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Healy’s Westside manager FOIA’d residents’ emails Mark Hosty submitted request to county clerk on Feb. 7

By NONA TEPPER

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he bar manager responsible for filing three nuisance questions that clogged an upcoming election ballot also filed a Freedom of Information Act request to the Cook County Clerk’s Office, asking for the emails and job qualifications of a husband and wife in town, according to information obtained by the Forest Park Review through a FOIA request.

Mark Hosty, a River Forest resident, former Forest Park village commissioner and manager of Healy’s Westside, FOIA’d the Cook County Clerk’s Office on Feb. 7 for all emails between resident Nick Ardinger and his wife, Jessica Rinks, who works in the elections division at the County Clerk.

He also asked for the job posting and qualifications related to her position. In an email, Rinks said that having officials at work go through her emails as part of a FOIA request has been “truly unfortunate and stressful.”

“I take public service very seriously,” she wrote in an email to the Review. “I abide by all professional standards and ethics at the Cook County Clerk’s office. I’m a consummate professional and I don’t like the accusation that I am using my position inappropriately. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

In response to his FOIA, Hosty received four emails between the couple, all discussing a forwarded invitation from Clerk David Orr to participate in the 2017 Chicago Pride Parade. Half of the email excerpt between the couple reads: See HOSTY on page 16

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A’Mya Robinson attempts to climb a shaky ladder on a bounce house on Friday, Aug. 17, during the Proviso BackTo-School Bash outside of Proviso Math and Science Academy on Roosevelt Road in Forest Park. See more photos on page 11.

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Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

Musical about a famous bomb doesn’t bomb

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he Haymarket tragedy holds a special place in the hearts of many Forest Parkers. That’s why four of us went to see Haymarket: A New Folk Musical, which is being staged by the Underscore Theatre Company at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. The 12-member cast is multi-talented. They play an array of instruments. They sing and dance and deliver stirring speeches.

Wearing period costumes and playing down-home instruments like the washboard, the cast evokes the spirit of the times with their folk songs.

Director Nick Thornton said, “We focus on the characters as people,” Nick said. “We can identify with them because every generation has its own struggles.”

The struggle at the time of Haymarket was for the 8-hour work day. The opening scenes show the group of anarchists, led by Albert Parsons, celebrating after they organized a peaceful pro-labor demonstration. They are mostly young idealists and their fervor can be felt as they sing about their movement. There is a shadow of violence, though, when Louis Lingg sings about “Lady Dynamite.”

Lingg was the youngest of the group and the most hot-headed. “We human-

ized Lingg,” Nick said, “and developed his outsider status.”

The ultimate insider is Lucy Parsons who provides the emotional core of the play. She is a revolutionary Earth mother, who longs for a more active role with the anarchists.

Another key character is August Spies. He uses his newspaper to spread the movement’s message. Spies is not much of a speaker but his printed words are powerful. It was partly his idea to print the notorious leaflet that called on workers to arm themselves for the Haymarket gathering.

The meeting was to protest police violence, which had caused the deaths of several strikers at the McCormick Reaper plant. Albert Parsons was determined to use only non-violent forms of protest, but his wife took a more militant stance.

The Haymarket meeting started out peacefully. As soon as police arrived, though, an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb into their ranks. Lingg dismissed it as the act of an amateur. But the explosion shook the nation and led to a crackdown on the anarchists. The second half of the musical portrays how the state took revenge against the movement’s leaders, many of whom were not present at the time of the bombing.

JOHN RICE

Spies is not

much of a speaker but his printed words are powerful.

The cast gives heart-wrenching performances exploring how they suffered under the authorities. Their trial is staged like the farce it became. After being sentenced to death, the defendants were permitted to give speeches. The formerly tongue-tied Spies delivers a marathon speech, captured in the song, “Keep on Talking, August Spies.”

As for the execution of Spies and his comrades, “Staging a hanging on stage was a challenge,” Nick said. They came up with an ingenious way of showing it. Ingenuity is on display throughout the show, as actors use their instruments as props. Finally, the executed are laid to rest in Forest Park. Lucy Parsons reports that the procession grew as they made their way to the cemetery.

The musical is heart-breaking at the end but shows that Lucy had lost none of her fire. At the conclusion, a cast member made an emotional appeal to the audience to spread the word about Haymarket.

“They love each other and they love performing the play,” Nick said. Their run was just extended until Sept. 16. There are even plans for a production of “Haymarket” in London. “It’s still topical, unfortunately,” Nick said. All the more reason for us, who live near the hallowed ground of the Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument, to go see it.

■■John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

D209 board adopts bond resolutions Move designed to help raise cash, refund outstanding bonds

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

During a regular meeting on Aug. 14, the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 school board voted unanimously to adopt two resolutions related to the issuance of up to $16.5 million in general obligation limited tax bonds.

The bond issuance is designed to increase the district’s working cash fund in order to help pay for capital improvements and to refund the remaining $14 million of $24 million in outstanding bonds that were issued in 2008.

During the Aug. 14 meeting, officials said that the bond issuance will not result in increased taxes.

Earlier this year, district officials said that the move to refinance the $24 million in outstanding bonds was designed to take advantage of lower interest rates that would result in substantial savings and more cash on hand to pay for capital investments like the long-term master facilities plan.

District officials also said that the refinancing could possibly result in a higher credit rating for the district.

In August, the district announced that D209 received an upgraded bond rating from Standard & Poor. The rating increased from A to A+.

CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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REVIEW Staff Reporter Nona Tepper Contributing Reporters Tom Holmes, John Rice, Bob Skolnik, Jackie Glosniak, Robert J. Lifka Columnists Alan Brouilette, Jill Wagner, Tom Holmes, John Rice, Jackie Schulz Senior Editor Bob Uphues IT Manager/Web Developer Mike Risher

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Correction In the opinion article, “We need a positive behavior system for adults,” the Forest Park Review incorrectly identified a political group responsible for sending fearbased campaign material. The correct name for the political group identified on these fliers was “Citizens United for Forest Park.” We regret the error.

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Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

Local Boy Scout troop starts girls den Troop 107 will have a new, girls-only pack in early September

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

News that's close to home

Forest Park Troop 107 will soon add a girls-only troop.

Last year, the Boy Scouts of America rolled out their “Scouts BSA” program, which allows the younger Cub Scouts to offer girlsonly troops as a way to provide families more group options and increase membership. In January 2019, Scouts BSA will officially launch girls-only troops for the older Boy Scouts. Troop 107 is an early adopter of the program, and plans to start their new, girls-only pack in early September.

“Girls Scouts is a fantastic organization, they’ve been around like 106 years, they are a great group,” said Matthew Brown, scoutmaster for Troop 107. “We’re just trying to create an additional option for girls. Every troop is a little different; one might be a better fit or the other meeting schedule dates might not work out. I just want to get as many people involved in Scouts as I can.”

St. John Lutheran Church in Forest Park

has agreed to be the chartering organization for the new girls troop and will provide the physical space for the den to meet and to vet adult leaders.

“I think it’s a good thing. I think Girl Scouts is also a fine organization. So I don’t think it’s so much a matter of competing between the organizations,” said Pastor Leonard Payton. “If you consider a family that has both boys and girls in it, well sometimes just the scheduling issues will make it more convenient for the family to do one or the other.”

