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Federal immigration actions spark community outcry in Chicago Public testimony flags ongoing ICE activity in Chicago and West Side neighborhoods By HECTOR CERVANTES Contributing Reporter
Chicago residents gathered Thursday in Pilsen to protest interactions between Chicago police officers and U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement agents. The public meeting was sponsored by The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA at Thalia Hall, drawing Chicago residents from across the city, including the West
Side. About 500 people attended. The meeting came as ICE agents removed residents from a South Austin building and Border Patrol agents put See ICE on page 6
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The CTA el station at Central Avenue on the Blue Line has been abandoned since 1973. But that will soon change as a measure tucked into the state transit reform bill passed last fall requires the transit agency to bring it back to active use. The 1,043-page bill mostly deals with increasing transit funding, transit agency governance overhaul and public safety improvements. But it also includes several provisions that deal with specific transit lines and stations. In Austin, it requires the CTA to either build, rebuild or rehab an el station on the Blue Line at Central Avenue. It also appears to require the reopening of the Lavergne Avenue entrance at the Blue Line’s Cicero station further west. The See CTA STATION on page 8
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Russell’s Barbecue has dished up mouth-watering meats for almost 100 years By RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR
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ince opening in 1930, Russell’s Barbecue has consistently served up juicy, tender meats just waiting to be kissed by their signature barbecue sauce. And you can get a plate 365 days of the year at 1621 N. Thatcher Ave. in Elmwood Park. Assistant manager Eric Meyer has been with the restaurant for 13 years. During that time, he’s seen plenty of regular customers and ones who come back on a nostalgia trip to take it all in. “People say that it’s just as good as they remembered it,” Meyer said. “Looks the same as we remembered it too. They like coming here to see that. We’ve made a few updates, like bringing orders out to the table, but we have pretty much the same menu as they remember.”
The food offerings run deep. BBQ sandwiches: beef, pork and ham. Baby back ribs, rib tips and chicken can be combined in several dinner configurations. Smoked BBQ cooks 16 hours in the smoker before it hits a diner’s plate. You can get smoked chicken wings, beef brisket, pulled pork or pulled chicken. A smoked meat nacho platter translates all that flavor to a new experience. Any of those meats can be piled over freshly fried tortilla chips and topped with homemade
chili, cheddar cheese sauce, tomatoes, sliced jalapenos, salsa and sour cream. Shrimp, fish and chicken tenders are breaded and fried to golden perfection. There are nine different sandwiches, such as Philly steak, tuna melt and a veggie burger. Appetizers, salads and a wide selection of sides sets up the chance to please most every eater. Cakes, shakes, ice cream and pies provide the finishing touch. Kids aren’t left out either. There are junior sizes of the BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, burgers, grilled cheese and chicken nuggets. Each kids’ meal comes with a token for the toy vending machine that has delighted the youngsters for generations. A full bar serves cocktails, wine and beer. And slot machines await those old enough to play. The restaurant does a lively drivethrough and delivery business too, as well as catering. “The famous meat trays, as we call it,
has barbecue beef, pork and ham,” Meyer said. “We sell that by the pound. Or we also have packages where you can get that with buns and sauce and a side of your choice. We also have rib packages and smoked meat options too. Pretty much anything we do, can sell in bulk if somebody wanted it.” When Meyer was asked what he orders, he said, “I’d say the BBQ beef, the original beef sandwich, that’s my go-to. It’s just the classic. It’s probably been on the menu as long as the place has been here.” Well, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it – put fixins on it and take a bite!
