Bears officials will reveal conceptual plans for a “transit-oriented, mixed-use entertainment district anchored by a stadium” at a community meeting Thursday in suburban Arlington Heights. The team signed a purchase ag reement for the now-closed Arlington Park racetrack in September 2021, although that deal has not closed.
“Helps to get the kids of f the block and into the world.”
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Festival brings Ghana to the West Side
Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures (CAYTA), a nonprofit that promotes travel for West Side young people, held their second annual GhanAgain Festival on Sept. 10 at Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St.
nce company Af can-inspired dance to festival the GhanAgain Festival at Austin Town Hall Park on Sept. 10.
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Youth coaches and fans said move risks distancing team and its community programs from people who already have a hard time seeing them play
The proposed new stadium would be of f the Arlington Park stop along the Union Pacific NorthwestWhileline.the Bears have re peatedly threatened to leave the city, South and West side youth coaches
The free event is designed to encourage community members to reconnect to their African roots.
GhanAgain Festival held Sept. 10 designed to expand the minds of young people, organizer said
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The Bears are closer to ditching Chicago for the suburbs, which would make their games even more inaccessible to South and West Side fans, residents said.
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gun violence, BUILD and its allies will continue to provide an ar ray of services that include mental health, crisis intervention, violence intervention, workforce develop ment, housing, youth mentorship, education and “There’outreach.samisconception that these things already exist, so we don’t need more of it,” Bradly Johnson, BUILD’s chief community of ficer said. “But those of us who are on the ground doing the work, we don’t have enough.”
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“That means that they’re less likely to become involved in violence, they are less likely to be de pendent on relationships with those who are involved with violence and other criminal activities, and they’re more likely to have robust social support networks.”Other grant recipients whose programs will benefit Austin residents include Chil dren’s Research Triangle, Manufacturing Renaissance and Metropolitan Family Services.“Austin is, if not the, one of the … largest neighborhoods of Black people anywhere in the country. And our lives matter,” Commissioner Johnson said. “And that’s what these investments are designed to do to demonstrate in a real way, that our lives matter.”
Johnson said grant recipients address critical needs in communities that have been har med by “investment failures” in areas like housing, health care, education, workforce development and youth outreach. BUILD Chicago, in a coalition with the Covenant House of Illinois, United for Better Living (UBL), Blocks Together, and MAAFA Redemption Project, was awarded $15 million for violence prevention and traumainfor med services for victims of violence in Austin, Garfield Park, and Humboldt Park.
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He said often org anizations like MAAFA Redemption Project, Blocks To gether and even BUILD lack the human capital and re sources to scale their programs. With this grant, their goal is to reach around 1,900 West Side residents over the next three years.“It’s joy, you know, it’s excitement and it’s the chance to execute plans you’ve had for a long time,” Mallik said. “You know, as Bradly says, the need is huge, the need is overwhelming, and this is such a strong ste p in the right direction.”
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“That’s an important part of our frame because we’re talking about equity and justice,” Johnson said. “We have to distribute the resources to communities that have been most har med by disinvestment and, quite frankly, had been har med by the reliance on surveillance and incarceration.”
the grant, New Moms will increase annual number of young moms who parin the program to 105 participants 75 it currently serves. Hammond after the organization had to decrease umber of families that were served of the COVID-19 pandemic, these unds will help bring back these services percent of New Mom’s participants experience homelessness, 70% report histoomestic violence and sexual abuse and 100% report trauma histories, Hammond said. When young moms are able to find stable and per manent employment, they are more likely to have the financial resources to live in a safe environment for them and their children.
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Jailyn Logan-Bledsoe, a teen activist and granddaughter of West Side NAACP leader, was killed at a BP gas station in early morning hours
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“Several Oak Park g as station owners
ity to re gulate businesses should ille g al activity take place on business-owned property through an amendment to the nuisance ordinance. Gas stations and all other licensed businesses are now included in the nuisance ordinance
Should the ordinance pass, the BP gas station would be legally compelled to only op erate within an established timeframe The same goes for all of Oak Park’s other gas stations. Ratekin believes this blanket approach will serve to benefit public safety as a whole.
