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JPMorgan Chase to invest $150 million in South, West sides Bank looks to expand low-cost loans for homeowners and businesses

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

JPMorgan Chase will spend $150 million in grants and loans to encourage economic development on the South and West sides, the bank announced recently.

The initiative builds on an earlier, $50 million investment the bank announced in 2017. Charlie Corrigan, head of Midwest philanthropy at Chase, said that money has been spent and they wanted to triple their commitment.

While Chase doesn’t have any specific targets for how much of the money will be spent on the West Side, Corrigan said that they were happy with what they were able to do with West Side nonprofits in the past, and are interested in developing partnerships with West Side organizations they didn’t work with before.

JPMorgan Chase currently has a limited physical presence on the West Side. It has branches in West Humboldt Park, at 4440 W. North Ave., at 1851 N. Cicero Ave., and inside the Near West Side Pete’s Market location at 2317 W. Madison St. Corrigan said that the $150 million investment will be spread over the next few years.

At least two-thirds of the fund, or around $100 million, would be used for grants to nonprofit organizations, and the remaining third would See JPMORGAN on page 3

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‘I’m the first, but I don’t want to be the last,’ Welch says State’s first Black House Speaker says his position allows young black kids to see themselves in the role, lauds his first legislative session at the helm

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Equity Editor

Sworn into office in January, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, who lives in Hillside, said life has changed markedly since ascending to his new position.

Welch said during an interview on June 28, that he had to fend off 3,000 text messages that began as soon as people realized he was the front-runner for the position. Once sworn in, the calls came.

“I’ve gotten calls from Gov. Pritzker and Willie Brown, the first Black speaker of the California General Assembly and former mayor of San Francisco,” Welch said.

“Nancy Pelosi called me out of the blue. I didn’t answer her call, because it was an unrecognized number.”

Welch said he didn’t imagine that on Jan. 8, while driving down to Springfield, he would be the new speaker less than a week later. His mind was set on helping re-elect Mike Madigan, the longest-serving leader of a state or federal legislative body in U.S. history.

But things began to snowball quickly when even Madigan himself realized that he wouldn’t get the required 60 votes to keep his job.

Welch said he was going through security at the Bank of Springfield Center, where the General Assembly had been meeting during the pandemic, and he saw another unrecognized number.

“I normally wouldn’t answer, but I did and it’s Speaker Madigan,” Welch said. “I asked him to hold for a second so I could put my bags down. He says, ‘I’m calling to let you know I’m suspending my campaign for speaker. I think it’s time to allow someone else an opportunity to get the 60 votes.’ And then he says, ‘Chris, do you want to be speaker?’”

Welch said Madigan gave him some advice. Secure the backing of the Illinois House Black Caucus and the Latino Caucus.

“And he goes, ‘I should’ve started here — call your wife,’” Welch recalled, adding that the moment was so overwhelming he could barely compose himself while on the phone with his better half.

“By the time I called ShawnTe, I was a mess,” he said.

What was the moment that really prompted him to realize the significance of what had happened?

“The time that it sunk in was on Martin Luther King Day,” Welch said. “I’m at home. I hadn’t slept in a week, so I finally got some sleep and I’m having breakfast with ShawnTe and the kids and my son Tyler says out of the blue, just out of the blue, ‘Daddy, when was Illinois founded?’ I said, ‘1818.’

“And I can see his face doing the calculation. He said, ‘That was over 200 years ago and you’re the first Black person to have your job?’ I said, ‘Yeah, son,’ and that’s what King was fighting for. For us to have those opportunities.

I wish I had a photo of his face or a video at that point, because his face was what really hit me. He realized what a big moment it was for our family, for me, for the state.

That’s what got me.”

Life’s changed for Welch personally, he said. In the hours and days following the Jan. 6 Insurrection in Washington, D.C., there was security assigned to protect his home 24/7.

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MR SPEAKER: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch in front of his district offices in Westchester. He has expanded his office complex since becoming Speaker.

“Here was my Black face on every newspaper cover in the state,” Welch said, explaining the heightened risk he and government officials around the country faced during that time.

But there’s a positive flip side to the exposure, he said.

“I’m the first Black speaker, but I definitely don’t want to be the last,” Welch said. “Now, Black kids across the state can say, ‘I can be that, because I can see that.’”

