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By JESSICA MORDAC Staff Reporter
Were you watching the Super Bowl during the second quarter on so, you probably caught a commercial for Nerds — marking the candy, made in Forest Park appearance in an ad during the Super Bowl.
In this year’s 15-second spot, An Cohen, a TV show host on Br Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters pool and says to the personified candy character, Gummy, “Woah, you’ and me ga now? This is huge! show the world the new you!” Then, the two parade down a red ca Nerds revealed the bigge sion of its gummy clusters in September. Then, Michael Butler, a manager at Ferrara Candy Compan told the Review that it was Nerds’ biggest
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‘The Illusion’ is a knee-slapping success
Here’s what one reporter thought of the Forest eatre Company
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
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On F riday, I attended the Forest T heatre Company’s production of The Illusion with my best friend from high school. Neither of us are staunch theatergoers, but both thoroughly enjoyed the play Forest T heatre Company is producing The Illusion through Feb. 22 at Madison Street T heater in Oak Park T he play follows a father who visits a magician to learn about his long-lost son. T he magician shows him a range of scenes from his son’s life, though they aren’t quite what they seem.
T he play’s dynamic actors had comedic
timing that made the audience laugh out loud several times. And at the end of the play, an unexpected twist caused my friend to slap her knee in joyous sur prise.
And in the carpool back to our respective homes, my friend and I discussed whether we actually understood the plot. It ’s one of those that certainly leaves you with questions, but also an appreciation that you might never have answers for all of them, that art is subjective.
“Art is about love,” Richard Corley, Forest T heatre Company’s producing ar tistic director, told me in an interview ahead of opening night. “We have to love, and open our hearts to love, in order to be changed by ar t.”
The Illusion is a part of Forest T heatre Company’s first full indoor season with Madison Street T heater — and its first coproduction with Madison Street Theater Buy tick ets for “The Illusion” at https:// www.forest-theatre.org/plays.
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By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Ahead of March 17, Growing Community Media is profiling the 15 candidates running in the 7th congressional Democratic and Republican primary. Whoever wins the November election will succeed Rep. Danny Davis, who is retiring after nearly 30 years in the position.
To help constituents decide who to cast their vote for, Chicago’s Westside branch of the NAACP hosted a forum Jan. 27 at The Collins Academy STEAM High School in North Lawndale. Remel Terry — president of the NAACP’s Chicago Westside branch and of Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability — moderated the discussion.
A dozen candidates attended, including Democrats Richard Boykin, Anthony Driver Jr., Dr. Thomas Fisher, La Shawn Ford, Rory Hoskins, Anabel Mendoza, Jazmin Robinson, Reed Showalter, and Felix Tello. Republican candidates Chad Koppie and Patricia Easley were also present. Democrat Melissa Conyears-Ervin joined the forum during the second question, which she answered with her opening statement. Other candidates running include Democrats David Elrich and Jason Friedman.
Democrat Kina Collins was unable to attend the forum due to a previous engagement with voters, but submitted a comment: “My campaign is rooted in advancing equity and opportunity on the West Side, fighting for quality public schools, accessible and affordable healthcare, economic investment that creates good paying union jobs, and real public safety solutions that center dignity and justice.”
After opening statements, the for um’s participating candidates answered three questions. Candidates were seated randomly and responded in the same order for both questions.
QUESTION 1
Remel Terry: What specific federal policies would you champion to improve economic opportunities for Black
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Candidates at the 7th District Congressional Forum at Collins Academy High School.
how you would track prog ress in closing disparities.
Jazmin Robinson
(D)
Senior human resource professional who designs, builds and manages employee benefits and systems
Robinson is running on her HEAL Act that tackles the root causes of inequality by increasing funding for health care and education, amending access to gover nment by banning PACs and lobbyists, and raising the living wage
Robinson said every congressperson gets $10-20 million in community and project funding annually and suggested using this to replace lead pipes and invest in local libraries and schools in the neighborhoods of the 7th district that need it most. Robinson also named federal surplus personal property donations as a way to get laptops, furniture and vehicles that the federal gover nment is no longer using into the 7th district. She said, in the bills that could accomplish these things, legislators can write earmarks that dictate that resources must go to those who need them most.
help small businesses and nonprofits apply for grants. She would also aim to unbundle multi-million-dollar gover nment contracts that often go to one company, aiming to redistribute funds to smaller businesses.