Through the amendment, the village can now enter into voluntary abatement agreements with a business at the discretion of the village manager. Abatement ag reements could involve “numerous measures that have to be taken by the businesses, shor t of closing” and emergency closure procedures are included if there is a risk to the community, according to Village At tor ney Paul Stephanides
The village has had a total of 18 violent of fenses take place at g as stations in the last three and a half years; 13 of those of fenses took place after midnight, including Lo g an-Bledsoe’s murder.
“The only thing we can do that will clearly reduce violent crime and gun violence in Oak Park would be to reduce the opportuni ty for violent encounters,” Taglia said. “We need to be proactive, not reactive.”
in that letter which was also published in Wednesday Jour nal.
The board also voted unanimously to grant village gover nment broader author
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The village board took substantial action Se pt. 5 to combat future instances of lawbreaking by, most notably, directing staf f to draft an ordinance that would ef fectively outlaw g as stations from operating around the“Thisclock.is a first ste p we can take in trying to really bring peace to our village,” Trustee Chibuike Enyia said of the soon-to-be created ordinance.
These two actions preceded the biggest development concer ning g as stations to come out of the board meeting: the direc tion to staf f to draft an ordinance to establish a 12 p.m. closing time for g as stations on the outer perimeters of Oak Park and an 11 p.m. closing time for stations on in terior village streets. Gas stations would have the ability to open at 5 a.m. each day.
have retained counsel and intend to provide data in opposition to the proposed or dinance,” a representative from Hargobind Inc., the entity that owns the BP station on Chicago Avenue, wrote in an email to Wednesday Jour nal.
That particular 24-hour station, located at 100 Chicago Ave., has become the axis on which the g as station issue has revolved. The BP has been closing at 11 p.m. since theWimurder.thone trustee seat vacant, the six re maining village board of ficials voted in fa vor of spending $6,000 to install a physical pinch point to curb the fl ow of traf fic from that BP station into the abutting residential neighborhoods. The pinch point will sit in the 500 block of Nor th Taylor Avenue; the BP stands at the cor ner of that street and Chicago Avenue
While each member of the board expressed solemn support at the meeting for ending 24-hour gas station operations, Trustee Jim Taglia was the first to broach the hours topic calling for a more preemptive village response.
One of the letter’s signatories Diane Ratekin said those who added their name to the letter are pleased with the outcome of the Sept. 5 meeting, especially regarding the po tential ordinance limiting hours.
The tragic murder of 18-year-old teen activist Jailyn Lo g an-Bledsoe, the grand daughter of longtime Westside Branch NAACP leader Phyllis Lo g an, last June put renewed focus on crime perpetrated at Oak Park’s 24-hour g as stations, which has been trending upward in the last few years.
Ratekin lives nearby the Chicago Avenue BP station. She and her neighbors have seen a positive change since the station ceased op erating 24 hours each day.
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The board’s efforts were ushered forward in large part by Oak Park residents in a suc cessful campaign this summer to keep the village’s focus on gas station safety A letter signed by 66 residents was sent to the village board back in August, beseeching the board to take greater action. The measures taken by the village board related to gas stations were among the recommendations specified
“We don’t have confidence that the station owner will continue to do that once the attention is drawn elsewhere,” she said.
“We know that this is an issue not just with us, but with everybody,” Ratekin said. “That’s why we’re very happy that it’s vil lage-wide.”
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After a month-long hiatus, the village board retur ned to vir tual chambers with a jam-packed meeting Se pt. 5. A significant por tion of that meeting was spent approv ing measures to reduce g as station crime overall, as well as at the BP where Lo g anBledsoe’s life was taken.
Police process the scene of a shooting at the BP gas station at 100 Chicago Ave. in Oak Park on June 22. (Photo by Lour des Nicholls)
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College-bound Urban Pr Austin grads look to futu
Ware said he would like other students still in high school or already on their college jour ney to remember to “always keep an open mind to what you what you believe in and what you want to accomplish.”
How many students actually attend college and complete their degree is unclear, which has drawn scrutiny in the past, as reported by WBEZ Chicago.
Urban Prep schools help students prepare for college through their college-prep curric ulum. Johnson said his composition teacher helped him identify the college that would be “a good fit” for him.
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senior Ethan Ware, who also grew up in Austin, will attend East West University to major in business. Ware said he was encouraged by his mother and grand mother to go to college
“Some of them sounded boring, but it was one that was like, it got interesting to the point that she was done, but I wanted to know more of what she did,” Ke said. “And that was computer forensics.”
