Issuu

FREE

■

Vol. 35 No. 31

■

Housing nonprofit gets $100K County grant

August 4, 2021

■

austinweeklynews.com

■

Also serving Garfield Park

@AustinWeeklyChi

PAGE 5

@AustinWeeklyNews

Hot dogs d pics from f around Chicago, pages 18-19

Time capsule project captures West Side youth’s pandemic lives The Once Upon a Time Capsule art project allows kids space to reflect on how the pandemic has affected them By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

West Side kids ages 9 to 12 are getting an opportunity to capture and preserve their personal experiences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the Once Upon a Time Capsule art project. The project is the brainchild of philanthropic programs developer Stacey Gillett and urban planner Stephanie Hodges, who felt that kids’ experiences during the pandemic weren’t getting as much attention as adult experiences. They teamed up with several museums, nonprofit organizations and government institutions to reach out to as many parts of Chicago as possible. On the West Side, they worked with West Garfield Park’s Legler Regional Library, 115 S. Pulaski Rd. Throughout July, groups of kids who attend local summer camps got a chance to make time capsules using kits. During the last event held July 27, 14 kids gathered at Legler to make time capsules. Families could also pick up kits at some libraries and return them by Aug. 12. There was enough demand to exhaust Legler’s supply of capsules and library staff said they were glad to see kids express themselves. See TIME CAPSULE on page 8

PROVIDED

HE’S GOT SKILLS: A worker focuses on a task at a city manufacturing company. Workforce trainings are being offered to manufacturing firms in seven TIF districts through a partnership between the city and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center.

Training program to help small manufacturers grow workforce Small companies in seven TIF districts are eligible to participate

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

Some small manufacturers can enroll employees in a free job training program to help them deal with the pandemic. The workforce trainings are offered to manufacturers in seven TIF districts through a partnership between the city’s planning department and the Illinois

Manufacturing Excellence Center. The trainings will “help small- and medium-sized manufacturers become bigger, faster and more efficient,” said John Bradarich, director of affiliate relations for the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center. The program will be especially valuable for businesses that have had their operations disrupted by market shocks caused by the pandemic, Bradarich said.

S W E N LASH! F

Many small manufacturers have either lost money over the pandemic “or their margins are so razor-thin that if a machine goes down for a day” they could face closure, Bradarich said. The training programs will teach business leaders and employees best practices for how to “come out of the pandemic and know how to handle it,” he said. See MANUFACTURERS on page 14

You can get local news delivered right to your email in-box. Sign up for FREE at AustinWeeklyNews.com

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

West Side anti-violence hub to expand into vacant corner store East Garfield Park’s Breakthrough Urban Ministries will move into a former convenience store at 220 N. Homan Ave. By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The Chicago City Council voted unanimously on July 21 to approve a zoning change that would allow Breakthrough Urban Ministries to expand its violence prevention center into a former convenience store at 220 N. Homan Ave. The Violence Prevention Center, which currently occupies a first-floor retail space on the south side of the same building, at 214 N. Homan Ave., serves as a hub for Breakthrough’s violence prevention program and its other community outreach efforts. The zoning change will allow the center to use all the retail space on the first floor. Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), whose ward includes the building, said that the store “created many problems” in the community and he thought that Breakthrough would get a better use out of this space. The building at 214-220 N. Homan Ave. is a two-story mixed-use building with eight apartments on the top and retail spaces on the bottom. According to property records, the 220 N. Homan Ave. has been home to several convenience stores — most recently, Ynk Food Mart. The space at 214 N. Homan Ave. hosted several fast food restaurants until Breakthrough Ministries began leasing it in 2019. Originally based in Uptown, Breakthrough moved to East

PHOTO BY IGOR STUDENKOV

The former corner store that is poised to become the new home for Breakthrough Urban Ministries’ Violence Prevention Center. Garfield Park in 2000, operating a number of housing and family supportive services. The organization began working on violence prevention in 2017. In 2019, it was one of the 28 organizations on the South and West sides that received funding and training through the Community Partnering 4 Peace program. The program aims to reduce violence by deescalating conflicts and providing services such as help finding work, mental health services and restorative justice programs. The Violence Prevention Center was established as part

of the program, serving as a space where violence prevention workers can plan strategies and connect residents they work with to social services. According to Breakthrough’s 2019 annual report, the building’s landlord saw the violence prevention team respond to an incident near the building and offered them the space free of charge. As Nick Fitkaz, the attorney for the building owner, explained during the July 20 meeting of the City Council’s Committee on Zoning, commercial use wasn’t allowed under the building’s zoning, but Ynk Food Mart was grandfathered in. Since the space has been abandoned for over 18 months, the nonconforming use lapsed. Fitkaz said that Breakthrough can’t lease the entire first floor unless the building owner gets a zoning change. Breakthrough did not respond to a request for comment by deadline. The renderings presented to the city show two large spaces in addition to the current space. While most first-floor windows are currently boarded up, the renderings show opened windows and doors. During the July 20 meeting, Ervin expressed support for the expansion. “It was a store that gave us many problems,” he said. “We’re glad the owners found a more suitable host for this location. It gets rid of a problematic corner store that existed in the community for years.” For more information about Breakthrough’s Violence Prevention Center, visit https://breakthrough.org/violenceprevention-center/.

CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

Now Enrolling

6 Weeks to 12 Years Old Free Head Start and Early Head Start Illinois Action for Children • First Three Months No Co-Payment • Come Meet Our New Spanish Instructor • Children Will Learn to Speak & Write in Spanish

Betty’s Daycare Academy

5725 W. Chicago Ave | 773-261-1433

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

West Side vacant lot turned into arts popup Da Lynx pop-up gives local youth a safe place to showcase their art and enjoy workshops and performances in their neighborhood

news

Equity Editor/Ombudsman/Editor Michael Romain Senior Editor Bob Uphues

By PASCAL SABINO

Contributing Reporter Igor Studenkov

Block Club Chicago

A West Side summer pop-up series is taking over a vacant lot to give local youths an opportunity to learn, relax and make and sell art. Da Lynx pop-up at 3525 W. Madison St. was organized by Kuumba Lynx, a youth development and arts organization. It will feature local vendors, art exhibitions, creative workshops, a meditation oasis and performances. Da Lynx is open 1-7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through Aug. 20. A back-to-school party will close out the event series 1 p.m. Aug. 21. “We decided to reclaim that space and activate it with different arts and culture activities,” said Jacinda Bullie, a founder of Kuumba Lynx. “We need to create a brave space and cultivate a feeling of safety. But also, we need to be able to rest and just chill sometimes … where you lay in a hammock and just hang out and watch a musical performance.” The lot was transformed with the addition of a half basketball court, a medicinal plant garden and two customized freight containers retrofitted to serve as a shop for young artists. Many young participants of Kuumba Lynx’s art programs became entrepreneurs over the course of the pandemic, creating artwork, jewelry and clothing, Bullie said. The pop-up shop gives young people the chance to experiment with turning their creative passions into a business that can help them achieve financial freedom, she said.

AUSTIN WEEKLY

Reporting Partners Block Club, Austin Talks Columnist Arlene Jones PROVIDED

The garden at Da Lynx pop-up. “They get to display some of their artistic works as entrepreneurs,” Bullie said. “You’re going to do this for the hood and do this for the people, and you’re going to get paid for it because we value you as an artist to the dialogue, the critical conversation that you bring.” Garfield Park artist Aidan Lawson, 24, has frequented the pop-up to showcase his custom sneaker business, H And L Kicks. Showing his art and his business in the neighborhood where he grew up invites young people to imagine themselves in creative careers they might not have been exposed to otherwise, he said. Lawson is also hosting a workshop at the pop-up to show his process for designing and customizing shoes. “It just shows kids in the community that there’s so much more than the block. Being creative is a different route that a lot of kids in this community, they don’t really experiment with,” Lawson said. Fashion designer Sejahari Saulter-Villegas,

PROVIDED

God is Gold Clothing, designed by Sejahari Saulter-Villegas.

22, is selling clothes he designed for his brand at Da Lynx. The pop-up is vital for emerging artists because it allows young people to see there are opportunities in creative fields within their own community, he said. “It’s so meaningful to me as a person who grew up on the West Side and who grew to understand that my neighborhood was in need of spaces like this,” Saulter-Villegas said. “Throughout my entire upbringing, I had to go outside my community to reach spaces that felt like I could be an artist, like I had resources.” The pop-up is also hosting the summer’s Chicago Hip Hop Theater Festival, a traveling event organized by Kuumba Lynx that brings performances, arts workshops and social justice programs to neighborhoods across the city throughout the year. The freight boxes that host art vendors during the day transform into a black box theater in the evenings for performances, Bullie said. Performances will include an open mic July 30, spoken word events, a footwork exhibition and a dance theater show. For a schedule, go to the Chicago Hip Hop Theater Festival’s Instagram page. A film created by Saulter-Villegas called “Pretty Boy” will also premiere at Da Lynx, he said. Inspired by his own experiences at school, the film is about a young man studying fashion design who “learns about the objectification and the racism in that industry,” he said. “It’s such a full-circle moment because I’ve always wanted to create art for my people to see,” he said. “I went to NYU and created art for years for rich white people, and I didn’t care for them to witness my art in the same way as when people from where I’m from witness it.” Subscribe to Block Club Chicago, an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.

CONTACT: pascal@blockclubchir.org

Staff Photographer Alex Rogals Design/Production Manager Andrew Mead Editorial Design Manager Javier Govea Designer Mark Moroney Sales & Marketing Representavies Lourdes Nicholls, Marc Stopeck Development Manager Mary Ellen Nelligan Circulation Manager Jill Wagner ≈ Publisher Dan Haley Business Manager Joyce Minich ≈ GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA Board of Directors Chair Judy Greffin Treasurer Nile Wendorf Deb Abrahamson , Gary Collins, Darnell Shields, Sheila Solomon, Eric Weinheimer ≈ HOW TO REACH US 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 PHONE 773-626-6332 FAX 708-467-9066 CIRCULATION Jill@oakpark.com ONLINE www.AustinWeeklyNews.com TWITTER @AustinWeeklyChi Austin Weekly News is published digitally and in print by Growing Community Media NFP. It is distributed free of charge at locations across Austin and Garfield Park. Our hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advertising rates are available by calling our office. Printed entirely on recycled paper. © 2021 Growing Community Media NFP.

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

West Side Lives

Charles Donalson and Galewood’s Anthill Sound Production wants to turn West Side, west suburbs into music bastion By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

At 22, Charles Donalson is still that teenager you saw rhythmically walking the halls of Oak Park and River Forest High School in the 2018 documentary “America To Me.” Throughout the film, Donalson’s headphones were omnipresent, like another pair of ears. Donalson may be all grown up, but he’s still listening intently, with much of what he hears informing his own music. He’s currently signed with Anthill Sound Production, an independent recording company formed in the Galewood area, right near the Oak Park border, that has a goal of making Oak Park and Chicago’s West Side the next bastion of inventive hip hop. “We’re trying to get Oak Park artists — rappers and singers — to come through,” Donalson said recently. “If you have a project you want to do, come to us and we’ll help you put that project out. Aside from copyright and other legal stuff, we’ll also help you with getting your cover art together and other marketing business.” Donalson said he’s Anthill’s proof of con-

cept, its franchise player, if you will, who has utilized the company to put out his own music, including two singles that were released on Apple Music, Tydal, Spotify and YouTube (“wherever you listen to music”) last week. The new music comes roughly two years after Donalson partnered with his friend and Anthill’s creative head, Antown Billups, to release an album in 2019 called “For Whatever You Do.” Donalson said his newest material is less heady than his 2019 content and it takes him back to his OPRF days. One single, “Mixed Signals,” is about getting stood up on dates,” he said. “I feel like in high school, I would ruin my chances with girls I wanted to talk to, because I’d write songs about them. I’m back doing that.” The other single, “Am I Wrong,” is less than two minutes, which is itself a critique. “It’s a real song, but it’s a minute-and-ahalf,” Donalson said. “I remember a few years ago when Lil Pump dropped ‘Gucci Gang’ and people were talking about how short that song was. The song is only two minutes and people were saying, ‘Oh, these rappers are so lazy.’

