planted so many gardens that they were hard for him to maintain by himself.

So, he hired a landscaper from Berwyn.

“They charged me $150 and that was the number that stuck out in my head,” he said. “It doesn’t require a whole lot of expertise; just time.”

Bell sat in Smyth’s living room earlier this month with Brianna Mullen, 21, and LaFrance Lucas, 19, two young people that Smyth paid $75 each to rake and bag leaves and spruce up, in other ways, that backyard for a few hours. Jillona Flowers, a graduate of Southern Illinois University and a youth job developer with WHA, also chipped in.

This isn’t charity, Smyth said, just a simple act of mutuality so basic and rare, that its cutting edge. The Oak Park resident, who

is active in numerous social justice organizations, said that some time ago he realized that he doesn’t have to go far to do well.

“You have to get small,” Smyth. “I live two blocks away from Rob Breymaier [the executive director of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center] and [at an event for the organization], he said, ‘We’re going to stop calling it Oak Park and Austin; instead, we’re going to call it the Greater West Side. We want to make Austin Boulevard invisible. There’s a lot of that in the air right now. It just makes sense.”

Bell said Smyth is the first person to open his home to WHA’s Good Neighbor youth employment initiative on either side of the boulevard. She hopes her nonprofit can be the conduit for facilitating more grassroots employment opportunities for young people who are desperate for work.

“People want to do something [about systemic issues like high youth unemployment rates], but they don’t know how or they’re afraid. They’re isolated,” Bell said.

“We had one neighbor who said that someone came to his door with an offer to rake leaves, but the homeowner had some fear and trepidation about opening the door. Had that man offering to rake leaves been connected to a trusted organization, or another neighbor, we would’ve been able to make that connection and help put him to work. That’s what we seek to do.”

Lucas said he’s all too familiar with that kind of rejection. The Austin resident said he’s searched for work for months, but in vain.

“Sometimes it can be an obstacle going into a workplace with dreads,” Lucas said.

“That can be an obstacle in itself.”

Bell said that WHA, which operates a 15week job readiness, skills development and placement program for youths, ages 16 to 24, has long sought to pair West Side young people with formal employers. That will continue, she said, but the Good Neighbor campaign is somewhat different.

“Our mission is to build capacity among ordinary citizens,” she said. “When we talk to people on the streets, they talk about needing to be connected. We can’t wait on government to save us. What we need is already here in our community. We just need to connect resources.”

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The electoral college is a fair system

f Donald Trump’s election and future presidency is to have one lingering aspect, it is that the majority of Americans need a civics class. I would urge that one of the first pieces of legislation needs to be a federal mandate that Civics be taught to every high school student — reason being that I was listening to the radio in the days following Trump’s win and those unhappy with the results were declaring that since Hillary won the “popular vote,” we need to do away with the electoral college. What I found interesting in the past was that in 2008, many of the same political pundits were pushing the electoral college as a way for Obama to win the presidency.

Why do we have an electoral college at all? The framers of the constitution were knowledgeable men. The popular vote is OK for everyone but the president and vice president. Another reason for the electoral college is because of the name of this country: the United States. In order for someone to win the presidency, they have to win more than just the most populous states.

They have to win states all over this country using a system called the electoral college, which, in essence, balances out inequality in population. The electoral number for each state is based on the number of House of Representatives members (that number is determined every 10 years by the census count on the population of each state) along with the two U.S. senators.

Those two numbers combined gives each state their electoral number. So in Illinois

we have 20 electoral votes representing our 18 House members and two senators while Delaware has three electoral votes for its one House member and two senators.

Another reason for the electoral college is that it lessens the chances of someone stealing the election for president via fraud. Every state knows the number of voters registered in it along with the number of absentee ballots sent out.

Once the polls close, the number of voters are tallied along with the votes cast for each office.

Absentee ballots that are received are counted and imagine if three absentee ballots were outstanding. In a tie situation, those three votes could make the difference between a candidate winning or losing.

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Turnout in the 2016 General Election was down five percent across the city, according to Chicago Board of Elections data.

On Nov. 8, 70 percent of registered voters in Chicago went to the polls.

Four years ago, in the 2012 General Election, turnout was 75 percent.

On the West Side, voting in the 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th Wards were even more depressed, with turnout levels down by double digits compared to 2012.

