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Cultural Park Committee wants to resume Altenheim talks Mayor, village waiting to demolish buildings By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

The Cultural Park Committee, an ad hoc committee formed in December 2016 and headed by resident Ralph DiFebo, is itching to start up discussions once more about what will be done with the village owned property surrounding the Altenheim Retirement Home. Mayor Rory Hoskins, however, wants to secure state funding for the demolition of five derelict structures – including the chapel – on the Altenheim property before making future plans for the site. In 2001, the village purchased the property for $3.6 million to avert purchase of the land by a private developer who wanted to build townhomes. The loan to finance the property purchase, which is approximately 11 acres, will be paid off in 2023, according to Village Administrator Tim Gillian. The property is just south of Madison Street along Van Buren Street. In 2007, a potential $4.3 million sale to the Oak Park YMCA fell through as the Y could not obtain financing, and in 2012 Fenwick High School offered to purchase the south section of the Altenheim property for athletic facilities but the village declined. See ALTENHEIM on page 11

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Michael Wilhelm bowls in the hallway of Garfield Elementary School during the annual preschool Winter Family Night and open house on Feb. 6. Parents learned about the Forest Park preschool program, and activities were set up for the kids.

Sewer tax OK’d to fund aging infrastructure $1.37 million expected in additional revenue By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Water rates are rising slightly, and a new sewer tax is being added for all

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types of customers in Forest Park, including residential, multi-family residences of three or more units, senior citizens, industrial and commercial, and institutional. The increase is expected to bring in an additional $1,370,000 in annual revenue and will be used to fix and replace the town’s aging water and sewer infrastructure, according to Village Administrator Tim Gillian.

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At the Feb. 10 village council meeting, Mayor Rory Hoskins and Commissioners Joe Byrnes, Ryan Nero, Dan Novak and Jessica Voogd voted unanimously to increase water rates and, for the first time ever, add in a fee for sewer usage. Until now, Forest Park and Elmwood Park were two of the only towns in the vicinity See SEWER on page 14

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The Forest Park Public Library hosted a grand opening celebration on Feb. 8 in honor of the completed renovation. Over 400 guests enjoyed music, food and activities. (Top) Solenn and Benn Joseph watch the 3-D printer. (Middle) The Kettlestrings band performs. (Bottom) Guests enjoy facepainting.

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Celebrating the lovies we grew up with

o you miss your “blankie” or the stuffed animal you loved? Local author, Katie McElligott, celebrates the relationship children have with their “lovies” in her book, Nothing is Scary with Harry. Katie grew up in Forest Park, the daughter of James and Ann Murray. Harry is her beloved blanket. Katie is 41, but Harry is still part of her life. He now comforts her 5-yearold daughter, Maggie. Harry was a hand-me-down from Katie’s older sister, Mary Ann. Katie christened him Harold, after Mayor Harold Washington, whose name she often heard as a toddler. Nothing is Scary with Harry is Katie’s first book. It retails for $15 and is geared toward the 6-and-under crowd. The book chronicles how Katie’s “blankie” helped her through tough times. No time was tougher than the one Katie faced as a 19-year-old freshman at the University of Illinois. She was suddenly struck by Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome. This disease causes muscle weakness and damage to the nervous system. It is potentially life-threatening. Katie was paralyzed from the neck down for a month. Harry gave her “amazing comfort” until she made a complete recovery. She realized that Harry has given her

strength and courage her entire life. She decided to write a book about their relationship. As full-time creative director for an advertising agency, Katie already had an outlet for her active imagination. She also has a friend at Cottage Door Press, who encouraged her to write about Harry. It took her a month to write the book. When she read it to the publisher’s top creative person, the woman started crying. She quickly negotiated a publishing contract and chose Jennifer A. Bell to illustrate the book. Katie spent 2018 working with the publisher and her book was launched last February. At her launch party, she sold 200 books in two hours! Her book has been picked up by Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Target. She has done many book signings with more to come. On Feb. 9, she gave a spirited reading of her book at the Oak Park Public Library to a gathering of parents and kids. Katie shared the stage with Lisa Lowry, a local children’s therapist. Lowry defined comfort objects and introduced “Puppy” who had given her son peace of mind when he was growing up. She said these “lovies” help children cope with transitions and learn to self-soothe. As Katie’s book demonstrates, there can be a downside to clinging to blankets for

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too long. Though Harry helps her cope with thunderstorms, visits to the doctor and monsters in the closet, Katie is scolded by a woman who declares, “Blankets are for babies.” Even worse, a boy in her grade school class mocks her: “You’re way too big for a blanket.” This is why some parents are apprehensive about comfort objects. They don’t want their child to be teased or humiliated. They don’t want their kid to become too attached to their “lovies” lest they get lost. Love-objects also fall apart. Harry lost his satin trim and developed huge ragged holes. In the book, Katie’s mom threatens to throw Harry away. Katie’s cry of “No!” takes up two entire pages. I have my own traumatic story. I had a teddy bear named “Mr. Soaker” who surely lived up to his name. When I was six, I moved to Oak Park and introduced “Mr. Soaker” to my new acquaintances. They promptly threw him up in a tree, where he got stuck. It was heartbreaking watching “Mr. Soaker” deteriorate for months. ■ Katie was sympathetic and inscribed my copy of her book with, “To Mr. Soaker, Rest in Peace.”John Rice is a columnist/ private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

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Champion hurdler from Proviso East Now a retired American hurdler, Greg Foster was the 1984 Olympic silver medalist, four-time world champion, and top-ten ranked hurdler world-wide for the 110-meter hurdle for 15 years. Growing up in West Lawndale, where he spent his days playing basketball with friends, he planned to go to high school at Westinghouse and play basketball there. His parents, however, had other plans and moved the whole family to Maywood before Foster’s freshman year. Foster tried out for the Pirate basketball team and made the first two cuts, but ultimately didn’t make the team. With the help of a friend and others at East, he was encouraged to join the track team instead. After trying different distances, Foster found his personal stride in hurdling. His hurdling skills took him to UCLA, where he competed with top college athletes and future Olympians. Proviso East hosts an annual track and field invitational every year in Foster’s honor, and he continues to inspire the next generation of athletes.

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Though legal, marijuana not a free-for-all Laws still apply to public use and possession

■ No more than 500 milligrams of THC contained in a cannabis-infused product. For non-Illinois residents, the amounts that can be possessed legally are halved.

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In a motor vehicle, there are stiff regulations concerning use and possession. ■ Drivers and passengers are not permitted to smoke cannabis while in a motor vehicle on a public road. ■ Any cannabis within a motor vehicle must be in a sealed, odor-proof, childresistant container, whether it is in the possession of the driver or a passenger.

