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COVID test firm, lab operating local pop-ups accused of fraud Illinois AG demands continued shutdown of Center for Covid Control sites ‘for the foreseeable future’

By BOB UPHUES Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced late on Jan. 20 that his office demanded that Center for Covid Control, a Rolling Meadows-based company which provided free COVID-19 testing at pop-up sites throughout the Chicago area and in several other states, extend their voluntary shutdown of test sites “for the foreseeable future.”

He also stated his office had launched an investigation in the company in response to complaints from Illinois residents, which “have ranged from testing results being delayed or not received at all, to results being provided to individuals who were never administered a test, to tests being stored improperly and staff incorrectly using PPE and face masks.”

Center for Covid Control confirmed on its website that their voluntary shutdown, which started Jan. 14, would be extended beyond their planned re-open date of Jan. 22.

“CCC remains committed to providing the highest level of customer service and diagnostic quality and will not resume collection of paSee COVID FRAUD on page 8

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West Side police parking lot to become affordable housing Grace Manor aims to bring 65 affordable apartments and retail to Ogden Avenue

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A police station parking lot on the West Side could soon become home to dozens of affordable apartments.

The Chicago Plan Commission signed off Thursday, Jan. 20 on the plans for a six-story affordable apartment building at 3201-3423 W. Ogden Ave. The Grace Manor Apartments development would include

65 units of apartments affordable at 60 percent of the area median income, as well as ground-level retail space.

The Ogden Avenue site is an underused parking lot for the nearby 10th District police station. The proposal will be sent to the full City Council for a vote next week.

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Developers and city officials said the apartments match up with key priorities in the North Lawndale Quality of Life Plan, a community-driven blueprint to improve housing, education, safety and other issues in the neighborhood, said Brian Hacker, a planner for the city’s development department.

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Austin Weekly News, January 26, 2022

Changes to 2022 Scavenger Sale will benefit bidders and communities

By MARIA PAPPAS

(typically 2 1 2 years for residential properties and six months for commercial properties and vacant lots), the tax buyer can petition the Circuit Court of Cook County for a deed to take ownership of the property.

Tax buyers do not pay delinquent taxes on a property. However, after the sale but prior to getting a deed, the buyer must pay whatever taxes went unpaid after the Scavenger Sale. Bidder registration for the sale will take place Jan. 14 through Feb. 4.

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What’s included in the Scavenger Sale

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ 2022 Scavenger Sale will look different as the Treasurer’s Office takes steps to help small developers, homeowners and investors rebuild neighborhoods and create generational wealth.

Under Illinois law, the Treasurer’s Office is required to conduct a Scavenger Sale every two years, offering at auction the taxes on properties with three or more years of delinquent taxes. The Sale is scheduled to take place Feb. 14 through March 2.

The 2022 Scavenger Sale includes 31,209 property index numbers, or PINs, with 14,598 of them in the City of Chicago and 16,611 in suburban Cook County. The unpaid taxes on those properties totals almost $1.15 billion countywide, including $254.9 million just in Chicago, and adds to the financial challenges many communities face.

More than half of the PINs are vacant lots and many are on the same block, creating opportunities for meaningful development.

The list includes thousands of properties in Chicago and suburban Cook County that were originally offered at previous Scavenger Sales but were not sold.

How the Scavenger Sale works A property’s unpaid taxes are sold for cash bids. The minimum bid is $250.

The amounts bid typically are significantly less than the total amount of delinquent taxes and interest due. The highest bidder wins a lien on the property. If the current property owner does not redeem (pay) the delinquent taxes within a certain time period

What’s new for the 2022 Scavenger Sale Changes to the 2022 Cook County Scavenger Sale are intended to remove potential barriers for bidders, increase transparency and make the Scavenger Sale more successful. The changes include:

The list is now free. The Treasurer’s Office has removed the $250 fee required to obtain a list of all Property Index Numbers (PINs) scheduled to be offered during the sale.

The list is downloadable. The entire list is available at cookcountytreasurer.com to view and/or download.

There is a searchable map. A new interactive map will allow anyone to view all properties on the Sale list, see how many are in a certain community and block and learn the characteristics of each property to be offered.

How communities can benefit from the Scavenger Sale One participant at several previous Scavenger Sales was Noble Development Associates, headed by Louis Williams and Yolanda Davis. With roots in the community, Williams and Davis decided to focus on the area near Garfield Boulevard and Shields Avenue in the northeast corner of Englewood.

