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Eco-orchard takes root in Gar eld Park after years of delays

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

It took almost eight years, but a fruit orchard project the Garfield Park Community Council wanted to build on two

East Garfield Park vacant lots, finally broke ground in mid-June.

Originally known as Fifth Avenue Eco Orchard, the council conceived the project in response to something it heard from Garfield Park Far mers Market cus-

tomers – they li ked getting locally grown ve getables, but they wanted to be able to buy locally grown fruit. As the concept evolved, the council decided to add flood

‘Diggy’ Morrison’s music started in Gar eld Park

Morrison describes early family in uence and exposure that sparked his interest at a young age

By HECTOR CERVANTES Contributing Reporter

Robert “Digg y” Morrison is a Chicago-born musician, composer and educator who grew up in Garfield Park and developed a passion for music from an early age. After earning a music scholarship and building a career as a guitarist, arranger and television composer, he became known for his work on the TV series “The Family Business” and for his Grammyreco gnized arranging work on Beyonce’s remix of “Crazy in Love.”

“Listening to my family, we were all oriented and immersed in music early on, so that came naturally to me. I didn’t know I was going to become a musician. I was just a re gular kid playing in the dirt and doing kid things. As I

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Block Club, BUILD host workforce event

Over 30 organizations gather for a career fair

By EMMA BRADFORD Intern Reporter

Block Club Chicago, in partnership with BUILD Chicago, hosted an all-day workforce development and career fair Saturday to provide resources to help young people seeking jobs with drafting resumes, professional headshots, mock interviews and much more.

“Together We Build: West Side Workforce Development and Career Fair with Block Club and BUILD Chicago” was held at BUILD’s Austin headquarters. It included a visit from Mayor Brandon Johnson, a panel discussion, speed networking sessions and a professional attire closet.

Highlighted by their past reporting, Block Club recognized that the West Side is becoming a hub for community-led workforce development after decades of disinvestment and systemic barriers. So, Block Club gathered some West Side providers and organizations who are hiring for an event “aimed at strengthening pathways to employment and expanding access to opportunity on the West Side,” according to Block Club.

“The best way to build safe and affordable communities is through investment,” Johnson said at the event. Those investments must have a presence in the community so the community knows that those opportunities really do exist for them, he added.

“You can tell a lot about a community based upon how the young people are,” Johnson said. “If the young people are not well, then that has more to do with the adults than it does the young people.”

The phenomenon known as “teen takeovers” ramps up typically in the warmer summer months, is organized quickly over social media, and can end in violence or even fatal gunfire, according to an investigation by the Chicago Tribune. Some have suggested the problem is because young people have nowhere else to go

Johnson has responded by helping provide summertime job opportunities for youth and newer additions like free membership to city YMCAs for people ages 12 to 18, according to the Tribune

According to Johnson, the top four neighborhoods where young people were hired in past summers were in the areas with the greatest decline in violence. During Johnson’s administration, the neighborhood that has hired the most young people is

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Participants network with volunteers during the Together We Build West Side Workforce Development and Career Fair at BUILD Chicago in Austin on June 27.

Austin, with over 1,800 placed in employment, he said.

“Let’s continue to build the safest, most af fordable big city in America by investing in people,” Johnson said.

More than 30 community partner organizations showed up, including Austin Weekly News, as well as locally and nationally focused groups, ranging from Pink Hard Hatz Construction, LLC to JPMorgan Chase

“They’ve done a great job at getting all these resources in one room,” said DeAnna Williams, senior talent acquisition lead at Skills for Chicago.

Skills for Chicago is a nonprofit organization based in downtown Chicago that helps connect under represented job seekers to their employee partners and acts as the middleman between the client and a candidate

Williams said she was able to make connections with some of the resources there that she did not know were available.

Several job candidates stopped by and two of them even completed applications, she said.

“It’s always great when they take the time to log on, create a candidate profile and actu-

ally apply for a role,” Williams said.

Many of the candidates who attended were able to get something out of the fair

“It’s been really fruitful,” said Chaise Dancy, a digital marketing and visual content specialist who came to the event in search of a job. “One of the most fruitful that I’ve been to.”

Dancy made sure to walk up to every table but did not initially think that some of them would be interesting. However, she said there was something she could take away from every organization, whether it was an opportunity outside what they were offering or building connections through networking

The event was put on with support from the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation and IMC Chicago Charitable Foundation.

“We’ re grateful to all of the partners and vendors here that are prepared to hire the incredible talent that we have here in Chicago,” Johnson said. “We do have the best workforce in the best freaking city in the world.”

Emma Bradford is an intern for NEWSWELL CHICAGO through Re port for America’s Local News Internship Program.

