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Sidney Hurst Jr. dies at 97

Hurst’s mother’s family were among first Blacks to settle in Oak Park, while his father’s family was first Black family to settle in Maywood

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

There’s a long history of Blacks moving back and for th between Maywood and Oak Park — two suburbs with some of the richest Black communities in the state.

Sidney Hurst Jr., scion of the first Black family to settle in Maywood (on his father’s side) and one of the first Black families to settle in Oak Park (on his mother’s side), was the embodiment of both those rich communities and that cross-border movement.

Hurst. Jr. died Oct. 14 at 97, just short of his 98th birthday. Born Oct. 26, 1924 in Oak Park, he died in one of the oldest houses in Maywood, the village his grandparents, Iva and Amanda Hurst, called home in the late 19th century. His funeral services were held last week.

If you aspired to own land in Maywood in the late 1800s, you may have gone to Fourth of July picnics in hopes that one of the rockets shot in the air had your number on it. If it did, you obtained the privile ge to buy land. If not, you may have done what Iva did.

“My grandfather didn’t get one of those

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So a Guzman, 6, shows o her Halloween costume dur ing PLCCA’s trunk-or-treat event in Maywood on Oct. 29. See more photos on page 3.

Living Fresh Market fleshes out plans for Maywood store

The developers of Living Fresh Market, the grocery store at 7520 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park, gave the public a glimpse of what a second Maywood location might look like during Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker’s town hall meeting on Oct. 27.

were eyeing the for mer Maywood Market at 615 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood for its second location.

At Thursday’s meeting, Living Fresh representatives said they envision the Maywood store operating in the mold of the current Forest Park location — a quality grocery store that’s also a

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Village officials announced in August that the Living Fresh owners

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PLCCA trick-or-trunk event in Maywood brings out creatively costumed youth

nonprofit Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action (PCCA) hosted a

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First District Cook County Brandon Johnson of ficially Chicago mayoral race commissioner for mally announced a press conference Thursd Seward Park in Chicago’s The park is near Jenner

Notice of Proposed Tax Levy for the Maywood Public Library District

I. A public hearing to approve a proposed tax levy for the Maywood Public Library District for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 will be held on November 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM at the Maywood Public Library District, 121 S. 5th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois.

Any resident desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Kathy Parker, Interim Director, at the Maywood Public Library District by telephoning 708-343-1847.

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended for 2021 were $1,536,500.00 The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $1,990,000.00. This represents a 129% increase from the previous year.

III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2021 were $0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leased for 2022 are $0. This represents a 0.0% increase over the previous year.

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2021 were $1,536,500.00. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $1,990,000.00. This represents a 129% increase from the previous year.

/s/ John Rice, Secretary Board of Trustees Maywood Public Library District

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ving on the couches re being erected rises around them,” out their front ers preparing to destroy their homes.”

Some of Johnson’s progressive and redistributive campaign themes echoed those from his campaign for First District Cook County Commissioner in 2018, when he unseated first-ter m commissioner Richard Boykin, of Oak Park, in an apparent upset.

Developer to build 20 more affordable apar tments in Maywood

Since 2018, a dozen af fordable, handicap accessible apartments have been built in Bellwood and Maywood for people with a broad range of disabilities.

Now, IFF, the developer and lender that has been building the apartments on land purchased for about $7,500 per lot from the Cook County Land Bank Authority, is poised to build 20 more units in six buildings Maywood. The project totals around $9.4 million and is scheduled to be completed by February 2024.

Dena Bell, managing director for IFF, said her organization is also planning to locate its property management of fice for the nearly 70 units of accessible housing that it’s built over the years in one of the six new Maywood buildings.

She said IFF has built three units in Bellwood, six in Forest Park and roughly 20 in Berwyn. By 2024, there will be 32 of the units in Maywood

IFF is developing the units in partnership with the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), Loyola Medicine parent entity Trinity Health, and Access Health and Housing.

IFF plans to partner with Trinity Health on a “healthcare flex space” that will allow them to provide a range of “health-focused

programming,” including wellness classes on the site of one of the new facilities.

Bell said the 20 new units will be similar in design and cost to the 12 existing units Rent will be between $900 and $1,000 a month. A one-bedroom apartment will be about 750 square feet while a two-bedroom apartment will be about 1,000 square feet.

