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Ceramics ﬁre up in Forest Park

Slow re and ViaClay expand from Oak Park

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

This month, Slowfire began hosting classes and camps for multimedia art forms, including ceramics, at 7405 Madison St. in Forest Park. Slowfire East will remain in operation as a members-only studio at 907 S. Lombard Ave. in Oak Park.

In April, ViaClay opened its members studio at 7744 Monroe St. in Forest Park, expanding from its 208 S. Marion St. location in Oak Park — where it will still host hand building and wheel throwing pottery classes for all ages

“What I think the rise of all these clay studios really is is people are spending too much time on their phone or looking at a screen, and when you have clay on your hands, you cannot pick up a phone,” said Gabriel Tetrev, owner of ViaClay. “Seeing a pendulum swing way too far in a digital direction, I think it comes back the other way.”

“You can’t be on your phone, you have to focus on it,” Noelle Wright, owner of Slowfire, said of a possible reason for the rising popularity of clay and pottery work “It’s a whole-body movement. You’re using your legs, ar ms and core It’s really the perfect marriage of something that’s movementbased but artistic.”

Slowfire also teaches art outside of ceramics, offering classes for mediums like drawing, jewelry-making and mixed media.

“There’s more and more interest in hands-on work and craft, whether that’s painting or printmaking or tie dyeing or ceramics,” Wright said of additional classes Slowfire offers. “People want to use their hands, and that seems especially important right now.”

Above: Noelle Wright at Slow re West, 7405 Madison St. in Forest Park

Right: Gabriel Tetrev, owner of ViaClay, and John Beck, operations manager, at the new members studio at 7744 Monroe St. in Forest Park

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Fourth of July festivities postponed due to weather conditions

Park district will reschedule Blooze Brothers concert and reworks show. No date set yet

By EMMA BRADFORD Intern Reporter

Following a weekend of severe rainstorms and flash floods, the Park District of Forest Park was forced to cancel its Fourth of July festivities and postpone them until a later date. The announcements were released in two social media posts, the initial post about the concert and then a post about the fireworks show.

A date to reschedule has not yet been set, said Jackie Iovinelli, park district executive director. But alternative dates are being considered, she said.

Fireworks displays are very expensive, said Iovinelli. So the park district was doing everything it could to save the event by working out lo gistics before Saturday.

The first post came a little after 1 p.m., alerting locals that the Bloo ze Brothers concert would have to be rescheduled.

Iovinelli said they were able to save that concert for a later date since the band was very cooperative. They said, as long as they had not begun their depar ture for the event, it could be rescheduled, Iovinelli said.

“While it’s never easy to predict the weather, this allows us to reschedule at no additional cost,” the social media post said.

After making the first post, Iovinelli said park officials began to work on assessing the weather conditions for the fireworks display

According to Iovinelli, since the fireworks company had dealt with similar weather problems the day before, they were also able to work something out. The fireworks would be driven to the site, but as long as they were not assembled, they could be used again on a later day.

Emma Bradford is an intern for NEWSWELL CHICAGO through Report for America’s Local News Internship Program.

Mermaid Storytime at the pool helps kids ride the heat wa

Mermaid Spooky reads to Fore Park families, shar ing stories an deep-sea treasures

By EMMA BRADFORD Intern Reporter

On a hot and humid morning on June 30 at the Forest Pa Aquatic Center, more than two dozen children and members gathered under a big umbrella to escape the hea by diving head-on into mermaid-led story time for kids up to 8 years old

The event was put on in collaboration with the Forest Public Library and the Park District of Forest Park, with entertainment from Windy City Mer maids

Sitting inside her shiny-pinky clamshell throne, sur rounded by her thingamabobs, and wearing green and pu iridescent accessories, Larissa Kaye – better known as her mermaid persona, Mermaid Spooky – created a fairytale perience for families to remember for years to come

As Mermaid Spooky splashed into story time, she of some deep-sea gadgets and gizmos to help set the ocean setting. She read both “Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn,” w by Shannon Hale and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, and “Mer maids Are the Worst!” by Alex Willan.

Before things got a little too hot and everyone needed to take a dip in the pool, these families were taken on the oceanic experience of a lifetime

Three years ago, Kaye was introduced to the world of mermaiding through the Netflix documentary series “MerPeople.” After watching it, she said, “I need to do that.”