U.S. President Country: (Popular vote): Clinton: 47.81 percent | Trump: 47.3 percent | (Electoral College): Clinton: | 232 | Trump: 306 State: Clinton: 55 | Trump: 39 City: Clinton: 84 percent | Trump: 12 ■ 24th Ward: Clinton: 97 | Trump: 1 ■ 28th Ward: Clinton: 94 | Trump: 4 ■ 29th Ward: Clinton: 91 | Trump: 7 ■ 37th Ward: Clinton: 96 | Trump: 3

U.S. Senator State: Mark Kirk: 40 | Duckworth: 54 City: Mark Kirk: 16 | Duckworth: 79 ■ 24th Ward: Mark Kirk: 3 | Duckworth: 94 ■ 28th Ward: Mark Kirk: 7 | Duckworth: 90 ■ 29th Ward: Mark Kirk: 9 | Duckworth: 88 ■ 37th Ward: Mark Kirk: 4 | Duckworth: 93

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‘A GANGSTER’ IN THE WHITE HOUSE: Lavonte Walton, 18, expresses his disapproval of Trump’s election last Friday afternoon. Walton called Trump “a white gangster.”

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“I’m not even American and I was devastated that Trump won,” Woon said. “I’m part-Japanese as well, so I was worried about future relations between Japan and the U.S., which have been brought up by other presidents. I’m not sure what Trump is going to do about that, so I’m concerned.”

“It was quite shocking to us,” said Hunt of the election. “I’ve met so many people in this country and none of them like Trump or share the same values as Trump. I’m a bit scared.

I’m a person of color, an immigrant, so I’m worried about my Visa and about living here.

I’m scared for my Muslim friends who want to come here and who are already living here.”

Sisters Asha and Anjali Misra, who were also visiting the conservatory, said their parents are immigrants. Asha, 30, works in early childhood education and lives in Lincoln Square. The sisters said the process of acclimating themselves to a Trump presidency is like going through Elisabeth Kugler-Ross’s five stages of grief.

“I’ve gone from feeling really angry and sad to a lot of despair and rage, and then to action,” said Asha. As a woman, there’s a feeling of being considered garbage, basically. That’s where I’m at right now. It feels like someone died.”

Asha said that she fears the message that a Trump presidency might send to young children who might be observing his ascent from litigious real estate tycoon to reality TV star to president.

“Our parents are immigrants,” Asha said.

“I saw and grew up with the struggle they had and somehow I’m able to see beyond that and what the greater impact of telling men, ‘You can exist with impunity and can be violent, aggressive and hateful and still get everything you want — power, fame, money.’”

Anjali, who was in Chicago visiting from

Wisconsin, said that Trump’s election confirmed some of her suspicions about her fellow Americans.

“Before, I felt that we were already a divided country in terms of social justice issues and misogyny and racism,” Anjali said. “Now, all those ideas I may have about some people are now confirmed. It’s never felt so bad to be right.”

West Side resident Lavonte Walton, 18, said that Trump was rewarded for behavior that, when exhibited by African Americans like himself, is often castigated by the president-elect’s supporters.

“He says stupid stuff, talking about building a wall and [Mexico] got to pay for it or when he told that little girl that he would be dating her in 10 years,” said Walton, referencing a 1992 recorded conversation of Trump, who quipped of an adolescent girl who was passing him, ‘I’ll be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?’”

“I look at him like a white gangster,” Walton said. “For real.”

Thaddeus Preston, 30, was walking with two friends to the Green Line station near the conservatory when he stopped to give his take on the election.

“I don’t like it one bit,” said Preston. “He ain’t supposed to be in there. He has no experience. I think he’s going to get out of there early.”

Preston wasn’t alone in his suspicion that the new president wouldn’t last a full term.

“He might just make a mistake so they have to throw him out,” said Gray, the auto body mechanic. “Trust me, the same people who vote for him will have to vote him out.

Just watch.”

“I think he’s going to step down,” said Curtis Mitchell, 32. “He also might surprise everybody, though. He might do what he’s supposed to do and make things better.”

In the meantime, though, Asha Misra said that Trump’s victory has given her newfound resolve to continue her work in education and various social justice issues.

“I was already committed to that work and already in it, but now, more than ever, it has galvanized me,” she said.

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State advocate addresses dearth of W. Side funding

Mike Holmes says West Side groups should band together to increase state and federal allocations

By LEE EDWARDS Contributing Reporter

West Garfield Park Community Stakeholders welcomed Illinois African American Family Commission Executive Director Mike Holmes to discuss how African Americans can access state funds during its monthly meeting on Nov. 2 at the Allison United Foundation for Better Living, 4540 W. Washington Blvd.

