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Route 66 Festival celebrates North Lawndale’s place in history

A progressive Black man who works the system By BILL DWYER Staff Reporter

(Editor’s note: Wednesday Journal/ Austin Weekly News is following Ford as he prepares to move from Springfield to the national stage in Washington D.C. come January. This is the first installment of that coverage.

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La Shawn K. Ford is feeling the pull of both the past and the future as the Labor Day weekend heralds the final stretch of the election season. In January Ford is virtually guaranteed to take Danny K. Davis’s seat in the U.S. Congress, and he is keenly aware of the historical weight of taking the place of an iconic figure with 50 years of public service. On the morning of Governor’s Day at the State Fair in Springfield, as he walked over to the Illinois State Capitol Building, coffee in hand, Ford reflected on his 20 years of public service in the Illinois House and his thoughts on the new challenges awaiting him in Washington. Ford is the prohibitive favorite to win in November against 88-year-old Kane County Republican Chad Koppie, who

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Classic cars and performances remind residents of another time along Ogden Avenue By HECTOR CERVANTES Staff Reporter

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Classic cars, music and youth performances filled Ogden Avenue on Sunday as the second annual Lawndale Route 66 Festival celebrated North Lawndale’s connection to the historic highway. The free festival grew from Chicago’s Historic Route 66 Classic Car & Bike Show and now combines multiple community events into one day, including those from Lawndale Christian Community Church, The Firehouse Community Arts Center, the 24th Ward Aldermanic Office, Principals Barber Shop, The Young Dr’s Club, the American Red Cross, Youth Boxing Club of Chicago and Boxing Out Negativity. Located just south of historic Route 66 on Hamlin Avenue, the arts center has long been See ROUTE 66 on page 2

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Classic cars line Ogden Avenue, bringing Route 66 back to life where it runs through North Lawndale.

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North Lawndale youth take the stage with music and dance during the Lawndale Route 66 Festival, celebrating the community’s connection to highway history.

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Historic highway from page 1 a presence in North Lawndale, working to interrupt violence among North Lawndale youth and young adults through arts, faith, outreach and violence prevention programs. Jordan Carr, director of its operations, spoke about the festival’s significance to the community, its growth and the effort to highlight North Lawndale’s history and youth. “The community is pushing the issue [on the relationship with Route 66.] We sometimes feel like we’re not highlighted as much,” Carr said. “Even though this is the most photographed landmark, the rest of the neighborhood doesn’t get as much attention. So, we’re trying to claim our place in history and that’s part of why we chose the name Lawndale Route 66 Festival. We want Lawndale to automatically be associated with Route 66.” Route 66 was decommissioned in 1985, but its legacy lives on. Its significance is especially relevant in Chicago, where the route begins and in North Lawndale, where Ogden Avenue remains part of that legacy. As Chicago marks Route 66’s 100th anniversary in 2026, events such as the Lawndale Route 66 Festival are helping connect that history with the community that continues to live along the route. Said Carr: “On the corner of Ogden Av-

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North Lawndale violinist Myles opens the festival’s performance stage. enue and Hamlin Avenue, Castle Car Wash that we’re sitting next to is one of the most photographed landmarks along Route 66 and it’s located right in the middle of North Lawndale. When I was in high school, my art teacher said, ‘You have to draw a landmark that, if somebody looked at it, they would know that’s your neighborhood.’ I drew the Castle Car Wash about 20 years ago.” According to Carr, the festival was planned by about 15 people over the course of a year, with a focus on creating free opportunities, a safe space for children, food and a platform for local vendors. Many of the cars featured in the show belong to

