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Triton employees set Nov. 6 strike date The mid-managers, college at odds over pay raises, work hours

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A LEGEND OF THE LANES: Maywood resident Keith Robinson bowls on Nov. 2 at Hillside Bowl during a celebration held to honor his induction into the Chicagoland United States Bowling Congress Association’s Hall of Fame. Read more on page 3.

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By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Mid-managers at Triton College in River Grove have announced that they plan to strike on Nov. 6. The news comes two weeks after the employees voted overwhelmingly for their union to authorize a strike if negotiations with the board and administration fell apart.

In a statement released Oct. 31, Kay Frey, the president of the Triton MidManagers Chapter of the Cook County College Teachers Union, said that the union was pushed to strike by the college’s administration.

“We don’t take setting a strike date lightly, but we strongly feel this is what’s necessary as we stand up for ourselves and the Triton community we all love,” Frey stated.

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East AD says disqualification a ‘system problem’

Brian Colbert said school is working to get to bottom of what led to football players’ ineligibility, team’s playoff disqualification

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In his first media interview since the

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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

OUT and ABOUT Possibly century-old tree falls near Emerson Elementary on Oct. 30 A tree that could be a century old was uprooted during last Wednesday’s wintery storm and removed by contract workers the following day. The tree was located at the corner of South 3rd Avenue and Pine Street, directly across from Emerson Elementary School, 311 Washington Blvd. in Maywood.

In photos submitted by a reader who lives near the school, Emerson students can be seen walking past the fallen tree to get into a side entrance of the school. Parts of the tree had fallen onto the school’s parking lot. The reader said that no one was hurt. Maywood Police officials could not be immediately reached for comment on Thursday.

On Oct. 31, workers with Winkler Tree & Landscaping hauled the timber off. One worker guessed that the tree was 100 years old. Another worker said they wouldn’t know for sure until the rings were counted. He said the tree toppled, in large part, because the roots were soft and wet.

“The roots are hollow and spongy,” he said.

A 2018 Google Earth photo of the old tree shows that a fall may have been inevitable. Officials with the village of Maywood could not be reached for comment last week.

Maywood represents at the Universoul Circus On Oct. 23, the Maywood Fine Arts’ Stairway of the Stars dancers were invited to perform at the Universoul Circus. They opened up the show donning pink wigs and danced their hearts out and then took in a spectacular circus.

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Looking into it from page 1 from appearing in the playoffs because of ineligible players, Colbert tried reassuring the public that the school is taking steps to rectify the situation.

“We want to be sure that we have everything we need to make a clear determination and how we can look to correct this situation to make sure it won’t happen again,” Colbert said on Oct. 29. “We are looking into the systems of registration for transfer athletes, how we receive notification of their residency, and their academic history and communicating that information from the coaches to the athletic department.”

Last week, the IHSA announced that East had been disqualified after two members of the varsity football team were found to be in violation of IHSA bylaws. As a result, East was required to forfeit its wins against North Chicago, Addison Trail, Leyden and Morton.

“One student’s residency cannot be verified and the other student was ineligible to play due to being beyond the eight consecutive semesters allowed for students to participate in IHSA activities,” said Cynthia Moreno, D209’s communications director.

Moreno declined to identify the students, but officials did say on Oct. 29 that the student who already played eight consecutive semesters is a transfer student.

Colbert said during Tuesday’s interview that he would categorize the oversight as a “system problem that [Proviso East needs] to correct.”

The school is conducting its own internal investigation and didn’t give a specific timetable for when it would be concluded.

Colbert, however, said he hopes to have it done “in a couple weeks.”

Proviso East officials maintain that they check every athlete’s eligibility before each season. For transfer students, the IHSA

requires the previous school to fill out a principal’s concurrence form. Both the school that the athlete previously attended and the school that the athlete wants to attend must approve the form.

At the top of the form, the IHSA states: “When a student transfers to a member school from any other high school, the receiving school principal/official representative must promptly complete and exchange this form with the principal/official representative of the sending school.

Note: A student is not eligible to participate in an interscholastic contest until the Principals’ Concurrence Regarding Transfer Form is fully executed by both principals and is on file in the offices of the school to which the student transfers.”

When asked if the problem with the transcript was on the other school’s end, Colbert declined to get into the specifics of the transcript.

Colbert offered that head coach Oliver Speller is “hurt” and “disappointed.”

“We had a very good year, and the concern isn’t only with the two athletes that were involved but also for the other players that played hard, did some great things, and had their dream taken away from them,” Colbert said.

D209 school board President Ned Wagner released a statement on Tuesday.

“Our priority as a school community is to work with our studentathletes during this difficult time and let them know that they are valued and loved,” Wagner said. “We will use this opportunity to learn about our systems and implement changes in alignment of IHSA regulations. Our community can rest assured that this experience will serve us as a means to promote excellence for all. ” The IHSA’s ruling, announced on Oct. 23, came just a week after the Pirates beat Proviso West 14-8.

The victory would have qualified the program for its first playoff appearance since 2008 and the second appearance since 1998. After the forfeited wins, the team was no longer in contention for the playoffs.

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Keith Robinson, lifelong Maywood bowler, inducted into hall of fame When Maywood resident Keith Robinson was a kid, he was so enamored with the sport of bowling that he’d bring his ball with him to school.

“We were in the fifth or sixth grade when we started bowling,” recalled Maywood native Billy Fowlkes, Robinson’s friend from childhood. “All of the kids laughed at him, because he would run home from school. ‘I gotta go bowling, I gotta perfect my bowling,’ he’d say. Everybody else was playing baseball, basketball, etc. Keith was bowling.

“He didn’t go to the parties and we’d be mad at him.

Michelle Taylor (a classmate) was one of the kids who would laugh at him for bringing his bowling ball to school,” Fowlkes said. “Now, she’s a bowling junky herself.”

Their lifetime dedication to the sport has paid off for the couple. Earlier this year, Keith was inducted into the Chicagoland United States Bowling Congress Association’s Hall of Fame.

“I had to see this guy every week and not say anything,” said Tracey Parker, who sits on the Hall of Fame committee and bowls with Keith in the Otis Jones Vacation Invitational League at Hillside Bowl every Saturday.