Brown said this year the girls troop will likely do things in tandem with the boys den, like attending Northwestern University’s STEM and Sports Day, going horseback riding and “getting outdoors as much as we can.” Last year, the troop camped in Rock Cut State Park in western Illinois, Apple River Canyon in the northwest part of the state, and took an extended camping trip to Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Brown said the 24-person troop embraces the scout-led model of leadership and that

those elected to higher office in the den will meet this week to plan events for the coming year.

“Our job is to guide them in what they want to do, and help them figure out how to do it,” Brown said.

About half the scouts are Forest Park residents; the other half live in other communities, such as Oak Park, Brookfield, and River Forest.

The group is looking for members, as well as a new, preferably female, scoutmaster to lead the girls group. Those interested in leading or joining the new pack should email forestparktroop107@gmail.com.

“I got a daughter who has sat there and watched me for the last six years do this with her older brothers; she is the right age for it and is incredibly excited to be joining up,” Brown said. “I have fantastic kids; they are young adults who, to watch them grow in their maturity, in their leadership, as individuals — it’s what keeps me going with scouting.”

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Cocina de los Lobos closes

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

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ADIOS: Cocina de los Lobos chefs rolled their last burrito in the store on Aug. 9.

After more than a decade on Madison Street, Cocina de los Lobos closed on Aug. 9, merging its menu and staff with that at Healy's Westside, according to a Healy's employee.

Cocina de los Lobos is owned by Mark Hosty, a River Forest resident, former Forest Park village commissioner and manager of Healy's. Hosty bought the building that Healy's and the now-shuttered Cocina reside in for $170,000 in July 2006, according to Cook County property records.

"It's been a little bit slower and [Hosty] had been talking about it for a while and so we finally just did it," said an employee at Healy's, who declined to be named.

Healy's now serves the fajitas, quesadillas and, of course, margaritas Cocina was known for. The website for Cocina is down, and its old phone number redirects to Healy's.

Hosty did not respond to an interview request. The property, 7321 Madison St., is being marketed by @properties but, as of press time, there was not yet an available listing. Representatives from @properties did not respond to interview requests.

CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

Author zeroes in on dark sky parks in latest novel Lori Rader-Day will hold upcoming reading at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore

By SIOBHAN NEELA-STOCK Contributing Reporter

Dark sky parks are Lori Rader-Day’s latest fascination.

The Chicago mystery author’s newest novel, “Under a Dark Sky,” is inspired by the Headlands International Dark Sky Park in Mackinaw City, Michigan. Rader-Day is scheduled to read part of her novel and answer questions at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St., 11 a.m. on Aug. 25.

The fiction writer isn’t the type to bore her audience – she plans to read from her book for a few minutes and spend most of the session in discussion with participants. RaderDay also pointed out that the bookstore is the only mysteryspecific bookstore in the Chicago area and said these types of bookstores are disappearing.

Rader-Day said she has always been interested in constellations but she doesn’t consider herself a “serious stargazer.” But her publishing agent did notice that, out of all her ideas for her next book, she seemed the most excited about the one set in a dark sky park.

These parks restrict light pollution which allows viewers to enjoy a starry night as nature originally intended. Homer Glen, Illinois is the first village to be recognized as a Dark Sky Community in the state and is just a 35-minute drive from Forest Park.

But correctly identifying Ursa Major and other constellations isn’t what Rader-Day wants her readers to get out of

her book.

“The story is really about a person who is stuck in her life and wants to get back into moving forward,” Rader-Day said.

Eden, the main character, escapes to a dark sky park to deal with her grief after her husband dies. She soon finds herself one suspect of many when a dead body is discovered at the park.

The book isn’t based off of Rader-Day or anyone she knows. But it is based off one of her fears.

The Indiana native isn’t afraid of the dark but she is afraid of losing her husband.

“I think when we love somebody it makes us very vulnerable to the loss of that person so I wanted to write about that,” Rader-Day said.

The award-winning author didn’t initially set out to write mystery novels. But this changed after Rader-Day attended the Midwest Writers’ Workshop in Angola, Indiana in 2008.

An instructor there placed her in a mystery writing group after reading one of her short stories.

“As far as I know I wasn’t writing a mystery…the teacher of that group said, there’s a crime in the first 15 pages…and if you are going to solve that crime, it’s possible that you’re writing a mystery novel,” Rader-Day said.

Rader-Day’s short stories garnered some attention even before she became a well-known mystery author. The fiction author Jodi Picoult selected one of Rader-Day’s stories as the grand prize winner of Good Housekeeping’s first fiction

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DARK SKY PARK: Chicago author Lori Rader-Day will appear at Centuries & Sleuths on Aug. 25.

contest.

Although, the budding author never met Picoult she did receive a “very nice email from her.”

Unlike many first-time authors, Rader-Day’s first book, “The Black Hour,” was an instant hit. She won the 2015 Anthony Award for Best First Novel and was also a finalist for the 2015 Mary Higgins Clark Award.

The publishing process for her first novel wasn’t as difficult as Rader-Day had envisioned.

“I don’t want to say [it was] easy, but it was definitely not the uphill climb that I had expected to get

an agent,” Rader-Day said.

It wasn’t only finding a publishing agent quickly that contributed to her success. Rader-Day spent one year and a half writing her first draft of “The Black Hour” and then worked for another year on revisions.

“I think the inclination is as soon as you got a first draft to start sending it out and seeing if you can get it published... but if you can spend a little more time making sure the book is as good as it can be you’re much more likely to get the help to get it published more quickly,” Rader-Day said.

The five-time author is already working on her next novel but can’t say too much about it. It does, however, have a “true crime element to it,” the author said.

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Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

A long, international road to home From Thailand to Chicago, mother and daughter make it home to St. Paul’s

By TOM HOLMES

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ou might say that Marisha Truong and her mother Christine Tupaz have finally arrived home after the bumpy, international, decades-long journey they’ve taken together.

Christine, born a citizen of the Philippines, was living in Manila with her Thai husband Surachai Chareonvooti when they decided in 1986 that, although she was ninemonths pregnant, Christine would fly to Chicago for a family event and give birth there, so that her daughter Marisha would be a natural born citizen.

Marisha was born in the U.S. The mother and daughter stayed with in-laws until Marisha reached seven-months old and her father Surachai brought them to Pattaya, Thailand.

They then spent the next 17 years there, with Marisha growing up with the Thai language and learning English from her mother who, as all Filipino children did in those days, learned to speak English in school.

In 2004, her parents broke up. Marisha remembers it as a very dark time in her life, with her and her mother Christine eventually deciding to move to America to start a new life together. The two packed two suitcases full of clothing, and travelled to their new home with very little money. Marisha’s brothers and sisters responded to her request for help by pitching in to support the pair in their transition.

“Coming to Chicago was a big culture shock,” she said. “I had to leave everyone I had ever loved. I was at the lowest point in my life.”

Compounding the stress is that Christine was going through a deep depression. Ginger, her 30-year-old daughter from a previous marriage and who was living in the U.S., brought her to an Asian social services agency where a psychiatrist was able to provide medical care.

But that episode brought back painful memories of a hospitalization in the Philippines when, not only did no one visit her during her stay but, when she was able to go home,

her husband brought his mistress there. “I was mentally tortured,” Christine said as she looked back on those days.

Christine’s depression rubbed off on her daughter.

“I blamed myself a lot for not being able to take care of her, for not being a good daughter,” she said, adding with tears in her eyes. “I was really lost. I guess I was just hoping for a home.”

The two supported one another through the painful time.

