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Fencing is a time-honored combat sport, tracing its roots back to ancient civilizations like Egypt and Rome. But in Scott Holliday’s mind, today it’s a means to bring kids together for empowerment. Holliday, a Fenwick High School senior from Oak Park, is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Black Boys Fence, which exposes youngsters to the sport and opens a window to what Holliday has been passionate about since he started fencing when he was 10. Black Boys Fence has been around for about two years and offers events such as clinics and partnerships with schools on the West Side, where he dons his gear, does lunges with his foil – one of three types of fencing weapons – shares See SCOTT HOLLIDAY on page 7
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Chicago faith leaders condemned what they see as racially targeted property tax hikes on Black homeowners at the People’s Church of the Harvest. The event Monday, dubbed “The People’s Hearing,” gave residents a platform to hold Cook County officials accountable as the second installment of the 2024 property tax bill was due on Dec. 15. Michael Eaddy, pastor of the People’s Church of the Harvest Church of God in Christ, welcomed attendees and said the church was honored to host the Leaders Network’s community gathering. He emphasized that the purpose of the meeting was to give residents space to directly See PROPERTY TAXES on page 12
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Though it doesn’t look like Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will be unseated any time soon, La Shawn Ford — who’s been the state representative for Illinois’ 8th district for 17 years and was endorsed by Congressman Danny Davis to succeed him in retirement — filed a bill in January that, if passed, would allow Chicago residents to recall the mayor. I thought that was pretty newsworthy, but it turns out Ford has been filing similar legislation every general assembly since 2015. While most elected officials can be im-
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without pay because of, they were told, a shortage of nurses. But they showed me their timesheets, which were fully staffed through that upcoming weekend. The Family Birthplace floor, containing labor and delivery, postpartum and nursery units, remains closed.
3. Dilapidated Wright home in Austin makes list of most endangered Chicago buildings — 1,177 page views Lacey Sikora — who often writes about real estate for Austin Weekly News — reported in March that Frank Lloyd Wright’s J.J. Walser House at 42 N. Central Ave. in Austin was added to Preservation Chicago’s annual list of the city’s most endangered historic buildings. In May, the same home was named one of Landmarks Illinois’ 10 most at-risk structures in the state. And earlier this month, I reported that See TOP TEN on page 13
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News report: West Sub owners in legal dispute with Pipeline, a previous owner
Pipeline alleges Resilience Health in default on $67M loan By BILL DWYER Contributing Reporter
The future of West Suburban Medical Center is looking more uncertain than ever in light of a lawsuit reported by a Chicago real estate news website. In a Dec. 22 article, The Real Deal Real Estate News’ Emma Whalen reports that affiliates of West Sub’s former owners, Pipeline Health, have sued West Sub’s current corporate parent, New Jersey-based Resilience Healthcare, for failing to pay $67 million allegedly owed to the Pipeline entities. West Sub CEO Manoj Prasad told media outlets in early 2023 that the deal for West Sub and Weiss Memorial Hospital on Chicago’s North Side was worth $92 million. The Real Deal reports that sale was funded in part by a $22 million loan from California-based First Credit Bank and a $67 million loan note from Pipeline with a December 2024 maturity date. Last December Resilience failed to pay back the $67 million owed to the Pipeline entities, The Real Deal reports. Attorneys for Pipeline and representatives of Re-
silience, they said, did not respond to requests for comment. Last June, six months after Resilience Healthcare allegedly defaulted on the $67 million loan, the federal Center for Medicare Services terminated Weiss Memorial’s participation in Medicaid reimbursement after the hospital’s air conditioning failed. With Weiss reportedly relying on Medicare and Medicaid for 87 percent of its revenue, Resilience Healthcare made the decision to close the hospital on Aug. 8. Some medical services continue to be offered on the Weiss campus. “Due to a catastrophic HVAC failure, all inpatient units were evacuated on June 18,” Weiss Memorial said on its website. “The Emergency Department remained opened until Aug. 8, 2025 but also had to be closed pursuant to a loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding.” The Real Deal reports that the alleged $67 million debt default referenced in Pipeline’s lawsuit “is listed in public records as a subordinate mortgage, meaning Resilience is likely on the hook to cover the $22 million CMBS debt before making the lenders of the larger debt whole.”