Since winning bids, Noble has gone through the court process to obtain the deeds to dozens of vacant lots in the neighborhood.

Now it plans to partner with developers to build homes. “We have a significant investment in the neighborhood,” Williams said.

Construction is expected to start this spring on a three-flat at 333 W. Garfield Boulevard that Noble has sold to developers and real estate agents Rich Aronson of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago and Greg Viti of Keller Williams ONEChicago Lincoln Park. They hope to sell it to someone who will live in the building.

“The ultimate goal is the create ownership and generational wealth,” Aronson said.

“We want to recreate the neighborhood.”

“Throughout Cook County, there are groups and individuals working hard to better the lives of the people around them,” Pappas added. “The Scavenger Sale can be an effective tool to obtain a deed to a property that no longer has delinquent taxes attached to it.”

For more information, visit cookcountytreasurer.com

Why the changes matter A 2020 Treasurer’s Office study of seven Scavenger Sales conducted from 2007 to 2019 found the process, created in 1939 by the General Assembly, no longer is an effective tool in returning properties to productive use and the tax rolls. Out of 51,320 unique properties offered over 13 years at the Scavenger Sale, just 3,655 were purchased by private buyers.

Pappas said her changes to the 2022 Scavenger Sale are incremental improvements that may increase the Sale’s success while her office formulates more improvements.

“By making the list free, putting it online and making an easily searchable map, I hope we see more potential bidders intent on improving their communities. A vacant lot could become a side yard, helping a homeowner build generational wealth. A cluster of parcels could attract a local developer interested in adding new houses to a block,” Pappas said.

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Austin Weekly News, January 26, 2022

West Side murder surge driven by social media, old conflicts

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The issues that drove the West Side’s pandemic spike in violence won’t be fixed overnight, anti-violence workers said

Digital Publishing & Technology Manager Briana Higgins

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Contributing Reporter Igor Studenkov

Equity Editor/Ombudsman/Editor Michael Romain Senior Editor Bob Uphues

Block Club Chicago

A West Side police district has seen more homicides and carjackings than any other during the two-year pandemic surge in violence — but area leaders say they are working to stop beefs before they erupt and chart a path to peace in the long term.

The 11th Police District — which includes parts of Austin, Lawndale and East and West Garfield Park — had 105 homicides in 2021, up from 103 in 2020 and 74 in the year prior, according to police data.

While Chicago experienced a citywide surge in violent crime in 2021, West Side neighborhoods in the 11th District have long struggled with shootings and homicides.

While the district has had the most murders of any district citywide for at least a decade, there has been a significant increase — in 2011, the district had 44 homicides, less than half the number last year.

Carjackings in the 11th District have risen sharply since the pandemic began. In 2019 when there were 79, in 2020 there were 185 and in 2021 there were 192, according to police data.

Violence prevention outreach workers with Breakthrough and the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago said the problems that lead to violence on the West Side, like tensions between street groups, poverty and online beefs, have grown in recent years.

But so too have the tools at their disposal to intervene before an issue escalates into violence.

Recently they’ve been seeing social media driving conflicts, said Frederick Seaton, outreach supervisor for the Institute of Nonviolence Chicago’s West Garfield Park outpost.

“Somebody could have a simple misunderstanding … and somebody can misinterpret it into something more than it is and escalate it into a violent situation,” Seaton said.

Feuds on social media can reawaken years-old beefs. Those online disputes sometimes turn into anniversary shootings seeking revenge for a murder that happened years ago.

In response, nonviolence experts are monitoring social media to diffuse potentially explosive situations.

“Our team has really been focused on social media and trying to mediate any conflicts that may arise from that,” said Damien

Reporting Partners Block Club, Austin Talks Columnist Arlene Jones Staff Photographer Alex Rogals Design/Production Manager Andrew Mead Editorial Design Manager Javier Govea Designer Susan McKelvey COLIN BOYLE/Block Club Chicago

Chicago Police respond to gunfire in the 5100 West block of Madison Street in the Austin neighborhood on Nov. 12, 2021.

Morris, director of violence prevention at Breakthrough Urban Ministries. “We have seen an increase in homicides and non-fatal shootings. But just think about, if we were not there, what would those numbers look like?”

Many shootings in the past year erupted from historical tensions between rivals, Morris said, adding that when young people can’t get help to move past trauma, their wounds don’t heal — they fester. One violent conflict flaring up from past issues can send ripples of violence through several communities, Morris said.

