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County’s Scavenger Sale under scrutiny from advocates Critics say program meant to fix blighted properties helps hedge funds more than small investors By JENNIFER BAMBERG Block Club Chicago

Nearly 1,000 people gathered at this year’s Scavenger Sale auction, aiming to nab one of the more than 30,000 local properties up for sale. The sale is the first step in a complicated process of trying to take over a tax-delinquent property so it can be restored and returned to the tax rolls. But many of the lots that go up are snapped up by hedge funds and large institutional buyers, or they stay unused for years, if not decades, while going through the sale again and again. Officials have made changes to the process, hoping to make the auction more accessible to everyday people. But opinions are split on how the sale can better benefit smaller investors in the future while allowing properties to get redeveloped. “Why should the scavenger sale property just go into a general pot and then be opened up to the fastest, most aggressive, most well-resourced bidder who gets to the starting line first?” said Michael Davidson, a senior director at the Chicago Community Trust who has worked to make the auction more accessible. “Is there a more equitable way of dealing with properties?” See SCAVENGER SALE on page 4

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The Chicago Public Library’s Douglass Branch, 3353 W. 13th St., in North Lawndale on Feb. 16, 2022.

Douglass library still reeling after millions in renovations

City spent $2.15M to renovate West Side library in 2018, but three years later mold, water damage and soggy books persist By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

Residents of the North Lawndale Homeowners Association won a hard-fought victory in 2018 when they convinced city leaders to renovate their dilapidated neighborhood library. But just a few years after the city invest-

ed $2.15 million to fix the water damage, rodent infestation and mold problems at Douglass Branch Library, 3353 W. 13th St., the building is once again in a sorry state due to deferred repairs and maintenance. Countless soggy books have been taken off the shelves, and water damage has caused many of the bookshelves to collapse. The excess moisture has also cre-

ated conditions for mold to thrive once again in the building, especially in the event space in the basement, said Dinita Robinson, a resident and member of the North Lawndale Homeowner’s Association. “You go to utilize the library, but if the See LIBRARY on page 3

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2 Chicago officers wounded during West Side shooting One officer had his head grazed by a bullet, and the other was shot in his leg while getting food at hot dog stand By KELLY BAUER Block Club Chicago

A man shot two on-duty police officers when they were grabbing food during a break early Friday, Supt. David Brown said. The officers are recovering, with one already home, and a person is in custody, Brown said. About 3:30 a.m., the officers were on a meal break when one stopped to get a hot dog in the 3800 block of West Harrison Street, Brown said during a news conference. A man who was ahead of the officer in line finished his order and reached into his pocket to pay, but a gun fell out, Brown said. The man picked up the gun and started shooting at the police officer who was in line, firing “immediately, without warning,” Brown said. The officer’s head was grazed by a bullet.

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The man then fired shots at the officer who was in the squad car, hitting him once in his leg, Brown said. One of the officers has been released and is at home, recovering, Brown said. The other is still hospitalized. The officers were in fair condition and did not shoot back, according to a police news release. This “cannot be the norm in our city,” Brown said. At another point, he said, “We feel very blessed that we have non-lifethreatening injuries of our officers.” Officers who were nearby arrested the man, Brown said. Officers saw the man toss the gun and found it, Brown said. The man has not yet been charged with a crime. Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said the investigation is ongoing. There is video of the shooting, Brown and Deenihan said.

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Repairs still needed from page 1 spaces are full of mold … then how do you find joy in the place called home?” Robinson said. After saying the library had deteriorated to the point of being unsafe, the homeowners association recruited Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th) and the Lawndale Christian Development Corporation in 2018 to push the city to invest in the library. At the time, the building was nearly “uninhabitable,” resident Rochelle Foster previously said. Their appeals were successful. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a $2.15 million renovation for the library July 2018, and construction to fix the library’s issues began that fall. When it reopened in 2019, it had a contemporary look and feel, a new YOUmedia music recording studio, two 3D printers and an upgraded auditorium. But recently, neighbors and librarians noticed water seeping into the building again. Staff members at the Douglass Branch Library have repeatedly filed complaints about mold and water damage in the building but the reports have gone unanswered, said Matthew Lange, a staff representative for the library’s union, AFSCME Local 1215. Maintenance issues and staff complaints are often addressed “only when there’s threats to contact our union or agencies such as OSHA,” he said. Neighbors said they feel shortchanged by the library investment. The city’s repairs to the library should have been “built for longevity” rather than a “really cute band-aid so everybody can smile, but then the band-aid peels back,” Robinson said.

