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Fallen WWII Soldier

Remembered At Berkeley, Hillside Memorial Day Services

Community members remember Harry Jerele, other fallen soldiers

BY MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During separate Memorial Day services in Berkeley and Hillside on May 27, many names of fallen soldiers were raised, but only one was mentioned at both ceremonies.

More than 80 years after he died in a prisonerof-war camp in the Philippine Islands, U.S. Army Private 1st Class Harry Jerele, 26, of Berkeley, was finally accounted for by the Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). The DPAA said Jerele will be buried in Elwood, Ill., on Oct. 6. “It’s a wonderful thing,” said Hillside Mayor Joe Tamburino, a former Berkeley resident and an Army veteran who served in Vietnam, about the Jerele news during his village’s annual Memorial Day ceremony at the veterans memorial at Hillside Commons, 4950 Washington St. The mayor said Jerele’s death represents the mean-

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Journey Manuel, the Triton College Student Association president, addresses graduates during the college’s 58th Commencement Ceremony on May 18 at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont.

State Lawmakers Finalize $53B Budget

Democrats needed three tries to pass $1.1 billion revenue plan just before 5 a.m. on May 29

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

After a near-derailment and an allnighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House gave final legislative

approval to the state budget as the sun rose on May 29.

Despite holding 78 seats in the chamber, it took Democrats three tries to reach the 60 votes needed to approve more than $1.1 billion in revenue increases, including a tax hike on sportsbooks and businesses,

to balance the $53.1 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2025.

The spending plan passed 65-45, with seven Democrats joining Republicans in opposition.

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Bellwood Library Bulletin

BY AMY CRUMP

Bellwood Public Library Executive Director

Saying goodbye to Bellwood – a community that has grown dear to my heart over the past five years – is difficult. There are so many plans I am leaving unfinished, but I know that I am also leaving the Bellwood Public Library a better place than it was when I arrived.

No one accomplishes anything by themselves and I am honored to have worked with the amazing Bellwood Library staff. You were my rock, my inspiration, my sounding board and you always knew when it was time to crack a joke. At Bellwood Public Library, I found more than colleagues; I found friends and I will miss you so.

I’m deeply grateful for the unwavering support of Board President Constance Riales, Treasurer Mary Clements and Trustee Perez, particularly over the past year.

As a parting gift, please allow me to announce two services that will be available starting in September. Retired nurse Joanne Hill will be hosting monthly Health Q&A sessions – from maternal health to senior care.

The library is also expanding their tutoring services. Dawn Ewing is returning and is joined by Abena Yeboah. Both will be available for tutoring for youth and adults. Please watch the fall newsletter and Bellwood library’s website for more information.

Triton College graduates celebrate at the institution’s 58th

May 18 at the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont.

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Graduates of Washington Dual Language Academy in Maywood show off their hats at commencement.

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Commencement Ceremony on

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The 2024 kindergarten graduating

at Grant School in Bellwood.

STATE BUDGET

Passed both houses

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Overall, state spending grew by about 5 percent from last year’s enacted plan, or about 1.6 percent above expected end-of-year expenditures following a supplemental spending plan’s inclusion in the budget package this week.

Democrats highlighted a $50 million appropriation for a child tax credit for children under 12 if their household qualifies for the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit. The plan contains $200 million for after-school and summer youth programs and $45 million for grants through the Reimagine Public Safety Act aimed at violence reduction.

But Republicans accused Democrats of having misplaced priorities, pointing to hundreds of millions of dollars for programs serving noncitizens.

The budget includes $182 million to provide shelter, health care and other services for recently arrived migrants, many of whom have been bused to the state from Texas. And it includes $440 million from the GRF for two programs providing state-funded Medicaidlike benefits to noncitizens, with $189 million from other state funds as well.

New Revenues

More than $1.1 billion in added revenue was needed to balance the books, so lawmakers extended an expiring cap on corporate net operating losses to ensure that $526 million in tax dollars wouldn’t disappear in FY25. Another $25 million will be raised by subjecting “re-renters” of hotel rooms to an existing state hotel tax.

Sportsbooks will see their current 15 percent tax rate on profits increase via a new graduated structure that will tax between 20 and 40 percent, based on profits. The change is projected to bring in about $200 million to the state’s General Revenue Fund. A 1 percentage point increase to the tax on the state’s video gambling industry would generate an additional $35 million for infrastructure projects next year.

