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Without new oversight and accountability, City Hall cannot “escape corruption, mismanagement and waste,” the city watchdog says By MICK DUMKE ProPublica Illinois

The Chicago City Council’s Transportation Committee has an annual budget of more than $467,000 to cover expenses related to its work on legislation and government oversight. But little of that work was on display during the committee’s March 6 meeting. “Fairly quick agenda this morning,” the committee chair, Anthony Beale, said at the start. He and the six other aldermen then ran through its 70-page agenda in about 23 minutes, approving dozens of ordinances that dealt with hyperlocal administrative matters such as signs, awnings, light fixtures or sidewalk cafes for particular addresses. That was typical for Beale’s committee. While it rarely does in-depth legislative work, the committee and its budget have been far more valuable for Beale as perks. Beale, alderman of the far South Side 9th Ward, has used committee funds to hire employees — eight were on the payroll as of December — though he acknowledged they don’t spend all their time on committee work. He’s spent Transportation Committee money on his own transportation, including payments See CITY COUNCIL on page 8

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INVOLVED: Bobbie Raymond at a fundraiser in Oak Park. Wherever things were happening, she was there.

Bobbie Raymond, a bridge over Austin, dies at 80 The pioneering integration activist was an Oak Park icon, but also made her mark in Austin By KEN TRAINER Staff Editor

Inevitably with Bobbie Raymond, the stature thing comes up, so we might as well get that out of the way. She was short but seldom came up short. She was small in

stature but left an outsized imprint. She was larger than life. She went by a youngsounding name and had a young-sounding voice, but no one ever looked down on her (not for long, anyway) or took her anything but seriously. And she was always, right up till the end,

Oak Park’s fiercest advocate. For a while though early on, it looked like she might end up on Broadway or in Hollywood instead. Born in 1938 to William and Rosemary Wolin, she was a hard-work-

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Austin Weekly News, May 22, 2019

‘This means a lot for the West Side,’ says new city treasurer

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Melissa Conyears-Ervin is first West Sider elected to citywide office; Ald. Burnett’s son to fill her 10th District Illinois House seat

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CAPS 15th District • Commander Ernest Cato III

5701 W. Madison Ave. Phone: 312-743-1440 • CAPS015District@chicagopolice.org Wednesday, May 1 6:00 – 7:00 PM Beat: 1522 & 1533 Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Thursday, May 2 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 1512 & 1523 PCC Wellness Center, 5425 W. Lake St.

Tuesday, May 7 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 1531 & 1532 West Branch Library, 4856 W. Chicago Ave.

Thursday, May 9 Time: 6:00 – 7:00 PM Beat: 1513S George R. Clark School 1045 S. Monitor Ave.

Wednesday, May 8 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 1513N 15th District Community Room, 5701 W. Madison

Tuesday, May 14 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 1511 & 1524 Hope Community Church, 5900 W. Iowa

CAPS 25th District • Commander Anthony Escamilla

5555 W. Grand Ave. Phone: 312-746-8605 • CAPS025District@chicagopolice.org Thursday, May 2 Wednesday, May 15 Tuesday, May 21 6:30 – 7:30 PM 6:30 – 7:30 PM 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2515 Beat: 2531 Beat: 2511 25th District Community Room, Bethesda Home, 2833 N. Nordica St. Stanislaus, 2310 N. Lorel 5555 W. Grand Ave. Thursday, May 2 Thursday, May 16 6:30 – 7:30 PM Wednesday, May 22 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2533 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2521 Beat: 2523 Senior Suites, 2715 N. Cicero 25th District Office Community St. Joseph, 4021 W. Belmont Room, 5555 W. Grand Ave. Tuesday, May 7 Tuesday, May 21 Tuesday, May 28 6:30 – 7:30 PM Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 2535 Beat: 2513 Maternity BVM, 3647 W. North Beat: 2525 Amundsen Park, 6200 W. Mozart Park, 2036 N. Avers Avenue Bloomingdale

CAPS 11th District • Commander Darrell F. Spencer

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Tuesday, May 14 6:30 – 7:30 PM Beat: 1124/25 JLM Abundant Life Center, 2622 W. Jackson

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they know what my expectation is. We have to make certain that our investment strategy reflects investment in underserved communities.”