She started by swimming with a club called Mermaid Swim Club in the Bensenville area. Kaye said that when she first showed up, she had no experience, but she was welcomed right away, given a tail by someone and was taught how to use it.

“You don’t need to be like a professional by any means,” she said. “You don’t need to have a lot of training; you’re welcome at any level, which is super cool. It’s a really, really welcoming community.”

Since then, Kaye has had plenty of training and has even participated in competitions

Windy City Mermaids, Mermaid Spooky’s pod, are professional mermaid entertainers who perform at birthday parties, festivals, and special events with performances, storytelling, and meet-and-greets.

The stories they tell and the treasures they hand out are on brand with the mermaid theme, “making sure it’s a magical experience for them too,” Kaye said.

At this event, she handed out shell wands, temporary tattoos, and tiny trinkets as keepsakes to help the kids keep the magic alive

“I love getting to make a little bit of magic for kids and hopefully give them a memory that they’re never going to forget,” Kaye said.

She currently lives on the North Side of Chicago but lived around Forrest Park and Oak Park for about five years. Besides her mermaid persona, Kaye said she also has a fairy and pirate identity, alongside the Windy City Faries.

Emma Bradford is an intern for NEWSWELL CHICAGO through Report for America’s Local News Internship Program.

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Mermaid storytelling at the Forest Park Aquatic Center led by Mermaid Spooky.

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OUR QUIETEST NEIGHB OR S

So many deaths of young children in the late 1800s

Lars and Eddie Schmidt, Wilhelmine Hellwig all died young

When you walk through cemeteries as old as the ones in Forest Park, (most of which opened in the late 1800s), you will notice a sobering number of children’s graves. A baby born in Chicago in the 1870s had less than a 50% chance of making it to their fifth birthday. More than half of all deaths in the city were children under five. Babies under a year old had a death rate of 74% while children between the ages of one and four had a death rate of 48%. Some of the diseases that stalked these children were typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, tuberculosis, influenza, bronchitis, pneumonia, measles, whooping cough, scarlet fever, and diphtheria. It was diphtheria which sadly took the lives of Lars and Eddie Schmidt. The brothers were both under five years old when they tragically died 17 days apar t from each other in 1890.

You might be familiar with the Schmidt brother’s grave – photos of the site have been published in several books and webpages. Two small statues solemnly watch over the graves side by side, together in death. While one child is portrayed in a dress, they are, in fact, both boys. It was not uncommon at the time to dress boys and girls similarly while they were young -- skirts not only made diaper changing easier, boys didn’t typically start wearing pants until around the age of five. Besides the poignancy of brothers dying so young, time and the elements have worn down the granite statues, giving them a melancholy appearance. Many folks who visit the graves of Lars and Eddie leave gifts -- teddy bears, toy cars, etc.

Next to the statues lie two of the boys’ siblings, Rudolph, who lived less than nine years, and an unnamed baby who died before 1900. Their headstones are carved with sleeping angels, which was a common memorial for young children. These four deaths must have been particularly painful for their father who worked as an undertaker. Fortunately for Lars and Eddie’s parents, they went on to have three more children, girls, who all lived into adulthood.

Near the Schmidt brothers’ graves stands another sad statue of a child: Wilhelmine Hellwig. Tragically, Wilhelmine died on September 22, 1884 – the day she turned

three years old. The notice of Wilhelmine’s passing in the papers did not state the cause of her death, but another notice in the same listing was from diphtheria. (Quite often in those times, if a firm diagnosis couldn’t be made, and a child died from a respiratory illness, diphtheria would be listed as the cause.)

Like the Schmidt brothers, gifts are left for Wilhelmine: stuffed animals, bouquets of flowers, etc. Wilhelmine’s statue also seems to be taken from life. It is a small gi rl with a stoic expression, wearing the fashion of the times, leaning against a broken column (which indicates a life cut short). The weathered inscriptions on the front and side of the base are in German and state that Wilhelmine was the daughter of William and Mary Hellwig and the granddaughter of John and Wilhelmina Preis, all of whom are buried nearby

Sadly, diphtheria, along with other childhood diseases, is making a comeback due to incomplete vaccine administration or vaccine non-adherence. Before vaccinations,

epidemics of diphtheria could devastate communities. Noah Webster once said of diphtheria, “It was literally the plague among children.” Diphtheria primarily affects children under 12. It produces a thick layer of bacterial cells that covers the throat and tonsils making it difficult to swallow and breathe. Diphtheria comes from the Greek word, diphthera, meaning “leather hide,” which describes the thick gray membrane that for ms during an infection. Who knows what kind of an impact Lars, Eddie, and Wilhelmine might have had on the world had they lived longer. We can, though, learn lessons from their heartbreaking deaths caused by diseases that, with ef fort, we can still eradicate.