The revenue plan also caps a tax discount claimed by retailers at $1,000 monthly, generating $101 million for state coffers and about $85 million for municipalities.

To appease retailers, lawmakers included a prohibition on financial institutions and credit card companies charging fees on the sales tax and gratuity portion of electronic transactions beginning July 1, 2025.

The Illinois Retail Merchants Association was also given a $5 million line item for work-

force grants.

The budget package also freed up about $200 million in revenue by redirecting $150 million from the Road Fund and $50 million from the Leaking Underground Storage Fund to public transit. The move was opposed by organized labor because it diverts Road Fund money to the state’s discretionary spending fund, but Democrats promised it would only happen in the upcoming fiscal year.

The final roughly 80 pages of the budget bill contain a long list of projects, most of them ranging from $50,000 to $1 million sums to various specifically named businesses, local governments and other entities.

Infrastructure and More

Despite the diversion of money from the Road Fund, the budget includes $3.5 billion for infrastructure – about $500 million more than what Pritzker had outlined in his February budget proposal.

That includes $500 million to support the development of a regional quantum information science and technology campus, allocated from a specific economic-development focused bond fund known as Build Illinois.

Another bill allowing the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to designate “quantum campuses” also lays out infrastructure and business incentives to lure developers of new-age higher-speed computing technology to the state. That measure also expands and extends several other popular tax credit programs, such as the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles Act and the Economic Development for a Growing Economy, or EDGE, program.

The state’s municipalities, meanwhile, will get another $400 million for local road projects, a measure that helped neutralize their opposition to a part of the budget plan that eliminates one of their sources of revenue – the statewide 1 percent grocery tax.

But the grocery tax repeal won’t happen until 2026, and local governments will be given authority to enact their own grocery tax up to 1 percent without a referendum. Home rule jurisdictions will be able to increase their sales tax by up to 1 percent without a referendum as well.

Other Spending Items

■ Funding for a 5 percent pay hike for lawmakers’ base salary to $93,712. State law sets lawmakers’ pay to increase annually with inflation, and lawmakers took no action to stop it from occurring in FY25.

■ The annual $350 million increase in K-12 education funding, called for by a 2017 law

that overhauled Illinois’ school funding formula.

■ A 2 percent – or $30 million – increase for community colleges and public universities.

■ A $10 million increase to Monetary Award Program grants for lower-income college students.

■ Full funding for Pritzker’s “Smart Start” plan aimed at adding 5,000 preschool seats across the state and providing workforce grants.

■ $14 million to launch the newly created Department of Early Childhood, which Pritzker has promised would streamline services currently provided by three different state agencies.

■ $45 million for a teacher vacancy pilot program to help underserved districts with teacher retention.

■ A $1 hourly increase for direct service professionals who serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community-based settings.

■ An increase totaling $70 million for Com-

munity Care Program workers serving older adults who can’t live independently.

■ $5 million for a tax credit program for news outlets beginning in 2025 and claimable the following year.

■ $10 million for the governor’s plan to erase $100 million in total medical debt for Illinoisans through a partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. House Bill 5290 laid out that applicants must earn 400 percent of the federal poverty level or less.

■ $900 million for renovation at state prisons, including a possible tear down and rebuild of Stateville and Logan Correctional Centers.

■ $4 million to create a statewide maternal health plan and distribute grants to community-based reproductive health care providers.

■ $155 million for safety net hospitals.

■ A $90 million increase for Home Illinois, a program created last year to address homelessness, bringing total funding to $290 million.

MEMORIAL DAY

‘We’ll never forget’

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ing of Memorial Day, as a day to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

“For many of us, we will never forget times, places, dates and people,” Tamburino said. “People we served with who we lost, people we became very close to, and who we’re still losing to this day.”

Down the street at Berkeley’s Memorial Day service at Veterans Park at the corner of Taft and Electric, Jerele’s niece, Rosemarie Dillon, 88, spoke about her uncle for those gathered. Jerele, a member of Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, was born in Iowa in 1916. His father moved the family to Berkeley when he was 10 years old and attended Melrose Park Elementary School.