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Weiss Memorial Hospital’s potential to reopen,” The Real Deal reports. That set of circumstances likely places West Suburban Medical Center in serious jeopardy. Last summer Prasad told a press conference that West Sub’s future was uncertain and that the hospital made decisions on what bills to pay based on what cash was received on a given day.
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SCOTT HOLLIDAY Pointing the way from page 1 his book, titled “Scott’s Fantastic Fencing Journey,” and speaks to building confidence, discipline and focus. Not only that, he’s captain of the Fenwick fencing team and a nationally ranked men’s foil fencer, a two-time USA Junior Olympic qualifier and a USA Fencing All-American and All-Academic honoree. It’s a busy life, but Holliday wouldn’t have it any other way. “It’s very fun and exciting and also very versatile,” he said of his favorite sport, and keep in mind, as a young man, he tried all of them – soccer, lacrosse, basketball and tennis. “Just nothing clicked as well as fencing did,” he said. “When I put on the mask, it’s like I’m transported into a different mind space. I feel invincible and that’s a feeling I want to chase forever.” He’s well on his way to that end. Next fall, he’ll be attending Columbia University in New York City and is planning on walking onto one of the best Division 1 collegiate fencing teams in the nation, while also studying political science and economics. But first, a bit about fencing. The foil is the smallest weapon of the three, the others being the sabre and the epee, but it’s the quickest with the hand, so one has “to be very sharp, agile and precise, so you can score,” Holliday said.
In addition to a protective mask, pants, long socks and shoes, there is an underarm protector, jacket and the lame, a sort of a gray vest you place over your shoulders. That’s the target area, where you score a touch on your opponent but also try to protect yours. In a typical match, your objective is to get five touches in a three-minute increment. In some matches, the goal is to score 15 touches in three sets of threeminute increments. Black Boys Fence came about because Holliday wanted to build exposure for the sport, but he quickly discovered that that wasn’t enough. So he pivoted. “I decided to do live demonstrations, go to schools and outreach more,” he said, “community centers, churches, schools, just being the person so (kids) can see themselves in the sport.” And they do. The first reading he did of his book, he asked, “Who’s that on the cover?” The response? “A bunch of kids said, ‘That’s me on the cover!’” he said. “(It’s) seeing themselves as something totally different than the norm.” But that’s the point. Look at fencing as an opportunity as much as a sport, no matter your young age. “To kids at Fenwick and Oak Park and River Forest High School, if you’re interested, give it a try,” said Holliday, who trains with RedStar Fencing Club Chicago. “Try something new and exciting and be impressed with yourself.” To learn more about Black Boys Fence, visit its website, BlackBoysFence.com, or its Instagram profile.
