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Vol. IV No. 27 Regi Ratliff’s testimony as a Black man, PAGE 10

River Forest, Maywood come closer

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Young people speak out against racism, PAGE 2

YOUNG GRADUATES stand outside of World Deliverance Church in Bellwood ready to receive their certificates on Sunday, the first since the state entered Phase 4 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan.

River Forest board unanimously passes Twin Cities Covenant, Maywood up next

By MICHAEL ROMAIN

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On June 14, as hundreds of demonstrators protesting against racism marched along Randolph Street from neighboring Maywood into River Forest, throngs of residents greeted them with bottles of water and Black Lives Matter signs. River Forest Village President Cathy Adduci and several trustees were even among the marchers. The following week, another march coursed through the village, but this time demonstrators walked from Maywood to River Forest along Madison Street in recognition of Juneteenth and to protest police abuse.

During a regular board meeting on June 22, the River Forest Village Board reinforced the pomp and circumstance with concrete action — a Twin Villages See COVENANT on page 9

As state reopens, Proviso Township adjusts First Sunday since Phase 4 took effect features worship services, graduation parade and dining in

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Illinois transitioned into Phase 4 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois reopening plan on June 26, with movie theaters, fitness centers, museums and restaurants

all opening their doors again. There are, however, restrictions. In-person dining is restricted to 25 percent capacity, or no more than 50 people a room.

On June 28, some Proviso Township churches and businesses were still easing into normal life with the knowledge that while COVID-19’s spread has slowed, the disease is still very much a force to be reckoned with.

Bishop Thomas A. Clark IV, the pastor of World Deliverance Christian Center, 439 Bohland Ave., in Bellwood, and his wife, First Lady Felicia Clark, spent Sunday

morning and afternoon preparing for the church’s second annual graduation parade.

“We had the first one last year to let students know we appreciate and encourage them,” said Bishop Clark. “Now, COVID-19 has changed this, but we said we don’t have to stop honoring them because of that.

Let’s take it to the street and do a drive-by parade.”

Bishop Clark said that the church handed out certificates and gifts to 23 area graduates — whose academic levels ranged from pre-K to college undergrads — before hosting a parade.

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“To learn to be human is to develop through the give and take of communication an effective sense of being an individually distinctive member of a community.”

—John Dewey

In Maywood, young voices lead rally against racism Saturday’s rally, hosted by PLCCA, put focus on young people’s concerns

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Around 200 people, virtually all of them in masks, gathered in the parking lot of Proviso Baptist Church, 1116 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood, on Saturday afternoon, the hot, blazing sun baking their backs.

During the June 27 event — billed as a “call to action” by Proviso Leyden for Action (PLCCA), the Maywood nonprofit that hosted it — Samantha Taylor, a Proviso Math and Science Academy student, stood on a stage in the sun to talk about how “racism has followed me like a dark cloud.”

Taylor, 16, spoke of growing up in Proviso Township as a “dark-skinned, Black, Jamaican female.” She spoke of the colorism and internalized racism she experienced among her Black peers. She spoke of systemic abuses, such as the “blue code of silence” and the practice of qualified immunity, which protects most police officers against prosecution after police-involving killings.

“A system cannot fail those it was not meant to protect,” Taylor said.

Saturday’s gathering, which organizers also called a peace rally in promotional materials, was meant to convene the voices of local young people like Taylor, who many of the day’s speakers feel have been relatively muted in the national conversation about racism and racial justice in America following the death of George Floyd, who died on May 25 in Minneapolis at the knee of Officer Derek Chauvin, as three other officers looked on.

For 10-year-old Donald Woods III, the gathering was an opportunity to speak about how the events that he’s witnessed on TV and online in the last several weeks have affected him.

“My main reason for speaking on these issues, is because I want to grow up in a world where I don’t have to be afraid to speak up, ride my bike or even one day drive my car without being treated unfairly or killed by the police,” Woods said.

“In the 1960s, we had Malcolm X, Dr. King and Medgar Evers to help lead us,” he said. “Now, there is no effective leadership and I feel my generation can stand up and be that next leader.”

He also called on schools to change how they teach Black history.

