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Broadview’s Black Business Expo Highlights Area Entrepreneurs

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The annual event showcases local artisans, other small businesses seeking exposure

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Around 32 vendors setup shop at the Beverly Community Center, 3065 S. 25th Ave. in Broadview, on Feb. 10 for the Broadview Park District’s Third Annual Black Business Expo.

Myisha Owens, the park district’s events manager, said this year’s Expo was hosted in partnership with the Grassroots Community Collaboration (GCC), a new organization created to enhance Black History Month programming and initiatives in Proviso Township.

“These vendors don’t have storefronts, so this event gives them an opportunity to sell their products and market themselves,” See BUSINESS EXPO on page 1

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A clip from a March 24, 1974 Chicago Tribune article shows an exuberant Proviso East Pirates basketball team after beating Bloom to win the IHSA Class AA basketball championship. The team endured a loss at the start of the season and a tough, come-from-behind playoff win to clinch the title that year.

From ‘Overlooked And Underrated’ To Champs

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Vendor Bernardine Sims holds up a t-shirt she was selling during Saturday’s Black Business Expo. Sims, who lives in La Grange, owns a business called Talent Zone.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Proviso East boy’s basketball’s seemingly unlikely 1974 state championship

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Nothing about the start of the 1973-74 boy’s varsity basketball season foreshadowed a state championship for the Proviso East Pirates, newspaper reporting from that period shows.

The team lost its first game to Willowbrook 48-37, scoring only two points after the first quarter and 15 points at the half.

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Opinion: How To See A Saint

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While reading Scott, I realized that our understanding of history, particularly for those of us who were not present when it was happening, is often abstract, static and selfserving. After all, textbooks are essentially cadastral maps.

In her forward to political theorist Adolph Reed Jr. ‘s book, “The South,” the historian Barbara Fields compares America’s public memory of Jim Crow to a stencil.

“Toggling between a blurb and a melodrama, the stencil seldom affords either a rounded picture of everyday people’s everyday lives or an adequate analysis of whose interests the system served, how it disintegrated, and what replaced it,” Fields writes. “The difficulty stems, in part, from what E.P. Thompson called the ‘condescension of posterity.’

n his brilliant 2020 book, “Seeing Like a State,” James C. Scott writes about the cadastral map (“essentially a geometric representation of the borders or frontiers between parcels of land”). The cadastral map is one of the tools that enabled the formation of the modern state because it gave government officials the capability of measuring the land on which the state levied taxes.

The cadastral map makes the state legible, in Scott’s words, enabling the state to see itself. But that “sight” comes at the expense of much deeper insight.

“The value of the cadastral map to the state lies in its abstraction and universality,” he adds. “In principle, at least, the same objective standard can be applied throughout the nation, regardless of local context, to produce a complete and unambiguous map of all landed property. … The completeness of the cadastral map depends, in a curious way, on its abstract sketchiness, its lack of detail — its thinness.”

Scott observed a similar flattening in the history of state “fiscal forestry,” CREATIVE COMMONS a discipline in which Pauli Murray, a civil rights pioneer and Episcopal priest, will “the actual tree with its appear on the 11th coin circulated by the United States Mint vast number of possible as part of the American Women’s Quarters Program in 2024. uses was replaced by an abstract tree representing a volume of lumber or “But the main problem is that many of firewood,” which, of course, existed to raise those looking back — whether scholars, revenue for the state. journalists, memoirists, or current activists “From a naturalist’s perspective, nearly ev— lack the analytical or imaginative whereerything was missing from the state’s narrow withal to reconcile Jim Crow as a daily lived frame of reference,” Scott writes. “Gone was experience with the standpoint of observers the vast majority of flora: grasses, flowers, liand analysts today, for whom life under Jim chens, ferns, mosses, shrubs, and vines. Gone, Crow lies beyond the threshold of memory.” too, were reptiles, birds, amphibians, and inAt 77, Reed is old enough to remember Jim numerable species of insects. Gone were most Crow, making him one among a literal dying species of fauna, except those that interested breed. One day soon, we will inhabit a country the crown’s gamekeepers.” in which nobody alive remembers what it Not only is the state’s perspective of ecologiwas like to live under that dreadful racial cal and social reality abstract and flat, it’s caste system. The purpose of Reed’s book is to static, Scott writes. explore that system more like an anthropolo“The cadastral map is very much like a still gist than a historian. He gives that past the photograph of the current in a river,” the aufleshy contours so often missing in most of thor explains. “It represents the parcels of land our contemporary discussions of racism and as they were arranged and owned at the moWhite Supremacy — terms that have been (to ment the survey was conducted. But the curinvent a word) cadastralized, or abstracted out rent is always moving, and in periods of major of existence. social upheaval and growth, a cadastral survey may freeze a scene of great turbulence.”

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COMMUNITY highlights Northlake Public Library Exhibit Explores Afro Fusion If you’re in Northlake, consider visiting the exhibit on Afro Fusion at the Northlake Public Library, 231 N. Wolf Rd. The exhibit, which is just off the library’s main entrance, explores the cultural ties between African Americans and other parts of the African diaspora.

Maywood Artist Celebrates Brown Skin In Museum-Worthy Painting Maywood artist Shanel Romain was one of more than 90 professional and amateur artists who were selected to have their work displayed in the Museum of Science and Industry’s “Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition.” The museum’s longest-running exhibition of Black art anywhere has been an annual event since 1970.

Romain’s painting, “Brown Skin Girl,” depicts the face of her 2-year-old niece, Zola, and is part of an ongoing series celebrating brown babies and children with darker hues to encourage them to embrace the beauty of their melanated skin.

“Growing up, I can remember hearing and laughing at dark skin jokes as a means to demean someone with darker-hued skin,” Romain said. “I didn’t realize that underneath

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Northlake Public Library’s Afro Fusion exhibit is worth visiting. these jokes was a sense of self-hatred that was passed down from generation-to-generation dating to slavery.”