Each two-flat building features three accessible apartments, according to a 2020 Chicago Construction News article describing the first 12 apartments IFF built in Maywood

Melrose Park to vote on home rule referendum on Nov. 8

Voters in Melrose Park will chime in on the village’s future as a home-rule municipality during the Nov. 8 election. The question is simple: “Shall the Village of Melrose Park cease to be a home rule unit?”

Andrew Mack, a Melrose Park spokesperson, said under state law, the referendum is automatically triggered once a home-rule municipality’s population dips under 25,000 residents. In the 2020 census, around 24,764 people were counted in Melrose Park.

According to the Illinois Municipal League’s website, the purpose of home rule “is to allow for local solutions to local issues and problems A municipality with home rule status can exercise any power and perfor m any function unless it is specifically prohibited from doing so by state law.”

“In contrast, a non-home rule municipality may only exercise powers for which express authority is provided by state law. This means that non-home rule communities are dependent on obtaining grants of authority from the General Assembly and Gover nor.”

The IML counts 219 home-rule municipalities in the state, including Bellwood, Berkeley, Hillside, Maywood, Melrose Park, Northlake and Stone Park. Broadview and Westchester are the only municipalities in the Village Free Press readership area without home rule status

In 2012, Maywood residents voted on a similar referendum after the 2010 census counted fewer than 25,000 people in the village. Residents voted overwhelmingly against revoking the village’s home rule authority, 60% to 40%.

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Despite the population loss, Melrose Park is still the largest suburb in the VFP readership area. Maywood, with around 23,000 residents according to the census figures, is the second-largest.

Melrose Park police and fire board win lawsuit filed by fired cop

Melrose Park officials announced earlier this month that they won a lawsuit filed against the village’s fire and police board by a police officer who was fired.

“The Melrose Park Board of Fire and Police Commissioners was handed a victory from Illinois’ First District Appellate Court this month when an appeals panel ruled that John A. Scatchell was properly and justifiably fired from his position as a Melrose Park Police officer,” the village said in a statement released on Oct. 12. “Scatchell had sued the Board alleging that he was fired without cause.”

Melrose Park Police Chief Sam Pitassi said the village was “confident that the courts would side” with the board.

“The safety of the public relies on the integrity of our police department and we are happy that the courts supported the Board’s decision to terminate this officer for his insubordination and dishonest conduct,” he said.

Village officials said Scatchell was fired from his job as a police officer “after lying about his physical condition and abusing the department’s sick leave policy; failing to report his interactions with an Illinois Conservation Police Officer, whom he gave false information to; running a hunting business with a for mer police chief who was convicted [of] a felony without clearing the side venture with his superiors; assisting a felon in illegally having a firearm; and insubordination during his hearing before the board of commissioners.”

Appellate Judge David Ellis wrote in his opinion that “many of Scatchell’s individual violations alone would have been enough to establish cause supporting his termination.”

Ellis added that the officer “was not given the choice between keeping his job or making statements that could be used against him in a criminal prosecution. He was given the choice between truthfully answering questions while enjoying immunity from the use of his answers, on the one hand, versus refusing to testify (even though given immunity) and facing the job-related consequences for doing so, on the other. He chose the latter.”

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If shoppers enter the Forest Park location, they’ll see fresh juice offerings at the entrance, self-checkout aisles, a deli and fully stocked shelves.

The store, which is still being remodeled, will eventually feature a coffee and juice bar, a sushi bar and a wellness center where customers can order prescriptions and get information on healthy eating, they said.

“We want to base it of f food as medicine,” said Melody Winston, the executive director of Living Fresh Market. “We don’t want to be selling 4,000 pills a week […] That is not our model.”

Winston said while the center will have “physicians, nurses and records,” its emphasis will be on holistic health.

Trez Pugh, the founder and CEO of Sip and Savor Coffee Houses, said he’s planning to open his fifth location inside of the Forest Park Living Fresh Market and indicated he’d be open to operating a sixth one if the store comes to Maywood.

Pugh said his coffee houses mostly sell imported coffee from African countries and operate as meeting spaces and entertainment venues, hosting musicians, artists, photographers and other creatives during numerous live events. He said he’s still looking for employees before of ficially opening in Forest Park but the space is largely built out.

