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North Austin Community Center moving forward after lot sale City sells West Side lot for $1, paving way for a state-of-theart sports facility that will bring after-school programs and athletic opportunities to local youth By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago
The City Council has agreed to sell public land that will allow the development of a youth and recreation center on the West Side to move forward. See CENTER on page 3
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Loretto CEO’s church target of FBI probe into vaccinations
Investigation focuses on the city’s role in vaccinations done at the church when West Siders were struggling to get their shots By KELLY BAUER & DAVID JACKSON Block Club Chicago & Better Government Association
The FBI is investigating potentially improper vaccinations Loretto Hospital administered at its CEO’s suburban church — including the city of Chicago’s role in the vaccinations, government records show.
A federal grand jury subpoena was issued to the city’s law department on Nov. 10, more than five months after Block Club Chicago revealed the West Side hospital vaccinated people at an Oak Forest church whose leader is a friend of Loretto CEO George Miller. The FBI is also probing vaccinations the hospital did at Trump Tower, Block Club
and the Better Government Association reported earlier this year. All the subpoenas were issued “pursuant to an official criminal investigation.” The most recent subpoena focused on the church vaccinations, which were done in February at Valley Kingdom Ministries International in southwest suburban Oak For-
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est. The FBI asked for documents related to outreach to the church by city officials, as well as city use of the church to administer vaccines, and visits to the church made by city officials surrounding the February vaccination event. See LORETTO on page 4
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from page 1 Construction of the North Austin Community Center is underway on adjacent land at 1841 N. Laramie Ave. after the city sold that lot for $1 in 2020. Now, land at 5113 Vacant St. will be sold for $1 to Expert Management Inc., a company that will remediate the property before giving it to the North Austin Community Center. The $31 million project is being developed as a partnership between By the Hand Club for Kids and Grace and Peace Church Revival Center, with additional support from Intentional Sports and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives. The North Austin Community Center will be a state-of-the-art sports facility that will bring after-school programs and athletic opportunities to local youth. The center will begin to remedy the lack of programs and facilities for young people on the West Side, said John Zayas, pastor of Grace and Peace Church. “There is something about having a facility with that type of quality and expertise and being able to really pour into kids with purpose and hope. They’ll be able to dream of what they could be,” Zayas said. A rendering of the batting cages being developed for the Jason Heyward Baseball Academy at the North Austin sports and youth center being developed. The Vacant Street lot was formerly the site of the Glidden Paint factory, which left the land “heavily contaminated,” said Mike Parella, a project manager working on the project for the city’s planning department. Expert Management Inc. agreed to do the environmental remediation on the land at
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A rendering of the batting cages being developed for the Jason Heyward Baseball Academy at the North Austin sports and youth center being developed. its own expense, Parella said. The company is a subsidiary of AkzoNobel, the Dutch conglomerate that previously owned the paint factory that contaminated the land. A By The Hand clubhouse being developed at the center is expected to serve at least 400 kids from neighborhood public schools. The clubhouse will host afterschool programs offering academic assistance, technology instruction, tutoring and mentorships. “Our role in this new facility will be to help our kids excel academically while loving them holistically,” said Donnita Travis, By the Hand’s executive director. Outside, there will be fields and courts expected to serve at least 25,000 participants each year. This last plot of land sold
by the city will eventually become the project’s largest outdoor athletic pitch. The campus will include the Chicago Fire FC Soccer Field, which will become the city’s only indoor FIFA-regulation turf arena and the largest turf field on the West Side. The Fire will also offer at least 20 hours of weekly free community soccer programs at the campus. The Jason Heyward Baseball Academy will also offer sports training at the center. “The pandemic and what took place with the riots, our kids didn’t have hope for anything. We saw kids were hopeless. We believe we will give kids the opportunity to find some hope,” Zayas said.
