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Facebook group has major rule: no buying or selling of any kind By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

It all started with an old teddy bear. “My daughter had this teddy bear she had been holding onto forever and one day she said she didn’t want it anymore, but I didn’t want to just throw it away,” said Oak Park physician Connie Moreland, who resolved the dilemma after visiting her 26-year-old daughter’s apartment in Chicago’s Uptown community. “I went to visit her and she had all Crossing Austin these little things Boulevard: This story in her apartment is part of an ongoing and I asked her series of articles that where they came Austin Weekly News from. She said, publishes about issues, ‘I got them from events, people, places my free group,’” and things that take Moreland said. place west of Austin “I started thinkBoulevard, but that ing about it and nonetheless resonate to asked her why we the east of it, as well. didn’t have one of those in Oak Park. I mentioned it to her and she said, ‘You ought to start one.’” Moreland did just that, creating the private Facebook group, “Free To Good Home,” in November 2019 — right before the start of the COVID pandemic. The group has since grown to roughly 4,600 members in Oak Park, other west suburbs and Chicago’s West Side. See ‘FREE MOVEMENT’ on page 3

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Construction has resumed on the site of the old U.S. Bank building.

North Avenue developments progressing slowly

The redevelopment of the old Sears and former U.S. Bank building sites have been slow due to construction costs, Ald. Taliaferro says By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Two-long awaited North Avenue developments are still on track, although the rising costs of construction materials is slowing progress.

Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), whose ward includes Galewood, said work on redeveloping the former Sears location at the northeast corner of North and Harlem avenues, and the former U.S. Bank site at 6700 W. North Ave., has slowed due to the rising costs of construction materials.

Work on the U.S. Bank site seems to be progressing haltingly while the developers of the Sears site are still waiting for the city to approve a series of zoning changes and to vacate an alley that used to bisect the lot. See NORTH AVENUE on page 8

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West Side businessman to open grocery and coffee shops Al Person, owner of 3Kings Jerk, says new grocery store will sell produce from Black farmers By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

A West Side businessman is looking to open a new coffee shop and a grocery store in North Lawndale. Al Person, who owns Austin’s 3Kings Jerk restaurant, 5451 W. Madison St., is planning to open Sugar Rush, a coffee and ice cream shop, at 620 S. Pulaski Rd. Meanwhile, the grocery store, called North Lawndale Market, will open at 622-628 S. Pulaski Rd. The store will sell fresh food grown by Black farmers, Person said. Sugar Rush will open first, sometime in the beginning of November, he said. Person said the grocery store will take longer, because the city found several code violations that the building owner needs to address. He said he hopes to open the grocery store before the year is out. Person said that he’s been holding community meetings at the future grocery store space every Wednesday at 6 p.m. He said he plans to hold the regular meetings every week until the grocery store opens. Person described himself as a life-long West Sider who, at different points, has lived in Austin, North Lawndale and Garfield Park. He said he owned West Garfield Park’s Family Time Eatery and Snack Shop, 212 S. Pulaski Rd., between 2008 and 2012, and Austin’s Family Time Grocery and Deli, 5616 W, Division St.,

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The future sites of a grocery store and coffee shop in North Lawndale. between 2011 and 2012. Person and his wife raised the money to establish the two new businesses, although Person said that they applied for city funding. He said he wants to open the establishments, because “I believe in putting money back into the community that supports me.” Person also believes that it’s important for the West Side residents to own businesses in their own communities, citing Little Village, with its vibrant Cermak Road commercial corridor filled with locally owned businesses, as an example of what he would like to see in North Lawndale. Even before the store signs went up, he put “Black Owned Business” signs in the windows. Person said he also wants to address the West Side’s food desert status. He said the closure of Aldi’s West Garfield Park