“I felt like it was a slap in the face. It was like taking scraps,” Robinson said. “Every single project that they so-called invest in our community is always second class. … When kids come use the library, they’ll think that’s the library they deserve.” Part of the issue is there are backlogs of deferred repairs at libraries across the city, said Jacob Cleary, president of the library union and branch manager at the Richard M. Daley Branch Library. Funding for some library projects comes from state grants, so there are “outside factors” that can limit the amount of improvements that happen at one time. Before the 2018 work, the building, constructed in 1929, was last renovated in 1980. Now, the city will spent another $1.2 million to install a new roof and waterproof the building to stop the water damage issues, library spokesperson Patrick Molloy said. Work will begin this spring. “Generations of neighbors, staff and supporters of the Douglass Branch Library have worked hard to ensure that this branch is a modern and welcoming space for the advancement of knowledge and community in the neighborhood,” Molloy said in a statement. Members of the homeowners association who led the charge to fix the library said they were never informed the building would require additional work to secure it from water damage, or about the upcoming phase of construction. Residents bristled at the lack of transparency and community participation in the redevelopment of Douglass Branch Library. “That looks like what has always been done to us as a people, as a community,” said Karen Castleberry, a resident and member of the homeowners association. “Residents did say what they wanted. But at the same time, [the city] just did what they wanted to do.” Scott, the area’s alderman, said there “wasn’t an unlimited amount of money” for

library repairs and rehab in 2018. “I talked to the mayor about that and it did not come to life. I wish we could have a new library as well but the funding was not there,” Scott said. “It’s something I will continue to investigate and take up with the Mayor’s office.” The continued investment in the Douglass Branch Library is heartening, but the city must do a better job of communicating with residents and involving them in the process, Scott said. The repeated problems the library is having are “not acceptable for the community which I serve and for the taxpayer money we put in,” he said. Having a quality library in North Lawndale is a priority for neighbors because a library is a lifeline for those who don’t have things like books and computers at home. The library is a gathering place with features like book clubs and workshops that bring residents together and programs to educate local youth. It’s a place where people can access economic opportunity by applying for jobs online or borrowing a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. For the North Lawndale Homeowners Association, the library is a building that represents the public goods and services that all communities are supposed to be equally distributed, Robinson said. “The library is a mecca in underprivileged communities. That’s our access to knowledge. That’s our access to a better tomorrow. If we don’t take those things serious enough … it says a lot about what the city feels about the youth that we’re bringing up in our community,” Robinson said. Subscribe to Block Club Chicago, an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.

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SCAVENGER SALE Reforms proposed from page 1 The sale is “potentially good” because it allows people to buy who might not normally be able to participate, said Myra Penny, a real estate investor who has used the sale since 2017. Penny’s firm plans to develop empty South Shore and Austin lots acquired at the sale. “Because the amount of money that people would typically need to purchase a property on the market, the Scavenger Sale allows everyday people to buy several properties for a smaller amount,” Penny said. In practice, few properties make it off the list, with most cycling through the Scavenger Sale for years. If a parcel doesn’t sell in 20 years, it’s forfeited to the state. In the meantime, the property can be an unused blight on the neighborhood. The majority of such lots are in communities of color that already suffer from disinvestment. It’s “intolerable” that some properties sit on the list for decades, said Bridget Gainer, a Cook County commissioner and Cook County Land Bank Authority chairwoman. “Whole neighborhoods are held hostage by the fact that they have to live with vacant housing,” Gainer said.

Changing the scavenger sale The properties up for auction at the Scavenger Sale have severely delinquent taxes. The Treasurer’s Office uses the sale — which has happened every other year since the ’40s — to find new owners for the properties in hopes of getting them back on the tax rolls. The person who places the highest bid is entitled to a tax lien on the property; they must then complete a series of steps to own the deed to the property. But companies and big investors snap up properties at the auction, leaving out smaller investors. And many properties cycle through the sale again and again, sitting vacant or with unpaid taxes. Opinions differ on how to change the sale to better benefit smaller investors and communities where the lots are located. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas made it cheaper to participate: In prior years, people who wanted to participate in the sale had to pay a $250 fee to get a hard copy of the enormous spreadsheet that shows which properties would be available. This year, it was available for free with an interactive map on the Cook County Treasurer’s Office website. While fewer than 200 people on average registered for the sale in the past, more than 900 people registered for this year’s sale, which was held over two weeks at the end of February. This year, the sale was held in person at Navy Pier. Participants waited for hours while paying close attention so they wouldn’t miss the property they wanted to bid on. The standard starting bid on the properties