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Still under scrutiny from page 1 In a brief telephone interview, Miller referred reporters to hospital representatives, who declined to comment. Apostle H. Daniel Wilson, a longtime pastor at Valley Kingdom Ministries International, could not immediately be reached for comment. City spokespeople could not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot has previously said the city is cooperating with the FBI investigation. The subpoenas represent demands for records and information and made no allegations of wrongdoing against any church leader, Loretto administrator or city official. The subpoenas also do not spell out the scope of the grand jury investigation or its targets. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office is already investigating the hospital for “potential misuse of charitable assets” following reports from Block Club and the Better Government Association that revealed one of former CFO Anosh Ahmed’s friends won contracts worth $4 million from the nonprofit hospital while Loretto board members took hospital-funded Caribbean trips, among other benefits. As the pandemic tore through low-income communities of color, officials provided Illinois’ first vaccination doses to Loretto in December, in large part to assure Black and Latino citizens they would be prioritized and protected. But Loretto then administered vaccines at Trump Tower, where Ahmed lived; at a luxury watch shop and jewelry store and to workers of a high-end Gold Coast steakhouse. The first vaccine event at the church was held Feb. 6, less than two weeks after the city opened eligibility and many older, at-risk Chicagoans were still desperately trying to get shots. Members got their second shots Feb. 27. Valley Kingdom Ministries was one of the first churches — if not the first — visited by the hospital, according to newsletters written by Miller to Loretto staff and obtained by Block Club. Beyond the professed friendship between Miller and Wilson, senior pastor at Valley Kingdom Ministries International, it is not clear why the church would have been given such preference. At the time, only frontline workers and people 65 and older were broadly eligible for the vaccines. Officials were also voicing concerns as many of the city’s vaccine doses — up to 40 percent — were going to people who live in the suburbs. Loretto sent a team to the church “to administer 204 vaccinations of their members, who lived, worked or received their [health care] from those living in Chicago,” Miller wrote in a newsletter to hospital staff that spring. Later, in the same newsletter, he acknowledged demand was high in
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Loretto CEO George Miller (center) received an award from H. Daniel Wilson, the leader at Valley Kingdom Ministries International, after Loretto Hospital vaccinated people at the suburban church. Miller is a member of the church and friends with Wilson. the city, writing, “In the coming weeks, our goal is to obtain more COVID-19 vaccines to administer because the demand is extremely high. We are attracting new patients that have never visited [Loretto] before.” In a video from Feb. 28, the church’s leader, H. Daniel Wilson, and Miller discuss having been friends for more than 40 years. They attended college together, were fraternity brothers and are even close enough that Miller attended Wilson’s bachelor party, they say in the video. In the video, Wilson directly thanks Miller for the vaccinations and says the people vaccinated came from the church and “Chicagoland area,” a term used to describe the vast metropolitan area in and around the city. “We vaccinated 200 primarily members from the Valley and from the Chicagoland area, and it could not have been done without the leadership, the open heart and the spirit of a brother beloved,” Wilson says of Miller. “You’re a friend, you’re a brother beloved, you’re a frat brother. But you’re a member of this ministry.” In the video, Wilson gives an award to Miller to thank him for bringing Loretto to the church — and Miller then gives an award to Wilson for being Loretto’s “faith partner.” Loretto’s self-audit of its vaccinations lists the shots done at the church as “decided eligible … outside of Chicago — healthcare in Chicago, work in Chicago, 65+.” But the report doesn’t say how or if the hospital determined if people who got shots at those events met those eligibility requirements.
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Miller remains the CEO of Loretto Hospital. Another executive, Ahmed, resigned in March after Block Club revealed the vaccinations at Trump Tower, where Ahmed lived, and at businesses where Ahmed frequented. In a March letter to Loretto’s staff, Miller took responsibility for the Trump Tower event, saying he authorized it. The hospital’s board decided he would be suspended for two weeks without pay, though it was not clear when that suspension would happen since the hospital was then searching for Ahmed’s replacement, a hospital spokesperson previously said. The hospital’s self-audit stated it administered 70 unapproved, ineligible vaccines at Trump Tower on March 10. The city’s health department suspended vaccine doses to Loretto until the hospital could put its program in order. State Rep. LaShawn Ford of Chicago stepped down from the hospital’s board March 23 to protest its slowness in responding to the mounting scandals. The next day, Ahmed resigned. On March 25, Lightfoot called for an independent investigation into the hospital’s vaccinations. The subpoenas state the current investigation is overseen by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg, who often handles complex financial cases, including white collar fraud and crimes against the elderly. She referred questions to an agency spokesman, who declined comment.
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East Garfield Park gallery hosts holiday giveaway for students
The 345 Art Gallery gave early Christmas presents to students at Beidler and Morton on Dec. 17 By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
On Dec. 17, 345 Art Gallery, 345 N. Kedzie Ave. in East Garfield Park, held a gift giveaway for students from two nearby elementary schools: Beidler Elementary School, 3151 W. Walnut St. and Morton School of Excellence, 431 N. Troy St. Younger kids got toys and games, with 170 gifts going to Morton students and 280 gifts going to Beidler students. Older kids got $15 McDonalds gift cards. Charmaine Gardner, the gallery’s events coordinator, said that the toy drive and giveaway was part of the gallery’s mission to engage local young people and be a positive force for the community. Corry Williams, the gallery’ founder, has said that he wanted to create a space where East Garfield Park residents could feel like they belonged, a place that would inspire residents, especially kids, to explore their creativity. Gardner said that the gift giveaway is an expression of positivity for the community this holiday season. “We can build strength and give out things to the children that we know are essential and will bring holiday cheer,” she said.
