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Looking for a food bank?

That’s gotten a lot easier

Greater Chicago Food Depository’s more searchable online database critical as food costs rise, resulting in greater demand for assistance

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The Thierer Family Foundation, an organization that helps nonprofits become more impactful through technology, announced on Oct. 25 that the Vivery platform is now available to all U.S. food banks and pantries.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository has been utilizing the platform for roughly a year and is reporting significant progress, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. The report comes during a holiday season marked by rising food costs and economic uncertainty, prompting skyrocketing demand for local pantries.

The Vivery online platform is designed “to help people in their communities easily find and access the right food, social programs, and services nearby in the ongoing battle against food insecurity,” Thierer officials stated in a press release. Thierer developed Vivery in partnership with the Food Depository in 2020.

Anyone looking for a food bank or pantry that’s within the Greater Chicago Food Depository network can visit chicago See FOOD BANK on page 3

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Members of the Phoenix Military Academy’s JROTC make their way down Wolf Road in Hillside during the annual Veterans Day Parade hosted by Hillside and the Broadview/Hillside American Legion Post #626 on Nov. 5. More photos at vfpress.news and on page 8.

In Westchester, volunteering flourishes as staffing flounders Village board confronts challenges as residents fill two new commissions created this year

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Westchester has no permanent village manager, no finance director, no accountant, no public works director

and no one to do communications.

On the bright side, though, there are more residents volunteering for formal commissions.

The staffing situation has become so dire for at least one village trustee that she sounded the alarm during a recent board meeting.

“I feel like our village has been put on hold almost, since we have not had these positions filled,” said Trustee Tracy Markey during a Committee of the Whole meeting on Oct. 25.

Since former village manager

Paul Nosek abruptly resigned in May, the village has leaned on Greg Hribal, the village’s IT manager, to serve as acting manager. Stefan Hanus has been handling the village’s finances on an interim basis. In the meantime, the village has had to outsource payroll and keeping track of the books has slowed, among other challenges officials pointed out.

The unfilled positions have resulted in Nosek and Hanus doing more work on top of their regular duties, Markey See STAFFING on page 4

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OUT and ABOUT Editor and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Michael Romain Senior Editor Bob Uphues Digital Publishing and Technology Manager Briana Higgins Photographer Alex Rogals Staff Contributor Shanel Romain Design/Production Manager Andrew Mead Editorial Design Manager Javier Govea Designer Susan McKelvey Sales Representative and Community Engagement Kamil Brady Sales Representatives Lourdes Nicholls, Marc Stopeck Business & Development Manager Mary Ellen Nelligan Donor Relations Manager/Food Editor Melissa Elsmo Sales & Digital Development Manager Stacy Coleman

PTMAN black tie ‘FUNraiser’ all about fellowship, forging bonds On Friday, Nov. 4, at Reserve TwentyTwo, 485 Winchell Way in Glen Ellyn, the Proviso Township Minister Alliance Network (PTMAN) hosted a black tie that featured live music, fellowship and fun.

“Tonight is just a FUNraisor, where we can interact with one another,” said PTMAN Chairman Bishop Dr. Reginald J. Saffo. “This is our way of coming out and getting to know each other on another level.”

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Maywood woman in running for ‘CNN Hero of the Year’

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implemented a range of community projects, including youth summer internships, food drives, backpack giveaways for area students, candidates forums and truancy initiatives designed to improve student attendance at area high schools, among others.

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A local special needs activist is currently one of just 10 people in the

running to be CNN Hero of the Year. The 10 heroes were unveiled by “CNN This Morning” host Anderson Cooper on Nov. 3.

Maywood resident Debra Vines, the founder of The Answer Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with autism, is the only person on the list from the Chicago area and one of two Illinois residents to make the shortlist.

Now through Dec. 6, people can vote on who among the Top 10 “inspires them the most” and who they’d like to see become CNN Hero of the Year. People can vote daily at CNNHeroes.com by logging in via email or Facebook. Viewers get 10 votes a day, every day” through 11:59 p.m.

Pacific Time.

“All 10 daily votes can be cast for one hero or divided among favorites,” CNN announced, adding that “viewers can also double their votes by rallying friends on social media.”

