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‘Where are the black contractors?’ some ask County spent $165M on medical purchases, $3.5M with black firms By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

As of October of this year, the Cook County Health and Hospitals System had spent around $165 million on contracts to purchase things like medical supplies and equipment, according to data provided by the county’s Office of Contract Compliance. Most of those contracts, 80 percent, went to companies ostensibly owned by white males while 20 percent went to companies that are certified minority- or womenowned. African American-owned companies were awarded just 2 percent, or roughly $3.5 million, of those contracts — and all of them were subcontractors. “This is shameful,” said Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin (1st), whose district covers a large part of the West Side, during a phone interview on Dec. 15. Boykin said he brought the issue to the attention of his board colleagues after discovering the disparity a few weeks ago. The commissioner emphasized that the $165 million total doesn’t include construction-related spending. Boykin weighed in on the issue during a Dec. 11 press conference held at the county’s administration building in Chicago and also during a Dec. 13 finance committee meeting. “President Preckwinkle and the entire county board should be ashamed that these See BLACK CONTRACTORS on page 6

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A GROWING PROBLEM: Vincent Palacios, a heroin addict in Chicago, has been receiving services from the Chicago Outreach Intervention Projects for years. He gets fresh hypodermic needles, known on the streets as ‘rigs,’ to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Chicago Outreach says opioid addiction is increasing in the city — the same conclusion doctors are reaching in Oak Park.

On the frontlines of the opioid crisis Chicago Outreach Intervention Projects fights to save, protect heroin users

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

On a chilly Monday afternoon in the West Side neighborhoods of Austin and West Garfield Park, the streets are quiet. “Need rigs? Need rigs?” Vincent Lee, an outreach worker with the Chicago Outreach Intervention Projects (COIP), a program run by the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, calls out the window of COIP’s mobile services van to one of his regular clients.

“Rigs” are hypodermic needles used to shoot heroin — the group’s mission, which it takes on the road to various areas of the city five days a week, is to get users into treatment and help prevent the spread of HIV, Hepatitis C and other infectious diseases. The outreach workers find their clients by cruising popular spots where heroin is sold, putting them in the middle of some of the most dangerous parts of the city. About three years ago, the COIP van pulled into an area just minutes after a

gang-related shooting left one dead, four injured and a vehicle full of bullet holes, according to Lee. He said Monday was a slow day because of the weather. Their first client of the day steps into the van asking for rigs and for Narcan, a drug used to rapidly reverse the effects of opioids if a user overdoses. Lee said the mobile services unit and the brick-and-mortar sites COIP runs in Aus-

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An evening with the carolers of Midway Park Like a movable block party, the 44th annual Caroling and Potluck joyfully swept down two blocks of Midway Park Avenue in Austin last Friday past houses big and small. The multicultural crowd of about 30 grownups and kids stopped in front of each house, looking for people to join in singing “Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Joy to the World.” George Manning, a retired UIC psychiatric medical research director and pipe organist, led the pilgrimage. The caroling event, always held during the third week of December, started when his dad was terminally ill with cancer and people visited him for Christmas. George played the piano. To honor his dad, he continued the carol singing every year. For him, it’s a warmup for the Majesty Christmas pageant he directs each year as music minister with First Immanuel Lutheran Church at Ashland and Roosevelt. The first stop is Mamie Andry’s house, where she serves cocoa and cookies — a tradition she says her mom started 35 years ago in this same house, where she grew up. At the last stop, Leon and Jackie Williams host a big potluck table with all kinds of food, which the carolers bring. Sitting in Leon’s front-room library, he and George

recall their early days in Austin. “Everybody admires the houses around here, but it’s the people that are here for you,” says Leon. “In some areas to organize this type of thing, they’d have to send a bunch of emails, but here it just happens when we set out a flyer. People see it, they come and sing and bring food. It’s simple.” — Bonni McKeown

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West Side leaders demand Jackson stay atop CPS Janice Jackson appointed acting CEO, replacing Forrest Claypool

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Last Friday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Janice Jackson, 40, would become acting CEO of Chicago Public Schools. A group of West Side clergy and community leaders, however, want Jackson to take the reins permanently. “Dr. Jackson’s support in our communities is deep and wide,” said Rev. Cy Fields, pastor of New Landmark Church and the president of the Leaders Network, a faithbased social activism organization, during a Dec. 12 press conference held at Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd. “She is the product of the system and a professional educator,” Fields added. “We have an opportunity to have grassroots support for a system with a grassroots leader.” Jackson served as chief education officer of CPS under former CPS CEO Forrest Claypool, who was forced to resign after the CPS inspector general published a report claiming that Claypool lied to investigators during an investigation into a possible violation of the district’s ethics code. With her appointment as acting CEO, Jackson became the embattled school district’s