Know before you go: Website: russellsbarbecue.net Address: 1621 North Thatcher Avenue, Elmwood Park Hours: Sunday - Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Friday- Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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West Sub’s fiscal crisis is called ‘a state responsibility’
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Saturday that any assistance to the financially strapped West Suburban Hospital would have to come from the state of Illinois. Preckwinkle, who spoke Saturday morning to a packed house of the regular meeting of the Democratic Party of Oak Park, was asked if the county was monitoring the increasingly dire financial situation at West Suburban Hospital. “We have a real challenge,” Preckwinkle replied. “Half of our budget is health care. We have two hospitals, Stroger Hospital, our flagship hospital, and Provident on the south side. We’ve got all we can do trying to keep those hospitals together and performing.” Preckwinkle noted that West Sub is just one of numerous safety net hospitals in the county that are struggling financially. “Whenever a safety net hospital in the county gets in trouble, it will go to Cook County and say ‘why can’t you take it over?’” she said. “All of those hospitals are in trouble, and taking them over [would] add to our challenges.” “My responsibility is to assure that the system we have in place is as strong as possible and as viable as possible, and taking on other struggling safety net [hospitals] challenges the viability of our system.” “I would say frankly that this is a state responsibility,” she said. “Cook County as a public health system cannot be responsible for adding to our portfolio every struggling safety net hospital.” Preckwinkle made it clear in her 15 minute presentation that the county’s healthcare system is facing serious challenges of its own in the face of the Trump administration’s efforts to drastically reduce federal support for hospitals and healthcare. She noted that half of the county budget goes to healthcare, saying, “It’s a $10 billion budget, and $5 billion is healthcare.” The current federal government, she said, “is doing everything they can – the President and Congress – to restrict the amount
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of County Care and get insured for their health care. “That has resulted in a dramatic increase in our spending on healthcare, and more people who are assisted,” she said, adding, “And that money comes from the federal government as part of the Affordable Care Act. President Obama’s legacy enabled public systems to create these Medicaid Managed Care programs.” Preckwinkle said the county board has done a good job of overseeing the county healthcare system, saying: “Ours is the highest rated in the state. As a public institution we’re rated higher than Blue Cross Blue Shield and any other private providers out there, in terms of the quality of care we deliver and the effectiveness and efficiency of that care.”
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7TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Rep. Underwood th endorses Fisher in 7 District Dem primary
The 14th District congresswoman helped implement the Affordable Care Act and wants more health-care workers in Congress By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
With 14 people running for the 7th congressional district in the March primary, candidates are starting to pick up endorsements. These votes of confidence are that much more important as Danny Davis isn’t running for reelection for the first time in nearly 30 years. One key endorsement came on Jan. 8 from Rep. Lauren Underwood — who represents Illinois’ 14th District that covers an area southwest of Chicago, including DeKalb and Joliet — when she declared her approval of Thomas Fisher in the race for the 7th District’s Democratic primary. She cited his credibility on health care policy and eagerness to address national threats to democracy and public health. Fisher has been an emergency medicine physician for nearly 25 years, currently at the University of Chicago Medicine. Fisher previously told Austin Weekly News that he’s seen the stakes of every facet of health when caring for victims of gun violence, housing insecurity, mental health crises and insurance denials. He’s running on “moral leadership and public service to try to solve the things that bring waves of my neighbors to me, sick and injured.” “As an emergency medicine doctor, he has practiced the policy change he wants to see by providing healthcare to every patient who desperately needs care,” Underwood told Growing Community Media, the parent company of Austin Weekly News, Forest Park Review and Wednesday Journal. She added that he’s worked to eliminate racial disparities through healthcare policy reform. “We need more health-care professionals
in Congress because we know that health care is a human right,” Underwood said. “All Americans should have access to quality, affordable healthcare, and as health care providers, we are uniquely qualified to fix our broken healthcare system.” Underwood is a registered nurse and the first woman, person of color and millennial U.S. representative of the 14th district. She first ran for Congress in 2018 because, she said, the district’s congressman lied about his vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “I came to Congress to protect and expand access to affordable health care,” Underwood told Growing Community Media. Now in her fourth congressional term, Underwood has had 19 pieces of legislation signed into law. She cofounded and co-chairs the Black Maternal Health Caucus, which advances policy solutions in Congress that address the maternal health crisis among Black Americans. “My nursing background informs how I craft legislation — I am a data driven, evidence-based policy maker,” Underwood said. Before running for Congress, Underwood was a senior advisor in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. There, she helped implement the Affordable Care Act, working on private insurance reform, health care quality in Medicare and preventive services. In Congress, she introduced the Health Care Affordability Act in 2019, which was signed into law in 2021. The tax credits it provided “were so popular we dropped the uninsured rate to the lowest levels recorded in our nation’s history,” Underwood said. The week of her endorsement, Underwood was in Washington D.C. for a House vote on extending expired tax credits for