Many of those who spoke during Thursday’s meeting gave the new and improved Forest Park store positive reviews, adding that it’s a marked improvement over its predecessor.

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Living Word Church, the Forest Park me gachurch that is located behind Living Fresh and pastored by Bill Winston, Melody Winston’s father, purchased Living Fresh Market last year from Ken Casaccio. The me gachurch, which counts Mayor Booker as a member, bought the Forest Park Plaza shopping center that Living Fresh anchors in 1998.

Loretta Brown, a Maywood resident and the cofounder of Proviso Par tners for Health (PP4H), a community wellness coalition based in Maywood, said she visited the store when it was owned by Casaccio and after he turned it over to Living Word.

“You’re doing an excellent job remodeling [the current store],” she said. “I’ve gone in when you first started, I was in the store before you started and I see a significant difference and I’m very pleased with what I’m seeing.”

Brown and other residents said if another Living Fresh opens in Maywood, they hope that the owners cater to the needs of local senior citizens, ensure that employees are courteous and professional, stock fresh fruit and ve getables, and implement a rewards program that is digital, among other concerns expressed at the meeting.

Brown also said she hopes a Maywood Living Fresh has food that’s representative of the village’s growing Hispanic population.

Barbara Cole, the founder of Maywood Youth Mentoring, asked if a second store can be supported at the location where Maywood Market lasted for barely a year. The store closed in 2011.

Buford said he believes “there’s more than enough [market demand] out there for us to survive here.” Representatives said Living Fresh Market’s wraparound experience and emphasis on being a community hub and not just a grocery store gives it a competitive advantage over other conventional grocery stores.

Mayor Booker said he hopes that a Maywood Living Fresh Market can be “an anchor of revitalization” for the village’s downtown corridor. He added that a grocery store would complement a planned federally qualified health center that village officials are hoping to build across the street from Maywood Market.

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Before Cascaccio opened Living Fresh Market, the 70,000-square-foot store was an Ultra Foods. The store closed after Ultra’s parent company went bankrupt in 2017.

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numbers, but he bought two lots [anyway],” said Sidney Hurst Jr. in 2013.

In 1887, the Hursts moved into a home at 417 S. 13th Avenue, making them, by many accounts, the first Black family to live in the village But the Hursts were destined to be more than isolated pioneers

More Blacks would follow their lead, building homes and lives in and around the Hursts’ two virgin lots and eventually developing what, over the years, would tur n into one of the most vibrant Black communities in the west suburbs

Some years before Hurst Jr was born, his parents, Sidney Hurst Sr and Ethel Hurst, were living in the Belleforte Avenue homestead that Ethel’s parents, John William Shannon and Louise Shannon, built, according to a 1922 city directory.

A 2009 book, “Suburban Promised Land: The Emerging Black Community in Oak Park, Illinois, 1880 – 1980,” fleshes out the connection between Oak Park’s and Maywood’s Black communities

The authors — Stan West, Pe gg y Tuck Sink, Frank Lipo and Yves Hughes Jr — call the Shannons and the Hursts “noteworthy” families who lived at the Shannon/ Hurst homestead at 838 Belleforte, “said to have been built in the late 1800s by F leming Stewart, a black stonemason from Virginia.”

Stewart’s granddaughter said he was “part Choctaw Indian and very proud of his Native American heritage. F leming Stewart’s daughter, Louise, mar ried John W. (J.W.) Shannon, who was the son of slaves. His father, William Shannon, lived and worked on an estate in Franklin County, Kentucky.”

William Shannon gained his freedom in 1864 and served in the 119th Re giment, U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War, the authors note. His son, John, was “widely known by both blacks and whites in Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, and Chicago as a blues guitar and banjo player from the 1890s to 1940s

“Relatives remember the talented J.W. as a 20th century representative of the Sene gambia or wester n African musical tradition,” they added, before pointing out that he was known as “Smokey.”

John Shannon played “up and down Forest Park in all the taverns,” as well as in Addison, Elgin and Bloomingdale’s, his granddaughter recalled for the authors. He was also an active mason who belonged to the Jeptha Lodge A.F. & A.M. in Maywood

Sidney Jr told the authors that he recognized his mother, Ethel, and his aunt, Grace, in a Philander Barclay photo of parishioners standing in front of the Mt. Car mel Baptist Church, which was built in 1905 by Oak Park’s Black religious community

He added that his uncle, Ralph Shannon, worked at local factories and other jobs

“Uncle Ralph was a jack-of-all-trades,” Sidney Jr said. “He worked at the Buick plant in Melrose Park and he worked

various other laborer jobs like many of his friends.”

