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Miller’s departure comes a year after Block Club Chicago revealed the hospital vaccinated ineligible people with ties to administrators

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Loretto Hospital CEO and President George Miller has left the troubled West Side safety-net hospital that is being investigated by the FBI, sources confirmed.

The news comes after Block Club Chicago revealed the hospital vaccinated ineligible people with ties to hospital administrators, including at See LORETTO on page 3

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Uncle Remus CEO Charmaine Rickette scoops up fried chicken for orders at the company’s flagship restaurant at 5611 W. Madison St. in Austin on April 13, 2022. Read story on page 4

West Side activists push pols to make Amazon pledges During April 14 rally, activists urge 7th Congressional district candidates to pledge against taking company’s money

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Workers’ rights activists and their allies are demanding that candidates running

for the 7th Congressional district pledge to refuse donations from Amazon, support workers’ efforts to unionize and support a Community Benefits Agreement for the Amazon distribution hub that’s being built

at 1260 N. Kostner Ave. in West Humboldt Park.

In late June 2021, Amazon confirmed rumors that it bought a portion of the property belonging to the Allied Metals

“VACCINES HAVE PROTECTED US FROM POLIO, MEASLES, AND MUMPS. THEY CAN DO THE SAME FOR COVID-19.”

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State’s former top doc to lead Sinai Chicago Health System Dr. Ngozi Ezike to take over at the safety net health system on June 13

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

The former head of the state’s public health department will take the helm of Sinai Chicago, a safety net health system serving the South and West sides.

Dr. Ngozi Ezike will take the reins of Sinai on June 13, replacing the former COLIN BOYLE/Block Club Chicago president and CEO Karen Teitelbaum, who announced in September she would be Dr. Ngozi Ezike. stepping down. Ezike will be the first Black woman to lead Sinai Chicago, and was the to the coronavirus pandemic that disprofirst Black woman to lead the Illinois De- portionately impacted low-income communities of color, including those served by partment of Public Health.

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Sinai is the state’s largest private safety net health organization. The health system emphasizes access to medical care, as well as social determinants of wellness that cause Black and Brown communities in Chicago to face serious health disparities, and a high prevalence of chronic and preventable disease, Ezike said.

“We have to keep looking at what it is that impacts people’s health. … What happens in the walls of a hospital or rehab facility or a clinic, that’s just a small part of imparting health into a community,” Ezike said.

Social issues like a lack of quality and affordable housing, unemployment, street violence and a dearth of places where residents can purchase nutritious food are serious drivers of health inequality, Ezike said.

“Equally or more important are having housing, safe spaces, being free from violence, being able to have grocery stores with fresh produce. All of these things are also tantamount to good health,” Ezike

said.

Sinai has a strong track record of addressing social determinants of health that will continue under her leadership, Ezike said. The hospital is a lead partner in the development of the Ogden Commons project in North Lawndale, a mixed-use outpatient health center that will inject $200 million into the local economy and create housing, retail space and restaurants on a formerly vacant patch of land.

The health system has also taken the lead in the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in West Side communities where people have a heightened risk of developing serious illness from coronavirus. The hospital hosted community vaccination clinics and outreach events to boost vaccine rates among communities that lagged behind city averages.

“I am ready to tackle issues of health equity and continue the work Sinai has been doing long before anyone heard of a COVID-19 pandemic,” Ezike said.

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In a brief telephone interview at the time, Miller referred reporters to hospital representatives, who declined to comment.

Apostle H. Daniel Wilson, a longtime pastor at Valley Kingdom Ministries International, from page 1 could not be reached.

As the pandemic tore through low-income Miller’s suburban church. It’s not clear if communities of color, officials provided IlMiller was ousted or he resigned. linois’ first vaccination doses to Loretto in Loretto Hospital announced Miller’s de- December, in large part to assure Black and parture “effective immediately” in a memo Latino citizens they would be prioritized to employees. In a statement, its board of and protected. trustees confirmed Miller was no longer emBut Loretto then administered vaccines at ployed by Loretto.

Trump Tower, where Ahmed lived; at a luxu“Our leadership team, team members, and ry Gold Coast watch shop and jewelry store medical staff remain unwaveringly commit- and to workers of Maple & Ash, a high-end ted to providing the highest level of patient steakhouse. care and advocacy for the Austin communiThe first vaccine event at the church was ty,” the statement read. held Feb. 6, less than two weeks Miller did not immediately reafter the city opened eligibility turn calls last week. and many older, at-risk ChicagoTesa Anewishki will serve ans were still desperately trying as acting president and CEO of to get shots. Members got their the hospital for now, and a new second shots Feb. 27. leadership team will be selected, Valley Kingdom Ministries Loretto hospital leaders said. was one of the first churches — Miller’s departure comes four if not the first — visited by the months after Block Club rehospital, according to newsletvealed the FBI was investigating ters written by Miller to Loretto the vaccinations at his suburban staff and obtained by Block GEORGE MILLER church. The FBI is also probing Club. Beyond the professed vaccinations the hospital did at friendship between Miller and Trump Tower.