He joined his fellow seniors in May as they celebrated Urban Prep’s annual “sign ing day,” held at Daley Plaza, where each announced their final college choice
He will be attending Jackson State University, where he’ll study computer forensics. The Austin resident chose Jackson State with the help of his college counselor, who helped him find a school that offered the degree he wanted and where he could play lacrosseGraduating
months after WBEZ Chicago reported CPS’ concer n about Urban Prep’s financial sustainability. And earlier this month, longtime leader Tim King was forced out after an in vestigation into sexual misconduct, which King denies
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“I will be [a] first-generation college student,” he said. “It feels good’ cause that means I’m giving hope to my younger siblings that they can go to college also and they don’t just have to stay at home.”
Urban Prep o cials repor ted that 100% of the graduating seniors who attended the school’s three campuses have been admitted to a four-year college.
his sophomore year. He remembers different staff members talking about their jobs
This fall, Johnson will head to Souther n Il linois University in Edwardsville to pursue a degree in business
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Johnson’s three older siblings did not go to college, so he hopes to set an example for his four younger siblings After college, he aspires to operate his own business “Whatever you have your mind set on, you should go for it.”
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“For right now, it’ ll be a shock, and it feels foreign to us, but when it comes down to it, the money move will pay of f and we’ ll still root for the Bears,” May said. “They can get away with it because the game is just so popular.”
will have even less access, and they’re the ones who’ll be left behind.”
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Young players from Jesse Owens Park suit up for KAOS Football at Soldier Field, the current home of their hometown NFL team.
Er nest Radcliffe has run Southside Wolfpack since 1997, organizing football teams for youth on the South Side, and has twice brought groups of kids to preseason Bears games at discounted prices. Moving the team farther away would make that more of a challenge and limit kids access to pro players, Radcliffe said.
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Another skeptic is Mickey Pruitt, a for mer Bears player who directs football programs for Chicago Public Schools.
Discountedfootball.group tickets for young local fans have been limited, and coaches have had to mostly fund and run their own camps sponsored by the team, said Young, who fields teams for youths at Jesse Owens Park, 8800 S. Clyde Ave. Last season, the Bulld had to work with an outside organization that rents Soldier Field, which required them to sell 100 tickets for $30 each to be able to play there, Young said.
sor at University of Illinois who studies the sociology of sports.
our communities, to build inspiration for our young people.”
“The kids don’t really get to go to games, even for preseason, and the Bears don’t seem to know the teams op erating in the area,” Young said. “I’ve been doing this for 13 years, and it feels like everything we do we have to do on our own.”
The Bears have been “gracious” to CPS, helping start a girls flag football varsity league and hosting clinics, Pruitt said. But he ries pl ers may lose their connection to the city if the stadium is in Arlington Heights and the practice facility remains in suburban Lake Forest.
Pruitt and others said they understand the business sense of the Bears moving to a state-of-the-art stadium in the spacious suburbs
“Being a lifelong Bears fan, we’ve seen them bluff for years, but the reality that the move might actually happen now is almost unfathomable,” Stewart said. “It’s going to impact fans in communities like mine — communities of color and kids inside nonprofits. It’s going to be more difficult to travel there and be part of it.”
“For them to be close to a stadium and feel like they can participate and make it there is a wonderful opportunity,” Radcliffe said. “If they move to Arlington Heights, we could still get out there, but it won’t be the same. It’d be nice to see more of these football players in
“The identity of the team will change, but ultimately that’s not our choice.”
and fans said a move risks distancing the team, its community programs and games from people who already have a hard enough time seeing them play.
Bears Care, the charitable wing of the team, has sponsored flag football and junior tackle leagues for city high schoolers and youths, as well as provided them free tickets to a Bears game during Play Football Month, according to its website. The team gave grants for training equipment to two Chicago high schools and plans to help open a healthy living center in Auburn Gresham this fall.
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The Bears will still be the Bears, even if they don’t play in the city they’re named after, May said.
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A potential move to Arlington Heights represents the team’s continued shift to catering to corporate outings and richer neighborhoods north of Chicago, and it is “consistent with NFL teams making moves to maximize the bottom lines,” said Reuben A. Buford f from de rk and profes-
“There’s something about playing at Soldier Field where you see the skyline and it makes you feel like you’re not just playing for the Chicago Bears, but all Chicagoans,” Pruitt said.
