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Tax break coming for buyers of ‘village hall-built’ homes

A bill that’s likely to become law next year would cut property taxes 50% for eight years for homebuyers who purchase houses built by municipalities

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

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For Living Fresh Market, ‘failure’s not an option’

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Some homebuyers who purchase houses built by municipalities — what Crain’s Chicago Business dubbed “village hall-built homes” — may be eligible for a 10-year property tax reduction. The measure could be a boon to local governments in Bellwood and Stone Park that have bypassed private homebuilders and constructed new, larger homes to modernize their housing stock and attract new residents.

Rep. Norma Hernandez (77th), the Melrose Park lawmaker who sponsored the bill that would create the tax break, said state officials still need to make some tweaks to the proposal but that she’s hopeful it will become law and go into effect early next year.

Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey said he’s lobbied lawmakers for six years to do something about the high property taxes in his village. Since 2016, Bellwood has built around 25 homes that are larger than most of the houses in town. The last two homes the village built on the northwest corner of 49th and St. Charles Road in 2022 sold for $425,081 and $410,393.

See TAX BREAK on page 10

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Melody Winston, the director of real estate, operations and construction for Forest Park Plaza and senior executive for Living Fresh Market inside the Forest Park supermarket on Oct. 9.

Recently renovated and looking to expand, the Forest Park supermarket’s owners say they’re here for the long haul

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Melody Winston, the director of real estate, operations and construction for Forest Park Plaza and senior executive for Living Fresh Market, the Plaza’s anchor grocery tenant, has a motto: ‘If it’s not perfect, pull it off the shelf.’

“As a Black-owned business, somehow people think you won’t hit the mark or at least strive for it,” Winston said during an interview earlier this month.

Living Fresh Market, 7520 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park, is not your average Black-owned business, which in Illinois has a revenue of less than $50,000, a recent Illinois Department

of Commerce and Economic Opportunity survey shows.

The 71,000-square-foot supermarket employs nearly 60 people and may be the largest Blackowned grocery store in the United States. Winston said the distinction brings responsibility, particularly to the store’s minority clientele and the surrounding community.

According to Cook County Department of Public Health data, some suburbs in Living Fresh Market’s service area like Maywood and Melrose Park have among the highest rates of diabetes mortality in the county. Winston said

See Living Fresh Market on page 7

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Nurses unions push for mandatory staff-to-patient ratios Safe Patients Limit Act would cap the number of patients per registered nurse

BY PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

Unions representing nurses in Illinois are pushing for legislation that would impose mandatory staff-to-patient ratios in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities.

But lobby groups representing hospitals and nursing homes say they are steadfastly opposed to the legislation, arguing that a nationwide nursing shortage makes it impossible to comply with such a mandate.

The proposed Safe Patient Limits Act, by Sen. Celina Villanueva and Rep. Theresa Mah, both Chicago Democrats, was introduced in February and was the subject of a joint hearing last week in Chicago by two House committees. It’s an issue that has been discussed in the General Assembly since 2019 but has thus far failed to gain the necessary traction for passage. The latest hearing came just three weeks before lawmakers return to the Capitol for their fall veto session, which begins Oct. 24.

“Short staffing isn’t a mere inconvenience. It’s a dire issue,” said Shaba Andrich, vice president of nursing homes for the SEIU Healthcare employee union. “It’s predominantly a Black and brown issue. In historically marginalized communities of Chicago, these issues are magnified.

These communities already face systemic underinvestment and are further deprived of adequate nursing care due to chronic short staffing.”

The bill calls for setting a maximum number of patients that could be assigned to a registered nurse in specified situations. For example, in units with critical care or intensive care patients, the maximum number of patients per nurse would be just one. In units with pediatric patients, the bill would allow three patients per nurse, and in units with psychiatric patients, the bill would allow four patients per nurse.

It also provides some legal protection for nurses, stating that they are to provide their services exclusively in the interest of patients, “unencumbered by the commercial or revenue-generating priorities” of a facility that employs registered professional nurses.

Andrich, testifying before the committee last week, disputed the notion that there is a nursing shortage in Illinois. He said there is only “a shortage of caregivers who are refusing to be overworked and undervalued and underpaid,”

and that the result of understaffing has direct consequences for patients.

“Such understaffing isn’t merely an operational concern. It translates into real-world consequences,” he said. “Seniors enduring falls, malnutrition, missed medication, avoidable hospitalization, and, tragically, avoidable deaths.”

Some of those who testified in favor of the bill accused hospitals and nursing homes of being more concerned about labor costs and profit margins than the best interests of patients.

“We need this legislation because hospitals are incentivized to reduce labor costs. This means less staff,” said Jeanine Johnson, a critical care nurse at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. “Hospital executives see budgets and labor costs. Nurses see patients and their lives.”

A.J. Wilhelmi, president & CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association, a hospital trade group, said it’s true that healthcare providers face significant financial pressures, largely because Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates have not kept pace with the rising cost of healthcare. But he said contrary to what the unions claimed, there is a significant and growing nursing shortage in Illinois, and the proposed Safe Patient Limits Act would put even more of a financial burden on providers.

During his testimony, Wilhelmi cited a state survey into the registered nurse workforce that was conducted by the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center – which is a state agency that works to promote the nursing profession. Of the respondents to that survey, 27 percent indicated an intent to retire within the next five years.

The IHA interpreted that and other data in the survey to suggest the state could see a shortage of 14,400 registered nurses by 2025.

