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Maywood Board Approves Pay Raises For Future Trustees, Clerk, And Mayor

Part-time mayor’s pay goes from $15,600 to $65,000, increase to take effect after April 1, 2025 election

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During a regular meeting on Oct. 1, the Maywood village board voted 4-3 to change the village’s ordinances to increase compensation levels for the mayor, trustees, and clerk–all part-time positions.

Based on the changes, the annual pay for the mayor would go from $15,600 to $65,000, while the annual pay for the trustees and village clerk would go from $7,800 to $14,000, and from $12,700 to $25,000, respectively. The changes won’t take effect until May 20, 2025—after the candidates who win the April 1, 2025 election are sworn into office. Despite the fact that the changes won’t apply until after the next local election and could theoretically apply to any future mayor who works little to no hours at all, Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker based much of his argument for increasing mayoral compensation on the many hours he himself has worked since taking office nearly four years ago.

“We are a manager/council form of government [but] as a person whose job is to enhance the community, there is nothing part-time about what I do as the village mayor,” Booker said at a town hall meeting on Sept. 23.

Apprentice ironworkers compete in the column climb activity during the Outstanding Ironworker Apprenticeship Competition at the Architectural and Ornamental Iron Workers Local 63 Training Center in Broadview on Oct. 5. The event brought ironworkers from across the U.S. and Canada to Proviso Township.

Broadview Hosts Ironworker Olympics

Local 63’s stylish new apprenticeship building hosted an ironworking skills competition for apprentices from across the U.S. and Canada

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Apprentice ironworkers from across the United States and Canada gathered last week at the Architectural and Ornamental Iron Workers Local 63 Training Center, 1819 Beach St. in Broadview, to showcase their skills in the union’s Outstanding Ironworker Apprenticeship Competition.

The event was a homecoming for Eric

Dean, the general president of Iron Workers International. Dean started as an apprentice at Local 63 in Broadview.

“My dad told me, if I don’t like college, get my [butt] to the hall and I didn’t like college,” Dean said.

The skills competition was also an opportunity for Local 63 to show off their stylish new training center that opened this summer and for union officials to showcase what ironworkers do for a living.

Paul Thompson, Local 63’s president and business agent, said leaders with the international union in Washington, D.C. select a different location for the apprenticeship competition, held every two years.

“We just built this new training center and they wanted to see what we have going on,” Thompson said.

The building, nicknamed the “Glass

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Booker, who is running for reelection, makes an additional $10,000 as head of the village’s liquor commission. The mayor said the many hours he works make it virtually impossible for him to work another job.

Critics of the proposed pay increases said raising the mayor’s pay so substantially calls into question the village’s manager/council form of government, which calls for employing a full-time manager to handle the village’s day-to-day operations while the part-time mayor leads the trustee board in handling the suburb’s governance.

that’s comical.”

Jones said one of the benefits of having a manager/council form of government is that elected officials, including the mayor, are able to have full-time jobs while doing public service part-time.

“I think as elected officials, we have to understand why we ran for elected positions,” said Peppers. “You have to understand that you need citizens’ feedback. You work for the people. If you work for the people, you’re doing their job [...] I’m not trying to eat off my community.”

“I think as elected officials, we have to understand why we ran for elected positions.”

AARON PEPPERS

Village trustee

Trustee Miguel Jones, who along with Trustees Isiah Brandon and Aaron Peppers voted against the ordinance, said nearby communities like Oak Park and River Forest also have manager/council forms of government and the annual pay for their mayors is not much more than $30,000.

“I think it’s unreasonable for the next mayor in our form of government to be making double [the mayors of the] villages of Oak Park and River Forest,” Jone said. “To me,

Trustees Pepper and Brandon–both of whom plan on running for mayor next year—are the two biggest threats to Mayor Booker’s plans for a second term, but neither trustee would be able to reverse the board’s decision even though they’re against the mayoral pay raise.

Maywood attorney Michael Jurusik pointed out on Oct. 1 that state law prohibits any local elected officer from increasing or decreasing their salaries during the terms for which they’re elected.

That means, whoever wins the next mayoral race—whether it’s Peppers, Brandon, Booker, or Marry “May” Larry, an outspoken Maywood resident who also announced her plans to run in April—will be stuck with that $65,000 salary, whether they like it (or have worked for it) or not.

