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New Hillside restaurant a hit with foodies

Mayor Johnson Visits Maywood Church

Chicago Mayor Brandon

Johnson’s PTMAN keynote had echoes of Harold Washington and his visit to the suburb roughly 40 years ago

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During a visit to a Maywood church on Saturday morning, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vigorously defended his first-year legislative record, praised the importance of the Black church in social justice movements, and channeled the moral authority of his father and grandfather — both preachers — when lambasting Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Johnson, arguably the most progressive Chicago mayor since the late Harold Washington, invoked Washington’s policy prescriptions and framed Abbott’s move to send asylum-seekers to Democratic cities in the context of white supremacy.

Mayor Johnson was invited to Proviso Baptist Church, 1116 S. 5th Ave., by the Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance Network (PTMAN), a coalition of clergy in the west suburbs and Chicago’s West Side. The organization was hosting its monthly networking breakfast and invited Mayor Johnson to give the morning’s keynote address.

“I think it’s quite fitting that we are having this discussion in church,” Johnson said. “I believe the greatest transformation that can ever happen happens in church basements.”

Johnson praised the church’s central role in

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Powerful Politicians Remember Clerk Yarbrough As Champion Of Bold Causes

Hundreds gathered at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on April 14 to remember clerk as

‘compassionate, determined and undaunted’

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The most powerful politicians in Illinois crowded into Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago on Sunday afternoon to remember Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who died on April 7 at 73.

“Hers was a storied career in which she tirelessly championed bold causes and toiled behind the scenes to get big things done,” said Gov. JB Pritzker during his remarks.

The governor quoted poet Maya Angelou’s iconic poem, “Still I Rise” to describe

Yarbrough, calling her “compassionate, determined [and] undaunted.”

When Yarbrough represented the 7th District in the Illinois House, she was a driving force behind historic legislation that banned indoor smoking and the death penalty. The latter achievement earned her a Nobel Prize nomination and a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in Vatican City. While in the House, she rose to become As-

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Bellwood Library Brief

BY AMY CRUMP Bellwood Public Library Director

Last week was National Library Week and it has been my practice to recognize library staff during that week. So, please allow me to gush about the Bellwood Library staff.

Most of the library staff have been here for 10 years or longer and were serving the community well when I arrived in 2018. During the height of the pandemic, no library staff were laid off or furloughed. Some of you reading this may remember the curbside services and virtual programs that the staff made happen.

I am constantly amazed at how our staff support each other. Just last week, a gentleman came to the library looking for books on sign language for a relative. The man spoke very little English and three staff members worked together to find materials for him.

One of the initiatives I launched five years ago was to recognize the professionalism of the library staff by improving their working conditions. I’m proud to share that, as of this year, the library’s base pay rate is $3 above the

2024 Illinois hourly minimum wage. We now offer our staff Paid Parental Leave, an Employee Assistance Program and standardized pay grades (set by an external HR firm).

The staff have the option to participate in a weekly Professional Development Program. Several staff members formed the BPL Boosters committee that holds special programs for the staff each month — they just had a Taco Wednesday for National Library Week.

I have said it before (many times) and I will say it again: the Bellwood Public Library Staff are some of the best people I have had the honor to work with.

The staff has created some great events for you to attend next week — listed below.

While you are in the library, please thank them for giving their all to you.

■ Tuesday 4/23 | 12:30 p.m. | Soundbath Meditation

■ Wednesday 4/24 | 7 p.m. | Guess That Tune Game

■ Saturday 4/27 | 1 p.m. | 100 Things to Do

In Illinois Before You Die

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers a fiery keynote address at PTMAN’s monthly breakfast networking meeting at Proviso Baptist Church in Maywood on April 14.

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social justice struggles throughout history and said pastors still play important roles in their neighborhoods.

The mayor’s visit nearly coincided with the first-year anniversary of his election. When he ran for mayor, Johnson was serving his second term as Cook County board commissioner of the 1st District, which includes many suburbs in Proviso Township. He was elected after defeating former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in a runoff on April 4, 2023.

“Over the course of this first year, it’s been my honor to serve in this capacity and my roots are deeply connected to this district, because you all saw something in me when I ran for Cook County commissioner,” Johnson told the roughly 60 people packed into the church’s basement. “Maybe you all didn’t know that you were preparing the next mayor of Chicago, but I’m so grateful to this network and to [everything] you all do.”

