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Maywood manager suspended, police chief made interim

Maywood’s village board voted 4-3 June 4 to make Chief Elijah Willis interim village manager while Manager Wells-Armstrong is on leave

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

During a tense special board meeting on June 4, the Maywood Board of Trustees voted 4-3 to appoint Maywood Police Chief Elijah Willis as interim village manager while current Village Manager Chasity Wells-Armstrong is on paid administrative leave.

Trustees Isiah Brandon, Miguel Jones and Aaron Peppers voted against the measure, which comes as Maywood has experienced four homicides in the last three months — two of them happening within days of each other.

The board voted 5-2 at a special meeting on June 2 to suspend Wells-Armstrong. Trustees Brandon and Peppers voted against that measure.

Some board members who voted for the suspension said they did so based on the conclusion of an independent investigation conducted by Carol Herschman, of Herschman See MAYWOOD on page 9

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National home investing firm opens Westchester office

Texas-based New Western sees $543M opportunity in investing in distressed properties in Chicago area

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Old and distressed homes dot the landscape across Proviso Township, where suburbs are at least a century old and the housing stock is aging.

Richard Randall, the general manager and managing broker for New Western, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing investors in distressed homes, sees in those distressed properties a $543 million opportunity.

“Chicago has been on our radar for a

while,” Randall said from New Western’s newest office at 1 Westbrook Corporate Center in Westchester, which opened on May 2. He said the Chicago area alone has about 3 million aged properties, with about 88% of them built before 2001.

Founded in 2008, New Western finds and acquires residential properties “that are ideal for revitalizing” and then pairs See NEW WESTERN on page 4

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Development Coordinator Stacy Coleman This reactionary web site – one of hundreds across America, has disheartening local roots in founder and one time River Forest resident Brian Timpone.

Political Circulation Managermoney makes this a lucrative method of spreading propaganda near and far through digital and social platforms. Heard Jill Wagner | Email:from jill@oakpark.com immediately locals and ex-pats who had read the piece and believed OPRF was going to implement a new grading policy this fall that puts in the fixBusiness to raise the marks of Black and Brown students while ending all accountability.

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Proviso hosts early voting sites Early voting will happen in Bellwood, Maywood and Melrose Park; poll workers needed, Clerk Yarbrough says

By BOB UPHUES Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Three sites in the Village Free Press readership area will serve as early voting sites for the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election from June 13 through June 27, providing any suburban Cook County resident the opportunity to cast an in-person ballot prior to Election Day, which is Tuesday, June 28.

While there are no village-level races on the ballot in this election, there are a host of federal, state and county-level posts up for election, including races for U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress; Illinois governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and comptroller; Senate and House seats in the Illinois Gen-

eral Assembly; Cook County Board president, commissioners, sheriff, treasurer, assessor and Board of Review; and a slew of state and county judicial races.

There are seven local referenda on this year’s ballot. Those referenda are in Bellwood, Maywood and Melrose Park.

The three early voting sites, which are in Bellwood, Maywood and Melrose Park — like all of the roughly 50 early voting sites across suburban Cook County — will be open during the early voting period to voters Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The sites are the following: § Bellwood Village Hall 1000 N. 25th Ave. in Bellwood § Maywood Courthouse (Whitcomb Building) 1311 Maybrook Drive in Maywood § Melrose Park Village Hall 1000 N. 25th Ave. in Melrose Park You do not need an excuse to vote early and a government-issued ID is not required to vote, although it can help if there’s a question about a voter’s signature.

Early voting and Election Day polling places will also now be equipped with elec-

tronic voter check-in devices, rolled out by Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough last week during a press conference in Cicero.

The system uses an iPad where voters can check in without polling place workers having to Cook County residents line up outside of Bellwood Village thumb through large paper poll Hall to vote early ahead of the 2020 Presidential Election. books. Each device can pull up a Bellwood Village Hall is one of three sites in the VFP readvoter’s registration, verify signa- ership area that will serve as an early vote location ahead of tures and ensure they are given the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary Election. the proper ballot.

FILE If you are not registered to vote, you can register at all early voting Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside: Any registered voter in suburban Cook sites. Anyone registering for the first time or filing for an address change must pres- County can also opt to vote by mail. For ent two forms of ID. Types of ID acceptable information on voting by mail either for a can be found on the Cook County Clerk’s single election or permanently, visit cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/ways-to-vote/ website at tinyurl.com/2y96yedu.