“When something happens, whether it’s historical or over the death anniversary of somebody, it’s very easy for the violence to really spike. Within a week, you can see a neighborhood go from zero incidents to about 14 incidents,” Morris said.

Street outreach is an essential strategy for preventing violence emerging from online beefs and friction between rival groups, Morris said. Outreach workers are from the neighborhood, so they have long-term relationships with people most likely to be involved in those conflicts and are familiar with the histories of the street organizations that may be feuding, Morris said.

Intervening to heal wounds That expertise means outreach workers can see when tensions are flaring and coordinate the right type of interventions needed to heal those old wounds, Morris said.

“They know the community like the back of their hands. Those are the same people who will be able to get into the homes, or go on the block, and find out the root cause.

Whether it’s historical or domestic, we can

find out,” Morris said.

Last summer, violence prevention groups negotiated dozens of nonviolence agreements and truces between street organizations on the West Side. When shootings did happen, the group members worked around the clock to support victims and stop retaliation, Seaton said.

“By being from the community, you have people who can tell you something’s going wrong … you’ll be able to get the whispers.

Then you can put a strategy down to make sure it don’t blow up and escalate into something bigger,” Seaton said.

After 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams was murdered last spring in a McDonald’s drive-thru in North Lawndale, the Firehouse Community Arts Center worked with churches, residents and local groups to take the neighborhood back from gangs.

The Project Presence initiative organizes pop-up events like sports games and cookouts on troubled blocks to keep young people busy and push out negative activity, said Phil Jackson, the art center’s founder.

Jackson aims to expand Project Presence by doing more outreach within schools and bring more local churches, businesses, and large companies in as partners to bring resources to the hotspots that need them.

“The more contact we can have, the more impact we can engage in,” Jackson said.

The pandemic’s effect The pandemic has also been a major factor in violence increasing, worsening the unemployment and poverty that local youth See MURDER SURGE on page 4

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MURDER SURGE Solutions sought from page 3 have long struggled with, anti-violence advocates said.

“You’re thinking, ‘How are you going to survive?’ … Most people, they’re trying to survive by any means necessary. Therefore, you see a spike in armed robbery. You see a spike in carjackings,” Morris said.

Problems from the pandemic are building upon generations of disinvestment in the West Side and social issues, like housing insecurity, food scarcity and inadequate mental health services, Seaton said.

Those long-term issues must be addressed to fix the conditions that fuel violence on the West Side, he said.

“It didn’t start overnight. It’s been going on for years. The disinvestment, the guys feeling hopeless, the trauma. That’s why we have the guys working with them every day, trying to instill some hope in them,” Seaton said.

The role of police About 490 Chicago police officers are assigned to the 11th District, more than any other district in the city, according to 2020 officer assignment data acquired by the Invisible Institute. But some residents complain the significant police presence has done little to stop the violence.

During the public health emergency lockdowns in 2020, the 11th District had the highest number of stay-at-home enforcement actions from police, WTTW reported.

Officers in the 11th District conducted 41,736 traffic stops in 2020, more than any other part of the city by far, police data shows. A 2018 analysis of ProPublica data also showed West Side wards had among the highest numbers of parking tickets issued by police rather than parking enforcement officials.

But despite the disproportionate level of policing and enforcement on issues like traffic and parking in the area, some residents said they feel they can’t rely on police to keep the street safe and intervene when life-threatening emergencies occur.

“Having the police there should make people feel more comfortable and safe. But that’s not the feeling people get,” Norman said.

The Central Austin Neighborhood Association sued the city in 2011 after repeated incidents where residents would call 911 to report shootings, gang activity, drug markets and robberies, but officers never showed up to help.

“Yes, they’re writing tickets. But they’re not coming in these life-threatening situations,” said Cassandra Norman, co-founder of the neighborhood group.

The city settled a 10-year lawsuit with the neighborhood group last year regarding 911 response times. Under the agreement, the city must start collecting and publishing data on 911 response times, information advocates say will help them track how police respond to emergencies, especially in Black and La-

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Breakthrough’s violence prevention teams plan events like cookouts and basketball games in the summer to connect with youth and help keep the peace. tino neighborhoods.

West Side Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), a former police sergeant and chair of City Council’s Committee on Public Safety, said to have an impact on crime “we have to look at social factors as well as enforcement factors.”

“I agree with residents who say over-policing is too much without consideration of other avenues of trying to reduce crime,” Taliaferro said. “More parking citations … isn’t going to solve or prevent more crimes.”

The West Side needs resources to improve issues like joblessness and mental health challenges. But a shortage of officers and lack of enforcement “provides more opportunity for criminals to carry out those crimes,” he said.