Johnson deployed some churchy humor while mentioning the challenges he’s encountered while in office, signaling just how comfortable he was in his surroundings. A preacher’s kid, Johnson spent his formative years in the Church of God in Christ (COG-

IC), the largest Pentecostal denomination in the country.

“There were wild fires coming in from Canada, unprecedented floods on the West Side and migrants coming from the South,” the mayor said. “My wife said to me, ‘Honey, if the locusts come somebody might need to repent.’”

Johnson lodged a vigorous defense of his legislative record, including the passage last year of a $16.8 billion balanced budget that closed a projected $538 million hole without raising property taxes.

The budget, which the mayor’s administration has called the People’s Budget, allocated $5 million for the creation of the Office of Reentry designed to support formerly incarcerated Chicago residents and prevent recidivism.

The mayor also lauded the opening of two mental health clinics in the city 13 years after then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed six of the city’s 12 clinics to close a budget shortfall. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot had campaigned on reopening some of the clinics, but instead decided to allocate funding for nonprofits to deliver mental health care.

Johnson’s speeh echoed a visit to Maywood in 1983 by the late Harold Washington. Both mayors visited the suburbs in moments of racial tension.

Months after his election as the first Black mayor in Chicago’s history, Mayor Washington attended a rally at the Maywood Community Center to galvanize support behind an all-Black slate comprising four candidates for

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Political stalwart

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sistant Majority Leader.

“Illinois was a tough, tough state when it came to tobacco and it took a courageous person to step up and say, ‘I’m taking this issue on,’” recalled U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Yarbrough’s fight to ban indoor smoking. “That courageous person was Karen Yarbrough.”

Durbin said he met Yarbrough in 1995 when he was a congressman considering a Senate run. Over the years, the senator said, she grew to become one of his most trusted advisors and a close friend.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who seemed to hold back tears during her remarks, lauded Yarbrough’s work banning indoor smoking and the death penalty.

“Half of our county budget is spent on public health and so the health of the people of Cook County is important to me and to county government,” Preckwinkle said. “I want to thank her for that effort. She saved a lot of lives as a result.”

scores of elected officials. Preckwinkle, who chairs the Cook County Democratic Party, said she’s thankful for Yarbrough’s party contributions.

“She was not only an elected official, she was a stalwart in the Democratic Party,” Preckwinkle said. “She served since 2006 as Proviso Township Democratic Committeewoman. She was vice-chair of the [Illinois] Democratic Party and served as interim chair in 2021. And for several years she served as treasurer of our Cook County Democratic Party.”

Beyond her political work, many of the politicians who spoke remembered Yarbrough as a human being.

“It’s interesting to me that over the last several weeks, what I’ve heard consistently from people is, ‘Karen was kind,’” Preckwinkle said. “Karen was kind to me.”

Yarbrough was Recorder of Deeds from 2012 to 2018 when she became the first African-American and the first woman Clerk of Cook County. As clerk, Yarbrough initiated a campaign to educate state and local officials about the seriousness of deed fraud, introduced electronic voting machines, and established the office as a leader in cybersecurity, among other achievements.

Yarbrough was also one of the most powerful and influential figures in the Illinois Democratic Party, helping countless Democrat candidates obtain office and mentoring

District 89 school board seats.

According to a Nov. 9, 1983 Chicago Tribune article, Washington’s visit to the suburbs may have created a “backlash in the white community.” At the time, suburbs like Maywood that were once virtually all-white were becoming predominantly Black.

“Tell Harold Washington to stay home,” then-Melrose Park Mayor C. August Taddeo told Tribune reporters.

Four decades later, Mayor Johnson invoked Washington while speaking about his administration’s $1.25 billion bond issuance that he said will bring more than $600 million in economic development to the city’s neighborhoods, particularly Black and Brown communities that have experienced

“To me, Karen personified the best of this nation,” said U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth. “She was unflinchingly kind — not just in her words, but her actions. She was compassionate — not just with her neighbors, but to complete strangers, too.”

Carol Moseley Braun — who like Yarbrough served as a state representative before becoming Recorder of Deeds — delivered Yarbrough’s eulogy. In 1993, Braun was the first AfricanAmerican woman elected to the U.S. Senate.

