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Mars development at crossroads as locals demand less housing In response to community unity letter, Mars and developer say public will be engaged in amending site plans COURTESY OF GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY

‘Pigments!’ enters final days at Garfield Park Conservatory The annual Artist’s Garden features plants used to create colors for clothing, paint, ink and cosmetics

By HECTOR CERVANTES Staff Reporter

Garfield Park Conservatory’s annual Artist’s Garden exhibit, “Pigments!,” is entering its final days, with the outdoor

display set to close Sept. 13. The exhibit highlights plants that have historically been used to create natural dyes and pigments for textiles, paints, inks and cosmetics. Lena Dimitroff is a Class 1 floricultur-

ist with the Chicago Park District who works at Garfield Park Conservatory. She helped design and grow this year’s Artist’s Garden, Pigments! See PIGMENTS on page 6

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

A multi-year community planning process to redevelop the now-shuttered Mars Wrigley candy plant in Galewood has come to a crossroads. This summer, four community organizations came together in opposition to a developer’s plan and seek to restart the planning effort. But Mars said that would be repetitive and aims to engage the community while moving forward with the developer, McCaffrey Interests. In 2024, the former Mars Wrigley candy plant at 2019 N. Oak Park Ave. in Galewood closed its 20acre manufacturing site after 95 years. Following multiple public meetings and months of community engagement, locals are dissatisfied with the direction that the developer is headed. See MARS on page 8

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Rogers Park shelter, 1 of its kind for homeless men in Chicago st

Many men staying there come from the West Side or have been rehoused there

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Inside an unsuspecting building in Rogers Park is the first men’s homeless shelter of its kind in Chicago, with dorm room-style, or non-congregate, sleeping arrangements and trauma-informed design. Opened in Dec. 2024, it’s also the first new city-funded homeless shelter in nearly a decade. “It’s the first new shelter in the city in probably 10 years, the first men’s shelter in years,” said Pete Marchese, president of Northside Housing and Support Services and project manager of the Rogers Park shelter. “Like 75% of the shelter beds in this city are for women and children. Only 25% are for men.” Because there are more homeless people in Chicago than there are open shelter beds, men from across the city travel to stay at the 70-bed Rogers Park shelter, including many

from the West Side. Out of the 141 homeless men the shelter has helped secure housing for — with over 300 total clients staying there since it opened — nearly a dozen are now living in apartments in Austin. “When we transition many of the guys into their own apartments, because we get rent subsidies from the city and from HUD [the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development], we have to place most of the guys on the South and West Sides,” Marchese said. “For HUD, we get $1,250 bucks a month. It covers everything. You can’t get a decent apartment on the North Side for $1,200 anymore.” Marchese said the limited number of shelters in Chicago largely comes down to approval from aldermen, who are ultimately influenced by the public. “The alderperson’s decision cannot be checked,” Marchese said. “If the alderperson perceives that their reelection is at risk

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“We all believe that men deserve a safe, comfortable home-like space,” said Pete Marchese, president of Northside Housing and Support Services and project manager of the Rogers Park shelter.

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The Rogers Park shelter building near Clark and Howard

because their constituents knew that they allowed a shelter in the ward, that’s one of the reasons why alderpeople say no.” In order to open in Chicago, a shelter must get a permit from the city’s Zoning Board of Appeal. To apply for a permit, a shelter needs a recommendation from their alderperson, who must hold at least one public hearing. “We need to change the dialog across the entire city that homeless shelters, especially men’s homeless shelters, are a good thing to put in your community because it’s a place where your neighbors, your brothers, your brothers’ cousins, can get the services that family members can’t or don’t want to provide,” Marchese said. “People need to know that this exists so that more shelters can be built. The park population [people who sleep in tents] is not shrinking, and the pace of getting more affordable housing units is

so slow that the real solution to reducing the homeless problem is shelters. They’re cheaper and easier to build than multi-unit apartment buildings.” And though shelters provide a short-term solution to homelessness, the ultimate goal of Northside Housing and Support Services’ Rogers Park emergency shelter is to work with organizational partners to find men staying there permanent housing. Though the average client stays 154 days, men can stay at the Rogers Park shelter for as long as they want, as long as they follow the shelter’s rules — including seeking employment, daily chores and meeting with case managers who match clients with necessary services. The Rogers Park shelter provides beds and bedding, three meals a day, free laundry and detergent, individual shower stalls, medical care, financial coun-