“Black Creativity” is open through April 21 and is included in the price of a general admission ticket. For more info on the exhibit, visit msichicago.org/

Berkeley Park Storywalk Features Amanda Gorman’s New Picture Book The Berkeley Park Storywalk, a collaborative project by the village of Berkeley, the Berkeley Public Library and the Berkeley Park District, now features “Something, Someday,” the new illustrated children’s book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson.

Here’s a summary of the book by publisher Penguin Random House: “Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference.

With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can find beauty and create change.

“With intimate and inspiring text and powerfully stunning illustrations, Something, Someday reveals how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact.”

Check it out!

Bellwood Students Pass Out Valentine’s Day Cards For Seniors And Disabled Students COURTESY SHANEL ROMAIN

Maywood artist Shanel Romain holds her niece, Zola, as the 2-year-old marvels at her portrait hanging inside the Museum of Science and Industry.

On Feb. 10, students at Bellwood School District 88’s Roosevelt Middle School walked doorto-door delivering handmade Valentine’s Day cards for senior and disabled residents.

The students are members of Bellwood D88

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Bellwood D88 students deliver Valentine’s Day cards to seniors and disabled residents on Feb. 10. board member Constance Riales’ Community Service Leaders program. Riales wrote on Facebook that the young people delivered cards to 85 homes that morning, fueled by hot chocolate and treats.

Two vehicles followed closely behind the young people in case any needed to hop in and warm up.

“Thanks to all the parents, Patricia Crawford Arnetta Watkins Dorothy Smith, Mary Melowez Clements, Supt. Victoria Hansen Stockton, Lindsley Griffin, Sarah Kilgore [and] #one88 Teacher Ms. Heflin,” Riales wrote.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING FEB. 14 - 21

bit.ly/vfp-community-calendar There’s plenty of events happening across Proviso Township this week. Below, we’ve included just a few. If you’d like to add a local event for consideration, email the specifics to michael@wearejohnwilk.com

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The Veterans Park District will host Valentine’s Day Bingo and lunch featuring baked eggplant parmesan, spaghetti, garlic bread, tossed salad and a Valentine’s Day dessert. $10 per person. For more info, call (708) 343-5270 or visit vpdpark.org

Wednesday, Feb. 14, 5:30 p.m., Hillside Public Library, 405 Hillside Ave. in Hillside Join the library for Valentine’s Day Storytime and Bingo featuring lovey-dovey stories and bingo for prizes. For more or to register, visit hillsidelibrary.org

Friday, Feb. 16, 2 to 4 p.m., Climate Action Museum, 300 S. Riverside Plaza in Chicago Join the Green Residents of Westchester (GROW) for a community field trip. All community members are invited to meet at the Climate Action Museum to embark on a free, guided educational tour hosted by the museum. Enter the museum on Jackson Boulevard across from Union Station or on Van Buren across from the Old Post Office. For more info and advance registration (preferred), reach out to GROW Commission Elizabeth Wiseman-Chase at ewchase@ westchester-il.gov

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m., Maywood Public Library, 121 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood Join the library as they host a discussion about the film, “Alice’s Ordinary People,” featuring an introduction and Q&A with director Craig Dudnick. This is part of the Grassroots Community Collaboration’s series of Black History Month programs. For more info or to register, maywoodlibrary.org/happeningnow

Saturday, Feb. 17, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Westchester Public Library Community Room, 10700 Canterbury St. in Westchester Join Dr. Amira Millicent Davis as she guides participants through the Chicago Black Renaissance from the early to mid-20th century. The presentation will include a Q&A and an interactive component where audience members share their migration stories. For more info or to register, visit westchesterpl.org/

Saturday, Feb. 17, 2 to 5 p.m., Roosevelt Middle School, 2500 Oak St. in Bellwood The village of Bellwood and Bellwood District 88 will host their annual Black History Month Celebration. The bus shuttles from Grant, Lincoln and McKinley will start at 1:45 p.m. For more info, visit vil.bellwood.il.us/black-history-month-celebration/

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Local Store Owner Rebuilding After Collision Closed Business

Shettima Webb said she plans on reopening M.E. Marketplace Retail Co-Op in March

By Michael Romain Editor

Shettima Webb, the owner of M.E. Marketplace Retail Co-Op, 7451 Madison St. in Forest Park, is in the rebuilding phase after an inebriated woman crashed her car into the business in December 2023.

Two months later and after raising $3,000 in a GoFundMe campaign, Webb is feeling optimistic.

“I want to host a grand reopening for the community, probably in March,” she said on Feb. 10 while attending the Black Business Expo in Broadview.

Webb said she was at the Expo to recruit potential retailers who might want to join her fashion co-op. Webb said many of her co-op’s patrons live in the Proviso Township area.

“I’m definitely recruiting new vendors, specifically in the west suburbs because there is no other Black-owned co-op in the west suburbs but mine – as far as I know,” said Webb, who lives in Forest Park.

Webb said she had about 12 other businesses who shared space in her store.

Thankfully, she said, none of their products were damaged after the crash but they were nonetheless forced to remove their things from the store so repairs could take place. Webb said she only lost about one or two members as a result of the collision.

“A co-op is a collective of people who come together in a shared space,” she explained. “We share the hours, operations and overhead.”

Webb also owns Model Esteem, a company that provides management services

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for plus-sized models, and sells her own fashion products, including headwraps, glasses and waist beads.

She said her mission is to steer area entrepreneurs toward more permanent brick-and-mortar, in-store spaces.

“Pop-up shops are great, but we want the community to have a retail place like a Target,” she said. “Small businesses should know that they have to have proper licenses and insurance, business registration certificates and all that stuff.”

Webb said while not all of her co-op members were insured, she’s making insurance mandatory for all future members.

To contact Webb for more information about M.E. Marketplace, email shettima@memarketplace.net or call (708) 318-4803.