On the Sunday before her May 20 swearing-in, Chicago Treasurer Melissa ConyearsErvin held a Pre-Inauguration Community Burnett’s son fills Conyears-Ervin’s 10th Dist. Celebration for several hundred people at the seat JLM Abundant Life Center, 2622 W. Jackson. On May 17, at the JLM Life Center, a group The event featured an array of performances by local and national Gospel musicians. The mu- of local aldermen and Democratic commitsic capped off a day that began with a feast at the teemen met to appoint someone to replace church. It was a fitting celebration for a momen- Melissa Conyears-Ervin, who vacated her tous occasion, said Conyears-Ervin — the first seat as 10th District state representative after she was elected city treasurer. West Sider ever elected to citywide office. The group, formally called the 10th Dis“This means a lot for the West Side of Chitrict Appointment Committee, selected the cago,” she said of her tenure during a brief interview before the May 19 event began. son of Ald. Walter Burnett, Jr. (27th) — the “We are excited, because we finally have rep- appointment committee’s chairman — to fill resentation and have been acknowledged. the vacant seat. According to the Mark Brown of the ChiThere’s talent all over this city.” The new treasurer said that she planned cago Sun-Times: “Jawaharial “Omar” Williams, 44, a laborto meet with Mayor Lori Lightfoot within a week. When asked if the West Side represen- er in the city’s Department of Water Mantation that’s reflective in her election will extend to Lightfoot’s administration, Conyears-Ervin said that she has hope. “I certainly hope that both the West and South Sides are included in citywide offices, because we want to make certain that we have representation and that there are people in office making decisions with our mindset.” And that mindset, she said, recognizes a clear socioeconomic divide in the city. “In regards to the haves and the have-nots, we know that over the years the disparity has increased,” she said. “So, we believe in having people in appropriate positions who think about those in underserved communities.” On her first day in office, Conyears-Ervin said, she plans on meeting with the representatives of the various banking institutions that hold the city’s money. “We want to make certain that we have a plan MELISSA CONYEARS-ERVIN/Facebook for the unbanked population,” she said. “The dia- ‘A BIG DEAL’: Melissa Conyears-Ervin and her daughter durlogue already started with ing the May 19 Pre-Inauguration Ceremony held at the JLM the banking institutions Abundant Life Center. Opposite page: Clergymen pray for the during my transition, so treasurer-elect.

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agement, was selected over seven other candidates vying to occupy the Illinois House 10th District. “Williams, a past president of the Young Democrats of Illinois and a precinct captain in his father’s ward organization, was sworn in on the spot, with Burnett holding the Bible on which he placed his hand to take the oath of office. “Williams will immediately take his place in Springfield for the conclusion of the spring legislative session.” Brown reported that Conyears-Ervin’s husband, Committeeman and Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), who served as the appointment committee’s vice-chairman, “objected to Williams’ selection and tried to advance a ‘placeholder’ candidate [72-year-old Eddie Rasul] who would not run for re-election next year.” Along with Burnett and Ervin, the ap-

pointment committee include: ■ Joe Moreno (1st Ward) ■ Tim Egan (2nd Ward) ■ Michael Scott, Jr. (24th Ward) ■ Roberto Maldonado (26th Ward) ■ Chris Taliaferro (29th Ward) ■ Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward) ■ Emma Mitts (37th Ward) ■ Lucy Moog (43rd Ward) Ahead of the May 17 committee meeting, the Cook County Democratic Party put out an advisory seeking applicants for the appointment. Applicants had to live in the district for at least two years before the appointment; and email a copy of their resume, a photo ID; and a copy of their voter registration card to committee members by 5 p.m. on May 15 to be considered for the seat. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

Fathers Who Care

Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Involvement Fathers Who Care is a non-profit organization that promotes a myriad of programs and initiatives supporting the wellness and development of responsible fathers, families and youth initiatives within the West Garfield Park community. Fathers Who Care Youth Leadership Council engages their peers in leadership development, violence prevention activities and events as well as promotes non-violence lifestyles through a variety of ways.

What We Offer: • Weekly Youth Council Meetings every Monday at 4:30pm • Youth-Led Community Events, Community Healing, Youth Townhalls & Summits • Youth leadership committees tackling issues, strategies and fundraising opportunities for their community • Youth-Led weekly CAN-TV Show on Channel 21 • Recreational Activities

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Austin Weekly News, May 22, 2019