Local historian Doug Deuchler wrote in a 2005 Wednesday Jour nal article that Mt. Car mel “was clearly in the path of economic development” and after “several mysterious fires, the church was sold and razed.”

Many of the church’s members moved over to Maywood and some settled in the city.

The late Niece Hillary White told the authors of “Suburban Promised Land” that her brothers, Garfield and Arthur Hillary, were the first Black boys in the Oak Park-River Forest Boys Choir and that, as a child, she was the only Black to attend the Oak Park-River Forest Day Nursery on Harlem and Randolph in Oak Park

Hillery White also recalled childhood visits to Mt. Car mel, where her father was a deacon and where her brothers were baptized.

“She recalled childhood visits to the church, where she marveled at the spirit and dignity of those who worshiped there,” the authors wrote “Like so many others, members of her family transfer red to the Second Baptist Church in Maywood when Mt. Car mel Baptist Church closed during the Depression.”

“During 1930 the area where Mt. Car mel stood was developed as an “Old English” shopping district (Westgate),” he said. “There is no trace of the early AfricanAmerican community that stood there first.”

In his 2004 “Images of America” book on Maywood, Duechler wrote that Iva

Hurst was a cook at the Palmer House in Chicago’s Loop in the 1880s, “when he saw a real estate handbill advertising a land sale in Maywood.”

Sidney Hurst Sr., the youngest in the family, can be seen in an old photograph of four Hurst children included in Duechler’s book. A 1905 photograph of all six Hurst children and Amanda Hurst is also included in the book.

Jeri Stenson, the longtime curator of the West Town Museum of Cultural History in Maywood who died earlier this year, told the authors that her Uncle Adolphus Heady was bor n at 838 Belleforte in 1904.

Stenson said his daughter, Muriel Henderson, is related by mar riage to the famous sculptor Geraldine McCullough, herself a Maywood resident who eventually moved to Oak Park.

The Hurst family’s story, as well as that of other prominent Maywood residents like Percy Julian, the famous chemist and inventor, can be found at the West Town museum.

Many of the museum’s organizers, such as Stenson and its founder, Northica Stone, as well as its subjects, such as the Hurst family, are gone.

The stories, however, remain, as Stone said during her remarks at the 2013 event where Hurst Jr. spoke about his family’s Maywood origins.

“If we didn’t tell our stories,” Stone said, “they wouldn’t be told.”

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Gwendolyn Franklin, member of prominent Hathaway family, dies at 93

Hathway’s parents, Walter and Quinella Watson Hathaway, were Black pioneers in Maywood

By COMMUNIT Y EDITOR Staff

Gwendolyn E. Hathaway Franklin, the last surviving child of Walter and Quinella Watson Hathaway — the heads of one of the most influential Black families in Maywood — died Oct. 24. She was 93. Her death was confir med by close relatives.

Franklin was the middle child among

Walter and Quinella’s seven children. Her husband, Richard Franklin, children Alan Hathaway and Joann Latham, and her six siblings: Mabel Hathaway, Lucille Singleton, Colleen Murphy, Bernice Crider, Walter Watson Hathaway and Bettye Rivers all preceded her in death.

Born in Kentucky, Quinella Watson moved with her family to Maywood in 1907. The Watsons were one of the first Black families to live in the village

Watson was the only Black student attending Washington School in Maywood, and the only Black in her graduating class at Proviso Township High School in Maywood, according to the Notable Kentucky African Americans Database

She was also among the first Black

students to attend the Art Institute of Chicago, the database notes In 1922, Watson married Walter E. Hathaway, who would become Maywood’s first trustee.

Gwendolyn Franklin would eventually become a secretary at Washington, her mother’s alma mater, and a committee member of the John C. Vaughn Cotillion, an annual debutantes’ ball designed to raise educational scholarships for area young people

She was also the secretary at the Second Baptist Church in Maywood, one of the oldest churches in the village. Franklin, widely known and respected, was affectionately called “Aunt Gwen” or “Mrs. Franklin.”

