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Youth programs continue their work as they fight for funding

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Long vacant Austin lot will become youthowned Artisan Market

Programs remain a lifeline to youth in West Side neighborhoods By HECTOR CERVANTES Contributing Reporter

This article was originally published by City Bureau, a nonprofit journalism lab reimagining local news. Support City Bureau’s Civic Reporting fellowship by becoming a recurring donor. From after-hours recreation to mental health care, youth programs on the West and Northwest Sides remain a lifeline to children and families in vulnerable neighborhoods. But shifts, threats and cuts to grant programs risk endangering critical support. The sun has set, and the gym pulses with energy at Midnight Basketball in Austin. Along parallel walls, bold letters spell out BUILD, with the words “Hope, Lives, Futures” painted just beneath — more than a slogan, it’s a mission in action. The free, late-night program offers young adults a structured alternative to street activity through full-court games and community connection. Dwayne Flowers, from Garfield Park,

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Root2Fruit nonprofit has$50K grant for 2027 open-air market By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago

“I’m not going to sugarcoat it — the West Side is dangerous. You got kids with guns, doing drugs. I wasn’t interested in

A community organization running Chicago’s first officially designated safe zone is working to bring an outdoor artisan market to Austin. And its owners will include young Austin men long active in Root2Fruit nonprofit. The Austin Artisan Market is planning to open on a vacant lot at 5637 W. Lake St. that would house 12-15 West Side businesses and makers. The seasonal market is expected to debut in 2027 and run from March to December. The market would have several cottage-style retail spaces in an open-air setting that would

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Akeem Goodwin goes up for a shot during a scrimmage at Midnight Basketball on July 24. The games, hosted by BUILD in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, are a free late-night program for young men. is a regular and helps out with various tasks. The sport has helped him avoid negative influences and build lasting friendships. He started playing at Prairie State College in the fall.

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Garfield Park’s BlkRoom brings coworking for Black creatives to the West Side By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago

When artist Camila Vick tried to produce her music in a professional setting, she found the recording studio industry in Chicago was expensive and made up predominately of white men. In response, Vick created The BlkRoom, a co-working and creator space in Garfield Park that caters to Black creatives and artists. The BlkRoom, 4015 W. Carroll Ave., allows its members to work in the space, host performances, lead events or record an album or podcast. Now in its fourth year in existence, the BlkRoom has recently expanded its offerings to include an artist-in-residency program for Black women creatives. It’s all in the service of giving West Side creatives an accessible way to elevate their work, Vick said. The BlkRoom “started with needing a space to rehearse and record,” Vick said.

“It’s been exciting to have new community members and members through our program come in and want to engage in different artistic mediums. I’m super excited we can really represent the West Side because [The BlkRoom] is very out west.” Growing up near Central Avenue and Lake Street, Vick started making music when she was 10 and was in local recording studios by 13. Now a 24-year-old jazz vocalist, writer, visual artist and filmmaker, Vick said she learned at a young age that recording studios were not very accessible for creatives like herself. Recording studio rates vary largely throughout the city, and they can be pricey for young musicians, Vick said. Other recording studios can charge $75 or more per hour. Between navigating the cost to record and microaggressions from the mostly white management, Vick decided she wanted to make a safe space for women and creators of color looking to record. At the BlkRoom, recording studio space is

included in monthly membership fees of $100 to $300. “It’s interesting to navigate those spaces, whether it’s jazz or studio work, as a visual artist, a filmmaker, a woman, as a Black person, as an Indigenous person, it’s all these barriers,” Vick said. “There are a lot of whitedominated spaces, but hopefully people can come in here and feel like we can have those complex conversations within our communities first — a non-white-centered space.” The BlkRoom started in 2021, with Vick initially renting a space on the Near West Side. Operating as a membership-based entity, artists would each pay toward a shared artist studio where they did not need their own equipment and could support each other through a shared creative community, Vick said. Someone looking to start a podcast, brainstorm an album, record a track or host a performance could use the space and gain the insights of the community as needed. The facility is inside a Garfield Park industrial property with other tenants,