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location, at 3835 W. Madison St., is another blow to residents’ ability to get fresh food. “We are going to have a full meat market, frozen produce and a full line of groceries,” Person said. “A lot of the stores don’t offer fresh products. We’re going to pride ourselves on keeping updated fresh products.” North Lawndale Market will get groceries from the Pembroke Farmers Cooperative, a largely Black-owned cooperative based in south suburban Hopkins Park, a town founded by former slaves in the 1860s. Person said he discovered the cooperative by accident, after he got lost while driving to Kankakee. While the cooperative sells their food at many Chicago area farmers markets, plenty of food goes unsold. “They said a lot of their product they have to throw away, because a lot of people don’t shop with them,” Person said. “They don’t have the outlets to push it. So I told them I’m going to be their outlet.” Person said his coffee shop will address another thing that the community is missing — a place to get good, fresh coffee. North Lawndale does have a handful of coffee shops. Lawndale Christian Health Center’s Green Tomato Cafe, at 3750 W. Ogden Ave., has been open for years, and Beelove Cafe opened at 1111 S. Homan Ave., opened earlier this year. But Person said that many residents still need to travel a good distance to get any kind of coffee. The West Side businessman said that, since gourmet coffee and ice cream flavors use similar ingredients, it was only natural to include the ice cream shop component as well. “I’m going to bring something to the community that the community has been longing for, for quite some time,” Person said. “The community has shown tremendous support for the store. I get a lot of supportive emails.”

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from page 1 Members can join by invitation or by contacting Moreland and her co-administrator, Antoinette Ivy. The rules are simple: Be kind and courteous, respect everyone’s privacy, no hate speech or bullying, and absolutely no buying or selling of any kind. Another, less explicit rule is that anything posted can’t be means tested. If it’s free, it’s free. No strings attached. “Our mission basically is to break down barriers, to connect with one another, to interrupt isolation, to make friends and to extend goodwill across the socioeconomic barriers that we have,” Moreland said. “Somebody well-off might need something too,” she said. “We don’t care. You want it, then it’s yours. We intentionally try to exclude that kind of stuff from it. If someone is posting something to say, ‘I want this to go to a needy family,’ we will edit that out and say, ‘Just put it up here. Stop that.’” Some of the group’s recent offerings include a Rubbermaid container top, Canon inkjet cartridges, a cedar chest, teaching books, and candles (the latter gifted by Moreland herself). “The purpose of the group is to recycle and repurpose,” Ivy said. “We want to be good to the earth. It’s also a group that values positive community engagement. To me, that stands out about the group. Particularly during the pandemic, it’s been a way to feel connected when a lot of people were feeling isolated or

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Judy Greffin Treasurer Nile Wendorf Deb Abrahamson , Gary Collins, Darnell Shields, Sheila Solomon, Eric Weinheimer hesitant, especially in the beginning, to go to stores.” Evelyn Alvarado, who lives in Austin’s Galewood neighborhood, said she’s picked up a few furniture pieces through the Facebook group. “Nowadays, most furniture isn’t wood and the furniture that is real wood is super expensive,” Alvarado said. “This way, I don’t have to buy real wood furniture. I just pick the items up through Free to Good Home and transform them into more modern pieces.” Janet Lorch, who lives in Oak Park, said she’s “given away literally hundreds of things” on the Facebook group, which she said is much more than a free online bazaar. “When you’ve got something your daughter played with and will never play with again, but doesn’t want to hold onto, the sense that it

will go to another family who will really enjoy it makes me feel really connected to the community,” Lorch said. “I’ve had people send photos they’ve taken showing me how something was used.” Moreland’s vision for the group goes beyond the confines of cyberspace, describing the popular Facebook group she created as a means to building very material bonds. Last month, she organized a free flea market in Rehm Park, which she hopes to organize again next year. Moreland said she wants to start “a whole free movement” in Oak Park and surrounding suburbs. “I have a motto,” she said. “Everything we need, we already have. In our community, we don’t have to buy anything. … It’s amazing to see how people just give like this.”

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In Austin, a conversation on building Black wealth

Housing symposium held Oct. 16 at Kehrein Center highlights history of predatory lending By JORDYN HARRISON AustinTalks

What is the key to building Black wealth in Austin? The hybrid event, held this Oct. 16 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts, sought to answer that question. It opened with soulful sounds from Avery R. Young and de Deacon Board who sang of being “one ‘e’ from free,” — a nod to the late Fred Hampton, who advocated for the equal treatment of Black Chicago residents in housing. “This is a housing symposium — why would we have music, why would we have arts, why do we tie these things together?” said Reesheda Graham Washington, who moderated the three-hour event. “Avery is from this community, he had to live somewhere. We have to care about housing because we care about people. And we have to care what people care about, and people care about the arts. Music is a critical engine to the work of social justice,” she said. Researcher and activist Amber S. Hendley gave an exposition of the history of predatory lending and contract selling that has led to disparities in housing in Chicago’s Black neighborhoods including Austin. “The history tells us how we get to the present,” Hendley said. “With what was taken just from contract selling alone: 315,000 retirement accounts could have been funded, 167 childcare opportunities could have been provided, 113,000 students secondary education could have been funded, 130,150 mortgages could have been paid off, and 9085 new businesses could have

