Citizen Suburban Times Weekly 3-10-2021

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My Heart Can’t Wait: Understanding Racial Disparities in AFib Page 4

Designing A Better Chicago Page 5

The World’s Best Beaches for 2021 -Revealed Page 6

Higher education funding for public universities and community colleges in Illinois would remain mostly flat for fiscal year 2022 as outlined in the governor’s budget address. Pictured is UIC’s East Campus in October 2005.

HIGHER EDUCATION AGENCIES ENCOURAGED BY STEADY FUNDING FOR EDUCATION AMIDST PANDEMIC CHALLENGES Despite budget woes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker recommended several increases for programs to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in his budget address. PAGE 3

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How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America

BY DEREK H. ALDERMAN AND JOSHUA F.J. INWOOD

How can maps fight racism and inequality?

The work of the Black Panther Party, a 1960s- and 1970s-era Black political group featured in a new movie and a documentary, helps illustrate how cartography – the practice of making and using maps – can illuminate injustice.

As these films show, the Black Panthers focused on African American empowerment and community survival, running a diverse array of programming that ranged from free school breakfasts to armed self-defense.

Cartography is a less documented aspect of the Panthers’ activism, but the group used maps to reimagine the cities where African Americans lived and struggled.

In 1971, the Panthers collected 15,000 signatures on a petition to create new police districts in Berkeley, California – districts that would be governed by local citizen commissions and require officers to live in the neighborhoods they served. The proposal made it onto the ballot but was defeated.

In a similar effort to make law enforcement more responsive to communities of color, the Panthers in the late 1960s also created a map proposing to divide up police districts within San Francisco, largely along racial lines.

The Black Panthers are just one chapter in a long history of “counter-mapping” by African Americans, which our research in geography

explores. Counter-mapping refers to how groups normally excluded from political decision-making deploy maps and other geographic data to communicate complex information about inequality in an easy-to-understand visual format.

The power of maps Maps are not ideologically neutral location guides. Mapmakers choose what to include and exclude, and how to display information to users.

These decisions can have far-reaching consequences. When the Home Owners Loan Corporation in the 1930s set out to map the risk associated for banks loaning money to individuals for homes in different neighborhoods, for example, they rated minority neighborhoods as high risk and color-coded them as red.

The result, known as “redlining,” contributed to housing discrimination for three decades, until federal law banned such maps in 1968.

Redlining’s legacy is still evident in many American cities’ patterns of segregation.

Colonial explorers charting their journeys and city planners and developers pursuing urban renewal, too, have used cartography to represent the world in ways that further their own priorities. Often, the resulting maps exclude, misrepresent or harm minority groups.

Academics and government officials do this, too.

Counter-maps produce an alternative public understanding of the facts by highlighting the experiences of oppressed people.

Black people aren’t the only marginalized group to do this.

Indigenous communities, women, refugees and LGBTQ communities have also redrawn maps to account for their existence and rights.

But Black Americans were among the earliest purveyors of counter-mapping, deploying this alternative cartography to serve a variety of needs a century ago.

Black counter-mapping Mapping is part of the broader Black creative tradition and political struggle. Over the centuries, African Americans developed “way-finding” aids, including a Jim Crow-era travel guide, to help them navigate a racially hostile landscape and created visual works that affirmed the value of Black life.

The Black sociologist and civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois produced maps for the 1900 Paris Exposition to inform international society about the gains African Americans had made in income, education and land ownership since slavery and in face of continuing racism.

Similarly, in 1946, Friendship Press cartographer and illustrator Louise Jefferson published a pictorial map celebrating the contributions of African Americans – from famous writers and athletes to unnamed Black workers – in building the United States.

In the early 20th century, anti-lynching crusaders at the NAACP and Tuskegee Institute stirred public outcry by producing statistical reports that informed original handdrawn maps showing the location

and frequency of African Americans murdered by white lynch mobs.

