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The human faces behind the West Sub debacle Patient needs unmet, decades of employee service unrewarded By BILL DWYER Staff Reporter

as a store, but they don’t understand that it’s an entrepreneurship program for teens first,” said Rodney Williams, direc-

Back in March, a series of management failures led to the shut down of West Suburban Medical Center, despite owner Manoj K. Prasad’s claims to be an expert in medical technology systems and hospital management. The closure of West Sub and subsequent lawsuits between Prasad and business partner and landlord Rathnaker Reddy Patlola dominated local headlines for months. But with few exceptions, those most traumatized have not been heard from. The morning after Patlola agreed to buy out Prasad’s 60% share of Resilience Healthcare, West Side pastor Rev. Robin Hood convened a press conference. Standing with him were some 20 former hospital employees and patients. It was a mix of celebration, venting and tentative catharsis. Tabitha Valencia worked as a patient care tech in the hospital’s emergency department

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Keith Tankson and Neveah Hester, college students who work at Austin Harvest and helped launch the market in 2020

2 years in, Austin Harvest market successfully fosters young entrepreneurs They started the produce market out of By The Hand, which is expanding its entrepreneurship program to middle schoolers next month By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

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Mayor Brandon Johnson announces his reelection campaign on Sept. 13, 2026 at The Dusable Black History Museum.

Austin’s own, Johnson makes reelection bid official Chicago mayor and Austin resident will run for 2nd term in February By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

The first West Side mayor in 90 years is running for reelection. On Sept. 13, Mayor Brandon Johnson, an Austin resident, announced that he would seek reelection in February. His first term comes to an end in April. Johnson could be up against 13 candidates who are circulating nominating petitions to

be on the ballot in the February election. Johnson announced that he’d be running for mayor again at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center to 2,000 elected officials, faith and business leaders, and families. “You all ready for four more years, Chicago?” Johnson started his Sept. 13 speech. “Are you all ready to make sure that Chicago stays on the path to be the safest, most affordable big city in America? Are you with

me, Chicago?” During his speech, Johnson highlighted the importance of disrupting the status quo and cited the progress Chicago has made under his leadership. “Government has a responsibility to work for the many and not for the few, and that belief has been built over generations by working people organizing in their neighborhoods, their block clubs, workplaces, schools, and houses of worship. Real trans-

formation has never come from the top down, but from the bottom up,” Johnson said. Days before he announced his reelection, Johnson promised that, if he ran for a second term, he’d continue investing in Austin. “The West and South Sides of Chicago will never be ignored,” Johnson said at a Sept. 10 ribbon cutting for affordable apartments on Chicago Avenue, “not as long as I’m mayor of the City of Chicago.”

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Austin native teaches new Malcolm X class for health care administrators

‘These specialty areas are so hidden that people don’t know about them,’ said Sharenne Bearden about her course on provider enrollment and credentialing By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

After over 40 years in health care leadership, Sharenne Bearden is teaching a new class at Malcolm X College — one that speaks to two statistics about the neighborhood she grew up in: Austin has an unemployment rate of 15%, nearly twice the city’s average according to Chicago Health Atlas, and 18% of Austin residents work in health care, the community’s largest employment sector, according to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Starting Oct. 5, Bearden’s 10-week continuing education course at Malcolm X will give students hands-on experience with provider enrollment and credentialing — respectively, enrolling a clinician into insurance, Medicare or Medicaid so they can provide services and get paid, and verifying their licensure and board certification. In the class, students will learn about credentialing applications and files, plus managing provider data and various insurance carriers. “These specialty areas are so hidden that people don’t know about them,” Bearden said of nonclinical health care jobs that help hire doctors and keep hospitals running. And it’s an industry that’s severely lacking employees. “The last hospital I was in, I was responsible for 1,000 clinicians. I was responsible for the residency program, and I was responsible for the medical student program.” Besides lack of awareness of this career existing, Bearden said she sees representation as a barrier to entry for provider enrollment and credentialing in Austin. “Out of all of my years in healthcare, especially at a management level,” Bearden said,

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Sharenne Bearden’s new class at Malcolm X College on provider enrollment and credentialling starts Oct. 5 “there was only one time in the history of my career that I was able to count 10 African Americans in the room.” Though Bearden’s course syllabus has been approved, for future classes she teaches, she wants to tap into Malcolm X’s affiliations as a medical hub to get students trained in hospitals and medical offices, which Bearden says teaches multi-tasking, flexibility and communication. Ultimately, Bearden hopes her new class will provide workforce development and a career pathway into employment. “We are really interested in the talent that we know is surrounding us, and we’re just trying to do whatever we can to have an audience with that talent so that we can empower and employ at the end of the day,” Bearden said.