Created in 1994, the Illinois African American Family Commission functions as an advisory body to the governor, monitors state legislation, maintains an active relationship with the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, and advocates on behalf of the African American community to state agencies.

Holmes called his attendance at the meeting a “prime example” of AAFC capitalizing on opportunities to build greater bridges within the African American community, particularly on Chicago’s West Side.

“We want to advocate for this coalition and communities on the West Side, because they need it,” said Holmes. “There are a lot of things going on that could support what you all are doing. There are dollars on the state side that are being spent every day that could be spent over here, but that are not.”

Holmes explained during his remarks that African Americans, at times, receive disproportionately fewer funds, because

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For example, Holmes said, African Americans received just $5 million of the $9 billion the state from received from the federal government for the Affordable Care Act over the last six years. He suggested that community organizations consolidate their bids for state funds into one competitive bid, then dis-

seminate funds throughout the collective after winning the bid.

“I think the community and the commission can work together and develop the capacity to be able to actually go after those dollars to help with the problems in our community, so we have to work together and build on our capacity to be able to do that,” said Holmes.

AAFC set in motion a strategic plan that calls on each state agency to allocate funds for a specific program targeting the African American community in the areas of education, health, housing, civic engagement, economic development, and youth involvement. To date, 14 agencies have agreed to work with AAFC. Holmes said the AAFC identified economic development as one of their primary directives.

Fathers Who Care Founder Rev. Walter Jones supported the premise of the Illinois African American Family Commission, but stressed that his support doesn’t mean he doesn’t support other minority groups.

“We’re trying to bridge the gaps with all sector partners, businesses, law enforcement, schools and parents, and the resources around the state,” said Jones.

“We want to make sure that we’re bringing resources to poverty stricken communities around the state of Illinois, particularly on the West Side of Chicago, which for many, many years has been deprived of the resources we really need. Mike [Holmes] coming out to share information was really important because now we know where the money is because the state isn’t broke and neither is the city and we needed to hear that.”

To learn more about the AAFC visit http://www.aafc.org/.

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Galewood, Garfield Park Metra riders brace for fare hike

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For the third time in the past four years, Galewood and East Garfield Park residents who ride Metra will see their fares go up.

The Metra Board of Directors voted 9-1 to approve the increases during their Nov. 11 meeting. On Feb. 1, 2017, the one-way fares will go up by 25 cents, while 10-ride tickets will go up by $2.75 and monthly passes will go up by $7.50.

Riders who use any station in Galewood and West Humboldt Park will now have to wood, Grand/Cicero station serves Galepay $4.00 to get downtown, and riders who wood and West Humboldt Park.

The Mars station is a special use East Garfield Park’s Kedzie stop that serves the company’s station will now pay $3.75.

Galewood plant. Metra trains The riders who spoke to Ausonly stop at the Mars station tin Weekly News were either re■ To read more during rush hours and they signed to the change or said that VISIT don’t stop at Hanover Park and paying more was worth it.

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Metra line serves as Austin comThe $4.00 the riders would have to pay to munity area’s northern boundary, and it has five stations that serve Galewood and the get downtown is almost twice as much as neighborhoods to the north. The Mont Clare the $2.25 ‘L’ fare – but it would represent savand Galewood stations serve their epony- ings for riders who commute to the suburbs, mous neighborhoods, while Hanson Park since they wouldn’t have to pay the ‘L’ fare to station serves that neighborhood and Gale- reach the Harlem station.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, vs.

JUAN VILLAGRANA AND SOFIA RAMIREZ, Defendants, 14 CH 9608 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 26, 2016, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 28, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-03-412-040-0000.

Commonly known as 1000 N. KEDVALE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3571125. Ref. No. 14-01738 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

section (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. File Number CMSF.0119 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-010335 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 006099 TJSC#: 36-10659 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, vs.

PAULINE BROWN; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNIFUND CCR, LLC; BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO Defendants, 15 CH 17498 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5524 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60644.