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The Rogers Park shelter community room, full of books, games and a TV seling, art therapy, and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Anyone who is homeless in Chicago and seeking shelter can dial 311 and be put in touch with A Safe Haven, the city’s intake and referral housing division. “The people that are at the top of the list are the people who are homeless but are the most vulnerable to acts of violence or something happening to them,” Marchese said. Northside Housing updates its system whenever they have a bed open for the city to fill — though Marchese said the Rogers Park shelter has been full since opening. “They’re filled all the time,” Marchese said of the shelter’s 70 beds. “On the entire North side of the city, we are one of only two shelters for men north of Fullerton.”

Opening the Rogers Park shelter During Lori Lightfoot’s mayoral administration, Chicago’s Department of Housing allocated $30 million in unused federal Covid money to renovate five buildings to become non-congregate shelters, or shelters that have private rooms. “It became obvious during the Covid epidemic that homelessness rose,” Marchese said. “So the city realized that they needed new shelters. The existing shelter capacity didn’t even come close,” Marchese said. According to the city’s 2026 snapshot of homelessness, in 2020, nearly 5,400 people were experiencing homelessness, about 3,900 of whom were staying in shelters. Until last year, the number of sheltered in-

dividuals had decreased since 2015, when about 4,700 of 6,800 homeless people stayed in shelters. According to Chicago’s annual point-intime count of unhoused people, last year, there were nearly 7,500 people experiencing homelessness, over 6,100 of whom were staying in shelters or housing programs. During Covid, the city paid for thousands of unhoused people to stay in hotels, instead of sharing large rooms at shelters. “What the city found out is homeless men, women and children, if they were in a hotel in which they had only two beds per room and their own bathroom, they were much quicker to recover from all of the trauma of homelessness,” Marchese said, “and become mentally prepared to stabilize whatever made them homeless, get a job, and get their own place — compared to people who live 24 hours a day in one room,” like many shelters are laid out. “It was the city who made the decision that all new shelters would have this, noncongregate rooms,” Marchese added. “A lot of [clients] are coming from either a shelter or from the outside. They haven’t had their own private space in, for some people, years. It really makes a big deal in somebody’s mental recovery from the trauma of being homelessness, coming to the same bed and not worrying about having anything get stolen.” The city also led design for the new shelter, prioritizing trauma-conscious elements throughout the building. That includes lots

of earth tones, windows and skylights to let in natural sunlight, plus rounded edges for light fixtures, door frames, and built-ins. “That was deliberate, so it doesn’t have that institutional straight line of a hospital or jail,” Marchese said. “What we see is the guys come in in fight or flight, stressed-out mode, and you see them kind of transform, where they start engaging with staff and other residents. You saw guys playing dominoes [in the common area]. They feel that they can be themselves because we provide all the basic needs, so everything that they used to have to stress about surviving and being homeless, all of that stress goes away in this place.” Those experiencing homelessness can call 311 or visit the nearest police station or emergency room to be placed in a shelter, though waiting times may be days or weeks. Homeless adults 25 and older can visit the 24/7 intake Shelter Placement and Resource Center (SPARC) at 2241 S. Halsted. Families can go to the Salvation Army Emergency Assessment and Resource Center at 924 N. Christiana.

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Former Loretto exec pleads not guilty to COVID test scams

Anosh Ahmed, former CFO and COO at Loretto, has returned to the United States after two years abroad and faces a new indictment By MANNY RAMOS Block Club Chicago

Anosh Ahmed, the former chief financial officer of Loretto Hospital, pleaded not guilty Aug. 31 to charges in what a new indictment against him describes as a scheme to get nearly $700 million from the federal government for fake COVID-19 tests. The hearing on wire fraud, kickback, bribery and money laundering charges was Ahmed’s second appearance in a federal court in just four days. The 42-year-old avoided facing legal proceedings when he relocated overseas for two years, including a time when he briefly fought against extradition proceedings from Serbia, before returning to the United States last week. On Aug. 28, Ahmed pleaded not guilty to charges that he embezzled $15 million from Loretto, a struggling safety-net medical center in Austin that serves mostly low-income patients. Ahmed was arraigned before U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman on the separate charges related to what prosecutors describe as testing scams. He was brought into the courtroom from the Metropolitan Correctional Center, the federal detention facility where he has been jailed since his return to the country. His defense attorney, Dan Webb, the former U.S. attorney for the Chicago-based Northern District of Illinois, didn’t challenge Ahmed’s detention in the hearings for either case. But he made it clear he could do so in the future. Webb said he would like to resolve the case reasonably quickly, and he indicated he might file a motion for prosecutorial misconduct over possible grand jury tampering.

