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Tornado Displaces 12 Families In Broadview

The July 15 tornado tore the roof off two apartment buildings near 25th Avenue and Roosevelt Road on July 15

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Wilbert Davis, 50, was in his apartment a little after 9 p.m. on July 15 when his mother called to warn him about the tornado alert she had received.

“She said something is coming your way,” said Davis, who lives on the top floor of a multiunit apartment near 25th Avenue and Roosevelt Road in Broadview.

“We’ve heard that before and nothing’s happened,” he said. “I was in my living room when this took place. I had just told my daughter to come out of my room, and as soon as she came out of that room [he heard a loud noise] and out the back door we went. We got lucky.”

Davis and his daughter were displaced when a tornado touched down on Monday. The tornado’s debris tore the roof off one building and partially damaged the roof of another. The debris also damaged cars in parking spaces behind the buildings. Davis said he was going to live with his mother, but other families had nowhere to go, and no emergency relief organization like the Red Cross had reached out yet.

Jonathan Orellana, 40, lived in a top-floor unit in front of Davis’s. When he got the emergency alert on his phone, he and his wife were plan-

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Biden Drops Reelection Bid, Endorses Harris

Gov. Pritzker, and Congressmen Davis and Garcia endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris following president’s July 21 announcement

BY HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois

After weeks of pushing from fellow Democrats – including five of Illinois’ members of Congress – President Joe Biden on July 21 announced he will not accept the Democratic Party’s nomination

President Joe Biden taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2021. The president announced on Sunday that he will suspend his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Wilbert Davis outside of his Broadview apartment. On July 15, a tornado tore the roof off the building, displacing Davis and his daughter. Eleven other families, or about 20 people, were displaced.

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ning to evacuate. “I heard the sirens and was like, ‘Oh, shoot!’ My bathroom faces west, so I opened the bathroom window and saw weird clouds, and it got quiet,” Orellana said.

“We live on a main street, and it was just silence,” he said. “Then, my son told me he needed to use the bathroom, and I said, ‘Okay.’ He used the bathroom, and probably five seconds passed. I opened the window, and lightning struck and lit up the sky. That’s when I saw debris rotating right on top of the church dome across the street.”

Orellana said he told his wife and son to run out of the apartment and to the basement apartment below them.

“I closed the window and made it to the living room area, and the whole ceiling fell on me,” he said. “We ran downstairs and saw my neighbor coming out. That was about 15 seconds, but it felt like forever.”

After Monday’s storms, more than 65,000 ComEd customers in the Chicago area were still without power Wednesday, ABC 7 news reported. The station said at least 12 tornadoes happened in the Chicago area on Monday.

Michael Streko, who owns the two buildings, said 12 families who were living in the two buildings have been displaced. The Red Cross reported that 20 individuals were displaced between the two buildings. Streko’s

hired a public adjustor and restoration company. He estimates it may take between six months and a year to repair the roofs.

“As far as tenants being displaced in my buildings, this is a first for me,” Streko said. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that touched down in Broadview was an EF-0 tornado.

The Enhanced Fujita Scale, EF Scale, is used to assign tornadoes a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage. An EF-0 tornado has wind gusts of between 65 and 85 miles per hour and is the lowest-rated tornado on the EF Scale. An EF-5 has wind gusts of over 200 miles per hour.

According to National Geographic, a direct correlation between climate change and tornadoes is hard to prove. However, scientists have explained that as “global temperatures rise, the hotter atmosphere is able to hold more moisture. This increases atmospheric instability, a vital supercell ingredient.”

As Earth becomes warmer, weirder, and less stable, events that once seemed unthinkable, like tornadoes in the west suburbs, are becoming increasingly prevalent.

In 2022, a supercell tornado ripped the roof off an 18-unit apartment building on the 2300 block of Washington Boulevard in Bellwood.

“There were two tornadoes not too far from here the night before,” Orellana said. “You move to Illinois thinking tornadoes don’t hit here unless it’s really flat land, but I guess the weather’s changing. We lived in Florida and moved here because of the hurricanes. It’s like, ‘What’s going on?’”

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for reelection.

Minutes later, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee ahead of the Democratic National Convention scheduled next month in Chicago. In a statement, Harris said she was “honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.”

“I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party – and unite our nation – to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda,” she said, referring to a blueprint former Trump staffers have put together that outlines how to decimate federal agencies charged with regulatory responsibilities.

Top Democrats in Illinois – including Gov. JB Pritzker – offered their praises for Biden’s time in the White House. In a statement on July 21, Pritzker, who has often been mentioned as a potential fill-in candidate for Biden, was not among those who immediately endorsed Harris, instead focusing on the wider goal of defeating former President Donald Trump in November.

