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Dexter Leggin mourned across West Side He trained parents to advocate for their children and was foster father to many By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

On June 10, Dexter Leggin died at the age of 71, leaving behind a legacy of helping parents and children across the West Side. Leggin was a foster parent to multiple children, worked as an internationally renowned fashion designer and tailor, and, for over a decade, volunteered with Community Organizing and Family Issues (COFI) to train West Side parents on how to advocate for their children locally and rally around policies that supports low-income and immigrant families. Tracy Occomy Crowder, deputy director of policy and external affairs of COFI, said the organization will miss the care and support Leggin gave to West Side families, and she’ll miss his humor. “He always had something funny to say, always lifted your spirits and figured out a way to make it fun,” Occomy Crowder told Austin Weekly News. Ellen Schumer, executive director of COFI, said, “He kept us entertained and there’s some really hard things the organization and families go through… it’s the care connected to the humor.” Schumer recalls first meeting Leggin at Delano Elementary School in West Garfield Park, where some of his foster children were enrolled. He worked in the school part-time for Family Focus Lawndale, which provides parental sup-

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George Manning remembered as street named for him At the intersection of Midway Park and Menard Avenue, signs for ‘George Edward Manning II Way’were erected to commemorate his life and legacy By EMMA BRADFORD Intern Reporter

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When the City of Chicago shut down 50 public schools in 2013, including Delano, Melody Elementary in West Garfield Park was relocated to the Delano Elementary building and became Melody STEM Elementary. Leggin played an instrumental role in rebuilding the school after it was shuttered.

Family, friends, acquaintances, mentees and community members gathered Saturday evening July 18 at the intersection of Midway Park and Menard Avenue in Austin to celebrate the life of George Edward Manning II and unveil an honorary street named after him. Wearing white, more than 50 people showed up to share stories and commemorate a man who had deep connections in the Austin community as well as someone who was committed to service, membership, friendship and worship.

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Dexter Leggin with mothers from POWER-PAC’s West and South Side branches port and resources for children in West Side neighborhoods and, in 2011, he was a part of a community-school partnership between Delano and COFI to engage parents in a leadership program. “He had been working so deeply in Garfield Park that he moved there so that he could really understand where people were coming from,” Occomy Crowder said.

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Top tenant ‘constructively evicted’ by West Sub building failures Romano Orthopaedics relocates from RF campus as Adduci calls for receiver

By BILL DWYER Contributing Reporter

Court filings in the lawsuit filed by the lender controlling a now $33.8 million note on the landlord of West Sub’s River Forest Medical campus show that one of the facility’s largest tenants has declared itself “constructively evicted” from the premises, due to a litany of maintenance failures. The disclosures are contained in a motion filed prior to a July 16 court date scheduled to hear arguments on a request for a receiver to be appointed for the threeparcel medical campus property on Lake Street. The latest in a series of letters lawyers for Romano Orthopaedics’ have sent landlord Reddy Rathnaker Patlola’s Ramco Holdings refers to “constructive eviction.” It is one of at least four letters Romano has sent over the past year and a half in an effort to remediate numerous problems at the 7411 Lake St. building. Romano Orthopaedics signed a lease agreement in November 2019 for 8,137 square feet of second floor medical office space in the building. The medical practice has its name prominently displayed on the building. It said it has suffered monetary losses due to canceled patient appointments, medical equipment rendered nonoperable due to excessive heat, “and substantial costs incurred to try to cool the premises.” Among the problems Romano lists are the absence of heating and air conditioning; on some days, they allege, temperatures in the Romano medical suites reportedly rose as high as 93 degrees. A water main break has left the building unoccupied since March, and elevator failures, including a service elevator Romano says hasn’t worked in three years, has impacted patient services. “Com Ed has now shut off the electricity in the building due to (Ramco’s) failure to pay the electric bill and may do the same in the alternative space soon,” a July 8 letter states. That conduct, Romano alleges, “allowed the premises and building to fall