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Showalter declares state of urgency in run for Congress
The 7th district candidate has experience in crafting federal legislation to hold large corporations responsible and make life more affordable By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Editor’s note: Ahead of the March primary, Growing Community Media is profiling the candidates running in the 7th congressional district. This week, that’s Reed Showalter. Reed Showalter, 32, is the second youngest candidate running in Illinois’ 7th congressional district. A West Loop resident, Showalter’s entire career has been spent working in public service on federal policy as an attorney who targets big corporations. “I see a country that has let itself fall to the very rich, the well connected, the powerful,” Showalter said of why he chose to run for Congress. “It’s an economy that is more interested in extracting things from people than providing the things they need to live. I’ve worked basically my whole life to try to stop that.” Showalter describes himself as a “combination of a dream-bigger candidate and a know-how candidate, one of the youngest candidates in the field, and the one with the most relevant, federal experience.” Showalter grew up in Oak Park, where his parents were small business owners. After graduating from New York University, Showalter worked at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Following the 2008 financial crisis, he tracked various markets to see whether they were being manipulated. “I wanted to basically find the people that tanked the economy and go after them,” Showalter said. So he went to a derivatives exchange and targeted big agriculture companies. “Derivatives were the thing to tank the economy. And I was like, ‘When are they going to do it again, and how can
I stop that?’” Showalter said that everything we eat — from meat to the seeds that grow produce and grains — are owned by just a couple of companies that jack up prices on their goods and squeeze out small farmers. “Fighting against that consolidation, breaking up those giant companies and making it harder for them to pass on their price hikes through the system is the only way in my mind to lower food prices,” Showalter said. His experience at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange inspired him to attend Columbia University to study antitrust law and better understand how to prevent shady mergers and business practices. Showalter was on Capitol Hill his last semester at law school, where he worked in Congress on the Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. There, he was part of a year-plus-long investigation on companies like Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Showalter helped develop five bills, four of which are continually introduced in legislative sessions and “seed the ground for breaking up a part of Google and [are] against Amazon for the abuse of their workers and small sellers.” The bill that passed increased funding for antitrust enforcement and made it easier for state and federal governments to work together. “That funding bill that we passed allows us to challenge a bunch more mergers and allowed us to bring generational cases against, not just big tech companies, but big ag companies and big pharmaceutical companies.” Showalter said one of the first things his team did after that bill passed was chal-
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Reed Showalter lenge a UnitedHealth Group merger to stop them from getting bigger and controlling more of the health insurance ecosystem. Showalter has also worked as an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, on a counsel for economic justice work in the U.S. Justice Department, and as a senior policy advisor on the White House National Economic Council. At the White House, Showalter helped negotiate Medicare drug prices and worked with the FTC to make EpiPens and inhalers more affordable. He also pitched an executive order to ban the internal transfer pricing that many large health care companies practice. Showalter said something called the Medical Loss Ratio makes it illegal for a big health insurer to make more than a 15% profit. “The reason why all the big healthcare companies have gotten so big is because, if [they] can buy the hospital and the doctor’s office and the clinic and the pharmacy, [they] can say, ‘No, that’s not profit. That’s the cost I haven’t paid,’” Showalter said. “Now you have UnitedHealth Group, which is the third largest company in the
world, making basically all of its money on the siphoning of the American healthcare system.” Showalter said that, until the corporate or for-profit ownership of hospitals is banned, the for-profit insurance industry will likely remain the primary driver of the health care system. And he’s just as opposed to large companies involved in real estate. At the end of the Biden administration, Showalter said the Department of Justice developed a case that’s currently pending against RealPage for colluding to raise rent prices. “If you pay rent in Chicago, you pay about $470 to $500 more a year because of this one company, regardless of where you live, because they found a way to get all of the landlords together to say, ‘We can all raise our rents by $25 and no one will leave if we all do it together.’” Showalter said, when he was working at the White House, he pushed for a national price gouging ban. “I got in yelling fights within the White House with other people on the Biden team like ‘Why aren’t we doing this?’” Showalter said of the price gouging ban. “That type of
