New future for 1 ‘nuisance’ house, 2 empty houses in Forest Park
ey’ll be sold, with money paying for expenses the village incurred
By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Three long-vacant Forest Park houses that have been in legal limbo are on their way to either be sold or demolished, with the village recouping the thousands of dollars it spent trying to deal with them.
Director of Public Health and Safety Steve Glinke said that through various circumstances, each of the three buildings ended up vacant, to the frustration of both the neighbors and the village. But now, the end is in sight. The two-flat at 839 S. Harlem Ave will be demolished, and the homes at 7201 Adams St. and 7300 Harvard St. will go on the market, with the owners intending to sell them. Glinke said that the proceeds from the sales will be used to reimburse the village for maintenance and le gal expenses it incurred in connection with the properties.
The new owners of the Adams and Harvard homes will
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Village releases plans for new Circle/Harlem TIF
Could get nal approval on Nov. 13 as part of TIF approval
By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
Forest Park expects a proposed Circle/ Harlem Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district would generate at least $16 million, with the village planning to spend the majority of that on public improvements. With the Brown/Harlem TIF set to expire at the end of this year, the village is looking to create a new TIF that covers a similar area and “port” the $4 million in unused TIF funds from the old TIF. In order to create a new TIF, the village must put to gether a redevelopment plan broadly outlining how much money the taxing district is expected to generate and what the village would use that money for. The vil-
lage council is expected to approve the TIF on Nov. 13, but in the meantime, a copy of the plan is available at the Village Clerk’s Of fice upon request.
The village previously indicated that they intended to use the TIF to help fund the long-discussed Harlem Avenue railroad bridge renovations, replacing lead water pipes and, potentially, demolishing the water tower in the CTA railyard. The plan does not specifically mention these, or any other specific projects, but does say that TIF revenue must be spent on accomplishing certain goals of the village’s 2014 comprehensive plan. That includes reducing flooding, encouraging mixed-use development, and making Forest Park more pedestrianfriendly while also expanding parking.
When a TIF is created, the amount of property tax revenue the taxing bodies collect every year is frozen at current levels. As assessments and levies rise, the surplus money is deposited into a TIF fund. The idea is that the new development would raise the property values, which would in-
crease property tax revenue in the long run.
The major differences are: Most residential buildings that are part of the current TIF wouldn’t be part of the new TIF, and it would include a larger portion of the Harlem Avenue commercial corridor, reaching all the way down to Madison Street.
Since the Circle/Harlem TIF would be a new district, the frozen levy would be reset from 2000 levels to 2023 levels. For mer village administrator Moses Amidei previously estimated that it would more than double the tax revenue the taxing bodies are currently getting. The redevelopment plan estimates that the equalized assessed value (EAV) of the properties that would fall within the new TIF is over $10.3 million. The plan projects that, after 23 years, when the TIF would expire (unless it’s extended), the EAV within the TIF would go up to anywhere between $17.5 million and $22.5 million.
According to the redevelopment plan, more than half of the money, $8.5 million, would go toward public improvements. This covers a broad range of improve-
ments, with the plan specifically mentioning sewer and road improvements as examples, whereas $2 million would go toward land acquisition and relocation, and another $2 million would target site demolition and environmental clean-up. Building rehabilitation and more cosmetic improvements such as façade improvements would see $1.5 million, and $250,000 would go toward job training.
A half-million dollars would be used to help Forest Park School District 91 and Proviso Township High School District 209 cover the costs of teaching new students in any new housing that would be built with TIF funds. This is something Forest Park is required to do under state law. The remaining costs have to do with administrative and legal aspects of running the TIF.
The plan specifies that the numbers are not final. They can be adjusted due to inflation and project needs. The village can either use the money directly or make it available to a developer.
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be free to either rehab or demolish the buildings, but even if they go with demolition, they would have to replace them with buildings of similar height. The Harlem Avenue property is a different story. Under the zoning code, the property would have to be either mixed-use commercial/residential building or something purely commercial.
Glinke said that the issues with the Harlem Avenue property started when the property was purchased by a speculator “shortly after the housing bubble burst” in 2008.
“It was never improved,” he said. “I started writing tickets and I tracked the guy back to an address in Manhattan. This guy was not responding to legal notices, it was very frustrating before the bank took that back.’
Since then, Glinke said, the ownership changed two more times. The current owners, he said, “had some ambitious plans” for the property that never came to fruition.
“Their intention now is to take the building down and build new, in accordance with
the zoning code,” Glinke said.
