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Loretto’s challenge

After a period of turmoil, tr ying to regain Austin’s trust

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

In 2021, Block Club Chicago reported that Anosh Ahmed, for mer chief operating and financial officer of Austin’s Loretto Hospital, had provided Covid-19 vaccines meant for the surrounding community to ineligible recipients at Trump Tower in Chicago. The scandal revealed that Ahmed was funneling millions of dollars worth of hospital funds to his friends.

That same year, Ahmed resigned and, last year, was charged with defrauding Loretto of $15 million. Earlier this year, it was revealed that Ahmed defrauded the government of about $300 million by using fake Covid-19 testing companies. Loretto’s for mer CEO George

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Customs and Border Patrol agents detain a man following a car accident at the 2800 block of W. Cong ress Pwky. on Oct. 1 in Gar eld Park

By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago

West Side community leaders are demanding answers after federal agents detained a man following a car crash Oct. 1 in Garfield Park, with eyewitnesses saying an agent put the man in a chokehold.

At about 2:30 p.m., someone driving a white car in the 2800 block of West Congress Parkway hit a black car driven by a woman, police said. Chicago police responded to the scene, and officers learned

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Women building 3 new ho ses in Au tin

Habitat for Humanity volunteers are working over 12 days in October

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Habitat for Humanity is building its first homes in Austin this month.

Throughout October, over 500 women are volunteering for Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build initiative to help install roofs, windows and siding on three af fordable homes in the 400 block of North Lockwood Avenue in Austin.

Women Build kicked of f Oct. 2, marking its thirteenth year in Chicago, but Habitat for Humanity’s first construction in Austin. Over 12 days this month, teams of women, many of whom are co-workers or friends, are volunteering to build the houses.

“It’s really about women coming together for other women,” said Jennifer Parks, Habitat for Humanity Chicago’s executive director. “There are extraordinary gaps in women’s ability to purchase homes, and they’re denied at a greater rate than men in terms of loans. Obviously, there’s the pay gap that exists with women, and we have greater responsibilities and caregiving for our families. These challenges make it more complicated and harder for women to get to the point of being able to be homeowners.”

This year’s Women Build volunteers have been working to raise $700,000 to funnel into Habitat for Humanity’s af fordable homeownership program. The program provides financial assistance and homeownership education to those who are buying a home built by Habitat for Humanity. The money raised by Women Build will help women in the af fordable homeownership program to pay for their new homes

“It grew from a one-week, $12,000 fundraiser to now a full month, $700,000 initiative,” Parks said of Women Build.

Each home that Women Build volunteers are constructing in Austin is 1,800 square feet with two stories, four bedrooms and a two-car garage Habitat for Humanity aims to get the full structure of the houses built by winter, so contractors and volunteers can start building out the inside and have them finished by spring.

Five teams of women began construction of three houses in the 400 block of North Lockwood Avenue on Oct. 2, installing roofs, windows and siding.

The three Lockwood Avenue houses are the first Habitat for Humanity structures to be built in Austin. In April, Habitat for Humanity broke ground on four homes in the 5300 block of Ferdinand Street, though construction will start there next year. Those homes will have the same layout as those on Lockwood Avenue.

While the three buyers for the Lockwood Avenue homes have already been selected, Habitat for Humanity is still looking for current Austin residents to occupy the new homes on Ferdinand Street.

“We really want to help Austin residents stay in Austin,” Parks said. “People are getting pushed out. You’ve got Oak Park on one side, and the West Loop has been coming this way . . . [home] values are rising rapidly here in Austin.”

Coming to Austin

Right before the Covid-19 pandemic, the nonprofit Austin Coming Together and By the Hand Club for Kids — a Christ-centered, after-school program for children in kindergarten through high school — reached out to Habitat for Humanity about starting a home ownership partnership.

Why women build

The team of coworkers from architecture firm Holabird & Root attended this year’s Women Build for the 11th time In the last few years, they joined forces with JLK Architects

“Every year, I find more reasons to come back,” said Anne Strane, an architect at Holabird & Root and the team lead.

With past experience volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, Strane said she first decided to get a team together for Women Build after seeing an advertisement. That initial year, the homeowner of the house she helped build gave her a hug, solidifying her return in following years. After Strane’s daughter was born, she said she participated in Women Build to set a good example for her child.

