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Vol. VI No. 20 Old Navistar site nearly leased up, PAGE 5

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Broadview goes biking, PAGE 5

New micro loan program debuts in Maywood

The Business Investment Micro Loan Program provides small loans exclusively to Maywood business owners

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Small loans to cash-strapped entrepreneurs isn’t a new idea. The concept, wisely known as microlending, has been globally popular since at least the Bangladeshi social entrepreneur Mohammaed Yunus founded his Grameen Bank in the 1970s.

Now, however, the concept has landed in Maywood, with the recent launch of the Business Investment Micro Loan Program — the result of a partnership between Proviso Community Bank and the village of Maywood. A branch of the bank is located at 1111 Madison St. in the village.

Christopher Parker, the vice president and director of community banking for Proviso Community Bank, which is a Wintrust Community Bank, said the program came about as a way to fill the critical need for capital facing many small entrepreneurs in Maywood.

“What our research shows is that a lot of businesses need the opportunity to bridge some of the capital shortfalls,” Parker said.

Parker said the program is designed to promote Maywood’s revitalization by providSee MICRO LOAN on page 3

Nicole Molinaro talks about starter plants during Saturday’s annual plant sale, sponsored by the Grassroots Garden Group.

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In Maywood, history brought to life by Civil War-era actors Standing in the shadow of Maywood’s Home for Soldiers’Widows, actors dramatized pivotal era during May 14 Living History event

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

William Herman Stipp broke down in tears as he talked about Mary Ann Bickerdyke, a fierce advocate for Union soldiers during the Civil War. “She ran around northern Illinois and

southern Wisconsin raising funds to buy soldiers fresh food and better hospital goods than they were getting in the hospitals down south,” Stipp said.

Stipp gestured toward an onion and potato nearby. During the Civil War, surgeons relied on those foods to help mitigate diseases and sicknesses that proved more lethal than weaponry.

“The latest number I’ve seen is 690,000 men who died during the Civil War,” Stipp said. “I’ve got a book back home of color photographs and he had toward the back of the book that out of the 690,000 that died, a little less died from combat. The rest of them drowned, got run over by a wagon, but the biggie was disease.”

Stipp gestured to an onion that was on a nearby table and held it up.

“[Mrs. Bickerdyke] was giving a lecture in Chicago somewhere and she stopped in the middle of it and held up an onion and said, ‘Young ladies, don’t send your lovers a letter. Send them an onion. It will save his life.’” “ Stipp’s tears burst forth again. He and other Civil War soldiers had so much love for Bickerdyke that they called her Mother. She was so well-respected that even Ulysses S. Grant, the commander of all the Union armies and the eventual President of the United States, deferred to her.

William Herman Stipp, the first volunteer to sign up with the 10th Illinois Infantry — the first full all-volunteer company formed in the state of Illinois, in a city called Sandwich — is actually Chris BrySee HISTORY on page 8

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NEWS briefs Northlake Planning Addison Creek, Sewer And Park Improvements Editor and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Michael Romain Senior Editor Bob Uphues Digital Publishing and Technology Manager Briana Higgins Photographers Shanel Romain, Alex Rogals Design/Production Manager Andrew Mead Editorial Design Manager Javier Govea Designer Susan McKelvey Sales Representative and Community Engagement Kamil Brady Sales Representatives Lourdes Nicholls, Marc Stopeck Development Manager Mary Ellen Nelligan Development and Sales Coordinator Stacy Coleman Circulation Manager Jill Wagner | Email: jill@oakpark.com Business Manager Joyce Minich Publisher Dan Haley

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The city of Northlake is planning millions of dollars’ worth of improvements both on land and underground.

On April 18, the Northlake City Council approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in order to stabilize the banks of Addison Creek near Creekside Village Apartments, 2780 Rhodes Ave. in Northlake.

The city wants to restore the north stream bank of Addison Creek that’s adjacent the apartment community, install native vegetation in the area and restore the Creekside Village parking lot that’s adjacent the north bank of Addison Creek, according to city documents.

