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Financial struggles pervade West Side
New United Way report shows 63% of Austin households struggling financially By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
Do you know ALICE? If you’re employed, but still don’t make enough for your basic needs and don’t own many assets, you know ALICE even if you don’t think you do. The acronym stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed and it’s the center of a new report released last week by United Way. Technically, ALICE households are those “with income above the Federal Poverty Level but below the basic cost of living.” The Federal Poverty Level in Illinois is $24,600 for a family of four and $12,060 for a single adult. The poverty level is far below what the United Way calls the bare-minimum Household Survival Budget, which defines who meets the ALICE threshold. The Household Survival Budget is what individuals and families need to meet basic costs of living. “To clarify just how many households are struggling in Illinois, this Report measures what it actually costs to live in each county in the state; it calculates how many households have income below that level; and it offers an enhanced set of tools to describe the impact of financial hardship on them and on their communities,” the report’s authors wrote. See ALICE on page 7
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IS AMAZON COMING TO GALEWOOD?: Workers disassemble the old Sears building on the northeast Harlem and North avenues in Galewood. There has been unconfirmed speculation that an Amazon grocery store could be headed to the location. Read more on page 3.
West Side seniors strut the runway
Seniors make cultural statement during North Lawndale show celebrating African fashion By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago
February may be over, but Black History Month lives on for many of the more seasoned residents of North Lawndale. In celebration of the rich African culture that connects most of the people of North Lawndale as descendants of slaves, seniors in the neighborhood put on a fashion show and walked the runway wearing traditional West African clothing.
The show was hosted by the Senior Day Services program of Lawndale Christian Health Center, 3745 W. Ogden Ave. Seniors and nursing staff came decked out in their dashikis and rocking their best kente cloths for the Honoring Our Heritage Fashion Show. At the show, traditional fashion was a medium for diving into the cultural histories that many families had forgotten after generations of slavery, sharecropping, Jim Crow and assimilation. “I really think that it’s a beautiful thing that the culture of the African program
can be carried on,” said Oralee Downing, a senior who walked in the show. “And it lets the young people coming after us to know what it’s about. A lot of young people don’t know anything about Black history. … that’s how they lose their culture.” Staff member RaQuira Welch spoke at the fashion show to highlight the unique cultural moment in the United States where for the first time, Black people’s traditional clothing and hairstyles are being accepted into the mainstream
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Amazon may be eyeing Sears site in Galewood
Tucker Development would not confirm Amazon grocery store rumors By STACEY SHERIDAN Wednesday Journal
For months, rumors have swirled that an Amazon grocery store will go on the site of the former Sears building at North and Harlem Avenues in Chicago’s Galewood neighborhood. The property has been vacant since Sears closed in the summer of 2017. The likelihood of an Amazon grocery store going there appears high given recent developments in the Chicago area. Judith Alexander, chair of the North Avenue District, mentioned the potential Amazon grocery store in the district’s Feb. 27 newsletter. “It’s rumored that the national grocery to open in the North/Harlem site of the former Sears will be an Amazon concept store,” the newsletter read. “Such a store is going to open in Naperville.” Last week, the Chicago Tribune reported that Amazon Retail LLC requested a Class D liquor license to sell goods at 3116 S. Route 59 in Naperville; a building permit in a window of that storefront listed Tucker
Development as the property owner. That same development company is handling the development of the Sears site in Galewood. After the store’s 2017 closure, Seritage, the spinoff of Sears’ real estate holdings arm, contracted Highland Parkbased Tucker Development to redevelop the property. Tucker Development Chief Investment Officer Aaron Tucker declined to confirm whether the site’s redevelopment plans included an Amazon grocery store, saying, “I have no comment generally on the project at this time.” Alderman Chris Taliaferro (29th) could not be reached for comment; however, according to a representative from his office, the alderman does not know the identity of the company that will operate out of that retail space. Wednesday Journal has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Chicago’s Planning and Development Department for documents related to the construction. CONTACT: stacey@oakpark.com
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March 11–18
BIG WEEK Attend a Spring Revival
On Tuesday, March 17, Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m. nightly, at 1400 N. Laramie, Pastor C.L. Norman and New Genesis AOGB Church will host their Spring Revival. Guest speaker: Bishop Neal Roberson, pastor of Church of the Harvest International in Flint, Michigan. For more info, call (773) 237-7876.