Wilson, senior pastor at Valley As part of its investigation, Block Club Kingdom Ministries International, it is also revealed the hospital was funneling vacnot clear why the church would have been cines meant for underserved areas of the given such preference.

West Side to ineligible people at Chicago’s At the time, only frontline workers and Trump Tower, where Loretto’s then-chief fi- people 65 and older were broadly eligible nancial officer, Dr. Anosh Ahmed, lived, and for the vaccines. Officials were also voicat a luxury jewelry store and high-end Gold ing concerns as many of the city’s vaccine Coast steakhouse where Ahmed hung out. doses — up to 40 percent — were going to Block Club then partnered with the Better people who live in the suburbs.

Government Association to show Ahmed’s Loretto sent a team to the church “to friends won contracts worth $4 million from administer 204 vaccinations of their memthe nonprofit hospital while Loretto board bers, who lived, worked or received their members took hospital-funded Caribbean [health care] from those living in Chicago,” trips, among other benefits.

Miller wrote in a newsletter to hospital The Loretto Hospital investigations led staff that spring. Later, in the same newsletto FBI and state probes, the resignation of ter, he acknowledged demand was high in Ahmed and prompted the city to take over the city, writing, “In the coming weeks, our vaccine distribution to ensure doses went to goal is to obtain more COVID-19 vaccines to West Siders who were struggling to get shots administer because the demand is extremeinstead of the rich and powerful. ly high. We are attracting new patients that The FBI subpoena of Miller’s church fo- have never visited [Loretto] before.” cused on vaccinations, which were done in In a video from Feb. 28, the church’s February at Valley Kingdom Ministries In- leader, H. Daniel Wilson, and Miller discuss ternational in southwest suburban Oak For- having been friends for more than 40 years. est. The FBI asked for documents related to They attended college together, were fraoutreach to the church by city officials, as ternity brothers and are even close enough well as city use of the church to administer that Miller attended Wilson’s bachelor parvaccines, and visits to the church made by ty, they say in the video. city officials surrounding the February vacIn the video, Wilson directly thanks Miller cination event. for the vaccinations and says the people vac-

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cinated came from the church and “Chicagoland area,” a term used to describe the vast metropolitan area in and around the city.

“We vaccinated 200 primarily members from the Valley and from the Chicagoland area, and it could not have been done without the leadership, the open heart and the spirit of a brother beloved,” Wilson says of Miller. “You’re a friend, you’re a brother beloved, you’re a frat brother. But you’re a member of this ministry.”

In the video, Wilson gives an award to Miller to thank him for bringing Loretto to the church — and Miller then gives an award to Wilson for being Loretto’s “faith partner.”

Loretto’s self-audit of its vaccinations lists the shots done at the church as “decided eligible … outside of Chicago — healthcare in Chicago, work in Chicago, 65+.” But the report doesn’t say how or if the hospital determined if people who got shots at those events met those eligibility requirements.

Ahmed, resigned in March 2021 after Block Club revealed the vaccinations at Trump Tower, where Ahmed lived, and at businesses where Ahmed frequented.

In a letter to Loretto’s staff, Miller took responsibility for the Trump Tower event, saying he authorized it. The hospital’s board decided he would be suspended for two weeks without pay, though it was not clear when that suspension would happen since the hospital was then searching for Ahmed’s replacement, a hospital spokesperson previously said.

The hospital’s self-audit stated it administered 70 unapproved, ineligible vaccines at Trump Tower on March 10.

The city’s health department suspended vaccine doses to Loretto until the hospital could put its program in order. State Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago stepped down from the hospital’s board March 23 to protest its slowness in responding to the mounting scandals. The next day, Ahmed resigned.

On March 25, Lightfoot called for an independent investigation into the hospital’s vaccinations.

The subpoenas state the current investigation is overseen by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg, who often handles complex financial cases, including white collar fraud and crimes against the elderly.

She previously referred questions to an agency spokesman, who declined comment.

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Uncle Remus reopens flagship Austin restaurant The location was closed for more than a year during pandemic due to supply chain issues

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

Uncle Remus Saucy Fried Chicken, the legendary West Side chicken shop, is back with a fresh new look after a pandemic hiatus.

Uncle Remus, 5611 W. Madison St., has been a fixture on the West Side since the late ’60s. It reopened this week after being closed for 13 months due to supply chain issues, labor shortages and skyrocketing food costs during the pandemic, CEO Charmaine Rickette said.

Rickette was able to upgrade the equipment at Uncle Remus’ flagship shop and remodel the interior thanks to a $162,000 grant from the city’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund program, which aims to boost investment on the South and West sides.

“To see a business that has been a staple in your community for well over 50 years to still be here and still be standing, but to also take the initiative to reinvest within the community is exciting. I think it is what the community deserves to see that businesses care about them and their experiences,” Rickette said.

Reopening hasn’t been without difficulties. Rickette had to hike prices at the shop because the cost of chicken and wings from her suppliers increased more than 40 percent in recent months.

Uncle Remus is famous for its crispy fried

chicken slathered in mild sauce, a uniquely Chicago-style condiment with a sweet and tangy flavor with a bit of a kick. The restaurant is considered one of the original creators of mild sauce, and it has since been replicated at chicken shops citywide.