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Camila Vick, founder of The BlkRoom. including the Chicago Tool Library. The nearly 2,000-square-foot maker space suite and attached facilities includes a recording studio, a lounge area that doubles as a podcasting set, community library, art exhibit and soon a garden. The space, doubling as an event venue, has hosted community workshops, artists talks, concerts and, last month, an inaugural gala fundraiser. See BLKROOM on page 7

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Last month, over 300 people gathered at the Garfield Park Conservatory for Habilitative Systems Inc.’s fifth annual Race and Health Equity Awards. This year, the awards recognized leaders in education across Chicago, including three from the West Side. “We must recognize the relationship between race, health equity and education,” said Donald Dew, president and CEO of HSI, a longstanding behavioral health and human services organization. “When communities of color face barriers to quality education, those inequities ripple into health outcomes, economic stability and overall well-being.” This year’s awardees include Paul J. Adams III, executive chairman and founder of Providence St. Mel School in Garfield Park. Under decades of Adams’ leadership, 100% of Providence’s graduating seniors have been accepted to four-year colleges and higher learning institutions. Bernard Clay was awarded as executive director and founding member of Introspect Youth Services Inc. in Austin, which provides educational services to middle and high schoolers. Since 1975, the organization has helped over 78,000 young adults

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Honoree Paul Adams, far right, with, left to right, Jamil Muhammad, Mel Brooks and Donald Dew enter into post-secondary education. David Sanders, president of Malcolm X College, was also recognized. He’s helped operate and manage the college for over a decade, overseeing 15,000 students, 900 employees and a $74 million budget. He’s also currently developing Malcolm X’s West Side campus in Austin. Other awardees included Dr. Creasier Finney Hairston, professor and dean of the Jane Addams College of Social Work

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New ComEd discount addresses rising energy costs West Side parents advocated for the price cut with COFI By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

With the cost of electric bills up significantly this last year, there’s a new discount for Chicago area, income-eligible ComEd customers. On Jan. 1, ComEd launched its Low-Income Discount program, which offers per-

centage-based discounts on electric bills to income-eligible customers. These customers have a household income up to 300% of the federal poverty level. LID has five tiers, offering more savings to those with lower incomes and keeping energy costs below 3% of household income, or 6% for homes with electric heating. Parents who volunteer with Commu-

nity Organizing and Family, which advocates for low-income families and has a West Side branch, worked closely with the National Consumer Law Center and Legal Action Chicago to advocate for the new ComEd discount. “Families are facing affordability issues See COM ED on page 9

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YOUTH PROGRAMS Funding challenges from page 1 that. I had great parents who tried their best to keep me away from all that. Basketball gave me something else,” Flowers said. On the West Side, Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development, or BUILD, is a nationally respected force in youth development, gang intervention and violence prevention. But the 56-year-old organization could lose as much as $4.5 million in federal funding — roughly 20% of its budget — because of federal proposals to cut or eliminate funding from the types of youth development, violence prevention, substance abuse and mental health, and DEI-focused programs that BUILD relies on, as well as broader federal shifts that undercut community-based services for marginalized communities. BUILD is not alone. Funding for nonprofits is getting tight because of government crackdowns, increasingly competitive philanthropic giving, or shifting priorities for corporate givers. Some youth organizations serving West Siders are increasingly leaning on private donors, partnerships and other sources to continue supporting vulnerable communities and the young people who count on their programs, leaders told City Bureau. Ron Culp, a professional in residence in public relations and advertising at DePaul University, said programs tied to diversity initiatives “are being scrutinized at levels never seen before.” “Some are being broadly categorized as DEI-related when they actually aren’t, as they are far broader and more important in what they do and should be maintaining support for,” Culp said. Nonprofits are adapting by focusing on local funding, reducing program overlap and strengthening donor relationships. “For the next several years, the main potential increase in funds for nonprofits is going to come from private donations. It’s not going to come out of corporate foundations that are tightening their belts. They’re becoming more and more selective about where their donations go, focusing on how it helps the company achieve its goals,” Culp said.

