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Black LGBTQ workers at Hostess claim discrimination

Upset after union pulled grievance complaint

By ANKUR SINGH Contributing Reporter

On June 15, 2022, Danyell Wallace went punch in for her shift at the Hostess factory in the Galewood neighborhood of Chicag When she walked in for what she thought was a nor mal shift, she said she was told by security guard that Human Resources wanted to see her

She was ter minated for taking excess break time.

Wallace, who identifies as transgender, other Black LGBTQ workers who are members of the organization Black Workers Matter accusing the company of discrimination based on their gender identity

According to Black Workers Matter, addition to Wallace, four other workers were fired in 2022. This comes as the sweets company has been publicizing its work around diversity equity and inclusion, with a report released in June and the creation of a new inclusion committee.

Hostess did not respond to a request for comment.

“I know I was singled out [for my identity],” Wallace said. “I was upset. I was ticked.”

Wallace says she experienced harassment after she used a single stall woman’s bathroom where she feels safer and more comfortable

No injuries in major Westchester house fire

By Community Editor

Westchester Fire Department officials explained in a statement that no one was injured in a major house fire in Westchester on Jan. 16.

The Westchester Fire Department was dispatched to the residential structure fire on Windsor Drive at approximately 5 p.m., with fire departments from

surrounding villages — including Berkeley, Bellwood, Broadview, Elmhurst, Hillside, Maywood and North Riverside — ar riving minutes later

Fire personnel from Melrose Park and Berwyn “provided coverage in Westchester fire stations,” Westchester Fire Department officials explained in the statement.

“Westchester crews made an aggressive interior attack and extinguished the fire,” officials added.

“Due to working smoke detectors, all residents and pets exited safely. There were no injuries. The home was severely damaged. The cause of the fire is under investigation.”

Cour tesy Westchester Fire Depar tment/Facebook

Fire personnel responding to the house re on Windsor Drive in Westchester Monday night.

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Permanent closure for North Ave. Bakers Square

By Michael Romain

The Bakers Square at 1319 W. North Ave. in Melrose Park per manently closed its doors on Jan. 16. On Monday, a screenshot of the official store closing announcement spread on social media.

A representative with the company could not be reached on Monday evening, but the store’s per manent closure is listed on the Bakers Square website

The store closure comes nearly three years after the pie and comfort food restaurant chain was acquired by BBQ Holdings, Inc., a multi-brand restaurant company that owns Famous Dave’s and Granite City Food & Brewery. That year, VIBSQ LLC, the for mer parent company of Bakers Square, closed.

Ironically enough, BBQ Holdings announced in 2022 that it would grow the number of Bakers Square locations from 18 to 55 by the end of last year. Most of those new locations are “ghost kitchens,” also known as “dark kitchens” deliveryonly kitchens

“We can put Bakers Square pies into all of our restaurants,” CEO Jeff Crivello told Restaurant Business in 2022. “We can get into retail and other wider distribution. Whereas a lot of Bakers Square restaurants have closed over the years, people are still asking for pies.”

So far, there’s no word on what will replace the North Avenue location.

State preparing further defense of assault weapons ban

Judge found fault with often-used legislative shor tcuts

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday filed a petition asking an appellate court to vacate a temporary restraining order that was issued late Friday afternoon blocking enforcement of the state’s recently-passed assault weapons ban.

Raoul’s office filed the petition in the 5th District Appellate Court in southern Illinois, arguing that Effingham County Judge Josh Morrison had abused his discretion and the plaintiffs are unlikely to succeed in their lawsuit, thus the restraining order was granted incorrectly.

Morrison’s late Friday order applies to only the 800-plus plaintiffs in the case filed by Tom DeVore, the unsuccessful 2022 GOP candidate for attorney general.

“Although disappointing, it is the initial result we’ve seen in many cases brought by plaintiffs whose goal is to advance ideology over public safety,” Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement shortly after the order was announced.

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, issued similar statements within hours of the judge’s decision.

