SHANEL ROMAIN/Staff Photographer Lorenzo Webber, a minister at Empowerment Church in Melrose Park and the chaplain of the Maywood Police Depart ment, prays during the Back 2 School Communi ty Prayer at Stevenson Park in Bellwood on Aug. 27. Read more on page 2.
The event has been happening for more than two decades and attracts people from all over the country who make the pilg rimage to the village many people consider the historical and cultural center of Proviso Township. The Old Timers’ Picnic also featured a book-bag giveaway and vendor fair sponsored by area elected of ficials like Senate Majority Kimberly Lightford (4th), Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th) and Maywood Trustee Isiah Brandon.Maywood Supportive Living, the new af fordable supportive living facility in side the old Baptist Retirement Home at 316 Randolph St. in Maywood, sponsored the food that attendees ate for free.
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“All of our classroom interior doors are closed and locked at all times,” said James Vreeland, the district’s business manager and a for mer teacher. “It’s a hard thing to do [but] it’s a necessary component of our procedures to ensure that our kids go home safely every day to their families.” As of July, there had been 27 school shootings in 2022, according to an analysis by Education Week. Since 2018, there have been 119 school shootings — including the deadly
Johnson was among a few hundred people who gathered at the park on Oak Street, just behind the Maywood police station, on Aug. 28 for the annual Maywood Old Timers’ Picnic.
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By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor Students who attend Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 retur ned to classrooms last week. And as they lear ned, the doors were closed and locked. Locked classroom doors may be the most potent symbol of how much has changed in American schools over the last 30 years. They’re a big cultural adjustment but necessary, D89 of ficials said during a safety presentation they gave at a Maywood village board meeting on Aug. 16.
“This is about old neighbors remembering the glory days in Maywood,” said Brandon.Tommy Bailey, 69, said he moved to Maywood from the West Side of Chicago
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By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor Deborah Johnson, 68, said she’s lived in Maywood since 1964. She said her family moved to the village from Chicago when she was about 9 years old, she said.
“I appreciate the fact that the village is small because it gives you a chance to know your neighbors,” Johnson said.
‘They always come back to Maywood’
Annual Maywood Old Timers’ Picnic on Aug. 28 provided village’s natives a moment to relive village’s glor y years, reflect on its impor tance
D89 stresses safety as school year begins At Aug. 16 meeting, district leaders outlined safety protocols, procedures to ease concerns amid national uptick in school shootings
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2 Village Free Press, August 31, 2022 OUT and ABOUT Editor and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Michael Romain Senior Editor Bob Uphues Digital Publishing and Technology Manager Briana Higgins Photographer Alex Rogals Staff Contributor Shanel Romain Design/Production Manager Andrew Mead Editorial Design Manager Javier Govea Designer Susan McKelvey S ales Representative and Community Engagement Kamil Brady S ales Representatives Lourdes Nicholls, Marc Stopeck Business & Development Manager Mary Ellen Nelligan Donor Relations Manager/Food Editor Melissa Elsmo Development and Sales Coordinator Stacy Coleman Circulation Manager Jill Wagner | Email: jill@oakpark.com Special Projects Manager Susan Walker Publisher Dan Haley BOARD OF DIREC TORS Chair Judy Gre n Treasurer Nile Wendorf Deb Abrahamson, Gary Collins, Darnell Shields, Sheila Solomon, Eric Weinheimer HOW TO REACH US Village Free Press 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 PHONE: 773-626-6332 ■ FA X: 708-467-9066 VFPress.news T WIT TER: @village_free FACEBOOK : @maywoodnews The Village Free Press is published digitally and in print by Growing Community Media, NFP. The print edition is distributed across Proviso Township at no charge each Wednesday. © 2022 Growing Community Media NFP
On Aug. 27, Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance (PTMAN) and the village of Bellwood hosted the Back 2 School Community Prayer at Stevenson Park in Bellwood. They invited area superintendents, principals, teachers, administrators, students, parents, preachers, politicians and families The theme of Saturday’s prayer was “Walking In The Light: Connecting Community Through Prayer.” Shanel Romain
On Aug. 26, Maywood businessman Jeremiah Brownlee visited his alma mater, Emerson Elementary School in Maywood to give back to area young people. Brownlee, who visited the school with Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker, gave out $10 gift cards to his Le gends Grill and Music Venue in Maywood. Shanel Romain
On Aug. 11, Nicor Gas served more than 100 Bellwood-area families at a local far mers market held at the West Cook County Youth Club in Bellwood. The market featured free, fresh produce and energy ef ficiency resources. photo provided
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By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor A Chicago man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the village of Bellwood and a Bellwood Police detective, ac cusing the detective of false imprisonment and wrongful arrest, among other things. Gregory C. Middleton, who filed the lawsuit in the Norther n District of Illinois Easter n Division in July, alleges that he re ceived an accident notice from the village of Bellwood on April 25, stating that the vil lage received a hit-and-run accident re port on April 2 that involved his vehicle. Middleton claims the notice infor med him to contact Bellwood Police Det. Warren Her nande z. Middleton said he emailed Det. Her nande z on the same day he received the notice.“Ijust received a letter from you inform ing me that my vehicle was involved in a hit and run accident,” Middleton wrote. “I assume you that my vehicle was not. No one drives it but me, and I, nor it were in volved in an accident.” Det. Her nande z called Middleton the next day and told him that “in order to clear things up, he just needed to take some photographs of Gregory’s car,” the lawsuit states.“Infact, Defendant Her nandez had no in terest in photographing Gregory’s car, and there was no hit and run accident on April 2,” the lawsuit adds “Her nandez sent the notice to Gregory as a ruse in order to lure him into Middletoncustody.”claims that when he ar rived at the Bellwood Police station, instead of photographing his car, Det. Her nandez detained him “for more than seven hours” and “refused to explain why he was detaining/ar resting” him unless he signed a document waiving his Miranda rights, which Middleton refused to do Det. Her nande z eventually released Middleton without charges but refused to retur n Middleton’s phone, the lawsuit alle ges.On May 10, Middleton retur ned to the Bellwood Police station with his attor ney to retrieve his phone. At the station, Det. Her nande z asked Middleton where he was on Dec. 19, 2021. Middleton said he “had no idea where he was on that date” but was willing to answer more questions, the lawsuitMiddletonclaims.’s attor ney then demanded that Det. Her nandez retur n his client’s phone but the detective refused. After the attor ney noted that the detective had no war rant to seize or search the phone, Det. Her nande z said that “he was in the process of obtaining a war rant,” the lawsuit alleWhenges. the lawsuit was filed, the phone had still not been retur ned and Middleton had not been ar rested Middleton’s lawsuit against the village and the detective has six counts, includ ing false ar rest, wrongful imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional dis tress.The court is still waiting for the village to respond to the complaint. The next status date for the case is Sept. 8. On Aug. 28, Bellwood Mayor Andre Har vey said that the village’s attor ney is still looking into the case
■ Citibank, 3535 N. Central Ave. in Chicago, on Sept. 17, 2019.