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The Cook County Land Bank Authority redeveloped a once-vacant home at 3838 W. Adams St. was $250, but some went for tens of thousands — and a few saw bids go past $100,000. Steve Vance, an urban planner and founder and CEO of real estate database Cityscape, said he saw two bidders who waited for hours — only to quickly lose when the property they were interested in came up. “They just sat there for hours to get nothing,” Vance said. The next time the sale is held, in 2024, it’ll be done all online. Some housing advocates have said they fear that will make it easier for hedge funds and investment corporations to cash in on homeowner woes. But Vance and Davidson said holding the auction online could level the playing field. “If it’s done well and if it remains accessible, it sounds to me like it brings enormous efficiency to a process that seems like it’s operating in the Dark Ages,” Vance said. This year, Vance and Davidson developed a Zillow-like tool so people could see what’d be up for sale at the auction, hoping that’d help smaller buyers. “The Scavenger Sale is really not working effectively from a community development point of view for the residents of Cook County,” Davidson said. “I think [the way it is now] weeds out the mom-and-pops and the community scale developers. The only participants who have the wherewithal and the time to participate under those conditions are these large institutional purchasers.” Davidson said he hopes there will be a way for community organizations to get priority consideration in the future. Anton Seals, lead steward of Grow Greater Englewood and a co-founder of the Engle-

wood Community Land Trust, said the issue with the way the system works now is “investors come in and try to take advantage of the depressed value of real estate, but neighborhoods with a lot of Scavenger Sale parcels are the product of failed public policies,” like the legacies of contract lending, redlining and unequal tax assessment. More creative solutions, like using land banks that redevelop abandoned properties, are needed to address this issue, Seals said. But that idea is contentious: County Treasurer Pappas said government entities like the Cook County Land Bank Authority get an unfair advantage over private bidders since they can place no-cash bids on properties at the Scavenger Sale. For a private bidder to win over the land bank, they have to pay the entire amount of delinquent taxes due on a property plus $100, Pappas said. “Why should the Land Bank have this much of an upper hand?” Pappas said. Throughout the auction, Pappas handed out surveys asking bidders if a property they wanted to bid on was taken by the Land Bank. The Treasurer’s Office will use that data to lobby for change in Springfield and in the county, she said. The Cook County Land Bank Authority acquires vacant and abandoned properties, helping to redevelop them to stabilize neighborhoods and stimulate the local economy. The authority is “really just a hack for a broken system,” Gainer said. In 2015, the Cook County Land Bank Authority made the Scavenger Sale its primary means of acquiring properties, scooping up about 27,000 parcels of the approximately

96,000 cumulative properties since then. It’s returned more than 9,000 of those properties onto the county rolls — only to re-acquire 353 of those properties again, according to the Treasurer’s Office. The result has been to deprive private bidders of the opportunity to nab the properties themselves, Pappas said. But Gainer said there’s several reasons why that happens, including times when the authority has let go of properties if it finds out someone lives there. “One of the myths that the land bank was able to dispel is that the reason why so many properties sit on the scavenger sale is because there’s no market for them,” Gainer said. “We’ve proven 1,000 times over that there’s a market in these communities.” One of the issues with that system is that the government has “made the wall too high” for people who buy at the scavenger sale to actually acquire the property, Gainer said. A bidder has to wait two and a half years before they can get the title to the deed, and the process involves dozens of steps, including appraisals, inspections and court appearances. In mid-February, the Land Bank celebrated its 1,000th renovated home. The Garfield Park house, once abandoned and vacant for years, was made over by a developer who partners with the land bank. “We’ve proven that the work can be done by local developers,” Gainer said. “You don’t need to be subsidized. You don’t need any kind of special care in bidding. What you need to do is make the process actually workable.”