References: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Cureus, Chicago Tribune, History of Vaccines, Historyofvaccines.org, Mayoclinic.org, Postsinthe graveyard. com, Report of the Board of Health of the Chicago of Chicago: Chicago History Classics (Chicago Public Library), National Bureau of Economic Research

Slowﬁre, a place for art and inclusivity

Slow re East in Oak Park will remain an adults-only member space

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

A year after receiving her Masters of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2004, Noelle Wright became a full-time professor at Dominican University, where she still teaches ceramics and sculpture. She’s also been chair of Dominican’s art department for over two years.

When the university’s learning went remote during the pandemic, Wright said she began offering private lessons out of her Oak Park home’s basement studio to friends and “kids who needed to get out of the house.”

With growing interest in those lessons, in 2021, Wright opened Slowfire at 907 S. Lombard Ave. in Oak Park For the past few years, Slowfire has hosted classes for all ages for wheel-throwing, hand-building clay and painting ceramics. Now Slowfire East, the Oak Park space has been converted to an adults- and members-only studio for about 15

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people and now has room for new members.

The new Slowfire West at 7405 Madison St. in Forest Park will host workshops and classes for all ages, plus provide a space for exhibitions and community events.

“Even if it didn’t seem like we were at capacity, we were at capacity with how much

we could manage shelf-wise and kiln-wise,” Wright said. “Processing the clay is a lot of work. There’s a lot of time involved in ceramics: Waiting for things to dry, waiting for the kiln, loading and unloading the kiln. … that consumes resources, time and energy, but maybe you don’t see those people in here all the time.”

Part of the reason Wright opened a new location is to accommodate a growing clientele, but also to have space for more types of kilns Slowfire West boasts two electric kilns, raku firing — “which is basically like fancy trash can firing,” Wright said — and a gas kiln will be shipped and installed off the back of the business in a few weeks. Each kiln can result in different effects for different types of clay

“You get different effects at the different temperatures, and you also have to use different glazes at the different temperatures The more temperature range we can offer people, and the more types of firing we offer people, the more they can expand their work,” Wright said. “As long as we keep, on our end, elevating our education, people can lear n indefinitely.”

Forest Park’s Slowfire West allows those taking classes to have their own shelves to store their materials. Previously Moss Modern Flowers, the space has a walk-in fridge in the back that students can use as humid, temperature-controlled storage for unfinished projects without their clay drying out — something Wright says was a draw in moving into the space.

“We’re excited about having a bigger space and more opportunities,” Wright said of Madison Street.

Having a second storefront also benefits students and employees that Slowfire has catered to since its inception.

“From the beginning, we had a lot of neurodivergent folks and staff. We’ve always intentionally kept our numbers really low because we’ve needed to be able to support people where they’re at,” Wright said.

Slowfire classes typically have no more than five students to one teacher, many who’ve been with Slowfire since it opened. Wright added that Slowfire has hired extra support staff if needed, without asking families to pay extra.

“I think because we give such individualized attention and small class sizes, we’re very appealing to families who maybe are looking for more education rather than babysitting,” Wright said.

That includes education beyond ceramics. Outside of its busy summer season, Slowfire

offers classes in painting, drawing, jewelry making, screen printing and other art mediums. During the summer season, the business has rented out space at The Children’s School in Oak Park for all-day sessions of painting and drawing, ceramics, and music.

In 2020, Wright created the 501c3 Slowfire Arts Foundation as a way to help pay for students who might not be able to afford such classes.

“I knew that if we were going to stay true to our mission to be inclusive, that also meant having to be inclusive socioeconomically,”

said Wright of her woman-owned, neurodivergent- and queer-friendly business.

Slowfire regularly holds fundraisers for the Slowfire Arts Foundation. And since Wright was diagnosed with cancer a year ago, the foundation’s focus has shifted to covering expenses for families affected by cancer

“Art is healing,” Wright said. “It’s not just art, it’s a community.”