Then, in 2014 Marisha met Pastor Pongsak Limthongviratn and Matha Janthapaiboon at a club in Lombard, where they played badminton together. Pastor Pongsak and Matha invited her to come by St. Paul Thai Lutheran Church in Forest Park where they play badminton after dinner on Sunday evenings.

Marisha accepted the invitation because she loved playing badminton. But what kept Marisha coming back to the white stucco church on Dixon St. was not the talk about religion. She explained, “The Thai people didn’t talk about religion at all. I started to feel very comfortable at the church.

I had never met people who seemed so sincere, so loving. I remember wanting to be part of it. It felt almost like home.”

Eventually Marisha started coming to the worship services before dinner and the badminton games.

One of the people she formed a close relationship with was Sirinya Bunchusanong, or Pup. The two formed a sister-like bond, and Pup would always try to cheer up Marisha when she was feeling depressed.

“She would never push religion on me but would tell me Bible stories which I enjoyed,” she said. “We would play Christian songs on the guitar together. One night while we were in Denver on a ski trip she asked me if I wanted to receive Christ, and I said, ‘Yes, if you will help me.’”

Marisha converted to Christianity. She also, of course, invited her mother to join her on Sunday afternoons at the Thai church. “Every time I attend worship here,” said Christine, “I feel compassion and the teaching of the Bible so deeply in my heart.”

The way Marisha and Christine articulate the change

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LONG TRIP: From Thailand to Forest Park, mother and daughter have stayed together. they’ve experienced is to say that they have converted from being Catholic to being Christian, and so, even though they were baptized as infants, they were both baptized again as adults, mother and daughter together, at St. Paul Thai Lutheran Church in 2015.

All has not been perfect for Christine and Marisha since that day. Christine has spent some time back in the hospital, but her daughter declared, “I don’t have depression any more. I’m healed. I’ve been restored by the blood of Christ.”

Eventually, Marisha joined a band as the lead singer. One evening, she met Giau Minh Truong, a refugee from Vietnam and photographer who was taking pictures of the band.

The two were married in 2016. Last year, they had their first son, who was eventually baptized at the church. They plan to teach him Tagalog, Thai, English and Vietnamese languages, and raise him at St. Paul’s.

“The feeling I get at St. Paul Thai,” said Christine, “changed my life and the life of my daughter. We keep on coming because of everybody and especially the Lord.”

D91 board approves computer network update $22,000 purchase includes quick data recovery solution

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Forest Park District 91 school board members unanimously approved the purchase of a new online data storage and retention service at a board of education meeting on Aug. 9.

Members approved spending $22,115 total on a Unitrends Recovery Backup Appliance, which transfers D91’s data nightly to a storage device; three-year technical support service; one-year subscription license for Unitrends Forever Cloud Retention service, which stores D91’s data off-site; and Unitrends Fast Upload On-Premise Solution from IT Savvy.

“If there were some disaster where we had to have data recovered, what this solution provides is that Unitrends would take all our backup data, put it on a disk and then send it to a server,” Ed Brophy, assistant superintendent of operations, said of the fast upload solution at the board meeting.

“If we didn’t have a solution, the amount of time it would take to recover all that data, we would be at their mercy in terms of schedule and availability. So we’re paying for an expedited service if we ever need it,” he added.

IT Savvy’s offer of Unitrends technology was the cheapest of the two proposals D91 received, the other coming from CDW Gov-

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Forest Park District 91 Administrative Building ernment, Brophy said. IT Savvy is also the vendor that supplied D91 teachers and personnel with new laptops in June.

D91 currently uses Unitrends’ technical support service, which is expiring this year, he said. He mentioned the district is only asking for a one-year subscription to the cloud retention service, since they don’t know how much data they’re going to use.

“We didn’t want to pay for multiple years

if we didn’t need the amount of space,” Brophy said at the meeting.

During the September board meeting, Brophy said he is going to request to replace computer servers in the administrative building and at the Forest Park Middle School “for a slightly higher dollar amount.”

He said D91 has budgeted for both this request, as well as the upcoming request.

CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

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Aug. 22 - 29

BIG WEEK Garage Galleries The Garage Galleries art walk celebrates its fifth, and biggest, year, from 2 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 25 with 16 garages and more than 40 artists featured. “It’s been amazing to find out how many artists there are in Forest Park that no one even knew. I want to say there’s probably been at least 60 to 80 people in Forest Park who’ve come out of the woodwork,” said Lin Beribak, a member of the planning committee who will be showcasing her watercolor paintings in one of the garages. From painting to pottery to wearable art, the show will highlight the work of fine artists and artisans, including 16 locals, such as Kimberly Adami-Hasegawa, who runs the Galaxie Safari greeting card business. The planning committee said they expect about 500 people to attend the walk, with garages clustered from 122 Elgin to 1508 Marengo. Attendees can pick up printed maps of the garage route the day of the event at Creativita, 7512 Madison St., or visit the website at tinyurl.com/GarageGalleries for online versions of the maps.

Lucky Diaz Concert and Fall Storytime Open House

Movies in the Park Grab a blanket, snacks and enjoy a free screening of “Coco” at Aug. 24 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St. Movies will begin at dusk, between 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Concessions will be available for purchase.

Opportunity Knocks Classic Softball Tournament Attend the 12th annual Opportunity Knocks Charity Softball tournament from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St.

Legally Blonde

Forest Park Virtual Cemetery Tour Join officials from the Forest Park Public Library for a virtual tour of the village’s cemeteries led by Kenneth J. Knack, author of Forest Park, IL from the Images of America series. Knack will explain cemetery history and tell the stories of notable people who are part of them.

Talk runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 at 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Yoga for Everyone Instructor Mari Morales will teach those 15 and older the basics of yoga from 10 to 11 a.m. every Monday through Aug. 24 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St.

Enjoy a special concert by musician Lucky Diaz, meet the storytime staff at the Forest Park Public Library and speak to representatives from local children’s organizations. Library officials will accept diaper and pull-up donations for Sarah’s Inn at the concert. Appropriate for ages 5 and under. Fun runs from 2 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 25 at 7555 Jackson Blvd.

The travelling seniors of Forest Park will head to Paramount Theater in Aurora on Sept. 5 to see Legally Blonde, a musical about a woman who rises to the challenge of becoming a lawyer, all while looking fabulous. Lunch at The Paramount is included. A cash bar will be available at the theater. Cost is $85 for residents, $89 for non-residents. Reservations required. Please call the Howard Mohr Community Center at 708-771-7737 to sign up.

Ribfest Enjoy music and ribs at the village’s annual Ribfest, which will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the Forest Park Picnic Grove, 7824 W. Madison St.

Tennis Instructors from Skyline Athletes Staff will teach those 14 and older the basics of tennis from 10 to 11 a.m. every Saturday through Aug. 23 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St.

WordPress for Entrepreneurs Whether you want to build a brochure site, launch a new startup, sell products online, join staff at the Forest Park Public Library for a demo on why WordPress is the leading website platform for small businesses. Talk runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 at 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Pig Roast Pig out at the ninth Pig Roast benefitting the TK Camp Fund, a fundraiser for children who suffer from Crohn’s Disease and Colitis. $40 ticket buys unlimited food and drinks.

Visit tkfampfund.com for more information or to make a donation. Party runs from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sept.

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Home Team Basketball Training The Park District of Forest Park is bringing back its basketball class every Sunday, from Sept. 9 to Oct. 28. Classes available for ages 6 to 14. Cost $60 residents; $70 nonresidents. Visit pdofp.org for more information.

CALENDAR EVENTS ■ As you’ve likely noticed, our Calendar has changed to Big Week.