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West Side group initiative talks solutions to food inequity

Austin Eats shared visions for promoting food security during the 17th food justice summit last month By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ AustinTalks

Austin Eats shared its work to advance food justice on the West Side. The group took part in the 17th annual food justice summit held last month. The event, organized by the Chicago Food Policy Action Council, brought together advocates, community leaders, cooks, local growers and others to share their experience addressing food insecurity through collective care. In a 50-minute session on Feb. 24, three leaders of Austin Eats’ working groups discussed how the coalition has relied on about 20 committed partners who are working together to promote and increase access to food resources across Austin. The Austin Eats initiative started in fall 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that exacerbated the problem of people going hungry. Dearra Williams, born and raised in Austin and a member of Austin Eats’ marketing working group, shared her story as an example of the disparity she and other West Siders experience when it comes to access to food, made worse by the pandemic and the recent closures of grocery stores in Austin. “The lack of overall resources in the Austin neighborhood should be illegal,” Williams said. Austin is the second most-populated of Chicago’s 77 community areas and has some of the greatest assets like Columbus Park, which serves as a community and relaxation space, Williams said. But Austin has suffered from disinvestment resulting in social and economic disadvantages that limit access to fresh and healthy food in the area. As a result, residents are forced to shop outside their neighborhood. The nearby suburbs of Oak Park and Forest Park have more grocery stores and positive shopping experiences leading to healthier choices – such as ample fresh produce, coffee shops, juice bars and to-go food options – than Austin residents, Williams said. “Food accessibility is a human right; individuals have the right to be healthy. It should not be based on your ZIP code, it should not be based on your financial status,” she said. The disparity between the health and life expectancy of residents living just blocks

apart is striking. Austin residents live, on average, 10 fewer years than people living in Oak Park, said Cindy Schneider, founder of the Austin Garden Collective. Austin residents spend 85% of their disposable income in neighboring areas. “Access to fruits and vegetables is very low, with just over half of Austin residents being able to access them easily and affordably,” Schneider said. Through five different working groups, Austin Eats addresses these disparities by collaborating with chefs, gardeners, grocery entrepreneurs, designers, pastors and other community members to educate residents about healthier food choices, support local food initiatives and ultimately change the food landscape in Austin. “Austin has a large history of community gardens and smaller urban farms,” Schneider said. “All in, there are 25 community gardens in all of Austin.” In 2021, the Austin Garden Collective provided funding for the construction of the Mildred Wiley community garden in Bethel New Life, which has served a range of community members including seniors and daycare children with programming provided by Windy City Harvest, Schneider said. “For 2022 and beyond, Austin Garden Collective is working with NeighborSpace, Chicago’s community garden land trust, to generate events and build projects that will better connect the gardens to each other and the larger community,” she said. Andraya Yousfi, Austin Eats member, noted the problem-solving and creativity skills that members of the grocery access and culinary entrepreneurship working group have demonstrated. “This is a group of extraordinarily creative people,” Yousfi said. “Grocery access is a very complex problem, and the solutions are multifaceted and very complex as well.” Yousfi explained how two partners – Forty Acres Fresh Market through the Soul City Market and the Austin City Market held at Austin Town Hall – have focused on building a sense of community while uplifting local entrepreneurs and providing access to affordable, high-quality fresh foods. The Austin Community Food Co-Op, a group that is working to create a memberowned, Austin-owned full service grocery store, has also succeeded in engaging the community on the concept and benefits of a food co-op, Yousfi said. “Again, there are over 95,000 residents in Austin. … We know we have the infrastructure to support more than one grocery store,” Yousfi said.

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‘It’s one thing to talk about violence prevention, it’s another thing to put something into play [and] a whole other thing to operate it,’ pastor says By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ AustinTalks

Pastor Steve Epting of Hope Community Church is encouraging faith leaders and other West Siders to work together on a spring outreach training strategy to address violence in Austin. “We don’t want to do this in a vacuum. We want to […] encourage those of you to participate,” Epting said earlier this month at the 15th Police District’s monthly meeting of faith leaders. Last year, Hope Community Church conducted six training sessions in violence prevention, held at different churches around Austin, in collaboration with the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago, Epting said. “We wanted a strategy. It’s one thing to

talk about (violence prevention), it’s another thing to put something into play, and it’s a whole other thing to operate it,” he said. In the next few weeks, Hope Community Church plans to hold informational sessions with members of other churches, community-led organizations, block club organizations and police officers willing to participate in the creation of a violence prevention strategy for the 15th District. The goal is to involve representatives from 30 to 35 organizations who will participate in a four-series workshop and discuss how to help curb violence throughout the spring and summer, Epting said. The sessions will focus on creating a strategy to address violence in Austin by engaging community leaders and residents directly connected to what is happening in the streets. “We wanna hear from the people in the streets, folks that maybe know a little bit more than we do … to put together a simple strategy that all of us can take hold of,” Epting said. Participants will receive a stipend. Community members interested in taking part can email hope@info.thehopecity@gmail.com. “I know we do mobilizations … we do corner prayer. But what other strategies … can we do together as a church community and as a faith community? What can we do together as one?” Epting said.

