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Illinois applys for federal unemployment assistance

BY REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois

llinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to qualifying residents.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday he instructed the Illinois Department of Employment Security to submit an application

“despite serious concerns about the unfairness” of the program. The Federal Emergency Management Agency certified that request on Tuesday.

Funding for the Lost Wage Assistance Program was redirected by President Donald Trump from the agency’s disaster relief fund.

That money is typically used to finance the federal government’s response to major domestic

disasters, such as assisting hurricane survivors.

Trump issued the order in July shortly after a measure creating $600 in added weekly benefits through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, Or CARES, Act expired.

Up to $44 billion is available to states through Dec. 27, or until the funding runs out.

Benefits can be retroactively paid to eligible Illinoisans,

starting with the week ending Aug. 1.

The governor’s office, in a news release, estimated that funding will be exhausted in three weeks.

It cited unspecified “economic projections for the demand of these funds.”

Only those Americans who are eligible for at least $100 per week in unemployment benefits qualify for the extra $300 in

federal funding.

That is why Pritzker said Illinois did not apply for the program sooner — about 55,000 residents will be excluded, according to his office.

As of Wednesday, 45 states are approved to receive grants, including Illinois, which was the 44th state approved. Applications

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OBITUARY O’CONNELL (NEE DALEY) Margaret Evelyn O’Connell (nee Daley), age 84, a resident of Carillon Lakes in Crest Hill, IL since 2005, formerly of Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was born January 15, 1936 in Chicago, IL. Beloved wife of Deacon Thomas J. O’Connell (retired CFD), whom she married September 21, 1957. Loving mother of Thomas Jr. (Jean) O’Connell of Waukegan, IL, Peggy (Don) DesPain of Collinsville, IL, Timothy (Karen) O’Connell of Hawthorn Woods, IL and Kathleen (Mike) O’Grady of Plainfield, IL. Cherished Nana of Thomas III and Michael O’Connell; Donny (Miranda) DesPain and Meghan (Josh) Klaas; Lilly and Ryan O’Connell; Katelyn (fiancé, Mike Overmyer) and Maggie, Michael and Erin O’Grady. Great-Nana of Emma, Ella

‘ILLINOIS’ FROM PAGE 2 were accepted beginning Aug. 15 and the federal government has begun paying out benefits.

“President Trump’s program will likely cut off the most vulnerable workers, create needless competition among the states for these limited FEMA dollars, and sow more confusion among the unemployed, so I want to caution that those eligible for these dollars will likely encounter frustration and unfairness brought on by the president’s short-sighted and short lived program,” Pritzker said in a written statement.

“However, the $300 benefit will provide much needed assistance for those who can get it, too many of whom are facing terrible choices about whether to pay their rent, buy groceries or get medicine,” he continued. “We will do everything in our power to make sure that every eligible recipient can participate in this program.”

Other states developed a workaround to tackle the issue of residents not otherwise qualifying for the extra federal financial assistance.

New Hampshire, for example, is supplementing its residents’ unemployment benefits to ensure everyone reaches the $100 threshold.

According to the New Hampshire Employment Security Department, “for those people eligible for less than $100 in weekly unemployment benefits, New Hampshire is making additional changes to increase the

and Holty, devoted daughter of the late Nicholas and Rose (nee Keane) Daley.

Dear sister of Marilyn (the late Don) Thibeau and the late Jack Daley. Sister-in-law of the late Bill (the late Pat) O’Connell, the late Dick (the late Marcella) O’Connell, Jack (the late Loretta) O’Connell, the late Ronnie O’Connell, the late Dan (Jean) O’Connell, and Ted (Debbie) O’Connell, fond aunt and friend of many.

Margaret grew up on Chicago’s South Side, attended St. Carthage Grammar School and was a 1954 graduate of Aquinas Catholic High School. She attended Mundelein College in Chicago before marrying and starting her family.

Margaret was a former member of St. Walter

minimum state unemployment benefit up to $100 so that all unemployed Granite Staters will be eligible.”

In Rhode Island, Scott Jensen, the state’s Department of Labor and Training director, said officials will briefly increase residents’ benefits so they qualify for the Lost Wage Assistance program.

Spokespeople for Pritzker and the Department of Employment Security did not respond to questions about whether a similar strategy was considered in Illinois.

IDES is tasked with distributing whatever federal funds Illinois is allocated and identifying which residents qualify for that assistance.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 24,116 Illinoisans filed new unemployment claims for the week ending Aug. 29. That is down 2,146 new claims filed the week prior.

The number of those residents receiving continuing unemployment benefits also decreased by more than 35,000, from 593,305 the week ending Aug. 15 to 555,582 the week after.