IRONWORKERS Stiff competition

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House,” is wrapped in glass curtainwall that helps provide shade from the heat and glare of the sun—something important for the apprentices working inside the state-of-the-art building.

Paul Wende, Local 63’s business manager, financial secretary, and treasurer, said 70 ironworking apprentices from the U.S. and Canada competed this year. They all competed successfully at smaller competitions in their respective districts before competing in what might be considered the ironworking Olympics.

Wende said apprentices compete in multiple areas, including a written test, burning, welding, layout, rigging, rebar-tying, and column-climbing. The rebar-tying and column-climbing competitions, the only ones safe enough for public viewing, were held in Broadview on Oct. 5. Among the 70 apprentices, two of them—Danny Gutierrez, of Dwight, Ill., and Eric Rukavina, of Hebron, Ind.—were Local 63 members, said Laura David, Local 63’s marketing manager.

“There’s a 35-foot column and some kids can get up there in four seconds,” Wende said. “It’s insane.”

David said the local chapter is one of just two ironworker locals in the country designated specifically for architectural and ornamental ironwork.

“We do the shiny, fancy, and cool stuff in Chicago like the Bean [the sculptor, formally titled Cloud Gate in Millennium Park in Chicago] and the Ledge [at Skydeck Chicago in the Sears Tower],” Wende said.

Aaron DiMarco, an apprentice ironworker who will be a journeyman in about a year, said he’s installing bullet-resistant glass at the Barack Obama Presidential Center that’s being built in Chicago’s Hyde Park community. DiMarco said most people don’t realize the soft skills you need as an ironworker.

“Something people never think about with this job is that you need people skills,” DiMarco said in a break from rooting for his fellow Local 63 competitors (most of the apprentice competitors were busy competing in various skills competitions on Saturday).

“You have to be able to get along with the people you work with because so much depends on you bonding with each other. Sometimes, your life is in other people’s hands.’

Ariana Wimberly, a 23-year-old journeyman ironworker who lives in Bellwood, said she decided to join the union after listening to a presentation given by a woman from Local 63. At the time, Wimberly was going through

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Crowds gather to watch the two public activities during the ironworker international union’s apprentice skills competition in Broadview on Saturday.

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a program facilitated by Chicago Women in Trades, a Chicago nonprofit that prepares women to work in the construction field.

“People don’t realize how smart you have to be to be in trades,” Wimberly said. “It’s a lot more than the brunt work people see.”

For John Gardner, the president of Ironworkers Local 1—the Forest Park-based local for ironworkers involved in aspects of the trade that include rebar work and steel construction—ironworking is a path to a solidly middle-class living without the need for a college degree. Unfortunately, though, most people don’t know much about the field, let alone how to become an ironworker.

“A lot of people don’t know about ironworking unless they’re in a family of ironworkers,” Gardner said. “My father was an ironworker. I went to college but after three years decided it wasn’t for me. That’s when I got into a trade and now I’m president of a union.”

Gardner said events like Saturday’s Outstanding Ironworker Apprenticeship Competition help spread the word about ironworking among the unacquainted. He said the unions also host career fairs for high school students to educate the public about potential career pathways in the construction industry. But it’s one thing to get people trained as ironworkers. It’s quite another to make sure they have work to do, Gardner said. Right now, construction has slowed in large cities, so some ironworkers in the Chicago area are “booming out,” or getting work in other places like Dayton, Ohio, and Madison, Wis. Gardner said he hopes construction heats up now that the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates, potentially lowering the cost of borrowing.

Gardner added that the federal government’s CHIPS and Science Act, designed to pour billions into high-tech research and domestic manufacturing, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—two of President Joe Biden’s and the Democratic Party’s signature legislative initiatives—should help jumpstart construction projects, particularly data centers that are all the rage among energy-hungry companies developing Artificial Intelligence technology and infrastructure

projects (i.e., concrete bridges built with steel rebar that ironworkers install).

“My husband is an electrician and data centers are booming,” said Westchester Trustee Gia Marie Benline, a union supporter who was among the spectators at Saturday’s competition.

Gardner said a national program called Helmets to Hardharts that helped military veterans find careers in the building and construction trades was defunded by Republicans in Congress. Now, the program is

largely supported by the union fundraising efforts.