“Donald Trump is a 34 time convicted felon, adjudicated to have committed sexual assault, a racist, homophobe and misogynist,” Pritzker said in a statement. “Trump brags about taking away a woman’s right to choose, wants to rip healthcare away from tens of millions of people, proposes economic policies that will cost the middle class thousands of dollars a year, and threatens the fundamental American ideals we hold dear. I will work every day to ensure that he does not win in November.”

The following day, on July 22, Pritzker added his name to the growing list of influential Democrats endorsing Vice President Harris as the party’s nominee for president following Biden’s Sunday decision to drop his reelection bid.

this country and the vision to better the lives of all Americans,” Pritzker said. “She represents our Party’s best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November, and I will work my heart out to help her do that.”

Pritzker has long been a Biden campaign surrogate and staunch defender of the president, and most recently said of Biden that he’d continue to stand behind him so long as he was the Democratic Party’s nominee for president.

“As we move forward, it’s crucial that we united behind Vice President Kamala Harris and continue the progress we’ve made.”

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In a statement on July 22, Pritzker said he “spent hours yesterday talking to fellow leaders in our Party getting and giving input about the road to victory in November” – including a conversation with Harris.

“Vice President Harris has proven, at every point in her career, that she possesses the skills, strength, and character to lead

diately endorsed Harris after Biden’s announcement, calling it “vital” that the Democratic Party unify around Harris. Johnson will be highly visible next month as Chicago plays host to the DNC.

“Vice President Harris is the visionary leader that we need now to defeat the threat of another Trump presidency,” he said in a statement. “She has proven herself as a fearless defender of our democracy. I look forward to doing everything I can to ensure she becomes our next President.”

Prior to Biden’s announcement Sunday, Illinois U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Chicago, Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, Eric Sorenson, D-Moline, Sean Casten, DDowners Grove and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, D-Chicago, had called for Biden to end his reelection bid.

“As we move forward, it’s crucial that we unite behind Vice President Kamala Harris and continue the progress we’ve made,” Garcia said in a statement. “Defeating the resurgence of Trumpism is essential for the future of our democracy.”

Congressman Danny K. Davis D-Chicago was

among federal lawmakers wanting the president to stay in the race. On July 21, he threw his support behind Vice President Harris.

“It is unfortunate that President Joe Biden has stepped aside,” Davis said on July 21. “He is a monumental person who has positively changed the lives of so many in a short time. I support Vice President Kamala Harris, she is the standard bearer.”

The Democratic Party of Illinois struck a tone of urgency in a statement from DPI chair and state Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, saying “the stakes could not be higher.”

“Donald Trump and J.D. Vance represents a return to policies that favor the wealthy, threaten our health care, and undermine our democratic institutions,” Hernandez said. “We must ensure that their regressive and divisive agenda does not prevail.

Meanwhile, the new head of the Illinois Republican Party – who’s only been on the job since Friday – took Biden’s announcement as “the culmination of years of lies from the Biden White House and Democrats shaming anyone who questioned the fitness of President Biden.”

Illinois’ two U.S. senators, Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, also endorsed Harris on Monday after not immediately endorsing her on Sunday.

As of Monday morning, all of Illinois’ congressional Democrats had pledged to support Harris as she vies to clinch the Democratic nomination ahead of the party’s convention in Chicago next month.

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth were both complimentary of Biden’s presidency, with Duckworth claiming that “no one has done more for working Americans than Joe Biden.”

“Now the Democratic Party must unite behind a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump and keep America moving in the right direction,” Durbin said in a statement.

“I will do everything in my power to help that effort.”

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson imme-

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proudly stands with his newly acquired 1957 Chevy Bel Air, purchased just two days before the car show. It clinched Best of Show.

Ford

Jerald Hunter’s 1982 Mercedes Benz 380 SL, right, takes home Best in Show at the Annual Melrose Park Car Show on Saturday, July 20.

Luis Martin, above, 48, of Melrose Park,

A 1957

Skyliner retractable takes center stage with retro burger and shake vibes at the Annual Melrose Park Car Show.

Edson Figueroa, 37, of Glendale Heights, stands with his son, Sebastian Figueroa, 10, in front of his classic 1964 Chevy Impala.

Melrose Park’s

Broadview Freedom School students protested banned books on July 17. The students also encouraged people to read banned books.