Patricia Easley (R)
Host of the Black Excellence Hour, Fox News contributor
“I’m going to bring capitalism back to the district,” Easley said, stating the need for manufacturing to return to the West Side. She said that, when Sears was located in North Lawndale, it was one of the richest Black neighborhoods in the country. “When that manufacturing comes back, we’ll have opportunities to open up small businesses to support those manufacturing corporations, and that’s how we build wealth.”
Easley added that the West Side has become a social service economy: “We don’t want any more grants. We don’t need any grants,” Easley said. “I want to put my people back to work We are better than social working. We know how to work for ourselves. We know how to count our own
are is mismanaged.”
Reed Showalter (D)
Former attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, former senior policy advisor of National Economic Council, former worker on Congress’ Judiciary Committee
Showalter also said there was a need to break up monopolies, which he said dismantled the manufacturing district Easley wants to bring back
“We had a whole lot of monopoly capitalism roll through and buy up, shutter and destroy the local businesses here,” Showalter said. “There’s a reason why our hospital systems, West Suburban and Loretto, are struggling on the frontline because they keep getting purchased and sold.”
Showalter added that, instead of subsidizing gover nment programs, we should be creating new opportunities in the 7th district. He said we could build homes in the district with union labor, rather than “hoping that if we give enough tax breaks to private developers, that they’ll ride in and they’ll save us.”
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Richard Boykin (D)
Attorney, former chief of staff for Cong. Danny Davis, former Cook County commissioner
Boykin said there’s a need for a concentrated, stateside strategy like the Marshall Plan, where the United States sponsored over $13 billion in recovery programs to Wester n Europe after World War II. He said economic development for a plan like this would create thousands of jobs on the West Side, ones that have been lost without the presence of major manufacturing companies
Boykin said the West Side also needs an education plan, where young people are better prepared to go to college, into a trade or employment after high school. And he advocated for comprehensive access to affordable, quality health care, adding that he would reverse cuts made by President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and extend Obamacare subsidies.
La Shawn Ford (D)
Illinois State Representative for the 8th District
Ford also touted the need for better educational opportunities, like more funding for higher education and trade schools, in order to reduce the unemployment rate on the West Side. And he cited the need for federal
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“We need to make sure that, when the government funds hospitals, those contracts and opportunities trickle down into the community, so that we can grow our businesses in the neighborhood, so that we can hire people,” Ford said. He cites Rush University Medical Center as an example, stating that the hospital could grant contracts with West Side businesses. The same with the Illinois Department of Corrections, the Cook County Jail, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago parks. “These are jobs that have to be transferred to the community. Jobs and contracts create low unemployment, and it also creates safer communities.”
“For the last 19 years, I’ve connected people to jobs every day,” Ford added. “There hasn’t been a day in our office where we haven’t connected people to a job.”
Felix Tello (D)
Executive engineer at Siemens
Tello founded and leads the Community Justice and Equity Movement, which helps communities across the county to fight for reparations — something he said the Congressional Black Caucus has been advocating for years.
“The Black community has had centuries of this crap. The Black wealth is one-tenth that of the white wealth in this country, and it’s really a shame,” Tello said. He added that his organization is learning from existing communities with reparations, like Evanston, “building on successes, addressing challenges and investing in justice, equity and opportunity for all.”
community that’s gone on for hundreds of years,” Koppie said, citing the millions of people who came to the United States and were sold into slavery.
“There’s another issue, the abortion issue, that is very much akin to the slavery issue. They were both approved by the Supreme Court in the United States. The slavery issue was resolved with the Civil War, which was an awesome situation. We all know about the 600,000 people who were killed. Since the abortion thing became legal in the United States, there’s something like 75-to-100 million dead Americans. And the ratio of abortion in the Black community is much higher than it is in the white community.”