All early voting is done in person on elec- vote-by-mail.

At her press conference last week, Yartronic touchscreens, since poll workers need to be able to offer the correct ballot brough also reiterated the need for Electo all who are registered to vote anywhere tion Day poll workers. Election judges get in suburban Cook County. Once cast, bal- $200 for Election Day, while polling place lots will be securely stored until votes are technicians are paid $365.

Anyone interested can apply online at counted after polls close on election night.

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NEWS briefs Westchester Public Library to dedicate new prairie garden June 16 The Westchester Public Library, 10700 Canterbury St. in Westchester, is planning a ribbon-cutting and unveiling of its new garden, “Prairie Rising,” on June 16, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The garden, which features native plant species, will be dedicated to Frank Perry, the late Westchester village president who died last year, and Fred W. Poppe, the library board’s former treasurer who died in 2020.

“There used to be a stretch of turf grass here,” said Fidencio Marbella, the library’s executive director, during a brief tour of the new grande on June 2.

“Canadian National Railway gave us a $25,000 grant to convert this into a native prairie plant garden,” he said. “Native prairie plants are homes for pollinators and for the birds that feed on the pollinators. It also absorbs a lot more rainwater and is a lot prettier.”

Other organizations, including America In Bloom, a national nonprofit that

promotes beautification efforts across the country, also lent their support for the project.

The roughly 2,500-square-foot garden spans the library’s entire west side. The prairie garden is the third garden the library has planted in roughly a year.

“We’d like to kind of get rid of all the turf grass, so maybe the next phase could be the front yard,” Marbella said, adding that the prairie garden, also called a “pocket prairie,” is very low maintenance and promotes local biodiversity.

On June 16, library officials will be joined by officials from American In Bloom and the Canadian National Railway.

Referendum questions finalized for June 28 election Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough’s office has released a list of all referenda that will appear on the ballot for the June 28 Gubernatorial Primary Election.

In Proviso Township, voters in Broadview, Maywood and Melrose Park will see

referenda questions on their ballots, some binding and some non-binding. See the full list below: Broadview, Term Limits | Shall all elected officials of the Village of Broadview, including the offices of Village President, Trustee and Clerk, be subject to term limits to be effective only for terms beginning on or after January 1, 2023, where no person may seek election to or hold same elected office in the Village of Broadview for more than four (4) consecutive full four (4) year terms?

Broadview, Increased Penalty for Carjacking | Shall the minimum criminal penalty for vehicular carjacking be increased from four (4) years to ten (10) years?

dential Streets | If overnight street parking in residential districts is allowed, are you in favor of changing certain two-way traffic residential streets to one-way traffic residential streets to accommodate overnight street parking?

Maywood, Enforcement of Overnight Parking | If the Village of Maywood remains a no overnight street parking community, are you in favor of strict enforcement of the no overnight street parking restriction?

Melrose Park, Increased Penalty for Carjacking | Shall the minimum criminal penalty for vehicular carjacking be increased from four (4) years to ten (10) years

Maywood, Overnight Street Parking | Should the Village of Maywood adopt an ordinance to allow overnight street parking in residential districts?

Melrose Park, Firearm Prosecution | Shall the Cook County State’s Attorney be prohibited from not pressing charges when a firearm is used or discharged during the commission of a crime?

Maywood, Traffic Pattern on Resi-

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projection is based on the supply of this kind of housing and the potential investor activity, company officials said.

“Throughout the United States, from page 1 there are 16 million empty homes that are doing nothing but existing and we those properties “with local investors could easily purchase them, get them who will purchase and rehab them beto investors and have them rehabbed,” fore returning the property to the marRandall said. “That would provide a lot ket,” according to a company fact sheet more housing and supply. Part of the New Western officials provided. reason home prices have gone crazy is The company, which is based in Texas, because of the short supply.” also operates its own version of a mulAccording to the National Associatiple listing service (MLS) that allows tion of Homebuilders, the national avreal estate brokers and other investors erage construction cost of a single-famaccess to an inventory of off-market ily home in 2019 was nearly $300,000, “fix-and-flip or fix-and-rent” properwith the average sales price jumping to ties. Company officials said since 2008, about $485,000 once marketing, financthey’ve bought and sold ing and other costs are more than $10.8 million in thrown into the mix. residential real estate.