Franklin is survived by her daughter, Racara Boyd (Jeff); and her grandchildren:

Marcus Murphy (Angela), Sara Murphy, Jurado Hathaway, James Boyd, and Carmen Hathaway.

She also leaves behind nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends who loved her dearly.

Franklin’s funeral services will be held at Second Baptist Church, 436 S. 13th Ave. in Maywood. The wake will be Friday, Nov. 11, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The viewing will be Saturday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m., and the funeral will be at 11 a.m. The burial will follow immediately afterward.

The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, you donate to Operation Uplift Inc. (the gatekeepers of Maywood history), 104 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE PUBLIC NOTICES

Notice of Proposed Tax Levy for the Maywood Public Library District

A public hearing to approve a proposed tax levy for the Maywood Public Library District for Fiscal Year 2022/2023 will be held on Novem ber 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM at the Maywood Public Library District, 121 S. 5th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois.

Any resident desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Kathy Parker, Interim Director, at the Maywood Public Library District by telephoning 708-343-1847.

The corporate and special pur pose property taxes extended for 2021 were $1,536,500.00 The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $1,990,000.00. This represents a 129% increase from the previous year

The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2021 were $0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leased for 2022 are $0. This represents a 0.0% increase over the previous year

The total property taxes extended or abated for 2021 were $1,536,500.00. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2022 are $1,990,000.00. This represents a 129% increase from the previous year.

/s/ John Rice, Secretary Board of Trustees

Maywood Public Library District

Published in Village Free Press November 2, 2022

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The 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

This 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JORGE BUCIO Defendants 19 CH 12547 1824 S. 5TH AVE. 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 May 27, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 1, 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 1824 S. 5TH AVE., MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-14-303-0210000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $246,622.50.

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

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 393619.

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. 393619

Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 19 CH 12547 TJSC#: 42-3334

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 12547 I3205654

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC.

Plaintiff, -v.AARON AGRAMONTE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2019 CH 13119 1917 S 22ND AVE 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 July 11, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Novem ber 30, 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 1917 S 22ND AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-15-311-028-

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The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 Con dominium 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 CORPORA TION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-19-10629 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 13119 TJSC#: 42-2648

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 13119 I3205624

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-HE1; Plaintiff, vs. VICTOR WALKER; GAYLA W. WALKER AKA GAYLA WALKER; WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION STATE OF ILLINOIS; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF OF THE ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-HE1; Defendants, 19 CH 6192

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

dicial Sales Corporation will on Mon day, November 28, 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. 15-11-120-009-0000, 15-11120-010-0000.

Commonly known as 416 North 4th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. 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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-009204 ADC F2

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3205319

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH DAYRIT, DAPHNE DAY RIT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 15 CH 18837 21 WAGNER DRIVE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 23, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Novem ber 28, 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 21 WAGNER DRIVE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164

Property Index No. 12-29-303-026 0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence The judgment amount was $343,482.53.

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 prop erty is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or spe cial taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the as sessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY 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, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 15-076551.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA TION

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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 15-076551

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 15 CH 18837

TJSC#: 42-3505

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 # 15 CH 18837 I3205296

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. NORM G. MERTEL AKA NORM MERTEL; HEIDI G. MERTEL AKA HEIDI MERTEL; PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 14453

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, November 21, 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. 15-18-231-015-0000. Commonly known as 34 North Elm Street, Hillside, Illinois 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 The Sales De partment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771

West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. F19120039

ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3204924

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORT GAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED LOANS STRUCTURED TRANSACTION TRUST SERIES 2020-3; Plaintiff, vs. RHEADIE EAGINS; DENISE S. EAGINS; CITIBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA CI TIBANK FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; ILLINOIS HOUS ING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 715

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, December 7, 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 follow ing described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-09-218-005-0000.

Commonly known as 2610 Glos Ave., Bellwood, IL 60104.

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 The Sales De partment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 1446181310

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3205905

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-HE2 MORT GAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE2 Plaintiff, -v.-

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF DAVID L. WILLIAMS, DECEASED, SONJA D. WILLIAMS, EUGENE WILLIAMS, DANNY WILLIAMS, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DAVID L. WILLIAMS A/K/A DA VID LEE WILLIAMS, DECEASED, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDI VIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF CSMC 2021-JR1, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Defendants 21 CH 1396 2115 SOUTH 10TH 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 September 1, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 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 2115 SOUTH 10TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-15-431-0070000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $150,620.01.