Vines founded The Answer Inc., after struggling to find the support and resources for her son, Jason, when he was diagnosed with autism.

“Now, she provides African American families in underserved Chicagoarea communities with the services, community and education they need to thrive.”

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NEWS briefs

Northica Stone, Eugene Moore To Get Streets Renamed After Them In Maywood Two noteworthy Maywood community leaders will get street designations in their honor. During a meeting on Nov. 1, the Maywood village board voted unanimously to rename two streets in Maywood after Eugene “Gene” Moore and Northica Stone.

Stone, who died in 2018 at 85, was the executive director of Operation Uplift Inc., a social services nonprofit in Maywood.

In 1995, she founded the West Town Museum of Cultural History, “a public museum recognized by the Illinois Association of Museums and the first lack cultural repository of its kind in Maywood and Proviso Township,” according to the resolution designating the honorary street

FOOD BANK Easier search from page 1 foodbank.org, where they’ll be directed to an interactive map of locations. A recent search for food banks and pantries within five miles of Maywood yielded 38 results.

“Most people searching for food assistance start online,” Thierer officials stated. “Yet food banks and pantries often lack the resources to sufficiently create and maintain an accurate online presence, or use outdated search tools limited to a simple zip code or address search. Current search tools may point users to the nearest food provider, but not necessarily to the community program or resource that best fits their needs.”

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sign. The museum is a subsidiary of the nonprofit.

The dead-end corner of 5th Avenue and St. Charles Road in Maywood, where Operation Uplift and the West Town are located, will be renamed Northica Hillery Stone Way. Stone was nominated by officials at Operation Uplift and the West Town.

Moore, who died in 2016 at 74, was the first Black elected to the 7th legislative district of the Illinois General Assembly.

He held office from 1993 to 1999, when he was appointed Cook County Recorder of Deeds to complete the unfinished term of the now-Secretary of State Jesse White.

Moore served as county recorder until 2012.

According to the resolution, Moore helped launch the careers of many prominent Proviso Township political figures, including former 7th District State Rep. Wanda Sharp, Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

Moore’s was also nominated for the honor by Operation Uplift and its West Town m museum, which requested that the block where the original Moore family home is located at 1423 S. 11th Ave. be renamed Eugene “Gene” Moore Lane.

Northern Tool + Equipment Opens Melrose Park Store Food Depository’s interactive map for finding free groceries or a hot meal at a food pantry, soup kitchen, shelter or mobile distribution in Chicago and Cook County.

Food Depository officials said that since replacing their old tool with Vivery more than a year ago, they’ve seen an increase in engagement. The platform features an improved food finder map, better search filters, a Spanish language search and improved analytics, they said.

“By centering on the end user experience and having an intentional focus on analytics, we can be more responsive to the needs of our community,” said Andy Seikel, the head of Technology and Transformation for the Food Depository.

“After seeing the improvements firsthand, Vivery is that rare combination of using tech for good that is well-positioned to help food banks and pantries really move the needle to end hunger nationwide,” he said.

According to the Food Depository’s

Northern Tool + Equipment opened its third store in Illinois and the second in the Chicago area at 930 Winston Plaza in Melrose Park on Nov. 3. The village of Melrose Park posted news of the opening to its Facebook page.

The Minnesota-based retailer has nearly 130 stores in 22 states. A July article in Hardware and Building Supply Dealer, an industry publication, notes that Northern Tool “sees an opportunity to more than double its store count over the next 10 years.”

“Northern Tool sees tremendous value in growing our retail footprint and is excited to add new stores in many new communities over the next decade,” CEO Suresh Krishna said.

“While other companies have pulled back from opening new stores, we have doubled down by demonstrating that we are a big believer in brick-and-mortar, with plans to have over 300 stores by the next decade,” he added.

The company has its own private label brand of tools and equipment called Northstar. The company manufactures its own products in Minnesota. Those products include “pressure washers, generators, log splitters, air compressors, and much more,” Hardware and Building reported.

Northern Tool is currently has openings for stockers, sales representatives and

2022 status report, 16% of Chicago area households were food insecure early this year and 22% of all households with children facing food insecurity. The Food Depository’s network of more than 700 food pantries, shelters and soup pantries served an average of roughly 350,000 people a month, the report showed.