Randall said it’s typicalOfficials said that New ly much less expensive to Western operates the buy and rehab a distressed “largest private markethome than it is to purchase place of distressed propera newly constructed one. ties not available on MLS,” Distressed houses typicalthey said. ly fall into three categoThe Westchester office ries, according to the mortis New Western’s 43rd logage data website HSH. cation and Illinois is its Foreclosed homes, real 19th state, company offiestate-owned (REO) propRICHARD RANDALL cials said. Randall is curerties that have revertrently looking to recruit ed to the lender after a and hire sales agents and acquisition house failed to sell in a foreclosure aucagents. tion, and houses that have been sold for Randall said, as far as he knows, New less than what the homeowner owes on Western is the only company in the Chithe mortgage (called a short sale). cago area that is focusing exclusively Distressed houses and borrowers on buying and selling distressed propwith federal home loans are disproporerties. tionately concentrated in low-income “I can’t speak to what other compaand minority communities like Maynies do exactly, but from what I’m seewood and Bellwood, according to housing we might be the only one that only ing experts. does this and nothing else,” he said.

Randall said New Western can help Randall said New Western provides turn the liability of distressed housing liquidity for investors seeking to take into community assets — renovated risks on distressed properties, which homes that are affordable and marketcan then be rehabilitated and put back able. on the market.

“One of the hardest parts of being “What the investor does is bring the an investor is finding the property and property up to shape, where it will that’s what we do really well,” Randall qualify for an FHA [Federal Housing said.

Administration] loan,” he said. “That’s “So, if we’re able to turn these vacant typically how affordable housing is puror distressed properties into the hands chased on the retail side.” of the people who can repair them and Randall said “a lot of the houses we’re get them back onto the open markets for selling are so far beyond distressed, the buyers purchasing them, then we that they won’t qualify for traditional can service the community.” loans.”

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Changes at Village Hall from page 1 Levison Hobfoll PLLC. The board voted for the investigation, so that an independent entity could examine allegations of workplace misconduct made by Wells-Armstrong against Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker. The board has not publicly discussed the contents of that investigation, citing personnel privacy concerns.

Trustees and village officials said that before the June 2 special meeting, Wells-Armstrong had appointed Lanya Satchell, the village’s finance director, to serve as her interim manager. They said Wells-Armstrong had anticipated that she would be suspended and took the measure to protect the village’s interest.

“There is no void in the role right now,” said Trustee Miguel Jones. “She took care of that.”

Mayor Booker said that the board, not the village manager, has the authority to appoint interim managers.

Thomas Pavlik, the village’s deputy clerk, said that if Wells-Armstrong did appoint Satchell as interim manager, “she did not document it,” adding that the documentation should also have been presented to the clerk’s office.

“That didn’t happen,” Pavlik said.

“We have to have an interim village manager, because this is a managerial form of government and there does have to be someone at the helm to manage the day to day operations,” said Mayor Booker.

The mayor said that Chief Willis “is qualified” to be both police chief and village manager, because “he’s been in a management capacity in Maywood for nine years now and he also has a master’s. Those are the qualifications we would need and that’s the pick.”

Willis was appointed police chief last year, after former chief Valdimir Talley resigned.

Willis has been with the Maywood Police Department since 2001, and before his appointment as chief had been a member of the command staff since 2009. He was appointed deputy chief in 2014 after serving as commander since 2009. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Lewis University and a master’s degree in criminal justice and corrections from Governor’s State University.

The mayor’s arguments to appoint Willis seemed strikingly similar to the ones he made last year regarding Wells-Armstrong’s qualifications to serve as manager when he urged the board to hire her in lieu of launching a competitive search process — a decision

the mayor has since come to regret. He’s also apologized to community members for what he has conceded was a mistake.

Wells-Armstrong had most recently served as mayor of Kankakee for a term, but she had no direct experience as a municipal manager and did not have a master’s degree in public administration or a similar field.

At the time, Wells-Armstrong’s hiring prompted some residents and trustees to claim that the mayor’s decision-making lacked transparency and due diligence.

Those were the same complaints that vocal board members made on June 4.

“They should never call a meeting on a Saturday without residents knowing,” Brandon said. “There was no need to have this meeting on Saturday morning.”

Brandon said that a meeting on the matter that was scheduled to happen next week was canceled, because he and some other trustees would not have been able to make it.