BOBBIE

Housing Center, reflecting the wider scope and focus of their efforts. But retirement didn’t slow her down much, if at all. from page 1 She served on the boards of the Oak Park Developing child actor in Chicago, 1945-52, and then, using the stage ment Corporation, the Doris name Roberta Alden, appeared in NBC Radio shows like Humphrey Foundation, the Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy and Cricket on the Ernest Hemingway FoundaHearth. She did commercials, trade shows and television, tion, and the Oak Park Art League, to name a few. including the soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of She established and ran Life. You can check her out on YouTube in the educational the Oak Park and River Forfilm “Parties are Fun” from 1950. After graduating from Oak Park and River Forest High School est High School Alumni in 1955, she toured the Catskills with the Stanley Woolf Players Association, which raised in 1958 and had a lead role in the pre-Broadway cast of Tender scholarship funds for educational travel. Loving Care with John Payne in 1960. But many of her causes But she answered the figurative question, “How you gonna keep her down on the farm after she’s seen the Great White did not put her center stage. Way?” by bringing her brand of show biz back to Oak Park. In 1996, she connected with a Never one to shy from the spotlight, she turned her attention to 1937 OPRF grad named Lewis Pope, a star running back for a different stage back home. After studying sociology at Drake University, The New the nationally ranked OPRF High School football team that School for Social Research, and Hunter College, she focused year. When OPRF was invited to play another powerhouse, on racial integration and the Fair Housing Movement, join- Miami High, in the Orange Bowl, Pope was prohibited from ing the Citizens Commission for Human Rights, which spear- playing because of his race. Raymond brought him back to headed the effort to pass Oak Park’s landmark Fair Housing Oak Park and interviewed him for the oral history project, Ordinance in 1968. That led to Roosevelt University, where “Legends of Our Time,” where he was also honored with the she wrote her master’s thesis, “The Challenge to Oak Park: A high school’s Tradition of Excellence Award (which RaySuburban Community Faces Racial Change” as a prelude to mond herself was awarded in 1990). More recently, she discovered a painting by a forgotten founding the Oak Park Housing Center in office space providFrench artist and championed her story, telled by First Congregational Church (now First ing it in a one-act play, An Imaginary Interview United Church of Oak Park) in 1972. with Elizabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun, which Based on the notion that “a community atwas performed at the 19th Century Club. tempting to maintain integration had a better In a series of articles in the Oak Leaves, she chance than a community that resisted” (a phrase that could serve as the village motto), published the first oral history of early black the Housing Center, as stated on her Wikihistory in Oak Park, dating back to the 1870s. pedia page, “worked to encourage continuAnd she was integral in the establishment of ing demand from whites while opening new the annual Day in Our Village event on the first Sunday of June. opportunities for minorities by counseling Bobbie’s son, Charles Raymond, remembers housing seekers to promote neighborhood dithat, growing up, his mom seemed to be at a versity and integration.” CHARLES RAYMOND meeting every night. And not just when he was Ever the advocate, in addition to welcoming Bobbie Raymond’s son growing up. racial minorities, Raymond and the Housing “She would bake cookies and brownies for Center also actively marketed Oak Park to the all these meetings. I would say, ‘Come on, Mom, LGBTQ community. you’re 80!’” She had enormous energy — until Her comfort in front of the camera paid divthe end. “She would say, ‘The meetings keep me idends. She was featured in the documentary, going.’” As Time Goes By: Oak Park, Illinois, which It wasn’t until high school that he realized premiered at the Lake Theatre in 1974 and was later shown on WTTW, the Chicago PBS affiliate. She how unusual his mother was. “Until then, I just thought it wrote the winning presentation script for Oak Park’s All- was normal.” She would usually take him along to the meetAmerica City Award in 1976, was featured on CBS’ 60 Min- ings. Bobbie, Charles, and her grandson, Trevor, who is 13, were utes in 1978, and appeared on the last Phil Donahue Show filmed in Chicago in the early ‘80s. All these and more gave only children. “Her whole life revolved around him,” Charles said. “They Oak Park a higher profile and positive publicity nationwide. In 1977, she was one of the founders of the Oak Park Ex- always had fun, making crepes, playing a lot of Scrabble. He change Congress, a national organization made up of mem- turned into a good player and beat her about half the time.” She tried to expose him to the arts. They traveled to New ber municipalities that met annually for 15 years to discuss ideas for maintaining stable diversity, including what came York City last June to see the museums and shows, Charles recalled. But she would tire by the afternoon. to be called the “Oak Park Strategy.” “It’s sad,” he said, “because she really wanted to see him That strategy was based on the understanding that Oak play tennis for OPRF.” Park could not succeed if it remained an isolated island of Trevor, he noted, says he’s planning to use his grandmothintegration, so she worked to build bridges across Austin Boulevard by collaborating with the Austin Shock Histori- er as motivation to do well in school and on the court when cal Association to create the Austin Village House Tour, pro- he enters OPRF next year. “I miss talking to her,” Charles said, “being able to call her. moting the West Side neighborhood’s historic homes. She also organized the Boulevard Run, a 10K race whose course She had a great sense of humor.” He’ll also miss seeing her honored by her alma mater, ran through both Oak Park and Austin (including Columbus Roosevelt University, which was planning to give Bobbie an Park), an annual event that lasted 10 years. She retired in 1996 as executive director of the Housing honorary doctorate at their upcoming graduation ceremony. Center, which by then was called the Oak Park Regional She was really looking forward to it, Charles said, but she

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PRIORITIES: (Right) Grandson Trevor was her pride and joy. Her devotion to Oak Park was a close second.

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“She would bake cookies and brownies for all these meetings. I would say, ‘Come on, Mom, you’re 80!’”