The city recently received $526,399 in grant funding from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The money is designed to help pay for pollution control efforts.

Meanwhile, Northlake is also planning roughly $4 million worth of improvements to its sanitary sewer system, which dates to 1958. According to city documents, “material used to seal numerous joints within the system has broken down over time and allowed inflow and infiltration of groundwater into the system.”

The groundwater overwhelms the sewer system during severe storms and contributes to flooding “through sewer backups into basements and also over land flooding.” The water is also a burden on sewer treatment plants.

Northlake has allocated $2 million to fund half the project. The city recently applied for federal funding in order to pay for the other half of the project.

At a meeting on May 16, the Northlake City Council will discuss awarding a roughly $81,000 contract to Minnesota-based Landscape Structures as part of the Nagel-Perry Park Improvement Project.

The city is looking to install new playground equipment, including a high wire net climber, an alpine slide and a bead maze, among other improvements.

Berkeley Village Administrator Gets Slight Pay Raise, Bonus Roughly a year after the Berkeley village board approved an employment agreement with the village’s administrator, Rudy Espiritu, the board approved an

amendment to the agreement that slightly raised Espiritu’s base salary from $145,000 to $148,625 and gave Espiritu a $10,000 bonus effective June 1 through May 31, 2023.

Berkeley Poised To Purchase Village’s ‘Biggest Eye-Sore’ Property The village of Berkeley recently negotiated an agreement for deed in lieu of foreclosure in order to obtain an abandoned office building at 5440 St. Charles Road, according Village Administrator Rudy Espiritu, who wrote in village memo that the building is the “biggest eye-sore property in the Village and is in need of substantial repair.”

Espiritu said that village staffers are entering the process of demolishing the property, with demolition bids due to come before the village board in the future.

Berkeley will purchase the property for $10, which will be paid from the village’s St. Charles Road TIF Fund.

Espiritu said the board approved a special use permit in 2018 for the property site to be developed into a multi-family housing complex, but that development never materialized and the permit expired.

The village board is scheduled to approve the agreement for deed in lieu of foreclosure at a board meeting on May 17.

Street Paving Project Happening This Summer In Westchester During a regular meeting on May 10, the Westchester village board approved a $225,587 bid put forth by A.C. Pavement Striping Co., based in Elgin, to do roughly 55,000 square yards of street paving work this summer on 16 streets in the village.

The streets include Pell Street, from Westchester Boulevard to Hull Avenue; Hull Avenue, from Cermak Road to Kent Street; Kent Street, from Norfolk Avenue to Gardner Road; Manchester Avenue, from Frontage Road to Canterbury Street; Bond Street, from Westchester Boulevard to Gardner Road; Cambridge Street, from Westchester Boulevard to Newcastle Avenue; Norfolk Avenue, from Dickens Street to Drury Lane; Cromwell Avenue, from Devonshire Lane to Kitchner Street; Balmoral Avenue, from Kitchner Street to a cul-de-sac; Strand Avenue, from Westchester Boulevard to Newcastle Avenue; Hull Avenue, from Strand Avenue to Gladstone Street; New-

castle Avenue, from Roosevelt Road to Wedgwood Avenue; Wakefield Street, from Wolf Road to Wellington Avenue; Lancaster Street, from Wolf Road to Wellington Avenue; Wellington Avenue from, from Nelson Street to Wakefield Street; and Oxford Street, from Sunnyside to Mayfair avenues.

Village officials said the project, which is being funded by motor fuel taxes, involves the process of micro-surfacing the asphalt streets. Micro-surfacing is the application of a mixture that includes water, asphalt emulsion, crushed rock and chemical additives to existing asphalt pavements. The process is designed to preserve the existing asphalt.

During a Committee of the Whole meeting on April 26, village officials said the micro-surfacing process is a proactive way of preserving asphalt. One layer of micro-surfacing mixture should protect an existing asphalt pavement for another six to seven years, they said.