“I first met Karen when I was leaving and she was coming into the legislature,” Braun said. “You had to be blind not to recognize the transcendent intelligence and curiosity about life that she had.”

Other high-profile mourners who attended Sunday’s service included Rev. Jesse Jackson, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Congressman Danny K. Davis and former Congressman Bobby Rush, among many others. Vice-President Kamala

historic disinvestment.

“Remember how Mayor Harold Washington put together the TIFs [Tax Increment Finance Districts] in the first place? You had other mayors poison it,” Johnson said. “Well, the [TIF] slush fund that used to go to the hands of those who didn’t need it, we’ll keep the portion of Mayor Washington’s original intent for TIFs and then use slush funds to pay back the bonds that will ultimately go into our communities.”

Asylum-seekers

In 1985, Harold Washington issued an executive order that relaxed federal immigration laws under then-President Ronald Reagan, whose administration “aggressively used de-

Harris and her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, sent a resolution.

House Resolution

On April 11, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who succeeded Yarbrough as 7th District representative in 2013, read a resolution honoring Clerk Yarbrough on the floor of the Illinois House.

“Karen Yarbrough was a dedicated public servant who was always encouraging and paved the way for many; she was a wonderful human being and was loved by many,” part of the resolution read.

You can read the full resolution at ilga.gov/ legislation/103/HR/PDF/10300HR0690lv.pdf

Search for successor

On April 9, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on the process currently underway to find

tention of Central Americans as a device to deter migration from that region, where violent civil wars had caused tens of thousands to flee,” according to University of California Davis law professor Kevin Davis.

Since Aug. 31, 2022, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bussed or flown to Chicago nearly 40,000 individuals seeking asylum in an effort to use the welcoming aspects of Washington’s executive order as a political cudgel. On April 14, Mayor Johnson called out the conservative governor.

“There is a tyrant at the border who is looking to create chaos in Black cities,” Johnson said, referencing Abbott. “I get this has been difficult for our people, this migrant [issue] … This is a quintessential example of how a

Yarbrough’s successor as county clerk. At the time of her death, Yarbrough had two years left in her second term.

“The Cook County Democratic Party will vote to appoint her temporary replacement, though the timeline won’t be announced until after Yarbrough’s funeral out of respect for her family, said Jacob Kaplan, the party’s executive director.

“The question of whether there will be a special election to pick Yarbrough’s permanent successor is still being worked out, Kaplan said. But he said by law there must be a special election in the next general election, which is Nov. 5, if there are more than 28 months left in a person’s term.”

One of the main responsibilities of the county clerk is to oversee suburban elections and house vital records such as land deeds and birth certificates.

white individual and his [iniquitous behavior] is trying to cause chaos in my city. Almost 11,000 migrant children are being educated. We have moved 37,000 people through our city. That is the size of Maywood, Bellwood, Forest Park … If it was chaotic, you would know by now.”

Johnson then lambasted the “evil” of white supremacy and attempts by reactionary conservatives like Abbott to divide the country’s large cities, particularly New York, Chicago and Los Angeles — all of which are led by Black, Democratic mayors.

“There are forces out there that have not acepted the results of the Civil War,” Johnson said. “They [want] a rematch. This is not hyperbole.”

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Carol Moseley Braun delivers the eulogy for Karen Yarbrough at Rockefeller Chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago on Sunday.

KAREN YARBROUGH

The Solar Eclipse Didn’t Overshadow Community

The partial eclipse on April 8 brought people together in Maywood

BY MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Peggy Taylor traveled from Chicago to Maywood just to get a better look of the partial eclipse and to watch the rare solar event with her daughter, Rhiannon Taylor, a Maywood Public Library employee.

“I remember watching the eclipse in 1972 with a shoe box and a pen hole,” Peggy said. “I was a kid then. I thought it was absolutely amazing.” Peggy said she and her daughter had lunch under the gazebo in a park behind the library.

They took turns passing around solar eclipse glasses to a diverse gathering of strangers.

“Two kids in their 20s came by and we shared glasses with them,” Peggy said. “It was very communal.”

At around 2:10 p.m. on Monday, as the solar eclipse peaked over Maywood, the air cooled and the day grew dark.

Library worker Daniela Martinez shared her wonderment with a small group of observers in front of the Maywood library’s entrance.