The Westchester Food Pantry alone served about 10,000 people between January and September this year — a 74% increase over the same period in 2021, Westchester Food Pantry officials reported on their website.

“Our clients were provided with 110 tons of food, which equates to 190,000 meals at a retail value of $1.3 million,” they said.

“Each client receives nearly $400 worth of groceries, every time they come to the Pantry.”

Gaynor Hall, a spokesperson for the Food Depository, told WGN that there “is definitely an increased need” for free

cashers, among other positions, at its Melrose Park location.

Northern Tool is the second major tool and hardware store to open in the Proviso Township area in the past year. Harbor Freight Tools opened a new 15,000-squarefoot store inside of Broadview Village Square in Broadview in the spring.

Dunkin Donuts To Replace Closed Captain B’s In Bellwood A Dunkin Donuts franchisee is working to build a two-unit commercial building on the site of a vacant lot and a former seafood restaurant in Bellwood.

The owner of the Dunkin Donuts located in Washington Square at 440 25th Ave. in Bellwood is planning to relocate the store across the street inside of the building they plan to construct on land that’s currently a See NEWS BRIEFS on page 4

food, particularly as inflation remains stubbornly high.

USA Today reported on Nov. 1 that “September’s consumer price index showed a 21% annual increase in all foods,” including a nearly 19% increase in the price of canned fruits, a 17% increase for uncooked poultry, including turkey, and a 32% increase for butter and margarine.

“What we’re hearing from our partners is that inflation and rising food prices are having a negative impact on the people we serve right now,” she said. “That means people and families are struggling to get food on the table.”

Hall said the Food Depository is spending “twice as much as what we paid two years ago,” adding that they’re “adapting their strategies” as much as they can.

To access the Food Depository’s map, visit: chicagosfoodbank.org/find-food/

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NEWS briefs Continued from page 3 vacant lot and the old Captain B’s seafood restaurant, 445 25th Ave. An employee of Captain B’s Shrimp House II said the restaurant closed its Bellwood store about six months ago before relocating to 231 W. North Ave. in Villa Park. The restaurant was in Bellwood for 25 years.

Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey said the village’s Plan Commission voted unanimously at a meeting on Oct. 25 in favor of recommending that the village board approve a range of zoning changes necessary to build the new facility.

Harvey said the Dunkin will occupy one storefront. The second storefront unit hasn’t been leased yet, he said. The Dunkin franchisee was not available for comment last week.

Harvey said he hopes construction on the project can start “sooner rather than later.” The village board still has to approve the zoning changes, which could happen in the coming weeks.

Slice Factory Opens New Location In Maywood The Slice Factory pizza franchise has opened its newest location at 211 Roosevelt Rd. in Maywood. The new store is located in an old White Castle.

This is the 15th Slice Factory to open in the Chicago area and the third in Proviso Township. There are also Slice Factory restaurants in Bellwood and Melrose Park.

In addition to pizza, the restaurant serves cheese fries, mozzarella sticks, salads and chicken wings, among other fast food fare.

Application Windows For Senior Snow Removal Programs Open Across Proviso Proviso Township suburbs in the Village Free Press readership area have opened the window for applying for senior snow removal services this winter. Some suburbs’ deadlines are just around the corner while others are still open.

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STAFFING Open positions from page 1 said, before urging village officials to ramp up the process of filling the open jobs.

Officials said the communications position was just created.

But Hribal and others said recruiting quality candidates to work in municipal government nowadays is much easier said than done, adding that the pay for accountants in the private sector can be more than twice as much as public sector positions.

The accountant position has been posted on the Illinois Government Finance Officers Association’s website since Aug. 26 and remains open. Tribal said on Oct. 25 that the village had one interview with a candidate scheduled for the day after the Committee of the Whole meeting.

“Trying to find someone who has been in government and finance and accounting is a plus but a very difficult find,” Hribal said.

Acting Village President Nick Steker said Westchester’s situation is also unique in that the village is currently going through a forensic audit that’s being conducted by an outside firm.

Village officials have not discussed the reason for the audit, but it comes on the heels of Nosek’s inexplicable resignation, which happened roughly a month after he had been placed on administrative leave for reasons the board has not publicly disclosed.