Akiem Hicks, former Chicago Bear, helps pass out shoes to kids at the Pederson-McCormick Boys & Girls Club in Uptown.
“Watching spectator sports is becoming something affluent people do,” May said. “On the local level, the impact is significant because the neighborhoods close to Soldier Field are what anchor the mentality of the team that’s being sold: the boots of the city, working class, hard-hitting. But those fans
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young football players, said Ty Young, found er of Keeping Adolescents Off the Street Bulldogs
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LaVonte Stewart, founder of nonprofit Lost Boyz Inc., said he’s only able to go to games with some of the kids he supports because the Bears let them run a concession stand in side Soldier Field to raise money He’s unsure if that would continue in Arlington Heights.
The Bears did not respond to questions about potential changes in community part nerships if the team were to move to Arling tonButHeightsChicago’s team has only been “here and there as far as representation” with its
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SPRINGFIELD – As voters in Illinois prepare to decide on a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee workers the right to organize, a new study shows union membership in the state grew last year for the first time in four years.
Robert Bruno, a coauthor of the re port, said there are other signs of a rebound in the labor
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And while it may be too early to tell whether that’s a temporary blip or the beginning of a longer-term trend, UIUC’s
“And that is a 23-percentage point in crease since 2009,” Manzo said. “I mean, the trend line is up, up, up since 2009.”
“They are now so agg rieved by those conditions that they’ve come to understand that they need a collective response,” he said.Previously in Illinois, for mer Re publican Gov. Bruce Rauner sought to weaken labor unions by unsuccessfully working to ban some political contributions by public employee unions and allow local govern ments to establish “right-to-work zones.”
2.2-percentage point decrease from preJanus levels
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ers were re presented by a union, down from 14.2 percent the previous year and 15 percent in 2017. Nationally, however, only 10.3 percent of U.S. workers were union members in 2021, down from 10.7 percent inState2017.
“There is a lot of g rievance, a lot of angst, about what workers experienced in the last two-and-a-half years,” Bruno said. “Very difficult working conditions.”
In addition, they pointed to a 60 percent success rate for union organizing petitions in Illinois last year, the highest in more than a decade, with workers under age 35 and female workers showing the largest growth in unionization rates.
The study also showed, however, that the overall percentage of the state’s workforce that was in a union declined from one year ago.The analysis by the pro-union Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign showed that union membership statewide grew a little more than 2 percent, to 752,063, over the previous year. That was still below the 2017 level of 828,066.
“There’smovement.certainly strong indicators that some significant renewal is likely to happen, that this is more than just some sor t of oddity in the labor markets,” he said.
The 49.9 percent of public sector work ers belonging to a union re presented a
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Bruno said the COVID-19 pandemic led to “a raising of consciousness” for “millions of workers.”
Ahead of amendment vote, union membership grows
and local gover nment workers still make up the overwhelming majority of union workers in Illinois, with 49.9 percent of those workers belonging to unions compared to 8.6 percent of private sector workers.Butthe unionization rate among public sector workers in Illinois has been declin ing, due in large part to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. In that Illinois case, the cour t said the state could not require public sec tor employees to pay what are known as “agency fees” to their unions – the part of a union’s membership dues that cover the cost of collective barg aining.
In addition to their own findings, Bruno and IEPI’s Frank Manzo pointed to a Gallup survey released Aug. 30 that showed 71 percent of Americans approve of labor unions. That’s up from 64 percent before the pandemic and is the highest approval rate Gallup had recorded since 1965.
Overall, 13.9 percent of Illinois work
But unionization rates have been grow ing in the private sector, which was not affected by the Janus ruling, as more and more workers have begun to org anize in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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businessman Malcolm Crawford, one of the lead org anizers ofthe 5 K, said p lanning this year ’s race has b een pa rt icularly dif ficult.
Crawford” said seve r al ke y personnel in the 15th District p olice department, one ofthe event’s partner s, have move d to otherCrawfordpositions.said, d espite the difficulties, the race is still true to i ts o riginal i ntention, wh ich was to honor surv ivo rs on the West Side who have overcome all kind s ofdifficulties, pa rt icularly physical ailmentsCrawford said Wi ntrust Bank’s sponsorship was critical for the annual event.