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West Sub River Forest campus. into a state of utter disrepair, rendering the premises untenable and constituting a constructive eviction.” Ramco “has failed, to this day, to cure its defaults” the July 8 letter states. River Forest Village President Cathy Adduci said she favors a receiver assuming control of the highly visible Lake Street property. “The village is not happy with where the property is at and we encourage the courts to appoint the receiver and take care of the property and pay their property taxes,” she said in a statement. “Any unpaid property taxes is a stress on our community, especially our beloved schools. “We also encourage the courts to move the case along efficiently so that the property does not sit for years underdeveloped or underutilized.” Ramco found “limited alternative space” for Romano in the adjacent building at 7420 Central Ave., but that arrangement, Romano contends, has been “wholly inadequate” and cost the firm substantial revenue. In June, Romano entered into a shortterm lease at another location outside River Forest, due to having no access to their

leased spaces in the 7411 Lake St. building. “These are not ordinary maintenance issues,” Compushare legal counsel Jacob Orban argued in his recent motion, which included the Romano letters as exhibits. “They directly threaten life safety, code compliance, tenant retention, rental income and the value of the lender’s collateral.” Ramco, Orban alleges, is in default under the mortgage terms, and the lending interests Compushare represents are entitled to either take possession of the properties or have a receiver appointed to manage the properties. Saying “time is of the essence,” Orban argued that a court appointed receiver could “restore and maintain essential services, address municipal and code issues, coordinate with vendors, and utilities, stabilize tenant relationships, collect and preserve rents, and protect the property for the benefit of all parties during this foreclosure action.” Orban also sought to make the court aware of developments in the dueling lawsuits between Patlola and West Suburban Medical Center CEO Manoj Prasad. Orban

cites the continuing operational uncertainty of the West Sub situation and said the “ongoing dispute affects the hospital related operations, tenants and/or stakeholders connected to the property.” That separate case, which is currently in settlement talks, was continued to July 28 after Prasad dismissed his personal attorney and hired new legal counsel, in an effort to intervene personally in the lawsuit. The Compushare lawsuit seeking to place the River Forest campus into receivership was scheduled for 9:30 on July 16 to hear a “foreclosure contested motion.” Wednesday Journal showed up at the scheduled time, but the courtroom was closed. Court staff directed a reporter to the “Zoom Room” downstairs in the Daley Center. However, physical access to that room was denied. A staffer there said, “only parties to the case are allowed access.” She then offered to show the reporter how to access the Zoom call on his cell phone. As of Monday, July 20, the court clerk’s portal at the Maybrook courthouse had no information regarding what occurred at the hearing, or when the next court hearing is scheduled.

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Documentary explores the path from fatherlessness to healing Shoutin’ Hallelujah: A Journey of Healing will be screened in Oak Park Aug. 8 with a community discussion following the film By HECTOR CERVANTES Contributing Reporter

Oak Park’s Resurrected Life Church International will be the site on Aug. 8 of a screening and discussion of “Shoutin’ Hallelujah: A Journey of Healing,” a documentary that explores fatherlessness, healing and reconciliation through personal stories and expert perspectives. The public is invited to attend. The ticketed event will take place from 1:30-4 p.m. at the church, located 171 N. Cuyler Ave. The event will include community discussion Produced by Mattimex Productions, LLC, the documentary serves as a companion to the upcoming narrative feature film, “Shoutin’ Hallelujah!” The documentary by founder and CEO of Mattimex Productions Dr. Pauline Williams, explores the impact of fatherlessness and the possibility of healing and reconciliation. “We want to welcome anyone whose life has been touched by this issue, whether directly or indirectly,” she said. “That includes fathers, mothers, grandparents, adult children, educators, counselors, faith leaders, mentors and anyone who cares about strengthening families and communities. Even if someone hasn’t experienced a father’s absence personally, they likely know someone who has. I want people to understand that there is hope and that healing is possible.” She added: “I started researching the issue and learned that more than 18 million children in the United States are growing up in homes without their fathers. As people learned about the project, certain individuals, including members of my own family, approached me and shared deeply personal stories. That’s when I realized it was more than just a film to be made, it was a conversation that needed to be had

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Dr. Pauline Williams within our communities.” As a former resident of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood and a former Chicago Public Schools teacher, Williams said the screening holds personal significance because she has witnessed the effects of father absence and generational challenges within communities and as a student. According to Williams, the concept for the documentary grew from people who approached her wanting to share their personal experiences. She said allowing participants to speak from the heart helped reveal the human impact of fatherlessness. During the process of creating the documentary, Williams discovered that the stories of fathers seeking reconciliation revealed a much larger issue than she initially imagined. The personal accounts of pain, regret, hope and love inspired her to create a film that gives a voice to those experiences and encourages healing. Williams chose Oak Park for the community screening because it is home to her church and her pastor, Dr. Ray Allen Berryhill, has supported and partnered with her throughout the project. “It began as a feature film, but that is something different. It is a narrative story. What grew out of it was the documentary. He partnered with me on the entire project