While abroad, Anosh previously pushed to have his case dismissed, alleging misconduct from federal prosecutors. The accusations were part of the fallout from the “Broadview Six” case, which collapsed after defense attorneys accused prosecutors of improper actions during grand jury proceedings. Sheri Mecklenburg, the former federal prosecutor at the center of those allegations, also worked on the indictment for Ahmed and his co-defendants. But Coleman denied Ahmed’s earlier request, saying a fugitive who hasn’t appeared before the court should not be able to benefit from attempts to dismiss charges. Anosh Ahmed was hit with an updated indictment last week, brought by a grand jury convened in January, that charges him with involvement in a fake COVID-19 testing scheme. Two of Ahmed’s co-defendents in the testing case, Mahmood Sami Khan and Suhaib Ahmad Chaudhry, had their charges dropped in June after Coleman ordered an evidentiary hearing. That would have forced prosecutors under U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to answer questions over the alleged grand jury misconduct. Another co-defendent, Mohamed “Siraj” Sirajudeen, pleaded guilty earlier this month to attempting to defraud the federal government of $900 million through the fake COVID-19 testing scheme. In his plea deal, Sirajudeen admitted to paying more than $147 million to various Ahmed-owned companies from June 2021 through September 2021 as a way of securing more COVID-19 specimens to test. As part of the agreement, Sirajudeen will also cooperate with federal prosecutors against Ahmed. Sirajudeen operated O’Hare Clinical Lab Services — a CO-

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Former Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed used fake COVID-19 testing companies to steal about $200 million from the government, prosecutors allege. VID-19 testing company with locations across the country during the height of the pandemic — and owned its management company, Chicago Polyclinic. O’Hare Clinical Lab Services was inundated with complaints during the pandemic, as customers told Block Club at the time they never got their test results or saw reporting of their results delayed by weeks. Prosecutors have said O’Hare Clinical Lab Services submitted over 1.3 million claims for COVID-19 testing of uninsured people during this period. Federal prosecutors allege that the scheme sought nearly $894 million in reimbursements from the federal government. About $293 million was actually paid out. Ahmed resigned from Loretto Hospital after a series of Block Club investigations revealed questionable conduct. Prosecutors said he used personal data from Loretto’s patients as part of the testing scheme. Ahmed could face decades in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines if found guilty on all counts against him.

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Malcolm X’s West Campus opens with Davis dedication Classes begin Sept. 21 at the expanded campus in West Garfield By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago

a long time, and this is meaningful in that we’re investing in our community, people and families.” Course offerings at the new campus include 100-level math, biology and English classes plus healthcare certification courses for medical assistant, community healthcare worker, patient care technician and basic nursing assistant programs, with the latter being a prerequisite for the college’s main nursing associate’s degree program. The entire medical assistant program can now be completed at the West Campus, while other programs will begin at the West Campus for the first semester before students transfer to the college’s main campus at 1900 W. Jackson Blvd. on the Near West Side. Meschino emphasized that the new campus now allows students beginning their high school equivalency courses or pursuing a GED to continue their education toward early college courses or a healthcare career all in-house. The expanded campus also includes a new 3,000-square-foot community center