Rickette’s father, restaurant founder Gus Rickette, started serving mild sauce at Uncle Remus in the late ’60s after noticing that customers would combine ketchup and hot sauce to have with their chicken. It is now a signature part of the Uncle Remus brand that drives the fierce customer loyalty.

The Madison Street restaurant isn’t the original Uncle Remus location, Rickette said. Her father opened the first spot in 1969 in a rented storefront nearby at 210 S. Cicero Ave., which has since closed.

But the Madison store, Uncle Remus’ flagship today, “is extremely sentimental for me and my family,” since it was the first property the family bought and owned for the business, Rickette said. Today, the company operates four restaurants and a food truck.

“It was a home away from home for us, with my parents working here,” she said.

“My dad was brought to tears by the transformation of the space.”

At the renovated shop, customers will find automated ordering kiosks, a warmer and more welcoming environment for customers, and a streamlined back-of-house that will cut down on wait times and make

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An order of gizzards and fries is prepared after Uncle Remus Fried Chicken’s flagship restaurant reopened at 5611 W. Madison St. in Austin, on April 13, 2022. the business run more efficiently, Rickette said.

“We have third and fourth-generation customers of the brand. To be able to reinvest is something I’m excited about,” Rickette said.

The restaurant is also sentimental for customers who have been supporting Uncle Remus for years, said Cheryl Collins, a longtime West Sider. Uncle Remus has been her favorite chicken spot for “as long as I can remember,” she said.

“When I saw they reopened, I took the bus down,” Collins said. “Everything’s new and fresh. That’s why I made a beeline down

here. It’s up-to-date. There’s more space. It really looks nice.”

Taysha Patterson started going to Uncle Remus as a young girl when there was a location on Chicago Avenue. While the flagship store was closed, she would even go to the Uncle Remus franchise in Broadview to get her fried chicken fix. She said she’s glad the restaurant is back in the neighborhood.

“I’m a chicken person, and I love the sauce. I used to lick the sauce off my fingers as a little girl,” Patterson said.

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ost greystone buildings in Chicago were probably built between 1890 and 1915. Most bungalows were probably being built in the 1920s. Together, these two major sources of basic Chicago-style housings are each at the 100-year-plus level. Thus, maintenance is not optional, but obligatory.

I know what deterioration can do to a building. Last year before I had my house tuckpointed, on the south side of the building, the bricks started to crumble and the damage section was about 3 feet wide. My guess is that my neighbor’s house, which has a flatter roof, had splattered water against my bricks during major rainstorms. But no matter the source of the damage, it cannot be ignored. My tuckpointer removed a lot of the bricks with the white fluorescent coating, and installed brand new brick. I also saw where the front face bricks were being pulled away from the common brick of the side. The gap was about an inch wide, but it was also where no gap should be. Again he filled in that space and I must admit, my house was warmer this past winter because there was less space for cold air to get through.

So hearing reports that the front porch of a greystone building located in the 3400 block of West Jackson Boulevard had collapsed was absolutely horrific news. But it also points to the fact that when maintenance is required on a building, delaying it can have devastating results.

Now that spring is here, every home-

owner should go out and walk the entire circumference of their property. The purpose is to visually inspect and access what damage winter has done, if any.

One of the most important areas to take note of is where the gutters downspouts are located.

Many of them had water freeze on the outside of them. And the pressure from that frozen water could have damaged some of the brick. It’s also a good idea to take pictures. Pictures can allow for a closer inspection for heights and places that are out of reach.

It’s also a good idea to keep a journal of what repairs one has done to the house. Using modern technology, that journal can be a set of pictures of the work. Pictures can have both dates and times on them.

I know finding good contractors is always a concern. But there are groups online that are excellent for getting recommendations from others. I know there’s a bungalow group on Facebook. I hope there would be one for greystone buildings as well. Networking with others is a good way to find contractors, especially when you see people having work done on their houses.

The last thing anybody in their right mind would want to do is ask the city to inspect their property because the city would have to document that inspection. And if you have violations, it would go on record.

But no matter what, delaying repairs that are immediately needed can have devastating results like what happened on Jackson Boulevard.

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When she began working as a prosecutor for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, Aileen Bhandari noticed something.

“When I first got into the courtroom, I didn’t see judges that look like me,” she said, adding that the lack of minority judges prompted her to think about her own judicial aspirations.

Bhandari, who has an Indian father and a Filipina mother knew then that she wanted to become a Cook County Circuit Court judge, but she also knew that she had to get enough legal experience to qualify. So, she spent almost two decades working her way up through the State’s Attorney’s office.

In 2020, Bhandari ran for one of the atlarge seats, coming in last out of the four candidates. She reflected that trying to campaign across all of Cook County was more challenging than she expected, so this year, she’s aiming smaller, running for 11th subcircuit judge against 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro in the Democratic primary election on June 28. Since there are no Republican candidates and no independent candidates filed to run, the winner of the primary will most likely win the general election on Nov. 8.

Bhandari said that her legal experience and her time working at a Community Justice Center will be valuable assets in the court. Community Justice Centers are operated by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office and provide an array of community-based services, including youth violence prevention programs and informational seminars.