Fewer items, higher profile. If you would like your event to be featured here, please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday before it needs to be published. We can’t publish everything, but we’ll do our best to feature the week’s highlights.

Email calendar@wjinc.com.

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Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

After 13 years, book club invites author to attend

CLOSE READING: The St. Bernardine’s book club celebrated author Tony Romano’s work with him.

Tony Romano talks about his book with the St. Bernardine’s book club

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Author Tony Romano met with members of the St. Bernardine’s book club on Aug. 12

to discuss his latest work, Where My Body Ends and the World Begins, a novel that deals with a young man’s guilt over surviving, and possibly setting, the fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago in

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lium Press published the book, which is a fictional work based on the actual December 1958 blaze that changed school fire codes nationwide.

“They were very perceptive readers, very careful readers,” Romano said of the group.

“You could tell right away from their comments and their questions, they got it, they understood it. They really listen well to each other. You could tell they had been together for a long time, just how comfortable they were with each other. There wasn’t a lot of talking over each other that sometimes you see.”

Romano was the first author to meet with the St. Bernardine’s group, after more than 13 years together. The group talked for about an hour and a half, asking Romano questions about the plot, character development and other perspectives while being served small plates inspired by the novel — bread with strawberry jam, orange slices, Italian cookies and wine, of course.

Lin Beribak, one of nine club members, said attendees read a few chapters of the book to make sure they liked his mystery novel before inviting Romano to the group.

She noted that some of the members lived in the Chicago area when the fire broke out and remember its impact on the community. Several of the students who went through the experience ended up moving to Forest Park.

“It totally took over the news,” Beribak said. “I was in first grade and I definitely remember the stories on TV. There’s a couple of people who are older than I am and absolutely remember the next day going to school, the teacher crying about it, telling the kids what happened.”

The St. Bernardine’s book club is now all women but, at least 13 years ago when it started, there were a few male members.

“When we read Pride and Prejudice, that’s when the guys dropped out,” Beribak said.

Over the years, members have come and gone — with a core group of four who have stayed the entire time — and Beribak said the experience of picking up books they wouldn’t normally read, and learning about groups different from theirs, has held the club together.

“We respect each other’s opinions. To sit and listen to one another, even though we don’t agree with their opinion of the book, we can understand their perspective on it,” Beribak said. “I think that contributes to its longevity.”

Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, along with the Forest Park Public Library, carry Where My Body Ends and the World Begins.

It is the fourth book by Romano.

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Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

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Flipping out for analogue Bespoke flipbooks brings short videos to life

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Books, records, even print publications – OK, perhaps that last one is wishful thinking – are coming back in vogue, but video has never been an analogue form of media, so how is that supposed to work?

One company has figured out a way.

Put down your cell phones and your laptop computers, because the next big viral video might just come from a good old-fashioned flipbook.

For those raised on YouTube and Instagram, flipbooks are animated images generated through a small book of photos or drawings you flip through to replicate a moving image.

Dexter Cura, owner of Forest Park’s Escape Factor escape room, 7228 Madison St., has been making flipbooks for years.

He recently brought his mobile flipbook maker to Oak Park Public Library for a free demonstration at the Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours event.

Cura said the flipbook mini-studio shoots seven seconds of video and creates a 60-page flipbook on the spot. The whole process takes about a minute, he said.

Flipbook fans can also send in a digital file and have it converted to analogue for $12.

Cura started the company as a photobooth rental service in California about nine years ago. The photo booth could be rented for weddings, parties and other events, but a couple of years into it, he started making flipbooks.

Cura recently sold his California-based company, The Laugh Box, but has begun renting out a mobile mini-flipbook studio here in Chicago under the name Bespoke Flipbooks.

“I started this thinking I was going to stick with the online service where people send in the videos, but then I realized there is a big market for entertainment and party favors for events,” Cura said.

Renting the flipbook studio runs $1,295 for two hours and can produce about 60 flipbooks an hour. Any more time after that will cost $300 an hour.

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HOOKED ON FLIPBOOKS: In addition to owning the Escape Room, Dexter Cura turns Youtube videos into flipbooks.

“If a party has a large guest count, we would recommend extra time,” Cura said.

Those purchasing flipbooks online can choose from a variety of custom covers and grommets that hold the flipbooks together,

Cura said.

More information about Bespoke Flipbooks is available on the company’s website at bespokeflipbooks.com.

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Lost gun recovered after hit-and-run Police arrived at 11:04 p.m. on the 1100 block of Hannah, Aug. 13, responding to a call about a hit-and-run accident. When they arrived, they learned that after his Infiniti struck another car, the driver jumped out and fled through the alley between Circle and Hannah. When they searched the Infiniti, police found cannabis, a bottle of cognac and an open handgun box with no gun inside.

A motorist on the 7200 block of North Roosevelt then flagged down police, saying he saw a man running in the alley between the 1100 blocks of Marengo and Elgin. Officers searched the alley and found Michael Sims, of Westchester, hiding behind garbage cans.

Sims ran west through a yard on the 1100 block of Marengo and eventually tried to enter a garage. Police told him to stop and show them his hands, but he ignored them and opened the door to the garage. Officers asked Sims again and he complied. They searched him and found $740 cash, two phones but no gun.

Sims told police he threw the handgun in some bushes. After searching the area, police found the gun. Sims received a felony charge for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, leaving the scene of an accident, possession of cannabis, failure to reduce speed, driving on the sidewalk, and failure to give information after striking an unattended vehicle.

Officers find heroin and two kids in car Police arrived at 7:12 p.m. on Aug. 18 at Thornton’s Gas Station and found a man and woman digging through a parked car.

The officer got out of his car, walked toward them and saw the man stuff a rolled up bag into his pocket.

While talking to police, the couple started shaking. Then the officer noticed a 6-year-old and 2-year-old girl sitting in the back of the car.

The man admitted to carrying heroin, a hypodermic needle and cooker in his pocket.

The woman told police she had just been picked up from Gateway Addiction Center in Chicago, and said she had no idea the man had heroin on him. “You said you were just buying weed,” she yelled at the man.

Police reached out to the children’s biological father to inform him of the incident, and told the woman to expect a call from the Department of Children and Family Services. Since she had no contraband on her, she was released with her daughters.

The man told police he met the woman through Narcotics Anonymous, and that afternoon she asked him to drive her to Chicago to buy some weed. Instead he bought $100 worth of heroin.

He was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Car stolen from 7-11 A man’s Buick was stolen from 7-11 at 4:52 a.m. on Aug. 19. The victim said he left his car running while he went inside 205 Harlem to make a quick purchase.

BB-gun shot Between 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 and 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, someone shot two double-paned windows in the 100 block of Harlem. According to the police report, it looked as though the windows were shot with a BB or pellet gun.

Burglars lift license plate Sometime between 2:30 and 8 p.m. on Aug. 13, someone stole a license plate from a Hyundai parked on the 1000 block of Desplaines.

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4:45 p.m. on Aug. 13 and 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 14, someone scratched a Nissan parked on the 7300 block of Circle, the scratch running the length of the car.

■■Sometime between 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 11 and 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, someone keyed a Ford Fusion parked on the 7400 block of Madison.

Juveniles try to break into Altenheim Police found cannabis on two juveniles trying to break into the Altenheim property at 4:37 p.m. on Aug. 15.