The event was also something of a promotion for the gallery, in the sense that it let kids know that the gallery is around and is a critical resource kids can take advantage of. Williams got help during the giveaway from his cousin, state Rep. Jawaharial Williams (10th). “I wanted to help out, give back, let the children know we’re thinking of them, help them celebrate,” the legislator said. “What we wanted to do was to give all you guys gifts, because we appreciate you,” Corry Williams told the students at Morton. “You guys are our future. Keep working hard. Study and get good grades.” John Hearon, a Morton art teacher, said he hopes that the giveaway helps rebuild connections between the gallery and the schools that the pandemic disrupted. “We really should’ve done it a long time ago,” he said. “I appreciate all of you.” Morton assistant principal Dr. Raven Daniels said that she appreciates that the volunteers “went out of their way” to make sure students got their presents. “The kids are excited, I’m excited,” she said. Morton principal Dr. Peggie Burnett-Wise, said that she especially appreciated the fact that the event was organized by someone from the community. “I think that it’s a tremendous blessing to our school,” she said. “It’s really amazing, because it’s coming from within. To have someone from our community give back to our community. It’s really amazing.”
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Giving someone’s best Christmas present ever
y teenage granddaughter is into anime. Having learned that there was an actual convention dedicated to that genre, I surprised her and we attended one of the 3-day convention dates this past summer. I watched in amazement as the shy, introverted girl came alive in one of the panel sessions as she discussed her favorite characters and the fallacies of how they had partnered that person with the wrong one. I had never seen that child so animated. But when a kid is in their natural element, it does show. Fast forward to this past weekend. The Hyatt Regency in Rosemont again hosted a 3-day anime convention: Con+Alt+Delete. I had learned my lesson from my first experience. This time, I purchased a 3-day weekend pass. She could pick and choose all the different breakout sessions she wanted to attend, and I would be there as her escort. And for once, this hard-to-satisfy teenager got
the best Christmas present ever. Attending anything with anime aficionados, you can expect to see some of the best self-designed costumes ever. This 3-day convention did not disappoint. These young people must spend months putting together outfits that are true reflections of the anime characters. Dressing up as their favorite character is called “cosplay.” The anime characters range from the Sailor Moon variety, to one young person who had a vintage computer monitor as his head, complete with lights. Cosplay costumes are not limited to just anime characters. I saw a number of Spiderman, Star War storm troopers, medieval knights, and females in outfits you would only expect to see at a strip club. As expected, the majority of folks into this are definitely under the age of 30. What I really was impressed with is
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the camaraderie they shared with one another. We had one breakout session with some of the anime characters who are the villains. The audience got to ask them questions and even the ones who were insulting just brought out waves of laughter and applause. One young man dressed as a ninja even challenged one of the villains to an arm-wrestling contest. The villain lost and was forced to confess how he loved his dreaded enemy. One of the things that Chicago needs is this same sort of convention for our young people. I don’t think the city has ever put on anything that challenges our young people to come out and have real and safe fun. Can you imagine DuSable Drive from Roosevelt Road all the way to Randolph Street filled with young people roller skating, riding bikes, and just enjoying themselves? I’m personally of the opinion that it’s only a small percentage of our young people who have become so warped in their mindset that causing havoc to them is considered having fun. It’s time to offer a reason and opportunity to begin to instill a change in that narrative.
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Attendees at the Con+Alt+Delete anime convention held in Rosemont over the weekend.
Come Celebrate the Season of Christmas with the Catholic Parishes of Oak Park and Chicago St. Catherine of Siena–St. Lucy Parish Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Eਵਤ: Friday, December 24 Mass at 3:00 pm
Tਧਤ Nਠਲ਼ਨਵਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ, Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Dਠਸ: Saturday, December 25 Mass at 9:00 am Please note that there is no 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, December 25.
St. Edmund Church Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Eਵਤ: Friday, December 24
Mass at 4:30 pm (Carols begin at 4:10 pm) This Mass will be livestreamed. (https://www.youtube.com/stedmund) Mass at 10:30 pm (Carols begin at 10:10 pm.)
Tਧਤ Nਠਲ਼ਨਵਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ, Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Dਠਸ: Saturday, December 25
Tਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Fਠਬਨਫਸ ਮਥ Jਤਲਲ, Mਠਸ ਠਭਣ Jਮਲਤਯਧ: Sunday, December 26
Mass at 11:00 am Please note that there is no 5:30 pm Mass on Saturday, December 25
Sਮਫਤਬਭਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ Mਠਸ, ਲ਼ਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Mਮਲ਼ਧਤ ਮਥ Gਮਣ (Nਤਸ਼ Yਤਠ’ਲ Dਠਸ): Saturday, January 1
Tਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Fਠਬਨਫਸ ਮਥ Jਤਲਲ, Mਠਸ ਠਭਣ Jਮਲਤਯਧ: Sunday, December 26
Mass at 9:00 am
Not a holy day of obligation this year. No Mass is scheduled. Please note that there is no 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, January 1. All are welcome to the 5:30 pm Mass at St. Edmund Church.
Tਧਤ Eਯਨਯਧਠਭਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ: Sunday, January 2 Mass at 9:00 am
Tਧਤ Bਠਯਲ਼ਨਲਬ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ
Masses on Saturday, January 8, at 5:00 pm and Sunday, January 9, at 9:00 am
Mass at 11:00 am
Sਮਫਤਬਭਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ Mਠਸ, ਲ਼ਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Mਮਲ਼ਧਤ ਮਥ Gਮਣ (Nਤਸ਼ Yਤਠ’ਲ Dਠਸ): Saturday, January 1 Not a holy day of obligation this year. No Mass is scheduled.
Tਧਤ Eਯਨਯਧਠਭਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ
Masses on Saturday, January 1, at 5:30 pm and Sunday January 2, at 11:00 am
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Masses on Saturday, January 8, at 5:30 pm and Sunday, January 9, at 11:00 am
St. Giles Parish Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Eਵਤ: Friday, December 24
Ascension Oak Park Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Eਵਤ: Friday, December 24 Masses at 3:30, 5:30 and 11:00 pm
Tਧਤ Nਠਲ਼ਨਵਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ, Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Dਠਸ: Saturday, December 25 Masses at 8:00 and 10:30 am Please note that there is no 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, December 25
Tਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Fਠਬਨਫਸ ਮਥ Jਤਲਲ, Mਠਸ ਠਭਣ Jਮਲਤਯਧ: Sunday, December 26 Mass at 10:30 am
Sਮਫਤਬਭਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ Mਠਸ, ਲ਼ਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Mਮਲ਼ਧਤ ਮਥ Gਮਣ (Nਤਸ਼ Yਤਠ’ਲ Dਠਸ): Saturday, January 1 Mass at 9:00 am Please note there is no 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, January 1
Pਠਸਤ ਨਭ ਲ਼ਧਤ Sਯਨਨਲ਼ ਮਥ Tਠਨਹ Saturday, January 1, at 7:30 pm
Tਧਤ Eਯਨਯਧਠਭਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ: Sunday, January 2 Masses at 8:00 and 10:30 am
Tਧਤ Bਠਯਲ਼ਨਲਬ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ
Masses on Saturday, January 8, at 5:00 pm and Sunday, January 9, at 8:00 and 10:00 am
Mass at 3:00 pm in Church Mass at 3:15 pm in St. Giles School Gym Mass at 5:00 pm* in Church (livestreamed) Distribution of Communion from 6:15 to 6:30 pm on Columbian Avenue in front of outdoor Nativity Scene Family Mass in St. Giles School Gym at 7:30 pm (Carols begin at 7:00 pm) Mass at 10:30 pm* in Church (livestreamed) (Carols begin at 10:00 pm)
Tਧਤ Nਠਲ਼ਨਵਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ, Cਧਨਲਲ਼ਬਠਲ Dਠਸ: Saturday, December 25 Masses at 9:00 and 11:00 am
Tਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Fਠਬਨਫਸ ਮਥ Jਤਲਲ, Mਠਸ ਠਭਣ Jਮਲਤਯਧ: Sunday, December 26 Mass at 9:00 am* (livestreamed)
Sਮਫਤਬਭਨਲ਼ਸ ਮਥ Mਠਸ, ਲ਼ਧਤ Hਮਫਸ Mਮਲ਼ਧਤ ਮਥ Gਮਣ (Nਤਸ਼ Yਤਠ’ਲ Dਠਸ): Saturday, January 1 Masses on Friday, December 31, at 4:30 pm* (livestreamed) and Saturday, January 1, at 9:00 am
Tਧਤ Eਯਨਯਧਠਭਸ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ: Sunday, January 2
Masses at 8:00 am and 10:30 am* (livestreamed)
Tਧਤ Bਠਯਲ਼ਨਲਬ ਮਥ ਲ਼ਧਤ Lਮਣ
Masses on Saturday, January 8, at 4:30 pm and Sunday, January 9, at 8:00 and 10:30 am *Masses to be livestreamed. Please see our website, stgilesparish.org, to find links to livestream events.