Rory Hoskins (D)
Mayor of Forest Park, attorney, former village commissioner
Hoskins said that funding public works would improve economic opportunities for Black Chicagoans in his district, specifically around I-294. Hoskins was a founding member of the I-290 Blue Line Coalition, which advocates for reconstruction of the Eisenhower, the CTA rails that run along it, and surrounding streets. Hoskins said more funding for projects around the expressway would create jobs and new space for businesses.
Hoskins also wants federal forgiveness of student loans and public service loans, and for federal tax credits to incentivize hiring people in vulnerable communities
Anabel Mendoza (D)
Immigrant rights organizer, youngest candidate
Mendoza said three main things could help improve this economic opportunity. First, she wants to invest in local entrepreneurs and small businesses, rather than large corporations, which don’t know what communities need or want.
“That’s the obligation of the federal government to bring those dollars back into our communities to make those small businesses a reality for these entrepreneurs,” Mendoza said. She added that Congress needs to raise the federal minimum wage, from $7.25 an hour to closer to $30, and advocate harder for reparations.
“We need to make sure that re parations drive direct cash payments to close that racial and opportunity wealth gap, so that people are able to invest in their communities the way that others have been able to for decades,” Mendo za said.
Emergency room doctor at University of Chicago Medicine
Fisher also said he wants deeper federal investments in post-high school education, like trade school and community college. And for more investment in local entrepreneurs and small businesses, which create jobs across communities.
He also would advocate for better infrastructure, like federal funding for updates to CTA trains lines and stations. Infrastructure projects create jobs, and legislators can embed sections into bills that require investment in low-income communities, Fisher said.
Former executive director of SEIU IL, former president of CCPSA, where he now serves as commissioner under Remel Terry If elected to Congress, Driver would support legislation where “every single person who wants a job should be guaranteed a job by the federal gover nment,” one where they make at least $20 an hour and have universal health care. Driver said one of the things he’s most proud of in life is leading SEIU’s fight to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to $15 an hour, though that’s not enough. He said there needs to be more funding and legislation specifically for Black people
“I also watched how, when we raised the minimum wage, Black people were the first to lose their jobs. You hear people talk about Medicare for all, but you won’t hear people talk about the Black maternal health crisis where black women die at three times the rate. What are you doing if you get Medicare for all, but you don’t specifically address the Black maternal health crisis? You’re expanding access to inequality,” Driver said. “You hear people talk about community college for all, but they won’t say anything about HBCUs,” said Driver, who went to Howard University.
Driver said the federal gover nment should also subsidize the removal of lead pipes — which added are more abundant in Cook County than anywhere else in the country — and prioritize hiring people from impacted communities to do the job.
“This one single issue — we remove the lead service lines in Chicago — can solve a lot of these economic issues. This is the issue of political will. You have people up here talking about ‘I’ve been there. I’ve been around this whole time.’ Why do things still look the same way?”
Chad Koppie (R)
Thomas Fisher (D)
Anthony Driver Jr. (D)
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QUESTION 2
Remel Terry: One of the leading causes of personal bankruptcy is medical debt. Federal public health and healthcare utilization data shows that Black people experience poorer health outcomes and higher exposure to medical debt than other groups. What federal policy levers fall within your authority to address this disparity?
Felix Tello
Tello is for universal health care. He said Congress needs to appropriate money for health care by restoring Trump’s cuts to the Affordable Care Act
“We need to focus on appropriating money , not just for Black folks, but everybody who’s at a disadvantaged level. It just takes one little trip to the emergency room and they’re
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screwed, so we need to cover everybody,” Tello said.
Chad Koppie
Koppie said, “We’ve got to stop the fraud In other words, the hospitals, the doctors, the insurance companies are looting the system. If we could just have truth to the matter and stop the fraud, that would be my answer.”
Rory Hoskins
Hoskins supports Medicare for all. He also cites a program where Cook County used Covid-era relief funds to buy medical debt and suggests a broader program that would allow for the purchase of medical debt incurred by vulnerable families.
Anabel Mendoza
“I absolutely support Medicare for all, but I want to go a little deeper,” Mendoza said, adding that the federal gover nment should forgive all medical debt. “I think of someone like my mom, who was recently diagnosed with cancer and had to undergo a very invasive surgery. I can’t imagine having come out of that surgery, and now she has to worry
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about losing her home on top of that. That’s unacceptable.”