Decades in health care Bearden has worked in provider enrollment and credentialing for over 40 years. She started her career as a secretary in the operating room and surgical nursing department at Rush Oak Park Hospital. She was promoted to administrator for the hospital’s medical director, then communications liaison for its department of philanthropy and communications.

Then, Bearden got a role at West Suburban Medical Center and, when her coworker and friend left her credentialing job at the hospital, she taught herself how to take over the role. So when Bearden was courted by Wellcare — a private insurance brand specializing in Medicare products — she started in an administrative position that involved credentialing providers. At Molina Healthcare, Bearden began credentialing for clients across the country, then was a manager for credentialing clinicians at a safety net hospital in Skokie. “The people who were interviewing for the credentialing specialist position, they were people who came from an administrative clerical background who may have had the clerical skill set, but knew nothing about health care,” Bearden said about her last job, where she had to train such employees for at least six months before they could be effective. “When you hire a clinician, you’re paying them 400 grand a year, you want their butts working as soon as possible.” Bearden said, if she’d had access to a class like hers at the start of her career, “I would have moved much faster,” being promoted and making more money quicker. About five years ago, Bearden had the idea to inform more Chicagoans about her behind-the-scenes health care role and how to do it. While still working her corporate job, she started talking with Roy Walker, who was then Malcolm X’s executive dean of health science and career programs. Earlier this year, they reconnected, with Walker now in the role of senior vice president of academic and student affairs. Bearden’s course is a continuing education, non-credit course, “designed for students with varied educational backgrounds and academic goals,” according to Malcolm X’s website. Bearden hopes that, if her class sees enough participation, the college will add it to its applied science program, so it can count towards students’ credits. The course is titled Provider Enrollment & Credentialing Specialist Certification, CE HLTH 5000-PRO1. It costs $600 for 10 weeks of in-person classes at Malcolm X College, starting Oct. 5 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. To learn more, call (312) 850-7136 or email mxc-cont-ed@ccc. edu.

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Lil Rel Howery brings his West Side roots to comedy fest

Comedian and actor returns to Chicago as What’s Funny Comedy Festival takes stage By HECTOR CERVANTES Staff Reporter

West Side comedian and actor Lil Rel Howery returned to Chicago on Sunday to film his newest stand-up special at the Black Ensemble Theater in Uptown as part of the What’s Funny Comedy Festival. The week-long festival runs through Sept. 26 and brings comedians, performers and entertainment industry professionals to venues across Chicago. It features comedy showcases, headline performances, industry panels, networking events, live podcast recordings, content screenings and the annual Black Tie Brunch. “It means a lot being born and raised in Chicago. This is where my roots are. This will be the fourth special I’ve shot here. It’s a love letter to my family, and honestly, it’s a love letter to Chicago, which is why we’re back again with the festival,” Howery said. Howery added that he thinks Chicago has the best comedy audience in the world. “My favorite part of performing for a Chicago crowd is really the energy. When you give them something to really laugh at, they’re going to laugh hard, and there’s

nothing like a roaring Chicago crowd,” Howery said. Family and faith have also played a role in Howery’s comedy. His uncle, Marshall Hatch, is a pastor at New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church and inspired one of Howery’s comedy characters. “Even with some of the feature films and other projects I’m working on, I’m practicing doing things with ownership in mind. Ownership is really important to me now,” Howery said. After independently financing and codirecting “Rel Talk” during the 2024 festival and later licensing it to Tubi, Howery learned the value of the licensing process and the long-term benefits of owning his comedy content. The festival was founded by entertainment executive Knowledge Beckom and Howery, who have worked together to build the event into a platform for comedians to perform, network and connect with entertainment industry professionals. “Knowledge was my original manager for years. I wouldn’t be where I am without Knowledge. As the years have gone on, we’ve been trying to figure out something to do together, and this was the ideal. He’s one of the best, smartest businessmen I know,” Howery said. “I learned a lot from him as far as business goes, from the time I met him when I was 23 or 24 to where we are now. He’s a really smart businessman, and he’s so open-

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It just means a lot because Jackie Taylor, to me, what she’s accomplished historically has been amazing. That theater, along with her, deserves to be celebrated. That’s really one of the big reasons,” Howery said. The theater also stood out for its production capabilities, with Howery’s team finding lighting, sound and other equipment already available in-house. And though Howery filmed his latest standup special in Uptown, he still visited the neighborhood he grew up in. “When I land in Chicago, I still take a drive down Madison. I go all the way to Oak Park, then I turn around on Jackson and go right back down. I’m so grateful to be from the West Side,” Howery said. “The West Side is where all my personality and energy came from. You can see it in my material.”