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U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Underwood and Thomas Fisher, a candidate in the 7th District U.S. congressional race. three more years. “Without an extension, health care costs will skyrocket for American families, and millions of them may be priced out of their health care entirely,” said Underwood, who introduced the legislation based on her Health Care Affordability Act, in a statement. “The incredibly popular tax credits from my legislation have put affordable health care within reach for a recordbreaking number of families.” “Congresswoman Underwood has been one of the most effective voices in Washington fighting for patients, science and equity, and I’m deeply honored to earn her support,” Fisher said in a statement. Underwood met Fisher about 15 years ago, while both were working for HHS. Fisher was a White House Fellow in 2010 while the Affordable Care Act was rolling out. During that time, he helped implement the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization model — both reforms that aim to lower Medicare costs and amend how health care organizations coordinate patient care.
After working for HHS, Fisher led West Side-based NextLevel Health, where he helped launch a Medicaid plan in Chicago for about 80,000 members that aligned incentives to address health inequities. Underwood served as NextLevel Health’s senior director of policy and regulatory affairs. “Working together at NextLevel Health is where I really got to know his work ethic and commitment to the community,” Underwood said of Fisher. Fisher has also been endorsed by the 314 Action Fund, the only national organization that helps recruit, train and elect doctors and scientists. He’s also been backed by several groups of healthcare workers, including the American College of Physicians and American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Other candidates who are running for Davis’ seat include Richard Boykin, Jerico J. Brown, Kina Collins, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Jason Friedman, La Shawn Ford, Rory Hoskins, Danica Leigh, Tekita Martinez, John McCombs, Anabel Mendoza, Emelia Rosie and Reed Showalter.
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With a background in law and real estate, Jason Friedman wants to create more housing and jobs, and make life more affordable for constituents By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Editor’s note: Ahead of the March 17 primary, Growing Community Media is profiling the candidates running in the 7th congressional district in Illinois to replace Rep. Danny Davis, who is retiring. This week, that’s Jason Friedman. Jason Friedman is a River North resident and fourth-generation Chicagoan. His grandfather owned a hot dog stand on the West Side, and his great-grandfather was a peddler on Maxwell Street. “For me, this is a real opportunity to give back to our community. You really see so many of our career politicians are just failing us over and over again,” Friedman said on why he’s campaigning for Illinois’s 7th District congressional seat. Friedman has long had a passion for public service. His earliest experience in politics was when he was 13 years old as a student volunteer for U.S. Sen. Paul Simon’s presidential campaign. He also campaigned for Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and, at age 18, worked on the 1992 Democratic National Committee. After attending Georgetown Law, Friedman worked in the West Wing during Clinton’s administration and for Sen. Dick Durbin on the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I was enthralled by public service,” Friedman said. “This is a very unique experience, to get to have a second shot in life going back to your original passion. This is a once-in-ageneration opportunity to step up.” Though he’s now focusing on his campaign, for the last 20 years Friedman ran his family business, Friedman Properties, which he is still owns. In its tenure, Friedman said the River North-based real estate company has created over 40,000 union jobs
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Jason Friedman and saved several historic buildings in the area. “If you look up and down Clark Street, it’s the largest collection of post-Chicago fire buildings there is. Every building has a story,” Friedman said. He added that Friedman Properties is a long-term holder of properties. “We don’t really see ourselves as real estate owners, more like stewards of the neighborhood.” Friedman said he wants the availability and responsiveness of Friedman Properties to carry over into his renewed political career: “I would always say, ‘If you have a problem, pick up the phone. Give me the call.’ I want that to translate to public service.” Friedman’s real estate background gives him a unique perspective on the kinds of things that development brings to a neighborhood. “I know how to put a crane in the sky. I know how to deliver and do something,” Friedman said. He aims to reduce housing costs by adding more of a supply, adding that construction is a pathway to union jobs, minority contracting, public-private partnerships and a rising tax base. “People can look at River North and see the vibrancy that’s there, see what real investment does to the community, and they can see how that could translate to other areas, especially in this seventh district.”