Within the last two years, west suburban Cook County, and Proviso Township in particular, has become ground zero for state government. Along with Welch, Oak Park Senator Don Harmon is senate president while Maywood Senator Kimberly Lightford is Senate Majority Leader.

“All roads lead to the west suburbs,” Welch said. He explained that having that kind of representation affords elected officials and mayors in Proviso Township and nearby suburbs significant leverage.

“When we were protesting last summer as a result of George Floyd’s murder, we were going around to communities saying we need to invest at least $1 billion in Black communities, now here I am Speaker of the House and in charge of the budget process in the House,” Welch said.

“I was proud of the budget the governor signed last week. In that $42 billion budget, there wasn’t $1 billion to Black communities, but $4.9 billion to Black communities,” he said.

Welch said he’s proud of the accomplishments that have happened during his first session as speaker, before naming what he said represented “just a small snippet” of wins.

“We got a balanced budget that led, for the first time in decades, not one, not two but three credit rating increases last week,” Welch said.

“Fitch moved us from negative to positive. S&P and Moody’s moved us from negative to stable. Those are huge goals,” he added. “To navigate us through a redistricting process that experts say is a model for true diversity, I’m proud of that. We got ethics reform done — that was a big thing, we’re going to try to rebuild trust in the legislature.”

Welch also lauded the passage of a state elections bill amid a time of national political turmoil.

“While Republicans across this country are passing laws to suppress voter participation we led the way for a law that expands voter participation,” he said.

And Welch said he’s also working to distinguish himself from his powerful predecessor in how he helps get House Democrats elected, offering a more robust apparatus of campaign and fundraising services.

On June 28, Welch was preparing to host the grand opening of the new headquarters for Democrats for the Illinois House, which is adjacent to his district office in Westchester. Welch said his government and political offices are deliberately separated to avoid any confusion.

“As speaker, I’m the leader of our Democratic Caucus and I wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for our Democratic Caucus,” he said. “It’s my job to make sure Democrats get elected and re-elected to the Illinois House.”

Thanks to the office expansion, he’ll have space where his Democratic colleagues can make fundraising phone calls and calls for support, with Welch offering tips and advice along the way.

On the way out the door, he picked up a rubber wristband etched with what may be a working mantra.

“Better,” it said.

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The Chase bank branch at 1851 N. Cicero Ave.

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Investing on the West Side from page 1 be used to help nonprofit lenders offer loans to businesses and individuals at affordable rates.

“We’re taking a lot of the elements of [the earlier] model, but increasing the size and the scope,” Corrigan said. “Our approach is to rely on research, data and community input about the challenges facing our communities, and then partnering with nonprofits to address them.”

He said that they are interested in nonprofits that empower residents and businesses. For example, Corrigan said, Chase supported several programs run by West Side United, a nonprofit founded by a group of West Side hospitals.

He specifically mentioned the program to help West Side medical students get internships at West Side United’s partner hospitals, West Side United’s small business grant program and the nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to make sure its partner hospitals use more West Side companies as vendors.

All of those programs, Corrigan said, serve as stepping stones for more opportunities.

“We thought, if we can help the entrepreneurs on the West Side grow their businesses, become suppliers for hospitals, it [won’t be] just a one-time intervention, but it builds

success for the businesses,” he said.

During its March 18 annual convening event, West Side United reported that, in 2020, it issued $500,000 in small business grants. That year, 80 percent of the interns at the partner hospitals were either Black or Latinx.

Corrigan said that they also work with nonprofits that are looking to expand and build capacity, mentioning the Austin Coming Together (ACT) coalition as an example.

He said that Chase enrolled ACT in the Stronger Nonprofits Initiative, a program it runs with Chicago-based IFF nonprofit lender to help nonprofits with financial management and real estate planning.

When asked about how Chase get community input, Corrigan said that it comes from talking to the nonprofits they work with and talking to residents who use their branches.

They also plan to hold community roundtables throughout the year. Corrigan said that it was important for them to look at challenges specific to different communities.

“We want to cast a fairly broad networking net,” he said. “We know that challenges are different on the South and West sides, and the conditions are different in Little Village compared to North Lawndale or Garfield Park.”

As Austin Weekly News has documented over the years, one of the significant issues facing the West Side is that a significant portion of residents don’t have bank accounts, leading them to rely on currency exchanges and payday loans.

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Corrigan said that, as part of the investment, Chase would be putting more loan officers into communities of color to help Black homebuyers and entrepreneurs. He also touted the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, which Chase launched in 2018 in collaboration with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago and Accion Chicago to provide loans and financial coaching.

