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1,000 CPS students, several from West Side, graduate with at least a semester of college credits

Brianna Hill was the at Douglass to do so, and 13 students from Michele Clark get associate degrees with their high school diplomas

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Across Chicago, about 1,000 students from over 80 high schools are graduating this year with at least a semester worth of transferable college credit from one of the City Colleges of Chicag under their belts. Of those Chicago lic Schools students, 211 are graduating with an associate degree – 13 of whom are doing so for the first time at Austin’s Michele Clark Academic Preparatory Magnet High School.

Westside Men’s Network invites new members West Side and beyond

Brianna Hill, the rst to graduate from Austin’s Frederick Douglass Academy High School with at least a semester’s worth of college credits, speaks to hundreds of attendees at an early college celebration ceremony at UIC Forum on May 20.

he networking group has xisted for over a decade and is mentoring its next generation of leaders

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Friday of the month, men from Chicago’s West Side and western suburbs meet Restaurant in Austin to network and break bread together. Though there’s a meetand minutes, it’s also a place for men atever is on their hearts.

oup is Westside Men’s Network and, more than a decade after its creation, it’s refocusing its ef for ts and reaching out to younger people.

Brianna Hill is the first at Austin’s Frederick Douglass Academy High School to accrue over 15 college credits. She graduated early and will start in the fall at the University of Illinois-Chicago’s nursing program.

“I’m looking forward to learning more about something that I really want to pursue,” Hill told Austin Weekly News

But that success, she said, didn’t come without struggle and perseverance. During Hill’s junior year in 2023, her brother died.

“That was one of the most painful moments of my life,” Hill said at a ceremony at UIC Forum on May 20, which reco gnized the hundreds of students who

“The premise for bringing the group together was to utilize a network of West Side men to create opportunities, resources to come together, to discuss ways that we can bring positive change,” said Rev. Walter Jones, the group’s founding leader, and executive director of Fathers Who Care and the Westside Community Stakeholders.

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WESTSIDE MEN Network of strength

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Austin Weekly News staf f members were a part of the Westside Men’s Network in its early years.

Providing direct service involvement on the West Side for over 30 years, Jones said “there has always been a need for men to collectively work together.” He added, “Men matter. Their thoughts matter. Their concerns matter. We care and we want you to understand that it takes all of us working together to really bring about social change in our community.”

Though women have attended their meetings, the Westside Men’s Network’s goal is to empower and mentor men in the area, and they do it through MacArthur’s lunches, by holding annual health and wellness events at Loretto Hospital (the next one is June 7), violence prevention and community organizing activities, and through outreach.

Though the Westside Men’s Network is apolitical, they’ve even advocated for public policy – like for the Illinois Department of Public Health to have a men’s health division and the Illinois Council on Responsible Fatherhood, a state commission that promotes involvement of both parents in a child’s life

“In order to really create a systemic change, men will have to come back into these communities and take ownership over [their] blocks. We can’t get that through prayer vigils, prayer marches and rallies,” Jones said.

But as the group of community leaders like Jones approach retirement age, they’re looking to bring in the next generation – partially to eventually take over and also to re-energize them, Jones said. At a December meeting, they discussed the group’s future and decided to give it a fresh perspective.

“For the purpose of the energy, for the purpose of new vision, for the purpose of galvanizing younger men, we wanted to incorporate some younger men into leadership roles,” Jones said.

Last winter, Antwan Bartholomew joined the Westside Men’s Network.

“My work and my life has always revolved around strengthening my community,” Bartholomew said as to why he started attending meetings. “A lot of that has been aligned with health and wellness.”

Bartholomew works at Kelly Hall YMCA in Humboldt Park. Since he joined the Westside Men’s Network, that YMCA is hosting Boys to Men Monthly every third Saturday of the month, when community members can

come for free to shoot hoops in the gym, use the fitness center and discuss wellness and community issues over coffee and snacks There’s also a rap group that meets there –an effort Bartholomew infor mally started before joining the Westside Men’s Network, but officially launched recently.

Through Boys to Men Monthly, Bartholomew hopes to create an accessible environment where men can focus on health, connect and share their feelings and experiences

“Even though one of my core thoughts was to sit them down and have this chat and create some vulnerability, I wanted to make sure that they didn’t come in thinking that’s what they had to do,” Bartholomew said. Those who regularly attend and become comfortable might start opening up “Sometimes we come in so strong and so protected, we don’t know how to take care of ourselves. That’s why it’s so pertinent to meet people where they’re at.”

