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Dozens file to run for alderman, mayor 21 candidates file for mayor’s seat while 21 candidates file to run for 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th Ward positions

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Twenty-one people have filed nominating paperwork in order to run for alderman in the 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th Wards during the Feb. 26, 2019 election, according to city election records. That’s the same amount of people who filed paperwork to run for Mayor of Chicago.

The candidates had until Nov. 26 to submit paperwork to the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, 69 W. Washington St. Aldermanic candidates must collect at least 432 valid signatures to get on the ballot while mayoral candidates must collect at least 12,500 laid signatures to make the ballot, among other requirements for running.

According to state law, anyone looking to file objections to a candidate’s nominating papers must file them within five business days from the time they’re due.

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STILL BUILDING: Edward Redd mingles with guests during the YEMBA 10th year anniversary celebration at Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park.

N. Lawndale native doubles as engineer, mentor Edward Redd founded Y.E.M.B.A. 10 years ago as a way to give back

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Growing up in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, Edward Redd, 36, knew the odds were stacked against him. His father, a gang member, was killed when he was five years old, leaving his mother to raise five children in a crime-ridden, poverty-stricken community.

Redd, who is the oldest of his parents’ children, said that it took a positive village of adults, peers and impressionable experiences to show him the way out of the West Side, through college and into a successful electrical engineering career.

“There were various individuals who mentored me along the way and I had some unique experiences,” Redd, who lives in Maywood, said in an interview on Nov. 26.

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“Because of my academics, in middle school I was able to go to UIC for the summer and do a program that involved meeting people of different ethnicities.”

Seeing and living that diversity, Redd said, helped propel him to Marquette University, where he majored in electrical and computer engineering.

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West Side lawmaker to run for city treasurer position

Melissa Conyears-Ervin endorsed by slew of West Side black elected officials

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

A West Side state lawmaker and the wife of an alderman recently filed paperwork to run for city treasurer.

State Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin (10th) kicked off her campaign for the citywide post on Dec. 2 at the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America’s Chicago office, 37 S. Ashland Ave. Conyears-Ervin, the wife of 28th Ward Ald. Jason Ervin, was elected to the General Assembly last year, replacing former representative Pamela Reaves-Harris.

During her comments, Conyears-Ervin touted her academic background and professional experience.

“I have worked in corporate America for over 15 years, hold a degree in finance from Eastern Illinois and an MBA from Roosevelt University, am raising a family, and represent the people of the 10th District of Illinois’ House of Representatives,” she said in a statement her office released the day of her kickoff.

“I have worked in my community at Breakthrough Urban Ministries, mentored young women looking for guidance in life through my church, and my husband and I organize a back to school festival that helps thousands of children each year get what they need to be successful on the first day of school,” Conyears-Ervin continued.

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from page 1 name will be on the first or final position on the February ballot was scheduled to be held Dec. 5.

If no candidate in any given race gets at least 50 percent of the vote in the February elections, then the top two-highest votegetting candidates will face each other in runoff elections on April 2, 2019.

In all, 212 candidates filed to run in next year’s local citywide election, and among those candidates are 45 incumbents seeking reelection, according to Ballotpedia. Four aldermen are running unopposed.

“In 2015, 44 incumbent council members ran for re-election,” Ballotpedia explains.

“Seven were defeated — an incumbent reelection rate of 84 percent. Heading into the 2019 election, 13 city council members (26 percent) were first elected in 2015.”

To find more information on potential ballot objections and other election matters, visit chicagoelections.com.

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ENTERING RACE: Austin native and West Side lawmaker Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin has filed to run for city treasurer, a seat currently held by Kurt Summers.

Conyears-Ervin said that her mother, Eula,

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Chicago, and she had to figure out what to

Mayoral candidates ■ Dorothy A. Brown Cook, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County ■ Catherine Brown D’Tycoon, activist ■ Gery Chico, former chair of the Illinois State Board of Education ■ Conrien Hykes Clark ■ William M. Daley, former White House Chief of Staff and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce ■ Amara Enyia, executive director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce ■ Robert Fioretti, former Chicago alderman ■ La Shawn K. Ford, 8th District state representative ■ Ja’Mal Green, activist and executive director of the Majostee Allstars Community Center ■ Neal Sales-Griffin, professor at Northwestern University’s Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation ■ Jerry Joyce, attorney ■ John Kozlar, attorney and 11th Ward aldermanic candidate in 2011 and 2015 ■ Lori Lightfoot, attorney and former president of the Chicago Police Board ■ Sandra L. Mallory, candidate for 15th Ward alderman

■ Richard Mayers, congressional candidate in 2016 and current candidate for clerk and city treasurer ■ Garry McCarthy, former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department ■ Susana Mendoza, Illinois Comptroller ■ Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ■ Paul Vallas, former chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools ■ Roger L. Washington, police officer, 24th Ward alderman candidate in 2015 ■ Willie Wilson, businessman, mayoral candidate in 2015 and presidential candidate in 2016

do next.”