“I think it’s pretty neat,” she said. “I thought it would be a little darker than what

it actually was, but it’s still pretty nice.”

A family of four was walking into the library during the eclipse when Peggy offered her glasses so they could look up, prompting three generations to gawk and point in awe.

“I’m happy I get to experience this with my daughter,” said Sharis Williams, who witnessed the eclipse with her daughter, London Grace, and mother, Sharay Brown.

The partial solar eclipse prompted library patron Nate Lewis to have a spiritual experience.

“We serve an awesome God,” Lewis said.

At Triton College in River Grove, a crowd

of spectators gathered at the Cernan Earth and Space Center on campus.

“The rare occasions of solar eclipses, even just partial, become extra special when they are visible from your location,” explained Wayne Foster, an educator at Cernan Center’s Planetarium, in a statement the college put out before the eclipse.

“Watching the moon move slowly in front of the sun, through safe eclipse viewing glasses, of course, has filled so many with a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty of our universe and our place in the cosmos.”

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Community members look at the eclipse outside of the Bellwood Public Library.

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Sharis Williams, Sharay Brown, London Grace and Deja Simmons watched Monday’s partial solar eclipse at the Maywood Public Library.

COURTESY OF WESTCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Community members at Westchester Public Library took photos of the eclipse with homemade solar camera hoods.

COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Cook County Board President Karen Yarbrough looks up during the solar eclipse on April 8.

COURTESY OF TRITON COLLEGE

Young people observe the eclipse outside of Triton College’s Cernan Space Center.

Soul Food Restaurant A Hit Among Foodies

Owner of Vari’s Southern Cuisine in Hillside says its an ode to her late son

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

When Nanetta Dancy-Matthews’ 18-yearold son, Javari Hull, was fatally shot in Bellwood in 2014, she turned to cooking to ease her pain. Nearly a decade later, she translated that passion into Vari’s Southern Cuisine. She said both the name and logo, which includes the image of an angel, honor her son. Dancy-Matthews started her restaurant last year inside Bobby’s Gaming, 450 Mannheim Rd. in Hillside before moving to a bigger location at 4735 Butterfield Rd. in Hillside in January. She hosted an official grand opening on April 6. In addition to a small dining area, the new space also features a bar. “This was the first place I initially looked

D209 Board To Appoint New Superintendent At April 23 Regular Meeting

The District 209 school board is expected to vote on a permanent superintendent at its regular meeting on April 23. The D209 board hired the executive search firm Hazard Young Attea Associates late last year to facilitate the search process.

Three finalists have been identified: Krish Mohip, Rena Whitten and Darius Adamson. Click on their names to see their LinkedIn profiles and I encourage you to do your own research.

The district’s search process garnered some criticism from community members during a regular board meeting on April 9. Three Proviso mayors, a Cook County commissioner, a sitting D209 board member and a student leader were among those expressing a range of concerns, particularly their belief that the board wasn’t taking their feedback seriously enough.

Since former superintendent James Henderson resigned in August 2023, the district has had three interim superintendents. Alexander Aschoff and Luke Pavone were appointed co-interim superintendents in February, succeeding

at, but I was afraid of the challenge, nervous, I guess,” she said. “By being a first-generation restaurant owner, I didn’t know we would run out of the gate like we’ve done, so I wanted to ease into the process but everything has been moving really, really fast.”

Dean-Matthews, who is a 16-year resident of Bellwood, said the restaurant “was a hidden gem inside Bobby’s.” It isn’t so hidden now and has become a hit with foodies all over the country.

“People from Ohio and Springfield met up here last night,” she said. “They got an Airbnb just to try the food.”

In July 2023, social media influencers Dino and Coretta Deen — whose The Black Foodies YouTube channel has roughly 22,000 subscribers — visited Vari’s when it was still inside Bobby’s. The Deens gave the restaurant “four soul food kisses” out of five, the highest score an establishment can receive.

During her interview on April 13, Dancy-Matthews pointed out that Vari’s was trending as the top soul food restaurant in the area on Yelp.

Nanetta Dancy-Matthews, the owner of Vari’s Southern Cuisine in Hillside, said she’s been positively overwhelmed with the young restaurant’s success.

Gino Williams, who dined at Vari’s on April 13, said he’s eaten at the soul food restaurant several times. He rated his dish of fried catfish with a side of greens, macaroni and cheese, and sweet potatoes “a 15 out of 10.”