Mendoza said housing is intrinsically linked with medical debt. In Congress, she’d create legislation that provides emergency funding to ensure homeowners who are in crisis, including medical debt, don’t lose their homes
Thomas Fisher
Fisher also advocates for Medicare for all or other universal coverage, and for restoring the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid.
“The No. 1 predictor of whether or not people survive cancer right now is whether or not they’re driven into bankruptcy in the course of their treatment. That’s immoral. That is not right,” Fisher said. But he added that access to health care isn’t the primary indicator of health.
“The reason there’s a 20-year life expectancy gap between West Garfield Park and Streeterville has nothing to do with health care,” Fisher said. “Do Black folks have the housing that we deserve, the jobs, the food, security? Until we do that, health care is not the primary issue.”
Anthony Driver Jr.
Driver also believes in free health care, but ag rees that Congress needs to take it a step further by writing legislation that respects and protects Black people.
“What is Medicare for all if you don’t have culturally competent doctors? What is Medicare for all if you struggle to find a vein when you draw blood from Black people?” Driver said. He added that he’d work to ban those working in the health insurance industry from contributing to political campaigns.
“People don’t talk about why we don’t have universal healthcare. It’s because our politicians are bought and paid for. They’re not accountable to the people, they’re accountable to these industries,” Driver said.
Jazmin Robinson
Robinson ag reed that health insurance companies should be banned from contributing to campaigns, along with all PACs and lobbyists.
“We need to ban them completely because they buy our Congress representatives. Every single one of them are sold,”
Robinson said.
According to her fair tax plan, Robinson said removing people who buy Congress could finance free, high-quality health care.
Because medical debt can be sold to a debt collector for pennies on the dollar, Robinson suggests partnering with nonprofits who could buy medical debt to fight corporations. A $50,000 investment from nonprofits could wipe out $5 million of medical debt, Robinson said.
Patricia Easley
Easley wants to re-legislate Medicaid, making it so that the federal government pays 100%, instead of 60-to-70% of the total cost. She also wants to restrict banks from participating in the health care business and to improve safety net hospitals.
Safety net hospitals like West Suburban and Loretto don’t have access to credit, “which means that they do not have the money to give people charity for their medical bills like a Rush, like a Northwestern. If you don’t have the money to function, you cannot do it. And that is legislative,” Easley said. “If you are a private institute insurance holder and you go to a safety net institution, you are going to pay more because that institution does not have the cushion to absorb the health care costs.”
Reed Showalter
Showalter also supports Medicare for all, but added that Congress needs to restructure the health care system.
“We need to wipe out the possibility of medical debt, but you don’t get to do that unless you take on the structure of the medical system in the first place,” Showalter said. He said that means making it so for-profit companies can’t own hospitals and capping the price of phar maceuticals.
Richard Boykin
When Boykin was a Cook County commissioner, the county started buying medical debt from residents. But he said Congress needs to take it a step further with universal health care coverage. Boykin said, if elected, he would cut 10% of the Department of Defense’s budget and funnel the $88 billion into health care
“They found money for the illegal migrants who came here, and we can find money for citizens, so that they don’t have to worry about being bankrupted for medical debt,” Boykin said.
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La Shawn Ford
In addition to restoring the Affordable Care Act, if elected to Congress, Ford would prioritize more federal funding for safety net hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers. These would provide more accessible care that prevents reentry into hospitals, which often causes medical debt
Ford also stresses the need for culturally competent doctors and funding for HBCUs “because Black people need culturally sensitive doctors in our communities.”
QUESTION 3
Remel Terry: What do you see as a key challenge facing the 7th district and how would you solve it?
La Shawn Ford
Ford said unity is a big challenge, as the 7th district covers part of Chicago and the suburbs, the city’s financial district and medical district.
“The biggest problem that we have in this district right now is the disparities in education, health care and opportunities,” Ford said. “We must do better by making sure we spread and share the wealth in this district.”
Felix Tello
When he was canvassing, Tello said he heard that constituents’ main priorities are democracy and the economy.
“We have got to get jobs back into our community. There’s nothing else but the economic engine to bring back prosperity to the community,” Tello said.