“We passed the Protect Illinois Communities Act to get dangerous weapons off the street and create a safer state,” Harmon said in a statement. “This ruling will be appealed. We look forward to our day in court to zealously advocate for our neighbors who are weary of the gun violence epidemic.”

But the Illinois State Rifle Association, which has filed a separate challenge to the law in federal court, applauded Morrison’s ruling, saying the ruling is “a clear indication” that Pritzker and lawmakers “rammed this law through improperly.”

In his ruling Friday, Morrison sided with the plaintiffs’ argument that there

were legitimate issues about whether the law violates their rights to due process and equal protection because it limits most people’s Second Amendment right to keep and bear certain firearms, wh the same time exempting some groups of people from the law but not others.

But Morrison also devoted much of the opinion to the procedural shortcuts lawmakers used to pass the bill – shortcuts routinely used in order to pass legislation quickl especially when the General Assembly is facing statutory or constitutional deadlines.

In this case, the law’s underlying bill, House Bill 5471, passed through both chambers in its final during the final two days of the legislature’s “lame duck” session earlier this month, with Pritzker signing the bill the night of Jan. 10. At noon the next day, Jan. 11, newlyelected lawmakers were sworn in and a new biennial session began, meaning the process would have had to start over after that point.

A House committee held multiple hearings on the bill in December, but at that time the draft language of the bill was contained in HB5855.

The Illinois Constitution requires that bills be read by title into the record on three different days in each chamber, a process that would normally take at least five days to complete. But at the tail end of the lame duck session, lawmakers didn’t have that much time, so engaged in a commonly-used maneuver known as “gut and replace.”

That means the Senate took a bill that had already passed the House – in this case, one amending a portion of the state’s Insurance Code dealing with public adjusters – gutted it of all its content and replaced that content with the language of

the assault weapons ban. Then they sent the “amended” bill back to the House for an up-or-down concurrence vote.

“This Court finds that the Defendants unequivocally and egregiously violated the Three Readings Rule of the Illinois Constitution in order to circumvent the Constitutional requirements and avoid public discourse,” Morrison wrote.

Morrison also said he believes the legislation violates the Constitution’s requirement that bills be limited to only one subject, unless they deal with appropriations, codification, revision or rearrangement of laws. He said the assault weapon bill violates that provision because it contains provisions that also relate to human trafficking and drug trafficking.

The Illinois Supreme Court, however, has historically declined to strike down

legislation based on either of those two arguments, ruling repeatedly that if the speaker of the House and president of the Senate both certify that a bill was properly passed, the court would not second-guess that decision.

Morrison was just elected as a 4th Circuit judge in November. Prior to that, he had been the state’s attorney in Fayette County and was among a group of state’s attorneys who sued the state to challenge the constitutionality of the sweeping criminal justice reform law passed in 2021 known as the SAFE-T Act.

In 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Morrison also wrote to Raoul to question the enforceability of Pritzker’s emergency orders at the time. DeVore later cited that letter as part of his 2022 campaign for attorney general.

Federal suit claims Illinois Family Services held children past release date

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday was named in a federal classaction lawsuit on behalf of children in state care who have been held in juvenile detention centers after a judge ordered their release

Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert is a plaintiff in the 32-page lawsuit in the Norther n District of Illinois, alleging that children in the care of DCFS are being held in detention for months without necessary medical and mental health treatment, educational opportunities, or consistent access to friends and family.

Each of the children, some as young as 11 years old, were wards of the state when they came in contact with the juvenile justice system and were placed in juvenile detention.

The lawsuit centers on what happened to those wards after they received what is known as a “release upon request” order from a judge, which allowed for their release from incarceration at the request of their guardian.

The guardian for the children covered under the lawsuit was DCFS, which, the lawsuit argues, failed to place the children in a safe and appropriate environment in a timely manner. Instead, they remained incarcerated.

“These wrongful imprisonments and DCFS’s years of unending persistence in them are among the most brazen constitutional violations I’ve witnessed

as an attor ney,” said Pierce, one of the who represent the “Wrongful imprisonment is a violation of Amendment of Constitution.”