NEWS briefs

Bessie Karvelas, who had been serving as acting superintendent from August 2023 until she went on a leave of absence.

Broadview Library Director To Leave For New Job

The executive director of the Broadview Public Library is leaving for a new job and the process has started to identify his successor. Jack Bower, who was hired in the summer of 2022, said he was tapped to become the new executive director of the Rolling Meadows Library in Rolling Meadows starting in May.

Bower is a native of Oak Park and La Grange. Before he joined the Broadview library he was the digital services manager at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Arlington Heights. He replaced former Broadview library director Keisha Hester, who resigned in 2020 for personal reasons.

“This has been a great place to work,” Bower said on April 12. “I am very sorry to leave. I only have good things to say about the library trustees, staff and community of Broadview. I wish I could stay longer.”

Bower led the library’s website overhaul and oversaw the institution’s recovery from major flooding that happened a year before he started. Bowers said completing, restoring and reopening the library’s lower level was one of the biggest projects of his tenure.

“I do feel like I left the library better than when I started,” he said. “We’ve done a lot of good work together.”

The library board has created a hiring committee to oversee the search for Bower’s successor. Meanwhile, Robert Lafferty, the library’s assistant director, will serve as interim executive director.

Westchester Launches ‘No Mow ‘Til Mother’s Day

On April 9, Westchester’s village board passed a resolution encouraging residents to halt their lawn mowing activities from April 9 through Sunday, May 12. The initiative, called “No Mow ‘til Mother’s Day,” was recommended by the Green Residents of Westchester (GROW)

Vari’s Southern Cuisine, 450 N. Mannheim Rd., is open Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 7 p.m. For more info, click here.

Ecological Commission.

Residents are encouraged to halt mowing activities to “promote the flourishing of flowers, thereby supporting early-season pollinators that are crucial for our ecosystem,” according to a village statement.

“Please note, Code Enforcement will refrain from issuing citations for overgrown lawns at residences participating in this initiative until after May 12th. While it is not mandatory to register for this program, we encourage residents to demonstrate their participation by printing and displaying the provided sign in a visible location, such as a window or on a door.”

Residents can access the printable signs at the village’s website, westchester-il.org. Make sure to print the signs in landscape orientation.

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JACK BOWER

cause Intercounty Judicial

Corporation

on Monday, May 20, 2024 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-29-306-019-0000. Commonly known as 273 Hayes Dr., Northlake, IL 60164. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6960. 1496193922 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

a 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. 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 FORECLO-

SURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-22-03705

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 04608

TJSC#: 44-857

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 # 2022 CH 04608 I3242176

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

Plaintiff, -v.VIRGINIA PABON A/K/A VIRGINIA ALEQUIN, CRISTOBAL PABON, DIANA LAW, PUBLIC GUARDIAN AS TEMPORARY GUARDIAN OF VIRGINIA ALEQUIN, A DISABLED PERSON

Defendants

2022 CH 11844 1739 N 23RD AVE

MELROSE PARK, IL 60160

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 6, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 8, 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 1739 N 23RD AVE, MELROSE PARK, IL 60160

Property Index No. 15-03-110003-0000

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. 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, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-22-08814

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2022 CH 11844 TJSC#: 44-416

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 # 2022 CH 11844 I3241774

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

CITIBANK, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019-RPL3 Plaintiff, -v.JOSE LOPEZ, HELIA LOPEZ A/K/A HELIA MIRANDA Defendants 2023 CH 08345 304 45TH AVENUE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164

for

Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 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 304 45TH AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 15-05-203024-0000

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. 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, 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. 14-23-02699

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2023 CH 08345

TJSC#: 44-74

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is

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 MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250, Chicago, IL, 60601 (312) 651-6700. Please refer to file number 23-024133.

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.

MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC

ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250 Chicago IL, 60601 312-651-6700

E-Mail: AMPS@manleydeas.com

Attorney File No. 23-024133

Attorney Code. 48928

Case Number: 2023 CH 08512

TJSC#: 44-116

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 08512 I3241133

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK

Defendants 2016 CH 13500 1906 S 7TH AVE 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 3, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 30, 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 1906 S 7TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-309017-0000

The real estate is improved with a 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.

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, 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)

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