Malcolm X College will begin classes MICHAEL LIPTROT/BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO this month at its newly expanded West West Side community members and elected officials joined together for a ceremony ofSide campus that includes a new community center named for ficially naming the Danny K. Davis (center, behind Mayor Brandon Johnson) Community longtime West Side Center at Malcolm X College’s West Campus at 4624 W. Madison St. on Aug. 28. Cong. Danny Davis. Malcolm X College, that will offer recreational and meeting in as a member of the Cook County Board one of the City Colspaces for students and event space for the of Commissioners representing the counleges of Chicago, will ty’s 1st district. public. begin classes Sept. 21 Davis was elected to Congress in 1996 West Side community members and at the school’s West elected officials joined together for a cer- and has served 15 consecutive terms. He Campus, formerly emony officially naming the facility the announced his pending retirement last known as the West Side Learning Center, at Danny K. Davis Community Center, honor- year. 4624 W. Madison St. ing the outgoing U.S. representative. Throughout his tenure, Davis advocated As the West Side Learning Center, the and supported Malcolm X College consiscampus primarily focused on adult eduHonoring A Giant tently, making the decision easy to name the cation and continuing education courses community center after him, Sanders said. such as high school equivalency classes, Malcolm X College officials said it was “Because of his dedicated efforts, Malprep courses for the Illinois High School only right to honor Davis as he retires Equivalency Test and college prerequisite from his 30-year tenure in Congress and a colm X has received millions of dollars in critical funding,” said Sanders, who added courses. But with the $20 million expanhalf-century as an elected official. sion project, the new campus “By putting your name on that Davis helped fund the college’s study will be more focused on early this community center, we en- abroad programs. “That funding addressed college courses for high school sure that every student who equity concerns from tuition to food to housstudents as well as offering varwalks through these doors ing to mental health services. That funding ious healthcare career courses, knows exactly who fought for created tech labs, updated our campuses officials said. them,” said David Sanders, and supported childcare for our students The expansion allows for a Malcolm X College president. and their parents.” A plaque was unveiled in Davis’ honor to 50% increase in enrollment “This center belongs to our be displayed at the community center. The capacity for the campus, allowstudents, and it belongs to the congressman received the college’s inauing up to 2,000 students to take public.” classes, as Malcolm X College The son of a sharecropper, gural Danny K. Davis Community Impact looks to provide further reDavis was born in Arkansas Award. Davis said it was an honor to have the sources for West Siders. and moved to the West Side in “The opening of the West 1961 after graduating college, community center named after him. “I have spent my career believing that Campus represents access and according to his Congressioa call-to-action for our communal biography. He was first education is one of the greatest pathways MICHAEL LIPTROT/BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO nity,” said West Campus Dean elected to public office as al- to opportunity, and I am especially proud Malcolm X College will begin classes Sept. 21 at the school’s Barbara Meschino, who grew derman of the 29th Ward in of the investments we have made in stuup in Garfield Park. “[The West West Campus, formerly known as the West Side Learning Cen1979. Davis was an alderman dents and families on the West Side and all Side] has been underserved for ter, at 4624 W. Madison St. until 1990, when he was sworn over Chicago,” he said in a statement.

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PIGMENTS

reactions from visitors, she noted that the community and visitors really loved the exhibit. “Working in the garden every day, we selected these over 10-foot-tall sunflowers that from page 1 are used to pull a black dye from the seeds. Adults, children, everyone in between — “This is kind of the sweet spot to visit. that’s like the showstopper. Then we have a It’s right when everything is quite mature, lot of vibrant colors in the marigolds, so that’s everything is in full bloom and almost pass- just the immediate reaction,” Dimitroff said. ing over to the drying and seeding stage. So, Dimitroff hopes visitors leave with a greatit’s a really fun time to visit. This garden er appreciation for how accessible nature can features plants that people have used for hun- be and the sense of wonder it can inspire. dreds of years to create colors for clothing, “You’ll see this in the signage as well, to paint, ink and cosmetics,” Dimitroff said. give a little bit more of the history. But we’re The idea brought together the Alliance all moving toward a more sustainable movestaff ’s artistic experience with plants and ment, so this is just another example of how dyes and Dimitroff ’s work as a designer and you can use nature and more natural things. grower. Together, they created a garden that Natural dyes offer a more sustainable way to highlights these various colors and textures create color,” Dimitroff said. while showcasing the artistic possibilities of September programming at the Garfield plants. Park Conservatory will offer activities for “You can look at these wonderful flowfamilies, teens and ers up close, but adults, including there’s also siggardening and beenage throughout keeping classes, as the garden that well as two evenings shares the story of live music Sept. 10 of how these and 11. The conserplants have been vatory will also open used throughout “Soul of the Stone,” history and how a new Sensory Garpeople can use den exhibit on Sept. them today. So, it’s 5 that explores the really cool to get connection between an up-close view ancestors, stone of these plants,” and the spiritual COURTESY OF GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY Dimitroff said. world. The garden “The sensory features familiar exhibit is a great pigment-producway to touch on all of the senses because ing plants, such as indigo, which creates the rich blue dye used for blue jeans, and henna, you have some florals that will give off difwhich was also featured in an artist-led dye- ferent smells, including the flower heads. ing event. It also showcases a variety of less- There are also some other ones that give off er-known flowers that can be used to create more of an earthy or basil scent. So, again, that’s the scent, and then there are differnatural pigments. “I think every space has its own unique ent textures that people can touch and feel feel, so this one is more of something that throughout,” Dimitroff said. The Sensory Garden exhibit engages people could use as inspiration for their garvisitors through multiple senses, with dens at home,” Dimitroff said. The outdoor Artist’s Garden also comple- wind chimes, rustling leaves, different texments the conservatory’s Sensory Garden tures and colorful pigments throughout the and the indoor spaces, which showcase a space. Visitors can also explore a labyrinth variety of environments, including tropical, while taking in the exhibit’s sculptures, plants and wildlife. subtropical, desert, arid and fern habitats. “If you’re here to see just one of the “So you really get to experience the whole space, almost like a mini free vacation or an shows, you must check out the whole space affordable vacation for those around Chica- and our huge outdoor garden space, which is multiple acres. So, there’s a lot to explore, go,” Dimitroff said. When asked about the community’s re- and it’s very accessible to everybody,” Dimisponse to Pigments! this year and memorable troff said.