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Aileen Bhandari, who is running for the 11th Subcircuit judge seat. other things. Once elected, judges may be appointed to a specific region or serve county-wide.

Candidates run for either at-large or subcircuit seats, with the subcircuits carved out to ensure that all parts of the county, particularly minority communities, get a chance to elect judges that represent them.

The 11th Subcircuit currently includes most of Austin north of North Avenue, including Galewood, and much of Chicago immediately north of it.

In the suburbs, it includes Oak Park, about half of Proviso Township, including most of Maywood, and portions of several northwestern suburbs. According to the Illinois Supreme Court’s official website, the 11th subcircuit has been vacant since 2020, when Judge Dennis McGuire declined to run for retention.

The winner of the election will take office on Dec. 10, and serve for six years. After the judge is elected, voters get to decide on whether or not to retain the judge. Instances of voters deciding not to retain a judge are rare.

Whoever wins the 11th subcircuit election will have to run for retention under a different map, which, though approved earlier this year, won’t take effect until 2024.

The new 11th subcircuit will not include Proviso Township, but Oak Park and Galewood will remain in its boundaries.

Bhandari graduated from the DePaul

Austin Weekly News, April 20, 2022 School of Law in 2002. She already interned at the State’s Attorney’s office, so becoming a prosecutor was a logical step.

Bhandari started out with child support cases. After working in the Domestic Violence division, she went to prosecute misdemeanor cases before going into Felony Review, serving as one of the legal professionals who decides whether the felony case has enough evidence to go to trial.

“Domestic violence is still very near and dear to me,” Bhandari said. “I continue volunteer in domestic violence shelters.”

Most recently, she became the head of Community Justice Center West, 2650 S. California Ave., one of the four Community Justice Centers set up to serve Chicago and the suburbs.

According to the program website, the centers “collaborate and partner with police, businesses, faith based organizations, elected officials, schools, government entities, social service agencies and community groups” to “not only to prosecute cases but to solve public safety problems, prevent crime and improve the quality of life for communities.”

Bhandari said that the West Center’s coverage area includes Oak Park and

much of the West Side.

In 2019, she was one of the 30 finalists for an open Associate Judge position. Unlike Circuit Court judges, Associate Judges are appointed by Circuit Court judges based on legal records and feedback from legal professionals. While Bhandari wasn’t one of the 15 finalists who got appointed, the consideration gave her more confidence to make a run for judge.

“It’s just an honor to be nominated,” she said. “That’s a signal to me that the presiding judges found me qualified enough to be on the short list.

Bhandari said that, aside from wanting to do her part to make the court better reflect Cook County’s population, she was inspired to become a judge because of her mentors. Bhandari also described it as a logical next step for someone who has worked in public service all her life.

“If elected, I think it’s a job of a judge to be very impartial,” she said. “I will always maintain integrity, apply the laws and the facts that are there. I hope to serve people with integrity and compassion and use my experience to make it a fair process.”

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Low-income residents can apply for $500 cash assistance Applications accepted from April 25 through May 13 for Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot program

By AUSTIN TALKS Partner

Applications for Chicago’s new cash assistance program will be accepted starting at 9 a.m. Monday, April 25 and ending by midnight Friday, May 13.

The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot is a $31.5 million program that will support 5,000 low-income households with $500 monthly payments for one year.

The program is one of the largest monthly cash assistance programs in the nation, city officials say.

Residents can apply at any point during the three-week window to be considered for the lottery that will be held in May. Application assistance will be available in-person, online with chat support and through a phone hotline in multiple languages.

To be eligible for the lottery, residents must live in Chicago, be 18 years or older,

have experienced economic hardship related to COVID-19, and have a household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level (ie $57,575 for a household of 3).

Only one applicant per household can apply and be entered into the lottery. The lottery is designed to prioritize individuals living in poverty (at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level) and communities with pre-existing economic hardship to align with the equitable recovery goal of the Chicago Recovery Plan.

“The Chicago Resilient Communities pilot is a way for us to efficiently support the communities and households that were hardest hit by the pandemic with dignity as well as build on our work to eradicate poverty,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement.

The Chicago Department of Family and Support Services also announced the selection of the following agencies to help run the program:

■ Pilot Administrator: GiveDirectly with AidKit. GiveDirectly is an international nonprofit with expertise in administering one-time and monthly cash transfer programs internationally and in the U.S. for COVID-19 response.

■ Outreach and Recruitment Lead: YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Founded in 1876, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is a social enterprise committed to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The YWCA will be responsible for coordinating community-based outreach for the pilot to ensure this opportunity reaches Chicagoans in need.

■ Local Outreach Delegates: In addition to the YWCA, the city will also partner with five other delegates to execute targeted outreach strategies to specific populations, such as the housing insecure, undocumented residents, people with disabilities, veterans, unaccompanied youth, returning residents and

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■ The city is also partnering with the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab to complete a study on the impacts of the pilot and residents’ experiences. All applicants will be asked about their interest in participating in this study; participation in the study is 100% optional and will not affect selection decisions for the pilot.