Brandon said that, the mayor’s comments about the village being a managerial form of government notwithstanding, Booker’s real reason for appointing Willis is so that he can assume the responsibilities of interim village manager himself.

“Booker, by default, is village manager,” Brandon said. “This [appointment of Willis as interim manager] makes no sense and it’s dangerous for the village of Maywood, as well.”

The mayor has been open about his belief that the village needs a strong mayor form of government instead of a strong manager form of government — a belief that has been the primary source of the bitter and protracted feud between the mayor and Wells-Armstrong.

The feud grew even more heated after Booker’s arrest on May 13 for DUI and obstructing traffic, prompting yet another pitched battle — this time about whether or not the mayor should turn over the $50,000 vehicle he was driving the night of his DUI, which took place on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago. The village is currently leasing the vehicle.

During the June 4 meeting, Trustee Peppers, a retired Maywood Police Officer, explained his vocal opposition to making the police chief the interim manager.

“We need to go with Satchell,” Peppers said.

“I’m telling you as a 25-year police officer and a SWAT team leader, there is no way on God’s green earth a police chief can run a village during the summer in Maywood, when I’ve witnessed hundreds of homicide in the summer and we’re already understaffed on the law enforcement side … I don’t care what his qualifications are, he ain’t superman.”

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Save and purchase your pool pass by June 1st!

Early price for a family of 4 (2 adults per family) is only $110 for those in-district!

After June 1st prices go to $125. Out-of-district price is $164.

Individual pool passes for residents if they purchase by June 1st is $45.

After June 1st $55. Out-of-district pool passes are $79.

Those who are 17 and younger can go for the day for only $6!

It’s $7 for adults 18 and older. Thursdays are only $3 for everyone!

You can also have fun at Memorial Park District’s Spray Pad at Stevenson Park, located at 3101 Washington Boulevard in Bellwood!

The Spray Pad opens on June 15 and is only $2.00 per child! Chaperones 18 and over are free!

Swim lessons are offered for ages 4 - 13 in the mornings Mon. - Thurs. at 10 am, evenings Tues. & Thurs. at 6 pm, and Saturdays at 10 am. Adult swim lessons are offered on Tues. & Thurs. at 7 pm.

The lessons range from beginner to advanced. Prices are $70 in-district and $110 out-of-district.

Our popular Water Aerobics class is offered at noon on Sundays starting on June 12.

The fee for the 8-week program is only $50.

More information please call 708-547-3900.

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Retired NBA players’ cannabis dispensary eyeing Broadview Al Harrington’s and Allen Iverson’s Viola Brands looking to open a dispensary at 1516 W. Roosevelt Rd.

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

A cannabis dispensary operator is looking to move into Broadview. The village’s Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on a request for a special use from Vill-Ops, Inc., which is doing business as Viola Brands, in order to operate a cannabis dispensary inside of a vacant commercial storefront property at 1516 W. Roosevelt Rd. In Broadview.

According to its website, Viola Brands was established in 2011 by veteran NBA player Al Harrington. The company “was inspired by his grandmother, who had long suffered from glaucoma.

“Al convinced her to try cannabis, from which she found relief, demonstrating to him the power of the plant,” the website

explains.

Harrington is listed as the company’s CEO. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, NBA star Allen Iverson is also a partner in Viola Brands, which is based in Los Angeles. Vill-Ops, Inc., which recently won a license to operate in Illinois, is a subsidiary of Viola Brands.

Harrington and Iverson both played for the Denver Nuggets from 2010 to 2012.

Last week, Westword reported that Viola Brands is releasing a line of marijuana concentrate in Colorado.

The Broadview zoning board meeting was scheduled to take place on Tuesday, June 7, which was after this publication’s print deadline.

If a cannabis dispensary does come to Broadview, the village could be positioned to be a major player in the industry within the west suburbs.

Last year, Ambrose Jackson, the CEO of Helios Labs, a licensed craft grower, announced that they plan on building a $14 million production facility in Broadview at a massive warehouse at 2150 Parkes Dr. Helios Labs is part of the 1937 Group, a Chicago-based company that announced in March it had entered into a “definitive

The vacant commercial storefront property at 1516 W. Roosevelt Rd. In Broadview, which could become a cannabis dispensary if all goes according to the developer’s plans.

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agreement to establish the first minority-owned, vertically integrated cannabis company in Illinois,” according to a company statement.