Although adult use marijuana was legalized in Illinois on Jan. 1, it is still possible to run afoul of the law when it comes to public use and improper possession in regard to amount and how the weed is packaged. Local citations are still being written, as careful readers of our Police Blotters have seen. Forest Park Police Chief Tom Aftanas and River Forest Police Chief Jim O’Shea offered feedback on the law and what residents need to remember.

Possession limits Possessing pot is legal if you’re an adult in the state of Illinois. But there are restrictions on how much weed you can have at one time. O’Shea provided the Review with possession limits for marijuana, and they are as follows for Illinois residents aged 21 and over: ■ 30 grams or less of cannabis flower. ■ Five grams or less of cannabis concentrate.

Use in public places vs. private property A “public place” is defined officially as “any place where a person could reasonably be expected to be observed by others.” Public places include buildings owned in whole or in part or leased by the state or any unit of local government. Also included in the definition are “all areas in a park, recreation area, wildlife area, or playground owned in whole or in part, leased, or managed by the state or a unit of local government.” It is legal to smoke pot in a private residence if you are 21 or older, except for private residences that operate as licensed childcare, foster care, or similar businesses.

Additionally, within a private residence there is still a restriction related to using marijuana “knowingly in close proximity to anyone under 21 years of age” but the definition of “proximity” isn’t clear, according to the WBEZ Pocket Guide to Marijuana. When asked about smoking outdoors on private property, such as on a front porch or in a backyard, Aftanas brought up the definition of “public place” as defined by law: “any place where a person could reasonably be expected to be observed by others.” A back yard, behind a fence, would be a better idea than on a front porch in view of people walking past, said Aftanas, though he added that it would be up to the officer’s discretion as to enforcement. The city of Chicago has taken an official stance on the issue of outdoor smoking on private residences. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim police Superintendent Charlie Beck announced that Chicago residents 21 or over smoking marijuana in backyards and balconies would not be ticketed. “While the state law prohibits cannabis consumption in a ‘public space,’ which is defined as anywhere you can be observed by others in public, the Chicago Police Department recognizes that an individual using cannabis in their own backyard or

balcony poses no direct threat to public safety, and no resident should be arrested or ticketed solely for such a scenario,” said Lightfoot and Beck in a joint statement.

Impact on policing O’Shea said he has not noticed a change in the number of citations given for marijuana-related offenses, but Aftanas said he seen a decrease in Forest Park’s police department. Although he stated it’s tough to know for sure since only full one month has passed since legalization, in January 2019 the department gave out 10 citations for marijuana possession, in February 2019 it gave 13, and in January 2020 only four. Part of that, he said, is that prior to the change in law, if the police were called for a noise complaint, for example, and found people smoking marijuana, the pot would be a reason for a citation. Now, if marijuana is being smoked in the privacy of a home, it’s not. But he added that smoking marijuana in public wasn’t a huge problem prior to legalization. “Most people weren’t walking down Madison Street smoking weed,” said Aftanas. And they still aren’t. “There was a lot of information before the change in law. I think people are aware that it’s still not OK to smoke in public.”

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CUC Student Art Show March 1 – 29 | Reception: March 2 at 11:30 a.m.

Wind Symphony Home Concert March 20 at 8 p.m. | Chapel

Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ferguson Gallery is located in Kretzmann Hall

Kapelle Home Concert March 21 at 7:30 p.m. | Chapel

Eternity, A Moment—Geer Tu’s Travel Record By Geer Tu | Through February 22

Student Composers Recital February 28 at 7 p.m. | Chapel

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You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised) Book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner Additional dialogue by Michael Mayer Additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa Directed by Tomica S. Jenkins February 21 – March 1 | Bergmann Theatre at CUC Tickets: CharlieBrownCUC.brownpapertickets.com

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The Transformative Power of Art Join the League of Women Voters for another Drinks and Dialogue presentation, featuring local artist Guillermo Delgado. Delgado will share his journey teaching poetry, art and yoga to incarcerated men and youth. Thursday, Feb. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Francesca’s Fiore, 7407 Madison St.

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Census 2020 Job Info Sessions The Forest Park Public Library is hosting Census job informational sessions on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and on Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the community room of the library, 7555 Jackson Blvd. Learn about the U.S. Census Bureau’s national recruitment effort to hire temporary workers to help conduct the 2020 Census. Jobs include fulltime, part-time, field and work-from-home positions. The Cook County pay scale is $26.50 to $29.50 per hour. For more information visit 2020census.gov/jobs.

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BIG WEEK Teen Valentine’s Day Party Come on out to the young adult lounge at the Forest Park Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, on Friday, Feb. 14 from 4 to 6 p.m. for a healthy dose of selflove, positive affirmations and an actual bag of chips. Because we think you’re all that… and a bag of chips. More information can be found here: tinyurl.com/rvxotzd

Teens & Tweens After Hours at the Roos Kids in 5th through 8th grade are invited to come to the Roos Recreation Center, 7329 Harrison St., Feb. 15 from 8 to 10 p.m. for a special night. A PG or PG-13 movie will be shown, the gym will be open, and pizza, popcorn and a beverage will be served. Come hang out with friends or make new ones! $7 for residents and $10 for non-residents. Visit pdofp.org/tween-teen-movie-night/ for more information.

Meet the Authors Jack Fredrickson, author of The Black Cage and Michael Wiley, author of Trouble in Mind will be discussing and signing their books on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Centuries and Sleuths, 7419 Madison St.

Valentine’s Day Karaoke Celebrate your Friday the 14th at Blueberry Hill, 427 Desplaines Ave., from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Sing your favorite love or anti-love songs! Singing starts at 9 p.m., and drink specials will be available.

Grownup Game Night Spend an evening at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd., playing a variety of board and card games. Either compete against each other, or work with one another, playing games like Scrabble, Exploding Kittens and Flash Point, or bring your own! Monday, Feb. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Austin Room.

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Cellphone stolen at library A Samsung Galaxy 8, valued at roughly $500, was stolen from a man at the Forest Park Public Library on Feb. 8 at 4:21 p.m. The victim said his phone was charging at the charging station in the southeast corner of the library. He said he turned his back for a few minutes, and when he returned to retrieve his phone, it was no longer there.

Briefcase stolen from car at Walmart A briefcase was stolen from a car while parked at Walmart, 1300 Desplaines Ave., on Feb. 8 at 12:42 a.m. The victim reported being in a hurry and not locking his vehicle before entering the store. Once he returned home, he realized the briefcase was missing from the rear of the car. It contained “sensitive paperwork,” including his social security card and birth certificate.

