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As COVID-19 spreads in state prisons, Austin residents worry for loved ones Rep. Ford, activists and residents urge Gov. Pritzker to release inmates, establish quarantine measures

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Austin resident Classie Terrell, 71, is worried.

Her 50-year-old son is incarcerated at Sheridan Correctional Center and her 32-year-old greatnephew is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. Both, Terrell said, have complained of feeling sick within the last several months.

“My great-nephew said he’s been sick with the flu and had been throwing up. He hadn’t been able to eat. They gave him a test and put him in a one-person cell,” Terrell said during an interview last week.

“I was concerned about my son in December,” she said. “At the time, he said he had a cold. I talked to [Rep. La Shawn K. Ford] about my son getting early release, because he is eligible for work release. I had not heard about the virus at the time. I was just concerned about his cold and what happens when you’re sick in there.”

Terrell is one of many concerned relatives, activists and lawmakers who want incarcerated individuals released due to the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois prisons, which they say are ill-equipped and underprepared to handle sick inmates in normal circumstances — let alone hundreds of prisoners infected with a highly contagious and deadly virus.

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In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis new partnerships are emerging to address the changing needs of vulnerable populations.

On March 31, more than a dozen uniformed Chicago police officers descended

on Beyond Hunger’s food pantry in Oak Park to pick up more than 3,000 pounds of groceries bound for 100 high-risk residents in Austin – seniors with dementia, chronic illness, or disabilities.

“Senior citizens are among those most effected by the COVID-10 pandemic; they need to stay home to stay safe making it more difficult to access groceries,” said Adriana Riano, program manager at Beyond Hunger. “We need to do what we can to fill that gap.”

Beyond Hunger has operated a homedelivery program for four years in concert with Oak Park Township’s senior services program. Riano said Beyond Hunger has been looking to expand its home-delivery program into Austin for quite some time.

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Residents concerned from page 1 “The Department of Corrections clearly doesn’t have the healthcare capacity to take care of individuals with severe illness,” said Ford (D-8th), whose district spans most of Austin and into the near west suburbs.

Ford regularly takes constituents on trips to state prisons. Last week, he launched an online call to action, encouraging his constituents who wish to see their incarcerated loved ones or family members released due to the COVID-19 pandemic to fill out a form. As of April 3, the petition has garnered roughly 800 entries.

“We know that the conditions you live in can impact your quality of life and health, and it’s been on record that our prisons are old and deteriorating,” Ford said last week. “The facilities have mold, asbestos, lead, rodents — all of that. And if you’re an inmate at a prison, it’s highly likely that if you are exposed to an infected person, you’re going to get it, because it’s very difficult to practice social distancing. It’s like impossible. That alone is a recipe for disaster.”

As of April 3, the Illinois Department of Corrections has reported 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among staffers and 53 among inmates. The results of 187 tests are still pending.

The most confirmed cases have been reported at Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum security state prison in Joliet that houses roughly 1,500 inmates. The prison has 17 confirmed cases among staffers and 49 among inmates.

On March 30, Department of Corrections officials reported that the first incarcerated individual to die from COVID-19 in Illinois was held at Stateville.

State prison officials have said they’ve taken various measures to manage the spread of

COVID-19, including putting a halt to visits; quarantining sick inmates; and placing all facilities with confirmed cases of COVID-19 on lockdown, which prohibits any movement in the facility except for medical care.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker also issued an executive order suspending all admissions to the state’s prisons and commuting the sentences of pregnant women, women with babies, retail shoplifters and individuals in prison on narcotics charges.

“We had more than 1,000 fewer prisoners in prison today than we had on Feb. 1,” the governor said during an April 2 press briefing, according to Capitol News Illinois.

But those measures aren’t enough for Ford, Terrell and others who are concerned that COVID-19’s quiet spread throughout the state’s prison system can claim even more lives.

On April 3, a group of Chicago civil rights attorneys filed a class action lawsuit against Pritzker and Rob Jeffreys, the director of the Department of Corrections, on behalf of 10 incarcerated individuals.