The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot is one initiative within the broader $1.2 billion Chicago Recovery Plan to promote safe and thriving communities and an equitable economic recovery from COVID-19.

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Project to renovate mural on Central Avenue moving along Residents gave their input on the mural project on the viaduct at Lake and Central during a meeting on April 7

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Austin residents voiced their concerns at a community forum meeting held earlier this month about moving forward with the mural project on the viaduct at Lake Street and Central Avenue. Some residents called for the viaduct walls to be repaired before the mural is placed, saying they showed signs of deterioration, with some parts of the wall falling off.

“Why are putting a Band-Aid on a gushing wound?” asked Austin resident Maria Sorrell.

Artist Rahmaan Statik, who created the mural currently on display at the viaduct, agreed with the residents and said the viaduct’s infrastructure needs to be repaired “sooner rather than later.” But if the infrastructure isn’t repaired before the new mural is installed, it will shine a light on the work that needs to be done, he said.

Austin residents also learned at the April 7 meeting how Statik creates a mural. He shared examples of his past work, such as “The Great Wall of Chicago” and “Better Together,” and explained how community members provided input to shape the mural.

“Right now, everyone’s ideas count, and I’m looking for the common denominator in your ideas,” he said.

The mural will have a new design that represents the Austin community.

Residents shared what kind of artwork they would like to see on the mural that is representative of their communities. Sorrell stressed the rich history of Austin, evident in the multiple historic landmark buildings in the community. Keli Steward said she would like to see “a beautiful representation of the people who live there.”

“We have families, we love … I think that a lot of the very human aspects of us are overlooked and pushed to the side for a different kind of narrative,” Steward said.

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“So any kind of representation of our, like, humanity.”

Repairs to the infrastructure of the viaduct, property of Chicago Transit Authority, would have to be completed before the mural installation begins in the summer.

The CTA is responsible for completing and funding these repairs, said Byron Watson, the 29th Ward’s infrastructure director.

“I believe we need to figure out a way to get CTA to be able to do their part, to get that infrastructure fixed and updated,” Watson said.

If the infrastructure renovations are prioritized before starting the mural, the project would be further delayed, he said.

Watson noted the mural project was selected in the 2017 participatory budget and was postponed until this year.

“Ald. Taliaferro and Ald. Mitts would definitely have to put the pressure on CTA to get this done if we want to keep this timeline,” Watson said.

Taking into consideration the input gathered at last week’s meeting, Statik will present a final design proposal in May and hopes to begin painting in June. The plan is to complete the artwork installation in September and unveil the mural in sometime in the fall.

Not all residents agree the mural project should move forward.

“If we’re gonna do a mural inclusive of our community, that’s something beautiful, and I don’t wanna see people and things crumbling,” Bertha Purnell said. “I think we should wait until they fix the area, and then we move forward with the mural.”

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Houston, we have a crisis

he other day, I was driving west on the Eisenhower, coming off the long exit ramp onto Austin Boulevard, when I saw a middle-aged woman whose face clashed with the sign she held out.

By her appearance, the woman fit easily into a Saturday afternoon scene at any of Oak Park’s numerous coffee shops — Fairgrounds, Buzz, Addis, La Borra, Wise Cup, Starbucks.

Even though I didn’t know the woman, I felt as if I had seen one of my old high school teachers, now retired, begging for change on an off-ramp.

The woman seems symbolic of the new face of homelessness. Not the more nuanced reality of housing insecurity that evades the oversimplified perception of homelessness in the nation’s imagination.

No, I’m talking about that more abject, Dickensian impoverishment, the stereotypical homelessness we associate with the people bearing cardboard signs and Styrofoam cups and faces streaked with dirt.

The woman joins other, seemingly atypical embodiments. A few weeks ago, while driving near the Oak Brook mall, I saw a woman in a hijab panhandling with her children on 22nd Street. About a mile away, approaching Downers Grove — near Best Buy, Golf Galaxy and Starbucks — I saw a middle-aged white man who would not be out of place at a typical trade conference or in any boardroom.

The Associated Press recently profiled Karla Finocchio, a 55-year-old woman in Phoenix who slid into homelessness after she “split with her partner of 18 years and temporarily moved in with a cousin.”

She had planned to use her $800 a month disability check to lease an apartment after back surgery, but she “soon was sleeping in her old pickup, protected by her German Shepherd mix Scrappy, unable to afford housing in Phoenix, where median monthly rents soared 33% during the coronavirus pandemic to over $1,220 for a one-bedroom, according to ApartmentList.com.”

In Chicago, $1,220 will barely get you a studio apartment. According to ApartmentList.com, the average rent for a Chicago studio apartment is $1,638. A one-bedroom will cost you $2,051 a month.

That’s about on par with Oak Park, where the average 840-square-foot apartment goes

for an average rent of $2,075 a month, according to RentCafe.

Using the ubiquitous 30% rule, meaning your rent shouldn’t be more than roughly a third of your annual salary, you’ll need to make at least $82,000 to comfortably afford an average-size apartment in Oak Park and Chicago.

Rough Census Bureau data puts the median individual income in Oak Park at around $54,000 and the median household income at about $95,000.

