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Parents work against closing Frazier Prep

After Chicago school board voted to close charter for poor performance, school’s fate now rests with state board

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

Teachers, students and parents at Frazier Preparatory Academy in North Lawndale made a last-ditch effort Wednesday night to save their school from closing.

Pleading their case before a State Board of Education hearing officer, they argued the West Side charter school has been improving and is crucial for their neighborhood.

Chicago Public Schools officials recommended closing the school last last year, and the Chicago Board of Education agreed. Supporters of the school appealed that decision to the state, resulting in Wednesday’s hearing at the Douglass Branch Library, 3353 W. 13th St. Joined by dozens of neighbors, teachers, See FRAZIER PREP on page 10

De-fense!

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Quintrell Crowder, with North Lawndale, is in his defensive stance against a guard from the Austin-LaFollette Park team during the 8-10-year-old division’s Chicago Westside Police and Youth Sports Championship Game, held Feb. 22 at UCAN, 3605 W. Fillmore St.

‘Just Mercy’ themes resonate beyond screen

West suburban Rotary Clubs discussed film, honored late attorney Karen L. Daniel on Feb. 22

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

On Feb. 22, the Rotary Clubs of Maywood, Proviso Township, Cicero, Stickney, Berwyn and Oak Park-River Forest hosted a screening of the new movie “Just Mercy” followed by a panel discussion on a flawed criminal justice system— a theme that dominated the film and the life of the late Oak Park

attorney Karen L. Daniel, on whom Rotary posthumously bestowed one of its highest honors. “[Daniel’s] work, in my estimation, is part of African American history,” said Talei Thompson, the assistant district governor of Rotary International District 6450, which includes the above Rotary Clubs. Talei presented members of Daniel’s family with the Paul Harris Fellowship recognition, which

they accepted on her behalf.

“I thank her so much for being a champion, freeing individuals who were wrongly convicted. Individuals from my community — both the South and West Sides of Chicago,” said Thompson, a native of North Lawndale. “I think that it’s worth being in history books that children should be read-

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Austin Weekly News, February 26, 2020

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We need to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery

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hen it comes to music, I go off on numerous tangents regarding the type of music I listen to. Truthfully, I am not a big music fan.

In the car, it’s normally talk radio or silence for me. But for some reason, I’ve lately been on a Bob Marley song listening addiction. I was checking out one particular piece of his music, “Redemption Song,” and just like the power of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” song and album of the same name, Marley’s collection of music is still relevant nearly 40 years after his death.

One line in the Redemption Song really got my attention.

“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds,” the line goes. I love that line because Bob Marley’s lyrics show that he had an emancipated mind.

Especially when one acknowledges that he came from Jamaica, a small island south of Cuba and about the same size as the United States’ second smallest state of Delaware.

His words demonstrate the interconnectivity of the institution of slavery and just how powerful it was. Even enslaved Africans from a tiny Caribbean island nation experienced similar conditions equal to or worse than those in the larger landmass of the United States.

How did Marley become so aware? Based on his lyrics in that song and several others, it is obvious that Marley was a student of history. The importance of self-education in the understanding of our condition can help to remedy a lot of the violence, ignorance, selfhatred and loathing that percolates just below the surface, and even on the surface, in the black community.

It is the mental slavery that a lot of black people choose to purposely remain in that keeps them and the entire black community in the same revolving cycle.

Yes, a majority of black people in America

are the descendants of enslaved Africans. Slavery was psychological warfare and systemic brutality. Yet it produced the revolt of a Nat Turner, the subterfuge of a Harriet Tubman, and the brilliance of an orator in Frederick Douglass. What can we do as a people to get more of our folks thinking and comprehending like a Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or a Malcolm X in 2020?

I have seen many calling on the public schools which were already mandated to teach black history to do so. The subject of slavery is a complex one that far too often gets reduced to the simplistic without dwelling into all the tentacles that emulated from it. I know that black history is supposed to be taught in public schools. I wonder but many of those teachers who are asked to teach it are truly equipped and prepared to really address the subject? Personally, I feel that those that do teach the subject need to be fully vetted in their knowledge of it.

How do we go about creating an understanding and knowledge of the many nuances of the effects of slavery? The question that also needs to be asked and answered is this: Who teaches the subject and are we as a people really open to learning about the subject?

In last week’s column I lamented about how Black History Month is slowly being eradicated. I am but one voice, but I am sounding a warning bell as loud as I can. Black history is American history. It is a subject that never gets old and one that we as descendants of those enslaved Africans need to embrace.

It is not to be reduced to a line in a movie that allows that suffering to be denigrated. We, as a people need to know and understand the suffering our ancestors went through as well as their triumphs.

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Tweens: Blackout Poetry On Thursday, Feb. 27, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Austin Branch Library, 5615 W. Race St., the library will host Tweens: Blackout Poetry, Langston Hughes. Henry Dumas. African-American history is rich with poets! Learn about these poets and create your own poem. We will create a blackout poem by altering the pages of old magazines.

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7th Dist. candidates exchange words for perhaps final time

Rep. Davis attended Feb. 20 South Austin Neighborhood Assoc. forum

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All four Democratic candidates running for the U.S. House that represents Austin met in what could be their final meeting before next month’s primary.

After failing to appear at a previous candidates’ forum, Rep. Danny K. Davis attended, along with Anthony Clark of Oak Park, Kina Collins of Austin and Kristine Schanbacher of Streeterville.

The forum, hosted Feb. 20 by the South Austin Neighborhood Association (SANA), touched on a number of topics, ranging from healthcare to community partnerships. Republican Craig Cameron was also invited but did not attend.

SANA President Cassandra Norman began by asking each candidate what bill they would submit to Congress if elected this year.

Davis, who’s held the seat since 1997, said he would push for the Family First Transition Act (H.R.4980), which would support child welfare programs in the state and help children remain with their families.

“Oftentimes, when we ask children what can be done to help them, they will say if you can help my parents, you will also help me,” Davis said.

He also mentioned previous bills he had sponsored, including a new market tax credit bill to redevelop communities in the 7th District and the Second Chance Act, which assists ex-offenders transition back into society after being released from prison.

Clark, a teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School who challenged Davis in the 2018 primary, said most of all the major issues in the district are connected and he hopes to tackle as many as possible if elected.

“I think it’s important that we invest in educating our communities because we haven’t had leaders that have done that,”

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CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Congressman Danny K. Davis, Anthony Clark, Kristine Schanbacher and Kina Collins debate during a forum on Feb. 20 at Friendship Baptist Church, 5200 W. Jackson Blvd. in Austin.

Clark said. “We’ve had leaders that have sat back and accepted low voter turnout and accepted the lack of voter education in many of our communities.”

Clark also hopes to push for the federal legalization of cannabis, allocating federal funds back into communities – like Chicago’s West Side – that were targeted by the War on Drugs.

Schanbacher, a human rights activist and attorney, said she would support a bill to increase funding for SNAP benefits and improve infrastructure throughout the district.

“One in seven people in Chicago are chronically without enough to eat,” Schanbacher said. “We can be doing better, and also every dollar put into SNAP stimulates the economy. So in order to pass a bill, we’re going to have to get the Republicans on board.”

Schanbacher also discussed the need for new infrastructure like high-speed rail, which could open up additional jobs in construction, engineering and maintenance.