“I’m deeply concerned that many hospitals in the state, particularly safety net hospitals, critical access hospitals, will be unable to absorb the huge cost ratios would impose,” he said. “And given the enormous financial pressures that Illinois hospitals already face, if this bill becomes law, they’re going to have to make some tough decisions like cutting back services, closing hundreds of beds, and eliminating jobs. And frankly, some of our hospitals might be forced to close.”

Andy Allison, deputy director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the agency that administers the state’s Medicaid program, suggested that the key to solving the staffing issues in hospitals and nursing homes is to raise wages to make the jobs more attractive.

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Report: Illinois’ educator workforce weathered pandemic, but persistent issues remain Shortages still exist in select regions, teaching specialties

BY PETER HANCOCK & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois

The supply of education professionals continues to improve in Illinois despite strains brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but persistent issues remain in certain regions of the state and within some teaching fields.

That’s the conclusion of a new report by the education advocacy group Advance Illinois, which was instrumental in the 2017 passage of the state’s Evidence-Based Funding formula that overhauled the way state funds public education.

“This is really critical for children,” Advance Illinois president Robin Steans said in an interview for the Capitol Cast podcast.

“There’s literally nothing more important that we do as a state than to make sure that we’ve got effective teachers in every classroom, in front of every child. And if we get that wrong, if there are gaps, if there is turn, if there is attrition, all of those things, negatively affect kids.”

Even before the pandemic, Illinois was experiencing shortages of teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals, although the shortages weren’t distributed evenly across the state or across all teaching areas. Then, as schools closed during the pandemic and later went to hybrid systems of remote and classroom teaching, there were concerns that even more educators would opt to leave the profession altogether.

However, the Advance Illinois report suggests the post-pandemic workforce remains largely intact.

It shows the number of teachers, assistant principals and paraprofessionals working in Illinois schools has been growing steadily since well before the pandemic and is now at its highest level in the past decade. And that growth has been seen in all regions of the state and across districts of different funding levels.

That finding is also reflected in the most recent state report card from the Illinois State Board of Education, which shows the statewide average student-teacher ratio was 17:1 at the elementary level, a 10.6 percent improvement from five years ago. At

the high school level, the student-teacher ratio was 18:1, an 8.4 percent improvement from 5 years ago.

Teachers also increasingly don’t look like the students they teach.

Fifteen years ago, there was a 31 percentage point gap between the percentage of white teachers compared to the percentage of white students. Last year, that number had risen to a 35-point gap, meaning that the state’s student population is diversifying at a faster rate than the teacher workforce.

This, according to Advance Illinois, can have detrimental effects – academic and otherwise – on students of color.

But those are statewide averages and they may not reflect conditions in all classrooms and in all subject areas.

According to the Advance Illinois report, nearly half of all school districts in Illinois reported having at least one teacher vacancy during the 2022-2023 school year, with the most acute shortages occurring in urban and remote rural districts. Urban and remote rural districts also had the highest concentrations of vacant special education teacher positions and paraprofessional positions.

The report also suggests that since the pandemic, districts have had particular trouble finding enough substitute teachers and paraprofessionals.

“I think that tracks with some of what we’re seeing in other sectors of the economy,” Steans said. “I think the people who are more on the minimum wage end of the spectrum, that’s just been more of a crunch. And I think part of the response to that is going to need to be to increase compensation and other kinds of work-related benefits.”

The report notes that during the pandem-

ic, schools in Illinois benefited greatly from federal disaster relief money, known as Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, or ESSER. According to ISBE, Illinois schools have received nearly $8 billion in ESSER funds since the pandemic began, and more than a third of that money – $1.7 billion – was used to fund salaries. But those funds are scheduled to expire next year, which means school districts will face some difficult budget decisions if they want to maintain all of the positions they currently fund.

Steans said she believes schools should be able to absorb the loss of that federal funding as long as the state continues to fully fund the Evidence-Based Funding formula, the 2017 law that calls for $350 million in additional school funding each year, with the bulk of that money going to the least-funded districts.

“It’s really hard for me to believe that all of those dollars are going to go away, and we’re not going to see some contraction,” Steans said. But it’s possible that will be minimal. I think we’re really just going to have to wait and see.”

Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, said Advance Illinois’ research is a tool for lawmakers and the organization often acts as a go-to think tank on education issues for policymakers.

“It really does provide us with the fodder of data so that we can see a real picture of

what’s going on post-policy,” she said. “We pass a law, they look at it. We pass a law, they look at it. To me as a lawmaker, that’s critical.”

Ammons was in Chicago on Thursday to speak at the launch event for the nonprofit’s new report at a banquet sponsored by the City Club of Chicago, which regularly attracts prominent policy advocates and business leaders.

Thursday’s event drew an influential mix of government officials, including several members of the Pritzker administration, four state lawmakers and former Senate President John Cullerton – who now sits on Advance Illinois’ board of directors.

In a panel discussion between Ammons, ISBE Chief of Staff Kimako Patterson and 2023 Teacher of the Year Briana Morales, the three focused on inequities as a driving force for reform.

“When we talk about a teacher shortage, we’re talking about an equity issue…,” Patterson said. “It is imperative that we continue to focus the support where it’s needed.

Ammons later echoed that sentiment, saying that paraprofessional and principal workforce development are important topics when considering how to address educational inequity.

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In Maywood, a mini NBA empowers young people

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Quinton “Danka” Beasley, a former basketball standout at Proviso East High School in Maywood, is well-known for his Danka Basketball League (DBL) programs for young people and adults.