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Buckets of glaze at Slow re West line walls of ceramic tile made by Noelle Wright, ow ner of Slow re

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buckets for students to recycle their clay at Slow re West, surrounded by tiles made by Noelle Wright

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

ViaClay opens members-only studio in Forest Park

Ceramics studio o ers ‘a place to practice’ for newbies and members alike

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

In 2018, Gabriel Tetrev opened up a 700-square-foot space on Oak Park Avenue to make and sell his ceramics. But after getting a lot of requests to teach classes, he searched for a location that would allow him to do so

“When people see a wheel in the window, or you working with clay, they want to do it themselves,” said Tetrev, a 28-year-old who grew up in Oak Park. While some don’t want to spend money on other peoples’ pottery, “an $80 one-time class is actually worth it because you get to make something with your own hands and then get the product of that labor. That’s very appealing to people, and that was more of a business. Not only could I pay my bills and make a living that way, I could also become an employer, which is something I’m incredibly passionate about.”

to store your work, and it opens up the options when it comes to exploring different firing cycles and different clays. If you want to make your own glaze, we can help you there,” Tetrev said.

After buying the Monroe Street building for members in September, Tetrev and John Beck, who has helped run the business for the last six years, built custom worktables and shelves

“They’re a little bit deeper and a little bit taller than you can buy,” Tetrev said of the custom shelves. “We really wanted to provide members with as much volumetric space as possible,” or 70% more than what ViaClay offered at its Oak Park location.

When a member finishes a ceramic piece at one of 17 pottery wheels or by hand-throwing, it goes through an initial bisque firing. The piece comes out porous, Tetrev said, and can be dunked into a bucket of glaze, then fired either in one of two electric kilns or, come next month, a new gas kiln. The gas kiln is about three times the size of either electric kiln and more cost effective, according to Tetrev

So Tetrev opened ViaClay at 208 S. Marion St. in 2020. Originally 2,000 square feet, ViaClay doubled in size the following year when its neighbor went out of business. The 4,000-square-foot space hosted ceramics classes for all ages, plus members — a group that has been capped at 40 participants for the last three years.

But after getting a mortgage and equipment loan from Forest Park Bank for 7744 Monroe St. in Forest Park, Tetrev said the first month the space was open in May, it gar nered a total 111 members. The new 6,000 square foot studio in Forest Park is solely for those members.

ViaClay in Oak Park will continue offering classes. While the space could only accommodate seven six-week classes before, it will now host 14 weeks of classes

“We are expanding in both directions. It’s more membership, it’s more classes,” Tetrev said. “We want ViaClay to be a place to practice, so both spaces want to embody that more or less, but in different ways for different customers.”

Members pay $250 a month to have 24/7 access to the Forest Park space and pay for clay as they use it

“Membership really gives you more space

“You can get some really interesting effects because you’re firing with gas. I’ve been waiting six years to install a machine like this, and it’s proved impossible to do in a space that you’re renting,” Tetrev said.

Tetrev said that, from about 1950 to 1990, 7744 Monroe St. housed USA Beverage, which rolled beer off the neighboring CSX rail line and stored it in a walk-in fridge that now houses kilns. Though no trains have run on the rail line in decades, Tetrev said 700 square feet of the building is on top of CSX’s land, so he has a 1,000-year lease with the company.

Tetrev said his new neighbors have been accommodating since the building went from quiet light manufacturing to a clay studio

“We’ve got a community here for the foreseeable future. I’m very excited to offer things like workshops,” Tetrev said. “I want to do everything that is ceramics, everything that is pottery.”

To learn more about ViaClay classes, sign up for the email mailing list at https://www. viaclay.com/classes.

CRIME

House ﬁre on Harlem

By JESSIC A MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Police responded to the 600 block of Harlem Avenue around noon on June 30 for a house fire. According to police, there was black smoke coming from a building, where all occupants had been evacuated. A juvenile at the scene told police he put a lighter in a trash can on the back porch, which may have star ted the fire. According to the police re port, the juvenile was with his father most of the day, and his father told police he dropped his son of f at the apar tment and watched him go into his room to slee p. Fire de par tments from Forest Park, Oak Park, River Forest, Maywood, Cicero and Berwyn helped contain the fire. No one was charged at the time of the police re port, pending fur ther investigation into the cause of the fire.