“This year, my reason is to find hope,” Strane said. She added that, with the current state of the country, she feels incredibly strong building something with other women. “Women Build overall is an amazing event.” See BUILDING on pa ge 5

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New Austin grocery store coming to former Save A Lot Building

Owners, awaiting business license, promise quality

By MICHAEL LIPTROT Contributing Reporter

A new grocery store is looking to open in the for mer Save A Lot building on Austin’s North Avenue, nearly five years after the store’s controversial closing Oak Lawn father-son team Ali and Khaldoon Omer are planning to open the new store, which has yet to be named, at the for mer Save A Lot at 5555 W. North Ave.

T he store plans to offer a daily supply of fresh produce, a butcher shop, deli and pantry essentials “from everyday meals to last minute ingredients,” management said. Management also said the store plans to prioritize hiring from within the neighborhood.

A timeline for opening is unclear, said Khaldoon Omer, the store’s manage r. The now-vacant site still needs to be approved for a business license and still pass a city inspection. T he store is renting the loca-

tion from the owner of Pete’s Fresh Market, Omer said. Upon passing inspections and obtaining licenses, Omer said the landlord will make re pairs to the storefront and parking lot.

“I’ve heard many complaints on [Save A Lot] customer service, how the store smelled bad, how it didn’t contain a fresh butcher shop and produce was not even that good,” Khaldoon Omer said. “Our mission is to offer a seamless shopping experience with premium quality. … If a customer has a complaint or a customer wants a product, I’ll bring it just to make them happy and just make the community happy.”

Omer and his father are both originally from Yemen and moved to south suburban Oak Lawn between the 1990s and 2000s. The f amily owns other grocery stores in the area, including Socotra Halal Market in Oak Lawn and La Super Carniceria y Taqueria in Chicago Heights.

Khaldoon Omer said that opening a grocery store in Austin is a significant step toward changing the perception of the neighborhood as a food deser t.

“When there’s a grocery store within

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walking length, it serves the community a whole lot,” he said.

Austin’s Save A Lot store abruptly closed in late 2020, leaving many residents without local access to fresh fruits and ve g etables. It was among a rash of closures of Save A Lot stores on the South and West sides, furthering issues of access to fresh and healthy food in some neighborhoods. Many Austin residents criticized the store’s closure for making them travel farther for groceries.

T he following year, the Aldi store in West Garfield Park abruptly closed — and is now set to become an af fordable housing complex.

T he new North Avenue grocery, however, comes amid recent improvements to fresh food access in Austin and beyond. On Saturday, Forty Acres Fresh Market opened its brick and mortar location at 5713 W. Chicago Ave. after eight years of operating a grocery delivery service. Last year, produce market Austin Harvest opened a permanent location in the neighborhood Ohio-based grocer Yellow Banana has also recently reopened five of six previously closed Save A Lot grocery stores on the South and West sides. That includes a reopened West Garfield Park store, at 420 S. Pulaski Road

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Rev. Acree decries Trump move to s end National Guard to Chicago

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

On Sunday, Ira Acree, senior pastor of Greater St. John Bi ble Church and the founder of the Leaders Network Chicag spoke to his cong re ga calling for them to contac the White House and demand that President Donald Trump not send the National Guard to Chicago.

“We will not stand by while you turn our streets into a battlefield. Withdraw your forces and respect the will of the people,” Acree said of Trump from

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They hadn’t found one since developing a quality-of-life plan for Austin.

“They’re looking at Austin being a community where people can be born and live out their entire life and into their senior years and thrive in healthy ways, with community safety and access to jobs and transportation, all the things we all want for us and for our neighbors,” Parks said. By the Hand Club for Kids bought the seven lots in Austin from the Cook County Land Bank Authority, which acquires vacant and abandoned properties and makes them available for organizations to purchase. Parks said Habitat for Humanity will continue to look for additional properties to build on through the Cook County Land Bank.

Habitat for Humanity has built homes in Chicago for decades, but only 12 years ago started to focus on specific neighborhoods, according to Parks. The organization started in West Pullman, added Greater Grand Crossing, and is now in Austin.

“We’re really focused deeply in all three

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“I can’t keep quiet while democracy is being dismantled, ile truth is under attack, and ile justice is being trampled in the streets. It’s time we open our mouths and speak. It’s time to speak up about fascism.”

