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Habitat for Humanity’s rst homes in Austin near completion

By JESSIC A MORDACQ Staff Reporter

A year ago, Habitat for Humanity Chicago broke ground on its first af fordable homes in Austin. Now, the first houses are close to being finished

On Saturday, community leaders and volunteers helped put finishing touches on three homes on Nor th Lockwood Avenue, assisting with cabinetry, painting and landscaping ef forts. Families and staf f from By T he Hand Club For Kids after-school progr am worked alongside Cour tney Brewer, a longtime Austin resident who will live in one of the

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Black men talk about mental wellness and overcoming stigma

Men’s Mentalhood and PCC Wellness team up for conversation

By ETHAN TUCKER Contributing Reporter

“In every adult man, there’s a broken boy that needs to be healed,” said Jonathan Muhammad during Men’s Mentalhood’s recent panel on Black men’s mental health at PCC Austin Family Health Center

On Saturday, May 2, Men’s Mentalhood partnered with PCC Community Wellness Center to host a community panel and breakfast focused on mental health awareness for Black men and boys on Chicago’s West Side.

Held at PCC Austin Family Health Center, 5461 W. Lake St., the event created space for open conversations re garding trauma, addiction, emotional wellness and healing within the Black community

Founder Victor Love said Men’s Mentalhood was created to address the stigma surrounding therapy and emotional vulnerability among Black men.

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Brandon Johnson stands alongside Angela Taylor, wellness director of Gar eld Park, during the ribbon cutting ceremo ny with investors and community leaders in attendance.

New wellness center in Sankofa Village

Ribbon-cutting r ecently held for long-awaited healthcare center

By ETHAN TUCKER

Contributing Reporter

The West Side of Chicago finally has its long-awaited wellness center

A ribbon cutting was held April 23 for a 60,000-square-foot facility in Sankofa Village that brings together dental care, primary healthcare and community resources in one location, something many residents say the neighborhood has needed for decades. The facility is at 4305 W. Madison St

“Our prayers have been answered,” said Robert Irvin, senior director at the MAAFA Redemption Project.

Irvin said MAAFA focuses on investing in Black and Brown young men between the ages of 18 and 35, offering services ranging from mental health support to financial literacy. He said the organization aims to provide pathways for young men in West Side communities to rebuild and access new opportunities

“I feel really excited to see it happen with my own eyes,” said Irvin. “This is a dream come true.”

Residents believe the opening of the Wellness Center is a powerful opportunity for the community to prosper, not just for current residents, but for future residents who choose to join the community

“People can come into the neighborhood and have a clinic – they don’t have to leave,” said Sam Taylor, a community organizer with the Garfield Park Council. “It’s a beautiful thing, and it’s something we’ve needed for a long time.”

“This level of investment hasn’t been seen in this community in 50 or 60 years,” said Jason Ervin, alder man of Chicago’s 28th Ward. He described the project as the be ginning of a new era of community revitalization on the West Side

Those who helped bring the Wellness Center to life see it as more than a single project, calling it both a major win and a potential blueprint for future community investments in Chicago.

They say its strength comes from collaboration among the YMCA, Rush, Erie Family Health Centers, Equal Hope and the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative, all working together under one roof

“I was born and raised in this community, so it really is a full-circle moment,” said Aisha Jako, executive director of Westside United. She said the center re presents a coordinated ef fort to address long-standing health disparities on the West Side, including 20-year gaps in life expectancy driven by conditions such as hypertension and infant mor tality

Jako added that bringing multiple healthcare and community partners together allows residents to access services without leaving the neighborhood, creating a more inte grated approach to wellness

“It’s an incredible honor to participate with so many great partners in doing something that makes a difference in a community,” said Penny Pritzker, co-founder of The Pritzker Traubert Foundation. “We believe this will save more lives than anything else in healthcare by investing in local communities.”

As community members and investors look toward the future of the West Side and the city of Chicago, many wonder what comes next.

“Now the real work happens, bringing it to life. Getting to the part of building a building is important, but the real work is bringing everyone together under one roof and building the village around each person,” said Adam Alonso, CEO of YMCA.

While the doors of the Wellness Center are now open, many believe its true impact will be measured over time as it marks the beginning of a new era for Chicago’s West Side.