Broadview Freedom School Students Protest Banned Books

The July 17 demonstration was held in the parking lot of Lindop School

BY SHANEL ROMAIN Editor

On July 17, more than three dozen students and teachers withi Broadview Freedom School, a social justice-oriented summer program housed in Lindop Elementary School, 2400 18th Ave. in Broadview, assembled in the school’s parking lot for about 30 minutes with signs supporting the right to read and encouraging people to read banned books, in particular.

Taylor Young, an 11-year-old upcoming 7th grader at Lindop, said she’s read a banned book—”1619 Project: Born on the Water,” a children’s picture book written by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith. The book teaches young people about the history of Blacks in America since 1619. Young said other children should have the right to read similar books that have been banned

In 2023, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice program recommended people read “Born on the Water” after it was banned in Florida. According to USA Today, nearly “2,700 titles were targeted for restric-

tion or removal in Florida schools and public libraries in 2023, according to data released by the American Library Association in March.”

“They need to stop banning books,” Young said. “They’re banning books because governments in places like Florida don’t want people to know certain information.”

Kristyn Moore, a 10-year-old upcoming 5th grader at Lindop, said she participated in the July 17 demonstration so that all children have opportunities to read about challenging subjects like racism.

“I protested banned books because every child should have the right to read every book in the world,” Moore said.

Broadview Freedom School officials said they planned to send some of their books to a Freedom School site in a state where book bans have been enacted.

Broadview Freedom School started in the summer of 2023, thanks to a nearly $400,000 state grant secured with the help of Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch.

In 2022, Lightford and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus announced the creation of a $17 million grant to create the first-ever state-funded Freedom Schools network in Illinois. After the Broadview Freedom School’s inaugural summer session in 2023, the site was chosen to become an official Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School program site.

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch hosted his 12th annual free Back to School Health Fair on July 20 at Proviso West High School in Hillside. Participants got free school and sports physicals, and thefirst 200 families received free school supply kits with essential items for the upcoming school year.

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Speaker Welch and Hillside Mayor Joe Tamburino.

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Community Mourns Bishop Willie Chambliss

Bishop Chambliss, the founder and pastor of Miracle Revival in Maywood for 44

BY MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Bishop Willie James Chambliss, the founder and pastor of Miracle Revival Center Church of God in Christ, 2010 St. Charles Rd. in Maywood, died on July 21. He was 95. Miracle Revival Center officials announced Chambliss’ passing in a Facebook post.

“In his 95 years, Bishop Chambliss has served as husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, as well as preacher, community leader, business and our founder and pastor of 44 years,” the church’s statement read.

Chambliss founded Miracle Revival on May 11, 1969 in Maywood. At the time, the church distinguished itself by its “innovative approach to ministry, tent revivals, vacation Bible school, and a string of dynamic speakers” that prompted “unanticipated growth,” an Illinois House Resolution reads.

served the Maywood community by establishing a development corporation, a food pantry, a juvenile justice program education program, a health and wellness fair, and a yuoth residential center, among other services.

In 1985, Chambliss became a bishop in the Church of God in Christ, one of the largest Pentecostal denominations in the world. In 1996, he was installed as COGIC’s Jurisdictional Bishop of the Illinois Midwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction. In the role, Bishop Chambliss oversaw 12 churches across three states. Chambliss retired in 2014.

The church built its current 1,200-seat worship facility in 1991, and in 1994, Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar proclaimed Sept. 16, 1994, to be Miracle Revival Center Day in Illinois in honor of the ministry’s 25th year anniversary.

Throughout its history, Miracle Revival has

Born on Feb. 6, 1929, in Macon, Ga., Chambliss was married to Mother Irene Chambliss since 1959. They had five children.

“This morning our community lost a legend with the passing of Bishop Willie Chambliss,” wrote Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch in a Facebook post on July 21. “Bishop Chambliss was the long time leader of the Miracle Revival Center in Maywood, and he mentored many of us in the community to be servant leaders. I am thankful for him everyday, and I am grateful he had time to visit us in Springfield in 2017. He will be missed dearly, but may his memory be a blessing to us all.”

years, died on July 21 at 95

Joe Wilson, co-owner of popular Maywood restaurant, dies at 83

Joe Wilson, the longtime owner of T&JJ’s Supreme Steaks and Catering Services, 718 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood, has died. He was 83. Wilson was funeralized on July 22 in Chicago.

Wilson and his wife, Theresa, owned T&JJ’s for more than three decades. In 2020, the couple put the business and the building up for sale, but continued to business while they sought a buyer. It’s unclear if one ever materialized.

through. It’s a wall of fame.”

Joe, a former Black Panther, was a frequent and outspoken voice at Maywood board meetings and a longtime advocate for the working person.

