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Dominate Low-Turnout Races

Sitting mayors, township superintendent—and their supporting board majorities— in the Village Free Press readership area return to power

BY MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Incumbents across the nine-suburban Village Free Press readership area who were up for reelection easily dominated their challengers on April 1 in low-turnout races. Suburbs where incumbents were uncontested saw the lowest voter turnout.

Turnout across Proviso Township was 20%. In Bellwood, Broadview, Hillside, and Westchester, turnout ranged from 23% to 26%. In Berkeley and Maywood, turnout was 19% and 16%, respectively. In Melrose Park, Northlake, and Stone Park—where races for village board went uncontested—turnout was 12%, 7%, and 11%, respectively.

Below are summaries of the races according to the unofficial results released by the Cook County Clerk’s office. These election-day vote totals don’t include mail-in and absentee ballots. To see the clerk’s full election day results, visit cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/results-andelection-data/election-results

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Assessor Kaegi visits Maywood

Tens of thousands came out Saturday in downtown Chicago to rally against President

from reciprocal tariffs to his immigration actions.

Thousands Take To The Streets To Protest Musk, Trump Agenda

Rallies across the state on April 5 were part of a nationwide ‘Hands off!’ campaign

By SONYA DYMOVA Medill Illinois News Bureau

CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of Illinoisans across the state took to the streets on April 5 to protest President Donald Trump’s and billionaire Elon Musk’s government downsizing, foreign policy choices, and actions on the economy, immigration and human rights. The protests spanned more than 30 cities in Illinois as part of a “Hands Off!” National Day of Action campaign in more

than 1,300 locations in all 50 states. Nearly 600,000 people signed up to attend the rallies, according to Indivisible, one of the organizations leading the movement with a nationwide coalition that includes civil rights and women’s rights groups, labor unions, veterans and LGBTQ+ advocates.

In later estimates, the “Hands Off!” organizers stated “millions” showed up to the rallies across the country and a dozen protests held in solidarity around the globe, though these estimates could not be independently confirmed.

The largest protest in the state took place in downtown Chicago. Organizers estimate that about 30,000 people flooded the Loop, chanting “This is what democracy looks like!” and “This is what Chicago looks like!” Kathy Tholin, board chair at Indivisible Chicago, one of the rally’s key organizers, said the crowd was by far “the largest” since the inauguration. Several other organizations joined Indivisible Chicago in planning the

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Cook County Assessor Talks Property Tax Relief at Maywood Town Hall

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi appeared at March 20 meeting in Maywood to discuss a new property tax relief proposal for homeowners

By Staff

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi was in Maywood on March 20 to discuss a proposal designed to help homeowners who have seen their tax bills spike by 25% or more from one year to the next. The Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Act would provide credits to homeowners covering up to half of the tax bill increase. The legislation was filed in the Illinois Senate as SB1978 by Sen. Patrick Joyce (D-40th) and in the House as HB3808 by Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27). Assessor Kaegi

was joined at the meeting by Maywood Mayor Nathaniel G. Booker, Broadview Mayor Katrina R. Thompson, and Bellwood Mayor Andre F. Harvey.

Homeowners in the west suburbs have seen significant property tax increases in recent years.

Last summer, the typical residential bill in Maywood increased by 17.5% to $7,200. In the past four years, nearly 30% of households in the village have seen their taxes spike by 25% or more.

One reason for this is cuts to commercial property values during appeals with the Cook County Board of Review, a countywide

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elected office made up of three commissioners.

During the 2023 reassessment of the south and west suburbs, the Cook County Assessor’s Office set values that would have decreased homeowners’ share of the property tax burden slightly, from 68% to 67%.

■ Senior Exemption: This exemption is available to all seniors 65 years of age or older who occupy their property as their principal place of residence. This exemption automatically renews every year.

■ Senior Freeze Exemption: This exemption is available to all seniors that receive the Senior Exemption and had an annual household income of $65,000 or less in 2023. Homeowners must reapply for this exemption every year.

Following appeals with the Board of Review, however, the residential share of the tax burden increased to 71%. This was mainly because of appeals granted to commercial property. In total, the assessed value of non-residential property decreased $950 million, or just over 18%, during the Board of Review appeals stage.

Assessor Kaegi encouraged residents to let their local state legislators know that they support the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Act. The legislation is currently in committee.