Chad Koppie
Koppie said the 7th district has “skyrocketing crime, unaffordable housing, an unmanageable migrant crisis and crushing cost of living.”
He added that he would restore public safety by repealing the Safe-T Act — which allows someone arrested for a nonviolent offense to be cited and released, rather than waiting to post bond — and making sure law enforcement holds violent criminals accountable.
Rory Hoskins
Hoskins said a key challenge is poor infrastructure, like roads, local transit systems and affordable housing. If elected, he’d want to extend the CTA Blue Line further west,
since much of the district’s wealth is concentrated around the Loop.
“There are opportunities in the west suburbs through the enterprise zone programs, through colleges like Triton College and Morton College We have to invest in jobs and housing,” Hoskins said.
Anabel Mendoza
Mendoza said there are two key issues in the 7th district: housing and unity. She said Congress needs to expand the Department of Urban Development’s Section 8 voucher program to allow for more first-time homebuyers
“In the United States, we know that owning property is what allows any community to grow wealth,” Mendoza said. She added, “We need to unite. We’re going to keep losing if we do not unite.”
Thomas Fisher
“Nothing matters more than the length and quality of our lives,” Fisher said. “You do not get to take advantage of Social Security if you die before you’re eligible, but you paid into it your entire life.”
To help address the death gap, Fisher said we need a gover nment that funds food for the hungry and medicine for the sick
“We need to breathe life back into our federal gover nment that bases its decisions in a moral foundation that takes care of each other,” Fisher said.
Anthony Driver Jr.
Driver also stressed the life expectancy gap because it touches every single issue in the 7th district. And he mentioned affordability at a time when people are being priced out of their homes with high costs of property taxes, gas and health care, while wages aren’t keeping up
“If we want to keep this district healthy, happy and thriving, people have to be able to afford to stay here,” Driver said. “And with the life expectancy gap, we need a North Star that says every five years we need to close this life expectancy gap by a wide margin, so 10, 20 years from now it doesn’t exist.”
Jazmin Robinson
Robinson said equity was the biggest issue facing the district, and that Congress could fix it by enacting three things. One is the Housing Urban Development Act that mandates 30% of new hires for federal programs must come from low-income dis-
tricts. Another is amending the for mula of federal grants to prioritize aging infrastructure and areas with dense poverty. The third is a federal grant that provides medically impoverished neighborhoods with a free nonprofit clinic.
Patricia Easley
Easley said housing is the district’s largest problem. She said she worked with Congressman Davis and Boykin to bring someone from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to tour the 7th district “and let them see what federal housing mismanagement looks like.”
Reed Showalter
Showalter said the federal government needs to take bigger swings to better invest in the 7th district. That includes funding to build new hospitals and clinics, af fordable housing and grocery stores in every part of the district.
“The reason why it is difficult to go to a grocery store and find af fordable food is because we are not investing at a federal level in the way that the federal government is exclusively equipped to do, in building new supply chains and allowing people to start new businesses and grocery and restaurants,” Showalter said. “These are the types of big swings that we need to ask from our federal representatives. And if we don’t do that, then we’re going to be stuck with the issues we’ve heard about.”
Melissa Conyears-Ervin
Chicago city treasurer
Conyears-Ervin said affordability is one of the district’s biggest challenges, and that the role of a congressperson is to bring back money to their district.
“As city treasurer, I made it my business to boycott Donald Trump so that our money would not go to Washington D.C. for him to turn around and hurt us,” Conyears-Ervin said.
Richard Boykin
Boykin called access and affordability of health care the district’s main issues
“We have more hospitals, more health care resources in the 7th district than anybody else in the country, but those resources don’t go to work for folks on the West Side nor on the South Side,” Boykin said. He would aim to close health disparities and increase access to mental health services
Village condemns USA Beverage building
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
On Feb. 6, police visited USA Beverage Company, the liquor store at the corner of Madison and Harlem, to deliver an official notice of condemnation for the property and business. A cashier working at the business called the property owner, who arrived and signed the condemnation notice. Police cleared the business of employees, along with upper floors, where one person was staying and refused further assistance with finding shelter. The fire department secured the building with padlocks
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incoming train, including the suspect, who was asleep and covered in vomit. When he woke up, the man became aggressive and started spitting on security, then took out a box cutter and stabbed another passenger in the face. The victim told police he is homeless and frequently rides the Blue Line overnight. He said he recognized the suspect as someone who was violent on the train in the past, and tackled him to help security, which is when he was stabbed. He said he wanted to press charges. The suspect tensed his body to resist arrest, and at the police station, was belligerent and appeared intoxicated, according to the police report. He was charged with one count of aggravated battery, one count of aggravated battery against a police officer and another with a deadly weapon, and two counts of aggravated assault.