Scott Russell, Westchester’s public works director, said A.C. Pavement submitted the lowest of two bids. The other bid of $309,191 came from Microsurfacing Contractors LLC, a company based in St. Louis.

According to the contract, the work should take about two weeks, although specific start and end dates weren’t discussed.

Westchester Secures Additional $1.5M In Funding For New Village Hall Several weeks after learning that plans to retrofit two buildings on Enterprise Drive into a new municipal headquarters were significantly delayed and that it would cost significantly more than village officials thought, Acting Westchester Village President Nick Steker announced the village has secured another $1.5 million in state funding.

“In the final days of the legislative session, I reached out to Speaker Welch to share that estimates for village hall were higher than anticipated and to request additional state help,” Steker wrote in the village newsletter.

Steker said that, as a result, that the new state budget includes another $1.5 million appropriation. That’s in addition to $2 million in state funding from last year’s budget, for a total of $3.5 million the village expects to receive in state aid See NEWS BRIEFS on page 8

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Maywood boutique reopens with a bang Cheryl Renee’s Things has relocated and expanded its offerings

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

After being closed for roughly five months during the pandemic, a Maywood boutique is reopening in a slightly different form.

Cheryl Renee’s Things has a new location and a new business structure said owner Tami Yarbrough. The new store has relocated to 846 S. 17th Ave. — across the street from its old location.

“We’re now partnering with other businesses that will display their items in the store,” Yarbrough said. “We’ll have their names displayed on the wall, so people know who they’re shopping with. I wanted to partner with other small business, so we can help each other grow and develop.”

Yarbrough held her official grand reopening May 7. The event attracted May-

MICRO LOAN

Easing access to capital from page 1 ing easy access to a line of credit of up to $250,000. There’s a promotional introductory interest rate of 1.99% for the first 12 months. The program is only for Maywood residents, he said.

“This gets business owners in the door at a very low rate, but it allows them literally to help revitalize Maywood by looking at property improvements and asset purchases,” Parker said, adding that while the maximum loan amount is $250,000, most loans will range between $5,000 to $10,000.

“That goes a long way,” he said. “It provides a cushion that allows small businesses to see some growth.”

Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker said Wintrust launched the program at the village’s monthly Business Community Collaborative meeting held last month.

Ashley Wright, 22, said her mother, Nicole McDuffie, has been teaching her the value of micro loans since she was a young girl.

“She’s taught me the value of saving and opening my own bank account,” Wright

Business Administration, allowed her to restructure her business.

“We’re partnering with other businesses that will display their items in the store,” she said. “We have three partners who have come on. One Tami Yarbrough, middle, cuts the ribbon May 7 on her newly reopened is in the candle boutique, Cheryl Renee’s Things, in Maywood. Maywood Mayor Nathaniel business, one in the George Booker, third from right, and radio personality Ramonski Luv, third makeup business and the other in the from left, were among those who joined Yarbrough.

Michael Romain children’s clothing business. We wanted to come together wood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker and as small businesses to help each other deChicago radio personality Ramon Wade, velop and grow.”

Yarbrough also has two young employees popularly known as Ramonski Luv, who shared a livestream of the event for his so- working for her. On May 7, Jashala Fulks, cial media following.

18, and Ashley Wright, 22, showed customYarbrough, a nonprofit program direc- ers around the boutique’s new showroom tor, said grants from Facebook and FedEx, floor and captured contact information. as well as federal funds from the Small “We have a variety of clothing,” Fulks said. “And if I do take out a loan, she’s taught me not to take out a big one that I can’t pay back, but to start small and build up.”

McDuffie, the founder and owner of Big Mama Catering Service, which is based in Chicago, said her company, which specializes in southern cuisine, was funded through her savings. She now has bank credit, but she understands how critical access to credit can be for most Black and Brown small business owners.

“Access to credit is very important for small businesses, especially for those in Maywood,” said McDuffie, who grew up in Maywood, but currently lives in Chicago.

“When I was a kid, there were a lot of businesses in Maywood,” she said. “Now, they’re no longer here. [Residents] need their own grocery store. A lot of people I know who still live in Maywood come all the way out to the city to shop.”