The Democratic legislation and the Republican Party’s austerity may partly explain why Iron Workers International endorsed the Harris campaign (the union had initially endorsed Biden before he was forced out of the presidential race).

Lee D. Worley, Iron Workers International’s executive director of apprenticeship and training, said the union has hosted the Outstanding Ironworker Apprenticeship Competition every other year since 1994. The 70 competitors in this year’s event are an elite group who won miniature competitions in their home districts. There are roughly 15,000 ironworking apprentices in the U.S. and Canada, Worley said.

“Apprentices don’t have student loans, they get paid to work, and there’s mandatory training involved,” Worley said. Apprentices, basically rookie ironworkers still undergoing on-the-job training before becoming professional journeymen, start making 60% to 70% of journeymen wages and apprenticeship programs typically take three to four years to complete.

Worley said the 70 elite apprentices competing in the competition were treated to a trip to Chicago, tools, and other work equipment. He said the top three competitors get cash, prizes, trophies, and bragging rights.

Wimberly, one of the rare women ironworkers, said landing a job in the field is a prize in itself.

“I [install glass railings], I weld, I fabricate—miscellaneous stuff like,” she said. “I love the work.”

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Retired ironworkers Bob Truty, left, and Craig Satalic, right, stand with Eric Dean, the general president of the Iron Workers International, on Saturday.

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Apprentice ironworkers and Local 63 members Ariana Wimberly and Andrew DiMarco.

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An apprentice ironworker competes in the rod tying competition on Saturday.

More Housing Could Be Coming To Broadview

The village board approved a special use permit for the construction of a 36-unit, mixed-income, mixeduse building at 13th and Roosevelt

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

At a regular meeting on Oct. 7, the Broadview village board voted unanimously to grant a special use permit to a developer planning to build a 4-story, 36-unit, mixedincome, mixed-use development on a stretch of vacant village-owned property 1301-31 Roosevelt Rd. in Broadview. The building, called the Broadview Community Flats, will have at least 2,000 square feet of first-floor commercial space.

To build the development, Pivotal Housing Partners, a national nonprofit development firm, is partnering with Riteway-Huggins Construction, a Black-owned general contracting firm, and Black Men United, a national community service organization.

“We’re trying to create a development that will fit into the fabric of Broadview, both as a physical building and as a tenant population, because ultimately our buildings are more

than buildings—they’re really homes to people,” said Wyllys Mann, Pivotal’s senior vice president of development for the Upper Midwest, at a public meeting about the proposed development on Sept. 25.

Larry Huggins, Riteway Huggins’ founder, president, and CEO, said on Sept. 25 that his firm will team with Black Men United to ensure that “people from this community are part” of the building’s construction.

Huggins said his firm has constructed 1,000 mixed-income units that have risen on the site of the Robert Taylor Homes, the famous housing project in Chicago’s Bronzeville community. Robert Taylor included 28 identical high-rise apartment buildings built in 1967. The last of the buildings was torn down in 2007.

Responding to concern among some residents about whether or not the Broadview Community Flats will become “another Robert Taylor,” Huggins and other officials working on the proposed development assured the public that the two aren’t the same.

“[This] is more than about just building a building, it’s about building a community and helping people from this community build this facility,” Huggins said. “You want to invest in people.”

Mann explained that the project-based housing voucher program that characterized the Robert Taylor Homes no longer exists and so won’t apply to the Broadview Community Flats, which will be open to residents of different income levels but also require appli-

Vacant village-owned land at 1301-31 Roosevelt Rd. in Broadview could become home to a 36-unit, mixed-income, mixed-use development.

cants to verify their income.

“Our intent is not to create projects in Broadview,” said Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson at the Sept. 25 meeting. “That’s not who we are.”

Thompson said the village hopes to attract young professionals from surrounding anchor institutions like Loyola Medicine and Hines VA Hospital. She said the village, which will own the land the property sits on, will make sure that the property is maintained. Mann said Pivotal Housing will be responsible for managing the building, adding that the firm will have a manager on-site and a building service technician.

Village officials and developers also addressed concerns some residents expressed on Sept. 25 about the number of parking lots allocated for the development, potential traffic challenges in the area around the development, and the fact that the building will only have one elevator.