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Progressive politics At the end of Trump’s second term, Showalter said Democrats will need to reverse many of his administration’s changes. But before then, they need to band-aid the holes he’s left in the political system. “Whoever takes power, whoever wins this seat, is going to walk in in the middle of the Trump administration,” Showalter said. “So there’s no time to learn how the institutions work. You have no time to learn, for example, how to do a federal investigation of corrupt cabinet officials, or follow the chains of bribes and abuses of the institutions. That’s going to need to be done on day one.” Showalter said he’s in the position to do that, since his work in Washington D.C. has allowed him to build relationships with relevant committees and their staff. “Sometimes people forget that it’s not just can you introduce a bill, but can you get floor time for it? Can you get somebody to sign on to it? Can you get leadership to support it? Can you make sure that it gets out of committee and voted on by the full Congress?” Showalter said. In addition to knowing how to navigate that process, Showalter said that, if elected, he’d bring new energy and ideas following Congressman Danny Davis’ 30-year career. “Whoever’s going to be [elected] doesn’t have 30 years of seniority on the Ways and
Means Committee,” as Davis does, Showalter said. “So there’s another way to do that, and that’s to build energy for bold, exciting reforms.” To Showalter, this means investing in public works programs, building new houses and hospitals, having Medicare for all, training more nurses and doctors, and having the government make pharmaceuticals instead of big companies. “That’s the type of investments that government is really good at driving, if you let it drive, that isn’t just the zero-sum of ‘How can I get another subsidy from a budget bill?’” Showalter said. “It’s going to take a ton of energy to do it. This job done right is a burnout job. I will not need to be term limit-ed out of it because I’m going to sprint at full speed. If I’m still fresh enough to keep running for reelection 20 years from now, I didn’t do my job.” When it comes to representing a wideranging district, which covers the western suburbs and stretches to the Loop and Chicago’s South Side, Showalter said he wants to have more offices, which are opened every day of the week with staff trained to answer any question a constituent might have. “Unless you’re willing to take these big swings, then the people who have been underserved by the system are only going to be more underserved by the system,” Showalter said. “Our country, and our government, is delivering perfectly well for what it’s designed to deliver for. It’s just delivering for the rich.”
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PROPERTY TAXES An unfair burden from page 1 share their concerns with leaders. “I want you to know you’re very welcome and I also want to salute the leadership of the Leaders Network for having this vision and taking the initiative to convene the community,” Eaddy said. Tosheika Thomas, executive director and a founding member of The Legacy Family, spoke about her deep roots in West Garfield Park and the organization’s mission to improve quality of life through safety, stability and community-driven resources. She emphasized preventing displacement while investing in long-term hope and opportunity for residents. “I knew it was coming, but when I opened my bill, I was angry. I was emotional. I was crying, I was raging. My bill was $1,967. I had already paid extra twice in monthly payments to my mortgage company. But the people who cannot afford to pay extra are the ones I am concerned about. They are the ones I am scared for and worried about,” Thomas said. Thomas expressed deep concern for seniors and long-time residents in West Garfield Park who are struggling with mortgage increases, exemptions and errors in
their property certificates. She emphasized that many cannot absorb these costs and risk losing homes they’ve invested decades of effort into. Priscilla Chapman, a 70-year-old homeowner, spoke at the community meeting about rising property taxes and the strain they place on longtime residents. She shared concerns about receiving calls from potential buyers and the possibility of being forced out of her neighborhood. “I am a senior citizen. I am semi-retired, but with this, I’m gonna have to go back and work,” Chapman said. Efforts are being made to push the community out and this is a legacy that is deeply cared for, Chapman argued, emphasizing the importance of spreading the word so people show up. Renne Hutchins, a lifelong resident of North Lawndale, explained that her grandfather bought the house in 1952 and that multiple life milestones, including births and deaths, took place there. Approaching 70, she emphasized her hope that the home will be inherited and preserved by her siblings, children and grandchildren. “My children say, ‘Ma, we’re not going to worry about these taxes.’ I tell them not to worry, because once I’m gone, I have a trust set up for my children to have these buildings and they’re going to keep them. If I have to go back to work part-time to help pay these taxes, they’ll get paid,”