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T he c ompany b ankrolled pe rm it f ees and other c osts, wh ich have skyrocketed the last“Thoseyear ofus who we re s ideline pl ay ers have had to move up to the top and do
the b est we c an to p ull this of f,” Crawford said. “But I’m excited. Rain or shine, the race will go on. ”
“Last year ’s event was p henomenal, ” he said. “Coming out ofCOVI D, we didn’t expect to have 550 p eople to c ome out. It was really nice. But this year has b een the most challenging year that we ’ve d one thi s.
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while back, I could walk my basement, front to back, and not get injured. I had done a really good jo of organizing it. But I, too, suf fer from America’s greatest af fliction. I buy too much stuf f, and the basement becomes the catch-all for it I admit it! I cannot pass up a bargain. Especially if it’s stuf f for the house, like building materials. And worst of all, I use the lo gic that since the majority of things I acquire are to fix up the house or to be utilized withi n the basement, once everything gets in stalled or put into its proper place, the basement will be neat and clean. But guess what? I can’ t get the basement in order until I get all the clutter out of it. So I’m in a catch-22.
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I momentarily thought about getting a storage unit. I see it’s one of the fastest-growing business sectors in Amer ica. Everywhere you go, old buildings or new buildings are being utilized as storage facilities. And people, because they don’ t want to get rid of their stuf f, are willing to pay a hundred bucks or more a month to store the treasure troves piled in it.
I was telling a friend the other day that I had ac quired all the clear plastic storage bins I needed in order to hold all the Christmas decorations I put out last year. Then it dawned on me. Within the next 8 to 10 weeks, I’ll be putting Christmas decorations out again. OMG!
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my lo gic is, “If I need it, I have it.” And that’s the reason I have so much stuf f. From Goodwill, to garage sales, estate sales, and clearance items at the stores, I’ve acquired so many things that I’ll have should I need it T he problem is, the older I get, the less I’m going to need it. So I’m going to challenge myself to begin shedding all the stuf f I have accumulated
The buildout of the new location is nearly 70% complete, Lambert said, adding that next steps will include rebuilding the storefront by knocking down the knee-high wall and re placing the glass
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Tab Ser vice Company moving into former home of Walles Music store in Galewood, buildout could be done by spring 2023
Vacant buildings tend to suck the energy out of a district, so Tab Service taking over the space will add vitality to the North Avenue district, Alexander said.
e former home of Walles
“We’re going to stay put,” Lambert said. “We’ve got some time left on our current lease, and then we’re going to make the move when everything’s not so chaotic.”
Lambert said he is an Oak Park resident, so he’s familiar with the area and thinks the move to Galewood will lead to even more business success because of the neighborhood
“We’ re looking for a change, and we want to have our own space and no longer be renters and start building some equity for the company,” Lambert said.
Vacant storefront, old home to record store, gets new tenant
“A lot of expensive condos are going up all around us,” Lambert said. “We lost our view of the skyline.”
The for mer Walles Music store had been located in Gale-
As renters owning a 62-year old business, Lambert, his fa ther and his aunt, who all manage the company, wanted to own a per manent space for their services
“If we’ve got hiring demands, I don’t think we would have a problem filling job slots,” Lambert said.
JAMIE O’TOOLE/Contributor Music at 6846 W. North Ave.
Tab Service, a family-owned company, started in 1960 as a bookkeeping service for businesses. As technology advanced, Tab Service evolved into a data-processing company for orga nizations with high-volume data operations.
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By JAMIE O’TOOLE Contributing Reporter
Matthew Lambert, the business development manager for Tab Service Company, said the firm is leaving its West Loop office after 21 years and moving to the for mer home of Walles Music store in Galewood, 6846 W. North Ave. He said the move should be completed by spring 2023.
Lambert said Tab Service will move out of the West Loop in the spring after their busiest season, tax season, which lasts from January to February.
Lambert said Tab’s services include tax form printing, re porting to the IRS, document scanning and survey data processing.Lambert said Tab didn’t renew the lease of their West Side location because they could no longer enjoy a view of Chicago’s skyline.