Mann said his firm redesigned their plan to ensure that the development complies with village parking requirements. The building will have 68 parking spaces, nine of which will be handicap-accessible. He said the building will have 15 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units, six two-bedroom, one-bathroom units, and 22 three-bedroom, one-bathroom units. The building will also feature a fitness center and laundry room, among other amenities.

At the Oct. 7 village board meeting, Broadview Building Commissioner David Upshaw said Pivotal presented his staff with information stating that any project under 60 units only requires one elevator.

He explained that the project is still in its early stages and that architectural and de-

sign plans are subject to change. Mann said his firm hopes to start construction “as soon as feasible after” winter 2025, but conceded that’s an aggressive timeline. At the Oct. 7 village board meeting, Broadview Building Commissioner David Upshaw said he anticipates construction starting by the end of next year or the beginning of 2026.

Construction could take between 14 and 16 months. He said Pivotal will start taking applications when the building is 90 days from completion.

Upshaw said there’s still a long way to go until the board votes on a development agreement with Pivotal and that residents can provide their input between now and then by attending zoning meetings, village board meetings, public meetings, and making appointments to speak with him or other village officials about the proposed development.

During the Oct. 7 meeting, Mayor Thompson, and Trustees Judy Abraham, Patricia Chao-Malave, Sheila Armour, and Jarry Shelby voted yes to grant Pivotal the special use permit. Trustee Judy Miller abstained. Trustee Andrea Senior was absent.

Watch for yourself

■ To watch the Oct. 7 village board meeting, visit youtube.com/ watch?v=SpAQ8RV2YcU.

■ To watch the Sept. 25 public meeting, visit youtube.com/ watch?v=1olDVYXYge0.

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The Traveling Vietnam Wall Coming to Berkeley Park, Oct. 12-13

The traveling Vietnam Wall, a part of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT), will be on display at Berkeley Park, across from 5819 Electric Ave. in Berkeley, on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13.

This poignant and powerful tribute offers residents and visitors the opportunity to experience a unique, emotional connection with the history and sacrifices of the Vietnam War. The Traveling Vietnam Wall is an 80% replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., stretching nearly 400 feet in length and containing over 58,000 names of the brave men and women who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. This exhibit travels across the country, offering communities a chance to honor fallen heroes and reflect on the costs of war. “We are truly humbled to host the Traveling Vietnam Wall in Berkeley. It’s an opportunity for our community to come together, pay their respects, and ensure that the sacrifices made by so many are never forgotten,” said Berkeley Village President Robert Lee.

During the three-day event, the Wall will be open for viewing 24 hours a day, ensuring all members of the community have the chance to visit and pay their respects. Volunteers will be available on-site to assist visitors in locating specific names using the website (virtualwall.org). The Wall is free and open to the public.

Proviso’s Got Talent Auditions Open

Got talent? Calling all Proviso youth and young adults ages 8 to 21. Open auditions are scheduled for Oct. 12, at 9 a.m., at Proviso Township Town Hall, 4565 Harrison St. in Hillside. Auditions are for Proviso Township residents only and the competition will be split into four different divisions:

■ Division 1: 8 to 10 years old

■ Division 2: 11 to 13 years old

■ Division 3: 14 to 17 years old

■ Division 4: 18 to 21 years old

First, second and third place prizes will be for $700, $400, and $150, respectively. For more info, call (708) 449-4309 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can also visit strengtheningprovisoyouth.org/pgt

Melrose Park Mayor Ron Serpico And Chamber Donate To Food Pantry

[By Melrose Park]: In a significant gesture of community support, Melrose Park Mayor Ron Serpico and the Chamber of Commerce and Community Development presented a $7,000 donation to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Food Pantry.

The donation will go a long way in supporting the pantry, which serves nearly 25,000 individuals and an estimated 7,000 households annually.

Mayor Serpico, along with representatives from the Melrose Park Chamber of Commerce and Community Development, were on hand earlier this month to discuss opportunities for strengthening community assistance and present the donation to Father Leandro Fasso, Deacon John Battisto, Jaime Reyes, and Joe Casale from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

For more information about the food pantry visit olmcparish.org.