Without urgent action, the lawsuit states, “the novel coronavirus is likely to spread not just inside the walls of Illinois’ 28 prisons, but throughout prison communities as well.

Nearly 37,000 people are incarcerated in Illinois, living in close quarters where all aspects of daily life, including healthcare and food service, take place.”

Terrell said last month, the last time she spoke with her great-nephew, he told her that he had tested negative for COVID-19, but that he believes there are more prisoners who may be sick with the virus than people know.

“He was a food service worker, cleaning pots and pans,” Terrell said of her nephew.

“He said one of his older colleagues was sick and unable to work, as well.”

Terrell requested that her son and greatnephew remain anonymous due to concerns for their wellbeing.

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BREEDING GROUND: The Menard Correctional Center in Menard, Ill., where Classie Terrell’s 32-year-old great-nephew is incarcerated. Terrell is among many Austin residents worried for their loved ones who are currently incarcerated as COVID-19 spreads throughout the state’s penal system. also needs to be more vigilant about monitoring released inmates, many of whom return to communities like Austin. He referenced the case of Timothy Loving, a 59-year-old Austin resident who was released from Lincoln Correctional Center on March 11.

Five days after his release, Loving was pronounced dead at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office ruled that Loving died from respiratory failure related to COVID-19. He also had underlying medical issues including diabetes and chronic substance abuse.

It isn’t known how Loving contracted the virus. During an interview last week, an employee with the department’s COVID-19 support line said that while he could not comment on Loving’s case specifically, IDOC is not testing prisoners before they’re released, unless they show any symptoms of the viral disease.

“If we don’t test them, they should at least be quarantined at a nice facility for 14 days,” Ford said, adding that the current pandemic bolsters an argument he’s been making for years in Springfield.

“Since 2014, I’ve introduced and passed resolutions to urge the governor to release non-violent people from our state prisons,” he said. “I have also passed resolutions to urge prosecutors and judges not to recommend sentencing non-violent people to prison.”

Ford said that, if people are not released from the state’s prisons, the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially overwhelm the hospital system in the rural areas where most of the state’s prisons are located.

“Hospitals in those areas only have the ability to maybe take care of the populations that have been counted [in the U.S. census],” he said. “The last thing those towns need is to have people infected going into their community hospitals. There will be no room for the residents.”

Ford encouraged anyone related to people who are in prison for non-violent convictions and who support their release to email him at repford@lashawnford.com, so that he could pass their letters on to Pritzker.

He also encouraged them to send supporting emails from friends and family members about why their relatives should be released.

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Police required ID to access West Side blocks

Measure designed to curb COVID-19 might violate rights, ACLU says

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

Last Tuesday, Chicago Police stationed officers at four West Side crime hotspots, asking people to show ID. Only people who lived on the blocks there were allowed to enter.

As first reported by the Sun-Times, the move was designed to reduce criminal loitering and enforce the state’s stay at home rule to curb the spread of coronavirus, police officials said. The blocks, which police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi described as open-air drug markets, have hosted large gang gatherings in recent weeks, police said.

But civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and West Side Justice Center, questioned if the move was constitutionally sound.

“Anytime you see your movements are restricted in some way, of course we begin to think about constitutional rights. But also human rights,” said Tanya Woods, who runs the West Side Justice Center.

Several officers who were sent to the blocks by Harrison (11th) District Cmdr.

Darrell Spencer were hesitant to follow orders because they also were concerned the move was not constitutional, the Sun-Times reported.

The action restricted access to four blocks: the 200 block of South Springfield Avenue, the 3900 block of West Van Buren Street, the 3800 block of West Gladys Avenue, and the 1100 block of North Monticello Avenue.

‘This is a public health issue’ Officers were monitoring the hotspots to strictly enforce the stay at home order, not to make arrests on gang or drug charges, Guglielmi said.

“I want to be very clear here: this is a public health issue. This is not a policing issue,” Guglielmi said, comparing the closed residential blocks to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s shutdown of the lakefront and adjacent parks. “This is not an effort to combat drug dealing. This is an effort to disperse groups.”