“The schools teach us the same thing

every year,” Woods said. “They teach us about the same few Black people we already know about. What they should teach us is how Christopher Columbus and other explorers stole land from Native Americans. The school should teach us on how they brought us here on boats from Africa and threw millions of bodies into the ocean on the way to America …”

Young white people like Andy Foster, of Field-Stevenson Elementary School in Forest Park, yelled ‘Black Lives Matter!’ before articulating his support of the movement.

“We need to be active allies,” he said, adding that what happened to Floyd “was not right.”

Katalina Navigato, 15, of Glenview, sang a Whitney Houston song at the rally,

current racial climate.

“We have to make sure our voices are heard and this starts with our youth,” said state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th).

“Black Lives Matter is not just a

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SPEAKING OUT: Area young people were the focal point of Saturday’s peace rally, held in the parking lot of Proviso Baptist Church in Maywood. Below, Donald Woods III, 10, shares his thoughts on Black Lives Matter. but before singing she expressed her support Black lives.

“I’m here to stand by you guys and to support you guys,” she said to the crowd.

“As a white American, I am frustrated.”

During the rally, area politicians voiced their support for the young people and to express their own frustrations.

“I’ve had enough!” said Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson, who lamented the absence of job opportunities and resources in many Black communities.

She argued that businesses seeking to locate within the township should be willing to hire young people and even those with criminal backgrounds.

Thompson added that she convened a group of people of all ages in her backyard weeks ago to start having “unfiltered conversations” about today’s

moment in time, it’s a movement,” said state Sen. Kimberly Lightford (4th).

“My mother brought me to the table and my generation brought you to the door, said Maywood Mayor Edwenna Perkins said. “Your generation is going to have to open the door.

Bishop Dr. Claude Porter, PLCCAs founder, said that he’s optimistic that this current social justice movement will yield lasting change.

“I’ve been doing this for over 62 years,” said Porter, referencing his long background as a social activist and nonprofit leader. “There’s something different about this time. I can feel that a change is really going to come. I can sense that people are sincere that a change is really going to come.”

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Village Free Press | July 1, 2020 Academy graduate Ajahnae. Clay, the celebration was particularly emotional Clay was brought to tears. Felicia Clark said that the Sunday event is just one of a string of outreach events that World Deliverance has conducted since the pandemic.

“Last Saturday, we were at Thorton’s [a gas station in Bellwood] offering prayer and giving out free gas gift cards,” said Clark,

strengthens us,” Harley said lyrically. “If you need strength today, go to the word of God. If you need patience today … Hallelujah. David said I waited patiently on the Lord and he heard me and delivered me from all of my fears.”

Moments later, scattered droplets turned into a downpour, just as Harley was concluding his message.

Across town, roughly a half-dozen members of the Centro Cristiano Zamar Chicago congregation, 1208 S. 17th Ave. in Maywood, stood in front of their church wearing masks and standing a few feet apart. They had just concluded their first inperson service since the state transitioned into Phase 4 of the governor’s reopening plan.

“We don’t have a parking lot to do services outside for now, but we feel free to do services inside,” said one member of the new congregation, adding that members of the church who don’t feel comfortable worshiping on site can still take in online services.

Down the street, at Kathy’s Café, 1008 S. 17th Ave. in Maywood, employee Becky Saylor said that the small diner has slowly transitioned into letting people eat in again. During the stay-

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home order, when the state put indoor dining on pause, Kathy’s built a walk-up window to continue serving customers.

“We opened on the inside on Friday, so people are still getting used to the idea,” Saylor said. “But we still have people coming to the window.”

Saylor said that the restaurant has been retrofitted for COVID-19. Signs urging people to wash their hands are all over the diner.

Hand sanitizer is available at each end of the restaurant and facemasks are required unless people are sitting down to eat.

“We’re trying to make it,” she said.

Owner Dennis Moran said that he’s thinking of putting some balloons and banners outside of the diner to let patrons know that they can once again eat inside of Kathy’s, which has become a Maywood institution.

Moran also said that he’s looking to expand hours and perhaps create a special afternoon lunch menu exclusively for walk-up orders.

Despite the Phase 4 changes, the window at Kathy’s, a direct result of COVID-19, will be staying put into the foreseeable future.

Perhaps the most significant change, however, is the loss of beloved customer Kanikka, known by most as Nikki. She died June 16 from cancer, Moran said.