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Shettima Webb, the owner of M.E. Marketplace Retail Co-Op in Forest Park, plans to hold a grand reopening in March.

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NEWS briefs County Clerk Seeking Election Workers Ahead Of March 19 Primary Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough is seeking poll workers to assist with the Presidential Primary Election on March 19.

Clerk Yarbrough encouraged residents to consider working as either election judges or polling place technicians on Election Day. “The pay rate for poll workers has increased to $250 for Election Judges and $400 for Polling Place Technicians, and the Clerk’s Office provides training for both positions,” Clerk Yarbrough staffers explained in a statement.

Yarbrough also wants high school and college students to consider serving as election judges.

The clerk said judges are the “gatekeepers for election operations and their work is critically important to keeping Election Day running smoothly. They are also the unsung heroes of our democratic process who provide a vital public service to voters leading up to and on Election Day.” The two poll worker positions available include: ■ Election Judge: These judges greet voters,

sign them in, and work together to ensure the polling place is running smoothly and voters are properly served This position earns $250.

■ Polling Place Technician: Technicians work with Election Judges to check supplies and equipment and assist with the setup, maintenance, and breakdown of election equipment.

Due to the additional equipment responsibilities, Polling Place Technicians receive additional training and earn $400.

Election Judges must be a registered Cook County voter or an eligible college or high school student (16 or older). The Clerk’s Office is also in need of bilingual Election Judges in many precincts with high concentrations of Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Gujarati, Urdu, and Arabic-speaking voters who are not proficient in English and may need special assistance at the polls.

Anyone who wishes to serve as an Election Judge is encouraged to apply online at cookcountyclerk.com/work

ComEd Encourages Residential Customers to Apply for New EV Charger and Installation Rebate (BUSINESS WIRE) As part of a larger investment to accelerate an equitable adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in northern Illinois, ComEd today launched a new rebate

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Government officials and Housing Forward representatives break ground on the Maywood nonprofit’s supportive housing facility in Broadview last year. The facility should be completed by April, Broadview officials said. program to increase access to EV chargers.

Through the $5 million EV Charger and Installation Rebate Program, ComEd customers can receive rebates of up to $3,750 to offset the cost of purchasing and installing a Level 2 charger in their home in 2024. Level 2 chargers can charge an EV battery 6 to 8 times faster than charging from a wall outlet, often referred to as a Level 1 charger.

To qualify, customers who live in a singlefamily home, or multi-family home with two units or less, must demonstrate purchase of a Level 2 charger on or after Feb. 1.

Rebates ranging from $2,500-$3,750, with funding not exceeding the total cost of purchase and installation, will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis, with low-income customers and customers residing in equitable-eligible communities qualifying for the highest rebate amounts.

For more information on application requirements, and to apply, visit ComEd.com/clean

Housing Forward Supportive Housing In Broadview To Open In The Spring Housing Forward, the Maywood nonprofit that assists people seeking housing and other resources, is poised to move into their new supportive housing development at 1014-1020 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Broadview by the spring.

“The building includes 16 units of permanent

supportive housing to serve individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have a long-term disabling condition,” Broadview officials said in an email.

“Broadview prides itself on being inclusive, and we are so thrilled to have Housing Forward join our community,” village officials said. “We believe wholeheartedly in their mission to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability.”

Officials said the new building will open in late April and invited community members to help the nonprofit come up with a name for the facility. Residents had until Feb. 9 to cast a vote for their favorite name.

This building will officially open in late April, but the Village of Broadview and Housing Forward like YOU to help decide the name! We want to be sure the name reflects the spirit and character of Broadview and have several options for you to choose from. Please use this form to cast a vote for your favorite, no later than noon on Friday, February 9.

Housing Forward’s new Broadview facility is going up as the nonprofit works on turning a hotel in Oak Park into a temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness.

Earlier this month, the Oak Park Board of Trustees voted to give Housing Forward $1 million to renovate The Write Inn, 211 N. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park.

“Half of the money will come from unspent American Rescue Plan Act funding, while the

other half is from Community Development Block Grant returned funds,” Wednesday Journal recently reported. “Housing Forward chief executive officer Lynda Schueler said the nonprofit plans to spend the funds within a year.

“Oak Park received $38.9 million in ARPA funding, which has been allocated to address COVID-19’s impact on the community and other capital needs. The remaining ARPA funds after the $500,000 allocated to Housing Forward, totaling $184,257, need to be committed by the end of 2024.”

Join Loyola University Chicago’s Research Study Loyola University Chicago is conducting a race-based stress reduction program on wellbeing and inflammation in Black women at risk for heart or metabolic disease.

The purpose of this study is to learn whether the stress reduction program, called “Resilience, Stress, and Ethnicity” (RiSE) improves the body’s response to stress in African American women between the ages of 50 to 75 who have risk factors for heart or metabolic disease.

Please note: there are no drugs involved in this study, nor are there any changes to regular medical care for participants. Furthermore, participants can receive up to $400 in stipends.

For more information or to register, email RiSEstudy@LUC.edu or call (773) 508-3990.

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PROVISO EAST

Members of the 1974 state champion Proviso East Pirates

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“There’s no way it entered my mind we might someday be state champs,” the team’s late coach, Glenn Whittenberg, told the late Chicago Tribune sports writer Rick Talley at the time. “I was sittin’ over there wonderin’ if I was ever gonna win one this season.”

Jerry Shnay, a Chicago Tribune reporter, wrote that the team also “lost the first game of the season, lost twice during the Proviso West tournament and even after capturing the Suburban League title, were never considered more than outside chances to take their second championship in five years.”

What’s more, the Pirates had entered that season with only two players returning from the previous season: star forward Joe Ponsetto and guard Doron Dobbin.