The lawsuit this practice by officials has continued decades, jailing children suffered physical, other traumas before were taken into DCFS

The lawsuit represent all indi placed in DCFS Jan. 1, 2018, that least seven consecuti days incarcerated court order for their upon request. The estimated the class “well over 100 children.

The suit named defendants DCFS Marc Smith, deputy directors Williams and Ryan Good as well as for mer and senior agency officials

The lawsuit demanded a jury trial and requested plaintiffs be awarded compensatory damages, costs and attor neys’ fees from all defendants including DCFS, as well as punitive damages from the individual defendants named in the suit.

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One of the plaintiffs, referred to as J.B. in the lawsuit, is a DCFS ward. He was jailed at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center for five-anda-half months despite having a court order in place for his release upon request for his entire stay.

The lawsuit stated that J.B. did not have access to educational services, mental health treatment or medical attention, specifically an eye exam. J.B. had limited contact with his family during his detention, according to the lawsuit.

Kate, another child in DCFS care, was jailed twice within five months despite a court order that mandated that DCFS place her in specialized foster care. Kate, who has multiple diagnoses including ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, a mood dysregulation disorder as well as oppositional defiant disorder, remained in

detention for more than three months after a judge issued a release upon request order.

Golbert, who is the legal representative of J.B. and Kate in juvenile court proceedings, said detention causes additional trauma to already traumatized children, exposing them to unnecessary dangers and even violence.

“DCFS is not only cruelly accentuating the trauma of these young people, inflicting often irreparable har m on society’s most vulnerable, they are wasting local taxpayers’ money doing so,” Golbert said. “As we detail in today’s lawsuit, housing these children in appropriate settings with the full set of social services they need would cost local taxpayers half the cost of imprisoning them in settings that deprive them of these services and only make their symptoms much worse.”

DCFS director Smith faced 11 counts of civil contempt last year for failing to move children into appropriate placements, although they were later overtur ned by an appellate court, which ruled they were an abuse of judicial discretion. Golbert’s office represented the children, who were held in psychiatric facilities and hospitals

beyond medical necessity, in the cases that resulted in Smith’s contempt of court charges

In a statement, DCFS spokesman William McCaffrey said the agency is working to add more placements

“Of course, we can only place youth where we have availability that meets their needs, which is why the department is also working to expand the capacity that was hollowed out under previous administrations,” he said in the statement. “Thanks to this work, in recent years we have made progress in reducing the number of youth who remain in the justice system past the date they are allowed to be released and we are deeply committed to continued progress.”

Asked about the lawsuit in a phone call Thursday from Davos, Switzerland, where he is attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Pritzker said he had not seen it yet so he declined to comment.

Capitol News Illinois illustration Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith

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North Riverside, MWRD partner on green parking lot project

1.6 acres of asphalt at village campus being replaced by permeable pavers

By BOB UPHUES Senior Editor

The village of North Riverside will convert all of its parking lots at the Village Commons campus from asphalt to per meable pavers this summer after the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago selected the village’s project for its 2023 Green Infrastructure Par tnership Program.

The MWRD is contributing roughly $1.6 million of the $2.16 million required to perform the work, with the village responsible for $545,000 of the cost.

According to Village Engineer John Fitzgerald, “The intent is to reduce storm water runof f by storing, infiltrating and evaporating storm water within the per meable paver system.”

When it’s complete, the areas paved with the per meable surface will be able to divert a combined 200,000 gallons of water from the village’s sewer system by detaining it in a roughly 17-inch rock base topped by bricks.

“The purpose is to reduce flow into the village’s system to reduce basement backups, street flooding and overflow into the Des Plaines River,” Fitzgerald said.

It’s the first major green infrastructure project for North Riverside.

“This is just step one in what my vision was for going green and modernizing our public buildings,” said Mayor Joseph Mengoni.

According to Mengoni, village officials are exploring other green initiatives such as installing electric vehicle charging station in municipal parking lots.

The areas to be repaved at the Village Commons campus include both the small front lot and large rear parking lot, the large parking lot in front of the police department as well as a smaller police-

only parking lot closer to the building, a strip of 15 asphalt parking spaces for fire department use and a dozen spaces near the public works building.