While most of the buildings on the block that face Harlem Avenue are residential, they are currently zoned as B-2 Community Shopping District. As the name suggests, the zoning is geared toward commercial uses, with residential uses only allowed for mixeduse buildings with commercial uses on the first floor. The zoning allows for a wide range of commercial uses, including bakeries, theaters, bars and restaurants. Auto repair shops are allowed only if the work happens entirely inside the building. Cannabis dispensaries are allowed as a conditional use – in other words, something that the village must approve on a case-by-case basis.
Glinke declined to comment on why the Harvard Street home had been vacant for the past three years, except that there were complex legal issues involving multiple jurisdictions. Now, he said, those matters have been resolved, and the owner is interested in selling it as soon as possible.
The Adams Street home belonged to the Karlin family for generations, but they eventually sold the property in 2019 to a company owned by a Chicago developer. This, Glinke said, was when the trouble started “This guy, I’ve been playing cat and mouse with him for years,” he said. “He ended up
not paying years’ worth of taxes, he would start, he would stop, he wouldn’t respond to legal notices.”
The bank that gave the owner a mortgage, Wilmington Savings Fund Society bank, eventually moved to foreclose on the
property, with the cour t ruling in its favor in August.
Glinke said that the property directly to the west of the building, which has also been vacant for years, “should be on the market soon.”
Commissioner of Health and Safety Ryan Nero, whose areas of responsibility include supervision of Glinke’s department, welcomed the news.
“The fewer nuisance properties and degraded properties, the better it is for all residents,” he said.
Glinke also said that he was happy to see the resolution because the three properties were a nuisance to the “extraordinary patient” neighbors and because the village spent money on maintenance services such as lawn care and boarding up windows, as well as various legal expenses.
“All those dollars will be reimbursed once the property resells,” Glinke said. “We make reimbursement to the village mandatory before we issue transfer stamps.”
He said that he was optimistic about the properties’ future.
“I think we’re going to see some substantial improvements in all three,” Glinke said.
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Beautifying Forest Park
Volunteers turned out over the beautiful weekend to help clean up the community. From Popelka Park to the Roos Recreation Center and across the village, the volunteers picked up trash and debris in the sprucing-up ef fort. They even tackled the trash and discarded shopping carts next to the southwest corner of the Harlem Avenue bridge over the Eisenhower Expressway.
The reward? Sweet treats for the workers and a beautiful Forest Park for the residents
Library takes stand on book bans with Freedom to Read rally
Rally to include protestrelated activities, speakers
By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
As public and school libraries throughout the country face growing requests to remove reading materials, and some states are putting content restrictions into state law, the Forest Park Public Library is taking a stand with a Freedom to Read rally.
As the library staff sees it, making a wide range of materials freely available is part of every library’s core mission. This is not the first time the Forest Park library took a stand against book bans — last fall, it teamed up with the Forest Park Review on a Use Your Voice essay contest.
The rally, which will take place Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., will kick of f with workshops and free food. The actual rally will take place at 3:30 p.m., with speeches by local elected officials and library advocates Skye Lavin, the library’s adult services manager, said they hope to raise awareness about the threat of book bans while also en-
couraging patrons to enjoy reading.
The question of what kind of materials libraries can circulate has increasingly become a hot-button issue. The American Library Association found that between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, 2022, there have been “681 attempts to ban or restrict library resources, and 1,651 unique titles were targeted.”
“In 2021, ALA reported 729 attempts to censor library resources, targeting 1,597 books, which represented the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling these lists more than 20 years ago,” the association stated in a Sept. 16, 2022 press release.
Lavin told the Review that the Forest Park Library hasn’t received any removal requests in the last two years.
Similar to other libraries, Forest Park Library considers patron requests to remove materials on a case-by-case basis, and the requestor can appeal the decision to the library board of trustees. On Jan. 16, the library board tweaked the language to limit such requests to patrons who live, own property and/or work in Forest Park Lavin, who organized both the Use Your Voice essay contest and this year’s rally, said that patrons’ freedom to read what they want “is an enduring, fundamental value of libraries and library workers,” pointing
to the ALA’s June 25, 1953 Freedom to Read statement as an example of libraries taking a stand on the issue
“Most attempts at suppression rest on a denial of the fundamental premise of democracy: that the ordinary individual, by exercising critical judgment, will select the good and reject the bad,” the statement read, in part. “We trust Americans to recognize propaganda and misinformation, and to make their own decisions about what they read and believe. We do not believe they are prepared to sacrifice their heritage of a free press in order to be “protected” against what others think may be bad for them.”
Given the diversity of Forest Park’s population, Lavin said, it was important that the library has materials that reflect multiple viewpoints and appeal to multiple demog raphics.