Tami Yarbrough, the owner of Cheryl Renee’s Things, a boutique located at 817 Madison St. in Maywood and where Wright works, discovered the Proviso Bank’s Micro Loan program at the grand reopening of her boutique.

Yarbrough said the boutique had relocated across the street and reopened after being closed for five months due to the pan-

said. “We have clothes for men’s and women’s. We also have jewelry. [Tami] makes jewelry by hand, which is why she originally created Cheryl Renee’s Things.”

Wright, a budding entrepreneur herself, said her first official day on the job was a learning experience.

“I’ve been getting a lot of experience working here in retail,” she said. “I’ve been learning to build my customer service skills and other things like that.”

Yarbrough said she believes her newly reopened shop is a small indicator of retail’s revival.

“My biggest challenge has been getting people to come out again and shop, because they’ve gotten so used to sitting at home and shopping online,” Yarbrough said.

“But the retail business is not going to die. Storefronts are not going to die down.

We’re coming back. People need to feel and see while shopping. People want an experience. That’s what I’m trying to create.”

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Christopher Parker, the vice president and director of community banking for Proviso Community Bank, speaks at a business meeting in Maywood sponsored by Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker in April.

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The small business owner said she also started Cheryl Reenee’s Things with her own savings and could have benefited from having access to credit. Yarbrough said she’s received grants from the federal government and private corporations like Facebook and FedEx, but could use additional capital to promote the new location of her shop.

“I need all of the funds I can get, especial-

ly being here in this [new] spot,” Yarbrough said. “I need to do a lot of marketing to get people over here. I want to get more people to come here.”

For more information about the Business Investment Micro Loan Program, visit provisobank.com, call Parker at (630) 321-2188 or email him at cparker@wintrust.com.

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Community roots run deep at Westchester plant sale

The Grassroots Garden Group held its annual plant sale May 14

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The Grassroots Garden Group’s annual plant sale, held Saturday near the village fountain on Cermak and Mannheim Roads in Westchester, started at 9 a.m. Within the hour, the pickings were slim, with a throng of plant-lovers having carried away much of the green inventory.

“Everybody’s always looking for flowers and herbs,” said Nicole Molinaro, a group member who also sits on the Green Residents of Westchester Ecological (GROW) Commission.

There were potted chives. Chamomile.

Squash. All sorts of flowers and herbs.

Bethanny Alexander, who founded the gardening group in 2015, said the plants are all grown by members themselves or donated.

The proceeds from each plant sale go to the Westchester Food Pantry.

If you’re new to gardening, Molinaro suggested starting out with plants that are relatively low maintenance.

“Chives are always easy and you can eat them, too,” she said. “I feel like you have to do the corn, squash, bean combination, because all three of those plants, when they work in the trifecta of a community they’re easier to handle. They take care of each other and you don’t have to take care of them as much.”

Growing community, Alexander said, is what the Grassroots Garden Group has been all about since it started seven years ago.

“I founded the group with some neighbors of mine and it slowly expanded,” she said. “It was really a way to share plants.

None of us are gardening experts, per se, but we enjoy gardening, so it was about sharing plants and trying to beautify the community.”

This year’s plant sale resonates deeply across a range of social spheres. With

prices and food insecurity on the rise, the mission of the Westchester Food Pantry is that much more pivotal. And as the climate crisis worsens, more and more people are looking to the wisdom of plants and the relative solace of gardening.

“We need to build our community above ground, but also below ground,” Molinaro said. “[Plants and trees] all talk to each other and communicate and share secrets and nutrients. We forgot there’s this whole oth-

OUT & About Hundreds volunteer at Maywood’s Village Wide, Village Pride Maywood’s annual Village Wide, Village Pride community-wide cleanup event was held May 14, a few weeks after it was postponed due to inclement weather.

Mayor Nathaniel George Booker said the village ordered about 350 t-shirts for the event, so it’s safe to say several hundred people volunteered to clean up or plant greenery at 19 different sites around the village.

