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Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough calling on veterans to be elec tion workers on Nov. 8

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, whose office runs elections in suburban Cook County, is calling on military veterans to sign up as election judges and poll workers in the Nov. 8 Gubernatorial Election.

“We have a serious shortage of judges and poll workers,” Clerk Yarbrough said during a press conference on Sept. 20. “We’ve seen our number of election judges shrink significantly in recent years.”

Yarbrough said the number of poll workers has fallen by 40% over the last eight years. She said she currently has about 4,000 people who have indicated their availability to work on Election Day but she needs at least 7,000 to cover every open position.

Polling place technicians make $365 and election judges make $200 for their day-long service. Anyone interested in working the polls can apply at: cookcountyclerk.com/work

Yarbrough explained that the pandemic and age are contributing to the reduction in polling workers in suburban Cook County. She said the average election judge is between 65 and 70 years old.

The clerk said 4,500 election judges showed up for service on Election Day in June compared to more than 7,100 judges who worked on Election Day in the 2018 midterm election — the last midterm before the COVID-19 pandemic.

She said the dearth of election workers is a problem across the nation, before pointing out that “an estimated 130,000 poll workers have stopped serving over the past three midterm elections across the nation.”

Yarbrough said the northwest suburbs, including those in Proviso Township, are where

Jeri Stenson, Maywood museum curator, dies at 90

in Maywood, died Sept. 20. Stenson, who was better known by her middle name, was 90 years old. Multiple people affiliated with Operation Uplift Inc., the museum’s nonprofit parent organization, confirmed her death.

way to sustain his spirit and perpetuate the organization that he founded. His wife realized that a museum was a two-tiered solution to both Uplift’s and Maywood’s problems.

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Laurietta Jeri Stenson, the longtime curator of the West Town Museum of Cultural History, 104 S. 5th Ave.

Stenson helped establish the West Town Museum with Northica H. Stone in 1995. Stone’s late husband, George E. Stone II, was a union organizer who founded Operation Uplift in 1968 to train Blacks for white-collar careers. The nonprofit provided job training, job counseling, pre-employment skills, and GED assistance, among other services.

When Stone II died in 1988, Operation Uplift’s board of directors sought a

“We saw that Maywood was underserved and the history that Maywood had was being lost,” Northica Stone told Village Free Press in 2013.

When the museum opened, Stone and Stenson said they were was inundated with the attic and basement things of people who hope to preserve something of the past.

“Once we put the word out, they

Stenson helped establish the West Town Museum of Cultural History, was pivotal in discovering Maywood’s connection to the Underground Railroad

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Misha Jenkins holds a sign notif ying drivers traveling on Washing ton Boulevard on Sept. 24 that she and her fellow Beyond Center Church congregants are o ering “Free Prayer” to anyone who wants it at the nearby Stevenson center in Bellwood. See more photos on page 2.

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started sending us items and they were glad we were doing this,” Stenson said back then.

The museum’s high point may have been just a few years after its founding, when Stone and Stenson discovered Maywood’s possible connection to the Underg round Railroad — the stealth system of secret routes and places that, between 1830 and 1860, helped enslaved people escape the plantations of the antebellum South to freedom.

“Photos, maps, old newspaper clippings and other documents from the archives of the Chicago Historical Society, Oak Park/River Forest Historical Society and Maywood Historical Society, revealed that on the southeast cor ner of 1st Avenue and Lake Street, along the bank of the Des Plaines River where a McDonald’s restaurant now sits, there once stood a ’10 Mile House,’” according to a 1998 Chicago Tribune article about Stone’s and Stenson’s discovery.

The 10 Mile House got its name because early Illinois settlers “who hauled their crops to Chicago aboard horse-drawn carts needed places along the way to eat and rest themselves and their horses,” the Tribune noted. “These stops usually were about 10 miles apart and were thus called ’10 Mile Houses’ or ’10 Mile Inns.’”

Stenson told the Tribune that she and Stone ar rived at the discovery by way of intuition.

“We figured that since there were stops along the Underg round Railroad in places like Chicago and Oak Brook and Downers Grove, they must have come through here (Maywood) along the way,” she said at the time.

The original 10 Mile House was tor n down in 1927, the Tribune reported, but Stone and Stenson still pushed to get the site recognized by the National Park Service’s National Historic Landmarks Survey division.

Today, a monument to the site designed by Mike Ro gers, a Maywood architect and Operation Uplift board member, sits adjacent to the McDonald’s parking lot. Rogers also created a replica of the original 10 Mile House that sits inside the West Town Museum.

A decade after their discovery, Stone

and Stenson partnered with the village of Maywood’s Special Events and Public Relations Commission, the Maywood Historical Society, and DePaul University on a project designed to expand on their original finding.