For the last three years, he and his partner, Rishaad Alexander, the owner of Rich Attitude, a clothing store at 705 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood, have organized a Little DBL for 5to 10-year-olds. The nine-week program is designed to give the kids a sense of what it feels like to play in the NBA, Beasley said.

“I was trying to give them a mini NBA, so we have draft days, player of the week and a playoff at the end,” he said earlier this month.

“The winners get championship rings, t-shirts and a big trophy.”

Beasley said the league has 14 teams with 10 players each and they come from all over the Chicago area.

This year, the league has something new — the Sister Hood Dance Squad, a hip-hop dance program for 4- to 17-year-olds run by Shari Porter, a former DBL cheerleader, and her

daughter, Nia Porter. “[Maywood Clerk] Tori Garron asked me to do a hip-hop dance squad,” Shari said. “It’s something to keep the girls off the streets and teach them sisterhood. I think it’s going to take off.”

As she prepared for a performance during Little DBL’s third week earlier this month, Chassidy Killingsworth, one of the dancers, said the Sister Hood Dance Squad has become another family or small community for her.

“When I was little, I wanted to do dance and I would go home to practice TikTok dances,” Killingsworth said. Then my parents took me to Ms. Shari and she has been like my mother.”

Shari Porter said the dance program is yearround and she’s still accepting participants.

Little DBL is about halfway through its nineweek season. The teams play each Sunday at 2 p.m., in the gymnasium directly behind the Maywood Multipurpose Building, 200 S. 5th Ave. For more info on the Sister Hood Dance Squad call Porter at (708) 200-5494. For more info on Little DBL, call Beasley at (708) 5676883.

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Young participants in Quinton “Danka” Beasley’s Little DBA play a game on Oct. 1 in Maywood. The league has 14 teams with 10 players each, Beasley said.

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Hillside Extended Stay could New civic group forms become MainStay Suites in Proviso Township

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Extended Stay America at 4575 W. Frontage Rd. in Hillside could become MainStay Suites, another extended stay brand, if the Hillside village board approves a special use request at its next regular meeting on Oct. 23.

At a Planning and Zoning Hearing on Oct. 10, Al Hussain, the attorney representing the franchisee, A.J. Sandhu, said Sandhu decided to switch his franchise agreement from Extended Stay America to MainStay Suites because MainStay was the “better deal.”

The village’s Planning and Zoning board voted unanimously to recommend that the franchisee’s special use request to operate under MainStay Suites be moved to the village board, which has the final say-so, and that the board approve the special use.

Hussain said if the board approves the request on Oct. 23, the franchisee will immediately start renovation work to make the facility consistent with the MainStay Suites brand.

The renovation will mainly include design and decor changes, he said. The facility will remain open throughout the redesign. The Extended Stay signage has already been removed from the building. Hussain did not say how long the renovations will take.

Like Extended Stay America, MainStay Suites offers temporary housing over extended periods of time. Hussain said typical customers include people from out of town doing project work for weeks and months. Extended stay facilities also temporarily house people affected by fires or natural disasters. MainStay Suites and Extended Stay America franchises are independently owned and operated.

During the Oct. 10 meeting, one Hillside resident said she lives directly behind the facility and experiences flooding in her home from a ravine on the property. Hillside Village Administrator Joe Pisano asked the franchisees to address the woman’s concerns as part of its transition from Extended Stay to MainStay Suites.

The Hillside owner’s switched allegiances come as MainStay’s parent company, Choice Hotels International, has been aggressively pushing to expand its portfolio.

In a statement released on Jan. 23, Choice spokespeople said the company’s portfolio “expanded in 2022 to 22 brands and nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories.” The MainStay brand “doubled its number of agreements with 93 hotels in the pipeline by the end of the third quarter of 2022.”

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The Extended Stay America at 4575 W. Frontage Rd. in Hillside could become MainStay Suites if the Hillside village board approves the franchisee’s special use request on Oct. 23.

Courtesy League of Women Voters

A member of the national League of Women Voters helps a high school student register to vote. A group of Proviso Township residents called Proviso Citizens are looking to form a Proviso League.

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

A new civic group focused on voting, civic literacy and good government has formed in Proviso Township. The nonpartisan group, called Proviso Citizens, was formed under the umbrella of the League of Women Voters — a national nonpartisan, grassroots political organization that promotes participation in government and is open to men and women.

“As members of the LWV, we are nonpartisan, and promote active citizens, educated voters and good government,” the group explained in a statement.

Members of Proviso Citizens live in suburbs across Proviso Township, including Westchester, Berkeley and Maywood.

“We intend to reflect Proviso in its diversity,” the statement adds. “We will have materials in Spanish. We hope to host programs on government and voter education in each community so all feel welcome. We hope to build awareness of how Proviso communities can join together on common issues that cross community lines like flooding, lead water line replacement, and preserving and creating green spaces.”

Diane Scott, a Westchester resident and a mainstay at Westchester village board meetings, explained in the statement that

the group’s roots date to around 20 years ago when Westchester resident Jean Klotter was the only person from Westchester who was a member of the League of Women Voters – LaGrange Area.

Scott said some other Westchester residents like Angela Smith, a member of the village’s Planning and Zoning Commission and the Community Development director for Maywood, approached Klotter about starting a Proviso League. Klotter agreed but insisted that more people join a core group to form a board.

To start a League of Women Voters chapter, members need by-laws and a treasurer, among other requirements.