Derelict Wright home on Central Avenue saved by Austin Coming Together

t plans to restore landmark home, engage community to determine its future

By IGOR STUDENKOV and LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporters

Austin Coming Together led a coalition of nonprofits to purchase the dilapidated J. Walser House, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home at 42 N. Central Ave., hoping to revitalize the structure after years of severe deterioration and le gal uncertainty. ACT announced the purchase on June 24. Darnell Shields, executive director of ACT, told Austin Weekly that the immediate goal is to stabilize the severe structural problems facing the building. Shields said those fixes are expected to cost $575,000. The goal is to raise that money in time for the home to be buttoned up before another “fierce winter.”

The timeline for completing all those foundational issues is 8 to 14 months if “all the resources are there,” he said. Fundraising is currently underway.

Completely refurbishing the Wright home will take from two to four years, said Shields. “It’s expensive and time-consuming, but we’re up for it,” he said. “We’ve seen it happen and know it can happen.”

Over the last few years, ACT has been working with the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy to clear the legal hurdles to the acquisition and raise money to restore it Wright designed the house in 1903 for printing company executive Jospeh Jacob Walser and his wife, Grace Walser. At the

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time, Austin was predominantly white, and the area around Central Avenue was one of the more prestigious parts of the neighborhood

John Waters, the conservancy’s preservation programs director, previously told Austin Weekly News that the house was notable in the context of Wright’s other designs because it’s a smaller version of a more typical Wright Prairie school design. The co-axial design allowed for flow of light and air

Shields said ACT’s goal is for the home to be put to a public use He said the full cost of salvaging and then restoring the home will reach $2 million to $3 million. In a neighborhood where fully rehabbed homes

now sell for $300,000 to $400,000, Shields said, it is not likely the house will again be a single-family home.

A planning process involving the Austin community will commence, he said, and be modeled on the ef fort to conver t the long vacant Emmet School on Central into the Aspire Center.

“The community is best positioned to say what this development could become,” he said. “We see this as a site for enrichment and education, for all of the things that community members value, young and old. This community is on a trajectory of community-led chang e. Like the Aspire Center, like 40 Acres. Things are being developed by us, for us. This is

something similar,” said Shields.

The house has gone through several owners In 1970, it was purchased by Anne and Hurly Teague, who worked to shore up the building and did their best to restore its historical features. With their support, the Walser House was named a Chicago Landmark in 1984. In 2013, the home was added to the National Re gister of Historic Places

But after by then widowed Anne Teague died in 2019, the house became vacant, and Fannie Mae ended up taking possession of the property

ACT has been pushing to revitalize the Central Avenue cor ridor, describing it as a connector to various parts of the Austin

community The November 2024 ACT Central Avenue Action Plan named the Walser House as one of cor ridor’s “major cultural and natural assets.”

Shields described the ar ray of local, state and federal entities which have helped ACT gain control of the home. He cited the conservancy, Landmarks Illinois, Preservation Chicago, the City of Chicago, local elected of ficials, community residents, and the Teague family

Fannie Mae and CIC are partners as well, said Shields. “They helped us figure out how to get a residential property that was in foreclosure. They will continue to be partners. They want to see the building put back into use.”

In a statement to the media, Conservancy Executive Director Barbara Gordon described ACT as a good steward for the property

“ACT understands the potential waiting to be unlocked by revitalizing this landmark Frank Lloyd Wright design, celebrating Austin as a destination for notable architecture,” she said. “The organization’s deep roots in the community mean they know the rich stories the house can tell about how it has changed over time, and what Austin residents envision for its future.”

“The J.J. Walser House is part of Austin’s story, and we believe its next chapter should be shaped by the people who call this community home,” he said. “ACT ste pped in because this house is critically impor tant, not only as a Frank Lloyd Wright design, but as a piece of Austin’s history. Our first responsibility is to stabilize this treasured landmark and protect it from fur ther deterioration. From there, we will work with residents and par tners to envision a future that honors both the house and the community.”

To find out more, and sign up for updates, visit https://austincomingtogether.org/ walser/

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ECO-ORCHARD

it a $500,000 grant, and the city council approved another $500,000 in matching funds.

The orchards were always supposed to go somewhere on the Garfield Park portion of 5th Avenue. The two lots that the project team ultimately settled on were chosen because they were the least contaminated and because this is where flood mitigation would have the most impact.

mitigation elements. The city and the community group settled on two vacant 5th Avenue lots – one at 3024 – 40 W. 5th Ave., between Albany and Whipple avenues, and one a little further east, at 3001-13 W. 5th Ave., near the 5th Avenue/Sacramento Boulevard intersection.

Mike Tomas, the group’s executive director, said several factors caused the delays – most notably, it took two years to hammer out the ag reement with the City of Chicago and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD). They also struggled to find a contractor to take on this project. But with those obstacles out of the way, Tomas said, they expect the orchards to be completed by the summer of 2027.