Since its inception 20 years the Leaders Network Chicago has advocated for justice and community empowerment. Exemplified by Acree’s statements Sunday, the Leaders Network remains committed to democracy, peace and resisting oppression in all its forms.

neighborhoods, and we don’t plan to add another neighborhood, nor do we plan to leave these three,” Parks said.

While house construction is the most visible of Habitat for Humanity’s ef forts, it also has a neighborhood grants program that provides up to $5,000 to go toward something a community has identified as a priority — like a block club asking for money to improve their street.

“It takes time to make the investments, see the returns you want on them in terms of neighborhood health and investing in communities that have been uninvested or under-invested in,” Parks said. “We’re building relationships here, getting to know the neighbors here, getting to know folks that are at work right here locally. As we continue to foster this work, we’ll expand those ef forts.”

Habitat for Humanity also offers Homebuyer University, which, for $30, offers multiple in-person or virtual classes about how to prepare for homeownership.

“It’s not specific to Habitat. It’s really specific to the home buying journey and looking at what do you need to be financially ready? How do I figure out where I want to live?” Parks said.

Those interested in buying a Habitat Chicago home can complete a self-assessment at habitatchicago.org/self-assessmen

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federal agents had detained someone they believed to be involved in the crash, police said.

Video from the scene shows a federal agent with his arms around the neck of a man who is sitting on the ground, his hands appearing to be cuffed behind his back. A damaged white car is nearby.

“Why are y’all touching him? Why he choking him?” an onlooker asks the agents in the video tha t was provided to Block Club

“They just whooped this man, put him in a car and now they are driving of f. What are the feds doing out here?” another onlooker asks in a separate video.

T he man detained by federal authorities was released at the scene, police said.

T he woman who drove the black car was injured and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

No citations were issued in the crash, and an investigation is ongoing, police said. Officers did not assist in any immigration enforcement activities the federal agents may have been involved in, a depar tment spokesperson said.

Eyewitnesses said agents choked the detained man.

Border Patrol “should not be in our Chicagoland communities, let alone choking, ar resting and harassing Chicago civilians,” Tanya Woods, who witnessed the incident and is executive director ofthe Westside Justice Center, said in a statement.

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that alle gations that agents choked the man are “FALSE.”

“The man was not choked. Border Patrol witnessed what they believed to be a theft in progress,” spokesperson Emily Covington said in a statement. “As they went to eng age with the individual he fled in a vehicle and proceeded to crash into another motorist. Agents attempted to render first aid when the suspect star ted resisting.”

T he TRiiBE was first to re port on the incident.

Neighbors and city leaders questioned why Border Patrol agents would intervene in a suspected theft. Armed Border Patrol agents have been in the city since

at least the weekend, and they have been called in to help in immigration enforcement.

Maurice Woodard – organizing director at Equity & Transformation, a Garfield Park nonprofit across the street from Wednesday’s incident – witnessed the incident as he was working with community members to canvass the area to ask residents about their feelings on the presence of federal agents.

“It was just such a shock to see it go down in real time on the West Side of Chicago to a Black man,” Woodard said.

“It was scary. It kind of put me in a state ofdisbelief. I’m honestly still processing it.”

Woodard said this incident and others stemming from the White House’s local immigration enforcement ef for ts –dubbed operations Midway Blitz and At Large – are purely perfor mative

“It’s to show power and assert that power over civilians to test the bounds of whether this power can stretch and intimidate people that are opposed to the federal administration,” Woodard said.

“Our city, our mayor, Gov. [JB] Pritzker, a lot of people have stood up to Trump, and he’s shown his administration is going to make that difficult for you. T hey’re going to flex their muscles.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a statement the “chokehold” incident shows federal agents aren’t looking to protect residents

“These agents are ro gue, unaccountable, and cannot be trusted to keep Chicagoans safe,” Johnson said. “The recklessness of these unc hecked federa l agents puts all Chicagoans at risk, regardless of their immigration status.”

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), whose ward includes the intersection where the incident took place, said he is working to protect residents from such actions by federal agents.

“This is an absolute outrage, and my office is doing everything in our power to find out what the hell is going on,” Ervin said. “These thugs are completely out of control, and we’ ll bring to bear every resource we can to make sure our residents are protected in the 28th Ward.”