“She was always out in front of here …

This is the type of people we’re trying to help,” he said, pointing to an enlarged photo of Nikki that hangs above the diner. “I’ve got a bigger picture of her than I do of anybody at all in here. I don’t have no presidents or mayors or anything like that. This is real people. She was down to earth.”

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SEEKING STRENGTH: Rev. Harlan Hagler delivers a sermon under a tent outside of his church, True Vine Church of God in Christ, in Bellwood on Sunday. nonprofit senior care organization that owns the building the church worships in each week, in order to distribute face masks, water and snacks.

While World Deliverance is still avoiding in-person worship gatherings — instead holding its weekly services online via YouTube, Zoom and Facebook — the outreach has not stopped, the pastor and first lady said.

“Engagement has actually been up since the pandemic,” said Felicia Clark.

“Our support has expanded, because we’ve shown people that we still care,” Bishop Clark said. “So, we’ve reached more individuals since the pandemic. And that’s what the church should be about. We should be getting out and touching people, versus asking people to come to us.”

Bishop Clark said that some of the high school and college graduates that received certificates on Sunday are among the first in their families to receive diplomas and degrees — a feat worthy of pomp and circumstance.

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adding that the church has even more outdoor programming planned in the coming weeks.

Those programs include a drive-by communion service on July 5, an outdoor Gospel concert on July 12, free lunch on July 18, and a prayer and praise service on July 19.

Visit the church’s website (worlddeliverancecc.net) for more details.

A few blocks away, at True Vine Church of God in Christ, 400 23rd Ave. in Bellwood, Rev. Harley Hagler preached to roughly 30 congregants under a white tent pitched on the church’s parking lot — his sermon particularly timely, considering current events.

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REOPENING WHILE MOURNING: Dennis Moran, the owner of Kathy’s Cafe in Maywood, points to a photo of one of the cafe staff ’s favorite patrons, Nikki, as Jean Vega, an employee, works.

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Mall shoppers greeted by beefed up security In wake of violence, police presence up inside and outside shopping center

By BOB UPHUES Riverside Brookfield Landmark

When shoppers arrived at North Riverside Park Mall on the evening of Friday, June 26, they were greeted by a very visible police presence that included North Riverside Police vehicles outside each entrance on the east side of the shopping center and a patrol vehicle, with its lights flashing, at the 25th Street entrance.

Inside the shopping center, mall security and armed off-duty police officers working for a third-party security firm, made themselves visible at entry doors, the food court and the central court of the mall’s common area.

The police presence was in direct response to violence at the shopping center the week prior, which included three fights during the week and a shooting on June 21 that left one man wounded.

“We’ve got a cooperative plan in place for keeping the property safe,” said the mall’s general manager, Harvey Ahitow, in a phone interview Friday. “Hopefully it’s more successful.”

Mall and village officials, including police leaders, met last Thursday to discuss those security plans. Mayor Hubert Hermanek

Jr. said he also wanted to emphasize the village’s concerns.

“It was a very frank meeting,” Hermanek said. “I told [Ahitow] about the concerns of the residents and the village.”

The short-term solution was beefing up security and police presence inside and outside the mall. At least three North Riverside patrol vehicles could be seen driving slowly around the mall’s parking lots all weekend, with unoccupied police squad cars parked outside entrances on the east side. “”We’re working on a plan with the North Riverside Police Department of them giving us more coverage than they normally do,” Ahitow said. “They will absolutely be more present on the property.”

According to North Riverside Police Chief Carlos Garcia, aside from a couple of incidents, it was a quiet week at the mall even though the shopping center was quite busy and filled with shoppers.

“I think with all of the security that was there, it made people feel more at ease,” Garcia said. “We just want to make it a safe environment there.”

North Riverside police responded to one fight inside the mall on June 27 at about 4:15 p.m., where four teens said they were targeted by another group who started the fight.

No one was hurt or arrested.

Hermanek indicated that village and mall officials discussed using metal detectors, but that it was rejected as not feasible. Hermanek also suggested limiting points of entry, and that appears to have been taken to heart at least partially.

For example, signs on the doors to the upper-level entrance of J.C. Penney directed shoppers to the common mall entry doors north of the store, near where a North Riverside police vehicle was parked.