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Michael Eaddy, pastor of the People’s Church of the Harvest, Church of God in Christ. Hutchins said. Howard Ray, an advocate for Black reparations and community activism, spoke about efforts to reduce property taxes for Black residents and his work collecting signatures for a referendum in Chicago. He emphasized what he sees as the unfair targeting of the Black community and called for continued accountability from elected officials and organizations. “This is unfair. This is arbitrary. This is directed at the Black community. For those who have been paid, why give them money to undermine our community? Why keep giving them money so they can bring us down?” Ray said. Ray discussed the impact of the Target store boycotts when they rolled back their DEI policies and questioned whether the same collective energy could be applied to challenge Cook County’s property tax policies. “Do we carry that same energy to boycott Cook County taxing until they get it right? Or do we take it to federal court? Here’s the thing, we already know this is racist. How can we have the benefit of downtown when downtown is depleted? Now they’re trying to take our money, but when downtown was thriving, we didn’t get any of that benefit Shirley Anderson expressed frustration over unfair property taxes targeting her community, despite her efforts advocating for two years. She highlights the burden on her family and the broader impact on
her life. “I walk to college every day and go to work at UIC. This is my house,” Anderson said. District Commissioner Tara Stamps emphasized how residents can access property tax exemptions and freezes and provided staff contacts and phone numbers to assist immediately. Stamps also highlighted the severity of the property tax crisis and the need for urgent action, reassuring residents that while solutions aren’t guaranteed, her office will make every effort to help. “‘We, as a people, deserve better. You deserve, at a minimum, honesty, transparency, and the truth. What I teach my sons is this: don’t lie, because when you lie, you take away people’s ability to make their own choices. Nobody has the right to take someone’s choice away,” Stamps said. A lot of the problem with fixing residents’ tax bills stems from how politics interferes with answering questions, according to Illinois State Sen. Lakesia Collins who also spoke. As a renter, she emphasized that renters should also be included, since what affects homeowners impacts them as well. “These stories are nothing new. I am working on legislation right now and I want to address these corporations coming into our communities and buying residential properties to tax us out of our communities,” Collins said.
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TOP TEN from page 3 the home went to the lender at a foreclosure sale. The lender hasn’t made a public statement about rehabbing the property, unlike one of two organizations that were aiming to buy the historic house and restore it, but couldn’t because it was too expensive.
4. La Shawn Ford won’t run for state representative again — 992 page views For weeks over the summer, I heard rumblings that Congressman Danny Davis was going to retire after nearly 30 years before he announced it at the end of July. That’s because, in May, State Rep. La Shawn Ford submitted federal paperwork work to run for Davis’ spot. The same ame day Davis announced he’s ’s serving his last term in Congress, he endorsed Ford to succeed him. Ahead of the endorsement, Ford said he wouldn’t run again for state representative so thatt others could start circulatating their nominating petitions. ons. Since Davis isn’t running for the first time since 1997, 20 candidates are tossing their hats in the ring to be congressman of the 7th district. Ahead of primary elections in March, look for the last of my profiles on those who are running, along with a roundup of all the candidates in the race.
5. West Suburban names new president of medical staff — 975 page views Back in March, West Suburban announced that the new president of its 500 providers would be Dr. Chidinma Osineme. She was vice president until Dr. Paul Luning resigned as president. Luning didn’t say why he resigned, but three days before, West Sub issued a statement accusing him of organizing a campaign to force the sale of the hospital and discouraging resident doctors from coming to the hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program. In January, West Sub lost its accreditation status, and this summer, the Family Medicine Residency Program saw its last graduating class.
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But Luning is still chief medical officer of PCC Community Wellness Center, which was contracted to host the residents who studied at West Sub. Earlier this month, he told me that PCC is looking to sponsor a new family medicine residency program through a federally funded program.
6. Woman-owned construction firm at work on women’s recovery house — 958 page views Last fall, Pink Hats Construction & Development Group gutted a building at 851 N. Leamington Ave. Formerly Sisters House, a substance abuse recovery home, the building was redeveloped in March to serve a similar purpose. The new 30-room Phoenix Recovery House offers a place to stay, from six months to a year, for women recovmonth ering from substance abuse and erin their children. Phoenix Recovth ery House was aiming to open in Austin over the summer.
