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COVID-19 hits close to home Two deaths, six cases in one extended Melrose Park family

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Claudia Castro, of Melrose Park, knows all too well the devastation wrought by COVID-19, the viral respiratory illness that has reshaped daily life around the world.

The pandemic got personal when her father, Alberto Castro, 86, died of complications from the disease at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park on March 30.

Days later, on April 3, Ofelia Ramirez De Villagomez, 89, of Melrose Park, died of complications from COVID-19. Castro said that Ofelia was her aunt’s mother-inlaw (“my first cousins’ aunt”). Four other people in Ofelia’s household, including her 89-year-old husband, contracted COVID-19 and survived.

“The whole house got infected,” said Villagomez’s granddaughter, Laura Lopez.

“Unfortunately, she was the only one who didn’t make it. My grandfather and aunt are at home with oxygen. My cousin and her husband are at home recovering.”

Lopez said that her aunt is in her 60s while her cousin and her husband are in their 30s.

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PALM SUNDAY IN A PANDEMIC: The pastors of St. Charles Borromeo, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Sacred heart in Melrose Park bring the Blessed Sacrament to community members in Melrose Park who look on from within their houses on Palm Sunday - April 5, 2020.

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Westlake to reopen temporarily

The Melrose Park hospital to hold 230 COVID-19 patients

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During his daily briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that Westlake Hospital, 1225 W. Lake St. in Melrose Park, will be reopened temporarily in order to accommodate the growing number of patients coming into area hospitals in the west suburbs.

“Last Monday, I informed you that in Cook and the collar counties, we formally launched work on three facilities,” the governor said during a briefing on April 2.

Those facilities include three shuttered hospitals and McCormick Place, the convention center in Chicago. McCormick Place will be the largest facility once its complete, with roughly 3,000 beds, Pritzker said. Metro South Medical Center in Blue Island and Advocate Sherman in Elgin will together host more than 500 beds, the governor said. Westlake Hospital will host 230 beds, he said.

“Construction at all four of these sites will be completed on a rolling basis throughout April,” Pritzker said. “We’re also finalizing the necessary steps to stand up an alternate care facility in Central Illinois in the coming weeks.”

Pritzker said that the temporary facilities will not replace existing medical infrastructure, adding that patients will be first directed to existing hospitals. Patients who aren’t as sick will be transferred to the alternate sites.

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—John Dewey

Triton donates PPE to area first responders Triton College recently donated personal protection equipment (PPE) — including gloves, masks, gowns and other supplies — to a range of area first responders and healthcare facilities in the west suburbs.

The recipient institutions and departments included: the fire and police departments of River Grove, Norwood Park and Leyden; Loyola University Medical Center; Gottlieb Memorial Hospital; Rush-Oak Park Hospital; and Cantata Adult Life Services.

According to college officials, the donated supplies, which came from the college’s Health Careers & Public Service programs, Engineering Technology,

Chemistry & Biology, and the Center for Health Professionals included: 9,000 gloves; 2,000 masks; 2,000 wipes; 600 gowns; and hundreds of caps, shoe covers and biohazard bags.

“Triton College continues to be a resource to our local community especially during challenging times. Around the world and across the region people are pulling together and deciding how to best support healthcare workers as they care for the sick. We are fortunate to be able to donate much needed resources to support our local community,” said Paul Jensen, Associate Vice President of Academic Innovation and Workforce Education.

Triton College has been closed for the last few weeks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you have questions regarding the the campus closure, online coursework

or any other updates related to COVID-19 please first visit www.triton.edu/pages/ coronavirus-info/.

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VILLAGE people Cassie Dodd, 31, fashion designer, making masks Since the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the U.S. earlier this month, doctors, nurses and other medical workers across the country have been warning people about a critical shortage of personal protective equipment, particularly face masks.

Cassie Dodd, 31, has read the news articles about the pandemic and seen the rush

on equipment and supplies the event has prompted.

“There was an article where a doctor was basically begging for people to donate masks,” Dodd said. “And then the final straw was a mom in Walmart who was crying, because there were no more diapers, because people were panic buying and wiping out the supply of everything.”

Dodd, a Maywood native

who first learned to sew at Proviso East High School, said she realized that she could help in the fight against COVID-19 by doing what she loves — right in the comfort of her own home.

“Right now, I’ve done about 150 masks,” said Dodd, who lives in Chicago. “They’re made of cotton and I’m using fabric that I had on hand. I also had one person donate about five yards of fabric.”