Officers received calls of drinking and a disturbance at 7824 Madison St. When they arrived, they found two 16-year-olds trying to enter the abandoned building through a wood panel. Officers searched the boys and found suspected cannabis on them. They were cited for trespassing, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Aug. 13-19, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

Compiled by Nona Tepper

Tip hotline Anyone with information regarding the cases mentioned in this report, or on another matter, is encouraged to contact the Forest Park police department’s hotline at 708-615-6239.

Information may be left anonymously.

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Back to School Bash 1. Children shoot hoops on Friday, Aug. 17, during the Proviso Back-ToSchool Bash outside of Proviso Math and Science Academy on Roosevelt Road in Forest Park.

2. The Marching Pirates perform for attendees.

3. Ron Anderson watches a thrown ball as he sits at the dunk tank.

4. The Proviso East High School Pirate cheerleaders perform for attendees.

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an the efforts to stymie opponents of video gaming in Forest Park get any more repulsive?

Last week the Review reported in print on the Facebook tirade of sitting Commissioner Tom Mannix against the wives of two vocal gaming foes, women who have played no public role in this worthy debate.

Last Thursday, the Review posted the update that the emails used by Mannix to completely, unfairly slime one of those women, a professional employee of the Cook County Clerk, were obtained via a FOIA request by Mark Hosty, a current Forest Park bar manager, a former village commissioner, the person who repeatedly blocked a binding vote on gaming by clogging earlier ballots with nonsense referendums, and, by the way, Mannix’s partner in a real estate venture.

And did we mention that Mannix completely distorted the content of those emails in his Facebook vilification of this couple? Their exchange had nothing to do with video gaming but instead referenced participating with the clerk’s office in a gay pride parade.

Here we have two elected officials, one current, one repudiated for reelection by voters, aggressively and publicly turning against Forest Park residents, and now their spouses, only because those citizens exercised their right to oppose a government action involving video gaming.

At last week’s village council meeting, Mayor Anthony Calderone, who brought these two miscreants to of office, mildly slapped Mannix’s wrist but then played the notorious false equivalency card by suggesting that venal campaign flyers from earlier years somehow justified current actions.

The equivalence we’d point out is that, during Calderone’s overlong tenure as mayor, it’s Forest Park’s politics that have gone into the gutter. The specter of our national political shame has parallels in our hometown. That’s pathetic and it starts with Anthony Calderone.

Hello, bar owners

Suppose you own a bar or restaurant in Forest Park.

You’ve added video gaming and it has plumped your bottom line while not offending the regulars. Likely means you want local voters to allow gaming to continue when it comes to a binding vote in November.

So why are you sitting by silently and letting your hardwon reputations be brought low by the likes of Healy’s Mark Hosty, who hasn’t met a political dirty trick that he hasn’t embraced, or mega-bar owner Marty Sorice, who has turned Facebook into scorched earth. We’ll give leeway to O’Sullivan’s James Watts, who has played legal hardball but at least stayed in legal lanes.

Seventy days until an election that will potentially impact your business. Who among you is going to step up and repudiate the tactics and the tone of these seeming leaders of your local industry? We’ve said before that there is a case to be made in Forest Park for video gaming if only someone would make it respectfully and not at the expense of a worthy opposition.

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Polarization and comfort zones

few weeks ago I watched two women dressed in black from head to toe playing with their young children in the shallow end of the Forest Park pool.

I assumed they were Muslim, but I was too self-conscious to ask.

What I also remember feeling is admiration for these women whom everyone else couldn’t help but notice.

I know what it’s like to stick out. Whenever I’m in Thailand I’m conscious of sometimes being the only farang (white guy) in the neighborhood. The same is true at other times when I don’t look like everyone else.

But these two women seemed to be having a great time with their kids in the water. They seemed to be so at ease, almost oblivious to the fact that the couple hundred others in the pool were dressed in a lot less clothing and had a lot more skin showing.

When I was a boy in the 1950s, the narrative we were taught was that America is a melting pot, that all of us, except Native Americans, came to this country as immigrants with different languages, religions and customs, but we assimilated or kind of melted together into “Americans.”

The narrative began to change in the 1960s. The metaphor gradually replacing the melting pot was that of the tossed salad, i.e. one salad with each ingredient retaining its own characteristics and identity.

So here were these two Muslim women. Call them the carrots or the tomatoes in the salad that day. They both stuck out and fit in at the same time. But the more I thought about it, I recalled that on the same day I saw two very pregnant women wearing bikinis and several WSSRA clients doing their own behavioral thing — call them the cucumbers and croutons — in that same pool/ salad without anyone thinking they did not belong.

And here I was trudging toward the lap lanes with my walker. Years ago now, the first time I used my walker at the pool, I felt like everyone was looking at me. When you are a new ingredient in the tossed salad, there’s always going to be the “first time.” There will always be the first time you get thrown into the salad bowl and the other ingredients have to decide if your presence is OK with them.

On Aug. 12, many people, especially in our nation’s capital, were anxious that a Charlottesville-like tragedy would

be repeated when white supremacists demonstrated. Turns out, only 25 of them showed up. Seems to me that our national salad is learning to let new ingredients be themselves while blending rather than melting in.

Those Muslim women, dressed in black from head to toe, were taking the biggest risk that day at the pool — at least at first — but thanks to an evolving narrative in this little town, no one — except maybe me — thought it was a big deal.

When I came to town in 1982, having black and white kids together in the pool was a big deal. It was the new normal. Now it’s just the normal.

Several years ago, I decided to take one small step in building bridges instead of walls by going to have what’s left of my hair cut at a black barbershop.

I was self-conscious about being the only white guy in the place. Now I’m just Tom. I’m also a white guy, a Lutheran, and a Cubs fan.

Jeff, the owner, doesn’t expect me to be like him. We do share a lot in common, which helps us connect, but it’s our differences that we share in the stories we tell each other that makes the relationship fun.

Not all stories of venturing out of comfort zones have happy endings, of course. But one of the reasons our nation is polarized is that, more and more, we are moving into lifestyle enclaves in which everyone thinks alike, or at least keeps their mouth shut if they are different.

So here is the test of us in Forest Park, a village in which 85 percent of us voted for Hillary in the last election. How will we react if an outspoken Trump voter wants to be tossed into our salad? We already have lots of brown and black folks and lot of LGBTQs spicing up the mix, so we’ve gotten used to that. But a Trump voter?!

In two months we’re going to vote on video gambling.

Are we willing to cross over to the other side, not to convince them that they should see it our way (which, of course, is the right way!) but simply to accept them as they are, to see how the “opposition” might be integrated into a healthy, tasty mix?

By the way, that owner of the black barbershop where I felt uncomfortable and self-conscious the first time I walked in?

He and I are going camping together in October.

TOM

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L E T T E R S

Forest Park politics dive deeper into the dumpster

At the Village Council meeting on August 13th citizens gathered to speak out against vile tactics used by a sitting commissioner against his constituents, but better put: his neighbors. We’re a small enough town that you aren’t blindly lashing out against a group of people that you haven’t talked to or know their faces: In Forest Park these are your neighbors.

Going after, by doxing and slandering, your neighbors is beyond the pale. This was once left only to the political victims of Mayor Calderone, with the help of his loyal henchman, Commissioner Mannix. This reestablishes a new low – these tactics being used on Forest Park residents whose only ‘crime’ was participating in democracy by passing a petition, or even worse, being the spouse of one of those people (an unbelievable low).

I firmly believe this is a warning shot to all of those who are considering running and participating in democracy in our upcoming elections. Do not let the bullies win.