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Panelists discuss housing equity during a symposium held Oct. 16 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts in Austin. Below, musical artist Samantha Jordan and consultant Amber S. Hendley presenting at the event. been started in the Black community.” Hendley later returned to the mic to pay tribute to Jack Macnamara, for whom the symposium was dedicated. Macnamara was a lead organizer for the Contract Buyers League, a group of Black home buyers who joined together in 1968 to fight exploitive real estate contract sales. A diverse group of community leaders also spoke on a panel about the current housing market in Austin and what it will take for change. Hip hop artist Samantha Jordan (aka Fury) described the change she experienced as a renter with the same apartment company after she moved from a property in Stone Park Village to one in Austin. “I saw the level of service completely disappear,” she said.

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“He [the property manager] was there every day at the Stone Park location. If there were any issues, I got service, it was awesome,” Jordan said. “I moved to Austin almost five years ago, and I noticed a total change. When he came it was only to put his hand in a slot to pick up rental checks. The only time you would see them doing improvements was when a new tenet was coming in.” Jordan noted that 60% of Austin residents are renters. “We’re making people rich out here. That has to stop because it weighs on you as a human being knowing that you’re just trying to survive, but they’re not looking out for you. The least you could do is get stuff updated,” Jordan said. “We know the situation, but it doesn’t have to be this bad.” Others spoke passionately about the de-

sire to see people educated about the process of homeownership and how to maintain property. “There are a lot of groups putting people in homes without teaching people about sustaining a home,” said Athena Williams, executive director of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center. “I would like to see our communities more educated about the process, to know they have opportunities and there’s access for them. If we could all become one around certain topics, then we could be a force to be reckoned with.” Hendley said, “I want us to think about the fact that you learn best while doing. We can educate and at the same time change systems. Let education be something that we’re actively doing while also making

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How a friend helped me save my house

got checked! Several weeks ago, I gave myself a grade of “B-” for doing all the home improvement things I did this summer. However, I’m going to upgrade myself to the “Honor Roll.” I didn’t get to that elevated status solely on my own. I got there with a little help and verbal nudging from a friend. I was talking on the phone with a friend, and running my mouth about certain things, when she told me I definitely should handle my roof. Earlier this year she had let me use her handyman and he had mentioned to her that my roof was in bad shape. Both of them were right. I knew I had a minor leak and it was really starting to affect everything. I had been putting off the repair waiting to see if my house got chosen for the free roof program. It didn’t, and the once minor leak had evolved into a major problem when it rained. The roofer came and gave me an excellent price to tear off and put on a new roof. When he sent me the pictures of the existing wood, I was totally in shock. All along the top of the house, the wood had rotted. That wood had been installed 21 years ago when I had my second story addition added. In my mind, it should still be brand new. But that wasn’t the reality. I had already contracted with a gentleman to tuck-point my house. Because I don’t walk on the south side of it, I wasn’t aware of just how badly the bricks had eroded. I think part of the

reason is that my neighbor didn’t originally have gutters on her second story and the splashing of the water had eaten away at my brick. But no matter what, the brick was crumbling. The tuckpointer had to actually chisel out the outer row of brick and put in new ones. The brick walls to my stairs had begun to bow from needing tuck-pointing and water getting into them. The contractor gave me a price to fix it, but he was unaware of how my stairs were built. Some of the original bungalow steps are made from stone, and they literally sit on a brick that extends out. So once he began to remove the bricks, the step began to give way. He called me immediately and I acknowledged I needed new steps. So I could not blame him for causing a problem I had not addressed. I was able to find a brick mason and they came and rebuilt the column walls with new bricks and poured cement stairs. Within the course of four weeks, I was out of a lot of money. But that’s the reason we work. And that’s the reason we save. Because if you own a brick bungalow like I do, it’s 100 years old and putting off the expensive upkeep only makes the problems worse. So thank you, my friend, for calling me out and making me take care of what I needed to do. That is what a real friend is for. Not to make us feel good but to keep us on our toes and, at times, step on them to get our attention.