seventh “interim or full-time CEO since Arne Duncan left for Washington D.C., in 2009,” according to a Chicago Tonight report. “That includes five during the mayor’s tenure and four since the middle of 2015.” “But unlike some of her predecessors who came from politics (Claypool), other cities (Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Jean-Claude Brizard) or state government (Paul Vallas), Jackson is a Chicago lifer with a strong background in education,” according to Chicago Tonight. Jackson went to CPS schools from her prekindergarten years through high school, graduating from Hyde Park High School. She has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Chicago State University, and a second master’s and a doctorate in education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. “Her dissertation focused on the many ways principals can help teachers improve their instructional capacity,” according to Chicago Tonight. “Chicago’s schools have an opportunity to move forward with Dr. Jackson,” said Rev. Lindsey Joyce, a member of the Leaders Network who pastors a church in Rogers Park. “My. Mayor, don’t miss this moment.” Some clergy members who spoke during

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HOLIDAY CHEER: 15th District Commander Ernest Cato, second from left, Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), MWRD Commissioner Barbara McGowan and Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) pose with Santa during the Christmas tree lighting in Austin on Dec. 15.

Austin Christmas parade returns in style

The annual parade was cancelled last year due to Springfield’s budget woes By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

It was cancelled last year, but this year, the parade that typically accompanies the annual Christmas tree lighting in Austin returned in full force — replete with a float and a Santa Clause riding atop an armored police truck. Austin elected officials, business owners, police officers, community organizations and families gathered together in front of the 15th District police station, 5701 W. Madison St., on Dec. 15 to celebrate the tree lighting with carols with a surplus of good cheer. For the past five years, the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the 15th District have worked with their community partners to organize a parade and a Christmas tree lighting. This time around, the Jehovah Jireh #1 Outreach Ministry’s Stop the Violence initiative joined in, playing music and cooking chili and hot cocoa. Everybody agreed that they enjoyed seeing the community come together and celebrate, showing just how united and joyful Austin could be. According to Amara Enyia, the executive director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the parade and the tree lighting were devised as a way to bring the community together and celebrate everything that was accomplished over the past year. While her organization and the 15th District spearheaded the effort, they had help from a variety of Austin organizations, including the Westside Health Authority,

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from page 1 businesses have been essentially shut out of doing business with the Health and Hospitals System,” Boykin said. “African Americans make up 26 percent of Cook County’s population and 76 percent of patients at CCHHS. Yet they’re earning two percent of the system’s procurement contracts,” he added, calling the problem both a “moral issue and a jobs issue.” “This is stunning and shocking,” said Cook County Commissioner Luis Arroyo, Jr. (8th) during the Dec. 13 meeting, where Doug Elwell, the deputy CEO for finance and strategy for the Health and Hospitals System, addressed the commissioners’ concerns. “We are trying to do better, but we have not done enough,” Elwell said, adding that there are only around 37 African American companies on the approved certified list that “do health-related stuff.” According to Lisa Alexander, the county’s deputy director for contract compliance, currently CCHHS knows two minority-certified companies that can deliver medical supplies, but they’re Asian-owned. Elwell said that the CCHHS officials were working on hiring a diversity company located in Cook County to help the system “get more people certified and develop contracts” with minority- and women-owned businesses.

But that effort was rebuffed by several commissioners who felt that hiring an outside company was an unnecessary step toward solving a problem whose solutions, commissioner said, are already well known. “We don’t need a diversity company to tell us that we need to hire people in the county to do work,” said Commissioner Deborah Sims (5th). “You just have to have the willingness to give them the technical assistance, so they know what you’re asking for.” Sims recounted the experience of a blackowned company in Chicago that “has jumped through every hoop you’ve asked them to jump through, done all the technical assistance,” but still wasn’t awarded a contract. “In my previous life, I was a certified minority business and I understand the struggles,” said Commissioner Dennis Deer (2nd). “Many individuals don’t become certified because they have to jump through 1,000 hoops and they still don’t get selected.” Deer said that he had met with Health and Hospital System officials earlier this year about contract compliance and had proposed a followup meeting, which he said never happened. “We’re talking about a new firm and we haven’t even had our second meeting,” Deer said, before recommending that Elwell hold off on hiring the diversity company before the board holds another public meeting on the matter of contract compliance. That meeting is scheduled for some time in January. Another possible disincentive to applying for certification, some commissioners pointed out, could be the Health and Hospital System’s