Sixty-four guns were recovered and 50 arDorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church said the rests associated with the recovered guns were initiative fits with other programs supported made from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, Mannion by faith-based organizations that are designed said. “As I always say with percentages, percentto address violence in Austin. “The whole idea is to figure out how we can ages don’t mean much if you are the one who collaboratively go together and walk hand in is the victim. So we continue to look out for each other, and your outreach hand with this stuff,” McIntyre said. “All of us are not good at is invaluable to our all suceverything, but some of us are cess,” he said. very good at certain things, and Also at this month’s meetthat’s what we need to capitaling, Jai Jones, project specialize [on] and identify.” ist for the Partnership for Safe Also at this month’s meetand Peaceful Communities ing, 15th District interim for The Chicago Community Commander Capt. Sheamus Trust, said applications for Mannion announced that as the Chicago Fund for Safe and of March 1, robberies have dePeaceful Communities are beSTEVE EPTING creased by 11% and murders ing accepted until March 11. Pastor of Hope Community Church are down by 7% to 8%, but The fund offers rapid-reaggravated assaults have insponse grants designed to supcreased. port activities by small, neigh“A lot of them, we realize, borhood-based organizations are domestic related, which are for the most that will build community cohesion and propart inside houses, inside apartments, inside mote safety and peace during the summer residences, so we don’t necessarily see them,” and fall. Grants range from $1,000 to $10,000. Mannion said. To apply, visit: https://www.safeandThe 15th District is analyzing if there are peacefulchi.com/ any patterns and identifying the best way to reach out to residents to prevent violence, he CONTACT: austintalks.org@gmail.com said.

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Technology has to be part of the solution

ver since a co-worker got shot delivering packages, I’ve been hesitant to go out early in the morning. Normally, that’s the time I most prefer. The streets are empty and areas where parking can be tight, I can block the street because nobody else is coming down the block. As I was thinking about technology and the sound of gunfire, I wonder how come we can’t have updated software automatically added to our smartphones that turns them into shot-detectors? Cellphones use the public airways, thus it seems to me we could have the phones begin to report when they are within, say, 100-500 feet of gunfire. And the reporting would be automatic. Individuals who want to claim a violation of privacy, the rule would be quite simple. Don’t use a cellphone! So our criminal element that shoots would literally have their smartphones tell on them. I know we’re in desperate times and seeking desperate measures. Many of the carjackers and shooters see the criminal justice system as a joke. Because they have no fear of it, they are quite willing to become involved in it. That has to change. I’ve had a lot of ideas floating through my head as I think about the kind of punishment that needs to be meted out to our criminal element. Outsourcing our prisoners might not be a bad idea. If they know

they’re not going to go to jail in Illinois, and might end up in the middle of Idaho for example, will that begin to make people have second thoughts about their criminal activities? One of the first rewrites we need to the criminal justice system is for juvenile justice. Far too many young people are getting involved in carjackings with weapons, and they have been getting a slap on the wrist, at most, in response to their behavior. One of the things the juvenile system can begin to do is force them to get an education. Without a GED for example, they can’t get out of jail. They would have to go to school and earn it. All of a sudden, “three hots and a cot” would have a different meaning. We are currently in the beginning stages of the election cycle for the November elections. For those running to be re-elected, it is time for the voting public to really demand answers from these politicians as to what their plans are to deal with the criminal element. We can’t continue to function as a community, allowing crime at the current rate. We also can’t continue to lose our young men to street violence. If the politicians don’t offer solutions, what good are they? So as they come around asking for your vote, ask them the hard questions. Then listen carefully to their responses. Because the majority of us know when they’re talking manure.

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Austin Weekly News brings on new community reporter Samantha Callender hired as inaugural Delores McCain and Terry Dean Community Narrative Reporter By STAFF Austin Weekly News

Last week, Growing Community Media, the nonprofit owner of Austin Weekly News, hired Samantha Callender to serve in the inaugural role of Delores McCain and Terry Dean Community Narrative Reporter. This new reporting position was made possible by a generous grant from the Field Foundation, which will fund the position for a year. There’s also a distinct possibility of the grant’s renewal in subsequent years. Through this new community narrative reporting position, we hope to document for posterity the “steady state” of Austin, West Garfield and North Lawndale through consistent, equitable, compassionate and empathetic coverage of the people, places, organizations and things that comprise normality on the West Side. We’re excited about Samantha and we hope you are, too! Get to know Samantha below.