In 2011, DePaul University announced that a group of archaeology students had been in Maywood to examine more of the village’s connection to the Underground Railroad.

The students excavated a house at 408 S. 6th Ave., believed to be the 1870s home of prominent abolitionist and Underground Railroad “conductor” Zebina Eastman.

The excavation didn’t produce any evidence of Eastman’s home but DePaul

Jeri Stenson talks to District 89 students inside of the West Town Museum of Cultural History in Maywood. Below le , Stenson pictured with Northica Stone for a 1998 Chicago Tribune article.

said the project was just the start of more investigative work into Maywood’s abolitionist roots.

Never flush with cash, the West Town museum had always relied on Stenson’s institutional memory, energy and passion. Since its founding, she was the museum’s primary volunteer and its chief docent.

After Northica Stone’s death in 2018, Stenson’s role became even more critical and tenuous, given her advanced age and the museum’s financial needs

On any given day, Stenson would conduct tours of the museum for students and other community members interested in local history, which often intersected with Stenson’s personal history.

In the museum are photos and writeups of Stenson’s relatives, including her longtime husband, James Stenson, Maywood’s for mer police chief who died in May.

“We had over 20,000 people come through our doors over the years,” Stenson told Village Free Press in 2016.

That year, Rogers spoke to the institution’s

people just by about,” Rogers said in 2016. “These are things that people would’ve never known were here, but if this is how it was before, we can get back to that or make this place even better.”

In a statement on Sept. 24, Operation Uplift announced that Dorothy Har per Hill will serve as the West Town’s acting curator.

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Jeri Stenson’s funeral arrangements

The visitation will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Wallace Broadview Funeral Home, 2020 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Broadview

The funeral will be held Thursday, Sept. 29,1 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., at St. Domitilla Catholic Church, 4940 Washington St. in Hillside.

The internment will be at Parkholm Cemetery, 2501 N. La Grange Road in La Grange.

The repast will be held following the internment from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Maywood Park District, 921 S. 9th Ave. in Maywood.

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NBA pla e Sterling Brown now a TV host

Brown is the star of ‘How Cool Is This education and lifestyle show that producers ar airs on a major netw

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Sterling Brown may for his skills on the cour change. If things go according NBA forward could be the education and lifestyle sho network.

The show, “How Cool have Brown, a forward Rockets, exploring happenings and innovation [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] world [through] a multicultural lens,” according to a statement released by the show’s producers.

In the premiere episode, which is available on YouTube, Brown visited the Lyndon Johnson Space Center in Houston and talked to astronaut Dr Jeanette Epps about her training for a mission to the Inter national Space Station.

In a recent interview, Brown said the

show allows him to explore things that have interested him since he was a young boy growing up in Maywood.

“This is who I’ve been since I was a kid,” Brown said. “I’ve always been good with numbers and math and been interested in lear ning how things come about.”

Brown star red on the basketball court for Proviso East High School in Maywood but attended Proviso Math and Science

said the idea to make Brown a host of a STEM-friendly TV show catered to young people came about rather naturally.

“Sterling was reaching out to some kids in Dallas and it kind of dawned on us that they had no idea of his background,” James said. “Sterling is a gifted basketball player but he’s just as gifted in the arts, sciences and math.”

James said he and another co-producer, Jon Marc Sandifer, a programming

Vote yes for the environment

Concer ned about climate change?

Interested in protecting our precious resources of breathable air, drinkable water, and native habitat? Want to create jobs while mitigating local flooding?

Here’s a way: in the upcoming midter m election, vote YES on the referendum to fund the Cook County Forest Preserves (you’ ll find this referendum at the bottom of your ballot.)

A property tax increase of 0.025%--which amounts to less than $1.66 a month for most homeowners—will help restore 30,000 acres of forest preserve land to good health. And restoring the health of our forest preserves will make our communities better by:

■ making air cleaner to breathe in the Cook County area, reducing health com-

plications such as asthma, because the forest preserve’s millions of trees are our collective lungs, absorbing pollution and cleaning our air;

■ ensuring cleaner water sources and less flooding, because forest preserves filter stor m and rainwater, keeping pollution from entering our waterways and reducing the risk of flooding from heavy rainfall in communities across our area;

■ protecting local habitat and wildlife, because native wildlife thrives when land and water are conserved.

Voting YES on this measure will also help create and sustain thousands of jobs and lead to more opportunities for county residents, such as summer jobs and scholarships for youth, including those from historically underserved

communities.

The referendum has the support of more than 100 environmental, labor, civic, business, and faith organizations across Cook County--the Illinois Environmental Coalition, The Nature Conservancy, the Trust for Public Land, the Field Museum, the Chicago Botanic Garden, and many more Join them and vote YES to fund the Cook County Forest Preserves on November 8.