Hillside Anticipating 22nd Annual Veteran’s Day Parade

The Village of Hillside is proud to host the 22nd Annual Veteran’s Day Parade, a celebration of patriotism and community. The parade will feature participants from Chicago area JROTC units, Military Units, Suburban Police and Fire Departments, Local Marching Bands, Shriners and Medinah Organizations, Pipes and Drums of the Midwest, along with

A previous Veteran’s Day Parade.

representatives from various American Legion and VFW Posts.

The parade will be Saturday, Nov. 2, and will start at 1 p.m., at Hillside Village Hall, 425 Hillside Ave. in Hillside.

Parade Route:

■ South on Hillside Avenue to Butterfield Road

■ East on Butterfield Road to Wolf Road

■ North on Wolf Road to Washington Street

■ West on Washington Street to the Reviewing Stand at the Veterans Memorial in the Village Commons

The Village of Hillside is the sole sponsor of this event, which is not affiliated with any school district. For more info, contact the Village at (708) 202-4343.

CREATIVE COMMONS

The Moving Wall at County College of Morris in Randolph, New Jersey in 2022.

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Melrose Park Mayor Ron Serpico and Chamber of Commerce members donate a $7,000 check to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Food Pantry.

The annual Tour de Proviso was held in Bellwood on Oct. 5. Dozens of bikers showed up for the annual event. For the first time this year, the event had two different courses for riders to choose whether or not they wanted to ride six miles or 20 miles.

PHOTOS BY MICHAEL ROMAIN

HARRY JERELE MEMORIAL AUTUMNFEST

Illinois Army National Guard Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Illinois, is finally home, nearly 84 years after Company B, 192nd Tank Battalion, based in Maywood, was activated for federal service on Nov. 25, 1940. The flag-draped coffin containing his remains arrived Oct. 1 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport aboard American Airlines Flight 2412. A Military Funeral and Honors team conducted the dignified transfer of remains from the airline to a hearse from Russo’s Hillside Chapels. Among those awaiting his arrival were his niece, Rosemarie Dillon of Chicago, who was 5 years old when Jerele went overseas.

Hillside and Berkeley community members enjoyed the annual HillsideBerkeley AutumnFest on the Prairie Path on Oct. 6 and Oct. 7.

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Pritzker Touts Illinois’ Economic Development At Data Center Groundbreaking

Data centers are a key element in fight over electricity costs in northern Illinois

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois

AURORA – A Texas-based company broke ground on a new data center in Aurora on Oct. 2, the latest in a boom of data storage facility developments in northern Illinois.

Gov. JB Pritzker at the groundbreaking hailed the project as another victory for his administration’s economic development strategy and noted the project would bring with it hundreds of union construction jobs.

Data centers are large facilities used for housing computers that digitally store, process, and distribute information. They can either be developed for a single client – like Microsoft or Facebook’s parent company Meta – or function as “colocation” centers like the one being developed in Aurora. Those rent out space and equipment to a variety of clients.

The development by CyrusOne – the company’s second in Aurora – is expected to be complete in two years, according to the governor’s office. It is set to receive a tax incentive package as part of the state’s “Data Centers Investment Program.”

That program provided more than $650 million of incentives to other data center projects between 2020 and 2023 – including $25 million for a different CyrusOne development in 2022.

Those tax breaks, according to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, have resulted in $6.5 billion in required investments, $11 billion in total investments and 469 new permanent jobs.

“We have chased down every potential dollar of private investment we could find and leveraged every incentive and grant at our disposal to attract and build up existing and new industries,” Pritzker said.

Eric Schwartz, the CEO of CyrusOne, credited the tax incentive program and Pritzker’s support of it as a key factor in why his company is setting up another data center in Illinois.

“It really does drive the decision-making, both for the investments we make, as well as our customers,” Schwartz said.

The move plays into the Pritzker administration’s broader economic development strategy. Business incentives, like those offered to CyrusOne, featured prominently in the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s fiveyear plan released in August.

The Data Centers Investment Program, which has provided tax incentives to CyrusOne, is one of several programs developed in recent years to attract business to Illinois.

Other programs include the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles program, which has granted around $1 billion of incentives since 2021, and programs focused on startups, quantum computing and film production.

But data centers in particular pose a unique challenge to the state due to the amount of electricity necessary to keep them running 24 hours a day.

Pritzker on Oct. 2 positioned Illinois’ grid as an asset to attract data center investment by saying electricity in Illinois is “readily available and reliable.”