‘Doser’ or ‘loser’ Police were called to 711 Desplaines Ave. for criminal defacement of property on Feb. 9 at 4:04 p.m. when graffiti was discovered on a CTA Blue Line train car. According to

Two bottles of Gentlemen Jack Daniels and one bottle of regular Jack Daniels were stolen from Forest Park Liquors on Feb. 5 at 6:26 p.m. The suspect, a black male around 29 years old, was wearing a grey camo hooded sweatshirt, a black jacket, dark jeans and black New Balance gym shoes with white soles. He placed all three bottles on the counter, but when the employee approached the register, the suspect grabbed the bottles, valued at approximately $90, and ran out of the store. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Feb. 3-9, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

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‘Safety concern’ at Forest Park Middle School Police involved, though no charges made

of a situation this week involving one of our students at Forest Park Middle School. The administration is actively working collaboratively with the [Forest Park Police Department] on this situation. Because this involves student discipline, we cannot comment on the specific circumstances surrounding the situation. We want you to know that the safety of our students, teachers and staff is our number one priority and we are taking measures to ensure that everyone is safe.”

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A safety concern at the Forest Park Middle School prompted an email to parents on Feb. 7. The email from Supt. Louis Cavallo said the following: “District 91 is acutely aware

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the police report, “an abstract multicolored piece” was spray-painted onto the car, along with either the word “doser” or “loser,” but it was unclear exactly which word had been intended.

Employees at Cactus Grill, 315 Harlem Ave., sat on a man to hold him down for police on Feb. 9 at 12:35 p.m. The subject allegedly tried to steal money from the tip jar. Reporting officers entered the restaurant and handcuffed the man. According to an employee, when the subject first came in the front door, he started yelling, “Feed me, y’all gotta feed me!” The employee told him to leave, but he continued toward the counter, where he reached into the tip jar and removed all the money. Then he tried to reach the cash register. When she pushed him away, he swung a plastic bag filled with heavy items at her face. She blocked the bag with her hand and yelled for help; her husband and brother came out of the kitchen and tackled the suspect.

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Police Chief Tom Aftanas confirmed that there was an issue involving “extremely vague” threats on social media by a Forest Park Middle School student and that an officer took a report and spoke to the mother of the student involved. However, no charges were brought against the boy. According to Aftanas, the student has been suspended. Police stated they would meet with the boy’s parents and D91 on Monday, Feb. 10. Cavallo did not respond when asked for a comment or more information.

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Forest Park Baptist, between pastors, is holding its own

Sheep take care of the flock By TOM HOLMES

The Rev. David Steinhart had been the shepherd, aka pastor, of Forest Park Baptist Church for 33 years until he retired a year ago. The flock did not scatter when he left because the shepherd had done a good job of preparing some of the sheep to take care of the flock until they got a new shepherd. Brian Haferkamp, who has been a member of the congregation for five years and an elder for a year, pointed to Steinhart’s inclusive leadership style as one of the reasons the church has done well in the nine months since he and Angie moved to Michigan. “Dave’s leadership style,” said Haferkamp, “was to spread out the responsibility. A lot of lay people were already in key organizational positions and knew what to do.” Dr. Akin Famoyegun, a member of the church at the corner of Harlem and Dixon for over 10 years, said Steinhart’s telling the elders and then the congregation of his coming retirement six months in advance contributed in large part to what he called a “seamless” transition into the interim between pastors. First of all, it allowed the members to say a proper goodbye, to achieve some sense of closure if you will, which helped them move into the next phase of their life as a faith community. “It allowed us to grieve while he was still here,” he said. Sean Blaylock, an elder and a member of the church for 17 years, added that the sixmonth notice enabled the congregation to plan a celebration last May. “We were able to have a going-away party for him and Angie at which we could give him due respect for the time he was here.” Second, the six-month transition period gave Pastor Steinhart the opportunity to formally and publicly confirm the three elders — Blaylock, Haferkamp and Kevin Wood — as the congregation’s spiritual leaders. “He brought us before the congregation,” Haferkamp recalled, “and said, ‘These are the men who will be leading you.’” Finally, those six months allowed Pastor Steinhart to prepare the elders to assume more of the spiritual leadership by, for example, sharing with them the special needs of some of the members, helping them for m a search committee for a new pastor and connecting them with the regional office of the North American Baptist Conference. In fact, Rev. Jim Renke, who is the regional minister of the Mississippi-Midwest region of that conference, joined Forest Park Baptist Church three or four years ago

and not only helped with the preaching on Sunday mornings but also was able to provide the elders with some good advice, such as don’t rush into getting a new pastor. While many congregations feel a sense of panic after a beloved pastor leaves and are anxious to immediately fill the vacuum with someone new, the three elders have given the search committee the time to pick the right person from the over 30 Baptist clergy who have shown an interest in the position. The three elders have found that their

individual skills complement each other. Although there have been “discussions and disagreements” they have not led to a breaking point, because each of them has been able to set their egos aside. “We are,” he explained, “letting the Lord participate in the process.” And it helps to have a competent church secretary, Connie Leeper, who in her own words, “is a point person who knows where records and supplies are kept and is patient and flexible, trying to coordinate three elders, music staff and

members.” It has allowed the congregation in general and the elders in particular to mature in their faith. Along with Rev. Renke, the elders have shared the responsibility of preaching the sermons at Sunday worship. Although Haferkamp preached many sermons while pastoring a church in South Korea and Kevin Wood started a church in Spain, Blaylock had not been in the pulpit that often. “A lot of our sermons have been about spiritual maturity,” Blaylock said.

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Twisted Cookie’s treats to be offered in Chicago’s Thompson Center By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

In March, Joana Fischer, owner of Twisted Cookie, will not only celebrate three years in Forest Park. She will also celebrate the opening of her second location in the Thompson Center in Chicago. At 600 square feet, her new spot, in the downstairs food court, is a smaller space than her current location, 7401 Madison St. But because there’s no need for an eatin section — the restaurants in the food court share a common dining room — she can still bake on the premises and offer the same treats she does in her current location: creative cookies and brownies, coffee drinks and ice cream. In fact, those three offerings are unique to the Thompson Center food court: Fischer says that, other than a Dunkin Donuts, there’s nobody serving coffee drinks, including lattes and frappes. There are no real sweets being offered. And ice cream is also new. “I want to capture the audience for something sweet,” she said. The Loop has long been a market of interest for her. “I’ve always wanted to have a location in downtown Chicago,” said Fischer. “There’s heavy foot traffic, and I want to create my brand downtown.” She added that the city is close to Forest Park and her home in Oak Park, and the convenience will be nice. The new store will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no weekends or nights. She hired a full-time baker for the new operation and staff to run the shop. But her commitment and efforts here won’t stop. “I want to do more in Forest Park,” said Fischer, who is planning a third annual food drive with the firefighters. She also likes to have Twisted Cookie involved in community events like Ribfest, the Firefighters 5K, and the Forest Park Chamber’s holiday and wine walks. “I always want to bring visibility to the store,” she said. “I want to continue to focus on the brand and continue to expand.” Her grand vision doesn’t stop at a second store. It’s important, she said, to have a vision. But that vision must be tempered by realism. “Man plans and God laughs,” she added, explaining that her new store took longer, and was a little more costly, than originally anticipated.