Missing persons
While on patrol Feb. 3, police checked the registration of a car driving down I-290 and found it was a felony vehicle. When police tried to pull the car over, the driver drove recklessly and sped away before the car spun out and hit a concrete barrier on the interstate. Police took the driver into custody, found that the car didn’t match its registration plates, and that the car was stolen in Chicago. Police contacted the car’s owner, who said he’d sign complaints against the offender. The driver was charged with aggravated fleeing, reckless driving, speeding, failure to signal, improper lane usage and criminal trespass to a vehicle.
Retail theft
On Feb. 5, police responded to Aldi for a retail theft. Police canvassed the area and found a suspect matching the given description in the 100 block of Maple in Oak Park, running away Police found drugs and drug paraphernalia on the man, took him into custody and found him to have three warrants out of Cook County. He was charged with those warrants, along with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer, and retail theft.
Aggravated battery
Police responded to the CTA Blue Line station in Forest Park around 1 a.m. on Feb. 7 for a stabbing on the train platform. Upon arrival, police reported that the victim was bleeding heavily from his face. The suspect was surrounded by CTA security, who told police they were waking passengers on an
On Feb. 8, Riveredge Hospital reported that, the day before, a man escaped, though he was mandated to stay at the institution because of his sex offender status. Police found him at Roosevelt and 1st Ave., where he requested paramedics and was taken to Rush Oak Park Hospital. On Feb. 8, the man was no longer at Rush and was last seen wearing grey sweatpants, a beige hooded sweatshirt and hospital-issued slippers. He was filed as a missing person.
On Feb. 8, a woman reported to the police department that she was concerned about the wellbeing of her daughter, who she hasn’t been able to contact since the beginning of January. She reported that her daughter was living with a friend after being released from Riveredge last year. The roommate said she also hadn’t seen the daughter since the beginning of January and doesn’t know where she went. The mother asked for her daughter to be reported as missing
These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated Jan. 30 through Feb. 9 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
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West Sub’s debt to the state
There’s good news and bad news this week out of the beleaguered West Suburban Medical Center. First the good news: The phones have been turned back on after several days when callers to West Sub’s main number were told, “The number you have reached is not in service.”
The bad news is that the amount of money West Sub and its owners at Resilience Healthcare owe the state of Illinois has now ballooned to $71 million. And the state has begun to claw back a small portion — $2.6 million so far — of that amount by siphoning of f some funding that would otherwise go to the hospital.
Manoj Prasad, CEO of Resilience, told Growing Community Media last week in an email exchange that West Sub has chosen not to make any payments to the state government. Instead, he said, the hospital will “provide care to the community instead of pay assessments to the state.”
Sounds almost high-minded. Prasad said West Sub is not alone among safety-net hospitals in Illinois that are not paying their debt or the growing interest on that debt. There is no doubt a range of challenges facing these critical institutions, and many of them came at the hands of the Trump administrations and its squee ze on Medicaid and Medicare funding.
However, the state of fered West Sub a payment plan last October, which started at just $50,000 per month and has been ignored by West Sub.
That’s not good faith. Or it is an indication that a hospital that can’t keep its phones on also doesn’t have $50,000 in cash flow to pay back taxpayers.
Inspectors for the Illinois Department of Public Health were at West Sub two weeks ago for multiple days. When asked by GCM the results of that inspection, the department said it was a “pending matter” and would not comment. Prasad said it was routine, that IDPH was in the neighborhood inspecting other hospitals.
“We were pleased with their approval of our care delivery and operations that they reviewed at length,” Prasad said.
Time will tell.