because I felt it was something that would be helpful to the community, not only our congregation but the community as a whole, because of the number of children who live without their fathers. He graciously allowed us to hold this screening at the church,” Williams said. The documentary’s message of healing was influenced by the expertise of licensed therapist Dr. Lynetta Davis, who leads the counseling ministry at Resurrected Life Church International. Through her mentorship and counseling experience, Davis helped bring a deeper understanding of the emotional impact of fatherlessness. Davis is also the founder, CEO and board chair of The Empowerment Place, one of the organization’s key community partners. “She offered to come in as an expert to speak on the issue. She provided very practical advice to fathers who are looking to reconnect with their children. She also offered guidance for mothers with young children whose fathers are trying to reconnect with them. I thought her advice was so practical that anyone could follow it and it could truly benefit people who hear what she has to say,” Williams said. Although the screenplay for the narrative feature film has already been written, Williams said the documentary helped her understand that stories continue to evolve throughout the filmmaking process. Hearing firsthand accounts of pain, redemption and resilience inspired her as a writer and helped ensure the screenplay reflects real-life experiences people can relate to. “I hope [the audience] will reach out to the different organizations we provide that offer support for people who are going through similar situations. I hope they continue to understand that healing is possible and that while this affects millions of people, it does not have to define a person’s future. I think honest conversations, compassion and community support can make a difference,” Williams said. Proceeds from the screening will help support completion of the feature film. Tickets are available for $25 and are available here.

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E-waste recycling hub opens at BUILD emergencies. Fresh Supply launches first case“Soofmany kids, their parents can’t afford to have phones. And that’s a huge danger spot in Austin to dispose of within today’s society, not having a phone, that one call can make or break electronics, which will be because your whole entire situation,” Henderson Austin Weekly News. refurbished and distributed told“Our world is very centered on the interacross the West Side to close net, so we want people to be able to have access to that so they can live a better life,” the digital divide said QueAnna Sheppard, who attends Chi- David Jones II, BUILD CEO Bradly Johnson and, second to right, Jasmine Jones at the

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According to Chicago’s 2023 Digital Equity Plan, the West and South Sides have the lowest rates of home internet connection in the city. And in the 10 least connected neighborhoods, one in four residents don’t have internet — 72% of those residents are Black and 25% are Latinx. To address the digital divide on the West Side, on July 16, Fresh Supply launched the first E-waste collection hub in Austin. Locals can drop off used or broken phones, laptops and tablets inside the lobby of BUILD Chicago, 5100 W. Harrison St., and the devices will be taken to PCs for People on the South Side to be refurbished or repaired. Fixed electronics will be sent back to BUILD and distributed to West Side residents who don’t own digital devices. Nearly 50 students who are a part of Fresh Supply’s End E-waste initiative, many from West Side schools and organizations, will help lead digital literacy workshops for those who get new devices. “As a person who lives on the West Side in the Austin community, I definitely feel that there is an equity gap within our community. I’m definitely not seeing enough technology in schools or with kids who might need tablets, phones or computers,” said Alexis Henderson, who’s on Fresh Supply’s media and communications team and attends Intrinsic High School downtown. According to Chicago’s 2023 assessment, 8% of the city, or 92,000 residents, don’t own a laptop, tablet or smart phone. By repairing and redistributing electronic devices, Fresh Supply aims to get laptops to families so children can do homework at home and phones to young people to use in

cago Tech Academy on the Near West Side and is a part of Fresh Supply’s IT and programming team. “The goal of Fresh Supply is to help people self-determine, help them be able to get on their own feet and be able to get access to job interviews and whatever they need that’s online.” Sheppard is helping develop the Westside Community Network on Fresh Supply’s FlowAmigo app, an accessible hotline designed for areas with limited internet access. Through SMS text messaging, FlowAmigo allows locals subscribing to the Westside Community Network to share their concerns about E-waste, engage in outreach, and provides information about local E-waste collection hub locations and resources for those who don’t have access to the internet.

Founding Fresh Supply and FlowAmigo Five years ago, brother-sister duo David and Jasmine Jones launched Fresh Supply to work with young people to address environmental issues. Jasmine was teaching physics, chemistry and biology at Al Raby High School in Garfield Park. “I was always seeking to develop curriculum that I thought was not only culturally relevant, but justice-centered and community responsive,” Jasmine Jones told Austin Weekly News. Fresh Supply’s first summer, some of Jasmine’s students helped inform West Siders about energy incentives they’re eligible for and how to apply for them. They did so through an app that David Jones II helped develop. David developed what he calls a “proof of concept” for FlowAmigo with an app he developed while living in New Orleans when Hurricane Ida hit in 2021. Like

ribbon cutting for Austin’s first E-waste hub at BUILD Chicago on July 16.