The state representative framed her candidacy as part of the national reaction to the election of President Donald Trump in 2016.

In the November midterm elections, a historic number of women were elected to local and national seats.

“Who do you think stepped up to fix the mess that Trump put us in? Women,” Conyears-Ervin said. “We marched in 2017. We ran for office in 2018. And we won.”

Conyears-Ervin, who was born on the South Side and raised in Austin, said that as treasurer she would leverage the “billions of dollars of municipal deposits” that the city controls “to help Chicago communities grow at the same rate, regardless of their zip code.”

According to her campaign’s statement, the state representative “believes Chicago’s investments should observe a triple bottom line, ensuring city money isn’t used to harm the environment or working families.”

Conyears-Ervin’s campaign said that the state representative has the support of Congressman Danny K. Davis (7th), state Sen. Kimberly Lightford (4th), state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (78th), Ald. Michael Scott, Jr. (24th) and Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer (2nd), among other elected officials and union representatives.

Three other candidates filed to run for city treasurer, including 47th Ward Ald. Amaya Pewar; Peter Gariepy, a certified public accountant; and Richard Mayers, a Green Party candidate who is also running for city clerk, alderman in the 23rd Ward. They’re seeking to replace incumbent treasurer Kurt Summers.

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24th Ward ■ Michael Scott, incumbent ■ Creative Scott ■ Toriano A. Sanzone, ■ Traci

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■ Edward Ward ■ “Pat” Patricia Marshall ■ Larry G. Nelson

28th Ward ■ Jason C. Ervin, incumbent ■ Miguel Bautista ■ Jasmine Jackson ■ Theresa Rayford ■ Justina L. Winfrey ■ Beverly Miles

City Clerk candidates ■ Patricia Horton ■ Anna M. Valencia ■ Elizabeth “Betty” Arias-Ibarra ■ Richard Mayers

29th Ward ■ Chris Taliaferro, incumbent ■ Dwayne Truss ■ Gayinga Washington ■ Zerlina Smith

City Treasurer candidates ■ Melissa Conyears-Ervin

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HOLIDAY SURPRISE: Elaine Lee, (third from left), the winner of the 2017 Home Giveaway Lottery, joins Rob Rose, the executive director of the Cook County Land Bank Authority (far left), and Bridget Gainer, the Land Bank’s chairwoman (second from right), in Lee’s new home.

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By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The Cook County Land Bank Authority, an agency created in 2013 to help attract developers to tax-delinquent properties, announced on Nov. 26 that it’s giving away a move-in ready, fully rehabbed home in Maywood to the winner of the authority’s Home Giveaway Lottery.

The lottery, Land Bank officials said, was introduced last year “as a way to raise awareness for the Land Bank’s Homebuyer Direct Program, which breaks down barriers to homeownership and helps transform communities by offering fixer-upper homes across Cook County at below-market prices.”

Interested individuals have until Dec. 14 to register for the lottery, the winner of which will be announced on Dec. 21. Land Bank officials said that they will not disclose the exact address of the home, only confirming that it is located in Maywood.

“Through initiatives like the Homebuyer Direct Program, we are working every day to eliminate barriers that have historically kept home ownership out of reach for many residents,” said Rob Rose, the executive director of the Cook County Land Bank Authority.

Houses in the Homebuyer program range between $30,000 and $180,000, and are located in Chicago neighborhoods like Roseland, Auburn-Gresham and South Shore, as well as in suburbs, Land Bank officials said.

“Through initiatives like the Homebuyer Direct Program, we are working every day to eliminate barriers that have historically kept home ownership out of reach for many residents.”

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Interested buyers can work with brokers to purchase the homes with cash or financing. There are no income restrictions on buyers.