Police do not plan to implement similar restrictions and ID requirements in other parts of the city, Guglielmi said. They targeted the West Side blocks because people there were not complying with the state’s stay at home order, he said.

Police started tracking how many crowds they had to break up on March 29. The Harrison (11th) Police District is struggling with crowds the most of any police district, police said.

On March 29 alone, police reported 89 dispersals of groups in the Harrison District, Guglielmi said. The next highest number of

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ID REQUIRED: A lot on the 200 block of South Springfield Avenue, where police restricted access to residents in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. dispersals on that day was four dispersals in the Austin (15th) Police District.

On March 31, the Harrison District reported 54 dispersal orders. Since dispersals have been tracked, there have been no citations or arrests in the Harrison District related to the health order, Guglielmi said.

Police decided to put the troubled blocks under constant surveillance after initial efforts to break up groups did not have lasting success, Guglielmi said.

“Individuals would literally walk around the block, wait for the police officers to leave and then come right back,” he said.

But if restricting access to blocks doesn’t work either, “we’re going to have no choice but to make arrests for criminal activity,” Guglielmi said.

‘We’re only zeroing in on some communities’ Restricting access to blocks might violate people’s rights, civil rights groups worry.

“This sort of road block raises constitutional concerns about limiting people’s movement and requiring people to ‘show papers’ to travel within Chicago,” said ACLU spokesman Ed Yohnka said.

The police order “does not appear to be supported by concerns about public health or track the requirements of the current public health orders,” Yohnka said.

“Our current public health crisis should not be used as cover for heavy-handed policing targeting communities of color,” he said.

Answering a public health crisis with policing in Black and Latino communities will exacerbate already tense relations with police, said Woods, who runs the West Side Justice Center.

“When you now introduce police presence under the guise of trying to enforce a health order, it certainly puts a strain on the relationship between law enforcement and the community that they serve,” Woods said.

Since the West Side is already heavily policed, it can be expected dispersal numbers will be higher there, Woods said.

Groups are still gathering all across the city “but nobody’s really paying attention, because we’re not concerned about those other communities,” she said.

“If we’re only zeroing in on some communities, then we’re probably more often going to find people congregating there,” she said.

Instead of policing, the city should put more effort into street outreach to educate historically marginalized groups, recruiting them to help spread the social distancing gospel rather than ostracizing them, Woods said.

Despite the coronavirus crisis, individuals are entitled to their constitutional rights, First Defense Legal Aid attorneys said.

When approached by police, people have the right to refuse to be searched or patted down, and can decline to answer questions without an attorney present.

‘The problem is deeper than … corona’ The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated issues crime hotspots in the 28th Ward have long faced, said Ald. Jason Ervin, who represents the area.

Since folks aren’t practicing social distancing on those blocks, the added police presence is needed to keep everyone safe and healthy, he said.

“The problem is deeper than just the issue of corona,” Ervin said. “There have been some longstanding issues with narcotics with people who don’t live in the area who come there to buy drugs. …It does create a situation where this level of enforcement is necessary.”

Ervin pushed back on the constitutional concerns the West Side Justice Center and the ACLU raised. In his ward, where three of the four closed blocks are located, 85 percent of residents supported stronger laws against criminal loitering, he said.

Earlier this month, two people were shot on the 3900 block of Van Buren, one of the blocks where police were restricting access.

“When people from the ACLU move to West Garfield Park and have to experience the challenges and issues that we experience, then I will listen to them,” he said.

Pascal Sabino is a Report for America corps member covering Austin, North Lawndale and Garfield Park for Block Club Chicago.

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COVID-19: Reality vs. perception

began my self-quarantine journey on the afternoon of March 17. This past Friday, was my first trip away from my home since my quarantine began. My entire perspective on the world had come down to what I had seen on TV or the internet.

Thankfully, I had an N95 mask from doing rehab work in the past. So, I put it on and off I went.

Driving north on Laramie, I saw a crew of construction workers. As I got even closer, I marveled at how one seemed to have dreadlocks sticking out from underneath his helmet.