A data-processing company is planning to move into an old record store on the West Side
wood since 1968 but became vacant in 2014 following the death of Jay Walles, who was the second generation to manage the store. It has remained vacant for the last eight years, said Judith Alexander, chair of the North Avenue District Inc.
“The employees and customers who come to that location – they are prospective customers for the other businesses in our district,” Alexander said.
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Amaya Lindor, 12, Alyssa Lindor, 11, and Oceanna Tyler-Hudson, 14, were in the group that went to Ghana in August.
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GHANAGAIN
The GhanAg an Festival is named after Gone Ag ain Travel and Tours, the first Black-owned storefront travel agency on the West CrystalSideDyer, who owns Gone Ag ain and is the founder of CAYTA, said she’s a fir m believer in the power of travel as a way to educate and empower inner-city young people.During Saturday’s festival, some young people invited attendees to lear n the danc es that they had to lear n in preparation for their two-week trip to Ghana in August.
Amaya Lindor, 12, dances to a West African-inspired dance at the GhanAgain Festival on Sept. 10.
During Saturday’s event, attendees enjoyed the rhythmic sound of drums play ing as the Move Me Soul dance company conducted a Ghanaian-inspired dance workshopTheGhanian flag undulated in the bree ze as vendors displayed and sold various African items and clothes.
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“My experience in Ghana was amazing,” Tyler-Hudson said. “It was dif ferent and it’s nothing like it’s portrayed in the media at all. It’s a really nice place.”
Lindor said the trip to Ghana changed her worldview and upended many of the stereotypes she encounters about the countryDyer said those mental connections and new curiosities are the point of traveling outside of America.
“If you keep your child’s mind busy, they will keep out of trouble,” Dyer said.
Ghanaian inspired music wa s throughout the park dur ing the Sept. 10 festival, which also featured various Crvendors.ystalDyer, the founder of Chicago Austin Youth Travel Adventures and the ow ner of the Gone Again travel ag ency in Austin, on hand for the festiv ities on Sept. 10.
“We help get the kids of f the block and into the world,” Dyer said. “We want to get them out of the community, so we took some of them to Ghana in West Africa. Our CAYTA program provides mental health services and referral services for education. They can lear n about history. This is a history-driven program.”
African pride
That trip was made possible by CAYTA.
ere were dozens of people at the GhanAgain Festival at Austin Town Hall Park on Sept. 10.
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Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D and the Multi Project Labor Agreement are required on this and/oraBid.sionThe*****************************************Contract.aboveisanabbreviatedver-oftheNoticeInvitationtoAfullversionwhichincludesbriefdescriptionoftheprojectservicecanbefoundon
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The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals if deemed in the public’s best interest.
Materials Management > Contract Announcements. Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement and Materials Management by downloading online from the District’s website at www.mwrd.org (Doing Business > Procurement & Materials Management > Contract Announcements). No fee is required for the Contract Documents. Any questions regarding the downloading of the Contract Document should be directed to the following email: contractdesk@mwrd.org or call 312 751 6643. All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et.seq.), where it is stated in the Invitation to Bid Page.
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 Casepurpose.#20CH 577 I3202351
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).
Bidders are also required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.
OneCORPORATIONSouthWacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
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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).
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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).
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OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION RUSHMORE LOAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
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Voluntary Technical Pre Bid Conference: Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 10:00 am CST via ZOOM
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Sealed proposals, endorsed as above, will be submitted back to the District via an electronic upload to the Bonfire Portal only, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. (Chicago time), on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly as described in the Invitation to Bid by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or designee at 11:00 AM on the stated bid opening date below
FINANCIAL & INVESTMENTS, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; NOTICE21Defendants,CH2900OF
the District’s website, www.mwrd. org; the path is as follows: Doing Business > Procurement and
You236-SALEcanalso 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
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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
which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
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.
information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 20-092820.
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call Ms. Mary E. Spitz at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. (440) 572-1512. ILF2103010
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, October 11, 2022 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.
COLIN-v.-Plaintiff, C. BARRETT, CITY OF CHICAGO, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.
39202022DefendantsCH00475WHURON ST CHICAGO, IL 60624
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By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management Chicago, SeptemberIllinois14,2022PublishedinAustinWeekly 14, 2022
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY WILMINGTONDIVISIONSAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I MAURICE-v.-Plaintiff, 20820DefendantsORRCH577NORTHLAPORTE
INI3201983intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATIONTHECIRCUITCOURT
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.