North Lawndale residents, creating a welcoming environment where the community can feel supported. Throughout the festival, there were numerous musical performances, including one featuring Myles, a North Lawndale youth who opened the show by playing the violin. The Firehouse Community Arts Center invited him to perform as a way to support local youth and give them a platform to showcase their talents. “Myles opened the show and he’s actually a kid who lives in North Lawndale. His parents are from North Lawndale and his family is deeply connected to the neighbor-

hood. We found out that he was a talented violinist who had been performing with other organizations and we said, ‘We have to have you here to support the local kids in the neighborhood and give them a stage to perform,’”Carr said. The Firehouse Foxxys, a majorette dance team based at The Firehouse Community Arts Center, also performed as part of the festival’s programming. “Our dance team practices year-round, after school and during the daytime in the summer. They create their own dances with the help of their coach and the goal is to get them performance-ready while encouraging them to attend college and potentially continue dancing there. That’s the goal of our majorette dance program,” Carr said. The Double Dutch Club that is part of The Firehouse Community Arts Center also performed. When asked whether she thinks Route 66 still has such a strong cultural pull, Carr stated it’s because it’s one of those things that makes people wonder, “What if I rode the entire Route 66?” “What if I just went from here to, you know, three states over or something, just by taking the street? I think that allure brings people. It’s almost like a bucket-list thing. It’s like, let’s just do this adventure,” Carr said. “I have young kids, so the movie ‘Cars’ has also reactivated that. My kids are familiar with the Route 66 sign because of that movie, so now it’s getting the kids excited about it, too,” Carr said.

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Manoj K. Prasad, the embattled CEO of the failed West Suburban Medical Center, was paid hundreds of thousands extra, in addition to his $90,000 annual salary, in 2023, according to court testimony by his former CEO and chief finance officer. Irena Dumanis, who was West Sub CEO when Prasad took over in December 2022, left in October 2023 after Prasad demoted her to CFO and denied her access to a key bank account. Dumanis testified at an evidentiary hearing on May 8 in the lawsuit between Prasad and his business partner and West Sub landlord Rathnaker Reddy Patlola. Wednesday Journal has reviewed the 500-page transcript of that hearing. Under oath she testified that when she was CEO/CFO in 2023, Prasad was receiving $25,000 every other week in addition to his $90,000 annual salary. Prasad testified that his salary was $90,000 annually, which would be $7,500 a month. He has emphatically denied Dumanis’s allegations. Neither Prasad nor Dumanis responded to the Journal’s request for further comments. Dumanis testified that her duties as CEO involved “day-to-day financial operations of the hospital, vendor management, contract – vendor contract management, budgeting, cash flow projections, bank review, transactions review, transaction initiation and approval, signing of checks, payroll, oversight, just to name a few.” Dumanis said she also had access to Resilience Healthcare’s bank accounts and statements and routinely reviewed them. Except for one. She said West Sub maintained two sepa-

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Manoj Prasad, CEO of West Suburban Hospital, leaves court at the Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago after a closed-door settlement conference on July 2. rate “lock box” accounts, with payments from Medicare and Medicaid deposited into one, and payments from commercial insurance companies deposited into the other. The sums in both those accounts were then transferred nightly into an operating fund separate from the hospital’s other accounts, one only Prasad controlled. Asked if “the hospitals maintained bank accounts at Fifth Third Bank” Dumanis answered, “Yes. Well, the hospitals didn’t, but there was an account,” and identified it as “an account under Westlaw Management Group.” “Were any payments being made to Westlaw while you were CFO,” she was asked. She answered “Yes.” “Were there routine payments made,” she was asked, and answered “Yes. There were payments that were made every couple of weeks. For the most part they coincided with payroll and …”

“Were these biweekly payments?” “For the most part, yes.” What was the – typically the amount of these payments? “Those payments were anywhere between 25 to 30,000,” Dumanis said. “And who told you to make those payments?” “Dr. Prasad,” she said. Asked why Prasad told her to make those payments, Dumanis replied, “My understanding is that part of those payments were to cover credit cards.” “And what did … Dr. Prasad tell you about these biweekly payments?” “That these payments were to cover some of the credit card payments, and the other portion of those payments was to supplement his payroll.” “To supplement his payroll?” See PRASAD on page 6

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Boxing Out Negativity opens North Lawndale gym Former gang leader Derek Brown expands his nonprofit to provide young people safe havens he never had By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago

Growing up in North Lawndale, Derek Brown lived four blocks from a community center that he wished he could have visited more regularly. But a membership cost too much for his impoverished family, and Brown would have had to walk through three different gang territories to get there. Despite trying to avoid the street life, Brown was brought into a gang by age 12, leading him to become a gang leader and drug dealer as well as a prison inmate and shooting victim. To help West Side kids avoid what he went through, Brown founded Boxing Out Negativity, a boxing-centered nonprofit that just opened its first dedicated space in North Lawndale after 17 years of operations. The nonprofit dates back to 2009 and already helps more than 250 students taking classes and programs at the Franklin Park field house, 4320 W. 15th St., as well as at six schools across the South and West sides and inside the Cook County Jai Boxing Out Negativity has now set up shop also at 3252 W. Roosevelt Road in the Lawndale Plaza shopping center. The storefront will hold a boxing ring and gym as well as space for its social services and other programs. After operating the nonprofit out of his

home and park field houses, Brown is hoping Boxing Out Negativity can become even more of a community resource for kids who, like his younger self, are at-risk of being influenced by crime, gang culture or drugs. “We’re teaching them how to box their way through life because, just like in the ring, you have to make a split-second decision,” said Derek Brown, 50 years old and founder of Boxing Out Negativity. “Our youth go throughout the community and make these same split-second decisions every day.” The new Lawndale Plaza location roughly doubles both the programming and boxing space for the nonprofit. The rear of the space includes a robust training area, while the front includes classrooms with computer stations, meeting areas and a lounge. In addition to boxing lessons, Brown’s nonprofit offers career-readiness training, leadership development, interview prep and financial literacy courses. It also offers conflict resolution training, restorative justice programming and hands-on workforce experience in the trades, healthcare, construction and cybersecurity fields, the organization’s founder said. The new space is funded in part by more than $820,000 from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority using tax revenue from the state’s legal cannabis industry.

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Coach Derek Brown in Boxing Out Negativity’s new location, 3252 W. Roosevelt Road., in North Lawndale on Aug. 13. The new space helps Boxing Out Negativity achieve its goal of acting as much as a community center as a boxing gym. “People join gangs to be part of a family, for employment, for safety,” Brown said, “So I want to [provide] any of those things which a community center or afterschool program would have provided.” Providing new opportunities After joining a gang at 12, Brown was jailed by 13, sentenced to two years in prison by 17 and shot soon after his release at

19. By age 26, Brown was a leader of the Vice Lords, once one of Chicago’s oldest and largest street gangs. Known by the nickname “Shotgun,” Brown said he lived large for a time off his drug dealing career. Two years later, he was alone, homeless and living in a car after a traffic bust led to him narrowly evading another prison stint and swearing to never sell drugs again. He said his community mostly abandoned him when he left the street life.

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Demarius Moore, Joron Franklin and Michael Horn prepare in the gym at Franklin Park Fieldhouse. Looking back on his life, Brown said if he had a third place like a community center as a child, then he “100 percent wouldn’t have gotten sucked into a gang.” As he navigated the abrupt reality of how fleeting street life is, Brown said he got a spark of inspiration one day in 2009 when he saw a group of children throwing rocks at cars, an activity he did as a kid. “It was like I was looking in the mirror at myself, and I wanted to stop that cycle from happening again … and I started teaching them how to box right there,” said Brown. Having learned how to box as a child himself, Brown decided to pass those skills on. Those kids he met that day became his first cohort of trainees. Later in 2009, Brown elevated his boxing program to a cohort of 80 kids and founded the organization then known as the North Lawndale Boxing League. He said he used his same skills of influencing people to join a gang to now influence kids to be productive with their free time. Brown began working with kids at William Penn Elementary in North Lawndale in an after-school class. Eventually, the program’s success in turning around some of the school’s most problematic students led the principal to make the classes an official in-school offering. In 2013, the organization’s name changed to Boxing Out Negativity as the program steadily grew, expanding to more schools and partnering with the Chicago Park District. After years of running the program out of Brown’s garage and front yard, the