Collins, a gun violence activist and healthcare advocate, said she would create the first national database for police shootings, which could have a great economic impact on the district.

“Right now, the city of Chicago, we’re spending millions in tax paying dollars towards wrongful death lawsuits [involving] the CPD,” Collins said. “It’s a drain on our funds, and we can’t change what we can’t measure.”

Collins added she would push for an improved version of the “Medicare for All”

bill and put together a healthcare and lifeexpectancy task force to bring federal funding back to communities that need it.

As a military veteran suffering from PTSD, Clark said he also supports improved healthcare legislation.

“We have students with asthma because of the pollution they inhale on a daily basis. I’ve seen how I would have to pay $3,000 or $6,000 for medication if I didn’t have the military covering it,” Clark said. “I see how our communities struggle because our mental health facilities in the 7th District continue to close.”

Schanbacher supports Medicare for those who want it and hopes to extend the Obamacare mandate that covers preexisting conditions and support those with mental health issues.

“There are millions of people who can’t afford private insurance, and they don’t qualify for Medicaid. My brother was a person who was unable to be insured prior to Obama taking away the preexisting conditions,” Schanbacher said. “We need to make the public health option very strong so that we can decrease how much our private health insurance costs.”

Davis said he has been an advocate for a national health plan before being elected to Congress in the late 1990s and mentioned his work creating health centers across the district and in Austin.

“I’ve worked in public health for the last 40 years,” Davis said. “I ran around the coun-

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The four candidates also were asked about Austin partner organizations they work with now and how they would incorporate them into their work if elected.

Collins said she has worked with Austin Coming Together to build the quality-of-life plan, and also HerStory Chicago and Chicago International Youth Peace Movement.

Schanbacher talked about her work with the Greater Chicago Food Depository and how she volunteered as a lobbyist for the nonprofit on the state and federal level to protect SNAP benefits.

Clark said he has collaborated with the Institute for Nonviolence, the Westside Health Authority’s Good Neighbor Campaign, By the Hand Club and state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford.

Davis jokingly said he has worked, in some shape or form, with all of the Austin organizations and talked about working with Jacqueline Reed to start Westside Health Authority.

Before their closing remarks, candidates were asked to complement each other on their best qualities, with the three challengers giving Davis short praise for his work in the 7th District and Davis recognizing the efforts of everyone else.

“There are a lot of people who would like to do things, but they just don’t have the courage to do it,” Davis said. “I think all three of them have demonstrated that they have courage, spirit, determination. They know who they are and why they are doing what it is that they are doing, and if you can’t like that, I don’t know what it is that you like about people.”

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In the case of an attack, face the foe, defense instructor says

By SUZANNE McBRIDE

you, or it could be simply being observant and reporting something out of the ordinary.

Toliver recounted the story of a man who If you’re scared by someone who has ap- noticed a stranger waiting outside a restproached you, step back, put your arms up room at a restaurant for a woman to come out and say something like: “Watch out there, then took her and fled. The observer got the you’re too close.” assailant’s license plate number and called Don’t let anyone take you to another loca- police, leading the woman to be rescued. tion. And try to face your attacker — don’t At one point, Toliver invited Rep. Ford to let them get you from behind. the front of the room to demonstrate some Ditch the whistle (which may be hard to basic techniques, like how to pull away from blow if you’re frightened); instead carry a someone who’s grabbed you; raising your small flashlight or a Kubaton, a self-defense hands and turning your body away from the key chain about the size of a pen. person is one technique.

Those were some of the tips defense inToliver encouraged everyone to practice structor Torriente Toliver shared with how to escape or fend off an attacker, and about 35 people who gathered on Feb. 7 at the that includes knowing how to use a flashlight Westside Health Authority to learn how to or anything else you carry for protection. protect themselves from kidnapping and as- “You need to have confidence and capability.” sault. Toliver, a former teacher, is the owner He discussed the three options someone of Mind Body Defense. State Rep. La Shawn has when in the midst of an emergency: Ford organized the free session.

Fight, flight or freeze – the three F’s. “You “Self-defense is not just about defending your have three choices: You’re ready to fight, body physically but also about protecting your you’re ready to get up or you’re stuck. … The state of mind,” Toliver said before the nearly fighting and the flighting both work.” two-hour session. “Any situation that makes An all-too-common reaction is to freeze, you uncomfortable is a self-defense situation.” and that can happen in a couple of ways, ToThe key is recognizing when something liver said: you have too many options or you isn’t right, he said, and having “a technique, have no options. One way to break the freeze some sort of strategy.” It could be learning is to move your body or to say something. how to use your arms and your center of As much as possible, try to face your atgravity to fight off someone much bigger than tacker, Toliver said. Once you’re facing them, Circle Rock AustinTalks

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it’s a different fight; the offender doesn’t want that. Another tip: The moment you feel anything constricting you, drop your body.

Even if you’re just 100 pounds, that weight is not easy to lift if it’s dropping, he said.

Predators use a lot of different tactics. A good way to respond to someone if they get too close to you on the CTA is to extend your arm and tell the person, “You’re too close.”

Make sure there’s intent in your voice, Toliver said. Once something has been said, the predator is likely to look for someone else.

A resource predator wants something – a bag, a car, shoes – while a process predators needs to do something because of the way it makes them feel. “They’re going after fights they believe they can win. Once they realize it’s not the same fight, they will back up and look for a different target.”

One woman said she was trained to always have her keys in her hand ready to use if threatened. Toliver said he prefers a tactical flashlight with a strobe or a Kubaton, noting that keys aren’t sharp and in the winter months would not likely penetrate someone wearing a coat. If you have a weapon, you have to practice using it, he said.

The voice can be a powerful tool. Toliver described four ways for someone to use their voice: ■ To give a command, such as “don’t do that, back off or leave me alone.”

■ To give an explanation, like, “hey, that’s

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PROTECTION: Self-defense instructor Torriente Toliver demonstrates ways to escape from an attacker on state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford. my car, or I just bumped into you; it was an accident.”

■ To ask a question, such as can “I help you? Are you OK? What are you doing?”

■ To apologize, like “excuse me, I need you to back off.”

No matter what, pay attention and trust your gut: “You need to be able to quickly identify who is either on your side or who is not. And if you don’t feel OK, it’s not OK and don’t try to logic that away.”

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Lawmaker says she never wanted to ban self-pumped gas

Rep. Camille Lilly said the short language in her bill did not fully reflect her intention

serviced by a gas station attendant, in addition to the self-service option currently used.”

Lilly, whose district spans parts of Austin, added that the proposed bill may potentially create jobs “that impact the local economy.”

During a Feb. 14 interview on WGN Radio 720, Lilly said that banning self-pumped gas “was nevBy MICHAEL ROMAIN er a consideration” and that the bill “was a vehicle Editor to begin conversation and it did that.”

Lilly said she had been fielding State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly safety concerns at area gas sta(78th) has been doing damage tions from senior citizens, parents control ever since announcing and disabled residents. her proposed Gas Station AtLilly also placed some blame for tendant Act earlier this month, the confusion on the Illinois Legiswhich according to the summalative Research Unit, the nonpartiry posted on the Illinois General san legislative research agency Assembly’s legislative and inforthat state lawmakers rely on to do mation website will effectively the legwork of translating their ban consumers from pumping intentions into actual policy. Lilly their own gas at fueling stations.