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Hi West Siders! I’m Samantha Callender and I’m so excited to be joining Austin Weekly News, a paper that’s dedicated to amplifying the voices and stories on the West Side. I’ve called all parts of Austin home for the past five years and in that time I feel as though I’ve not heard much from the rich voices that are in the community fighting to make it better every single day. I’m excited to connect with those who face the challenges in this community head-on by doing work each and every day to improve the quality of life across the West Side. Whether or not you’re part of a group, I want to hear the voices that speak for change, for positivity and for revitalization of the community. Storytelling can lead to revolu-

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West Side townhomes enter second construction phase The Harrison Row Townhomes in East Garfield Park are meant to be affordable for working-class residents, developers say By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The second phase of construction on an East Garfield Park development geared toward working-class residents who don’t qualify for most affordable housing programs has started. Work on the Harrison Row Townhomes at 2849-59 W. Congress Pkwy., started on March 2. The project is a collaboration between Structured Development and Fain’s LCC, a Black-owned, East Garfield Park development firm. Fain’s secured city funding and some zoning changes for the Shops at Big Deahl mixed-income development near the former site of the Cabrini Green public housing development. Structured Development agreed to build 40 townhome units that would be affordable to residents earning 120% of the Area Median Income for the Chicagoland region. The first phase, which was officially completed in March 2021, included seven threebedroom houses. Phase 2 will include seven single-family townhomes and 14 duplixes, creating 33 three-bedroom units overall. The duplexes will be built using the modular construction method, which is expected to significantly speed up the construction time table, allowing the houses to be completed within the next seven to nine months. Mike Drew, Structured Development’s founder, said that they see Harrison Row

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A total of 33 new three-bedroom, 1.5-bath townhomes will be added, including 14 duplex townhomes, or 28 units, built using modular construction. Townhomes as working-class housing. The townhomes will sell for around $245,000. “Teachers, police officers, firefighters, healthcare professionals, factory workers — they form the backbone of our city, yet they typically struggle to find affordable work-

force housing,” he said. “Ironically, their income levels disqualify them for low-income housing options, but they don’t earn enough to afford marketrate homes, especially those that are newly constructed and large enough to accommo-

date a family.” Fain’s was founded by East Garfield Park natives Kevin Brinson and Quentin Addison. Originally specializing in home renovations and other contracting work, they decided to shift focus to property development. Harrison Row Townhomes is their first major project. For the second phase of the townhome project, Fain’s will take on a more active role in the work. The firm will be responsible for marketing the modular homes and will get a portion of the profits. Brinson and Addison suggested using Kinexx Modular Construction to build the townhomes. The company will build the parts of the modular homes at its factory and then put each home together on site. According to its website, Kinexx was founded in 2020 with the goal of building homes that were affordable and could be built and assembled quickly. The process cuts down the construction time from an average of a year-and-a-half to nine months. Joshua Braun, the company’s co-founder and CEO, said that Harrison Row Townhomes fits within Kinexx’s mission. “We make homes that make communities,’” he said. “Our modular homes are indistinguishable from homes built using traditional construction methods, and we believe Harrison Row will prove the viability and scalability of our model.”

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ACCOUNTANT CLERK

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Account Clerk II. This position which performs a variety of accounting clerical duties involving financial record keeping and/or transactions including accounts payable and receivable and to provide a variety of accounting support to the Development Customer Services Department. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Public Health Nurse in the Health Department. This position will provide professional public health nursing services including health education and promotion which includes disseminating information, making referrals, and counseling as well as managing caseloads, and performing a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled with first review of apps 2/2/22.

POLICE RECORDS CLERK

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk in the Police Department. This position will perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties in support of the Police Department including processing and maintaining documents, correspondence and coding reports; and to provide information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs.