At the council meeting I spoke out about all

Vote no on prohibition The long back-and-forth wrangling on a vote for legal video gaming in Forest Park is over and voters will have the final say in November.

I strongly encourage every Forest Park resident to join me in voting NO on the question of prohibiting video gaming in local businesses.

Licensed video gaming came to Forest Park in 2016. In has been in place for nearly two years and in that time the only thing that has changed is there are a few more dollars in our local economy. Allowing a few gaming machines in restaurants and bars has not increased crime and has not changed the look or the quality of life in Forest Park. What it has done is make several of our locally owned businesses a little more stable and allowed to reinvest that money into creating jobs and making improvements.

Two years ago a few vocal critics told us that the sky would fall if video gaming were allowed in Forest Park. The truth? The result of allowing gaming is that responsible adults are allowed to enjoy the games, local businesses and our Village are financially stronger. Vote NO on prohibition.

Patricia Taylor Forest Park resident

of the tactics used by Calderone in the last municipal election, and that as a long-time political associate of Mannix’s (they were on 2 slates together) the Mayor is perfectly fine with these tactics. He is. I also mentioned that the attacks against myself and some of my supporters not only came from campaign associates, but directly from his family.

After the council meeting, waiting for me as soon as I exited the door of village hall, was one of those people – I didn’t mention him by name but he must have a guilty conscience. The Mayor’s cousin, Nick Tricoci, immediately got about an inch from my face and started yelling that ‘how dare I bring him up’ and implying that I was lying. Well, I still have the screen shots and the Review even mentions the attacks in an article from April 14th, 2015 “Mostly Feisty, A Little Contrite, Calderone Assesses Election,” where the mayor describes Mr. Tricoci’s attacks as ‘he may have been a little over-excited’.

On this past Monday, in what the Review described as ‘an altercation’ (to me an altercation implies the two parties being

somewhat willful participants, I was walking away the whole time and telling him I would not engage him and reminded him of a few citizens he went after whose only ‘crime’ was helping my campaign) Mr. Tricoci followed me out into the parking lot and continued to yell lies and debunked rumors. Thankfully Commissioner Byrnes was there, as was Chief Aftanas, to finally defuse the attack.

I’m sure if this gets published we will see the familiar family names of Nick Tricoci and other members of the Mayor’s family attacking me, as they do whenever I question something on social media – and of course not on the issues or disagreements over how I voted on the council. It will be personal attacks rooted in rumor and debunked nonsense. They will be vicious. You will also see fake Facebook profiles that only pop up around election time and viciously attack opponents of the mayor and his slate, or as it looks like now – referendum opposition.

Attempting silence through intimidation.

Can we finally say enough to this? I sure

The long struggle to get a vote on video gambling There has never been a single instance that I can find where video gambling has been legalized because the public demanded it. In 2009, when the Illinois legislature rushed through the Video Gaming Act within 24 hours of it being introduced, a Chicago Tribune poll showed that 58% of Illinois citizens opposed video gambling being legalized. Why then did the legislation breeze though the legislature with less examination than a bill honoring motherhood, veterans or the U.S. flag? Because the people who profit the most from video gambling have lots of campaign contributions to give out. And because legislators prefer an easy reliance on gambling revenue (even if counter-balanced or negated by social costs) to the difficult choice of cutting spending and/or raising taxes.

Given the lack of public support video gambling has received, and the windfall profits involved for operators, it is no small wonder that the Video Gaming Act makes it immeasurably harder to get a video gambling ban on the ballot than any other referendum.

To ban video gambling in Cook County would take 250,000 signatures. To run for Cook County Commissioner only requires 5,000 signatures. To get the issue of video gambling on the ballot here in Forest Park actually took more signatures than were received by both mayoral candidates in our last Village election combined. This is a ridiculously--and

perhaps unconstitutionally--high burden for petitioners to reach.

Yet, Forest Parkers determined to bring democracy to our little hamlet were able to meet this burden.

In all honesty, they met it twice.

But thanks to the inherently biased nature of the Electoral Board here (where the Electoral Board consists of the Mayor, a Council member and the Village Clerk) they were denied the ballot on questionable grounds and forced to collect the required signatures a second time. And battle the legal machinations of the pro-gambling lobby all the way up to the Illinois Supreme Court. Just to secure a vote! We are the first municipality to succeed in overcoming the obstacles set up by the gambling lobby and bring this to a vote.

And I am proud of my own small role in that, and proud of all my fellow volunteers.

The proponents of video gambling in Forest Park--an unseemly alliance of bar owners and local politicians--were willing to harass and intimidate private residents, attempt to dig up dirt on them through FOIA requests, and attack their family members, all just to prevent Forest Parkers from voting. Now it’s your turn to let them know how you feel about that.

For the sake of our democracy and the good of our Village, I urge citizens to Vote Yes to reinstate the ban on video gambling.

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American Ninja Warrior from page 1 can Ninja Warrior, a TV show that features competitors from across the country attempting to complete an obstacle course that comprises sliding steps, shaking giant balls, rings of different shapes and much, much more. Competitors aim to advance to the national finals on the Las Vegas Strip and become an “American Ninja Warrior.” After 10 seasons, and 142 episodes, only two competitors have so far ever successfully completed the obstacle course, winning the $1 million grand prize.

This season, brother and sister Nikkilette and Mike Wright both competed on the show, with Nikkilette in Los Angeles and Mike in Indianapolis, participating for the second time. Nikkilette fell in the first round, while Mike advanced to Las Vegas. Watch him compete at 7 p.m. on NBC on Aug. 27.

“I’m definitely really proud of them; they’re really nice kids and that’s what you as a parent hope for,” said Kristina Wright, longtime varsity gymnastics coach at Oak Park and River Forest High School. “They’re taking these journeys and personal risks in life. I just hope when other kids see that, they think, ‘I might try to do this.’”

Growing up on the 200 block of Circle in Forest Park, Mike Wright remembers living in his mom’s gym, going there after Forest Park Middle School and flipping from stacks of mats. Nikkilette remembers jumping from the roof of the family home to a

HOSTY

Video gaming from page 1 “Want to march in David Orr’s contingent in the Pride Parade?” Rinks wrote on June 14, 2017.

“Sure,” Ardinger responded.

Hosty did not respond to an interview request about why he FOIA’d Rinks’ emails to her husband or what he thought of the documents he received. He is the friend and business partner of Commissioner Thomas Mannix, who alleged in an Aug. 9 post on the “Build Forest Park” Facebook page that he had seen emails implying Ardinger and Rinks engaged in political activity related to video gaming during work hours at their publicly funded institutions.

In a subsequent interview with the Forest Park Review on Aug. 13, Mannix called his tone “slightly harsh” but stood by his comments.

“Nick Ardinger your wife works for the county clerk. In the elections division. What involvement did she have in the signature review? Did she recuse herself from such?

What emails texts and phone calls occurred between you and her as the statutorily man-

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Siblings Nikkilette and Ashley Wright pose with brother Mike Wright after competed in Las Vegas for the finals in “American Ninja Warriors.” Watch how Mike did at 7 p.m. on NBC on Aug. 27. trampoline, where she would then flip to the ground. The family loved watching TV shows like American Gladiators.

When Mike wasn’t in the gym, he was skateboarding near the Park District of Forest Park. By the time he got to St. Joseph’s High School in Westchester, he had given up his amateur gymnastics career and gotten into diving. He also worked his first job at Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor, where he was part of the first class of employees at the now household name in Forest Park.