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Humboldt Park’s Puerto Rican history comes to life on walking tour Participants explored the West Side neighborhood while learning about the community’s history, cultural institutions and efforts to remain rooted in the area By HECTOR CERVANTES Staff Reporter

More than 30 people gathered on a recent Sunday for “Radical Histories: Exploring Puerto Rican Resistance in Chicago,” a walking tour held through Humboldt Park focused on the history, activism and community institutions that have shaped Chicago’s Puerto Rican community. Led by longtime Puerto Rican community activist Jose López and organizers connected to the National Lawyers Guild, the tour took participants through the neighborhood, stopping at murals, the large Puerto Rican flags along Division Street and other landmarks while discussing Puerto Rican migration, political organizing, cultural identity and efforts to preserve the community amid gentrification. López is the co-founder and executive director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Humboldt Park, which he helped establish in 1973. He has spent more than five decades working on community development, cultural preservation and Puerto Rican self-determination in Chicago. When referencing the two giant steel Puerto Rican flags which bookend a halfmile stretch of Division Street known as Paseo Boricua located near North Artesian and North Mozart Avenues, the flags serve as gateways to the corridor and symbolize the Puerto Rican community’s longstanding presence in Humboldt Park. “Those flags were literally created be-

cause this community was going through a process of gentrification. This area has been going through a process of spatial deconcentration. That is what people refer to as gentrification. By the end of the 1980s, we were very concerned about what we were going to do. We came together and articulated, in 1993, a vision of how we were going to stay here and that we were not going to move,” López said. López told participants to consider the concept of “collective aesthetics” as they walked the tour, while also thinking about gentrification through the lens of “spatial deconcentration.” Figures such as Carmen Valentin, a former Puerto Rican political prisoner and community activist were brought up as López discussed the neighborhood’s history of political resistance and solidarity. Participants saw a mural featuring the Chicago, Puerto Rican and Palestinian flags painted together on the sidewalk “You are not going to see this anywhere else, a Palestinian flag and a Puerto Rican flag. If you see that in any community, it would be difficult. We have been in solidarity with the Palestinian cause way before anyone was talking about the Palestinians, in the mid-1970s,” López said. López discussed a mural depicting the Humboldt Park community celebrating Fiesta Boricua “De Bandera a Bandera,” with Lolita Lebron pictured among the scene. The annual festival celebrates Chicago’s Puerto Rican community along the Division Street corridor between the iconic Puerto Rican flags. “There are 120 buildings in between these two flags (on Division Street), and 90 of those buildings were Puerto Ricanowned. We literally looked and said, ‘Wow, this is the area with the largest concentration of Puerto Rican-owned commercial property. Let’s think about self-actualization,’” López said. López connected the 1995 flags to his own family, noting that his father worked in the pipelines and his uncles in Chicago’s steel mills. He said the flags honor the genera-

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Jose López led more than 30 people on a walking tour through Humboldt Park, sharing stories about Puerto Rican migration, political organizing, cultural identity and the community’s efforts to remain rooted on Chicago’s West Side. tions of Puerto Ricans who helped build the city. “My father came to work here in the pipelines. I have uncles who came to work in the steel mills. I came here in 1959. For me, obviously, somebody didn’t have to write this down. We lived it, and we knew that we had made our presence felt in Chicago and that no one had a right to move us from this community. So that’s how those flags came,” López said. The tour continued into Mercado del Pueblo, where attendees were invited to sample products from local vendors and learn more about the market’s role in supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in the community. Outside of the Mercado del Pueblo, the group also stopped to admire a mural created by a community artist that blends the Palestinian and Puerto Rican flags. López explained how the tour connected Puerto Rican history to various movements for solidarity across Latin America and the African diaspora. He highlighted

figures such as Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and Pedro Albizu Campos, describing their connections to Black history, Latin American liberation movements and Puerto Rican independence. “Puerto Rican nationalism is premised on solidarity. That man, Pedro Albizu Campos, before he became the head of the Nationalist Party, made a trip for almost three years all over Latin America. He traveled because for him it was so important to center the Puerto Rican independence movement within the greater movement of liberation of Latin America,” López said. A strong sense of Puerto Rican identity is paired with a commitment to solidarity beyond the community. “It is important for you to understand the history of that solidarity in Latin America around the independence of Puerto Rico. But it is also important for you to understand the solidarity of this community with, obviously, our undocumented people who have been forced to leave their countries and come here,” López said.