“The Sankofa Village Wellness Center is a promise coming to life, a promise to the community to invest in them,” said Drea Slaughter, executive director of the Garfield Park Rite of Wellness Collaborative

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Greenhouse, cafe and garden supply store proposed for vacant Galewood Building

By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago

A family-owned River Forest garden center business with South Side roots is coming to the site of a long-vacant building in Galewood.

Good Earth, featuring a greenhouse, fresh market and cafe, will be coming to the site of a for mer McDonald’s at 1933 N. Harlem Ave., the business announced Saturday.

The fifth-generation family business beg an on the South Side in 1928 and since 2001 has operated a location in River Forest, known as Good Earth Greenhouse Good Ear th’s plans for the site come after community members rejected a proposed five-story rental development at the lot in July and another failed plan for a car wash in 2023.

Renderings show a renovation of the lot’s existing building to house a retail space as well as a new outdoor garden center behind the building, an expansion of existing patio and the building a new 3,000-square-foot greenhouse beside the building.

T he retail space will house a market that will offer produce and other food products from local far mers, business owners said.

T he Galewood location will operat e similarly to Good Earth Greenhouse at 7900 Madison St. in River Forest, which features a similar setup including a gar-

den center, florist and cafe, business owners said. The store re gularly holds events celebrating the s pring equinox, national puppy day and Earth Day.

Galewood neighbors c an expect “premium q uality p lants, annuals, ga rden i tems and great service” at the new business, management said.

“We’ re all about c ommunity,” Good Earth manager Re g an Cronin said at a neighborhood meeting announcing the new store Saturday. “Our business is

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[about] making things look g ood, so presentation is ke y. We want to bring beauty to a spot that’s been vacant for year s. ”

Good Ear th was i ntentional in c oming to the Galewood area d ue to i ts many neighbors who are i nterested in gardening. Several neighbors at the meeting recognized the business from patronizing the River Forest location, Cronin said.

“Love the neighborhood. It’s fabulous. It’s got great people living here, beautiful homes and people who like to garden, who like markets,” Cronin said. “We [are bringing] a cafe and a food market there, so we have a good place for neighborhood gatherings.”

T he f amily business was star ted by Cronin’s great grandfather, who opened T he Egg Store in Bridg epor t, which operated for more than 80 years before closing around 2010, she said.

Store of ficials said they want to “bring every aspect of our business that we have

spent the past five g enerations building” to the Harlem Avenue location.

In August, a five-story, market-rate rental building was proposed by Noah Proper ties and would have brought around 80 apar tments to the site, but these plans were met with overwhelming opposition from community members and nixed by Ald. Chris Taliafer ro (29th). A car wash was proposed for the location in 2023 but never moved for ward, according to an Austin Weekly re port

Good Ear th is in the process of seeking a zoning change to operate at the location, a measure Taliafer ro said he would support In the meantime, store of ficials are looking for a permit to set up a pop-up garden center at the site for this current garden season.

Taliafer ro said he is excited about Good Ear th’s presence in the neighborhood

“I think this is a great oppor tunity, not just for the ward, but for the immediate neighborhood it sits in,” Taliafer ro said.

“We have to have a vibrant ward and that helps to sustain our community. … We’re taking proper ties that have been vacant for a long time and just trying to bring the right fit for our ward. ”

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Artists, residents brainstorm ideas for mural for redeveloped ‘Silver Shovel’ site

Ar tist Max Sansing seeks input on colors and imager

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Nor th Lawndale residents got a chance to share ideas for what they would like to painted on one of the walls of a major de opment going up on the 21-acre vacant land between Roosevelt Road, Kostner Avenue Avenue and Kildare Avenue.

Artist Max Sansing, of Chicago South Side’s Woodlawn neighborhood, is the ar ist behind many murals throughout West Side in general and Nor th Lawndale specifically. For the new project, he an overall concept in mind – four figures re presenting four vir tues that defined neighborhood, However, he sought input from the residents on what those vir tues are, and what kind of colors and imagery they would like to see.

Around 20 people attended the community meeting held on April 28 at Filmore Center commercial building, 4100 W Fillmore St While they suggested many different ideas, they generally agreed that they wanted something to represent North Lawndale’s history, its vibrancy and resilience, with imagery that would point to a brighter future.

Ventures and 548 Development. They are redeveloping the land into an industrial and community center hub they are calling The Cubes at Roosevelt & Kostner

Sansing said that the final design will go to the project team for approval later this month, with work on the mural expected to begin this summer.