Kaegi Reminds Seniors To Apply For Tax Exemptions By April 21

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is reminding all senior homeowners in Cook County to apply for their property tax-saving exemptions before the April 21 deadline. Exemptions provide homeowners with savings on their property tax bill. Senior homeowners are eligible for two main exemptions:

The Cook County Assessor’s Office has mailed out application booklets to all homeowners who received the “Senior Freeze” last year and need to reapply. Homeowners can also apply online for their exemptions at www.cookcountyassessor. com/exemptions.

Homeowners are strongly encouraged to apply online so staff can easily locate the application, provide a status update, and notify the homeowner if missing documents are needed.

This year, anyone reapplying online for the “Senior Freeze” Exemption will have access to a streamlined application form, reducing the time it takes to apply.

If homeowners are unsure of their existing exemptions, they can review the “Exemptions History & Status” section of the “Property Details” page for their home.

Exemptions forms are available in Spanish, Polish, and simplified Chinese languages. Applications can be downloaded at www. cookcountyassessor.com/exemptions. As a reminder, exemptions are only reflected on the second installment tax bill.

For a list of upcoming in-person and virtual outreach events, visit www. cookcountyassessor.com/event-list.

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FRITZ KAEGI Cook County Assessor

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IThe Cruelty Or The Crust?

n February, Debra Shore, the regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), submitted her resignation to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, who, following President Donald Trump’s orders, is bulldozing the agency’s capacity to do its mission of protecting human health and the environment.

Evanston Now reported in February that Zeldin wants to cut more than a third of the EPA’s 18,000 employees and consolidate the agency’s 10 regional offices—acts that Shore said amount to “willful cruelty.”

Workers at the EPA are responsible for showing up at the sites of train derailments and warehouse fires, and in the aftermath of wildfires, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes, Shore pointed out in her resignation letter. And EPA regulations are sometimes the strongest safeguards protecting average people against powerful private companies that, if allowed, would devastate habitats and health for profit.

Several years ago, the presence of an EPA empowered to do its job likely helped community members stave off the potentially poisonous construction of luxury condos near the 80-acre Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve and the 43acre Hickory Lane bufferlands—land that acts as

a natural air and water filter and mitigates urban flooding

In her interview with Evanston Now, Shore cited a post-election poll showing “76% of Trump voters and 86% of all voters oppose attempts to weaken the [EPA].” It turns out, support for not allowing companies to kill us is pretty bipartisan.

After all, the EPA was created by Republican President Richard Nixon in 1970. The agency’s first director was a Republican politician, William Ruckelshaus, who threatened to sue cities for polluting waterways. In 2016, Ruckelshaus voted for Hillary Clinton over Trump, whom he called “scary.”

life-changing for people who need it.

“That’s never come into play during my tenure,” Corrigan said about his party preference. “We’re providing services. We’re about helping people, no matter what.”

“Civilization is a thin and precarious crust, erected by the personality and will of a very few.”

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In March, I interviewed Proviso Township Supervisor Michael Corrigan. He’s also a Republican but, like Ruckelshaus, one who understands how government can also be a force for good. Townships are like social safety nets of last resort for some of the most marginalized people in society. They give free rides to seniors and help them with basic household repairs. They give money for food to the poor. They fund resources to help the mentally ill. The work is boring, but essential and potentially

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As Trump, Musk, the Heritage Foundation, and Company destroy more and more of the federal government, more and more people are realizing just what the government does and its importance in our day-to-day lives.

“Civilization,” the great political economist John Meynard Keynes wrote in 1938, “is a thin and precarious crust, erected by the personality and will of a very few, and only maintained by rules and conventions skillfully put across and guilefully preserved.”

Air traffic controllers. Postal workers. Social Security administrators. EPA administrators. Public works foremen. Civil engineers. Power line technicians. Township supervisors. At the end of the day, these are the “very few” who maintain that “thin and precarious crust” we call civilization. At this point, the choice is clear. You’re either for the cruelty or you’re for the crust.

Why We Pay Property Taxes In Arrears

One of the most common questions I get in my office, is, “Why do we collect taxes for the previous year?” Here’s the backstory.

Cook County’s property tax system has changed dramatically since The Treasurer’s Office first opened its doors in 1831 when the county was established. One of the biggest changes was the decision to collect property taxes for the previous year or “in arrears”.

The shift in the system can be traced back to the 1930s, when the country and the most populous county in Illinois were both grappling with the financial effects of the Great Depression.