“They nominate bowlers in four or five categories an Keith’s was the superior service meritorious award,” Parker said. “Keith has gotten so many honor scores, which are perfect games like 300. He’s also put together a series of 800 and he’s done that multiple times. He and Michelle have won first-place in the mixed doubles portion of [a recent tournament] and they got a real nice check for that.”

Parker said another deciding factor for nominating Keith was his service as the president of the Maywood Men’s Bowling League, a 50-year-old organization that Keith has helmed for two decades.

“He’s kept it going for more than 20 years,” Parker said.

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Strike nears from page 1 “We have been pushed to this point by an administration that refuses to take our needs seriously and respect our abilities.

Many of us put in a lot of extra hours without recognition for our efforts, but yet that’s not enough,” she added. “Mid-Managers feel disrespected, devalued and underpaid.”

The mid-managers’ contract expired on June 30. Frey said that 80 percent of the 53-person union — which represents 63 mid-managers, including health services directors, assistance finance directors and career services directors — voted in favor of the strike authorization on Oct. 15.

Negotiations between the union and Triton officials had been stuck in mediation for several weeks.

Mark Stephens, the chairperson of Triton’s Board of Trustees, said during a meeting on Oct. 15 that the board and administration have “always stood by the employees and stood up for them.” As an example, he said that the college set aside $11 million, from a $57 million bond issue, to put into operating funds during Rauner’s tenure as governor — a measure that staved off mass layoffs,

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PICTURE PERFECT: Keith Robinson and his wife Michelle Robinson. Right, Robinson with friends Billy Fowlkes, left, and Tracey Parker at Hillside Bowl in Hillside on Nov. 2. Robinson said he’s bowled 23 perfect games.

“The league has gone from thriving and having five men per team and filling up a bowling center to singles, but Keith’s kept it going.”

On Nov. 2, the Robinsons, Parker, Fowlkes and others gathered at Hillside Bowl, 4545 Harrison St. in Hillside, to celebrate Keith’s Hall of Fame accomplishment.

“This was always my passion,” Keith said. “While everyone was at parties, I was doing m y thing. I missed out on a lot of stuff because of 46 years of bowling.”

Keith said that he’s bowled 24 perfect 300-score games. His inspiration, he said, is his “80-something-year-old” bowling coach, Winnie Harvey.

“She worked me,” Keith said. “She’d say, ‘Are you tired?’

I’d tell her, ‘Yes, Ms. Winnie.’ Well, you bowl one more game

Stephens said.

Sean Sullivan, Triton’s vice president of business services and the college’s lead negotiator, could not be reached for comment on Thursday. On Oct. 31, union officials said that the board’s latest offer was unacceptable.

“Mid-Managers oppose the imposition of 16 hours of extra work per year,” according to the union’s statement, which added that 20 mid-managers have left Triton this year because of “low compensation, overwork and lack of respect from Triton Administration, leaving other Mid-Managers to pick up the work created by the vacancies. That’s a turnover of 30% of the unit! Adding more work for an already stretched Mid-Manager unit will only weaken morale further and cause more turnover.”

The union also opposes the board’s proposed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. work-day, which includes an hour of unpaid lunch. Union members said that the proposed schedule is “out of alignment with the variety of tasks performed by mid-managers that serve the assorted needs of the college.” They said that many students attend school at night and require help from mid-managers outside of typical business house.

“Scheduling work that is outside of the 8 am to 5 pm default schedule ‘on an individual’ and ‘case by case’ basis is

and one more game after that. She worked me to make my mechanics what they are.”

So how much prize money has the Robinsons won over the years?

“It’s a lot,” Keith said. “At a recent tournament in New York — it was mixed male-female doubles — my wife and I won $12,000.”

But the larger prize, he said, are the relationships he’s forged over the years.

“These people are a testament to all the years of bowling that I did,” he said. “For them to celebrate with me like this.

I’m excited.”

impractical and will ultimately result in less support for students,” they said.

In an email statement sent Oct. 31, Triton College officials said that the mid-manager’s claims about being asked to work more hours “is simply not true.”

“If a mid-manager works on a Saturday, they can switch these hours worked for time off in the future, hour-for-hour, resulting in no additional time worked,” college officials stated.

In its statement, the union explained that mid-managers “gave up raises during the state budget impasse under former Governor Bruce Rauner and are not willing to accept ‘no retro pay’ from July 1 to September 30th.

Making the new negotiated raises effective to the previous contract’s expiration is standard in labor contracts and would only cost the college $60K. Denying full retro pay is an insult to Triton professional staff who have sacrificed for the college in the past.”

In their email statement, Triton College officials said “there has never been an instance of mid-managers not receiving annual pay raises,” adding that in 2017 the mid-managers, along with other workers, “agreed to delay raises until October, instead of the regularly scheduled July 1 start like all employees that year. Mid-managers were given complete retroactive raises to July 1 of that year.

College officials said that the mid-

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managers had tentatively agreed to a “threeyear contract with four percent pay increases per year. The contract includes retroactive pay back to September 30.” Triton officials said that the mid-managers rejected a tentative agreement reached on Oct. 24 that was agreed to by their negotiating team.

Officials added that, over the last 11 years mid-managers have gotten an average annual raise of 3.6 percent, with midmanager salaries at Triton ranging from $40,088 to $100,105.

A strike by mid-managers at Triton would affect students in all departments of the college – from student advising and registration to financial aid and IT, the union said.

On Oct. 15, Stephens said that if the negotiations between the union and the college aren’t resolved, “trust me, we will serve our students. There will be no missing a beat.” Frey said that the strike would be the college’s first in her roughly 30 years of working there.

In its statement, Triton College officials said that mid-managers “are not teaching positions, therefore no classes are directly impacted by these negotiations. The college is open and classes are running as scheduled. We look forward to reaching a fair and equitable agreement.”

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Study: K-12 funding up, higher ed funding down in IL Advance Illinois report shows funding for 4-year colleges, universities has plummeted since 2007

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – A new report from an independent policy and advocacy organization is calling for increased state investment in public education in Illinois, particularly in early childhood and higher education.