One map, published in 1922 in the NAACP’s magazine “Crisis,” placed dots on a standard map to document 3,456 lynchings over 32 years. The Southeast had the largest concentration. But the “blots of shame,” as mapmaker Madeline Allison called them, spanned the country from east to west and well into the north.

These visualizations, along with the underlying data, were sent to allied organizations like the citizen-led Commission on Interracial Cooperation, to newspapers nationwide and to elected officials of all parties and regions. The activists hoped to spur Congress to pass federal anti-lynching legislation – something that remains to this day unfinished business.

Much anti-lynching cartography was inspired by the famed activist and reporter Ida B. Wells, who in the early 1880s made some of the first tabulations of the prevalence and geographic distribution of racial terror. Her work refuted prevailing white claims that lynched Black men had sexually assaulted white women.

Modern maps The precariousness of Black life – and the exclusion of Black stories from American history – remains an unresolved issue today.

Working alone and with white allies, Black activists and scholars continue using cartography to tell a fuller story about the United States, to challenge racial segregation and to combat violence.

Today, the maps they create are often digital.

For example, the Equal Justice Initiative, the Alabama-based legal defense group run by Bryan Stevenson, has produced a modern map of historical lynching. It’s an interactive update of the anti-lynching cartography made 100 years ago – although a full reconstruction of lynching terror remains impossible because of incomplete data and the veil of silence that persists around these murders.

Another modern mapping project, called Mapping Police Violence, was launched by data activists after Michael Brown’s murder in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. It tracks police use of force using a time-series animated map. Deaths and injuries flash across the screen and accumulate on the map of the United States, visually communicating the national scale and urgency of this problem.

Counter-mapping operates on the theory that communities and governments cannot fix problems that they do not understand. When Black counter-mapping exposes the how-and-where of racism, in accessible visual form, that information gains new power to spur social change.

Derek H. Alderman is Professor of Geography and Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor of Social Science at the University of Tennessee. Joshua Inwood is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and a research associate in the Rock Ethics Institute.

NEWS US Department of Labor announces OSHA will investigate complaints of whistleblower retaliation under new antitrust, money laundering laws The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is now overseeing worker retaliation complaints filed under two new whistleblower statutes – the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act. Under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act, OSHA will investigate individual whistleblower’s complaints of retaliation for reporting criminal antitrust violations to

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NEWS Higher Education Agencies Encouraged By Steady Funding For Education Amidst Pandemic Challenges Continued from page 1 Despite budget woes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker recommended several increases for programs to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in his budget address.

State higher education leaders say they are grateful that Gov. Pritzker is continuing his commitment to higher education during these unprecedented times.

Higher education funding for public universities and community colleges in Illinois would remain mostly flat for fiscal year 2022 as outlined in the governor’s budget address.

Overall, the governor’s budget proposal would put higher education funding in Illinois at $2.097 billion.

Funding in this proposal would include: • $1.158 billion for public universities • $249 million for community colleges and adult education • $28 million in additional dollars for MAP (total $479 million) • $35 million (flat funding) for AIM HIGH • $20 million in first-year funding for College Illinois!® • $1 million in new money for the Common Application • $250,000 in new money for strategic planning implementation.

IBHE also expects $8 million for community colleges and $12 million for IBHE from supplemental federal relief funds recently passed by congress.

Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) Executive Director Ginger Ostro said, “This budget is a ‘win’ for higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional dollars for programs like MAP and the Common App will help low-income students and students of color stay on their college path. Maintaining support for our higher education institutions provides stability at a time when so much is uncertain. We are grateful for Gov. Pritzker’s on-going investments in higher education, even during challenging fiscal times.”

“Gov. Pritzker’s commitment to access and equity have already helped bring MAP funding to a historic high, and MAP continues to be critical as students face increasing financial hurdles as a result of the pandemic,” said Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) Executive Director Eric Zarnikow. “The proposed increase of $28 million in

MAP would help our low-income students as they try to keep up with rising costs and should allow us to reach new students as well. And for those students who will be attending school using College Illinois!® Prepaid Tuition Program benefits, the proposal to begin addressing the program’s shortfall with a first manageable payment honors the state’s commitments to these families and can help save the state money in the long run.”