“We are a group of politically active women – most who have joined the League of Women Voters of the LaGrange Area,” the group said in the statement. “As we build a network of members through Proviso Township – both men and women -- our intention is to create a separate Proviso League.”

In the meantime, the group has hosted “Government 101” programs and voter registration events throughout Proviso Township. They also plan to host candidate forums and more workshops on how the government works, among other initiatives.

To learn more about the League, visit : my.lwv.org/illinois/la-grange-area or email us at lwvproviso@gmail.com

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Despite weather, the Pumpkin Patch Parade carries on

Courtesy Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker

Young Maywood Fine Arts young people enjoy the annual Pumpkin Patch Parade in Maywood on Oct. 14. The annual event was moved indoors due to inclement weather.

Courtesy Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker

Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker, far right, engages with young people at Saturday’s Pumpkin Patch Parade.

Courtesy Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker

Young Maywood Fine Arts young people enjoy the annual Pumpkin Patch Parade in Maywood on Oct. 14. The annual event was moved indoors due to inclement weather.

NEWS briefs Berkeley bike path project gets $60K grant The Berkeley Park District and the village of Berkeley are working on making Berkeley Park more bike-friendly.

A $60,000 grant from the state has put them closer to realizing those improvements, which are part of a five-year plan to reimagine the park. The project was one of 13 that received grants from the state’s Illinois Bicycle Path Grant Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

“Bicycle path projects are excellent drivers of job creation and economic development, while also increasing road safety for bicyclists,” Gov. JB Pritzker said in an Oct. 6 statement.

Washington Boulevard street improvements in Maywood are nearly complete The Washington Boulevard Road Resurfacing Project is almost done. Work has extended from 9th to roughly 25th avenues and includes pavement reconstruction, curb replacement, storm sewer drainage improvements, water main improvements, combined sewer repairs, the installation of a marked bicycle lane and landscape restoration, among other work.

In a recent update on the project on the village’s website, officials explained that the project is scheduled to be done by mid-November. Read the full update at maywood-il. gov/_T10_R3.php

Silver Creek bridge at 19th and North in Melrose Park done by mid-December, officials say Construction on the bridge over Silver Creek at 19th and North avenues in Melrose Park has happened since the summer, with the intersection closed to traffic. Village officials said in the summer Public Works Report that the $3.2 million project should be finished by mid-December. Last year, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) allocated $1.3 million toward repairing the bridge.

The agency also allocated $1.3 million toward repairing the bridge over Silver Creek at 17th Avenue, and $1.8 million toward repairing the bridge over Silver Creek at 9th Avenue. Work on the former was scheduled to start this year while work on the latter was

scheduled to start between 2024 and 2028.

The bridge improvements are part of Melrose Park’s larger plan for restoring Silver Creek. The village recently opened Silver Creek Eagles Nest Park and Silver Creek Trail Park, a walking path centered off the pond between Silver Creek and its tributary, the Des Plaines River.

“This restoration project restores the natural balance of the creek by restoring the embankment and bringing back native landscape and shrubbery along with aquatic habitat,” said Melrose Park Public Works Director Gary Marine. “This is an invaluable stream system that provides stormwater runoff, flood management and many other benefits for the residents of Melrose Park.”

Bellwood looking to purchase Jamali Kopy Kat building The village of Bellwood plans to purchase the building at 2501 St. Charles Rd. where Jamali Kopy Kat, the printing company, is located, along with an empty lot next to it.

Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey said the village has been in talks with the woman who owns the building, which is valued at around $309,000, county data shows. Harvey did not disclose how much the village plans to spend to purchase the properties.

Dawood Burhani, the longtime owner of Jamali, died earlier this year and new owners have since acquired the business. Harvey said he’s talked with Jamali’s new owners about the village’s intentions to purchase the building. The business has been around for 50 years. Burhani owned it for half that time.

“We discussed how long they want to stay and if they want to move,” Harvey said. “That’s pretty much up to them. But we’re not going to evict anybody or start work tomorrow.”

Harvey said the village has a mission to revitalize St. Charles Road, from 22nd to 29th streets.

“We still have the vision of building a downtown Bellwood and bringing in new commercial and residential to the St. Charles Road corridor,” the mayor said. “At some point, that corner will have to be revitalized and reconfigured. That building’s been struck numerous times by trucks and buses, and drunk drivers have hit it at least twice.”

The vacant land next to the Jamali Kopy Kat building used to be an apartment building with first-floor commercial space at 2513 W. St. Charles Rd. The property caught fire in 2019 and was razed months later.

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“During the pandemic, a lot of people invented things, such as different food recipes and syrups,” she said. “They need help scaling up, so we want to provide that service. Next year, we’ll teach people how to take their product to the shelf.”

The supermarket also has a foot in the world of philanthropy. Last month, Living Fresh parfrom page 1 ticipated in Operation Ten City, a national camshe wants to use the Forest Park supermarket paign that brought organizers to 10 cities across as a vehicle for addressing those public health the country to distribute free food, gas cards, resources and information to those in need. outcomes.

“We really want to tackle [those health prob- Chicago was the sixth stop on the tour in which lems] in our communities,” Melody Winston Living Fresh gave back to residents in the city’s Humboldt Park, Englewood and West Garfield said.

Last month, Living Fresh held a grand re- Park communities.