Dodd said that she’s had some help from her 14-year-old son, whom she homeschools.

She also manages her son’s budding career as a young author, managing his speaking engagements and book signings, and building his brand.

Dodd is also developing her own fashion business. Two years ago, she hosted her first solo show, The Emancipation of C. Marie Designs, at the Douglas Park Ballroom in Chicago. The show featured her bridal collection, summer wear and couture looks.

“Once my son’s book tour ended in December, I started to pick back up and I had a few proms this year, weddings, birthdays and baby showers. I also did a full church choir —

the pastor included.”

Dodd said that it takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes to make a single mask. Cutting the cloth takes the longest amount of time, she said.

Although many of her masks are basically white, no different than your standard facial mask, some are made with cotton ankara fabric and other colorful prints.

“I have some fancier designs, like sequin glitter,” she said. “My best friend works for the Department of Corrections, so she can only have a black one. I made her 10 black masks. My cousin, who is a paramedic in New York, has to have black, as well. I made her a black mask and a few fancy ones for her personal collection.”

Dodd said she plans on donating most of the masks she makes to hospital workers, but she’s more than welcome to make a mask for anyone else who needs one. They’ll just need to pitch in $10, since the designer is running low on fabric.

To request a mask, email cmdmariedesigns@gmail.com or call Dodd at (815) 995-7207.

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COVID-19 case tracker

As of April 5, 187 cases in Bellwood, Broadview, Maywood and Melrose Park

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

At least four people have died from COVID-19 at Proviso Township’s two major hospitals, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood and Gottlieb Memorial in Melrose Park have each reported at least two deaths since March 30, according to an analysis of the Cook County Medial Examiner’s daily ledger reports dating back to mid-March.

A 77-year-old African-American woman from Bellwood died from the viral infection at Loyola on March 30. The woman had multiple underlying conditions, including high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes and various heart ailments, the medical examiner said.

A 73-year-old African American man from North Riverside died from COVID-19 at Loyola on March 31. He also had a hormonal condition, the medical examiner’s office reported.

At least one Melrose Park resident has died from complications of COVID-19 at Gottlieb Memorial. An 89-year-old Hispanic woman, who had high blood pressure and

WESTLAKE To re-open from page 1 As of March 24, Pritzker said, the state had roughly 26,000 non-ICU beds and 2,600 ICU beds. About half of the non-ICU beds and less than half of the ICU beds are currently available, but “those numbers have dropped in the nine days” since the data came out.

Area elected officials and activists have been pushing the state to reopen Westlake for two weeks.

On March 20, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th) released a statement encouraging the governor to reopen Westlake, which closed last year. The hospital’s for-profit parent company, California-based Pipeline Health, announced its intention to close the institution in early 2019, just weeks after finalizing the purchase. Last August, Westlake filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

A few days later, the Maywood-based Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, a faith-based social justice nonprofit, launched an online petition pressuring state officials to reopen the hospital. And on March 25, Welch, state Rep. Kathleen Willis (77th) and Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (4th) released a joint letter to Pritzker.

“We strongly encourage your careful and expeditious consideration to reopen Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park to help

heart disease, died on April 3, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Another person, an 86-year-old man from Melrose Park who had been living at Aperion Care Forest Park, 8200 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park, died at Gottlieb on March 30, his daughter said. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, Castro also had diabetes and high blood pressure.

As of April 5, there are a total of 3,098 confirmed COVID-19 cases in suburban Cook County and 82 deaths, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 data portal.

The following is a list of Proviso Township suburbs and the number of confirmed cases, as of April 3: Bellwood (79), Broadview (17), Forest Park (29), Hillside (19), Maywood (52), Melrose Park (39) and Westchester (41).

The rates of infection, or the number of cases per capita, in those towns are as follows: Bellwood (414.24 per 100,000 people), Broadview (214.32 per 100,000 people), Forest Park (204.7 per 100,000 people), Hillside (232.93 per 100,000 people), Maywood 215.86 per 100,000 people), Melrose Park (153.48 per 100,000) and Westchester (245.24 per 100,000 people).

provide additional medical resources and services to our neighbors who need it most,” the legislators wrote.

When reached on April 2, Welch said that the bankruptcy trustee was “key to the whole thing happening.”