I’ll hazard a guess that most people in Oak Park don’t make enough by themselves to live here and/or are a lost job away from being in Karla’s situation — or that of Cordelia Corley.

Corley, 65, told the AP that she ended up homeless in Los Angeles County after the hours at her telemarketing job were cut.

“Corley said she was surprised to meet so many others who were also working, including a teacher and a nurse who lost her home following an illness,” she said. “I’d always worked, been successful, put my kid through college […] and then all of a sudden things went downhill.”

Things are trending downhill for hundreds of thousands across the country, according to a 2019 University of Pennsylvania study that, the AP reports, “drew on 30 years of census data to project the U.S. population of people 65 and older experiencing homelessness will nearly triple from 40,000 to 106,000 by 2030.”

Dr. Margot Bushel, a physician who leads the Center for Vulnerable Populations at the University of California San Francisco said her research in Oakland “has shown nearly half of the tens of thousands of older homeless people in the U.S. are on the streets for the first time.”

That’s a fact that’s particularly true of “younger baby boomers, now in their late 50s to late 60s, who don’t have pensions or 401(k) accounts. About half of both women and men ages 55 to 66 have no retirement savings, according to the census.”

The last time this country confronted

MICHAEL ROMAIN

a similar crisis of age-related destitution was nearly a century ago. The federal government’s response was the 1935 Social Security Act. “We can never insure one hundred percent of the population against one hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss of a job and against poverty-ridden old age,” said President Franklin Roosevelt on Aug. 14, 1935, during the bill-signing ceremony.

That was back when federal domestic policies were framed by the Christian creed of humility — “there but for the grace of God go I.” Social Security. Medicare. Financial regulation like the Glass-Steagall Act, which kept banks from gambling with other people’s money and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in order to protect people’s savings.

Federally secured mortgages that created widespread homeownership.

The GI Bill, which assisted returning servicemen and resulted in millions of virtually free college degrees.

These laws and policies were meant to establish something approximating a floor of security for average Americans (albeit primarily white people) and to offer a degree of protection for the most vulnerable against predatory special interests who would exploit anything and anybody for profit.

Those policies also reflected a degree of democracy, egalitarianism and healthy populism that helped crystallize power relations in the minds of the average citizen, resulting in relatively effective political mobilization.

Fast forward to our current moment and those very political entities — unions, civil rights organizations, community organizers and other social activists — are considered by centrist Democrats, once the party that proudly housed them, to be “special interests.”

Lily Geismer’s new book, Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality, demonstrates in great detail the extent

”They invent novel ways of blaming [individuals] for structural failings while justifying why only piecemeal, milquetoast and inadequate proposals … are the only ‘pragmatic, adult’ solutions available.”

to which liberals, ostensibly the ideological camp of the least of these, abrogated the responsibility of governing and addressing big issues, and turned that burden over to private actors.

Instead of protecting average citizens from the predatory impulses of monopolistic corporations and billionaires, liberal lawmakers (who are increasingly billionaires themselves) have charged those corporations and billionaires to “do well by doing good,” meaning to figure out the solutions to society’s big problems while also finding innovative ways to profit off them.

They also castigate all but the most entrepreneurial and market-minded among society’s most vulnerable citizens. They invent novel ways of blaming them for structural failings while justifying why only piecemeal, milquetoast and inadequate proposals — that barely scratch the surface of deeply rooted problems — are the only “pragmatic, adult” solutions available.

Meanwhile, they hide those piecemeal solutions inside of what Cornell University political scientist Suzanne Mettler has called “the submerged state,” which is an archipelago of policies “that lay [largely hidden] beneath the surface of U.S. market institutions and within the federal tax system.”

As a result, power relations are not crystalized but obscured, which only feeds into political apathy and makes the average citizen feel even more impotent.

When this country had a housing problem in the early 20th century, lawmakers essentially built an industry out of whole cloth to house people affordably and to employ millions. And people didn’t call that a handout, they called it the American Dream.

Now the best action we can expect from the government in the face of another housing (and homelessness) crisis — heck, in the face of any crisis — is the implementation of more tax credits, which disproportionately benefit the most affluent Americans.

Who needs conservative enemies when we little folk have friends like these?

There are social consequences for replacing a domestic policy apparatus premised on “there but for the grace of God go I” to one premised on the creed of Icarus — “look at me flying high, now why don’t you?”

Now, we have to live with the fallout.

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Nobel Neighbors, a local community organization, has expressed concerns about freight traffic impact, and the fact that the project was announced without any community outreach or input from residents.

During the April 14 rally, Black Workers Matter, a West Side organization that advocates for minority workers, decried the secrecy around the project, as well as the fact that the site’s location in the federally designated Opportunity Zone.

By the distribution hub being in an Opportunity Zone, Amazon can defer their capital gains taxes until 2026. Additionally, if they sell the property within 10 years, they won’t pay any capital gains taxes on the building’s appreciation.

The activists invited all three candidates running for the 7th District Democratic primary to make the pledge of refusal.

Among the three people running, two made the pledge at Thursday’s rally: Austin activist Kina Collins and Denarvis Mendenhall, who ran unsuccessfully for 24th Ward alderman in 2015. The incumbent, longtime Rep. Danny K. Davis, did not attend the rally.