Buy affordable fresh produce On Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15, at 5501 W. Chicago Ave., Forty Acres Fresh Market will host its Austin Weekend Produce Market. This month Forty Acres will be joined by Chef Patty Ringo, owner of Katr2U II and Chef Acacia Chambliss, owner of The Nubian Chef Catering. Come out to sample their fantastic food, learn a new recipe, and purchase a delectable meal from their affordable menus. Friday March 13 is “Bring a Friend Friday.” Bring a friend who is new to Forty Acres Fresh Market and get 10% off your groceries...and your friend’s too! BAG GIVEAWAY! Get a FREE highquality insulated bag when you spend $15 or more with us. Bags courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois. While supplies last.
What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Vote A Chicagoan’s guide to the voting process By ELLIE MEJIA City Bureau
Welcome to the first-ever What to Expect When You’re Expecting to Vote (WTEWYETV) guide! This is a volunteer effort to share information about the in-person voting process in Chicago, with the goal of demystifying the actual steps required to cast a ballot. We were inspired to make this guide both by the introduction of new voting equipment and by this helpful Reddit thread featuring instructions for going to Subway. This guide is only relevant for voters within the City of Chicago for the March 17th primary, does not include the voting by mail process, and is primarily based on poll worker training materials from the Chicago Board of Elections (CBOE). See the full illustrated version of the guide available online at: https://bit.ly/2TJ7E3K.
Registering to Vote
Friday hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday hours: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com If you need to register to vote, or change the name or address associated with your registration, you can do so a few ways: Online, before Sunday March 1 By mail, postmarked by February 28th In person at early voting, March 2nd through the 16th In person on Election Day, March 17th
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Side note: When you register to vote, you will be asked to identify your sex as either male or female. Unfortunately those are the only two options. To register to vote, you must: Be a U.S. citizen Be 18 years old by November 3rd, 2020. In other words, be born on or before
November 3rd, 2002. Live in your precinct at least 30 days before the election Not claim the right to vote elsewhere Not be in prison or jail serving time for a conviction If you have been incarcerated, you are still eligible to vote if: You have been released from prison or jail and meet all of the above requirements You have been released and you are on parole or probation. Individuals who are currently in jail pretrial , in other words, who have not been convicted of a crime , are also eligible to vote. Chicago Votes works directly with Cook County Jail to facilitate on-site voter registration and elections. They passed legislation to make Cook County Jail the first jail in the country that is an official early polling place! You can also check out this fact sheet regarding voting with a criminal record, as well as a longer Know Your Rights guide.
Voting in person
Austin Weekly News, March 11, 2020 Find your polling place. If you plan to vote early, you can vote at any polling place! From February 19th until March 1st you can vote at the Loop Super Site. From March 2nd to March 16th there is a voting site open in every ward. On March 17th, Election Day, you can only vote at your precinct, the polling place assigned to you based on your address.
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your polling place, you can request curbside voting. That means you can vote from your car, for example, as long as you are within 50 feet of the polling place entrance. You will be supported by two election judges, one from each political party.
Using a touchscreen the candidate of your choice by filling in a bubble next to their name. In past years, voters connected an arrow instead of filling in a bubble.
The Board of Election Commissioners have more information on curbside voting, other accommodations and accessibility tools on their website. Once you enter the polling place, a poll worker will ask you to fill out an Application for Ballot. This gives poll workers the information they need to look you up in the system efficiently. This is not the same as registering to vote. Because it is a primary election, poll workers will also you for your political party. There are different ballots for each party, so if you select the Democrat ballot you will only see Democrat presidential candidates. Asking for your year of birth is just another detail that allows poll workers to confirm who you are.