recent practice of paying contractors late. “I’ve had several minority firms that do business with CCHHS contact me about the system being far behind in terms of paying them,” said Boykin. “In some instances, almost a year behind. Is that normal operating procedure?” “That is not normal,” said Elwell, explaining that the Health and Hospital System has struggled this year installing a new payment system. Elwell attributed the delayed payments, which he said are rare, primarily to processing errors. He added that, considering their limited cash flow, small businesses typically get priority over larger ones during the payment process. Elwell said that there’s something of a division of labor when it comes to awarding contracts to minority- and women-owned companies. The different components of that process, however, don’t seem to communicate across their own silos, some officials indicated. Although CCHHS has its own board of directors that is independent of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the county’s Office of Contract Compliance also plays a large part in the process of bringing minority- and women-owned companies into the fold. Commissioner Stanley Moore (4th), the chairman of the Contract Compliance Committee — the five-member body that monitors the hiring of minority-and women-owned companies and facilities the certification process — seemed stunned, however, when Alexander told him that her office didn’t have access to a critical document called the GPO catalog.

A GPO, or group purchasing organization, is an entity that helps healthcare providers negotiate lower prices with vendors. Moore said that he’s spoken with a lot of minority firms that have struggled to be included in the GPO catalog. “If you can’t get into the GPO catalog, then you can’t be chosen,” Moore said, before asking Elwell how many black and Hispanic firms are included in the catalog. Elwell said that he didn’t know. Alexander said that her office has access to a directory of minority- and women-certified companies that is maintained by the county, but it doesn’t have access to the GPO catalog. “That’s why this GPO catalog is so important,” Moore said. “How can you work to help with [minority- and women-owned business participation] if you don’t have access to the catalog they pull from?” Larry Ivory, the founder, president and CEO of the Peoria-based Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce, said that “the numbers don’t lie and they’re abysmal.” “We have to be intentional about making sure that African Americans and other minorities get a chance to participate,” Ivory said during a Dec. 15 phone interview. Ivory was also in attendance at Boykin’s Dec. 11 press conference. “Surely, the hospitals are benefactors of black people’s insurance, Medicaid and everything else,” he said, before recommending that CCHHS officials meet with the chamber, commissioners and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to discuss possible solutions. CONTACT: thevillagefreepress@gmail.com

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erry Christmas! Those two words are currently among the least spoken from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve. There was a time when those words served as a communal greeting to one and all until the actual event. The season was furthered emphasized by stores who had their Christmas music playing and Santa everywhere. Today, the only remaining vestige of the season is the partial frenzy of Christmas shopping, beginning on Black Friday and then sputtering out thereafter. I have noticed that even the stores are no longer dressed in holiday cheer with bright lights outlining the buildings! It is sad and disheartening to see the level to which this holiday season is going. It’s all about spending money on gifts and no longer about a savior who was born in Bethlehem. I have to admit I’m also guilty of not put-

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Residents flesh out Austin quality of life plan

A second public summit, held on Dec. 16, generated more ideas By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Austin residents got a chance to have their say on what ideas will become part of Austin’s very first Quality of Life Plan during a Dec. 16 community summit held at Michele Clark High School, 5101 W Harrison St. Austin Coming Together launched the planning process back in July with the support of Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago (LISC), a national community development nonprofit. The idea is to create a plan for improving Austin based on ideas that come from residents, businesses, community organizations and other stakeholders. Since its formation, seven working groups have been established to build on ideas as part of the planning process. The Dec. 16 meeting was the second summit in the planning phase. A third, and final, summit is expected to take place sometime in May 2018. A finalized plan is expected to be complete by July 2018. Austin Coming Together, a coalition of many Austin and west suburban businesses,

congregations and community organizations (including this newspaper), formed a steering committee earlier this year to lay the groundwork for the planning process. The second summit built on ideas that were generated during the first one in July, where attendees reached a consensus to push forward seven broad ideas, including the creation of a youth empowerment and inclusion plan, the development of homeownership initiatives, and plans to strengthen community collaboration, education and economic security, among other initiatives. “Again, this plan is for us, by us,” said Darnell Shields, ACT’s executive director. “And as you can see from representations of everyone who stood, we’re all involved in this process.” At the second summit, Dwayne Truss, an education activist who represented the education working group, said that his group wanted to devise initiatives that will improve opportunities for students and parents alike. “The increased parent involvement will lead to increased student achievement,” he said. “We want our schools to become places for parents, [where] they would be able to go to and have access to services they need.” Danielle Dixon, with the youth working group, said that her group wanted to see kids and teens get the help and support they need.