nonprofit was able to put down roots in a park field house. A success story Corlik Hill has been involved with different aspects of Boxing Out Negativity since 2020 and in January decided to put on some gloves and try boxing. The 24-yearold from North Lawndale has had ups and downs leading up to his stint with boxing. A talented athlete, Hill was always into football and played at College of DuPage after landing scholarship offers from multiple universities. Issues with excessive loans led Hill to leave college and return home. Back in North Lawndale and now with debt as well as a daughter and stepdaughter, Hill joined Boxing Out Negativity to break away from the street life that previously caused him to spend time in jail and claimed the lives of his friends and family. “I was stuck in between the streets and doing other things,” Hill said. “I was continuously going back and forth to jail and it made me actually think: I got to do something different.” Hill has focused on fighting full-time since January and immediately saw success. He won all of his first three fights. This month, Hill won the national cruiserweight title at King of The Jungle, one of the largest novice and open tournament boxing championships in the county. One day earlier this month inside the Franklin Park training facility, Hill took instruction from his older brother, who is a coach with the program. His bother

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Coach Derek Brown keeps an eye on his younger boxers.

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Corlik Hill assists TJ in the ring. pushed Hill with drills as other students worked the punching bag work and ran. Brown looked over the youth, directing them and providing advice. Brown said that Hill is one of many success stories from the program, which has seen more than 70 national championships. Students get full scholarships to colleges, bringing with them skills picked up at the program. Hill said that this discipline and structure in his life means the world to him in charting a new path forward — one that

is separate from street life and which he hopes involves a professional boxing career. “Once you know what you’re capable of doing, it makes you very calm,” Hill said. “You do not even interact with certain things that aren’t even worth your energy for real. You can clearly see past a lot of stuff, because you know for a fact you have a lot going on. Real discernment.” For more information on Boxing Out Negativity, visit the nonprofit’s website.

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“Yes,” Dumanis said. “Did Dr. Prasad tell you why he wanted the payment set up this way?” “He said that he was going through a divorce at the time, and he didn’t want his official payroll records to have all of the payroll reflected,” Dumanis testified. “So for those biweekly payments that we were discussing, did those continue throughout your employment at the Resilience Healthcare entities,” Dumanis was asked. “Yes,” she said. Later on she was asked if she ever requested to see the account statements for Westlaw and she replied that she had asked. “Who did you request access from?” “Dr. Prasad.” “Did Dr. Prasad ever provide you with those account statements?” “No.” “Did he ever provide you with access to the Westlaw accounts?” “No.” Asked later, “Wasn’t it your idea to make sure that funds were transferred out of the operating accounts because if it were to stay in the operating accounts, the hospital would spend it?” Dumanis answered, “That was his idea.” “Your testimony is that was his idea, not yours?” “Correct.” Dumanis was later asked, “So you previously testified that Dr. Prasad would be paid at least $25,000 usually biweekly from the hospitals and to the Westlaw account?” “Yes,” she said. On re-direct examination, Ramco attorney Scott Kaplan sought clarification of what Dumanis had said. “I believe you had testified earlier that Dr. Prasad was receiving compensation through regular payroll, correct,” Kaplan queried. “I believe so, yes,” she replied. “But that these transfers, these biweekly payments to Westlaw were in addition to those?” Kaplan asked. “Correct,” Dumais answered.

Prasad testimony When Prasad was on the stand, he was asked about his ongoing divorce.