Though parts of the West Side have more officers and enforcement actions than anywhere else, “having the most could still be inadequate,” Taliaferro said.

“I would argue, why is their crime still increasing if they have an adequate number of officers?” Taliaferro said.

Systemic problems, systemic solutions Local groups have invested significantly in fixing quality-of-life issues to make a difference in the long run. The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago has expanded its paid career readiness opportunities, like its 16week workforce development programs and its Re-Entry 2.0 program that creates economic opportunities for formerly incarcerated people.

The Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative has partnered with many local groups to renew the historical Madison and Pulaski commercial corridors in West Garfield. After the October closure of Aldi, one

of the neighborhood’s only grocery stores, the collaborative offered emergency food distributions for weeks and began working with the city to bring in a more communityrooted grocer as a long-term fix.

There was also more investment in antiviolence programs and street outreach in 2021. The city dedicated $36 million to violence prevention groups last year, up from just $1 million in previous years. Private organizations committed tens of millions to antiviolence programs, as well.

The state also pivoted toward a public health approach for violence prevention and committed $250 million over three years to community programs throughout Illinois that address social factors that lead to violence.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Invest South/West campaign has also brought unprecedented levels of public and private investment to the West Side, leading to the opening of a roller rink and community plaza at Madison and Pulaski.

“There has been greater investment and more latitude for the types of programs that are needed. I still think we need to do more at the root cause level,” said TJ Crawford, director of the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative.

There is no single policy that can end the violence overnight, and “since these are systemic problems, they need systemic solutions,” Crawford said. Those solutions must start by unraveling the legacy of “prejudicial and racist policies” that limit Black communities’ access to education, workforce opportunities, food access and banking, he said.

“Trauma can be witnessing or being a victim of abuse, being overpoliced, being

in an overcrowded school system, eating foods that cause depression,” Crawford said. “That impacts how our brain functions and how we perceive threats. That leads to being aggressive or vengeful or distrustful.”

Residents must also prioritize civic engagement so they can push for a system of governance that can serve their interests and follow through with the policies and investments communities need to move forward, Crawford said.

“If government is a tool, and I don’t have my hands on the tool … then I am complicit in what’s going on,” Crawford said. “We need to be more civically engaged because these institutional problems need to be addressed at an institutional level.”

The problem must also be dealt with internally by redefining community culture so it uplifts values of health, self-determination, ownership and wellbeing, Crawford said.

To do that, the Rite to Wellness Campaign is working on several initiatives, including efforts to create a neighborhood wellness center, a healthy eating and fitness campaign, and an urban planning effort focused on West Garfield Park’s economic corridors. Those efforts are aimed at creating an environment that encourages people to “behave in a longterm healthy way rather than short-term pleasurable ways,” Crawford said.

“We have to really build the culture of community and engage people in owning and practicing the culture that values us,” Crawford said. “Culturally informed community development is one of the main ingredients in building healthy communities.”

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Austin Weekly News, January 26, 2022

City awards 3 Austin businesses Recovery grants POTLUC, Soul City Chicago and Third City Café among three businesses awarded funding under Chicago Recovery Plan

By AUSTIN TALKS Publishing Partner

Three Austin businesses are among 31 across the city that have been awarded $14.4 million in grant funding under the Chicago Recovery Plan.

The grants, announced this week by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, range from $24,090 to $2.5 million and will be used to finance workplace improvements involving interior build outs, exterior renovations, energy efficiency enhancements and other upgrades.

The projects were selected from more than 180 proposals submitted during an open application period last year. Finalists were determined by a city evaluation committee based on project readiness, viability, location, applicant experience, neighborhood needs and other factors.

The three Austin projects are: ■ POTLUC (6004 W. North Ave.): $250,000 ■ Soul City Chicago (5713 W. Chicago Ave.): $2.5 mi llion ■ Third City Café (5534 W. North Ave.): $247,500.00

Fourteen of the projects are food-related; 10 provide community or personal services; three are retail-oriented; three have mixed uses; and one is a cultural entity. More than half of the awardees are located in community areas pri-

oritized by the mayor’s INVEST South/West neighborhood revitalization initiative.

The grants are being allocated through the city’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) and other Chicago Recovery Plan funding sources. Administered by the Department of Planning and Development, the NOF program allocates voluntary fees paid by downtown construction projects to foster economic development along key West, Southwest and South side commercial corridors. Created in 2016, the program has selected more than 275 grant projects.