Two other politicians, Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) and state Rep. Lakesia Collins (9th), said they support the pledge, as well.

The distribution center will be one of nine hubs Amazon is building in Chicago to speed up delivery. Aside from the $16 an hour wage, which puts it $1 above the Chicago minimum wage, the company will be implementing sign-on bonuses of up to $1,000.

But Amazon didn’t publically announce that it was seeking to build a hub in West Humboldt Park until the sale was complete.

Shortly after the announcement, Nobel Neighbors board member Maura Madden said she first heard a rumor about Amazon coming to the area from a Chicago P.D. film crew member, but didn’t pay much attention to it.

That changed, however, when Gary Pachucki, the owner of the Terminal, a “creative office campus” directly north of the property at 1334 N. Kostner Ave., said that he was talking with Amazon about shared parking.

Since last June’s announcement, several community organizations, including Nobel Neighbors, formed the West Humboldt Park Community Coalition to push Amazon to hire at least 60% of the hub’s workforce from the community and pay them a $28.50 starting wage. They also want Amazon to conduct more meaningful community engagement. The group held several public meetings over the last fall and winter.

Black Workers Matter co-founder Anthony Stewart said they scheduled the event to coincide with the approaching federal tax filing deadline.

“We all pay taxes, so we want justice on taxes and jobs,” he said during the rally. “We can’t do that if we have secret deals. We need

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West Side labor activists during an April 14 rally in Humboldt Park.

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Activist Dan Giloth speaks during the rally on Thursday. transparency.”

Dan Giloth, an organizer with Black Workers Matters, said that the group questioned how much Amazon jobs would benefit the community. He said that the starting salary wasn’t enough for Chicago costs of living and pointed to a 2021 study by the Strategic Organizing Center, a labor union coalition.

The study drew on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) data to show that from 2017 to 2020, Amazon distribution center workers were about twice as likely to be injured on the job as other warehouse workers. A Washington Post analysis of OSHA data reached a similar conclusion.

“That’s the jobs those officials talk about,” Giloth said.

Giloth added that, aside from pressuring politicians, the activists want to build “a container of support” for workers, so that they enter the workforce under the best conditions possible and are able to decide whether they want to form a union without pressure from Amazon.

Kina Collins said that, as a daughter of two union members, she supports Black Workers Matter’s pledge without hesitation.

“We are here today because it is absolutely detestable that Amazon made over $33 billion last year and their workers are living paycheck to paycheck,” she said. “And it is unacceptable that our congressman, who represents one of the most Democratic districts in the Midwest, refused to reject corporate PAC money.”

According to Opensecrets.org, Congress-

man Davis has accepted a $2,500 campaign donation from Amazon. When reached for comment on April 15, Tumia Rumero, Congressman Davis’ chief of staff, said that the congressman plans on returning to the money.

“Whatever money we got from Amazon, we’re sending it back,” Rumero said. “But if anybody thinks that a small contribution from Amazon is going to sway any policy decision they are delusional.”

Mendenhall also agreed to the pledge, saying that he worked for Amazon in the past “and stood on my feet 10 hours a day” without having much to show for it.

“I am running [for office] with you in mind, with the workers in mind,” he said.

The rally got the support from the Teamsters. Daniel Ginsberg said that, as a UPS driver, he got a glimpse at the conditions inside an Amazon warehouse.

“It’s not right and we want to fight for them to get a collective bargaining agreement, so that we can stand together against corporate greed,” he said.

Retired railroad worker Randolph Purnell Jr. is a lifelong West Sider who currently lives in Melrose Park, but got involved with the West Humboldt Park Community Coalition, because he still owns property in nearby Austin and has some time to support labor causes. “[Amazon] can’t continue to just dog workers and have people work for nothing while they continue to get kickbacks from the government,” Purnell said.

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HELP WANTED

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.

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.

BUDGET AND REVENUE ANALYST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Development Customer Service Department. This position will Serve the public with professional administrative and analytical duties in the areas of budget preparation, purchasing, payroll, data analysis and process improvement. Provides, prepares and maintains records, and financial and statistical reports and analysis which assist in the Village’s ability to improve business processes and gain efficiencies through better use of technology.

Budget duties include assisting in the development, analysis and application of performance measures with regard to Village services and resources; preparing, modifying, tracking and monitoring Village expenses and transfers; and conducting budget-related research and analysis. 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.

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COVID-19 RESPONSE INTERN

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of COVID-19 Response Intern in the Health Department.

This position will perform a variety of responsible and complex professional COVID-19 response support, as well as routine documentation of related tasks in support of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator. 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.

COVID-19 RESPONSE COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of COVID-19 Response Coordinator in the Health Department. This position will perform a variety of responsible and complex professional COVID-19 response support, as well as routine documentation of related tasks in support of the Emergency Preparedness & Response Coordinator. 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 ASSISTANT

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Seasonal Farmers’ Market Assistant in the Health Department.

This position will provide administrative support to the Farmers’ Market Manager to allow growers and producers of food to sell directly to the public within established guidelines. This position requires work in inclement weather conditions; some heavy lifting of up to 50 pounds; walking or standing for sustained periods of time. 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.