For more information, visit https:// www.voteyesforestpreserves.org. And please spread the word

— Wendy Greenhouse, Oak Park

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executive at Black Entertainment Television (BET), are shopping “How Cool Is This” around to networks He said at least two major networks are vying for the show. James said he didn’t want to identify the networks while ne gotiations are still happening.

“There will be six markets for this show and one of the markets will be [Brown’s] own — Chicago,” James said.

He added that there will be additional educational awareness and outreach initiatives that will supplement the show’s mission to spark interest in STEM subjects among young people in places like Brown’s hometown of Maywood.

James said, in addition to after-school programming, they’re planning a STEM fair that will take place during NBA AllStar Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah in February 2023.

Brown said shooting the first episode with Dr. Epps gave him a new perspective on NASA and the aeronautics field.

“It was good for me to see that,” he said. “It definitely gave me a lot more respect for that field.”

James said Dr Epps was so impressed with Brown that she invited him to attend her launch.

“She most graciously invited him to be at the launch,” James said. “When she goes up there, she wants him there. I thought that was the greatest thing.”

Epps is cur rently being wait-listed, James said, adding that NASA still has to set a hard date for when she and her fellow astronauts will take of f.

Brown said hosting the premiere episode allowed him to hone his broadcasting chops.

“When this opportunity presented itself, it was something I was already thinking about,” he said. “Being a host for this was an opportunity for me to get my feet wet and see what adjustments I need to make.”

James said the larger message of the show, particularly for young people in Maywood and the sur rounding suburbs, is that there are career options beyond sports and entertainment.

“Everybody is aspiring to be basketball players or hip hop artists, and that’s really great, but don’t shun the other gifts you’ve been blessed to be given,” James said.

“Give yourself the biggest shot possible and don’t shut the doors on anything.”

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Astronaut Jeanette Epps and NBA pl ayer Sterling Brown at the Ly ndon Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Broadview Mayor Becomes First Black President Of West Central Municipal Conference

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson was selected on Sept. 23 to become the president of the West Central Municipal Conference (WCMC). The announcement was during the organization’s annual dinner at the Stephen Convention Center in Rosemont.

Thompson is the first Black person to serve as president of the 40-year-old organization, which has 51 members — including 40 municipalities, according to its website.

Thompson, who was for merly the organization’s vice president, succeeds outgoing WCMC president and Elmwood Park Mayor Angelo “Skip” Saviano

Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey is a director on the WCMC’s executive committee.

In a Facebook post, Thompson said that she hopes her ascension to the WCMC presidency can be a lesson to young, upcoming leaders

“This is not a post to brag or [boast], but a post to let all young scholars know that possibilities are available to you and representation matters,” she said.

Thompson was elected in 2017 as the village’s first female Black mayor. She became a member of WCMC’s board of directors in 2021.

The WCMC was founded in 1980 as a re gional council of gover nments for west suburban Cook County The organization fosters mutual cooperation and communication among its member entities, advocates for issues common to members at the state and federal levels, and of fers training and other resources for local gover nment of ficials, according to its website.

NEWS briefs

Triton College To Host Fall Family Fun Fest Oc t. 1

Triton Colle ge will host its annual Fall Family Fun Fest on Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Triton Colle ge Botanical Gardens located on the colle ge’s East Campus

“This year, the Fall Fest will retur n to Triton’s Botanical Gardens (east campus) for an in-person event,” Triton of ficials said in a statement. “Over the past years, the Fall Fest has been well received and well attended by the Triton community.”

Families will be able to take home free pumpkins while supplies last and participate in crafts, a photo booth and games, Triton of ficials announced. If it rains, the pumpkins will still be available while supplies last.

The colle ge’s culinary students will be selling their “fall-tastic” pies while supplies last.

For more information, visit: https:// www.triton.edu/fallfest

Maywood Approves Zoning Change To Allow Dayc are To Operate In Former Liquor Store

Last month, the Maywood village board unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance approving a zoning map amendment and special use for a daycare center to operate inside of 1418 Madison Street, the for mer Wade’s Liquor and Grocery.

The village’s Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 on Aug. 4 to recommend the zoning change to the village board, which voted on the measure at a meeting on Aug. 16.

Avery and Pryor Construction LLC plans to operate the daycare center for its employees and community members, according to documents submitted to the village over the summer.

The company plans to build out a second floor for of fice space at some point in the next one to five years.

Village of ficials said the liquor store has been vacated for years. It was built and used for commercial purposes despite being in a residential zoning district.

Harlem Avenue Bed Bath & Beyond Sur vives Amid Latest Closings

The Forest Park outlet of Bed Bath & Beyond, 215 S. Harlem Ave., is among the 20 Illinois locations that avoided the ax in

a round of store closings announced last week.