P.I.N. 16-16-117-037-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.NOVELLA ALEXANDER, SOUTH CENTRAL MANOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 006099 201 S. CENTRAL AVENUE UNIT #2 CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 5, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 201 S. CENTRAL AVENUE UNIT #2, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-106-049-1002 (UNDERLYING 16-16-106-0020000). 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 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 twentyfour (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, spe-

cial 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-05318. 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. 14-16-05318 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

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I706285 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

ESTATE, IF ANY, OF MARIE COBBINS, ESTATE, IF ANY, OF ROBERT E. COBBINS, JOYCE COBBINS, TAMMY HARDY, TORRENCE GRANT, JERMAINE HARDY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARIE COBBINS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT E. COBBINS; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 13404 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 25, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-03-410-040-0000.

Commonly known as 4306 West Augusta Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60651.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by sub-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs.

OSUMANU LABARAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF OSUMANU LABARAN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE; Defendants, 10 CH 5276 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 4951 West End Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644.

P.I.N. 16-09-423-002-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-008991 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I706619

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs.

MONNIE CARTER; Defendants, 15 CH 17355 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 5, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5912 W. Superior St. Chicago, IL 60644.

P.I.N. 16-08-200-028-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-034878 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-15 Plaintiff, vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HOWARD MCNEAL, DECEASED; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; WANKENIA MCNEAL; HOWARD T. MCNEAL Defendants, 13 CH 23914 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5557 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60644.

P.I.N. 16-16-103-005.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-006623 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.CAROLYN DENISE WILLIAMS, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PEARLIE WILLIAMS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WALLACE WILLIAMS, KENITH RAYMOND, ANTHONY J. JACKSON, JAY WILLIAMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR PEARLIE WILLIAMS (DECEASED) Defendants 15 CH 003533 1142 N. MONITOR 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 September 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 9, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1142 N. MONITOR AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-402-022. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for 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 twentyfour (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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-17655. 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. 14-14-17655 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 15 CH 003533 TJSC#: 36-11097 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.

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ESTATE OF ALICE R. BARR, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ALICE R. BARR, DECEASED, ELDA BARR, JR., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ALICE R. BARR, DECEASED Defendants 14 CH 17513 604 N. Leclaire Avenue Chicago, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 604 N. Leclaire Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-209-037-0000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $113,287.19. 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 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 twentyfour (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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 17513 TJSC#: 36-11565 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.

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third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for 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 twentyfour (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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-05105. 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. 14-16-05105 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 006155 TJSC#: 36-10876 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.

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I706626 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ALICE R. BARR, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.CEDRIC HOWARD, TCF NATIONAL BANK, CITY OF CHICAGO, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 006155 4915 W. WEST END AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 30, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4915 W. WEST END AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-423-014-0000. 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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.YVONNE ZACKORY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALPHA O. GILLIAM SR., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALPHA O. GILLIAM SR. (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 005706 40 N. LOCKWOOD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 24, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 40 N. LOCKWOOD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-322-016-0000. 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 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the

United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-04229. 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. 14-16-04229 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 005706 TJSC#: 36-10743 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.

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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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPTARTMENT OF LAW/COAL, CITY HALL, 121 NORTH LASALLE–SUITE 400, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 744-6967 Refer calls to Corp. Counsel/ Bldg. & Housing. Div THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPTARTMENT OF LAW/ COAL CITY HALL, 121 NORTH LASALLE–SUITE 400 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 7446967 Attorney Code. 90909 Case Number: 11 M 1 402764 TJSC#: 36-12678 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.

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OF TOMMY TAYLOR JACKSON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 21554 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-05-200-014-0000.

Commonly known as 1507 North Austin Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60651.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 W08-0303.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-005742 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-04175. 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. 14-16-04175 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 006966 TJSC#: 36-11309 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT–FIRST DISTRICT CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.11 M 1 402764 1424 NORTH KILDARE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60651 UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DAVID EWALD, TAXPAYER OF, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 20, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1424 NORTH KILDARE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-03-214-027-0000. The real estate is improved with vacant land. The judgment amount was $15,593.11. 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 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 twentyfour (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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-5 Plaintiff, vs.

TOMMY TYLER JACKSON; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES

I707367 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

DIANA H. YAN; CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Defendants, 15 CH 4573 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 12, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 211 North Laporte Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644.

P.I.N. 16-09-410-009-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property

I707376 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D E PA R T M E N T – C H A N C E R Y DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.TRAZANA LINDSEY A/K/A TRAZANA E. LINDSEY Defendants 16 CH 006966 5845 W. IOWA STREET 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 September 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 27, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5845 W. IOWA STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05425-025-0000. 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 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 twentyfour (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

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