PROVIDED

REPRESENTING: Charles Donalson, 22, has recently released new music. “I love music and history, and so I was listening to Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers,” Donalson added. “His biggest hit, ‘Why Do Fools Fall in Love,’ is not even two-and-ahalf minutes. That was recorded in 1955. I’m like, ‘Y’all was lazy back in the ‘50s!’” Donalson said his relationship with Anthill is less like a celebrity signed to a major record label. He’s technically an independent contractor who juggles his music along with other gigs. He said he’s also working

with some friends who are trying to develop two projects for TV—one of them a docuseries and another an anime production. Eventually, Donalson said, he wants all of his checks to come from music and production. For him, there’s really no other option. “I think I wrote my first rap when I was like 4 years old after I heard ‘Many Men’ [a 2003 song by rapper 50 Cent],” he said. “I heard that song and was like, ‘Naw, this is what I’m doing for the rest of my life.’”

Chicago Jesuit Academy cjacademy.org Ap p OnNow ly We O bs ur ite !

• Faith-based • No tuition/fees • All boys grades 3-8 •16 students per class cjacademy.org (773) 638-6103 apply@cjacademy.org

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

MADE IN CHICAGO!

We've been around for over 125 years. Through the pandemic, we're proud to build products that keep America moving, responding, and delivering hope. We are looking for people who are excited about working in a collaborative, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

P ROVIDED

Housing Forward gets $100K grant from county

The nonprofit said the money will help pay for wrap around, other programs By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

A nonprofit that serves the Austin community recently received a significant grant from Cook County that will go toward its mission of addressing housing insecurity in the west suburbs and on the West Side. During a press conference July 23 in Oak Park, Cook County officials announced that Housing Forward was awarded a $100,000 grant through Cook County’s Justice Advisory Council (JAC). The grant is part of $1.5 worth of investments the county is making in communitybased organizations through JAC “aimed at creating stable and thriving communities throughout Cook County,” county officials said in a statement. “We must invest in people and our communities if we hope to see positive change in our neighborhoods,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. “This approach has the power to transform Cook County communities affected by an array of destabilizing factors, including housing instability, unemployment, mental health and crime,” she said. “Housing is a critical piece of the puzzle in this regard — we believe housing is a human right and today, we are taking another step in ensuring that everyone has a safe, stable place to lay their head at night.” “Affordable, stable housing is the lynchpin to thriving communities, especially in my district where so many of our Black and Brown families also struggle with unemployment,

food insecurity and health care disparities,” said First District Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, whose district includes Housing Forward. Lynda Schueler, Housing Forward’s executive director, said the JAC grant will help support the organization’s missions “and provides us with the space, capacity and flexibility to reach those goals.” Schueler said the JAC grant will help fund the organization’s array of support programs for individuals experiencing homelessness in the west suburbs. Those programs include wrap-around support for people experiencing housing instability and providing permanent housing for residents in the area. Schueler said Housing Forward serves nearly 2,000 individuals and families each year. The grant announcement comes on the heels of Housing Forward’s announcement in May that it plans on building 16 units of permanent supportive housing for individuals and families on a vacant lot at 1014-1020 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Broadview. In March 2020, the nonprofit entered into a 1-year lease with the Write Inn, the 65-room hotel in Oak Park, in order to provide temporary housing for its clients experiencing homelessness. “The leadership at Housing Forward pivoted on a dime early in the pandemic when our homeless needed to be housed immediately in order to keep them safe and others in the community safe,” said Oak Park Village President Vicki Scaman. “This grant is a tremendous starting point for rebuilding lives and communities. The simple truth is that if you want solutions, you have to invest resources and provide opportunities to solve the problems. That is finally starting to happen,” said Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, Democrat from Oak Park.

EMPLOYEE FITNESS CENTER COMPANY SOCIAL EVENTS 401 (K) WITH EMPLOYER MATCHING SHORT/LONG TERM DISABILITY LIFE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION INSURANCE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PAID TIME OFF ELECTION DAY BONUS HOURS OBSERVED HOLIDAYS FREE WELLNESS SCREENING AND FLU SHOTS

OPEN OPPORTUNITIES: ASSEMBLER GRINDER/POLISHER INVENTORY CONTROL SPECIALIST MACHINE OPERATOR MAINTENANCE MECHANIC MATERIAL HANDLER ROBOT OPERATOR WELDER UPHOLSTERER

4545 W. Augusta Blvd., Chicago

(773) 524-2440 | jobs@freedmanseating.com

Lea free rn More dma nse & Apply atin g.co Online m/c aree rs

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County board president announces grant to Housing Forward as Lynda Schueler, executive director, looks on.

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

Bring Home a Taste of Some of your Favorite Moments

RibFest Every Day! Mickey’s is the place!

Mickey’s Rib Special 1/2 Slab Dinner Full Slab Dinner B.B.Q. RIBS & CHICKEN BURGERS & HOT DOGS

$11.99

$17.99

includes fries or baked potato, coleslaw and garlic bread

525 N Harlem Ave, Oak Park (708) 848-3333 11am - 9pm Daily

3 Vienna Hot Dogs w/ Fries $ .49

Italian Beef Sandwich w/ Fries $ .49

Wednesday

Gyros Plate Dinner 1 lb meat, 2 pita breads, fries & 3 cups sauce $10.99

Every day Special!