Recipients of grants of $250,000 or less will have access to pre-qualified design, subcontracting and financing specialists that help with business plans and work scopes. For grants more than $250,000, a new application process enables streamlined access to multiple city funding sources.

The Chicago Recovery Plan anticipates three community development grant application rounds in 2022, with application deadlines of Monday, Jan. 31; Thursday, March 10; and a third date to be determined this summer.

For additional application details, including a recent informational webinar about the key grant program, visit here.

More information about the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, including a complete list of grant awardees and finalists from this week’s announcement and prior rounds, is available

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West Side groups relaunch plans to open STEAM academy This time, plans do not call for merging 3 neighborhood schools

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

West Side educators have renewed their efforts to build a state-of-the-art public academy for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics in North Lawndale after a yearlong hiatus.

Revised plans for the North Lawndale STEAM Partnership Academy submitted to the district will not require three neighborhood schools to be consolidated. The consolidation was a major sticking point with some parents and teachers in 2020, which led the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council and the neighborhood’s Community Action Committee to withdraw the plan they submitted to Chicago Public Schools.

Instead of pitching a STEAM neighborhood school to replace Crown Academy, Sumner Elementary and North Lawndale Community Academy, the new plan would create the STEAM Partnership Academy as a magnet school at the old Henson Elementary, a school that closed years ago at 1326 S. Avers Ave. Eighty percent of the STEAM school’s students would come from the Lawndale neighborhood, percent could come 10X6while Austin20 Weekly TLH Eye Exam ad.pdf from other parts of the city, organizers said.

“We’re not asking for any schools to merge.

We’re just asking for a new school,” said Betty Allen Green, head of the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council’s education committee.

Now, the district will consider the school proposal, with the Chicago Board of Education making the final determination.

Local educators have planned the STEAM school for years as part of the neighborhood’s 2018 Quality-Of-Life Plan, a residentdriven blueprint for improving things like housing, education and public safety. The STEAM Partnership Academy was planned to prepare students for careers in science and technology and prevent families from leaving from Lawndale in search of better educational opportunities for their kids.

Several schools in Lawndale have closed in recent years, including Frazier Charter School. At least five schools in the neighborhood have also been targeted by the district as “turnaround schools.”

Struggling local schools have prompted many to flee the neighborhood or send students across the city to schools with more programs and resources, said Leonard Moore, chair of the neighborhood’s Community Ac1 1/5/22 11:24 AM tion Committee. At least 600 students living

in Lawndale go to schools in other neighborhoods, according to the group’s research.

“We are trying to provide additional educational opportunity and options for the kids who are presently leaving,” Moore said. “We think this is a great opportunity to have a state-of-the-art school here in North Lawndale and prepare them for the educational challenges of the future.”

The STEAM Partnership Academy would be a pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school with facilities designed to serve curriculums oriented toward technology and creative learning. The school would be designed to support diverse learners and would have a focus on social-emotional learning as well as restorative justice practices.

The curriculum would emphasize design processes, industrial experiences and activities, collaboration and awareness of careers in tech. The school would have “handson and project-based programs” as well as robust offerings in visual and performance arts, Green said.

At least 22 corporate, nonprofit and university partners have committed to supporting the programs and curricula at the school, including the University of Illinois

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“Our kids have access to people who are working in these fields already to serve as a mentor,” said Rodney Brown, head of the North Lawndale Chamber of Commerce and a co-founder of North Lawndale Community Coordinating Council.

The benefits of the STEAM Partnership Academy would reach beyond just the students enrolled, Green said. The academy would serve as STEAM hub for North Lawndale so other schools could model their curriculum and build out their own tech programs. Neighborhood schools would also be able to take advantage of any programs, mentorships and resources offered by industry partners, Green said.

“They have committed to being not only in the new schools but also the other schools in North Lawndale that are interested in being part of the STEAM hub,” Green said.

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Austin Weekly News, January 26, 2022

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came of age during the era of both the Civil Rights and Women’s Liberation movements. I think those of my generation who were a part of that moment in history have a different perspective than the current “cancel culture” generation. “Cancel culture” (CC) for those unfamiliar with the term, means intolerance of those who disagree with their opinion on an issue. Thus they silence someone by “canceling” them.

That bothers me tremendously. I grew up in a world where various perspectives on any situation were permitted and even encouraged to be voiced. But those of the CC generation won’t even listen. They are so super-sensitized to any and everything, that a college professor calling them by the wrong name devastates them.