While the council came up with the concept, it became a collaboration between the city and MWRD. First discussions began in 2015, but the project didn’t truly get of f the ground until early 2018, when district gave

In the fall of 2018, the council and the city held three community meetings where the concept was fine-tuned. As Austin Weekly News reported at the time, residents who attended wanted the gardens to include edible shrubs, a play space, walking paths and plants that are native to Illinois. Over time, community meeting spaces were added into the mix, as were pollinator zones for bees

Original plans called for large stormwater detention tanks to be added on the ground, but the project team struggled to find a contractor that would be willing to do it.

“The city put it out to bid and didn’t get any bids,” Tomas said. “It was too big for a landscaping company to do, and too small for a big company to bid on. So, it was in that weird space, and it was hard for us to get the bids.”

They ended up reducing the stormwater mitigation measures to something more biddable – a combination ofrain gardens and per meable paving to absorb rainwater, “bioswale” channels to capture runof f and green infrastructure to disperse water.

“It will still keep the rainwater on the site, but not at the amount of gallons [we’d have] if we put big cisterns in,” Tomas said.

As a result, he said, the project lost MWRD funding – but they got more room to plant trees.

“Over 30 fruit trees will go in, there will be more natural plants, more meeting spaces for residents, walking paths, kids’ play areas,” Tomas said.

He said contractors are currently putting in utilities and concrete. In August, residents will have an opportunity to decide what sort offruits and nuts will be planted, as well as what sort offeatures they want to see in the community meeting spaces and the kids’ areas.

“We don’t know the final tree selection because we want residents to give more input,” Tomas said.

The goal, he said, is to do some planting in the fall, and some more planting next spring.

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Beyond Hunger helps local residents navigate SNAP cuts

‘Really, it’s combatting all this fear and educating people’

By GREGG VOSS Contributing Reporter

The impact of federal cuts to SNAP and changes in the bureaucratic processes to stay in the food security program are starting to hit. Beyond Hunger, the largest food pantry serving the West Side and near west suburbs, is offering one-on-one coaching for those who have already lost access or fear they will be cut from SNAP.

“There are certainly clients and neighbors that say they have lost their benefits, and then there are some clients that don’ t tell us,” said Lorena Alvare z, Beyond Hunger community eng agement and benefits coordinator.

“I think that they don’ t let us know just because they may think there isn’ t something they can do,” she said. “Is it wor th it to apply and g et exemptions? Some people have said they can’ t provide documentation. Someone who has a physical barrier to working and it’s undiagnosed, they choose not to re port it because they think it’s not going to be approved.”

Helping to overcome the wor ry and the newly built in obstacles to SNAP access is now a focus for Alvare z and her colleague Ida Ayala. T he pair work as benefits coordinators at Beyond Hunger.

T he implications of new requirements to qualify for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Prog ram (SNAP) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been substantial for area residents.

Funding for SNAP benefits was cut completely last November for about a week in wake of the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which caused panic. But on May 1, the double whammy was when SNAP benefit requirements changed

As of that date, any able-bodied adult without de pendents had to start lo gging 80 hours of work per month, or they would lose their SNAP benefits.

Yes, there are opportunities for exemption from the r ule, such as household size, number of de pendents and income, but a major challenge for many is retaining benefits. Every six months, residents on SNAP must renew their benefits by re porting their working status. Work could be paid or unpaid employment, volunteering with an approved qualifying work progr am or participating in community service.

That has placed the Oak Park food pantry in a unique position, said Jennie Hull the organization’s CEO. She said her agency had 183 new households come forward for food in May, up from the usual 100-120.

“Really, it’s combatting all this fear and educating people how they can keep their benefits,” she said, “making sure

Beyond Hunger CEO Jennie Hull speaks at the organization’s groundbreaking in their new North Avenue building in Oak Park on March 19.

people don’t miss opportunities and reporting.”

“The purpose of me and Ida is that we are here to reduce that barrier,” said Alvare z. “Someone expresses to us they lost their benefits, we help them make a request for an exemption and with the paperwork for the Illinois Department of Human Services.”

T he federal progr am is administered at the state level.

Hull said the state has done an admirable job through its Job Ready Illinois progr am of helping would-be SNAP beneficiaries meet its work requirements. Its website provides a treasure trove of work and volunteering opportunities, approved work progr ams, education oppor tunities and other resources.

Another requirement for SNAP benefits is particularly vexing for homeless people

“With the new r ules, it wasn’t enough to be homeless to be exempt,” Alvare z said. “You need a mental or physical bar rier or another fo rm of exemption.”

Being homeless in and of itself is a barrier to work,

she said.

Hull said there is the perception that those on SNAP – who receive their benefits through an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card – are lazy and simply want a handout. That’s simply not true, she said.