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Neighbors unify from page 1 Last month, local organizations met with Ald. Chris Taliaferro and signed a unity letter that says, “We are in agreement that the current redevelopment proposal for the Galewood Mars factory site from McCaffery Interests, Inc. falls short of community expectations. The current proposal is too strongly focused on housing and lacks details for future use of the landmark building.” The letter was signed by Austin Coming Together, Galewood Montclare Community Organization, Galewood Neighbors and Northwest Center Chicago. They recommend that, come fall, Mars reenlists Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national nonprofit that often facilitates discussions between community groups and businesses. On Sept. 2, Mars sent the community groups a response, saying that reengaging LISC would be repetitive and set back the timeline for redevelopment. “We agree the next engagement phase should be professionally-facilitated, respectful of all participants, and open to all voices. We would also welcome LISC to be involved in future meetings if they desire,” said Jesse Greenberg, Mars Snacking local affairs director, in the letter. “There are housing mix and the historic building use details being worked out by the McCaffery team. Once that work reaches a point where we have an update to bring to the community, we will reach out to this group to help organize the next meeting.” Steve Green, chairperson for Galewood Neighbors, told Austin Weekly News after receiving Greenberg’s letter, “We’re not starting over. We have a proposal from a developer, so that’s the basis for the next conversations.” Mars hired LISC in 2022 to create a community-driven plan for new development where the Mars factory sits. “Over the past four years, we have closely collaborated with community groups, LISC and our chosen developer, McCaffery Interests, to map the next best use for the existing manufacturing site. This collaboration continues today,” a Mars spokesperson told Austin Weekly News. “As conversations progress, we remain committed to working constructively with our partners and members of the community for an outcome that reflects our shared commitment to the neighborhood.” As a result of community meetings, in 2023, LISC released a report that said com-