“It may deter these kids from coming in and may deter them from doing anything,” Hermanek said of the police presence, adding that the village also requested the mall begin enforcing its youth escort policy earlier in the day on weekends.

Garcia said police are still investigating the June 21 shooting, which happened in the common rear area of the mall on the lower level near J.C. Penney. The victim, who survived, and two witnesses, however, were uncooperative when police tried to interview them.

“We’re still reviewing video,” Garcia said.

“It’s a work in progress.”

Also still under investigation is the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man outside Olive Garden on the mall property on May 31 while the then-closed shopping center was being cleared of looters.

Police believe that in both shootings the victims were targeted and that they were gang-related. It’s unclear whether the two shootings are connected.

HIGH ALERT: North Riverside Police squad cars outside of North Riverside Park Mall on Father’s Day, after a shooting inside the mall wounded one person.

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Sears at North Riverside mall to close for good

Landlord terminating lease, will shut by end of September

By BOB UPHUES Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Sears will close its doors for good at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, by the end of September, ending its nearly 20-year run at the shopping center.

Liquidation sale signs appeared inside and outside the store June 25, with merchandise discounted between 20 and 70 percent and all store fixtures for sale.

Sears, which was purchased out of bankruptcy by its chairman Eddie Lampert in early 2019, has not formally announced the store’s closing. But North Riverside Park Mall’s general manager, Harvey Ahitow, told the Landmark that it was the store’s landlord who made the call.

The north anchor property at the mall, which includes Sears on the upper level along with Amita Health and Round One on the lower level as well as some vacant retail space, is owned by Seritage Growth Properties.

Seritage is a real estate trust created in 2015 to buy all of Sears’ real estate holdings

GONE FOR GOOD: Sears in North Riverside Park Mall will close for good by the end of September. Liquidation sale signs appeared inside and outside the store on June 25.

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and lease back space to Sears and Kmart stores or to other businesses. Lampert is also chairman of the board of Seritage and his hedge fund, ESL Investments, owns a large stake in the real estate trust.

On June 3, Seritage amended its master lease with the company that now owns Sears, called Transform Holdco, terminating its lease with Sears and Kmart at 12 of 17

locations it owns.

At the time Seritage did not name the locations of the leases being terminated, and because he hadn’t heard otherwise Ahitow believed the North Riverside was not one of the 12.

Seritage informed Ahitow of its decision earlier this week in a conference call. He said the company gave no reason for the decision.

“They gave no explanation of why they would close before the holidays,” Ahitow said, adding that to the best of his knowledge Seritage did not have a tenant lined up for the roughly 90,000-square-foot upper floor of the anchor location.

“We’ve talked about working jointly to find a [tenant],” Ahitow said.

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NEWS briefs Applications open for $60M in grants for businesses affected by COVID-19 closures The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has launched the first round of Business Interruption Grants (BIG). The BIG program will offer a total of $60 million to up to 3,500 businesses that have experienced losses or business interruption due to the COVID-19 stay-home order, DCEO explained on its website.

The deadline to apply for the first round of funds is 5 p.m. on July 7. For the application page, click here. You can also access the application (available in English and Spanish) from DCEO’s website (just scroll down to the “WHEN AND WHERE TO APPLY” section): https://www2.illinois. gov/dceo/SmallBizAssistance/Pages/ C19DisadvantagedBusGrants.aspx Funds are particularly earmarked for the following business activities: § “Businesses located in DIAs Where There Was Recent Property Damage from Civil Unrest – $20 million for businesses that are located in a subset of DIAs that have recently experienced significant property damage, providing 1,000 grants of $20,000 each § “Bars and Restaurants – $20 million for bars

and restaurants unable to offer outside service, providing 1,000 grants of up to $20,000* § “Barbershops and Salons – $10 million for barbershops and salons, providing 1,000 grants of $10,000 each* § “Gyms and Fitness Centers – $10 million for gyms and fitness centers that have lost significant revenue due to COVID-19, providing 500 grants of $20,000 each*” Areas in Bellwood, Broadview, Maywood, Melrose Park and Northlake have been designated DIA’s, or Disproportionately Impacted Areas.