“The people who are affected by this aren’t people who don’ t want to work,” she said. “Some of these people are transiently housed. T hey’d like to be able to work and not go to a food pantry. T hese are people with so many things happening in their lives.”

T he key for residents who have lost SNAP benefits or are fearful they will is to understand where they stand, which is how Beyond Hunger can help.

“If they are local, come to Beyond Hunger and reach out to our benefits services team,” Alvare z said. “We can screen them to see if they are eligible for SNAP and if they’ve lost their benefits but are still eligible, we can screen them to see if they can g et an exemption, and we can refer them to a place that has work.”

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evolved, though, I began to see something special in myself. Over time, I felt more confident in how I was developing both as a person and as a musician,” Morrison said.

When asked about the proudest moment of his career so far, Morrison pointed to his work on “The Family Business.” That project, he said, has brought him a great deal of joy.

“It has taught me a lot about leadership and how to work with a larger team of people. You’re talking about a big organization, Black Entertainment Television, and that experience has taught me a great deal. That was one of my proudest moments. Another was letting my mom see everything I’ve accomplished over the years,” Morrison said.

According to Morrison, overcoming rejection was one of the most difficult aspects of entering the entertainment industry. He viewed every “no” as motivation to keep improving and pushing forward.

“‘No’ was the biggest challenge. Music itself is not discriminatory because it’s universal. What you have to look out for are the gatekeepers. You hear a lot of people saying, ‘No, we don’t want you to do this,’ or ‘We’re full right now.’’ It’s like applying for a job and being told they’re not hiring,” Morrison said. “Hearing that word, ‘no,’ pushed me to stay on top of my g ame even more. If you tell me no, I’m going to do it anyway, and I’m going to continue honing my skills until I get that gig.”

Morrison credits much of his motivation to his mother, whose support remained a constant throughout his career. He said she often called him her “little” Burt Bacharach, reflecting her belief in his musical talent.

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Morrison advised aspiring musicians to take their education seriously and not overlook the importance of studying music. He pointed out that although AI tools can quickly generate music, they cannot replace true skill and knowledge. He encouraged young people to learn from professionals and keep improving their craft.

“If you’re a live musician, if you’re a violinist or pianist, you need to study your craft, because at some point they’re going to need you. I read a lot of books and watched a lot of YouTube videos just to

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study the greats. Study someone you admire and lear n their style. I follow a young woman on Instagram who plays for Hans Zimmer, and she inspires me.”

Morrison said he is currently working on a Christmas film titled “A Snowbound Christmas” and is in the process of wrap-

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ping up the project. He also mentioned recently securing an endorsement deal with Sonuscore, a company that creates sound plugin tools for music production. Alongside these projects, he said he is focused on continuing to network and collaborate within the entertainment and music industry.

Rob

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION SERVBANK, SB Plaintiff, -v.-

TASHIA GAINES, SEDRIC B SMITH, JR. A/K/A SEDRIC B SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 23 CH 06914 4203 WEST HARRISON STREET 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 September 9, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 20, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4203 WEST HARRISON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60624

Property Index No. 16-15-404046-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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)

EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Chicago, IL, 60606. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC

333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820 Chicago IL, 60606 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 22-09336IL_956098

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 23 CH 06914

TJSC#: 46-1286

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 23 CH 06914 I3288839

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff vs. SHERIEKA T. LEWIS; HARRISON ROW TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION NORTH; NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON¬≠RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendant 25 CH 11847

CALENDAR 63

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 27, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

P.I.N. 16-13-132-017-0000 (old); 16-13-132-073-0000 (new). Commonly known as 2850 W. Harrison St., Unit B , Chicago, IL 60612.

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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563. (630) 4536960. 2970-220501 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3289109

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-5, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.-

MARIA CARMEN DEL CID, HOLGER A. DEL CID, UNIVERSITY VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, US MORTGAGE RESOLUTION TRUST Defendants

2024 CH 10948 947 W. COLLEGE PARKWAY CHICAGO, IL 60608

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 27, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 29, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 947 W. COLLEGE PARKWAY, CHICAGO, IL 60608

Property Index No. 17-20-232066-0000

The real estate is improved with a townhouse.

The judgment amount was $459,028.99.

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 JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 24 1068. 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

30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650 Chicago IL, 60602 312-541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com

Attorney File No. 24 1068

Attorney Code. 40342

Case Number: 2024 CH 10948

TJSC#: 46-1085

Case # 2024 CH 10948 I3289313

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Plaintiff vs. MANUEL CRUZ HERNANDEZ; INEZ MARTINEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendant 25 CH 12771 CALENDAR 63

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 August 4, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-27-312-001-0000 and 16-27-312-002-0000. Commonly known as 3003 South Kenneth Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623.

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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Chicago, Illinois 60606. 312-346-9088. 25-23954IL INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3289555

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.