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Lawsuits with Trump administration stretching Illinois attorney general’s resources

Raoul involved in multiple suits with other states challenging Trump actions

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General

Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined yet another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over its decision to slash funding for university research grants through the National Institutes of Health.

It was at least the fourth such multistate lawsuit Raoul has joined in the three weeks since President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20. And while Raoul admits the cost of those cases is stretching the resources of his office, he said he is not yet ready to ask lawmakers for additional funding to cover those costs.

“And the reason why I’m not going to do that is because I appreciate the place where the legislature (and) state government at large is in terms of its budget,” he said in an interview on Feb. 10, referring

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on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

New Bills Would Ban School Fines, Provide Working Moms Paid Time To Breastfeed

By JADE AUBREY & BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois

Lawmakers filed a pair of bills that would prohibit school officials from issuing fines or fees to students as punishment.

House Bill 2502 and Senate Bill 1519 fol-

low the findings of a yearlong investigation by ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune.

The investigation found that schools ticket students for in-school behavior, even though Illinois law bans school officials from fining students themselves. Instead, they have law enforcement of-

ficials issue tickets to students in schools for violating local ordinances.

The investigation found 11,800 tickets were issued to students between 2019 and 2021, and Black students were twice as likely to be ticketed than their white peers.

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to a projected deficit of more than $3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year.

Instead, Raoul said, he plans to brief lawmakers on the challenges he now faces “to paint the picture for the legislature.”

Since taking office for a second term, Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders aimed at slashing federal spending, reducing the size of the federal workforce and cracking down on immigration into the United States.

Many of those actions have prompted lawsuits, particularly from Democratic-led states such as Illinois, challenging the actions as unconstitutional or beyond the scope of the president’s authority.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the Illinois House floor in May 2023. He told Capitol News Illinois he plans to brief the General Assembly about the cost of the state’s ongoing lawsuits against Trump administration policies.

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Since the inauguration, Raoul has joined lawsuits seeking to block the administration’s proposed freeze on federal grants and financial aid; an executive order barring the recognition of “birthright citizenship” for people born in the United States to noncitizen parents; the disclosure of private information to Trump’s newly-created Department of Government Efficiency; and, now, limitations on grant awards from the NIH.

In the NIH lawsuit, 22 state attorneys general filed suit Monday to block enforcement of a new directive that sought to cap the administrative overhead costs, known as “indirect costs,” of NIH-funded research projects at 15% of the total project cost. The move would have cost research universities in the U.S. an estimated $4 billion annually, including about $67 million annually to the University of Illinois System.

“This is an enormous and unprecedented shift, announced with no warning and with immediate effect,” Raoul said during a virtual news conference with his peers in Massachusetts and Michigan, the other lead plaintiffs in the suit.

“That is a huge blow to our universities’ ability to conduct life-saving medical research and achieve breakthrough discoveries that make life better for all of us,” he said. “The impact of the change would be enormous in Illinois and to the country at large.”

A federal judge in Boston quickly put a temporary hold on the order pending further proceedings. A hearing in the case is set for Feb. 21.

In addition to those cases, Raoul’s office is defending the state, along with Chicago and Cook County, against a Department of Justice lawsuit challenging state and local laws that limit local law enforcement cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement actions.

And, while not joining the case as a party, his office filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a lawsuit by 20 other state attorneys general challenging the administration’s federal “buyout” plan that seeks to eliminate the jobs of tens of

thousands of federal workers.

In an interview with Capitol News Illinois, Raoul said the volume of litigation has become so intense, he would like to add new attorneys who would focus solely on litigation battling the Trump administration.

“The role of state attorneys general has expanded from what it used to be. It has happened on both sides of the aisle,” Raoul said. “There’s been more involvement of state attorneys general, like during the Obama administration. Republican state attorneys general were very active trying to respond to the administration’s executive orders and suing over the Affordable Care Act and numerous other things. So during Trump’s first term, likewise, Democrat attorneys general were involved in trying to protect against federal executive branch overreach.”

Raoul noted that his office’s budget has grown since he was first elected attorney general in 2018. According to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, it has more than doubled in six years to just under $194 million in the current fiscal year.