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“Month by month, our transactions and the amount of traffic we’re getting has increased. We are doing 30% better this year than we were last year,” Williams said. Williams attributes the market’s increasing sales to its permanent location and “because we are constantly looking for new ways to be here for the community.” Austin Harvest tracks holidays like Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day, and stocks specifically for them. During prom season, they’ve started offering boutonnieres. “We’re doing centerpieces for special events, and we’re making our own swag now,” Williams said. Since last year, Austin Harvest has sold T-shirts, bags and mugs at the front of the market. Hester said that watching Austin Harvest grow has brought her a humbling sense of accomplishment. “It’s a weird mix of humility, but also a huge thing of pride because me and my friends built this,” Hester said.

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tor of entrepreneurship and economic development at By The Hand. He oversees Austin Harvest and works with the students who run it every day. “We were never trying to make a profit off of what we were doing. It’s always been building community through fresh foods.” All revenue from Austin Harvest is reinvested into market operations and student stipends. Two years after opening a permanent Austin Harvest location at 423 N. Laramie Ave. in Aug. 2024, this year By The Hand is expanding its entrepreneurship program to junior high schoolers. In October, By The Hand — where students are only qualified for afterschool programs if they’re failing classes in school — will start a seven-week class, one for middle schoolers and one for high schoolers. The entrepreneurship classes will teach students about LLCs versus sole proprietorships, marketing, inventory management, sales and customer service. In the final week of class, students will visit and help manage operations for Austin Harvest. “We understand that every kid that comes through the entrepreneurship program is not going to want to start a grocery store. But we want to take whatever it is that they’re interested in and at least give them the bare bones of how to get from point A to point B to at least start a business,” Williams said. Case in point, two college students who helped open Austin Harvest work for the market before high schoolers come in. By The Hand hired a third college student this month. “I’ve always known, from a young age, that I wanted to be an entrepreneur. However, I don’t think I understood it as much as I do now,” said Neveah Hester, a freshman at the University of Illinois Chicago who works at Austin Harvest. She grew up in Austin, has been a part of By The Hand since second grade and helped launch Austin Harvest in high school. She also has dreams of one day being a fashion designer or stylist. “It’s 100% more than building your own business and making your own money. It’s knowing who you are, why you’re doing the things that you’re doing. It’s growing those rela-

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Rodney Williams said By The Hand students created the mural inside Austin Harvest: “They sat down with a professional artist and they dreamed what they wanted it to look like and they helped paint it, and even name it “Vita Nova,” which means ‘new life,’” he said. “It’s just amazing for them to be in this community and now view it completely differently because of their participation in such an intimate way.” tionships, it’s knowing how to work with multiple people.” “It’s helped me train myself to be disciplined and also have a vision for myself and create the right plan so I can be more successful,” said Keith Tankson, a sophomore studying communications at Wilbur Wright College, of his experience at Austin Harvest. He’s also attended By The Hand programs after school since second grade and helped launch Austin Harvest as a sophomore at Steinmetz College Prep in Belmont Cragin. “It’s also given me a string and web of connections that I can always rely on, no matter what.” Hester said one of the biggest things she’s taken from Austin Harvest is a sense of leadership. “Taking on this kind of a mentorship or a big sister role with the students has definitely taught me a lot,” Hester said. “It taught me a lot of thorough communication, a lot of patience, and a lot of flexibility.” Though not all participants are a part of the entrepreneurship program, be-

tween By The Hand’s site on Laramie and a second in North Austin, the nonprofit serves about 120 high schoolers and 100 middle school students. “We know how it feels to come up and have people pouring into you and want to continue to pass down the torch,” Tankson said. “Since it is an entrepreneurship program at its core, we’re always trying to find new ways to give a new repertoire of skills to our students.” By The Hand’s entrepreneurship program also helps kids set up bank accounts and teach about money management. “I think almost every student, this was their first job that has come through here,” Williams said. “This also opens them up to different internships. …It’s not just about the produce. It’s about relationships and them being able to rub elbows with other people that share similar interests.” In addition to putting young people on the track to entrepreneurship, Austin Harvest is also selling more produce than ever.