Ponsetto averaged 20 points a game and was an all-tournament selection during the 197374 season, Talley wrote. But when the season began, Whiittenberg wasn’t convinced his big man could carry them to Champaign.

In fact, the coach admitted he’d even doubted his team could be champions even after

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■ Terry Arrington ■ Eugene Davis ■ Buck Dobbins ■ David Ekstrom ■ Roderick Floyd ■ Ronnie Hodges ■ Briant Johnson ■ Jack Karstens ■ Jerome Montgomery ■ Joe Ponsetto ■ Michael Stockdale ■ Marlin Thomas ■ Richard Westbrook

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A team photo of the 1974 state champion Proviso East Pirates.

going on a winning streak that would leave them with a dominant 29-4 record for the season. Whittenberg said he didn’t realize his team was championship caliber until they were deep in the playoffs and, by that point, tried and tested.

“I really started believing we might be good enough to win the state championship when … in the sectional finals, we beat LaGrange after trailing by as much as 13 points … and having both Ponsetto and Mike Stockdale in foul trouble.

That’s the night I got on the bandwagon.”

But when they stepped onto the hardwood floor in Assembly Hall in front of a crowd of more than 14,000, the Pirates were still counted out by many expert high school basketball observers.

“Overlooked and underrated,” is how Shnay described the team matched up against “the supposedly invincible Bloom” that boasted one of the best high school playNEWSPAPER CLIPPING ers in the country in Audie “Audie-matic” The front page of the sports section in the March 24, 1974 Matthews, who was “on Chicago Tribune.

■ Dann Williams ■ Terry Williams ■ Coach Glen Whittenberg ■ Assistant Coach John Bloomquist ■ Team Manager Gregory Hagans

The list courtesy Randall McFarland

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A page from the March 24, 1974 Chicago Tribune showcasing the Pirates’ state title win. the ‘Most Wanted’ list by every major college recruiter.”

The game was a tough, back-and-forth battle going into the fourth quarter, with the Bloom Trojans holding a slight 43-40 lead over the Pirates.

“Doron [Buck] Dobbins and Jerry Montgomery, the [Pirates’] hot-handed guards needed only 52 seconds of the last period to shove Proviso into the lead,” Shnay wrote. “Both did it with 20-foot jumpers.

“Bloom Center Emir Hardy retaliated with a tip to give the Trojans a last-gasp lead at 4544 but Proviso then clicked off 10 consecutive

points in 150 seconds to smash Bloom’s hopes.”

When the buzzer sounded, the Pirates had overpowered the Trojans 61-56 and put to rest anyone who ever doubted their championship pedigree.

“No one can argue that when it counted,” Shnay wrote, “the Pirates had it all together working [...] That combination of Ponsetto [who scored a team high of 20 points] and the outside shooting was tough to stop and that’s why Proviso East can justifiably claim the state title. Tonight they deserved it.”

Fifty years later, that 1974 championship team is still remembered. On Feb. 10, community members commemorated the legendary team during freshman, sophomore and varsity home games against Downers Grove South. The team was honored during halftime of the varsity game and available for a meet-and-greet in the high school’s former film room.

The 1974 team’s IHSA AA championship trophy was on display. Randall McFarland, the founder of Best of Proviso Township, a nonprofit, and East alum, said Saturday was the first time the trophy had been taken out of its display case “in a few decades.”

McFarland said the 1974 team’s accomplishment will be celebrated throughout the current basketball season.

“This is all season, so [people] still have time,” McFarland said. “We’re celebrating them all year.”

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Members of the Grassroots Community Collaboration, which co-sponsored the Black Business Expo. Encircled are Maywood business owner Audrey Jaycox’s beads on sale.

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson and her business parter, Village Administrator LeTisa Jones, sold hygiene products for men and women during Saturday’s Black Business Expo.

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Networking and resources from page 1 Owens said. “They never know what exposure they might get.”

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, whom Owens said came up with the idea for the annual Expo, was at the event as a vendor, selling organic feminine hygiene products for Aamori, a company Thompson founded and named after her granddaughter.

The mayor introduced several hygiene products for men that she recently developed, including a scented body scrub.

“When we talk about Black History in Proviso Township, it’s important we stay connected to resources, which many Black entrepreneurs [lack],” she said. “They often don’t have opportunities to expose their businesses, so this is a way to do that. We want to empower Black businesses, because if they’re growing, [the community] is growing.”

For some vendors, Saturday’s Expo was an opportunity to showcase not just their products, but the stories behind them.

“These colorful beads over here? These are paperFILEbeads. Women in Uganda make these out of recycled paper,” said Audrey Jaycox, a Maywood resident and owner of Specially Made For You, a business she established with her sister, Janis Curtis. The two sell jewelry and other accessories that they make by hand.

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Judy Miller, a Broadview business owner and trustee, stands behind her products for sale. Miller owns Casual Canvas Creations, which hosts paint parties.

“There are widows with kids, and organizations and business people send them paper magazines and they make these beads to earn money to send their kids to school.

They cut the paper in strips, put them on a wheel, run them through water six times and then run them through a sealant four times. The sealant makes the beads water resistant and gives them a shine. We do necklaces, bracelets, earring sets, etc.”

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Anita Davis, who owns Set Apart Apparel and has authored multiple books, stands in front of her products during Saturday’s Black Business Expo..

As Jaycox spoke, First District Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps approached her table to purchase an item she had selected earlier in the day.

“Small businesses are the backbone of thriving communities,” Commissioner Stamps said. “Small businesses, especially Black small businesses, have been trying to recover since COVID and any opportunity I have to support them, I will.”

Mathis Stegall, the executive director of the Broadview Park District, said the annual Expo helps support Black businesses by providing them with critical community exposure.

“Our goal is to help create economic development within our community and by having this Expo, where businesses can network and consumers can come out and see them, does just that.”

