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New 24th Ward alderman introduces herself to constituents
Meet Chicago’s footworking BBQ grill master West Side native James Gurley, nicknamed ‘Beynze,’ recently launched his own catering service
Ald. Monique Scott urges residents to take active role in community, buy lots
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on the post, cheering Gurley on as he repped the city’s iconic dance. The video garnered more than 100,000 views. That groundswell of attention came as Gurley, nicknamed “Beynze,” launched his own catering service, 10 Thirteen Cuisine. Gurley’s footworking skills are good — but once more people get a taste of his
Throughout the July 28 community meeting held at the Douglass Park fieldhouse, 1401 S. Sacramento Dr., there was one theme the recently appointed 24th Ward Ald. Monique Scott kept returning to: She can’t do anything alone and residents have to be the ones to take charge of North Lawndale’s destiny. Around 70 to 80 residents attended the first 24th Ward meeting since Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed Scott to replace her brother, Ald. Michael Scott. While the new alderperson had some opening remarks, she spent much of the roughly 90-minute meeting answering questions from constituents. Much of the conversation revolved around vacant lots, quality of life issues, gentrification and the effects Riot Fest and other largescale events have on Douglass Park and the surrounding neighborhood.
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James ‘Beynze’ Gurley grills hundreds of pieces of meat for his friends and family at his Westchester, Ill. home as they dance and dine on July 21, 2022. By ATAVIA REED Block Club Chicago
James Gurley used to hate barbecue. Gurley learned to cook as an adult, but he didn’t take to the grill until he got his first taste of decent barbecue in 2014, enjoying smoked meats that were moist and flavorful instead of dry and bland. As the Austin native perfected his skills behind the grill, he incorporated
his lightning-fast dance moves mastered through his years of making waves in the West Side footworking scene. Thus, the “FootWerkn Grill Master” was born. Gurley went viral this summer when a video of him footworking holding a pair of tongs while chicken sizzled on a low fire blew up on the Chicago Media Takeout Instagram page. Chicago names like actor Jason Weaver began commenting
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The 2021 Galewoodstock, before it got rained out.
Galewoodstock returns with an art component, better weather planning
Festival seeks to showcase Galewood to residents, neighboring communities By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter
After last year’s inaugural Galewoodstock neighborhood music festival got rained out midway through the event, the Galewood Neighbors community organization is bringing it back this August and this time, they’ve planned for any weather-related disruptions. Trista Allgood, a Galewood Neighbors volunteer who’s been doing much of the planning and outreach for Galewoodstock, said that the organizers realized that they simply didn’t prepare for the possibility of rain, leading to a chaotic response. This time around, they have a plan. If there is rain, they will pause the festival and resume it when the weather conditions allow. And they will have more tents and other places to shelter. Rain precautions aside, Allgood said that this year’s Galewoodstock will have two new features: activities for kids and area artists
doing demonstrations and selling works. The goal of the Galewoodstock remains the same, which is to bring the community together and show off Galewood to surrounding communities. This year’s Galewoodstock will take place on Aug. 27, on the field south of the Sayre Language Academy, 1850 N. Newland Ave., from noon to 8 p.m. When Galewood Neighbors launched in April 2021, one of their first priorities was to organize a neighborhood music festival. With many COVID-19 restrictions relaxing, cases going down after a spring surge and vaccinations becoming more widespread, the newly formed board of directors thought that it would be a good way to showcase Galewood musicians and “celebrate the reopening of Chicago post-pandemic.” The festival was scheduled for Aug. 21. This year, festival organizers have planned a diverse lineup of musical acts, including Mary Lane and the No Static Blues Band, Tino and the Latin Swing Factor, The Microphone Misfitz hip-hop group, the Nasty Snacks funk band, Bowmanville jazz band, DJ Handz Solo and students from Oak Park School of Rock. Allgood said that Galewood Neighors board member Wanda Gilmer, who owns the Fatso Hard
Kitchen catering company, recruited the food vendors, luring Galewood establishments such as Amato’s Pizza, 1745 W. Harlem Ave., Serrelli’s Finer Foods, 6454 W. North Ave., and North Avenue Falafel, 6814 W. North Ave., as well as food trucks such as Noah’s Munchies. This year’s Galewoodstock will include local artists. Allgood said that they were inspired by seeing a mural Galewood artist Rene Arceo painted on his garage. “We were thinking, let’s take advantage,” she said. “I think we just wanted the offerings to reflect the neighborhood.” Arceo will do a print-making workshop for the families, while painter and sculptor Juarez Hawkins will do a pottery demo. Artist Cortney Anderson will do a woodblock demo and there will be other artists selling their work. “I think we just want to put in a good time for people in the community and we want to reach to people outside the community, because Galewood is a great place,” Allgood said. “We want to share our joy and make sure everyone has a good time.” For more information about Galewoodstock, visit https://galewoodneighbors.org/Galewoodstock.