Students at By the Hand’s afterschool program thought up the idea for the Austin Harvest Market in 2020 as a way to lift up their neighbors during the pandemic. “The reason I wanted to be a part of Austin Harvest was mainly to give hope back to our community,” Tankson said, “give a light where it was looking pretty dark for a time … pretty much trapped indoors with Covid going on and all the mental hurdles that we had to overcome with virtual learning or health problems in our families.” Some of those health problems were exacerbated by Covid. “The majority of our African American people are losing the battle against Covid because of underlying health issues,” Williams said, quoting one of the students who helped start Austin Harvest. “If they could eat better, they would have a better chance of surviving.” But that was difficult without many grocery stores in the area. “It’s considered food apartheid,” Hester said of Austin. “Just like my friends, just like everybody in our community, I also wanted to see how we could change that. We came up with this small idea of what needs to be changed: our fresh produce intake.” So, By The Hand students worked with professionals who helped guide them to open a youth-led, pop-up market. The market started under a tent at the

Austin Weekly News, September 23, 2026 same permanent location Austin Harvest currently inhabits and was only meant to last three months. But the community asked for it to remain open, so students started brainstorming how they could bring the market back after winter. “I think the 12-week pop-up was, as far as the community was concerned, like a breath of fresh air. You’re already in an under-resourced community,” Williams said. “During that time, flowers were our number-one seller, so you can just really tell that the community needed that.” By The Hand continued hosting pop-up and outdoor markets when the weather allowed. “When we were open, we would gain trust and loyalty, and people would look forward to coming,” Williams said. “But every time you close, people have to readjust their habits and where they go, so it seemed like we were always having to rebuild or start over from scratch. And unfortunately, in communities like this, when you disappear, they sometimes don’t have an expectation that you’ll be back.” To help fund Austin Harvest and its permanent home, in 2021, Athletes for Justice and former Chicago Bear player Sam Acho helped host a radiothon with Danny

Parkins. It raised over $650,000, and organizers secured another $350,000 through city grants. In Aug. 2024, Austin Harvest opened its year-round location at 423 N. Laramie Ave., where a liquor store used to sit. “When we did a tour around the community, we counted 24 liquor stores or something like that, and there were only two or three grocery stores,” Williams said. But Austin Harvest is changing that. Austin Harvest is stocked every Monday, when Jewel-Osco delivers produce that the market buys at-cost. “We’re just trying to do our part,” Williams said. “And we’re doing it, not just by fighting food injustice, but through the amount of kids that we’re keeping off the street, or empowering and teaching how to take advantage of what resources are in front of them, and start their own businesses, and think along the lines of entrepreneurship or beyond some of the things they’ve seen or not seen.” Austin Harvest is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12 to 6 p.m. During the fall and holiday season, the market is open some Saturdays. For more information, visit https://austinharvest.org/

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Former employees grieve from page 1 for 29 years (“and nine months”) before she was laid off. She said she was “overwhelmed” and “thankful” for the new ownership. She became emotional when she spoke of arriving at work in 2021, and realizing she couldn’t breathe. Her 8 hour shift that day was spent not working in the emergency department, but as a patient. “If they were closed, it could have been a whole different situation. I thank God they were open,” Valencia said. Dawn Anderson was furloughed in May after working in West Sub’s medical records department for 32 years. She hopes to see a more open process with the new ownership and management. Anderson apologized for getting emotional. “I was there for 32 years,” she said. “There was so much taken away from us, not only patients but employees. People’s unemployment ran out. I don’t know who (controls) the medical records.” “I’m praying to God that we recover,” Anderson said, fighting tears. “This is a traumatic experience. For everyone.” Ieliot Jackson has been a patient at West Sub, and is a member of the Coalition to Save Safety Net Hospitals. He spent well more than 20 hours mostly sitting silently on a courtroom bench next to Hood at the

Daley Center as the legal battle between Prasad and Patlola ground on. “It’s been ‘hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait,’” Jackson said Sept. 15. “This was just one fight that was won. The battle is still on. Because we need these institutions in our community.” “Our community has been at the greatest disadvantage since March,” Jackson said. Jackson looked over at Valencia and noted her nearly 30 years of service. “Not being able to reap the rewards for her service is a disservice to our community as a whole,” he said. Clabe Johnson, another founding member of the hospital coalition, who had also sat through tedious hours of court proceedings, said the West Sub closure had “been really devastating to our community.” “We view the hospital as an asset to our community, and it’s a much needed institution in our community. It’s really been hard for our people to find adequate healthcare.” “They’re not doing healthcare as a human right,” Johnson added. “Our communities suffer the worst in these situations.” When Hood asked the furloughed West Sub employees to step forward and say how long they’d worked at the hospital, people replied one by one; “22 years,” one said. “27,” said another, then “23,” and “27,” and “29 and a half ” and “32 years.” “That’s over a hundred and some years of experience,” Hood said. Henry Barlow, pastor of Morningstar Baptist Church of Chicago, who sits on