The Roosevelt/Kostner land has historically been an industrial property that included a rubber company and a die-cast factory. In the 1990s, it infamously became an illegal construction material dump site, which ended up at the center of FBI’s Operation Silver Shovel, an investigation into Chicago corruption that led to 18 individuals, including six alder men, getting convicted. Since then, the city acquired the property and put it out for bid as part of what was then known as the invest South/West initiative, which sought to encourage development on large vacant properties in communities that haven’t seen much investment. The property was ultimately sold to the group led by Related Midwest, GRE

The development will feature two 181,760-square-foot industrial buildings and two 5,000 square foot “innovation centers” that will serve as headquarters of Black Men United and New Covenant Community Development Corporation. Sansing’s murals will go up on one of the industrial buildings on the south side of the property, on the wall facing Roosevelt Road.

Sansing’s mural uses a mixture of real and abstract imagery that blends to gether, taking advantage of overlapping shapes. He credited the West Side with helping him grow as a muralist. One of his first professional murals still survives in Nor th Lawndale, on the east wall of the building at 3600 W. Ogden Ave. He said he painted a mural at the Garfield Park Conservatory around six years ago, and, in 2024, painted the mural on the wall of the Michele Clark Academy prep school that faces Eisenhower Expressway.

As to how he got involved with the Cube, Sansing told Austin Weekly News that it

was as simple as the project team calling him and asking him if he was interested. He added that he believed that his past work on the West Side and his exper tise in painting large murals played a role

“It’s a short list of people who can paint on big walls,” Sansing said. “You can’t pick an artist off the street to paint those walls.”

He told Austin Weekly News that he tries to strike a careful balance between incorporating residents feedback and kee ping it within the overall concept – otherwise, “you get too into the weeds, and no one is satisfied.”

Sansing also said he needs to keep certain practical realities in mind. During the community meeting, he said he would avoid using too much red because it fades with the sun beaming down.

Black Men United co-founder Ter ry Young said that, to him, one of Nor th Lawndale’s biggest vir tues is that “we have to gether ness [because] we had nothing but each other.”

Rodney Brown, executive director at New Covenant CDC, said he would want to see the imagery of the elders in the community passing on their knowledge to the

younger generations, as well as something that conveys the idea of progress and achievement.

“We want the people to see where we’re going,” Brown said.

Another speaker ag reed, adding that it was impor tant to do something to show the impor tance of supporting Nor th Lawndale youth.

“Our youth are not the lost generation, they are the left behind generation,” he said. “We left our youth to raise themselves on social media. As you see today, our youth is not even here.”

Toiya Baker suggested imagery from North Lawndale’s history, as well as the image of a phoenix rising.

Other ideas suggested during the meeting included imagery of prominent businesses that have been around for decades, faces of prominent North Lawndale movers and shakers, and some nod to the r ole Sears played in the community’s growth and development for much of the 20th century.

After some fur ther discussion, Sansing presented a list of four vir tues everyone broadly ag reed on – community, legacy, resilience and healing.

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West Suburban legal battle continues as Prasad disputes $10 million claim

First hearing in multi-million dollar hospital lawsuit set for Friday, May 8

By BRENDAN HEFFERNAN Staff Reporters

The le g al fallout from the abrupt March closure of West Suburban Medical Center continues this week, with the first Cook County cour t hearing on the matter set for Friday.

Dueling lawsuits between the co-owners of Resilience Healthcare progressed this week as Resilience Healthcare CEO Manoj Prasad’s attor neys filed a motion disputing Resilience co-owner and hospital landlord

Rathnaker Reddy Patlola’s recent claim that Prasad is to blame for $10 million in missing state funding and even more in unpaid rent and fees associated with the embattled Oak Park hospital. A hearing on the matter is set for the mor ning of Friday, May 8 in Downtown Chicago’s chancery cour t, with another hearing in the case already set for June 15.

Patlola filed a lawsuit on April 22 in Cook County cour t against Resilience Healthcare, alle ging that millions in unpaid rent and prolonged mismanagement of the hospital drove West Sub and Weiss Memorial, its previously shuttered sister hospital, to collapse. Patlola owns the properties for West Suburban Medical Center in Oak

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Park and River Forest, Weiss Memorial in Chicago and other associated medical buildings through an entity called Ramco Holdings. He also has a 40% ownership stake in Resilience.

Eviction notices from Ramco were placed on West Sub’s River Forest medical campus and Weiss Memorial’s campus on April 9.