Return your completed Application for Ballot. The poll worker will look you up, add information to and initial the Application for Ballot, and give it back to you. Bring your Application for Ballot to the next table, where a poll worker will issue your ballot. When you vote early you will likely use a touchscreen. On Election Day, you will be able to choose between a paper ballot and the touchscreen.
Extra info and resources
Take the plastic card and privacy sleeve given to you and go to the touchscreen voting booth. Insert the card and follow the prompts on the screen. New: After voting on the touchscreen, a printer will print your ballot! You must take that ballot to the poll worker at the ballot scanner. You should be able to keep your vote private by placing the ballot in the privacy sleeve when asking the worker to initial it. They will initial it, and then you will insert
the printed out ballot into the scanner. Important: Poll workers cannot insert your ballot if you leave it in the printer. Please make sure to take this step before leaving your polling place!
Using a paper ballot Take your ballot, sharpie and privacy sleeve to the voting booth. This year, select
After finishing your vote, take your ballot and insert it into the scanner.
Accessibility
The touchscreen allows for voting with: An audio-visual ballot. You wear headphones and make your selections on the screen. An audio-only ballot. You wear headphones and make selections on a controller, like a video game device. A sip-and-puff device. You bring your own sip-and-puff device and insert it into the touchscreen port. Elderly voters or voters with disabilities can also request assistance entering the polling place. If you cannot physically enter
If you have any questions on Election Day, you can call Election Protection at 866-OURVOTE or Election Center at 1–312–269–7870 (or TTY 1–312–269–0027 for hearing impaired folks only). If you have any questions before Election Day, you can email the Chicago Board of Elections at cboe@chicagoelections.net, or call 1–312–269–7858 (TTY 1–312–269–0027, again only for hearing impaired folks).
Who put this thing together? Louisa Richardson-Deppe is into civic engagement and care networks. The March 17th primary election will be her fourth time serving as an CBOE Election Coordinator. When it’s not Election Day, Louisa spends her time leading community engagement projects at NowPow, volunteering with Chicago Abortion Fund and Chicago Votes, swimming in Lake Michigan, and reading on the CTA. Ellie Mejía draws (for a few different folks) and works for City Bureau. Off the clock, Ellie likes to eat fruit and visit the geese at Palmisano Park. Thanks to Alex Boutros and the Chicago Votes team for reviewing this guide before publication. We want to hear from you! Please feel free to share any questions, comments, or feedback on this guide online at: https://bit.ly/38yPA1x.
CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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FASHION SHOW Patterns galore from page 1 after historically being banned or deemed unprofessional. Before the seniors hit the runway, staff screened Hair Love, the Academy Awardwinning short animated film celebrating the shared experience of black people when it comes to accepting their kinky, wooly, curly crowns that are sometimes difficult to manage yet always and beautiful. Welch said that more than anybody, older generations had to struggle to be accepted and to accept themselves in order to carve a pathway for Black youth to carry their heritage with pride. “We honor our culture,” Welch said to the seniors at the show. “I honor you as my elder.