“Overall, our outcomes are improving despite insufficient state investment in programs and schools. We must build on the progress of K–12 funding reform and ensure our early childhood and post-secondary programs are fully and equitably funded so students and families have access to the resources they need to thrive,” Advance Illinois said in its 2019 “The State We’re In” report.

Advance Illinois was founded in 2008 by leaders from several civic, philanthropic, business and education organizations across the state. The group’s stated purpose is to work “toward a healthy public education system that prepares students to achieve success in college, career and civic life.”

Their annual report tracks roughly 80

metrics pertaining to student performance in three categories: early education, K–12 and post-secondary.

The report found that evidence-based funding formula, which was passed in 2017, has helped increase per-pupil state spending at the K-12 level. Illinois spent, on average, $7,503 per pupil in 2017, ranking it 29th in the nation. That’s up from $4,557 in 2007, when the state ranked 45th.

The evidence-based funding formula calls for an added $350 million in K-12 education spending annually and directs that money to the schools furthest from adequate funding.

This helped decrease the number of school districts funded at less than 60 percent of their adequacy targets from 168 in 2017 to roughly 34 in 2019, according to the report.

Still, nearly half of Illinois’ 852 school districts are working with “less than 70 percent of the funds they need to adequately meet their students’ needs,” the report said.

While K-12 education spending increased from 2007 to 2017, over that same span, perpupil state spending at four-year higher education institutions was decimated.

In 2007, Illinois spent $7,276 per student

at public four-year institutions, but that number fell to $3,636 in 2017. That was a steep enough fall to move the state from the 19th to 45th highest in the nation.

The decreased state investment came as higher education costs continued to rise. In the last 15 years, annual inflation-adjusted tuition at public four-year universities has increased 62 percent from $8,641 to $13,970.10, the report said.

Because of this, a family earning the median household income of $62,992 would have to pay 27 percent of its income to send one child to a state university, provided they receive no state or federal aid. That number jumps to 50 percent of annual income for those living at the federal poverty line.

The decreased spending coincided with an overall enrollment decline in Illinois institutions of higher education, which dropped from roughly 896,000 in 2009 to 747,000 in 2017.

“When looking at the most recent five years, black student enrollment at Illinois institutions declined almost 26 percent,” the report said. “While Latinx enrollment grew 6 percent, Latinx students represent fewer

than 18 percent of total enrollment.”

The overall high school graduation rate has grown in recent years, and the rate for black (75 percent) and Latinx (81 percent) populations also inched closer to that of white populations (91 percent), the report said. Despite the gains, other attainment gaps by race are growing.

“While Illinois Latinx and black students’ growth is equal to or exceeds their white peers in both reading and mathematics, they are still performing below grade level in 8th grade,” the report stated. “Put differently, our current rate of growth, while significant, is neither far-reaching nor fast enough to make up for early gaps and prepare all students for college and careers.”

On top of that, Illinois offers inadequate birth-to-three services and support for lowincome families, according to the report.

Just 59,000 of roughly 300,000 eligible children aged birth through four receive assistance from the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, the report found.

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Proviso lawmaker helps push NCAA to soften stance Rep. Welch’s bill allowing pay for student-athletes among nation-wide push leading NCAA to take similar stance

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD — On the same day a bill allowing college student-athletes to profit from the use of their name or likeness passed an Illinois House committee Tuesday, the governing body that oversees most collegiate athletics took steps toward allowing such activity at a national level.

The vote by the NCAA Board of Governors came just hours after state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, passed his House Bill 3904 through the House Higher Education Appropriations Committee by a 9-6 vote on partisan lines.

At the committee, Welch said the efforts of California, which passed a similar bill into law earlier this year, Illinois and at least 10 other states helped put pressure on the NCAA, a membership organization for intercollegiate athletics.

“Until this happened, they weren’t listening. Now they will,” Welch said of the NCAA. His bill would allow student-athletes to be paid for the use of their name and likeness and would prohibit the NCAA from punishing students who take part in the payment or the universities they attend. It would not allow for payment of salaries by

universities.

According to an afternoon news release from the NCAA, its board directed each of the NCAA’s three divisions to “immediately consider updates to relevant bylaws and policies for the 21st century.” It is not yet clear how or when those changes will be implemented, however.

The board asked each division to create any new rules no later than January 2021, per the news release.

The board’s chair is Michael V. Drake, who is also president of Ohio State University.

“We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes,” Drake said in the release.

“Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education. This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships.”

In his committee hearing, Welch reiterated arguments he made at a news conference Monday, saying the bill was about fairness, equity and leveling the recruiting playing field with California after the passage of its law. Both the Illinois bill and the California law would take effect in 2023.

The NCAA board’s action was based on recommendations from a state legislation working group, which will continue to gather feedback through April, the news release said.

The Illinois committee’s six Republican members voted against Welch’s bill Tuesday amid opposition from a number of athletic directors from universities across the state.

Those officials included the athletic directors from the universities of Bradley, DePaul, Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Springfield, Loyola, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Southern Illinois and Southern Illinois Edwardsville.

“We share the sponsors’ interest in supporting the welfare of student-athletes, but we find this bill to be harmful in the short term and, in the end, unnecessary,” the athletic directors said in the letter.

They said the bill “offers no protection from financial exploitation” of studentathletes by sponsors, marketing firms or sports agents.

Welch’s bill allows students to hire agents and requires the agents to be registered with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

The athletic directors also said they favor a national approach by the NCAA, which

had not been announced by the time their letter was sent. They also encouraged the General Assembly to postpone discussion of the bill until the regular legislative session which begins next year.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, state Sen. Elgie Sims Jr., D-Chicago, and Welch issued a joint statement on the decision.

“It’s clear that student-athletes deserve to have rights in a billion-dollar industry they helped build. After advocating for our legislation in Illinois, the NCAA took a welcome — though overdue — step forward to allow students to be compensated for their names and likenesses,” they said in the statement. “We remain committed to being the voice of student-athletes in Illinois and will monitor this decision to ensure it is fully implemented. Today is a victory for student-athletes around the country who are fighting for fairness and equity, and we will continue to fight alongside you.”