The lawmaker shared an email he received on March 23 from an employee of Wilshire Pacific Capital Advisors, LLC, a financial services firm based in Beverly Hills, Ca. “Over the past two weeks, I have attempted to get the attention of government officials and other hospital operators to exhort them to REOPEN Westlake Hospital as part of the state’s emergency response to the COVID-19 epidemic,” the employee, whose name has been withheld since the person was unable to be reached for comment last week.

“The leaders of these various organizations are understandably swamped, but they are missing an essential opportunity. Westlake is a huge facility, capable of supporting a large Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for ventilator patients. The building has all the gas lines in the walls, it has negative pressure rooms to limit the spread of the virus, it has everything that the community needs to expand inpatient healthcare capacity.”

The employee added that they had been “contacted by certain parties who are considering using Westlake for post-acute care. Although Westlake has plenty of space for that, any hotel can be used to provide post-acute care. Only acute care hospital buildings can provide ICU care. That is the best and highest use of the facility.”

To get a sense of the trajectory of COVID-19 cases in the suburbs of Bellwood, Broadview, Maywood and Melrose Park, we’ve created a chart.

The reason Broadview and Melrose Park show no cases on the chart is because the public health department presents the count of COVID-19 cases as a range, between one

and four, in towns with fewer than five cases in order to protect confidentiality.

Before the county’s update on March 31, Broadview had fewer than five confirmed cases while the county reported Melrose Park’s first five confirmed cases on March 28.

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COMING BACK: Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park will reopen this month in order to accommodate the rising number of COVID-19 patients that have been overwhelming the area’s existing healthcare infrastructure.

Welch said that after the employee reached out to him, he shared those concerns with state officials. Last week, they assured him that they would take action by today.

The news comes as the number of COVID-19 cases rises rapidly in some west suburbs. According to the Cook County Department of Public Health, as of April 2, there are a total of 1,992 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in suburban Cook County and 57 deaths.

As of April 2, the county has recorded the confirmed cases in the following Proviso Township suburbs: Bellwood (46), Maywood (26), Melrose Park (18), Broadview (8), Westchester (28) and Hillside (12). ‘”This thing hasn’t peaked yet and when it peaks in two weeks, we have to be prepared,” Welch said. “I’m hoping we’re over prepared.

We’ll need every one of these beds. We have to get this thing open.”

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COVID19

Close to home from page 1 The story of Castro and Villagomez shows COVID-19’s impact across generations and locations, and how the virus is altering even how we mourn.

As of April 3, there were a total of 2,331 confirmed COVID-19 cases in suburban Cook County and 73 deaths, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.

The experience of Alberto Castro illustrates how a virus can implicate multiple municipalities at once. Castro, a longtime Melrose Park resident, had been living at Aperion Care Forest Park, a rehabilitation and long-term care facility in Forest Park, for the last few years. Castro may well be Forest Park’s first confirmed COVID-19 death.

Late last month, Aperion informed his family members that Alberto had been rushed to Gottlieb in Melrose Park.

“He was tested on March 26, and the results came back that day,” Claudia said in an interview on April 4. “He started improving on Friday and Saturday, so we had some hope that he would recover. Sunday, things started to go downhill.”

Alberto, who had migrated from Mexico to Melrose Park for a better life, had worked at the old Zenith TV factory in the village before

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A FAMILY MOURNS: Alberto Castro and Ofelia Ramirez De Villagomez both died from COVID-19 complications within days of each other. The longtime Melrose Park residents shared relatives. starting his own landscaping business, said Claudia, an attorney.

Jose Alberto, Alberto’s son and primary caretaker, told the Chicago Tribune that his father “was a good man.”

In another era, the hardworking family man would have died surrounded by his loved ones. Now, in the midst of a pandemic, the burden and blessing of saying goodbye fell on the shoulder of Jose and his brother, Claudia said.

“We weren’t able to visit him,” she said.

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“That’s the message I want people to know.

People are unable to visit. We were unable to say goodbye. They’re essentially dying alone, especially the older generations, which is sad. And we can’t have a service until May. It’s just so sad, because you’re kind of in limbo with this.”

“We’re asking ourselves how they got infected,” Lopez said, of her grandmother and her other relatives. “My grandmother was sick a week before she the ambulance was called and she got admitted to the

hospital, which was on Friday, March 24. So, she went rather quickly.

“On Saturday, the ambulance got my aunt and grandfather. My husband’s cousin also went to the hospital, because he was kind of weak,” she said. “The only one who didn’t go to the emergency was my cousin, because they said she had only mild symptoms and no fever.”