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PUBLIC INVITATIONNOTICENOTICETOBID TO METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
UPPER DES PLAINES
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
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 6, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 7, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real Commonlyestate: known as 208 NORTH LAPORTE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL Property60644 Index No. 16-09-409-018The0000real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was Sale$326,643.34.terms:25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION CIVIC REAL ESTATES HOLDINGS III, JDvs.Plaintiff,LLC;HARPER
advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector
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CONTRACT 23 665 11
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 15, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 18, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real Commonlyestate: known as 3920 W HURON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60624
NOTICE OF SALE
CHICAGO, IL 60644
The0000real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund,
Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, K, and the Multi Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract. Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Neither the State of Illinois nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. The procurement will be subject to regulations contained in the Procedures for Issuing Loans from the Water Pollution Control Loan Program (35 IAC Part 365), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC 276a through 276a-5) as defined by the United States Department of Labor, the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570), Illinois Works Jobs Program Act (30 ILCS 559/20-1), and the federal “Build America, Buy America Act” requirements contained in the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. No. 117-58. This procurement is also subject to the loan recipient’s policy regarding the increased use of disadvantaged business enterprises. The loan recipient’s policy requires all bidders to undertake specified affirmative efforts at least sixteen (16) days prior to bid opening. The policy is contained in the specifications.
Forsales.information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630)
The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in 41 CFR 60-4.
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).
NOTE:TJSC#:CaseAttorneyAttorneyE-Mail:847-291-1717ILNotices@logs.comFileNo.20-092820Code.42168Number:20CH57742-3239PursuanttotheFair
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
You236-SALEcanalso visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015
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Technical Pre Bid Conference: Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 10:00 am CST via ZOOM Link Bid Opening: November 15, 2022
Commonly16-16-205-046-0000.knownas4908 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60644.
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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.eIllinoisHuman Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. is newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
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).
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.
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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.
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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.
CollectionNOTE:TJSC#:CaseAttorneyAttorneyAttorneyE-Mail:630-794-5300pleadings@il.cslegal.comFileNo.14-21-03034ARDCNo.00468002Code.21762Number:2021CH0478042-2826PursuanttotheFairDebtPracticesAct,youare
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 17, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real Commonlyestate: known as 1842 S SAINT LOUIS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL Property60623 Index No. 16-23-408-036The0000real estate is improved with a 1 to 4 family residential .
KELLEY KRONENBERG 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600 Chicago IL, CollectionNOTE:TJSC#:Case15110Attorneyberg.comE-Mail:312-216-882860601ileservice@kelleykronen-FileNo.02107227-TVCNumber:2022CH0054242-3284PursuanttotheFairDebtPracticesAct,youare
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OneCORPORATIONSouthWacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 18, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 20, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real Commonlyestate: known as 2738 W MONROE STREET, CHICAGO, IL Property60612 Index No. 16-13-200-024The0000real estate is improved with a Saleresidence.terms: 25% down of the high-
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SHARON-v.-Plaintiff, JACKSON-DIXON, RICKETTA WASHINGTON, RONALD JACKSON, SAMUEL JACKSON, FELICIA JACKSONOKOH, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WILLIE J. JACKSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, SHARON JACKSON-DIXON AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE J. JACKSON, DECEASED 27382021DefendantsCH04780WMONROE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60612
OneCORPORATIONSouthWacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
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 I3202635purpose.
You236-SALEcanalso 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
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The judgment amount was
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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 Forsales.information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630)
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COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION TVC FUNDING IV, LLC CHICAGO-v.-Plaintiff, STAY, INC, DOLLIE HUMPHREY A/K/A DOLLIE MAE HUMPHREY, AS GUARANTOR 18422022DefendantsCH00542SSAINTLOUIS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623
Sale$281,799.78.terms:100% of the bid amount shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS
Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.
The property will NOT be open for
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You236-SALEcanalso visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
est bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the 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.
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 Casepurpose.#2021 CH 04780
Forsales.information, contact KELLEY KRONENBERG Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 2168828. Please refer to file number 02107227 - TVC 15110.
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.
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).
attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that Casepurpose.#2022 CH 00475
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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
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