“Our community is composed of all kinds of people, with all kinds of different information needs. Our readers and information seekers and those who use our resources or attend our programs are not all the same,” she said.
In a statement to the media, Vicki Rakowski, the library’s executive director, echoed Lavin’s comments about the library’s mission.
“By holding this rally, we hope to raise
awareness of the rising call to defend everybody’s freedom to read as well as to show our community that the library will always defend their intellectual freedom,” she said.
The rally will kick off with activities such as button-making and sign-making, as well as more general reading and writing activities. A churro truck will be on hand to provide the food. Scheduled speakers include Mayor Rory Hoskins, Illinois House Speaker Chris Welsh (D-7) and John Chrastka, executive director of EveryLibrary, a political advocacy organization.
Lavin said she hopes rally attendees will have fun — after all, reading is fun – but also think about issues.
“We hope people will consider the following points — reading is a foundational skill, critical to future learning and to exercising our democratic freedoms, we can trust individuals to make their own decisions about what they read and believe, readers deserve to see themselves — their family, friends, and community peers — reflected in a library’s books, [and] removing and banning books from public libraries is a slippery slope to gover nment censorship and the erosion of our country’s commitment to freedom of expression,” she said.
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When the stepfather checked on the victim later, he saw road rash bur ns on his right arm and knees, and a lump on the back of his neck. The victim told his ste pfather that he had no idea how he was injured.
The man took his stepson to Rush Oak Park Hospital. From there, the victim was transfer red to Rush Hospital in Chicago.
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A black 2007 Chrysler sedan parked at the 7200 block of Dixon Street was burglarized overnight Sept. 18.
The victim was visiting his girlfriend and left his car parked outside her apar tment building, police said. He told authorities that he left his car unlocked. When he came back, he found his belongings tossed across the front seat, and the car’s lock box broken. The only things that were missing were a cash card and $15 in cash.
There were no security cameras in the area.
These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Sept. 18-20, 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.
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Nuisance homes on Harlem
The house at Harlem and Adams is about as decrepit as a house can be while still vertical. Actually, it may be tilting a little. The house just next door is in just about the same rough shape though it still has some sort of sheathing material on its outer walls.
We’ve been watching these highly visible wrecks for several years. As has Steve Glinke, Forest Park’s person in charge of derelict buildings and many other duties. And we understand that the arc of renovation is long and bends toward frustration and, with luck, foreclosure.
At a recent Forest Park Village Council meeting, Commissioner Ryan Nero raised the circumstances of 7201 Adams St., a wrecked two-flat at 839 S. Harlem Ave., and a long-vacant home at 7300 Harvard St. He described the three as “nuisance” and “deg raded” properties and said that more positive news was forthcoming about the future of the structures
Neighbors certainly deserve good news and drivers tooling down Harlem need a better message about Forest Park than these multiple wrecks.
Glinke said the two-flat will be demolished—unless we’d note, a stiff wind gets it first. It will need to be replaced with a building with some mixed-use or commercial purpose. The two homes on Adams will go shortly on the market and could either be demolished or … wait for it … renovated. Any renovation will need to renovate the half-assed renovations the current owner undertook. The small home on Harvard will be sold and hopefully brought back to life, and some degree of love, so that it fits in the community.
Glinke’s job is a thankless one, filled with issuing code violations that are ignored, watching banks slowly claw back properties from failed developers, and more recently, dealing with the ripples of COVID that touched normal living in every dimension. But he sticks to it and earns our commendation for the effort
And he notes that in any coming property transaction, the village will be repaid for the grass-cutting, fines and property taxes it may be owed on these ramshackle hulks.
No one wants property rights undercut. But for every homeowner and landlord who abides by expectations, responds to notices about a fallen gutter or unpainted stairs, we also have a right to expect our neighborhood to look well-tended.
Until the wrecking balls arrive, or seriously funded renovations move forward, we’ll keep our eyes on these sad-sack properties on Harlem.
OPINION
Believing is seeing
Most Republicans claimed it is self-evident that the January 6th Committee was conducting a witch hunt, and most Democrats contend that what is actually self-evident is that 45 is guilty of 91 criminal counts
How can two tribes look at the same set of occurrences and come to very different conclusions? I regularly hear my progressive friends say, “I just don’t understand how those MAGAs can think that way.”
In 1967 Peter Berger came up with a concept he called plausibility structures, which he said are composed of values, experiences and perspectives in our heads that we have received from our cultural environments and which we use to determine the meaning of the millions of pieces of data that flood our senses every day.
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Another way to say it is that different cohorts of people view “reality” through different lenses. What is selfevident, in other words, de pends on which lens you are looking through.