In Forest Park, she’s grateful for her loyal customers, many of whom are regulars. “They’ve become friends,” said Fischer. “Sometimes they stop by just to say hi.” She attributes her success to hard work and having a vision for what’s next, but also to a focus on a quality product and excellent customer service. To produce a quality product you need training, she said, but a great baker has natural ability, a knack for creating cookies. Even people who are professionally or educationally trained might not have that innate gift. “I like to take chances on people,” said Fischer. “I’ll take a chance on a novice or someone who’s only baked at home. I look for people who have an eye for detail, are fast, have common sense, and just show up.” Her main baker, Linda, only baked at home before joining Twisted Cookie.“She’s amazing,” said Fischer. “She doesn’t take shortcuts.” And for customer service, she makes sure the employees who run the counter and serve guests have a good personality and put the customer first. “I never want a customer to feel ignored,” she said, adding that one of the things she feels best about as a business owner is getting good feedback about her employees. She’ll continue to offer delivery, online ordering, gift boxes and baskets, and catering. “The cookies we sell in the store are large,” said Fischer. “But we can scale them down for party platters.” Although cookies, including cupcake and pie cookies, are what started everything and are featured in the name of the shop, a big part of Fischer’s business is coffee drinks, like lattes and frappes. She also serves homemade hot chocolate. And she’s added to her services in Forest Park, too. The latest addition is deliveries of cookies, coffee drinks, and milkshakes and ice cream creations through Grub Hub and Doordash. “I was surprised by how many people order dessert delivery,” said Fischer. “But convenience is a big thing.”

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Two men, nearly 100 years of coaching Pirates wrestling

In January, Bill Cartwright and Glenn Lid marked their 50th and 40th years on the mat, respectively By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

This month 29 years ago, Bill Cartwright was sitting atop the Illinois high school wrestling world. On Feb. 23, 1991, his Pirates won their 10th state wrestling title after dominating Waukegan 35-16 on the campus of Illinois State University. The title was their second in the dual team format in five years, according to a Chicago Tribune article published at the time. In March of that year, the men’s varsity basketball Pirates would go on to win the state title. Things nowadays aren’t what they were at Proviso East. Last month, the wrestling team held its final home meet of the season — the once mighty program a shadow of its former self. There are fewer wrestlers, less excitement. Bill Cartwright, however, hasn’t gone anywhere. Last month’s meet, held Jan. 24, marked Cartwright’s 50th season as a wrestling coach. Glenn Lid, the Golden Apple chemistry teacher who also coaches baseball and golf at East, marked his 40th year coaching Pirates wrestling. “The school’s changed since I started in 1970,” Cartwright said during an interview hours before last month’s meet. “We’re not getting the numbers we used to get.” Cartwright and Lid said that the formation of Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park has cut into wrestling participation. So has the increasing prevalence of specialization among youth athletes, who are more likely to participate in a single sport throughout the year than divvy up their time in multiple activities. Cartwright said he’s stayed on as assistant wrestling coach despite retiring some 16 years ago, because of the kids — and his friendship with Lid, who considers the Hall of Fame coach a mentor. Both men have been inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame. “Everything I learned is from Cartwright,” Lid said. “Not just in wrestling, but in how to deal with kids, in general. I can remember one time as a young coach, we were at a dinner and I was complaining that parents and kids don’t appreciate all you do and he said, ‘That’s not what you’re here for. You’re not here for their appreciation. You’re here to make them better, make them grow and make them believe in themselves.’ From that point on, I realized what my job is as a coach.” Lid, 62, and Cartwright, 72, both lauded

the merits of wrestling, which they said teaches toughness, strength, stamina and endurance — skills that crossover to all the other sports. Decades ago, the coaches recalled, recruitment meant visiting gym classes in the elementary feeder schools, where talent abounded. “Ninety percent of our kids would come from gym classes,” Cartwright recalled. “I’d go to each gym class, talk to the kids and we’d always get 30 or 40 of them coming out for the sport. We’d fill all levels. So, we’ve had some good athletes over the years.” Lid and Cartwright have coached Division 1 wrestlers and All-Americans like two-time state champ Reggie Wright, but their attention nowadays is focused on cultivating promising young talent like senior Kurt Palmer, who said the two coaches are like father figures. “They’ve played a big part and helped me with my mentality to be tougher physically and mentally,” Palmer said last month. “They’re like parents.” Sophomore Terrence Lewis said that Cartwright and Lid “mean a lot to me. They taught me ways I can get better and helped me through my wrestling career.” Cartwright said that the current crop of Pirate wrestlers has shown promise and improvement under head coach Daniel Sutton. And as long as Sutton allows, Carwright and

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MAINSTAYS: Tyrone Sally, a Proviso East Class of 1981 alum who was coached by Cartwright, Coach Bill Cartwright, and Coach Glenn Lid on Jan. 24, during the wrestling team’s final home meet of the season. Bottom, former and current Proviso East wrestlers come out to celebrate Glenn Lid and Bill Cartwright. Lid said, they’ll continue to coach. “As long as Sutton lets us do it and I’m good to do it health-wise, I’ll do it,” Cartwright said. “Sutton is a good guy. I don’t try to take over and neither does Glenn. We

know what we’re up against with the small numbers, so it’s a slow process. We’re trying to make these new kids interested in the sport and develop them from there. It’s hard work.”