munity members wanted a mixed-use site scaping company that’s going to cut the the community. …Their intention has alwith community areas, green space, hous- lawn? Who pays for the lights to make sure ways been really good, but I think a lot ing and small businesses. They also wanted that that 17 acres doesn’t become vagrancy?” of people, including them, didn’t realize And many factors in the building process how difficult a process it is.” to maintain the facade of the Mars Wrigley “It’s a very legitimate crossroads of are outside McCaffrey Interests’ control, the headquarters facing Oak Park Avenue. Last December, McCaffrey — who, like CEO said — Mainly, the cost of infrastruc- a lot of good intentions,” McCaffrey other bidders, submitted a proposal and ture to install sewers, water pipes, street- agreed. “This is an expected part of the was evaluated based on how well they lights and roads. Whatever McCaffrey Inter- process. People in the community, I’m not aligned with the mission of Mars and the ests builds has to cover those costs, and the there; they’re there. They’ve been there surrounding Galewood community — pre- more houses there are, the better the cost per a long time, and they get nervous and/or over-expectant. He added that McCaffrey sented its plans to the community, including house. “The LISC report was not an economic representatives try to “be patient, listen, 150 senior living units, 197 multi-housing modify where possible, try to be persuaunits and 132 townhome units. Plans also report. The LISC report was a wish list of sive where things aren’t possible, and include a 64,000-square-foot multipurpose potential community uses,” McCaffrey said. But Green said there could be ways be- work together.” space for events. In their unity letAccording Green, LISC ter, community groups reported that the commusaid they also wanted nity wanted three acres to work together: “Most of housing, but McCafimportantly, we are in frey’s plan had closer to 12 agreement on the need acres. for everyone to come to“There wasn’t much gether as a community discussion about any comand have a rational, demunity amenities, which tailed conversation on obviously cost money and the future of the Mars they don’t want to focus site. We all want an apon that until they get approach that should reproval for the amount of sult in a productive and housing, or what’s going transparent process to to make them money,” reset everyone’s efforts Green said. “But the comin developing an equimunity wants to know GOOGLE MAPS table and feasible plan.” the opposite — What’s in The Mars factory has sat at 2019 N. Oak Park Ave. for nearly 100 years, and “I would like nothing it for them?” is now going to be redeveloped. more than unity, but it’s Dan McCaffrey, CEO got to be unity around a of McCaffrey Interests, plan, not obstruction,” told Austin Weekly News that he’s open to sides housing to meet economic goals. “The thing we don’t know and the commu- McCaffrey said. “What I think will hapamending the housing plan for the Mars facnity doesn’t know, and McCaffrey does know, pen — whether it’s McCaffrey or the man tory site. is what’s the minimum amount of housing in the moon, next month or 10 years from Using a hypothetical number of residencthat could go in there?” Green said. “What now — there will be a prudent developes, McCaffrey said, “If I say ‘1,000’ and someone says, ‘No, you can’t do 1,000.’ I can’t go other things could go in there besides hous- ment on that site,” McCaffrey said. He cites its vicinity to Chicago and a comfrom 1,000 to 10. Maybe it goes from 1,000 to ing that could help pay for itself ?” munity railroad, plus potential tax monMcCaffrey told Austin Weekly News, 850.” ey generation as draws of developing the “There is a number against which you have Green is also hopeful that there can be to build. ...Until you know the plan, you property with housing. compromise on the site’s housing. Green said, though Mars made an un“In 2022, there were people who came don’t know the cost.” usual move in engaging the community to those [LISC] community meetings who What comes next? before putting the property on the mardidn’t want any housing at all,” Green said. After a handful of meetings with com- ket, he would be disappointed if Mars re“After small group conversations where everyone’s voice was able to be heard, that fi- munity groups this year, earlier this verted to the industry standard. “Most corporations, if they close the nal template created by the community actu- summer, some met with Ald. Taliaferro factory, hand the keys over to a commertwice to discuss next steps — once in July ally has some housing on it.” cial real estate company and say goodbye. with Mars present, and a few weeks ago McCaffrey said their plan for the Mars site What Mars is trying to do is unique,” develops 55% of the property into housing, without the property owner there. Green said. “My worst-case scenario is “We needed to have all the commuand 45% would remain streets, a park, open Mars says, ‘We tried, but obviously the nity leaders talk freely and come to an space and a parking lot. community doesn’t want to agree on agreement on how to move forward. If McCaffrey added that, if residents want anything or compromise on anything, so to leave 17 acres of the 20-acre site without the community can’t come together, it we’ll just put it on the market as an indushousing, “Who pays for it? OK let’s put flow- doesn’t make sense to have more meettrial site.’ …It doesn’t have to have anyers down, who plants them every spring? ings with Mars,” Green said. “All along thing for the community.” How much does that cost? Where’s the land- they’ve wanted to do something more for

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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 CWABS, INC., ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-9 Plaintiff vs. ERMA L. SMITH; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 19 CH 11160 CALENDAR 57 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on October 13, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty's office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-09-221-003-0000. Commonly known as 4853 W. OHIO STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 2215 Enterprise Drive, Suite 1512, Westchester, Illinois 60154. (312) 940-8580. 19-08906 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3293542