Also Tuesday, Welch introduced a companion measure, House Bill 3941, to provide greater regulation of athlete agents and require them to obtain a state license.

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Illinois Report Card released Here’s a snapshot of data for Districts 88, 89, 92 and 209

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The Illinois State Board of Education released the Illinois Report Card on Oct. 30.

The annual report “shows how the state, and each school and district, are progressing on a wide range of educational goals,” according to ISBE’s website.

“The Report Card offers a complete picture of student and school performance in order to inform and empower families and communities as they support their local schools,” ISBE explains.

To access the Illinois Interactive Report Card, a web-based version of the report card that “allows for users to view performance comparisons between school and districts, review trend data, and break data into subcategories,” click here.

We perused the interactive site for new information on Maywood-Melrose ParkBroadview District 89, Bellwood District 88, Lindop District 92 and Proviso Township High Schools District 209. Here’s a summary of some of the most interesting data we found on the four districts.

Enrollment In 2019, 4,839 students were enrolled in D89 schools, a 10 percent drop from 2015. The loss of students from 2018 to 2019 was fewer than at any point since 2015. From 2015 to 2016, there were 198 fewer students in D89. From 2016 to 2017, 117 fewer students; from 2017 to 2018, 168 fewer students; and from 2018 to 209, 33 fewer students.

In D88, total enrollment was 2,512 in 2019, with just 44 fewer students than 2018. In 2015, D88’s enrollment was 2,675. Lindop’s enrollment of 457 students in 2019 was 24 more than in 2018. In 2015, enrollment was 452.

In D209, enrollment has held steady since 2015, when the district had 4,605 students.

In 2019, 4,592 students were enrolled at the three high schools.

Racial Demographics In 2019, 58 percent of D89’s student body was Hispanic while 31 percent was Black.

Students of two or more races are the fastest growing racial demographic in D89.

The percentage of mixed-race students has tripled in three years. From 2015 to 2017, they were 3 percent of the district’s total student body each year during that time period. In 2018 and 2019, they were 6 percent and 9 percent, respectively.

In D88, Black and Hispanic students comprise 47 percent and 51 percent of the study body, respectively. In D92, Blacks comprise 80 percent while Hispanics comprise 15 percent of the student body.

The percentage of students who are Black within D209 continues to decline while the percentage of Hispanics continues to grow. In 2019, 39 percent of D209 students

were Black and 55 percent were Hispanic.

The percentage of Blacks at D209 is down 3 points, while the percentage of Hispanics at D209 is up 3 points, from last year.

Chronic Absenteeism Chronic absenteeism in D89 — or the “percentage of students who miss 10% percent or more of school days per year either with or without a valid excuse” — was up 9 percent, from 8 percent in 2018 to 17 percent in 2019.

In D88 AND D92, chronic absenteeism was 21 percent and 8 percent, respectively, in 2019. In D88 and D92, the absentee rate was 13 percent and 6 percent, respectively, in 2018.

In D209, chronic absenteeism was 46 percent, up radically from 2018, when it was 27 percent. The state average was 18 percent in 2019.

Chronic Truancy After steadily declining over the last four years, the chronic truancy rate in D89 has shot up. The district’s chronic truancy rate — or the percentage of students in the district who “miss 5 percent or more of school days per year without a valid excuse” — was 21 percent in 2019. In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, the chronic truancy rate was 17 percent, 13 percent, 10 percent and 8 percent, respectively. The state average in 2019 was 13 percent.

At Lindop, the chronic truancy rate for 2019 has plunged to 0 percent. In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 it was 2 percent, 6 percent, 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively. The chronic truancy rate for D88 students was 1 percent, down from a high of 2 percent in 2017.

The chronic truancy rate at D209 has jumped from 20 percent in 2018 to 46 percent in 2019. The dropout rate also went up, increasing to 5 percent in 2019. The rate had been steady at 2 percent between 2015 and 2018.

Teacher Retention Teacher retention in D89 — or “the 3-year average percentage of teachers returning to work” at the district — was 74 percent in 2019, a 9-point drop. In 2018, D89’s teacher retention rate hit a 4-year high of 83 percent.

From 2015 to 2017, the rate ranged from 65 percent to 74 percent.

In Bellwood D88 and Lindop D92, teacher retention rates for 2019 were 74 percent and 82 percent, respectively.

In D209, teacher retention was 77 percent in 2019. Between 2015 and 2018, D209’s retention rate ranged from a low of 79 percent in 2015 to a high of 84 percent of 2017.

The state average for teacher retention in 2019 was 86 percent.

School Performance According to the Illinois State Board of

Education, “Illinois has four summative designations: Exemplary School, Commendable School, Underperforming School, and Lowest-Performing School.

Underperforming schools and LowestPerforming schools receive additional funding and supports to build local capacity and improve student outcomes. Multiple measures of school performance and growth determine a school’s designation.”

Last year, all nine schools in D89 were designated commendable. In 2019, all but three were commendable. Melrose Park Elementary School, along with Irving and Stevenson middle schools were underperforming.

Last year, all but one of D88’s five schools were commendable (Lincoln Elementary School was designated underperforming).

In 2019, three schools were commendable while two (McKinley Elementary School and Roosevelt Middle School) were designated underperforming.

In 2019, PMSA was exemplary, Proviso West was commendable while Proviso East was lowest performing.

As with last year, this year Lindop, the only school in D92, was rated commendable.

Low-income Students A student is designated low-income if they come from “families receiving public aid, living in substitute care, or eligible to receive free or reduced price lunches.”

The percentage of low-income students in D89 is at its lowest point in since 2015.

In 2019, 43 percent of D89’s student body was low-income. In 2015, 85 percent of D89’s student body was low-income. That number has steadily dropped since then, going from 80 percent in 2016 to 54 percent in 2018.

Virtually all the students who attend D88 are deemed low-income. In 2019, 99 percent of D88 students were low-income — up 19 points from 2015.

At Lindop, the percentage of low-income students dipped below 50 percent for the first time since at least 2015. In 2019, 45 percent of students in D92 were designated low-income.