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From Hemingway to escape rooms

Design studio looks forward to the future By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

It’s impossible to drive through Forest Park and not see the influence of Yearbook Studios somewhere. From Brown Cow to School District 91 to the Roos Recreation Center to the village’s own Diversity Commission, Yearbook has been behind the marketing and branding of a large number of organizations and businesses in the village. The roots of Yearbook here began in 2011 with a retail store that sold a highly curated collection of vintage and custom home and personal items, selected by business and life partners Jef Anderson and Noel Eberline. They ran the store on Madison Street for six years but, said Anderson, after six years the design business was the primary draw. “It was uneven,” he said. “The design business was taking off while the store was a little stuck. Small retailers have been hurt a lot by big businesses like Amazon. We decided to end the retail, though our love for vintage items has not died, and focus on the design aspect.” They closed their Madison Street location and relocated the design business to 408 Thomas Ave. One of their first design and marketing clients was Forest Park Bank, which was relaunching their look and brand for their 75th anniversary. “The bank really wanted to showcase that they are a true community bank,” said Anderson. With other independent banks in the area being bought up by bigger chains, Forest Park Bank wanted to show the village and neighboring communities that their focus on local businesses would continue to be done by local people embedded in the community. That project included a book about the bank, featuring local businesses with which the bank had worked. “The bank invests in everyone,” said Anderson. “Our goal was to show that.” Now Yearbook is a full-service studio specializing in multiple disciplines, from branding to interior design. And they’re able to delicately tackle a wide variety of projects. They designed a writer’s room in the Ernest Hemingway Birth Home. They also designed the game show-themed room at Escape Factor, 7228 Madison St., drawing on ideas and inspiration from early 1970s game shows “to create an experience that would not only transport visitors to another space, but another era as well.” Although many Forest Park businesses have sought out the services of Yearbook,

they work with Oak Park and River Forest clients, as well as organizations in the city. One of Yearbook’s most recent successes involves Mary Jane Neumann, the owner of the Hemingway Boyhood Home, out of which she works. Her product, Hegu, is being sold on Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness and lifestyle company website, Goop. Neumann, an Oak Park acupuncturist, developed Hegu — acupuncture rings that stimulate pressure points, the goal being to relieve headaches. “I’m driven by the creative aspect of everything,” said Anderson. “We’re excited to be looking into the future, to see what 2020 and the next years bring,” said Anderson. When asked if he misses the retail end, he said the store was like a design project, the windows always carefully decorated to reflect the love he has for design. “We’re excited to be growing,” he said, adding that Yearbook strives to create a custom match for their clients. “The goal is to evoke an emotion,” he said. “It has to mean something. The spaces the business occupies and the branding have to complement each other.” To achieve this, the relationship between Yearbook designers and their clients has to be intimate. “We couldn’t do the design and branding work we do without those close connections,” he said. “It’s a trusting relationship. I have to get to know someone in order to understand their goals and to put meaning behind the design.” A large part of Yearbook’s success, said Anderson, is the close working relationships he and his staff have. In addition to partner and co-owner Eberline, Andy Madden is the senior designer, Stephanie Munoz the junior designer, and Jenny Shepherd works on public relations. “We want to create a healthy environment for our employees. We’re like a family; we have lunch together almost every day,” Anderson said. “Forest Park has been an extremely supportive community. We’re grateful for our clients. We’re grateful to be in Forest Park.”

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ALTENHEIM

Demolition this summer from page 1 In August 2016, the Cultural Park Committee presented an ambitious plan for use of the Altenheim land, focusing on a performing arts venue. The committee proposed two more concepts in 2017. In October 2018 the committee developed a financing plan for the proposed cultural park and amended their recommendations to the village council, drastically reducing the scope of the project, which no longer included the band-shell in the original plan, and cutting potential costs to about a tenth of the original plan, said DiFebo. Their final recommendation involved selling the north section of the property, the two acres known as The Grove, to a developer to construct either a 55 and older condominium development or a boutique hotel. Proceeds from the sale would be used to demolish the chapel and remaining buildings on the property, pay off the remaining bond issue, and develop a drainage system for the south Altenheim field. The committee suggested that, next, a park should be created with similar attributes to The Grove, and a feasibility study should be conducted to determine the best use of the south Altenheim property.

The committee held a public forum in March 2018 to present these plans, and the issue was discussed during 2019 elections for commissioners and mayor. Since then, however, DiFebo said he’s been waiting for the mayor and village council to focus on the topic again. He would like to see his committee empowered to make recommendations or see serious discussions happen within the village. And he wants an in-depth examination by the village to look at the net gain for Forest Park with whatever plans the village proposes. “If the village goes with new development,” said DiFebo, “they need to look at everything, like how much additional work the police and fire department will need to do and what that will cost. What are the infrastructure expenses? How will the village make sure the traffic situation is under control?” DiFebo also wonders why village planning and talk about the Altenheim property seem to have stalled. Hoskins, however, said the village is waiting for demolition funding to come through from the state. In June 2019, the village secured funding from the state of Illinois in the amount of $750,000 for demolition of the buildings and asbestos and environmental abatement costs, which, according to Department of Public Health and Safety Director Steve Glinke, will be about half the total cost. The funding is included in the $40 billion state budget approved by the General

Assembly in June 2019. Hoskins stated that he wanted to wait until there was a better indication of when the money would be received before making plans for the property. At a Feb. 10 village council meeting, Hoskins announced that he had received word that the money would be made available. “Staff is completing the paperwork this week,” said Hoskins at the meeting. “We hope to start work by mid-summer.” “Once we have the funds, we will go out to bid for contractors to do the demolition,” Hoskins said in an interview, and he added that the village will work closely with the Altenheim senior housing board to make sure plans for the property are in line with what the Altenheim would like to see. When asked why plans weren’t being seriously developed in anticipation of the demolition, Hoskins said he is trying to be thoughtful in the process. “I’d rather wait to see where we are financially when the demolition takes place,” said Hoskins. “I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep.” He added, however, that the village will be open to hearing all plans. “Once we knock down the buildings, we will be open to talk to anybody about possible development and use of the land, including the Cultural Park Committee,” said Hoskins. As for a village-maintained cultural park,

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Religion Guide You’re Invited to

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

ELCA, Lutheran

A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130

Good Shepherd Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00a-Worship 10:30a-Education Hour

All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741

William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000

on the corner of Thomas and Fair Oaks Ave.

Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)

3:30-4:00pm

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WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.) 10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

Nationwide

(M-F)

10:30-11:00am

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220 stedmund.org

www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

worship on Sundays @ 10am nursery care available

fairoakspres.org 744 Fair Oaks Ave. • 708.386.4920

OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available

Grace Lutheran School

Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

Upcoming Religious Holidays

Feb 12 Triodion

Orthodox Christian

14 St. Valentine’s Day

15 Nirvana Day

22 Maha Shivaratri

Christian

Buddhist, Jain

23 Meatfare Sunday

Hindu

Orthodox Christian

Transfiguration Sunday Christian

25 Shrove Tuesday

26 Intercalary Days begin Ash Wednesday Lent begins

Mar 1 St. David of Wales

Intercalary Days end

Christian Baha’i

Christian

Christian Baha’i

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Methodist

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Katherine Thomas Paisley, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship

808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am 5:00 pm at St. Edmund Church Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 – 4:45 pm Saturday Taizé Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1 Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church

St. Giles Family Mass Community

We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue. Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish. Our Mass is family-friendly. We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy. Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8. For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.

Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed

Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 108TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

To place a listing in the Religion Guide, call Mary Ellen: 708/613-3342

Forest Park Review, February 12, 2020

OPINION O U R

V I E W

Red-light cameras. Ban them

hree years ago, before everyone was on to the con of redlight cameras, Wednesday Journal, Forest Park Review and the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark did a deep dive that made clear these cameras have nothing to do with traffic safety, how rapidly small towns and cities had become fiscally addicted to this grift revenue, and how corrupt the politics of red-light contracts were at their core. Now everyone is on to the scam. State legislators and municipal officials are resigning, being indicted, getting raided, lawyering up. The Sun-Times and the Trib are in the chase. Federal prosecutors are wiring and flipping weasel politicians. And down in Springfield, the dirty town on the prairie, momentum is building to attempt once more to outright ban red-light cameras. We’re all for it. Red-light cameras are a scam perpetrated by greedy con men — elected and otherwise — on overtaxed drivers just living their lives. The cameras cannot be justified as an advance in traffic safety. There are more serious traffic worries than a slightly rolling right turn on red. If the scoundrels behind this technology are so determined to save lives, if the town trustees hooked on $100 fines to pay their underfunded pensions want to argue it is all about safety, then just leave the cameras pointed at bad drivers actively running red lights. That could do some good. Otherwise we are in support of state Sen. Mattie Hunter, quoted in the Sun-Times saying, “Traffic laws should be driven by safety, not bribery, shakedowns or the need to boost revenue.” And we’ll urge Oak Park’s own state Senate President, Don Harmon, to take seriously his pledge that “It’s becoming increasingly clear we need a full review of the red-light camera program in Illinois.” We need a review before the exorcism.

Two things at once We are now 17 years into the village of Forest Park owning the 11 acres at The Altenheim. In three years taxpayers will own it outright. Might be time to figure out what to do with this green gem that former Mayor Anthony Calderone acquired by inspiration to prevent its development. What to do with it besides mow the grass, look at the tumble-down buildings, and barbeque a few ribs once a year. Mayor Rory Hoskins tells the Review he wants to hold off planning until the village receives promised demolition cash from the state. Don’t know why we’d wait to plan. The buildings will come down, if just by force of gravity. There is a perfectly good committee eager to continue its work. Public meetings have already been held, input sought and plans scaled back based on that input. We’ll ask, as we always do, where’s the park district in these conversations? They’re the experts in park development, upkeep and programming. Time for them to come to the table or explain why they are stepping away. Let’s get cracking. This is a tremendous opportunity for Forest Park.

You gotta have boundaries

was in Washington D.C. last week, which you might think would have been exciting. I say “you might” because I would not. I have successfully placed such strict boundaries around consumption of news that I actually had this conversation with my friend Shelby when she called me while I was buying a bagel on K Street: Shelby: “How is the mood there?” Me: “Maybe a little bleak; the weather sucks. It’s 45 and raining.” Shelby: “I’d have thought people would be tense.” Me: “Well, I mean, it is February.” Shelby: “No. About the President.” Me: “Why, what’d he do?” Shelby: “He was acquitted?” Me: “Acquitted of what?” You could almost hear her eyes roll. But I was serious! I gave up news when I left ABC in 2005. It was a great call. I used to marinate in that stuff, like all-day-every-day type attentiveness. I remember, during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial, assuming that we were now entering an era of one impeachment trial per administration. I assumed this partially because of the rancorous, overwhelmingly-connected, 24-7 news cycle nature of the world in 1998 compared to those civil, decent days, decades and decades ago during the previous impeachment trial. Here’s some dismaying math I just did: Clinton and Nixon’s impeachment trials were separated by a similar amount of time to that separating Clinton and Trump. I realize, as I type this, that I can tell you vastly more about the trial of Bill Clinton (and the trial of O.J. Simpson) than I can about whatever Trump was on trial for even though I was in D.C. last week

and he and I work for the same company. I purposely didn’t look it up, by the way. One hundred percent of the facts I know about Donald Trump’s impeachment: 1) It was over asking the Ukrainian government to help discredit Joe Biden. 2) There was some controversy around whether or not to have witnesses (but I don’t know what it was or how it came out). 3) He was acquitted. I feel like I don’t need to know more. I didn’t really even need to know the three facts I do know. The more I have managed to avoid current events, the more those events begin to feel like something from a TV show everyone watches but me. (Though I can tell you more than three facts about Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones and I have not seen more than five total minutes of those two shows combined.) Catching 10 minutes of involuntary exposure to the stuff from Airport CNN or a waiting room TV or something is like watching maybe 10 minutes of a show I used to watch but let go of years ago. “Hey, who’s that guy? And why does she look mad? Whoa, is that Stacey? She looks great! But how did she wind up in Seattle?” News angries up the blood (as Satchel Paige used to say about fried meat), same as Facebook or Twitter or listening to a crazy drunk person yelling about Satan on the Blue Line. They’re all comparable experiences at this point anyway. Someone you don’t know is yelling about something you may or may not agree with them about in an effort to transfer either their rage or their outrage to you. Ya gotta have boundaries. Turn off the TV. Don’t look at social media. And stay off the Blue Line.

ALAN

BROUILETTE

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O B I T U A R I E S

L E T T E R S

Denis Moran, 78

An accurate and complete count is critical

Proprietor of Moran’s Garage Denis M. Moran, 78, of Forest Park, died on Feb. 9, 2020. Born on April 1, 1941, he was the proprietor of Moran’s Garage in Forest Park. Denis was the husband of Kathy J. (nee Cavicchia); the father of Molly (Darrell) Kays, Kelly (Joseph) Spillane, Maura (Tom) Doyle and Dan (Gina); Grumpy to Matthew, Tommy, Shannon, Danny, Maeve, Jeremy and Maddisen; great-Grumpy to Zeke; the brother of Frank “Buzzy” (Anne), Denise “Tiny” (the late John “Red”) Halloran, Margaret “Mardy” (Don) Johnson and the late Nancy Buckley; former spouse of Mary

Lou (Bob Armbrust) Moran; and uncle and friend to many. Visitation will be held at ConboyWestchester Funeral Home, 10501 W. Cermak Road, in Westchester (2 blocks west of Mannheim Road) on Friday, Feb. 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. Meet on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Forest Park’s St. Bernardine Church, 7246 Harrison St. for 11 a.m. Mass. Interment will be private. The family appreciates memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association. Additional information is available at 708-F-U-N-E-RA-L.