■ TCF Bank, 1 W. Devon Ave. in Park Ridge, on Sept. 18, 2019. ■ PNC Bank, 10272 W. Grand Ave. in Franklin Park, on Sept. 26, 2019. ■ Fifth Third Bank, 5670 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, on Sept. 27, 2019. ■ U.S. Bank, 7312 W. Grand Ave. in Elmwood Park, on Oct. 2, 2019. ■ Martine z and Adame also admitted to participating in the following robberies: ■ Chase Bank, 7007 Dempster St. in Niles, on April 6, 2019. ■ TCF Bank, 9343 W. Irving Park Rd. in Schiller Park, on Sept. 6, 2019. “Martine z admitted to robbing Citibank, 3535 N. Central Ave. in Chicago, on April 10, 2019, while Adame admitted to robbing U.S. Bank, 10035 W. Grand Ave. in Franklin Park, on Feb. 2, 2019, and Chase Bank, 2639 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, on April 27, 2019,” Prosecutors said.
Gregor y C. Middleton filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the village in July, claims he was lured and unlawfully detained
Andres Adame, 37, pleaded guilty in 2019, faces Oc tober sentencing
Man accuses Bellwood police of false arrest, other claims
Bellwood Police o cers get lifesaving awards
Melrose Park man admits to robbing 9 Chicago area banks
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Federal prosecutors announced on Aug. 24 that a Chicago man has admitted in federal court that he robbed eight banks in the Chicago area over seven months in 2019. And in many of those robberies, he had some help from a man from Melrose Park.Manual Martine z, 26, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of bank robbery, admitting in a plea ag reement that he robbed a total of eight banks in Chicago and the suburbs from April to September 2019, prosecutors said. Andres Adame, 37, of Melrose Park, was named as one of Martine z’s two co defendants along with Aaron F lores, 24, of Chicago. Adame and F lores pleaded guilty in 2019 to three counts of bank robbery each and admitted to helping Martine z in some of the bank heists, prosecutors stated.Each count of bank robbery is punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison. A judge is scheduled to sentence Adame on Oct. 4, F lores on Oct. 13 and Martine z on Nov. 30. Prosecutors said all three men admitted to participating in the following bank heists:
At a June 15 village board meeting, Bellwood Police Chief Jiminez Allen presented four awards to members of the department for their efforts in performing CPR in two emergencies, Bellwood officials announced in the village’s ThenewsletterChief of Police Citizen Award was presented to telecommunicator Stacy O’Connor who on Feb. 25 received an emergency call for an 8-year-old child experiencing a medical emergency “O’Connor remained calm and professional and instructed the relative on how to perform CPR. Bellwood Police Officer Francisco Meraz arrived and performed critical CPR that prolonged the youth’s life until medical personnel arrived,” Bellwood officials wrote. Chief Allen also praised three officers for their performance during an incident on April 14, in which Bellwood Det. John Setlak, Det. Warren Hernandez and Officer Cory Nagle rotated in performing CPR on a person experiencing a medical emergency, which saved the person’s life. The person joined the board meeting vir tually to express sincere appreciation for the officers’ heroism, officials explained.
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In the first Tour de Proviso, riders rode from Broadview through Bellwood and into Maywood. The second annual event included more suburbs — including Bellwood, Maywood, Melrose Park, Oak Park, River Forest and Riverside — and went from Broad vie w to River Forest.“The idea is to encour age us to see what other towns have to of fer, Jones said in 2020. “And it’s also peopleencouragtoeinour township to ride bikes as a means of transportation.
“I use the example of East St. Louis, that I think at the time had the highest property tax rate but was nowhere near adequate spending,” said Andy Manar, a for mer state senator and now deputy gover nor who was a chief architect of the plan. “And if you did the math at the time…they liter ally could not tax themselves into equity.”
Illinois has traditionally relied on local property taxes to fund most educational spending. That has automatically led to built-in inequities because districts with relatively low levels of property wealth per-pupil must levy higher tax rates to raise the same amount of money as wealthier district.
Each year, under the new law, the state is to add at least $350 million in new funding for schools, with the bulk of that money going to those furthest from adequacy. So far in the first five years, the state has met or exceeded that funding target in all but one year, raising the state’s share of school funding from $6.9 billion in fiscal year 2017, the last year under the old for mula, to $9.8 billion allocated this year It also drove the state’s percentage of K-12 education upward, according to ISBE data. In FY 2017, the state provided 24.4 percent of K-12 funding. In FY 2020, the latest year for which audited numbers are available, that number rose to 27 percent. According to data from the Illinois State Board of Education, it would still take another $3.6 billion in state funding this year alone to bring all districts up to 90 percent of “adequate” funding, a goal set in statute. But the state has made some progress toward addressing the needs of the leastfunded districts.
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“Not everyone needs to have a car or can pay for a car. This may also spark renewed interest in infrastructure, such as bike paths, that are commuter friendly and environmentally friendly.”
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Those who participate in the ride will re ceive a medal made of chocolates from Riverside’s Aunt Diana’s. A community expo will follow the event. Those interested in sponsoring the Tour or having a booth at the expo should contactRon Malchiodi, the director of Parks and Recreation for Riverside, at (708) 442-7025 (Ext. 221) or by email at r malchiodi@riverside.il.us by Sept. 14.
By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor Bike riders across the west suburbs are gearing up for the annual Tour de Proviso, a tradition since 2020. This year, the ride will course through the historic suburb of RiversideTheride will take place on Saturday, Oct. 1, and will start and end at Guthrie Park, 90 Bloomingbank Rd. in Riverside Riders will gather at the park at around 7:30 a.m. The ride will start sometime between 7:45 a.m. and 8 a.m., organizers said. The ride lasts for about an hour. Participation in the Tour de Proviso is free and community members can re gister at: visitoakpark.com/tourdeproviso.
The Tour de Proviso is a play on the fa mous Tour de France race that courses through the Pyrenees and the Alps before ending at the Champs-Elysées in Paris
Evidence Based Funding formula slowly closing state funding equity gap for public schools, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say By PETER HANCOCK
Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Five years ago this month, Illinois lawmakers passed le gislation that overhauled the way public schools in the state are funded. The goal of the new for mula is to gradually bring all districts up to an “adequate” level of funding, or having enough resources to cover the cost of providing the educational services the state expects That takes into account a district’s total enrollment, poverty rate, the number of English language lear ners and a host of other factors.
In fiscal year 2018, the first year under the for mula, the East St. Louis district was funded at 66 percent of adequacy. This year, it is funded at 96 percent of adequacy.