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City’s transit plan vows equity, residents fear gentrification City officials say Connected Communities Ordinance will attract development, improve safety, but Austin residents fear displacement By SAMANTHA CALLENDER Community Narrative Reporter
A recent plan by Chicago officials to develop areas near transit lines has residents anxious to see whether development means displacement. The Connected Communities Ordinance, a plan by the city to “stimulate equitable development near public transit,” seeks to create safe spaces near transit lines to bring more development in the form of businesses, affordable housing and beautification projects. The plan is meant to boost employment and public safety. “It sounds like a nice plan if it happens,”
said Juanita Haynes, a lifelong Austin resident who lives near the Laramie CTA stop. “I just hope it doesn’t make the rent go up around here.” Other residents who were interviewed shared opinions similar to Haynes. They’re excited about the possibility of businesses coming to their neighborhood, but anxious about what that means for prices and affordability. The plan promises to protect against the loss of affordable and multi-family housing near the lines. In a press release about the passing of the ordinance, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the plan’s goal is to create more vibrant, safer neighborhoods. “In order to realize my administration’s vision for an equitable city, we must redress and improve the ways we invest in our neighborhoods,” said Mayor Lightfoot. “By introducing the Connected Communities Ordinance, we will facilitate developments that are accessible to all residents and catalytic for their communities. I look forward to working with the City Council to pass this measure and bolster our equitable economy.” Transparency and inclusion in decision-
making has long been a concern for Austin residents who often feel left out of the development process in their community. The city said that over 80 community stakeholders were included in the drafting of the ordinance to ensure community voices were heard. “I think they should give local business owners an opportunity to open up near the [transit] lines. That could really help give them business,” said community resident Bernard Kline who lives near the Austin transit line. While the plan is for lines across Chicago, the city promises to put more investment into lines on the South and West sides, aligning with Mayor Lightfoot’s Invest South/West initiative. City officials said infusing the areas near transit lines with businesses will lead to safer streets, which in turn will lead to more walkable neighborhoods that will also lead to more healthy communities overall. “Equitable Transit Oriented Development is good for the health of people and neighborhoods,” said Dr. Allison Arwady, the Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner,
in a press release. “With this Ordinance, the city will take an important step to address Chicago’s persistent life expectancy gap by intentionally designing policy to promote community health and racial equity,” she said. Austin residents hope that the plan makes good on officials’ promises of development without longtime resident displacement, and some residents said that this can be achieved by continuing to give community stakeholders a place at the table to speak on behalf of residents. “It’s good they had stakeholders as a part of the plan draft, but they need to keep those seats open,” said Patrice Higgans who lives near the Central stop. “When it comes time to decide what is actually getting developed, residents need to have a say. I don’t want businesses just popping up and we know nothing about who or what is happening.” For more information on the Connected Communities Ordinance and the City’s equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD) policy plan, you can visit the city’s website.
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MONIQUE SCOTT Introducing herself from page 1 Scott said she intends to follow her brother’s lead and hold monthly community meetings on the last Thursday of the month, but she didn’t elaborate on where they would be held. Before the pandemic, Michael Scott used to rotate meetings between three locations in different parts of the ward. She mentioned that the September meeting would focus on ward transportation projects. In her opening remarks, Scott touted her community bone fides, mentioning several times that she lived on the same block for most of her life. She talked up several major projects that got off the ground during her brother’s tenure, but she also mentioned that she is working to bring Peoria Meats, one of the few meatpacking holdouts in the gentrified Fulton Market District, at 1300 W. Lake St., to North Lawndale. When asked what she would do in terms of public safety, Scott said that, while she was willing to do her part, it ultimately comes down to what the community allows. “We lost respect, because we lost the family
and we lost being neighbors,” she said. “We don’t do that anymore, [because] we’re afraid. We can’t be afraid of the people we’re raising. What does it say about us?” Scott had a similar response to questions about the state of local retail. She gave an example of how she called Walgreens higherups over low-quality inventory and shelving at the North Lawndale location, 3401 W. Roosevelt Rd., but she encouraged other residents who share her concerns to send complaints, as well. “We accept so many wrong things, because we don’t expect that the right things are for us,” she said. Scott repeatedly encouraged residents to buy city-owned vacant lots up for sale in November. She said that lot sales have been paused while the city puts together a website that will list what kind of environmental hazards each lot has and what the underlying zoning is, so that potential buyers would have a better idea what they’re getting into. “There are 300 vacant lots in North Lawndale, 900 of that is city-owned, so each of you [in this room] can own a vacant lot,” she said. “I beg my community — this is your time.” Scott said that owning lots would increase home ownership, which would help protect against gentrification. “You get complaints about another race
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moving into this community. We don’t own this community. If we did, those 900 lots wouldn’t be vacant,” she said. “It takes ownership. They are not taking over. You’re letting them.” In the last few months of his tenure as alderman, Michael Scott actively supported initiatives to build working-class housing on vacant lots in order to grow homeownership in the community and reverse decades of population decline. But the push received some criticism, since an average North Lawndale resident wouldn’t be able to afford those homes. Resident Zoe Miller said she wanted to see Scott do something to help residents buy homes. “My goal is to own a home,” she said. “I want to see people – and I know this going to make some feel some kind of way – that look like me [living around me].” Toward the end of the meeting, Anton Abkins, co-owner of Café Calidá., 3455 W. North Ave., asked Scott whether she would support the community push to get Riot Fest and other large-scale events out of Douglass Park. “The only fight [I’m going to have] is not to get rid of it, but for the money to go back to Douglass Park,” she said. After some back and forth, Scott agreed to meet with Abkins and some other activists.