SANITARIAN

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Sanitarian in the Health Department. This position will perform a variety of duties including education and enforcement activities for the promotion and protection of the public health environment. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak- park.us/jobs.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Service Officer in the Police Department. This position will perform a variety of public service, customer service and law enforcement related duties and responsibilities that do not require the services of a sworn police officer; and to perform a variety of administrative duties. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

SEASONAL FARMERS’ MARKET MANAGER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Seasonal Farmers’ Market Manager in the Health Department. This position manages the Oak Park Farmer’s Market including the vendors that sell directly to the public within established guidelines. This is a part-time seasonal position with work from Januarymid November and work required on Saturday’s from May through October. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. Open until filled.

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PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

PARKS DISTRICT OF OAK PARK JOB FAIR

The Park District of Oak Park is hosting a job fair to find job-seekers who would like to work with us! Learn about all our opportunities part-time, seasonal, and full-time! We are looking for employees in Summer Camps, Maintenance, Child Care, Horticulture, Supervisory, Operations, Aquatics, and Customer Service. When: Saturday March 12, 2022 1:00PM-3:00PM. Where: Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex, 415 Lake St. Apply online: //www.pdop. org/jobs

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Public Notice is hereby given to persons interested in applying for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program (HCVP) in Oak Park that effective 8:30 a.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022 through 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, pre-applications will be accepted electronically on the Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA) website: www.oakparkha. org. During this time, pre-applications will be accepted 24 hours a day through March 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the preapplication is to obtain names of interested persons who may be eligible to receive an application for rental assistance through the Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park’s Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program. The Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park will close its HCVP waiting list at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2022. The OPHA expects to receive an ample number of pre-applications to service applicants for at least the next two (2) years. The OPHA will randomly select 150 eligible pre-applications to be placed on the HCVP waiting list. The OPHA gives preference to very low-income households who are: • Legal residents of the Village of Oak Park; or • Currently employed 30 hours or more in the Village of Oak Park; or • Hired to work 30 hours or more per week in the Village of Oak Park. To apply: Please go to the OPHA website: www.oakparkha.org to access, complete and submit the online pre-application. If you are a person with disabilities or elderly and require reasonable accommodations in completing the online pre-application, please call: 708-386-1464, during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Friday, March 25, 2022, 8:30am to 3:00pm. Published in Wednesday Journal March 9, 2022

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC. ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES ARSI 2006-M3; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROLAND E. WESLEY AKA ROLAND WESLEY; CARLTON WESLEY; CAROL WESLEY; LINDA WESLEY; SHARON WESLEY; CARY ROSENTHAL AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ROLAND E. WESLEY AKA ROLAND WESLEY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 13584 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 11, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-03-419-048-0000. Commonly known as 4215 West Walton Street, 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. W19-1009 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3188776

Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-028323 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3187581

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY FKA NORTHERN TRUST) COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. LAURA R. LEWIS AKA LAURA R. HARMON; WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY FSB, DBA CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR PNPMS TRUST I UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 1174 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-03-208-004-0000. Commonly known as 1503 North Kedvale 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 Sales

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.KEVIN ANDERSON, MARLA J SMITH ANDERSON, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BELL FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., LVNV FUNDING LLC, NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, ONEMAIN FINANCIAL OF ILLINOIS, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 2018 CH 13968 1645 SOUTH CHRISTIANA AVENUE 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 8, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 29, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1645 SOUTH CHRISTIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-405-0060000 The real estate is improved with a red brick, multi-family home, no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The

Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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. 20-04709IL_613834 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2018 CH 13968 TJSC#: 42-549 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 13968 I3187882

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC FKA NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING; Plaintiff, vs. JONATHAN ASHTON GOODEN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; CAROLYN FIELDS; Defendants, 18 CH 13046 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-16-211-069-0000. Commonly known as 4851 West Quincy Street, Chicago, IL 60644. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-032074 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3187583

Austin Weekly News, March 9, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2019-D Plaintiff, -v.DIEGO A LOPEZ, JR A/K/A DIEGO A LOPEZ A/K/A DIEGO LOPEZ A/K/A DIEGO ANGEL LOPEZ, EVELYN M COCOM A/K/A EVELYN COCOM A/K/A EVELYN M LOPEZ A/K/A ELELYN M LOPEZ, WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST AS TRUSTEE FOR PNPMS TRUST I Defendants 21 CH 03317 3956 WEST ERIE STREET 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 January 5, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 6, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3956 WEST ERIE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-108-0400000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, single family home 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 at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in

Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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. 21-07426IL_688296 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 21 CH 03317 TJSC#: 42-166 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 # 21 CH 03317 I3188297

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777. Austin Weekly News

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Austin Weekly News, March 9, 2022