To my surprise, it turned out to be an entire crew of black men, all working for Ozinga, laying down the sidewalk curbs. That was a rare sight that I can’t recall seeing ever in the past. Normally, if there is a construction project and a black person is to be seen, it’s usually a black female whose responsibility is to direct the traffic. When I got further north, there was an entire crew of white guys doing the same thing.

Another unusual sight as of late. I can only surmise that the normally predominantly Hispanic crews were missing because of the virus, and possibility of police interactions since the proclamation by the governor for only essential workers to be out and about.

I finally made it to my favorite produce market. Jerry’s Produce in Niles not only has some of the best selections of fruits and vegetables from all over the world, the prices for them makes the trip worthwhile.

Before the pandemic, it was one of the busiest fruit markets in the area, with every ethnic group you can think of being in the lot to go inside the store. Thankfully the store wasn’t as busy because of the early

hour. I had to wait to get into the store, but the line with everyone standing six feet or more apart, moved quickly. They did have a woman standing outside who was directing and limiting the number of people that could be in the store. Once inside, I didn’t notice a shortage of anything. Thankfully my shopping list was in the same order that the produce was laid out. So I was able to get everything I needed, including things from their wonderful meat department.

As I made my way back home, I did stop at several other stores. With the exception of toilet paper, all the shelves were pretty well stocked. I did notice that people are a lot nicer during this pandemic. For the most part, most are respectful by giving everybody their space.

On Saturday, I ventured out to Sam’s Club in Northlake. I arrived around 10 a.m., and the line was already around the corner from the entrance. Sam’s was limiting the number of people in the store to 100 at a time. With the exception of the silly woman who bumped me with her cart as we stood at the end of the line, I could never understand why she felt the need to want to get so close. It took about a half hour, but I finally made it into the store. Again the selection was great on everything but toilet paper. My normal 15-minute run to Sam’s Club took an entire hour.

The prediction from the governor is that the next two weeks are going to be the ones that will truly define this pandemic time. I pray everyone stays safe and healthy so we can all make it through this unusual time together.

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West Side women sew masks for healthcare workers

Cassie Dodd and Linsey Gavel lend their talents to fight COVID-19

By MICHAEL ROMAIN & IGOR STUDENKOV Editor & Contributing Reporter

Since the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the U.S. earlier this month, doctors, nurses and other medical workers across the country have been warning people about a critical shortage of personal protective equipment, particularly face masks.

Now, two Garfield Park women are utilizing skills and talents to help shore up the local supply of masks.

Cassie Dodd, 31, of West Garfield Park, has read the news articles about the pandemic and seen the rush on equipment and supplies the event has prompted.

“There was an article where a doctor was basically begging for people to donate masks,” Dodd said. “And then the final straw was a mom in Walmart who was crying, because there were no more diapers, because people were panic buying and wiping out the supply of everything.”

Dodd, a Maywood native who first learned to sew at Proviso East High School, said she realized that she could help in the fight against COVID-19 by doing what she loves — right in the comfort of her own home.

“Right now, I’ve done about 150 masks,” said Dodd, who lives in Chicago. “They’re made of cotton and I’m using fabric that I had on hand. I also had one person donate about five yards of fabric.”

Dodd said that she’s had some help from her 14-year-old son, whom she homeschools.

She also manages her son’s budding career as a young author, managing his speaking engagements and book signings, and building his brand.

Dodd is also developing her own fashion business. Two years ago, she hosted her first solo show, The Emancipation of C. Marie Designs, at the Douglas Park Ballroom in Chicago. The show featured her bridal collection, summer wear and couture looks.

“Once my son’s book tour ended in December, I started to pick back up and I had a few proms this year, weddings, birthdays and baby showers. I also did a full church choir — the pastor included.”

Dodd said that it takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes to make a single mask. Cutting the cloth takes the longest amount of time, she said.

Although many of her masks are basically white, no different than your standard facial mask, some are made with cotton ankara fabric and other colorful prints.