“If we made mistakes making an ice cream sundae, I would save it in the freezer and eat it later,” Wright said, laughing. “I’d accidentally make mistakes all the time.”

After graduating from St. Joe’s, Mike attended the University of Tennessee, where his diving prowess won him the title of team captain, U.S. All-American, and the 2010 one-meter title at the USA Diving Winter National Championships. Two years later, he placed 12th at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He now works as Tennessee diving coach.

About three years ago, one of his students mentioned he would make a good American Ninja Warrior. Intrigued, Mike auditioned for the show and made season 7.

“I really didn’t know how to train for it; there weren’t any gyms locally. I kept my typical workout routine and made it through four or five obstacles but wound

“His comments came across as a clear dated process? Did she not circulate referendum petitions knowing she could influ- attempt at intimidation—trying to silence me, trying to smear me and ence the inevitable challenge? my family. I knew it was baseThese are important questions less, and I knew how he was that need to be answered,” Mantrying to distort the truth,” nix posted on Facebook on Aug. Ardinger wrote.

9. “Also, why was she emailing But he said now he feels glad you asking you to engage in Mannix posted the comments. political activity from a govern“He showed his true colors,” ment email while on governhe wrote. ment time? I appreciate you two In an interview with the Fororganizing political activity usest Park Review, Mannix said ing my property tax dollars, but he made no effort to seek out come on.”

MARK HOSTY the couple’s emails. He said he In an email to the Forest Park title posted the comments as a way Review on Aug. 13, Ardinger deto defend himself from resinied that his wife had anything to do with the effort to a put a binding ref- dents alleging he has engaged in corruption erendum question related to video gaming and that his presence on the village electoral board presented a conflict of interest. on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Mannix and Hosty operate Mite Lim“Obviously, attacking my wife is totally out of bounds. He wants people to believe ited Corporation, an entity that renovates that she has behaved in an unethical or il- buildings for sale and rent.

The University of Illinois at Chicago, legal way, and believes that simply by putting out the allegation that it will stick,” where Ardinger works, has not yet respondArdinger wrote. “She hasn’t had anything ed to a FOIA request by the Forest Park Reto do with [video gaming]. He knows that, view, asking for a list of everyone who has but he wants to spread the innuendo to try FOIA’d him over the last two years and the documents received. Ardinger did not reto sew doubt in the minds of others.”

Ardinger saw Mannix’s comments after spond to interview requests for this story. work while he was walking to the train. At first, he said he felt defensive.

CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

up falling,” Mike said.

After that, he got married, finished his master’s degree and started a family. He didn’t think much about the show until last year when Nikkilette texted him saying she was interested in trying out for it.

“We decided to kind of work together, keep each other accountable, and train for the show,” Mike said. “We both just had the mindset, ‘Hey why not go all out? If we’re going to commit to it and if we don’t get picked, it’s still a good way to get in shape.’”

The two face-timed for two months about their workouts, building a friendly rivalry and agreeing that if they were going to compete, they had to give it 100 percent. Mike looked at the obstacle course from the last season and wrote himself workouts, practicing hanging from a bar, doing pull ups and swinging on the rings. He said he worked out twice a day, six days a week, until the show aired in June.

He decided to compete in a checkered orange and navy speedo, the colors of Tennessee, to honor his diving career and offer kids a message of acceptance — that there is no one, stereotypical tough-guy approach to being an athlete. His attire has gotten him the nickname “The Speedo Ninja,” and he’s now one of the most popular characters on the show.

His mother Kristina Wright drove to and from Indianapolis both nights to watch him compete.

“Mike was not someone who was comfortable in speedos at first,” she said. “But he found you have to be comfortable in your skin. It’s very cool; it’s such a different backstory and important message.”

After her parents divorced, Nikkilette moved to Oak Park to stay with her dad and attend OPRF High School. There she gave up gymnastics and tried out for basketball, a newbie but a natural on the court, excelling to the point that she received a full scholarship to Robert Morris University to play on their team. She graduated from Robert Morris and went on to ball semi-professionally for the Global Women’s Basketball Association. Two years ago, she took a class in stunt acting in Chicago. She has since moved out to Los Angeles and performed as a stunt woman in This is Us, Luke Cage and an upcoming movie Megladon.

“I’m living the dream now,” she said.

As a stunt woman, Nikkilette said she already was in decent shape. But after committing to try out for the TV show with her brother, she changed up her workouts, focusing more on hand grip strength and rock climbing.

She found out in February she had been chosen to compete on the show. She said Mike’s experience competing helped her remember to stay calm and get comfortable on set, particularly since they film the show at night so they have the consistency of the dark sky. She showed up at 9 p.m. to run the course, checked in around 11 p.m. and then ran the course around 3:30 a.m.

“All the lights, the camera and the crowd, it can be overwhelming,” she said. “I just remembered to get up there, and give it my all. I worked so hard, trained so many hours, just gave it all I got.”

CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

Forest Park Review, August 22, 2018

Religion Guide Methodist

Check First.

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

First Congregational Church of Maywood

400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message.

Refreshments and fellowship follow the service.

708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.

You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130

William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service

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3:30-4:00pm

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6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

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www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

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1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community.

Interfaith families are welcome.

Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org

Nursery Provided

324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Katherine Thomas Paisley, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship Presbyterian

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m.

Childcare Available

Fair Oaks

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920

Summer Worship Service

(through September 2)

Sundays at 9:30 am fairoakspres.org

OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

Grace Lutheran School

Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

Christ Lutheran Church

607 Harvard Street (at East Av.) Oak Park, Illinois Rev. Robert M. Niehus, Pastor Sunday Bible Class: 9:15 am Sunday School: 9:10 Sunday Worship Services: 8:00 and 10:30 am Church Office: 708/386-3306 www.christlutheranoakpark.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Adult Bible Class, 10:45am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org

808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m.

Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 107TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Friday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

St. Giles Family Mass Community

We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue.

Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish.

Our Mass is family-friendly.

We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy.

Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8.

For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.

Traditional Catholic

The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

Our Lady Immaculate Church 410 Washington Blvd Oak Park. 708-524-2408 Mass Times: Sat. 8:00am Sun. 7:30 & 10:00am Operated by Society of St. Pius X. Confessions 1 hr. before each mass

Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed Upcoming Religious Holidays

To place a listing in the Religion Guide, call Mary Ellen: 708/613-3342

Aug 22-25 Eid al Adha Islam 29 Beheading of St. John the Baptist Christian Raksha Bandhan Hindu Sep 1 Religious year begins Orthodox Christian 3 Krishna Janmashtami Hindu 8 Nativity of Virgin Mary Christian 10-11 Rosh Hashannah Jewish 12 Hijra - New Year Islam 13 Ganesh Chaturthi Hindu 14 Elevation of the Life-giving Cross (Holy Cross) Christian Paryushana Parva Jain 19 Yom Kippur Jewish

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COMMUNITY RELATIONS INTERN The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Relations Intern in the Community Relations Department.

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Part Time Positions Available for 2018-19 school year After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist on site at Oak Park public schools The Day Care Program of Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children in the After School Day Care program on site at Oak Park public schools. The days and hours are Mon–Fri from 2:30-6:00 PM and 2:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays.

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GARAGE SALE 410 CIRCLE AVE FRI 8/24 & SAT 8/25 8AM TO 2PM

Moving sale from a family downsizing and relocating after 25 years in River Forest. Amazing selection of household items including fixtures, decorative glass-wear, small appliances, party supplies, some furniture, videos, games, music, broad assortment of lanterns, candles and other wedding decorations.