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CAPITOL NEWS briefs

IDOT Workers Authorize Strike; Attorney General Warns of AI Election Scams

By ANDREW ADAMS & JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois

Several Teamsters unions representing thousands of state highway workers have authorized strikes as contract negotiations between them and the state’s Department of Transportation continue.

The eight local unions that authorized strikes are spread throughout Illinois and represent around 3,800 employees, including drivers, highway maintainers and bridge tenders.

Negotiations between the state and the unions have lasted more than seven months.

“The major issue has been health insurance,” Pasquale Gianni, a spokesperson for the umbrella organization Teamsters Joint Council 25, told Capitol News Illinois.

Currently, the union members receive benefits through a union-managed plan, but Gianni said the state has been pushing to move the union members to the state’s health care plan. This is contentious, he said, because it would come with higher costs and fewer benefits.

A strike can still be avoided despite the authorization votes, which are one part of what is usually a multi-step process leading up to a work stoppage. None of the eight locals have announced plans to actually strike, but Gianni said they are nearing a “breaking point” with several locals already requiring third-party mediators.

“Our members have sent a loud and clear message,” Gianni said. “They’re ready and willing.”

In a statement to Capitol News Illinois, IDOT representatives said the safety of travelers is their “top priority” “The department values its hard-working staff and employees and looks forward to continuing a successful partnership with all of its collective bargaining units now and into the future,” according to the statement.

Gov. JB Pritzker’s office responded to the situation similarly, while also noting that the state has successfully reached agreements with several other unions over the past several months, including with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, which covers 30,000 state workers after a six-month negotiating process.

Attorney general warns of AI election scams Early voting for Illinois’ March 19 primary began on Feb. 8, amid new warnings of scams that experts say are becoming more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence.

The Illinois attorney general’s office recently sent a warning letter to a company accused of targeting New Hampshire voters with misinformation ahead of that state’s Jan. 23 primary.

Life Corporation is accused of using AI to generate robocalls with President Joe Biden’s voice to discourage voters from participating in the primary. In the warning, Kwame Raoul joined with attorneys general across the country to urge the company to stop – or face penalties for violating federal and state laws.

Raoul is a member of the bipartisan Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, whose investigation into Life Corp found the company also spoofed calls – making them appear as though they were from legitimate political officials – and gave potential voters wrong information about the election and voting.

The attorney general’s office operates several consumer fraud hotlines, as well as a website, for people who believe they’ve been a victim of a scam or other fraud. The hotlines can be reached at: 1-800-386-5438 (Chicago); 1-866-310-8398 (Español); 1-800-243-0618 (Springfield); 1-800-243-0607 (Carbondale).

MURRAY from page 2 In Reed’s recollection, there are no good guys and bad guys. He does, however, remember people. For instance, he writes about getting caught shoplifting in the ninth grade in New Orleans, “in either late 1959 or early 1960.”

The white couple who owned the store “sat me down on the store’s stoop and talked to me, more like concerned parents or relatives than as intimidating or hostile storekeepers.”

Who knows whether they were racist or not? Perhaps. Probably. What mattered most to Reed was that they didn’t cause him to be sent to Angola prison or a juvenile reformatory, which would have changed his life’s trajectory.

The white shop-owners were not heroes. They were, at least in that moment, acting decently.

Most people who find themselves in oppressive systems will not act heroically, Reed writes. They’ll “try to find ways to protect themselves and craft aspirations and self-images that accommodate to the conditions that constrain and threaten them.”

Reed fleshes out this dynamic in his reading of Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court case that established the infamous “separate but equal” doctrine. An element of the brief provided by the plaintiff, Homer Adolph Plessy, who was of mixed race, “was that it denied ‘respectable’ black people the right to first-class accommodations and lumped them together with their social inferiors” (i.e., lower-class Blacks).

I thought about the cadastral map again while looking at a famous photo of the nine “architects” of the famous 1954 Brown vs.

Board of Education case, which greatly weakened Plessy v. Ferguson.

Among these proud Black men standing on the steps of the Supreme Court was Thurgood Marshall, at the time perhaps the most famous Black attorney in the country, and Spottswood Robinson, a Howard University law professor.

Ten years prior, in 1944, an unknown Howard University law school student made a bet with Professor Robinson. Ten bucks says Plessy v. Ferguson will be turned down within 25 years. The student was mocked by her classmates and Robinson was incredulous.

That Howard law student also wrote a paper arguing that civil rights lawyers should challenge the “separate” part of the “separate but equal” doctrine. For decades, the conventional approach taken by civil rights lawyers was to challenge the “equal” part of the doctrine.

Spottswood remembered the student’s argument and, according to Kathryn Schulz, writing in a 2017 New Yorker profile, “fished it out of his files, and presented it to his colleagues — the team that, in 1954, successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education.”

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You’ll see Marshall and Robinson in that iconic black-and-white photo of Brown’s “architects” on the steps of the Supreme Court, but you won’t see that student, a Black queer woman who didn’t learn of her contribution to the landmark SCOTUS case until she was almost 50, because Spottswood Robinson never gave her credit.

Her name was Pauli Murray. In her New Yorker profile, Schulz summarizes Murray’s life beautifully.

“A poet, writer, activist, labor organizer, legal theorist, and Episcopal priest, Murray palled around in her youth with Langston Hughes, joined James Baldwin at the MacDowell Colony the first year it admitted African Americans, maintained a twenty-three-year friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, and helped Betty Friedan found the National Organization for Women.

“Along the way, she articulated the intellectual foundations of two of the most important social-justice movements of the twentieth century: first, when she made her argument for overturning Plessy, and, later, when she co-wrote a law-review article subsequently used by a rising star at the ACLU — one Ruth Bader Ginsburg — to convince the Supreme Court that the Equal Protection Clause applies to women.”

Murray was also arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus in Richmond, Virginia, two decades before Rosa Parks did so in Montgomery, and Murray organized sit-ins that desegregated restaurants in Washington D.C., nearly 20 years before Greensboro.