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West Suburban debuts new surgical robot
Austin man was first to be operated on with assistance from hospital’s new da Vinci XI surgical robot By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
Robert Bonner, 42, of Austin, was the first patient at West Suburban Medical Center, 3 Erie St. in Oak Park, to benefit from the new da Vinci XI surgical robot when he got gall bladder surgery on Nov. 16. Although the hospital has been using surgical robots since September 2012, the new robot is more precise and includes more surgical tools. Bonner said that he was impressed with the technology and the care he got at the hospital, adding that he recovered quickly and the surgery didn’t leave any “hideous” scars. Photos of the robot from Intuitive, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based surgical robot manufacturer that makes the surgical device, show a towering structure with four tentacle-like appendages coming down from the top. Each appendage ends with a thin, flexible arms that can go into the body without requiring large openings. Dr. Frederick Tiesenga, the chair of West Suburban’s surgery department, said that the advantage of the surgical robots is that they
allow for more precise, less invasive surgical techniques. This means patients spend less time recovering, so they can leave the hospital sooner than they would after more traditional surgeries. The da Vinci XI robots, Tiesenga said, “take robotic surgery to the next level.” They are even more precise than the older robots and have better surgical instruments. Bonner said that he had been feeling stomach pains “for probably six to seven months.” At first, he thought the pain was indigestion, which he treated by drinking ginger ale, but that treatment didn’t work. “Before I got the surgery, I was in a lot of pain,” he said. “Everything just wasn’t feeling right.” On Nov. 15, Bonner was at his father’s house when the pain got so bad that he realized he had to get help quickly. “The pain was just starting to get worse and worse,” he recalled. “And I was at my daddy’s house and I said, ‘Pops, I gotta go, I can’t take the pain no longer.’” Bonner’s father called the ambulance, and he was quickly taken to West Suburban. The doctors found that Bonner’s gallbladder was causing the stomach pains and related high blood pressure. “They were kind of shocked that I was moving around and I was living [with such a high blood pressure],” Bonner said. From there, things moved quickly. The surgery was scheduled for the following day.
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A surgical team at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park show the hospital’s new da Vinci XI surgical robot. When asked whether he was okay with being the first person they used the da Vinci XI on, Bonner didn’t hesitate. “I was like, ‘Sure,’” he said. “If it’s anything that can take care of that pain, it’s good with me.” Tiesenga said that Bonner was chosen because he was “the first patient who was an appropriate candidate for using the da Vinci XI.” The doctor said that the surgeons were “very excited to do this.” Since then, West Suburban surgeons have been using the robot on a regular basis. “I am a general surgeon and I use it for all different kinds of operations, multiple times every week,” Tiesenga said. Bonner said he was impressed with how
quickly he recovered. His father, who had the same surgery, had to stay in the hospital for “at least a week” afterwards, while his recovery took less than two days. “By Thursday [Nov. 18], man, I was moving around, walking up and down the stairs, doing everything, and they sent me home,” he said. “By Thursday afternoon, I was back at the house.” Since then, Bonner said he hasn’t had any issues. “The scars weren’t really hideous, like I’ve seen with other people,” he said. “I am looking at the scars and I can hardly see them.”
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City could buy West Side Aldi and turn it back into grocer
But first, West Garfield Park leaders are negotiating with Aldi to buy the Madison Street location so they can bring another grocer to the space By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago
A key panel approved a proposal Thursday that would allow the city to buy a closed West Garfield Park grocery store, a move that would support community-led efforts to bring another grocer to the space. Community leaders appealed to city leaders for help after the Aldi at 3835 W. Madison St. closed abruptly in October, worsening the severe scarcity of healthy food in West Garfield Park, which is considered to be a dire food desert. The Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative organized a campaign demanding Aldi sell the vacant building to the community for $1 so it can be redeveloped into a supermarket with a mission and values that
align with the needs of residents. The city plan, approved unanimously by the Community Development Commission Thursday, authorizes the city to buy the building if negotiations between neighborhood groups and Aldi fall through, planning department spokesperson Peter Strazzabosco said. The building is listed for $700,000. The plan is scheduled for a City Council vote in January. Bringing healthy food options to West Garfield Park has long been a top priority for residents, said TJ Crawford, director of the Rite to Wellness Collaborative. The support from the city is a “demonstration of what it looks like to have community-led initiatives in cooperation with public officials,” he said. “We are that much closer to getting a community committed grocer,” Crawford said. If the planning department gets City Council’s blessing to buy the former grocery building, it will give the city “a seat at the table” in negotiating with Aldi as the chain prepares to sell the building or find a new tenant, Strazzabosco said. “I want there to be a bona fide, qualified grocer at this location. … If Aldi wants to participate, that’s fine. But we need to make that a reality. Whatever is going to get us
to that point is what we want to go forward with,” said Ald. Jason Ervin (28th). The lack of fresh food in the neighborhood contributes to the massive health disparities West Garfield Park residents face, Crawford said. West Garfield Park residents have an average life expectancy 16 years shorter than people living Downtown, according to a 2015 Virginia Commonwealth University report. That gap isn’t due to shortcomings in clinical care alone, the study showed: It is also due to social conditions, including disinvestment, segregation and a lack of grocery stores. The Rite to Wellness Collaborative campaign is about more than transforming the former Aldi location back into a grocery store, Crawford said. It is equally focused on raising the standard for what kinds of businesses are welcomed into the community and taking a stand against companies that value “profits over people,” he said. “Aldi is still not being held accountable,” Crawford said. “There has been no recompense to their actions so far. We need to ensure that they will carry the harm that was done and ensure they don’t do it to other communities.” The sudden closure is concerning since
the Aldi was a lifeline for many older people who lived at one of the four senior centers within a block of the supermarket, residents said. The closure of the store was particularly harmful because Aldi gave neighbors who relied on them little to no notice before suddenly pulling out of the neighborhood, which “created a food desert,” Crawford said. A spokesperson for Aldi said in a statement the store was closed due to long-term declining sales. But if Aldi had worked with local groups to open a dialogue about the struggling performance, the neighborhood could have worked together to find solutions to keep the store open, Crawford said. The Rite to Wellness Collaborative organized a series of food giveaways at the site of the former Aldi to support those who have been left without options by the closure. The final giveaway is planned for 9:30 a.m.-noon Dec. 18 at 3835 W. Madison St. “I don’t want Aldi to do this to another community like they did to Garfield Park. But ultimately, the consumer has to decide not to put their money in places that will treat them bad,” Ervin said.