“He didn’t like school much and would rather be learning about cars and working with his hands,” Dillon said. “He loved playing the guitar, and I remember him sitting in my grandmother’s living room listening to him play and sing songs with his friends.”

Dillon said she gathered much of the information about Jerele’s life from the Bataan Project, a website dedicated to the men of Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, based in Maywood. Jerele joined the National Guard with his best friend, Norman Spencer, who also died in a Japanese prison camp in 1943. On Monday, Andy and Marty Spencer recognized their great-uncle, who was honored alongside the families of Harry Jerele and James T. Lee.

Lee, the uncle of Berkeley Village President Robert Lee, was an Air Force pilot who flew over 100 missions in Germany and France between 1943 and 1944. He died in a plane crash

on Sept. 11, 1944, while en route to a new base in France, said his great-nephew, Tommy Lee. After intense research, Tommy found the location of a plaque near the crash site.

“Staff Sgt. Lee, along with all members of the military, are true heroes, and we must always remember what they’ve done for us,” Tommy said.

MICHAEL ROMAIN

Hillside Mayor Joe Tamburino and members of the Broadview-Hillside American Legion Post 626 Color Guard salute the flag during the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial at Hillside Commons, 4950 Washington St., on Monday.

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Berkeley Village President Robert Lee and his son, Tommy Lee, during Berkeley’s Memorial Day service at Veterans Park at the corner of Taft and Electric on Monday.

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Rosemarie Dillon, 88, reads about her uncle, Harry Jerele, during Berkeley’s Memorial Day service at Veterans Park at the corner of Taft and Electric on Monday.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES HOUSING TAX BREAK

An unprecedented bill that provides a property tax break for some homeowners passed both the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives on May 24. When it becomes law, the legislation will lower the tax bill of homes built by municipalities after January 2021. I reported on the legislation in October 2023.

The law will most notably apply to Bellwood, which pioneered the practice of municipalities developing homes instead of waiting on private developers to build them. Since 2016, Bellwood has built 25 homes that are larger than most of the houses in town and five more are on the way, Bellwood Mayor Andre Harvey told Crain’s Chicago Business.

Although Bellwood is the pioneer of this government-led construction, it isn’t “the only suburb that’s in the homebuilding business,” as Crain’s reports. As VFP reported previously, Stone Park built two “village hall-built” homes in 2022. And other Proviso Township suburbs, like Maywood, have considered the prospect of entering the homebuilding industry.

“The legislation, narrowly written to cover only homes like those Bellwood is building — new construction built by the village on village-owned land — cuts in half the assessed value of the house for 10 years as long as it’s homeowner-occupied and hasn’t been resold,” Crain’s reports.

“In the case of a new three-bedroom brick house Bellwood sold for $405,000 in January 2023 (seen at the top of this article), this

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unique tax break will save the homeowners about $8,600 a year, or half their latest annual tax bill of $17,194, for the next 10 years.

“It’s a reduction of about $716 a month for a household whose mortgage payment is in the $2,200 range, by Crain’s rough estimate.”

MODULAR HOMES COMING SOON

Earlier this month, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a $12 million affordable housing plan that will fund the construction of “inexpensive modular homes” in the suburbs, Crain’s Chicago Business reported on May 21.

“Of a planned 120 to 150 units, the first will go up in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood — where there are already some modular homes — and suburban Chicago Heights by the end of the summer, said Karl Bradley, deputy director of housing and strategic finance,” according to Crain’s. “By fall, units should be underway in Maywood, Bellwood and Broadview, Bradley said.”

“Those earning up to 120 percent of the county’s median income are eligible, and in Disproportionately Impacted Areas, there is no income limit,” county officials explained. “The average size of each modular home will be 1,450 square feet, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.”

Visit cookcountyil.gov/service/modularhomes-pilot-program for more information.

NORTHLAKE GETS $3.2M

Northlake officials announced last week that the city will receive $3.2 million

Affordable prefabricated modular homes like these are headed to Bellwood, Broadview and Maywood thanks to a new Cook County program.

through the EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to complete their Sanitary Sewer Lining Replacement Project. “The City is proposing to line approximately 15,000 linear feet of existing sanitary sewer with cured in place pipe (CIPP) and rehabilitate approximately 80 sanitary manholes through epoxy manhole lining on 47th Avenue, Lake Street, Roberta Avenue and Roy Avenue,” officials explained.