““The capitalist system is centered around production at a profit motive,” Joe told Village Free Press in 2020.

In an interview in 202, Theresa reminisced about how many distinguished people cycle in and out of their doors over the years.

“We’ve got pictures of Jerry Butler, Adele Givens, Eugene Moore, Sam Chatman,” Theresa said at the time. “We’ve had a lot of people come

“That’s why they have for-profits and nonprofits and for-profit corporations run this country,” he said. “How does this system benefit us as working people? We produce the wealth of society, but we have no say-so how it’s distributed. It’s those who own [capital] and they use the government to legislate laws in their own best interests.”

Investors Hope To Give Young People Their Financial Knowledge

Sisters Investing in Legacy will start financial literacy courses for 8- to 14-year-olds in Chicago and suburbs in August

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

As a teenager, Westsider Bertha Zagore was constantly on the phone, which gave her mother an idea. For Zagore’s 16th birthday, her mother bought her stocks in AT&T.

“That was my birthday present,” Zagore recalled. “That was the philosophy of a Black woman they didn’t allow to attend nursing school in Memphis. She moved with her cousins to Chicago and became a licensed practical nurse. Throughout her life, she believed in investing.”

Zagore said after her mother died in 1999, she started talking with some of her friends about starting an investment club for Black women. Those conversations resulted in her founding Sisters Investing in Success.

Zagore, a retired Upward Bound director, said the investment club has yielded significant dividends, some of which the women have used for international travel to places like Ghana, where the club plans to help enterprising Ghanaian women invest in U.S. stocks.

“I believe in ancestry and legacy,” Zagore said. “My family has land in Tennessee that we’ve owned since 1872. We are not selling it. We own about 15 acres in Memphis. That’s a legacy that I have been taught.”

Zagore said her family traces its roots to a tribe in Ghana. She values that knowledge of her past, which informs her approach to investing and philanthropy.

The investment club recently launched a nonprofit, Sisters Investing in Legacy, to share their wisdom with the next generation. Starting in August, the club will administer

financial literacy courses to 20 people ages 8 to 14, across Chicago and the suburbs.

The program includes a one-time fee of $20 and a monthly $10 investment fee. Whatever amount the students invest, Sisters Investing in Legacy will match.

“If they have $200 to invest, we’ll match $200 and invest it in stocks,” Zagore said. “They’ll do it online with financial activities.”

Zagore said the group will also visit places like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Wall Street. She’s already contacted Black and Brown bankers interested in speaking with the students about financial careers. Zagore said she wants to extend the lessons her mother gave her to young people. The students will meet regularly at a Westside church or library. She said she’s already secured space at Legler Library, 115 S. Pulaski

Rd. in West Garfield Park.

“I know finances were talked about in my house, but I believe my mother was an exception rather than the rule,” she said. “Our kids need to understand they’re in a different position than I was. They must compete in a global market, which means understanding business.”

Learn more

Young people interested in enrolling in the courses should email sisyouthlegacy@gmail.com. For more information on Sisters Investing in Success or Sisters Investing in Legacy, visit sisinvestlegacy. org. You can also call (773) 826-6060.

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In Bellwood, Skateboard Lessons Are Ramp To Bigger Ambitions

Will Stephan, owner of Sapient Skateboards in Bellwood, wants to leverage skateboard lessons into push for a skateboard park in the village

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

In 2021, when Will Stephan moved his skateboarding studio to a 2,500-square-foot warehouse at 3100 Randolph St. in Bellwood, his ambitions were always more than building skateboards. He also wanted to build a skateboarding community.

Three years later, Stephan seems closer to that goal than ever. The owner of Sapient Skateboards has since launched Chicago Skate School, which offers paid skateboarding lessons throughout the Chicago area.

As a way of giving back, Stephan’s organization has offered a series of free summer instructional sessions at Memorial Park’s basket-

ball courts, 3101 Washington Blvd. in Bellwood.

Amari Esper, 20, was among roughly a dozen people who got free lessons from Stephan and a handful of instructors on June 23. Esper said she grew up coming to Memorial Park, which she often associated with basketball — not skateboarding. She welcomed the scene change.

“I just pulled up on them,” she said. “I was just trying to see what was going on. I like how they’re out here teaching the kids and teaching me too.”

Esper, who was out with her three cousins, said she’s been skateboarding for five or six years.

“I usually cruise, but today was my first time learning tricks,” she said. “It’s been fun. They have really good instruction. The people are really good at teaching me how to do stuff and making me feel confident.”