T he incident comes as President Donald Trump ’s administration has sought to bring more federal officers to Chicago to protect ICE agents. Officials, including Pritzker, have implored residents to record and document any federal agent activity they deem to be inappropriate

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Miller left the hospital in 2022 and, last year, was indicted for conspiracy to commit bribery

With Miller’s departure, Loretto’s board approached Tesa Anewishki about taking over as CEO, a position that runs the nonprofit safety net hospital along with an executive leadership team. Over the last couple years, Anewishki has helped fight to restore Loretto’s credibility among its staf f and neighbors in Austin.

“We reco gnized the need to rebuild the community’s trust and confidence in the organization, and we knew that the only way that we could really do that was to be a more accountable and transparent organization,” Anewishki told Austin Weekly News.

Before becoming CEO, Anewishki had worked at Loretto for 15 years — as executive director of The Loretto Hospital Foundation and as the hospital’s vice president of development — and had well-rounded knowledge of the hospital’s operations and how vital it is to the community. And Anewishki said she knew that the recent scandal would have to change the way things are done at Loretto.

“There were some key initiatives that I put into place to ensure that this never happened again,” Anewishki said of the fraud and bribery that previous hospital executives were involved in.

Loretto Hospital pretty immediately launched a threetier oversight structure. This includes frequent compliance investigations with the hospital’s board, independent audits daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually, plus quarterly meetings with the hospital’s clergy and community advisory council to get feedback.

“Clerg y is a large part of the family and the community, so to have our clergy council and community councils involved in those quarterly meetings is crucial to helping us rebuild that trust and confidence with the community,” Anewishki said.

Now that Loretto has established oversight internally, its staf f are organizing town halls to get feedback from its neighbors and try to build transparency with them. Anewishki said the hospital is planning to host the town halls at least twice annually and hopefully have one by the end of the year.

“We want our community buy-in again. We want to make sure that we are reporting to the community the progress that we’ve made and the things that we are planning for this institution to increase their level of engagement,” Anewishki said. “We want to make sure that the community is well aware that we’re listening and that we are taking positive action to address their concerns.”

Loretto is also in the process of bringing back its clinical outreach team, “which plays a huge part in terms of community engagement,” Anewishki said.

Another vital part of Loretto’s commitment to its neighbors is creating more partnerships with local schools, churches and community groups. The hospital attends events that its partners put on and hosts its own to involve the community.

Hospital CEO Tesa Anewishki

“We heard from the community that there is a food insecurity issue, so we opened the Community Cupboard, which actually started out as a pantry and, within 48 hours, we turned it into a cupboard because we reco gnized that people are hungry right now and giving them dry goods did nothing to address their hunger issues,” Anewishki said.

The cupboard started offering single-serve meals. Currently staf f distributes nearly 1,000 of those meals every month. Now, Loretto is planning to expand food access in Austin even more.

“In the spring of 2026, we’ll have the first hospital-based, free grocery store in Illinois,” Anewishki said.

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Loretto is also a part of two of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services’ Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives. The collaboratives allow Loretto to help get patients a treatment or service that the hospital isn’t able to provide by connecting them with partners in the community.

“We’ve increased our partnerships tenfold,” Anewishki said. “There can’t be competition when you’re talking about saving lives.”

Community feedback

To assess whether Loretto has re gained trust from its patients, hospital staf f consistently surveys and checks in with them about their experiences.

“We’ve seen an increase in patient volumes, so we know that some of the service lines and improvements that we’re making at the hospital are attracting new patients to the institution,” Anewishki said.

For example, in March, Loretto opened the Women’s Wellness Center, reestablishing a women’s health clinic that had been absent at the hospital for over a decade. To date, the wellness center has served over 1,000 patients.

“When we’re in the community and we’re surveying and we’re listening to the community say, ‘These are the types of things that we need or here’s our experience at other institutions,’ we made a point to bring back women’s healthcare services,” Anewishki said. “We know that if the woman isn’t healthy, the community’s not healthy.”

Loretto is also expanding behavioral health programming, like that for substance use disorders, and will soon start offering partial hospitalization programs.

Anewishki said Loretto is going to do more specialty physician recruitment “because we know expanding access to high quality care close to home is important to the community.” She added, “We know we need to work lean, we have to work with the resources that we have, but we have to expand care where it’s needed most.”