Gyros with fries $7.99

1/4 Lb Double Cheeseburger

Big Mickey! $ .99

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

West Suburban Cares for You! West Suburban Medical Center consistently receives an “A” rating for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, the nation’s premier advocate of transparency in healthcare. Patient safety is our highest priority.

“That is how you know you can count on West Suburban Medical Center.” – Cristina Waters, Oak Park Resident

For more information about clinical services at West Suburban Medical Center, visit www.westsuburbanmc.com

Join us for a comprehensive overview of our teaching philosophy, innovative approach to real-world problem solving, academically rigorous and culturally enriched curricula, and the many other transformative educational experiences we offer our students.

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

TIME CAPSULE

Talking to the future from page 1 According to Hodges, Once Upon a Time Capsule, a Chicago area art project seeks to not only document kids’ experience, but to give kids an opportunity to reflect and encourage them to look forward to a better future. They also hope that the experience would offer some catharsis. “This past year has made heroes of all of our children, too,” Gillett said. “We think kids need the opportunity to reflect individually and with peers on how they’re doing after the past 14 months.” She and Hodges have worked with cultural institutions such as the Chicago History Museum, government agencies such as the Chicago Housing Authority and nonprofits such as the Hyde Park Art Center to hold events. Several branch libraries are serving as time capsule kit pick-up and drop-off locations, including North Lawndale’s Douglass branch library, 3353 W. 13th St., and West Humboldt Park’s Richard M. Daley branch library, 733 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago Public Library Commissioner Chris Brown said that it was only natural for the system to get involved. “Libraries are keepers of stories, which makes us a natural partner for this project,”

PHOTO BY IGOR STUDENKOV

Young people create time capsules at Legler Library earlier this month. he said. “Once Upon Our Time Capsule emphasizes the power of story to create meaningful connections during a time when so many kids have struggled with isolation. We are proud to be a center for community and healing as part of this initiative.” Legler works with several West Side summer day camps, hosting activities for kids. For the time capsule activity, each kid got a

worksheet where they were asked to tell future kids what life was like before the pandemic, one “cool and exciting thing” about the pandemic, what was “hard or sad,” and what they hope the future will look like. The campers could write or draw the answers, and decorate the worksheet and the time capsule however they wanted. The project gives a broad leeway for

Do you have a child entering their freshman or sophomore year of high school? Are you looking for a safe and structured school? Still accepting students for the 2021-2022 school year!

what goes into the capsule. They write an essay, draw something, put together a collage, take photos, record a video or use objects that had some meaning during the pandemic. By the fall of 2021, all capsules will be brought together and sealed until 2026. Kids are encouraged to take pictures of the time capsules and their contents before submitting them, so that they would be able to find their capsules later. Brandy Morrill, the children’s manager at Legler, said that the library hosted capsule-making workshops on three different days, with at least two groups coming on each day. She said that, while some kids needed more help than others, they all enjoyed the activity. “I think it’s one of the most interesting things, that what [the kids] are experiencing is something that will be taught to other kids in school.” Morrill reflected. “So, being a piece of history is something we wanted to talk about with the kids. It’s been pretty special.” Hodges, who helped out with the first group on Aug. 27, said she’s been impressed with the kids’ creativity and willingness to share. “It’s been very exciting and very gratifying, and I hope it will give kids an opportunity to process,” she said. For more information about the project, visit https://ourtimecapsule.org/.

CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

“The” Friendship BAPTIST CHURCH

Killers in the family

hatever happened to all the fire-and-brimstone preachers? You know, the ones that used to preach about sin, the devil and people dying and going to an eternal hell? I guess the prosperity ministry has drowned them out. Truthfully, we could use a few of them right now. Wouldn’t it be amazing if all the religious leaders throughout the country would all preach a similar sermon during the month of September? The subject? Killers in the family. Sadly, we have a group of young people who have been raised on a diet of video games like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty. They have taken the fantasy of those games and applied it to reality. They are even now using the military terms “ops” to label their enemies. They are so emboldened that the current trend is to do mass shootings at people hanging on the corners, on front porches, in the park, and everywhere else. They don’t care about old people. They don’t give a damn about young children. These individuals are murderous and on a mission. Even worse are the adults in those young people’s lives who are in complete denial of the young people’s criminality. Take for example, the recent guilty verdict in the case of Nathaniel Rowland. He is the young man who was driving his car around a popular nightspot area in South Carolina. A young woman got into his car mistaking it for her Uber ride. Some of the evidence used to find him guilty included: his car captured on video showing Samantha Josephson getting into it; their cellphones continuously pinging

off the same cellphone together; her body being found over 60 miles away from where she was, yet found about two miles from Rowland’s family home; he was identified as the one who tried to sell her cellphone and attempted to use her ATM card; her blood was found in his car and on his clothing; her 120 stab wounds matched the pattern of a special utility knife that he was known to carry; and lastly, law enforcement found that knife and clothes with the victim’s blood on it in a dumpster behind Rowland’s girlfriend’s house which the girlfriend testified she saw him cleaning. So even with all the damning evidence against him, and even after the guilty verdict by a jury, when his mother spoke to the court, she was in complete denial of her son’s culpability. She proclaimed his innocence and spoke on how she was a good mother and had raised her child right. She knew her child and refused to believe him guilty. And when Rowland spoke after his sentencing of life in prison, he gave the “OJ speech” and spoke of how the court should be looking for the “real killer.” This case is a classic example of the major problem in far too many households. Folks are in denial about the killers living there. Imagine if the entire country got to hear sermons about how God will one day judge their denial. These church-going, God-fearing folks go home and ignore the fact that the young people living in their households are murderous, killing thugs. We need fire-and-brimstone type of preachers to remind people that they, and the killers in their family, will have their own day of reckoning.