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ROOSEVELT DEERING, JANICE DEERING, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2025 CH 09190 4646 W SUPERIOR ST CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 13, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 14, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4646 W SUPERIOR ST, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-10-101016-0000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $44,975.99. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ''AS IS'' condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 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 320856. 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. 320856 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 2025 CH 09190 TJSC#: 46-1679 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 # 2025 CH 09190 I3293722 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION EF MORTGAGE LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. LARRY MCMAHAN, DEFENDANTS. CASE NO.: 2025CH10105 130 NORTH WALLER AVE, UNIT B CHICAGO, IL 60644 CALENDAR: 59 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 21, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will on September 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 130 NORTH WALLER AVE., UNIT B, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-08-415035-0000 The real estate is improved with a townhouse. The judgment amount was $106,862.77. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 100% of the bid

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amount shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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 Johnny Dale Frevert, Jr., KELLEY KRONENBERG, P.A. Plaintiff's Attorneys, 20 N CLARK STREET SUITE 1150, CHICAGO, IL, 60602 (312) 216-8828. 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. Johnny Dale Frevert, Jr. KELLEY KRONENBERG, P.A. 20 N CLARK STREET SUITE 1150 CHICAGO IL, 60602 312-216-8828 E-Mail: jfrevert@kelleykronenberg.com Attorney ARDC No. 6305960 Attorney Code. 49848 Case Number: 2025 CH 10105 TJSC#: 46-251 I3293318

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELF HELP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Successor in interest to Second Federal Saving And Loan Association Plaintiff vs. EUSEBIO ANASTACIO CALIXTORUIZ; ASUNCION RUIZ-GARCIA; GABRIELA TOVAR occupant; ROMANA TOVAR occupant, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendant 25 CH 10724 CALENDAR 62 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on October 6, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty's office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-24-314-042-0000. Commonly known as 2832 W. 21st Place, Chicago, IL 60623. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Lillig & Thorsness, Ltd., 1900 Spring Road, Suite 200, Oak Brook, IL 60523. 630-571-1900. SHFCU vs. Calixto-Ruiz INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3293162

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 20, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 28, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 543 N TROY STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-12-107003-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $79,298.03. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ''AS IS'' condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 241-

6901. Please refer to file number 24-187152. 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. CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561-241-6901 E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM Attorney File No. 24-187152 Attorney ARDC No. 6306439 Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2024 CH 03415 TJSC#: 46-1251 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 # 2024 CH 03415 I3292852

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2015-4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.CITY OF CHICAGO, JESSE L. HARRISON JR, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JESSE L. HARRISON, DECEASED, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JESSE L. HARRISON, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2024 CH 03415 543 N TROY STREET CHICAGO, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHICAGO HURON MORTGAGE LENDER LLC Plaintiff, -v.OXFORD 127 HURON HOTEL VENTURE PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC, GODFREY HOTEL FUND, LP, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2026 CH 01094 127 WEST HURON STREET CHICAGO, IL 60654 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 18, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 30, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 127 WEST HURON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60654 Property Index No. 17-09-218018-0000, 17-09-218-019-0000, 17-09-218-020-0000 The real estate is improved with a non-residential/non-agricultural/ commercial property, a hotel, The Godfrey Hotel, with 221 modern guest rooms. The judgment amount was $63,442,479.43. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ''AS IS'' condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after con-

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE firmation 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 Jeffrey Chadwick, Esq. at REED SMITH LLP, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 10 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 40TH FL., Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 639-1721. 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. REED SMITH LLP 10 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 40TH FL. Chicago IL, 60606 Attn: Jeffrey A. Chadwick 312-639-1721 Firm Code. 44486 Case Number: 2026 CH 01094 TJSC#: 46-1918 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. I3293059

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION Groundfloor Properties GA LLC Plaintiff vs. Melvin and Katheryn LLC; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Katheryn J. Bailey; Melvin Bailey aka Melvin D. Bailey; Karen L. Bailey; Joanne E. Bailey; Corey J. Lindsey; Damon Rittenhouse, as Special Representative for Katheryn J. Bailey, deceased; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants Defendant 25 CH 10585 CALENDAR 56 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on October 5, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty's office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-10-421-009-0000. Commonly known as 4041 W. West End Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60624. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Suite 210, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130. (440) 5721511. ILF2505001 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3293086

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