According to an FAQ on the lottery posted to the Land Bank’s website, employees who work for the county or the village of Maywood are not eligible to register. The Land Bank will only accept one person per entry and interested registrants must be at least 18 years old, among other requirements.

For a list of other lottery details or to register, visit: cookcountylandbank.org/ what-are-you-looking-for/homebuyer-directprogram/.

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10 years strong from page 1 “I now have a successful career and have garnered international accolades and honors with respect to engineering; but for me, it was more important that I be able to give our youth the opportunity to dream,” Redd said.

So, in 2007, he founded Y.E.M.B.A., Inc. — short for Youth Educational Mentoring Basketball Association. At its inception, Redd said, the organization’s focus was giving kids the opportunity to play basketball as a hook to engaging them in other areas of their lives.

Since then, the organization’s structure and scale have changed, but the mission is the same. Redd and his team at Y.E.M.B.A. work with middle-schoolers at Brooks and Julian for one day each week and three hours each day.

“We do a three-hour workshop each day,” Redd said. “The first hour we help them with homework and do tutoring, the second hour is another homework workshop and the third hour is the recreational component.”

Over the last 10 years, Redd explained, Y.E.M.B.A. has served approximately 1,000 kids, around two dozen of whom have returned to work as paid mentors after completing the program themselves.

This year, Redd said, the organization is expecting to work with 120 Oak Park middleschoolers like Davion, who lauded the organization’s ability to help manage his anxiety and make new friends.

“Y.E.M.B.A. is a place where I can go and ask questions,” he said. “I’ve improved my leadership and communication skills, and have undoubtedly learned new perspectives from people I would’ve normally never had the courage to talk to.”

Redd said that the organization focuses on “three core tiers of programming” that include building leadership and character, substance abuse education and financial literacy.

“We’ve worked with Dominican Univer-

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ROOM TO GROW: Guests look over the items in the silent auction while enjoying drinks and appetizers before dinner during the YEMBA 10th year anniversary celebration at Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park. sity to help us fill our financial literacy curriculum piece,” explained Redd, who is an alum of the college’s Community Leadership Program.

Redd explained that the organization is always looking for institutional partners, volunteers and donors to expand its mentoring, tutoring and support offerings — resources that are critical to the students that Y.E.M.B.A. serves.

More than 60 percent of the organization’s young participants who took a survey that Y.E.M.B.A. administered reported having transferred into Oak Park during middle school. Most of them, Redd said, come from

places like Austin and his native North Lawndale.

Charles Isaac, a River Forest resident and Y.E.M.B.A. mentor since 2016, said that the needs of this particular population of students are sometimes masked by the general perception of Oak Park and River Forest.

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ing up for themselves.”

Redd explained that “it takes some time” for young people coming from lower-income areas into affluence communities like Oak Park to successfully transition, but the work is well worth the wait.

“It’s difficult to navigate,” he said. “We’re a free program. We don’t have the answer to all of these issues, but we’re a resource that works to help kids keep their focus and be successful along the journey.”

To learn more about Y.E.M.B.A., visit yemba-inc.org.

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he just-under-2-minute video I saw, filmed by a bystander, probably from a balcony, did not generate any laughs. In the video, a white SUV with very dark tinted windows is zooming down the street being pursued by two police cars. The fact that the white SUV ends up coming back to the very spot where the film begins, is an indication that the person driving it was not familiar with the neighborhood.

It’s around 8:45 in the morning, with pedestrians and especially children out and about, and the driver is speeding, oblivious to the dangers he’s presenting to others, himself and the police in pursuit.

Now police chases don’t end well and this was no exception. According to the police and eyewitnesses, the driver of the car tried to run over a police officer. The response from the police is predictable as well. The officer pulls his gun and shoots! The criminal — and that’s what a person who steals a car is — is shot in the head.

In most instances, people would be glad that a criminal got his just due. But in this case, it turns out that the criminal is 15-year-old De Avion Ashley. And judging from the news media reporting it, Ashley’s family, and everybody else, is trying to make the kid the innocent victim.

Let’s start with the media. Instead of portraying Ashley as the budding criminal he is, the media hyped on the fact that he is 15 years old and was shot in the head by the police. Ashley’s family, while acknowledging he was wrong for having stolen the vehicle, proceeded to defend him as well.

“Hammond police shot an unarmed kid who was fleeing the scene in an obvious attempt to get away and not harm any pursuing Hammond officers,” said his cousin and family spokesperson, Demetrius Nash.