Rev. Dr. Reginald E. Bachus, Pastor 5200 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60644 773-378-6600 fbcchicago.org facebook.com/friendshipbcchicago JOIN US FOR ONLINE SERVICES • FACEBOOK @FriendshipBCChicago • YOUTUBE @The Friendship Baptist Church of Chicago

Sundays - 9:30 AM Sunday School • 11:00 AM Worship Service

Wednesdays - 6:00 PM Bible Study

ARLENE JONES

“Sadly, we have a group of young people who have been raised on a diet of video games like Grand Theft Auto.”

AUSTIN WEEKLY NEWS Mail your letter to the editor to: Austin Weekly News, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 or email michael@austinweeklynews.com

S W NE SH! FLA

You can get local news delivered right to your email in-box. Sign up for FREE at AustinWeeklyNews.com

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

A U G U S T 1 8 , 2 021 A u s t i n ' s p l a n h a s c o m e t o l i f e o n the big screen! L i n k to be shared virtually on ACT's social media.

A USTINCO M I N G T O G E T H ER.ORG/AFT

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

L E T T E R S

Addressing residential and commercial reassessments in West Chicago township Initial reassessments of resis full transparency on how we idential and commercial proparrive at the assessment of your erties in the township of West property. Chicago have been released by The first step to ensuring my office. This is the second of property owners pay only their eight townships in the City of fair share of property taxes— Chicago to be reassessed this without needing to file appeals year and the second Chicago to correct inaccurate assesstownship to be reassessed unments—is to make sure assessder my administration. ments of all property types acWe’ve seen similar, surpriscurately reflect the real estate FRITZ KAEGI ingly robust real estate trends market. in West Chicago that are also The fairness and equity of taking place in other areas of the city. In West Township assessments improved some areas, home values are rising signif- over 2018 for single-family, condominium, icantly, though others have plateaued. De- and small multi-family properties. This spite the pandemic, rents have increased represents a significant leap forward for since 2018, driving some commercial prop- fairness within the western parts of Chierty values higher while others still see cago. ongoing economic effects from the panMoreover, single-family homes in the demic. bottom third of property values saw the A complete report on the residential and most improvement on these assessment commercial assessments in West Town- quality measures. ship can be found at cookcountyassessor. You should know that an increase in a com/chicago-2021. My commitment to you property’s assessment does not lead to the

same increase in an individual property’s tax bill. A property’s share of taxes depends on reassessments throughout all of Chicago, which are ongoing for Chicago’s remaining six townships. If the growth in assessed values throughout Chicago outpaces the growth of the assessed value of an individual property then its share of property taxes could shrink despite its increase in property value. Property assessments in Chicago are used to apportion taxing district levies which pay for services such as schools, parks, libraries, and pensions. The Assessor’s Office does not set levies or tax rates. Also, increases in assessments do not necessarily increase the revenue received by taxing districts. If the property characteristics listed on an assessment notice are incorrect, or if the estimated market value of a property is significantly more than what it could sell for in the current real estate market, property owners should file an appeal.

Property owners are encouraged to use our office’s new, award-winning online system to file their appeals. Appeals for West Township can be filed until August 23, 2021. More information on filing appeals can be found at cookcountyassessor. com/appeals. 2021 assessments and appeals will affect the second installment property tax bill issued in late 2022. The mission of the Cook County Assessor’s Office is to deliver accurate and transparent assessments of all residential and commercial properties. We serve every community in the County through ethical stewardship within the property tax system. I hope you experience our efforts to operate with ethics, fairness, and transparency in every interaction you have with our office.

Fritz Kaegi Cook County Assessor

CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

L E T T E R S

Police and community must partner to stop violence By REV. IRA ACREE & DAVID CHERRY Another bloody weekend in Chicago has left 10 people dead among 70 shooting victims. This brings our grim 2021 totals to 450 people murdered with 2,500 people shot. The gun violence isn’t limited to Chicago, with more than 14,000 people killed through gun violence across the United States so far this year. How did we get here? Violence isn’t a new problem, but there is no doubt that the isolation and marginalization of poor communities worsened during the pandemic. Adding to the already existing raREV. IRA ACREE cial tensions were nearly an entire nation at home watching the 9-minute video of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling the life out of George Floyd in May 2020. A country of people largely under quarantine erupted in anger on the streets to protest this barbaric murder. In addition to Floyd, there were the police killings of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta and countless other police shootings across the country that sparked a justifiable national movement on the issue of justice and police accountability. The contentious debate over the role of police in our communities – including whether to increase funding or defund police departments – has continued as we also address the sharp increase in gun violence. These heated and often emotional arguments are on full display here in Chicago. Our city has our own long list of outrageous police killings including innocent women such as Rakia Boyd and Bettie Jones and teenagers such as Quintonio Legrier and Laquan McDonald. Each one of these shooting deaths brought large numbers of protestors into the streets in righteous calls for justice. These shootings – and others – is why the Illinois attorney general’s office is working with the Chicago Police Department to enforce a consent decree with the intention of bringing dramatic change with how police officers interact with Black and Latinx communities. What does this have to do with the current high rate of violence? Tensions between police officers and communities of color are an impediment toward stopping the violence. When people don’t trust the police, they won’t cooperate with them when they witness acts of violence. Police who feel they are in a community of people who hate them

will remain in full retreat and will not be proactive with getting to know the community to keep children and adults safe. As respect for the police disappears, gunmen of all ages become emboldened, and we see the results of this in the daily statistics. All of us who desire a safe and civilized society lose in this climate of distrust. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is the right person for this job. He understands what it’s like to lose a son who was killed by police in Dallas; he also understands what it’s like to lose police officers in the line of duty in DalDAVID CHERRY las and Chicago. Just before both of us marched with Brown last Saturday in Austin, our superintendent had a plea for the people thinking about committing acts of violence. “Forgive your conflicts,” Brown said. “Let that young man you are planning to kill tonight – let him live.” Brown has asked faith leaders for prayers. All faith and community leaders – and all Chicagoans – should give this man of faith our prayers and support. Many people say that it is impossible to reform the police, especially considering the racist history with how police departments were originally formed as slave patrols. We cannot deny this historical fact. But what’s also true is that there are many police officers of all races who joined the department to make life better for the people in all of our communities. Brown is committed to doing everything in his power to transform the Chicago Police Department. If he is successful, he will create the conditions necessary for the police and the community to finally be on the same team in the quest to stop the violence and create safer streets. It’s time to end the carnage of our innocent children, women and men getting gun down on our streets every day and year after year. Let’s all work together to reform and/or renew and reimagine policing in our communities and create a safer and more peaceful future for Chicago. Rev. Ira Acree is co-chair of the Leaders Network and senior pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church; David Cherry is president of the Leaders Network.

CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

West Suburban Cares for You! At a time when many hospitals no longer provide maternity services, West Suburban Medical Center is recognized as one of the top maternity hospitals in the nation and among the top three in Illinois by Newsweek and The Leapfrog Group, a national healthcare advocacy organization.

“That’s why West Sub is a blessing to our community.” - The Rev. Marshall Hatch, Pastor, New Mount Pilgrim, and Member, West Suburban Governing Board

For more information about clinical services at West Suburban Medical Center, visit

www.westsuburbanmc.com

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

MANUFACTURERS from page 1 “This workforce development initiative will … ensure these businesses come out of the pandemic stronger than ever,” said Planning Department Commissioner Maurice Cox. The trainings are free for businesses in these TIF districts: ■ 35th/Halsted ■ Greater Southwest Industrial (West) ■ Little Village Industrial ■ North Branch (South) ■ Pilsen Industrial Corridor ■ Sanitary and Ship Canal ■ Western/Ogden Industrial Corridor

Manufacturers must have fewer than 40 employees or $5 million or less in annual revenue to qualify. Up to 14 companies can be enrolled for free in each district. The trainings have different pathways suitable for manufacturing leaders, supervisors and frontline employees, Bradarich said. The program has five training tracks: safety in the new COVID era, continuous improvement, leadership, maintenance excellence and organizational behavior and strategy. The trainings are tailored for small manufacturers who have encountered roadblocks in the past couple of years, Bradarich said. It’s often hard for small companies to dedicate resources to long-term planning and workforce training “without shutting down the operation” since there are so few employees, Bradarich said.

Northwest Institute for Contemporary Learning School of Performing Arts An Affordable Private School

Preschool 4040 W. Division (2-5 Yrs.)

PROVIDED

Workers at a manufacturing facility. The expertise from the training can become “a drumbeat for the company” that can help businesses rally after a tough year, he said. “We try to give them a strategic way to plan more and show them how to increase margins, make more money and get more product out the door,” he said.

Block Club Chicago’s coronavirus coverage is free for all readers. Block Club is an independent, 501(c)(3), journalistrun newsroom.

CONTACT: pascal@blockclubchi.org

Preschool thru 8th Grade Kindergarten space is still available

Accepting kindergartners who will be five on or before December 31st. *Over 42 yrs. of dedication and commitment to our community!

A Private school for children & their families

“We Pottie Train”

Academy 5108 W. Division (K- 8th) “An Alternative to Public School Education”

www.niclchicago.com

NICL offers small classroom settings, Performing Art Classes, Computer, Spanish, Stem Classes. Before & After School Programs. Each child has its own personalized chrome book. We also offer tutoring services.

(773) 921-2800 • Fax (773) 854-2304 DCFS, Action for Children, Children Scholarships, Job Assistant Programs are accepted. We serve nourishing meals through S.B.O.E.

come check us out! call 773-921-2800

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

HELP WANTED BUDGET AND REVENUE ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Development Customer Service Department. This position will Serve the public with professional administrative and analytical duties in the areas of budget preparation, purchasing, payroll, data analysis and process improvement. Provides, prepares and maintains records, and financial and statistical reports and analysis which assist in the Village’s ability to improve business processes and gain efficiencies through better use of technology. Budget duties include assisting in the development, analysis and application of performance measures with regard to Village services and resources; preparing, modifying, tracking and monitoring Village expenses and transfers; and conducting budget-related research and analysis. 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. First review of applications August 16, 2021. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Administrative Assistant in the Public Health Department. This position provides a variety of responsible administrative and analytical functions; records and monitors department budget and fiscal requirements of grant-funded programs; oversight of Accounts Payable process; prepares reports and serves as a resource for computerized office applications. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be August 13, 2021. TEACHER AND TEACHER AIDE MINI ME BUNCH seeks teacher and teacher aide to enhance and expand daycare serving children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Teacher must have at least Associates’ degree in Early Childhood Education. Minimum 1 year experience preferred in each position. Must love children and be outgoing, patient, flexible. Contact 773-521-9499

HELP WANTED

River Forest Public Schools District 90

District 90 is seeking qualified and experienced applicants for the following positions:

• Speech and Language Pathologist (Roosevelt Middle School) • English Language Learners Teacher (Full-time at Roosevelt Middle School and Part-time FTE 0.50 at Lincoln Elementary School) • School Social Worker (Part-time FTE 0.50 at Lincoln Elementary School & Part-time FTE 0.50 Willard Elementary School)

• Physical Education Teacher ( Part-time FTE 0.60 at Lincoln Elementary School)

For detailed qualifications requirements and job duties, please visit our website at https://www.district90.org/about/ employment for our complete list of employment opportunities. Interested candidates should complete the online application available at www.district90.org. Please do not send hard copies of supporting documentation, i.e. cover letters, resumes, licensure, etc. to River Forest Schools District 90; instead, upload these materials onto the online job application system for proper processing.