Corrigan said that Chase issued 876 loans, around 70 of which went to Austin business owners.

He said grants and loans will be administered on a rolling basis over the next five years, but he hopes that West Siders will see some results of their investment by the end of 2021.

Malcolm Crawford, the executive director of the Austin African American Business Networking Association, said that, while he was hopeful that the investment would do some good for Austin, he was leery of the bank focusing its investments on organizations that already get support and overlook other organizations that would need help.

“I’m always hopeful, but I think there should be a targeted approach,” he said. “I think a lot of the donors or funders are comfortable with who they’re comfortable with. And even though you have mainstay [organizations] and nonprofits, there are some individuals and organizations that are being effective, but they can’t get the resources, because of who the funders are comfortable with.”

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College athletes can now be paid for name and likeness Pritzker signs SB 2338, hailed as ‘dramatic, meaningful change’

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers, collegiate athletes and athletic directors from some of the state’s most prominent universities on June 29 hailed the governor’s signing of a bill allowing college athletes to be paid for the use of their name and likeness as innovative and equity centric.

University of Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman called Gov. JB Pritzker’s signing of Senate Bill 2338 into law “the most dramatic, meaningful change to come to the collegiate model since the adoption of athletic scholarships.”

The bill had wide bipartisan support in the Illinois General Assembly, and Pritzker signed it at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s State Farm Center, accompanied by lawmakers including former college athletes House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, and Rep. Kambium Buckner, D-Chicago.

“We’re very proud to be able to host this very important and special day, not only in the history of college athletics here in our state, but in the history of college athletics across all of the states,” Whitman said.

“And this is one of those days that allows us to begin to usher in the new era of college athletics.”

Athletic directors from Northwestern University and DePaul University were also present at the news conference Tuesday.

The new law, which takes effect July 1, allows Illinois college athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image or likeness, such as appearing at autograph signings at local businesses or appearing in advertising. It would also allow the athletes to hire an agent, but would not consider them employees of the schools they attend and would not allow them to be compensated for

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State Rep. Kambium Buckner, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference at the University of Illinois Tuesday at which the governor signed his bill allowing college athletes to be athletic performance.

Buckner, who played football at the University of Illinois, said the new law “is not just a win for the star quarterback or the star point guard.”

“This gives the women’s tennis player an opportunity to be compensated for teaching lessons back in her hometown during summer breaks,” he said. “This creates an apparatus for the women’s softball player to lend her image to the local pizzeria for fair market value.”

Eva Rubin, a women’s basketball player at the U of I, said college athletes pour hours into their school work and sports careers, but there are other partnerships that the new law can help facilitate. She pointed to her experience as a Type 1 diabetic and public outreach she has participated in for that cause.

“With my small platform that I’ve been able to kind of build for myself here at the University of Illinois, I’ve had many opportunities to work with diabetes research foundations, the American Diabetes Association, just organizations and causes like

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that that are important to me,” she said. “So now with the (name, image and likeness law) being passed, I can only imagine the opportunities that I’ll be able to create for myself and build for myself in ways that that will help me give back to my community.”

Vederian Lowe, a lineman for U of I’s football team, said college athletes have “been dreaming of ” the opportunity to reap financial benefits for the work they put into their sports. He called the bill a “historic change” for college athletics.

The new law will allow universities to prohibit a student from obtaining any sponsorships from wearing logos from certain brands during a competition. For example, if the university has a contract with Nike, it can prevent in-game Adidas sponsorships of individual athletes.

It prohibits endorsements for gambling, sports betting, controlled substances, marijuana, tobacco, alcohol, e-cigarettes, performance-enhancing supplements, adult entertainment, “or any other product or service that is reasonably considered to be inconsis-

tent with the values or mission of a postsecondary educational institution.”

Universities and colleges would be prohibited from adjusting scholarship offers for students who receive compensation for their name and likeness. And organizations such as the NCAA, which oversees major college athletics, would be prohibited from punishing athletes or schools that accept or allow compensation.

Illinois joins 20 other states having passed such legislation, according to businessofcollegesports.com, although many of them have later effective dates.

Gov. JB Pritzker said the state’s bill puts it “at the forefront” of the movement to allow college athlete compensation.