I had an interesting discourse online with one of them. We were going back and forth regarding news stories from the past several weeks. Those stories involved a multitude of women who have been murdered by their boyfriends. One look at any of the boyfriends’ backgrounds and you had to wonder what these women were thinking to even date them. One of the women was a brilliant, young college student. Several others were mothers whose boyfriend was the baby’s father. One was a middle-aged woman. In each case, what all of them had in common, was the lack of common sense in their choice of the men they dated.

I must admit that I, too, had my silly mo-

ments as a young person. I fell into the trap of telling certain guys that they were “too nice.”

At the same time, I never wanted, nor was attracted to, dating a “thug.” Like many in my generation, I grew up hearing that, “if you lie down with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas.” I respected those words and took them to heart.

Getting back to the discourse, from my perspective I wanted accountability from the women for their role in dating men who were of questionable character. In my opinion, although those women may be victims of abuse, they were not innocent victims in the relationship. I felt the women were akin to that legal description of mutual combatants, or willing participants. The young lady disagreed and countered by accusing me of blaming the victim. In her mind, men were misogynists and dastardly deeds was the expected outcome. As the woman and I went back and forth, posting our opinions, she never directed any response to my post but rather kept to her opinion. That too is part of the cancel culture. I acknowledged what she wrote, but she could never acknowledged what I wrote.

We are too far into the 21st century to portray women as helpless creatures as if it were the 19th and early part of the 20th century. Accountability for actions not only has to be on the men, but also on the women. My position is not a popular one for certain generations, but it is a reality.

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State clamping down from page 1 tient samples until staffing resources permit CCC to operate at full capacity,” the company stated on its website.

The Illinois attorney general’s demand came a day after Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced he had sued Center for Covid Control and its primary lab partner, Doctors Clinical Laboratory, alleging they failed to report results to state health authorities, deceived customers by promising results they could not deliver on time or did not deliver at all and provided fraudulent test results to customers.

Rolling Meadows-based Center for Covid Control operated pop-up sites in a storefront at 9219 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield and in a mobile pod at 1527 Harlem Ave. in Forest Park until Jan. 14, when they abruptly paused operations in the face of an avalanche of complaints and heightened scrutiny by officials in several states, including Illinois.

Center for Covid Control also operated a testing site in the lobby of the former Oak Park Arts Center at 200 N. Oak Park Ave. The building is now the home of the Free Church, which bought the property in 2020.

The location was a newer one for Center for Covid Control, having opened on Jan. 10. That testing site closed its doors on Jan. 14 along with other Center for Covid Control locations.

Unlike the other local locations, however, the Oak Park Avenue site reopened its doors on Jan. 17.

“They told us we could resume testing because the lab was able to produce the results,” said Pastor Chuck Colegrove, who was at the site when a Growing Community Media reporter visited on Jan. 20.

The Oak Park testing site remained open to the public on Jan. 21, but Colegrove said it was no longer affiliated with Center for Covid Control. Instead, Colegrove said, the site was being run by one of Center for Covid Control’s former lab partners, Ravinia Health.

“I don’t have all the information on when the change happened,” said Colegrove, who added he requested “better documentation” from Ravinia Health. “I said, ‘Listen, you’re putting us in a spot, because most of those other [testing sites] they’re going to close up shop and disappear, and no one will ever see them again.’ But this is our life right here.”

Someone from Ravinia Health had approached the church about opening a free testing site, said Colgrove, and he agreed it would be a beneficial service for the community.

“It just felt like a great thing to offer the community,” Colegrove said. “Within a few blocks there are a lot of apartments.”

When the site opened on Jan. 10, workers brought with them signage indicating it was a Center for Covid Control site. That signage remained up through Jan. 20. Those signs were gone on Jan. 21, replaced by a simple sandwich board sign in front of the building indicating a free COVID testing site was inside.

A check of Illinois Secretary of State records shows that Ravinia Health Group LLC was created in September 2021 and lists its principal office in northwest suburban Park Ridge. The manager is listed as Shanawaz Khan, a Chicago resident.

The Ravinia Health website’s “About Us” page gives a vague description of the company as a “distinctive organization applying the highest level of service in the fight against SARS – coV-2 (Covid-19) by offering varying forms of testing.” It also states, “We partner with a CDC approved & licensed laboratory.”

That lab partner is not disclosed on that page, but at the bottom of the “Services” page of the Ravinia Health website, it directs those looking for test results to O’Hare Clinical Lab, which Illinois Secretary of State records show to be located in a different suite at the same address as Ravinia Health in Park Ridge. The manager of O’Hare Clinical Lab Services is Nasir Qader.