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BOBBIE SOXER: Bobbie Raymond during her high school years. She graduated from OPRF in 1955. knew she’d had 80 good years. “She was somewhat at peace.” Roberta Larson Raymond, always of Oak Park, died on May 7, 2019 of complications from congestive heart failure at the age of 80. In addition to her son and grandson, she is survived by her husband, Richard Larson; her daughter-in-law, Christi Ausland-Raymond; and her ex-husband, Geoffrey Raymond. She was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Wallace Kirkland. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12 at the Oak Park Arts Center, 200 N. Oak Park Ave. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

Austin Weekly News, May 22, 2019

Two Austin high school students are Posse Scholars By KENDALL POLIDORI AustinTalks

Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School guidance counselor Gregory Dean just knew his student was going to win a Posse Foundation scholarship. “I told Lamaria every time I saw her she was going to win,” Dean said. Dean saw she had the drive and dedication of a Posse Scholar. Two students at Michele Clark – Lamaria Johnson and Tanzanikia Taylor – were recently awarded four-year scholarships that covewr all tuition costs. They are the fourth AustinTalks and fifth Michele Clark students to win the coveted award since Chicago became one of FULL RIDE: Michele Clark seniors TanzaPosse’ geographical regions in 2000. nikia Taylor and Lamaria Johnson were Johnson, 18, who plans to major in socirecently awarded 4-year scholarships by ology at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, said she considers being awarded the the Posse Foundation. scholarship a huge accomplishment. Students who apply for the Posse scholar“Winning the scholarship has taken care ship must be nominated by faculty or previof a lot of my doubts about going away and ous winners; to be nominated, paying for college,” Johnson a student must be a senior in a said. high school located in one of the Liz Guiterrez, senior trainer 10 designated regions. for Posse Chicago, said the ■ To read more “The best thing you could do amount of the scholarship when applying for the scholarVISIT awarded to a student varies deship is to be yourself,” Taylor pending on the cost of each col- AUSTINWEEKLYNEWS.COM said. “I know that is one of the lege. This year, there were about main reasons I won.” 2,600 applicants in Chicago, and The 17-year-old plans to major in public 17,000 nationally. Nationwide, 730 students policy at Trinity Christian College in Palos were awarded the scholarship. Heights. Both Johnson and Taylor, who will be the “There are a lot of underrepresented comfirst in their families to go to college, said since munities in the Chicago area, so to have a being announced as scholarship winners, they program like Posse that gives people the ophave had other students seek their advice. portunity to showcase who you are is amazHaving two students win from Michele ing,” she said. Clark has captured people’s attention. GutiBoth Johnson and Taylor have participaterrez said it is common at other Chicago ed in a number of extra-curriculars such as schools for more than one student to win, Dream Endlessly and BUILD Chicago, and but it is not as common in Austin. have taken part in Michele Clark science Johnson said she had to complete an onclubs and projects. They are also both memline application, write a personal essay and bers of the National Honor Society. do three in-person interviews.

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McDonald’s to increase area hires, touts tuition assistance By WENDELL HUTSON Contributing Reporter

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If you’re looking for a summer job you may want to check out McDonald’s, which recently announced plans to hire 14,000 new employees — including 2,400 in the Chicago-area. The hiring announcement was made at a May 13 press conference on the West Side by Akins Akinnagbe, a McDonald’s owner and operator, who was joined by U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Chicago), Andrea Zopp, president and CEO of World Business Chicago, and Derrick Taylor, president of the Black McDonald’s Operators Association of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. “McDonald’s is always giving back to the community. This is what we do,” said Akins, who owns nine McDonald’s restaurants, including four on the West Side. “Summer time is right around the corner so we are looking to hire more people especially youth.” Through its Archways to Opportunity program, McDonald’s provides educational assistance to its restaurant employees. But beyond providing tuition assistance for college, it also provides its U.S. employees an opportunity to earn a high school diploma, access to free educational, advising services and the opportunity to learn English as a second language. And the hamburger-chain recently made changes to the program to further enhance it by tripling tuition assistance for restaurant employees to $2,500 from $700 annually; lowering eligibility requirements from nine months to 90 days of employment; and dropping weekly shift minimums from 20 hours to 15 hours. One McDonald’s employee, Taylor Porter, 23, received tuition assistance that allowed her to earn a bachelor’s degree in Communications from southwest suburban St. Xavier University earlier this month. Prior to transferring to St. Xavier Porter, Porter said she attended Triton Community College in River Grove for two years, where she also received tuition assistance from McDonald’s.