CAMILLE LILLY said the description online is not House Bill 4571, which Lilly filed State rep. what she intended to propose. on Feb. 5, provides “that no gas may She added that the bill is a vehicle be pumped at a gas station in this State unless it is pumped by a gas station atten- designed to move the conversation forward and that she plans on working with “consumers, gas dant employed at the gas station.” station owners and the industry to figure out In a statement her office has released since how we can bring forth convenience and safety then, however, Lilly said that HB 4571 “is not intended pass as is,” adding that the bill’s in- at the pump — and maybe, possibly create jobs.”

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FRAZIER PREP Fight of its life from page 1 students, and parents, CPS and the Frazier administration each made their case for why the state board should vote in their favor. The meeting was moderated by hearing officer Beatriz Diaz-Pollack, who will make a recommendation to the state board on whether to affirm the Chicago Board of Education’s initial decision to close the school.

CPS reiterated points made at the December board meeting: Frazier had been on academic probation since 2018, but failed to implement the changes required by its remediation plan to increase their School Quality Rating Policy metric to the minimum rating of 3.0 needed to continue to operate.

The School Quality Rating Policy scores schools based on factors including test scores, academic growth, graduation rates and attendance. Frazier’s administration said that while they were unable to meet the goals of their remediation plan, they made significant headway by raising their rating from a score of 2.2 to 2.8. Defenders of the school also pointed out that in 2019, the State Board of Education’s quality rating of the school jumped from the poorest designation, Lowest Performing, to the second-highest designation, Commendable.

Frazier’s administration also contested their rating score, claiming that CPS miscalculated the attendance contribution to the rating. Administrators said there was a discrepancy between their own attendance records and the attendance data used by CPS to score the school due to an adjustment in the academic calendar. Frazier had removed two emergency make-up days from the school year, and administrators say CPS erroneously included the no-show days in their attendance scoring calculations which pushed the rating down.

But CPS representatives said they recalculated their attendance scores and verified their data at least a dozen times, and found no error in their numbers.

“There’s no way it would have been possible for them to misrepresent that,” one representative said.

All who testified during the public comment period of the hearing spoke in support of keeping Frazier open. Parents and teachers pushed back on the CPS evaluation, citing the strides made during the past year to improve the quality of education offered at the school.

They also said the School Quality Rating Policy is too rigid of a standard that fails to take into account the circumstances faced by Frazier students and the social and emotional learning supported by Frazier teachers.

“We teach the entire child… things that have nothing to do with curriculum,” said Frazier teacher Eric White. “We worry about the mental and emotional and social problems.”

White said decision-makers would have a better understanding of the impact of the decision to shut down a school if they actual-

CLOSE TO CLOSING: Parents, teachers and students wore their red Frazier T-shirts in support of their beloved school.

Bottom, Hearing Officer Beatriz Diaz-Pollack oversees a meeting on the fate of Frazier Charter School.

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ly spent time in Lawndale and at the school.

“It’s easy to advocate closing a place where you’ve never been,” he said.

One parent spoke on how there is a social and community component to the value of Frazier that the district’s rating system doesn’t take into account. In a neighborhood where many young people are exposed too often to violence and trauma, where unemployment rates are high, where students forced to change schools are stifled by bullying and many students are pressured to join gangs, the school serves as a safe haven for students, she said.

“I have to trust my child to cross the street,” she said about the challenges of being a parent on the West Side. “But I know the crossing guard.”

Frazier teacher Sofia Gonzales reflected on the small victories the school achieves each day, like teaching students to focus a bit longer each day or helping them to overcome trauma, which are too often overlooked.

“It is these gains that should be magnified above all else,” Gonzales said.

Teacher Tanisha Weeks questioned why so many schools had been targeted for closure in recent years in the same mostly Black

neighborhoods time and again.

“Let me tell you what can’t be measured: the mouths that we feed out of our own pockets,” she said. “The brokenness that we heal out of our hearts.”

Hearing officer Diaz-Pollack will use her observations from the hearing to make a recommendation to the State Board of Education. The state board will then vote on the ultimate fate of Frazier at their March board meeting.

If that state votes to close Frazier, the school will close at the end of the school year.

CONTACT: pascal@blockclubchi.org

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LETTERS

Kina Collins is right for the IL-07 The 4-person race for the Democratic nomination for Illinois 7th District representative shows that it’s finally time for a change of leadership after 22 years.

Danny Davis’s three young challengers all speak eloquently for change in the district, especially for addressing its vast inequities in everything from life expectancy, public education, and employment to criminal justice and policing. Kina Collins stands out, however, as the candidate most prepared and able to represent us in Congress and to use

that position to tackle the many issues facing the district and the nation.

As a lifelong resident of Austin and a survivor of gun violence, Kina has lived the experience of the district’s most disenfranchised residents. As the child of working-class union organizers, she learned firsthand how to turn grassroots activism into policy objectives and political action that achieves real gains for ordinary people. But Kina brings much more to her candidacy than her background. She has statewide experience in crafting civil rights

and gender equity legislation and getting it passed with bipartisan support and under a Republican governor. She has national experience as an organizer for healthcare reform.

She has proven skills in community engagement, coalition building, and advocacy.

Kina understands that the 7th District’s issues are local but also connected to national and even global issues. She is informed as well as passionate, a listener who engages and connects as well as inspires. She may be the youngest black woman ever to run for Congress from

Illinois, but she has already demonstrated the smarts, energy, discipline, and skills necessary to effectively represent the entire 7th District at the national level and to bring urgently needed change to its diverse neighborhoods. That’s why I’m supporting Kina Collins in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, March 17th. I hope you’ll join me. To learn more, visit https://kinaforcongress.com.

‘JUST MERCY’

Redefining terrorism from page 1 ing about for decades to come.”

Daniel, 62, died last December, when she was struck by a car while walking her dog in Oak Park. She had retired as co-director of Northwestern University Law School’s Center on Wrongful Convictions the year of her death. According to the center’s biography of Daniel, at least 20 of her clients were exonerated or freed from prison.

Rotary created the Harris Fellowship recognition in 1957 to recognize “individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International,” according to the organization’s website. The foundation supports a range of philanthropic efforts around the world, such as providing medical services and treated mosquito nets to prevent malaria.

During Saturday’s panel discussion, Rotarians and other community members reflected on their own experiences with a criminal justice system that ensnared Walter McMillan, an African American man who was wrongfully convicted of a 1986 murder in Alabama. The film “Just Mercy” dramatizes the effort of Bryan Stevenson, McMillan’s young defense attorney, to appeal McMillan’s conviction. The movie is based on Stevenson’s 2014 memoir of the same name.

Osei David Andrews-Hutchinson, the former governor of Rotary International District 6450, said that the film underscored for him an often overlooked aspect of police brutality, which he said is a form of terrorism.

Once, Atlanta police pulled a gun on Stevenson, who is black. The young attorney, then in his 20s, was simply sitting outside of his home listening to the radio.

“I think we need to start naming it as that,” said AndrewsHutchinson, who said the film’s dramatization of moments like that one resonated with him, because he’s experienced them himself.