According to the list published on its website, the chain plans to close 65 stores by the end of 2022. The company previously announced that it intends to close 150 “lower-producing” stores, but this list of 65 closures was the first time they identified any specifics. The impact on Illinois will be relatively modest, with three stores closing in the Chicago area suburbs and three stores closing downstate

Bed Bath & Beyond has faced financial struggles In 2021, it disclosed losing hundreds of millions of dollars due to a shortage in inventory. On Aug. 31, it reported that its sales dropped by 26% compared to 2021.

In response, it announced several initiatives to reduce costs, including the aforementioned store closures, cutting its workforce by 20%, discontinuing three of nine company-owned brands and reducing the inventory of its remaining six brands. The latter is a reversal of a shift toward company-owned brands last year.

At the same time, Bed Bath & Beyond announced several initiatives to improve its bottom line, including increasing the inventory of national brands, expanding its loyalty program, improving supply chains by working closer with suppliers and implementing “impactful, organic changes to accelerate further growth and unlock the brand’s full potential including building on its digital and re gistry platforms, addressing additional age groups and expanding products and services.”

On Sept. 2, Bed Bath & Beyond ’s Chief Financial Of ficer Gustavo Ar nal fell to his death from New York City’s Tribeca skyscraper. Authorities later deemed his death as being by suicide.

Financial Crisis Forces Big Guys On Roosevelt Road To Close

When Brendan O’Connor put the call out to the community to help Big Guys Sausage Stand weather a financial stor m in June of this year, the restaurant had already amassed $50,000 in credit card debt trying to stay afloat during these uncertain times for restaurants

The GoFundMe buoyed his business with more than $40,000 in donations, but it wasn’t enough to stave of f the closure of the beloved counter service establishment. Sept. 24 was the final day Big Guys, 7021

Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn, was open to the public

O’Connor made it clear he could not compete with fast food restaurants in the area and lamented going through days without customers when he could see people lining up at nearby drive-thrus.

“This age of convenience is really a double-edged sword for independent restaurant owners,” said O’Connor

To make matters worse, Big Guys’ veteran cook, the “back bone of Big Guys” announced he would be retur ning to Mexico for at least six months making ongoing staf fing challenges insur mountable for the fragile sausage stand.

“The business just went the wrong way on me,” said O’Connor. “I had to punch the brakes before it got any worse.”

Though O’Connor is in conversations with “experts” about potentially selling the building, he intends to use the kitchen on the premises to continue Big Guys’ catering services. The owner admits he has often made up for front of the house losses with catering orders going out the back door and now looks forward to focusing solely on large scale-special events for up to 500 guests

For those who have come to expect a Big Guys’ style rescue at the holidays, O’Connor is clear those folks should rest easy He will be of fering all of his popular “take and bake” Thanksgiving and Christmas menu items again this year

State updates old water plan

The newly updated Illinois Water Plan could guide Proviso suburbs’ effor ts to confront climate change

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The state has updated the nearly 40-year-old Illinois Water Plan, which could help suburbs in Proviso Township confront a range of issues such as more intense storms, flooding, and high lead concentrations, among other water system challenges.

The Illinois Water Plan was established in 1967 to help guide local governments and agencies in water resource management, particularly in areas such as flood damage mitigation, water conservation, and underground water protection.

But until recently, the Illinois Water Plan had not been updated since 1984, making it the oldest state water plan in the country. Seventy percent of states have updated their water plans within the last 10 years, according to Illinois officials.

The old plan was also insufficient for helping communities prepare for changing weather patter ns due to climate change.

That has changed now that the state has finally updated the Illinois Water Plan. A draft of the updated plan was released in August. The plan hones in on 13 critical topics that were identified by the plan’s lead author, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), and other agencies involved in its production. Those topics include water quality, climate change, water sustainability, Lake Michigan, longterm flooding, and water recreation.

The newly updated plan comes as Proviso suburbs confront a range of water system issues. For instance, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) is closing in on the completion of the 600-acre-foot Addison Creek Reservoir at 2795 Washington Blvd. in Bellwood.

MWRD officials have estimated that the stormwater management project could reduce indoor flooding for approximately 2,200 structures and would remove approximately 1,700 structures from the floodplain, benefiting Bellwood,

Broadview, Melrose Park, Northlake, Stone Park, and Westchester.

The reservoir would store more than 195 million gallons of water and provide $116 million in flood benefits, MWRD officials have said.

The updated state water plan could help the local agencies tasked with managing the new reservoir and other water system issues around Proviso Township. The new plan has 144 recommendations for addressing water system challenges in the next 10 years.