In 2015, the number was 76 percent before dropping sharply to 51 percent in 2016.

In 2019, the percentage of low-income students at D209 was 34 percent. Between 2015 and 2018, the percentage of low-income students ranged from a high of 65 percent in 2015 to a low of 30 percent in 2018.

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2019 SCHOOL REPORT CARD Status reports from page 5

English Learners In 2019, 31 percent of students in D89 who were English Learners — or “whose primary language is not English,” is growing — was up 2 percent from 2018. From 2015 to 2017, English Learners were 27 percent of the district’s student population.

In D88 and D92, English Learners were 27 percent and 8 percent of the student body in 2019. In D92, the percent has hovered between 6 and 8 percent since 2015 while in D88, the percent has dropped from 2018, when it was 31 percent. From 2015 to 2017, the percent of English Learners went from 30 percent to 27 percent. The state average for 2019 was 12 percent.

In D209, English Learners were 12 percent of the study body in 2019. Between 2015 and 2018, the percentage of English Learners in D209 ranged between 10 percent and 11 percent.

Special Education In 2019, 12 percent of students in D89

received services in “accordance with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs),” or special education services.

In 2019, 16 percent of students in D88 received special education services. Fifty-one percent of special education students in D88 were Black while 48 percent were Hispanic.

In 2019, 16 percent of students in D92 received special education services. Across the state 16 percent of students receive special education services.

Homeless Students The percentage of homeless students, or students without permanent or adequate housing, was highest in D92, where 5 percent of students were homeless in 2019. That figure is down from 6 percent in 2018. In 2015, 2016 and 2017, the homeless rate at Lindop was 0 percent, 3 percent and 5 percent.

In D88 and D89 and D209, the homeless rate for 2019 was 3 percent, 2 percent and 2 percent, respectively. The statewide average in 2019 was 2 percent. In 2015, the homelessness rate was 6 percent in D89. Since 2015, the homelessness rate in D88 and D209 and D209 has never gone above 2 percent.

Per-pupil Spending Per-pupil spending at D209 was $17,000 in 2019 while at Lindop it was $18,000 in 2019.

In D88 and D89, it was $14,000 and $13,000, respectively. All four school districts are below the state’s adequacy target, which is the amount of money the state believes is

required to allow students to meet academic expectations.

Academic Progress In D209, 17 percent of students who took the SAT achieved scores demonstrating that they met or exceeded state standards in English and Language Arts (ELA) while 14 percent met or exceeded state standards in math.

Across the state, 37 percent of students who took the SAT achieved scores demonstrating that they met or exceeded state standards in English and Language Arts (ELA) while 35 percent met or exceeded state standards in math.

In D92, 27 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA and 19 percent met or exceeded state standards in math on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in 2019.

In D88, 15 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA and 10 percent met or exceeded state standards in math on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in 2019.

In D89, 21 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA and 14 percent met or exceeded state standards in math on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in 2019.

Across the state, 38 percent of students met or exceeded state standards in ELA and 32 percent met or exceeded state standards in math on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness in 2019.

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Attend Triton’s President’s Reception

Big Week

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Triton College Student Center (B Building), 2000 5th Ave. in River Grove, the Triton College Foundation Board of Directors will hold its 27th Annual Foundation President’s Reception.

This year the Foundation will be honoring Clerk of Cook County Karen A. Yarbrough and Mayor of River Grove David B. Guerin for the generous support they have provided to Triton College and the Triton Foundation.

Tickets: $75 per person. $500 for a table of eight.

To reserve tickets, tables, sponsorships or for more information, please call the Triton College Foundation at (708) 456-0300, Ext. 3758, or email tcfoundation@triton.edu.

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theatre composers will sparkle and shine in renditions by the Triton community.

Honor Veterans at Bulger Park

Take in a musical From Friday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Cox Auditorium, Fine Arts Building, Room J-108 on the campus of Triton College, 2000 S. 5th Ave. in River Grove, the college will host An Evening of Musical Theatre. Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m.

Sundays, 2 p.m. $10 General Admission • $5 Students, Faculty/Staff and Seniors Join us for an intimate evening of musical theatre and performance. Songs from today’s and yesterday’s most exciting musical

On Friday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m., at Bulger Park, 1601 Hirsch Ave. in Melrose Park, Veterans Park District will host Veterans Observance Day. On this day, think of how grateful we should be for all the veterans who have sacrificed their lives by fighting for our freedom. Everyone is invited to observe and remember our soldiers during this ceremony.

For more info, contact (708) 343-5270 or visit veteransparkdistrict.org.

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Network at PTMAN’s monthly breakfast On Saturday, Nov. 9, 8:30 a.m., at the Maywood Park District, 809 W. Madison St. in Maywood, the Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance Network will hold its monthly breakfast networking meeting.

Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. Meeting: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. $5 breakfast donation per person. Topic: The importance of community stability.

For more info, email: ptmanministry@ gmail.com or visit: ptman.org.

Get moving at Maywood Fine Arts’ free Open Gym On Saturday, Nov. 9, 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., at Maywood Fine Arts Tumbling Gym, 25

N. 5th Ave. in Maywood, MFA will host its weekly free Open Gym for kids 6 and up.

The Open Gym, which MFA holds every Saturday, features a variety of fun things to do: games, swing from ropes, ride the zip-line, balance on the beam, jump on the trampoline, and much more. Parents/ guardians please sign in at the door and get a birds-eye view from the waiting room loft over the vault.

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Rep. Davis leads fundraising in 7th Congressional race But one challenger outraised the incumbent congressman in 4th quarter

By MATEUSZ JANIK AustinTalks

One of the four candidates challenging U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D) in Illinois’ 7th District outraised him in campaign cash in the third quarter, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports filed last week. The long-term congressman, though, has more cash on hand.

“I think this is one of the most important elections. Not just in the 7th District and Chicago, but in our nation as a whole,” said Davis, who reported raising $57,125 from July 1 through Sept. 30 and has about $211,467 on hand.

Serving his 12th term in Congress, the Austin resident said he does not plan on retiring anytime soon.