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Equipment Operator in the Public Works Department. This position will operate construction and maintenance equipment in a variety of street activities including loading, hauling, and related operations. 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. First review of applications April 4, 2022.

CASHIER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Cashier in the Finance Department. This position will perform all clerical tasks related to the cash receipt function. Collect process and deposit payments made to the Village received directly from customers, via mail, or lockbox or from other internal departments.

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.

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.

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The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Restriction Coordinator in the Development Customer Services Department. This position will plan and coordinate all activities and operations associated with the Village of Oak Park Parking Restrictions Program and provide assistance to the Parking & Mobility Services Manager and the Director of Development Customer Services in coordinating the provision of such services to the public. 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 posted until filled.

GRANTS COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Grants Coordinator in the Development Customer Service Department. This position will develop and coordinate CDBG and other grant-funded programs for the department; coordinates assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex staff assistance to the Development Customer Services Neighborhood Services Division Manager and department director. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

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Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: Essential duties and responsibilities 1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.

2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.

3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.

4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.

5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.

6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.

7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.

8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery planning.

9. Assist end-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system needs.

10. Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware,

software and other forms of systems and data.

11. Prepare, create and update user/technical procedure documentations and provide computer training.

12. Assemble, test, and install network, telecommunication and data equipment and cabling.

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Other important responsibilities and duties 1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures.

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies.

4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer systems.

5. Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and configurations.

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

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Hardware and software configuration of. computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environment of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, iOS/Android.

Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology.

Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, analog, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant.

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Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages.

Ability to: Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following: - Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time - Operating assigned equipment - Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without assistance - Working in and around computer equipped vehicles Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for: - Making observations - Communicating with others - Reading and writing - Operating assigned equipment and vehicles Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others.

Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance.

Work overtime as operations require.

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Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS Work in a computer environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; continuous exposure to computer screens; work in and around computerized vehicles outdoor and garage facility; lifting heavy equipment, communication cabling and wiring into walls and ceilings.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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Health Resources and Services Administration

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-CH2 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-CH2 Plaintiff, -v.JOHN LYDON, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ESTHER ROBINSON, THE SPRINGFIELD AVERS HARDING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, BARBARA S. HILL, DARRYL B. ROBINSON, DEBORAH ROBISON-GULLEY, LORETTA R. DORTCH, MARGARET T. JEFFERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 11797 400 N. AVERS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 2, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 3, 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 400 N. AVERS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-128-0451001 The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $100,786.17.

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 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

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT for PCC Austin Family Health Center Campus New Construction Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508) and the HHS General Administration Manual Part 30 Environmental Protection (February 25, 2000), HRSA has determined that the PCC Austin Family Health Center Campus New Construction project proposed by PCC Community Wellness Center will have no significant adverse impact on the quality of the human environment. As a result of this FONSI, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides discretionary grant and cooperative agreement awards to support health centers expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health care services to medically underserved populations nationwide.

PCC Community Wellness Center in Chicago, Illinois has applied for HRSA grant funding. The applicant proposes to use grant funds to construct a new three-story, 35,395 square-foot medical clinic with an associated parking lot at 5475 W. Lake Street in Chicago.

The applicant has submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) that documents impacts of the proposed action. This EA is incorporated by reference into this FONSI. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Assessment for this project, which is on file at the following locations for public examination upon request.

Austin Branch, Chicago Public Library 5615 W. Race Ave, Chicago, IL 60644 Attn: Librarian Phone: 312-746-5038 Email: austin@chipublib.org Hours: Mon/Wed 10am-8pm, Tues/Thurs 10am-6pm, Fri/Sat 9am-5pm PCC Austin Family Health Center 5425 W. Lake St, Chicago, IL 60644 Attn: Carla Land Phone: 708-524-7687 Email: cland@pccwellness.org Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am-8pm, Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 8am-12pm No further environmental review of this project is proposed prior to final approval from HRSA. Public Comments Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on these projects may submit written comments to PCC Community Wellness Center, Attn: Carla Land, Director of Development and Communications, at 14 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60302.

HRSA will consider all comments received within 15 days of this “Notice” prior to final approval from HRSA. Published in Austin Weekly News April 20, 2022

Austin Weekly News, April 20, 2022

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mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, contact JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 19 7368.

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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 19 7368 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2019 CH 11797 TJSC#: 42-759 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 11797 I3191674

IL 60644.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

(312) 357-1125. 21-00342 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3191817

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-21-02975 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2021CH04393 TJSC#: 42-813 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 # 2021CH04393 I3192419

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE CIM TRUST 2021-NR3, MORTGAGE BACKED NOTES SERIES 2021-NR3; Plaintiff, vs.

DESMOND LEE; BARBARA LEE; STATE OF ILLINOIS; Defendants, 21 CH 3117 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, May 16, 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. 16-10-324-011-0000.

Commonly known as 4717 W. WEST END AVENUE, CHICAGO,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.ETHOLA JORDAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SYMPHONY OF EVANSTON HEALTHCARE, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2021CH04393 5223 W ADAMS STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 15, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 19, 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 5223 W ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-108-0130000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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