Lopez said that her grandmother was a homemaker who rarely went out and took safety precautions. She said the family suspects that Villagomez may have been infected by someone who visited the home.

“It’s scary,” Lopez said. “It’s just a very scary process knowing that this has hit this close to home. It’s not something we’re seeing on the news. My family is taking this really hard. We can’t have a normal funeral for my grandmother, so it’s even harder for the people who didn’t get to see her. It’s just really hard.”

Lopez said Villagomez, who had five children and nine grandchildren, wished to to be cremated. But because she tested COVID-19 positive, the family can’t have a service, Lopez said, adding that they they’ll plan a gathering at her grandmother’s home once “things kind of calm down.”

In the meantime, Lopez had some words of caution for other community members.

“Take this seriously,” she said. “Wash your hands and stay home. Don’t go out.”

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NEWS briefs

Signs urging people to ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ crop up in Proviso Township Signs urging people to “Stay Home, Save Lives” have been cropping up across Proviso Township in the last several days, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises in the west suburbs.

As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on the nation’s healthcare system, public health experts around the world have recommended that Americans follow the example of people in countries like China and South Korea, where strict stay-at-home orders seemed to have helped slow the spread of the disease and made the case load more manageable for those countries’ hospital systems.

On April 2, state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th) said that he worked with local mayors to spread the word about the signs.

“I partnered with Mayor [Joseph T.] Tamburino of Hillside on getting these blue and white yard signs out and they’ve spread like wildfire,” Welch said, adding that other Proviso Township mayors, including Maywood Mayor Edwenna Perkins and Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, have picked up batches to distribute throughout their villages.

Other local officials, such as Maywood Trustee Nathaniel George Booker, volunteered to install the signs in residents’ homes, as part of a larger campaign to persuade residents to stay at home.

“We’ve really got to get the message out that if people want to return to their regular lives sooner rather than later, they’ve really got to take this seriously,” Welch said. “These signs are a way of doing that.”

Community mourns slain Proviso West student Community members are mourning the death of 19-year-old Xavier S. Pointer, who was fatally shot during an attempted robbery on March 27 in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham community.

According to an ABC 7 report, Pointer “was walking just before 10 p.m. in the 8500 block of South Carpenter Street when an armed male suspect approached him from a gangway and announced a robbery, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.”

After Pointer told the suspect that he didn’t have anything, the suspect shot the teenager in the chest. He was taken to a hospital in Oak Lawn, where he died roughly an hour later, according to the report. So far, no one is in custody, authorities said.

Pointer was a senior at Proviso West High School, where he was a member of the NJROTC and the marching band, school officials explained in an email newsletter.

Proviso West community members described Pointer as “committed, resourceful, wise, and calm” student who loved to swim and workout. More from the newsletter: “The NJROTC Shark Week was his favorite event of the year. Cannonballs were his favorite, but he always would function as the team leader in the survival phase of the week, still going back to retrieve a struggling cadet. That was Chief Pointer; he was always respectful, compassionate, professional, and patient. He loved Kobe Bryant. He even adopted Lebron James as his favorite basketball player when he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers . . . He did his hero presentation on Kobe and Lebron, discussing the qualities they shared, one year before the passing of the basketball legend. I have observed him, on many occasions, turn bad situations into positive events without creating a scene. He

University Medical Center in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead at 10:58 a.m.

Bolden was arrested on April 2 and charged with first-degree murder on April 3.

Maywood Police said anyone with information on the incident should call (708) 450-1787.

Repossessions, evictions on hold during COVID-19 crisis [JERRY NOWICKI/CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS] The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued guidance for lenders and borrowers Monday regarding debt collection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evictions are suspended for homes and rental units in Illinois per an executive order

by Gov. JB Pritzker, and IDFPR is urging all mortgage servicers to defer payments for 90 days for those suffering hardship as a result of the pandemic.

The department also highlighted a recent executive order suspending repossession of vehicles during the duration of a disaster declaration for COVID-19.

The Illinois Attorney General’s office is fielding complaints about unfair business practices at ccformsubmission. ilattorneygeneral.net/, while more information on banking complaints can be found at IDFPR’s website at www.idfpr.com/ admin/banks/DoBcomplaints.asp.