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Scott readily admitted that there were several questions she didn’t know the answer to, saying that she was still learning. “I’m what – 45 days on the job?” she said. “I’m still learning.” Michael Scott, who stayed by the wall for most of the meeting, spoke briefly to offer support for his sister. “I think it’s really impressive to have so many people here,” he said. “I ask you to continue your commitment to this young lady, because I think she’s a smart, intelligent person. If I don’t say it, she’ll put me in a headlock, because she’s my big sister. So please, continue to come out and support her.” After the meeting, resident Loretta Kern said that she liked Michael Scott’s performance as an alderman and she’s confident that Monique Scott will finish what he started. “I think like, with enough time, she’s going to be able to accomplish a lot,” she said. Abkins said he was disappointed with Scott’s reaction to his question. “I think she could’ve’ been more receptive to the concerns of the residents, but she said she was willing to talk to us, so we’re going to hold her to that,” he said. For more information on the 24th Ward office, visit http://aldermanscott.com/
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After strike, West Side stadium won’t be ready for fall sports
Recent strike by quarry workers means Knute Rockne stadium won’t host football, soccer and flag football events this fall By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago
A West Side stadium used by Chicago Public Schools to host athletic events will remain closed for renovations through the end of the year, despite earlier plans to reopen by fall for the start of the school year. Knute Rockne Stadium at 1117 S. Central Ave. typically hosts football, soccer and flag football events in the fall. All events scheduled for Rockne Stadium will be relocated to another of the school district’s stadiums, a spokesperson for Chicago Public Schools said in a statement. Rockne Stadium is undergoing the first phase of a $10.7 million upgrade that will modernize the facility. Phase one of the project will lay down a turf field and install an eight-lane track. The next phase, slated to begin in 2023, will renovate the locker rooms, bathrooms, stadium lighting and parking lot.
Though the track and turf field were expected to be completed by fall, construction has been delayed by a statewide work stoppage and cement worker strike. The strike has impacted construction projects all across the state, a district spokesperson said. The strike was organized by International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 in protest of low wages, safety issues and unfair labor practices. The strike involves around 300 workers at several quarries around the Chicago area. “These workers demand to have their rights, their health and their safety protected at work,” Local 150 President James Sweeney said in a statement. Rockne Stadium is dedicated to elementary through high school athletics programs, and it is also heavily used for summer sports. Each of the six Chicago Public School District’s stadiums across the city hosts around 1,000 games each year. Rockne Stadium was long overdue for an upgrade, said David Rosengard, executive director of sports administration for the district. “It’s dingy. It needs a lot of work, which it’s getting,” Rosengard said. “I want our student-athletes to come in there with a sense of pride.”
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West Side entrepreneurs reflect on James Cole’s inspiration Family asks mourners to donate to three scholarship funds that honor Cole, the longtime owner of Shine King in Austin By SAMANTHA CALLENDER Community Narrative Reporter
The recent passing of Austin entrepreneur James Cole has left many reflecting on the impact Cole had on his community and how he redefined entrepreneurship on the West Side. Cole died July 11 at 78. Known as the “Shoe Shine King,” Cole operated the Shine King store, 338 N. Central Ave., for nearly 60 years. Not only was his shop one of the few spots where West Side residents could kick back and relax, the shop was also a place of refuge and resources for many in the community. “Mr. Cole was a pioneer on the Wests Side for small businesses,” said Khalilah Johnson, the executive director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce. “I remember when his first shop was over on Madison and Pulaski,” she recalled. “We would walk up there every weekend and watch the people going in to get their shoes
shined, but it was also so much more. It was a gathering place to talk about the things going on in the community.” James Bowers, Cole’s longtime friend and attorney, echoed Johnson, recalling that Cole’s shop was a space for many young people in the community. “If you needed a job, Cole would hire you and if he couldn’t hire you, he’d help you find some work. He was that kind of guy,” Bowers said. Bowers said that there were times that, in lieu of payment for his legal services, Cole would pay the attorney in resources. “When I first moved to Austin [nearly 20 years ago], I bought one of the old mansions in the neighborhood that was a fixer-upper,” Bowers said. “Cole sent some guys my way to help with roofing and the odds and ends jobs I needed done around the space. It was thoughtful. He did stuff like that all the time.” In addition to owning Shoe Shine King, Cole also owned various properties around
the West Side that he would rent to tenants. “Mr. Cole had more entrepreneurial sense in his little finger that most people have in their entire body, said Bowers. “When Dr. King died and all the white people fled in terror from the West Side, he started buying property. He was good at it and he hung onto those properties, providing affordable housing for hundreds of tenants and being one of few landlords who actually cared about their properties.” For others in the community, Cole’s entrepreneurial spirit inspired them to pursue their own dreams of owning a business. “Back in my younger years, I saw this Black man [Cole] opening up shops and stuff and thought, ‘If he can do it, shoot, I can do it too,’” said Brenda Byman, a lifelong Galewood resident. “I opened up a laundromat on Central and Madison that was there a few years.” Byman said that, as she grew out of the laundromat and wanted to try her hand at
real estate, Cole was a mentor for her when it came to managing property. “He let me manage one of his buildings to get my feet wet,” said Byman. “He gave people a way to believe in themselves by believing in himself,” said Bowers. “In his mind, there was nothing he couldn’t do. And if you knew Cole, you knew that to be true.” The family of James Cole asks that anyone interested in paying tribute to his legacy make donations to the following scholarship funds: ■ John Marshall High School Alumni Association | 3250 W. Adams St., ■ Chicago, IL 60624 ■ One Lord-One Faith M.B Church | 312 N. Lavergne Ave., Chicago, IL 60651 ■ Greater St. John Bible Church | 1256 N. Waller Ave., Chicago, IL 60651
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Making the best of it from page 1 famed recipes, they’ll discover his food is even better, he said. “In my heart, I’m an entertainer,” Gurley said. ”Whether it’s putting a show on the grill, feeding everybody, hosting a party, performing on stage or dancing at a party, I always want to stay connected to the people.”