Crain’s data shows property tax bills lower for homeowners than commercial property owners In a June 19 report, Crain’s Chicago

includes suburbs in Proviso Township, where the change in the average commercial/industrial property tax bill increased in comparison to the change in the average residential property tax bill, which was relatively flat.

Fireworks complaints up 2,000% in Broadview and Maywood, 911 center director says

Business reported that “property tax bills mailed out in the coming days” will reveal that “Kaegi has shifted the county’s tax burden from residential to commercial properties.”

“The average residential property tax bill in municipalities in north and northwest suburban Cook rose just 1.1 percent this year from 2019, according to the Cook County Treasurer’s office,” Crain’s reported. “The average bill for commercial and industrial properties rose 15.8 percent.”

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In the months since the COVID-19 pandemic sent the country, including Illinois, into lockdown and millions of people into quarantine, fireworks complaints have become commonplace across the country — including Proviso Township.

From June 1 through June 25, there were 56 fireworks-related complaints called into the Eisenhower Emergency Communication Center, which fields 911 calls for Broadview and Maywood, said Paul Kurtzner, the center’s director.

During that period in 2019, Kurtzner said, there were just three such complaints — all of them in Maywood, Kurtzner said. That’s a 1,767 percent increase from 2019 to 2020.

“I can’t explain it,” Kurtzner said.

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Area park districts approach reopening cautiously Broadview, Maywood, Memorial Park districts to reopen with restrictions

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Now that Illinois has entered Phase 4 of its reopening plan due to a declining rate of new COVID-19 cases, local park districts are gradually getting back to normal.

The Broadview Park District, Maywood Park District and Memorial Park District are all scheduled to reopen in July.

On June 26, a spokesperson for the Maywood Park District said that, while the district’s open air parks and playgrounds won’t reopen to the public just yet, the district’s indoor facilities on the corner of 9th Avenue and Madison Street will reopen with limited capacity starting July 6.

The Maywood Park District’s will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be closed on weekends, unless there are special events or rental activities, the district’s spokesperson said.

“We’ll be unrolling programs that take place outdoors, such as our fitness programs,” she said, adding that the district

will continue its virtual programming and is planning outdoor summer activities, such as screening movies in the parks.

According to state guidelines, indoor gatherings are limited to 50 or fewer people and all of the park districts will follow those guidelines.

Officials at Broadview and Maywood park districts said that facility rentals will resume in July. Reggie Davis, the executive director of the Broadview Park District, 2600 S. 13th Ave., said that his facility is booked with rentals until September. Davis said that the district is eyeing a reopening of both indoor and outdoor properties after July 5.

Davis said that there will likely be no swimming at the Broadview Park District this summer due to COVID-19. He said that the district will take this swimming season to make much-needed repairs to the pool.

The Memorial Park District, which services Bellwood and Melrose Park, among other nearby communities, will reopen its three indoor facilities on June 29, according to statement released by Mark Flores, the district’s director of parks and recreation.

Those facilities include the Eisenhower Community Center, 700 Speechless Blvd., in Hillside; the Sharp Community Center, 1609 36th Ave., in Melrose Park; and the Center at Stevenson Park, 3105 Washington Blvd. in

Bellwood.

The Eisenhower and Sharp Community centers will not open on weekends.

Eisenhower will open from Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., while Sharp will open from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Stevenson will be open for seniors only (those 55 and over) on Monday through Thursday, from 5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Hours for everyone else on Monday through Thursday are 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The center will be open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, and closed on Sunday.

Patrons of area park districts should expect to find the following COVID-19related changes:

Flores said that patrons of Memorial Park district will not be required to wear face coverings while working out, although the practice will be encouraged. Members, however, will be required to wipe down machines after using them.

For more info on Broadview Park District, visit broadviewparkdistrict.net/, or call (708) 343-5637. For more info on Maywood Park District, visit www.maywoodparkdistrict. org/, or call (708) 344-4740. For more info on Memorial Park District, visit mempark. org/, or call (708) 547-3900.

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§ Facilities will reopen with limited hours and 50 percent capacity. § Temperatures will be taken upon entering facilities. § Face coverings are required for entry into buildings. § Patrons will be expected to practice social distancing and to wash hands frequently.

WE ARE BACK! REOPENING DAY, JUNE 29TH, 2020 • Our facilities will reopen with limited hours and at 50% capacity.

• Temperatures will be taken when entering our facilities.