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ALL SMILES: Derrick Taylor, U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (7th) and Akins Akinnagbe, a McDonald’s operator and owner, during a May 13 press conference announcing McDonald’s summer hiring season. “I started working at McDonald’s when I was 17 and today I still work for them as an operations associate in their Chicago Field Office,” said Taylor. “The money I received made a big difference, because money was ‘tight’ for me at the time. My goal is to someday become a McDonald’s owner and operator.” There are 112 McDonald’s restaurants in Chicago and 664 in Illinois, so there’s room for more growth, said Lisa Schumacher, director of education strategies for McDonald’s Corp., who added that 1,700 McDonald’s restaurant employees in Illinois received nearly $3.6 million in tuition assistance since 2015. To apply for employment online, go to restaurantjobs.mcdonalds.com. Davis, whose 7th District includes the West Side, said he goes to McDonald’s all the time and said he does so because McDonald’s is a community builder. “A lot of the people that McDonald’s will hire this summer will be young people and to give a young person a chance to be a part of a team and learn new things I think is a wonderful opportunity for the community,” said Davis. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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Attend an epic grand opening On Wednesday, May 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W Washington Blvd., Catalyst officials will host the grand opening of the Kehrein Center—a brand new performing arts center on the West Side. Free tickets can be secured for family and friends at www.kehreincenter.com (admission is by ticket only). CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

Bring back the death penalty

he Illinois death penalty ended as of July 1, 2011. It was officially signed into oblivion on March 9, 2011 by then Governor Pat Quinn. The black community celebrated because of the number of black men who had been released from death row based on the Innocence Project. They had been convicted and sentenced to death for crimes they were not guilty of. Politicians and activists celebrated the demise of that punishment, with many professing that spending the rest of one’s life in prison was the harder price to pay. When the death penalty law was in existence, there was a lot of controversy as to whether the death penalty was a deterrent to criminal behavior. It’s hard to prove something is a deterrent when the crimes never occur. Over the years, there have been calls for the death penalty to be reinstated. Former Governor Bruce Rauner wanted the death penalty reinstated in the case of cop killers. It didn’t happen. This columnist asked for a return of the death penalty following the heinous execution-murder of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee. It didn’t happen. Now there are calls for the death penalty to be reinstated because of the vicious murder of Marlen Ochoa, the 19-year-old pregnant teen who was strangled and her baby cut out of her. Let’s see if that murder will make it happen. There are numerous other cases that also can be added to the list as to reasons why we need to reinstate the death penalty. AJ Freund is one. He is the little boy whose parents brutally murdered him and then hid his body. Or Semaj Crosby, the 17-monthold whose body was found under a sofa in a filthy house. Or Kyrian Knox, the 2-year-old whose decapitated remains were found in the Garfield Park lagoon several years ago.

The killer(s) who committed these crimes do not deserve to live and breathe another day. Whatever the crime, the death penalty option needs to return. Those who murder impose the death penalty on their victim. Yet their own life is spared. Those criminals continue to eat and breathe. There is no logic in that. And after watching television shows about life imprisonment, such as Oz and Orange is the New Black, there is no fear of living the rest of one’s life in prison. Especially when prison is seen in a romanticized light as the place where one reunites with their homies and the prisoners get “three hots and a cot,” along with college degrees and sex reassignment surgery should they claim they need it. Our society is supposed to be one of law and order. But lawlessness and disorder seems to be the bigger, growing danger. If the death penalty is returned to being the law in Illinois, it’s going to take a massive number of people demanding it. Or a declaration to politicians at election time that if they don’t support the return of the death penalty, voters will elect people who do.

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CITY COUNCIL Committee fix from page PB South Side 9th Ward, has used committee funds to hire employees — eight were on the payroll as of December — though he acknowledged they don’t spend all their time on committee work. He’s spent Transportation Committee money on his own transportation, including payments on a Chevy Tahoe SUV and thousands of dollars in parking expenses. And committee funds have gone toward furniture for his City Hall office, including a bourbon cherry wardrobe cabinet, according to records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The Transportation Committee isn’t an outlier. At great cost to taxpayers, the City Council’s 16 legislative committees are the heart of a favor-trading system that’s enabled mayors to rule like monarchs distributing favors to loyalists. At the same time, the committees have failed to provide even basic oversight of city government. Many meet infrequently, and when they do, they frequently rubber-stamp agendas in a matter of minutes — often without a quorum of half the members. The budgets for the committees added up to $5.8 million in 2018, but the amount each committee re-

ceives is not tied to the volume of legislation it reviews or the regularity of its meetings. Instead, funding appears more closely aligned with tradition and the clout of the chairs. Chicago aldermen have also made it almost impossible for the public to see what they’re up to. Committee meeting schedules are posted online and meetings are open to the public, but they’re not broadcast, recorded or transcribed — unless a chair makes arrangements. The topper: The council has passed laws to make sure committee operations are kept from any oversight. In 2016, aldermen voted 25-23 to kill a proposal to allow the city’s inspector general to investigate and audit the council. Aldermen then passed a substitute ordinance that explicitly blocked the inspector general from looking into many council functions, including committee spending. Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot, who will be sworn in with aldermen on Monday, has called for changing the law so the inspector general can audit the council and its committees. She and key aldermen continue to negotiate over who will lead the committees. As current chairs maneuver to hold onto power, reformers say it’s time for significant changes. City Inspector General Joe Ferguson said Lightfoot and the new council face an urgent need to open the books and bring accountability “with respect to budgets, expenditures, staffing and operations at both the whole Council and Committee levels.”