Kay Mason, a Bellwood resident and Memorial Park District employee, said she decided to try the free lessons after learning about the instructional session from a flyer.

“This is my first time learning to skateboard,” she said. “I’ve wanted to skateboard since I was a kid but never had the chance. It

will take me a while to learn, but I’m learning quickly. They’re teaching them well, and I’m having fun.”

Stephan said he hopes the free lessons will offer case studies in the feasibility of his much larger vision to mobilize resources and funding to build a skateboarding park in Bellwood. He said his company and connections have the know-how and will. They’re just looking for a way.

“There’s so much space out here,” he said. “I want to get a park. That’s the goal.”

Stephan said a skateboard park in Bell-

wood could be a game-changer for cultivating a vibrant skateboarding scene in Proviso Township.

“These kids out here are so good even though they’ve maybe skated once in their life,” Stephan said. “Imagine if they’d skated more and at a younger age. There would be a lot of pros coming out of Bellwood — for sure. These kids are really good.”

To learn more about Sapient Skateboards, visit sapientskateboards.com. To learn more about Chicago Skate School, visit chicagoskateboardschool.com.

Instructors and participants at a free Chicago Skate School instructional session at the Memorial Park District basketball courts in Bellwood on June 23.

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Adontae Amos, 11, successfully skates down a ramp at the Memorial Park District basketball courts in Bellwood on June 23.

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Will Stephan, owner of Sapient Skateboards, offers skateboarding tips to Kay Mason at the Memorial Park District basketball courts in Bellwood on June 23.

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CRAFT SALE

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY

CHURCH is seeking crafters and/or vendors for the CRAFTERS / VENDORS / TREASURES AND TRINKETS SALE, Saturday, November 16th, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

This established 20 year Church Craft Sale includes homemade crafts made by the church members, Treasures and Trinkets tables, and a Raffle. We are selling a space with a table for $30.00. (If you wish to have two tables the cost is $50.00.) The table(s) is 2 1/2 ft. by 8 ft. and includes 2 chairs.

Limited electrical outlets on a first come first serve basis. Contact Westchester Community Church, 1-708-865-1282, if interested or have any questions. To reserve a space, a non-refundable fee of $30.00 ($50.00 for two tables) needs to be paid by Monday, October 28th. If reserving a space on or after Tuesday, October 29th the cost of the table will be $35.00 ($55.00 for two tables).

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, 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).

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

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.FRANCES J. LEE A/K/A FRANCES LEE, LATHROP TOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION

Defendants 24 CH 18 314 LATHROP AVENUE UNIT 404 FOREST PARK, IL 60130

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 15, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 13, 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 314 LATHROP AVENUE UNIT 404, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-429-0581028

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $75,647.47.

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

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, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 23-100379. 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 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

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Attorney File No. 23-100379

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 24 CH 18

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Case # 24 CH 18 I3247463

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

US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF LB-IGLOO SERIES IV TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MONIQUE CAMERON JEROME CAMERON JR.; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1994, KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 9768; UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF CHICAGO TITLE TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1994, KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 9768; AMIR MOHABBAT, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MONIQUE CAMERON, DECEASED; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 11912 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, August 12, 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. 15-10-403-019.

Commonly known as 245 South 14th Avenue, 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 Ms. Mary E. Spitz at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 LUCERNE DRIVE, MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OHIO 44130. (440) 572-1511. ILF2203049 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3247427

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.DEBBY MCCLINTON A/K/A DEBBY

C. MCCLINTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Defendants

2020 CH 03113 549 48TH AVE

BELLWOOD, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 13, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 9, 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 549 48TH AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-08-409-0730000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 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. 14-20-01819 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020 CH 03113 TJSC#: 44-1593

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER OF THE CWABS, INC. ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-10; Plaintiff, vs. BILLY E. BABER; CASSANDRA C. BABER; GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 505 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, August 27, 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. 15-16-116-047-0000. Commonly known as 1043 Marshall Ave., 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 Mr. John Kienzle at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 2215 Enterprise Drive, Westchester, IL 60154. (312) 940-8580. 18-15242

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3248247

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.-

NELLY A ACEVES

Defendants

2022 CH 06168 1209 NORTH 22ND AVENUE 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 March 26, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 27, 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 1209 NORTH 22ND AVENUE, MELROSE PARK, IL 60160

Property Index No. 15-03-319-0060000

The real estate is improved with a two unit apartment building.

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).

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. 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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 22-08511IL Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 2022 CH 06168 TJSC#: 44-1838

Case # 2022 CH 06168 I3248270

MARIA PAPPAS COOK COUNT Y TREASURER