“Beginning July 1, Illinois collegiate student athletes, no matter the sport and no matter the division, can take control of their destiny when it comes to their own name, image likeness and voice,” he said. “With this law, Illinois is at the forefront of taking some pressure off of talented kids who are torn between finishing their degree or cashing in on the big leagues.”

In a narrow decision, the U.S. Supreme ruled 9-0 last week that the NCAA cannot restrict education-related benefits to student athletes, such as laptops and paid internships. The ruling did not touch on athlete compensation.

Thus far, neither the NCAA nor U.S. Congress have set nationwide rules governing college athlete compensation, although the Associated Press reported last week that the NCAA is working on temporary rules that could be in place by July.

“Obviously the college athletics landscape is changing, and I think that what we have proven here through this coalition is that we will always be willing and ready to be creative and to be a step ahead to lead the charge,” Buckner said. “We don’t know what everything will look like in the coming months and years, but I think what this signals is that we’re poised and ready to be at the vanguard and be at the front of the charge.”

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Why the Declaration didn’t make ‘us’ free

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unreasonable, and oppressive, and altogether such as n Declaration of Independence: A Global History, ought not to be quietly submitted to. I scarcely need David Armitage writes that the main purpose say, fellow-citizens, that my opinion of those meaof that esteemed document was to announce, sures fully accords with that of your fathers. Such a before the “Opinions of Mankind” that the declaration of agreement on my part would not be united colonies, or “united States” (as there was worth much to anybody. It would, certainly, prove no such thing as the United States, yet), were legitinothing, as to what part I might have taken, had I mately independent of the British Empire. lived during the great controversy of 1776. […]

Armitage demonstrates that, from the perspec“You have no right to wear out and waste the hardtives of the signatories and international men of earned fame of your fathers to cover your indolence. opinion (both for and against American indepenSydney Smith tells us that men seldom eulogize the dence), men like wisdom and virtues of their fathers, but to excuse Thomas Jefferson, some folly or wickedness of their own. This truth is this document was not a doubtful one. There are illustrations of it near more of a proceand remote, ancient and modern. It was fashionable, dural gesture than a hundreds of years ago, for the children of Jacob to manifesto of either boast, we have ‘Abraham to our father,’ when they had individual rights or long lost Abraham’s faith and spirit. That people conperceived wrongs. tented themselves under the shadow of Abraham’s It was a foreign great name, while they repudiated the deeds which policy statement — a made his name great. Need I remind you that a simipress release if you lar thing is being done all over this country to-day?” will — with global In his brilliant 2014 essay in the Atlantic, “The Case reverberations. And for Reparations,” Ta-Nehisi Coates channeled the its iconic second spirit of Douglass’ 1852 critique when he wrote: paragraph (“We “One cannot escape the question [of how to recomhold these truths pense blacks for being terrorized for more than 200 to be self-evident, years] by hand-waving at the past, disavowing the that all men are acts of one’s ancestors, nor by citing a recent date of created equal”) was ancestral immigration. The last slaveholder has been meant to play a mere dead for a very long time. The last soldier to endure supporting role to the first (“When in the Course Valley Forge has been dead much longer. To proudly of human Events, it becomes necessary for one claim the veteran and disown the slaveholder is People to dissolve the Political Bands which have patriotism à la carte. connected them with another …”).

“A nation outlives its generations. We were not In other words, the Declaration of Independence there when Washington crossed the Delaware, but was not necessarily a proclamation of human Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze’s rendering has meaning rights — if it were, you’d think that its hallowed teto us. We were not there when Woodrow Wilson took nets of self-evident equality would apply to slaves us into World War I, but we are still paying out the and Indians and women and people who didn’t pensions. If Thomas Jefferson’s genius matters, then own property and the like, but it didn’t. so does his taking of Sally Hemings’ body. If George The Declaration of Independence was an anWashington crossing the Delaware matters, so must nouncement directed at other nations, particularly his ruthless pursuit of the [runaway slave] Oney global powers such as France, so that they would Judge.” recognize the united colonies as a force, indepenThere has always been this undercurrent of tragedy dent of Great Britain, to be reckoned with (and and darkness running against the naive, hot-dogs-andworthy of credit to finance the fight for indepenfireworks version of American history, the former to dence that would come later).

One “People” refers to the wealthy white male DIFFERENT PATRIOTISMS: Top, “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” the 1851 which only the most brutalized and ignored Americans, or those who empathize with them, are attuned.