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Keyonte Holmes handles the ball during a scrimmage at Midnight Basketball on July 24.

‘We’ve found a way’ BUILD works with youth in Austin, Garfield Park and Humboldt Park, where gun violence, trauma, and limited resources are ongoing challenges. Its programs include school-based and street-level intervention, after-school and weekend activities, summer camps, mental health services, job and college readiness, sports, arts and a working urban farm. BUILD also provides food, legal aid, and conflict mediation for youth and families. BUILD has received federal grants through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration under the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, TRIO via the Department of Education and the Office of Justice Programs under the Department of Justice, Chief Program Officer Monique Draper said. The Trump administration has withheld or plans to slash funding for all three of those programs, prompting a flurry of lawsuits and pushback:

■ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the country’s main mental health agency, is slated to lose $1 billion of its budget under Trump’s budget proposal. It also was rolled into a different division combining several agencies. In 2023, BUILD received nearly a $650,000 grant to expand its full-service, mobile behavioral health unit, records show. ■ TRIO programs provide outreach and support for students who are low-income, first-generation or have disabilities. Grants go to universities and colleges, public and private agencies, as well as community organizations that serve these students. The Trump administration has frozen an estimated $660 million in funds for more than 2,000 grant programs as of September, Inside Higher Ed reported. BUILD has consistently received funding through TRIO’s Talent Search program, including $288,470 grants the past two years, according to the Council for Opportunity in Education. ■ Trump’s administration has cut at least 365 grants administered by the Office of Justice Programs, affecting programs

that support victims of crime, among others. BUILD received $1.5 million in fiscal year 2024, one for serving crime victims and another to address school violence, records show. Illinois was among several states that sued to block the federal government from restricting the money. In October, the feds abandoned their plan to withhold the money. BUILD’s key programs could lose that money over the next three years, Draper said. Leaders are reviewing their fiscal year 2026 budget to identify where they may be able to slash 10% of costs, which could mean reductions in personnel, programming, or services. The organization is trying to make up some of the difference through private donations and other government grants, Draper said. The group raised over $800,000 at a fundraising gala in April, where former CEO Adam Alonso said BUILD would continue its work despite the “chaos and fuckery” threatening its federal funding, the Austin Weekly News reported. “We’ve had some conversations with


Austin Weekly News, January 7, 2026 private endowments and funders, and we want to build a $50 million nest egg so we have the funding needed to provide support,” Draper said. “That may mean widening our network. What does that net look like, and how can we all work toward and move in the same direction?” Funding is stable enough for now for Midnight Basketball to function, but it could become unstable in the coming years as philanthropy and government support remain unpredictable. “We have continued our programming. There has been no disruption to date in services for families. Right now, we’ve found a way to keep programs funded so we can continue delivering those services — and so far, nothing has been impacted,” Draper said. Demarion Davis, 20, comes to BUILD to work out and play ball at Midnight Basketball. He values the community and support system that BUILD provides, saying it helps him make better choices. His goals are to stay off the streets, build discipline and surround himself with positive influences that help him grow. “I love to come up here, not even just for basketball, just to see everybody I know who is doing good,” said Davis, who lives in Austin. “There’s a lot of people who don’t really have nobody to look up to. But here, it’s so many people you can talk to. People really look out for you. Without this place, it’ll definitely harm the community.”

Northwest Center’s challenges Northwest Center, a housing, financial literacy and social services organization in Belmont Cragin, also is facing funding uncertainty due to federal grants. Northwest Center receives roughly $100,000 annually through the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program grant, (otherwise known as MIPPA) which supports most of its benefits-related services, Executive Director Angela Fontes said. MIPPA grants are designed to help states do outreach to low-income residents and help them save money on Medicare costs. Northwest Center’s most recent grant expired Aug. 31. As of October, Fontes said federal funding was allocated, but it still wasn’t clear how much money that was or when Northwest Center would be able to apply for it. Federal records show the Illinois Department of Aging received about $812,000 through the Medicare Enrollment Assistance Program in mid-September. “Good news, but with this administration we’ll believe it when we see it,” Fontes said in an email. If more money doesn’t come through, the center may need to reduce benefitsintake staff from two full-time employees to half a full-time equivalent. Already the group has had to cut back because of the uncertainty. Typically the group has three See YOUTH PROGRAMS on page 6

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Cordero Worthy, 12, and Elijah Johnson, 11, play basketball during a Boys Night Out program at Sidney Epstein Youth Center in North Lawndale on July 11.