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Thompson said in 2020 that the idea was to “do something on a small scale” before working to “make it bigger.” Things seem to be going according to plan. Next year, the Tour de Proviso will take place in Westchester on the first Saturday of the month in October 2023, event planners said.
Anyone who re gisters by Sept. 14 will receive a free t-shirt Parking is also free and available at the Riverside train station in Lot 1, at 90 Bloomingdale Rd.
Registration for 3rd Annual Tour de Proviso now open
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This year’s race will take place Oct. 1 in Riverside
Five years later, huge disparities still exist among districts, both in funding and ac ademic perfor mance, but lawmakers from both parties who were part of ne gotiating the new law say it has provided huge benefits, especially to those schools that were most underfunded.
In the first year of evidence-based fund ing, there were 168 districts that were funded at less than 60 percent of adequacy. Those were the ones that were first in line for new funding when the EBF for mula took ef fect. For the upcoming year, there are only two districts below that level, both funded at 59 percent of adequacy. During the first year, funding levels ranged from a low of 47 percent to a high of 288 percent of adequacy. This year, the gap ranges from 59 percent to 270 percent. So far, though, there is little evidence that the new money has helped improve ac ademic perfor mance for students because the COVID-19 pandemic severely inter fered with annual testing in 2020 and 2021. Like many states, Illinois did not administer state assessments in 2020 due to the pandemic, and results from the 2021 tests are believed to have been af fected by the pandemic Results of the 2022 tests will be released later this year Prior to the pandemic, though, the connection between school funding and student achievement was evident.
The event was created in 2020 by Maywood Trustee Miguel Jones and Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson.
The customers who order “will receive groceries directly from the Kroger warehouse in a temperature-regulated van when they place their order on the Maria no’s website, instead of only having third party delivery options such as Instacart or Shipt,” the Chicago Sun-Times re ported.
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During the July 19 meeting, the village board also voted unanimously in favor of granting the Shell gas station at 5630 St. Charles Rd. a liquor license and video gaming per mit so that the station’s owners can tur n an outbuilding on its premises that used to be an auto re pair shop into a video game
“Through multiple hiring events at the Maywood Park District they have been able to hire more than 75 local employees with room for more,” said Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker in a statement on Facebook.Bookersaid
Berkeley has two new pickleball courts, with two tennis courts that have stripping to allow people to modify them to play pickleballGrahamgames.said adding pickleball courts was part of the park district’s long-ter m planning process “We did a strategic plan and pickleball was mentioned several times,” he said. “Since we put them up, people have been out there at 6 in the mor ning — people of all ages.”
Major St. Charles Road changes coming to Berkeley
The Kroger Co.’s new 80,000-square-foot fulfillment center at 1900 Maywood Drive in Maywood of ficially opened for business on Aug. 23, when company of ficials and local elected leaders held a grand opening ceremony.Krogerof ficials said in July that the new distribution center is a “hub” site within the company’s national delivery network and will employ more than 180 people Kroger, which owns Mariano’s, will utilize the facility for home grocery deliveries for Chicago customers
DLD for Youth, Inc., a local nonprofit, was the first recipient of a community charity initiative that Kroger oper ates.According to a description on its Face book page, DLD for Youth was “created to “facilitate a lear ning environment that will help young men who are underserved, under privile ged and disenfranchised
“It’s played similar to tennis and pingpong,” Graham said. “I was in Winnetka one time for a meeting and they had a raised court for pickleball that was heated so they could play outside year-round,” Graham said. “It’s a hot item, I guess.”
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Thecafe.new establishment will be called the Payday Cafe, which would serve piz za, wings, donuts, cookies and other food items, along with drinks and hard liquor
The Grassroots Garden Group’s 4th An nual Westchester Garden Walk on July 23 raised $5,100 for the Westchester Food Pantry, the organization announced earlier this“Itmonth.wasanother outstanding year for the Westchester Garden Walk,” said Bethanny Alexander, the Grassroots Garden Group’s founder and president. “As we look forward to next summer, we are pleased to be considered one of the premiere garden walks in the wester n suburbs.”
The Westchester Food Pantry serves Westchester and nearby local communi ties
Bethanny Alexander, the founder and president of Grassroots Garden Group, presents a check in the amount of $5,100 to Amanda Grant, exec utive director of Westchester Food Pantry, follow ing the 4th annual Grassroots Garden Group Westchester Garden Walk. Also pictured is garden walk homeow ner Bill Er nst.
Fourth Annual Westchester Garden Walk raises $5,100 for Westchester Food Pantry
Residents of Proviso Township know the summer’s end with the approach of two of the biggest suburban festivals in the area — the Taste of Melrose Park and Maywood Fest. The two events usually follow the Taste of Bellwood, which takes place each year in early August. This year, the Taste of Melrose Park will happen Friday, Sept. 2 through Sunday, Sept. 4, near 25th Avenue and Lake Street in Melrose Park. This year’s Taste will feature more than 50 food vendors and tons of plenty of live music. Other features include a free interactive racing game, the Jesse White Tumbling Team and the Pipes and Drums of Emer ald Society Bagpipers See a full list of food vendors and a schedule of this year’s Taste at Themelrosepark.org.MaywoodFest will happen the following week, from Friday, Sept. 9 through Sunday, Sept. 11, at the park at 5th Avenue and Oak Street in Maywood. This year’s Fest will feature food, g ames, rides and live music. In addition to re gular staples like Sunday’s Gospel Show, the Fest will also include a Car Show This year’s headline musical acts include Re gina Belle, Howard Hewett and Miki Howard. For more information on the Maywood Fest visit: maywood-il.org.
Taste of Melrose Park, Maywood Fest to close out summer in Proviso
Over the past several years, nearly $20,000 in proceeds from Grassroots Gar den Group activities (such as the garden walk, annual plant sale and tulip sale) have gone to the Westchester Food Pantry
“The need has never been greater,” said Amanda Grant, the executive director of the Westchester Food Pantry. “Our client base has increased 70% since the pandemic be gan while donations have dipped due to rising inflation. We are forever grateful to Grassroots Garden Group for their loyal support.”