Can you believe that? An attempt to flee and not harm the officers. Give me a freaking break! As would be expected, some black folks have also jumped on the same bandwagon as the family. They are more in-

terested in lamenting that the police shot the kid than critiquing the kid for being a car thief. Nor was there any mention of why he wasn’t in school at that time of the day. Those are the kind of details that people overlook when trying to justify bad behavior.

Grand Theft Auto is a legitimate criminal charge. Unlike the video game, Ashley has suffered real and not make-believe consequences for his actions. Fortunately, the bullet that entered his head did not kill him. But the charges he faces and the time he may spend in jail are a different story.

There was a time when black parents would have the so-called “Talk” with their children. That talk would include their behaviors regarding the police. It would also be tempered with the emphasis on noncriminal behavior by the young person. If I had to place a bet on whether this family spoke with Ashley about such situations and behaviors, my money would be leaning toward the fact that they hadn’t. The family spokesperson trying to turn Ashley into Indiana’s version of Laquan McDonald — an innocent victim — says a lot about the mindset the kid was raised in. He may not have deserved being shot in the head, but his actions and behavior sure led to that outcome.

The police officers involved in the shootings are not white cops. Two are black and one is Hispanic. That could possibly be a reason why the kid had only one bullet in his head and not 16! They also wore body cameras that will better give us a visual account of what happened. Although that video footage has yet to be released, it will be interesting to see what it contains.

In the meantime, I hope parents begin to talk with their children about today’s reality. Any kind of theft is not a joke. And behaviors that bring them into contact with the police can have devastating consequences. Our young people are the captains of their own ships, and the directions they choose to take are matters of life and death!

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Ride the CTA Holiday Train!

Don’t miss the Allstate CTA Holiday Train, which has been running on the West Side since Nov. 23. New this year is a second six-car train, Elves’ Workshop Train, which will follow the Holiday Train on Saturdays, the busiest days, to help ensure everyone has an opportunity to experience this one-of-kind tradition.

As the train pulls into each station, Santa waves to the boarding riders from his sleigh on an open-air flatcar carrying his reindeer and decorated holiday trees. Both trains will be wrapped with holiday and seasonal images. Thousands of twinkling lights outline

the shape of the train and windows, with more lights running across the tops of the cars.

The special holiday trains will be running on the Blue Line on Dec. 6 (Thursday), Dec. 7 (Friday) and Dec. 8 (Saturday); they generally operate from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends (though schedules for each rail line may vary).

For more information about the other times the trains will be traveling throughout Chicago, visit transitchicago.com/holidayfleet/.

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New affordable housing could come to North Lawndale Ogden Commons would be across the street from Mt. Sinai Hospital

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

During a Nov. 15 meeting, members of the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously cleared the way for a development at the south end of North Lawndale — across the street from Mt. Sinai Hospital — that will include affordable housing, retail spaces and medical offices.

The Ogden Commons is a collaboration between Sinai Health System, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, the Chicago Housing Authority and the Habitat Company, a River North-based real estate company that has a history of working on affordable housing developments.

According to Jeff Head, Habitat’s VicePresident, the goal of the residential part of the project is to replace some of the public housing lost when Ogden Courts public housing development was demolished and to provide affordable housing for residents working at Mt. Sinai Hospital and the neighboring Cinespace studio.

Head said that many people who work there have to commute long distances and they are

hoping to make the trip easier and shorter.

During the Nov. 15 meeting, which was held at Chicago City Hall, Habitat officials touted the development’s environmental friendliness. They also said that they were taking part in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ‘s Section 3 program, which requires entities that receive HUD funds to provide job opportunities to low-income residents.

The development will comprise three buildings. The one along Ogden Avenue will be a three-story, 50,000-square foot building with retail spaces on the lower floor. The plan also calls for two parking lots to be built behind it, one facing 13th Place and one facing Tallman Avenue.

The developer has an option to build a three-story residential building over the parking lot facing Tallman Ave. in the future, after the other buildings are built. That part would be contingent on funding availability.

Head told the Plan Commission that they made sure that ambulances will be able to drop off patients in the front and in the back.

North of 13th Street would have two residential buildings. The larger, four-story, L-shaped 76,000 square foot building will be located on the west side and it will have a mix of studios, one-bedroom and twobedroom apartments.