“[We want to] increase physical, emotional and mental well-being of the youth,” she said. “To have wraparound services for the youth and their families in schools and in the community. [In] Austin, as a whole, we deal with a lot of youth that have trauma attached to them.” Dixon also stressed initiatives that would work to improve the self-image of young people through social and cultural events and programs. “We want to inform them that they’re valued as African-Americans in this world,” Dixon said, adding that stakeholders also wanted to devise a plan to encourage youth entrepreneurship and to give young people more opportunities to learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills. Bradly Johnson, director of community engagement and strategic partnerships at Broader Urban Involvement & Leadership Development (BUILD) Chicago, said that the housing working group wants to see Austin residents of all income levels, including senior citizens and youths, have housing options. Vanessa Stokes, an ACT volunteer and head of the Austin Food Co-op, said that the economic development working group wanted to see improvements to major roads in Austin, in addition to more educational opportunities leading to good-paying jobs in

the modern economy. She added that encouraging more business development, particularly grocery stores, should be a priority. The civic engagement working group wanted to encourage more local residents to run for office and to participate in the local political process. Briana Shields, a graphic designer for ACT and Darnell Shields’ daughter, said that she wants more investments to be made in local artists and cultural institutions. Participants were asked to vote on some specific action items. Some of those items that generated some consensus included the implementation of a program that would train teachers on how to deal with trauma in students, among other skills. Another specific action was the possibility of turning the Laramie Bank building into a community and art center. June Williams, of Austin, said that she’s been fairly involved with the community and the quality of life planning process. She said she was pleased with how the summit went. “I believe that if we continue to follow through on the [ideas attendees voted for], it will work out well,” Williams said. “If we really do the priority items, then that will show progress and people will continue to be involved.” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

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The Catholic Parishes of Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park welcome you with open arms to our Advent and Christmas Season Services Ascension Catholic Church

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Advent Evening Prayer Wednesday, December 20 at 7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday, December 23 from 4:00 – 4:45 pm Adjusted Mass Schedule for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 23 – Mass at 5:00 pm Sunday, December 24 – Mass at 9:00 am Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Christmas Eve – Sunday, December 24 Mass at 4:00 pm – with Schola Mass at 6:00 pm – Children’s Focus with Choristers Carols at 10:30 pm with Choir – Mass at 11:00 pm Christmas Day – Monday, December 25 Mass at 9:00 am – with Organ and Instruments Mass at 11:00 am – with Organ and Instruments The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Saturday, December 30 – Mass at 5:00 pm Sunday, December 31 – Mass at 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am *No 5:00 pm Mass* Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Monday, January 1 - Mass at 9:00 am Taizé Prayer for the World Day of Prayer for Peace at 7:30 pm The Epiphany of the Lord Saturday, January 6 – Mass at 5:00 pm Sunday, January 7 – Mass at 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am and 5:00 pm

St. Luke Parish

7600 Lake Street, River Forest 708-771-8250 stlukeparish.org Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation Saturday, December 23 – 8:30 am and 4:00 pm Christmas Eve–Sunday, December 24 3:30 pm –Program of Christmas music by our Cherub & Seraphim children’s choirs 4:00 pm – Family Mass 6:00 pm – Mass with flute, brass and voice 9:30 pm – A Classic Christmas program of festive choral music and beloved carols sung by the St. Luke Chancel Choir 10:00 pm – Mass with organ, brass and flute Christmas Day–Monday, December 25 9:00 am Mass–Accompanied by the St. Luke Contemporary Choir with guitar, brass and flute 11:00 am Mass - Traditional Christmas music with organ, flute and brass The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Saturday, December 30 – Mass at 5:00 pm Sunday, December 31 – Masses at 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Monday, January 1 – Mass at 9:00 am

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7246 W. Harrison Street, Forest Park (708) 366-0839 - stbern.com Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Christmas Eve – Sunday, December 24 Masses at 8:00 am and 10:30 am Family Mass at 5:00 pm Caroling at 10:00 pm High Mass at 10:30 pm Christmas Day – Monday, December 25 Masses at 8:00 am and 10:30 am Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Monday, January 1 - Mass at 9:00 am

St. Catherine-St. Lucy Parish 38 N. Austin Blvd., Oak Park (708) 386-8077 - stcatherinestlucy.org

Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Christmas Eve – Sunday, December 24 Masses at 8:30 am and 10:30 am 5:00 pm - Family Christmas Mass (Prelude at 4:30 pm) Christmas Day – Monday, December 25 Masses at 8:30 am and 10:30 am Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Sunday, December 31 - Masses at 8:30 am and 10:30 am Monday, January 1 - Mass at 10:00 am

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1530 Jackson Avenue, River Forest (708) 366 -7090 - svfparish.org Fourth Sunday in Advent 5:30 pm Saturday – Vigil Mass Sunday Masses: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Christmas Eve – Sunday, December 24 Mass at 4:00 pm Mass at 10:30 pm – Adult Choir Christmas Day – Monday, December 25 Masses at 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Saturday, December 30 - Vigil Mass at 5:30 pm Sunday, December 31 - Masses at 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am