Donnell Langston, 76 Member of Living Word Church
Donnell Langston, 76, died on Jan. 13, 2026. He was born on Sept. 23, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Fred and Alzie Langston (nee Fields). Fred relocated his wife, son Donnie, and daughter Gerrie to Chicago in the early 1950s. The family settled on the
West Side of lliam Penn Elementary School and graduated eighth grade at Daniel Webster Elementary. He learned his love for track by racing his father at an early age. He participated in Chicago’s Park District programs at Franklin Park and learned to swim by trial and er ror, but eventually became a very good swimmer. However, his passion was track and field. He developed his early running skills and techniques under Jane Dickens. When he started at John Marshall High School, he was prepared and well equipped to join Marshall’s team. By his senior year of high school he was a standout in the 100 yard/ meter dash and the 880 relay team. Through his talent and hard work, he earned a track scholarship to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1968.
Donnell and a fellow Marshall Commando and Mercurian track star, Harry Booker, were both awarded scholarships in combination with the U of I’s 1968 Project 500 Education Opportunity Program. At Illinois, Donnell participated in the sprint events as well as the Long Jump and Triple Jump. He met shot putter and discus thrower, Hershel Benberry, who became a “big brother” and mentor until Hershel passed in 2011. Don remained in contact with several U of I track colleagues throughout the years. All were proud to be Big Ten athletes. He also met many lifelong friends through the Project 500 program.
He met his wife Katie at Marshall High in an Algebra class in 1966. They married on Sept. 3, 1971. He earned a Bachelor of Science de gree in Physical Education and a master’s
de gree in Therapeutic Recreation. He pursued his PhD at the University of Illinois, passed his Preliminary Exam in early 1981, and took his first faculty position at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond in fall 1981.
The Langston Family of Don, Kay & Kevin, returned to the Chicago area in 1984. Their second son, William Kyle, was born the following year. Donnell initially took a position with George Williams Colle ge and later look a management position at Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital on the West Side of Chicago. He retired from Schwab and became an entrepreneur, following in his father’s footsteps, in the trucking industry.
In 2001, he gave his life to Christ and was baptized and joined Living Word Christian Center in Forest Park. In 2009, he suf fered renal failure and began dialysis treatments. Despite his three-days-a-week treatment schedule, he remained very active. The family traveled extensively across America and the Caribbean. He loved to do home improvement projects, including gardening and was extremely proud of his backyard flower gardens. He was an excellent cook and a master on the grill. He was most proud of his work as a mentor and dissertation coach for Dr. Joi Lynn Mondisa (Purdue University), and Dr. Bradley P. Wooten (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). Before passing, he and Katie relocated to Champaign to support their youngest son, William, through his doctoral preliminary exam. Donnell lived a very full and enjoyable life He is survived by Kathleen (aka Katie and Kay), his wife of 54 years; his sons, Kevin (Jawani) and William (Sheldena); eight grandchildren, Julian, Jasmine, Jada, Justin, William II, Cameron, Nicole and Alivia; two brothers, DonEllis (aka Eugene) and Glen; and one sister, Sharon Johnson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Alzie Langston; his sisters, Shirlene McKnight, Geraldine “Gerrie” Joyner, and Jacqueline Langston; and his niece, Rhea Taunia Brown. Although hospitalized, Donnell was vibrant until the very end, giving instructions to his wife, Katie, and his sons. His instructions were, “Just do it. Get it done!” Take care of your health, and for the sons, grow your business and finish your doctorate. Poppa Don’s earthly life came to a close with Katie at his side, holding his hand.
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Parichy hires former big-leaguer McManus
This Feb. 7, 1946 Parichy Roofing and Shingle ad announces a new employee, Marty McManus, who would be working for the roofing and shingle company. Emery Parichy, who owned the roofing company, also was the owner of Parichy Stadium at the corner of Harrison and Harlem where the Parichy Bloomer Girls played.