But CMRE, the world’s largest real estate services and investment firm, noted in a June report on data center markets that procuring electricity in the Chicago region “poses a significant challenge” to data center development.

Data centers – as well as other energy-intensive developments like electric vehicle battery manufacturing – often require months to years of work with utility companies to ensure that enough electricity can be delivered to new facilities.

Commonwealth Edison, the electric utility for most of northern Illinois, serves every single data center that’s received state backing since 2020.

ComEd CEO Gil Quiniones was at CyrusOne’s groundbreaking ceremony and noted an “explosion of data center investment” in northern Illinois.

The utility is currently in the process of requesting approv-

al for a revised grid plan with state regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission which details some of the costs of building new data centers.

The company’s proposed plan, filed earlier this year, includes $430 million of spending to support data centers –about 24% of their total “new business investments.” Under the plan, that spending would contribute to increased costs for electricity bills in ComEd’s service territory.

In that filing, the company noted a “steep increase in proposed large load projects.” These projects often require hundreds of times more electricity than big box stores like Wal-Mart.

Officials in the Illinois attorney general’s office and by the staff of the Illinois Commerce Commission criticized ComEd’s proposed allocation of funding toward data center developments in ICC filings made public in September.

The Illinois Commerce Commission will decide how ComEd should handle paying for these new demands on the electric grid by the end of the year.

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Gov. JB Pritzker

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).

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

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for GSAMP Trust 2007-FM2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-FM2; Plaintiff vs. Frank Mohorn; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants Defendant 23 CH 1467 CALENDAR 60 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on November 12, 2024, at the hour 11:00 A.M., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOTS 8 AND 9 IN BLOCK 1 IN JOHN GLOS ADDITION TO MELROSE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF THE NORTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 15, 1892, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1786194 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

P.I.N. 15-09-209-019-0000, 15-09209-020-0000. Commonly known as 214 25th Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT

be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1540, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W22-0592 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3253088

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC

Plaintiff vs. SEBASTIAN I. GAWROWNSKI; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JACQUELINE BENLINE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendant 23 CH 4261

CALENDAR 59 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on November 18, 2024, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-21-215-031-0000. Commonly known as 1501 Manchester Avenue, Westchester, IL 60154.

The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 2215 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1512, Westchester, Illinois 60154. (312) 940-8580. 23-01722 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3253438

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.-

VINCENT J TREIBACHS, BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, JANET LEE TREIBACHS Defendants 2017 CH 16901 1434 CIRCLE AVENUE 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 March 14, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 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 1434 CIRCLE AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130

Property Index No. 15-24-210-0180000

The real estate is improved with a two story multi 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.

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. 20-06556IL

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 2017 CH 16901

TJSC#: 44-2703

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 # 2017 CH 16901

I3253413

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2020-3 Plaintiff vs. ERIC BLAKE, CLARA D IVY Defendant 24 CH 178

CALENDAR 57

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on November 6, 2024, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-124-043-0000. Commonly known as 1612 S. 19 Ave., Maywood, IL 60153. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Altman, Strautins & Kromm, LLC d/b/a Kluever Law Group, 200 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1880, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. SMS001018-24fc1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3252614

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.ODESSA M. HAMPTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT, WEST SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION AGENCY Defendants

2023 CH 05230 1408 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 24, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 28, 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 1408 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-15-225-0090000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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) 7949876 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. 14-23-03414

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2023 CH 05230

TJSC#: 44-2165

Case # 2023 CH 05230 I3252748

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION TH MSR Holdings LLC Plaintiff, -v.Wilfredo Bear Rosario; Hannah V. Rosario; Village of Maywood Defendants. 2023CH01494

905 ADAMS ST, 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 7/30/2024, an agent of Auction.com LLC will at 12:00 P.M. on November 6, 2024 located at Auction.com LLC, 100 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602, sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. LOT 32 (EXCEPT THE WEST 200 FEET THEREOF) AND (EXCEPT THE EAST 33 FEET THEREOF) IN SEMINARY ADDITION TO MAYWOOD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 905 ADAMS ST., MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-217-016-0000 The real estate is improved with a

Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $191,619.09 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: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-22-08247. Auction.com LLC 100 N. LaSalle Suite 1400 Chicago, IL 60606 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 14-22-08247 Case Number: 2023CH01494 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. I3249727