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Adjusted Mass Schedule for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 23 - Mass at 4:00 pm & 5:30 pm Sunday, December 24 - Mass at 9:00 am Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord Christmas Eve: Sunday, December 24 4:30 pm Vigil: Family Mass Choral music and carols begin at 4:00 pm.; 10:30 pm Vigil Lessons and Carols begin at 9:50 pm Christmas Day: Monday, December 25 Masses at 9:00 am and 11:00 am Choral music and carols begin at 10:50 am The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Saturday, December 30 – Mass at 5:30 pm Sunday, December 31 – Masses at 9:00 am and 11:00 am *No 5:30 pm Mass* Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God New Year’s Day Monday, January 1 - Mass at 10:00 am The Epiphany of the Lord Saturday, January 6 – Mass at 5:30 pm Sunday, January 7 – Masses at 9:00 & 11:00 am & 5:30 pm

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HEROIN

Overdose spike from page 1 tin, Humboldt Park, West Englewood, South Chicago, and Uptown, began handing out Narcan a couple of years ago. The client is one of more than 7,000 that COIP provides with services. Lee said most of their clients are on the West Side, and over the last five years, he’s seen the problem grow into an epidemic. Although he’s spent years witnessing the destruction heroin has caused in communities, Lee said it still hurts him to see it. He said he recently had a client he was urging to get into treatment for her addiction — a young woman. “I said, ‘I’ll get you into treatment,’ but she said, ‘I’m not ready for treatment,’” he recalled. “You’re living in an abandoned building,” he reasoned. “When are you going to be ready for treatment?” The demographics of clients are changing, too — more young users from the suburbs are getting hooked and ending up in the city, Lee said. Working the frontlines of the opioid crisis, he’s seen increased use by clients of prescription medications like Xanax, a Benzodiazepine — known on the street as “benzos” — used to treat anxiety disorders. And over the last several years, there has been ever-increasing circulation of heroin cut with Fentanyl, an opioid-based pharmaceutical pain reliever that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vincent Palacios, who has been a COIP regular for about 15 years, is the second client of the day. He tells Lee there’s a batch of Fentanyl on the streets circulating now. “But whoever’s doing it knows what they’re doing,” Palacios assured Lee. “It’s a good mix. It’s definitely a good mix.” “How it cook up?” Lee asks, fishing for more information about whether a bad batch is on the streets. “Like a light purple-ish,” Palacios explains. “It clog the syringe up?” Lee asks. “Uh, uh. No,” Palacios said. “That’s what I’m saying. It’s actually a good mix.” He tells Lee that two bags of the Fentanyllaced heroin will keep him high for 14 hours. Lee continues questioning Palacios about withdrawal symptoms and whether he’s using the drug with methadone — Palacios is currently in a treatment program that provides methadone as an alternative to heroin. Asked if he sees Fentanyl frequently, Palacios said he first came across the high-powered opioid in 2009; he said the drug hits the street in waves. “It’s weird. Sometimes like when you see it, it’s everywhere, but then when it’s gone it’s hard to find,” Palacios said. “When they get it, it seems like they flood the damn streets with it and then, you know, when it’s gone you’ve got to wait until it comes back.

“Fentanyl is stronger than heroin, and me personally, I prefer the Fentanyl because, I think, it holds longer than the heroin.” He admitted that he’s overdosed more times than he can count. “Right now at this point in my life, I’m damn near 40 years old, I’ve been going to this [methadone] clinic for about roughly a year, and it does get tiring,” Palacios said. “I don’t need to come out here, obviously, because I go to the clinic. It’s not like I’m sick or anything like that. It’s just … I like the taste.” At COIP’s West Side office, 4756 W. Madison St., intervention workers see as many as three dozen clients like Palacios every day, according to Julio Garcia, COIP’s site study coordinator. The majority of clients are residents in the neighborhood and white kids and Latinos in their 20s and 30s. Garcia said young, once-affluent users from the suburbs are harder to reach because they often go untreated in the early stages of their addiction. When the sale of small quantities of needles was legalized in the late 2000s, it made it easier for young, affluent users to get, he said. “Now, in a weird way, it’s made it a little bit harder to reach these folks because problem with the suburban folks now is … they’re going to the pharmacy to get the stuff and going home,” he said. “They’re not hearing the harm-reduction part, they’re not hearing a referral for treatment and service and things like that.” Those users eventually find themselves in the city, ill-equipped for the hard streets of Chicago, according to Garcia. Suburban kids often start out using heroin with a small group of friends, which reduces their chances of getting an infectious disease. Once they reach the city, they begin sharing needles with strangers, which increases the odds of contracting HIV and Hepatitis C, he said. “There hasn’t been that much of a focus on the young suburban groups and what they’re doing in terms of harm reduction and stuff because, of course, the suburbs says, ‘Not in our backyard,’ in terms of treatment centers and that kind of stuff,” Garcia said. “So we’re kind of carrying the burden of the suburbs on us, and we don’t know how to really relate to them, in a sense, because they’re having a different experience than an inner-city black kid or an inner-city Latino kid.” Over a decade ago, he noted, COIP was providing mobile services to places like Oak Park and Forest Park, but budget cuts at the state level have limited their ability to go beyond the western border of Chicago. “That’s why we have the burden of the suburbs,” he said. He noted that it can be difficult for users to get fresh needles in some suburbs because pharmacies charge more and require identification to purchase. COIP is working to develop strategies to reach this population of suburban youth before they become heavily addicted. “I think now [the heroin epidemic has] taken a second wave because of the ubiq-