Anglo-Saxon Protestant landowners, men like oil painting by German-American artist Emanuel Leutze. The original Throughout this nation’s history, critics like Jefferson, who controlled the colonies’ political painting has inspired many appropriations. Middle, “George Washington Douglass have been jailed, murdered, dismissed, affairs. It didn’t apply to “us” (i.e., the majority of Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page From an American History Textbook,” denounced and defamed. the population who weren’t wealthy white male But every once in a while, some aspect of their Anglo-Saxon Protestant landowners). a 1975 acrylic on canvas painting by the African-American painter Robert message breaks through, hacks the ‘freedom-justiceThis was the reality less than 80 years later Colescott. Bottom, “Shimomura Crossing the Delaware,” a 2010 acrylic on equality-and-liberty-for-all’ optimism to which our when Frederick Douglass delivered his brilcanvas by Asian-American painter Roger Shimomura. brains are programmed from childhood. Their negaliant July 5, 1852 oration, “What to the Slave is tive, pessimistic critiques are taken seriously from the Fourth of July?” and it is what prompted his time to time. Their aggression and impatience seriously confronted. highly intentional irony that had to make at least a few white people in the audience at CorinFor most of us, what semblance of liberty and freedom we have (secured through the 13th, thian Hall a little squirmy.

After heaping due deference and fervent praise on the heroic and selfless actions of early 14th and 15th amendments; Women’s Suffrage; the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts; the patriots such as Jefferson and Washington and Madison and Hamilton, Douglass launched labor movement; etc.) has only ever been achieved after battling with the received patriotism into a scathing jeremiad that anticipates some of the most penchant criticisms of American that we’ve been taught since childhood, a patriotism that would have you thinking that only self-righteousness lodged by everyone from James Baldwin and William Appleman Williams wealthy white men can be patriots. more than 50 years ago to Andrew J. Bacevich and Ta-Nehisi Coates today.

And to remind ourselves of this reality — that “power concedes nothing without a demand.

After Douglass wondered aloud before his Rochester audience, who may have been relaIt never did and it never will,” as Douglass famously said — is not to diminish our collective tively comfortable up to this point, whether or not it was mockery to have a Black man, an Independence Day commemoration. It enhances our collective understanding of what it takes escaped slave, speak at a ceremony marking the Fourth of July, he said this: to achieve real liberation (from domination, from fear, from hatred, from racism, from want, “But, your fathers, who had not adopted the fashionable idea of this day, of the infallibiletc.). Freedom isn’t a birthright; it’s a constant struggle, one often fought within ourselves. ity of government, and the absolute character of its acts, presumed to differ from the home With that, Happy Fourth of July. government in respect to the wisdom and the justice of some of those burdens and restraints.

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Ollie Woods, an Austin spoken word artist, on opening the Nest writing school

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Ollie Woods, an Austin poet and spoken word artist, said that poetry got him through his childhood and he wants to help the new generation find its voice.

For the past six years, Woods, who has performed under the moniker “Hoodraised,” has been teaching creative writing and performance classes.

He wants to be able to set his own schedule and offer more classes, so is using his savings to turn a school in a storefront at 5302 W. Chicago Ave. into The Nest creative writing school. He expects the school to open on Aug. 6.

Austin Weekly News talked to Woods about how he became a poet and an artist, unlocking his students’ writing potential and how he hopes the school would impact the community.

On getting into poetry I grew up on the West Side. Broken home, drugs-infested neighborhood, the cliche thing. And I just wrote about it. It was a way to channel my feelings. Writing became my method of relief.

I got introduced to the poetry scene about 16 years ago. I went there just to observe, but I just got infatuated. I started going weekly and I got up the nerve to try it and once I tried it … I’ve been performing ever since.

On teaching I traveled all over America for a while. I dealt with different circumstances and dif-

ferent people, and I won multiple awards, so I felt that it was only natural, the next step of the evolution, to become an instructor, to show the people who walk the same way I walk how I did it.

One of my first students is now also an award-winning poet. [Dianna Tyler, who performs as Goddess Warrior the Poet].

She won the People’s Choice Award [at the NextShowcase Chicago Competition]. I’ve been working with her for about five to six years. I have an 11-year-old student now who’s being nominated for the Youth Poet Award in Chicago.