Wes Cattoor, the engineering studies chief with the IDNR’s Office of Water Resources, told the Daily Herald that the plan is designed to unite different agencies around the many water system issues that will arise as climate change brings increasingly extreme weather and higher levels of precipitation and flooding.

“As we show in the report, you can’t talk about flooding impacts without talking about climate change and water quality impacts,” Cattoor said.

“It’s critical to have the state water plan to know that this is a multiagency, multifaceted issue that we’re trying to address on a wide variety of topics,” he added. “It’s essentially a vision for Illinois and the water resources we have available as we move in the future.”

A public survey conducted during the plan’s development showed that 20% of respondents would use the plan to help educate residents, 17% of respondents said they would use the plan in “regional/ watershed area planning,” 14% of respondents said they would use the plan to help reform public policy, 13% of respondents said they would use the plan for infrastructure planning, and another 13% of respondents said they would incorporate the plan’s information into “a local comprehensive plan.”

Cattoor told the Daily Herald that, rather than imposing re gulations on local municipalities, the plan will provide them with programs and data that might benefit them.

“For example, a growing concern with designing stormwater infrastructure is that rainfall data is increasingly out of date due to the uncertainties of climate change,” the Daily Herald reported. “Several recommendations involve gathering more climate projections and making them more accessible to local planners.”

Crews work on the Addison Creek Reservoir in Bellwood in May. e state’s newly updated Illinois Water Plan could help o cials maintain the reservoir and guide other aspects of the local water system in Prov iso.

David Kritovich, the plan’s climate change committee chair and a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois, told the Daily Herald that the plan’s authors have prioritized producing localized climate data for communities to use.

“On a global scale, you could talk about the generalities of what will happen — temperatures expected to continue to increase, the rainfall world average that’s going to be increasing and so for th,” he said. “But each community needs to deal with separate issues.”

The updated plan also comes as dozens of west suburbs have signaled their commitment to tackling climate change at the local level. In June, west suburban mayors gathered at Triton College in River Grove to announce the formation of the Cross-Community Climate Collaborative (C4).

The C4 initiative was spearheaded by Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, Oak Park Village President Vicki Scaman and River Forest President Cathy Adduci. Most Proviso Township suburbs are members of C4, which is designed to help those suburbs achieve 100% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The C4 commitments include participation in monthly ‘crosscommunity’ team meetings, the establishment of a sustainability working group or commission, and raising awareness about the C4 initiative, among other responsibilities.

The plan could also inform Proviso suburbs’ responses to storm mitigation, particularly in the wake of the devastating supercell storm that happened in June.

For instance, the plan recommends

providing “localized information to the public on anticipated changes in storm intensity and frequency,” the Daily Herald reports.

“According to the document, this is particularly important in communities with combined storm sewer drainage systems, which carry sewage and stormwater runof f in the same piping system.”

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Brown Cow’s Madagascar vanilla as part of their beverage program.

The Brown Cow also offers private label ice cream for non-food related businesses. Dan Matas of Key Mortgage Services, 7777 Lake St. Suite 100 in River Forest, has Brown mix up a custom ice cream inspired by his grandmother’s “butterscotchy cookies.” Bakers onsite make the cookies according to a family recipe and then blend them into their premium ice cream.

Brown said the shop is nearing capacity for collaborations and looks forward to reaching that point and “seeing how that feels” before making decisions about growing her community creamery even more.

“These kinds of cross collaborations are a win for everyone; If they do well, then we do well, said Brown. “This community kept the Brown Cow open, and I want them to understand the incredible opportunity they have opened to us.”

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A cr for the community

By MELISSA ELSMO Oak Park Eats

After COVID-related supply chain inter ruptions forced Connie Brown to close The Brown Cow, 7347 Madison St., in 2020, the community rallied around her to raise $62,000 to assist in the construction of an in-house creamery. Though the project went $80,000 over budget the donations helped Brown build the infrastructure necessary to bolster her own shop and has since evolved to create opportunities for other local businesses to create and store their own custom ice cream.

“I am literally only here today because of this community,” said Brown. “We built the creamery with the intention of

making ice cream for ourselves and kind of organically grew into this model.”

Making use of their 43 employees, the Forest Park shop can produce 300 threegallon tubs of ice cream per week in their

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Connie Brow n shows o a v intage ice cream container

on-site factory, but the shop only needs 180 tubs for itself. The shop receives their fresh cream delivery on Tuesdays, staf f members make the ice cream, and it is all sold by the end of the week. The creamery’s efficiency created the capacity for the Brown Cow to collaborate with other businesses to make their own ice cream and sustain the business through slower months.

as part of their catering program of fered through their for thcoming Oak Park location inside of Cross Function Flexible Workspace at the Boulevard Arcade, 1033 South Blvd.