Booker said volunteers planted flowers around the village at places like the 1100 Building, Bosco Park and the Soldiers’ Widows Home on 1st Avenue and Lake Street.

“It was definitely not as bad as it was last year or the year before,” Booker said, referencing the amount of trash and debris that volunteers collected. “There were some tires, but overall there was a lot less to clean up this year.”

Laura Rogers, Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker and Readith Esther during Village Pride, Village Wide in Maywood on Saturday.

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Members of the Grassroots Garden Group pose for a group photo during Saturday’s plant sale in Westchester.

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Broadview quietly becoming Proviso’s biking destination Mayor Katrina Thompson designates observes National Bike Month, launches annual Walk/Bike with the Mayor on May 21

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During a regular board meeting on May 2, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson formally recognized May as National Bike Month with a resolution urging residents to join her in the observation.

This month, Broadview residents and visitors “will experience the joys of bicycling through educational programs, races, commuting events, charity events, or by simply getting out and going for a ride,” the resolution reads.

The resolution is the latest gesture in Thompson’s growing love affair with bikes,

which goes back at least to the launch of her annual Walk/Bike with the Mayor initiative in 2020, the first year the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year’s Walk/Bike with the Mayor starts again on May 21. Saturdays at 9 a.m. will be for biking while Sundays at 7 a.m. will be for walking. The initiative will run most weekends through Oct. 2.

The bike meeting location will be at the 14th Street and 17th Avenue light while the walk meeting location will be at the Walgreens at 1600 Roosevelt Road in Broadview. For more information on the schedule, click here.

Meanwhile, the Broadview Police Department has played a role in the village’s bike enthusiasm, with its annual Bicycle Registration Day. This year, the registration took place on May 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In October 2020, Thompson also helped organize the first annual Tour de Proviso, an ode to the Tour de France, which entails bikers from across the west suburbs wheeling through several communities.

The first event included Broadview, Bellwood and Maywood. Last year’s event grew, encompassing even more suburbs, including River Forest.

This year’s event, Thompson said, is likely to be even bigger.

“This year, we got permission to ride through the Brookfield Zoo,” Thompson said on May 2.

The mayor’s biking enthusiasm has also translated into future infrastructure improvements, with the village winning a $2.9 million grant earlier this year to build a bike path along 25th Avenue. The grant is funded through the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.

Thompson said the bike path will stretch through the village’s industrial zone and the Cook County forest preserve. The proj-

Bikers from across the west suburbs gather in Broadview for the Tour de Proviso in 2021.

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ect’s engineering phase is scheduled to begin by the fall of this year, with construction starting by the spring of 2024, she said.

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Industrial site on old Navistar plant nearly leased up

Bridge Point Melrose Park, located on 87 acres along North Avenue, recently signed two new leases, RE Journals reports

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Nearly two years after Navistar International Corporation vacated its former campus at 10400 W. North Ave. in Melrose Park, the site is well on its way to becoming an industrial park.

On May 4, RE Journals reported that Bridge Industrial, the Chicago-based development firm that brought the former Navistar campus for $63 million in 2021, announced that after two recent leases were finalized, the development, named Bridge Point Melrose Park, is 86% pre-leased.

Demolition on the old Navistar campus ramped up earlier this year. An 87-acre in-

Demolition on the old Navistar campus in Melrose Park. Developers are planning to turn the site into an industrial campus called Bridge Point Melrose Park.

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dustrial park will take its place. According to RE Journals, “supply chain management firm CEVA Logistics, and Expeditors International, a logistics and freight forwarding firm” were the two firms that signed new leases.

“CEVA has signed a long-term lease agreement for the planned 707,953-squarefoot cross-dock warehouse and Expeditors will occupy a new 669,914-square-foot facility at the development,” RE reported.