I’ve also helped people be more comfortable with expressing themselves. It’s not necessarily about being the best poet or the best spoken word artist — it’s about expressing yourself and being comfortable with your stories; to know that your story, that your voice matters. It’s not about sounding like anybody else. It’s about being comfortable with you and how you deal with it. Be comfortable speaking about it.

Comfort is not easy to obtain. Getting up in front of the stage, you need to overcome your fear. It’s a natural instinct, but you have to stay the course and keep working.

I’ve been instructing for a couple of years.

Now, I’m doing it full-time, and the best way to do it is to have my own place, where I can control how many students I have.

It’s been my focus for about a year now. But officially, just in the last couple of months.

For more information about Ollie Woods, visit hoodraisedpoetry.com.

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A federal map showing (in bright red) areas of inadequate access to broadband.

New federal map makes Oak Park-Austin digital divide stark The National Telecommunications and Information Administration published the interactive map in June

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Earlier this month, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released an interactive map that starkly illustrates the geographic, economic and racial disparities in broadband access across the country.

The map takes a range of public and private data — including speed tests, percentage of downloads and census data relating to households that have internet access — and applies it to census blocks.

Oak Park and Austin are separated by one street, Austin Boulevard, but the digital divide is wide.

None of the four census tracts in Oak Park along Austin Boulevard, between North Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway, dip below 18% of households without internet access.

Meanwhile, the percentage of households without internet access in the five census tracts in Austin along Austin Boulevard, between North Avenue and Eisenhower, ranges from a low of 22% without access in the tract closest to North Avenue to a high of 49% without access in the census tract between South Boulevard and Madison Street.

The most connected census tract in Oak Park, according to the map, is roughly bounded by Division Street, Ridgeland Avenue, South Boulevard and Kenilworth. Here, less than 1% of households lack internet access

and virtually none lack devices for connecting to the internet.

According to censusreporter.org, the tract’s median age is 43, per capita income is $90,803 and median household income is $206,184. The tract is 81% white, 6% Asian, 5% Black and 3% Hispanic. Four percent of residents are below the poverty line.

The least connected census tract in Oak Park, according to the NTIA map, is located between South Boulevard, Austin Boulevard, Madison Street and Ridgeland. Here, roughly 18% of households are without internet access and 11% are without a computer, smartphone or tablet.

The tract’s median age is 39, per capita income is $48,286 and median household income is $59,808, according to censusreporter.org.

The tract is 54% white, 28% Black, 9% Hispanic and 6% Asian. Twelve percent of residents are below the poverty line.

Nationally, the digital equity divide has been a focus of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, which allocates $65 billion for investing in universal broadband.

In the meantime, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offers up to $50 a month discounts on broadband service and related equipment rentals, along with a onetime discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet or desktop computer. For more information on the program, visit: https://getemergencybroadband.org/.

You can view the NTIA’s interactive map online at: https://bit.ly/3x921OM.

Austin Weekly News, July 7, 2021

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WELLNESS corner

Naturally delicious cereal

By ZION BARNETT Forty Acres Fresh Market

In the past couple of months, you might’ve heard about what is being called “nature’s cereal” on social media. Essentially, it is various fruits in replacement of traditional cereal and coconut water in place of milk.

Fruit fanatic @natures_food on Tik Tok shares how the combination of fruit helps his digestion, constipation and energy levels. So, what are the fruits in this miracle cereal?

The ingredients aren’t as exotic as you may be thinking. Nature’s cereal contains pomegranate, blackberries and blueberries, though there is an original recipe; any fruit that you’d like to pair with coconut water works as well!

In addition to digestion and energy boost, these 3 fruits have other notable benefits: ■ Pomegranate: Reduces heart problems, has anticancer potential, helps prevent Osteoarthritis, treats anemia and has anti-diabetic properties.

■ Blackberries: Boosts cognition, helps with weight management, boosts immunity, promotes healthy bones and improves vision.

■ Blueberries: Antioxidants, lowers cholesterol, reduces blood pressure and helps improve insulin.

For quick and easy access to some of the fruits used in this recipe, visit fortyacresfreshmarket.com for produce box delivery service and subscriptions. Sign up for weekly newsletters and follow @fortyacresfreshmarket on Facebook and Instagram for healthy recipes and helpful tips.

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A transformative space from page 1 learning, but it was clear these kids were committed to building their community the right way.”