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Rev. Hood with West Sub employees. the Insight Chicago board, said “Safety net hospitals, they have saved so many lives.” In the reported deal, Patlola would sell West Sub and Weiss Memorial to Insight Chicago. It currently operates the former Mercy Hospital on the Near South Side and is headquartered in Michigan. He vowed to see that the new owners served the community. “Not only are we concerned about the residents in the communities where the hospitals sit, but also the employees that the hospitals have.” “This is my heart beat, my passion,” Barlow said. “To make sure that our people have the best quality of life.” He said that as he spoke Thursday, the CEO of Insight, Atif Bawahab, was “reading through the settlement that was reached last night.” “We don’t know all the details,” Barlow said. “Off the top of my head, we’re talking about four months (before re-opening),” Barlow said. “We’re asking that you give us a chance to look through some of the things, trying to find out what it’s going to take to make (West Sub) operational again. We need your help,” Barlow said of the public. “We need your understanding. And we certainly need your prayers.”

The fight is not over, all agreed, nor is the threat to the health of many west siders. Hood said the long trips to alternative hospitals in the wake of West Sub’s closure can have lethal consequences. “Those extra blocks, those extra miles, could cost you your life,” he said. Hood said his group has asked Insight Health officials to meet with community organizations “within 30 days,” to set a public timeline for restoring services on both campuses and to give residents a standing role in decisions about care. Hood also said they are asking the Illinois General Assembly to hold subject matter hearings on safety net hospitals statewide. “What we are demanding is that the community have a say in the vetting process,” said Jackson. “The community had no say in the closing of Weiss and West Suburban.” Anderson said she had a dream about a reborn and renewed West Sub Hospital, one in which there were “People coming in and out, greeting one another, expressing love, concern.” She said she prays for “people to get care in a loving environment, a wholesome environment.” “That’s my dream, that’s my goal, my heart and my passion.”

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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 DATA MORTGAGE, INC. DBA ESSEX MORTGAGE Plaintiff vs. KAWANA JONES; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"), AS MORTGAGEE, AS NOMINEE FOR THE FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 CH 2969 CALENDAR 60 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 20, 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. 16-15-216-028-0000. Commonly known as 4340 W. Gladys Ave., Chicago, IL 60624. The real estate is: single family

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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. 25-00465 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3293921

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)(l) 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(g1). 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-25-04179. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 14-25-04179 Case Number: 2025CH09560 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. I3294149

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 24-203745. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. 24-203745 Attorney ARDC No. 6306439 Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2024 CH 04956 TJSC#: 46-1066 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 04956 I3294421

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JUANA M. VASQUEZ DE DIAZ, WHILDY DE JESUS DIAZ NAUT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2025CH11559 1521 N MONITOR AVE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 24, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 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 1521 N MONITOR AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-203-0140000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $358,729.82. 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. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. Bank National Association Plaintiff, -v.Lottie B. Dean; Michael Dean; Defendants. 2025CH09560 1124 N Massasoit, 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 7/23/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 10/26/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on October 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 1124 N Massasoit, Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-404-0230000 The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $141,186.98 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www. auction.com by entering 1124 N Massasoit into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction's end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF CSMC 2021-RPL9 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ERNEST SIVELS III, THOMAS P. QUINN AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ERNEST SIVELS, JR. DECEASED, ALVESA THOMAS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ERNEST SIVELS, JR, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2024 CH 04956 5139 W CRYSTAL ST 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 April 24, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 26, 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 5139 W CRYSTAL ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-222-0070000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $94,415.23. 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

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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 25-365638. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. 25-365638 Attorney ARDC No. 6306439 Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2025CH11559 TJSC#: 46-1748 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 # 2025CH11559 I3294462

Chicago, IL 60622. The real estate is: condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 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, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Suite 1250, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 2205611. 25-001765 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3294636

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2020-4, U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee Plaintiff vs. Krzysztof Zalewski; 1231 North Artesian Condominium Association; Towd Point Master Funding Trust 2020-PM1 Defendant 25 CH 10969 CALENDAR 59 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 November 2, 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. 16-01-229-051-1001. Commonly known as 1231 North Artesian Avenue, Apartment 1,

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