“The agreement gives The 1937 Group ownership of three licensed cannabis companies,” officials said.

Those companies include Helios Labs, Parkway Dispensary, an adult-use canna-

bis dispensary opening its first location in Danville, and Highwaymen Security, a cannabis transporter, which is licensed to transport cannabis products between licensed cultivators, infusers and retailers in the state.

“This is an open invitation to all other social equity cannabis operators to join us,” Jackson said in the statement the company released March 22.

“We collaborate and partner with other craft operators and retailers in this space because together, we can create a larger and more scalable impact,” he said. “For us, this is about leading a movement that empowers minority involvement, with a focus on the intersection between cannabis, culture, music and art.”

So far, there are two licensed cannabis dispensaries operating in the Village Free Press coverage area, according to a map of licensed cannabis dispensaries in the state.

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‘We all just give some, we all give some in memory of those who gave all,” Berkeley President Lee says at May 30 commemoration

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Sgt. James T. Lee, born Aug. 29, 1920, in Berkeley, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941. Lee, a graduate of Sunnyside Grade School and Proviso Township High School (now Proviso East in Maywood), was trained at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis before joining a fighter bomber squadron in the U.S. Air Force.

Lee flew nearly 100 bombing missions over France and Germany before his plane, which had been flying in heavy fog, crashed into a hillside in France on Sept.

11, 1944, according to information on the online Bataan Project. In 1946, 56th Avenue in Berkeley was renamed Lee Avenue in Sgt. Lee’s honor.

On May 30, Sgt. Lee’s nephew and Berkeley’s current village president, Robert Lee, gave a heartfelt tribute to his uncle and six other Berkeley residents who lost their lives while serving the country.

“He was an uncle that myself and my brothers and sisters never knew, and a brother-in-law my mother never knew,” President Lee said during the village’s annual Memorial Day commemoration held at Veterans Memorial Corner in Berkeley.

Jerele Avenue, formerly 51st Avenue, was renamed in honor of Pvt. Harry Jerele, who was in the Bataan Death March in the Philippines and died in a Japanese prison camp in 1942.

Sgt. Norman F. Spencer, also died in the Philippines in a Japanese prison camp after the Bataan Death March. Spencer Avenue is named after him.

Speechley Boulevard, Norris Avenue, McDermott Drive, and Kouba Drive are also named after Berkeley men who died in the service: Pvt. Charles W. Speechley, George Norris, Donald McDermott and James Kouba, respectively.

Hillside Mayor Joe Tamburino at the 31st Annual Memorial Day observation hosted by the Broadview-Hillside American Legion Post 626 on Monday.

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“That’s quite a number for such a small town,” Lee said. Berkeley has about 5,000 residents.

After honoring the dead, Lee honored the living, namely four members of the American Legion Post 1016 Berkeley Post, which helps host the annual remembrance.

The living honorees included Post 1016 Commander John P. Asaro, who enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1974.

Peter Hudson, Post 1016’s chaplain, is the son and father of soldiers. His father, a World War II veteran, “was blown out of his tank in the Battle of the Bulge” and his son was killed while serving in the Middle East.

The other honorees included Ted Quednau, Post 1016’s senior vice commander and its former commander, and Robert J. Novak, a Green Beret who earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart while serving four tours in the Vietnam War. For Novak and other Vietnam War veterans, Memorial Day services like the one in Berkeley on Monday are complicated, bittersweet affairs.

“When someone comes up to me, because of my hat pins or shirt or jacket and says, ‘Thank you for your service,’ I graciously say, ‘You’re welcome,’” said President Lee, reading a statement written by Novak.

“Inside, I want to say, ‘Where was that

thank you 55 years ago when we came home,” Lee, channeling Novak, said. “The hardest one was in 1974, going to join the VFW and being told, ‘Sorry son, you’re not a veteran of a foreign war.’ Vietnam was declared a war by Congress in 1975, after the 20-year police action that it was for many years before 1975.”

Lee said the village honored Novak and the other living veterans as a way of honoring all of those who fought for the country. Those who didn’t enlist in the armed forces, Lee said, can still serve.

“We all just give some, we all give some in memory of those who gave all,” he said.

“We all give some to our community and to our local police and fire agencies.”