FlowAmigo, that app circumnavigated the internet — since power, and therefore WiFi, was down for a month — and through SMS text messages, connected locals to appropriate resources, whether they needed aid or wanted to volunteer. In the first 10 days after Hurricane Ida, the app helped collect over $100,000 in direct mutual aid for those impacted by the storm and routed requests for tens of thousands of meals and tarps to mutual aid groups across the country. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security approached David as co-creator of “one of the largest relief depots in the City of New Orleans,” he said. “It really gave us a new foundation to see that, if community had the right tools to do the good that they sought, they could outperform the government and some of the more sophisticated agencies that we have. … immediately my sights turned to trying to pair it with some of the things that Jasmine was already doing here in the community, teaching her kids in class about environmental racism.” “It’s not a government, top-down program,” Jasmine Jones said during the ribbon cutting for Ausitn’s first E-waste hub. “This is not run by the City of Chicago. What makes it effective is if it’s grassroots organizing and the community participates. We can only give out as many devices to close that digital divide … if we have people turning in devices they no longer use.” Fresh Supply’s first E-waste hub was put at the Garfield Park Community Council, 4215 W. Washington Blvd. and was paired with the Garfield Park Community Hotline — a number locals could text to receive information and get connected with

resources. The hotline has since expanded into FlowAmigo, a platform that allows community partners to send out information to subscribers. FlowAmigo allows users to use a visual design engine without any code for community outreach, in the same way Fresh Supply does for its End E-waste initiative. “We can essentially give community members a digital kind of community card,” David said. “It’s a no-code solution that allows our young people to not have to learn a bunch of complicated technical language or skills in order to start building right away. They’re using their community intelligence to get inside of a tool that’s more accessible, to build solutions to keep us more connected and in the loop.” Johnell Willis, a Chicago Tech Academy student, helped to sketch and build the prototype for the physical hub to collect E-waste. “I wanted to do something in the community with my skills because I’m very hands-on. I like to be active in doing and building,” Willis said. “I hope [people] actually put old devices in there and donate to us so we can upgrade,” he said, adding that Fresh Supply hopes to install touch screens on the collection boxes. “The goal is to close the digital divide on the West Side of Chicago first,” Jasmine told Austin Weekly News. “But we’re trying to do a really good job of documenting the framework because we want to help close the digital divide on the South Side and beyond Chicago because E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream and it’s only projected to grow.”

Austin Weekly News, July 22, 2026

The West Side caught the train: Inside the viral CTA experience bringing Chicago together ‘Catch That Train’ brought its mannequin challenge experience to the Damen station on the West Side

By HECTOR CERVANTES Contributing Reporter

The Damen Green Line station became the backdrop for a moment of surprise and celebration on Saturday thanks to a Bronzeville resident known for his social media content. Charlie Clerk led about 30 participants in football jerseys and purple and yellow colors through Catch That Train, a community video where people raced all in good fun to catch an arriving Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train. Clerk runs the @Sidequesttre account on social media that brings Chicagoans together through community-driven experiences. Participants in costumes, masks and inflatable outfits rush to catch a CTA train while creating a fun and memorable scene set to music. The fun is open to anyone who wants to join. People from across the city take part in the viral-style moments, including the mannequin challenge, a viral internet trend where groups of people stand frozen in place like mannequins as a moving camera captures the scene. “The train connects people all over the city. North, south, west, all over the place and even to the suburbs through Metra,” Clerk said. “So it’s really easy to get from one side of the city to the next. A lot of us experience that every day, going from the South Side to the West Side and having to do it in a short amount of time. So it’s really relatable, no matter what neighborhood, project, or suburb you’re in.”

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Charlie Clerk and friends turn out at Green Line’s Damen stop. For Clerk, the experience resonates across all forms of public transit, creating a shared sense of connection among riders from different neighborhoods and suburbs. According to Block Club Chicago, Catch That Train emerged during one of the most difficult periods of Clerk’s life. In October, he lost his job in legal services and was still grieving the death of his younger brother, Corey Adams, an 18-year-old freshman foot-