“Were you required to report your income as part of that divorce proceeding process?” “We are still not there yet,” he answered. “What was your salary at Resilience?” he was asked. “I was taking home $90,000 a year,” he replied. “That was your total compensation at Resilience?” “Correct,” he said. “2025?” “Correct,” he said. “2024?” “Correct,” he said. “Are you still paying yourself ?” “Yeah, the same amount,” Prasad answered. “And you’ve never taken any other compensation?” “No, I have not,” he answered. “So you dispute the testimony that we heard earlier today from your former CFO?” “Yeah. I totally disagree with that,” Prasad testified. However, Martin Tasch, the attorney who initially represented Resilience and who later resigned, disclosed in a May 8 court filing that $2 million had in fact been set aside to compensate Prasad. As part of their effort to have a receiver appointed and Prasad removed, Ramco’s attorney had alleged that West Sub and Weiss Memorial had hospitals closed “because of the gross mismanagement and misappropriation of funds by Dr. Manoj Prasad.” Ramco alleged a $2 million transfer was part of that misappropriation, and that the money was sequestered in the Westlaw account controlled solely by Prasad. In refuting Ramco’s allegations, Tasch wrote that “The money was intended to address Prasad’s shortfall in compensation, which has apparently now become an issue.” Tasch also opined that it was money Prasad was justified in taking. “Prasad testified he only received $90,000 per year, but the parties never explored or took discovery on what he was entitled to,” Tasch wrote. He also suggested that Prasad believed he was entitled to more than $90,000 a year in compensation. Referring to the AUM Global Healthcare Management LLC Amended and Restating Operating Agreement which Prasad said he and Patlola signed, Tasch said it provided in Section 6.2 that Prasad “shall be paid compensation, including a comprehensive set of benefits, that is similar to compensation paid to CEOs of other similar sized hospitals.”

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LA SHAWN FORD Ready for Congress from page 1 does not live in the district. “I don’t like parties,” Ford said unsolicited, smiling and rolling his eyes just a bit at folks who left receptions at 9 or 10 the night before and headed out for another watering hole. It’s simply not his style. “I do the work and go home,” he said. A huge part of that work, he said, involves people. “It’s all about relationships,” Ford said as we walked past the Stratton Building where he has his office. “I’m working on maintaining the relationships I’ll need in Washington.” People and relationships are subjects that come up naturally with Ford. There is a reason Davis, a man with more than half a century’s experience challenging unjust and exclusionary systems, endorsed him early ahead of a crowded field. Asked what counsel Davis has offered him, Ford said Davis doesn’t rely much on words. “I just watch how he behaves,” Ford said. “He’s more of a teacher by example. He makes comments and suggestions about what he sees. That’s his way of telling me what to expect.” Davis, Ford said, makes a point of listening to people. The moderates, the political middle, Ford said, “have to listen to everybody.” The interior of the restored Illinois State Capitol building is all stone and brass and marble and burnished wood, with reflected light and color all about, an environment with as deep a sense of place and permanence as any in Rome or London. Sitting on a simple bench overlooking the ornate brass railings of the Capitol Rotunda, Ford spoke of the tension in governance between making needed changes and maintaining the structures that have been built by others; the tension between the liberal impulse to challenge what’s wrong and make changes, and the conservative desire to preserve what’s been built. It’s not a binary choice for Ford, who sees value and purpose in both, even as he works for change. He also sees negatives in both; a tendency on the left to tear down useful structures and abandon effective practices, a tendency on the right to protect structures and practices that are unjust or that no longer serve a just purpose. “I think that conservatives for the most

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La Shawn Ford takes a selfie with Elise Foster, President of Branch 11 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Aug. 19, at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association annual brunch. part think our democracy is already perfected,” Ford said. “Where liberals say, no, we need to make some changes.” “The liberals say, ‘We’re not being inclusive. We need to make change.’ That’s what liberals are, a big tent, making sure that we perfect our democracy.” “The difference between the far left versus the far right, when it was the Tea Party, is the Tea Party wanted to take us back to days that were shameful for America, it wasn’t inclusive,” Ford said. “I’m a progressive liberal that believes that our democracy needs to be changed to be more inclusive and fair.” While he’s not a member of Democratic Socialists of America, Ford said he appreciates the energy and drive they bring to the political process. “They want to push our system, to challenge it,” he said. “And I find that to be necessary. I think that’s what makes our democracy move, because you’ve got people pushing, pushing, pushing.” “I believe the DSA can push the moderates to do more. We’ve got to swing big, we gotta make sure we get healthcare for all. We have to make sure we’re able to change the tax system so that the wealthy billionaires pay more. And the only way you’re going to do that is you have a force that’s going to push it.”