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Adapting to new realities from page 5 people working connecting people with resources for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Women, Infants, and Children, as well as Medicaid and Medicare. Now, they only have one because of the lack of funding. In November, SNAP benefits were paused because of the government shutdown, and over 360,000 low-income Illinoisans could lose their benefits next year because of expanded work requirements. “We are in a position where we definitely don’t want to stop doing the work, and yet we’re not really sure how we’re going to get that funded,” Fontes said. The majority of Northwest Center’s funding comes from the city of Chicago, which has honored existing grants and advocated for federal funding. The organization also is adapting to expiring pandemic-era funding which helped expand work around urgent health needs. “There was this huge spike of funding during the pandemic that has been sunsetting, so these additional reductions just add to the need to get smaller, fast,” Fontes said in an email. “For us, getting through is

really about leaning on our foundation and corporate funders, and working with our local elected [officials]. We are so blessed to have the support of the Alders in the wards we touch, and our state representatives to maximize every dollar we receive.”

Chicago Youth Centers Chicago Youth Centers, operating since 1956, has endured many cycles of fluctuating funding. The nonprofit provides early learning, out-of-school and after school programs, and summer camps for toddlers to teenagers primarily on the South and West Sides. They have 19 centers throughout the city. Much of the organization’s funding came from the United Way as recently as the early 2000s. “Programs were basically free and more robust for our families,” CEO and President Tina Ayala said. Like many nonprofits, CYC got an influx of support via federal COVID grants. That allowed the group to provide full day programs for its kids, as well as activity kits and supplies to deliver to families. “We were able to serve more children and families virtually than we were able to fit in our facilities. So as crazy as it may seem, COVID was very successful for CYC because we were able to reach so many youths and families across the entire city,” Ayala said. They, too, have seen threats to consistent funding streams, both at the state and fed-

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Clarence Hogan (center) speaks to participants during a Boys Night Out program at Sidney Epstein Youth Center in North Lawndale on July 11. eral level. In July, President Donald Trump’s administration froze over $1 billion in 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants, the main federal funding stream for after-school programs. Those funds were released after about three weeks, but one education advocate told ABC News that the delay forced some summer programs to shut down and afterschool programs to call off plans to open for fall. CYC typically receives several grants through the program, including over $3.1 million in 2025.

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Zack Hary of God Restoring Order (GRO) Community speaks to participants during a Boys Night Out youth program.

Teen REACH, funded through the Illinois Department of Human Services, helps organizations provide critical after-school services to at-risk youth ages 11 to 17. CYC lost its Teen REACH funding last year, despite receiving a high score on its application, Ayala said. State records show the organization last received a $149,000 Teen REACH grant that expired in 2024. “We have been able to keep our programs open for the past year and pivot, but we are still really looking for individual and corporate sponsors to make up that [money] that we had lost,” Ayala said. The organization also did not receive grants this year through the Illinois State Board of Education to support child and family mental health. Chicago Youth Cen-

ters had received the grants going back to 2022. Much of CYC’s staff is part-time, which limits the scale of the programs they can run. That loss of funding means CYC leaders have to seek out more partnerships to provide spaces for their programs, and money for full-time staff, nutritious foods and field trips. Programs inside the group’s North Lawndale center give insight into what is at stake. The CYC-Sidney Epstein Youth Center offers learning resources such as a Maker Lab, community garden, computer labs, classrooms and a gym. The center serves over 200 children ages 3 to 18 annually. The youth center collaborated with God. Restoring.Order (GRO) Community to host a Boys Night Out event. GRO provides trauma-informed care to boys and men of color ages 5 and up, promoting emotional literacy and healing. At the event, a group of teens gathered inside a classroom and quietly focused on a journaling exercise to explore their identities and emotions beyond anger and happiness. One brick wall featured a vibrant CYC rectangle painting, bursting with blue, orange, red, yellow, green, and purple — an energetic backdrop to a space designed for growth and expression. Affirming messages posted to the walls surrounded them:


Austin Weekly News, January 7, 2026 “Sometimes it just takes time” “They let us go on higher and better “Black Power” slopes. I was pretty good at it, even though “All Power to the People” it was like my first time,” Timothy said. “We’re coming in, providing therapy, and Society’s shared priorities showing them how to express their feelings and emotions in healthy ways,” said ZackLosing reliable federal support for nonhary Felton, a GRO therapist who facilitated profits and youth investment calls into questhe event. “We let them know it’s okay — it’s tion society’s shared priorities, said Kate okay to feel sad, to cry, to feel things deeply. Cooper, associate professor of communicaThese emotions are normal. It’s human to tion at DePaul University. Private funding express them. When I talk to my kids, I’m often depends on the priorities of a few indialways teaching them coping skills.” viduals, whereas federal funding represents Events and programs like these provide a broader, collective commitment, she said. vital community support to not only the “If we’re not able to rely on federal fundchildren in their program, but their fami- ing for nonprofits or investment in youth, lies, too, Ayala and Clarence Hogan, the it raises the question of what we are colleccenter’s director, said. tively committed to as a society,” Cooper said. “We believe that the work that we do di“Public funding can be difficult rectly and indirectly affects to secure. Sometimes, governpoverty, violence, crime, pregment funding gets a bad reputanancy rate — all of these things tion because of all the hoops you that don’t seem to have a direct have to jump through. But it’s path to after-school programs, important that it’s there — that’s but they do,” Hogan said. “So money the public is providing,” if we decrease the number of Cooper said. kids that we serve or families Collaboration, creative fundthat we engage because of firaising and strong networking nances, it’s going to exponenare key in a shifting landscape, tially change the trajectory Cooper said. of a young person’s life. If we “Continue making the case for stop having programs in North why your work matters in the Lawndale, I dare to say it’s goncurrent. Continue to tell people na be catastrophic.” why this money matters — why CYC also supports parents federal contributions matter, with workforce developwhy individual contributions ment, resume building and matter, why personal contribujob searching. After-school KATE COOPER tions beyond money, perhaps in care and their summer proAssociate professor, the form of time or volunteer lagrams are a critical piece to DePaul University bor, matter. It’s an important job the broader work of helping to continue to educate the public whole families, Ayala said. on the important role that they “The majority of our parprovide.” ents now are working. They rely on us to And organizers have a powerful story to pick up their children from school and tell about why their work is important. then keep them in our centers until at least “Hopefully people see that the work we’re 7 p.m. How many families would be able to continue working if they didn’t have us as doing is saving kids’ lives, right?” Felton said. “Instead of being out in the streets, they’re their support?” Ayala said. Tamar Shelton, 13, has been involved here playing basketball. They’re learning with the Sidney Epstein Youth Center coping skills, they’re eating, having fun with other kids — instead of being out there. So I since fourth grade. “We went skiing in February, then we hope the higher-ups and politicians see that went on field trips — like to Chinatown. It we’re helping kids and saving lives.” Hector Cervantes is a community and was fun. We just hope that at CYC, we come together as a community to show love and freelance reporter. Raised in the Chicago spread love, because not everyone has the suburbs, he graduated from DePaul Uniopportunity to go home and do things like versity with a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s in journalism. that,” Shelton said. Timothy Johnson, 14, said activities Cervantes has been published at Growing at the center helped him come out of his Community Media, Cycling Weekly, Restart shell, make friends and explore handball, and the Chicago Sun-Times. He participated in City Bureau’s Civic Rehockey, soccer and arts and crafts. But the porting Fellowship program in spring 2025. skiing trip to Wisconsin was his favorite.