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ball player at the University of Mississippi who was fatally shot last year in July. “He played for Ole Miss and I believe he was a four-star recruit in the nation. His life was taken from him a year ago tomorrow at a party in Memphis, Tennessee. That was a really tough time for me. It still is. I don’t even know how I get through my day-to-day life, but every day I come out here, enjoy my time with complete strangers, and create an expe-

rience where they can feel that same sense of joy,” Clerk said. The Catch That Train series at the Damen Green Line stop encouraged participants to wear football merch and the colors of purple and yellow as its theme colors which were chosen to honor his high school colors and his lifelong connection to football, as he and his brothers all played the sport growing up. Similar to Reesheda Nicole Berry’s Love Is On The Green Line, a community arts initiative that transforms the CTA Green Line spaces into places for music, storytelling and connection between Chicago’s West and South Sides, Clerk’s Catch That Train series uses transit as a way to bring people together. While Love Is On The Green Line uses art and performance to activate transit spaces, Catch That Train builds community through a shared public transit experience, with both initiatives challenging negative perceptions of Chicago’s neighborhoods. “I have lovely people who participate. The CTA, everybody loves it. So it is completely fighting the stigma and that’s the goal, you know, to bring positivity, to bring unity to people, no matter the language, no matter the skin tone, no matter the neighborhood, no matter anything. It doesn’t matter. So that’s really what it’s all about,” Clerk said. Clerk and Berry both have connections to Bronzeville, with Clerk currently based in the neighborhood and Berry sharing that her See ‘CATCH THAT TRAIN’ on page 9

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Chicago artists and community leaders gather to discuss how art builds belonging Engagement, Building a SusHosted by Elevated Chicago Community tainable Creative Practice, Storytelling That Builds Community and Healing Beyond Surand DCASE, the gathering vival, led by community organizations, along with a Q&A panel discussion exploring the highlighted how creativity role of art in shaping neighborhoods. Juan Sebastian Arias, executive director can foster belonging, of Elevated Chicago, described the organization’s vision for equitable transit-oriented support community which aims to create walkable development and transform development, neighborhoods where residents of all backgrounds can benefit from housing, public shared spaces spaces and cultural resources.

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At Alt Space Chicago on Friday, July 17 Intersections: Art, Planning and Place gathered artists, cultural workers, community organizations and residents for a day of workshops, a panel discussion and resource exchanges focused on building stronger communities through creative placemaking and placekeeping. The event was hosted by Elevated Chicago, a collaborative focused on equitable transitoriented development and community-driven development, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), the City of Chicago agency that supports artists, cultural organizations and access to the arts. Laura Trejo, program director for cultural resources DCASE, highlighted how art can strengthen communities and transform spaces into community hubs through creative placemaking. “Art doesn’t just build new communities but strengthens existing communities. There is so much potential with how we are thinking about the development of the community. The fact that a private building can now become this community hub that has arts embedded into it is a pretty spectacular thing that is happening in Chicago,” Trejo said in describing the Alt Space Chicago venue in Austin. The community forum featured a resource expo and demonstrations highlighting how arts and culture can strengthen communities through creative practice, engagement and storytelling. Attendees took part in various workshops such as Artful and Delightful

“Arts and culture are not add-ons to development. They’re both the fabric and the infrastructure that help strengthen identity, safety and belonging. We bring together community leaders, city partners, government staff, artists, advocates and policy groups around a common vision for equitable, transit-oriented development,” Arias said. The panel featured co-founder of Alt Space Chicago Jordan Campbell, alongside artists Sarah Ross, co-founder of Walls Turned Sideways and muralist Marcus Akinlana. Ross also discussed how he co-founded the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project in 2011, a Chicago-based initiative that connects artists and educators with incarcerated individuals through arts and education programs. “Our goal was actually to think about how

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The event featured an interactive artistic performance that brought together music, dance, and visual art. Attendees became part of the creative process as they used paint to contribute to a shared canvas while performers incorporated tap dance, sound, and meditation to create a collaborative piece centered on artistic expression and community participation. we could make work that could challenge ideas of criminalization and incarceration and bring that to the outside to teach people about the conditions that people are living through,” Ross said. Akinlana said public art was his first introduction to art outside of academics, providing opportunities that traditional artistic pathways did not offer him. He said his work has been shaped by mentors and community artists who inspired him to create pieces that represent Chicago, build connections and leave a lasting legacy. “I wanted to inspire myself to continue through this world that I think I designed, where challenges and obstacles aren’t necessarily meant to stop us, but they’re meant to strengthen us on our journey. Some people feel like these obstacles are put there to stop you, but they’re not trying to stop you. They’re trying to strengthen you,” Akinlana said. Campbell shared that his photography practice shifted from being centered on himself to focusing on the people and communities he photographs. Through his work, including Project STÉM, he uses storytelling and public art to highlight residents’ experi-

ences, create connections and challenge negative narratives about Austin by showcasing the people who make up the neighborhood “We learned that when we moved to the Austin community, that one out of three stories in the media was negative and so we wanted to change that. We also thought we could look at these abandoned spaces as campuses and put those photographs on them to activate them, allowing people to see the faces of residents in Austin and counter that narrative,” Campbell said. “I’m just proud to be part of a community with so many artists that I can be motivated by.” The program also featured an interactive artistic performance that brought together music, dance and visual art. Participants were invited to contribute to a collaborative canvas using paint while a tap dance performance and sound meditation created a shared creative experience. “We build relationships, we build bridges, we connect. So we’re excited to continue doing this work. We’re very intentional about investing in cultural placekeeping, which helps keep us rooted in history, embrace community, and support the places that already exist,” Arias said.