Possession of controlled substance

The Dollar Tree on Roosevelt Road called police after a retail theft around 5 p.m. on July 2. When police ar rived, they saw a man matching the of fender’s description in front of the store and detained him. The man told police he stole the sunglasses he was wearing from Dollar Tree, and when police asked if he had any other items on him, he said there was a crack pipe and crack in his pocket. The man gave police a false name and date of bir th. When he gave them his real identification at the police station, police found that he had two ar rests out of Cook County and DuPage County for possession of controlled substance and drug parapher nalia. The man was charged with those war rants, retail theft, obstructing his identification, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug parapher nalia.

Death investigation

At 3 p.m. on July 4, police were dispatched to a g angway in the 600 block of Ferdinand Avenue after a caller re por ted a woman who was unconscious and not breathing. A redacted police re port omits any additional information, but the Forest Park Police De par tment classifies the

re port as a “death investigation/DOA,” or dead-on- ar rival.

Accident

There was a multi-vehicle accident near 16th and Harlem before 3 a.m. on July 5. A woman was ar rested for hitting a traf fic sign in the 7200 block of 16th Street and given a local ordinance violation for damaging village property, according to the police re port.

EMS

July 5 after noon, River Forest police advised dispatch that, at Madison and Des Plaines in Forest Park, there was someone lying on the ground in the crosswalk. Forest Park police re por ted that the man was conscious but seemed confused and was unable to provide his birthday. He was taken to Rush Oak Park Hospital.

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated June 29 through July 5 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.

Hitting the bullseye at Circle Tavern

The making of a mainstay takes time and passion

By RISÉ SANDERS -WEIR Eats Reporter

lmwood Park’s de facto downtown, Conti Circle, has always been a center good food and night life. Six years into his ownership of Circle Tavern, W. Conti Parkway, Michael Jardine feels that he’s reached his target. ew up here my whole life and Circle is somewhere that I would want to hang out,” Jardine said. “That was all along. It took time to g et there, ll keep updating it just to make ood as possible. Consistency is my main goal.”

Burgers and pizza were the first menu that the owner perfected. Once he felt re in the zone, he tur ned his attenthe chicken dishes Where before had thinner breading and less zing, w are marquee players too

“It’s like a Popeye’s fried chicken sandwich, more crispy, juicy, more exciting. It’ updated,” he said. “I’m just

trying to make everything as good as possible. The chicken tenders are the same way now. Both are breaded and battered in-house.”

Back when Jardine took over, the taver n’s atmosphere played one note

“We kind of went from a late-night place with a pool table and dartboard,” he said. “Now it’s more, I don’t want to say more upscale, but more upscale from there. We just take it up to somewhere you could come eat with the family on a Friday night or you could go on a Saturday night without the family and also have as good of a time, but in dif ferent ways So, we take on dif ferent personalities.”

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Ow ner Michael Jardine, holding a Capr i Sunburn

Getting down and dirty

Fizz’d Up mobile trailer dishes dirty sodas and more

By RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR Eats Reporter

Summertime is cool drink sipping time. There’s a new beverage bugg y on the streets. A mobile soda fountain called Fizz’d Up came from the minds of Oak Parkers Cammie Hunter and Tracie Iannantuoni.

On Facebook the owners, amused with themselves, posted: this is what a midlife crisis looks like.

“All of this all started in late January of this year. I brought the idea to Tracie because we’ve been good friends for many years,” Hunter said. “Our 13-year-old boys have been best friends since they were three. We started poking around Facebook Marketplace to see if there were trailers available. We just decided to pull the trigger.”

said. “The favorite one, I feel, is coconut cream. We also use vanilla cream, and we use heavy whipping cream to make cold foam. We have a cherry cola drink that has a cheesecake cold foam on it, which has been very popular.”

The base liquids are Coke, Dr. Pe pper, Sprite, Fanta or root beer. They also serve dirty refreshers, which are made with sparkling water. Dirty energy drinks use Alani, Monster, and Red Bull. There are also lemonade and sugar-free options: Sprite Zero, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Diet Dr. Pe pper. Syrups provide the zingy flavors like vanilla, lime, salted caramel, cotton candy, cherry, watermelon and more. A selection of sugar-free syrups are available too.

Their decked-out drink trailer made its first pours over Memorial Day weekend.

What is dir ty soda?

“The creams are what makes the drinks dirty,” Hunter

A quick look at the menu and a few options jump out. A “Shark Attack” combines Sprit e, lemonade, with blue raspberry, coconut and strawberry syrups. Whipped cream floats on that wave of flavor.

The “OG Remix” is Dr. Pe pper, vanilla and lime syrups, topped with coconut cream.