Though five-to-10 people are showing up to monthly MacArthur’s meetings as of late, the Westside Men’s Network once had 40-some regular members. But to them, it’s never been about the numbers.

“The importance doesn’t lie with the people who come to the meetings. The importance lies with the men that we actually reach out to,” Bartholomew said. “If only three of us came to the meeting, that’s fine. But if all three of us that came to the meeting left the meeting and made sure that we empowered 30 men, I think that’s the key.”

“The reality is men are going to come for what men want. At one point, we had that group of folks that were coming in all the time,” Jones said. “As we embark upon what we’re doing now … the important thing is to

have that base so whoever shows up to the meetings can get whatever they need.”

That includes men from the western suburbs, too. Jones said the group has seen members from Oak Park, Forest Park and Berkeley.

Longtime Oak Park resident Stuart Jamieson has been attending Westside Men’s Network events and programming since the group’s inception, when he got involved through Pilgrim Cong re gational Church in Oak Park. Back then, he said there used to be more participants from the western suburbs.

“I’ve been the only person west of Austin Boulevard at the last couple meetings,” Jamieson said.

In addition to lunch at MacArthur’s, Jamieson said he’s gone to the annual health and wellness fair at Loretto, attended Bartholomew’s first Boys to Men monthly meeting and a networking event at 1st Place Barber and Hair Salon across the street from MacArthur’s, where he now regularly gets haircuts.

He said his biggest takeaway from the Westside Men’s Network is the relationships he’s made with the other men who regularly attend programming

“There’s really neat people doing neat things,” Jamieson said. “I really appreciate the opportunity to see what’s going on in Austin and be a part of it as I can.”

The Westside Men’s Network’s annual health and wellness ev ent is at Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central, on June 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next meeting at MacArthur’s Restaurant, 5412 W. Madison St., is June 20 at noon. The next Boys to Men Monthly will take place at Kelly Hall YMCA, 824 N. Hamlin Av e., on June 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m

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have completed at least 15 colle ge credits, or a semester’s worth, during high school.

“Balancing classes, starting early colle ge work courses for the first time, and grief felt impossible, but I kept showing up.”

That same school year, Hill earned her Certified Nursing Assistant certification. She said early colle ge programs have taught her not only academics, but time management, goal setting and discipline.

In addition to those who attended the celebration, this year, thousands of CPS students racked up credits that will count toward their colle ge classes – more than 6,600 of them, representing nearly $10 million in colle ge tuition.

That’s a record for CPS, which has been offering early colle ge programs since 2012. Any school in Chicago can participate in the programs for free, where students take dual credit courses with qualified teachers at their high schools, or with professors at one of the City Colleges of Chicago, a partner university or online. These classes count toward both the number of credits a high schooler needs to graduate and toward colle ge credits.

Megan Hougard, chief of CPS’ O ce of College and Career Success, at the early college celebration ceremony on May 20.

“A lot of the students who are graduating, they can go right to work in a highwage careers and they can still continue earning credits,” Me g an Hougard, chief of CPS’ Office of Colle ge and Career Success, told Austin Weekly News. “That part of how the credentials are stackable is really important.”

According to Hougard, CPS’ early colle ge programs are fashioned after the New York State Pathways in Technolog y, which launched in 2011 to teach students workplace skills and help them ear n colle ge credit.

The first CPS schools to offer early colle ge programs were on Chicago’s South Side, including Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy, Solorio Academy High School and South Shore International Colle ge Preparatory High School. But as early colle ge programs have become more popular with the Chicago Roadmap – which CPS and CCC launched in 2020 to streamline a postsecondary path for students – they got more traction on the West Side

Hill said she found out about early colle ge opportunities through CCC’s Basic Nursing Assistant training program. After enrolling, Hill researched other classes she could take to earn more colle ge credits.

After her high school classes at Douglass, Hill started going to Malcolm X Colle ge three days a week until 7:30 p.m.

to take nursing classes with colle ge students. She also took clinicals on Saturdays from about 6:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. and attended two online classes for colle ge credit.

“My biggest takeaway was the hard work and dedication that I put in,” Hill told Austin Weekly News. “Losing a sibling around that time when I first started colle ge-level courses was really hard, but my school and my courses were kee ping me going and helping me push through it. Although life throws rocks at you, you don’t have to get hit by them.”