Patlola filed the suit for seven counts of breach of contract, seeking to recover over $24 million in alle gedly unpaid rent and fees from Resilience-owned buildings. T he landlord’s lawsuit also alle ged that Prasad had “misappropriated” a $10 million state loan meant to cover hospital operating expenses

According to Ramco’s suit, the same day that Resilience received a $10 million state loan for Weiss Memorial Hospital on May 2, 2025, the money was moved from Weiss’ lockbox account to the hospital’s operating account, then transfer red to Westlaw Management Group — a company owned solely

by Prasad. Ramco claims the state money was not used for hospital operations, which led to Weiss closing that August after its Medicare reimbursement ag reement was ter minated by federal of ficials.

“While Dr. Prasad claims that he has a plan in place for reopening West Suburban Medical Center, his track record paints a bleaker picture,” Ramco said in Wednesday’s filing. “Weiss Memorial Hospital was also a safety-net hospital which closed due to Dr Prasad’s mismanagement and believed misappropriation of millions of dollars of funds provided as a loan by the state of Illinois to Weiss.”

disputing the alle gation that the loan had been misappropriated. In the 224-page filing, Prasad’s attor neys argued that Patlola also had access to the Westlaw accounts where the loan money was deposited.

The filing included email records re portedly showing Prasad sharing the lo gin to the entity’s bank account with Patlola.

“My focus remains on the West Suburban community, its sta , its patients and we are working to fully reopen the hospital by July.”

M ANOJ PRASAD West Sub CEO

Ramco’s suit also argues that Prasad’s alle ged misappropriation of state funds led to major facilities issues at the hospitals, including failing HVAC systems and X-ray machines creating unsafe conditions for patients

On April 29, Prasad filed a new motion

“We have said from the be ginning that Mr Patlola’s claims are f alse and today’s filing proves that beyond any doubt,” Prasad said in a statement about his filing. “The record shows Mr Patlola has co-owned, had full access to, and contributed funds to the very account at the center of his alle gations. My focus remains on the West Suburban community, its staf f, and its patients and we are working to fully reopen the hospital by July.”

In the filing, Prasad’s attor neys argued again that he had a deal with Ramco that

set rent for the hospital proper ties at just $1 per year until the hospitals tur ned a profit.

Ramco’s April 22 filing argued that no such deal existed.

Prasad’s cour t filing is also seeking to block Patlola’s push to obtain a cour t order transfer ring ownership of the hospital to his chosen receiver: Michael F lanag an, a Kansas City attor ney, who has managed the cour t-appointed receivership for several skilled nursing facilities around the country.

Hospital leadership announced the closure of West Sub in March citing a prolonged failure in the hospital’s billing system that resulted in as much as 90% of its work going unbilled. Resilience has since hired do zens of people to try and collect payment for the 120,000 outstanding claims related to West Sub services, the company announced earlier this week.

In the months leading up to the closure, Wednesday Jour nal re por ted on a variety of financial issues at West Sub and at Resilience Healthcare, including unpaid vendors, the loss of the hospital’s once-revered doctor residency program and the millions owed in state and local taxes.

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“We have suffered through so much and swept so much under the carpet,” said Love “As a result, that’s how we act out.”

Love encouraged attendees to get a “checkup from the neck up,” a phrase used throughout the event to promote mental wellness, self-awareness and emotional honesty

Community members also shared personal testimonies about how Men’s Mentalhood has impacted their lives and created an environment where they feel safe discussing issues often left unspoken.

“I’m not where I was, and I’m not where I want to be, but I’m in a much better and more empowered mental space,” Muhammad said.

PCC Community Wellness Center leadership used the event to connect residents with available healthcare and behavioral health resources.

“Mental health in general is something that we’re really passionate about here at PCC,” said Alyssa Sianghio, CEO of PCC Community Wellness Center. “We are here

Men’s Mentalhood partnered with PCC Community Wellness Center to host a community panel focused on mental health awareness for Black men and boys on Chicago’s West Side on May 2.

in the community so people have accessible and af fordable healthcare centered around you.”

Sianghio said PCC operates 14 sites across Chicago’s West Side and neighboring communities, of fering primary care, therapy, dentistry, food programs and sub-

stance use recovery services The Austin Family Health Center location opened in late 2024.

“It doesn’t matter what insurance you’ve got or no insurance at all,” Sianghio said. “It doesn’t matter what your background is or what history you’ve got — we’re going to

be here.”