“As an African-American male, when I’m stopped by the police and when I encounter those situations, I’m being put in a terrorist situation … Unfortunately, we only see terrorism one way in this country, but there is terrorism that happens on a daily basis in a number of our concerns, but it’s never labeled as that.”

Xavier Ramey, the CEO and lead strategist of Justice Informed — a Chicago-based consulting firm that specializes in social justice issues — put forth an “invitation to justice” that he said “too many people are declining.”

Andrea Lewis, a Northwestern law professor affiliated with the Center on Wrongful Convictions and one of the day’s panelists, said that Daniel was her teacher and mentor.

MICHAEL ROMAIN/Staff

JUSTICE IS EQUITY: Attorney Andrea Lewis, far left, with members of Karen Daniel’s family. They accepted the Paul Harris Fellowship recognition on Daniel’s behalf from Chuck Corrigan, Rotary International District 6450’s governor designate (third from right), Osei David Andrews-Hutchinson (second from right) and Talei Thompson.

When prompted by Ramey to define what justice means to her, Lewis said that “justice is earning an equitable result.”

CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

Crossing Austin Boulevard This story is part of an ongoing series of articles that Austin Weekly News will publish about issues, events, people, places and things that take place west of Austin Boulevard, but that nonetheless resonate to the east of it, as well.

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‘Art can change your life’

Ivonne Cru’s DragonFLY Gallery and Creative Spaces aims to fill a void for emerging artists in the Garfield Park area

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

A new gallery coming to the West Side will turn a storefront that has been vacant for years into a place for creatives to make art, show their work and learn new creative skills under the guidance of other artists.

DragonFLY Gallery and Creative Spaces is currently being developed with the help of nearly $100,000 from the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, a centerpiece in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Invest South/West initiative to spur equitable development in historically disinvested corridors of the city.

Founder Ivonne Cruz said the site of the gallery, located at 2436 W. Madison, is emblematic of the targeted disinvestment in black communities that has made it difficult for residents to access programs and opportunities, especially in the arts.

“This space was never used when they did the remodel for the condos upstairs. … It’s been vacant for at least 10 years,” Cruz said.

The gallery will be her first entrepreneurial endeavor, and she said she was pleasantly surprised to learn the city would support her as she redesigns the facilities to serve local artists.

Cruz is currently rehabbing the building into a one-stop-shop for artists. The gallery will have six studios for artists to make their work, and will be outfitted with facilities that will allow the gallery to house a wide range of artists. Artists may be hard-pressed to find some of the equipment that the gallery will have elsewhere on the West Side, like a photography darkroom, a laser cutter, a woodshop, a printing press and a throwing wheel and kiln for firing pottery.

The gallery will host arts education programming that will target young people, seniors and residents in the area who want to explore a new hobby. Cruz is currently planning to launch an architecture skills program that will be led by teaching artist

Lens on Lightfoot Pascal Sabino is a Report for America corps member covering Austin, North Lawndale and Garfield Park for Block Club Chicago.

The “Lens On Lightfoot” project is a collaboration of seven Chicago newsrooms examining the first year of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration.

Partners are the BGA, Block Club Chicago, Chalkbeat Chicago, The Chicago Reporter, The Daily Line, La Raza and The TRiiBE. It is managed by the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Jerome Thymes. Other classes in the works will teach jewelry making and printmaking, and Cruz said rates will be as low as $40 for a five-class series.

“It should be accessible for everyone.

That’s what drives me,” Cruz said. “And I’ve seen the power of what art can do for people.

It can change your life.”

DragonFLY Gallery will also double as a place to show and sell art, Cruz said, and a guiding principle for her is to make sure the gallery will “showcase minority artists who are new and emerging.”

Cruz is planning to host twice monthly craft and artisanal goods markets for artists renting studios and for others in the neighborhood. And to make sure any artist who wants their pieces to be seen can participate in markets and opening nights, she said the studio will have a flat rate of $35

PASCAL SABINO/Block Club Chicago

COMING SOON: Ivonne Cruz was supported by the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund to build six art studios in the new DragonFLY Gallery. for artists to rent wall space to show their work.

A key motivator for choosing Garfield Park as the location for the gallery was the lack of opportunities for artists to rent affordable studios and sell their goods without paying sky-high tabling fees at markets, fairs and street festivals. That lack of opportunity makes it difficult for emerging artists to envision themselves in the creative economy and to see the arts as a viable career pathway, Cruz said.

“There’s nothing for someone who’s never shown before. … It can be really intimidating,” Cruz said.

DragonFLY Gallery will have its grand opening at 5 p.m March 14. The show will feature as many as 30 artists, and artists interested in joining the show or rent

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Lightfoot recently kicked off the application period for the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund at another Garfield Park art venue, 345 Art Gallery at 345 N. Kedzie Avenue. Lightfoot said cultural amenities are an important component of her Invest South/West campaign, and that investing in the arts can stimulate economic opportunity in areas like Garfield Park.

“This really filled a void,” Lightfoot said of 345 Art Gallery. “It became kind of a community, cultural and gathering place that otherwise didn’t exist. So when you think about something like that, that galvanized this community, art is important.”

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE MONEY SOURCE INC Plaintiff, -v.CRYSTAL BOWNS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2019 CH 04670 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 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 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-201-0170000 The real estate is improved with a two unit building with a detached two car garage.

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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 twentyfour (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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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(g1).

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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. 256758 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2019 CH 04670 TJSC#: 39-8104

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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 04670 I3144852

Commonly known as 5149 W FULTON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-406-0020000 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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 twentyfour (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(g1).

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

For information, examine the court

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-12520 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 15103 TJSC#: 40-737 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 15103 I3145069

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) 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. 14-19-01482 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 08528 TJSC#: 39-8155 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 08528 I3145086

OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 07873 5445 W AUGUSTA BLVD CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 13, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 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 5445 W AUGUSTA BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-317007-0000 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 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) 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. 14-19-05847 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 07873 TJSC#: 39-7452 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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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(g1).

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

For information, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 382716.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 382716 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 19 CH 08119 TJSC#: 39-8016 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 08119 I3142244

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CARISBROOK ASSET HOLDING TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

MARTHA B. BOWEN AKA MARTHA BOWEN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 9324 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, March 20, 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. 16-04-126-021-0000.

Commonly known as 5401 West Potomac Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651.

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. W19-0567 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3144921 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.MARC WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 2018 CH 15103 5149 W FULTON ST CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 10, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 16, 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:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES 2005-A15 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-O Plaintiff, -v.ESTELA ROSALES Defendants 2019 CH 08528 2146 N. HAMLIN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60647 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 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 2146 N. HAMLIN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60647 Property Index No. 13-35-118025-0000 The real estate is improved with a multi-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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LARRY BEDINGFIELD, NORMA BEDINGFIELD, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KENNETH C. ROGERS, BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DISCOVER BANK, MERRICK PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 19 CH 08119 5424 W. FERDINAND ST. #102 CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 30, 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 5424 W. FERDINAND ST. #102, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-118-0401001 The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $56,301.41.

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 twentyfour (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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR

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IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR4 Plaintiff, -v.BOGUSLAW KASPROWICZ, IWONA KASPROWICZ, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 4, 2005 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 134142, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR WASHINGTON FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS Defendants 18 CH 13381 1818 NORTH HONORE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60622 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 27, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 30, 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 1818 NORTH HONORE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60622 Property Index No. 14-31-410-0230000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $785,307.26.