Real People, Real Results†:

After publicizing the local cof fee collaboration on Takeout 25, Brown received a call from Meg and Molly Svec of Spilt Milk who expressed interest in having Brown Cow mix up a custom blend exclusively available at their Oak Park bakery. They settled on black cherry ice cream mixed with Spilt Milk’s popular almond tea cakes. The custom blend is available by the pint at Spilt Milk, 811 South Blvd.

Brown’s first collaboration is a celebration of coffee made in partnership with Kribi Coffee –locations in Forest Park and Oak Park. They offer the ice cream for sale at the Brown Cow and anticipate Kribi using it

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Amerikas, 734 Lake St. in Oak Park, and Media Noche, 6836 Windsor Ave. in Berwyn, make use of Brown Cow’s line of Latin-inspired flavors including avocado, horchata, Mexican hot chocolate. Sugar Beet Co-op, 812 W. Madison St., will begin selling the Brown Cow line of grocery store ice cream in October and Fritzi’s Delicatessen, 113 N. Oak Park Ave., features

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Ice cream parlor in Forest Park now produces its own ice cream after fundraiser paid for new equipment

Cook County o cials raise redesigned ag

The new ‘I Will’ flag flew over Daley Plaza for the first time last week

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Cook County of ficials raised a newly redesigned flag at Daley Plaza in Chicago on Sept. 24. The flag-raising comes as the county nears its 200th anniversary.

“I am humbled by the opportunity to have led this historic redesign of the new flag for the nation’s second largest county,” said Cook County Commissioner and Flag Advisory Panel Co-Chair Scott Britton in a statement.

“The process empowered students from every cor ner of the County to creatively visualize the very best of what we represent. The new ‘I Will’ flag will wave for the first time for the social justice, innovation, natural resources, and history that the County represents.”

The new flag is the culmination of a multi-year search that started out in 2019 with 300 high school student submissions from 40 schools throughout the Cook County, of ficials said.

“A flag is a symbol of civic pride, history and community. As Cook County approaches its bicentennial, we are proud to re present the cultures, spaces and people that make our home special,” said Cook County Board President Toni

Preckwinkle

“We cong all the who work this project,” said. “They’v added their to Cook County rich history we hope this will highlight the County’s values for years to come.”

The “I Will” flag was designed by Glenbrook South High School student Andrew Duf fy and mentored by Cook County Bureau of Administration Graphic Designer Mar tin Burciaga, of ficials said.

“Through color, shape, and symbolism, the ‘I Will’ flag elevates the land, culture, institutions and the core values that bring us to gether — dif ferent from a de piction of the physical boundaries that se parate us outlined in the predecessor.”

Duf fy said trying to create a flag that was re presentative of the county’s over 5 million residents was challenging.

“I went through countless dif ferent symbols and colors to find the right design for the ‘I Will’ fla g,” he said. “I am incredibly honored to have been chosen as the winner and hope the people of Cook County enjoy seeing their new flag.”

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CLERK Seeking vets

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the reduction in poll workers is most acute For instance, voters in Broadview were af fected by the shortage during the June 28 election. No election judges showed up to Precinct 86 at Roosevelt Elementary School, 1927 S. 15th Ave. in Broadview,

causing the polling place to open late. A judge extended that polling place’s hours due to the delay.

Yarbrough said the idea to reach out to veterans came after she realized just how much the county clerk’s of fice interacts with them through the Veterans Service Of fice in Downtown Chicago, where they go to retrieve things like the Cook County Military and Veterans Discount Card.

“These are tough times for democracy and those in the veterans’ community took many years out of their lives to fight for

e ag’s symbolism

“Blue symbolizes the County’s waterways, green for preserved lands and riverbanks, red for social change, and the blank canvas of white for the innovation to come,” county of ficials explained.

“The central “Y” shape highlights the re gional rivers joining at Wolf Point while harkening back to the original Municipal Device of Chicago. There are six stars to represent foundational moments of Cook County, each one seven-pointed to represent each County re gion, the city of Chicago, and the Forest Preserves, and they join to symbolize residents’

unity and common mission.”

To learn more about the flag redesign process, competition, participants, and designs, visit: www.anewflagforcookcounty. com

this democracy and we’re asking you to fight for this democracy again by serving on Election Day,” said Brian Cross, the head of the Veterans Service Of fice.

Ed Michalowski, the deputy clerk of elections, said while the clerk’s of fice saw about 70% of voters cast their ballots before Election Day by voting early or through the mail in the 2020 Consolidated Election and 2021 General Election, Election Day operations are still important.

He said the clerk’s of fice has reduced the number of precincts to keep up with

worker shortages, but they still need to meet their goal of more than 7,100 workers to avoid overloading existing poll workers.

“[Election workers] get out before the sun is up and leave well after the sun is set throughout that day,” Michalowski said.