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231 SOUTH 13TH AVE SAT 8/25 9AM TO 4PM ONE DAY ONLY!!

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(No earlybirds please) GREAT VARIETY OF GOOD STUFF: Fine china, crystal & glass, antiques, full-size traffic signs, furniture, books, housewares, picture frames & art, tools, yard & garden, Christmas items, two classic adult bikes and much more. Don’t miss this one!

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REAL ESTATE FORÂ SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.PAWEL POLTORAK A/K/A PAWEL A. POLTORAK, MARTA POLTORAK A/K/A MARTA U. POLTORAK, CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A. Defendants 15 CH 09898 9529 NICHOLS AVENUE FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 19, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 20, 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 9529 NICHOLS AVENUE, FRANKLIN PARK, IL 60131 Property Index No. 12-22-102-0060000.

The real estate is improved with a tan, brick, single family with a two car detached garage.

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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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

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Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 13769.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 13769Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 09898 TJSC#: 38-5159 I3094929

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 14-18-01198.

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. 14-18-01198 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 01821 TJSC#: 38-4991 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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-v.UGANDA T. HARRIS A/K/A UGANDA HARRIS, MARILYN J. PERRIEN A/K/A MARILYN PERRIEN Defendants 12 CH 41531 10323 ELIZABETH STREET Westchester, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 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 10323 ELIZABETH STREET, Westchester, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-21-118-0540000.

The real estate is improved with a co-op.

The judgment amount was $506,216.23.

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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610,

Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 112762.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. 112762 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 12 CH 41531 TJSC#: 38-5267 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 113624.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. 113624 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 11933 TJSC#: 38-6130 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Property Index No. 15-13-417-0250000.

The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 262311.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 262311 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 04292 TJSC#: 38-5245 I3094859

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

JOSE EDGAR GALLEGOS; Y.A. LOPEZ DE GALLEGOS; STATE OF ILLINOIS; TOWN OF CICERO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Defendants, 15 CH 2988 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, September 20, 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. 15-04-111-013-0000.

Commonly known as 1721 North 38th Avenue, Stone Park, IL 60165.

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. 14-036068 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3095319

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 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE6 Plaintiff, -v.CONSUELO LOPEZ Defendants 2018 CH 01821 333 23RD AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 8, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 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 333 23RD AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-10-123-0370000.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-D, MORTGAGE BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-D Plaintiff,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD A. BARNES, SELENA R. BARNES, ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES Defendants 15 CH 11933 444 E. END AVENUE Hillside, IL 60162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 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 444 E. END AVENUE, Hillside, IL 60162 Property Index No. 15-07-411-0420000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $112,108.48.

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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.BRADLEY A WAHL, KATHLEEN C. WAHL, FOREST PARK NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Defendants 15 CH 04292 1023 BELOIT AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 21, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 24, 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 1023 BELOIT AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES TRUST 2006-BC3 Plaintiff, -v.JANET D. JONES, BRENDA E. JONES Defendants 17 CH 10619 334 24TH AVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 20, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 24, 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 334 24TH AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-10-121-0310000.

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

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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 14-17-06139.

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. 14-17-06139 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 10619 TJSC#: 38-5278 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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18 CH 2264 520 RICE AVENUE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 20, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 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 520 RICE AVENUE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-310-0590000 and 15-09-310-060-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $236,501.36.

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 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 17-085225.

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. 17-085225 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 2264 TJSC#: 38-5351 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 2120-13189.

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. 2120-13189 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 04675 TJSC#: 38-5523 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004SD1 Plaintiff, vs.

THOMAS PAUL BEYER; A N A S TA S I A LAZAKIS, AKA ANASTASIA BEYER; WILIMINGTON SAVINGS FUND,FSB, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CSMC 2017-1 TRUST Defendants, 14 CH 3936 Consolidated w 16 CH 11595 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, September 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. 18-04-312-002-0000.

Commonly known as 205 SOUTH CATHERINE AVENUE, LAGRANGE, IL 60525.

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. 14-035705 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3095838

HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, JH PORTFOLIO DEBT EQUITIES, LLC, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 18 CH 2398 1807 HARRISON ST Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 5, 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 1807 HARRISON ST, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-125-0290000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $172,052.57.

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 18-5728.

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. 18-5728 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 18 CH 2398 TJSC#: 38-5212 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.PHILLYSTEAN MILLER A/K/A PHILLYSTEAN J. MILLER Defendants

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.BABATUNDE OWOLABI AKA B. OWOLABI A/K/A BABATUNDE O. OWOLABI Defendants 17 CH 04675 1500 EVERS AVENUE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 26, 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 1500 EVERS AVENUE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-122-0410000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $394,006.42.

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

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

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 Plaintiff, -v.SAMUEL L. HARRIS A/K/A SAMUEL HARRIS, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.CHASTITY C. WILLIAMS Defendants 2017 CH 16058 3912 JACKSON ST BELLWOOD, IL 60104

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 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 3912 JACKSON ST, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-114-0100000.

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 14-17-17042.

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. 14-17-17042 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 16058 TJSC#: 38-6579 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any

information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-09846.

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. 14-17-09846 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 09897 TJSC#: 38-6573 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 261722.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261722 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 09927 TJSC#: 38-6544 I3096247

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 14-18-00220.

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. 14-18-00220 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 00531 TJSC#: 38-5323 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 265968.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 265968 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2018 CH 02750 TJSC#: 38-5138 I3095922

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 21, 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 1643 N. 44TH AVENUE, STONE PARK, IL 60165 Property Index No. 15-05-205-0080000.

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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 14-13-10882.

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. 14-13-10882 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 007064 TJSC#: 38-6658 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION 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 MERRIL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.JANICE M. COLE A/K/A JANICE HARRIS, JOHNNY B. COLE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 17 CH 09897 2018 S 24TH AVE BROADVIEW, IL 60155 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 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 2018 S 24TH AVE, BROADVIEW, IL 60155 Property Index No. 15-15-316-0320000.

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.,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.JESSICA BLASINGAME, CARLETTE JONES, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHAEL BLASINGAME A/K/A MICHAEL A. BLASINGAME, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, MICHAEL BLASINGAME Defendants 17 CH 09927 320 NORTH HILLSIDE AVENUE Hillside, IL 60162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 3, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 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 320 NORTH HILLSIDE AVENUE, Hillside, IL 60162 Property Index No. 15-18-207-0210000.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.TRACY Y. GOMEZ, JOSEPHINE KIYABU, SANDRA SALINAS, GREGORY GOMEZ, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FRANK M. GOMEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, THOMAS P. QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR FRANK GOMEZ A/K/A FRANK M. GOMEZ (DECEASED) Defendants 18 CH 00531 5549 MCDERMOTT DR BERKELEY, IL 60163 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 21, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 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 5549 MCDERMOTT DR, BERKELEY, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-07-204-0300000.

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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ALICIA N SAUCEDO, JAIME SAUCEDO Defendants 2018 CH 02750 744 NEWCASTLE AVENUE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 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 744 NEWCASTLE AV E N U E , WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-16-312-0130000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 1.5 car garage.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER OF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND Plaintiff, -v.JOSE MONTANO, BEATRIZ MONTANO, TARGET NATIONAL BANK F/K/A RETAILERS NATIONAL BANK, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR WILLMINGTON FINANCE, INC. Defendants 13 CH 007064 1643 N. 44TH AVENUE STONE PARK, IL 60165 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial

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