‘It’s Like An Urban Hibachi, With Its Own Twist’ Gurley grew up footworking on the West Side, getting down with his big brother, “Pretty Boy Bobby,” in the 187 Footwork Group. Gurley doesn’t dance for fun anymore, but it’s hard to give up your first love, he said. “If you see me dancing, it’s because I couldn’t do anything about it,” Gurley said. “I’ll never throw away footworking. It’s a part of me.” Gurley’s passion for cooking was born out of being a picky eater as a child, he said. His mother would whip up meals in the kitchen, and he’d “jump up and down and scream and holler” because he didn’t want to eat the food, Gurley said. COLIN BOYLE/Block Club Chicago Gurley learned to occasionally prepare meals to satisfy James ‘Beynze’ Gurley tosses grilled chicken wings in homemade sauce for his friends and family at his Westchester his picky tastebuds, but it wasn’t until he was 18 and living home as they dance and dine on July 21, 2022. on his own for the first time that he realized “I am very passion- said. it was time to learn to “I woke up one day in the middle of the night and realate about family, and cook, he said. one thing that always ized I wanted to make the sweet heat sauce,” Gurley said. Gurley’s brother brings a family to- “I didn’t have the name, but I woke up with the taste of it. brought a bag of grogether is good food,” I measured and measured in my kitchen that night until I ceries to Gurley’s new created it.” Gurley said. home on his second day Gurley launched his catering business in June. The Before Gurley’s there, he said. Gurley progression in the “passion was always there,” but it took him time to mature “made the best of it.” kitchen, he hated bar- before he could take the work seriously, he said. As Gurley’s skills After days of contemplating a brand name, Gurley’s becue. Family memgrew, so did his love for bers would host sum- partner suggested he use his birthday: Oct. 13. 10 Thirteen bringing family togethmer cookouts and “felt right,” he said. er, he said. “I’ve always felt like I was born for the people,” Gurley serve up “tough ribs Soon, Gurley started that got stuck in your said. “I don’t do anything for me. Everything I do, I do it for serving platters of tateeth and flavorless everyone else. The name just made sense.” cos, spaghetti and fried chicken,” he said. Gurley’s schedule is booked and busy for the summer, chicken at family gathGurley learned how he said. He’s got a car show and the Chicago Caribbean erings, he said. His fambarbecue is supposed Carnival on his calendar, he said. ily became his taste testo be done when he But Gurley’s already got bigger plans, like opening a ters, telling him what tried his aunt’s food chain of sports bars where he can get “up close and perworked and could be COLIN BOYLE/Block Club Chicago in 2014. One taste sonal with people,” he said. improved. told him he could For now, Gurley will keep serving up his jerk, lemon pepGurley’s meals be- After grilling hundreds of pieces of meat for his friends and family, recreate the flavors per and sweet heat wings, he said. came a staple at every James ‘Beynze’ Gurley footwork dances. — and do it better, If you catch Gurley at an event, you might see him footfamily function, he Gurley said. working “if the vibe is right and the music is good,” he said. Gurley started with jerk wings made with “a little bit of said. Every outing is an opportunity to perform his act live Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak crooned on the speaker on a recent night while Gurley navigated three grills filled elbow and wrist in it to make it good,” he said. Next came and “get people food that is fresh and hot off the grill.” “It’s like an urban hibachi, with its own twist,” friend with hundreds of pieces of chicken links and crispy wings. a lemon pepper wing with sauce drizzled on the chicken Alexander Davis said. “You can’t grill, dance, and give a It was a family affair, with parents and children scat- before being tossed in a bowl. Last up were the sweet heat wings, a recipe Gurley could home experience … he’s bringing it to you!” tered on the deck at Gurley’s Westchester home, summer“taste in his sleep” before he shared it with the world, he CONTACT: pascal@blockclubchi.org time anthems and grill smoke filling the air.