“We are part of opening after completing the community. some interior and departWe are here to mental upgrades, which meet the demand,” include launching a cofWinston said. fee bar and enhancing “Wherever we go, the store’s meat and deli we want to ensure offerings. The reopening that we speak to the featured a nutritionist community first who presented a seminar and that they unon healthy eating. derstand our misWinston said she’s also sion, which is maklooking to partner with ing sure they’re Rush University Medihealthy, that the cal Center on a series of food is at a good wellness initiatives that price and we’re might launch before the not price-gouging, year ends. She’s planning that employees are to build a wellness center valued, and the staffed with a dietician community is safe and nutritionist next from us packing year. our bags and leav“We’re looking to ing. The communilaunch educational ty wants to know programs that emphathat you’ll stay and size plant-based, vegan, for us staying is not healthy eating for kids,” a risk, leaving the Winston said. “We’re community unvery interested in obesiMichael Romain covered and not ty.” being able to have Last year, Living Fresh Melody Winston said she’s looking to access to healthy Market began talks with launch a variety of wellness programs at foods is the risk.”

Maywood Mayor NaDr. Bill Winston thaniel George Booker, a Living Fresh Market in Forest Park. envisions Forest Living Word member, on Park Plaza as a the possibility of opening a second location in one-stop shopping destination.

The Tuskegee, an abandoned grocery store building at 615 S. Ala. native echoed the words of his classmate 5th Ave. in Maywood. Winston said those talks and fellow Tuskegee native, the famous musiare still alive.

Living Fresh Market is just a slice of Melody cian Lionel Richie.

“I was raised in Tuskegee and we were taught Winston’s larger responsibilities. She managthat failure is not an option,” Dr. Winston said. es the larger 33-acre Forest Park Plaza – whose “So, we don’t look at [the grocery store] as a risk. tenants also include Taco Bell, Portillo’s, Planet We look at it as a benefit to the community and Fitness, Enterprise Leasing and Ashley Stewart to us moving forward.”

– and a 13-acre shopping center in Tuskegee, Ala. Living Fresh Market is open every day, 7 Winston said Living Fresh will partner with Living Word Christian Center’s Joseph School a.m. to 9 p.m. For more info, visit livingfreshof Business on a program that will cultivate lo- market.com or call (708) 689-0452.

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Maywood bookstore moving to temporary Oak Park pop-up space

By MICHAEL ROMAIN

fore me and now there is a ray of light at the end of this financially challenging tunnel. We are now current for our major accounts and rent.”

Nommo added that “now it’s time to double Afriware Books, the venerable Black-owned bookstore in Eisenhower Tower, 1701 S. 1st down our focus on school/library districts to Ave. (Suite 400) in Maywood, was on the brink participate in adding cultural literature to their of closing permanently in late August. Since reading lists by ordering from [Black-owned] then, store owner Nzingha Nommo’s GoFund- booksellers and [Afriware Books Co.] in particMe campaign has raised nearly $20,000 and the ular.”

She said the store will move out of its Maystore is on its second wind as it plans to operate a hybrid model combining virtual retail wood location to a shared virtual office space in Oak Park by Nov. 1. with a pop-up pres“Our next step in ence in Oak Park. this journey will take In an open letter she us to the best of both published with her worlds – online and GoFundMe campaign in-person – a hybrid on Aug. 26, Nommo model of sorts,” Nomsaid the bookstore mo wrote. “We will “had done all we can move to a shared virdo at this point” and tual artsy office space that “expenses have in Oak Park called long overrun our inCrossFunction and do come.” She said the events/[pop-ups] from store lacked the inthere and around stitutional support town. We will lean of large clients like libraries and school File into our online offerings by continuing to districts. upload our existing As of Oct. 12, Nom- The interior of Afriware Books in Mayinventory and new timo has raised around wood. The store is moving to an Oak tles.” $18,000 of her $30,000 Park pop-up space next month Nommo said she goal. She said the money paid for three months’ store rent, past due views CrossFunction as an interim location publisher invoices, staffing costs and filing that Afriware Books will operate in while they fees to establish a nonprofit called the Afri- restructure and pivot on securing contracts from school districts. S ware Books Foundation.

“The [long-term] goal is to reopen in a physThis year marks Afriware’s 30th year in business. As previously reported, the store ical space, but for now we are stretching your was once located in Oak Park before moving to dollars as far as possible and are significantly Eisenhower Tower roughly a decade ago. Five decreasing our greatest expense — the rent,” years ago, the bookstore expanded its fourth- Nommo explained. “We have thought this floor footprint, adding a children’s room and a through to the best of our abilities with the information we have, and now move forward Black comics section.

Nommo said the community rallied behind on a different path with the strength of the her after her announcement. For instance, Con- community, power of faith, and a smart-sized gressman Danny K. Davis gave the keynote ad- digital/physical footprint.”

Nommo said the Afriware Books will be in dress at a fundraiser sponsored by Dr. Louverta Eisenhower Tower until Oct. 20. She said afHurt, the chair of his Education Task Force.

“It takes an entire village,” Nommo wrote in ter that point, they’ll discontinue some items an updated statement she posted on Oct. 9 on such as perfumed body oils.

For more info on Afriware Books, visit afriher GoFundMe page. “I truly couldn’t see my way through the mountain of expenses laid be- warebooks.com.

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Assessor’s newly released Sergio Brown arrested, suspected of mother’s death property values for Proviso show

Brown was arrested on Oct. 10 after fleeing to Mexico

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Former NFL player and Proviso East High School graduate Sergio Brown is in custody after law enforcement officials issued a warrant for first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Myrtle Simmons-Brown, Maywood Police said in an Oct. 11 statement.