Davis, 78, has been in office since 1997 and before that served on the Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990 and on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 1990 to 1997.

Experts say it will be tough for a candidate to knock off someone like Davis who’s been in office for decades.

“He’s a longtime incumbent, and to overcome that, you really need serious money or outside organizational support,” said Kent Redfield, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at

Springfield.

Redfield said because Davis is already established as a progressive incumbent, other candidates may have difficulty establishing their own “true” progressive campaign.

“It’s very difficult when you have multiple

candidates trying to occupy the same space to the left … that dilutes the vote of any one of those candidates,” Redfield said.

Kristine Schanbacher (D), 32, has $50,161 on hand and was able to raise $166,172 this past quarter, about three times more than what Davis reported raising. She has about

$50,162 on hand.

Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Schanbacher graduated from Northwestern University School of Law and is a senior managing associate in Dentons’ litigation and dispute resolution practice. She also serves as an associate board member of the Greater Chicago Food Depository and is on the Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs.

Schanbacher said 100% of her donations come from individuals and not from special interest groups, while individual contributions make up only 12% of Davis’ campaign donations.

“I would be a sledgehammer against the Trump administration … [and] a titan for progressive causes,” said Schanbacher, who’s worked as a pro bono lawyer helping attain asylum for a transgender woman from Mexico and reinstated wrongfully terminated Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Illinois.

“I want to be an absolute champion for food insecurity; this is a problem we can solve.”

Kina Collins (D), 28, reporting raising $22,720 in the third quarter and has about $5,956 on hand. According to Collins, her grassroots campaign has attracted over 800 See CONGRESSIONAL RACE on page 10

More than a shot and a beer

New owner of Duffy’s on Madison Street in Forest Park plans to change interior, add events

By MARIA MAXHAM Forest Park Review

Joseph Sullivan, the new owner of Duffy’s in Forest Park, makes people laugh.

“You sure you want to go down there? It’s kind of scary. Have you seen Silence of the Lambs?” he joked with the insurance agent who asked to access the fuse box in the basement of the bar.

A sense of humor will serve him well as the new owner of Duffy’s at 7513 Madison St. Sullivan’s got big plans for the bar. He opened on Sept. 10, and one of the first things he did was take down all the posters and art that featured advertisements, except for the retro Guinness ads.

“I want a different aesthetic,” said Sullivan.

“People are already here to drink. I don’t need to advertise to them. And that’s what the blackboard with drink specials is for.”

He’s been shopping at local consignment and resale shops to find interesting art for the walls.

One piece is a cross-stitched rendition of a man smoking a pipe, reminiscent of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. And he’s painted his own art across the street at Creativita, where his 11-year-old daughter likes to go.

“I decided to paint a portrait of Uncle Junior from the Sopranos,” he said. He had it framed, and it hangs on the wall of the bar.

Sullivan is new to bar ownership — he was a graphic designer prior to purchasing Duffy’s — but he’s no stranger to the establishment. He’s lived in Forest Park for 12 years, down the street from the Duffy’s, his local watering hole. Early in the summer when he heard rumors that it was for sale, he considered buying it.

“It’s surprising how well the skills from corporate jobs have translated to bar ownership,” he said. “I’ve managed people and budgets, and I’ve been responsible for growth of companies. It’s the same set of skills.”

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NO LITTLE PLANS: Joseph Sullivan, owner of Duffy’s Tavern, plans to make his mark on the well-known Forest Park bar.

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Panhandling: It’s complicated

Stories of two panhandlers at Eisenhower and Harlem show the people behind the public plight

By TOM HOLMES Contributor

Anthony and Kim panhandle almost every day where the ramps to and from the Eisenhower intersect with Harlem Avenue. If they are lucky, they make enough to pay for a $17/person hotel room, some cheap food and train fare.

Anthony, who is 36 years old, said, “Every time you hold up that cardboard sign with homeless printed on it, it takes a little piece of you away. It’s degrading.”

Kim added, “I’m embarrassed.”

Their story is like the ones we’ve heard from many homeless people. Anthony was running a media company called Blueline Recording with his mother. She then pulled all her money out of the business, moved to Iowa and left him with all of the debt.

He sold his townhouse to keep up with the payments, and then his car broke down.

Without his own transportation, he had a hard time looking for a job after he lost the business. He stayed with friends when he couldn’t come up with the rent, and when his friends moved out of town, he wound up on the street about a year and a half ago.

Bad luck? Poor judgment? A little naïveté?

Abandoned by friends and family? According to Anthony, it’s a little of all the above.

Kim’s story is different — and private. Afflicted with high anxiety, she doesn’t talk about how and why she ended up on the street.

Another homeless man named John taught Anthony to panhandle.

“The first time I did it,” he recalled, “I made $15 real fast and I thought that I might be on to something. I did well at first and that raised my hopes that I’d get off the street quickly. But that changed. We’re making a lot less these days, maybe a quarter of what

we did when we started. In two hours today, Kim and I together made $13.”

He said it’s easier surviving during the warm-weather months, because he and Kim can sleep outside if they don’t make enough money that day from panhandling, but in the cold months, the only option is trying to sleep sitting up at Rush Oak Park Hospital or do the same while riding the el.

The problem with the el, he said, is that when the train gets to the end of the line, they have to pay another $6 to keep riding. On top of that sometimes other homeless people will steal their possessions if they fall asleep.

“Sometimes,” he said, “people will yell, ‘Get a job’ out of their car window as they drive up the ramp to Harlem, but they don’t understand that I don’t have a phone to make appointments because it and my ID were stolen, I don’t have a car to drive to interviews that are far away, and I don’t have a place to shower or change clothes so I look presentable during the interview.”

It takes Kim an hour every morning to get up the courage to go back out to the ramp.

“People have called me ‘scum bag’ and a whole lot worse,” she said. “What’s more, we compete with other homeless people for the most lucrative places.”

Kim and Anthony view panhandling very much like their jobs. They speak of their “shifts” and “taking breaks.” Anthony said, contrary to how many people think, it’s hard work. “I have blisters on blisters,” he said, “because I walk so far every day.”