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Friends of the Children-Chicago gets $1.6M to expand south Organization with Oak Park connections, uses mentorship to connect children and their families By SAMANTHA CALLENDER
Community Narrative Reporter Friends of the Children-Chicago, the local West Side branch of a national organization that pairs children as young as 4 years old with paid mentors until the child is finished with high school, was recently one among five organizations that received the first Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grant awards. The grants are funded through Cook County’s portion of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and total around $14.4
million over three years. Friends of the Children-Chicago will get $1.6 million in grant funding over three years, which will allow it to expand operations from North Lawndale to the South Side. Friends of the Children was founded in 1993 by entrepreneur Duncan Campbell and his wife, Cindy Campbell, in Portland, Ore. Taal Hasak-Lowy launched the organization’s Chicago chapter in 2018. The local organization has multiple board members and donors with Oak Park connections. “We work with so many incredible families that have been dealing with generations of oppression, racism, hurt and trauma,” said Hasak-Lowy, who now serves as the executive director of Friends of the Children-Chicago. “We’re excited to have seen the impact on West Side families and are excited to bring that same impact south.” The Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Kids Above All Illinois, the Roseland Cease
Fire Project and Saint Anthony Hospital also received funding. The grants are managed by the Cook County Justice Advisory Council. “These five organizations proposed different evidence-based violence programs leveraging strategies such as street outreach and case management, trauma-informed counseling, and intensive youth mentoring,” county officials explained in a June 21 statement. Friends of the Children-Chicago also received a nearly $374,000 grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) earlier this year. That money is part of the state’s Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) program, and uses revenue from recreational cannabis sales to fund programs operated by organizations helping residents in areas that were hardest hit in the country’s war on drugs. Hasak-Lowy said, in addition to expanding to the South Side, the two grants will allow Friends of the Children-Chicago to increase
TAAL HASAK-LOWY the number of families it serves on the West Side — from 72 to 112. Children are enrolled in Friends of the Children-Chicago through a recruitment pipeline that identifies at-risk youth. “We work with partners to help identify the families that are struggling with a lot of trauma and violence themselves. We send out our program team to develop a relationship See FRIENDS OF CHILDREN on page 19
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Put some respect on West Humboldt Park’s name In the Spring of 2022, the mayor and several aldermen supported bringing a casino to several Chicago neighborhoods: River West, Soldier field and the South Loop. With Mayor Lightfoot strongly advocating for the casino project, the proposal passed largely as a solution to the city’s pension problem. Three casinos courted the city with incentives and throughout this process, there was quite a bit of transparency with townhall meetings held in each neighborhood to get community feedback. These townhalls were heavily advertised to ensure the community received the information in a timely manner and were able to attend. Ultimately, Bally’s was chosen to begin construction in the River West neighborhood. In addition to benefits offered to the city, Bally’s also offered a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA). Their CBA like one presented to Amazon by West Humboldt Park, included a community investment program which allows River West’s citizens to invest to own a piece of Bally’s Chicago, a livable wage of at least $50,000 annually and $75 million for improvements to infrastructure to aid with traffic and congestion. This is in addition to the promise of thousands of jobs for the community from construction and the entertainment complex. The casino deals, in effect, got the red-carpet treatment. West Humboldt Park has not received the same red-carpet treatment. Since the summer of 2021, the West Humboldt Park Community Coalition (WHPCC), headed by Howard Ray Jr, has tried to broker a CBA with Amazon. WHPCC has made many fruitless attempts to get support for a CBA from 37th Ward Alderwoman Emma Mitts and Amazon. In February 2022, during a community meeting hosted by Alderwoman Mitts, Ama-
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zon stated they would not be negotiating a CBA because other organizations had already received benefits for West Humboldt Park. Yet, our research indicates that many of these organizations are not located in West Humboldt Park and therefore, the direct community is not benefiting. Furthermore, a onetime gift does not go as far as a long-term contract which includes ongoing community investments such as tax breaks and crime control initiatives received by communities like Rosemont, Des Plaines and Countryside. West Humboldt Park deserves the same benefits. Amazon, one of the richest companies in the world, headed by Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jazzy, was permitted to move into West Humboldt Park under a by right agreement. This type of deal has since been changed and not allowed as of January 2021. Yet, this allowed Amazon to essentially invade our community with no transparency, no accountability, and no input from the people. Moreover, the land Amazon is building on has been designated as an Opportunity Zone, yet the neighborhood and community are not receiving any benefits, which contradicts why Opportunity Zones were created. Bluntly put, West Humboldt Park is a majority Black and Latino community. The casino project target areas are majority white and affluent. The casino project was done in the light with copious opportunities for the community to chime in; the Amazon project was done in the dark with no input from the community. West Humboldt Park breathes the same air and has the same voting rights as all other people who live in the other 49 Chicagoland Wards. The WHPCC created a CBA and gave it to Amazon and the Alderman after conducting several townhall meetings without the assistance of our Alderwoman. Being citizens of Chicago and the 37th Ward, we feel slighted and discriminated against. This is unfair and unjust. — West Humboldt Park Community Coalition CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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Health & Resource Fair 19th Annual Saturday, August 13th, 11am - 2:30pm Where: West Suburban Medical Center Main Hospital Parking Lot, 3 Erie St, Oak Park, IL 60302
What to look out for: Free Back Packs w/ School Supplies • Zumba with Erika "Those Funny Little People" • Free Refreshments • Music/DJ Free Health Screenings and other community resources *Face masks and social distancing recommended*
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Where’s the economic engine for the Black West Side?