In the energy drink category, the “Electric Sunset” gets

Bull together with strawberry and raspberry syrups and orange juice.

While there are other local outlets serving dirty sodas these days, what really got the owners invested in the idea was the ability to go where the customers were

“We are mobile and we want to be where the people are,” Hunter said. “We can pick up and go to different activities. Block parties are a really big thing for us We have been at some graduation parties as well. And we also plan to pop up around the pools because, they don’t have concessions at the pools anymore. We can be there when you’ re thirsty leaving the pool or come out for a quick drink.”

Drink cost in the range of $6 to $8.

“We have some more deluxe dirty sodas, which have whipped cream, gummies, coffee, boba or some other fun elements in it,” she said.

They are making re gular stops around town. You can check out the schedule on Fizz’d Up’s social media accounts. You can also book a stop at private events. There is a $30 booking fee and a 25-drink minimum.

So far, so good for these new entrepreneurs.

“Everyone just seems really excited to try it,” she said. “It’s something new that no one’s had. And it’s good flavors and tastes. We’ve had a really great time. Right now, we’re anticipating working through Halloween and then putting it to rest in November and then probably coming back again in May.”

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Dirty soda from Fizz’d Up

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Fizz’d Up mobile beverage ser vice

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Ow ners Tracie Iannantuoni & Cammie Hunter

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OPINION

Birthday boy

The strange thing is that birthdays aren’t really about age. They’re about relationships

If everyone who knows you is delighted to spend a Saturday after noon celebrating another lap around the sun, congratulations. You’ve apparently been the sort of person people enjoy having in their lives.

If attendance requires repeated reminders, emotional blackmail, and a Face book post that begins, “Guess nobody remembers whose birthday it is …” the problem may not be the calendar.

At some point, every aging blowhard loses the ability to confuse longevity with likability.

You’ve met this guy. Every story begins with how important he used to be. Every conversation eventually becomes a lecture. Every criticism is dismissed because, after all, he’s been around forever. He mistakes exhaustion for respect.

And every year he throws himself another birthday party.

The invitations become less an expression of affection than a summons.

“Come celebrate me.”

“... Why?”

“Because it’s my bir thday.”

ALAN BROUILETTE

’s not really an answer.

This year’s Fourth of July had exactly that energy flags were out. The g rills were hot. The fireworks were ready to distract us with expensive things exploding in the sky.

But underneath it all was the unmistakable sense of a guest of honor insisting that applause is mandatory.

ybe that’s what felt so of f.

r years I’ve been mildly skeptical of the Fourth because compulsory patriotism has always seemed a little weird. If your love has to be scheduled and accessorized, perhaps it’s not love but choreography

This year, going to the Fourth felt like attending a birthday party because declining would create more drama than showing up

So you eat a hot dog. You clap politely when the candles are blown out. You say, “Many happy returns” because that’s what the script requires

Then you check your watch, make an excuse about an early morning, and head home

The birthd ay boy mistakes attendance for af fection.

He always does

LETTER TO THE ED I TOR

Valuing age, challenging ageism

I was for tunate to participate in the Action Community Engagement (ACE) Research Project as a group leader during the past few months. The project is studying whether strengthening positive age beliefs and challenging ageism can improve individual and community health and well-being. The participants in Forest Park are now launching projects to share these ideas with the Forest Park community.

Join us for the Anti-Ageism Variety Show which will focus on positive aspects of aging and challenging ageism. This free event takes place on Monday, July 13 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd.

Join the ACE group members as they share skits, poems and lead us in dancing. You can also enjoy free ice cream and view the launch of the ACE Photo Exhibit. The photos will then be displayed at the Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor and in the windows of local businesses along Madison Street. Come join the fun and share your views on ageism.

Katie Grand Forest Park

Forest Park Review, July 8, 2026

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME

Get a garbage can: Keep the village clean

Excerpt from Forest Leaves, July 18, 1919:

The streets and alley department again appeals to the people of Forest Park to “help keep the village clean.” Numerous complaints are still coming in about families who have not as yet provided themselves with the proper garbage as prescribed in our village ordinance.

In the alley in the rear of these buildings, garbage is scattered all over, in spite of the fact that it is contrary to and in violation of our ordinance; furthermore, it is a source of grave danger and a menace to the health of the community. Unless this nuisance is abated at once, violators will be prosecuted according to ordinance hereafter

It is the moral duty of every resident to help and assist the authorities in keeping our village clean, and by so doing you can maintain the sanitary conditions to a 100 percent standard.