Where Ford differs with the DSA is in his approach to the reality of government in a two party system. He is committed to working for change not only in the streets, but in the suites. “Many times it takes years and years to effect change,” he said. Change requires “a well-rounded democracy” that combines experienced political leadership and the insistent energy of people like the DSA. He refuses to apologize for the need to push hard for changes to a still imperfect union, saying, “Dr. King said we can never be satisfied.” “There’s no way we could have been emancipated without radical fights,” he said. “No way we could have used public bathrooms or sat at the front of the bus without radical involvement. These changes in our democracy came because of radical involvement.” But you can’t score if you’re not on base, and while Ford is committed to swinging for the fences on some issues, he also celebrates the infield singles that help set you up to score. “So, do we say, we throw the baby out with the bath water if we can’t get everything we get nothing? That would be bad,” he said. “And that would not help improve our democracy, by saying all or nothing.” “Even (Alexandria Ocasio Cortez) is dif-

ferent than who she was,” Ford said. “She realized that in this space, there are advocates that are going to push the establishment to do more, and they have to have people, elected officials, that are going to push the agenda for them.” “But then you also have to trust the people that you elect and know that they’re listening to you, and when they go into the negotiations that they’re gonna come out and they’ve given it their all.” “I know, as a Black man, we need to swing big. I look at Jan. 6, and say, ‘Look at them,’” Ford said of the violent protestors who stormed and defiled the nation’s capitol on Jan. 6, 2020. “Imagine, they were upset over the fact that their candidate lost.” But while many whites have had no problem with the violent events of Jan. 6, those same people blanche at any expression of Black frustration and anger. “Black people should be climbing over state capitols all over the United States and at the U.S. Capitol,” Ford said. “Over our exclusion in this democracy, and how we’re treated in the criminal justice system, in the banking industry, in the higher ed space, just in the everyday of Walking While Black. “There is a lot for us as Black people, especially Black men, to want to push for more than small bites,” Ford said. “But I know that you can’t cut your nose off to spite your face,” he said. “That’s what some people want, (they) want you to not have the ability to stay the course, and (in doing so) eliminate yourself.” While Ford acknowledges significant differences between working in a state capitol and in Washington D.C., he said there are also similarities, and the lessons he’s learned in 20 years of legislating in Springfield have prepared him to take the next step forward. Ford, like Davis, seeks the input of voters and fellow elected officials. “I want to strengthen my relationships here so that we can build a coalition and I can be a strong Congressperson for the 7th district,” he said. An hour later, over at the annual Democratic County Chair Association brunch at the Bank of Springfield Center, Ford is doing just that, greeting and chatting with old friends and acquaintances as he moves about the crowd. He is clearly “going places.” It’s just as clear he’s not really going anywhere, and that last week he was not saying goodbye, just “I’ll be seeing you later.”

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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, 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 24-187152. 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. 24-187152 Attorney ARDC No. 6306439 Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2024 CH 03415 TJSC#: 46-1251 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector

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Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT W. BECKER III; 3347 W. WARREN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; Defendants. 2024CH07991 3347 W. Warren Blvd, Unit 3, 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 5/13/2026, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www. auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/28/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 3347 W. Warren Blvd, Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-415086-1004 The real estate is improved with a Condominium. The judgment amount was $275,409.13 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 3347 W. Warren Blvd, Unit 3 into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction's end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction. com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) 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 mort-

I3292496 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2015-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.CITY OF CHICAGO, JESSE L. HARRISON JR, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JESSE L. HARRISON, DECEASED, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JESSE L. HARRISON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2024 CH 03415 543 N TROY STREET CHICAGO, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 20, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 28, 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 543 N TROY STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-12-107003-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $79,298.03. 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

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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 Jeffrey Chadwick, Esq. at REED SMITH LLP, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 10 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 40TH FL., Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 639-1721. 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. REED SMITH LLP 10 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 40TH FL. Chicago IL, 60606 Attn: Jeffrey A. Chadwick 312-639-1721 Firm Code. 44486 Case Number: 2026 CH 01094 TJSC#: 46-1918 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. I3293059