In 2023, Loretto opened a Community Cupboard food and toiletry pantry. The hospital will be expanding it in the coming months.

In 2023, about 200 unionized Loretto workers went on strike for living wages and safer working conditions. SEIU Healthcare Illinois said 120 union workers left the hospital in a year, which remaining staf f said led to them being overworked.

Though unionized staff got a new contract, Anewishki said rebuilding trust among hospital workers was a priority.

“Everyone — no matter who you are, what role you play, whether you’re union or non-union — is a critical part of how this organization runs,” Anewishki said. “When you’re talking about fair ness and equity on the outside, you have to make sure that, first, you have that within the four walls of this hospital.”

Loretto officials increased staff training on ethics and reporting and are listening and being transparent with staff, said Anewishki.

“I think the challenge is sometimes we might hear [complaints], but even if we take action, we don’t communicate the action that we’ve taken to address issues,” Anewishki said. “It’s not that we don’t recognize the work, we just don’t acknowledge that we recognize the work. So, we’ve done better employee recognition of our team members when they go above and beyond. That’s how you gain trust, confidence and buy-in from your team members.”

But even with buy-in from the community and staff, there’s still the matter of funding, as President Donald Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill passed in July imposed Medicaid cuts. According to NBC Chicago, Loretto serves over 90,000 patients annually, 85% of whom are on Medicaid or Medicare.

“The hospital is critical to addressing the healthcare disparities on the West Side of Chicago,” Anewishki said. “For most families and individuals, we are the difference between precious life and early death. This is not just about programs and medical care, but actual quality of life, sustaining life, extending life.”

She added that, while there used to be state funds that went to safety net hospitals for equipment or infrastructure needs, those have waned in recent years. Loretto is actively advocating and partnering with elected officials to get more money for safety nets hospitals

“Investment breeds access, and access is the antidote to communities in crisis,” Anewishki said. “I just want folks to put the le gacy behind us because Loretto is not standing for its past, it’s standing for its future.”

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST AND FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-HE4, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.MAURICE ASHFORD, MICHELLE ASHFORD A/K/A MICHELLE LANE, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 24 CH 4284 1001 NORTH KARLOV AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 25, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 A.M. on October 28, 2025, 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: LOT 11 IN BLOCK 2 IN MILLS AND SONS RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 1 TO 4 IN TELFORD AND WATSON’S ADDITION TO CHICAGO, A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 3 AND 4 OF FOSTER’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1001 NORTH KARLOV AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651

Property Index No. 16-03-414-0200000

The real estate is improved with a

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single family residence.

The judgment amount was $98,085.29.

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).

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CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AMC1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, -v.-

VICENTA MARTINEZ; ISMAEL MARTINEZ; CITY OF CHICAGO; Defendants. 2024CH09518

2217 S. Albany Ave., Chicago, IL 60623

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/18/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www. auction.com, with the bidding window opening on November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on 11/5/2025 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 2217 S. Albany Ave., Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-25-102007-0000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $297,999.09 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 2217 S. Albany Ave. 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 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(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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC (630) 453-6960 please refer to file number 1496-196954. 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. 1496-196954 Case Number: 2024CH09518 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. I3273723

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff vs. BEVERLY WILLIAMS, HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD; OVERLAND BOND & INVESTMENT CORP.; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendant 22 CH 3655 CALENDAR 58 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 5, 2025, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-09-110-017-0000. Commonly known as 615 N. Long, 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 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Altman, Strautins & Kromm, LLC d/b/a Kluever Law Group, 200 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1880, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2360077. SMS000466-22FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3273751

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTCHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERITAGE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-1 ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.RONNIE A. BARNES A/K/A RONNIE BARNES A/K/A RONNIE BARNES SR, AETNA FINANCE COMPANY D/B/A ITT FINANCIAL SERVICES, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 24 CH 7295 5849-51 WEST OHIO STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 5, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 28, 2025, 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 5849-51 WEST OHIO STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644

Property Index No. 16-08-217001-0000

The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $119,860.64.

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).

For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm3pm.. Please refer to file number 24-101651. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com

Attorney File No. 24-101651 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 24 CH 7295 TJSC#: 45-2355

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 # 24 CH 7295 I3273636