Meanwhile, the vacant of fice building at 5440 St. Charles Rd. is headed for demoli tion, which is scheduled to happen in September, village of ficials said on July 19. The village purchased the blighted prop erty, which they have called Berkeley’s “biggest eye-sore property,” earlier this year and in June entered into a $50,439 contract with KLF Enterprises Inc. to have the building demolished Kroger formally opens Maywood warehouse
The portion of St. Charles Road that runs through Berkeley is humming with development as new businesses open and one of the village’s biggest eyesores heads for demolition.Latelast month, community members celebrated the opening of the long-awaited Dream Event Space & Banquet Hall inside the old Luis & Luigi’s Restaurant at 5245 St. Charles Rd. The owners of Dream hosted a free grand opening and block party on July 22 that included local businesses and vendors, music, food and a bounce house for kids, among other things. Down the street, First Financial Credit Union is poised to finally open inside of the for mer US Bank building at 5401 St. Charles Rd. The credit union had been scheduled to open last year At a village board meeting on July 19, Berkeley of ficials said the establishment will hold a ribbon-cutting sometime in September
Pickleball courts debut in Berkeley, opening ceremony set for Aug. 31 Pickleball is all the rage in America and residents of Berkeley can get in on the ac tion. The Berkeley Park District opened two pickleball courts in Berkeley last week, said Berkeley Park District Director PeterTheGraham.Berkeley Park District will host a for mal opening for the courts on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 5 p.m., at 5909 Maple Ave. in Berkeley The opening ceremony will in clude pickleball instruction, demonstrations and a raffle for those in attendance, GrahamPickleball,said.which is similar to tennis but played on a smaller court with paddles and a plastic ball with holes, is the fastest-grow ing sport in the country.
can’t charge any more for a burger than I already am,” said O’Brien who went in search of a creative solution to his problem.
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This scripture was demonstrated Saturday, Aug. 27 at Stevenson Park in Bellwood by Bishop Dr. Re ginald Saffo, the leader of Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance Network (PTMAN), Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey, a host of school leaders from Districts 209, 88 and 89, school board leaders, ministry leaders, community organizations, and most importantly families, parents and students. By faith, they interceded for the success of the families from all villages in Proviso Township at the 1st Annual Back 2 School Community Prayer.
Autumn reopening planned for popular restaurant on Madison
I understand the significance of both prayer and the power of ag reement. I have greatly benefited from the intercessory prayer of Proviso Township during a nearfatal experience in my life.
— Andrew Brown, publisher of “Overcome Adversity Your DreamsMatter”
After being temporarily closed for eight months, Scratch Kitchen and Lounge, 7445 Madison St. in Forest Park, is inching closer to slinging burgers and canned beers once again. An autumn reopening could happen as early as September and comes as a relief to Patrick O’Brien, chef-owner of Scratch Restaurant Group “This closure has felt like a dark cloud,” said O’Brien, “It has been way too long, but I am still pinching myself that we are close to been plagued by the kitchen staffing issues many restaurants are grap pling with and has endured a long search for a competent cook to bring Scratch on Madison back to life. Though he is willing to pay up to $60,000 a year for an experienced cook, it has proven difficult to find someone to lead his Forest Park kitchen.
The restaurant will offer a highly edited selection of classic Scratch creations. This back-to-basics approach maximizes ingredient usage, controls costs and gives Scratch Kitchen and Lounge the opportunity to expand its menu as business increases and staffing“Producingallowsfood at a break-even point or even close to break-even is a win right now and this menu keeps our ingredient list down,” said O’Brien. “Restaurants need to focus on getting through the next year. The survivors will make money.” Embracing the philosophy that a restaurant should be known for doing a few things well, O’Brien is focusing his Madison Street The “Scratch as a single or in double or triple stacks, will feature ¼ pound houseground beef patties. Each patty is smashed and hard seared on a hot griddle before being topped with American cheese, pickles, and “smash sauce.” Optional toppings including bacon and a fried egg will allow for limited customization.Limitedspecialty smash burgers, includ ing a French Onion Smash and “chopped” smash sandwich, will join a few other offerings including a chicken cheesesteak, and fried bologna sandwich to round out the entrée offerings. Walking Takis, pickle fries, fried chicken legs and Italian beef eggrolls are also set to make an appearance on the Madison Street menu. O’Brien is also planning to have local live music draw guests to his Forest Park restaurant. He aims to host a DJ every Thursday and live bands on Friday and Saturday evenings. Though the restaurant will likely only be open from Wednesday through Sunday, he is hoping to attract industry workers by keep ing the kitchen open until midnight CONTAC T: michael@oakpark.com e power of a e for students’ success
In an effort to survive the pandemic, O’Brien permanently closed District Kitchen and Tap in Oak Park’s Harrison Street Arts District and temporarily closed the Madison Street location while keeping both Scratch on Lake, 733 Lake St. in Oak Park, and Lathrop House, 26 Lathrop in Forest Park, open for businessO’Brien is quick to point out that a full restaurant doesn’t necessarily mean an establishment is profitable. Many factors are cutting into profit margins — labor costs have doubled and everything from cleaning sup plies to ingredients have made comfortable margins a thing of the past. Supply chain issues are also an ongoing problem. O’Brien points out a case of potatoes has jumped from $21 to $48, and it is impossible to get certain ingredients, especially sriracha, into his restaurants“Thecost of g
With profit margins essentially “gone” be cause of supply, food and labor cost increases, Scratch Kitchen and Lounge will debut with what O’Brien has dubbed a “survivor menu.”
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Scratch Kitchen and Lounge has revamped menu, to introduce live local music
I am confident Pastor Marvin Wiley and the Rock of Ages Church family, various clergy, community leaders, my friends and family members who reside in both Maywood and Bellwood all of fered their support for the best outcome.Today, I am writing to bear witness that God does honor His word! Not only did he honor His word, but there was a plan and purpose behind His answer. God used my gift that was developed by the United States Ar my to teach in all levels of education; to empower the next generation Proviso Township area. There is a scripture in the Bible, Romans 12:4-12 that was shaping my understanding as an educator. I believe this scripture is the foundation for the Proviso Township community as we start a new school year. God is no respecter of person, which means he can use everybody and their special gift. Most importantly, God does not op
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Stan Hayes, Brothers in Christ Global; Bishop Dr. Reginal Sa o, PTMAN chairman; Army veteran Andrew Brow n; and Lorenzo Webber, director of Prov iso Tow nship Youth Services.
outcomeknowingitthereBecauseconfusion.whereverisconfusion,isfueledbylackclarity(notwhattodoorhowtopar-ticipate.)Inthe“PrayerofAgreement”theonlyfocusisatGod’sdirec-is.WepresenttheproblemandtheBibleprovidestheanswer.Thescripturesgiveclearinstructionsandfaithempoweandreceivewhat we say. It is important to note that faith has a voice, faith speaks the word of God. That is what I witnessed on Saturday morning, as various speakers presented their story and testimony of God’s faithfulness to their journey. I saw them as a reflec tion of me with God saying, “I am ready to use you.”
Each of them prayed and interceded for the citizens of Proviso Township. My prayer is that this be your year to declare, “God’s best awaits me every day, and I will give my best every day!” With God’s help this is how we dismantle the barriers of learning (i.e., lack of preparation, low self-confidence, support issues, etc.) with children who transform into students attending our schools. This is how we break barriers and create new lifestyles for our f Provisoamilies.Township is better when our families are positively esteemed with possibility and action. Because the family transfers a belief system based on their understanding and experience; I encourage every reader of this article to commit and believe in God for His very best despite everything that says, “There is no way.” I am writing to you as a witness, God always honors His word!