“Despite ongoing economic challenges created by the worst health crisis of our lifetime, we are encouraged by Gov. Pritzker’s recommendation that funding for higher education, including Illinois’ community colleges, hold steady in fiscal year 2022. As the nation’s third largest community college system, more than half a million students use Illinois’ 39 community colleges for at least a part of their education each year. It is critical we continue to provide local educational opportunities for people of all ages to help better their lives and get our economy back on track,” said Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Executive Director Brian Durham.

The Common App funding would make Illinois the first state with all public four-year universities using one application.

Dietary Supplement Executive Sentenced in Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements On Feb. 19, 2021, U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay sentenced former S.K. Laboratories Vice President Sitesh Patel, 37, of Irvine, California, to 41 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release. The court previously ordered Patel’s former company, S.K. Laboratories, to forfeit $6 million in connection with the case.

According to documents filed in the case, Patel played a key role in developing and manufacturing the popular workout and weight loss supplements known as Jack3d and OxyElite Pro, which were distributed by Dallas-based USPlabs. In pleading guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to introduce misbranded food into interstate commerce, Patel and several of his co-defendants

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My Heart Can’t Wait: Understanding Racial Disparities in AFib Family Features - The facts are troubling: Black Americans are more likely to have a number of serious illnesses, including diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. And, members of the Black community are 30% more likely to die from heart disease and twice as likely to have a stroke compared to other ethnic and racial groups.

AFib is an irregular heart rhythm that can increase the risk of stroke and heart failure. Affecting more than 5.5 million people in the United States, AFib may cause symptoms including, but not limited to, palpitations, fatigue, shortness of breath and difficulty exercising. The Black population is at a higher risk of complications from AFib. “Patients, no matter their race or gender, deserve to be educated and informed of their options so they can take charge and become proactive partners in their own care,” said Dr. Charles Athill, cardiac electrophysiologist. “Health disparities in AFib lead to unnecessary com-

AFib is an irregular heart rhythm that can increase the risk of stroke and heart failure. The Black community is more likely to have other AFib risk factors such as diabetes, congestive heart failure and obesity. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

plications including stroke, other heart diseases and even death. As a cardiologist for more than 22 years who has taken care of thousands of patients, I’ve seen the suffering firsthand that AFib and the associated risk factors can cause, especially

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in the Black community. This also includes my own family, as my father died from complications of AFib due to misunderstanding his treatment plan and the importance of compliance.”

One of the most important risk

factors for AFib is high blood pressure, and Black adults are 40% more likely to have high blood pressure, resulting in a 30% higher death rate for heart disease. Additionally, the Black community is more likely to have other AFib risk factors such as diabetes, congestive heart failure and obesity.

Early diagnosis is important as AFib is a progressive disease that may become more severe if left untreated. However, Black AFib patients are approximately onethird as likely to be aware they have AFib. This lack of awareness and reduced likelihood of treatment puts them at a higher risk of stroke and mortality.

These disparities make seeking a diagnosis and understanding treatment options for AFib critical for the Black community. Medications are often the first attempt at treating AFib, but if medications don’t work, catheter ablation – a minimally invasive procedure performed by electrophysiologists (heart rhythm

specialists) – is a safe and effective treatment option.

Catheter ablation can improve quality of life and allow patients to get back to doing the things they love. As with any medical treatment, however, catheter ablation has potential risks including bleeding, swelling or bruising at the catheter insertion site and infection. Serious complications are rare but can include damage to the heart or blood vessels, blood clots (which may lead to stroke), heart attack or even death. The success of this procedure depends on many factors, including a person’s physical condition and ability to tolerate the procedure. This is why it’s important for patients to have open discussions with their physicians and carefully select them based on their skill and experience.

To learn more about AFib, or to find an electrophysiologist near you, visit GetSmartAboutAFib.com.