Marty McManus was a major league baseball player from 1920-1934 with the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and the Boston Braves. He had over 1,900 hits and 1,000 runs scored over his 15-year career. He then managed and player-managed for several teams and also served as a manager in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League for the Kenosha Comets and South Bend Blue Sox. In 1951 he led an ef fort to unionize professional baseball, football and basketball with the American Federation of Labor.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
Plaintiff
vs. GINA M. BRADEN
Defendant 20 CH 3059
CALENDAR 60
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 9, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-19-101-065-0000. Commonly known as 1207 DEGENER AVE., ELMHURST, IL 60126. The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 2000801 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3280824
ESTATE FOR SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
U S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF WATERFALL VICTORIA III-NB GRANTOR TRUST
Plaintiff
vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ERNESTINE HUDSON; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC.; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ERIC HUDSON AK.A. ERIC TERRAN HUDSON; JULIE FOX AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ERNESTINE HUDSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant 25 CH 5156 CALENDAR 60 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 4, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-201-012-0000. Commonly known as 43 49TH AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104. The real estate is: 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 189 5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naper-
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC Plaintiff, -v.-
MYRTLE A MCCREE, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UTA 1104323 DATED 07/07/1997, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UTA 1104323 DATED 07/07/1997, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants 2024CH08455 1036 22ND AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-
EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 1036 22ND AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104
Property Index No. 15-15-113027-0000
The real estate is improved with a brown brick, one and a half story single family home.
Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.
The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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 151701(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, 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820, Chicago, IL, 60606. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.
THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION
One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1820 Chicago IL, 60606
312-346-9088
E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com
Attorney File No. 2419183IL_1112256
Attorney Code. 61256
Case Number: 2024CH08455
TJSC#: 45-3053
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 # 2024CH08455
I3280436
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
U S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET TRUST 2021GS1 Plaintiff, -v.-
DIANE R. MUZZALL Defendants 2025CH07925
2100 S 8TH AVE
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 December 5, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 9, 2026, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at public in-person sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2100 S 8TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153
Property Index No. 15-14-324012-0000
The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $369,623.78.
Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.
The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 25-306907. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE
You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561-241-6901
E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM
Attorney File No. 25-306907
Attorney ARDC No. 6306439
Attorney Code. 65582
Case Number: 2025CH07925
TJSC#: 45-3122
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 # 2025CH07925 I3280886
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Plaintiff vs. LAKASHIA D WRIGHT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; BANKERS HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant 25 CH 3932
CALENDAR
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 10, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-314-048-0000. Commonly known as 530 49TH AVE., BELLWOOD, IL 60104. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a common interest community unit, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.
The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Morris Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. 52109. 25-292186 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3280894
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff vs. AIDA I. ALEJANDRO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DISCOVER BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 CH 6651 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 16, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-07-413-005-0000. Commonly known as 427 E. END AVENUE, HILLSIDE, IL 60162. The real estate is: 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Morris Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. 52109. 25-315808 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3281251
Forest Park Review, February 11, 2026
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
The Huntington National Bank Plaintiff vs. Linda Hall Defendant 25 CH 1474
CALENDAR 60
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 16, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-306-027-0000. Commonly known as 228 SOUTH 18TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153. The real estate is: 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 189 5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Suite 1250, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 25001387
INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION
intercountyjudicialsales.com
I3281278
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff
vs. JAMES WARREN; DAMON RITENHOUSE AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROOSEVELT MCGEE, DECEASED, RUTH MCGEE DECEASED, RUTH WILLIAMS RAGGS, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF ROOSEVELT MCGEE, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF RUTH MCGEE, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF RUTH WILLIAMS RAGGS, DECEASED; SERVICE FINANCE CO., LLC; CAPE COD FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant 24 CH 5079
CALENDAR 62
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 17, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-09-111-011-0000. Commonly known as 249 Marshall St., Bellwood, IL 60104. The real estate is: 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 189 5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Lender Legal PLLC, 1800 Pembrook Drive, Suite 250, Orlando, Florida 32810. 407-730-4644. LLS12998-IL INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3281434
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
SELENE FINANCE LP Plaintiff vs. LERETHA LOWERY; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendant 22 CH 12600 CALENDAR 62 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on March 23, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-16-102-039-0000.
Commonly known as 812 Bellwood Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. The real estate is: 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: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding.
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
LAW.
For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563. (630) 453-6960. 1446-190321