Property taxes have been a crucial source of revenue for local governments in Cook County since before Chicago was even incorporated in 1837. Tax collections have long bankrolled essential services such as schools, police and fire departments, and infrastructure development projects.

After the County Seat was set up at Fort Dearborn and Cook County quickly became an economic hub, the demand for tax revenue to fund expanding

government services increased. This placed a greater burden on local governments to maintain the infrastructure and services needed for the growing Chicagoland population.

At no time was that burden greater than during The Great Depression of the 1930s, which had a longlasting effect on the way property taxes are handled.

The economic downturn led to widespread unemployment and financial hardship across Cook County. During this period, tax delinquency rates soared, and some property owners began to refuse to pay their taxes. Throughout the 30’s, the five daily newspapers in Chicago regularly reported on the “tax revolts” that were taking place across the county. The Chicago Tribune called those who failed to pay “tax shirkers” and their movement the “tax racket.”

The consequences of these “tax revolts” were immediate. Unable to collect taxes, local governments found themselves struggling to fund public services. In response to the crisis, Illinois and Cook County officials and many of their counterparts across America, decided to delay the collection of property

taxes, effectively placing the county’s property tax payments one year behind. This decision provided immediate relief to struggling property owners. It also set a precedent for the practice of paying property taxes in arrears which continues to this day.

The system of paying taxes in arrears means property tax bills issued in a given year typically reflect assessments from the previous year. For example, the property tax bills my office sent out in January 2025 are based on assessments made for the 2024 tax year. This admittedly complicated system helps provide stability for both local governments and taxpayers, as it ensures a more predictable billing cycle and revenue flow.

The legacy of the Great Depression and the resulting policy changes have had a lasting impact on Cook County’s property tax system and my office. While many aspects of the system have been modernized since I first walked through the doors here in 1998, the practice of paying property taxes in arrears remains in place as an important and fundamental feature of Cook County’s property tax system.

ELECTION RESULTS

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Bellwood

Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey beat outgoing Village Clerk Janel Moreland 69% to 31% (based on election day ballots that have been counted). The clerk and three trustee candidates in Harvey’s Bellwood First Party also won decisively against the clerk and three trustee candidates running on Moreland’s Vision of the People Party. Harvey secured his third term with the win. The three Bellwood First Party trustee candidates—Michael J. Ciavattone, Annie N. Delgado, and Ronald Nightengale—secured reelections by roughly two to one margins against the three Vision of the People Party

Berkeley

Berkeley Village President Robert E. Lee, Jr. easily won his fourth term in office against first-time challenger Kathleen Johnson, a four-year resident. Lee garnered 67% of the election day vote to Johnson’s 33%. All three candidates on Lee’s Building Berkeley Together Party slate won, including incumbent Trustees Roger Thomas and Jason Matthews, and Teresa McKelvy, a former Proviso Township High School District 209 board member. Sitting Clerk Belia Nowak, who was also on the Building Berkeley Together slate, ran unopposed.

Broadview

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson secured her third term against challenger Angela Patterson. Thompson got 69% to Patterson’s 31% in election day ballots already counted. Trustee and clerk candidates

running on Thompson’s Broadview People’s Party—including incumbent Clerk Kevin McGrier, Trustees Judy Rose Abraham and Patricia Chao-Malave, and candidate Lakecia A. Whimper—also won handily.

One major point of contention between the two candidates that will be resolved once Thompson is sworn into office in May is the mayor’s new salary, which will go up to $116,000. While campaigning, Patterson said she was against the pay raise and, if elected, would consider lowering it for the next mayor elected in 2029.

Hillside

candidates. The three incumbent trustees are among the longest-tenured in the township. The village will have a new clerk, Bellwood First Party candidate Jacqueline Hargret, whose role will be significantly downsized compared to outgoing Clerk Moreland’s position. Last year, the village board passed an ordinance that reduces the clerk’s role from a full-time position with a range of other responsibilities, including organizing events, to a part-time record-keeping position more consistent with clerkships in most municipalities in Illinois. In the race for Bellwood School District 88, one of the candidates who won, sitting D88 school board member Tony Morton, died in March—before the April 1 election. The D88 board majority will appoint someone to fill his vacant seat.