Friedman has also been on the board of Jewish United Fund for over 15 years and was formerly its head of government affairs. Jewish United Fund is a health and human services organization that serves over 500,000 people of all faiths in the Chicago area every year. Friedman has annually lobbied in Springfield and D.C. on behalf of the organizations and agencies that Jewish United Fund helps support. One of these is Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago’s West Side, through which Friedman learned about the importance of safety net hospitals. At Mount Sinai Hospital, a safety net hospital and level-one trauma center, Friedman said 90% of patients are on federal assistance. “If a hospital like Mount Sinai were to fail, people would not recognize the health care system in the city of Chicago, in the seventh congressional district,” Friedman said. As a congressional representative, Friedman said he would ensure affordable health care by working to lower prescription drug costs, expand access to quality health care and fully fund Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. Friedman would also work to make life more affordable by fighting to restore cuts to programs like SNAP, reverse President Donald Trump’s tariffs and create goodpaying jobs. He said affordability is central to the American Dream. That means having enough money to buy a home, have a child, pay for their secondary education, afford quality health care and retire. “We are failing our communities by not giving them pathways forward, to be able to say, ‘You deserve the American dream,’ just like my parents have and my grandparents have,” said Friedman, who has three kids and a spouse who’s a former Chicago Public Schools teacher. “People need to be able to not live in a situation where they’re deciding, ‘This week, am I going to spend my money on groceries or my gas?’ We have to build an economy that works for everyone.” Friedman’s campaign also promises to address public safety by advocating for common-sense gun legislation and criminal justice reform, as well as addressing the root causes of crime that he advocates for throughout his campaign — building
more housing and businesses, creating jobs, prioritizing affordable education, health care and groceries. “That’s the kind of thing that reduces your propensity to violence,” Friedman said. When it comes to his stance on immigration, Friedman said he aims to hold ICE accountable for brutalizing Chicagoland communities. Friedman gave this interview the day after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. “Immigration enforcement and immigration policy should be dealt with nothing but empathy and kindness,” he said. In order to better serve the entire seventh district, Friedman said that, if elected, he would open two more constituent service offices on his first day. “That’s the No. 1 way we can affect people on a day-to-day basis,” Friedman said. The offices could help constituents with federal questions on Medicare, Medicaid and social security, and work with state representatives and aldermen for more local concerns. Friedman also wants to offer constituent services for small businesses, “the economic engine of our city and state.” “We need to stop sending dollars to Washington without them sending them back,” Friedman said, specifically for Chicagoland’s infrastructure, transportation, and to replace its lead pipes. “The city has no money. The state has no money. It’s going to take a bold leader to go to Washington and bring federal dollars back.” “The person who’s going to win this race, which I believe is me, is going to successfully go to each neighborhood,” Friedman added, and say “‘I’m not from your neighborhood, but your issues are my issues. When I go to Washington, I will fight for you.’” Jason Friedman has been endorsed by Ald. Brian Hopkins of the 2nd Ward, which covers Streeterville, Old Town, Lincoln Park, and the Gold Coast Other candidates who have thrown their hats in the ring for Davis’ seat include Richard Boykin, Kina Collins, Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Anthony Driver Jr., Dr. Thomas Fisher, La Shawn Ford, Rory Hoskins, Danica Leigh, John McCombs, Anabel Mendoza, Jazmin Robinson, Reed Showalter, and Felix Tello.