“If there’s one person in a precinct, we’re putting a heavy weight of democracy on their shoulders.”

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) for DEMOLITION SERVICES FOR VILLAGE OF BROADVIEW

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Demolition Services for The Village of Broadview

September 20, 2022

Due Friday, October 14, 2022 at 4:00 P.M.

The Village of Broadview (the “Village”) is requesting qualifications to identify vendors to assure that it is receiving the optimum level of services at a competitive price.

The RFQ package can found on the Village website: www.broadview-il.gov

Responses shall be returned on or before Friday, October 14, 2022 at 4:00 P.M. to:

Village of Broadview Attn: David Upshaw, Building Commissioner

Village of Broadview Municipal Building 2350 South 25th Avenue, Broadview, Illinois 60155 dupshaw@broadview-il.gov

Published in Village Free Press September 28, 2022

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ, LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, vs. IVONNE GONZALEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 20 CH 5743

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, October 31, 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. 15-13-315-038-0000.

Commonly known as 7605 Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130. 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 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. ADC SMS000234-20FC1

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

intercountyjudicialsales.com I3203419

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

LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Plaintiff, -v.-

MARICE FULLILOVE, JESSICA DELOACH-FULLILOVE, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Defendants 2019 CH 02930 630 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 August 5, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 7, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 630 SOUTH 18TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-10-322-025

0000

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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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).

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 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

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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) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-19-00707

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2019 CH 02930 TJSC#: 42-2975

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019 CH 02930 I3203779

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.-

ERNST CURRY Defendants 22 CH 02158 927 22ND AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 27, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 20, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the follow ing described real estate: Commonly known as 927 22ND AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-15-108-0040000; 15-15-108-014-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence with a ga rage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the high est bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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 assess-

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ments 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 as sessments 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 EN TRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, 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 build ing 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) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 20-06775IL

Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 22 CH 02158

TJSC#: 42-2572

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 22 CH 02158 I3202719

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

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 AC QUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.-

MAURICE DONAHUE, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants

2022 CH 00980

520 GENEVA AVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 25, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 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 520 GENEVA AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-08-411-0530000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence Sale terms: 25% down of the high est bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Prop erty 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

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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 mortgag ee, 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 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.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-21-00078

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 00980

TJSC#: 42-2784

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2022 CH 00980 I3203074

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

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF THE STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I Plaintiff, -v.-

SHIRLEY ROBERTS, UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants

2021 CH 06270

3515 MADISON STREET BELLWOOD, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 27, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 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 3515 MADI SON STREET, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-09-321-1150000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $130,976.03.

Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount shall be paid in certified funds im mediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale.

The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Re lief 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 twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale,

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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 inter est community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, 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.

For information, contact KELLEY KRONENBERG Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600, Chica go, IL, 60601 (312) 216-8828. Please refer to file number CRI21095.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

KELLEY KRONENBERG 161 N. Clark St., Suite 1600 Chicago IL, 60601 312-216-8828

E-Mail: ileservice@kelleykronenberg.com

Attorney File No. CRI21095 Case Number: 2021 CH 06270 TJSC#: 42-2892

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3203017

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGA TEES OF KATHRYN KENNEDY CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF KATHRYN V. KENNEDY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants,

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21 CH 1613

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, October 24, 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. 15-17-401-028-0000.

Commonly known as 114 Oak Ridge Avenue, Hillside, IL 60162.

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 inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W20-0691 ADC

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3202911

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC

Plaintiff, -v.-

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVI SEES OF ELIZABETH LYONS, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH LY ONS, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ELIZABETH LYONS, DECEASED, VANECE PILCHER, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ONEMAIN FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC ASF WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, VILLAGE OF MAY WOOD, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ELIZ ABETH LYONS, DECEASED Defendants 19 CH 08883 2027 S. 6TH AVE. MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 29, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 31, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 2027 S. 6TH AVE., MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-14-319-0090000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $183,430.44.

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 Prop erty 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.

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 re demption.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no

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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 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, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719.

Please refer to file number 382532. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com

Attorney File No. 382532

Attorney Code. 40387

Case Number: 19 CH 08883

TJSC#: 42-2981

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 19 CH 08883 I3203123

Earlier this month, commuters across Chicago and the suburbs, including several in Proviso Township, were relieved to hear that labor unions and railroad companies ag reed to a tentative deal, averting a strike by railroad engineers and conductors that would have shut down Metra service.

The close call reminded me that the humdrum rhythm of our daily lives in this complex society is utterly dependent on people and processes that are increasingly invis ible, taken for granted, and rarely cared for.

We rely on the railroads for more than just commuting. Products and materials we depend on every day get transpor ted by rail, but this critical supply chain is deteriorating.