Lisa Gutier re z, PCC’s behavioral health director, said mental health remains heavstigmatized in many communities, but PCC hopes to make services more visible and accessible.

“Mental health is just like physical health,” Gutier re z said. “We want to take care of our minds and make sure we’re doing okay mentally and emotionally.”

he event also connected attendees with professionals working directly in youth deelopment and behavioral health. In a separate conversation following the panel, Dr William Steward III, acting superintendent of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, reflected on the importance of mental wellness among incarcerated youth.

“Mental health starts in your mind,” Steward said. “I have 160 kids locked up in our facility, and mental health means helping them see they are more than their past and more than their mistakes.”

The collaboration between Men’s Mentalhood and PCC Community Wellness Center highlights a growing ef fort on Chicago’s West Side to address mental health through community conversation, accessible care and culturally relevant support for Black men and boys.

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Lockwood Avenue homes.

The May construction came after over 500 women volunteered to help install roofs, windows and siding on the Lockwood homes in October

“It’s really about women coming tog ether for other women,” Jennifer Parks, Habitat for Humanity Chicago’s executive director, previously told Austin Weekly News. “There are extraordinary gaps in women’s ability to purchase homes, and they’re denied at a greater rate than men in ter ms of loans Obviously, there’s the pay gap that exists with women, and we have greater responsibilities and care-

giving for our f amilies T hese challenges make it more complicated and harder for women to g et to the point of being able to be homeowners.”

After the three af fordable houses on Lockwood are completed, Habitat For Humanity will move to constructing four more on Ferdinand Street, which are estimated to be completed next spring. All homes are two-story, 1,800-square-foot

buildings with four bedrooms and detached two-car garage s.

T he Cook County Land Bank Authority, which acquires vacant and abandoned proper ties and makes them available for org anizations to purchase, worked with By T he Hand Club For Kids to acquire seven proper ties T he after-school program bought the proper ties from the Cook County Land Bank Authority in 2024.

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ree houses on North Lockwood Avenue being built by By e Hand Club for Kids in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity Chicago, on May 2.

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Volunteer paints the hallway ceiling.

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Future owner Cour tney B. paints the bedroom ceiling of one of three houses.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF MFRA TRUST 2021-1

Plaintiff, -v.-

1878, INC., JEMAL KING, CAMILLE KING Defendants 23 CH 09520 6223 S. SAINT LAWRENCE AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637, 7400 S. PRINCETON AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60621, 7420 S. KENWOOD AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60619, 24 W. 111TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60628, 4007 W. JACKSON BOULEVARD 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 5, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 18, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6223 S. SAINT LAWRENCE AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637, 7400 S. PRINCETON AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60621, 7420 S. KENWOOD AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60619, 24 W. 111TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60628, 4007 W. JACKSON BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IL 60624

Property Index No. 20-15-420007-0000, 20-28-224-016-0000, 20-26-225-025-0000, 25-21203-017-0000, 16-15-219-0200000

The real estate is improved with a two story multi family residence for each property.

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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Chicago, IL, 60606. 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

333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820 Chicago IL, 60606

312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 23-16341IL

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 23 CH 09520

TJSC#: 46-817

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 # 23 CH 09520 I3285737

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST

Plaintiff, -v.-

DARLENE BOYKIN-JONES, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

Defendants 2025CH00496 1410 SOUTH KARLOV

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 October 20, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 1, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1410 SOUTH KARLOV, CHICAGO, IL 60623

Property Index No. 16-22-220027-0000

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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) 794-9876

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.

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. 14-24-07413

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2025CH00496 TJSC#: 46-924

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-NC1 Plaintiff, -v.-

RUTH MARTIN A/K/A RUTH TILLMAN MARTIN, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF MELVIN MARTIN, DECEASED, MELVIN DM MARTIN, DANIELLE MARTIN, FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, CONTIMORTGAGE CORPORATION, UTAH MORTGAGE LOAN CORPORATION, CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MELVIN MARTIN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS & NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants

2024 CH 1923 545 N. CENTRAL AVENUE D CHICAGO, IL 60644

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 6, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 9, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 545 N. CENTRAL AVENUE D, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16-09-114033-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $82,025.91.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds

at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm3pm.. Please refer to file number 24-100713.

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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 24-100713

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 2024 CH 1923

TJSC#: 46-567