• Face coverings must be worn when entering and in common areas.

Not required when working out but encouraged.

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• Everyone is expected to practice social distancing and wash hands frequently.

Due to the closure of the facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Executive Director Mark Flores has extended all current memberships an additional 4 months.

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Proviso men charged in major drug investigation

James Harris, Patrick Turner and Larry Jones among 24 defendants in major drug, gang operation

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Three Proviso Township residents are among 24 people who have been charged as part of a federal and state investigation into two streets gangs in Chicago’s Austin community, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced on June 26.

“During the investigation, dubbed ‘Operation Full Circle,’ federal, state, and local law enforcement officers worked together to seize 34 firearms, more than 6.7 kilograms of heroin, more than 17 kilograms of cocaine, more than a kilogram of fentanyl, approximately 50 grams of crack cocaine, 200 pounds of marijuana,

and more than $1.3 million in cash and jewelry allegedly purchased with narcotics trafficking proceeds,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office explained in a statement.

The office said that the operation was conducted by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) and the Chicago High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA), which include local, state and federal law enforcement agencies working together to “identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking organizations.”

The office said that many of the defendants were arrested on June 25 and were scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago for detention hearings next week.

The federal criminal complaint includes a range of federal firearms, narcotics and money laundering charges, the office said.

Operation Full Circle also included Operation Wicked Stones, which focused on alleged crimes by high-ranking members of “both the Wicked Town faction of the Traveling Vice Lords and the Black P-Stone Nation street gangs.”

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Chambers of Commerce and possibly sharing facilities.

At Monday night’s board meeting, River Forest Trustee Patty Henek, who worked with Jones to draft the resolution, explained that the possible points of collaboration explicitly mentioned in the Covenant resolution are “not an end-all-be-all” and urged residents of

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Covenant between the village and Maywood, its immediate neighbor to the west. The board voted unanimously in support of the Covenant, which Maywood Trustee Miguel Jones, who introduced the proposal, called “historic” and a “huge deal.”

In an interview last week, Jones said that he approached Adduci and other board members with the idea for the Covenant after a prominent River Forest developer was charged with one count of a hate crime and one count of aggravated battery by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The man allegedly assaulted an African American woman in the parking lot of the River Forest Jewel. The incident, which the woman recorded on her cellphone, went viral on Twitter and put at least one Maywood resident on edge.

The woman approached Jones at an antiracism rally in Maywood on June 7, to tell the trustee that the Jewel incident was partly why she often refuses to venture into the mostly white, wealthy suburb just east of her.

“Talking about that incident prompted me to think how I could respond to this,” Jones said last week.

The trustee said that the conversation resulted in his proposed Covenant initiative, which commits the neighboring suburbs “to the principles of humanity, equity and inclusion,” according to an early draft of the Covenant document Jones released last week. “The Covenant will guide the

J a m e s Harris, 51, and of Berkeley, and Patrick Turner, 52, of Bellwood, were named among seven federal defendants in United States v. Harris et. al.

That complaint a l l e g e s that Harris and others comprised a “drug trafficking organization in which the defendants worked together to distribute wholesale quantities of heroin and cocaine on the West Side of Chicago,” with two of the defendants also charged with firearms offenses.

The complaint alleges that Harris was wearing his Chicago Transit Authority uniform when he met with Turner in April “to acquire 322 grams of heroin,” which

ALLIES: River Forest residents line Randolph on June 14 to support a protest march for Black lives that started in Bellwood and ended in Forest Park. overarching spirit of our distinct towns to think as one and to interact in more collaborative ways.”

Possible areas of collaboration include the two suburbs committing to “a regional perspective on commercial and residential investment/development,” the “recognition of multicultural holidays” like Juneteenth and Cinco De Mayo, the “exploration of partnerships for procurement with local business,” the collaboration between the Maywood and Oak Park-River Forest

both communities to think about building relationships in all facets of life.

“I would encourage residents to get creative, get their wheels turning and think about what they’re passionate about,” Henek said, adding that possible areas of collaboration that could happen at little to no cost include River Forest partnering with

was seized from Harris outside of Turner’s Bellwood house.

Larry Jones, 39, of Broadview, was charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that the firearms, narcotics and money laundering charges carry maximum penalties of between 10 years to life in prison.

CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

Maywood on the former’s annual Desplaines River cleanup held each Earth Day. All of the roughly half-dozen residents who called into the meeting for public comment at the June 22 meeting were in support of the proposed Covenant, but some wanted the board to hold off voting on the measure until more robust community input and more vetting could be had.

Adduci said that the resolution could always be updated based on resident input and that it would only form a starting point for action — it does not constitute a final draft of what implementation looks like.

The next step is for Maywood’s village board to approve the Covenant. That board does not meet until July. Adduci said that once Maywood approves the document, River Forest officials will sit down with Jones and Maywood Mayor Edwenna Perkins “and begin to think about how we celebrate it and start memorializing it.”

River Forest board members discussed the possibility of a standing commission growing out of the Covenant. Jones, who joined Monday’s meeting by phone, said that he hopes the “historic” Covenant between Maywood and River Forest becomes a model for how other communities can confront systemic racism.

“Racism is really rooted in self-interest,” he said. “What we’re saying here is that it’s not about us individually, it’s about our communities. Here is our response when somebody does hate in our communities.

We’re going to make our system not work for racism. Hopefully, we can create a template that even the city of Chicago and other communities can us … This is a cry out for help.”

CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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VILLAGES persepctives My testimony as a Black man In 1988, I moved from my hometown of Maywood to the small town of Big Rapids, Michigan to attend Ferris State University on a wrestling scholarship. I had a mixture of emotions — from excitement to fear.

I was both afraid and excited about leaving my hometown after two years of wrestling at Triton Community College and finally becoming my own man.

Other than visiting the campus my sophomore season at Triton, I didn’t know much about Ferris State. Since we didn’t have internet access, I was limited to information that was provided by the admissions office and the university’s head wrestling coach, Jim Miller.

After my family helped me unload my personal items in Henderson Hall, they hugged me good-bye and I was suddenly by myself on a hot August afternoon in tiny Big Rapids. As I walked into town to grab a bite to eat, I received a few stares from a group of whispering Black boys, who appeared to be college students.

I didn’t care what they were whispering, I only cared about why they were staring.

Where I come from, staring at someone means you might want to do something. A few weeks later, I found out from Ken Hankins, a college buddy I met my first night in town, that those guys were students from Detroit.

They recognized me from the local paper

or didn’t care about as an incoming my pedigree. I had studentathlete to prove myself the from Chicago and minute I stepped wanted to “test me.” onto the mat.

Needless to say, My teammates Ken, who was watched me also from Detroit t h r o u g h o u t and apparently practices. Because respected on I was from the campus, confronted Chicago area, the guys and maybe they thought warned that anyone LOOKING BACK: Regi Ratliff, bottom row far I might steal who bothered me left, with his Ferris State teammates. when had to deal with Photo provided something they turned their him first. Needless to say, those guys never bothered me and I heads. Heck, I didn’t trust them, either! But learned that a few of them were in the Omega Coach Miller, who was a 1988 Greco-Roman Phi Si Fraternity. We became pretty cool and Olympic trials finalist, had confidence that I actually hung out a few times, especially could handle the pressure. And the pressure was on! during the Bulls vs. Pistons rivalry.

Switching from a 16-week semester at Fast forward to the wrestling season.

Ferris State was ranked number one in the Triton to a 10-week quarter was another nation in Division II NCAA. I was the new brutal challenge. I began to get homesick. To recruit, the only Black man on a team of 60 deal with the personal challenges, I started white wrestlers, who would help Ferris win to attend fraternity and sorority parties and the school’s first national championship in hanging out at colleges in Detroit.

After I got a low GPA the first quarter, the any sport.

Everyone was excited about my arrival. coaching staff was afraid I would get kicked Tim Powers was the 126-pounder from the out of school. Maybe my fear was winning previous season and he helped them to a top- over my excitement. Would I even make 10 national finish. Although I came from two it to begin the season? Was joining a team strong wrestling programs at Proviso East that was ranked pre-season number one too High School and Triton, it was obvious that much pressure?