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know for some of you who read this column, turning 21 occurred ages ago. But I’m asking you to put yourself in the position of a young person who is currently turning 21. Now that they can go to bars and have a drink legally, what clubs are available to them in the neighborhood? Sadly, there are few to none! I have always professed that if there are no places for our young people to go to have a social drink, it’s not going to stop them from drinking or socializing. They’ll just do it on the street corners, or at other gatherings. And truthfully, that is currently what is happening. With no place for these young people to go, they’re inventing their own spots. And included in those spots, are the current “drifting car show” get-togethers on public streets, expressways and private property where young people show off their “questionable” driving skills to others. Years back, I suggested that the old Brach candy site at Cicero and Race would be the perfect spot to hold the new Chicago casino. Metra and the Green Line both stop there. There are also railroad tracks that tie into Midway Airport and can also be updated to go straight out to O’Hare Airport. The block site is big enough not only for a casino, parking lot, and hotel, but it can also be a Black entertainment district that could offer concerts, roller-skating and shopping. What I don’t understand is why our local politicians aren’t fighting hard to get that kind of economic development going in an area that hasn’t seen any in over 50 years? If we continue to allow the Black West
Side to host nothing, the inevitable will happen. We are already being gentrified out of East Garfield Park. I know folks have an eye on West Garfield Park, and Austin is the last stop before Black folks are out the city. Now that may be the game plan, but we need to make sure we do our best to not make it an easy-to-occur plan. And we need something that is going to be a stabilizing force and magnet for this community. I think the casino would be a great addition. Not every Black person on the West Side has a record. But there are venues that can be part of the casino area that folks with records could possibly work. Also, the events it can host and the land utilized can be an economic engine that could be our salvation. Just building it would create hundreds of jobs. Even after COVID and the shutdown of the entire world, business is not trying to move factories back to the United States. Record gas prices should be something that puts businesses on notice that shipping things from the Asia to America is costly. Plus the slowdowns at the ports of entry had ships waiting for weeks to be offloaded. If nothing else, we do have land and we do have potential. Let’s hope some of our politicians utilize that idea and get something of substance going for us. Otherwise, we are doomed. And if you are going to be doomed, remember that on Election Day. With the record number of aldermen trying to run for other positions, voters should be wary of putting back into office people who have shown they really don’t want to be there.
ARLENE JONES
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New report details inequities across west suburbs, West Side Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation’s ‘Community Voices’ report published this month, to convene meetings By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation released a report, “Community Voices,” on July 26 that captures the results of several community conversations held with residents from Oak Park, River Forest, Berwyn, Chicago, Cicero and Proviso townships. Last year, the Community Foundation hired The Nova Collective, the Blackowned, woman-owned DEI consulting agency founded in Oak Park, to facilitate the conversations, “with the goal of building trusting relationships and determining priorities where the Foundation could” be most impactful. “Two years in the making, this report reveals the most pressing needs in our area, what the data tells us, and how the power of our community will guide our future to a racially just society.” said
Foundation President and CEO Tony Martinez Jr. “We believe the Community Voices Report will be of great value, not just for the Foundation and nonprofit sector, but for local government, schools and the community at large,” he added. The report’s five strategies to achieve racial equity, gleaned from an article in the Stanford Innovation Review, are valuable insights.
that highlight the inequities in the west suburbs and Chicago’s West Side. But the document and the inequities it’s designed to address really come alive when the conversation participants start speaking for themselves. “When a glass breaks, you don’t repair it — you replace it,” one participant says. “We need to stop trying to repair broken systems and reimagine new ones designed within equity and justice.”
■ Ground work in data and context while targeting solutions ■ Focus on systems change, as well as programs and services ■ Shift power in the collaboration ■ Listen to and act with community ■ Build equity leadership and accountability
Three Community Voices events will be held online or in person in August and September.
The report contains reams of helpful data and a slew of illuminating maps
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 6 p.m. Virtual. Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m., at Proviso East High School, 807 S. 1st Ave. in Maywood ■ Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m., at the Oak Park Public Library – Main Branch, 834 Lake St. in Oak Park ■ ■
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At each of these events, The Nova Collective will share highlights from focus group conversations with 100 neighbors, partners and stakeholders describing the priority areas identified in the community needs assessment. Foundation staff will present compelling data that underscores how racial inequality is the root cause of challenges in the west Cook County region. There will also be a panel discussion with focus group participants to gain perspective and discuss next steps, and the audience will get involved through a Q&A and other activities to build understanding and solidarity. You can read the Community Voices Report at: oprfcf.org/community-voices.