For questions or complaints about licensed consumer lenders, Illinoisans can visit www. idfpr.com/DFI/DFIComplaintForm.asp.

Mortgage and Rent Foreclosure sales and evictions have been suspended for single family and multifamily home loans financed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the department noted some may be eligible for forbearance or reduction of mortgage payments for up to 12 months.

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FATALLY SHOT: Xavier S. Pointer, 19, left, was fatally shot on March 27. was a believer in ‘service over self ’.”

Proviso West has made the school’s crisis team and counselors available for students in mourning using Microsoft technology.

A GoFundMe created on March 30 in memory of Pointer had raised nearly $5,645 of its $5,000 goal, as of April 6.

Victim identified in fatal April 1st shooting, suspect arrested and charged A Maywood man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to a shooting that happened on the 1200 block of 16th Ave. in Maywood on April 1.

The incident happened just after 10 a.m.

According to Police, Deandre Bolden, 27, fatally shot Giancarlo Figaro, 29, of Maywood. Figaro was taken to Loyola

Evictions and foreclosures are also suspended for 60 days on Federal Housing Authority single-family home loans and reverse mortgages for seniors.

Per IDFPR, affected homeowners or renters should contact their landlord and mortgage servicer immediately to learn about mortgage relief programs.

Certified housing counselors through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development can be found at www.HUD.gov.

The department also urges renters to contact legal assistance agencies, and they urged visiting www.carpls.org/clientservices/ for free legal advice.

Veterans with questions about mortgage options can call the St. Paul VA Regional Office at 1-877-827-3702; the Illinois Attorney General’s Mortgage Helpline is available at 1-866-544-7151; and IDFPR can be called at 1-888-473-4858.

The Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network has another legal aid hotline for veterans, service members and their

families at 855-452-3526. Their website is ilaflan.org/about-il-aflan/.

Student Loans Interest rates on federal student loans held by the U.S. Department of Education have been reduced to 0 percent until Sept. 30, and repayment on those loans is suspended until the same date. Involuntary collection on federal student loans, including wage garnishments and offsets, will be suspended until that date as well. Credit reporting will take place as if the borrower were making timely payments.

Borrowers can find out if a loan is a federal student loan by visiting the Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data System at studentaid.gov/ or by calling 1-800-433-3243 or 1-800-730-8913 (TTD).

Borrowers are urged to contact their student loan servicer as quickly as possible if they are having trouble making payments.

Those having trouble with their student loan servicers are encouraged to call the IDPFR Division of Banking at 217-785-2900 or the Attorney General’s Student Loan Helpline at 1-800-455-2456.

Banks and Credit Unions In its guidance for banks and credit unions, IDFPR “strongly urges” the entities “respond to borrowers affected by the current economic environment, such as small businesses, hourly workers, and independent contractors,” according to a news release.

IDFPR is encouraging all banks and credit unions to offer payment deferment at no cost while eliminating fees such as late payment, ATM usage and overdraft charges, and increasing daily ATM withdrawal and credit card limits.

The department also guides banks and credits unions to: provide new loans on favorable terms; ease restrictions on check cashing; alert customers to the heightened risk of scams; remind customers to contact their financial institutions before entering into unsolicited financial assistance programs; and ensure that consumers don’t experience service disruptions should the institutions close their offices.

If a lender closes its doors for health reasons, they must provide notice to IDFPR and provide reasonable ways to ensure borrowers can make payments to avoid delinquency, per the release.

Debt Collection IDFPR noted that debt collection is not listed as essential businesses under Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, although debt collectors may continue to operate remotely.

The department is encouraging debt collectors and debt buyers to work with consumers to accommodate hardships, including by suspending collection activity for at least 60 days.

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Black-owned restaurants fight to survive COVID-19

Loans may not be enough to overcome steep losses, owners say

By LA RISA LYNCH Contributing Reporter

As residents shelter in place to help curb the spread of COVID-19, small Black-owned restaurants are feeling the effects.

Gov. Pritzker first ordered all bars and restaurants to scale back operations after St. Patrick’s Day revelers took to the streets ignoring calls for social distancing. That order ceased in-person dining for two weeks, but allowed pickup and delivery.

Then a shelter in place order left streets eerily devoid of foot traffic, which added to struggling businesses’ attempts to stay afloat amid the outbreak. That order will last until at least April 7.

As of March 30, there have been 4,596 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Illinois and 65 deaths, according to state public health data.