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Gov. Pritzker, after Edwardsville why does Amazon get a pass?
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day after visiting Edwardsville, Ill., where an Amazon warehouse collapsed Friday from a tornado that killed six people, Gov J.B. Pritzker ascended the podium of the Greater St. John Bible Church in Austin. During his brief Sunday address, the governor acknowledged what he said are “some dark and difficult times,” before connecting the tragedy of deadly weather in Edwardsville to the concurrent pandemics of COVID-19 and gun violence disproportionately touching the West Side, and to the Republican Party’s slow, roiling authoritarian coup. “They want to take away that sacred right from you, because they know you’re not going to vote for them,” the governor told the predominantly Black churchgoers, among them longtime Congressman Danny K. Davis and Chicago Ald. Chris Taliaferro, an active member of the Greater St. John congregation. “I’ve never seen it like this in America,” Pritzker said. “It is awful what they are trying to do. They say their goal is voter integrity, but you know that’s not what they mean. They want to keep Black people away from the polls. They want to take away your right to vote, because they know that you can make positive change.” I was also in the congregation on Sunday, seated near the back of the sanctuary and hoping to hear the governor offer a more robust condemnation of the conditions that made the Amazon warehouse collapse much more tragic than it had to be. The truth is that a tornado is only partially to blame for the loss of those six people. Pritzker, an enlightened billionaire and scion of the Hyatt hotel empire, omitted from his otherwise pitch-perfect oration as the state’s consoler-in-chief the name of another dark cloud hovering ominously over the country — that of workplace authoritarianism. “It cares about profits,” one Amazon employee told People magazine after the Edwardsville tragedy. “It’s a business. They’re not a church. They’re not a government. They’re a business in business to make money, which they are very good at. But they exert so much authority over people who work here, to our detriment.” I was waiting for Pritzker to address his fellow billionaire, Jeff Bezos, who was too busy sending people to the edge of space to attend to the earthly matter in Edwardsville (Bezos eventually tweeted out his condolences on Saturday, after posting a photo to Instagram of his six-person Blue Origins human spaceflight team, Business Insider reported). The governor did not mention Amazon’s policy of prohibiting its employees from having their phones on warehouse floors, a measure that employees who spoke to Bloomberg worried would affect them during emergencies like the tornado in Edwardsville. Amazon officials told Reuters that there was no such policy in preventing employees or contractors from having cellphones. The dissonance reminds me of Amazon stridently denying and, after being disproven on Twitter, begrudgingly admitting that rushed and surveilled contract delivery drivers regularly relieve themselves in bottles. In an effort to consolidate control over its workers while offloading responsibility for their wellbeing, Amazon relies on third-party contractor companies and contract employees — a reality that “complicated the rescue effort in Edwardsville,” the New York Times reported. “On Saturday, Mike Fillback, the police chief in Edwardsville, said the authorities had ‘challenges’ in knowing ‘how many people we actually had at that facility at the time because it’s not a set staff.’ Only seven people at Amazon’s site were full-time employees, said a Madison County com-
missioner who declined to give his name. He said most were delivery drivers in their 20s who work as contractors.” During his remarks at Greater St. John on Sunday, Pritzker talked about some of the glints of light in the darkness. One example he gave was that of “a 7-year-old girl, Olivia Drew, who is making masks and giving them out to homeless people.” Later in his remarks, Pritzker quoted scripture, the book of Deuteronomy, in which “God commands us — Justice, Justice shall you pursue.” And then the Democratic governor offered the morally degenerate Republican Party and its attacks on voting rights as a prime example of obstruction. But I was hoping the governor, during his speech about an Amazon warehouse collapse, would also mention a much more immediate example of obstruction of justice — Amazon. He could have mentioned one of the victims, Larry Virden, 46, of Collinsville, Ill., whose daughter, aptly named Justice, described her father as a “fun loving, outdoors person” who would help anybody in need. Virden’s last text, minutes before the tornado leveled his workplace, was “Amazon won’t let us leave.” “They told us that they