Roughly a half-hour later, Lee’s message also resonated a few blocks away, at the 31st Annual Memorial Day observation hosted by the Broadview-Hillside American Legion Post 626, held at the Veterans Memorial in Hillside Commons, 425 Hillside Ave. “We need help [teaching people] the true meaning of this day,” said Hillside Mayor Joe Tamburino, an Army veteran who also served in Vietnam. “It’s not a holiday.

It’s not a day to party and carry on. It’s a day to sit down and think about the price that people have paid.”

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PUBLIC REAL ESTATE NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE FOR SALE REQUEST FOR BIDS

Bellwood Public Library is looking for prospective bidders interested in bidding on the upcoming Interior Renovation & New Entrance Ramp at the Bellwood Public Library, Bellwood, IL. Bellwood Public Library will be accepting sealed lump sum bids for Bid Package #1 which includes work for the following Packages: – BP#1-2 Selective Demolition; 1-3 Concrete; 1-4 Masonry; 1-5 Steel & Misc. Metals; 1-6a General Trades; 1-6b Casework & Millwork; 1-8a Doors, Frames & Hardware; 1-8b Aluminum Sliding Doors & Glazing; 1-9a Ceramic Tile; 1-9b Acoustical Ceilings; 1-9c Resilient Floor & Carpet; 1-9d Painting; 1-10 Folding Partitions; 1-14 Elevator Modernization; 1-22 Plumbing; 1-23 HVAC; 1-26 Electrical & Low Voltage Bellwood Public Library reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities and to accept the bid from the lowest responsive, responsible bidder which is considered to be in the best interest of the District. All bids are to be in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders as noted in the Project Manual. All bids must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond equal to 10% of the bid amount, and the successful bidder will also be required to furnish a 100% Payment and Performance Bond as noted in the Bid Documents.

An onsite pre-bid walkthrough will be conducted on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Bidders are to meet in the large meeting room in the lower level of the Bellwood Public Library at 3:00 PM. (600 Bohland Ave, Bellwood, IL 60104). All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend.

Sealed Bids will be received until Thursday, June 23, 2022 until the hour of 3:30 PM and then, at that time, publicly opened and read at: BELLWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY c/o– Amy Crump Library Director 600 Bohland Avenue Bellwood, IL 60104 Bid Information and Documents may be viewed at the Dodge Construction plan room and at the Construction Managers office commencing June 7, 2022 until bid opening.

Please direct questions to: Frederick Quinn Corporation 103 S. Church Street Addison, Illinois 60101 Phone: (630) 628-8500 Fax: (630) 628-8595 Contact Person: Mark mwinger@fquinncorp.com

Winger:

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PUBLIC REAL ESTATE NOTICES PUBLIC REAL ESTATE NOTICES FOR SALE LEGAL NOTICE FOR SALE

BELLWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT FOR FURNITURE BIDS bidder to a return of the aforemenSealed bids will be received by tioned amount. the Board of Library Trustees of the Bellwood Public Library for No bid will be considered unless Furniture for the Bellwood Public the bidder shall furnish evidence Library, 600 Bohland, Bellwood, satisfactory to the Board of Library IL 60104. Sealed bids will be Trustees that the bidder has the received on or before 1:00 p.m. necessary facilities, abilities, exon Thursday, June 23, 2022 at perience, equipment, financial and the Circulation Desk of the Bellphysical resources available to fulwood Public Library, 600 Bohland, fill the conditions of the Contract Bellwood, IL 60104. Bids received and execute the work, should the after that time will not be considContract be awarded such bidder. ered. All bids shall be submitted on or before the specified closing Not less than the prevailing wage time in an opaque sealed envelope shall be paid for labor on the work marked “Bellwood Public Library, to be done as required by law .

Furniture” on the outside.

The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Bellwood Public Library at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the Bidding Requirements.

Bid Documents will be available on on June 6, 2022. Dealers may obtain electronic copies of the Bidding Documents from Tiffany Nash with Product Architecture + Design at tnash@product-architects.com Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a cashier’s check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to Bellwood Public Library, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will promptly execute a satisfactory contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes or errors on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle the

The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the State of Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.

The Board of Library Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening set forth above.

Questions about the Bid Documents should be submitted, in writing, to Tiffany Nash with Product Architecture + Design at tnash@ product-architects.com By order of the Board of Library Trustees of the Bellwood Public Library, Cook, Illinois.

Dated at Bellwood, Illinois, this 6th day of June, 2022.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of Noah Joseph Oxer 20224002550.