The board also severed ties with individuals and firms hired based on Nosek’s recommendation that were supposed to build out the village’s future municipal facilities on Enterprise Drive and develop the corner of Roosevelt and Mannheim roads. So far, both projects have been severely delayed.

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Donate today at not exactly a long line of applicants,” Steker said on Oct. 25.

Markey urged village officials to try other hiring routes, such as posting positions on LinkedIn. But if paid staffers are hard to come by, there hasn’t been a shortage of residents willing to volunteer their time to fill out commissions. This year alone, the village created the Green Residents of Westchester (GROW) Ecological Commission and revived the Citizens Advisory Board. Both entities have seven members.

GROW, which was created in January, is designed to advise village officials and educate community members about environmental programs and practices.

The commission, which meets monthly and has a village board liaison, is currently working on drafting a local climate action plan for Westchester.

Steker announced in the village’s September newsletter his plans for resurrecting the Citizens Advisory Board, an entity created in 2015 but that dissolved

due to “members relocating or other [having] commitments.”

“The ‘CAB’ role is to ‘serve the citizens of the village by acting as an advisory body to the corporate authorities in the village, in order to address resident concerns, encourage volunteerism, promote centralized commerce, advocate for education excellence and advocate for seniors and those in need.’”

Steker added that the board would also help with a range of initiatives and events, such as Westchester Fest, the upcoming Tour de Proviso that will be held in Westchester next year and on various Christmas projects.

The village has already identified people who want to sit on the seven-member board. On Oct. 25, Steker said they could be appointed at the village’s next board meeting on Nov. 8.

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New online tool contains health data for suburbs

Cook County also giving out $14 million in behavioral health grants

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Last month, Cook County health officials announced that they’d launched a new, publicly available data portal called the Cook County Health Atlas.

“The Health Atlas is a searchable database that residents, community organizations, policymakers, researchers and public health stakeholders can use to access, analyze, and download neighborhood-level health data from over 120 suburban Cook County municipalities,” officials with the Cook County Department of Public Health explained in an Oct. 12 statement.

“In the Health Atlas, users can look at more than 100 indicators of health, and see them visualized in maps, charts, graphs and tables of health-related data that matter to them,” they added.

The public data spans six categories, including health outcomes, health behaviors, healthcare, demographics, socioeconomic status, and physical environment, officials said.

For instance, there’s information on everything from the rate of communicable diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and Covid-19 to the percent of senior citizens who have lost all of their teeth to asthma morbidity rates.

The Cook County public health department developed the Health Atlas in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health (UIC SPH) and Metopio, a data, analytics and visualization platform.

“Just like a doctor uses a patient’s vital signs to understand their health and recommend treatments, we are using local data to inform where we need to direct health services, funding, education and other resources to improve the health of our communities,” said Cook County Health CEO Israel Rocha.

To explore the Cook County Health Atlas, visit: https://cookcountyhealthatlas.org/

Over $14 million in grants available for behavioral health On Oct. 26, Cook County officials announced that they’ll be awarding $14 million in grant funding across four years to expand mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and support in the suburbs.

Grants will range from $250,000 to over $1 million each, and are part of the Building Healthy Communities Behavioral Health Initiative, funded under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), officials said.

“Today’s announcement demonstrates our commitment to the well-being of all Cook County residents,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in a statement. “This investment in behavioral health as part of our Building Health Communities Initiative ensures that we’re taking a holistic approach to healthcare that prioritizes mental health, as well as physical health.”

According to data in the Cook County Health Atlas, the percent of residents over 18 who report 14 or more days during the past 30 days during which their mental health was not good ranged from around 11% in Westchester, 13% in Berkeley, 14% each in Hillside and Broadview to around 15% each in Bellwood, Maywood and Northlake, to roughly 16% each in Stone Park and Melrose Park.

Applications for the grants are being accepted now through Dec. 7, and awards will be announced in January. For more information and to apply online, visit:

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Al’s Drive In now in Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame provides scholarships.

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The Maywood institution at 80 Madison St. notched another milestone in a year marked by loss of its heart and soul, Chuck Suwannasri

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Al’s Drive In, 80 Madison St. in Maywood, was inducted into the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame on Nov. 1.

The venerable fast food restaurant is the 143rd member of the Hall of Fame and the sixth located in the nine-suburb Village Free Press readership area.