Kim talked about the ethics of the business of panhandling. “Some panhandlers walk right up to car windows in an intimidating way,” she said, adding, “That’s rude. One woman wrote on her cardboard sign that she’s pregnant and she’s not. I won’t do that.

When you lie, God is not going to help you.”

They acknowledged that many of the panhandlers are scammers. They dress up in army uniforms, for example, or hold up a gas can claiming they need a few bucks for their car. And then people see them out there the next day holding the same gas can. “People stop helping real homeless people like us because of scammers or they hear on the news that a homeless person stabbed someone, and they generalize that all homeless people are like that.”

Religion is important to the two who are more friends and survival partners than married. Anthony said that before he began living on the street, he was angry at God for a while because of his father dying so young, which led to his string of bad luck, “but when I became homeless is when I began to hold God a little closer.”

Kim said, “I always wear my rosary and make the sign of the cross before I go on the ramp, but I don’t do it on the ramp. I actually try to hide because some panhandlers pretend to be religious in order to get more money. I won’t do that.”

Lynda Schueler, director of Housing Forward, responded with empathy to complaints by Kim and Anthony about the PADS shelters and why some street people do not make use of them.

“Homeless individuals,” Schueler said, “have a tough decision between losing hours that may potentially garner cash vs. a warm place to sleep for the night. Due to the emergency shelter being in a different location each night, it does require walking, taking public transportation or catching a ride.”

However, many of the shelter sites are concentrated in the Oak Park community, she noted, allowing for easier access between sites, and Housing Forward is in the process of adding on new shelter sites to increase

bed availability and reduce turn-aways.

Calvary Memorial Church, for example, is a new shelter site on Thursday evenings, offering 20 beds with a family preference.

Forest Park Police Chief Tom Aftanas naturally views the issue of homelessness through the lens of law enforcement. “We truly do not want to make arrests on those who are homeless,” he said, “but many ignore warnings, use drugs and discard needles in public areas and put themselves and motorists at risk.”

“We have to respond to public complaints,” he added. “I know that some feel the police hate them. That is not true. I’m sure some officers may get impatient because previous warnings are repeatedly ignored. If they want help and ask, they will get it. We do not find ways to make it illegal.”

Aftanas said the police department does not have a zero tolerance approach to panhandling. He said officers first give verbal warnings that panhandlers are violating local ordinances while giving information on the shelters, and it is only after repeated violations that arrests are made.

“If anyone needs information on PADS,” he added, “all they have to do is ask an officer or call the non-emergency number at 708366-2425. More often than not, if they need a ride to a shelter, we would do that. We also escort them in after hours if need be.”

The solution? A website called invisiblepeople.tv contends that ending homelessness in America “requires multifaceted solutions,” including building more affordable housing, paying wages that cover the real costs of living, and increasing access to supportive services like affordable health and mental health care services.

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D209 to expand SAT test prep School board votes on roughly $100K worth of contracts to make test prep available to more students

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Next year, if all goes according to district officials’ plans, more students at Proviso Township High Schools District 209 will participate in SAT preparation in 2020 — a measure that, based on last year’s data, could result in higher test scores in the district.

During a regular meeting on Oct. 8, the D209 school board voted unanimously to approve contracts with three vendors for test prep services totaling roughly $100,000.

The board agreed to pay Academic Approach, Elevate K-12 and Academic Tutoring no more than $33,848, $25,600 and

$45,000, respectively. All of the contracts are contingent on legal review by district counsel.

Greta Mitchell Williams, the district’s director of curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation, said during last month’s board meeting that in addition to SAT test prep activities that are already in place at Proviso Math and Science Academy, Proviso East and Proviso West, the district will also administer intensive test prep programs for certain students and an SAT strategies workshop for all of D209’s more than 800 juniors who are scheduled to take the SAT in April 2020.

In a district memo, Williams explained that in the 2019 school year, more than

150 students participated in the SAT test prep program and more than 800 students participated in the student strategy workshops at all three schools. In 2020, “it is anticipated that over 250 students will be participating in the test prep programs provided and over 800 students will be impacted by the student strategy workshops,” she explained.

Last year, Williams explained in a memo, “Positive differences were seen for participating students at Proviso East with SAT scores 87 points higher than non-participants. Proviso West participants scored 70 points higher than non-participants. A slight decrease was seen

in average scores for PMSA, but there was growth seen from the January Practice SAT to the April state testing.”

Last year, the average SAT score for students who participated in SAT preparation in D209 was 1004. The average score was 878 for those students who didn’t participate in the test preparation program.

“We had good success and good attendance with students [who participated in the test prep program],” Williams said on Oct. 8.

“They were engaged and involved. Proviso East had the greatest growth of all three schools for those students participating in SAT Prep.”

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contributors, averaging about $57 per contribution.

“We’re putting forth an equity agenda that focuses on closing the healthcare disparity in the district, focuses on trauma-informed care and violence reduction,” said Collins, a native of Chicago’s Austin community.

“There’s a lot of greatness, beauty and talent in Austin, and we [have] to unlock that by moving the ship,” said Collins, who currently works for nonprofits like Physicians for a National Health Program as an organizer and founded the Chicago Neighborhood Alliance.

Anthony Clark (D), of Oak Park, did not file a third quarter report, according to the FEC. In the second quarter report he filed for the period ending June 30, 2019, Clark reported having $3,921 on hand.

He challenged Davis two years ago in the Democratic primary; the congressman defeated him Davis, 74 percent to 26 percent. Clark and his campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

According to his campaign site, Clark co-owns Neighbors United and served in the U.S. Air Force from 2003 to 2009. He also founded and directs the Suburban Unity Alliance non-profit.

In addition to the three Democrats challenging Davis in the March 17 primary, Tracy Jennings (I), 51, reportedly raised $4,340 this past quarter and has $8,050 cash on hand as an Independent candidate.

“Right now, both parties have lost their way in my opinion,” said Jennings, who served in the U.S.

Army from 1986 to 1989 and worked for Illinois as a public service administrator from 2013 to 2018. “We’re doing this because there has been no competition in our district; the Democratic Party has (had) the seat uninterrupted.”