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Designing A Better Chicago Mark Your Calendars, Nominations Due By March 12th If there was ever a time to recognize and support individuals and organizations using design for civic good, it’s now. Designing a Better Chicago, a collaborative initiative organized and supported by NeoCon® and theMART, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and the Design Museum of Chicago, is now accepting nominations for its second annual Design Impact Grant Program. The 2021 initiative will provide $25,000 in project-specific grants to individuals and organizations using design or design principles to directly address pressing issues in Chicago communities.

Launched in 2020, the Design Impact Grant shines a light on Chicago’s extraordinary design legacy— the local talent, assets and community that have long supported civic good through design. Last year, Designing a Better Chicago was thrilled to offer this grant to two exceptional organizations—Chicago Mobile Makers and Maplewood

DESIGNING A BETTER CHICAGO, A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTED BY NEOCON® AND THEMART, THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SPECIAL EVENTS (DCASE), AND THE DESIGN MUSEUM OF CHICAGO, IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR ITS SECOND ANNUAL DESIGN IMPACT GRANT PROGRAM.

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It also recognized seven additional projects for their outstanding work, ideas, and efforts in the Chicago community. The Design Impact Grant monies are generously funded

by NeoCon and theMART. Nominations are required for this invitation-only program and are due by midnight on March 12, 2021.

Winners will be selected by the Advisory Committee in Summer 2021.

Grant guidelines and a detailed timeline are available online. Additional information about Designing a Better Chicago can be found at designingabetterchicago.org.

About NeoCon: NeoCon is the world’s leading platform and most important event for the commercial interiors industry, held each year at theMART in Chicago. Since launch-

ing in 1969, NeoCon has served as the annual gathering place for the commercial design world’s manufacturers, dealers, architects, designers, end-users, design organizations and media. The three-day event showcases game-changing products and services from both leading companies and emerging talent—providing unparalleled access to the latest and most innovative solutions. A robust educational program of keynote presentations and CEU sessions offers world-class expertise and insight about today’s most relevant topics as well as the future of commercial design. www.neocon.com About theMART: theMART (formerly The Merchandise Mart), located in the center of the sought-after River North submarket, is interwoven into the fabric of

Chicago as an innovator in business, technology, culture, art, media and more. As the largest privately held commercial building in the United States, it is one of the world’s leading commercial buildings, wholesale design centers and the preeminent international business location in Chicago. Encompassing 4.2 million gross square feet, theMART spans two city blocks, rises 25 stories, and is visited by an average of 30,000 people each business day and nearly 10 million people annually.

Offering continuous innovation and creativity from leading manufacturers and design forward showrooms, theMART serves as the home to Chicago’s most creative and technologically innovative companies.

About the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events: The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events enriches Chicago’s artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. This includes fostering the development of Chicago’s non-profit arts sector, independent working artists and for-profit

arts businesses; providing a framework to guide the city’s future cultural and economic growth, via the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan; marketing the city’s cultural assets to a worldwide audience; and presenting high-quality, free and affordable cultural programs for residents and visitors.

About Design Museum of Chicago: A local, non-profit cultural institution with a gallery in the Loop, the Design Museum of Chicago strives to meet people where they are and make design accessible to everyone, facilitating conversations comprised of a variety of voices, backgrounds, and viewpoints.

They believe that design is not just a single discipline or process, but rather a persistent element in our everyday experiences with the fundamental capacity to improve the human condition. Formerly the Chicago Design Museum, they create free and low-cost programming about a wide variety of topics, from architecture in Ireland to games in modern culture.

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The World’s Best Beaches for 2021 -- Revealed As lockdown has left most of us longing to be somewhere — anywhere else than stuck at home, Tripadvisor® has just the thing to help you escape, as its annual Travelers’ Choice® Best of the Best Awards for Beaches have been revealed.

Highlighting travelers’ favorite beaches across the globe, from sweeping white sand and turquoise waters in tropical climates, to dramatic cliffs and pounding surf in some of the most secluded spots on Earth, the awards are based on the quality and quantity of reviews and ratings from Tripadvisor travelers for beaches, gathered over a 12-month period.