Police said Brown, 35, was arrested on Oct. 10 in San Diego while traveling to the United States from Mexico, where he had reportedly been staying since mid-September.

Simmons-Brown’s body was discovered on Sept. 16 in Silver Creek behind her Maywood home, a few days after she and Sergio were reported missing. Police eventually ruled Simmons-Brown’s death a homicide. The Cook County Medical Examiner reported that

there were signs that she was assaulted. Simmons-Brown was buried on Sept. 30.

After his mother’s death, Sergio Brown appeared to post numerous Instagram posts showing him acting and speaking erratically. In one video, he called the stories about his mother’s death as “fake news.” Maywood Police said on Sept. 19 that they were aware of those videos during their investigation into Simmons-Brown’s death.

CNN reported last week that Sergio was still in San Diego awaiting extradition to Maywood to face the first-degree murder charge.

The news outlet said that Mexican police have known Sergio’s whereabouts since Sept. 19.

“Mexican law enforcement deported him after authorities in Illinois obtained an arrest warrant pertaining to his mother’s death,” CNN reported, referencing an unnamed law enforcement source.

Maywood Police are asking anyone with knowledge of Simmons-Brown’s death contact to contact Investigations Sgt. Pezdek at (708) 368-4131 or the Maywood Police Department Anonymous Tip Line at (708) 450-1787.

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Sergio Brown, shown at a football camp at Proviso East High School in Maywood last year, was taken into custody on Oct. 10 after law enforcement officials issued a warrant for first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Myrtle Simmons-Brown.

home prices still trending up

Michael Romain

The 2600 block of Plymouth Court in Westchester, where data by the Cook County Assessor’s Office shows the median sales price for a single-family home in 2022 was $337,000. The 2023 estimated median market value of single-family homes in the area was also $337,000.

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

On Oct. 9, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office released the initial assessments of residential and commercial properties in Proviso Township ahead of the Oct. 30 deadline for residents to file an appeal.

Kaegi mailed the owners of the roughly 46,000 residential (single-family, condominium and multi-family) properties in Proviso Township Reassessment Notices on Sept. 29. A full list of the assessments was published in Village Free Press earlier this month.

In an Oct. 9 statement, the Assessor’s Office explained that it reassesses one-third of Cook County every year. Kaegi’s office is reassessing the county’s south and west suburbs this year.

“When a property is reassessed, the property owner is mailed a Reassessment Notice.

The Reassessment Notice reflects the estimated fair market value based on sales of similar properties over the past three years,” Kaegi’s office explained.

“The notice also contains important information such as the property’s characteristics, neighborhood code, and past assessments. An increase in a property’s assessment does not cause the same increase in the property owner’s taxes.”

In 2022, the median sale prices of single-family homes, condos and small apartment buildings in Proviso Township were $278,000, $145,000 and $368,000, respectively.

The Assessor estimated that the 2023 median market value of single-family homes, condos and small apartment buildings in Proviso Township were $240,000, $122,000 and $312,000, respectively.

“Those estimates depend on the individual property’s location and characteristics,” the Assessor’s Office explained.

Property owners can appeal their assessment if they think the “property characteristics listed on an assessment notice are incorrect, or if the estimated market value of a property is significantly more than what it could sell for in the current real estate market.”

“I strongly encourage property owners to review their reassessment notice to ensure their property characteristics and market value reflect their home,” Assessor Kaegi explained in a statement. “It is important to understand that assessments in Cook County reflect market value over the last three years.”

The report shows that industrial properties have the highest total market value in Proviso Township. The township’s 543 industrial properties are valued at around $1.3 billion. That’s followed by retail properties, which have a total market value of just under $664 million.

“Commercial property assessments are calculated by determining a property’s use, estimated income, market level vacancy, collections loss, and expenses,” Assessor Kaegi’s office said. “Applicable real estate operating expenses include property taxes, insurance, repair and maintenance costs, and property management fees.”

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WHAT’S HAPPENING OCT. 18 - 24

bit.ly/vfp-community-calendar Wednesday, Oct. 18, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., Berkeley Public Library, 1637 N. Taft Ave., Berkeley Join the library for a supernatural Cemetery Safari presentation by Hillside locals Jim and Paula Hantak. It promises to be a spooky good time. Registration required. To register, visit berkeleypl.org/event-details/cemeterysafari-1

Thursday, Oct. 19, 5 p.m., at the Maywood Public Library, 121 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood Join the library for a Pumpkin Painting session. Show off your painting skills on a pumpkin. To register, visit maywoodlibrary. org/events-1/pumpkin-painting/form

Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to noon, 2315 Enterprise Drive in Westchester The village of Westchester will host a shred for residents looking to safely shred old documents. The Cook County Sheriff’s Department will accept unused or expired prescription drugs, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District will provide tree saplings while supplies last and the Westchester Food Pantry will collect non-perishable food items. For more info, visit westchester-il.org

Thursday, Oct. 19, 6 to 8 p.m., at MacArthur Middle School, 1310 Wolf Rd. in Berkeley Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office will host a workshop to educate the public about recent reassessments in Proviso Township. For more info, visit hillside-il.org

Friday, Oct. 20, 6 to 8 p.m., at Bulger Park, 1601 Hirsch St. in Melrose Park

Thursday, Oct. 19, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Broadview Public Library, 2226 S. 16th Ave. in Broadview Join the library for a cozy and relaxing evening of reading with the Silent Book Club.