As the crisis persists, small Black and family-owned businesses – already operating on thin margins – will be in a fight to survive.

Some business owners are trying to adapt to a new way of doing business.

Charmaine Rickette, the owner of Uncle Remus Saucy Fried Chicken, has seen a 40 percent dip in the business her parents started more than 60 years ago. To lessen the blow, Rickette cut store and staff hours across her three stores located in Broadview, Grand Boulevard and on Madison and Central. Store hours were reduced between 27 and 30 hours a week. Now, she opens later and closes earlier, but her biggest dip in business came Sunday. Many restaurants like hers rely on the church crowd.

“Sunday was pretty bad overall, because all of us are driven by church traffic. There was no church Sunday,” said Rickette, who closed two stores early because of it.

But her biggest concern is ensuring her staff stays safe and employed. Determined not to lay off any of her 35 employees, Rickette went without her paycheck to ensure staff got paid. She even ordered extra supplies of milk and eggs to share with employees.

“I could probably maneuver with my suppliers much better than [my employees] can maneuver with their landlords,” Rickette said. “That’s a sacrifice I have to do as a business owner to make sure that the business and the employees survive this.”

Sit-down or cafeteria style restaurants like MacArthur’s, which is owned by

longtime Maywood resident Mac Alexander, are really catching it, said Malcolm Crawford, executive director of the Austin African-American Business Networking Association. He noted it takes a lot of money and man hours to produce the food.

“Soul food is a production,” Crawford said.

“It is not like Dunkin Donuts where it is just coffee and donuts massed produced. You got to have somebody doing greens. Somebody doing chicken. It is a production just to get it out the door.”

And they need volume, he added.

Restaurants need a certain amount of customer turnover that can’t happen with a shelter in place or social distancing order, Crawford said. But a major hurdle for a lot of small mom and pop shops is the failure to innovate, he added. Many small businesses do not have an online presence and need foot traffic to sustain their business, he said. And some have been slow to embrace delivery service or won’t delivery in certain areas, Crawford noted.

“It’s rough on a lot of businesses right now, especially African-American businesses,” he said.

To help businesses, Mayor Lightfoot announced the Small Business Resiliency Fund. The $100 million fund will provide eligible businesses with low-interest loans

and applications will accept beginning March 31. Gov. Pritzker also announced $90 million in state emergency assistance for small businesses.

Business owner Erwin McKennie said he’s unsure if he will take advantage of the assistance. Even a low-interest loan “just adds on to the bills that you are paying,” said McKennie who along with his business partner Tina Cook opened Creed on Chicago’s West Side in September.

“It’s just a temporary fix,” he said.

When McKennie and Cook opened, business was brisk and they were looking to expand to another location. Those plans are on hold now as business has dropped about 50 percent. The majority of their business is carry-out, but he said people are “afraid to come out, so it is affecting us pretty bad.”

And while they have delivery service with Grubhub and UberEats, orders have not increased, he said.

To get hit like this after being in business for six months has been trying, said McKennie, who has dipped into his personal finances to keep the business afloat.

“It is frustrating when you spend your money, get yourself up to par, buy equipment, pay employees and then six months in, you have to shut down,” he said.

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Take the Census Online TODAY!

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According to the Illinois Department of Human Services In 2015, Illinois received $19,738,866,367, or approximately $1,535 per capita, in federal assistance. These programs predominantly impact: Education, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Housing, and Social Services.

Proviso Township missed our count participation by 47,907 residents totaling $73,537,245 annually and $735,372,350 over the past 10 years from likely funding of programs and services.

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Take Census 2020 by phone English: 844-330-2020 Spanish: 844-468-2020 To learn more visit www.ProvisoCensus2020.com For more information contact: Nathaniel George Booker Proviso Census 2020 Awareness & Education nathaniel@provisocensus2020.com

Participation Rates

4.5.2020

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Westchester

64.4%

2

Western Springs

59.6%

3

La Grange Park

58.7%

4

Brookfield

58.4%

5

Berkeley

53.6%

6

North Riverside

52.4%

7

Bellwood

49.1%

8

Hillside

48.3%

9

Forest Park

48.1%

10 Broadview

47.9%

11 Northlake

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PASO head to leave immigrant rights group Ruiz-Velasco, executive director of PASO, to leave April 30

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

An Oak Park attorney, who is the executive director of one of the most prominent immigrant rights nonprofits in the Chicago area, announced last week she’s stepping down from the role.