Jennings is a pastor at Total Christian Life Ministry, and has bachelor degrees in psychology from Northern Illinois University and in telecommunications management from DeVry University.

Veteran campaign observer Dick W. Simpson said without the necessary funds, candidates have a low chance of taking Rep. Davis’ seat in 2020.

“In general terms, it would take half to $1 million at minimum to defeat a seated congressman,” said Simpson, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “None of the candidates … have held office before, so the voters don’t have a way to judge them.”

Even though Schanbacher raised three times more than Davis in the third quarter, Simpson said it would have to take many more donations to get Schanbacher to what Davis has in the bank.

Illinois’ 7th District contains downtown Chicago; then goes south to West Englewood and North Kenwood; east to the lake; and west through Garfield Park, Austin, Oak Park and Hillside.

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He admits, though, that he couldn’t do it without his staff, six of whom came with the bar. “The first time I tapped a keg at the bar it sprayed all over,” he said. “My employees are teaching me more than I’m teaching them.”

His goal? To bring fun and spirit back to Duffy’s, and to make the bar more than a place to get a shot and a beer.

“I mean, I’ll still sell you a shot and a beer,” he said with a laugh. “But I want to hold events. I want to partner with other businesses, and I want to give back to the community.” He’s already hosting Seinfeld trivia at the bar, and his one shuffleboard table is such a hit he’s thinking of getting another and starting a shuffleboard league.

“I want Duffy’s to be an anchor of the community,” said Sullivan. He’s planning to partner with the Animal Care League to host an opportunity for people to meet potential pets. A book lover, he wants to offer discounts to Forest Park librarians.

Inspired by NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, he plans to start a Tiny Bar Series, where local musicians can perform at Duffy’s.

“It doesn’t have to be a full night of performances,” he said. “Maybe a halfhour at a time. Enough to give people a taste.”

In October, Sullivan served special pink cocktails to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a dollar from the sale of each drink went to breast cancer research.

“I want to give back to the community and to the people who spend money here,” he said.

Physically, he’ll be changing the space gradually over the next few weeks.

Plans include all new equipment behind the bar, a new floor, and fresh paint.

He acquired reclaimed wood tables, which he’s refinishing at home.

Although he won’t be serving food, he has an informal relationship with Small Batch, and he’s hoping to develop a system that makes it easy for his customers to order food from there.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2016-CTT Plaintiff, -v.DARRELL R. JOHNSON, PRECISION RECOVERY ANALYTICS, INC, SLM EDUCATION CREDIT FINANCE CORPORATION, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, HOME RENTALS CORPORATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 18 CH 07191 5412 W. HAWTHORNE AVE BERKELEY, IL 60163 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 27, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2019, 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 5412 W. HAWTHORNE AVE, BERKELEY, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-07-215-0280000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $315,381.55.

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 spe-

cial 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, 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 111396.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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. 111396 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 07191 TJSC#: 39-5489 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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KOFI OKYERE A/K/A KOFI A. OKYERE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 2018 CH 08427 10530 CAMELOT 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 October 11, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 27, 2019, 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 10530 CAMELOT, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-203-0210000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund,

which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien aris-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-6 Plaintiff, -v.-

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ing 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) 236-SALE 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. 14-18-06643 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08427 TJSC#: 39-6658 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 08427 I3135334

ber 4, 2019, 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 2121 S 3RD AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-330-0050000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising 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) 236-SALE 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. 14-19-05616 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 07549 TJSC#: 39-6568 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 07549 I3135341

Commonly known as 3901 Saint Charles Place, Bellwood, IL 60104.

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

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16015505 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135666

forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-231-032-0000.

Commonly known as 338 Geneva Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104.

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

For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 981-7385. SMS00003119FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135874

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) 236-SALE 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. 14-18-09385 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 11037 TJSC#: 39-6817 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 11037 I3136225

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WILLIE G. HENRY; FLORENCETTA HENRY; TCF NATIONAL BANK; ANITA HENRY; COURTNEY HENRY; EBONEE HENRY; MERCEDES HENRY; TIARA HENRY; JACK LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF WILLIE G. HENRY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FLORENCETTA HENRY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 13529 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 Thursday, December 12, 2019 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. 15-09-315-063-0000.

Commonly known as 635 Rice Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104.

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

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W17-0871 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3136379

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DOROTHY E. DUKES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DOROTHY E. DUKES (DECEASED) Defendants 2019 CH 07549 2121 S 3RD 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 October 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Decem-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

DENNIS J. MULVEY; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC; Defendants, 18 CH 2225 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, December 3, 2019 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. 15-21-112-053-0000.

Commonly known as 10265 Milford Street, Westchester, IL 60154.

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. 18003995 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135521 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

ANGELA MCCORD; CARL MCCORD AKA CARL N. MCCORD THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE STATE OF ILLINOIS; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., FKA CAPITAL ONE BANK; Defendants, 16 CH 9991 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 Thursday, December 5, 2019 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. 15-09-102-053-0000.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT RELATING TO IMPAC SECURED ASSETS CORP., MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2; Plaintiff, vs.

ABEL NAVARRO; ALICIA NAVARRO; ALBERTO OMAR NAVARRO AKA ALBERTO OMAR VAZQUEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 12091 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, December 2, 2019 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. 15-05-205-011-0000.

Commonly known as 1656 North 43rd Avenue, Stone Park, IL 60165.

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

For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 981-7385. SPSF.3164 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135497 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC DBA SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs.

EDWARD L. BOONE AKA EDWARD LEE BOONE; NANCY P. BOONE AKA NANCY PEARL BOONE; LVNV FUNDING LLC AND FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; Defendants, 19 CH 7237 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, December 6, 2019 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARCELLUS E. PATTON, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2018 CH 11037 826 S 20TH 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 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2019, 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 826 S 20TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-328-0240000 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION KONDAUR CAPITAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

PEDRO MALDONADO; MAYRA K. PONCE; PROSPECT MORTGAGE LLC; Defendants, 16 CH 13939 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 Thursday, December 12, 2019 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. 15-09-211-020-0000.

Commonly known as 328 31st Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104.

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

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17001438 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3136378

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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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.

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