In all, the village and MWRD are partnering to repave about 71,000 square feet of impervious parking lot, about 1.6 acres, with permeable pavers, roughly 17 percent of the main campus area.

“It’s as if we’re taking out the asphalt and putting grass in there – that’s the impact,” Fitzgerald said.

The plan is to seek bids and award a construction contract by the end of May, said Fitzgerald, with work beginning in June. If all goes according to schedule, the work could be wrapped up by the end of August.

Construction will be phased so that there will be access to parking at all times, said Fitzgerald, who estimated that the rear Village Commons lot would be the first to break ground.

“The beauty is that the Village Commons [campus] is all connected, so parking shouldn’t be a problem,” he said.

The asphalt parking lots will be excavated to a depth of about 20 inches and backfilled with three distinct stone layers, along with an under-drain system set higher up in the stone base.

While per meable paving is more expensive than asphalt pavement, it has benefits beyond diverting storm water runof f from the sewer system. Asphalt parking lots typically need repaving every 15-20 years, while paver lots may not need repaving for double that amount of time.

The village submitted its application for MWRD funding last September and was notified of the award in late December. The MWRD reported receiving 34 project applications

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HOSTESS

Worker concerns

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than the men’s bathroom. She says if Hostess had gender-neutral bathrooms she would have felt more comfortable at work

According to Wallace, her supervisor had a history of spreading rumors about her and refer ring to her with derogatory comments.

In addition, at a workplace with nearly 600 employees, Wallace and other workers are accusing the company of segregating all the LGBTQ workers on Fryer Line 2 within the factory

Garland Rose, another worker at the Hostess factory, used to work on Fryer Line 3. However, after he wore a Pride shirt to work, he was placed on Fryer Line 2 where he worked alongside Wallace. Rose was fired shortly after attending the Pride parade in June 2022 with some other coworkers.

According to Ramona Hudson, another Hostess worker, segregated Fryer Lines are the nor m at the Hostess ba

3 is majority Black LGBTQ workers. Fryer Lines 1 and 2 are majority Latinx.

“My thing is, why is this still happening?” Hudson said.

Rose and Wallace claim that the company is holding LGBTQ workers to a double standard and disciplining them for violations that commonly occur among all workers but are not enforced.

According to Wallace, workers often take an extra five or 10 minutes on their breaks but are rarely disciplined for it. Rose says he was fired for taking extra doughnuts home from work, another common occurrence.

“It’s easy to target a worker. The point is not that we didn’t break a rule, but the double standard,” Rose said at a press conference in front of Hostess last August. “Since my firing, I’ve had a rough time I lost all my income Then I lost my place and became homeless. I’ve had panic attacks and struggle with de pression.”

Wallace and her co-workers are fighting to get their jobs back with back pay.

According to Dan Giltoth, an organizer with Black Workers Matter, the group has raised these issues several times during meetings with Hostess, written

company, filed a complaint with the Illinois Department of Human Rights, and filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission.

Additionally, Wallace filed a grievance against the company through her union, the Chemical and Production Workers Union Local 30. However, nearly five months after the grievance was filed and ready to head to arbitration, the union pulled the grievance.

The union did not respond to a request for comment.

According to Yvette McCallum, a board member of Black Workers Matter and a for mer worker at Bimbo Bakeries USA, located in Cicero, who is represented by the same union, Local 30 often takes the side of the companies rather than fighting for its workers. It’s why many workers have tur ned to Black Workers Matter to organize around workplace issues.

Black LGBTQ workers say they face harassment and discrimination on the floors of Hostess’ Galewood factory, they feel a disconnect between their everyday experiences and Hostess’ public announcements is doing around di

states that, “We are on a jour ney to continuously improve and foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, where everyone is comfortable bringing their whole self to work.”