George Silva, 60 Owned George’s Automotive Service George William Silva, a lifelong resident of Forest Park, died on Feb. 6, 2020. Born on April 24, 1959 to Maria and the late Hernan Silva, he attended St. Bernardine School and Proviso East High School and eventually opened his own automotive repair shop in Forest Park. George’s Automotive Service has operated in the alley of 7222 Madison St. since June 9, 1985. When not fixing cars, he enjoyed racing American sedans, collecting Matchbox toy cars, and listening to Rush, Pearl Jam, and XRT. George was the father of Alexandra Silva, Robert Silva, and Stephanie Hahn-Silva, and the godfather of Michael Pascua. George was the older brother of Nancy Silva and

SEWER

Improvements needed from page 1 that did not charge residents for sewer usage. Oak Park, River Forest, Riverside, Brookfield, River Grove, LaGrange Park, Lyons and Westchester residents all pay a sewer tax. For residential customers, water rates will increase on June 1 from $7.31 to $7.68 per 100 cubic feet, approximately a five percent increase. The village increased the water rate by 1.53 percent in 2018. In 2016 and 2017, there was no increase in water fees. And from 2013 to 2015, there was a 15

Margie Zilligen, the uncle of Sean, Mallory, Courtney, and Rachel Zilligen, the nephew of David Silva, the cousin of Teresa and Anise Silva, and friend to many. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to organizations George supported over the years: St. Bernardine’s Catholic Church and the Forest Park Kiwanis Club. Visitations will be held on Friday, Feb. 14 at Zimmerman Harnett Funeral Home in Forest Park, 4-8 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 15 from 9:30 to 11 a.m., with a memorial service beginning at 11 a.m., followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

percent increase annually, with a 25 percent increase in 2012. Those increases came as the City of Chicago amped up the prices it charged suburbs for Lake Michigan water. All water customers in the village will pay a sewer rate for the first time. For residents, it will be $1.45 per 100 cubic feet. With the addition of the sewer tax, the total increase for residents for both types of usage will go from $7.31 to $9.13 per 100 cubic feet, an increase of approximately 25 percent. Even with this increase, however, Forest Park residents will still be below what most other surrounding towns are charging for combined water and sewer, including: Lyons, LaGrange Park, Riverside, Maywood, River Forest, Bellwood, Brookfield, Elmwood Park and Oak Park. Forest Park will be charging slightly more than Leyden Township, River Grove and Westchester.

I am a member of Forest Park’s Census Complete Count Committee. We are assisting with the national census effort to make sure every person in the village is counted. Having an accurate and complete count of Forest Park residents is critical to receiving all of the funds, resources, and programs that Forest Park needs and that will help our community thrive. It is estimated that we lost out on more than $7 million due to an undercount of approximately 26 percent in the 2010 census. We have several subcommittees

that are currently forming that will tackle different areas in order for everyone to be included in the count. We could use help to reach out to our schools, local businesses, the Chamber of Commerce, and renters to name just a few. Please consider volunteering your time for this important effort. If you would like to volunteer with one of our subcommittees, please contact Allen Serrano at aserranosr@ yahoo.com.

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Living with stigma, working for change I live just outside of Forest Park, and I have worked in Forest Park for more than two years. I work at Progress Center, a nonprofit with services and resources that support independence for people with disabilities. Part of independence is the social aspect, trying to build communities that not only accept diversity but also engage with people who are different from the typical in one way or another. I have dwarfism. On a personal level, and on a professional level, I’ve found Forest Park to be very engaging. I’ve loved working with and interacting with other businesses along Madison Street, and with the Chamber of Commerce. Friday, Feb. 7 was a particularly lovely day in Forest Park. It was 37 degrees. With the sun, the pretty snow on the ground, and the limited breeze, the temperature felt more like the 40s. I was walking from the Progress Center office to pick up my car at Elite Tire. On Franklin Street, west of Circle, a car pulled up next to a condominium building and parked. A man stepped out of his car.

In January 2020 Chris Burke Engineering, the village’s contracted engineering firm, presented a water and sewer rate study to the village council. The study, the first one since 2005, looked at water and sewer infrastructure improvements needed in Forest Park. The study showed that water-related infrastructure improvements in the village would cost over $30 million, and sewer projects over $100 million. Not all of these are projects that must be completed immediately, but the water and sewer infrastructure in town definitely need work, as evidenced in the report. At the Feb. 10 village council meeting, Hoskins said all revenue from the water and sewer charges will be used for water and sewer improvements, such as replacing all 4-inch water mains with 8-inch mains.

He looked at me, raised his hand over his head, waved, and said, “Hello, midget.” He said it in a tone that reminded me of June Cleaver greeting a neighbor. For most people with dwarfism, there is nothing more unwelcoming than the m-word. The word steals our humanity. One minute I was walking down the street, feeling good about the sunny day, and my place in the world. The next minute I shriveled under the focus of misguided attention. I tried to talk to the man, but he shuffled into the condo building. This event is not reflective of Forest Park, and this event is not exclusive to Forest Park. This happens in the neighborhood where I live. It happens nearly everywhere I go. Not every day, but it happens. I have always been able to live with it. I will always be able to live with it. But I also want to make change, so that in the future, people like me, and all people who face some sort of social stigma, will feel welcome here in Forest Park and everywhere.

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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday February 27, 2020 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 20-4, 2020 ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS. In general, the improvements consist of the removal of the existing alley pavements and garage aprons; installation of storm sewers and drainage structures; installation of permeable aggregate trenches and base course; installation of permeable interlocking brick pavers; installation of concrete alley pavements and garage aprons; parkway restoration; and all appurtenant work thereto. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Engineer starting on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required for each set of plans and specifications. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. The bidder is specifically advised that the Village is a Subgrantee of a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) grant, pursuant to an agreement entered into and between the MWRDGC and the Village. Each bidder is required to comply with the MWRDGC’s Affirmative Action Requirements and Affirmative Action Ordinance, of which are as follows: 1) $47,500 for Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) 2) $95,000 Project for MinorityOwned Business Enterprises (MBE) 3) $47,500 for Small Business Enterprises (SBE)

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. local time on Friday, March 6th, 2020 for the following: Village of Oak Park South Fire Station Locker Room, Restrooms and Bunk Room Renovation Proposal Number: 20-118 There will be a pre-bid meeting at the South Fire Station located at 900 S. East Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304 on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 2/12/2020

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of the southerly line of the north ½ of said alley and lying southwesterly of a line drawn from the southwesterly corner of said Lot 7 to a point in the southerly line of said alley 65 feet northeasterly of the southeasterly corner of Lot 10 in Block 1, all in Portia Manor, being Frederick H. Bartlett’s subdivision in the southwest quarter of Section 34, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois.

Legal Description: Parcel 1: Lots 4, 5, 6, and 7 in Block 1 in Portia Manor, being Frederick H. Bartlett’s Subdivision in the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded February 6, 1915 as document number 5573274, in Cook County, Illinois.