7. Banking starts comeback in Austin after decades — 881 page views Both a PNC Bank and BMO bank opened in Austin this year — the former next to Forty Acres Fresh Market and the latter inside the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation. But before what some locals are calling a resurgence in banking, Austin lacked access to financial institutions for decades. For at least 10 years, U.S. Bank was the only option for 90,000-some Austin residents. But now, the tide is changing. Last year, Great Lakes Credit Union at Leaders Network Financial opened on Madison Street as the first credit union in Austin. And with increasing economic growth and development on Chicago’s West Side, locals say it’s likely more financial institutions will want to have a presence in an area that was once a banking desert.
8. West Sub’s revoked accreditation leaves medical residents uncertain about future — 737 page views When the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education announced
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Congressman Danny Davis with State Representative La Shawn Ford at a press conference announcing Davis’ retirement and his endorsement of Ford on July 31. that West Suburban would no longer be able to sponsor the Family Medicine Residency Program in January, 20-some residents had to find another institution to complete their education at. About 10 residents graduated in the last class of West Sub’s Family Medicine Residency Program in June. Family Medicine Residency Program staff helped remaining residents to relocate. Many left Chicago, and some went out-of-state, decreasing the number of family medicine doctors the city may have in coming years.
9. Homelessness spikes by 116% in Illinois in 2024, mostly in Chicago – 664 pageviews Every year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development organizes a Point-In-Time Count, a report on how many people experience homelessness in an area on a single night. This year’s count took place in January and estimated that nearly 7,500 people in Chicago experience homelessness on a given day. Before those numbers were reported, Luzane Draughon — who was previously our staff reporter at the Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest — wrote this article about last year’s Point-In-Time Count. She reported that Illinois’ unhoused population grew from 11,947 in 2023 to 25,832 in 2024. But from Jan. 2024 to Jan. 2025, Illinois’ Point-in-Time Count dropped from 25,832 to 14,571 people.
10. What new Illinois laws have taken effect in 2025? — 660 page views Also written by Draughon at the beginning of the year, this article outlines what Chicago-area legislation started in 2025. New laws that went into effect this year include: ■ Requiring pay transparency, where employers with 15 or more employees must include information about pay scale and benefits in job postings ■ Allowing digital driver’s licenses instead of physical ones ■ Prohibiting discrimination on reproductive health decisions, like abortion, birth control, fertility treatment and miscarriage care ■ Requiring Illinois insurance companies to cover annual cervical smears and prostate cancer screenings for anyone who’s insured ■ Requiring insurance companies to provide coverage for mental health therapy services for police officers and their spouses, and that police can’t be fired for a mental or physical disability ■ Requiring scrap dealers to record the VINs of cars that had their catalytic converters stolen ■ Making it so landlords can’t penalize renters for reporting code violations by raising rent, suing or terminating a lease Did any of these new laws impact you? Or do you have a unique view on one of the other stories I listed? What about any articles you want me to pursue in the new year? Email me your thoughts at jessica@austinweeklynews.com.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-A, MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES, SERIES 2021-A Plaintiff, -v.REBECCA FIELDS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PHYLLIS M. FIELDS, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, THOMAS P. QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR PHYLLIS M. FIELDS (DECEASED) Defendants 2025CH04021 414 S KILBOURN AVE 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 November 3, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 7, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 414 S KILBOURN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-15-128024-0000, 16-15-128-023-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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. 14-24-06612 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2025CH04021 TJSC#: 45-2934 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 # 2025CH04021 I3277730
with a Condominium. The judgment amount was $369,642.23 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 630 N. FRANKLIN ST., UNIT 911 AND P-36 into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel LLC. (312) 357-1125 please refer to file number 25-00293. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 25-00293 Case Number: 25 CH 1913 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. I3277809
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL J. SERBIN, 630 N. FRANKLIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. 25 CH 1913 630 N. FRANKLIN ST., UNIT 911 AND P-36, CHICAGO, IL 60654 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/6/2025, an agent of Auction.com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on 1/7/2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 630 N. FRANKLIN ST., UNIT 911 AND P-36, CHICAGO, IL 60654 Property Index No. 17-09-222020-1116 AND 17-09-222-0201205 The real estate is improved
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