The department requests the house-

wives to drain and then wrap the garbage in paper before depositing it in the garbage can, as done in other villages, which should at all times be provided with a cover. Tin cans and bottles should not be placed with garbage but should be deposited in separate receptacles for that purpose. Grass cut on your parkway should not be raked into the street but should be placed on a pile with other refuse and rubbish in the alley from where our teams will haul it at frequent intervals. Paper should not be allowed to litter our alleys but should be bur ned.

In connection with burning paper, great care should be exercised not to set fences and buildings on fire nor allow children to set their clothes on fire.

The co-operation of the public at large, along with lines above referred to, will be greatly appreciated by Your humble servant, Herman H. Hann, Commissioner of Department of Streets and Alleys.

Jill Wagner

OB ITUAR Y

Sandy Boy, 84 Volunteer service

andra Ellen Remus Boy, 84, for merly of est Park and later of Marco Island, Florida, died peacefully on June 25, 2026. Born on Aug. 14, 1941, she and her husband, Bud, shared a ve of adventure that took them across five ontinents, and nearly all 50 states. A proud aduate of Morton High School, she earned Associate Degree from Morton College and was also certified at Chicago City Colleges by American Society of Clinical Pathology and continued to nurture her curiosity and love of lear ning by attending countless lectures at Triton College.

She served as a health inspector for the village of Forest Park and later retired from the American Cancer Society after 25 years as a field representative She remained deeply dedicated to the American Cancer Society, volunteering for fundraising efforts, such as Relay for Life and Reach to Recovery, for more than 10 years, which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars toward cancer research.

After retiring, she made her home on Marco Island, Florida, where she became president of the Palm Paradise Condominium Association, a role she held for 16 years, guiding the community through nine

Hann, Commissioner of Department of Streets and Alleys, was also a popular progressive merchant who owned the Hann Bros. Grocery on Madison St. that sold stocks of stable and fancy groceries, fresh and salted meats, our and feed

hurricanes with strength, dedication, and care

She generously gave her time and talents to many organizations, including For the Love of Cats, Bedtime Bundles, the Marco Island Historical Society, the Marco Island Chamber of Commerce, Christmas Box Angel, and St. Mark’s Church. An avid crocheter, she created and donated hundreds of blankets and hats for pediatric cancer patients and residents of assisted living facilities, offering comfort and war mth through every stitch.

Sandy was preceded in death by Howard W. “Bud” Boy Jr., her husband of nearly 50 years; her son, John Howard Boy; her grandson, John Thomas Boy; her parents, John and Marie (Randula) Remus; and her aunt, Sandra Krakora.

She is survived by her daughters, Janine (Boy) Parisi, Claudine Boy, and Michelle (Dan) Venske; her grandchildren, Danielle Boy, Jason Brown and Daniela Venske; and her great-grandchildren, Rylan and Jaxon Loveless and Ariana Sabye. The love she gave will continue to live on through each of them.

She leaves behind a le gacy of kindness, resilience, and purpose, reflect in one of her favorite quotes:

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 8 at Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home 7319 W. Madison St., Forest Park, with interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation or spend some time as a volunteer at your favorite charity or nonprofit organization.

The Village of Harlem 50th Anniversary Souvenier booklet Herman

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: M26001752 on June 17, 2026 Under the Assumed Business Name of GTG NWI with the business located at: 141 MARSHALL AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104, 17315 UNIVERSITY AVE, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) are: GEORGE OUTLAW 17315 UNIVERSITY AVE SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473, USA MELVINA JOHNSON 141 MARSHALL AVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104, USA

Published in Forest Park Review June 24, July 1, 8, 2026

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MECHANICS’ LIEN

Attention HOUSEHOLD BANK & WALTER J CZAHOR, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 8/10/26, a sale will be held at 1510 Hannah Ave, Forest Park, IL, 60130 to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the State of Illinois against such articles for labor, services, skill or material expended upon a storage furnished for such articles at the request of the following designated persons, unless such articles are redeemed within thirty days of the publication of this notice. Our records show, your 2005, Yamaha, YFZ450 Base with the following VIN JY4AJ11Y85C037507 was towed to our facility per police ordinance. Our records show that the current amount due and owing is $2000.00 . If payment s not received within 30 days Nobs Towing Inc. will enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3. was towed to our facility per police ordinance. Our records show that the current amount due and owing is $2000.00. If payment is not received within 30 days Nobs Towing Inc. will enforce a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 50/3.