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MOBILE LIFELINE: The Chicago Outreach Intervention Projects mobile services unit travels the city five days a week providing services to residents in an effort to reduce the spread of infectious diseases and get drug users into recovery programs.

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HEROIN OVERDOSES DOUBLE: Dr. Kip Adrian, chair of the West Suburban Medical Center Emergency Department, says bad batches of heroin on the streets often trigger dozens of overdoses within a few days. THE SUBURBAN PROBLEM: Julio Garcia, COIP site study coordinator, says suburban youth turning to heroin are ending up in the city. He thinks suburban communities need to better educate youth about the dangers of heroin use. TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER/Staff

uity of opiates available,” he said. “Some of these kids that got injured, athletes that got injured in high school playing football or whatever, they gave them an opiate and then all of a sudden they get a habit.” Once those users realize it is cheaper to

get heroin in the city, they get exposed to harder drugs like heroin cut with Fentanyl. “Those two combinations have really kind of like skyrocketed the young kids using even more,” he said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Oak Park hospitals see spike in opioid overdoses

WWE that accept that kind of Superstar insurance fill up Titus O’Neil and quickly.” Thaddeus About 80 percentsons of the hospital’s clients andneighborhood, Titus come from the Austin he said. It’s a similar story at Rush Oak Park Hospital, where Dr. Navtej Sandhu, medical diWWE Superstar By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER rector of the Emergency Department, said Titus O’Neil and Staff Reporter he’s seen a steady increase in opioid-related sons Thaddeus patients over the last five years. and Titus The number of opioid-related overdose Sandhu said opioid overdose patients deaths in the state of Illinois and across the came in about once every other day five country is skyrocketing, and Oak Park’s years ago, an average that has since roughly first responders and medical professiondoubled. als are seeing those trends play out in real Patients, particularly those who have used time. Doctors at both West Suburban Medical heroin laced with Fentanyl, also are coming Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital have in needing higher doses of Narcan — a drug seen substantial increases in such over- that quickly reverses the effects of opioid doses, and “bad batches” of heroin on the overdoses. streets, often combined with powerful opi“We have to give high doses of Narcan oid-based pain medications like Fentanyl, where typically small doses help reverse the have triggered waves of patients in emeroverdose,” he said. gency rooms. Sometimes it takes up to four The Illinois Department of shots of Narcan to reverse the Human Services reports that overdose, he said. all drug-related overdose deaths “In rare circumstances we in the state — 80 percent of see overdoses where those shots which were caused by opioids — jumped 44.3 percent from 2013 to aren’t helping,” he said. “We 2016. The total reported deaths have to do a continuous infusion due to all drug overdoses was of Narcan to keep the patient 2,278 in 2016, compared to 1,579 from going into overdose.” just three years prior. Substances like Fentanyl take DR. KIP ADRIAN While the rate of all druga stronger hold, he said, stronChair of the West Suburban related overdoses spiked in that Medical Center Emergency ger than high-powered drugs three-year period, the reported Department like OxyContin, Hydrocodone 1,826 opioid-related overdose and Oxycodone, on receptors in deaths grew faster, increasing the brain that respond to opimore than 70 percent over the oids. same time period. The use of Narcan also is beDr. Kip Adrian, MD, chair of the West Suburban Medical Center Emer- coming more common with paramedics at gency Department, told Wednesday Journal the Oak Park Fire Department, according the hospital sees 3-5 cases a day related to to Fire Chief Tom Ebsen, who noted the deheroin and opioid use. partment has been tracking the administraBut that number jumps dramatically to as tion of Narcan since 2013, when they used many as 50 heroin-related patients in a week the anti-overdose drug about four times a when a bad batch hits the streets, Adrian month. That has almost doubled to roughly said. seven times a month in 2017. “In the past few years, we’ve seen more of Ebsen said about a third of the people adthose spikes more often,” he said. ministered Narcan by paramedics are Oak In the eight years Adrian has been at West Suburban, the frequency of bad batches has Park residents, compared to 67 percent who climbed from a few times a year to one every live outside the village. couple of months. Sandhu suggested that those with family Adrian noted that the fastest growing de- members or friends who are using opioids mographic of heroin users is middle-class purchase Narcan in case their loved one beadolescents who “tend to graduate from pre- gins to overdose. scription opioids to heroin.” “Narcan is becoming more widely avail“I think the thing that’s frustrating is able to the public,” Sandhu said. “It is not there certainly doesn’t seem to be nearly enough resources for treatment of opioid difficult to have that in the house. We are dependence, especially when you’re deal- starting to prescribe that from the emergening with a somewhat depressed socioeco- cy department for chronic pain patients on a nomic community that relies on Medic- lot of opiates.” aid,” he said. “Those types of programs CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AMC1; Plaintiff, vs.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSMPS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004-3 Plaintiff, -v.RAYNARD GILLESPIE, AMANDA GILLESPIE, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 16 CH 12080 609 NORTH PARKSIDE 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 October 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 17, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 609 NORTH PARKSIDE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-08-215-0140000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $173,811.97. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close