The school sent a probation letter to my some of my teammates either didn’t know

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Created with a trial version of Syncfusion Essential DocIO. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TINA M MCBRIDE AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND J MCBRIDE, TINA M. MCBRIDE Defendants 11 CH 36940 CONSL. 12 CH 32706 312 DEWEY AVENUE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 24, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 27, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 312 DEWEY AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-32-214-0190000 The real estate is improved with a gray wood one story single fami-

ly home with a two car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

after confirmation of the sale.

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

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

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

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

where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 11802 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 11 CH 36940 CONSL. 12 CH 32706 TJSC#: 40-689 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 11 CH 36940 CONSL. 12 CH 32706 I3150942

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.MARLA PHIPPS, AL JAMES GEE, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 15 CH 18625 612 SOUTH 21ST AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 31, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 612 SOUTH 21ST AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-319-0150000 The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the high-

parents in Maywood and I was also afraid of getting kicked out. Some of my teammates were nodding when they saw our GPAs on the wrestling wall. In their mind, they weren’t surprised with my academic performance.

But I didn’t need a tutor, I needed to refocus.

Thanks to Gary Waters, the assistant men’s basketball coach and academic adviser, I was able to get back on track with a 3.7 GPA the following quarter.

I remember vividly during my team challenge match against Tim Powers at 126 pounds, it appeared that everyone was rooting for Powers, the previous season’s starter at that weight class. Most wrestlers didn’t think I would be around much longer, so why even have a challenge match?

But I beat Powers like he stole something from me, got my grades up and went on to become the first Black All-American wrestler and captain in Ferris State History.

Our team also placed second in the nation my junior year and sixth in the nation my senior year. Most importantly, I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business management — on time!

The major lesson my teammates learned was that I took my role as a student-athlete seriously. Regardless of where I came from, I was a proud Black man who never gave up and overcame racial barriers.

— Rev. Dr. Regi Ratliff is a Maywood native and founder of Eternal Light Community Services

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE est 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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).

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 13408 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 18625 TJSC#: 40-414 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 15 CH 18625 I3151000

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, The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-092353.

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.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-092353 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 13957 TJSC#: 40-1608 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 13957 I3151711

(g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. SPS000262-19FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3151794

tion 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. 14-19-09058 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 11561 TJSC#: 40-1483 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 11561 I3152022

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, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003.

Please refer to file number 113876.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 113876 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 10 CH 36359 TJSC#: 40-1855 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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in 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. 14-19-09143 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 11368 TJSC#: 40-1447 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 11368 I3152114

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.TAMIKA TAYLOR Defendants 19 CH 13957 10331 DICKENS STREET 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 March 11, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 14, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10331 DICKENS STREET, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-21-111-0490000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $281,923.97.

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-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NA SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2005-HE8, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-HE8; Plaintiff, vs.

MONICA MORALES-VELEZ AKA MONICA VELEZ AND DAVID VELEZ; Defendants, 19 CH 10685 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 27, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-16-117-050-0000; 15-16117-051-0000.

Commonly known as 1039 Bellwood Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-KS5 Plaintiff, -v.HERMAN MCCRAY III Defendants 2019 CH 11561 301 BOHLAND 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 5, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 21, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 301 BOHLAND AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-113-0120000 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.

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 identifica-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MWD ASSET SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.TINA MCDONALD A/K/A TINA N. MCDONALD, JOANNE MCDONALD, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC Defendants 10 CH 36359 500 EASTERN 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 3, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 22, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 500 EASTERN AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-311-0580000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $311,057.79.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.ALEJANDRO ISGUERRA Defendants 2019 CH 11368 138 SOUTH 15TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 5, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 23, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 138 SOUTH 15TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-229-0340000; 15-10-229-033-0000 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

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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Thank you for supporting Congressman Danny K. Davis Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lighford State Representative Emanuel Chris Welch Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Cook County Clerk Karen A. Yarbrough Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson Participation Rates

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Self Response Rate (GOAL 82%) as of June 29, 2020

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Western Springs

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Westchester

79.9%

61.7%

66.5%

67.4%

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La Grange Park

77.6%

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Brookfield

76.5%

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North Riverside

73.8%

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Berkeley

73.8%

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Broadview

68.9%

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Hillside

68.5%

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Northlake

67.4%

10 Bellwood

66.2%

11 Forest Park

65.3%

12 Maywood

57.2%

13 Melrose Park

55.0%

14 Stone Park

48.9%

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