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Parcel 2: That part of the 16 feet vacated alley lying southeasterly of Lot 7 in Block 1 in Portia Manor, being Frederick H. Bartlett’s Subdivision in the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Lying northeasterly of the southwesterly line of Lot 7 extended southeasterly to the southerly line of the northerly ½ of said alley; Lying northerly

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Legal Description: Lot 19 in Arcaris Resubdivision of Lots 18 and 19 in Block 36 in Gross First Addition to Grossdale, being a subdivision of the Southeast quarter, the East half of the Southwest quarter and the South half of the Northwest quarter in Section 34, Township 39 North, Range 12, East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois.

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 04-20-Z: 128 N. Lombard Avenue, Property Index Number 16-08-121-025-0000 The Applicant Monica Harper seeks a variance from section 9.3 (K) (1) and section 9.3 (K) (5) (b) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, which sections provides that a coach house is permitted on a lot used for a single-family dwelling that is a minimum of 6,500 square feet in lot area and that a coach house shall not exceed the height of the principal structure, to permit the construction of a coach house on a lot that is approximately 4,147.2 square feet in lot area and that exceeds the height of the principal structure by 1’-1 1/2” at the premises commonly known as 128 N. Lombard Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Those property owners within 300 feet of the Subject Property and those interested parties wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 12th Day of February, 2020 Published in Wednesday Journal 2/12/2020

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A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled on Monday, February 17, 2020. Pre-bid Meeting will be starting at Irving Elementary School at 9:00 am followed by Hatch Elementary School then Mann Elementary School. Please allow at least 2-3 hours for the walk through. Copies of specifications may be secured prior to the Pre-Bid Meeting date from the offices of Jacob & Hefner Associates, Inc., 1333 Butterfield Road, Suite 300, Downers Grove, IL 60515, (630) 652.4680. Cut-off date for picking-up plans is 4:00pm, Friday, February 14, 2020. Contractor shall demonstrate experience of at least five IDPH asbestos abatement projects in projects with a contract value of $100,000 or greater within the last 5 years. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities in the bidding procedure, or accept the Bid that, in its opinion, will serve the best interest of the School District. Any such decision shall be considered final. The Owner reserves the right to set aside a Bid from a Contractor who, in the Owner’s opinion, does not exhibit past experience equal to the size and scope of this project. The bidder shall have a written sexual harassment policy in place in full compliance with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. All questions shall be directed to Jacob & Hefner Associates, Inc., 1333 Butterfield Road, Suite 300, Downers Grove, IL 60515, (630) 652.4680. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/12/2020

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-17H; Plaintiff, vs. ANGELO JOSEPH MESSINA AKA ANGELO J. MESSINA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; RANDOLPH

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CROSSING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 19 CH 3643 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, March 3, 2020 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. 16-07-408-026-1010. Commonly known as 610 Randolph Street 2, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-009642 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3143369

Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F19040247 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3143389

scribed mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-420-011. Commonly known as 425 S. EAST AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60302. 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. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 17-00157 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3144242

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, The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-091229. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-091229 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 9209 TJSC#: 39-7626 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 # 19 CH 9209 I3144136

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 12, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1187 SOUTH HIGHLAND PARK, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-325-0470000 The real estate is improved with a one story two unit brick building with no 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 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) 236SALE 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. 9903 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 25204 TJSC#: 39-7957 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 # 12 CH 25204 I3144011

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD BANK; Plaintiff, vs. LONTIER C. HOUGH AKA LONTIER HOUGH AKA LONTIER HICKSHOUGH AKA LONTIER C. HICKSHOUGH; ANTHONY HOUGH AKA A. HOUGH AKA ANTHONY DAVID HOUGH AKA ANTHONY D. HOUGH; DOVENMUEHLE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LP; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 6127 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 Wednesday, March 4, 2020 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. 16-17-302-034-0000. Commonly known as 915 South Lombard Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60304. 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,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. LORNA J. RANKER; CHARLES K. RANKER; CITIZENS BANK NA; Defendants, 18 CH 2459 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, March 16, 2020 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. 16-17-327-034-0000. Commonly known as 1185 S. LOMBARD AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. 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. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 18-04613 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3144629 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, vs. ELENA F. MARROQUIN A/K/A ELENA FIGUEROA INDIVIDUALLY AND AS GUARDIAN FOR CHRISTIAN MARROQUIN AND NICHOLAS MARROQUIN, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., MARIELENA SANTANA INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF RICCARDO A. MARROQUIN A/K/A RICCARDO MARROQUIN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 17 CH 954 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 Friday, March 13, 2020 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 de-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.TAKYRICA Q. STYLES A/K/A TAKYRICA STYLES, TAYLOR LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC. A/K/A TAYLOR-LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 19 CH 9209 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE, UNIT 1 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE, UNIT 1, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-122-0381005 The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $153,280.44. 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.RASHINDA PLUMP, WAVERLY CLARK, JR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WAVERLY CLARK, JR., INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR Defendants 12 CH 25204 1187 SOUTH HIGHLAND PARK OAK PARK, IL 60304

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF CSMC 2018-RPL12 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.KARL A. REESE, ROSALYN CUMMINGS-YEATES A/K/A ROSALIND CUMMINGS-YEATES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 08990 439 S. TAYLOR AVE. #2/3-B OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 439 S. TAYLOR AVE. #2/3-B, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-321-0311006; 16-08-321-031-1007 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. 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

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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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-04531 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 08990 TJSC#: 40-85 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 08990 I3145087

Property Index No. 16-05-127-0270000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, 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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-06429 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 08452 TJSC#: 39-8185 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 08452 I3145090

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP Plaintiff, -v.LARSENIA HORTON, NEIL SMITH, ASSURANCE RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION, INC., PRAIRIE HOUSES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 12736 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0480000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, three story townhouse with an attached one 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 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) 236SALE 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. 267501 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 12736 TJSC#: 39-8007 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 18 CH 12736 I3144838

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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-02481 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 09264 TJSC#: 39-7338 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 09264 I3145074

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F19020192 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3144920

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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-07106 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 09325 TJSC#: 39-7348 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 09325 I3145072

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION QUICKEN LOANS INC. Plaintiff, -v.DRIKO DUCASSE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 08452 1226 N AUSTIN BLVD OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1226 N AUSTIN BLVD, OAK PARK, IL 60302

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.AMIN SAHTOUT, SCOVILLE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2019 CH 09264 500 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 500 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-415-0271007 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” 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. CORNELIUS MCALLISETER AKA CORNELIUS D.MCALLISTER; GABRIELA MCALLISTER AKA GABRIELA LAUREANO; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENT; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 4302 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 Friday, March 20, 2020 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. 15-08-101-026-0000. Commonly known as 30 52nd Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104. 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,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JEANETTE JOHNSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD Defendants 2019 CH 09325 130 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 130 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-235-0330000 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” 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

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