Bring a book (or grab one from the stacks), find a comfy spot, and enjoy the company of fellow book lovers. No pressure, no assigned readings, just pure reading bliss. For more info, visit broadviewlibrary.org

Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to noon, Broadview Village Hall, 2350 S. 25th Ave. in Broadview The Broadview Business Association and BMO will host a Credit Workshop for entrepreneurs. Gain insights on boosting your business credit score, manager your personal credit for business success and network with fellow business owners. For more info, visit broadview-il.gov

Veterans Park District and the Melrose Park Youth Commission will host the annual Haunt on Hirsch Street Family Block Party, a free event featuring the “Gallery of Spooky haunted displays,” inflatable bouncy houses, a Halloween train ride, a DJ, carnival games, candy, free hot dogs and an outdoor movie, among other things. For more info, call (708) 343-5270 or visit vpdpark.org

Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m., at the Maywood Masonic Temple, 200 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood Chicago area lawmakers will host the Broken Communities Summit that will feature breakout discussions on a range of issues, including social justice, economics, public safety, education, housing and infrastructure.

Registration is required at bit.ly/weneedsolutions2023

Saturday, Oct. 21, 4 to 6 p.m., Prarie Path, 1st through 17th avenues in Maywood The Maywood Park District will host their annual Haunted Bike Trail on the Prairie Path followed by a Monster Movie and Bonfire Night, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Winfield Scott Park, 17th and Maywood Drive in Maywood. For more info, call (708) 344-4740 or visit maywoodparkdistrict.org

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Your Property Taxes with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Property tax bills will soon be due. Are you getting all your exemptions?

avoid this by paying monthly installments toward their tax bills as part of their mortgage payments, called paying by escrow.

Those without mortgage escrows can make partial payments toward their tax bills anytime. Taxpayers who make partial payments

By MARIA PAPPAS can search their address or PIN at cookcounCook County Treasurer tytreasurer.com and learn the remaining balance they owe.

If you own a home or other real estate in The property tax system is complex and can Cook County, chances are you will have a be confusing. Most property owners are entiproperty tax bill due soon. tled to tax breaks called exemptions. I talk to Property taxpeople all es in Illinois the time are billed in who tell me two installthey didn’t ments yearly. k n o w For the 2022 about extax year, First emptions Installment or that bills were they had to mailed at the apply for beginning of them.

March and T h e were due April H o m e 3. owner ExSecond Inemption is stallment bills the most are expected common. to be availPeople who able Oct. 17 live in a to be viewed, home that downloaded is their priand paid at mary resicookcountydence qualtreasurer.com. ify for this The bills will tax break.

Cook County Treasurer’s Office Once they be mailed on or about Nov. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas apply and 1 and are due receive the Dec. 1.

HomeownTo pay online, visit the website and click er Exemption, it automatically renews each on the blue “Pay Online for Free” box on the year. home page. Enter your address or Property InAnother common tax break is the Senior dex Number (PIN) and follow the steps to pay Citizen Homestead Exemption. People qualielectronically. fy the year after they turn 65, since payments You can also pay your property taxes at any you make at a due date cover taxes billed for Chase Bank location, at more than 100 com- the previous calendar year. munity bank branches where you have an acOlder taxpayers may also be entitled to count or at the Treasurer’s Office on the first the Low-Income Senior Citizens Assessment floor of the County Building, 118 N. Clark St., Freeze Exemption. Senior citizens whose toChicago. tal household income is $65,000 a year or less Paying taxes on time saves money by avoid- qualify for this exemption, which requires an ing interest charges on late, or delinquent, tax application every year. bills. For many years my office has accepted Other types of exemptions benefit veterans partial payments. Many homeowners strug- and people with disabilities. To learn more gle to come up with two lump sum payments about exemptions, visit cookcountytreasurer. every year. People with home loans typically com.

TAX BREAK

some technical tweaks to the municipalitybuilt homes tax break portion of the bill during the next veto session that runs from the end of October through early November. from page 1 When it becomes law next year, the bill will grant a 50% property tax break for “But the estimated tax bill on those new homebuyers who purchase municipalityhomes was about $25,000,” Harvey said. “I’ve built houses for the first eight years of elibeen fighting for years for new homebuyers. gibility and a 33% tax break in the last two Finally, we talked to the right people and years of eligibility. The tax break applies to they listened. There’s no way someone can a single-family home built by a municipalbuy a $400,000 home and pay $25,000 a year in ity no earlier than Jan. 1, 2020 and sold to a property taxes.” private homebuyer prior to Jan. 1, 2034. The According to a 2021 analysis by Cook homes must be the purchasers’ primary resCounty Treasurer idence and not investMaria Pappas, the ment properties. average homeowner Harvey said the tax rein Bellwood expected duction applies retroacto see a nearly $2,000 tively for a year, which increase in median means the homeowners taxes owed — from who purchased the vil$4,164 in tax year lage’s newest homes on 2019 to $6,033 in tax the corner of 49th and St. year 2020. The report Charles may be eligible showed that Bellfor the tax credit. The wood had the highmayor said the village est total residential is looking to build two property tax increase more homes on the 3400 among all Cook Counblock of Monroe and one ty municipalities. on the 200 block of BohMaywood ranked land. second-highest while The mayor said the Berkeley ranked legislation was designed third-highest. to go to municipalities Courtesy State Rep. Norma Hernandez and not to private develHarvey said he was aware of commercial State Rep. Norma Hernandez opers so as not to encourproperty tax breaks age real estate speculafor businesses in areas tion. with high property taxes but none for resi“This is not for a developer to build 10 dents facing high property tax bills. That’s new homes, sell them and get a tax break,” when he started calling around to county Harvey said. “This is not for people fortuand state lawmakers to see what they could nate enough to live in Barrington somedo about it. The mayor said his cause gained where, buy a tiny house, tear it down, build significant traction after state Rep. Emanuel a huge house and get a 50% tax break. This “Chris” Welch (7th) became Speaker of the is for communities like Bellwood, Maywood, House in 2021.