Astronomers who look at reality through telescopes will never see amoebas. A scientist who looks through a microscope will never see the stars. The lens you use deter mines what you see. Believing is seeing.
MAGAs view elites from the perspective of the plausibility structure that frames them as the enemy, so when Donald Trump claims draining the swamp is what is needed, MAGAs respond, “You’re damned right.”
Progressives tend to be educated, urban, salaried workers and more secular, so they tend to respond to MAGAs’ inarticulate rage with reasonable logic and research data provided by the pointy-headed intellectuals MAGAs see as the cause of their misery.
Robin Wall Kimmerer, who wrote the book Braiding Sweetgrass, is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and at the same time has a PhD in botany, each with its own plausibility structure, each with its unique set of lenses through which she views the world.
She tells the story of going out to pick wild strawberries. The first thing she does when she arrives at the patch is to thank the plants for what they are about to give her, and she never picks every strawberry in the patch. The plausibility structure of indigenous people is to see plants and animals as family members to be respected and have relationships with. She even talks about listening to plants regarding what they have to teach us
Kimmerer has more than one plausibility structure in her head, which enables her to view her experience
through different lenses. Kimmerer, I think, would say it’s not either/or but both/and.
Sal Stella now has a white-collar position as director of Public Works in town, so he sees disputes from the point of management, but for 20 years he was a blue-collar guy and a union member in the same department, which enables him to empathize with the UAW workers who are on strike. He told me he has no problems when contracts are negotiated because both sides respect each other’s position. Stella is bifocal.
Folks who are newbies in Forest Park have not had the privilege of knowing Art Jones. Art had a PhD after his name and ear ned a six-figure salary which would have enabled him and his family to live almost anywhere. In some ways he was as “woke” as they come, but in other ways he had a blue-collar sensibility which led him to choose Forest Park as his hometown. You might say the guy was blue-and-red striped, not a melting pot purple, but a tossed salad composed of lots of perspectives held in tension, each retaining its own unique identity and flavor
What was self-evident to Art was that red and blue perspectives are not contradictory but to be held in paradoxical tension. Compromise was not a four-letter word. Compromise is better than partisan wrangling, but what he strived for was a creative mix that did not pit one view against the other but aspired to respect all perspectives and thereby created solutions which made everyone feel like they have been heard.
Folks who are bifocal culturally tend to be bilingual when communicating. I’ve been to Thailand 13 times and have learned that to get what I want, it doesn’t help to repeat my desire over and over in English, each time more loudly than the last.
MAGAs tend to be every Sunday church-goers and Bible stories therefore are part of their plausibility structure. Progressives tend to be more secular and therefore don’t know their Bible well or even project anti-religion bias on religion. The implication, I think, is that if you are progressive, repeating progressive memes with passion won’t ring MAGAs’ chimes. But what many progressives don’t get is that the Bible is full of progressive stories, if they would only look for them.
Maybe progressives who reject the authority of the Bible need to do some homework.
Instead of walking a mile in the other person’s moccasins, what if we thought for an hour inside the other person’s plausibility structure?
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PART-TIME CIVILIAN CALL TAKER FOREST PARK, IL
The Forest Park Police Department, seeks a Part-Time Civilian Information Management Call Taker. Eligible candidates will be required to pass an aptitude test and an extensive background check. Qualifications include high school diploma (or equivalent), good verbal and written skills, working knowledge of the computer and Windows, ability to type accurately, a good working knowledge of the English language, the ability to treat customers and co-workers in a polite manner and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Data entry skills and experience answering telephones/operating a switchboard are preferred.
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
HOURS ARE MANDATORY.
Open until filled. $18.25/hour. Applications are available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. and should be returned Attn: Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk, Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Email: vmoritz@ forestpark.net.
POLICE RECORDS SUPERVISOR
The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Supervisor in the Police Department. This position will manage, supervise, plan and coordinate the activities and operations of the Police Records Division Support Services Bureau, within the Police Department including records maintenance and management services; and coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies and the general public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at https:// www.oakpark.us/yourgovernment/ human-resources-department First review of applications will be September 22, 2023.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER
The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Service Officer in the Police Department. This position will perform a variety of public service, customer service and law enforcement related duties and responsibilities that do not require the services of a sworn police officer; and to perform a variety of administrative duties. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at https://www.oak-park.us/your-government/human-resources-department. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.