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Seeking security from page 1 a man in a chokehold, according to Block Club Chicago after a car crash in Garfield Park as a result of Operation Midway Blitz. Block Club Chicago also reported that federal agents handcuffed 26th ward Alderperson Jessie Fuentes at the Humboldt Park Hospital for questioning their warrant, forcibly removing her, while ICE activity and tear gas incidents spread fear among West Side residents. A press conference was held where local leaders spoke about federal ICE activity in Chicago neighborhoods emphasizing the need for full accountability from the Chicago Police Department and the city, calling for transparency about what is happening in their communities. Meghan Christopher is a Humboldt Park resident, lifelong Chicagoan and mother who leads a school safe passage program and is actively involved in the 26th Ward. Christopher emphasized that there is documented Chicago Police Department
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Meghan Christopher from Humboldt Park speaks at the public meeting held by the Commission for Public Safety and Accountability at Thalia Hall. activity in which officers organized vehicle convoys, stood watch for ICE, blocked roads, and at times, restricted residents from documenting obstructions as ICE operations unfolded across Chicago. “We have watched Chicago police officers, who swore to serve and protect us, instead protect anonymous masked agents
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who have created a war zone in our parks, streets, homes and schoolyards,” Christopher said. She said her children’s school St. Sylvester is two blocks from a Chicago Police Department and that she has lost count of how many times neighbors have texted her to warn that ICE was nearby.
Christopher frequently witnesses vehicles speeding dangerously down the street. Occasionally, she is able to capture a photo to send to the regular rapid response team. “We get all the alerts: ‘ICE is in Humboldt Park,’ ‘ICE is at the Erie Health Clinic,’ ‘ICE is here.’ We saw the police there probably about half the time and these are hundreds of alerts of the Chicago Police Department going straight to those locations,” Christopher said. She noted that, despite well-documented incidents, her vantage point near the police station allows her to see the activity firsthand. “Every day, I sit at the corner of my children’s school with only a yellow vest and a 50-cent whistle to protect my children and their classmates from reckless driving, chemical weapons and armed thugs. We are doing the job that Chicago police officers swore they would do with pride,” Christopher said. According to her remarks, the Chicago Police Department, required to file reports of criminal offenses, has not produced them and questions remain about who verifies the victims and authorizations for tracking. “How many vulnerable people have been
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Panelists from the commission lead the discussion. taken while the Chicago Police Department. Have you enjoyed the show? The Chicago Police Department is fully complicit in the tragedies of the last four months in Chicago, both through what it has done and what it has failed to do,” Christopher said. Christopher expressed doubt that the commissioners would take any action, noting that they were disengaged and
present at the table only half the time. “One of them was rolling her eyes at everything everybody said. What I would like to see is The Civilian Office of Police Accountability putting these people, including the police officers, in jail. They shouldn’t have their jobs if they aren’t going to make us their first priority,” Christopher said.