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HELP WANTED • NETWORK SPECIALIST Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. DEFINITION To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: Essential duties and responsibilities 1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture. 2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays. 3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers. 4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management. 5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software. 6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system. 7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review. 8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery planning. 9. Assist end-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system needs. 10. Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware,
software and other forms of systems and data. 11. Prepare, create and update user/technical procedure documentations and provide computer training. 12. Assemble, test, and install network, telecommunication and data equipment and cabling. 13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions. Other important responsibilities and duties 1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures. 2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports. 3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies. 4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer systems. 5. Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and configurations. 6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner. 7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. 8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. 9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of: Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis. Hardware and software configuration of. computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environment of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, iOS/Android. Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology. Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down. Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, analog, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant. Principles and methods of computer programming, coding and testing, including power shell, command scripting, macros, and
VB scripts. Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment. Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages. Ability to: Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following: - Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time - Operating assigned equipment - Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without assistance - Working in and around computer equipped vehicles Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for: - Making observations - Communicating with others - Reading and writing - Operating assigned equipment and vehicles Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others. Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance. Work overtime as operations require. Experience and Training Guidelines Experience: Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco Networking. Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment. Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred. WORKING CONDITIONS Work in a computer environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; continuous exposure to computer screens; work in and around computerized vehicles outdoor and garage facility; lifting heavy equipment, communication cabling and wiring into walls and ceilings.
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Starting Salary Range: $17.50 $20.38/HR plus full benefits The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position Working Hours: The Park Specialist of Emergency Preparedness and is a full time non-exempt position Response Coordinator in the Health working 40 hours per week, plus Department/Village Manager’s overtime. The scheduled work Office. This position will coordinate hours for this position are Monday – disaster response, crisis manageFriday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, includ- ment and medical countermeasure ing ½ hour unpaid lunch. Hours may dispensing/ distribution activities be shifted occasionally to accommo- for the Village of Oak Park, prodate specific tasks. vide disaster preparedness training, Summary: The Park Specialist is and prepare emergency plans and responsible for assisting the Director procedures for natural (e.g., floods, of Parks with the maintenance oper- earthquakes), wartime, or technologations of the Park District grounds, ical (e.g., nuclear power plant emerfacilities, and equipment. The work gencies, hazardous materials spills, biological releases) or disasters. This includes, but not limited to: 1. Landscape maintenance oper- single class position is also responations for the Park District. This sible for the complex administrative duties required for state, federal and includes but not limited to: local response processes and grant a. Turf maintenance: Mowing, irriga- management. Applicants are encourtion, fertilizing, seeding, weed con- aged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s trol, and trash removal. website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. b. Athletic field maintenance: Interested and qualified applicants Baseball diamond infields, soccer must complete a Village of Oak Park fields, football fields, basketball application. First review of applicacourts, tennis courts, and installa- tions will be August 5, 2022. tion and maintenance of necessary apparatus of each field use. LIFELONG AUSTIN c. Landscape maintenance: Soil RESIDENT CONSULTANT grading and preparation, tree plant- Seeking Austin resident 38-45 years ing, tree trimming, tree spraying, old who grew up in Austin to contree watering, mulch bed mainte- sult on character development for nance, and flower bed maintenance. a fiction project. Nerdy or interested d. Construction: Installation of park/ in science fiction and fantasy particplayground equipment, park bench- ularly suited. Contact editoranaea@ es, park signage, retaining walls, gmail.com or DM @anaealay on and drainage systems. Twitter. $25/hour. 2. Assist with the custodial maintenance of all Park District facilities. PARKING 3. Assist with any equipment repairs ENFORCEMENT for the Park District. This includes OFFICER but not limited to vehicles, tractors, The Village of Oak Park is seekany facility, or program equipment. ing qualified candidates for the 4 Assist the recreation department position of Parking Enforcement in set up, construction, and repair of Officer in the Police Department all special event props. Field Services Division. This posiQualifications: 21 years of age. A tion will perform a variety of duties valid Illinois State Driver License and responsibilities involved in the (Class A). In good physical condition enforcement of Village parking reguwith sufficient strength to lift and lations; and to provide general inforhold 50 pounds. mation and assistance to the public. Interested candidates shall submit Applicants are encouraged to visit an application in person or by email: the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested John Beto, Director of Parks and qualified applicants must com401 Thatcher Avenue plete a Village of Oak Park appliRiver Forest, Illinois 60305 cation. 708-366-6660x103 jbeto@rfparks.com
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The Village of Oak Park is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Fire Inspector Part-Time in the Fire Department. This serves the public through enforcement of Village fire & life safety codes and ordinances; through inspections of residential, commercial and industrial properties; and provides consultation and information to residents, architects, attorneys, fire services personnel and builders regarding laws, rules, regulations and policies relating to fire and life safety. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.