“In order to accommodate both tenants’ desired warehouse requirements, Bridge worked with its design and construction team to adjust the plans for the 1.6 millionsquare-foot-project. The design team consists of leading architecture firm Cornerstone; general contractor ARCO Murray; and SPACECO, Inc., the project’s civil engineer. Bridge secured a loan on the project from CIBC in 2021.”

Once the cross-dock facilities are completed, Bridge will build one last building on the south end of massive site, RE reported. That building “will be a 225,009-squarefoot rear-load facility with 36-foot clear ceiling heights and ample truck and car

parking spaces. This building will be available for lease in late 2023.”

In 2021, Commercial Search quoted Dan McGillicuddy, the managing director with JLL, the firm that represented Navistar in the transaction.

“As JLL remarked on other industrial projects popping up in the O’Hare submarket in its first quarter 2021 report, ‘It is exciting to see the town prioritizing industrial investment and job creation while growing their commercial tax base,’” Commercial Search reported at the time.

“Bridge plans to transform what has long been a vehicle manufacturing operation into a cutting-edge industrial destination featuring three premier facilities.”

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NEW BRIEFS from page 2 for its new Village Hall.

During a Committee of the Whole meeting on April 26, the village board learned that the planned Village Hall, which they had initially thought would cost a few million dollars, could cost an estimated $7.5 million.

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Brought to life from page 1 ant, a passionate Civil War buff who lives in Zion.

Bryant was among a group of volunteers acting out that pivotal moment in American history during the annual Civil War Living History demonstration, held May 15 on the vacant lot beside the historic Home for Soldiers’ Widows located at 1st Avenue and Lake Street.

While he cooked a piece of salt pork on a fire inside of the Union Army encampment — replete with medical tents and muskets loaded with blanks that were fired off intermittently — George Woodwork, another member of the 10th Illinois Infantry, explained the importance of Soldiers’ Widows building.

“During the war, husbands may have died and there was no support for [widows] other than the community, because women didn’t hold many jobs,” Woodwork said.

Woodwork, who is actually Bob Winter, then explained the innovation of salt pork, also known as bacon, cooked inside of one

Kevin J. Wood, who portrays Abraham Lincoln, standing in front of the Maywood Home for Soldiers’ Widows during Saturday’s Civil War Living History event. Below, Bob Winter, who portrays Union soldier George Woodwork, cooks salt pork.

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half of a drinking canteen.

“The canteens were soldered together,” Winter, channeling Woodwork, said. “The soldiers would have one leaking and they’d throw it into the fire, break it off and have two halves. The guys would use that as a frying pan. It’s light and easy to carry and reuse.”

As he was speaking, Abraham Lincoln walked up and explained how the 16th president was an inspiration for buildings like the Widows’ home.

“The motto of the VA, ‘To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan,’ are words from my second inaugural address,” said Lincoln, convincingly portrayed by Kevin J. Wood.

“In that sense, Lincoln was an inspiration for these sorts of things.”

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Maywood Adopts New Public Engagement Platform, Survey Open Until May 30 Earlier this month, Maywood officials announced the adoption of a new online public engagement platform called Polco.

“By using Polco, the Village is making public participation easier for residents,” village officials said in a May 3 release.

“Officials will post questions directly to residents on Polco’s app and website, where residents answer and comment on the questions.”

Officials said the village will ask questions on technology, equity initiatives and other projects in “the coming weeks and months.”

“Maywood is a diverse community and it is critical that we hear from as many community voices as possible,” said Maywood Village Manager Chasity Wells-Armstrong.

The first Polco survey will ask residents where they’d like to see American Rescue Plan funding spent.

To participate, residents should go to https://polco.us/maywoodopen1. Business owners should go to https://polco.us/maywoodbizopen1. The deadline to complete the survey is May 30.

Residents can respond online or download the Polco app for Android or Apple iOS. Once they have answered the questions, residents will be asked to provide their zip code to confirm where they live. This allows the village to be sure they are hearing from each person only once and to identify the general area of the city in which respondents live.

Responses will remain anonymous and personal information will be securely stored on Polco, village officials explained.

Residents can choose to provide an email address to Polco, which will allow the village to easily contact them with future questions.