Hostess workers are calling on the company to live their values and promote inclusion by reinstating the jobs of fired LGBTQ workers with back pay. Wallace says she doesn’t feel like Hostess has created a welcoming environment for her Neither does Rose

“Hostess talks a lot about diversity and anti-racism — now they can prove they mean it,” Rose said at the press conference.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES AMQ 2007-HE2 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES AMQ 2007-HE2 Plaintiff, -v.JOHN LYNDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND S. NOWAK, BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS INC. D/B/A BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF ILLINOIS, WAYNE HOLT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RAYMOND S. NOWAK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2021 CH 03271 1825 MAYFAIR AVE 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 November 17, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 21, 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 1825 MAYFAIR AVE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154

Property Index No. 15-20-401-0180000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $209,051.67.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 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 8533.

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.

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 8533

Attorney Code. 40342

Case Number: 2021 CH 03271

TJSC#: 42-4537

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 # 2021 CH 03271 I3211250

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

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. SHARON L. LASHURE, TRUSTEE OR SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE SHARON L. LASHURE TRUST DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2012; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

THE SHARON L. LASHURE TRUST, DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2012; SHARON L. LASHURE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 505

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, February 13, 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. 15-04-122-035-0000.

Commonly known as 3303 DIVISION ST., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160.

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. 1396180236 ADC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3210641

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

TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2020-3, U.S. BANK

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs. JUANITA BARLOW; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 6892

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, February 15, 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. 15-11-343-003.

Commonly known as 709 S. 6th Ave, Maywood, IL 60153.

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

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

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

For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SPS000690-22FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3210663

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION M&T BANK Plaintiff, -v.MONIQUE K MORRIS Defendants 22 CH 06060 130 SOUTH 18TH AVENUE 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 October 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 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 130 SOUTH 18TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-10-127-0350000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence with a two 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 party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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.

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.

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. 22-10364IL_805573

Attorney ARDC No. 61256

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 22 CH 06060

TJSC#: 42-3801

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 # 22 CH 06060 I3210792

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.-

UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF ERNESTINE CLARK, THE SECRETARY HOUSING URBAN DEVELOPMENT , RONNIE HARVEY, JULIE E. FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ERNESTINE CLARK, DE-

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

CEASED,

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2021 CH 03074 1425 S. 16TH AVENUE 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 November 15, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 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 1425 S. 16TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-219-0130000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $165,195.41.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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 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 8411.

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 8411 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2021 CH 03074 TJSC#: 42-4433

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 # 2021 CH 03074 I3210964

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

WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. SHAVON E. WALKER AKA SHAVON WALKER; JAMES T. JACKSON AKA JAMES JACKSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 6251

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, February 13, 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. 15-10-408-010-0000.

Commonly known as 312 South 10th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153

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. 19-016721

ADC F2

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3210633

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D EPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK; Plaintiff, vs. JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ; MARISOL RODRIGUEZ; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING A ND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE VILLAGE OF SKOKIE, ILLINOIS, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; STATE OF ILLINOIS; Defendants, 22 CH 4980

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, February 27, 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. 12-30-203-004-0000.

Commonly known as 3137 Rhodes Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60164.

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. 22-012512

F2

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D EPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE FBR SECURITIZATION T RUST 2005-2 CALLABL E MORTGAGE BACKED NOTES SERIES 2005-2; Plaintiff, vs. EDWARD R. PARKER AKA ED PARKER; DONNA J. PARKER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 8612

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, February 27, 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. 15-16-407-020-0000. Commonly known as 742 Manchester Ave., Westchester, IL 60154.

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

For information call Ms. MyXuan Koski at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 19-05320 ADC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3211624

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D EPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I

Plaintiff, -v.OLIVER FRY Defendants 2022 CH 00969 1711 S 4TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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.

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2022 CH 00969 TJSC#: 42-4471

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 00969 I3211725

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY D EPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. GERSON MOLINA AKA GERSON R. MOLINA; ASHLEY MONZON; Defendants, 22 CH 6028

NOTICE OF SALE

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. 22-014602 ADC F2

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3211642

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES

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

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 29, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 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 1711 S 4TH

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 sale, other shall pay the he legal fees Condominium

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 J UDICIAL 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. 14-22-06119

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, February 27, 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. 15-14-320-017-0000.

Commonly known as 2016 S. 4th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

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

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