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of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 16-080640. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 16-080640 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 12080 TJSC#: 37-9554 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. I3067535

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.ESTHER A. BROWNLEE, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 006862 4234 W. GRENSHAW ST CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 16, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4234 W. GRENSHAW ST, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-15-422-0460000. 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 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 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 14-17-06054. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-06054 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 006862 TJSC#: 37-8353 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. I3068673

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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-11454. 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 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719

Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-11454 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 16288 TJSC#: 37-9392 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. I3065941

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(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in

Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-13669. 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 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-13669 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 07737 TJSC#: 37-8577 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. I3063018

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY HOWARD DUCHON AKA JEFF DUCHON, ICE HOUSE LOFTS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 16288 2101 W. RICE, UNIT 208 CHICAGO, IL 60622 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 16, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2101 W. RICE, UNIT 208, CHICAGO, IL 60622 Property Index No. 17-06-330-0431017, 17-06-330-043-1043. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $199,270.78. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.LINDA SHORT F/K/A LINDA COLEMAN, AS TRUSTEE OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 1, 1999, KNOWN AS TRUST #8199, LINDA SHORT AKA LINDA COLEMAN, OSCER L. PETERSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 17 CH 07737 2126 S. TRUMBULL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 4, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2126 S. TRUMBULL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-423-0270000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $43,228.39. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION ALLY BANK; Plaintiff, vs. JOSE A. ARAMBULA; CALLETANA A. OLIVAS-CRUZ; THE CITY OF CHICAGO; Defendants, 17 CH 4499 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 Friday, January 5, 2018 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,

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as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-26-206-028-0000. Commonly known as 2230 South Sawyer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623. 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. 17-011993 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068974

Plaintiff, -v.JENNIFER POPS, NATIONAL CITY BANK, 2140 W. HURON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 17404 2140 W. HURON STREET Chicago, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 30, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 10, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2140 W. HURON STREET, Chicago, IL 60612 Property Index No. 17-07-106-0531001 Vol.No 586. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $252,408.81. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2806. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 15-2806 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 17404 TJSC#: 37-10832 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. I3070497

laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 14-17-06638. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-06638 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 007704 TJSC#: 37-8661 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. I3070291

Defendants 17 CH 007323 921 NORTH LAWNDALE 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 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 921 NORTH LAWNDALE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-02-323-0150000. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-17-06307. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-06307 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 007323 TJSC#: 37-9017 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. I3070238

Property Index No. 16-03-413-0250000. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-15-05001. 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. 14-15-05001 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 005145 TJSC#: 37-9814 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. I3070064

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CMLT 2008-LS1 ILLINOIS PROPERTIES, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. DRAGON FLY PROPERTIES, INC., AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 9173–I NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 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. 17-07-330-023-0000, 17-07330-024-0000, 17-07-330-0250000. Commonly known as 2154 W. MADISON, STREET, CHICAGO IL 60612. The mortgaged real estate is a commercial offiice building. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Mr. Charles Delaney of Friedman Management Company at (248) 848-3520. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. For information call Mr. Andrew T. McClain at Foley & Lardner, LLP, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654. (312) 832-4500. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069138 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.NEAL GREEN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF ILLINOIS–DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 007704 815 N. KEDVALE AVE 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 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 23, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 815 N. KEDVALE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-03-429-0150000. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue

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 CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-21 Plaintiff, -v.SADIE COBBS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. ADDONIS TERRELL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 8479 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 Friday, January 19, 2018 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. 16-27-201-045-0000. Commonly known as 2226 South Kolin Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623. 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. 17-020838 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070302 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.FRANCISCO O. MONTES Defendants 15 CH 005145 1046 N. KARLOV 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 October 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 22, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1046 N. KARLOV AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.SUSAN LIDDELL Defendants 16 CH 05694 651 N PINE 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 October 24, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 651 N PINE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-108-0020000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $192,016.30. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 568725856. 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 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 568725856 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 05694 TJSC#: 37-9735 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. I3066946