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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, contact Giovanni Raimondi, RAI Law, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 20 N CLARK ST, 30TH FL, CHICAGO, IL, 60602 (312) 8578320. 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. Giovanni Raimondi
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Public Notice: Your right to know In print • Online • Available 24/7/365 AustinWeeklyNews.com • PublicNoticeIllinois.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED NOVEMBER 17, 2015 A/K/A TRUST NUMBER 8002369820, SHOREBANK Defendants 2020 CH 02235 815 N PINE AVE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 19, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 22, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 815 N PINE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-327-0030000 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) 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. 14-20-01267 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020 CH 02235 TJSC#: 42-1999 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 # 2020 CH 02235 I3198820 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE
FOR CASCADE FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST HB5 Plaintiff, -v.MITCHEE HENDRIX, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LUTHER HENDRIX, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LUTHER HENDRIX (DECEASED) Defendants 2021 CH 03939 214 N FRANCISCO AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 28, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 26, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 214 N FRANCISCO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-12-314-0430000 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. Where a sale of real estate is made
to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, 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. 14-20-04069
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION XO HOLDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED JULY 11, 2016 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 8002371852, ELISEAH D. WILLIAMS AS SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BENITA RENEE WILLIAMSTHOMPSON, ELISEAH WILLIAMS, EBONI WILLIAMS, VERLANDER MURPHY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BENITA RENEE WILLIAMS-THOMPSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2021 CH 5751 4321 WEST MAYPOLE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 23, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 22, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4321 WEST MAYPOLE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-10-413-0030000 The real estate is improved with a 2-unit multifamily residential property. The judgment amount was $43,032.58. 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2017-FRE1, US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE; Plaintiff, vs. JIANN J. KIM AKA JIANN KIM; JON DOUGLAS WALKER; BMO HARRIS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA HARRIS NA; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) NA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 8156 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-11-403-019-0000. Commonly known as 3515 West Carroll Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-030343 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3199618
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WFRBS 2013-C18 NORTH WABASH AVENUE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Plaintiff, vs. HCP OXFORD OBG CASS PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS: Defendants, 20 CH 7321 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Order of Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction, pursuant to the Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Law and the Uniform Commercial Code, to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate and related personal property: P.I.N. 17-10-111-007-0000. Commonly known as 640 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60654. Which will be sold along with the following personal property more fully described in the UCC Financing Statement filed with Delaware Department of State as 2913-4802238: (a) all easements, rights-of-way, strips and gores of land, streets, ways, alleys…; (b) all machinery, furniture, furnishings, equipment, computer software…; (c) all awards or payments…; (d) all leases, subleases and other agreements or arrangements … entered into affecting the use, enjoyment or occupancy of, or the conduct of any activity upon or in, the premises…; (e) all proceeds of and any unearned premiums on an insurance policies…; (f) the right, in the name and on behalf of debtor, to appear in and defend any action
or proceeding‚Ķ; (g) all accounts (including reserve accounts), escrows‚Ķ; (h) all proceeds, products, offspring, rents and profits from any of the foregoing‚Ķ. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a commercial (Hotel) property and may be made available for inspection by contacting Frontline Real Estate Partners at (847) 780-8065. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. For information call Mr. Dean M. Victor at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP, 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654-5313. (312) 832-4500. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3199620 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-4 Plaintiff, vs. JAMES L. MCDOWELL, CANDICE CO., INC., LVNV FUNDING LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO, INDEPENDENT TRUST CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 21 CH 4065 Calendar 56 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:
P.I.N. 16-16-113-014-0000. Commonly known as 5351 W. JACKSON BLVD., CHICAGO, IL 60644. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 19-02151 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.coma I3199624
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005-35CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-35CB, Plaintiff, -v.JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ETHEL LEE SHOTWELL, DWAYNE SHOTWELL, DENIECE SHOTWELL A/K/A DENIECE WILLIAMS, LAKEISHA SHOTWELL A/K/A LAKESHA SHOTWELL, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ETHEL LEE SHOTWELL A/K/A ETHEL SHOTWELL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 04090 1450 NORTH MAYFIELD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651 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, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 1, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1450 NORTH MAYFIELD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-209-0210000 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
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bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. 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. 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. 20-02435IL Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2019 CH 04090 TJSC#: 42-2120 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 # 2019 CH 04090 I3199082
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.LARRY SMITH, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2022 CH 00703 1533 N AUSTIN BLVD CHICAGO, IL 60651 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, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 7, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1533 N AUSTIN BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-200-0070000 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within 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. 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 pro-
visions 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) 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. 14-22-00665 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2022 CH 00703 TJSC#: 42-2214 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 # 2022 CH 00703 I3199165
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Pairing with mentors from page 9 with that parent or caregiver to gain their trust to get them to choose to voluntarily enroll their child in our program,” said Hasak-Lowy. “So we’re seeking the people who aren’t necessarily seeking out support for their child. We just come to them once we identify which families could benefit from our level of service.” Hasak-Lowy said she believes the mentorship program is successful because the mentoring is much more intensive and enduring than that provided in many traditional mentoring programs. Friends of the Children-Chicago provides a range of services for mentees and their families, including housing and rental assistance. Melanie Adams, a former mentor who was recently hired as a program director for Friends of the Children-Chicago, said that even though she’s moved into an administrative role within the organization,
she still keeps in touch with the kids she once mentored. “I recently found out one of my former mentees was in the hospital and I went to visit them. They couldn’t believe that I still made time to come out and support them. Even though I’m no longer their assigned Friend, that [mentee] is my buddy,” she said. “I’m going to always be there for the kids.” Adams added that the organization “allows you to really have a stake in children’s lives beyond hanging out for a few hours a week. I’m excited to grow these connections and extend these relationships to children and families on the Southside.” Hasak-Lowy said the organization plans to extend its programming to the South Side Englewood, Auburn Gresham and Roseland communities. “I’m excited for us to be able to expand community programming. Recently we did a financial literacy workshop for our caregivers, which focused on helping families create budgets and ways to not live paycheck to paycheck,” said Adams. “We’re also going to be doing things like hosting wellness initiatives for families.”
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