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Although the Center for Covid Control announced Jan. 14 it was shutting down its testing sites until Jan. 22, its location at 200 N. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park has been up and running since Jan. 17.

Center for Covid Control’s primary testing lab partner is Doctors Clinical Laboratory, which is also named in the Minnesota lawsuit. Doctors Clinical Laboratory shares the same Rolling Meadows address as Center for Covid Control and was engaged to process the thousands upon thousands of PCR tests they promised results for within 72 hours.

The complaints about the companies in the Minnesota lawsuit mirror some of those Growing Community Media heard as it researched local COVID-19 pop-up testing sites runs by Center for Covid Control and another outfit called Free Covid Testing Site (FCTS), which uses its lab partner’s name, Northshore Clinical Labs, interchangeably.

According to online data from the Centers for Disease Control, Doctors Clinical Laboratory has been paid more than $110 million in federal reimbursements for COVID-19 testing while Northshore Clinical Labs has received more than $137 million from the federal government after submitting claims from people who were said to be uninsured.

O’Hare Clinical Lab Services has been paid nearly $180 million in federal claims for conducting testing services, according to the CDC. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Jan. 11 issued a warning to residents who were considering using the services of the pop-up testing providers and followed up a statement confirming his office had opened a formal investigation into Center for Covid Control.

Neither Northshore Clinical Labs nor FCTS are the subjects of any investigations at this time. On Jan. 17 Northshore Clinical Labs announced that it “has paused all third-party operation of COVID -19 testing pop-up sites.”

Meanwhile, visitors to the FCTS website now are greeted with the message: “Our Website Is Undergoing Maintenance.

Thank you for your patience, FCTS!” FCTS/Northshore Clinical Labs had operated pop-up sites at 2704 Harlem Ave. in Riverside; at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road; inside a vacant storefront at 321A Harlem Ave. in Forest Park; at 6325 W. North Ave. in Oak Park; and at 6816 W. North Ave. in Chicago.

All of the local FCTS/Northshore pop-up testing locations

were closed as of Jan. 20, though signage remained on the location at 2704 Harlem Ave. in Riverside.

According to the lawsuit filed by Minnesota’s attorney general, former employees of Center for Covid Control reported that the company could not keep up with the volume of tests as it expanded rapidly across the country.

By early December 2021, according to the lawsuit, Center for Covid Control was administering 8,000 to 10,000 tests per day in Minnesota and data entry workers were unable to keep pace.

“Employees have been gathering incoming tests in garbage bags and piling them in various corners of their office without any semblance of organization,” the lawsuit states.

When employees asked the Center for Covid Control’s owners, Akbar Syed and Aleya Siyaj, for more help they reportedly refused. Instead, according to the lawsuit, Siyaj “instructed employees to ‘streamline’ data entry by entering the name of a patient and immediately hit a series of keys that would input defaults for the remaining entries, including defaulting a patient’s insurance information to ‘uninsured.’”

The company then would reportedly seek reimbursement from the federal government, claiming those with private insurance were actually uninsured.

Because of the huge backlog of tests waiting to be processed and knowing that tests were no longer “good” after three days or so, a Center for Covid Control official reportedly instructed employees to post-date test samples to make them appear more recent than they were and then send them on to the lab for processing.

Some people who had competed online forms to receive tests, but who actually never followed through with getting tested, complained that they received test result nonetheless from center for Covid Control.

“I’m holding these companies accountable that sent back false or inaccurate results, when they send them back at all, for deceiving Minnesotans and undermining the public’s trust in testing,” Ellison said in a press release.

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A rendering of Lawndale Redefined shows the residential tower, the community plaza, and the Cube.

GRACE MANOR No small plans from page 1 “This aligns nicely with the recommendations of [the Quality of Life Plan] to expand retail amenities, to develop affordable housing and to improve the pedestrian experience along Ogden,” Hacker said.

The apartments were originally planned for a city-owned lot at 13th Street and Kedvale Avenue, near Grace Memorial Church.

But developers set their sights on the underused parking lot because it is close to amenities like the Central Park Pink Line station, the Farm on Ogden and the $31 million Lawndale Redefined development, which could boost the impact of the affordable homes.

Lawndale Redefined combines a community arts and tech center, an affordable housing project and a grocery store with a rooftop bistro on vacant land at 3400 W. Ogden Ave. The project is part of the mayor’s INVEST South/West initiative to guide public and private dollars toward Black and Latino areas that haven’t historically gotten their fair share of investment.