“When I took over as attorney general, we had the worst attrition rate in the country,” Raoul said. “We were in essence training lawyers to go work elsewhere. They’d come here, work for three or four years, learn their practice, and go work elsewhere because we couldn’t pay them as much. And so we’ve turned this corner on that.”

But it remains unclear how receptive lawmakers or Gov. JB Pritzker would be to a request for a budget increase solely for funding litigation against the Trump administration considering the projected deficit.

In a statement Tuesday, Pritzker said he fully supports Raoul’s legal efforts so far, including the suit challenging NIH funding caps, saying it was “important and necessary to stop Trump’s increasingly authoritarian executive orders.” Pritzker is scheduled to deliver his budget address to the General Assembly on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

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Breonna Roberts, co-chair of Faith Coalition’s Education task force, called that disproportional ticketing a “punishment of poverty.”

“Psychologists have long warned about the devastating effects of labeling children at a young age,” Roberts said. “When students are repeatedly treated like criminals, they start to internalize that identity.”

Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, who sponsored the bill in the House, said fees and fines don’t address the underlying issues for which students are ticketed. Instead, he said he thinks schoolbased discipline, educational programming and restorative justice programs should be used.

“If the student is caught vaping, what benefit to the student is there to have the student get a ticket? The benefit is recognizing that there may be a problem and possibly referring the student to help,” Ford said. “And so, our goal is to help students and not lead them down a path of what we all have heard, the school prison pipeline.”

Aimee Galvin, government affairs director of Stand for Children Illinois, said the bill would only prohibit fines and fees given for municipal ordinance violations, most of which she said have been for vaping or disorderly conduct.

“Bringing a cell phone to a classroom, that’s not a municipal ordinance violation,” Galvin said. “Being late to class, not a municipal ordinance violation. Assaulting a teacher, not a municipal ordinance violation. That’s a serious crime, in which case school districts would still be allowed to engage with police for a serious crime like that and with guns, weapon, and drugs.”

Bills for breastfeeding moms

Senate Bill 212 would entitle working Illinois mothers to a 30-minute paid break to pump breastmilk and breastfeed.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, said during a news conference on Feb. 4 she personally would have benefitted from the bill becoming law when she had children.

“I know for me, we did not have the generosity of these rules and regulations to allow me to take that break to take care of my child,” Fine said. “So, it would be hiding in a bathroom, um getting away when you possibly could and actually having to stop breastfeeding early when it couldn’t work out.”

Fine said the business owners she’s spoken to about the bill had a positive reaction.

CheVaughn Starling-Jones, a Springfield resident who gave birth last month, said the bill would be helpful for raising her second child.

“I had to stop my plans, my grandiose plans, for breastfeeding with my first because it was just too much – working and breastfeeding,” Starling-Jones said. “So, I’m hoping the second time around is a little bit better, but it is a huge strain on working moms. And in this economy, you have to work.”

If a physician prescribes hypoallergenic baby formula to a child, it would be covered by the state’s Medicaid program under another bill.

Bill sponsor Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, said Senate Bill 206 was inspired by a conversation with one of her constituents who had to pay $60 for a three-day supply of hypoallergenic formula.

Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference in Springfield Tuesday to introduce a bill to prevent students from being fined for in-school behavior.

Turner said some parents may already qualify for Food Assistance for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, which covers some types of specialized formulas. However, the type of formula a doctor prescribes might not be covered by the WIC program.

House GOP criticisms

House Republicans called for a repeal of the TRUST Act, which lawmakers passed in 2017 to stop local law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal immigration laws.

House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, criticized the TRUST Act, as well as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for not cooperating with Congress’s request for information on Chicago’s sanctuary city policies.

“Sorry boys, you invited this into Illinois,” McCombie said. “If the governor and Mayor Johnson can’t or won’t solve this crisis, the Illinois House Republicans have solutions and will lead.”

House Republicans called on the Illinois House immigration committee to hold hearings to answer questions about the status of illegal immigration in Illinois, including how much the TRUST Act and sanctuary policies cost and how they’ve affected law enforcement.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Feb. 4 said changes to the TRUST Act are not top of mind in the wake of the Trump Administration.