“If we’re not able to rely on federal funding for nonprofits or investment in youth, it raises the question of what we are collectively committed to as a society.”

BLKROOM from page 2 One of Vick’s musical role models, musician and composer Angel Bat Dawid, teamed up with Vick to offer opportunities to empower local Black women musicians. A United States Artists fellow for 2025, Dawid used funds from her fellowship to start The Bloom Residency at the BlkRoom. The opportunity was made to foster career growth and community for Black women artists, allowing them to delve “into their work through the unique lens of their experiences with Black womanhood, fostering a deep exploration of identity, creativity and expression,” according to the space’s website. “The BlkRoom already has a model that could bless somebody, just [by] having a membership. The idea was that I would love to sponsor what’s happening here,” Dawid said. “I just sponsored a Black woman to have a year membership with all the amenities that come with being at The BlkRoom, plus support in anything that she needs. It’s not that we can answer all the problems, but we can try.”

The inaugural Bloom artist in residence is Eva Supreme, a vocalist and storyteller from North Lawndale. Supreme was handpicked by Dawid, with following residents to be selected through an application process. In addition to helping her creative process through allowing her to use the space for rehearsals and jam sessions, Supreme is leading programs at The BlkRoom. Grant Party is the space’s leading program series, where creatives come together for a monthly workshop series where they can learn how to apply for grants and get feedback and tips on the grant-writing and application process. “One of the really big problem areas that I think artists and creatives deal with no matter your medium is funding and finding funding, being able to apply for grants, fellowships and partnerships,” Supreme said. “We come together and sit down to work on these grants together in real time.” The inaugural gallery, “Echoes of Home,” features photos from West Side photographer Kenn Cook Jr. The gallery is described by Cook as “a focused glimpse into the lives and landscape of Chicago’s West Side,” using images from Cook’s upcoming photobook, “From The Westside, With Love.”

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ARTISAN MARKET Bearing fruit from page 1 also include space for food trucks, officials said. It is largely inspired by the Berwyn Shops, which collaborated with Root2Fruit for nearly a year to help plan the market. Other local inspirations include Bronzeville’s Boxville market and the Christkindlmarket. The project comes from Austin’s Root2Fruit Youth Foundation, with the market being an extension of the group’s Austin Safety Action Plan Safe Zone, also known as the ASAP Safe Zone. The market would be within the safe zone, a gathering space that offers year-round programs dedicated to violence prevention and career development. The artisan market would help with that mission by providing local young people opportunities for employment, community engagement and business ownership. Near the end of December, organizers announced the project received a $50,000 grant from Elevated Chicago’s Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Program. “It’s our version of the Christkindlmarket,” said Root2Fruit founder Aisha Oliver, who grew up blocks away from the site, near the Austin Town Hall Park. “We have been walking through this empty, vacant lot in Austin for 22 years.” Oliver said many of the young people in Root2Fruit’s program walk through the vacant space daily as they travel to school from the Central CTA station or a nearby bus stop. “I told them that I was going to purchase that lot and we were going to figure out a way to put something on it that would be beneficial to the community as a whole,” said Oliver, who purchased the lot in April. “We thought about things that we didn’t have in

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A rendering of the Austin Artisan Market, planned to be an outdoor public market housing 12 to 15 local West Side businesses and entrepreneurs at a vacant lot directly across the Central CTA Green Line stop. the neighborhood and [decided on] a retail space that is public, that is not a store, where some of the young people can have a space of their own to sell their products.” Not only have local youths associated with Root2Fruit been instrumental in the market’s planning, they will also own it under a co-op model alongside Oliver. The market will be co-owned by seven longtime Root2Fruit members who Oliver described as being involved since around third grade and have worked on previous efforts like the safe zone. This market is fulfilling a promise made by Oliver to offer the young men a stake in their community. “I promised them when they were in high school that I would purchase something and be able to make them owners before they were 25,” Oliver said. “Everything that I purchase or projects that I am able to do will be