Building the Grace Manor apartments

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A rendering of Lawndale Redefined shows the residential tower, the community plaza, and the Cube. near Lawndale Redefined will “cluster developments that would be transformative and catalytic,” Ald. Michael Scott Jr. (24th) said.

Grace Manor will be designed by architecture firm JGMA. The building will be

designed to emphasize views of the city’s skyline visible along Ogden Avenue, as well as the legacy of Route 66, which spans the country from Chicago to the West Coast.

The apartment complex will have broad windows on each level, a landscaped roof

and balconies and terraces to showcase the “unbelievable vistas of the city,” lead architect Juan Moreno said.

“This area is the alpha of Route 66. You think about the energy and nostalgia … it has a lot of beautiful things, and we’re really trying to highlight the positives,” Moreno said.

Plan Commission members praised the project’s design and potential social impact.

“Affordable housing can still be really beautiful. I think it is going to help transform this corridor,” commission Chair Teresa Cordova said.

There is a significant need for affordable and quality housing in Lawndale, Scott said.

Many legacy residents have been forced to leave the city in the past 25 years “because there were not affordable places to live,” Scott said.

“For the last 20 years, we’ve also lost a significant amount of property. We’re doing all we can to bring back affordability and bring back people into the ward,” Scott said.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.GERTRUDE WESTBROOK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FLORA WESTBROOK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERTRUDE WESTBROOK, AS ADMINISTRATOR, DELORES WESTBROOK, GREGORY PLEASANT, SHEILA PLEASANT A/K/A SHEILA CAMERON, FELICIA PLEASANT A/K/A FELICIA JOHNSON Defendants 2019CH11155 1523 S RIDGEWAY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 15, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 17, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1523 S RIDGEWAY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-127-0080000 The real estate is improved with a duplex.

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act,

765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-07511 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH11155 TJSC#: 41-3109 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 # 2019CH11155 I3185526

ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018CH10353 501 N CLINTON ST, #3404 CHICAGO, IL 60654 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 12, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 28, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 501 N CLINTON ST, #3404, CHICAGO, IL 60654 Property Index No. 17-09-112-1071435; 17-09-112-107-1202 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-03303

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018CH10353 TJSC#: 42-82 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 # 2018CH10353 I3185891

title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-06303 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH08458 TJSC#: 41-3107 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 # 2019CH08458 I3184983

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-08939 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH13082 TJSC#: 41-2913 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 # 2019CH13082 I3184921

Defendants, 21 CH 3659 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 13, 2021, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 16-09-120-031-0000.

Commonly known as 5216 West Ferdinand Street, Chicago, IL 60644.

The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 7420007.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 Dated: December 28, 2021 I3184633

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR BRAVO MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2006-1 BRAVO MORTGAGE ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LYDIA MORAN; DORIS MARIE LASALVIA; WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF LYDIA MORAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 20 CH 5118 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 7, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 17-07-226-003-0000.

Commonly known as 1855 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a commercial building.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W20-0307 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3185969 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.CARLO M. GOVIA, KINZIE PARK TOWER CONDOMINIUM

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.RICKEY MURFF, JANET EARLY, JEANETTE MCFARLAND, NATHAN DUDLEY, BRAYONE MURFF, NATHAN DUDLEY JR., JERELL D. DUDLEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GENETTA MURFF, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GENETTA MURFF (DECEASED), QUAASHIE MURFF, TIYIAK TROOP, JEANETTE TROOP, LADARRIUS WALLACE, HORACE MURFF III, KENDRA MURFF, RICKY MURFF Defendants 2019CH08458 3217 WEST FULTON BLVD 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 November 9, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3217 WEST FULTON BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-408-0350000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.SHIRLEY A. STARLING, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALEXANDER STARLING, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALEXANDER STARLING (DECEASED) Defendants 2019CH13082 3913 W 14TH ST CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 10, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3913 W 14TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-115-0040000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

JOSEPH EKOWA; DIVA DAVE INC.; AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS;

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES THOMAS; JANA N. JACKSON; TITIS T. JACKSON; PRINCIPAL SERVICES TRUST COMPANY FKA THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES THOMAS IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JANA N. JACKSON IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TITIS T. JACKSON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 16229 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-13-408-021-0000.

Commonly known as 2717 West Lexington Street, Chicago, IL 60612.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. WA16-0749 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3185062

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