In a statement released March 27, the board of directors for PASO - West Suburban Action Project announced that Mony Ruiz-Velasco was leaving the helm of the organization after nearly five years as executive director, effective April 30. The board has launched an executive search for a new director, according to the statement.

Ruiz-Velasco’s departure comes less than a month after seven out of the organization’s eight non-managerial staffers went on indefinite strike and called for Ruiz-Velasco’s resignation.

The workers claimed that under RuizVelasco, they “encountered various forms of intimidation, abuse of power, deceit, disrespect, and overall inferior treatment that does not mirror the values we hold at PASO,” according to a signed statement they released on March 2.

“PASO board members The board explained in a statement released and management have earlier this month made many efforts that PASO has “grown in good faith to work as an organization together to resolve the over these last few issues.” years and as a result In its statement have implemented announcing Ruizadditional structures Velasco’s departure, that we feel are the board did not necessary to meet the give a reason for her needs of the community departure and did not for the sustainability of mention the worker our organization and strike. Board members staff.” and Ruiz-Velasco could File Photo At the time of the not be reached for strike, PASO’s board DEPARTING: Mony Ruiz-Velasco is comment on March 31. and Ruiz-Velasco leaving PASO after nearly five years as And PASO has closed explained that they executive director. its offices while Gov. had recommended the J.B. Pritzker’s stay-atuse of an independent home order is in place. mediator to help resolve some of the In its March 30 statement, the PASO board organization’s challenges but that the said that under Ruiz-Velasco, “PASO created workers refused to engage in the process. and developed its immigration legal services “There have been no findings of program, which has provided representation mistreatment or abusive labor practices and advocacy for thousands of families. by any governmental agency,” said Ruiz“PASO has developed campaigns and Velasco during a March 4 press conference. projects that build community power and

provide tools for leadership development and empowerment, and has worked alongside the community to pass progressive proimmigrant ordinances and state laws.”

Ruiz-Velasco said she is “very grateful to the board, our funders, friends, faith leaders, allies, and partners for your trust and support and proud of the accomplishments of PASO over these past five years.”

She added that the nonprofit under her tenure “led the way in providing critical immigration legal resources in the Western suburbs, passed the most welcoming state and municipal policies in the country, and deepened our relationships with key partners to build a larger movement for the benefit of communities of color, LGBTQ folks, and other vulnerable individuals.”

“For over 10 years, PASO has focused on community outreach and on the development of community leaders who have spearheaded campaigns for social change,” said Amailia Pallares, PASO’s board co-chair. “We hope to continue deepening and enhancing this work in the near future.”

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Marijuana dispensary, cultivator eyes Forest Park

Karuna already has 10 employees on payroll

By MARIA MAXHAM Forest Park Review

“‘When you do something you love, you won’t work another day in your life.’ You know that quote? That’s how I feel,” said Mario.

Mario turned 21 in March. He was recently declared cancer-free after a sudden diagnosis and intense treatment, during which he mitigated the effects of chemotherapy with marijuana to reduce nausea. And he has what he calls a dream job, working for Karuna, a recreational marijuana company hoping to get licensed in Illinois and open a dispensary and cultivation center in Forest Park.

Karuna founder and CEO Mike Cardozo won’t know until May at the earliest if he’ll be granted a dispensary license from the state, but he already has full-time employees on the payroll, and, through his incubator program, he’s training them to be budtenders, the term for employees working at medical or recreational cannabis retailers who interact with customers, answering questions about products.

At a recent training session Cardozo

held in Chicago for his employees, one of whom is from Forest Park, the presentation

by Cardozo and his business partners Matt Gaboury and Keoni DeFranco was vibrant, detailed, fascinating. Phrases like “lighting a bowl” and discussions about “shake,” the stuff left over in the bag after you use up all the flower, peppered the conversation in a casual way that takes a moment to get used to if you’re not in the industry and grew up with pot being illegal.

An in-depth conversation about terpenes highlighted how different types of cannabis produce different effects. But the way they interact with a person’s physiology can vary from person to person.

“There are so many hybrids,” said Gaboury while the trainees looked at the handouts and took notes. “Plus, individual biology means that different strains affect people in different ways.”

He talked about how someday there might be blood tests that can help determine the

perfect product for each person. For now, though, the job of budtenders will be to help people evaluate what their expectations and desires are and matching them up with the perfect product.