“Donald Trump’s administration is attacking working families and the middle class and the most vulnerable in our state, and so we want to do everything we can to protect them,” he said at an unrelated news conference. “Whether that’s within our budget and our means or that’s something we can change in law to make sure that we’re ensuring that those federal dollars come to the state of Illinois.”

Retail study

Retail accounts for more than 10% of Illinois’ gross domestic product, according to the results of a study released on Feb. 4.

Rob Karr, president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, which commissioned the study, said retailers are essential to the state’s economy.

“What makes this study so special is that it is the first analysis of its kind that we’re aware of in Illinois to truly quantify the widespread economic impact that retail has throughout Illinois,” Karr said. “And the findings were clear: The retail sector is the cornerstone of the state’s economy and crucial to our everyday lives.”

The study was conducted by the University of Cincinnati Economics Center using 2022 data.

According to the study, retail generated $7.3 billion in income and sales tax revenue in 2022.

“Retail generates the second-largest revenue for the state of Illinois and the largest for local governments,” Karr said. “What does that mean? When retail succeeds, Illinois succeeds.”

Since 1.3 million people work in retail in Illinois, that makes the industry the state’s largest private sector employer – employing one out of every four workers in Illinois. Karr said that number equals the number of people employed in health care and manufacturing combined.

“The breadth and depth of the retail sector is wide,” Karr said. Karr said the looming threat of President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico, and China “introduces tremendous uncertainty” in the retail industry. Tariffs would leave retailers in the lurch and could lead to higher prices, he said.

“Price increases and inflation always impact people in terms of their shopping powers,” he said. “And again, we can’t bake everything into the price. We just have a limited ability to do that, because there is a point at which any product a consumer won’t pay for.”

At a separate news conference Tuesday, Pritzker echoed Karr’s statement about Trump-imposed tariffs causing “uncertainty.”

“We’re deeply concerned about that and the effect that it’ll have on businesses and jobs across the state of Illinois,” he said.

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Protestors Gather Outside Illinois Capitol, Call For Trump’s Impeachment

‘50501’ demonstration part of a nationwide event calling for protests at state capitols

By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois

Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Illinois State Capitol on Feb. 5 to protest President Donald Trump’s administration and Elon Musk.

The group stood in the rain holding signs and chanting phrases like “dump Trump, deport Elon” and “no Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.” The protest was announced in an Instagram post last week as part of the “50501 movement,” which encouraged 50 protests in 50 states on the same day.

Skye Murphy, one of the protestors, said the protest was “against the executive order overreach and pro -

tecting our human rights in the Constitution.”

In the Instagram post, the event was described as a “Protest for Freedom of Speech, Racial Equality, Women’s Rights, LGBTQ+ Rights, Public Health and Safety, Gun Violence, Climate Change, Wealth Equality.”

As part of the nationwide protests, the political activist group Political Revolution published a statement calling for “immediate actions to rectify the injustices perpetuated by current leadership and to restore integrity and fairness to our political system”; the statement included specific requests, such as a call for Trump’s impeachment and investigations of government leaders including Elon Musk, who Trump tapped to lead his newly created Department of Gov -

ernment Efficiency.

The activist group also called for the reversal of executive orders that it believes infringe on citizen and human rights, for strengthening laws on hate speech –specifically Nazi propaganda or salutes – and reinstating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

“We won’t stop until our goals are accomplished,” Skye said. “We’re dedicated. Rain, sunshine, snow, ice, wind, we’ll be here.”

Protestors said they heard about the event from posts on a variety of social media platforms and there was no single organizer. They plan to hold future protests if their demands aren’t met.

PROVISO TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ONLY: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF RESIDENCY

Division 1: 8-10 Years Old

Division 2: 11-13 Years Old

Division 3: 14-17 Years Old

Division 4: 18-21 Years Old

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.-

DEQUINCY L. HAMLET AKA

DEQUINCY HAMLET, LAURA

HARRISON-HAMLET

Defendants

24 CH 02971

1501 N WOLF RD. BERKELEY, IL 60163

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 9, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 10, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1501 N WOLF RD., BERKELEY, IL 60163

Property Index No. 15-08-111-0460000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $250,769.19.