27% and Mary “May” Larry’s 10%. Two candidates—Trustee Aaron Peppers, who opted to run for mayor rather than run for reelection as trustee, and Quincy Johnson— ran as write-in candidates. The county clerk hasn’t released the write-in vote tallies yet. Booker’s Maywood Together Party also swept the race for seats on the village board. Incumbent Clerk Tori Garron won over half of the election day vote against two challengers. Maywood Together trustee candidates, including Trustee Antonio Sanchez, and candidates Asia Ousley and Steve Smily, got roughly 18% of the vote each against five other challengers.

One major point of contention during the campaign was what to do with the $65,000 mayoral salary that takes effect in May—a proposal backed by Booker and approved by the board last year. Brandon, Larry, and Peppers all said they would donate the money. The mayoral race also had implications for the park district. Booker supports dissolving the Maywood Park District so the village can run parks and recreation—a move that will likely involve park commissioners approving the district’s dissolution, among other steps. Tanya T. Butler, an independent who ran opposed to dissolving the parks, and Marcellus Wells, who ran with the support of the Maywood Together Party, won the two 6-year seats on the park district commissioner. Anthony Cook and Taeveon Johnson, both of whom ran affiliated with Brandon’s People’s Choice Party and opposed to dissolving the district, won two seats that come with 2-year unexpired terms.

Hillside Mayor Joe Tamburino, Proviso Township’s longest-serving mayor, won his 12th term against urban planner Roger Romanelli. Tamburino got 67% to Romanelli’s 33% in election day ballots already counted. Tamburino’s Citizens Improvement Party’s clerk and trustee candidates—including Clerk Linda L. Gould and Trustees Claudell Johnson, John N. Kramer, and Frank J. Lomeli, Sr.— bested Romanelli’s Hillside Unity Party clerk and trustee candidates by a roughly two-to-one margin on election day.

The results mean the new senior apartment complex under construction on Taft Avenue—and a major priority for Tamburino’s administration–will proceed as planned. While campaigning, Romanelli said, if elected, he would try to force some major concessions from the project’s developer.

Maywood

Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker fended off four challengers to secure his second term. Booker got 63% of the election day vote against Trustee Isiah Brandon’s

Candidates in the mayoral race were also divided on a ballot question to change the village’s form of government from managerial to strong mayor. Trustees Brandon and Peppers voted against the measure while Larry and Johnson voiced their opposition to the change during the

ANDRE HARVEY Bellwood Mayor

ROBERT E. LEE, JR. Berkeley Village President

JOE TAMBURINO Hillside Mayor

NATHANIEL GEORGE BOOKER Maywood Mayor

KATRINA THOMPSON Broadview Mayor

Proviso Students Tour Southern Colleges

Introspect Youth Services, Inc. Completes 2025 Spring Deep South Campus Tour

By Staff Introspect Youth Services

Thirty-four Proviso Township High School District 209 students who participated in Introspect Youth Services, Inc. TRIO Programs departed Maywood Park District on March 30 on a Deep South Campus Tour.

The students visited LeMoyne-Owens College and the University of Memphis in Tennessee, Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss., and various schools in Louisiana, including Southern University in Baton Rouge, Xavier University, Dillard University, Southern University, and Tulane University in New Orleans. The students also visited the New Orleans School of Cooking and Stillman College in Alabama.

The students also visited the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana and the Muhammad Ali Center in Kentucky.

“It’s important that the students have an opportunity to visit colleges and universities outside of the Midwest so they can make informed decisions on the kinds of institutions they want to attend for their higher education,” said Dr. Jermaine Morales, associate director of Introspect Youth Services, Inc., who accompanied the

students on the tour.

Introspects’ TRIO Programs sponsor over 20 campus visits and four campus tours each year. Introspect operates TRIO Programs in District 209, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Those programs are the TRIO FOCUS Educational Talent Search Program, which serves students in

grades 6 through 12, the TRIO PATH Upward Bound Math & Science, and the TRIO PATH Upward Bound Program, which serves students in grades 9 through 12.

The Proviso students on this tour included sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Some students on the tour were offered scholarships at some of the institutions.

According to Dr. Morales, students selected to participate in the Campus Tour must meet the admissions requirements of the colleges and universities we visit.

For information on Introspect Youth Services, Inc., including TRIO programs, visit introspectyouth.org or contact them at (773) 287-2290.

Proviso Township High School District 209 students toured colleges across the American South in March.