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 twentyfour (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(g1).

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) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm 3pm.. Please refer to file number 18-087497.

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. 18-087497

Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 13381 TJSC#: 40-9 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 # 18 CH 13381 I3145063

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(g1).

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. 14-19-05709 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 07377 TJSC#: 39-7605 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 07377 I3145633

0000 The real estate is improved with a multi-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 twentyfour (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(g1).

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. 14-19-02120 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 01062 TJSC#: 40-150 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 01062 I3145853

Friday, April 3, 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. 16-08-420-041-0000.

Commonly known as 41 North Mayfield Avenue, Unit D, Chicago, Illinois 60644.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a townhouse residence.

The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Ms. Michelle Breitzman at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC, 2121 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015. (847) 291-1717. 18-089270 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3145988

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.BRIDGET RANDLE, FIRST FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOE N. RANDLE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LUCY RANDLE, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LUCY RANDLE (DECEASED) AND JOE N. RANDLE (DECEASED) Defendants 2019 CH 07377 5019 W GLADYS AVE #C CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 20, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 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 5019 W GLADYS AVE #C, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-214-1850000 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 twentyfour (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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BLUEWATER INVESTMENT TRUST 2018-1 Plaintiff, -v.WILLIAM THORPE A/K/A WILLIAMS THORPE, CECELIA THORPE A/K/A CECELIA NELSON-THORPE, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 2019 CH 01062 1235 S MILLARD AVE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 3, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 6, 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 1235 S MILLARD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-106-017-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES D. WILCHER AKA JAMES WILCHER; CITY OF CHICAGO; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; 41-45 N. MAYFIELD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 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

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ast year, St. Angela School proudly welcomed its new principal, Bruce Schooler, whose vision for St. Angela includes faculty and staff working together to increase academic excellence. Schooler’s appointment coincides with the centennial celebration of St. Angela, ushering in a second hundred years of leadership in service of students and the Austin community.

Schooler comes from a long line of educators, and because of that, and his fortuitous last name, he playfully calls his career as an educator “predestined.” Schooler says he has always had a passion for education. “It’s what I’ve always wanted to do, and I’ve been very blessed that I got to follow my dream,” he said.

A native of Northwest Indiana, Schooler earned a Master’s in Administration from Purdue University before working at Aquinas Catholic School in Gary where he oversaw an impressive School Improvement Plan. That plan targeted a lack of leadership and led to improved test

scores. Schooler served as curriculum director and principal at St. Augustine School in Lafayette, IN. prior to joining the leadership team at St. Angela School.

Schooler said his decision to join the St. Angela community was not one of need, but of resonance. Schooler was working at St. Augustine when a friend from Schooler’s time in Gary, who was working for the Archdiocese of Chicago suggested that he visit St. Angela.

“I came here and five minutes in I knew this was where I was supposed to be. I met the staff, and I fell in love with the place. I had no ambition to leave where I was, but that’s what happened,” Schooler said.

Schooler says much of the focus and direction of leadership was already in place at St. Angela School, and that he hopes to improve on the already strong administration in place. “I hope to further solidify a culture of collegiality. The staff is very close knit, everyone gets along and it’s a very professional staff, so I hope to add to it,” he said.

As part of Schooler’s plan, a new school improvement team made up of faculty, staff

and administration meets biweekly to focus on ways to benefit students and instruction through faculty collaboration.

Schooler’s vision for St. Angela School revolves around improving literacy scores. While St. Angela School students overall excel in math, reading scores are lower on the ASPIRE tests, the standardized tests which students in Archdiocesan schools take.

Schooler plans to address the gap in scores through increased literacy coaching, levelled reading, and the oversight of Dr. Marygrace Farina, a nationally recognized reading specialist currently teaching at the school.

Lynn Fredrick, director of advancement at St. Angela School, says the regular biweekly faculty meetings provide the great benefit of having a continuous conversation between faculty and staff about reading scores and other academic initiatives.

St. Angela School has a history of strong leadership, and Schooler is being passed the baton from a long line of administrators who made St. Angela the school it is today. Sister Mary Finnegan, RSM, who served as interim principal

before Schooler’s arrival, started working at St. Angela School in 1987. Massasoit Avenue, the street where the school is located, is named Honorary Sister Mary Finnegan Way in recognition of her service.

Kelly Busa has worked at St. Angela School for 10 years, first as a teacher and then in her current role as assistant principal. Busa expressed her excitement about the future of St. Angela and the positive changes that the new administration is bringing. According to Busa, there is a new focus on increased communication among administration, teachers, parents and students.

In particular, the administration is finding more flexible options throughout the day for parents to meet with teachers.

“Principal Schooler has meetings with students just so he can listen to their concerns about the school. He wants them to feel proud of St. Angela and have input into what’s going on,” Busa said.

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St. Angela’s Green Dream comes true An oasis for students and Austin neighbors

By LUCIA WHALEN Contributing Reporter

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hree years ago St. Angela School went through a radical facelift and is now home to one of the biggest green park spaces in the North Austin neighborhood.

Up until 2006, St. Angela was part of an active parish, on a traditional Catholic campus including the church, school, convent and rectory. For decades, priests and nuns lived on campus and served a robust Catholic parish community, including the families of over 1,200 children enrolled in the school. Over the years, though, the neighborhood evolved and most Catholic families moved out of Austin. The parish population began to dwindle, eventually leading to the decision to close the church.

The church was shuttered in 2006 and sat vacant until 2017 when the Archdiocese of Chicago decided to demolish the empty parish buildings. The demolition opened up nearly an acre of open space, which was turned over to the school for an outdoor recreational area where students could safely play and learn. Prior to the creation of St. Angela School’s “Green Dreams,” as the project was named, older students were only able to play on a portion of the parking lot; younger students had a small playground.

Wittenberg was principal of St. Angela during the demolition and was instrumental in the development of the campus.

“In a sense, it transformed the school and it transformed the neighborhood. Our kids love it.

The neighbors love it. To a large degree, it is the only green space in the area,” he said.

Once the unused buildings were demolished, landscape designer Tari Delisi joined the project to beautify the newly open space next to the school and bring the “Green Dreams” plan to

life. The plan included laying new sod on the open field, creating multiple outdoor classroom areas, a garden, fitness area, and lining the garden with bricks with engraved dedications to former faculty, staff and classmates.

Delisi, whose focus is environmentally sustainable landscape design, said that she felt a responsibility to do the project from an ecological perspective while honoring the history of St. Angela Parish.

“I wanted to tell the story of the buildings that were once there, along with what the land is going to become for the community, the students, the faculty, and the school space itself. I wanted to reuse and repurpose anything and everything possible and hold onto some historic relics to tell the history of the space,” she said.

Delisi did just that, and parts of the former church are integrated into the landscape design.

Limestone slabs offer bench space near one of the outdoor classroom areas, the cornerstone from the church has been incorporated into a newly tuckpointed school wall, and a statue of Saint Angela, a relic saved from the church demolition, stands in a garden.

According to Delisi, green space is crucial for students, as “it provides the framework for further development, learning and connection to the natural environment.” Time in nature provides students a break from long hours sitting indoors and offers the opportunity for them to develop respect for the environment.