Additionally, “four decades before another legal scholar, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, coined the term ‘intersectionality,’ Murray insisted on the indivisibility of her identity and experience as an African American, a worker, and a woman,” Schultz writes.

You may not know about Pauli Murray despite her centrality to the American social justice movement because, like a forest, her subtleties — as a queer, possibly non-binary Black woman legal theorist and, later in life, the first Black woman ordained an Episcopal priest — can’t be captured by the cadastral-like abstractions of textbook history.

About 10 years ago, the Episcopal Church made Murray a saint (she died in 1985) and more people are increasingly becoming aware of her trailblazing significance through books and documentaries. Her home has even been turned into a national historic site.

As her star rises, our capitalist state will do what it does to virtually everything — it will cadastralize her memory. If she gets big enough, she may show up on stamps or currency or, perhaps, her likeness fashioned into a Barbie doll.

Thankfully, people are not states. We can choose to see her differently.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

DURO-LAST 50 mill PVC membrane with poly plates and fasteners or comparable material.

• Weld all seams with hot air.

• Remove old and install new two dome skylights.

• Install four new DURO LAST or comparable material drains per specifications.

• Flash walls with DURO LAST membrane or comparable material and termination bar and caulk.

• Flash existing penetrations per DURO-LAST or comparable material specifications.

• Install metal flashing on the front of the building -color to be chosen by owner.

• Clean up and haul away all roof debris.

fice bathroom, remove wall mounted carrier, and retrofit to be floor mounted toilet and install new toilet and vanity.

• Upstairs showers: install new shower valves to ensure proper operation and working of showers.

to be removed and replaced.

• Prime, paint, and install adhesive flashing with end dams.

• Remove stucco/stone façade on east side by main office entrance.

• Main wire service coming into the building located on southwest corner to be insulated by ComEd in order to perform work in that area.

• Replace (5) commercial steel grade 82”x40” doors.

• Removal and proper disposal and all old materials.

The Village of Broadview (hereinafter “Village”), located in Cook County, Illinois, is seeking proposals for various scopes of work within the Village of Broadview (See below various scopes of service). The Village intends to enter into a contract with a qualified and responsible firm for such services, and accordingly are furnishing herein a set of specifications by which such proposals shall be judged. Any firm (hereinafter “Contractor”) desiring to furnish a quotation for such services shall submit proposals following the instructions and format of the attached Request for Qualification (RFQ) documents.

SCOPE OF SERVICES Fire Department Roof • Flat roof Tear off and Re-Roof • Install safety per OSHA guidelines.

• Place dumpster near side/back of building in order to funnel debris from trash chute.

• Install trash chute in order to direct flow of debris into dumpster.

• Tear off existing membrane in order to expose deck.

• Check deck for rotten wood/ metal.

• Please note that rotten/damaged wood MUST be replaced by plywood and/or metal decking.

• Install tapered insulation only around drains in order to direct water to drains.

• Install Two layers Two point Six Inch (2 layers of 2.6”) Insulation and attach with metal plates and fasteners.

• Install mechanically attach DURO-LAST 50 mill PVC membrane with poly plates and fasteners or comparable material.

• Weld all seams with hot air.

Roof will be completed in sections.

• Remove old and install new two dome skylights.

• Install three new DURO LAST drains or comparable material per specifications.

• Flash walls with DURO LAST membrane or comparable material and termination bar and caulk.

• Raise existing penetrations to meet new level of roof.

• Install 190ft metal flashing on the front of the building -color to be chosen by owner.

• Clean up and haul away all roof debris.

BARREL ROOF. ROOF OVER. • Install safety per OSHA guidelines.

• Place dumpster near side/back of building in order to funnel debris from trash chute.

• Install trash chute in order to direct flow of debris into dumpster.

• Install pre-fabricated corners and pipes.

• Install DURO- GUARD XPS FANDFOLD roofing recovery board with metal plates and fasteners or comparable material.

• Install mechanically attach

Public Works Department Roof • Remove existing roof on north side of building only down to bare metal decking.

• Barrel roof and newer TPO areas to remain as is.

• Clean decking from debris, replace damaged metal panels as needed and prepare for new roof application.

• Apply new ISO insulation with glue, fastening plates and screws.

• Apply new Black Diamond base on top of new insulation.

• Install new 4mm GTA white granulated modified bitumen as new roof.

• Install new roof breathers throughout roof.

• Install new roof drains.

• Proper removal and disposal of all debris.

Public Works Plumbing • Install new 4’’ RPDA and retrofit existing plumbing and sprinkler riser to meet plumbing code.

• Replace nonfunctioning eye wash stations with three new eye wash stations.

• Install new drinking fountain and water bottle fill station in shop.

• Replace non-working steam washing unit in car wash bay.

• Install new automatic flush valve and urinal in men’s locker downstairs.

• Saw cut and break floor in garage (approve 3’ x 150’).

• Excavate trench and remove floor drains and old triple basin.

• Install new triple basins with drain and vent.

• Install three new 24’’ catch basins at each end of trench.

• Backfill with compactible gravel.

• Pour concrete to grade.

• Install new sink and cabinet combo in upstairs kitchen area.

• Install water lines for fridge with ice maker and coffee maker in upstairs kitchen area.

• Install two new automatic flush valve urinals in men’s bathroom upstairs.

• Remove section of wall in men’s upstairs bathroom to replace wall style carriers.

• Install two new wall carriers and two new wall mounted toilets.

• Install new toilet and vanity in main office bathroom.

• Remove wall mounted toilet in of-

CLASSIFIED

Public Works General Renovations • Carpentry • Drywall • Acoustical ceiling tile • Mill work • Flooring • Painting • Framing Public Works Electrical upgrades • Make safe electrical for other trades. Provide all labor and materials.

• Provide all circuit tracing as required.