ELECTION RESULTS

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campaign. Booker is in favor of the change. On the first referendum question, Maywood residents voted 67% to 33% when asked if they supported retaining the village’s managerial form of government. On the second referendum question, they voted 58% to 42% when asked if they supported adopting a strong mayor form of government. What happens next is unclear. According to a Jan. 2 memo from Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins attorney Scott F. Uhler, the village board will implement the ordinance to change the government “if a majority of the electors casting votes on the questions [...] vote in the affirmative.” Uhler’s language doesn’t address a scenario where both questions get majority ‘yes’ votes.

In a statement to the Coalition for Accountability, a local government watchdog group, Jason Grant, the director of advocacy for the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), explained his understanding of the process.

“The first question (to retain the form of government) is the primary question,” Grant wrote. “Since voters elected to retain, the second question is moot. Had the voters voted

PROTEST

Thousands gather

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action, including the Chicago Federation of Labor, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Equality Illinois, the environmental Sierra Club and the prochoice Personal PAC. The core demands advanced by the rally organizers included bringing an end to the “billionaire takeover,” stopping the “slashing” of federal funds and ceasing attacks on immigrants and LGBTQ+ communities.

Responding to the coast-to-coast demonstrations, the White House said in a statement: “President Trump’s position is clear: He will always protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for eligible beneficiaries. Meanwhile, the Democrats’ stance is giving Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare benefits to illegal aliens, which will bankrupt these programs and crush American seniors.”

But across the nation, in red states and blue, people came together expressing fear, outrage, anger and concern about the threats

‘no’ on retention, the form of government would have reverted to its previous form. In order to adopt a strong mayor they needed both ballot questions. So, they would have had to win the No vote on retention and then the yes vote on a strong mayor.”

Westchester

Westchester Village President Greg Hribal secured his first full term against Trustee Gia Marie Benline. Hribal got 56% to Benline’s 44% of the election day vote. Hribal, the village’s former acting manager, won as a write-in candidate in 2023. Hribal served the remaining term of former Westchester village president Frank Perry, who died in 2021.

Westchester Clerk Sophia Collins ran uncontested while the three trustee candidates on Hribal’s Westchester Progress Party edged out three candidates on Benline’s Westchester Community First Party. As of April 7, Trustee Evelyn Ann Slavic–who ran on the Westchester Progress Party slate with candidates Terrance J. Jones and Brian M. Cross–was well ahead of the eight other candidates on the ballot, garnering roughly 18% of the election-day vote. Jones had around 15% of the election day vote while Cross had around 14% of the vote. Cross’s separation from the next-highest votegetter, Westchester Community First Party candidate Edward S. Lezza, Jr., was just 24 votes.

were common during the downtown Chicago protest.

they see to myriad issues ranging from free speech and cancer research to democracy and the rule of law.

Thousands of handmade placards at the Chicago protests reflected a wide range of concerns beyond the rally’s core demands.

“Usually there’s a lot of printed signs,

Proviso Township Supervisor & District 209

Proviso Township Supervisor Michael A. Corrigan secured his fifth term in office, fending off Triton Trustee Tracy Jennings. Corrigan got 66% to Jennings’ 34% of the election-day vote. All of the Township Advocates of Proviso (TAP) candidates who ran with Corrigan–including Trustees Joseph Christopher, Evelyn Chaves, and Gay F. Chase–won handily. Township Clerk Anthony Williams and Township Assessor

but today there’s a lot of handmade signs, which shows me people are rising up,” said Janet Farr, a 71-year-old Chicago resident who said she spent hours crafting her own poster. Her sign proclaimed “We The People” aiming darts at GOP balloons undergirding a depiction of Trump wearing a crown and sitting on Musk’s knee and picturing the words “Greed. Oligarchy. Power.” Far said, “There are more signs than I’ve ever seen.”

Some compared Trump and Musk to Naziera leaders, while others condemned U.S. policies on Ukraine, Gaza and reciprocal tariffs.

Protesters raised a broad spectrum of other issues, from trans rights and labor conditions to cuts to veteran care and threats to national parks. Anger at Trump and Musk was a unifying theme.

Sizeable crowds filled other Illinois locations, too. Over 3,000 people took to the streets of Gurnee, Illinois, a town populated by just over 30,000 people, according to the event’s organizers.

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-HIghland Park, attended the event, calling the Gurnee turnout “absolutely incredible” in a Facebook post. In Arlington Heights, Ill., around 2,000 protested along Northwest Highway.