While most of the “Green Dreams” renovations are complete, plans are in place to include a large mural on the school wall which was previously hidden by the enormous church; shade for outdoor classrooms and outdoor fitness equipment.

One of the highlights of the new outdoor space is the introduction of a memorial brick program.

Friends of St. Angela -- alumni, donors, teachers,

neighbors -- can purchase bricks in various sizes and inscribe them with their names, graduation years or other messages that convey the message of what St Angela has meant to them. The bricks are “planted” twice per year, and according to Lynn Fredrick, director of advancement at St. Angela, the bricks “give alumni the opportunity to be involved in a way that is meaningful to them, so they can buy their own little piece of our campus—their message literally ‘carved in stone’.”

While the demolition of St. Angela church was not easy for many alumni and former parishioners, many of whom remember St. Angela Church as an important part of their childhood, Fredrick sees the renovations as the next life of St. Angela and as an opportunity to focus on the current mission of the school.

“The only ministry left to the St. Angela community is this school and these children, so we have a new narrative now as to our purpose. Why not build something equally new and beautiful for these kids and for the neighborhood?”

St. Angela School at 100: continued from B1 I also think that our teachers are determined to set an example of what it’s like to be part of a community; I don’t think you find that at every school. When people come here they feel that sense of belonging, that sense of camaraderie.”

Schooler is working with a Patrons Board at St. Angela School, a diverse group of alumni and community members working to keep the school prospering into the future. Rich Murphy serves as president of the board, and voiced his enthusiasm about advising and supporting the new administration: “[Schooler] has done a really nice job of taking the vision for the curriculum and saying ‘how do we take this to the next level?’,” he said.

Murphy said that because the board serves in an advisory position, he hopes to continue

to bring new voices to the table to reflect the diversity of St. Angela.

“Everybody wants the same thing. We want St. Angela to be a tremendous resource for the North Austin community. We want wonderful outcomes for the children and families who made the decision to attend.

And when you bring really well intentioned, smart people to the table, you can really get awesome results,” Murphy said.

One of the biggest changes this coming year will be a collaboration between the Big Shoulders Fund and St. Angela School.

The fund has an incredible track record for supporting Catholic schools throughout Chicago by investing in scholarship support, leadership development, academic programs and more.

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Alumni are advocates and supporters of St. Angela

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ne of the best ways to understand the history and significance of St. Angela is through the stories of alumni.

The history of St. Angela is a history of faculty and staff who provide a loving and nurturing environment, preparing students to thrive in the world and eventually return to support their alma mater. The proof of St. Angela School’s positive impact on the world can be seen through the huge network of alumni who stay connected to the school due to their warm memories of life at St. Angela.

The Jordan Family name has now become a part of St. Angela School itself, with the newly renovated gym named after Jack Jordan. Jack Jordan graduated from St. Angela School in 1938, and after later marrying and moving back to his childhood home, he sent all 10 of his children to St. Angela. Their graduation dates range from 1964 to 1979.

Jack Jordan was a star basketball player, and in the mid 1900’s there was a Catholic basketball league specifically for boys under 5-feet, 9-inches. Jordan attended high school

at St. Philip’s High School on the West Side, where he played in that league. Jordan remained involved with St. Angela School, and in the 1960’s when he noticed the lack of athletic programs at the school, he got involved and organized football and basketball teams. Jordan served as the volunteer athletic director at St. Angela for close to 15 years between the late sixties and early eighties.

Jack Jordan worked tirelessly to raise money for the St. Angela athletic program, ensuring that there was adequate funding for uniforms and equipment, along with trophies, awards and end-of-season banquets.

“For me personally, it’s just a natural extension of what my dad did and what my brother did,” Dan said.

Dan’s brother Marty Jordan, who organized St. Angela’s yearly Bowling Bash for charity, died 10 years ago. His legacy lives on through the continued Marty Jordan Bowling Bash. The school currently provides the Jack and Marty Jordan fund, which primarily supports the athletic programs at St. Angela.

Dan also attributes his continued involvement in St. Angela to a larger pattern of alumni staying in close contact with the school.

According to Dan Jordan, one of Jack Jordan’s seven sons, his father was a kind of legendary figure at St. Angela School.

“All the families that were there in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s moved out. And yet, the camaraderie, friendship and closeness of many of the classes has stayed extremely strong.

All of us have kids now, and our kids roll their eyes because everywhere we go, we run into someone who has a connection with St. Angela,” he said.

“He was a surrogate father for literally thousands of boys that went through that school over the years,” Dan said.

Joan Gibbons graduated from St. Angela School in 1943, and she attributes her career in the Foreign Service to her time at the school.

While Jack Jordan passed away 25 years ago, his legacy lives on, and the newly renovated gymnasium was named the Jack Jordan Gym in his honor.

“The Providence Nuns had hospitals and schools in China and frequently referred to their mission there, especially rescuing abandoned girl babies. This stimulated my curiosity about the rest of the world outside of North Austin and resulted in my joining the U.S. Foreign Service in my early twenties,” Gibbons said.

The Jordan family has stayed intimately involved with St. Angela School throughout the years, and Dan Jordan serves on the Patrons Board. According to Dan, the family’s continued involvement can be attributed to his father, who worked tirelessly to make St. Angela the school that it is.

Many young and not so young athletes love to relive their years of glory in the gym, or on the field, or on the court. Jack Jordan provided St. Angela alumni with many years of great memories and, since the gym was named for him in 2016 he will be part of the memories of hundreds more St. Angela alumni. Jack’s ten children, including Marty (Class of 1977) pictured here as a toddler, were part of all those gym memories.

Gibbons was accepted into the Foreign Service in 1952, where she served in Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Egypt, and Hungary. She was also assigned to U.S. Consulates in South Africa, Indonesia, and Senegal, among others.

Gibbons eventually returned to the United States, where she currently lives. And in 2012, she volunteered as a teacher’s aide in a firstgrade class at St. Angela.

Tom Gull graduated from St. Angela in 1974 and remains involved with the community as an alumni and donor. The youngest of seven, all the Gull children attended St. Angela School, starting with his eldest sister in 1950.

He calls his entire eight-year education at St. Angela School impactful. The presence of the Sisters of Providence, who taught his mother when she was in high school, made a particular impact on Gull.

“Their life of faith and service was evident to us. As I continued to attend Mass through high school, it was nice to continue to see my teachers at Sunday Mass,” he said.

Gull went on to attend Holy Cross High School in River Grove and earned his MBA from Dominican University.

According to Gull, he would recommend a Catholic education to anyone: “Catholic education is incomparable.

In a Catholic school, the teachers and administration are able to teach the children in ways that public schools cannot: teaching through faith. As Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, founder of the Sisters of Providence who staffed the school said, “Love the children first, and then teach them.”

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Students’ learning styles inform literacy efforts

By LUCIA WHALEN Contributing Reporter

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sk any teacher in any classroom at any school around the United States what their greatest challenges are, and more likely than not, addressing every student’s unique needs will be somewhere on that list.

Teachers at St. Angela School are no exception, as they work with a diverse range of learners in each classroom. Luckily, St. Angela is fortunate to have an array of in and out of classroom resources to provide students with a holistic education that addresses their individual needs.