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CTA STATION
New stop planned at Central from page 1 bill requires both projects to be “completed and open for public operation no later than January 1, 2029.” State Rep. Camille Lilly (D-78th) told Austin Weekly News that, as the transit bill was being developed, a group of legislators got together and agreed on a list of projects they believed would benefit neighborhoods and suburbs that haven’t seen much investment. Lilly said that the Central Avenue station would improve transit access and create opportunities for West Siders. The shuttered station is within walking distance of Loretto Hospital, Columbus Park and industrial businesses on the south side of the expressway. The Laverne Avenue entrance is closer to Michele Clark Magnet High School and Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development (BUILD) Chicago headquarters than the Cicero entrance. Lilly, in addition to being a state representative, is a long-time employee of Loretto Hospital. The Central station opened on Oct. 10, 1960 west of the Central Avenue underpass, near the spot where el tracks leave the Eisenhower Expressway median and run south of the traffic lanes. Unlike most Blue Line Forest Park branch stations, it’s located above ground, not in the trench below grade. The Central station closed on Sept. 2, 1973 as part of the series of service cuts that mostly affected stations on the South and West Sides. The closure of the Blue Line’s California and Kostner stations in North Lawndale were part of the same wave. Since then, the stairs leading up to the platform have been bricked off, and the platform and canopy have been left to decay. Today, the closest Blue Line station to Central Avenue is the Austin station at the Austin/Oak Park border. Like many other Blue Line el stations on the Forest Park branch, the Cicero station was originally built with two entrances – in this case, one at Cicero Avenue and one at Lavergne Avenue. But the latter entrance was severely damaged in a Sept. 4, 1972 fire. CTA made it exit-only on Jan. 12, 1973, and closed it completely on May 16, 1977. While the ramp and the entrance are still there, they have been sealed off, and most glass panels on the ramp are missing. In an interview last month, Lilly told Austin Weekly News that, in the run-up to the fall veto session, she, Illinois Senate President
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Cicero Blue Line el station’s Lavergne Avenue entrance, which has been abandoned for almost 50 years.
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Cicero Blue Line el station’s Lavergne Avenue entrance. Don Harmon (D-39th) and some other state representatives and state senators met to discuss the funding priorities. What they soon agreed on, she said, was that they wanted to do something to address transit disparities in the city and the suburbs that have been happening for decades. “Public transportation is important, especially to the West Side, and also on the South Side, in the vulnerable communities,” Lilly said. “We were on the same page when it came to reopening the [Central] el stop.” While the Central el station isn’t in Lilly’s district, she serves as Loretto Hospital’s chief external affairs officer. During the veto session, the transit bill went through several amendments. The Oct. 28, 2025 version of the bill called for the CTA to “remodel, renovate, or con-
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Blue Line train passes the abandoned Central el station, which is located near Loretto Hospital.
struct a new station at or near the Cicero/ Laramie location on the Blue Line.” The Oct. 30 version of the bill revised that paragraph to state that the CTA “shall remodel, renovate, or construct a new station at or near the Central station and the western entrance at Leclaire Avenue location on the Blue Line. The renovated or newly constructed station shall be completed and open for public operation no later than January 1, 2029.” That language remained in the final version of the bill. While the reference to the Central el station is clear-cut, Leclaire Avenue doesn’t cross the Eisenhower Expressway. North Leclare Avenue stops at Madison Street, and South Leclair Avenue starts at 44th Street. Even if LeClaire Avenue would go past Madison Street in a straight line, it
would be east of Central Avenue, not west. But the Lavergne Avenue entrance, which was the Cicero station’s west entrance, would fit the bill. Lilly acknowledged to Austin Weekly News that, in the rush to adopt the transit bill, some errors may have cropped up. She said she expected the legislators to go back and clean up the language in January. CTA did not respond to the request for comment by deadline. Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), whose ward includes both Central and Cicero stations, said that he supports the Central station’s reopening, but didn’t elaborate further. Lilly said she was “excited” to see the station reopen. “This is going to be a significant opportunity for our community,” she said.