Broadview village officials raise the Juneteenth flag in 2022.

JUNETEENTH FLAG-RAISINGS AHEAD

As Juneteenth approaches, suburbs across Proviso Township are preparing for Junteenth flag-raising ceremonies. Below are some:

■ BELLWOOD: Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m., at Bellwood Village Hall, 3200 Washington Blvd. in Bellwood.

■ BROADVIEW: Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Broadview Public Library, 2226 S. 16th Ave. in Broadview. The Juneteenth Flag Raising is at 11:15 a.m. and the screening of the film, “Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom,” is at 1:30 p.m. (NOTE: The date of this event was changed).

■ MAYWOOD: Monday, June 17, 11:30 a.m., at the Maywood Police Station Courtyard, 125 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood.

• LET’S GROW TOGETHER: On Saturday, June 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Proviso East High School, 807 S. 1st Ave. in Maywood, multiple suburbs and nonprofits will host the Let’s Grow Together Holistic Wellness Festival and Juneteenth Celebration.

■ WESTCHESTER: Wednesday, June 19, 11 a.m. to noon, Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony and traveling museum at Westchester Village Hall, 10300 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Westchester.

AVENUE OF FLAGS IN MELROSE PARK

Melrose Park Mayor Ron Serpico and the Melrose Park Youth Commission will launch the village’s Avenue of Flags – West campaign on Saturday, June 29, 11 a.m., at the corner of 36th Avenue and Lake Street.

“This program, spearheaded by the Melrose Park Youth Commission and made possible with support from residents and local businesses, is the third in a series of the Melrose Park Avenue of Flags initiative that began in 2014,” village officials explained. “Prior to this year’s big event, flags representing the United States of America, state of Illinois, village of Melrose Park, POW/ MIA and branches of the military will be installed on 36th Avenue from Lake Street to Soffel Avenue.The dedication will consist of a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Serpico and members of the Melrose Park Youth Commission establishing 36th Avenue as Melrose Park’s third Avenue of Flags to be known as Avenue of Flags – West.”

NEW BERKELEY HISTORY BOOK FOR SALE

The newest history of Berkeley, “Rose to the Centennial,” a sequel to Rosemarie Johnson’s “From Oats to Roses,” is on sale at the Berkeley Public Library for $5. The proceeds will be donated to the library. The sequel, authored by former Berkeley police chief Tim Griffin, covers the suburb’s history from 1974 to 2024. This version, authored to coincide with Berkeley’s Centennial this year, includes a color photo insert and has a code to scan to watch the falling of the Berkeley Water Tower.

AUTHORS FUNDRAISING FOR MAYWOOD BOOK

Meanwhile, a group of proud past and present Maywood residents called Maywood Four Corners is raising funds to pay for the publication of a book about a pivotal moment in the suburb’s history. “The book will focus on Maywood in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and beyond. In the suburb’s beginning, Blacks were only allowed to live within four corners from 10th to 14th avenues, and from Madison Street to St. Charles Road. That was the cornerstone of the migration to Maywood,” the book project’s GoFundMe page explains. Visit gofundme.com/f/77wqg-to-publish-ablack-history-book-on-maywood-il to learn more and/or chip in.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: G24000159 on May 28, 2024 Under the Assumed Business Name of STICKERXO with the business located at: 3907 WILCOX, BELLWOOD, IL 60104. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DARCY WOELFFER 3907 WILCOX BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Published in Village Free Press June 5, 12, 19, 2024

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, vs. Emeterio Gutierrez; Juanita Gutierrez; Gerardo Gutierrez; City of Northlake, an Illinois Municipal Corporation; Defendants, 23 CH 394

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 8, 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. 12-31-403-011-0000.

Commonly known as 125 Golfview Drive, 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 Ms. Tammy Brown, Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, LOGS Legal Group, LLP, 2121 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015. (847) 291-1717. 23098888 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3245098

IN THE COURT OF Cook COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-3, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-3, Plaintiff, -v.-

JORGE GALVAN, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF NRZ RECOVERY TRUST, Defendants.

2022CH09751

161 N. 21st Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 4/16/2024, an agent of Auction.com LLC will at 12:00 PM on July 17, 2024 located at 100 N LaSalle Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606, sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.