As people who have been through way more that I could ever imagine — segregation and slavery.” The seniors walking in the show wore intricately detailed African clothing woven with ornate patterns and colors that are worn to different aspects of traditional African life and honor particular cultural virtues and histories. According to Welch, the kente cloth itself was a symbol of royalty worn by kings and queens of the Akan ethic group in Ghana before the European colonization of Africa. “This African attire is much more than just trendy fashion. It has a meaning behind it. Africans use these colors to express themselves,” she said. Square patterns on the cloth represent the earth, femininity and fertility, while cross patterns symbolize the spirit and the breath of life. Purple represents femininity and sweetness, yellow symbolized growth, prosperity, health and the harvest, blue
Photo by Pascal Sabino/Block Club
PROUD PRINTS: Oralee Downing, above, walks the runway at the Honoring Our Heritage Fashion Show. Left, a senior shows off her African prints at the show. represents wisdom and patience and green represents the earth, the land and renewal. “Gold is for richness,” said Deborah Cavanero about her attire, which also bore a black pattern to represent strength, age, maturity and spirituality. “It’s a beautiful color, black and gold.” Cavanero said the fashion show and the Senior Day Services program have been excellent motivators for her to be engaged in the community. Like many older adults, Cavanero battled depression and anxiety, but she said reconnecting with her cultural roots is a powerful way to heal strengthen her mental health. “You have to have real good self-esteem to really deal with it. And you’ve got to know where you come from. You’ve got to know our background so you can teach your kids
our background for them to carry on to the next generation,” she said. Show organizer Kumesha Henderson said strutting down the runway was a great way to empower seniors. “Their age is not a limit,” Henderson said. “They can do whatever they want. Just because they’re older doesn’t mean their life stops, they should still be part of something.” Downing said staying active and social keeps her feeling better each day. And though she has arthritis in her leg, she wouldn’t let it keep her from representing her African pride on the runway. “I may not be able to dance but I’m going to walk down the aisle and participate,” she said. “This is a beautiful outlet for me.” CONTACT: pascal@blockclubchi.org
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Percent of Households Below the ALICE Threshold, Chicago Neighborhoods, 2017
healthcare and child care. It doesn’t include savings. “People all over Illinois are struggling to get ahead,” said state Sen. Kimberly Lightford (4th), who stood with representatives from United Way during a March 4 press conference, where the report was released. “We know this intuitively, and we see it in our communities. I see it every day in my west side and west suburban district,” Lightford said. “ALICE allows us to put some real data behind that intuition.” Another interesting nugget included in the study: Millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) “cannot afford to live on their own. Instead, they are more likely than previous generations to live with their parents or with roommates. In Illinois, 36 percent of millennials lived with their parents in 2015, higher than the national average of 33 percent. Nationally, for the first time in more than a century, millennials are also less likely to be living with a romantic partner.” According to the report’s authors, ALICE households “range from young families with children to senior citizens. They face an array of challenges: low-wage jobs located far from their homes, high-cost yet insufficient housing, poor access to high-quality child care, financial barriers that limit access to low-cost banking services, and having few or no assets to cushion the cost of an unexpected repair or health emergency. Some households become ALICE after an emergency, while others have been struggling near the poverty line since the Great Recession. Effective policy solutions will need to reflect this reality.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
A real issue from page 1 “This is not merely an academic issue, but a practical one,” they continued. “The lack of accurate information about the number of people who are ‘poor’ distorts the identification of problems related to poverty, misguides policy solutions, and raises questions of equality, transparency and fairness.” In Illinois in 2016, the survival budget for a single adult is $19,212, or $9.61/hour. For a household of two adults, an infant and a preschooler, the survival budget is $57,144, or $28.57/hour, according to the United Way. While 12 percent of Illinois residents are in poverty, 24 percent of residents fall within the ALICE threshold. In 2017, 39 percent of the roughly 2 million households in Cook County were either in poverty or met the ALICE threshold. That year, 44 percent of Chicago’s roughly 1 million households were below the ALICE threshold. When broken down by community area, the percent of households below the ALICE threshold increases starkly. In 2017, 63 percent of Austin’s roughly 32,000 households, 73 percent of West Garfield Park’s roughly 5,000 households, 72 percent of East Garfield Park’s nearly 7,000 households and 71 percent off North Lawndale’s roughly 11,000 households were struggling financially. Keep in mind, the United Way’s survival budget includes the cost of housing, food, transportation,
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Remember that one time when you put on your sweater right out of the dryer and walked around all morning with your sock stuck to your sleeve? Ha! Wait. Don’t tell me that has only ever happened to me. Just clacking away on your laptop keyboard, when you happen to look to the right, and there it is, grafted to the sleeve of your garment. Lol. Silly, I know. And your first thought is, “How did this get here and how long has it been here?” You know that it’s yours. The stripes are memorable. It’s just that it looks so out of sorts hanging from your arm. It is to accompany a foot, after all. It’s supposed to have a partner to make it a pair. And while it is yours, its location and the way that it has shown up is a bit disorienting, to be clear. Such is the way that newly acquired knowledge or culture works. I was speaking with a couple of colleagues the other day, one of whom had just returned from Kenya. I asked about her trip and she sputtered a bit in how to talk about it. She had gone there to visit dear friends, familiar ones, indeed. She talked about how great it had been to see them and how inspiring it had been to witness their work there. She gave us a wider glimpse into what it was like to be a part of a walking community culture. Everybody walked everywhere — to school, to work.