“The budtender is the single-most important part of the industry,” said Gaboury, stressing to the trainees the significance of interacting and consulting with customers.

Cardozo lives in Maryland, but, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, was flying out every month to personally teach his employees about various industry topics.

“The idea is to give them a foundation that will launch them into successful cannabis careers, whether for us or for someone else,” said Cardozo. “We are enrolling every participant in online dispensary operations training, which provides industry-standard budtender certification. We offer them opportunities to work on application writing, legislative advocacy, production methods and more.”

Cardozo has 10 employees already on his payroll. Six are social equity employees, required by the state of Illinois, which has probably the strongest social equity component of any state that has legalized marijuana.

A social equity application in Illinois requires that the applicant has at least 10 full time employees, at least 51 percent of whom either currently reside in an area disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs or have been arrested for or convicted of a marijuana related offense now eligible for expungement.

Cardozo told his employees up front about the application rules. But for him, meeting the requirements isn’t just something he has to do; it’s something he says he believes in.

“It was about more than just employing a diverse group,” said Cardozo in an interview.

“I want to see them end up in my position someday as an equity partner with their own company. Employment is a great start, but the social equity needle really starts to move once we see diversity in ownership positions. My intention is to provide enough support, education and guidance to our incubator participants that they eventually end up where I’m sitting.”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NA 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.

MONICA MORALES-VELEZ AKA MONICA VELEZ AND DAVID VELEZ; Defendants, 19 CH 10685 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, April 27, 2020 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 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. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. SPS000262-19FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3148521

sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. 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, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719.

Please refer to file number 295215.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 295215 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 09148 TJSC#: 39-6362 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.

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above cause on January 24, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 312 DEWEY AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-32-214-0190000 The real estate is improved with a gray wood one story single family home with a two car detached garage.

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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. 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. 11802 Attorney ARDC No. 61256

Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 11 CH 36940 CONSL. 12 CH 32706 TJSC#: 40-689 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.

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of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. 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. 271179 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2019 CH 10682 TJSC#: 39-8091 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.

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Trustee, successor in interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee for GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-1 Plaintiff, vs.

Jerrald Lee Kennedy aka Jerrald Kennedy aka Jerrald L. Kennedy; Schular E. Kennedy aka Schular Kennedy; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, 16CH11114 Sheriff’s # 200039 Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on May 14, 2020, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 2341 South 16th Avenue, Broadview, Illinois 60155 P.I.N: 15-22-209-007-0000 Improvements: This property consist of a Single Family Home.

Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney Shapiro Kreisman & Associates LLC 2121 Waukegan Rd. Suite 301 Bannockburn, Il 60015 847-291-1717 ILnotices@logs.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 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. 13408 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 18625 TJSC#: 40-414 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.VOLETTA FINLEY, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 18 CH 09148 2118 S. 23RD AVE. BROADVIEW, IL 60155 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 22, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 29, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2118 S. 23RD AVE., BROADVIEW, IL 60155 Property Index No. 15-15-325-0230000 fka 15-15-325-023 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $154,328.62.

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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TINA M MCBRIDE AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND J MCBRIDE, TINA M. MCBRIDE Defendants 11 CH 36940 CONSL. 12 CH 32706 312 DEWEY AVENUE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO USA HOLDINGS INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

RUTH MONROE; FREDDIE L. WILLIAMS AKA FREDDIE WILLIAMS; DNF ASSOCIATION LLC; Defendants, 19 CH 11098 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 Friday, May 1, 2020 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. 15-16-106-036-0000 Commonly known as 3300 Monroe Street, 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. 19-033856 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3148790 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSE G MARQUEZ A/K/A JOSE GUADALUPE MARQUEZ, A/K/A GUADALUPE MARQUEZ, LORENA MARQUEZ AKA LORENA GOMEZ AKA LORENA GOMEZ VERGARA AKA MARIA LORENA GOMEZ VERGARA, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2019 CH 10682 1737 NORTH 43RD AVENUE STONE PARK, IL 60165 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 21, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1737 NORTH 43RD AVENUE, STONE PARK, IL 60165 Property Index No. 15-05-225-0250000 The real estate is improved with a single family home with no garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division.

U.S. Bank National Association, as

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.MARLA PHIPPS, AL JAMES GEE, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 15 CH 18625 612 SOUTH 21ST 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 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 22, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 612 SOUTH 21ST AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-319-0150000 The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage.

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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the

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