Commonly known as 161 N. 21st Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160

Property Index No. 15-10-104-0680000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $323,460.80 Sale Terms: 20% down of the highest

bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to Auction.com LLC, No third party checks will be accepted. All registered bidders need to provide a photo ID in order to bid. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. (relief fee not required)

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g) (l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Altman, Strautins & Kromm, LLC d/b/a Kluever Law Group (312) 236-0077 please refer to file number SPS002134-23FC2. Auction.com LLC 100 N LaSalle Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606 - 872225-4985 You can also visit www. auction.com.

Attorney File No. SPS002134-23FC2 Case Number: 2022CH09751

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. I3243088

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC.; Plaintiff, vs. MARQUEE RESTAURANT INC.; PANAGIOTIS SKOKOS; ALEXANDRA SKOKOS; ANASTASIA SKOKOS; Defendants,

18 CH 11143

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 1, 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. 15-15-315-026-0000. Commonly known as 1924 17th Avenue South, Maywood, IL 60153. 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. 1496188676 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3244578

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CLAY MASON Defendants 2016 CH 15054 1706 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 March 19, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 21, 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 1706 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-15-232-027

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) 236SALE

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. 14-23-01325

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2016 CH 15054 TJSC#: 44-858

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 # 2016 CH 15054 I3244514

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2018-3 Plaintiff, -v.PAULINO MAZARI MENDEZ F/K/A PAULINO MENDEZ, RUFINA MENDEZ A/K/A RUFINA MAZARI, OLD NATIONAL BANK AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIRST MIDWEST BANK, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC

Defendants 2023 CH 03042 117 NORTH ROBERTA AVENUE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 5, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 117 NORTH ROBERTA AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164

Property Index No. 12-32-405-0060000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $132,858.99.

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 JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 23 0164. 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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC

30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650 Chicago IL, 60602 312-541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.

com

Attorney File No. 23 0164

Attorney Code. 40342

Case Number: 2023 CH 03042

TJSC#: 44-990

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 03042 I3244909

IN THE COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.-

ELIDIA R. MARTINEZ AND RICARDO MARTINEZ, Defendants. 23-CH-03024

413 N. EAST END AVE. HILLSIDE, IL 60162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 5/3/2024, an agent of Auction.com LLC will at 12:00 PM on June 20, 2024 located at 100 N LaSalle Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606, sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.

LOT 21 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE VACATED ALLEY LYING SOUTH AND ADJOINING IN BLOCK 6 IN VENDLEY AND COMPANY’S THIRD ADDITION TO HILLSIDE ACRES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE EAST 50 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH OF THE RIGHT-OF-

WAY OF THE AURORA, ELGIN AND CHICAGO ELECTRIC RAILROAD, ALSO THAT PART OF THE EAST 7 ACRES OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN LYING NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF BUTTERFIELD ROAD, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 413 N. EAST END AVE., HILLSIDE, IL 60162

Property Index No. 15-07-413-0090000

The real estate is improved with a Residential Property.

The judgment amount was $224,690.70

Sale Terms: 20% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to Auction. com LLC, No third party checks will be accepted. All registered bidders need to provide a photo ID in order to bid. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. (relief fee not required)

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are

admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC (217) 422-1719 please refer to file number 1674389. Auction.com LLC

100 N LaSalle Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606 - 872-225-4985

You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 1674389 Case Number: 23-CH-03024

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. I3244115

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE OF CIM TRUST 2021-NR1; Plaintiff, vs. TONNIE YOUNG; WILLIE HAYES; STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants, 19 CH 9367 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 24, 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. 15-09-112-030-0000, 15-09112-029-0000, 15-09-112-028-0000. Commonly known as 306 Bohland Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. 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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-016158 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3244152

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION U.S,. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK national ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2005-HE8, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-HE8, Plaintiff, vs. DAVID VELEZ, MONICA MORALESVELEZ A/K/A MONICA VELEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS.

Defendants, 22 CH 6632

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 25, 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. 15-16-117-050-0000; 15-16117-051-0000. Commonly known as 1039 Bellwood Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. 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 Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Altman, Strautins & Kromm, LLC d/b/a Kluever Law Group, 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2360077. SPS000262-22FC2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3244173