Art Boonma, Al’s general manager, said the establishment was selected not just because of its food.

“We’ve been here for 45 years,” Boonma said. “We donate to our community and do service work. [Vienna] knows about that

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Art Boonma, Al’s general manager, holds the plaque designating Al’s Drive In a member of the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Hall of Fame on Nov. 1. and they appreciate it.”

Boonma said the restaurant gives $15,000 to Proviso East High School, located across the street, each year and also regularly

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Maywood board approves temporary moratorium

Board also approves business fee hikes, creates new tobacco commission and approves zoning change for indoor recreation business

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During a public hearing on Nov. 1, the Maywood village board approved a series of measures designed to strengthen the village’s ability to regulate certain businesses in town.

The board voted 5-1 in favor of recommending the approval of an ordinance establishing a 180-day moratorium on the issuance of any licenses for the operation of new barbershops, hair salons, nail shops, special event spaces, tobacco shops and fast food restaurants in the village.

The board had tried to implement a similar moratorium earlier this year but that measure failed for lack of votes.

Village officials have argued that putting the brakes on issuing new licenses for the above establishments will allow them time to create a local regulatory framework governing how many of the businesses can operate in town and where they can locate, among other issues.

Angela Smith, the village’s community development director, said she and her team, along with the village’s plan and zoning commission, will conduct reviews and analysis over the coming months and are “definitely shooting to be under that 180 days.”

Maywood Trustee Isiah Brandon, who voted against the proposed moratorium in March, also voted against the most recent proposal. Trustee Aaron Peppers, who voted no last time, voted in favor of recommending the most recent proposed moratorium ordinance. Trustee Miguel Jones, who also voted against the first proposal, was not at the Nov. 1 public hearing.

Mayor Nathaniel George Booker said the village has been inundated by tobacco shops and event popup shops that have opened with little to no regulatory oversight or feedback from village officials.

The mayor said three event popup shops have opened along 5th Avenue within the

past 12 months that “opened as private event spaces under the ordinance of a banquet hall that certainly weren’t banquet halls.

“The question becomes do we want to become a village that has 10 storefronts with private popup shops?

The village board also voted unanimously to create a Joint Commission for Tobacco and Cannabis Regulations and Licensing.

Village officials have explained that the commission would regulate businesses seeking licenses to operate cigar, hookah and cannabis shops in much the same way that the liquor commission regulates the issuance of liquor licenses.

In addition, the board unanimously decided to increase certain business license and registration fees for 2023.

Acting Village Manager Jim Krischke explained in an Oct. 24 memo that he recommended that all business license and registration fees with a value of less than $100 be increased to no more than $100.

Krischke said the fees have not been increased in 18 years and that, “after conducting an analysis of certain fees charged by [Maywood] in comparison to neighboring municipalities, in many cases,” Maywood fees are much less.

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Board approves zoning change for small business During the Nov. 1 meeting, the village board also paved the way for a small business to relocate to another facility in town.

The board approved a series of zoning changes required to allow businesswoman Tori Garron to operate Your Game Room, an indoor recreation facility at 1115 Madison St. in Maywood. The business had previously been located at 1007 S. 17th Ave. but shortly after opening began to have problems with the building.

Garron, who has also owned and operated a small candy store and hair salon for children at 1007 S. 17th Ave. since 2017, plans to relocate the candy store to the 1115 Madison St. location, as well.

Your Game Room has a range of gaming systems on hand for kids, including Xbox and Playstation systems. There are also board games available. The facility is strictly for young people 18 and under and no smoking or alcohol is tolerated, according to the findings of fact submitted to the village’s plan and zoning commission.

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Broadview couple seeking to bring bar and grill to Maywood Darian and Tiffany Wilbert eyeing several parcels on the 400 block of South 5th Avenue for their bar and grill, and hookah concept

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During a meeting on Nov. 1, the Maywood village board approved a measure that directs staff to draft a redevelopment agreement between the village and the owners of Exclusive Lounge Inc.

Married couple Darian Wilbert and Tiffany Sykes Wilbert, Exclusive’s owners, want to build Exclusive Bar & Grill on several parcels of land on the 400 block of South 5th Avenue. One of those parcels is where the long-vacant Jefferson professional building sits.