“I have some fancier designs, like sequin glitter,” she said. “My best friend works for the Department of Corrections, so she can only have a black one. I made her 10 black masks. My cousin, who is a paramedic in

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STEPPING UP: Cassie Dodd and Linsey Gavel are utilizing their skills and talents to help shore up the local supply of face masks. Dodd is a fashion designer who has her own clothing line while Gavel has a background in costume design.

New York, has to have black, as well. I made her a black mask and a few fancy ones for her personal collection.”

Dodd said she plans on donating most of the masks she makes to hospital workers, but she’s more than welcome to make a mask for anyone else who needs one. They’ll just need to pitch in $10, since the designer is running low on fabric.

To request a mask, email cmdmariedesigns@gmail.com or call Dodd at (815) 995-7207.

Linsey Gavel has been living in East Garfield Park for seven years. Normally, she makes her living as a pet sitter and a “canine massage therapist,” but as COVID-19 swept through Illinois and Gov. Pritzker’s stayat-home order took effect, the demand for her services evaporated. Gavel said she originally started making face masks out of concern for her husband, who worked at a restaurant.

“About two weeks ago, I figured I’d try making some masks for him to wear while he’s out,” Gavel said. “He wore one to work and several of his coworkers asked if they could have some, and it kind of just built from there.”

While she never made masks before, Gavel drew upon her experience making costumes for Halloween and fandom conventions.

“I taught myself how to sew and how to read patterns a while back, and I found a mask pattern that I liked online, which was pretty easy to follow, so I decided to give it a try,” she said.

Gavel was also motivated by hearing her friend, who works as a nurse in Michigan, talking about the lack of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. It got Gavel thinking about other people who could use the masks.

“I’m completely out of work right now, and creating things is therapeutic for me.

I’ve always been a crafter - I enjoy making and fixing things,” she said. “I have the time, I enjoy sewing, and I’m privileged enough to have access to a sewing machine. Why not help people out?”

Gavel started making masks for nurses and first-responders, and she reached out to neighbors and the community in general through a neighborhood Facebook group to see if anyone else would be interested.

“I’d say I’ve made around 100 so far, though I’ve kind of lost count at this point,” she said on April 2.

Gavel ran out of her own stash of fabric about 40 masks in before soliciting donations. And she got a great response, with many donations coming from people who didn’t request masks themselves.

“The community was incredibly quick and generous with donations of fabric and clean clothing for me to repurpose,” she said. “I’ve been keeping a list of who has requested masks and how many they’d like, and I’d say I’m about one-third of the way through my request list right now. It grows daily, so I’m trying to work through it as quickly as I can while still making sure everything is getting double-washed and then put right into a clean Ziploc bag for delivery.”

Gavel said she was heartened to see “several folks” volunteer to help her deliver the masks, as well as by how many people asked for extra masks for friends and coworkers.

“I’ve been contacted by nurses and firstresponders to make a bunch of masks for their coworkers, as they’re constantly fighting to get the proper protection in the workplace,” she added. “Everyone is trying to help in any way that they can.”

Gavel said that she wanted to do her part to help as many people as possible.

“I’m planning to keep making masks as long as there’s a need for them. No one knows how long this is all going to last, but as long as I have the supplies to keep sewing, I’ll keep going if people need them,” she said.

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Essential workers eligible for state child care SPRINGFIELD – Workers in Illinois whose jobs are deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic are now eligible for increased state child care services, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday.

Because essential workers cannot always be home to care for their children, Pritzker announced the state has expanded its Child Care Assistance Program to include workers in health care, human services, essential government services and essential infrastructure.

The state will cover most of the cost of care at emergency child care centers and homes, the governor said. Workers now eligible for emergency child care assistance range from nurses, doctors and hospital support staff to grocery store workers and food producers.

“Our essential workforce deserves to know that their kids are safe and cared for in a small and affordable group setting,” Pritzker said Sunday during his daily coronavirus briefing in Chicago.

Pritzker and Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, entered the briefing room wearing surgical masks, which Pritzker has recommended Illinoisans wear in crowded places.

Essential workers can find child care applications on the Illinois Department of Human Services website, DHS.illinois.gov/ helpishere, and the state’s website of COVID-19 resources, coronavirus.illinois.gov.