Broadview and other towns that need this to “The Speaker approached and asked if I generate revenue.” would be willing to take on this bill and that While Bellwood has been a pioneer in it would be a good learning experience,” said municipal home-building, other area subRep. Hernandez, who was elected last year. urbs have either started building homes “This forced me to understand how property also or have explored home construction. taxes work. And even though Bellwood isn’t Last year, the village of Stone Park built two in my district, it’s right next door.” single-family homes on the 1700 block of N. The residential property tax break is in- 37th Ave. The one at 1735 N. 37th Ave. sold cluded in House Bill 2507, which passed the in March for $440,000 while the one at 1735 N. state Senate and House in May but Gov. JB 37th Ave. is on the market for $403,010. And Pritzker vetoed the bill, striking a portion at an August 2022 meeting, Maywood Mayor of the legislation that would have given pri- Nathaniel George Booker said the village vate nursing home owners in Cook County a could acquire vacant properties from the property tax break. He left the rest of the bill Cook County Land Bank Authority, “renounchanged. vate and flip” them.

Hernandez said that lawmakers will make

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REALESTATE ESTATEFORFOR SALEREAL REAL REAL ESTATE ESTATE FOR SALE REALESTATE ESTATE FOR FORSALE SALE REAL REAL ESTATE ESTATE FOR FORREAL SALE SALEESTATE REAL REAL REALFOR ESTATE ESTATE ESTATE FOR FOR SALE SALE SALE REAL ESTATE FORSALE SALE REAL REAL REALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL SALE ESTATE FORFOR SALESALE REALREAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE SALEFOR REAL ESTATE FORESTATE SALE FOR 22 CH 04750 15TH AVENUE IN1942 THESOUTH CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK BROADVIEW, IL 60155 COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF SALE COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVCERY DIVISION EN that pursuant to a Judgment of US BANK TRUST NATIONAL Foreclosure and Sale entered in ASthe SOCIATION, IN 26, 2023, an above causeNOT on July agent for The Judicial Sales CorpoITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT ration, will 10:30 AM on SeptemSOLELY ASatOWNER ber 28, 2023, at The JudicialASSET Sales TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st TRUST; Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, Plaintiff, sell at a public sale to the highest vs. bidder, as set forth below, the followUNKOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES ing described real estate: Commonly known as 1942 SOUTH OF WILLIE G. HENRY; 15TH AVENUE, BROADVIEW, IL FLORENCETTA HENRY; TCF NA60155 BANK; ANITA TIONAL Property Index No. 15-15-409-049HENRY; COURTNEY HENRY; EB0000 ONEE HENRY; The real estateMERCEDES is improved with a HENRY; TIARA HENRY; JACK LYsingle family home.

Sale AS terms: 25% down of the highDON, SPECIAL est bid by certified funds the close REPRESENTATIVE OF atWILLIE G. of the sale payable to The Judicial HENRY; UNKNOWN Sales Corporation. No third party

HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FLORENCETTA HENRY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 13529 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 6, 2023 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: Commonly known as 635 Rice Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104.

P.I.N. 15-09-315-063-0000.

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 Sale Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527.

(630) 794-5300. 14-23-01315 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3229900 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ALFONSO RAMIREZ, ALFONSO RAMIREZ JR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

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L Let the sun shine in...Public Notice: checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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lection 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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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 MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 651-6700. Please refer to file number 20-008577.

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.

MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250 Chicago IL, 60601 312-651-6700 E-Mail: AMPS@manleydeas.com Attorney File No. 20-008577 Attorney Code. 48928 Case Number: 2021 CH 05828 TJSC#: 43-3331 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 # 2021 CH 05828 I3229871

bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 605 NORTH WOLF ROAD, UNIT A9, HILLSIDE, IL 60162 Property Index No. 15-08-315-0251009 The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $27,480.68.

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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

Case Number: 2023 CH 3710 TJSC#: 43-3706 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 # 2023 CH 3710 I3231056

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-22-08270 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2023 CH 03131 TJSC#: 43-3524 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 # 2023 CH 03131 I3230872

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Letshine Public the sun in...shine Public Notice: in...Your Publi Noti Your totheknow IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ALLY BANK Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA ANN HENNESSY, FKA PATRICIA ANN CROSSE, AKA PATRICIA HENNESSY, WESTCHESTER PLACE HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION Defendants 2021 CH 05828 11037 EATON COURT WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 7, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 6, 2023, 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 11037 EATON COURT, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-29-317-0100000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $195,577.41.

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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.LOIS HANNEMANN A/K/A LOIS A. HANNEMANN, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DR. PAULL C. GOSSETT & ASSOC/ AMM LTD. Defendants 2023 CH 03131 9811 WEST 56TH STREET COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 15, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 17, 2023, 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 9811 WEST 56TH STREET, COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525 Property Index No. 18-16-205-0040000 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

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