couldn’t leave. My dad wanted to leave at 8:20. That tornado didn’t touch down till almost 20 minutes later. He could’ve been home,” Justice told KMOV 4 News. “My biggest question for Amazon in general is why didn’t they make sure the building was safer than what it was. There should be no reason a concrete building should be lifting off the ground. There’s no reason that 11-inchthick concrete should be falling onto people.” Those are all valid questions that the governor should have amplified. On Sunday, Pritzker connected the tornado with the pandemics of COVID-19 and gun violence, describing them all as tragedies darkening the American landscape. The governor called out the GOP’s efforts at “voter integrity” for what they really are. He could just as easily have washed the mascara off Bezos’s performative empathy (“We’re heartbroken over the loss of our teammates there,” the billionaire boss tweeted). Pritzker could have blasted Amazon’s notorious pattern of surveilling its workers, placing efficiency and profits over personal privacy. Why, for instance, would Larry Virden feel such pressure to continue working as a storm gathered? The bad pay notwithstanding, imagine the pressure he must have felt, pressure that was likely compounded by the company’s highly sophisticated method of monitoring its employees. Earlier this year, Business Insider reported, Amazon drivers learned that “their vans would start to feature a four-part camera with biometric feedback indicators … the system monitors if drivers look away from the road, speed, or even yawn, and then can send a live feed of the recording to managers.” In 2019, Business Insider reported that Amazon “was instituting a system tracking warehouse workers’ ‘time off task,’ or the amount of time they are not directly working. The system … can result in a warehouse worker’s termination without directly involving a human supervisor or manager.” I’ve interviewed current Amazon employees afraid to speak on record, if at all, about their workplace mistreatment, for fear of retaliation (one worker was an Amazon driver who admitted that he would sometimes relieve himself in plastic bottles in order to make his delivery quota). The fear is palpable. The control is real. Let’s talk about election tampering. Pritzker could have connected the GOP’s authoritarian election tampering with Amazon’s similarly authoritarian actions during the union
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a worship service at Greater St. John Bible Church in Austin on Dec. 12. vote at its Bessemer, Ala. site earlier this year. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store union (RWDSU), which organized the drive culminating in the February election, contested the results (1,798 workers voted for unionization while 738 voted against it). In November, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of RWDSU officials who contested the vote, arguing that “Amazon interfered with the election by — among other things — installing its own mailbox to collect ballots,” the Verge reported. “Amazon security guards had access to the mailbox, giving some workers the impression that Amazon controlled the results,” the publication added. How can we effectively talk about the very conspicuous rise of fascism and authoritarianism in our politics, and the attendant weakness of American democracy, without pointing out just how pervasive those threats are in workplaces across the country — starting with Amazon? “Under the employment-at-will baseline, workers, in effect, cede all of their rights to their employers, except those specifically guaranteed to them by law, for the duration of the employment relationship,” Elizabeth S. Anderson writes in her 2017 book, How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It). Employers’ authority over workers, “outside of collective bargaining and a few other contexts … is sweeping, arbitrary, and unaccountable — not subject to notice, process or appeal,” and workplace governance, she adds, “is a form of private government,” which state and federal governments underwrite. Perhaps Pritzker was silent about Amazon’s authoritarianism, because talk of “private government” pushes up against the boundaries of his enlightenment, which is progressive to the point of raising the minimum wage and spending more on education and focusing on police reform. Does that enlightenment stop, however, at the point of allowing workers more control about how they work, how they’re compensated (and, dare I say, how the profits generated by their work are distributed)? I’d like to know the reasons for Pritzker’s glaring omissions during his Sunday sermon, because the silence is deafening and, at this point in American history, dangerous. To paraphrase a tweet I saw last year: Authoritarianism in the workplace is making it easier to accept authoritarianism in civic life.