The sock on my sleeve
She discussed how much more comunally connected everyone seemed to be as a result. She went on to talk about how when she returned home to the states, though she had not noticed it before, seeing everyone driving, and even being in the car herself, felt different than it had before. She had been driving everywhere she had gone prior to her trip to Kenya — it was just the way it was — it was simply what she knew. But now, having been acculturated, if only for a brief spell, to this new knowing (a different way of being) she was differently impacted by her old way of being. She articulated a greater sense of aloneness associated with the driving culture of her world, one that she had not experienced in quite the same way in the past. She now yearned for the community associated with the walking
culture in a way that she had not before in her own place. There was this new knowing, sort of dangling there from her larger body of knowledge; and while it was familiar, it seemed out of place. She was not quite sure where to put it or how it would now belong, but there it was. How did it graft itself on? Where was it to fit, now that it was there, belonging to her in some new and unfamiliar way? As we discover new and unfamiliar ways of being, as we encounter new culture(s), how much do we notice about it/ them and ourselves? Do we embrace the new acquisition? How much time do we take to consider how the encounter will impact who we are becoming? How present are we to our own morphing? Are we willing (even conscious) participants? Or are (sub) cultures clinging on, grafting themselves,
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unbeknownst to us? Do we resist the process altogether, for fear of wanting more (or less) of the new thing? Or, like wearing a sock on our sleeve all morning, do we inadvertently and suddenly become aware of how absolutely obliviously we have allowed evolving and devolving ways of being to permeate our identities? And we know that in the case of the sock and the sweater, the sock remains primarily due to static cling: a kinetic energy that remains trapped between the sock and the sleeve, and that it is only by way of realization and an intentional decision to move it, that the sock becomes detached, to be placed somewhere more appropriate, in a way that makes sense. Such is the case with new learning and new acculturation. As we do the work of raising our awareness around new ways of being and who and how we are becoming, we must be intentional about the energy we exert toward understanding this becoming, and we must be thoughtful about how or where we graft the new to the old, expanding our being and the being happening all around us, lest we find ourselves sporting socks on our sleeves, oblivious to the statement we are making about how we intend to fashion ourselves and our world. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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hicago over the last few years has been on a steady mission of moving CTA bus stops. Instead of the stops being at the corner of major intersections, the CTA has moved them across the street under the guise that the bus, once fully loaded, could take off instead of sitting and holding up traffic at the stoplight. I first noticed a concern with that decision several years ago when they moved the eastbound Division bus stop at Cicero from in front of the gas station to the side of a huge factory building. I thought it was a weird placement for the stop and even more so, a safety concern. Anyone waiting for the bus by themselves is no longer in the open view of people at the gas station. I expressed my laments about it at one of those old budget hearing meetings with then-mayor Daley, but nothing came of it except I received a letter saying they would look into it. Since I was probably a singular voice expressing a concern, that bus stop change remains in place to this day. Recently the CTA changed the placement of the bus stops at North Avenue and Laramie. The westbound bus stop is no longer in front of the liquor store. By moving it further west, midway between Laramie and Latrobe, the CTA has eliminated a number of parking spaces. They also moved the next westbound bus
stop, which used to be in the middle of the block between Lockwood and Lorel, directly at the north side of Lockwood. This has freed up several parking spaces for those who attend Heritage International Church while at the same time taking precious parking spaces away from the people who live in the corner buildings on Lockwood. But the most atrocious theft of parking spaces has occurred with the move of the eastbound North Avenue bus stop for Laramie. No longer is it by J&J Fish, but now midway in the block on the McDonald’s side between Laramie and Leamington. So anybody getting off the southbound Laramie bus, has to cross Laramie and make it midway down the block. If anybody thinks the sidewalk of the McDonald block is going to be neatly shoveled when the snow happens again, think again! That McDonald’s has also been the site of a number of incidents. So people who will be waiting for the bus will more than likely get caught up in the middle of them. It is up to us, the people living in this neighborhood to not allow the CTA or anybody else to make drastic changes to those CTA stops without our input. The first person to whom everyone should address their concerns regarding the changes here in Austin is with Alderman Mitts.