New for 2021, the Best of the Best Beaches also takes into account the volume of “saves” for beaches on Tripadvisor, reflecting the position that many travelers were in for much of 2020 — unable to travel, desperate to explore, lusting after the beaches they wished they could visit.

“Your last trip to the beach probably feels like a lifetime ago, but with vaccine programs rolling out worldwide, safely making that beach getaway a reality just might be in reach!

In fact, a recent Tripadvisor survey revealed that 60% of travelers are very likely to take a beach trip in 2021¹,” said Christine Maguire, vice president and general manager, global media business at Tripadvisor. “Whether your preferred kind of beach is preened and pristine or rugged and rough, this list of travelers’ favorites is just the inspiration you need to get planning your next beach break.”

In 2021, Australia’s Whitehaven Beach takes the top spot amongst global travelers. The re-

mote Australian paradise, located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, is only accessible by boat, seaplane or helicopter and is lauded by travelers for its gorgeous soft white sand and postcard perfect turquoise water.

This year, Florida’s Saint Pete Beach takes not only the title of number one beach in the United States, but is also rated fifth in the world. Of the 25 best beaches in the U.S., Florida and Hawaii dominate the list, with over 30% of the winners located in the Sunshine State and almost 30% in the Aloha State.

“We take Tripadvisor’s awards very seriously in St. Pete/Clearwater. We have been home to the number one beach for four of the past six years, but after a devastating 2020 for travel, we’re especially honored to receive the Travelers’ Choice Award this year,” said Steve Hayes, president and CEO of Visit St. Pete/ Clearwater. “Our communities, including Saint Pete Beach and Madeira Beach, have done an amazing job building these great destinations and keeping their beaches pristine for travelers from near and far.”

For the complete list of Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best award-winning beaches for 2021, visit: https://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Beaches Top 10 Beaches in the U.S. 1. Saint Pete Beach - St. Pete Beach, Florida Travelers say: The most perfect place to

watch the sun set over the ocean.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Shared 2 Hours Small Group Sunset Cruise of St. Pete Beach 2. Ka’anapali Beach - Lahaina, Hawaii Travelers say: This beach is so gorgeous and accessible to everyone.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Snorkel & Whale Watch from Ka’anapali Beach 3. Moonstone Beach - Cambria, California Travelers say: Beautiful beach and a great place to look for moonstones and jade.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Cruise down the scenic Moonstone Drive during sunset 4. Wailea Beach - Wailea, Hawaii Travelers say: The walkway along Wailea Beach offers breathtaking views of the Maui coast.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Makena Turtle Town Eco Adventure in Maui 5. Cannon Beach - Cannon Beach, Oregon Travelers say: Haystack Rock at low tide is incredible with all the tide pools and sea creatures.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Oregon Coast Day Trip: Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock 6. Napili Beach - Lahaina, Hawaii Travelers say: There’s a small natural reef about 30-50 yards in, and tons of marine life living on it.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Maui Whale Watch Cruise from Lahaina Harbor 7. Ogunquit Beach - Ogunquit, Maine Travelers say: At high tide you can walk out hundreds of feet and still be only waist high.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Check out the scenic outlooks of Perkins Cove.

8. Wai’anapanapa State Park - Hana, Hawaii Travelers say: This black sand beach (produced by volcanic activity on the island) is otherworldly along the beautiful coastline.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Full Day Road to Hana Adventure Tour with Pickup 9. Madeira Beach - Madeira Beach, Florida Travelers say: Very nice, flat beach. You can enjoy a very nice walk for miles.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Calypso Breeze Daytime Tropical Buffet 10. Kailua Beach Park, Kailua, Hawaii Travelers say: Kailua offers plenty of everything: sand, wide open space, fewer crowds, and a good park to go with it.