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Push for West Side credit union continues Leaders Network has raised nearly $50K out of $150K needed to get matching funds

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Nearly one-third of the seed money needed to open a credit union on the West Side has been raised. The Leaders Network, which is leading the effort to open a credit union, has raised $43,850 out of $150,000 needed to get a match from Chicago’s philanthropic community to cover the $300,000 startup cost. The Leaders Network is asking others to join their founders circle and commit to making a $5,000 contribution. “There are a lot of people who want to see this succeed. It’s like an idea whose time has come,” said Rev. Marshall Hatch Sr., pastor of New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church and Leaders Network co-chair. Hatch said he sees opening a credit union as a tool for community development, and the Leaders Network is well situated to raise the funds because of its collaboration of different churches and community organizations. The idea to open a credit union on the West Side has been in discussion for years. “To see how African Americans have

been marginalized and have experienced so much red-lining in the banking industry, it’s disturbing,” said Rev. Ira Acree, pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church and Leaders Network co-chair. “We had this desire to see what we can do. We had done a lot of marching, done a lot of protests. This has been an option that we looked at a few years ago, but just last year we got the courage to pull the trigger.” Part of that courage, Acree said, came from having Michelle Collins, a former community development banker and native West Sider, join the network. “I’ve been a credit union advocate for a long time. I’ve been a member personally, and I see the value of those,” Collins said. “It’s very much needed — access to capital, affordable lending, quality loans, even deposit products. The West Side has been victimized with subprime and predatory lending, and a lack of access to small business loans and small home loans. I think a credit union can fill that space.” In 2020, WBEZ Chicago and City Bureau reported on the wide disparity between the amount of money banks lent in predominantly white neighborhoods compared to predominantly black and Latino neighbor-

hoods. “We found 68.1% of dollars loaned for housing purchases went to majority-white neighborhoods, while just 8.1% went to majority-black neighborhoods and 8.7% went to majority-Latino neighborhoods,” reported WBEZ. “In other words, for every $1 banks loaned in Chicago’s white neighborhoods, they invested just 12 cents in the city’s black neighborhoods and 13 cents in Latino areas. That’s despite the fact that there are similar numbers of majority-white, black and Latino neighborhoods in the city.” While the Leaders Network hopes to fill a gap with the credit union, they believe banks do play an important financial role. “We’re not anti-bank or competing against banks,” Collins said. “We can all be in partnership. Sometimes people that come into the bank that are not bankable yet, maybe they can send them to us. And we can help them to get to that point and then send them back. There’s a role for everybody.” One of the primary goals of the credit union is to be a vehicle to enhance financial literacy for residents of the West Side and help people become better money

managers. “Your goal is to develop people and to develop communities, in your lending, in everything you do. And so that’s where we want to be,” she said. The Leaders Network hopes to assume an existing credit union — which will allow them to get up and running quicker. A definite location has not yet been determined but one possible site: along the Soul City corridor on West Chicago Avenue. “This credit union is an example of us doing for ourselves,” said Rev. Marshall Hatch Jr., co-founder and executive director of the MAAFA Redemption Project, which has joined the Founders Circle and pledged to raise $5,000. “This is the time to do it, we have the energy, and we have the focus.” Updates on the credit union are given at the monthly Leaders Network Zoom meetings the second Tuesday of the month. To get more information, donate to the fund and/or express interest in becoming a member of the credit union when it opens, visit the fundraising page at: https://leadersnetworkchicago.org/news/2021/3/8/leadersnetwork-credit-union-fundraising-campaign.

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A construction resource center opened in Garfield Park offering free resources, training, apprenticeships and job opportunities for construction careers at O’Hare.

West Side resource center offers path to careers

A partnership between a neighborhood group and a construction company aims to help West Siders fill the surge of jobs created by the O’Hare modernization project By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