Part Time Positions Available for 2021-22 school year After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist on site at Oak Park public schools The Day Care Program of Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children in the After School Day Care program on site at Oak Park public schools. The days and hours are Mon – Fri from 2:30-6:00 PM and 2:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays. Plan and supervise arts and crafts, indoor & outdoor play, games, sports, homework help and more. Requirements include: -previous experience working with children -6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work or related college courses desired Program starts mid-August and runs through the 2021-22 school year. Contact MJ Joyce at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply

CITY RENTALS

HEPHZIBAH DAY CARE PROGRAM SITE SUPERVISOR Hephzibah Children’s Association offers after school day care on site at each of the Oak Park elementary schools. The Day Care Program is accepting applications for a Site Supervisor for the 2021-2022 school year to provide supervision to childcare staff as well as care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children. Regular days and hours are Monday through Friday from 2:30 - 6:00 PM, Wednesday 1:30 – 6:00 PM. Additional hours on school closing days, in coordination with the school district calendar. May work other hours during school holidays and for staff meetings. Associate degree in child development or early childhood education, or the equivalent in child development or education desired. Previous experience working with children required. Program starts mid-August and runs through the school year. Contact MJ Joyce at: mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply

SUBURBAN RENTALS CITY RENTALS

MAINTENANCE Hiring one Maintenance position at private health club in Oak Park. Hours will be variable between 20 and 32 per week and may include some night and/or weekend hours. Adult applicant should be out of high school and able to work with common power tools, including snow blowers, lawn mowers, drills and sanders. Applicant should be competent in painting, basic repairs and janitorial duties. This job requires climbing ladders and some heavy lifting- please do not apply if you cannot do physical work. Interested parties, please email your skills and contact information to: Lisa Tanzer at: LisaT@tenandfit.com GRANTS SUPERVISOR The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Grants Supervisor in the Development Customer Services Department. This position will perform a variety of responsible for developing. Administering and coordinating activities related to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other grant-funded programs for the Village. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. Position opened until filled.

SUBURBAN RENTALS

Apartment listings updated daily at:

HELP WANTED PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD COORDINATOR Join our team to help lead our program take its next steps! Beginning in early August, the Early Childhood Coordinator will assist teachers and enrichment staff utilize an emergent curriculum to develop thinkers and doers that are innovative, resilient, and compassionate. Partner with the Early Childhood Supervisor to provide a wonderful educational experience for our young students and their families. The ideal candidate has a passion for early childhood education, is nurturing, creative, responsible, communicates well with parents and colleagues, and collaborates with our team to provide a positive learning environment. Director qualified according Illinois DCFS regulations.

This is a part-time year round position, $17.50/hour, 28 hours/wk. To view full job description and to apply. Go to www.pdop.org/jobs

GARAGE/YARD SALES Chicago

HUGE YARD SALE 206 N. LOREL FRI 8/6 & SAT 8/7 9AM TO 4PM SUN 8/8 9AM TO 3PM

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING MAY BE HERE FOR YOU! VARIETY OF ITEMS. Forest Park

HUGE ANNUAL DOWNSIZING SALE! DON’T MISS THIS SALE: PART 1 - AUGUST 6/7/8 PART 2 AUGUST 20/21/22 9AM - 5PM 547 MARENGO AVE

Many quality items at reasonable prices. Much kitchen miscellaneous: gadgets and small appliances; much silver in excellent condition; fine crystal, especially stemware; several small area rugs and runners; small wool rug with appraisal; a few tools and garden items including vintage sprinklers; two snow plows several nice pieces of furniture, including glass cabinet; white porcelain cookware (unchipped); too much to list; must see to appreciate. No early birds.

AUSTIN RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS

A HUD subsidized affordable Apartment property announces the opening of its waiting list for both One and Two Bedroom Apartments! Resident rent is approximately 30% of gross household income, some restrictions apply. Our property is located on Washington Blvd in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Apartments offered with an occupancy of one to four persons. Properties feature modern kitchens, include appliances, and offer onsite maintenance. Austin Renaissance will accept requests for application packages by U.S. Mail postmarked no later than , September 15, 2021. Send or email a written request for an application package that includes your name, mailing address. Daytime telephone number, Email address, and the number of persons in your household to: Town Center Realty Group LLC, PO Box 64, Huntley IL 60142-0064 or Email requests to mrpaul.tcrg@gmail.com Application packages available by mail or email delivery only. No walk-ins accepted.

Town Center Realty Group LLC

Find your new apartment this Saturday from 10 am – 4pm at 35 Chicago Avenue. Or call us toll free at 1-833-440-0665 for an appointment. AustinWeeklyNews.com

Attention! Home improvement pros! Advertise your business in Austin Classified. Call 773/626-6332

GARAGE/YARD SALES Riverside

GIANT OUTDOOR SALE!!! 140 &142 NORTHGATE RD FRI 8/6 AND SAT 8/7 9AM - 4PM

4 families join in for much more than a typical “Garage Sale” Tons of mint condition/never-worn women’s clothes sizes 4, 6, 8, S, M, L - priced accordingly; Some vintage clothes; Multitude of lightly used clothes (no stains, tears, lintballs, etc. - all good to wear); Lots of good quality, hand-made jewelry from a working artist - priced fairly; Oodles of beads and beading supplies at fantastic prices - all need to go; 2 sets of loud speakers in very good working condition, record player, radios, electronics - all working; House decorating items (candle holders, china plates, etc.); Kitchen wares; Garden hoses, electric lawn mower, push mower, carts, gardening tools; Space heaters, fans; Snow blowers; Tool sets; Furniture; Rugs; Some free items. No junk, so items priced accordingly

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OAK PARK THERAPY OFFICE Oak Park: Free wifi; flexible leasing, and offices nicely furnished right down to the Kleenex. Secure building & friendly colleagues, often giving referrals to other office mates. Shared Waiting room, Conference room & option to join Peer Supervision Group. Ideal for new practice or 2nd location. 708-383-0729

RIVER FOREST–7777 Lake St. * 1116 sq. ft. * 1400 sq. ft. Dental Office RIVER FOREST–7756 Madison St. * 960 sq. ft. OAK PARK–6142-44 Roosevelt Rd. * 3 & 5 room office suites FOREST PARK–7736 Madison St. *2500 sq. ft. unit Strand & & Browne Strand Browne 708-488-0011 708-488-0011

ROOMS FOR RENT

SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Large Sunny Room with fridge, microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $125.00. New Mgmt. 312-212-1212

WANTED TO BUY

WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers – lead or plastic – other misc. toys.