A smaller, three-story building will be

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NEW CONSTRUCTION: An architectural rendering of Ogden Commons, a new development in North Lawndale. located on the east side. A parking lot will be built in the courtyard between the two buildings, and a smaller parking lot will be built north of the east building.

Overall, 80 percent of the residential units will be affordable. Half of those units will be available to Chicago housing Authority clients with housing vouchers. The remaining half will be kept affordable due to tax credits.

Jay Longo, the principal at Solomon Cordwell Buenz architecture firm, told the council that they are going for an environmentally friendly design.

“We’re recycling our waste and diverting it from landfills,” he said.

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), whose ward includes the project site, said that there will be opportunities not only for local-residents, but for area black-owned businesses to benefit from the development.

“As far as hiring, we do have a local African-American contractor that’s part of joint venture,” he said. “It is our goal to not only maximize local employment, but to also involve local contractors.”

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After School Matters taking applications for spring ’19 Spring programming to start week of Feb. 12, applications now available online

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

After School Matters is now taking applications for its spring 2019 lineup of programs, which will start the week of Feb. 12, according to a statement the organization released Dec. 3.

“Students can choose from more than 400 programs in the arts, communications and leadership, sports and STEM offered at various Chicago public high schools, as well as Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library and community organization locations throughout the city,” the statement reads.

“Programs will also continue to be offered downtown at Gallery 37 Center for the Arts and at The Michael and Karyn Lutz Center for After School Matters in Belmont Cragin. Teens can search and apply for spring programs online at afterschoolmatters.org.

This mobile-friendly application includes an interactive map to help teens search for programs, as well as, a full Spanish translation feature.”

After School Matters officials said that they’ll introduce a new program called Winter Takeover, which is a four-day experience for teens who want to participate in After School Matters programming over winter break.

The Winter Takeover will take place from

Jan. 2 to Jan. 5 at Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, located downtown.

“After School Matters programs offer teens an opportunity to expand their subject-matter specific skills, while also developing critical thinking skills in collaboration, problem-solving, social awareness and more,” officials said in the statement. “Multiple independent studies have confirmed that teens who participate in After School Matters programs have higher Freshmen On-Track rates, improved school-day attendance and higher graduation rates than their peers.”

According to the statement, there will be nearly 7,000 opportunities for young people to take advantage of After School Matters’ paid apprenticeships and internships.

“Participating teen apprentices will be eligible to earn a stipend of up to $425 depending on the program level; interns can earn up to $10.50 per hour.”

Mary Ellen Caron, the CEO of After School Matters, said that the “skills that teens learn in our programs help them to develop a strong foundation that they can build upon throughout the rest of their lives.”

To apply for After School Matters programs, visit afterschoolmatters.org. For more information on After School Matters, call 312-742-4182 or email applications@afterschoolmatters.org.

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Panel: Ownership key to manufacturing diversity

Leaders gathered during council meeting on Nov. 28 to explore ‘Race and Ownership in Manufacturing’

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

A group of community leaders gathered for a panel discussion at Freedman Seating Company, 4545 W. Augusta Blvd. in West Humboldt Park on Nov. 28 to discuss ways that manufacturing companies can become more racially and ethnically diverse.

The panel discussion, themed “Race and Ownership in Manufacturing,” was the monthly meeting of the Chicagoland Manufacturing Renaissance Council.

Panelists included Colin Cosgrove, president of Laystrom Manufacturing, a Hermosa-based metal fabrication company; Dr. Byron Brazier, pastor at Woodlawn’s Apostolic Church of God; Dr. Harry Alston, head of Safer Foundation, a North Lawndale nonprofit that helps ex-inmates reintegrate into society; and Dr. Teresa Cordova, Director of University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute, a research organization.

David Robinson, CMRC’s communications director and the panel’s moderator, began the discussion by exploring how diversity improves the profitability of businesses.

“That’s definitely true [in my experience],” said Cordova, adding that one area where diversity is lacking is among the business executives.

“Whether its leadership of agencies, leadership of businesses, diversity is really important. C-suites, that’s where we’re not seeing diversity — where the decisions occur, where people’s lives [are affected], that’s where we’re not seeing the diversity.

That’s where the shift needs to be.”

Cosgrove said that he’s been in manufacturing for the past 24 years.

Originally from Ireland, Cosgrove said that about 50 percent of the people he worked with “were born outside this country.”

“That’s a lot of Polish, a lot of Mexican, a lot of Vietnamese, many different countries — very few Irish people,” he said. I’m seeing [the benefits of a diverse workplace] and experienced it. [It results in] different ideas, solving problems for our customers.”