The number of Illinoisans who filed Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims slightly increased from 4,169 the week ending Aug. 22 to 4,433the week ending Aug. 29.

The PUA program was designed for those who are self-employed and independent contractors who typically do not qualify for unemployment benefits.

Catholic Church, Chicago and was a current member of St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, Plainfield. She enjoyed socializing with many friends throughout the years including the Whoosits, and the Women of Walters.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2020, 8:30-10:00 AM at OvermanJones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 15219 S. Joliet Rd. (corner of Routes 30 & 59), Plainfield, IL. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, 10:30 AM at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 15629 S. Route 59, Plainfield. Private interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL. A Celebration of Life event will be held when it is safe to do so.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Margaret’s memory may be made to: Misericordia Heart of Mercy, Attn: Sister Rosemary Connelly, 6300

North Ridge Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60660, (773) 973-6300, www.misericordia.com/giving/ donate-online/ For information, please call (815) 436-9221 or visit www.overman-jones.com

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Madigan ComEd bribery trial to begin this week BYPETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

A special investigative committee of the General Assembly will begin meeting at the Capitol next week to decide the fate of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Madigan, a Chicago Democrat and the longest-serving legislative speaker in U.S. history, was implicated in a bribery scheme in July when officials from the utility giant Commonwealth Edison admitted to federal prosecutors that, over a period of years, they awarded lobbying jobs and contracts to close associates of Madigan as part of a concerted effort to curry his support for legislation that would benefit the company.

Madigan has not been charged

with any crime and has insisted that he did not engage in any wrongdoing.

But for Republicans in the House who called for the investigation, the fact that Madigan has not been formally charged is beside the point.

“The federal bodies are investigating criminal and civil misconduct,” said state Rep. Grant Wehrli, R-Naperville, who will serve on the panel. “We as a Legislature have to hold ourselves accountable to a high ethical and professional standard. So we’re not looking for criminal violations of statute or federal code. We are looking at the behavior of legislators in their official roles.”

The Illinois Constitution gives each chamber of the General Assembly authority to determine its own rules, to “judge the elections, returns and

qualifications of its members” and to name its officers.

Under Illinois House rules, disciplinary proceedings against a member can be commenced whenever three or more members sign a petition with the speaker and minority leader spelling out allegations which, if true, may subject the member to disciplinary action.

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, invoked that rule on Monday when he and two

other Republicans, Reps. Ryan Spain and Andrew Chesney, filed such a petition. Madigan immediately recused himself from the process and delegated the decision to House Majority Leader Gregory Harris, D-Chicago.

In recusing himself, however, Madigan issued a blistering statement calling the request “a political stunt only months away from one of the most consequential elections of our lifetimes.” He also

argued that there is no rule against legislators recommending people for jobs and that the legislation ComEd was seeking when it hired Madigan’s associates passed the General Assembly with broad bipartisan support.

The special investigative committee will be made up of six members, evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. It will

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Besides Wehrli, the two other Republicans are Reps. Tom Demmer, of Dixon, and Deanne Mazzochi, of

Elmhurst. The Democrats include Reps. Elizabeth Hernandez, of Cicero, Natalie Manley, of Joliet, and Emanuel “Chris” Welch, of Hillside, who will chair the committee.

A majority vote of the committee is needed to authorize charges, so at least one Democrat would be needed for this to occur.

Speaking in a separate interview, Welch said the first meeting

of the panel will mainly be for organizational and scheduling purposes and to decide on how the process will unfold. But he said it is uncertain whether the committee will hear testimony from Madigan himself.

“Under the rule, the committee has the right to call witnesses and issue subpoenas. I anticipate talking about all of that with the committee next week when we organize,” he said.

“Speaker Madigan certainly will have that right (to testify) if he so chooses.

He certainly has a right to also have legal counsel, if he so chooses. I can tell you what I’m committed to. And that’s giving Speaker Madigan due process and a fair hearing, and the opportunity to participate if he so

chooses.”

But the rules do not specify what constitutes a chargeable offense, something Wehrli said the General Assembly needs to address.

“If you look at our rules, it’s basically ‘conduct unbecoming’ and things like that. It’s very vague and nebulous, which is once again another reason why we’ve been pushing for ethics reforms is to highlight and make it crystal clear what goes beyond the pale when it comes to ethics,” he said.

“Ethics can be very personal to each individual, and we can each interpret them differently. But what we need to do is make sure that the public has set a standard for us to adhere to, which is why I think the ethics reform is probably one of the most pressing

issues we can do in Springfield.”