• Lighting - Remove old interior lighting and install new LED Lighting • (12) 2x4 LED flat panel color/wattage selectable • (3) 2x2 LED flat panel color/wattage • (30) Linear I BODY high bay w/ mounting hardware and lens, wattage selectable • (7) 8’ LED Strip fixtures • (6) 8’ LED Vapor tight fixtures • (2) Ceiling mounted dual technology sensors in break room • Exterior Lighting - Upgrade exterior wall packs and light fixtures to be brighter • (10) 120w wall packs • (3) 200 Watt LED Wall Pack With Photocell - 26,000 Lumens Durado or comparable • (3) 15,600 Lumens - 120 Watt 5000 Kelvin - LED Canopy Fixture or comparable • (4) 300w Slip Fitter fixtures with slip fitters • Commercial Ceiling Fans - Commercial 56 inch White Reversible Ceiling Fan w/ DC Motor 5 Speed CP56D11N or comparable • Relocate exposed surface mounted data wiring.

• Sub Panel Install - Replace (4) sub panels throughout facility with (4) new 3ph/4w/120-208v panels.

• Panels are as follows: • (2) 100amp / 3ph/ 4w/ 120-208v 24spc Main Lug • (1) 200amp / 3ph / 4w / 120v208 42spc Main Lug • (1) 200amp / 3ph / 4w / 120/208 42spc Main Breaker • Electrical breakers - Breaker quantities included for all panels listed above • (76) 20amp single pole breakers • (3) dbl 20amp breakers • (1) 30amp dbl breaker • (1) 3pole 30amp breaker • (3) dbl 50amp breaker • (3) dbl 60amp breaker • (1) 3pole 60amp breaker Public Works Masonry/brick work • Grind out approx. 5,500 sq. ft. of exterior brick around building and power wash.

• Replace approx. 2,500 bricks around building.

• Lintels on main office window and (1) window on east side of building

By Phone:

Public Works Windows • Proper removal and disposal of existing windows.

• Furnish and install the following: • Glass to be as follows.

• Thirty (30) clear over “Low E” insulted units for the seventeen (17) awning windows.

• Awning i65 series thermal windows to be as follows or comparable materials: • Vents to project out, • Standard hardware, • Standard locking • Roto operator • Standard fiberglass screens • 5 – openings @ 103” x 52” • 2 – openings @ 52” x 52” • 1 – opening @ 160” x 52” • Finish of the aluminum to be clear anodized finish.

• Caulking of the exterior aluminum framing.

• Break metal to be applied to bottom sills.

Public Works Overhead doors • (8) 12”x12”, insulated (standard color), single end styles with 2” track and rollers, (3) 34”x16” insulated plain glass in 3rd section, spring upgrade to 50,000 cycles, 11 gauge hinge upgrade, 15” radius, top seal on top section, wide weather-strip stops/nail, angle iron, operator bracket, labor.

• (1) 12”x12”, insulated (standard color), single end styles with 2” track and rollers, spring upgrade to 50,000 cycles, 11 gauge hinge upgrade, 15” radius, top seal on top section, wide weather-strip stops/ nails, angle iron. (Interior door by wash bay).

• (2) 12”x12”, insulated (standard color), single end styles with 2” track and rollers, (3) 34”x16” insulated plain glass in 3rd section, spring upgrade to 50,000 cycles, 11 gauge hinge upgrade, high lift tracks 19’8” floor to bottom of horizontal, extended solid shaft, top seal on top section, wide weather strip stops/nail, angle iron.

• (8) Liftmaster T751L5 3/4hp, 115V/230V, single phase logic 5 trolley operator, with damp environment modifications, wall button or comparable materials.

• (2) Liftmaster H751L5R (RH Hoist) 3/4hp, 115V/230V, single phase hoist operator, with damp environment modifications, wall button or comparable materials.

• (10) 893LM Remotes or comparable materials.

• Haul away and dispose all old material.

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Works Mechanical • Lock out tag out equipment that will be serviced.

• Recover all refrigerant into EPZ approved storage cylinders and dispose of according to EPA approved guidelines.

• Disconnect all utility’s going to bathroom unit system in furnace and condensing area.

• Remove furnace, evap. coil, and refrigerant line set from existing duct system and remove from site.

• Rig condenser old condenser onto boom trucks rigging and remove.

Rig new condenser onto boom trucks rigging and hoist to existing wall mounted brackets.

• Install new furnace and evap. coil to existing duct system with all necessary transitions according to manufacturer installation guidelines.

• Connect line set to evap. and condensing unit according to manufacturer recommended installation guidelines.

• Vacuum refrigerant system and confirm system has no leaks.

• Connect all utilities and thermostat, perform factory start up procedure and confirm proper operation.

• Reestablish utilities being supplied to equipment and test for proper operation.

• Repeat this same process for the office/breakroom horizontal air handling system, aside from adding a wireless thermostat.

• The office/breakroom system has air handling unit composing of (2) twinned AHU’s that will be hung horizontal at same location of existing units utilizing the existing duct system with necessary sheet metal transitions added.

• Once installed those units will need to be twinned together to work in the same fashion as the other two existing units.

• A remote module will be added to the air handling systems to allow a wireless connection to the thermostat which will be placed in the office area of whatever desired location of staff.

• Once both those items have been completed remove and replace existing humidifier with new according to recommended manufacturer installation guidelines.

• Clean all work area/s of tools and debris once work has been completed.

• Write out service ticket and cover over any details that need immediate attention.

• Check out with on-site representation once all work has been completed.

PUBLIC NOTICE place, up flow for bath area, horizontal for offices and breakroom.

• Horizontal (Office) system will come with a wireless programmable thermostat, so thermostat line does not need to be ran. Office system is also 2 air handling units twinned together, new system will be the same. Up flow (Bathroom) system will have a standard programmable thermostat utilizing the existing thermostat wire.

• Both systems will have new refrigerant line set installed according to manufacturer recommended sizing.