Cosgrove said that one area where he feels manufacturing is lacking is gender.

While he has seem some women involved in manufacturing, the industry still has some way to go to bring more balance.

“I would welcome more women coming into manufacturing,” he said. “Any way we can contribute to changing the message, that there is space for women in manufacturing.”

Brazier argued that the diversity “is a decision that people have to make” and that something that has to be done by both sides. Minority-owned companies have to

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DIVERSITY WANTED: Community leaders said that more women are needed in the corporate boardrooms and offices of manufacturing companies. pursue opportunities and so do white-owned businesses.

When asked what policy decisions that Illinois Governor-elect JB Pritzker and Chicago’s mayor — whoever that ends up being — can make to promote inclusion, the panelists agreed that it was a complicated issue.

Cosgrove said that, if anything, the state and city governments should be more supportive of smaller manufacturers, which he feels, hasn’t been the case in recent years. He and Cordova both argued that educating students about opportunities and manufacturing would help as well.

“I think advocating, being front and center, marketing to parents, marketing to students that there is a career [in manufacturing], there’s growth and opportunity [works],”

Cosgrove said.

Brazier argued that the city would benefit from more long-term planning that doesn’t depend on any one mayor staying in office for more than one term.

Alston said that he could think of several concrete policy changes, including doing more to incentivize business owners to hire ex-offenders and making it illegal for landlords to ask tenants about criminal records. He said that while a criminal record can be an obstacle to finding jobs, it can get in the way of renting an apartment, too.

Dan Swinney, CMRC’s executive director, noted that 99 percent of industrial businesses are white-owned and asked, “What’s the impact of that reality on black communalities and black youth?”

Alston argued that it does affect the industrial businesses’ hiring decisions “What you find is minority-owned businesses hire more people from communities than white-owned businesses, even though they’re good corporate citizens in the community,” he said.

“Part of what this has meant is we [the people of color] received lower wages, and harder jobs,” Cordova said. “Part of the challenge is not just the challenge related to race and color, but challenge of shared ownership.”

Cosgrove said that, if black youth don’t see people who look like them owning industrial businesses, they’re not going to think that ownership is for them.

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Austin Weekly News, December 5, 2018

Nonprofit job training program headed to Austin

City Council votes on zoning change required for Heartland Alliance to start program in closed school

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The Chicago City Council recently approved a zoning change that would allow the nonprofit Heartland Alliance to setup a job training program for former prisoners in a portion of a shuttered elementary school in Austin at 815-831 N. Leamington Ave. Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), whose ward includes the site, said in a statement that the project has been in the works “for a while.”

She said that the project will go a long way toward addressing high unemployment in Austin and ensure that people most likely to face barriers to employment are able to live productive lives. Mitts introduced the ordinance on Sept. 20 and it was unanimously approved by the full City Council on Nov. 14 as part of a routine vote.

The building has gone through various uses over the years. According to Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Catholic Schools, the site was home to Our Lady Help of Chris-

tians elementary school until it closed in 1998.

In 2002, San Miguel School, a Back of the Yards private junior high school, teamed up with St. Joseph Services charitable organization to launch what was dubbed San Miguel School-Gary Comer Campus. According to the school’s website, the owners closed it in 2012 due to “economic circumstances.”

Heartland Alliance is an anti-poverty organization that operates a wide array of programs, including several workforce development programs. On the West Side, that includes East Garfield Park-based Chicago FarmWorks, where residents facing “multiple barriers to employment” can get job skills and experience by working on a farm; and FamilyWorks Lawndale, which helps residents who either live in public housing or have rental subsidies get and keep jobs.

In her statement, Mitts said that Heartland’s new Austin project “addresses the critical need for job training and placement to help reduce Austin’s over 20 percent unemployment rate.

“My community and I support this innovative approach to empower and expand opportunities for local residents seeking to recover [and] establish more stable, productive lives.”

Mitts also stated that the project received “strong community support after numer-

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ous meetings and information forums,” but didn’t elaborate beyond that.

One of the other services Heartland provides is refugee resettlement. This summer, Casa Guadalupe shelter, which is also located within Mitts’ ward, housed some of the refugee children detained at the U.S.Mexican border and separated from their families. The Washington Post reported allegations that children were mistreated and not properly supervised.