A West Side neighborhood group is now the home of a resource center that provides training and career opportunities in construction. JLM Abundant Life Center, 2622 W. Jackson Blvd., is hosting workforce programs to create an employment pipeline for construction projects at O’Hare Airport. The center is run by Turner Paschen Aviation Partners, a developer building runways at the airport. Construction jobs are being created by the O’Hare 21 project, a $8.5 billion plan to redesign terminals, extend runways and improve transit systems at the airport. “The work at O’Hare is massive,” said Pamela Fountain Brown, director of diversity and inclusion at Turner Paschen. “We know there are opportunities that will arise, and we wanted to share resources on the West Side to make sure those opportunities are extended to residents on the West Side.” The JLM Abundant Life Center will connect job-seekers with apprenticeship programs that will allow people to get hands-on experience in specialized trades. Turner Paschen will also bring in subcontractors they are working with at the airport so residents can network and interview with them at the center, Brown said. The center includes office space with computers that residents can use to build their

resumes and apply for jobs. The developer is scheduling a calendar of in-person and virtual training sessions that will be held at the Abundant Life Center. For more information on resources and upcoming events, visit the JLM Abundant Life Center’s website. The JLM Abundant Life Center is a neighborhood group that offers job fairs, vaccination clinics, youth recreation and financial services, among other resources. The faithbased organization aims to “make sure that every single individual has the opportunity to experience an abundant life,” said Cheryl Hayne, events coordinator for the nonprofit. The partnership will amplify the community work at the JLM Abundant Life Center and give the aviation developer a trusted foothold in the neighborhood to recruit, Hayne said. The community group will be able to do outreach to connect with residents who would benefit most from the workforce programs, and those who already use resources at the center can easily get involved in the opportunities offered by Turner Paschen, Brown said. “Being there gives us a lot of validation and street cred that they would be willing to house us,” Brown said. “My hope is that we would have managed to introduce to individuals careers and opportunities that they never thought they would have seen.”

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NORTH AVENUE from page 1 Five Thirty One Partners LLC is planning to renovate the historic U.S. Bank by adding a third floor and building a total of 36 residential units. The developers had previously said that they would be willing to dedicate around 11,000 to 12,000 square feet of space on the first floor of the building to the new Galewood branch library. Taliaferro and other officials involved said the library project may still happen if a lease can be secured. The alderman said the city has secured funding for the new branch, but a lease agreement is still being negotiated. The current Galewood branch library is located inside a single room at Rutherford Sayre Park Fieldhouse, 6871 W. Belden Ave. Patrick Malloy, a Chicago Public Library spokesperson, said the city received an approximately $7 million capital construction grant for a new Galewood branch, but that CPL still needs to evaluate

exactly how the funding can be spent. Still, Malloy said, the construction grant is a game-changer, since it “presents a possibility that hasn’t existed for a while.” Once the location is firmly in place, the city will “work with the community to make sure that all makes sense and we’re responding to what the community wants.” “We are definitely interested in finding the resolution [to the current situation] and making sure that the community has the library they deserve,” Malloy said. Viktor Jakovljevic, who owns the former U.S. Bank property, said that, while the project has been delayed, the construction resumed in September. He said while he hopes to have the work done by the “early winter of next year,” it may not be finished until the end of 2022. He said the negotiations pertaining to the library won’t affect the construction timetable. Novak Construction, the developer of the Sears site, didn’t respond to a request for comment by deadline.

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Illinois Supreme Court strikes down county tax on guns The Oct. 19 decision leaves door open for more tailored tax By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Oct. 19 that a Cook County tax on gun purchases is unconstitutional, but it left the door open for a more tailored tax that specifically goes toward mitigating gun violence and its effects. The Cook County gun tax, which took effect in April 2013, imposed a $25 fee for retail gun purchases in the county, as well as a 5 cent fee per cartridge of centerfire ammunition and 1 cent per cartridge fee for rimfire ammunition. The taxes were challenged by the trade group Guns Save Life Inc. in a lawsuit against the county. The Supreme Court’s Thursday opinion, written by Justice Mary Jane Theis, stated that, “While the taxes do not directly burden a law-abiding citizen’s right to use a firearm for self-defense, they do directly burden a lawabiding citizen’s right to acquire a firearm and the necessary ammunition for self-defense.” In the 14-page, 6-0 opinion, the Supreme Court reversed an appellate court ruling that would have allowed the taxes to stay in place. Chief Justice Anne Burke did not take part in the decision. While the court rejected the tax, it did specifically note that the county’s failure to earmark the revenue from the tax for gun violence prevention programs played a major role in the decision. It gave particular scrutiny to the question of whether the tax violated the uniformity clause of the Illinois Constitution, which states: “In