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GEORGE MANNING Friend and mentor from page 1 Also there to help with the unveiling was 29th Ward Alderman Chris Taliaferro, who was acquainted with Manning. “This is the fond memory that I have,” Taliaferro said. “I remember I was invited to a white party; now I’ve gotten a little slimmer since then, but I told Mr. Manning I don’t look good in white, and he said, ‘Come anyway.’ … I literally bought some white, and I showed up, and I kind of

looked thinner in white. I really enjoyed my time at his house.” In 1975, following the death of his father, Manning bought the historic Victorian-style house built in 1891 by architect Frederick Schock. Manning would host elaborate parties at his home, inviting his neighbors and Austin community members to join. He lived in the home with his mother. “He really cared about the Austin community and the beauty that comes with Austin,” Taliaferro said. Manning was born Feb. 25, 1949, in Chicago. His parents were George E. Manning Sr. and Jamesia Manning. He was the youngest of two children. He died on Jan.

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13, 2025, leaving behind a life filled with a passion for music, education and mentorship. He was classically trained in piano and violin and would compose music as well. Manning remained actively engaged in education after receiving advanced degrees in piano performance from Roosevelt University and in pedagogy from the University of Chicago, as he had a select group of individuals at University of Illinois Chicago whom he often referred to as his “children.” Referred to as BUFF(S), Brothers, Uncles, Fathers, Friends and sometimes (Sisters), was a group of approximately 20 individuals who benefited from Manning

being a mentor during their time at UIC. They were encouraged to be accountable for their actions and to remember they are not the only ones who are special among God’s creations; everyone is special in their unique way. “It was never a question on whether we wanted to honor Mr. Manning in this way, but it was just a matter of when. I’m glad we were able to gather on this warm day to celebrate him … celebrate his life, and to celebrate his love for this community,” Taliaferro said. Emma Bradford is an intern for NEWSWELL CHICAGO through Report for America’s Local News Internship Program.

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DEXTER LEGGIN West Side advocate from page 1 “There was a lot of tension between the two school communities that were coming together,” Schumer said. “There were gang boundaries. There were safety issues, distrust, and really, it was Dexter as much as anybody who worked with us, Principal [Tiffany] Tillman [of Melody STEM] and with parents in the community to do healing circles or peace circles to get people to hear each other and acknowledge the pain and the trauma that was caused by the shutdown of the school.” Leggin helped Melody STEM launch a Peace Center on its campus — one of the only parent-led Peace Centers in Chicago Public Schools — to provide students with conflict resolution skills. When Leggin started working with COFI in 2011, he volunteered as a parent leader for Parents Organized to Win, Educate and Renew Policy Action Council (POWER-PAC IL), a membership organization of COFI. As a part of POWER-PAC’s West Side branch, Leggin co-chaired an elementary justice campaign, which advocated for implementing restorative justice practices in all Chicago schools and led to the whole school safety campaign, which successfully removed police from schools. Also within POWER-PAC’s West Side branch, Leggin trained other local parents in leadership development, many who spoke at his funeral and shared their appreciation for him. Schumer said she heard from many parents Leggin trained, “‘How much he meant to me, how he changed my life, how I found my voice. I became empowered.’” After over a decade of volunteering to train parents in local leadership, Leggin became a staff member at COFI, first as a team builder then, last fall, as a community organizer for the West Side POWERPAC branch. “It entails supporting the voices and work of the parents, versus being a leader himself,” Occomy Crowder said of Leggin’s community organizer role. “He had to listen and hear what parents are talking about and really bring them together around the work.” Leggin helped parents organize outreach and town halls for initiatives like whole school safety – which was imple-

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Dexter Leggin on the playground at Melody STEM Elementary in West Garfield Park, where his journey advocating for West Side students began. mented in 2024 and, among ways of prioritizing students’ physical and emotional safety, removed police officers from schools. “We’re still trying to figure out ways to actually implement [whole school safety] in a citywide and district-wide effort, but that was what they really focused on,” Occomy Crowder said. Around the time he became a community organizer for COFI, Leggin collaborated with other POWER-PAC branches to protect those targeted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they came to Chicago last year. And he testified in front of POWER-PAC parents about how he unlearned his biases against immigrants. “When he first came into COFI and POWER-PAC, he believed the message that these people were taking our jobs and that they were a threat to the Black community,” Schumer said. But because of the relationships he created through COFI, “He now feels a brotherhood and sisterhood with the Latino community.”