At the time, Mitts was among several West Side politicians who expressed concerns about the allegations and called for them to be investigated.

On July 31, Heartland issued a statement indicating that their internal investigation “found no evidence to support the reported claims.” However, as the statement noted, Illinois Department of Child and Family Services and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General are conducting their own investigations, which were still ongoing as of Dec. 2.

Mitts did not respond to a follow-up question as to whether she had any concerns about Heartland’s work in light of the allegations; however, in her original statement, she expressed confidence in Heartland Alliance as a whole.

“Heartland Alliance is a 130-year-old human rights organization which provides

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needed services to Chicago residents in the areas of housing, job training and social justice, among other areas,” Mitts stated. “I appreciate many of the supportive programs sponsored by the Alliance.”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.LANELL HUNTER, DONNA K LONGMIRE, LINNELL HUNTER, CITY OF CHICAGO, DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Defendants 2017 CH 5813 325 NORTH LONG AVE 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 October 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 2, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 325 NORTH LONG AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-303-0050000.

The real estate is improved with a two unit with a detached two car garage.

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 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

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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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 261943.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261943 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 5813 TJSC#: 38-7833 I3103630

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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-085109.

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.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-085109 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 16881 TJSC#: 38-8196 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.

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JOHN BALLARD, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ELLEN BALLARD, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ELLEN BALLARD (DECEASED) Defendants 2018 CH 00615 5418 W. FULTON 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 October 4, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 9, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5418 W. FULTON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-302-0220000.

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 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 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-17219.

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. 14-17-17219 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 00615 TJSC#: 38-8049 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.

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(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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-19024.

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. 14-14-19024 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 02216 TJSC#: 38-8149 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.

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Plaintiff, -v.FIDENCIO VAZQUEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2017 CH 14428 888 N. SACRAMENTO BLVD 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 October 11, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 15, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 888 N. SACRAMENTO BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60622 Property Index No. 16-01-318-0100000.

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 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 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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15627.

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. 14-17-15627 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 14428 TJSC#: 38-8273 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.CYNTHIA HAYWOOD A/K/A CYNTHIA DAVIS A/K/A CYNTHIA ANDERSON DAVIS, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 16881 1417 SOUTH SPRINGFIELD 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 October 10, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 11, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1417 SOUTH SPRINGFIELD AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-116-0480000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $113,927.37.

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 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

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 1 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DANIELLE DAVIS, CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WANDA DAVIS, THOMAS P. QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WANDA DAVIS (DECEASED) Defendants 18 CH 02216 1621 S HARDING 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 October 9, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 11, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1621 S HARDING AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-301-0110000.

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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four

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 1 TRUST

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION RONEN, LLC Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT HAWKINS, LOUKESSA MCDOWELL-HAWKINS Defendants 14 CH 05357 1237 SOUTH KEDVALE 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 June 13, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 14, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1237 SOUTH KEDVALE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-22-205-0160000.

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 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

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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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 264239.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 264239 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 14 CH 05357 TJSC#: 38-5013 I3104463

Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 16, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2536 N. HAMLIN, Chicago, IL 60647 Property Index No. 13-26-318-0240000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $239,237.31.

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 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 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST

JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 110735.

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. 110735 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 01377 TJSC#: 38-8205 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.

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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 Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 2120-7718.

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-7718

Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 10382 TJSC#: 38-9003 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.

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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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-11573.

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. 14-16-11573 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 012994 TJSC#: 38-9227 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2003-HE5, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-HE5; )Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CLARA PITTMAN; REANASTER BURNS; THOMAS QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CLARA PITTMAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 3027 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-22-204-028-0000.

Commonly known as 1228 South Kedvale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 W18-0372.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3106354

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.NOEMI LOPEZ A/K/A NOEMY LOPEZ, EDWARD LOPEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 01377 2536 N. HAMLIN Chicago, IL 60647 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ANGELO LOUKAS, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A., BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. FKA AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 14 CH 10382 2317 W. OHIO ST. CHICAGO, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 11, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2317 W. OHIO ST., CHICAGO, IL 60612 Property Index No. 17-07-118-0050000.

The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments.

The judgment amount was $642,414.01.

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 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-AR5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AR5 Plaintiff, -v.JOANN JOHNSON, CACH, LLC, CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 16 CH 012994 906 N. LAVERGNE 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 January 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 10, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 906 N. LAVERGNE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-418-036.

The real estate is improved with a multi-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 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

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