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR NEWLANDS ASSET HOLDING TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. MARIA ZAVALA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 27528 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 Tuesday, January 16, 2018 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. 13-33-218-009-0000. Commonly known as 2127 North Lawler Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639. 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. 14-029015 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069868

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 Ms. Nicole Fox at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates, P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307. (248) 853-4400 ext 1200. C1411183 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069999

(USA) NA; GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF MOSE HILL AKA MOSE A. HILL, JR. AKA MOSE HILL, JR. AKA MOSE A. HILL AKA MOSES HILL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 3513 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 Tuesday, January 23, 2018 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. 16-11-102-042-0000. Commonly known as 724 North Avers Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60624. 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 Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F17020324 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070758

TITUS COLLINS Defendants, 17 CH 6340 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 Tuesday, January 23, 2018 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. 16-22-117-012-0000. Commonly known as 1531 SOUTH KENNETH AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623. 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. 17-000036 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070760

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 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. 16-08-210-024. Commonly known as 5714 W. Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60644. 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 Mr. Evan Lincoln Moscov at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Weinstein & Riley, P.S., 653 North Kingsbury Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654. (312) 255-7996. 46845074 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070772

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs. ISMAEL ADORNO, JR.; Defendants, 17 CH 1073 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 Tuesday, January 16, 2018 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. 13-29-425-028-0000. Commonly known as 2424 North Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 60639. 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. 17-000087 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3069867

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., (RALI)2005-QS16 Plaintiff, vs. FREDERICK BURKS; LENA GHOLSTON-BURKS; CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendants, 15 CH 1948 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, January 17, 2018 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. 16-12-106-023-0000. Commonly known as 520 N. Troy Street, Chicago, IL 60612. 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION RBS CITIZENS, N.A. D/B/A CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL D. FREE AKA MICHAEL FREE; NANCY HERNANDEZ AKA NANCY FREE; PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION S/B/M TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 9496 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, January 22, 2018 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. 16-02-313-031-0000. Commonly known as 1038 North Ridgeway Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 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 Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F17050243 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3070742 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MOSE HILL AKA MOSE A. HILL, JR. AKA MOSE HILL JR. AKA MOSE A. HILL; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; KRYSTAL HILL; BETTY WARREN AKA BETTY J. HILL; CAPITAL ONE BANK

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, vs.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION TRIFERA LLC; Plaintiff, vs. SARAH M. RILEY; ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC CAPITAL ONE BANK USA NA AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 5895 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES 2007-2, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, -v.ROMAN MORROW, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE C O M PA N Y, N AT I O N A L CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, UNKNOWN

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OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 1354 5808 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 October 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 1, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5808 W. IOWA ST., Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-419-0330000; 16-05-419-027-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $421,234.10. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-4402. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-4402 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 17 CH 1354 TJSC#: 37-10459 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. I3069737

2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 29, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 426 N. LAWLER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-226-0250000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-16-06553. 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. 14-16-06553 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 007556 TJSC#: 37-10466 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. I3070425

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 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 14-16-06149. 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. 14-16-06149 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 007084 TJSC#: 37-10066 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. I3070478

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-17-01269. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-01269 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 001655 TJSC#: 37-8987 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. I3070334

REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.JEANNIE DANIELS AKA JEANIE DANIELS AKA JEANNIE MILTON DANIELS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 17 CH 08143 5427 W. MONROE STREET 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 29, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5427 W. MONROE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-104-0090000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $101,764.54. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN A S S E T- B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FF1 Plaintiff, -v.YVONNE ADAMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TYLER ADAMS, JR., TARA ADAMS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TYLER ADAMS, JR. (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 007556 426 N. LAWLER 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 October 19,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA Plaintiff, -v.WILBERT E. COOK III, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 16 CH 007084 449 N. RIDGEWAY AVENUE 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 October 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 1, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 449 N. RIDGEWAY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-131-0080000. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.OTIS EDWARDS, STATE OF ILLINOIS–DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 17 CH 001655 5504 W. CRYSTAL 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 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 29, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5504 W. CRYSTAL STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-125-0220000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-13705. 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 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-13705 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 08143 TJSC#: 37-9059 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. I3065435

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. 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 14-13-13526. 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. 14-13-13526 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 002158 TJSC#: 37-11052 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. I3071386

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMC SPECIALTY MORTGAGE LLC F/K/A WM SPECIALTY MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.GREGORIO MORALES, LETICIA MORALES, HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Defendants 17 CH 002158 4108 W. 25TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 16, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 18, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4108 W. 25TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-27-229-0220000. The real estate is improved with a residence.

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