That mindset is how Hill became the first at Douglass to graduate with 15 colle ge credits. Though Douglass only had 35 students at the end of the 2024 school year, and Michele Clark had 427, students at these West Side schools are seizing colle ge credit opportunities just like those attending Chicago high schools with thousands of stu d ents

“What I heard tod ay is there we re a lot of firsts,” said Hougard of seve r al high school principals wh o, on May 20, i ntroduced their school’s initial students to gr aduate with an associate de gree or a certain number of c olle ge credits. “Thi s is the r ange of o pportunity, and we are i ntentional that it includes Douglass, it includes Michele C lark and our schools that may be smaller, but that d oesn’t mean the students do n’ t d eser ve these o pportunities.”

LETTER TO THE ED I TOR

Davis’ proposed amendments on H.R. 1

Testimony of Cong ressman Danny K. Davis in suppo rt of his amendments to reimburse wo rk ing parents up to $8,000 for child care , help cost-burdened renters earning up to $100,000, ensure that foundations fund charitable givin g rather than tax cuts for the wealthy, and give tax cuts to wo rkers who are single, noncustodial parents, age 19 and older, senior s, foster youth, or homeless (Committee on Rules Meeting on H.R. 1 – May 21, 2025):

T he Good Book teaches us to care fo r the least among us. My four amendments do just that.

Fo r parents, child care is the wo rkrelated expense. My amendment would reimburse wo rk ing parents up to $8,000 in child-care costs. The meage r, cu rrent maximum of $1,200 was set at the turn of this centur y. Now, the cost of center-based care for two children is more than the average annual rent in all 50 states. Yet the Re publican bil l fails to directly help struggling parents with the crushing burden of chil d care. Instead, the bill gifts $731 million to businesses and ignores the tens of millions of wo rk ing parents whose employers will neve r of fer child care. An d the small, temporary $500 bump in the Child Tax Credit excludes the poorest parents and is dwarfed by the $8,000 in relief of fered by my amendment. If Republicans want parents to wo rk , then you should acce pt my amendment.

My second amendment would provide life-changing help to hardworking, rent-burdened Americans ear ning up to $100,000. Rent unaf fordability is at an all-time high with about half of all renters being cost-burdened, especially extremely low-income household s, senior s, and rural Americans My amendment would create a new tax credit for low- and middle-income renters that would cove r a percentage of the gap between 30 percent of their adjusted gross income and thei r actual rent. Fo r renters earning less than $25,000, the credit would cove r the entire 30-percent-income-to-rent gap and then phase out. The Re publican bill offers nothing to help strugglin g renter s. Suppo rt ing my amendment would provide financial relief to tens of millions of Americans so they ca n

thr ive without fear of eviction.

My third amendment would provide a tax cut to tens of millions of lowincome wo rkers by enhancing the Ear ned Income Tax Credit. The EITC is a powe rful tool to reduce pove rt y.

A lthough the Re publican bill gives an increased EITC for some pu rp le-hear t recipients, it ignores the vast majority of individual wo rker s. Wo rkers age 65 and older re present one of the fastestgrow ing groups in our labor forc e. Millions of people younger than 24 ser ve in the labor forc e. My amendment gives permanent tax relief to senior s and younger wo rkers by removing the EITC age cap and lowe ring the eligibility age to 19, wh i le also enhancing the credit for all childless wo rker s. Further, my amendment includes impo rtant flexibilities for foster and homeless youth. If the GOP bill can spend $211 billion on tax breaks for wealthy heirs, surely it can help vulnerable wo rkers who are young, old, single, homeless, or foster youth.

My final amendment would strike the permanent tax hi ke on foundations that would rip $15.8 billion in c haritable aid from our communities — a id that supports food banks, houses of faith, veterans, disaster relief, rural health care, emergency assistance during economic downturns, and other critical needs. Policies that hurt foundations reduce grantmaking to charitable nonprofits across the country. Forefront, the association of grantmakers for the state of Illinois, estimates that the proposed tax increase on private foundations would result in $168 million less in grants made to Illinois nonprofits each year. Charitable giving re presents the best of American generosity. At the exact time when charitable giving and philanthropy are needed the most to of fset the cuts in federal investment, Cong ress must strike this charity-reducing provision.