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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.AUGUSTINE MORGAN, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WILL W SMITH III, THOMAS HARDING, FREDDIE HARDING, WILL HARDING, LATEE SMITH, DANIEL SMITH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WILL W. SMITH III (DECEASED) Defendants 2019CH00118 2128 S HARDING AVE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 11, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 27, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2128 S HARDING AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-317-0290000 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 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”
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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. 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 309147. 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. 309147 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 2019 CH 01819 TJSC#: 41-2348 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 # 2019 CH 01819 I3183666
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-4; Plaintiff, vs. HERMENEGILDO GARCIA; CITY OF CHICAGO; DOMINGA GARCIA; S&J INSTALLERS, INC. AKA S&J INSTALLERS CO.; Defendants, 19 CH 8387 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 Monday, January 24, 2022 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. 16-26-210-041-0000. Commonly known as 2338 South Trumbull 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 Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever Law Group, 225 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 236-0077. SPS000135-19FC1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3183410
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. 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, JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 16-4402. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-4402 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 17 CH 1354 TJSC#: 41-2902 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 1354 I3182827
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES 2004-A4, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-D; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CEOLA CORNES AKA CEOLA H. CORNES; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA; GROVER HOLCOMB JR. AKA GROVER HOLCOMB AKA GROVER L. HOLCOMB; DISCOVER BANK; NCEP, LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WALTER ANDERSON; GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CEOLA H. CORNES, DECEASED; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 5037 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 Thursday, January 20, 2022 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. 16-15-123-008-0000; 16-15123-007-0000. Commonly known as 4521-23 West Gladys Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60624. 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 Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F17120014 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3182985
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES 2007-2, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, -v.ROMAN MORROW, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE C O M PA N Y, N AT I O N A L CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 1354 5808 W. IOWA ST. CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 28, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 10, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5808 W. IOWA ST., CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-419-0330000; 16-05-419-027-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $445,562.90.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP Plaintiff, -v.JODIE MCGUIRE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 2020CH00509 129 N LOTUS AVENUE 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 6, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 10, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 129 N LOTUS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-316-0150000 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
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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. 14-19-09522 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020CH00509 TJSC#: 41-2381
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 # 2020CH00509 I3183008
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, JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 20-8085. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 20-8085 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2020 CH 04287 TJSC#: 41-2871 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 # 2020 CH 04287 I3183341
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 Ms. Mary E. Spitz at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. (440) 572-1512. ILF1812008 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3182320
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. 14-19-11779 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020CH01082
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF CVI LCF MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST I Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF BRENDA J. KIRKLAND, CAPITAL ONE BANK, (USA), THOMAS QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BRENDA J. KIRKLAND, ANTHONY KIRKLAND JR., TIERRA KIRKLAND, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2020 CH 04287 3654 W. Grenshaw 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 August 13, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 14, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3654 W. Grenshaw Street, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-14-325-0260000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $61,830.24. 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. 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE BUNGALOW SERIES F TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Powell Collier; Julie Fox, as Special Representative for Powell Collier; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants, 19 CH 460 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 11, 2022 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: Commonly known as 726 North Lawndale Ave., Chicago, IL 60624. P.I.N. 16-11-105-029. 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES ACQUISITION TRUST 2019-HB1 Plaintiff, -v.MAMIE COOPWOOD, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2020CH01082 362 NORTH HAMLIN AVENUE 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 October 1, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 362 NORTH HAMLIN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-303-0270000 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 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
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TJSC#: 41-2017 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 # 2020CH01082 I3182627
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. 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. 20-04632IL_613674 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2019CH04670 TJSC#: 41-2826 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 # 2019CH04670 I3182783
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE MONEY SOURCE INC Plaintiff, -v.CRYSTAL BOWNS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2019CH04670 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE 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 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 6, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-201-0170000 The real estate is improved with a two unit building 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, 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. 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
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Austin Weekly News, December 22, 2021
Dear readers, donors and those of you thinking about becoming donors, A week ago we told you we were two-thirds of the way to our $125,000 goal for the annual end-of year NewsMatch fundraiser. And we announced a new $10,000 match from the Monroe and Fran Sullivan Charitable Fund. Here’s the good news. We met and beat the Sullivan’s match. Now we are knocking at $100,000. That leaves $25,000 we need to raise by Dec. 31. And we now have a new challenge we’re offering to get us to goal. The board of directors of Growing Community Media have combined on a $25,000 challenge. No gimmicks here. This is not a match. We have this money already banked thanks to the generosity and passion of our terrific board. I want to call them out by name. Judy Greffin is our chair. Nile Wendorf is our treasurer. Deb Abrahamson, Gary Collins, Darnell Shields, Sheila Solomon and Eric Weinheimer are board members. Now they are asking you to join them in investing in nonprofit community journalism across our seven neighborhoods. Your money goes straight into our newsroom. It pays the salaries of our reporters, our photographer, our dedicated freelancers. If you believe, as I do, that Forest Park, Austin, River Forest, Brookfield, North Riverside, Riverside and Oak Park are better places to live because of the work of our reporters on the Austin Weekly News, Forest Park Review, Riverside-Brookfield Landmark and Wednesday Journal of Oak Park & River Forest, then now is the moment to become an active part of this newsroom. Give at a level that works for you and your family. A $10 donation, $5 a month, $250 or $500. Each donation has great value to us. Each new partner has our genuine gratitude as we pioneer this new model for nonprofit community journalism. Be part of this. Enjoy your holidays. Stay safe.
Dan Haley Editor and Publisher Growing Community Media
www.austinweeklynews.com/donate or make your check payable to Growing Community Media at 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302