St. Angela welcomed a new literacy specialist who is working with faculty and administration to increase literacy scores across the school.

Dr. Marygrace Farina earned her master’s in reading education and a doctorate in leadership in Florida before joining the staff at St. Angela.

While in Florida, she worked with all classroom levels, from elementary to community college, teaching students to read effectively and be engaged learners.

While math scores at St. Angela currently exceed expectations, reading scores overall need work. Farina joined the team at St. Angela in 2019 as a reading specialist and sees low reading scores as being symptomatic of students’ need for better test prep, and literacy education that caters to unique learning styles. All of this, says Farina, leads to engaged learning.

“Literacy is much more of a cognitive skill than schools in half of the United States have seen math, as far as we know. Math reading scores decline. has a format and a definite Bruce Schooler, the new structure. You follow step one, principal, has set raising literacy two and three. But reading scores as a top priority for the starts earlier. It starts with oral “We try to find what school, which Farina says will language. You have to take benefit all areas of study for information, process it, and the student might be students. The school also plans come up with ideas and a to hire more literacy specialists conclusion on your own, not to provide assistance to more deficient in and why just passively. It’s engagement,” students.

Farina said.

“It’s [Schooler’s] number and then address the Because of the difference one priority because math in processing required for scores will go up if literacy reading, Farina says that math challenge.” goes up. You have to read the and literacy skills must be math problem, you need to taught in very different ways.

Adrian Brown understand what data they’re And while a newfound push for giving you and what is not STEM education has started important,” Farina said. to dominate the educational

And there’s extra help, too Along with literacy coaching, St. Angela School has a strong team of resource specialists who assist teachers and students.

Mary Darnell is a retired occupational therapist who started volunteering at St. Angela School after selling Kids Unlimited, her business in Oak Park. Darnell works with students from all grade levels twice per week on handwriting, while also incorporating exercises and practices that engage students sensory processing and fine motor skills.

discourse across the country, the “nation’s report card” revealed in 2019 that

Farina is approaching literacy education at St. Angela with a holistic lens, one

Darnell’s classroom is called the Life Skills Center, and younger students join Darnell in her classroom to work on basic life skills necessary for developing brains, such as shoe tying, buttoning, and scissor use.

on what teachers notice their students need support with.

“It might seem basic, but all younger children need to learn the skills that adults take for granted as automatic activities, like grabbing a pair of scissors off the table and cutting a piece of paper,” said Darnell.

Darnell also uses “theraputty” with younger students to strengthen their hands and aid in coordination development for daily activities.

According to Darnell, all the work she does with students is teacher directed and based

Students who need extra support to gain academic strength can also meet with Adrian Brown, the Title 1 academic coach. Along with academic development, Brown works with students on internal regulation such as selfesteem, anger management and organizational skills.

Teachers who identify students with special needs can call on Brown and the Title 1 team for extra help.

“We try to find what the student might be deficient in and why and then address the challenge,” Brown said.

not solely targeting test-taking.

She also focuses on learning styles, so that students can adjust their education to their unique and preferred style of learning, such as visual or kinesthetic.

Students are tested with the ACT Aspire Assessment System in the fall, winter and spring.

According to Schooler, the data from the first administration of Aspire to the second last year shows positive growth.

When discussing improved test scores, Farina says test scores will not change immediately, nor should they.

“There’s no magic potion,” she said, “It is not going to go from 30th to 90th percentile [overnight]. We want to show growth, and if we can show growth, the kids have moved. It’s gradual.”

According to Lynn Fredrick, director of advancement at St. Angela, out of classroom resources are crucial for tackling the diverse needs of students.

“Inside the classroom, it can be difficult to provide a group of kids with diverse needs everything they need,” Fredrick said. “That’s where the incredible resources at St. Angela come in. Teachers alone cannot provide for all of the needs of an entire classroom. Resources like Mr. Brown and Mary Darnell provide one-onone support, which is crucial in any school.”

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Young artists at work

St. Angela School believes in the importance of the inclusion of art in education and has made it a priority to maintain it, and all “specials,” (music, Spanish and gym) in the curriculum. Among other projects this year students in several grade levels produced self-portraits using creative and age appropriate methods.

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Friends and family are St. Angela’s generous donors

By LUCIA WHALEN Contributing Reporter

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t. Angela Merici, a 17th century Italian woman who founded a teaching order of religious sisters, is the Patron Saint of St. Angela School. She is known for bringing education to the children of rural communities of Italy, saying to the women in her order, “Build community wherever you go.”

The strength and resilience of St. Angela School depends upon community, in this case the one built in Austin by the Sisters of Providence and then sustained by the Sisters of Mercy. The generous support of this community, and their faith in St. Angela School’s mission to provide a highquality, faith-based education for all students and prepare them for a life of leadership, is what keeps the school alive and thriving.

No Catholic school is able to fund everything they need with tuition. To give you an idea, the stated tuition at St. Angela school for one child in 2020-21 is $4,100, which is $2,000 less than the actual cost of educating that child. So, from the beginning, even if parents are paying full tuition, St. Angela School must find a way to subsidize that tuition with an additional $2,000.

St. Angela depends on donors for that subsidy,

Big Shoulders Fund lifts St. Angela School

and the school is extremely fortunate to have donors who are generous enough that the school is also able make improvements to its campus and strengthen programs for the boys and girls of St. Angela School.

The St. Angela community spirit is alive, showing up at extended family gatherings throughout the Northwest suburbs, in St. Martin de Porres Parish when many former St. Angela parishioners still worship, in the second and third generations of alumni still enrolled at St. Angela, and in social events designed for the purpose, events like The Marty Jordan Bowling Bash. The “Bash” honors the late Marty Jordan, who organized a yearly bowling event at Circle Lanes in Forest Park to raise money for charity. The event, now run by Marty’s widow, Maureen, his brother Dan, and Dan’s wife, Mary Ann Conrick Jordan, lives on in his name. All proceeds go to St. Angela School.

The powerful and positive effect of donors can be seen at St. Angela through the recent “Green Dreams” renovations on the exterior of the building and inside the school in the recently upgraded gymnasium. Donor gifts allow St. Angela School to continue working in service of students and the Austin community, carrying on the legacy for another 100 years.

St. Angela among 30 Catholic schools to receive Big Shoulders Fund support

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t. Angela is among 30 Catholic schools in the Chicago area to share in a $47.5 million commitment over 10 years from the Big Shoulders Fund, an independent charitable organization that supports inner-city Catholic schools.

St. Angela School will receive “significantly increased” funding for operations, explained Big Shoulders Fund officials in their statement.

In addition, the organization will “take on an expanded leadership role with principals in these schools to help them manage their schools toward specific goals in key operating areas of academics, enrollment, development and finances,” the statement explains.

“We are honored to be able to provide this

historic level of investment to help strengthen communities throughout the greater-Chicago area,” said James J. O’Connor, the founding chairman and current co-chairman of the Big Shoulders Fund.

“Our own research has shown that alumni of our schools go on to vote, study, work, and volunteer at rates higher than their peers, becoming the citizens and neighbors that make our communities and Chicago a better place for all of us,” O’Connor said.

Josh Hale, president and CEO of Big Shoulders Fund, said the $50 million commitment is a “natural next step” for the organization and builds on 15 years of providing operational and academic assistance for 75 Catholic schools in the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana.