“Government cannot fully escape corruption, mismanagement and waste without accountability,” Ferguson wrote in a statement responding to ProPublica Illinois’ findings. “That applies as equally to a legislative body as it does an executive, and even more so in Chicago, with its history of a weak, compliant City Council most noted for a decadeslong trail of corruption. At this moment in the City’s history, both the public and the incoming Mayor desperately need a productively engaged City Council that fully inhabits its legislative oversight responsibility.” In most legislative bodies, members pick their own leaders and committee chairs. The Chicago City Council’s rules say that’s what aldermen should do as well. For decades, though, the mayor has picked council committee chairs. It’s no secret at City Hall that only aldermen who support the mayor’s initiatives are rewarded with the posts, though they often claim otherwise. As Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. tells it, he was shocked when, in 2007, former Mayor Richard M. Daley offered to make him chair of the Special Events Committee. Burnett had never led a committee before. And he had been pushing an affordable housing plan that was more aggressive than the mayor wanted. “I thought there might be a hit out on me,” Burnett joked. Instead, Daley came up with a watered-down affordable housing plan. After Burnett signed on, “the next thing I knew, I got a committee.” Despite their back-and-forth over afford-

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tion his committee oversees — concerning festivals, cultural events and other matters connected to the arts — comes from the mayor’s office and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The committee had three employees as of December, but since they only spend about a week each month preparing for committee meetings, Tunney also assigns them to help with issues in his ward. “Do they just work on committee stuff ? No,” Tunney said. Tunney conceded it’s not fair that committee chairs essentially get more help to take care of their wards. But he’s also skeptical

of proposals that would require committee employees to limit their work to committee matters, because he doesn’t think they would have enough to do. “I wouldn’t agree with that because practically; I want my people working all the time, given my workaholic nature,” he said. Last month, Tunney said he would like to be considered for Finance Committee chair after the new council is sworn in on Monday, and other committee chairs are lining up behind him. Burnett said he, too, counts on committee staff to help with ward matters. At the end of 2018, he had eight employees on the Traf-

fic Committee payroll. “It helps you with your ward, especially if you’ve got a ward like mine,” said Burnett, whose 27th Ward includes parts of the near North and West sides that have boomed with development over the last two decades. “I get everything from yuppies worried about permit parking to people [dealing with] sewage. It’s never ending. … So the extra staff people help, and they do dual roles. Everybody works on the ward and everybody works on the committee, too.” Burnett said his committee employees put in a lot of work to prepare for the committee’s meetings. But that wasn’t evident when it convened on March 6. Several minutes after the meeting was scheduled to start, the chairman’s seat was still empty. So were most of the seats around them. Only four of the committee’s 16 members had shown up. Finally, an aide to Burnett got a call on his cellphone and waved Marty Quinn over. Quinn, alderman of the 13th Ward on the Southwest Side, appeared taken aback for a moment. Then he understood: Burnett wasn’t going to show. Quinn was going to have to lead the meeting. Under City Council rules, at least half of the members of a committee need to be present for a quorum. But neither Quinn nor the other three aldermen noted that they were four short. Quinn gaveled the meeting to order and moved to pass the first 19 proposed See CITY COUNCIL on page 10

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LOTS OF WORK AHEAD: New Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, pictured on Election Night in April, will be tasked with confronting the City Council’s committee spending. covered out of allocations for “investigation costs” buried deep within the budget. At least four employees were paid from multiple funds during the course of the year. Last December, the Finance Committee transferred $862,000 from its reported expenditures to the balance sheets of other city departments. The end-of-the-year accounting maneuver came after Burke’s staff said some employees assigned to the committee should have been paid out of funds available for the workers’ compensation program. The spending records don’t show what the employees’ duties were. The complicated money flow — and lack of oversight — put Burke in the enviable position of being able to dispense favors and largesse to other aldermen. For years, he essentially loaned employees to other aldermen who needed help, as WTTW reported in March. On occasion, the Finance Committee paid expenses for other aldermen, such as when it reimbursed 40th Ward Alderman Pat O’Connor about $2,900 total for travel to conferences of the National League of Cities in Nashville in 2015 and Kansas City the next year. O’Connor did not respond to a request for comment. From 2015 to 2018, the Finance Committee also paid more than $46,000 to cellphone provider Verizon Wireless. Invoices don’t provide details about the account or why the bills were so high. Burke didn’t respond to requests for comment. As chair of the Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics, 8th Ward Alderman Michelle Harris oversees council procedures and has the power to decide which legislation is assigned to which committees, or to hold up legislation altogether. “I do everything I can to be aboveboard and be transparent because I am the rules chair, but every now and then it doesn’t work out that way,” Harris said in an interview. In April 2018, $8,820 in committee funds went to pay a South Side company to print and mail an 8th Ward newsletter, according to a copy of the invoice obtained from the city under the Freedom of Information Act. Harris said the mailing was focused on city services and wasn’t political, but she conceded it should have come out of her ward account. She blamed the error on a