The Bible says: “I promise that when any two of you on earth ag ree about something you are praying for, my Father in heaven will do it for you.” (Matthew 18:19).
“This is still home, no matter where we live,” Denton said of Maywood. “People live all over — Las Ve gas, Arizona, Georgia — but they always come back to Maywood. That’s where everything started.”
Pride on their sleeves from page 1 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, when a gunman murdered 19 children and two adults, and injured 16. Vreeland indicated the closed doors are also signs of progress within the district. Part of the reason teachers in D89 propped open classroom doors was a lack of air conditioning. Now, all nine district buildings are air-conditioned and seven are geothermal.“Those systems work best when the doors are closed and locked,” he said.
“We’ve actually been working with a nationally recognized security consultant for the past five years,” Ne gron said. “In fact, after Uvalde and Highland Park, you may have seen him on TV. The same consultant who is now consulting in Highland Park, we’ve been with him for five years.”
“I cannot teach children if they are not safe,” she said, adding that teachers and staf f go over school drills in the event of an evacuation, a fire, a tornado, a lockdown or severe weather She said her school also closely works with Maywood first responders.
“If they’re assigned to Garfield, they only get into Garfield,” Vreeland said. “They can’t get into Emerson or [Washington Dual Language Academy].”
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“We were busy,” he said. “We played baseball and swam. But now, what do kids have to do? They’re on the internet.” Barbara Denton, 66, also lives in Bellwood but on Saturday, she sported a t-shirt that read: “Straight Outta Maywood.” That could have been the motto for the day.
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“We do this over the summer, over the school year [and] we do it unannounced,” Ne gron said. “One of the tasks of our security consultants is to show up to the district, don’t tell us you’re coming and see if you can get into our facilities. If you can, give us a call [and tell us] how we can tweak and tighten things up.”
In addition, the district scans the IDs of guests with a system that allows them to screen people through the National Sex Offender Re gistry.
“I like the diversity,” said Johnson. Milton Banks, 62, attended his first Old Timers’ Picnic on Saturday. The Bellwood resident is a Maywood native and proud graduate of Proviso East High School. As he grilled some barbecued chicken, he lamented the changing landscape of the park where he spent much of his youth. He pointed to the baseball diamond to the east and the Fred Hampton pool, which has been closed for several years.
Marsha Alexander, the principal of Garfield Elementary School at 1514 S. 9th Ave. in Maywood, said during the Aug. 16 meeting that safety is central to her staf f’s professional development.
MICHAEL ROMAIN/Staff Photographer Tommy Bailey and Deborah Johnson sit at the base of artist Geraldine McCullough’s “Pheonix Rising” sculpture in Maywood on Aug. 28. Above le , Barbara Denton, a proud Maywood native who lives in Bellwood, spor ts her ‘Straight Outta Maywood’ t-shirt on Saturday.
The superintendent added that the district has a “very comprehensive incident command structure” developed by the Maywood police, fire and homeland security departments working with district officials. He said that structure was enhanced this year, when the village board voted to reinstitute the School Resource Officer (SRO) program that puts a Maywood Police officer inside the district.
Alexander said she also preaches vigilance.“We are working hard to ensure that our teachers are smart when it comes to being safe,” she said. “[That includes] not propping doors open, making sure we’re watching. You see something, you say something.”
when he was 14 years old. He moved back to the city some years ago but returned to Maywood more than a decade ago. Bailey and Johnson said they’ve noticed the village evolve over the years. Bailey said when he moved into town as a child, Maywood was mostly white. Now, Hispanics are rapidly moving into Maywood.
Vreeland said the district secures school buildings with interior and exterior cameras, monitored by security personnel at district headquarters in Melrose Park Those staffers can be dispatched to individual school buildings when the need arises. He said appropriate access control “is an important component of what we do as well,” with only staffers with badges able to enter buildings and strict ID monitoring processes in place throughout the district.
The superintendent added that, while the Commission recommends conducting security assessments every other year, D89 does them annually.
“We work closely with our first responders,” she said. “I appreciate [Maywood Po lice Chief Elijah] Willis and Deputy Chief [Theodore] Yancy and Officer [Carlos] Pat terson. They have been in our schools not just when something happens but they’re there encouraging our students.” She said Maywood first responders have shown up to purchase students’ gifts during Christmas with money “out of their own pockets” and participated in the school’s annual Men’s Day. That’s when community members are encouraged to gather outside the school to greet students.
Vreeland said a pattern with school shootings across the country had been holes in access control, which includes doors propped open and unlocked.
Dr. David Ne gron, D89’s superintendent since 2015, said the district had made a range of investments in security over the last several years. They include implementing safety procedures and protocols that go beyond federal school safety recommendations.Negronsaid those recommendations, which are made by the Federal Commission on School Safety — a national council convened by U.S. Cabinet members after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 — include hiring “a strong security team,” implementing security assessments every other year, and developing and implementing “appropriate plans for security and emergency.”
“They really enjoyed it,” Buehler said. “My good grandkids said next year make sure I tell them because they want to come back.”
Blough said the car nival attracted more than 400 people, many of them relatives of Concord residents who were happy to be around crowds after the last few years of quarantines and pandemic restrictions.MarcyBuehler, 80, said she invited four grandchildren and eight great-grandchil dren to the carnival.
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Meet Ralph DeSchaaf, 75, witness to Vietnam War history
In May, Blough and a group of residents held a senior prom that took place at Concord. Resident Kathy Olive said Blough’s activities help the seniors feel part of a larger community “I’m very blessed to be here,” Olive said.
Blough said members of the Northlake Police Depart ment and village of ficials also came out to the car nival and were greeted by residents like Ralph DeSchaaf, 75, and Melissa Se gebarth, 58 — both resi dents of Concord who volunteered at Saturday’s carnival.
“I made sure that all the kids were able to get a priz e,” DeSchaaf, an ordained minister, said Saturday. “Everybody was a winner. I [volunteered with the] basketball game. Re gardless of whether they made a shot or not, I made sure they all got five tickets.” Se gebarth said the carnival and events like it are critical for boosting morale and lightening everyone’s mood. “They break up the monotony,” she said. “They’re a huge morale booster.”