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 where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 2010936. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC

601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523

217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys.com

Attorney File No. 2010936

Attorney Code. 40387

Case Number: 24 CH 02971

TJSC#: 44-3225

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 # 24 CH 02971

I3260573

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSMPS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST

1999-1

Plaintiff, -v.-

JERRALD LEE KENNEDY AKA

JERRALD KENNEDY AKA

JERRALD L. KENNEDY, SCHULAR

E. KENNEDY AKA SCHULAR

KENNEDY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 16 CH 11114

2341 SOUTH 16TH AVENUE

BROADVIEW, IL 60155

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 26, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2341 SOUTH 16TH AVENUE, BROADVIEW, IL 60155

Property Index No. 15-22-209-0070000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $100,058.98.

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 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.

For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 18-089312. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 18-089312

Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 11114

TJSC#: 45-337

Case # 16 CH 11114

I3260550

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. Assed-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AMC2; U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee Plaintiff vs. Michael Reed; City of Chicago; Defendant 20 CH 3433 CALENDAR 58

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 18, 2025, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-16-200-075-0000. Commonly known as 3101 Monroe Street, Bellwood, IL 60104. The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Suite 1250, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 20-003431 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3260395

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.-

CHASTITY C WILLIAMS A/K/A CC WILLIAMS A/K/A C WILLIAMS A/K/A

CHASTITY A WILLIAMS A/K/A

CHASTITY WILLIAMS; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Defendants.

24 CH 03274 3912 JACKSON STREET, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/29/2024, an agent of Auction.com LLC will conduct the auction in person at 12:00 PM on February 26, 2025 located at 100 N LaSalle Street, Suite 1400, Chicago IL, 60602, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.

Commonly known as 3912 JACKSON STREET, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-114-010-0000 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $159,627.42 Sale Terms: 20% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to Auction.com LLC, No third party checks will be accepted. All registered bidders need to provide a photo ID in order to bid. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. (relief fee not required) 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)(l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC (312) 346-9088 please refer to file number 22-10521IL. Auction.com LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606 - 872225-4985 You can also visit www. auction.com.

Attorney File No. 22-10521IL Case Number: 24 CH 03274 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. I3260052

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF NOMURA HOME EQUITY HOME LOAN, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, -v.-

DAVID E. MONTGOMERY A/K/A DAVID MONTGOMERY, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 24 CH 4024 1102 31ST AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 12, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 13, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1102 31ST AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-16-216-034-

0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $158,837.67.

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.

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.

Please refer to file number 24-101011. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 24-101011

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 24 CH 4024

TJSC#: 44-3242

Case # 24 CH 4024

I3260103

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC D/B/A/ SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff,

-v.WILLIAM BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHARLES DUKES, JR., GAY F. CHASE, FELICIA N. CHASE, WILLIAM C DUKES, LINDSEY M. CHASE, VILLAGE OF BELLWOOD, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHARLES DUKES, JR., UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS.

Defendants.

2024CH04480 1136 Park Place, Bellwood, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 12/11/2024, an agent of Auction. com LLC will conduct the auction in person at 12:00 PM on March 12, 2025 located at 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60606, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.

Commonly known as 1136 Park Place, Bellwood, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-16-123-0670000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $356,455.83 Sale Terms: 20% down of the highest

bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to Auction.com LLC, No third party checks will be accepted. All registered bidders need to provide a photo ID in order to bid. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. (relief fee not required) 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)(l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Kluever Law Group (312) 236-0077 please refer to file number SMS001113-24FC1.

Auction.com LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606 - 872225-4985 You can also visit www. auction.com.

Attorney File No. SMS001113-24FC1

Case Number: 2024CH04480

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.

I3258152

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

Mark & Larisa Rappaport Family Living Trust Agreement

Plaintiff vs. Torshaun Stamps; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Defendant 23 CH 9261 CALENDAR 60 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 5, 2025, at the hour 11:00 A.M., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 7 AND THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 6 IN CUMMINGS AND FOREMAN REAL ESTATE CORPORATION ROOSEVELT ROAD AND 17TH AVENUE SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 5, 7 AND 8 IN OWNERS PARTITION OF THE SOUTH 83.2 ACRES OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 15-15-323-040-0000. Commonly known as 2008 South 17th Avenue, Broadview, IL 60155. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the

44130. (440) 572-1511. ILF2307016 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3259512