St. Angela, which has been without a parish since 2005 and is the only Catholic school in Austin, is heavily dependent on resources from the archdiocese and Big Shoulders but also donations from alumni — all of whom “have supported our mission over the years,” Fredrick said. “The new commitment of Big Shoulders for operating expenses means the contributions of our alumni and friends can help the children more directly. Big Shoulders will not replace the investment of donors – it will help their gifts go further,” she said.

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Engraved bricks line the “green” on St. Angela’s new campus, and alumni (including Tom Gull, Class of 1974) helped “plant” the bricks. The bricks tell the stories of the people who have made the school their home, including dear friends, teachers, pastors and neighborhood friends. The brick program continues; the next brick order will be placed early in March, 2020.

Why I Give: Tom Gull: I donate to St. Angela because I want to give the current students the opportunities to succeed that they might not otherwise have without their St. Angela experience. My generation and those before me benefitted from ridiculously low tuition that make Catholic education available to everyone who wanted it. I contribute to St. Angela in honor of my parents and the many wonderful sisters and lay teachers who helped form me into the person I am.

Dennis LaLiberty: I give to St. Angela School because I see how the scholars thrive through the dedication of the teachers and staff, because I believe families should have the opportunity to choose a school, and because I have personally benefitted from my education in the Catholic school system and am convinced that the combination of academic excellence and emphasis on morals and discipline produces well-rounded adults who are a credit to their community.

Patty Henek: To see that St. Angela School is still thriving at a time when other schools are closing and that there are people who care about the community and are investing in the community, I think is a great sign for Austin and I try to do what I can. Going to St Angela shaped the person I am today, and I want to help these same students that are there today thrive and have the same great experience that we did growing up.

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Powerful allies step up for St. Angela

By LUCIA WHALEN Contributing Reporter

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elebrating 100 years of existence is no small deal. Through major historic events like the Great Depression and World War II, the arrivals and departures of neighbors of diverse backgrounds and the closure of St. Angela Parish, St. Angela School has remained a staple of the Austin community and a seminal institution offering high-quality faith-based education to all students regardless of financial status.

Austin, like every Chicago neighborhood, has gone through many transformations. In the early days of St. Angela Parish, North Austin was a heavily Catholic mix of Irish, Italian and German.

By the mid-1970s those white families left Austin and, in their place, came African Americans and, in more recent years, a growing number of Hispanic residents.

State Rep. LaShawn Ford, who currently serves on the Patrons Board of St. Angela, grew up in the Austin neighborhood in the mid-1970’s and

Schools, and, according to Ford, witnessing the attended Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic disparity in school quality in different neighborElementary School, where he played St. Angela hoods led to his eventual desire to work as School in basketball. Later, while training to be a state representative. Ford a teacher, Ford worked as a watched his students on the student teacher at St. Angela.

West side travel all the way By that point in 1994, Austin “ St. Angela has from Austin to the North side was predominantly African to find a safe and higher-quality American, and most studedicated teachers education. “It made me want to dents were Baptist instead of and they are educating be a strong advocate for public Catholic. However, according education,” he said. to Ford, the Catholic education students so they at St. Angela School provided White flight, a result of racist can become better something that neighboring real estate practices and segrepublic schools could not. gationist fear in the late 1960’s, people”

caused resources to drain from “St. Angela is a faith-based Austin, as in most neighborinstitution. At public schools, hoods impacted by the pheprayer is not an option. [During Christine Riley nomenon. Ford recalls multiple my time at St. Angela], whether banks and grocery stores from they were Catholic or not, the his childhood leaving once the advantage was that most of the demographics shifted. However, Ford expects families in the neighborhood were families that the Austin community to continue to diversify, as prayed. And it allowed children, whether they were Baptist or Catholic, an opportunity to learn real estate in the community is attractive with the draw of quality schools like St. Angela. in a faith-based setting,” said Ford.

Ford went on to teach in Chicago Public

According to Ford, throughout all of the

changes in Austin, St. Angela school has remained an anchor in the community, continuing to offer a high-quality education to all students.

Much of that continued stability is due to the support of alumni, the board and the surrounding community.

In 2005, when St. Angela Catholic Church closed, many parishioners joined St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Austin, where current board member Christine Riley serves as Director of Religious Education. Riley, who grew up in West Garfield Park, attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School.

According to Riley, St. Angela School adds important value to Austin as the only remaining Catholic grammar school in the neighborhood.

“Having that strong Catholic education is so important in the Austin area. When I was growing up, there were so many more Catholic schools in the area. St. Angela has dedicated teachers and they are educating students so they can become better people. I think it’s a staple in the community,” she said. Riley says family values in the community are strong.

Volunteer driven The transformation of St. Angela campus would not have been possible without the help of four volunteer groups who helped us realize our “green dreams.” Big Shoulders Fund produces thousands of volunteers annually for the schools of the Archdiocese of Chicago and they sent us three wonderful teams. The fourth was the Appalachian Service Project teens of Ascension Parish in Oak Park who, with adult volunteers in tow, built a boulder wall and benches, and removed demolition debris from planting beds.

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how to give You can make a difference for our scholars with an investment in their future! St. Angela School accepts gifts of all sizes; gifts in honor or memory of someone; gifts made in person, or online, or sent in the mail. We accept gifts for specific projects and gifts for our general unspecified use: gifts for scholarship; for technology; for athletics; for the development of our campus; for professional development for our staff.

We accept gifts of cash, checks or credit cards, and we accept gifts of stock.

To learn more about the ways you can support the people and programs of St. Angela visit our website: www.saintangela.org/giving or call our Advancement Office, 773.626.2655 ext. 103.

come and visit!

Whether you attended St. Angela or are looking for a new school home for your children, please, come visit! Our regular school day hours are 7:50 to 2:50 but please call if those hours are not ideal for you.

Prospective school families: You, too, are invited to join us for our Picnic on the Green, May 16 from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. or visit during our Open House Week March 23 to 27 â&#x20AC;˘ 8:30 to 11:30 daily Take a tour, meet the Principal and learn more about what St. Angela has to offer your child from preschool through eighth grade.

how to enroll Enrollment for the 2020-21 school year will open for new families on April 1. (We will accept your registration before that, but will not process it until that date.)

The enrollment fee is $150 per family. All families are required to apply for tuition assistance; 95% of our families receive significant aid. The application fee for aid is $25 per family.

To arrange for a visit, please call Ms. Petrice Sanderson, Registrar during regular school hours (7:50 am to 2:50 pm) or email her at psanderson@saintangela.org.

For the tuition schedule and registration forms, please visit our website, www.saintangela.org/registration. Check us out!

CALL US : 773-626-2655 | VISIT US : 1332 N. Massasoit Ave, Chicago, IL 60651 | ON LINE at: SaintAngela.org

St. Angela School Green Dreams III Our Picnic on the Green

Saturday, May 16

11:00 am to 1:30 pm featuring a picnic lunch prepared by Blue Plate Catering Music, games, raffles, school tours, garden blessing, food, fun and fellowship.

All are welcome!

Please join us as we celebrate our 100th Spring!

332 N Massasoit Avenue Chicago 60651 For more information: www.saintangela.org.