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New narcotics diversion program expands in Austin Program will be in three more police districts, including 15th Dist.
By MATEUSZ JANIK AustinTalks
A narcotics arrest diversion program is expanding to three more Chicago Police Department districts, including Austin’s 15th District. With more than 1,000 people dying from opioid-related overdoses in 2019, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, the expansion can’t come soon enough for some. Started in 2018, the program was launched by the University of Chicago Urban Labs and partnered with Thresholds, an addiction recovery agency, as a way to divert individuals apprehended for opioidrelated offenses into treatment. “People are getting arrested for a small amount of that substance and are in need of support,” said Tim Devitt, associate vice president of Thresholds. “It’s a problem
that needs to be addressed, and diversion provides a pathway to recovery.” Devitt said individuals can meet with Thresholds staff at the police station and be screened for recovery treatment, as long as they are willing. “It’s all about having people in your life that will support recovery and support you not using a substance,” Devitt said. “It’s all the more important to offer alternatives and ways for people to get support for their dependence.” Founded in 1959, Thresholds offers an array of clinical services and housing to individuals with severe mental illnesses and substance use disorders throughout Illinois. Since they started partnering with the Chicago Police Department, Thresholds has been able to help divert 333 people from arrests to substance abuse treatment. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (9th) said the
diversion programs sends a strong message to the general public about how people should not be punished for their illness. “This really helps us change the narrative about people with substance use disorders,” Ford said. “We need to make sure that we divert those people to a place that is going to help them because they might relapse.” Having seen family members like his mother struggle with substance use disorders and not be employable, Ford said arrest diversion is a more humane approach to deal with opioid-related cases. “This program definitely puts people on the right path,” Ford said. “I think that my family and people that I know who have criminal records due to their struggles with substance abuse disorders would not be in a situation where they have felonies and not be employable.” As reported in August 2019, Ford secured
$350,000 in state grant money for naloxone, the overdose reversal drug, and introduced House Bill #3879, legislation that would protect any Good Samaritan from arrest if they seek emergency medical assistance for someone experiencing an overdose. Ford also chairs the West Side Heroin and Opioid Task Force, a neighborhood organization dedicated to educating residents and businesses on preventing drug overdoses, which partners with other Westside groups like Prevention Partnership Inc. and the Lawndale Christian Health Center. The task force held a community meeting for people to share their experiences with substance abuse on March 6, at the Lawndale Christian Health Center, 3750 W. Ogden Ave. CONTACT: austintalks.org@gmail.com
In state’s attorney race it’s Foxx vs. the field Four Democratic, two Republicans jockey in crowded race, lodge criticisms against incumbent
By MICHAEL ROMAIN & IGOR STUDENKOV Editor & Contributing Reporter