Gove r nment should help people, not har m them. My amendments would help lift the burdens of tens of millions of families and workers as well as promote charitable service. I hope you will support them.

Danny K. Davis

7th Congressional District

Soul tribes: A divine alignment

Iused to pray hard. I pra that God would send me help. Not just help for me, but for the young men who had grown up under my care, those who now stand alongside me, leading and coordinating the Austin Safety Action Plan (ASAP). The kind of help I was asking for could be bought or borrowed. I needed people who believed, not just in the mission, but in me. I needed my soul tribe

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A soul tribe is a blessing from God. It is a divine alignment with people who support you unconditionally and believe deeply in the calling on your life. They show up in your story like chapters already written by the Creator exactly when they’re supposed to, exactly how you need them.

I met one-third of my soul tribe in June of 2021, on one of the biggest days of my life It was the official kickoff of ASAP, and the team and I were out on the court at Austin Town Hall, running a basketball game for the youth. We weren’t just playing ball; we were building trust, energy, and the start of something transformative for the West Side

That’s when he appeared, Jordan “Soup” Campbell, riding his bike through the park He noticed us on the court and rode over. He introduced himself with a quiet but undeniable energy. It didn’t take long for him to begin engaging with the young men, talking to them like he’d known them forever. It was effortless.

From that day, our relationship began to build, not rushed, not forced org anically. We realized that despite different journeys, our backgrounds were rooted in the same soil: purpose. When I saw Jordan take off his camera and place it on a kid’s neck, showing him how to shoot a photo, I remember thinking: This guy is dif ferent. That wasn’t about optics, it was about empowerment.

And that’s when I knew: He’s part of my tribe

Since then, Jordan and I have collaborated to create something bigger than ourselves

gether, we’ve cultivated an environment where young people an show up fully as themselves — free, creative, unified, and thriving. We’ve learned how balance each other’s gifts, blending mission with movement, strategy with soul. Our biggest evolution came with the expansion of the ASAP Safe Zone. We had a conversation, one that felt like more than talk, and it led us to our next destination: Corcoran Place, just on the other side of Lake Street, a block where there hasn’t been any community development in over 20 years. It was untouched, overlooked … and perfect for what we envisioned.

We didn’t just see a str eet. We saw potential. We built a long-term strateg y rooted in solutions that the community could not only benefit from but sustain. No savior complex. Just real people building with real love for the people. It was time.

This year, our two organizations, Root2fruit Youth Foundation and Alt_, officially went public with our partnership and ownership. And earlier this month, Alt_ opened its new space in the historic Austin Bank building at 5645 W. Corcoran Place. And Root2fruit Youth Foundation is now housed within that space as part of what we call the House Collective.

It’s surreal. A kid from the West Side of Chicago and a visionary from Akron, Ohio both young, Black, and committed to the work building something that transcends any one of us. We don’t move with ego; we move with intention. That’s the secret. That’s what makes it work

This is what happens when the universe aligns a divine partnership. Lives get changed. Streets come back to life. Young people see themselves in spaces once deemed forgotten. And a story gets written, one that will transform generations and transcend time.

That’s the power of a soul tribe And I’m just getting started

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‘A House In Austin’ raises money for building, ood repairs

West Side nonpro t damaged during severe ooding in summer 2023 is hoping to raise $45,000

By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago

An Austin family service and support center is looking for financial help to fix its basement and roof, which were damaged in severe flooding nearly two years ago.

A House In Austin is a parent-child resource hub at 533 N. Pine Ave. that offers social, educational and holistic support for West Side families. The group has launched a campaign called Raise The Roof to raise $45,000 for roofing repairs, electrical upgrades, fence repairs and to fix damages from the summer 2023 flooding.

Founded in 2016 by a for mer Chicago public school teacher, A House In Austin began as Boppin’ Babies & Toddlers Music Class held at By The Hand Club For Kids and nearby Original Providence Baptist Church to engage children and parents. As the class grew, the organization began offering expanded programs before buying its current location in 2020.

A House In Austi, located at 533 N. Pine Ave.

who travel from the South Side.

Programs focus primarily on children up to age 5, with supplemental services for children up to age 12. Children can take advantage of the house’s reading programs, early intervention therapies, play areas, social-emotional learning child care and partnerships with city and statewide entities such as Rush Hospital and state social services.