VINTAGE CLOTHING Attic or closet full? I buy bulk vintage clothing and accessories 1940’s through 1990’s. Call Kim in Riverside 708-870-1002

RIVERSIDE 3 FLAT FSBO Three above grade 2BR apts. Unfinished basement w/ laundry & 1/2 BA. 4 car brick garage. Zoned for residential and office, if desired. Well maintained. $529,000 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 708-446-1324

Call Uncle Gary

708-522-3400

CLASSICS WANTED CLASSICS Restored or Restored or Unrestored Unrestored Cars Motorcycles Cars & & Vintage Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Import Cars: Cars:

Mercedes, Corvette, Mercedes,Porsche, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, MuscleCars, Cars, Ferrari’s,Jaguars, Jaguars, Muscle Mustang && Mopars Mopars Mustang $$ Top $$ all makes, $$ Top $$ all makes,Etc. Etc.

Collector James Collector James 630-201-8122 630-201-8122

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

CLASSIFIEDS (773) 626-6332 | FAX: (708) 467-9066 | E-MAIL: CLASSIFIEDS@AUSTINWEEKLYNEWS.COM NOVENAS

NOVENAS

PRAYER TO ST. JUDE

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. By the 8th day your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail .Publication must be promised. Thank you Jesus. Thank You St . Jude. G.K.

CEMENT

MAGANA

C O N C R E T E C O N S T RU C T I O N “QUALITY IS OUR FOUNDATION” ESTABLISHED IN 1987

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL

708.442.7720 '5,9(:$<6 )281'$7,216 3$7,26 67(36 &85% *877(56 6,'(:$/.6 612: 3/2:,1* 67$03(' &2/25(' $**5(*$7( &21&5(7( FREE ESTIMATES LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED

ELECTRICAL Ceiling Fans Installed

ELECTRICAL

A&A ELECTRIC

Let an American Veteran do your work

We install plugs for battery-operated vehicles We fix any electrical problem and do small jobs We install Surge Protectors • Home Re-wiring • New Plugs & Switches Added • New circuit breaker boxes • Code violations corrected Service upgrades,100-200 amp • Garage & A/C lines installed Fast Emergency Service | Residential • Commercial • Industrial Free Home Evaluations | Lic. • Bonded • Ins. • Low Rates • Free Est.

708-409-0988 • 708-738-3848 Sr. Discounts • 30 Yrs. Exp. Servicing Oak Park • All surrounding suburbs • Chicago area

LANDSCAPING BRUCE LAWN SERVICE Spring Clean-Up Aerating, Slit Seeding Bush Trimming, Lawn Maintenance brucelawns.com

708-243-0571

PAINTING & DECORATING CLASSIC PAINTING

Fast & Neat Painting/Taping/Plaster Repair Low Cost

708.749.0011

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-KS12 Plaintiff, -v.THEODORE MULLINS, DONALD SAWYER (A MINOR) AND JAMILAH ASHKIRAT (A MINOR), BY THEIR MOTHER AND NEXT FRIEND, LESLIE GARCIA AND LESLIE GARCIA INDIVIDUALLY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 19 CH 14641 909 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 February 26, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 1, 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 909 N. AUSTIN BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-418-0400000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $166,630.86. 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, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 311568. 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. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 311568 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 19 CH 14641 TJSC#: 41-1144 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 # 19 CH 14641 I3173413

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) 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. 14-19-10514 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH13260 TJSC#: 41-827 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 # 2019CH13260 I3172858

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-W4 Plaintiff, -v.ROSEMARY ANDERSON, WILLIE ANDERSON, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 2019CH13260 3916 W WILCOX 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 26, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 26, 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 3916 W WILCOX ST, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-14-102-0280000 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,

Hire Local. Place an ad on AWN’s Local Online Job Board. Go to

AustinWeeklyNews.com/classified today!

PLASTERING McNulty Plastering & Stucco Co.

Small & big work. Free estimates. Complete Plaster, Stucco & Re-Coating Services

708/386-2951 • ANYTIME Work Guaranteed

Licensed, Bonded, Insured, & EPA Certified Expert craftsmanship for over 50 years

Contact Mary Ellen Nelligan for more information. (773) 626-6332 • maryellen@austinweeklynews.com

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

Chicago Style: Photos Of Hot Dogs

In Chicago, hot dogs aren’t just a meal — they’re a work of art Photos by Kathleen Hinkel/Block Club Chicago

Named one of “eight great spots [in Chicago] to hit while the weather’s hot” — New York Times #SundaysOnState LoopChicago.com/Sundays SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

A PROJECT OF:

Dogs and fries at 35th Street Red Hots.

The Might Dog at Fat Johnnie’s Famous Red Hots, 7242 S. Western Ave., has a tamale, chili and cheese added to the regular fixings.

The Stand Style Hot Dog and the Bronzeville Bourbon Filet Mignon Steak Dog from the Hot Dog Box in Bronzeville. Vegan and turkey substitutes are available for the creative recipes at this stand.

The Chicago dog at Byron’s, located on Lawrence, is consistently named as one the best Chicago-style dogs in town.

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021

Chicago-style dogs made at Chicago’s Doghouse, known for its creative specialty dogs.

Proprietor Aaron Wolfson dresses a dog with mustard at Chicago’s Dog House on Fullerton in Lincoln Park. It offers Chicago-style hot dogs and speciality dogs.

The two dog and fries special from Budacki’s Drive-in near Lawrence and Damen.

The Midway Monster Dog with giardiniera, bacon and barbecue sauce and the Chicago-style dog at Chicago’s Doghouse in Lincoln Park.

Austin Weekly News, August 4, 2021