Polco, which is free to residents, maintains a strict privacy policy and only shares anonymous, combined results. Participants’ individual data and votes are never shared.

Grease Fire Temporarily Closes Maywood Burger King The Burger King at 49 W. Lake St. in Maywood is boarded up after a grease fire that happened inside of the fast-food restaurant, Maywood officials said.

Maywood Fire Chief Craig Bronaugh said the fire happened on Sunday, May 8, at approximately 6 a.m. The chief said the fire was discovered and reported by restaurant staff who were preparing to open the Burger King. There were no injuries, he said.

Mayor Nathaniel George Booker said on May 15 that the restaurant is closed as it undergoes renovations. So far, it’s unclear how long the restaurant will be closed.

According to property records, the Burger King is owned and operated by Downers Grove-based Heartland Foods, one of the largest Burger King franchises in the country. The company owns and operates over 225 Burger Kings in six states, according to its website. A company representative couldn’t be reached on Sunday afternoon.

Maywood mourns death of former police chief Community members in Maywood and across Proviso Township are mourning former Maywood Police Chief James Stenson, who died May 3. He was 85.

The Maywood Police Department announced Stenson’s death in a Facebook post on May 11.

Maywood Police officials said Stenson was born Oct. 2, 1936 and began working with the department on June 19, 1966. He was appointed police chief on May 1, 1990 and retired on Dec. 10, 1993. He worked for the department for 27 years, police officials said.

After his retirement, Stenson was active in a variety of civic and community activities, including as a chairman of the village’s Traffic and Safety Commission. He was also active in his local church, Second Baptist Church, 435 S. 13th Ave. in Maywood, and a presence at Operation Uplift functions.

Stenson’s wife, Jeri Stenson, is the curator of Uplift’s West Town Museum of History and Culture in Maywood.

“A bunting has been put up at the Village of Maywood Police Department in Chief Stenson’s memory and a poster for all to write a message of condolence for the family has been placed in the lobby of the Maywood Police Department,” officials explained.

Funeral services for Stenson were held this past weekend.

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LETTERS

Let’s make every month Mental Health Awareness Month In America today, approximately 1 out of 5 Americans is suffering with a mental health issue; and approximately 1 in 25 adults is experiencing a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with one or more major life activities. The pandemic has further compounded the impact on mental health. Admissions to ERs have increased by 24%; the rate of suicides has increased; fatal overdoses have increased.

Seventy-six percent of workers have indicated they are struggling with mental health challenges, up from 59% in 2019.

Left unaddressed, the negative impact will increase. The time to act is now.

As CEOs of Riveredge Hospital, Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System, Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital and Hartgrove Behavioral Health System, we and our staff have the privilege of serving many members of our community who are experiencing some of the most challenging times of their lives – mental illnesses that are often invisible to the casual observer in

ways that physical illnesses are not. As a behavioral health industry, we must build capacity to serve the need… attracting new providers, expanding our workforce, investing in prevention, and reducing barriers to care.

May is Mental Health Awareness month, providing an opportunity for reflection and collective action to address the stigma preventing individuals from getting the care they need.

The good news is that there is hope and available resources for recovery. Today, positive outcomes are not only possible, they are experienced every day. Like chronic physical illness, mental illness can be diagnosed and effectively managed.

Individuals who were once in despair can go on to live their best lives. This is highly rewarding and one reason I chose to work in this field.

What can we do within our communities to recognize the signs of mental health challenges and assist those in need of care

and treatment? § Listen and show understanding: If you suspect a loved one is struggling, offer to listen and encourage them to seek professional help. § Share the Lifeline number (800-273-TALK) – a 24/7, free and confidential support line. Military veterans may press ‘1’ for dedicated support. § Learn about implementation of the new 988 crisis line in your community this summer. § In case of acute emergency, dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Suicide is often preventable when people at risk receive the support that they need. § Our schools should encourage students to pursue careers in mental health fields, whether through nursing, medical or vocational programs. We need to inspire the next generation of talented professionals.