new employee and promised to “have her re-trained.” Harris also wondered why city finance officials didn’t catch the mistake. “What I’m further concerned about is that it wasn’t flagged anywhere along the process,” she said. Between 2015 and 2018, Harris paid $82,000 in Rules Committee funds to The Salient Group, a downtown firm, for what was described in a February 2018 invoice as “PR Consulting.” Harris said Salient’s president has attended committee meetings and helped Harris respond to news coverage about her role as chair, such as criticism that she has buried legislation when it was opposed by Emanuel and his allies. “I’ve gotten torn up on by some people, so I’ve had to come up with a strategy about how to deal with those issues,” Harris said. Asked if all of the PR work was connected to the committee, she said, “You are 10,000% correct.”

Chicago City Council Committees The Chicago City Council has 16 legislative committees with jurisdictions ranging from aviation to zoning. But the amount each committee spends varies widely. Some committees reported spending well more than they were budgeted in 2018. Beale, chair of the Transportation Committee, also dipped into committee funds for public relations. Beale became the committee’s leader after a slow, steady climb up the City Hall ladder. In 2007, Daley picked Beale to lead the council’s Landmarks Committee. Its previous chair, Arenda Troutman, had been charged in federal court with taking a bribe and then lost her reelection bid. Three years later, Daley moved Beale to the helm of the Police and Fire Committee, which had a larger budget. When Emanuel was elected mayor in 2011, he shifted Beale to chair the Transportation Committee. The new post was another boost for Beale. The Transportation Committee has an annual budget more than twice as large as his old committee’s. And most of its work consists of rubber-stamping hyperlocal administrative ordinances. Between 2015 and 2018, 99% of the ordinances introduced to the committee were passed, records show, typically

without discussion or debate. In addition to putting eight employees on the payroll, Beale used committee funds to pay $15,000 in 2015 and 2016 to the public relations firm MK Communications for “professional services,” including “project strategy, planning and management, media, writing and editing,” according to invoices. Another $13,000 went to Rightsize Facility, an office furniture company, for items that included a bourbon cherry wardrobe cabinet delivered to City Hall, records show. Beale also used committee funds to pay for a car and parking costs. More than $9,000 went to GM Financial Leasing for a 2015 Chevy Tahoe SUV, records show. Another $11,000 covered parking expenses. Pointing to the committee’s 70-page agenda after its March meeting, Beale said all his committee staff positions are needed. “That’s a lot of work, man,” he said. But Beale said those employees don’t limit their work to committee matters. “I mean, people call downtown for a city service, of course they’re going to serve the people,” Beale said. “I’m not going to tell a [committee] staff person, ‘This is an aldermanic call, someone calling to have a street light put on,’ and transfer that call. You take care of that city service. You’re still doing a service to the public.” Marilyn Katz, the president of MK Communications, said her firm works on a range of issues with Beale. They include matters before the committee, such as taxi regulations, as well as ward issues such as housing and the opening of a Whole Foods store. She said she couldn’t comment on the committee expenditures but would ask Beale. The alderman didn’t respond to that or other requests for comment about committee spending. In recent weeks, Beale has been among the council chairs lining up support from colleagues to hold onto their committee posts. They’ve also been working to block 32nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack, a Lightfoot ally and head of the council’s Progressive Caucus, from becoming the next chair of the Finance Committee. Perhaps the highest cost of the current committee system is the hardest to measure: the failure of the City Council to provide oversight of city government and, when necessary, serve as a check on mayoral power. More than a dozen people were reportedly shot over the first weekend of April — a number that’s not unusual in Chicago as the weather warms up. But the city’s ongoing struggles with gun violence were not mentioned during the April 8 meeting of the Committee on Public Safety. Just one item was on the agenda: an ordinance that would temporarily allow helicopters to land near McCormick Place so they could be exhibited during the upcoming convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The committee rarely holds discussions of crime trends or policing strategies. That’s been true even within the last year, as aldermen have drafted and introduced proposals to create community oversight of the police department. Read more online.

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17 CH 14493 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 2003-3, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-3; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FARRIS COX, DECEASED; DOROTHY BASSETT AKA DOROTHY BESSETT JOHN COX; WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF FARRIS COX, DECEASED; Defendants, 17 CH 14493 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, June 19, 2019 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. 16-11-206-038-0000. Commonly known as 3248 West Huron, 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€™s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-032873 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3120300

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 20, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 21, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3048 WEST LEXINGTON STREET, Chicago, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-13-305-0270000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $64,622.12. 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 twentyfour (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 â€œAS ISâ€? 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.BERTHA HARRIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 18 CH 9607 3048 WEST LEXINGTON STREET Chicago, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

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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 (driverâ€™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, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pmâ€“3pm. Please refer to file number 18-086998. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-086998 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 9607 TJSC#: 39-1986 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ€™s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3119152

Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA CORONA, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF OCTAVIO CORONA, PATRICIA CORONA, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARIA CORONA, THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, TCF NATIONAL BANK, METROBANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 2018 CH 11789 2539 S. MILLARD 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 March 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 20, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2539 S. MILLARD, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-125-0130000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $278,183.95. 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 twentyfour (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 â€œAS ISâ€? 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 (driverâ€™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 Plaintiffâ€™s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 18-5834. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@ johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-5834 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2018 CH 11789 TJSC#: 39-1873 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are

advised that Plaintiffâ€™s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3119156

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). You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ€™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 or contact Plaintiffâ€™s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-16550. 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. 14-15-16550 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 013685 TJSC#: 39-2005 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ€™s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3119143

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF CVF III MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST II

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION BSI FINANCIAL SERVICES Plaintiff, -v.ALEX HUSSAIN, CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO, VILLAGE OF MELROSE PARK Defendants 14 CH 013685 3929 W. GLADYS 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 March 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 20, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3929 W. GLADYS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-14-110-009. The real estate is improved with a three-flat building. 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 twentyfour (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 â€œAS ISâ€? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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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.HATTIE COLLINS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2018 CH 11184 4701 W ERIE STREET 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 February 25, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 17, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4701 W ERIE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-10-106-0230000. 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 twentyfour (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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-08323. 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. 14-18-08323 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 11184 TJSC#: 39-1350 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. I3118618

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, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 18-087771. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-087771 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 13759 TJSC#: 39-2726 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. I3120110

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 27, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 28, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1342 NORTH MASSASOIT, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-220-0180000. The real estate is improved with a brown brick, two story multi unit home 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 twentyfour (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. Please refer to file number 264856. 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. 264856 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 09239 TJSC#: 39-2183 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. I3119553

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, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-083970. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-083970 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 11924 TJSC#: 39-2044 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. I3119344

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE CIM TRUST 2017-8 MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2017-8 Plaintiff, -v.CHARLIE W. MALONE, LUCILLE MALONE, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 18 CH 13759 701 NORTH CHRISTIANA 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 April 5, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 5, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 701 NORTH CHRISTIANA AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-205-0240000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $117,646.49. 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 twentyfour (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)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. WILLIE MAE COOLEY AKA WILLIE MAE GRAHAM; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 M1 403043 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 25, 2019, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 17, 2019, 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. 16-11-132-032-0000. Commonly known as 432 N. Monticello Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60624. 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: May 1, 2019 I3120281 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CILICI, LLC Plaintiff, -v.TORAMY CAMPBELL, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK Defendants 18 CH 09239 1342 NORTH MASSASOIT CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ARM TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-2 Plaintiff, -v.LORI KORWEK-THOMAS A/K/A LORI KORWEK THOMAS A/K/A LORI A. KORWEK THOMAS, JOHN THOMAS, ALFRED N. KOPLIN, MARY ANN KORWEK, ONE ONE ONE MORGAN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 11924 111 SOUTH MORGAN STREET, UNIT 906 Chicago, IL 60607 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 25, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 111 SOUTH MORGAN STREET, UNIT 906, Chicago, IL 60607 Property Index No. 17-17-212-0161156; 17-17-212-016-1352; 17-17212-016-1353. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $770,101.00. 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 twentyfour (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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, INC. 2006-NC1, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-NC1 Plaintiff, -v.WENDY THOMPSON-GORE A/K/A WENDY L. THOMPSON-GORE A/ K/A WENDY L. THOMPSON, THOMAS M. GORE A/K/A THOMAS GORE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 9241 4715 WEST RACE AVENUE 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 29, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4715 WEST RACE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-10-110-0160000 and 16-10-110-017-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $255,658.17. 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

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$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 twentyfour (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, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-083552. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-083552 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 9241 TJSC#: 39-2211 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. I3119928

17 CH 14388 2642 WEST GRAND AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 2, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 3, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2642 WEST GRAND AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-12-209-0290000. The real estate is improved with a tan brick, one story single family home 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 twentyfour (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. Please refer to file number 264600. 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. 264600 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 14388 TJSC#: 39-2117 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. I3119958

forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 17-20-323-030-0000. Commonly known as 1330 W CULLERTON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60608. 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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 18-00745 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3121598

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 2, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 5, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1450 NORTH LARAMIE, Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-115-0190000/ 16-04-115-020-0000. The real estate is improved with a residential. 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 twentyfour (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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-12731. 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. 14-18-12731 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 14704 TJSC#: 39-2328 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. I3120061

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.SEAN GAURIGE, HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A Defendants

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs. CRISANTOS GRANADOS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 5084 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, July 2, 2019 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.FLORCE DUNN, STATE OF ILLINOIS–DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 2018 CH 14704 1450 NORTH LARAMIE Chicago, IL 60651

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