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Opioid Task Force moves office to ‘epicenter of fentanyl crisis’ Reaching out to better address epidemic and prevent overdose deaths By MICHAEL LIPTROT Contributing Reporter
A group working to prevent drug overdoses moved its offices to a West Side corner that it considers ground zero for the city’s fentanyl and opioid crisis. The West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force in October moved to 310 N. Pulaski Road, adjacent to the Pulaski Green Line stop. In making the move, the group is looking to build on previous successes in reducing overdose deaths — while also tackling the problem at its “epicenter,” officials said. “We’re right here on Lake and Pulaski, which is the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis, or the overdose crisis,” said Fanya Burford-Berry, director of the task force. “We can just step right on outside to our work and we can bring people back in and then we can process and debrief what is going on, on the West Side, when it comes to the drug issue.” Last year, there were 15 opioid overdose deaths within a half mile of the Lake Street and Pulaski Road intersection, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s dashboard mapping opioid-related cases. The greater West Side also sees a disproportionate number of opioid deaths. The area near CTA stops have become hotspots for drug use, with the trains and their stations often providing shelter for people suffering from drug problems, task force members said. Narcan vending machines have been added to several CTA stations across the city through a 2023 city pilot program, which last year expanded to include the nearby Harlem/Lake station.
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The West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force partnered with medical device company Defense Diagnostics Inc. to distribute fentanyl detection devices underneath the Pulaski Green Line stop steps away from their headquarters at 310 N. Pulaski.
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Task force leaders said the new headquarters’ proximity to drug-use hotspots gives them an advantage when it comes to making inroads on the overdose epidemic. Task force members and volunteers are in the community regularly, setting up on street corners and in community centers. People who encounter task force street teams can sign up to receive an overdose reversal kit, be trained on how to use the overdose reversal agent Naloxone or be referred to drug treatment programs such as a methadone or suboxone clinic. Last week, the task force partnered with medical device company Defense Diagnostics Inc. to distribute fentanyl detection devices underneath the Pulaski Green Line stop. The devices, of which 400 were donated to the task force, can help users detect if there is fentanyl in their drugs. Fentanyl,
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a synthetic opioid, is often added to illicit drugs and is a leading cause of overdose deaths. The task force says partnerships like this and broader reduction efforts are largely driving the decrease in opioid overdose deaths by destigmatizing drug use and educating people on how to be safe. The group also partners with the state health department to provide Narcan, which can reverse overdoses. “We have not seen a decrease in [drug] usage for us, but rather an increase in people saying ‘We know we can go get Narcan … safe-use supplies … help and treatment,” Burford-Berry said.
Fewest overdose deaths in a decade The work of groups like the West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force has helped reverse the trend in overdose deaths in Cook County. Cook County saw the fewest opioid overdose deaths in a decade in 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. This news comes following years of ramped up outreach work, Narcan access and harm reduction programs across the county. Cook County saw opioid overdose deaths fall more than 41 percent last year, according to a county report. The 687 overdose
deaths last year are the lowest in the county since 2015, which saw 676 deaths, according to the county. Last year’s overdose deaths are nearly a third of the pandemicera peak of 2,001 reported in 2022. Opioid overdoses in Cook County continue to be overwhelmingly male, with men accounting for 73 percent of overdose death cases in 2025, according to the report. African Americans make up the majority of overdose deaths in Cook County at 50 percent, with whites and Latinos make up 32 and 17 percent of deaths, respectively. The age group most affected continues to be 50- to 59-year-olds, who made up 27 percent of last year’s cases, according to the report. The youngest person to overdose in the county last year was a 2-year-old girl from Chicago. The oldest was an 85-year-old woman from Harwood Heights, according to the report. No further details were provided on the girl’s death. Fentanyl was involved in 82 percent of overdose deaths last year, according to the report. Burford-Berry said the task force plans to continue its boots-on-the-ground work to preventing overdoses. This year, the group will have an increased focus on behavioral and mental health, as well as reaching Black men over 50, a particularly vulnerable group to opioid use.
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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
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BANK OF NEW YORK, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 20071 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.SHENITA JONES, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2025 CH 04121 552 N LECLAIRE 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 November 19, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 20, 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 552 N LECLAIRE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-217025-0000 AND 16-09-217-0260000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $203,431.43. 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 bid-
ders 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 24-201891. 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. 24-201891 Attorney ARDC No. 6306439 Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2025 CH 04121 TJSC#: 45-3044 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2025 CH 04121 I3279971
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