— Ben Orner/Capitol News Illinois

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BEYOND HUNGER Helping hands from page 1 meaning they have mobility or memory issues that make it challenging for them to leave their homes to travel to a grocery store or food pantry.

Officer William Martinez is the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) Youth officer in the 15th district, but with schools closed and afterschool programs canceled he and other CAPS officers pivoted when they were granted permission to aid seniors during this unprecedented time.

Many of the food pantries in the Austin zip codes have ceased operations because of coronavirus. Less than six pantries are currently open in Austin making food more scarce than usual. A couple of pantries, like Hope House, were able to provide limited provisions to those in desperate need before Beyond Hunger came through with the large donation.

“This undertaking was triple the size of our regular home delivery program,” said Riano, “we had to request an extra truckload of food from The Greater Chicago Food Depository to meet the demand.”

It took two weeks of planning to get the job done, but on March 31 the operation swung into motion. Beyond Hunger pre-packed bags for residents that included “a little

bit of everything.” Each senior received 37 viable during times of heightened need. keep this going long after this pandemic sub“The Chicago Police Department has sides.” pounds of nutrient dense foods including made a partnership with Beyond Hunger milk, eggs, cereal, bread and canned goods.

Beyond Hunger and CPD are looking to Because Beyond Hunger is working to that has made a difference in the Austin schedule a second distribution later in April minimize the need for volunteers during community,” said Martinez. “We hope to and have tentative dates scheduled. the COVID-19 outbreak, uniformed officers picked-up more than 200 bags of groceries and packed them into four vehicles.

The process was a team effort and remained mindful of proper social distancing.

“Beyond Hunger provided so much food we had to make two trips,” said Martinez.

Martinez worked with Commander Yolanda Talley, Officer Tonya Collins and two units of District Coordinating Officers to personally distribute the donated food over two days.

“The issue facing many seniors is they are on a fixed income and are running on fumes at the end of the month,” said Martinez. “To be honest many of them, especially those without other family, cried when we delivered the food to them.”

Riano said demand for food distribution services are increasing all around Cook County and monetary donaBeyond Hunger tions increase the Beyond Hunger’s purchasing power Officers from CPD’s 15th District picked up 200 bags of groceries from Beyond Hunger in Oak Park. and helps to keep the program Officers distributed the food to vulnerable seniors in Austin.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET BACKED SECURITIES 2005-1 TRUST HOME EQUITY ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-1; Plaintiff, CHERRY GUISE AKA CHERRY J. GUISE; WILLIAM GUISE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 19 CH 9828 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 Tuesday, April 28, 2020 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. 16-11-211-011-0000.

Commonly known as 627 North Trumbull Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-029190 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3148537

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR INVICTUS RESIDENTIAL POOLER TRUST 1A Plaintiff, -v.SELECTIVE REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS, INC., CITY OF CHICAGO, STEEVE RAYMOND Defendants 19 CH 14967 219 N. KEYSTONE 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 March 10, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 15, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 219 N. KEYSTONE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-10-41 7-0070000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $179,485.14.

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 identifi-

cation for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, THE WEININGER LAW FIRM LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 796-8850.

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.

THE WEININGER LAW FIRM LLC 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1600 Chicago IL, 60602 312-796-8850 Fax #: 312-248-2550 E-Mail: nweininger@weiningerlawfirm.com Attorney Code. 63307 Case Number: 19 CH 14967 TJSC#: 40-1436 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 # 19 CH 14967 I3148478

the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 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. 16-09-227-028-0000.

Commonly known as 418 North Lavergne Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-029325 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3149569

18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 19, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-201-0170000 The real estate is improved with a two unit building with a detached two car garage.

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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 256758

Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2019 CH 04670 TJSC#: 39-8104 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 # 2019 CH 04670 I3149003

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004SC1; Plaintiff, vs.

LEE WATT; SHIRLEY WATT; CITY OF CHICAGO; Defendants, 16 CH 14732 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE MONEY SOURCE INC Plaintiff, -v.CRYSTAL BOWNS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2019 CH 04670 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE 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 December

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