In fact, a liquor store located directly across the street from By the Hand had been looted and burned during a night of rioting. By the Hand purchased the property and tore down the building within six weeks of taking ownership. The frustrated students saw this as an opportunity to change their community from within and raised the idea of hosting a pop-up produce market on the vacant lot left behind after the liquor store was demolished.

“Austin has a population of 97,000,” said Williams. “We had 17 liquor stores and just 3 grocery stores. This is a food desert and the kids wanted to do something about that.”

Initially the entrepreneurial experiment was supposed to last just 12 weeks, but the community responded favorably to Harvest Market, 423 N. Laramie, and plans for a second season evolved naturally.

Last week, Harvest Market, with support from Sam Acho, a former Chicago Bear, and Athletes for Justice, received word that a WSCR-AM radiothon hosted by talk host Danny Parkins, generated more than

PHOTO BY MELISSA ELSMO

Rodney Williams oversees Austin Harvest and ensures the entrepreneurial effort is 100% student led. $670,000 in donations to help build a permanent home for the pop-up market.

“We are not going anywhere,” said Azariah Baker, Harvest Market student-employee. “A roof is the best way to show that.”

They may be peddling produce at affordable prices, but Williams is clear the pri-

mary focus of the program is developing entrepreneurs. Students earn a stipend for their work at Harvest Market and oversee everything from bookkeeping and purchasing to uniform design and furniture construction. They manage partnerships with Jewel Osco and Flowers for Dreams

to keep the market stocked. They worked closely with contractors to design the forthcoming brick and mortar building that will eventually house Harvest Market.

“Nothing gets done without their approval,” said Williams. “School is their top priority of course, but I am here to work with students and their families to make sure this effort is 100% student led.”

The building should be completed by the end of 2021 and has been designed to maintain an open-air market feel. Plans included retractable walls and expanded refrigeration as well as a stage for local musicians to utilize. The space will also be used to host community events like pumpkin decorating in the fall and other holiday events throughout the year.

“You can only dream what you see,” said Williams. “Some of the kids in our program have never been to Oak Park. They live in Chicago but have never seen the Bean. But this market shows them what is possible in their own community. The best thing people can do is come out to shop and encourage the kids” Williams hopes the success of Harvest Market will serve as a template for other organizations to their do their part to improve their communities “the right way.”

Harvest Market will temporarily relocate across the street while construction is underway, but the market will continue to operate at 423 N. Laramie on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. until they break ground.

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Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than July 16, 2021.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT SANITARIAN The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Sanitarian in the Health Department. This position will perform a variety of duties including education and enforcement activities for the promotion and protection of the public health environment. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than Until position filled.

POLICE RECORDS CLERK The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk in the Police Department. This position will perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties in support of the Police Department including processing and maintaining documents, correspondence and coding reports; and to provide information and assistance to the public.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.SIMONE Y. DIXON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JEANNETT SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, FELICIA SMITHGALE, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JEANNETT SMITH (DECEASED) Defendants 2019CH10889 3823 W. GRENSHAW ST. 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 9, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 3, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3823 W. GRENSHAW ST., CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-14-327-0160000 The real estate is improved with a

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Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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, 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. 14-19-06919 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH10889 TJSC#: 41-981 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 # 2019CH10889 I3171335

WESTCHESTER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 20 CH 200 1839 SOUTH KEELER AVENUE 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, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 3, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1839 SOUTH KEELER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-22-411-0390000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $64,036.91.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015

(847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-092360.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-092360 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 20 CH 200 TJSC#: 41-565 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 # 20 CH 200 I3171286

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 20-05263IL615215 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 02020 TJSC#: 41-916 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 # 16 CH 02020 I3170879

60644 Property Index No. 16-09-202-0280000 The real estate is improved with a single 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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-07356 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH13964 TJSC#: 41-943 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 # 2019CH13964 I3170967

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, 2003-BC4 Plaintiff, -v.LESLIE WOLFE, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, 1ST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION OF

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.CONSTANCE SMITH, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HERSEY SMITH, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR HERSEY SMITH Defendants 16 CH 02020 631 NORTH LOTUS 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 June 1, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 28, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 631 NORTH LOTUS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-109-0110000 and 16-09-109-012-0000 The real estate is improved with a tan vinyl siding, three story single family home, detached two car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 2006 SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2006HE1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE1 Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA R. JOHNSON, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 2019CH13964 5048 W SUPERIOR 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 3, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 29, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5048 W SUPERIOR STREET, CHICAGO, IL

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