• Both systems will utilize existing high voltage power feeds and be reconnected to units, if any additional electrical work is needed that will be quoted additionally or completed by the village.

• Both systems will utilize existing return and supply ducts with duct transitions made as needed for the installation.

• A boom truck will be utilized to install the condensing units outside on the roof to adhere to all safety protocol.

• Existing wall brackets for the condensing units will remain in place and be utilized for the new condensers.

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS Responses to this Request for Qualifications must include the following information: • Firm name; phone, address (including e-mail address) and FAX numbers; and name of primary contact.

• A summary of the firm’s experience within the past 5 years. Summary should include a list of projects, a brief description and a contact name/telephone number. Examples of work may be attached.

• A list of individuals who would be assigned to work on the project and a description of their qualifications related to the Scope of Services outlined in this RFQ. • RFQ response must be signed by a person authorized to sign on behalf of the consulting company.

• Response is limited to no more than seven (7) pages excluding work examples and resume.

• Site visits are available Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00am – 3:00pm until response due date February 23, 2024.

Responses to the RFQ must be mailed or hand delivered to:

CLARIFICATIONS:

LeTisa Jones, Village Administrator Village of Broadview Municipal Building 2350 South 25th Avenue Broadview, Illinois 60155

• Replacement units will be: (2) Air Handlers with electric heating kits, (1)5ton condenser with matching coil, (1) furnace 80 percent, (1)1.5 ton condenser with matching coil.

• Unit replacements will be with identical units related to size (Tonnage, BTU, & Kilowatts) that are currently in place.

• Systems will be replaced in same position that they are currently in

Responses whether mailed or hand delivered, must arrive no later than 5:00 p. m., CST on February 23rd, 2024. No submittals will be accepted after that date and time. The Village will not be liable for delays in delivery of responses due to handling by the US Postal Service or any other type of delivery service.

Faxed or emailed submittals shall be rejected.

PUBLIC NOTICE EVALUATION CRITERIA A qualifications-based selection process will be used to select a contractor for this project. The selection will be made from the submitted proposals. The following information will be used to evaluate and rank responses: • Compliance with RFQ requirements.

• Experience and qualifications of the contractor and assigned personnel.

• Competitive Cost Proposal • Professional references.

SELECTION PROCESS The Village will evaluate all responsive RFQ submitters and rank them based on experience, qualifications, cost proposal and criteria listed above. The Village may conduct interviews during the selection process. Contracts selection followed by a negotiated contract is expected to be in place by March 1st, 2024 TERMS AND CONDITIONS Questions regarding this RFQ or the submittal process should be addressed via electronic mail to Matthew Ames, mames@broadview-il. gov. All responses will be provided via electronic mail. Unauthorized contact regarding this RFQ with any other Village employee may result in disqualification.

If selected, contractor will be required to execute a Village of Broadview Professional Services Contract. The Village reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to waive irregularities and informalities in this RFQ process. This RFQ does not obligate the Village to pay any cost incurred by respondents in the preparation and submission of a statement of qualifications. All such costs shall be borne solely by each submitter. Furthermore, the RFQ does not obligate the Village to enter into a contract or proceed with the procurement of the project.

Materials submitted in response to this competitive procurement shall become the property of the Village and will not be returned. All submittals received will remain confidential until the Village and the successful contractor sign the agreements resulting from this advertisement.

All submittals are deemed public records and are subject to the Public Records statute.

Published in Village Free Press February 14, 2024

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION VANNESSA ARESPACOCHAGA Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA A CHANDLER AKA PATRICIA ANN CARTER Defendants 2023 CH 06179 1839 BELLEVIEW AVENUE 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 January 19, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2024, 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 1839 BELLEVIEW AVENUE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-416001-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $91,401.77.

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. 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 Noah

Weininger, THE WEININGER LAW FIRM LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 161 North Clark St., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 796-8850.

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.

Noah Weininger THE WEININGER LAW FIRM LLC 161 North Clark St., Suite 1600 Chicago IL, 60601 312-796-8850 Fax #: 312-248-2550 E-Mail: nweininger@weiningerlawfirm.com Attorney Code. 63307 Case Number: 2023 CH 06179 TJSC#: 44-174 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 06179 I3237401

EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 8, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 5, 2024, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 240 LINDEN AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-113022-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $137,347.38.

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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, ex-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION F STREET INVESTMENTS, LLC, A WISCONSIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.BURNETT INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, LASHAWN BURNETT Defendants 2023 CH 9133 4711 SAINT CHARLES RD. 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 January 10, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 29, 2024, 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 4711 SAINT CHARLES RD., BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-212035-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $146,409.28.

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. 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 Luke P Wiley, Wiley Law Group, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 53 W. Jackson Blvd.

Suite 1510, Chicago, IL, 60604 (815) 685-4203.

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.

Luke P Wiley Wiley Law Group, LLC 53 W. Jackson Blvd. Suite 1510 Chicago IL, 60604 815-685-4203 Fax #: 815-390-1643 E-Mail: lukewiley@wileylaw.net Attorney Code. 64541 Case Number: 2023 CH 9133 TJSC#: 44-106 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 9133 I3237404 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LINDA L GREEN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT, AARON GREEN, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 2023 CH 00957 240 LINDEN AVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

cept that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in

order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810, CHICAGO, IL, 60601 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 22-089813.

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.

CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 205 N. MICHIGAN SUITE 810 CHICAGO IL, 60601 561-241-6901 E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM Attorney File No. 22-089813 Attorney ARDC No. 6306439 Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2023 CH 00957 TJSC#: 43-2476 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 00957 I3237627

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MARIA PAPPAS COOK COUNTY TREASURER

First Installment of

Tax Year 2023

Due Date is March 1, 2024 Avoid a Tax Sale.

Check to make sure your taxes are paid.

Everything you can do in person, you can do at

cookcountytreasurer.com