For a few hours on Aug. 27, the parking lot of the towering Concord Place Retirement Community, 401 W. Lake St. in Northlake, was tur ned into a carnival re plete with free food, a petting zoo, pony rides, a dunk tank, face-painting, carnival games, and lots and lots of pie
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While cov ering a community carni val at the Concord Place Retirement Community, 401 W. Lak e St. in Northlak e, we met Ralph DeSchaaf, a 75-year-old ordained minister who was in the Navy during the Vietnam War.DeShaaf, who volunteered at Saturday’s car ni val, recounted one of his most memorable experiences during the war. I was in the Navy on active duty in 1968 and 1969. I was a chaplain’s yeoman and we were the flagship of the fleet. It was the USS Kearsarge and we were looking for Russian submarines along the coast of Vietnam.Unfortunately, we had a really bad acci dent. We had left Vietnam and were of f the coast of Japan on maneuvers tralian aircraft car rier. It was he did not his running lights on and he cut one of our destroy and we lost all 72 of ficers. The one who was running the car rier was drunk, got a dishonorable charge and I didn’t hear what him after that. I was a 19-year We had a memorial service deck, however, there were no because I worked in the chaplain’ the ones who were survived, to contact their families and let they were OK. This was the summer of 1969. a big write-up in the Chicago was called the Melbour ne-Evans collision.
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This was a huge success,” said Fran Mejino, Concord’s administrator “The residents and the families loved it. It was a beautiful after noon and we enjoyed games.”
PROVIDED Rachelle Bloug h and Ralph DeSchaaf seen with young people outside of a petting zoo setup on the grounds of Concord Place Retirement Community in Northlake on Aug. 27.
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Rachelle Blough, Concord’s activities director who thought up the event, knows about the pie firsthand. She happily sub jected her face to a line of people eager to gingerly toss tinfoil pans full of whipped cream her way — all, of course, in fun.
Concord Place Retirement Community transformed into festival on Aug. 27
Northlake retirement community hosts carnival
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Oak Park deli site offering free rent for a year
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The Illinois Secretary of State’s website identifies Anand Sheth, of Chicago, as the manager of Holy Key LLC. Sheth is the founder of Mon Ami Realty, according to that company’s website. At the time it closed in 2017, Erik’s Deli appeared to have secured a lease at 736 Lake St., now occupied by Courageous Bakery. However, the leasing ag reement fell through and the deli never reopened. While 107 N. Oak Park Ave. has most recently been a restaurant space, Wagner said it could be leased for pretty much any use, retail or office space included.
Golf-themed bar/restaurant opens in downtown Riverside
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RIVER FOREST/NORTH LAWNDALE – Markhasia “Jarae” Ross is “a very outgoing kid” who “always loves to be involved,” especially when it comes to her academics and athletics, said her mom, Marshetta Mc Clenton.Now,though, it’s neighbors who are trying to step up to help the 17-year-old honors student and basketball player from North Lawndale who attends Trinity High School in River Forest. A shooting this month caused extensive injuries to the young athlete’s le g and forced McClenton to take a leave from work so she could care for her daughterAGoFundMe campaign to help Ross as she recovers — and to help McClenton pay the bills while she cares for her daughter — has raised about $700 of its $5,000 goal.
“She’s just really driven,” McClenton said.But everything changed in an instant for Ross on Aug. 11, when she was shot in her le g outside a friend’s home in Garfield ParkRoss and her friends were outside when someone fired shots She tried to run for cover but realized she could not get up — a shot to her le g shattered her tibia, accord ing to the GoFundMe campaign. You can visit the campaign at: gofundme.com/f/ hxfkn-put-the-guns-down
The memo also states that the Sandtrap’s hours of operation will be Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight. The outdoor dining area must close at 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, per the vil lage code
After Trinity basketball player shot, community rallies to her side
RIVERSIDE – Riverside’s newest downtown bar/restaurant, The Sandtrap Grill & Tap, opened its doors Aug. 18 at 31 Forest Ave., with the owners saying they’ ll be open limited hours and of fering a limited menu until they of ficially cut the ribbon on Sept. 3. “We’re in the process of working out the kinks, but we’re finally glad to be able to utilize the space,” said Sandtrap co-owner Chris Connelly after being granted permission by the village board to open an outdoor seating area along Forest Avenue in front of the restaurant. Connelly owns the business with Manthan Desai, and the two have been working to get the space remodeled and code compliant since last summer. Connelly and Desai have been friends since high school, and Connelly is a relatively new resident of WhenRiversideMollie’s Public House closed its doors for good in March 2021, the two de cided the location was right for their golf themed eatery
“After the grand opening, we’ ll have the full menu,” said Connelly. According to Connelly they’re still work ing to get the restaurant/bar fully staf fed. Last week, their business’ Facebook page advertised positions for bartenders and foodOnserversAug. 18, Riverside trustees voted unanimously to approve an outdoor café per mit for The Sandtrap, which will uti lize a 45-by-11-foot space south of the public sidewalk. The area can accommodate about 30 diners, according to a memo in the village board meeting packet.
“We decided it might be a great opportunity in Riverside, which is such a tightknit community,” Desai said last August. Until Sept. 3, it may be best to check The Sandtrap’s Facebook page to confir m hours of operation. The restaurant does not have a website yet. Until Sept. 3, the menu will be limited to poppers, pizza puf fs, chicken tenders, fries and onion rings. The full menu, when it’s launched, will feature burgers, chicken sandwiches and other pub fare.
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Ross plays basketball for the high school and a travel team, and is always happy to help out, especially with a cheer camp her mom runs, McClenton said.
“If you know of anyone looking for a great space in a great location, let me know,” said leasing agent Tom Wagner, of Mon Ami Realty The sweet deal on rent is being of fered as an incentive spark interest in the proper ty, which is approximately 5,300 square feet total with a basement and of fice, accord ing to Wagner The property has under the ownership of Wagner’s client for about a year and a half The site is best known for once being location of Erik’s Deli, which the late restaurateur Erik Jensen opened in 1976. The deli was a beloved Oak Park spot and favorite of for mer Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. Erik’s Deli underwent a complete renovation 2009 and closed per manently in 2017. Altiro, a Latin fusion restaurant, opened in September 2017 in the space, but it closed less than a year later The ground-floor commercial space ended up in foreclosure and was sold through court order to a sub sidiary of the lender In July 2021, the commercial unit was purchased by Holy Key LLC for $380,000.
OAK PARK – Looking to open a retail business, of fice or restaurant in a Heming way District storefront? Want free rent? Check out 107 N. Oak Park Ave. The owner of the property is of fering up to 12 months free rent for entering into leasing ag reement of at least five years.
GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly12-29-108-015-0000.knownas10920 West Grand Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois 60164. The mortgaged real estate is im proved with a single family resi dence. 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 incall The Sales De partment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given all persons concerned that on the 23rd day of August 2022, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Broadview, Illinois voted to approve amended Rules and Regu lations. Printed copies of the Board’s amended Rules and Regulations may be examined and/or obtained from the Office of the Village Clerk, 2350 S. 25th Avenue, Broadview, Illinois during the Village’s regular business hours. The rules shall be operable on the 29th day of August, 2022, or 10 days from the date of publication of this notice, whichever date is Publishedlater.
Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. F21030070 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES INI3201073intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATIONTHECIRCUITCOURTOF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR RC1 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST JULIUS-v.-Plaintiff, HARRIS A/K/A JULIUS L HARRIS, A/K/A JULIUS LEE HARRIS, MONICA HARRIS, CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD InDefendantsCLAIMANTSreMarriage of JULIUS L. HARRIS MONICAVS.Petitioner L. 17Respondent.HARRISCH13076consolidated with
LINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO SURE 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 Corpora tion conducts foreclosure sales.
checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Prop erty Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real es tate 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 es tate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the pe riod allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of reThedemption.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 POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER EN TRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSES SION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO SURE 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 Corpora tion 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) THE794-9876JUDICIAL SALES CORPORAOneTIONSouth Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236YouSALEcan also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
The real estate is improved with a two story single family residence with 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 Cer tificate 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).
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 CORPORAOneTIONSouth Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236 YouSALEcan also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
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AttorneyE-Mail:312-346-908860602pleadings@mccalla.comFileNo.20-05624IL_616069AttorneyARDCNo.61256AttorneyCode.61256CaseNumber:18CH12992TJSC#:42-2895NOTE:PursuanttotheFairDebtCollectionPracticesAct,youareadvisedthatPlaintiff’sattorneyisdeemedtobeadebtcollectorattemptingtocollectadebtandanyinformationobtainedwillbeusedforthatpurpose.Case#18CH12992I3200865INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFCOOKCOUNTY,ILLINOISCOUNTYDEPARTMENT-CHAN-CERYDIVISIONAMERIHOMEMORTGAGECOM-PANY,LLCPlaintiff,-v.-EVERARDOALCAUTERA/K/AEVERADOALCAUTER,MARIAG.ALEJANDRE,UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA-DEPARTMENTOFHOUSINGANDURBANDEVELOPMENTDefendants2020CH023991601N40THAVESTONEPARK,IL60165NOTICEOFSALEPUBLICNOTICEISHEREBYGIV-ENthatpursuanttoaJudgmentofForeclosureandSaleenteredintheabovecauseonJune24,2022,anagentforTheJudicialSalesCorporation,willat10:30AMonSeptember26,2022,atTheJudicialSalesCorporation,OneSouthWacker,1stFloorSuite35R,Chicago,IL,60606,sellatapublicsaletothehighestbidder,assetforthbelow,thefollow-ingdescribedrealestate:Commonlyknownas1601N40THAVE,STONEPARK,IL60165PropertyIndexNo.15-04-117-039-0000Therealestateisimprovedwithasinglefamilyresidence.Saleterms:25%downofthehighestbidbycertifiedfundsatthecloseofthesalepayabletoTheJudicialSalesCorporation.Nothirdparty 18 CH 12992 1924 SOUTH 13TH
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 CORPORAOneTIONSouth Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236YouSALEcan also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS SOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION LORENZOvs.Plaintiff,TRUST; ZANIOLO; JOSEFINA A. ZANIOLO; CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY; TCF NATIONAL BANK; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOP MENT ADRIENEAUTHORITY;WOSTMANN; RICHARD BIRNDORF; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF THEODORE UNKNOWNBIRNDORF;OWNERS AND NONRECORD PUBLICNOTICE18Defendants,CLAIMANTS;CH833OFSALENOTICEISHEREBY
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MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite Chicago1200 IL, AVENUE 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 March 21, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Septem ber 23, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the follow ing described real estate: Commonly known as 1924 SOUTH 13TH AVENUE, BROADVIEW, IL Property60155 Index No. 15-15-411-0350000 AND 15-15-411-036-0000
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IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILwill 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 POS SESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POS SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO SURE 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 One North Dearborn Street, Suite Chicago1200 IL, AttorneyE-Mail:312-346-908860602pleadings@mccalla.comFileNo.20-04914IL_614670AttorneyARDCNo.61256AttorneyCode.61256CaseNumber:17CH13076TJSC#:42-2905NOTE:PursuanttotheFairDebtCollectionPracticesAct,youareadvisedthatPlaintiff’sattorneyisdeemedtobeadebtcollectorattemptingtocollectadebtandanyinformationobtainedwillbeusedforthatpurpose.I3200945INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFCOOKCOUNTY,ILLINOISCOUNTYDEPARTMENT-CHAN-CERYDIVISIONNEWREZLLC,F/K/ANEWPENNFINANCIAL,LLC,D/B/ASHELL-POINTMORTGAGESERVICINGPlaintiff,-v.-CHINALYOUNGA/K/ACHINAYOUNGDefendants NO. AVENUE IL NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 6, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Septem ber 26, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the follow ing described real estate: Commonly known as 2845 SOUTH 13TH AVENUE, BROADVIEW, IL Property60155 Index No. 15-22-412-012The0000real estate is improved with a single family residence with a ga Salerage. 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
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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 10 Village Free Press, August 31, 2022 vfpress.news CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 tionationoleviedsisResidentialthebeCorporation.bidSgleThe019-00000000,PropertyECommonlyclosurethatPUBLICERSCOUNTYCOUNTY,temptingdeemedCollectionNOTE:TJSC#:CaseAttorneyAttorneyAttorneyE-Mail:630-794-5300pleadings@il.cslegal.comFileNo.14-20-01900ARDCNo.00468002Code.21762Number:2020CH0239942-2427PursuanttotheFairDebtPracticesAct,youareadvisedthatPlaintiff’sattorneyistobeadebtcollectorattocollectadebtandanyinformationobtainedwillbeusedforthatpurpose.Case#2020CH02399I3199602INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFCOOKILLINOISDEPARTMENT-CHAN-CERYDIVISIONMORTGAGEASSETSMANAGE-MENT,LLCPlaintiff,-v.RAYETTARICEA/K/ARAYETTAWHEELER-RICE,UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA-SECRETARYOFHOUSINGANDURBANDEVELOPMENT,UNKNOWNHEIRSANDLEGATEESOFJEANWHEELERA/K/AWILLIEJEANWHEELER,CHARLENENESBIT,LINDAHOOKER,GLENNWHEELER,JEFFREYWHEELER,UNKNOWNOWNANDNONRECORDCLAIMANTS,GERALDNORDGREN,ASSPECIALREPRESENTATIVEFORJEANWHEELERA/K/AWILLIEJEANWHEELER(DECEASED)Defendants2021CH05844406S10THAVENUEMAYWOOD,IL60153NOTICEOFSALENOTICEISHEREBYGIVENpursuanttoaJudgmentofForeandSaleenteredintheabovecauseonJune27,2022,anagentforTheJudicialSalesCorporation,willat10:30AMonSeptember29,2022,atTheJudicialSalesCorporation,OneSouthWacker,1stFloorSuite35R,Chicago,IL,60606,sellatapublicsaletothehighestbidder,assetforthbe-low,thefollowingdescribedrealestate:knownas406S10THAV-NUE,MAYWOOD,IL60153IndexNo.15-10-416-010-PropertyIndexNo.15-10-416-realestateisimprovedwithasin-familyresidence.aleterms:25%downofthehighestbycertifiedfundsatthecloseofthesalepayabletoTheJudicialSalesNothirdpartycheckswillaccepted.Thebalance,includingJudicialSalefeefortheAbandonedPropertyMunicipalityReliefFund,whichiscalculatedonresidentialrealestateattherateof$1foreach$1,000orfractionthereofoftheamountpaidbythepurchasernottoexceed$300,incertifiedfunds/orwiretransfer,isduewithintwenty-four(24)hours.Nofeeshallbepaidbythemortgageeacquiringtheresidentialrealestatepursuanttoitscreditbidatthesaleorbyanymortgagee,udgmentcreditor,orotherlienoracquiringtheresidentialrealestatewhoserightsinandtotheresidentialrealestatearosepriortothesale.Thesubjectpropertysubjecttogeneralrealestatetaxes,pecialassessments,orspecialtaxesagainstsaidrealestateandisfferedforsalewithoutanyrepresenta-astoqualityorquantityoftitleandwithoutrecoursetoPlaintiffandin“ASIS”condition.Thesaleisfurthersub-jecttoconfirmationbythecourt.Uponpaymentinfulloftheamountbid,thepurchaserwillreceiveaCertificateofSalethatwillentitlethepurchasertodeedtotherealestateafterconfirmaofthesaleWhereasaleofrealestateismadeto