Foster parenting Leggin’s work with COFI and POWERPAC IL was almost certainly inspired by his role as a single foster parent to several children. “When he first got us, he didn’t know how to deal with all of the emotional trauma and things that come with caring for children that have been abused and neglected and who’ve been in the system,” said Yemisi Anderson, one of Leggin’s foster children from the time she was 11 to 18. “He didn’t necessarily have the tools, but from his experience of raising us, he was able to be this advocate. He was able to take that and share with these families. … The stuff that he experienced with us was kind of a pivotal point for him to be able to even speak on behalf of these types of issues.” Anderson said she lost touch with Leggin when she moved out but reconnected with him in her adult life. “He could be mean. I ran away from that,” Anderson said. “I had to learn how to advocate for myself, and he was one of the people who taught me how to stand up

for myself.” When she spoke with Leggin years after she left his home, “he was a totally different person,” Anderson said. “We were able to have hard conversations about the life that we lived while we were there. He would often say, ‘Y’all really saved my life,’” Anderson said, wiping away tears. “‘Y’all kept me from going further into what I was dealing with.’” “Even though he had his issues,” Anderson added, “He was one of the best parents I ever had because, despite his struggles, we never went hungry, we always had a roof over our head. … Where you are in life does not dictate how your life ends, and Dexter is a prime example of that.” During Leggin’s funeral earlier this summer, Anderson said it was clear to see the way he used his struggles for good in the community. “I love that he didn’t allow his struggle to just be. He used it to do something positive, to encourage these families who are going through whatever struggles,” Anderson said. Anderson said what she’ll miss most about Leggin is his honesty. “I could not stand it at times, but [he had] that bluntness about him. He would let anything fly out of his mouth, but he would say it in such a way that was so encouraging,” Anderson said. “‘He taught me that I could say hard things and wouldn’t get in trouble for them,” she added. “He was the first parent I was able to tell something was going on, and he defended me. He stood up for me.”

Fashion designing Leggin started sewing from an early age and broke into fashion as a teenager by sewing clothes for drag queens. His work was shown at the Ebony Fashion Fair, a traveling fashion show that toured for 50 years. Anderson said Leggin was still doing some sewing and tailoring when she lived with him and often sewed clothes for his foster children for special events. “He was always so proud of that, and you could see that when he talked about it,” Anderson said of Leggin’s career in fashion. “He very much enjoyed doing it, and he made a name for himself in that.” Schumer said, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Leggin sewed face masks for POWER-PAC participants. “He made a mask for every single mom on the West Side, and probably citywide. He asked the colors that they wanted and made them special,” Schumer said. “He had a style and a pizzaz about him.”

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The 25th Police District Council submitted three finalists to the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, which will recommend which one of them should fill the vacancy created after councilor Saul Arellano resigned in April. As part of the 2021 police accountability reform package, each of Chicago’s 22 police districts got three-member elected district councils to work toward improving public safety, recommend policies and help nominate commissioners to the city-wide CCPSA. The first election was held in 2023. CCPSA has until September to review the finalists and send their recommendation to Mayor Brandon Johnson. The commission meets on the last Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m., and the next meeting will be held July 30 at Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave. Councilor Angelica Green, the only Austinite currently on the council, told Austin Weekly News that, with the police superin-

CATCH THAT TRAIN from page 5 identity and work have been shaped by her experiences growing up in Austin on the West Side, as well as her time spent in Bronzeville and other South Side communities. When asked why bringing Catch That Train to the Damen Green Line stop was important for the West Side, Clerk responded

tendent Larry Snelling retiring, she doesn’t expect CCPSA to consider the matter until its Aug. 27 meeting, which will be held at Morgan Park Academy, 2153 W. 111th St. 25th Police District is the largest West Side police district, spanning the area between Belmont Avenue, Central Park Avenue, Division Street and the city border. That includes Galewood and other parts of Austin north of Division Street, as well as West Humboldt Park, Montclare, Belmont-Cragin and Hermosa, and portions of Logan Square, Avondale and Dunning. District Councils hold monthly community meetings to get resident input on safety issues, and those meetings often include workshops and presentations on public safety topics. The district councils can propose CPD policies to CCPSA, and it can push for public hearings – a power that the majority of district councilors used late last year to force CCPSA to hold a public hearing on the alleged collaboration between CPD and federal immigration enforcement agencies. Councilors get a $500 monthly stipend. Green told Austin Weekly News that five