The five challengers running against incumbent Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx have attempted to make the race an indictment of her first term, framing Foxx’s tenure as a failure, claiming that she’s been letting criminals off the hook. In an interview in January, Foxx pushed back against those claims, citing numerous studies and statistics that indicate a reduction in crime in the county even as the state’s attorney has significantly slowed the prosecution of people for low-level offenses. Foxx said that in 2017, her office stopped prosecuting people for driving under suspended licenses for failure to pay tickets. The office has also reinstated licenses for 55,000 people in the state, she said. In addition, Foxx said, her office has started the process of vacating and expunging the records of individuals convicted of low-level marijuana offenses. In all, the reforms have freed up her office to prosecute violent crimes, she said. “How do I justify my attorneys being glorified bill collectors, when we have blood in the streets?” Foxx said. According to data compiled by the University of Chicago Crime Lab, between 2016 and 2018, gun violence declined faster in five Chicago Police districts where Foxx’s office has implemented a Gun Crimes Strategies Unit. The initiative takes “prosecutors out of the courtroom and [puts] them directly into police districts struggling with high rates of gun violence.” Crime Lab
data also found that arrests of repeat gun offenders increased in two of the districts, including the West Side’s Harrison 11th District, since the unit was implemented. In the Harrison district, for instance, the Crime Lab found that arrests of repeat gun offenders increased by 433 between 2015 and 2018, going from 9 to 48 in that interval. Foxx also said that her office has vacated convictions of 66 people who were wrongfully convicted. “We’ve led the country for two years in a row in the vacating of wrongful convictions,” she said. But opponents of Foxx who agreed to interview with Austin Weekly News on the record framed the incumbent’s tenure as ineffective. Christopher Pfannkuche, one of two candidates running for state’s attorney in the Republican Primary, said that he was running against Foxx “because she doesn’t deserve the office. “She’s inexperienced, incompetent and all of her platforms are failing right now,” he said. “She won’t follow the law, she won’t enforce the law and she alienated most police departments in Cook County.” When asked to specify his criticisms, Pfannkuche homed in on Foxx’s refusal to prosecute low-level drug offenses and shoplifting cases in which the stolen goods are valued at less than $1,000.
“What I want to do is focus on the violent criminals by being smart in prosecuting cases and giving first-time, nonviolent offenders a second chance,” he said. “Let’s put them in a deferred prosecution program of some type. Now, if they’re going to commit another crime after that, it’s on them. I will prosecute them.” Donna More, one of three candidates challenging Foxx in the Democratic Primary, said that she feels that the office has gotten out of balance with Foxx at the helm. “I have always believed that we need to change the ways we dispense justice in this county,” she said. “And under Anita Alvarez [Foxx’s predecessor as state’s attorney], I thought we were going too far in one
direction — meaning conviction at any cost, no alternative program. But now, with Kim Foxx, I think we’ve gone too far in the other direction.” Foxx has been a consistent supporter of releasing people with minor offenses and without violent criminal histories from jail before trial, as opposed to charging them bail in exchange for their release. When commenting on the incumbent’s bail reform practices, Bob Fioretti, another Democratic challenger, said that he’s “always been an advocate of no-cash bail for low-level offenses,” but added that “there’s no comparison between jaywalking and carjacking. I would restore the balance that’s lacking here.” Fioretti did not go into detail on his claims of imbalance. Bill Conway, a Democratic Primary challenger, and Patrick W. “Pat” O’Brien, the other Republican Primary challenger, were unavailable for comment for this story.
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New WTTW documentary features Austin ‘Chicago By L’ follows Geoffrey Baer on each of CTA’s seven lines By MATEUSZ JANIK AustinTalks
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RIDING THE ‘L’: Geoffrey Baer wrote and produced a WTTW documentary that explores Chicago’s communities by way of its iconic CTA trains.