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. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Suite 210, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130. (440) 5721511. ILF2505001 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3293086

ments 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 EGAN & ALAILY LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 20 South Clark Street, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL, 60603 (312) 2538640. 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. EGAN & ALAILY LLC 20 South Clark Street, Suite 2120 Chicago IL, 60603 312-253-8640 E-Mail: clerk@ea-atty.com Attorney ARDC No. 59515 Attorney Code. 59515 Case Number: 2026 CH 03850 TJSC#: 46-1742 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. I3292070

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHICAGO HURON MORTGAGE LENDER LLC Plaintiff, -v.OXFORD 127 HURON HOTEL VENTURE PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC, GODFREY HOTEL FUND, LP, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2026 CH 01094 127 WEST HURON STREET CHICAGO, IL 60654 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 18, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 30, 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 127 WEST HURON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60654 Property Index No. 17-09-218018-0000, 17-09-218-019-0000, 17-09-218-020-0000 The real estate is improved with a non-residential/non-agricultural/ commercial property, a hotel, The Godfrey Hotel, with 221 modern guest rooms. The judgment amount was $63,442,479.43. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION Groundfloor Properties GA LLC Plaintiff vs. Melvin and Katheryn LLC; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Katheryn J. Bailey; Melvin Bailey aka Melvin D. Bailey; Karen L. Bailey; Joanne E. Bailey; Corey J. Lindsey; Damon Rittenhouse, as Special Representative for Katheryn J. Bailey, deceased; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants Defendant 25 CH 10585 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 October 5, 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. 16-10-421-009-0000. Commonly known as 4041 W. West End Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60624. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BMO BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CHRISTOPHER C. THORNS A/K/A CHRIS THORNS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2026 CH 03850 3551 WEST DOUGL AS BOULEVARD CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF JUDGMENT LIEN SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 24, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 8, 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 3551 WEST DOUGLAS BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-214003-0000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $168,457.49. 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 and six months from the date of the sale when the redemption period expires. 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 assess-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JORGE J. BUENDIA GARCIA; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Defendants. 2026CH01422 1812 S HAMLIN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 5/22/2026, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www. auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/21/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 1812 S HAMLIN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-311030-0000 The real estate is improved

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with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $298,581.42 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction. com by entering 1812 S HAMLIN AVE into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction's end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC (561) 241-6901 please refer to file number 26-388542. Auction. com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 26-388542 Case Number: 2026CH01422 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. I3292128

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PINGORA LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.WILLIAMSON PENN LITTLE, AS INDIVIDUAL AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE WILLIAMSON PENN LITTLE LIVING TRUST; FINANCIAL CASUALTY & SURETY, INC.; 1077 NORTH HERMITAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; LARA N DITTMAN; AIFOT, LLC; KEELAN CONSULTING, LLC; KATHLEEN NUNEZ F/K/A KATHLEEN MCGINN; ALEXANDER T. NICHOLS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. 23 CH 04205 1077 North Hermitage Avenue Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60622 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/18/2024, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www. auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/14/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 1077 North Hermitage Avenue Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60622 Property Index No. 17-06-410-052-1003 The real estate is improved with a Condominium. The judgment amount was $456,784.40 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 1077 North Hermitage Avenue Unit 3 into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction's end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP (312) 346-9088 please refer to file number 22-13669IL. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 22-13669IL Case Number: 23 CH 04205 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. I3292222 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION Groundfloor Properties GA LLC Plaintiff vs. Kingdom Land Investment Group, Inc.; Lamar D. Johnson; City of Chicago; ISI Investments, LLC; Chicago Private Loans LLC; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants Defendant 24 CH 8175 CALENDAR 62 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 September 15, 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. 16-16-301-038-0000. Commonly known as 5426 West Flournoy Street, Chicago, Illinois 60644. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 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

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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. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Suite 210, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130. (440) 5721511. ILF2401008 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3292013

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