Our community must align for the best outcomes to support these vulnerable individuals. Working together, we can improve the lives of Americans suffering with mental health concerns, not just during this month, but every month in every community across the country.

— Allison M. Davenport, MBA, CEO, Riveredge Hospital | Ronald J. Weglarz, Psy.D., CEO, Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System | Steven Airhart, Group CEO, Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital

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PUBLIC NOTICES REAL ESTATE PUBLICSALE NOTICE FOR Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

“An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22009065 on April 25, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of BABIES ARE A BLESSING with the business located at: 41 GENEVA AVE., BELLWOOD, IL 60104. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JENNIFER LYNN JONES 41 GENEVA AVE. BELLWOOD, IL 60104, USA Published in Village Free Press May 4,11,18, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

PEDRO C. CASTRO; ALICIA CASTRO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 2050 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 6, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-32-106-017-0000.

Commonly known as 415 N. WOLF RD., NORTHLAKE, IL 60164.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 21-00701 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3193248

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KATHRYN KENNEDY CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF KATHRYN V. KENNEDY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 ch 1613 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 6, 2022 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. 15-17-401-028-0000.

Commonly known as 114 Oak Ridge Avenue, Hillside, IL 60162.

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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455.

ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3193238 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO, AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE Plaintiff, -v.FRED C. GOODLUCK, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Ernest C. Goodluck, FRED C. GOODLUCK, an individual, LISA J. GOODLUCK, an individual, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ERNEST C. GOODLUCK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 21 CH 2126 423 53RD AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 8, 2022, an

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agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 9, 2022, 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 423 53RD AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-304-0110000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $122,159.94.

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.

For information, contact Brendan McClelland, CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 120 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1700, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 8554612. Please refer to file number 31355/75923 .

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.

Brendan McClelland CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 120 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1700 Chicago IL, 60606 312-855-4612 E-Mail: bmcclelland@chuhak.com Attorney File No. 31355/75923 Case Number: 21 CH 2126 TJSC#: 42-1011 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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minium 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. 19-009204 ADC F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3194254

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-HE1; Plaintiff, vs.

VICTOR WALKER; GAYLA W. WALKER AKA GAYLA WALKER; WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION STATE OF ILLINOIS; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF OF THE ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-HE1; Defendants, 19 CH 6192 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 20, 2022 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. 15-11-120-009-0000, 15-11120-010-0000.

Commonly known as 416 North 4th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condo-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLF F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC Plaintiff, -v.GRANT FERGUSON, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2019 CH 11030 1128 GARDNER RD WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 10, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 16, 2022, 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 1128 GARDNER RD, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-16-419-0510000 (Vol. 168) The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $167,063.96.

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 Cer-

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tificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 19 7517.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 19 7517 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2019 CH 11030 TJSC#: 42-1731 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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an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 9, 2022, 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 833 S 16TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-432-0100000 The real estate is improved with a commercial property.

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.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF MFRA TRUST 2016-1 Plaintiff, -v.KINGDOM BROTHERS HOME SOLUTIONS, LLC, JAMAAL PAYTON, RODNEY PAYTON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2020 CH 06962 833 S 16TH AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 14, 2022,

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CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-20-04000 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020 CH 06962 TJSC#: 42-1674 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 # 2020 CH 06962 I3193938 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE GSAMP TRUST 2006-HE6 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE6 Plaintiff, -v.HENRY A. JAMISON JR., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 2021 CH 05128 313 S 47TH AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 29, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 6, 2022, 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 313 S 47TH AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-230-0050000 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, 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.

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

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-21-03602 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2021 CH 05128 TJSC#: 42-1684 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 # 2021 CH 05128 I3193926 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF DWELLING SERIES IV TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

CHERESE L. THOMAS AKA CHERESE THOMAS; KEVIN KNOX; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 5789

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 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. 15-18-228-005-0000.

Commonly known as 29 Howard Avenue, Hillside, Illinois 60162.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. F14090236 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3193807

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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