Top-Rated Thing to Do Nearby: Full Day Kailua Beach Guided Tour To Mokulua Islands Top 10 Beaches in the World Whitehaven Beach - Whitsunday Island, Australia Santa Maria Beach - Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba Baia do Sancho - Fernando de Noronha, Brazil Grace Bay Beach - Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Saint Pete Beach - Florida, United States Turquoise Bay - Exmouth, Australia Eagle Beach - Eagle Beach, Aruba Spiaggia dei Conigli - Lampedusa, Italy Ka’anapali Beach - Hawaii, United States Baía dos Golfinhos - Praia da Pipa, Brazil

New In Literary Arts Me in America Honored by the 2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards Me in America, which examines the complex realities of racial identity within a starkly divided country, has been honored by the 2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards in the Poetry Category and as a finalist in the Debut Author Category.

“All poems do justice to their subjects - all touch on prevalent issues in American and the BLM movement. The author did his work well - even the unusual picture-type set-ups per individual poems was interesting and shows he put a lot

of effort into the design.” -- Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges’ Comments.

The 2021 Feathered Quill Book Awards judging panel is comprised of professional authors, reviewers, editors, and publicists. Kelvin Parker’s debut poetry collection was previously honored by the American Book Fest’s 17th Annual “Best Book” Awards in the categories African American Fiction, Poetry, and Social Change.

Parker speaks to the conflicting

realities of living as a Black man in a country founded on the pain, creativity, and courage of Black Americans. The poet’s deeply personal story highlights themes of oppression, racism, and inequality combined with a celebration of how far we’ve come and an understanding of how far we have to go. It captures the resilience, survival, and humanity of Black experiences.

“Black life endures – an everlasting flame that lives on in all generations – a power that can’t

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be stopped,” shares Parker. “This book is my gift of inspiration and healing. I am honored to be selected by Feathered Quill and proud to play a role in the resurgence of poetry as a tool for healing and sharing our experiences that we’ve seen this year.”

Parker humanizes the stories that define the Black experience, from a traumatic childhood to questioning how he fits in, he personalizes the effects of discrimination. Me in America is a lesson on Black identi-

ty accessible to all readers.

About Kelvin Parker Kelvin Parker is an author, fashion designer, and marketing professional. Poetry is his avenue for healing and activism. He received his BFA in Fashion and MFA in Luxury and Fashion Management from Savannah College of Art and Design. Currently, he lives in the New York tri-state area.

For more information, go to www.authorkelvinparker.com.

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REAL ESTATE HUD/BANK FORECLOSURES CITY & SUBURBS Call: FRED D. CLINK (773) 294-5870 REALTY SERVICES CONSORTIUM _______________________________________ 3+ Bedroom HOMES FOR SALE SELLER FINANCING Call: FRED D. CLINK (773) 294-5870 REALTY SERVICES CONSORTIUM _______________________________________ AC 2-24-2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LOANCARE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- CECILIA LOCICERO A/K/A CECILIA A LOCICERO, CLAUDIA ELLIS A/K/A CLAUDIA M VELA-ELLIS, JACLYN ADAMS, THERESA M ROBERSON, BANKOF AMERICA, N.A.,

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GRACE A VELA, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DAMON RITENHOUSE, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, GRACE A VELA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Defendants 2018CH08259 85 ISA AVENUE CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 29, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 25, 2021, 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 85 ISA AVENUE, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411 Property Index No. 32-20209-019-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 2 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 twentyfour (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.

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. 2005447IL_615494 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2018CH08259 TJSC#: 41-205 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 # 2018CH08259 I3164556 _______________________________________ AC 3-10-2021 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.- JOSEPH M. HUIZENGA, STEVEN R. HUIZENGA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD

CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 19 CH 11936 326 WINNEBAGO STREET PARK FOREST, IL 60466 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 4, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 8, 2021, 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 326 WINNEBAGO STREET, PARK FOREST, IL 60466 Property Index No. 31-26402-004-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $110,903.11. 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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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, 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 19-091832. 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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 EMail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-091832 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 11936 TJSC#: 41-264 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 11936 I3165183 ____________________________________

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