candidates submitted the applications by the May 29 deadline. She and current 25th district council chair Jacob Arena interviewed the candidates in late June, and finalized the slate during the July 11 special meeting. Arena said that they picked the finalists Carlos Vasquez, Geary Yonker and Isela Juarez based on several factors. “When we were making our decision, a lot of it was [about] who is already known in the community, who is already doing this work and who will have the time to [serve on the council],” he said. Geary Yonker of Logan Square is a longtime historic preservation advocate and currently a member of the Logan Square Arts Foundation board of directors. Arena said that Vasquez, of Belmont-Cragin, actively volunteers in his community. He said that Juarez is a district resident who had a bad experience with the 25th District and wanted to do her part to reform the system. Under the Chicago municipal code, when a vacancy is created, Chicago mayors fill the vacancies, and the city council either confirms or votes down his picks. But, as

with the process of appointing police superintendents and heads of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, the mayor must pick from a small pool of candidates. First, the remaining members of the district council must interview the candidates and select three finalists. CCPSA then evaluates the finalists and sends their recommendations to the mayor. The code doesn’t give the mayor the option to reject all three finalists. The appointee will serve out the remainder of Arellano’s term, which will end on May 4. All three seats will be up for grabs during the Feb. 23, 2027 mayoral elections. Unlike most city seats, there will be no runoff – voters will vote for three candidates, and the top three vote-getters will become councilors. Any registered voter who lived in the 25th District for at least a year is eligible to run. Arena, Green and Arellano’s replacement can run to keep their seats. The municipal code does limit councilors to three full-length terms, and those terms don’t have to be consecutive.

that it is the most beautiful station he knows in the entire CTA system. “I love this station so much and a lot of people don’t even know that this station was recently built in 2024. So it shines a light not only on the CTA, but also on the fact that you can have pockets of beauty in places where everybody thinks there is nothing but negativity and ugliness,” Clerk said. Luann Dang and Madison Cowartland are two friends visiting Chicago from Hous-

ton, Texas, who came out to experience the Catch That Train event after seeing videos of it online. The pair said they were drawn to the event because of its popularity within Chicago’s online community and the opportunity to be part of a moment they could share with their friends. “I think it just makes me appreciate public transportation more because we’re from Texas and we don’t have public transit. Everyone needs to get by, and it’s kind of cool because everyone needs public transporta-

tion because we’re just driving everywhere, so it feels very isolating. When you get to go out and see different people, it makes a difference,” Cowartland said. Clerk started the Catch That Train series because missing a train by just seconds is a universal experience shared by people around the world. “People miss the train by this much everywhere, every day, all the time. And so I missed it once, and from there, I vowed to never miss it again,” Clerk said.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC Plaintiff, -v.LARISSA JAMES F/K/A LARISSA ELLICK, GREGORY JAMES, AQUA FINANCE, INC., UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PAULA Y. ELLICK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR PAULA Y. ELLICK (DECEASED) Defendants 2025CH01732 4915 WEST MONROE ST CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 8, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 11, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4915 WEST MONROE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-205011-0000 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE

THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-25-00119 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2025CH01732 TJSC#: 46-1162 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 # 2025CH01732 I3290142

required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff vs. VERNETTA M WILLIAMS; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 CH 11890 CALENDAR 56 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on August 24, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty's office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-16-205-039-0000. Commonly known as 4930 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60644. The real estate is: 2 unit building. 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

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Chicago, Illinois 60606. 312-346-9088. 25-23342IL INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3290705 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD HAMPTON, DECEASED, EDWARD HAMPTON, JOKENYATTA HAMPTON, AMIR MOHABBAT AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EDWARD HAMPTON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2025CH10088 1122 N RIDGEWAY AVENUE UNITS 1&2 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 April 28, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 18, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1122 N RIDGEWAY AVENUE UNITS 1 & 2, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-02-304035-0000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $336,955.49. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds

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at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ''AS IS'' condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 2416901. Please refer to file number 25-322516. 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. CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ

SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561-241-6901 E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM Attorney File No. 25-322516 Attorney ARDC No. 6306439 Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2025CH10088 TJSC#: 46-1067 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 # 2025CH10088 I3290776

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To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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