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The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured at the Supreme Court building in Springfield last month. The justices struck down a Cook County tax on gun sales in an opinion released Thursday. any law classifying the subjects or objects of non-property taxes or fees, the classes shall be reasonable and the subjects and objects within each class shall be taxed uniformly.” Citing previous court precedent related to that clause, the court wrote it had to determine whether the tax on guns “bears some reasonable relationship to the object of the legislation or to public policy.” “Under the plain language of the ordinances, the revenue generated from the firearm tax is not directed to any fund or program specifically related to curbing the cost of gun violence,” the court wrote. “Additionally, nothing in the ordinance indicates that the proceeds generated from the ammunition tax must be specifically directed to initiatives aimed at reducing gun violence. Thus, we hold the tax

ordinances are unconstitutional under the uniformity clause.” Justice Michael Burke agreed with the opinion, but issued a four-page special concurrence disagreeing with the majority’s analysis that the county’s spending plans affected whether the tax was permissible. “The majority’s analysis is problematic because it leaves space for a municipality to enact a future tax — singling out guns and ammunition sales — that is more narrowly tailored to the purpose of ameliorating gun violence,” Michael Burke wrote. He argued the majority opinion is leading the county “down a road of futility,” citing Article 1, Section 22 of the state constitution, which reads: “Subject only to the police power, the right of the individual citizen to keep and

bear arms shall not be infringed.” “The only problem with the majority’s approach — and the guidance it offers the county — is that such counsel, if followed, would still violate the provision of the Illinois Constitution noted above that plainly states that the right of the individual to keep and bear arms is subject only to the police power, not the power to tax,” he wrote. “Thus, the majority is leading the county down a road of futility,” he added. One major precedent cited by the court was from Boynton vs. Kusper, a 1986 Supreme Court ruling which struck down a $10 state tax on marriage licenses in certain counties that went to the Domestic Violence Shelter and Services fund. The court said at the time the marriage license tax “directly impeded the exercise of the fundamental right to marry,” and should be subject to greater scrutiny. The court ruled in the Boynton case that even though the $10 fee was “de minimis,” or small, if the court granted that authority, it would essentially mean “there is no limit on the amount of the tax that may be imposed,” according to previous case law. The same argument can be applied to the gun tax, the court wrote, noting that a stricter level of scrutiny is needed because the tax applies to a fundamental right. Given that necessary scrutiny, the court ruled the gun taxes unconstitutional. “In applying that standard to the firearm and ammunition taxes, we recognize that the uniformity clause was ‘not designed as a straitjacket’ for the county … and acknowledge the costs that gun violence imposes on society,” the court wrote. “Nevertheless, the relationship between the tax classification and the use of the tax proceeds is not sufficiently tied to the stated objective of ameliorating those costs.”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CALANTHEA THOMAS, LEROY THOMAS JR., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LEROY THOMAS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEROY THOMAS (DECEASED) Defendants 2019CH10286 4512 WEST ADAMS STREET CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 10, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4512 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-15-110-020 The real estate is improved with a duplex. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant

to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN

POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-05700 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH10286 TJSC#: 41-2180 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 # 2019CH10286 I3179521

PATRICIA E. RADEMACHER, JAMES E. COSTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BANK OF AMERICA Defendants 17 CH 007327 1650 NORTH PAULINA CHICAGO, IL 60622 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 8, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1650 NORTH PAULINA, CHICAGO, IL 60622 Property Index No. 14-31-429-050 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7 Plaintiff, -v.-

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estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-05746 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 007327 TJSC#: 41-2124 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 # 17 CH 007327 I3179494

arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-05812 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH10533 TJSC#: 41-1916 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 # 2019CH10533 I3179210

or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-11771 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018CH14779 TJSC#: 41-1940

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 # 2018CH14779 I3179109

Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 111823. 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. 111823 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 05647 TJSC#: 41-1465 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 # 18 CH 05647 I3179129

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MICHELLE FERGUSON, JANEINE FERGUSON, ANDREA FERGUSON, DEREK FERGUSON, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NANCY J. FERGUSON (DECEASED) Defendants 2019CH10533 4840 W POLK 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 December 26, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4840 W POLK ST, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-407-0830000 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-2 Plaintiff, -v.STELLA C PALMER Defendants 2018CH14779 5533 W QUINCY 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 July 12, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5533 W QUINCY STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-109-012 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF THE FIRST NLC TRUST 2005-1, CALLABLE MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.NICIE MAE RODGERS Defendants 18 CH 05647 1254 S. SAWYER AVENUE 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 August 30, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 1, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1254 S. SAWYER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-206-0400000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $86,722.60. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a

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