Time Mag azine reported Sept. 14 on a re cent survey of companies that rely on rail road shipping. Nearly half of the companies surveyed said rail delays and service challenges had gotten worse from the end of 2021 to July. Nearly 60 percent of companies surveyed said they had been charged higher rates.

Meanwhile, railroad workers are leaving

Vote like your life depends on it

hours.”

I also see the deterioration in the humdrum while report ing. We rely on safe streets for commuting and transpor ting. But roadway projects across the suburbs were halted while construction equipment operators were on strike for several weeks in June and July Now that the strike has ended, projects are delayed.

And streets across the city and suburbs are in dire need of maintenance and re pair.

MICHAEL ROMAIN Commentary

Earlier this month, Berkeley, a suburb of about 5,000 resi dents and incor porated in 1924, released a Pavement Management Study showing that 74 percent of its roadways are in “poor or failed condition.”

The study estimated that it would cost the town nearly $1 million a year over a decade to bring the majority of the town’s roads up to fair condition.

If the roadways and cost of repairs are what they are in Berkeley, a small and relaimagine what ood — incorporated in 1800s and with a population of around 25,000 people.

of ficials said. As a result, they were forced to consider temporarily pausing the program or reducing its scope.

Consider our democratic infrastructure. Last week, I re ported that Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough is urging military veterans to register as election workers due to a serious shortage The clerk said 4,500 election judges showed up for service on Election Day in June compared to more than 7,100 judges who worked on Election Day in the 2018 midter m election — the last midter m before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consider our virtual infrastructure — the inter net. We like to think that our online shopping, remote work, Netflix binging, and addictive scrolling are frictionless

But these activities rely on often over looked people and processes and places, too. For one, you need a place to power our online habits. The small suburb of Northlake has one of the highest concentrations of data centers anywhere. They have three, including two run by Microsoft.

cur rently incapable of doing.

“A day’s work might include labelling videos, transcribing audio or showing algorithms how to identify various photos of cats,” Jones writes, adding the “work is volatile, arduous and, when waged, paid by the piece.”

There is so much hidden volatility in the world that it’s scary to even ponder We don’t know how much we’re dependent on the things, people, processes, and institutions we know nothing about until they stop working.

And increasingly, they are jamming up. Google Jackson, Mississippi. Europe in the coming winter. Puerto Rico.

“For most of its inhabitants, the moder n world is full of black boxes, devices whose inter nal workings remain — to dif ferent de grees — a mystery to their users,” writes Vaclav Smil in his new book, “How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going.”

Each of us is the sum of the institutions that facilitate our world — the water treatment centers and energ y plants and rail roads and data centers and public works departments and county clerk’s of fices, etc

road and the average compensation for rail workers is $160,000, according to the Association of American Railroads

“But workers say the last two years have been very hard,” Time notes, adding that “major staf fing cuts … have forced employees to take on more work.”

Time quoted a Union Pacific conductor who told the industry publication Freight Waves that “workers ‘are dropping like flies,’ in part because shifts that used to be eight or nine hours are now up to 19

We also de pend on safe idewalks This summer Westchester, village board members wondered how they would salge a critical 50/50 sidewalk ogram that provides side walk squares at half the cost for residents who request replacements in front of their homes.

The village also makes sidewalk repairs in front of properties to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires trip hazards to be replaced or repaired

The equipment operators’ strike resulted in skyrocketing demand for workers and the cost of a single square of concrete rose from $200 last year to $300 this year, village

Data centers are boring buildings full of servers, routers, cables, and racks that provide storage capacity for data processing and networking services. I drive by these things all the time without realizing what they do and how we’d be screwed if, say, the employees inside them didn’t show up to work or the buildings were damaged.

“We are never forced to encounter the fact that data must also be produced; that such an ethereal, elusive substance is the result — like hardware — of human labour,” writes Phil Jones in “Work Without the Worker: Labour in the Age of Platfor m Capitalism.”

Besides hulking, yet ignored, data centers, there are the invisible humans who constitute data processing.

Jones points out that what we think is the work of algorithms — the policing of hate speech and pornog raphy on Facebook and Twitter, a facial recognition camera spotting a face in a crowd, a self-driving car navigating crumbling roadways — is actually the work of badly paid and exploited people

They make an average of $2 an hour working remotely through sites like Amazon Mechanical Turk, which facilitates the kind of labor that Artificial Intelligence is

When you go to the polls in November and again in April next year, vote for the candidate who best understands the need for those institutions to work and who has sound solutions for how to make more ef fective and democratic — because we’re living in a long emergency.

e ird Pillar

This column focuses on collective memory, community and scaling global issues down to the local level. Economist Raghuram Rajan calls community the ‘neglected third pillar’ that supports society, the other two being markets and the state.

station in Berkeley.