POLICE RECORDS CLERK
The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk in the Police Department. This position will perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties in support of the Police Department including processing and maintaining documents, correspondence and coding reports; and to provide information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Village of Riverside Open House Public Information Meeting Notice for Quincy Street Improvements (Central Business District Streetscape Improvement Project)
The Village of Riverside invites you to attend the Open House Public Information Meeting for the Phase I Engineering and Environmental Study for the proposed streetscape and resurfacing of Quincy Street from Riverside Road to the Central Business District Limits. The proposed improvements consist of streetscape and resurfacing of Quincy Street from Riverside Road to the Central Business District Limits. Additional improvements include curb bumpouts, curb and gutter modifications, decorative lighting, and sidewalk modifications. The purpose of this meeting is to present the proposed improvement plans and provide an opportunity for public comment. The details of the Open House Public Meeting are as follows:
Date: October 17, 2023
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Riverside Parks & Recreation Facility 43 E. Quincy St. Riverside, IL 60546
The meeting will be conducted in an open house format, meaning interested persons can attend at any time between 4pm and 6pm. Attendees will have the opportunity to view exhibits and submit comments. Village representatives and project consultants will be present to discuss the project and answer questions.
For additional information, please contact:
Ashley Monroe
Assistant Village Manager Village of Riverside 27 Riverside Road Riverside, IL 60546 Phone: 708-447-2700
Published in RB Landmark September 27, 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y23011011 on September 20, 2023
Under the Assumed Business Name of GRATEFUL GOURMET TO GO with the business located at: 535 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARGARET A CVERCKO 535 S HARVEY AVE OAK PARK, IL 60304, USA
Published in Wednesday Journal September 27, October 4, 11 2023
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN OWNERS AND/OR LEGATEES OF BERNARD JOHN HESTER, DECEASED, DIANE MARIE HESTER, BERNARD FRANCIS HESTER, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BERNARD JOHN HESTER, DECEASED, SANTA MARIA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants
2019 CH 11767 210 N. OAK PARK AVE., UNIT GGGAR OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 12, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 16, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 210 N. OAK PARK AVE., UNIT GG-GAR, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-212-0101108 The real estate is improved with a condominium.
The judgment amount was $185,329.09.
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 (driv-
er’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 JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 21 8631.
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 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650 Chicago IL, 60602 312-541-9710
E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg. com
Attorney File No. 21 8631
Attorney Code. 40342
Case Number: 2019 CH 11767
TJSC#: 43-2878
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2019 CH 11767 I3228658
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION THE MONEY SOURCE INC.; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GERZINE SPENCE
AKA GERZINE L. SPENCE; KRAMER RESTORATION OF DUPAGE COUNTY LLC DBA PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION OF DUPAGE COUNTY; RONNEISHA JINKINS INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GERZINE SPENCE AKA GERZINE L. SPENCE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 4005
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, October 23, 2023 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. 15-21-402-009-0000. Commonly known as 1643 Manchester Avenue, Westchester, IL 60154.
The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.
For information call The Sales
Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 7182183141 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com
I3229004
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CSMC
2018-RPL6 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.MELVIN E. KRUMDICK, DAVID E. GEE Defendants 2022 CH 10770 1178 S. ELMWOOD AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 11, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 12, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 1178 S. ELMWOOD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304
Property Index No. 16-18-429-013-
0000
The real estate is improved with a single family residence.
The judgment amount was $151,871.10.
Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. The 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 KELLEY, KRONENBERG, P.A. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 20 N. Clark St., Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 2168828. Please refer to file number M22365. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. KELLEY, KRONENBERG, P.A. 20 N. Clark St., Suite 1150 Chicago IL, 60602 312-216-8828
E-Mail: ileservice@kelleykronenberg. com
Attorney File No. M22365
Attorney Code. 49848
Case Number: 2022 CH 10770
TJSC#: 43-2893
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2022 CH 10770
I3228527
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION
MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Plaintiff, -v.RONALD CAILLOUET, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SUSAN L. CAILLOUET, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUSAN L. CAILLOUET A/K/A SUSAN CAILLOUET (DECEASED)
Defendants 2022 CH 04542 31 LE MOYNE PKWY OAK PARK, IL 60302
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 12, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 25, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 31 LE MOYNE PKWY, OAK PARK, IL 60302
Property Index No. 16-05-112-0070000
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
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to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).
If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF
POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300
E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com
Attorney File No. 14-22-09308
Attorney ARDC No. 00468002
Attorney Code. 21762
Case Number: 2022 CH 04542
TJSC#: 43-2890
NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Case # 2022 CH 04542
I3229738
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST;
Plaintiff, vs. ALAN SIMKOWSKI; AUSTIN BANK OF CHICAGO; KELLY SIMKOWSKI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;
Defendants,
22 CH 10656
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 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 de-
scribed mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-08-106-001-0000.
Commonly known as 330 N. Ridgeland Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302.
The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.
For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 1496188556
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3229487
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