A new documentary that explores the various communities and people found while traveling Chicago on the CTA debuted March 4, on WTTW. And Austin was one of the neighborhoods featured. The 90-minute documentary, “Chicago By ‘L’,” follows writer and producer Geoffrey Baer on each of the CTA’s seven lines to meet local people and hear the stories of Chicago’s neighborhoods. “It’s very important to us that we tell the story of all of Chicago, and as a nonprofit public media outlet, we want to be reflecting the entire city of Chicago,” Baer said, noting how the various ‘L’ lines act as a frame of reference for each stop throughout documentary. “The great thing about the ‘L’ is that it was created a hundred years ago, and places that grew along the ‘L’ have changed dramatically since it was built,” said Baer, who worked on a similar project in 2001 with the same title. “It really gave us a chance to get into neighborhoods where we haven’t really told those stories as much.” In an interview with AustinTalks last
week, Baer admired the architecture of Austin Town Hall and later recalled his own childhood memories of visiting his grandparents who lived in Austin in the 1960s. “It’s not something I layered on as an intention, but it’s sort of a theme that organically emerged that there’s so much heart in this show, and that certainly came through in Austin,” Baer said. The segment includes an interview with Westside Health Authority CEO Morris Reed and focuses on the nonprofit’s 100 Men 100 Homes program. The 100 Men 100 Homes program began seven years ago as a way to respond to Chicago’s Red X program, which tags vacant properties that are deemed dangerous and need to be torn down; program participants rehabilitate the properties. “Those red X’s really were a symbol of despair, and it provided a lot of bad energy, only motivating additional crime and violence to happen in our communities,” Reed said. “Our goal is to employ at least one person from the neighborhood for every house that we do, and they … serve as an apprentice to the contractors,” Reed said, adding that apprentices learn valuable
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skills like plumbing, framing, electrical and controlled demolitions. “It also provides them with a sense of accomplishment when they see a house they know has been vacated for a year or better be rebuilt and provided as a home for a family,” Reed said. Participants have worked on four commercial properties and 32 residential units, with 20 of those properties worked on around Central and Chicago avenues. Thirteen properties have sold in Austin. The nonprofit makes it a priority to market the rehabbed property to local residents, Reed said; they work with the Oak Park Regional Housing Center and Kingdom Community Inc. to offer mortgage counseling and homeownership advice to Austin residents. During the documentary, viewers see some of the program’s work and hear from Reed as well as one of the lead the contractors, Rosie Dawson. “We appreciated the opportunity to have someone come out and appreciate our community in Austin and the work that we’re trying to do to restore it,” Reed said. Explore the documentary online at: https://interactive.wttw.com/chicago-by-l/. CONTACT: austintalks.org@gmail.com
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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. 16-23-106-0170000 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
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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
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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
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015. (847) 291-1717. 18-089270 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3145988
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 19-090824. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-090824 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 7420 TJSC#: 39-8200 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 7420 I3146211
WASHINGTON; CITY OF CHICAGO A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 15707 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, April 7, 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. 16-22-228-013-0000. Commonly known as 1539 S KEDVALE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623. 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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 17-17249 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3146341
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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 9321 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 11486 TJSC#: 40-1324 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 # 12 CH 11486 I3147656
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 383228. 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. 383228 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 19 CH 10271 TJSC#: 39-8103 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 10271 I3142260
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, 17 CH 1912 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, 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,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2017-2, AS OWNER OF THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOAN
Plaintiff, -v.RAYMOND M. LOPEZ A/K/A RAYMOND LOPEZ, MARCELLA M. LOPEZ Defendants 19 CH 7420 2501 South Avers 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 December 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 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 2501 South Avers Avenue, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-121-0010000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $204,422.65. 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
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER OF THE CWABS, INC ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-15; Plaintiff, vs. ROGER WASHINGTON AKA ROGER L. WASHINGTON; LANISE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKED-CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EC2 Plaintiff, -v.TANYANYIKA JONES A/K/A TANYANYIKA D JONES, A/K/A TANYANYIKA JAMISON, DARREN L JONES A/K/A DARREN JONES Defendants 12 CH 11486 1308 NORTH WALLER AVENUE 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 May 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 8, 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 1308 NORTH WALLER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-221-0330000 The real estate is improved with a three story single family home with a detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP Plaintiff, -v.YOLANDA MOORE AKA YOLANDA L. MOORE, VERLEAN MOORE, BMO HARRIS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA HARRIS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 19 CH 10271 5456 WEST POTOMAC AVE. 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 December 20, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 21, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5456 WEST POTOMAC AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-124-0240000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $103,470.17. 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
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