Other Illinois locations where protesters

Steven J. Zawaski, both TAP candidates, ran uncontested.

As of April 7, all four candidates on the Proviso 209 United Party slate were ahead in the election-day vote count. Proviso 209 candidates Rolandra Morris, William Fisher, Nicole “Molly Bee” Molinaro, and Ebony “Nicki” Smith were up over the four candidates comprising the Students 1st Party slate, which included Arbdella “Della” Patterson, the only incumbent in the race.

gathered included Chicago suburbs like Highland Park and Evanston as well as towns like Kankakee and Macomb and O’Fallon in metro-east, where more than 200 people came out with signs to stand in a heavy downpour.

“This is really capturing a moment across the state that people from all different parts of Illinois are fed up with what the Trump administration is doing to communities,” said Brandon Lee, 37, communications director at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. “This is really a moment for different parts of the movement to come together.”

Some protesters chose to travel to Chicago rather than join their local “Hands off!” events. According to Lee, people from “across Illinois” signed up to participate in the downtown rally.

One protester who would only give his first name for fear of retribution, Josh—a 25-yearold Rockford resident—said there was a demonstration happening in his city, but he came to Daley Plaza “to be part of this big movement here.”

“Chicago’s a fantastic city with fantastic people. It’s a tough people. You gotta be tough to be in Chicago,” he said. “The sheer amount of people and the sheer amount of willpower in this city is what brought me here.”

SONYA DYMOVA, MEDILL ILLINOIS NEWS BUREAU

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GREG HRIBAL Westchester Village President

MICHAEL A. CORRIGAN Proviso Township Supervisor

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Plaintiff, -v.-

ODESSA M. HAMPTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, WEST SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION

AGENCY Defendants

2023 CH 05230 1408 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE

MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 24, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 9, 2025, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1408 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-15-225-009-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party 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, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property

Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100

BURR RIDGE IL, 60527

630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-23-03414

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2023 CH 05230

TJSC#: 45-801

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 05230 I3263984

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.Rafael Gonzalez; United States of America - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Defendants. 2024CH07618 701 NORFOLK AVE, 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 2/6/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the auction in person at 12:00 PM on May 14, 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 701 NORFOLK AVE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-16-401-086-0000

The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $155,420.87 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).

For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-24-04849. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606 - 872-2254985 You can also visit www.auction. com.

Attorney File No. 14-24-04849 Case Number: 2024CH07618 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. I3261629

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY

DIVISION

TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Plaintiff vs. MARTHA KNIGHT, LEWIS L. KNIGHT

III Defendant 24 CH 4798 CALENDAR 56 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 May 6, 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. 15-16-106-019-0000. Commonly known as 3416 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, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3571125. 24-01367

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3263372

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT, FOURTH DISTRICT

THE VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD

Plaintiff(s) vs. FIRST BANK, as Successor Trustee to Continental Community Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee u/t/n 8744, Trustee dated: March 26, 1991; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as Successor Trustee to Continental Community Bank, as Trustee u/t/n 8744, Trust dated: March 26, 1991; UKNOWN BENEFICIARIES of Trust Number 8744, dated March 26, 1991; FRED GOODLUCK; ATCF II IL LUMENTUM CUST; UNKNOWN OWNERS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendant(s)

Case Number: 2024 400 4437

Sheriff Number: 250020 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 18, 2025, the Sheriff of Cook County will on April 30, 2025 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Outside Room LL06, Chicago, IL 60602, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Cook and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described premise and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1301-1305 South 9th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153

P.I.N.: 15-14-124-001-0000

IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY: VACANT LOT

The Judgment amount was $75,749.30

Sale terms: Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after sale. The subject property is subject to 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 or to the Cook County Courthouse and in “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which 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.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney:

Kaylee M. Hartman of Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., 120 S. LaSalle St., Ste 1710, Chicago, Illinois 60603, (312) 984-6400

This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. For information:

Kaylee M. Hartman of Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., 120 S. LaSalle St., Ste 1710, Chicago, Illinois 60603, (312) 984-6400 I3263626

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.CHRISTOPHER FRANKLIN A/K/A CHRISTOPHER J. FRANKLIN, KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Defendants 23 CH 6039

1718 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE

MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 27, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 29, 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 1718 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-14-157-013-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $110,648.28. 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.

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 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 23-099722. 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. 23-099722

Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 23 CH 6039 TJSC#: 45-346

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