HEREBY GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju dicial Sales Corporation will on Tues day, September 20, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth be low, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly15-10-317-030-1015knownas609 24TH AVENUE, UNIT C3N, BELLWOOD, IL The60104.mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mort gagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 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. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. INTERCOUNTY21-02191 JUDICIAL SALES I3200603intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATION
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CERY UNKNOWNvs.Plaintiff,LIMOSA,DIVISIONLLC;HEIRS
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 Village Free Press, August 31, 2022 11vfpress.news satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with re spect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of re Tdemption.heproperty will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are ad monished to check the court file to verify all information If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the fore closure 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 mort gagee shall pay the assessments re quired 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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORT GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification is sued 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) 794THE9876 JUDICIAL SALES CORPORAOneTIONSouth Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236 YouSALEcan 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 AE-Mail:630-794-5300pleadings@il.cslegal.comttorneyFileNo.14-21-01580AttorneyARDCNo.00468002AttorneyCode.21762CaseNumber:2021CH05844TJSC#:42-2450NOTE:PursuanttotheFairDebt 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 05844 INI3199811THECIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY COMMUNITYDIVISIONLOAN SERVICING, JPMORGANvs.PLLC;laintiff, CHASE BANK, N.A.; TD BANK USA, N.A. SBM TARGET NATIONAL BANK FKA NATIONALRETAILERSBANK; ILLINOIS HOUS ING AUTHORITY;DEVELOPMENTTHECHICAGO TRUST HARRIETTECOMPANY; GRAHAM; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD PUBLICN18DefendantsCLAIMANTS;,CH15609OTICEOFSALENOTICEISHEREBY
GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, October 3, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real CommonlyPestate:.I.N.15-17-106-001-0000knownas251 Iroquois Road, Hillside, IL 60162. 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 Ko chalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 2205611. 19-038152 ADC F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES I3201509intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATION
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination e Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. is newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of cdiscrimination,allHUDtollfree at: 1-800-669-9777. COMMUNITY MEDIA
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY THEvs.Plaintiff,MIDFIRSTDIVISIONBANK;UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGA TEES OF RAUL E. SANCHEZ, DECEASED; ILLINOIS DHOUSINGEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWN ERS AND CLAIMANTS;NONRECORDMILDRED SANCHEZ; HECTOR SANCHEZ; ADRIAN SANCHEZ; WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS REPRESENTATIVESPECIALOF RAUL E. SANCHEZ, PUBLICN19Defendants,DECEASED;CH13349OTICEOFSALENOTICEISHEREBY
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GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju dicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, September 19, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth be low, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly15-10-321-024-0000.knownas628South 19th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 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 The Sales Depart ment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz An selmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. F18110075 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES INI3200590intercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATIONTHECIRCUITCOURTOF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD BANK; AHMADvs.Plaintiff, ALI SHAHER AKA AHMAD SHAHER; MOHAMMEDMAASALSHAHER; FIRST MIDWEST BANK FKA STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE DE PARTMENT OF TREASURY PUBLICN19Defendants,CH13958OTICEOFSALENOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DB RR LLC; LORIvs.Plaintiff,A RANURO AKA LORI RANURO; S&H REMODELING INC.; CF COREVEST PURCHASER LLC, AN DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; LP HOME SOLUTIONS, LLC AKA L&P HOME SOLUTIONS, LLC; OWNERSUNKNOWNAND NON RECORD PUBLICN21Defendants,CLAIMANTS;CH1122OTICEOFSALENOTICE
IS HEREBY GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju dicial Sales Corporation will on Tues day, September 20, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth be low, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. Commonly15-13-423-025-0000.knownas1027Harlem Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130 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 Ko chalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 2205611. 19-041356 F2 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANOF MILLICENT GORDON; WASHINGTON STREET CONDO ASSOCIATION; ADAM VANDERHOEF; TINA BICKLER; WILLIAM BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE; KELSEY ELEC TRIC, UNKNOWNINC.; OWNERS AND NONRE CORD PUBLICN18Defendants,CLAIMANTS;CH5886OTICEOFSALENOTICEIS
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IS HEREBY GIV EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judi cial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real CommonlyPestate:.I.N.15-34-116-024-0000.knownas9501 Jackson Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 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 Depart ment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz An selmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563 (630) 453-6925. INTERCOUNTYF20110031JUDICIAL SALES Iintercountyjudicialsales.comCORPORATION3201520
12 Village Free Press, August 31, 2022 Saturday, September 10th from 10 am to 4 pm. 11225 Constitution Drive, Westchester An Old Fashion Prairie Fest • Cra ers and Artists will be selling handmade articles • 11 am to Noon: Live animals will be on display • Dulcimer Players will charm you with their so sweet sounds • An expert spinner will show you how to spin wool Bring an appetite! We will have fresh food and drinks. Enjoy guided tours on the prairie trails. Take a tour of Westchester’s oldest house and the 1853 school house within. For more information visit savetheprairiesociety.org