Children’s Research Triangle, in partnership with Rush Hospital, offers a free mental health clinic on-site with individual and group therapy for children and families

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In July, A House In Austin is celebrating its 5th anniversary in its own building. With the fundraiser, its leaders hope they can finally fix their building issues and focus on the organization’s future.

Two years ago, the basement was damaged as torrential downpours caused flooding that devastated the West Side. A House In Austin needs a new sump pump to protect the basement from future floods.

Roofing repairs are needed to address leaks inside the house. The electrical system and fencing require upgrades to accommodate expanded programs, leaders said.

A House In Austin annually serves 50-75 families from Austin, Garfield Park, North and South Lawndale, Humboldt Park, Elmwood Park and Oak Park, as well as some

Early intervention programs for developmental delays, autism and other developmental milestone challenges for children up to age 3 are provided on-site at the house by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

A House In Austin offers re gular events for children and their families. My Fresh Table is a four-week cooking course that provides parents with groceries and teaches them about nutrition, budgeting and meal preparation . The objective is to empower families to make healthier food choices, group officials said. A children’s version of the program offers fun and engaging approaches to healthy eating.

During the week, children five and younger receive child care and participate in early development programs. After-school programs are of fered for children in kindergar-

ten through fifth grade. The house partners with Chicago HOPES for Kids, an educational support organization for children experiencing homelessness, to offer homework and literacy support for children through fifth grade. The group hopes to soon offer math support.

A House In Austin offers housekeeping services for all families, including open hours for parents to bring in laundry and access to house’s kitchen for meal preparation.

Arlene Gunn, an Austin single mother of seven children, has been involved in the A House In Austin community since the organization was founded. Her two youngest children began programs at the house in 2016 when they were one year and six months old. One of Gunn’s older daughters also has her two children in programs at A House In Austin.

“It brought me growth,” Gunn said. “I was able to learn a better way to raise my [younger] kids than my older five kids.” Gunn said her youngest child had seizures when she came to the group, which provided her son with interventions to diagnose his condition. As he entered school, social services of fered by A House In Austin helped create an Individualized Education Program for his developmental delays and ADHD.

“A House In Austin is a helping hand program open to anybody’s needs,” Gunn said. “If they don’t have it, they know other people that can help you.”

To donate to the Raise The Roof fundraising campaign or learn more about A House In Austin, visit ahouseinaustin.org.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

Longbridge Financial, LLC

Plaintiff vs. Gerald Nordgren Appointed as Special Representative for Frankie Jones (Deceased); Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; City of Chicago; Willie R. Jones; Vondesia Jones; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Frankie Jones; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants

Defendant 19 CH 6526

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NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on July 1, 2025, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-16-112-011-0000. Commonly known as 5525 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60644. The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates P.C., 223 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 610, Chicago, IL 60606. (248) 853-4400 ext 1200. 309590

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee of the Igloo Series V Trust Plaintiff vs.

Bensie B. Wallace; Dawana J. Wallace; City of Chicago; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Defendant 24 CH 6923 CALENDAR 58 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on July 2, 2025, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-04-411-029-0000.

Commonly known as 4920 West Cortez Street, Chicago, Illinois 60651.

The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Suite 210, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130. (440) 5721511. ILF2406026 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3266709

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE ON BEHALF FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021RP4 Plaintiff, -v.-

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Defendants 2024 CH 04729 5216 WEST JACKSON BLVD 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, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 9, 2025, 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 5216 WEST JACKSON BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16-16-111-0320000

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, 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. 14-24-02479

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2024 CH 04729

TJSC#: 45-799

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST,MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FF7 Plaintiff, -v.-

THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF CLYDE WALLS, DECEASED, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, CASANDRA WALLS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CLYDE WALLS

Defendants 24 CH 00336

5338 WEST KINZIE 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 March 17, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2025, 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 5338 WEST KINZIE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16-09-123-0230000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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).

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

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 24-17336IL_1022434

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 24 CH 00336 TJSC#: 45-787

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 # 24 CH 00336 I3266040

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION Freedom Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff vs. Genese Owens; Robert Hightower; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants; Divis Hightower; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Robert Hightower; Gerald Nordgren, as Special Representative for Robert Hightower (deceased) Defendant 23 CH 2601 CALENDAR 60 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on June 24, 2025, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-04-214-023-0000. Commonly known as 4950 W. Kamerling Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real