If the committee does recommend charges, then a second, 12-member select disciplinary committee would be formed to conduct what amounts to a trial on the charges. If a majority of members on that panel finds Madigan at fault, it would then vote on whether to recommend a reprimand, censure or expulsion from the House.

It could also recommend not to take any disciplinary action.

That committee’s report, including each charge and recommended action, would then be forwarded to the full House where a threefifths majority, or 71 votes, would be needed for adoption.

In the last 20 years, Welch said, the process has only been used twice – in 2012, when former Democratic Rep. Derrick Smith was expelled from the House after being indicted on bribery charges; and in 2019, after former Rep. Luis Arroyo was indicted for attempting to bribe an unnamed state senator. Arroyo resigned just hours before the special investigative committee in his case was about to meet.

“And so this instance is very different in that Speaker Madigan hasn’t been indicted or charged with any criminal wrongdoing,” Welch said. “However, three Republicans have invoked the rule and we have to go through our process. This is a very solemn and serious process. And I’m going to treat it as such as the chair of this committee. And we’re going to give Speaker Madigan his due process, which he’s entitled to as any other member of the House is.”

The first hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m.

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REAL ESTATE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST B Plaintiff, -v.GIL A NARVAEZ Defendants 18 CH 10684 6635 NORTH WHIPPLE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60645 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 30, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6635 NORTH WHIPPLE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60645 Property Index No. 10-36-307-008 The real estate is improved with a tan brick, one story single family home with a detached two car garage.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the

REAL ESTATE condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 266893 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 10684 TJSC#: 39-7985 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 # 18 CH 10684 I3155043 Published 9/2, 9/9, 9/16

Pritzker emphasizes census BYPETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker spoke in Berwyn on Thursday to promote the 2020 U.S. Census as the Sept. 30 deadline for states to get their residents counted approaches.

He was joined by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Rep Jesús “Chuy” García among others.

Pritzker and Stratton both emphasized the importance of an accurate census count, as response rate and population estimates are tied to federal funding and the apportionment of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. A low response rate can also put millions of dollars in federal funding at risk across Illinois.

“The higher the count, the more of your federal tax dollars come back to Illinois instead of going to other states,” Pritzker said. “Just a 1 percent undercount, could result in the state losing over $195 million in federal funds at a time when we frankly need the full funding we can get from Washington (D.C.) the most.”

That amounts to approximately $15,000-$20,000 lost in federal funding per person undercounted in the census, according to García.

“We come together today to remind our neighbors and families that everyone counts, regardless of citizenship and age,” García said.

“In 10 minutes, you secure $20,000 over the next 10 years for our communities, for your families.”

According to Pritzker, Illinois

is one of 10 states that pays more in federal taxes than it receives in federal funding. A high response rate to the 2020 census can change that.

As the novel coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the U.S. economy and tax revenue across the country and in Illinois, Pritzker stressed the importance of the census as it pertains to aid.

Apportionment of federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act is partially based on 2010 census counts.

Stratton also emphasized the need for Latino Illinoisans to participate in the census and addressed fears of retaliation.

“Our census doesn’t hurt, it helps.

The census questionnaire will not ask your citizenship status,” she said. “Your personal information will not be used against you in court or by any government agency like ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). For far too long some members of our Latino community have been told to keep their doors closed and not be seen, but no more.

You have the power, and you deserve to be seen and counted,” she said.

The Trump administration attempted to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, but those efforts were blocked by multiple federal courts last year. It does not appear on the final form, and any respondent information is kept confidential by law.

As of Wednesday, Illinois was

number 7 in terms of self-response, with a 69.8 percent rate. Illinois ranks 12th in total “enumeration,” or the percentage of households in the state that have been counted in the census, at 89.8 percent. Among states with a population over 10 million, Illinois ranks first in both categories.

In 2010, which only allowed selfresponse via mail, Illinois had a 70.5 percent response rate. The 2020 census allows for residents to selffile a form online, through mail or by phone.

The state is on track to meet its 2010 response rate, but structural obstacles to filling out the census have kept response rates low in some parts of the state, including some rural counties and several census tracts on the south and west sides of Chicago among others.

Lack of access to broadband internet, the prevalence of PO boxes which the Census Bureau does not send forms to, and the difficulty census door-knockers have reaching rural residents all factor into some county’s having response rates as low as 33.4 percent.

The state has just 27 days to increase its response rates after the Trump administration shortened the deadline for reporting from the end of October to the end of September.

A federal lawsuit to restore the original deadline is ongoing.

Illinoisans can fill out the census by mail, online at 2020census.gov, or by calling 844-330-2020.

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