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Noah Joseph Oxer to the new name of: Noa Rose Oxer The court date will be held: On 2 August, 2022 at 11am at 1500 Maybrook Drive, Maywood, Cook County in Courtroom #0111 Published in Village Free Press June 8, 15, 22, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BYLINE BANK FKA NORTH COMMUNITY BANK, AN ILLINOIS BANKING CORPORATION SUCCESSOR-BYMERGER TO PLAZA BANK; Plaintiff, vs.

FRANK J. BARRETT; DARLENE A. BARRETT; APEX MORTGAGE CORP.; WELLS FARGO BANK, MINNESOTA, N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 18 CH 13221 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 28, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chica-

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go, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: PIN Nos. 15-21-301-206-0000 and 15-21-301-209-0000 Common Address: 1600 Westchester Boulevard, Westchester, Illinois 60154 THE SOUTH 34.23 FEET OF LOT 1 AND THE VACATED ALLEY LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING SAID SOUTH 34.23 FEET OF LOT 1 IN GEORGE F. NIXON AND COMPANY’S CENTRAL ADDITION TO WESTCHESTER, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 12 ACRES OF THE WEST ¬Ω OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN No. 15-21-301-207-0000 Common Address: 1606 Westchester Boulevard, Westchester, Illinois 60154.

Commonly known as 1600 Westchester Boulevard and 1606 Westchester Boulevard, Westchester, Illinois 60154.

P.I.N. 15-21-301-206-0000 and 1521-301-209-0000; 15-21-301-2070000.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence and a single-story medical office.

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. Scott H. Kenig at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Randall & Kenig LLP, 455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

(312) 822-0800.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3194800

Property Index No. 15-15-429-0250000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $136,221.51.

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 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 IL-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT L. MCCOY, ROBERT L. MCCOY, JR., VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 19 CH 8184 2128 SOUTH 11TH 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 February 16, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 2128 SOUTH 11TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

LINOIS 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 The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 18-087482.

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

LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-087482 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 8184 TJSC#: 42-1961 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 # 19 CH 8184 I3195558 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED LOANS STRUCTURED TRANSACTION TRUST SERIES 2019-1 Plaintiff, vs.

ULYSSES SIMMONS; TOYE L. SIMMONS; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 3821 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, July 5, 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. 15-15-228-025.

Commonly known as 1640 S 15th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

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

For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SPS001100-21FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3195327 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JANEAN MCCURRY, TCF CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2019 CH 10056 424 FREDERICK AVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 28, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 30, 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 424 FREDERICK AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-300-0910000 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.

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 SEC-

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TION 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. 14-19-07753 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 10056 TJSC#: 42-1497 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 # 2019 CH 10056 I3195384

above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 11, 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. 15-22-209-008-0000.

Commonly known as 2345 South 16th Avenue, Broadview, IL 60155.

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. 22-000187 ADC F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3195850

scribed real estate: Commonly known as 1113 31ST AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-217-0050000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 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. 14-18-06587 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 07565 TJSC#: 42-2031 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 # 2018 CH 07565 I3196044

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 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. 14-19-11625 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 14505 TJSC#: 42-1850 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

SYLVESTER ROBERTSON; AMERICA’S MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC. FKA FIRST FAMILY MORTGAGE CORPORATION OF FLORIDA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 633 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 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JEAN L CORNER, ACCION CHICAGO, INC., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2018 CH 07565 1113 31ST AVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 5, 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 de-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF11 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CORETTA GATES Defendants 2019 CH 14505 141 MORRIS 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 December 16, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 11, 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 141 MORRIS AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No.15-09-103-0580000 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Case # 2019 CH 14505 I3196148 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.YESENIA FLECHA, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2018 CH 15753 2016 S 10TH 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 April 25, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 11, 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 2016 S 10TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-422-0240000 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.

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.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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. 14-18-12442 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 15753 TJSC#: 42-2058 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 # 2018 CH 15753 I3196165 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

ADALBERTO JUAREZ AKA A. JUAREZ; WESTBROOK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 2582 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 18, 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. 15-20-300-047-1128 (new); 15-20-300-039-0000 (old); 15-20300-040-0000 (old).

Commonly known as 2021 South Wolf Road Unit 2-210, Hillside, Illinois 60162.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 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. F19020047 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3196235

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