In addition to serving food and spirits, Exclusive Bar & Grill would also include a hookah space, outdoor and rooftop seating and the capacity for hosting live music, according to information in a Nov. 1 memo drafted by Angela Smith, the village’s director of Community Development, and Michael Kitch, the business attraction and retention coordinator.

The owners, who live in Broadview, are interested in purchasing two village-owned

lots at 402 S. 5th Ave. and 408 S. 5th Ave., which would provide parking and outdoor seating, the memo explains.

According to the business summary that the Wilberts submitted to village officials, Exclusive “will represent a trendy, relaxing environment for millennials to gather,” with “an upscale bar menu” featuring a range of dishes — from kabobs to gourmet tacos — by an executive chef who lives in Bellwood.

If all goes according to their plans, the Wilberts would open the first hookah bar in Maywood and the only one in the Proviso Township area. The owners stated that there are no hookah bars within five miles of Maywood, with the closest being in Berwyn.

The owners said the estimated total project development cost for the concept is $675,000. The owners said the business plans to operate seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., and anticipates creating between 10 and 20 new jobs. The owners would seek a Class 7(a) property tax incentive and a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) business improvement grant.

Smith said that staffers will draft a redevelopment agreement, complete a final sale package for the village-owned lots, among other measures, and return to the board for a final presentation in the coming weeks and months.

CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO, AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE Plaintiff, -v.FRED C. GOODLUCK, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Ernest C. Goodluck, FRED C. GOODLUCK, an individual, LISA J. GOODLUCK, an individual, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ERNEST C. GOODLUCK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 21 CH 2126 423 53RD AVENUE 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 March 8, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 9, 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 423 53RD AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-304-0110000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $122,159.94.

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

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Brandon R. Freud, CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 444-9300. Please refer to file number 31355/75923 .

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.

Brandon R. Freud CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1700 Chicago IL, 60606 312-444-9300 Fax #: 312-444-9027 E-Mail: bfreud@chuhak.com Attorney File No. 31355/75923 Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 21 CH 2126 TJSC#: 42-4037 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 13, 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. 15-10-403-014-0000 and 1510-403-015-0000.

Commonly known as 233 SOUTH 14TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 21-015760 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3206448

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 716 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-11-341-014 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $621,336.15.

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

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(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 FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact 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 09-030478.

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.

LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 09-030478 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 13 CH 27286 TJSC#: 42-3787 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Certificate Trustee for NRP Mortgage Trust 1 Plaintiff, vs.

Absolute Management & Consulting, Inc.; Ron Tahoe; Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants Defendants, 21 CH 4407 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREG BATELLI Plaintiff, -v.BV HOTELS, INC, NINO GIORGOBIANI, GOIN REAL ESTATE, LLC 1, U.S. BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CSMC ASSET-BACKED TRUST 2007-NC1 OSI, CSMC ASSET -BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-NCI OSI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants U.S. BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF CSMC ASSET-BACKED TRUST 2007-NC1 OSI, CSMC ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-NC1 OSI Counter-Plaintiff -vsNINO GIORGOBIANI; BV HOTELS, INC.; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; GREG BATELLI; LLC 1 D/B/A GOIN REAL ESTATE LLC 1; JOSEPH VARAN, CLOUD VIEW LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Counter-Defendants 13 CH 27286 716 SOUTH 7TH 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 31, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December

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 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact 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 attempting 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

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 November 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 following described real estate: Commonly known as 1917 S 22ND AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-311-0280000 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 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

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RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-10629 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 attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019 CH 13119 I3205624

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 improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-009204 ADC F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3205319

tate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact 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 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.

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 attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DAVID L. WILLIAMS A/K/A DAVID LEE WILLIAMS, DECEASED, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF CSMC 2021-JR1, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS 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 Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

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 Judicial Sales Corporation will on Mon-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH DAYRIT, DAPHNE DAYRIT, 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 November 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 following described real estate: Commonly known as 21 WAGNER DRIVE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-29-303-0260000 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 es-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE 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 CITIBANK FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK; ILLINOIS HOUSING 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 following 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 improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 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 MORTGAGE 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

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 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 21-094559.

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.

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 attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 21 CH 1396 I3206318

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

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.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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