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO SURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in or der to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plain-

tiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For informa tion call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 21-094559.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA TION 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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 21-094559 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 21 CH 1396 TJSC#: 42-3532

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 # 21 CH 1396 I3206318

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some earrings the best way that I could. ral months later, I went to pick up andson from school and one of the teachers noticed what I had on, and she liked it and asked where I got it from.

I told her I made it, and she said, ‘Oh my God. I’ll give you $100 for it.’ I was like, , you’d give me $100 for this? What kind of stone is this?’ I didn’t even know kind of stone it was and she said, that’s a jasper.

I said, ‘Ohhh.’ And she goes, ‘Are you willing to sell it?’ I said that I would have to go home and clean it, and her response was, ‘No problem.’ And that’s when it all started.

family has always been behind me telling me I’m very creative and that I need to do something with this creativity. So I started ordering beads and learning about the techniques to make them. I checked out books from the library on how to work with all the findings and how to finish a line — like that. I took a couple of classes here and there.

I took a class in wiring, a couple of classes in Oak Park, and one in Puerto Rico while on vacation.

On her new upcoming Etsy collection due out next year, which is an African cameo necklace

It gives me chills because my grandmother used to wear her hair like that. We did our ancestry DNA and it came out 40% African. My family and I knew we had African in us but we didn’t know what percentage. I said, ‘Man, that’s a high percentage.’ My grandmother and dad both looked African and favored Harold Washington.

You can go to www.marareydesigns.com/ for more information about her jewelry and to stay updated on her latest collections.

Read the full interview at vfpress.news

CONTAC T: michael@austinweeklynews.com

New data shows Proviso students’post-pandemic declines

2022 Illinois Schools Repor t Card shows steep declines in reading, math and science test performance across state and township

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The 2022 Illinois Schools Report Card data was released on Oct. 27 and it shows students across the state, including in Proviso Township, may still be feeling the effects of the Covid pandemic.

Virtually across the board — in every elementary school district within the Village Free Press readership and in every high school in Proviso Township High School District 209 — fewer students are meeting state standards in math and reading now than before the pandemic.

Preliminary results from the 2022 Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) that are included in the state Report Card showed that student performance declined in both

the English Language Arts (ELA), math and science portions of the IAR test.

All Illinois students in grades third through eighth take the IAR assessment each year.

Students in Bellwood District 88, Berkeley District 87, Lindop District 92, Hillside District 93, Mannheim District 83 and Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview District 89 and Westchester District 92.5 saw ELA performance declines from 2019 to 2022, ranging from 2% to 17%.

But the Report Card data also shows that some of those districts have made up some ground since 2020 when data was not taken due to the pandemic.

Across the state, ELA performance also declined from 2019 to 2022, going from 38% meeting or exceeding standards to 30%.

In the math portion of the IAR, readiness levels are lower and the declines were not as steep as in ELA. Declines in the math portion of the IAR from 2019 to 2022 ranged from 6% to 3%.

District 209 also saw declines in the percentage of students achieving performance levels on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) from 2019 to 2022. The SAT is given to 11th-graders in the state.

In 2019, the percentage of students meeting or exceedin g standards on the ELA portion of the SAT was 5% at Proviso East, 7% at Proviso West and 72% at Proviso Math and Science Academy (PMSA) . Across the district, the average was 16% and the state average was 37%.

In 2022, the percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards on the ELA portion of the SAT was 2% at Proviso East and Proviso West and 43% at Proviso Math and Science Academy (PMSA). Across the district, the average was 12% and the state average was 30%.

The percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards on the math portion

of the SAT from 2019 to 2022 went from 2% to 1% at East, 3% to 2% at West, 70% to 51% at PMSA, 13% to 12% across D209 and 37% to 29% across the state.

The 2022 Illinois Schools Report Card data also includes many more indicators of student progress, such as graduation rates, school attendance rates, school climate, average class size and more.

To see the Report Card data, visit: illinoisreportcard.com/

T: michael@oakpark.com

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