shared with those young men that helped me to establish ASAP.” Davonte Dudley is a founding member of the Austin Safety Action Plan and one of the co-owners of the Austin Artisan Market. He has lived near Central Avenue and Lake Street in Austin since he was 4 years old. He became involved with Root2Fruit as a fourth grader at nearby Duke Ellington Elementary School. Now in college at Roosevelt University, Dudley said Root2Fruit helped change his outlook on community and what combating disinvestment looks like. For him, the market is just what Austin needs. “We want to push the community to the next level, as far as investment, and bring that power, the resources behind [investments],” Dudley said. “Allowing the young people around the community to be able to set up shop and people come buy their products or learn more about the things that they have going on, ultimately it allows us to see each other and create that community feel.” Root2Fruit was started in 2009, spawning from Oliver’s years of experience lead-

ing youth programming at the Chicago Park District. In 2020, following the slaying of 3-year-old Mekhi James, Oliver began hosting group dinners at her home for local boys and young men from both sides of an ongoing feud between students at Frederick Douglass Academy High School and Austin College and Career Academy High School. These meetings led to the creation of the Austin Safety Action Plan and later the safe zone in 2021. Earlier this year, the City Council made the ASAP Safe Zone the city’s first official safe zone dedicated to providing a space free of violence for local kids. Fundraising is ongoing for the market, which is projected to need more than $300,000 to get off the ground, Oliver said. Root2Fruit plans to host youth engagement sessions for anyone looking to provide feedback or get involved in the market. Information on attending a session or being among the first cohort of tenants at the market will be announced on the foundation’s website.

all electricity utilities within the State of Illinois, regardless of size, to take note and implement programs like this that help families keep the lights on in their homes.” COFI’s work comes at a time when many Chicago families have drastically rising energy bills. “The launch of ComEd’s LID comes at a time when customers are feeling the burden of this past year’s bill increases,” said Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of ComEd, in a statement. “This new pro-

gram brings long-term relief for those who can least afford to pay, and it will help them afford service as energy costs continue to rise.” According to WGN, in the first half of last year, Illinois residents saw electricity prices rise by over 14% on average. ComEd customers who have been enrolled in the Percent of Income Payment Plan or the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program will automatically be enrolled in the LID program.

To enroll in LIHEAP, visit the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County at 567 W Lake St., Ste. 1200. Call the LIHEAP Hotline at 1-877-411-9276 or visit the site locator. But even those who don’t qualify for LIHEAP, who make incomes up to 300% the Federal Poverty Level, can participate in the ComEd discount by visiting the Community and Economic Development Association or self-enrolling at ComEd.com/ SAM.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PNC Bank, National Association Plaintiff, -v.Osvaldo Fernandez; Tiania Clark; State of Illinois - Department of Revenue; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants Defendants. 2025CH00816 119 N LOREL AVE, 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 9/22/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 1/26/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on January 28, 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 119 N LOREL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-311026-0000 The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $196,665.43 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 119 N LOREL 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: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-24-03134. 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. 14-24-03134 Case Number: 2025CH00816 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. I3279302

tive 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-25-02912. 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. 14-25-02912 Case Number: 2025CH04882 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. I3279310

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff, -v.Abraham Lincoln Jr. a/k/a Abraham Reeves; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Jacqueline Reeves; Julie Fox, as Special Representative for Jaqueline Reeves (deceased) Defendants. 2025CH04882 3838 W Ferdinand St, 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 10/24/2025, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 1/26/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on January 28, 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. LOT 21 IN BLOCK 10 IN Commonly known as 3838 W Ferdinand St, Chicago, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-120-0400000 The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $280,342.88 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www. auction.com by entering 3838 W Ferdinand St 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, prospec-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS OF RUBY TURNER, WESLEY WELLS, JR., GERALD NORDGREN AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. 25 CH 2790 532 N. DRAKE AVE., 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 11/6/2025, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 1/26/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on January 28, 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 532 N. DRAKE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-216-0160000 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $131,368.32 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 532 N. DRAKE 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel LLC. (312) 357-1125 please refer to file number 25-00513. 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. 25-00513 Case Number: 25 CH 2790 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. I3279311

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