Published in Forest Park Review

July 8, 2026

2109 S 12TH 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 April 21, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.-

MAMIE MAY, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORATION, AEGIS WHOLESALE CORPORATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

AUTHORITY Defendants 16 CH 11376 3411 MADISON ST. BELLWOOD, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 21, 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 3411 MADISON ST., BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-09-321119-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $346,911.13

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem

does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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).

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 HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719.

Please refer to file number 240702. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC

601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523

217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com

Attorney File No. 240702

Attorney Code. 40387

Case Number: 16 CH 11376

TJSC#: 46-946

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 # 16 CH 11376

I3289114

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Plaintiff, -v.ADRIAN TAYLOR JR, SAVANNAH SAVOY HOME COUTURE L.L.C. Defendants 25 CH 11800

com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC

601 E. William St. DECATUR IL, 62523

217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com

by the Condominium property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4).

AM on July 22, 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 2109 S 12TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-15-429004-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $65,291.45.

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).

For information, contact HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 2065747.

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.

Attorney File No. 2065747

Attorney Code. 40387

Case Number: 25 CH 11800

TJSC#: 46-971

Case # 25 CH 11800 I3289135

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -v.-

MIGUEL A. TINAJERO AKA MIGUEL ANGEL TINAJERO; ILLINOIS HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; Defendants. 2025CH11380

905 Joyce Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60164

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/19/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 8/3/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on August 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 905 Joyce Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-29-317009-0000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $219,678.74 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 905 Joyce Ave. into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the egal fees required

If this property is a condominium unit which s part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC (630) 453-6960 please refer to file number 6766-224946. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 6766-224946 Case Number: 2025CH11380 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.

I3289795

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JRT COMPANY LLC, RA CLUB, ADMINISTRATOR AND MERIDIAN BANK, CUSTODIAN FBO DANIEL WYNN SOLO 401K #4000060 Plaintiff, -v.YOUNG STAR LEGACY, LLC Defendants 2026 CH 02095 226 13TH 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 June 4, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 27, 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 226 13TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-403029-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $90,719.48.

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 s 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.

For information, contact Noah Weininger, THE WEININGER LAW FIRM LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 11757 SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY, PALOS HEIGHTS, IL, 60463 (312) 796-8850. 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.

Noah Weininger THE WEININGER LAW FIRM LLC 11757 SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY PALOS HEIGHTS IL, 60463 312-796-8850

Fax #: 312-248-2550

E-Mail: nweininger@weiningerlawfirm.com

Attorney Code. 63307 Case Number: 2026 CH 02095 TJSC#: 46-1413

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to ser vice animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Plaintiff vs. ESTELA PATINO DE SANCHEZ AKA ESTELA PATINO DESANCHEZ; CESAR P. IZURIETA; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendant 25 CH 7385 CALENDAR 63

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 August 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. 15-05-214-019-0000. Commonly known as 312 East Le Moyne Avenue, Northlake, IL 60164. 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, Naperville, IL 60563. (630) 4536960. 6706-220643 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3289955

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. Bank National Association Plaintiff, -v.Josephine J. Miller

Defendants. 2019CH12014 2608 Glos Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/7/2025, an agent of Auction com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 8/3/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on August 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will

sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 2608 Glos Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-218006-0000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $150,963.50 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 2608 Glos Avenue into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which s part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to file number 14-19-08636. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 14-19-08636 Case Number: 2019CH12014 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. I3290074

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIGURE LENDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.MELISSA COLEMAN A/K/A MELISSA Y COLEMAN A/K/A MELISSA Y WHEATLEY, TRACY COLE-

MAN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LUCILLE COLEMAN, LUCILLE COLEMAN, LAW TITLE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC., VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD

Defendants

2024CH03113

645 SOUTH 20TH 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 18, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 10, 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 645 SOUTH 20TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-10-321018-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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.

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. 2314770IL_906039

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 2024CH03113

TJSC#: 45-3070

Case # 2024CH03113 I3289982

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

1-5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER HOLDINGS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Plaintiff, -v.-

WESTBROOK CENTER ILLINOIS REALTY LP, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2025 CH 10321 1-5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER

WESTCHESTER, IL 60154

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 17, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 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 1-5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154

Property Index No. 15-30-200047-0000, 15-30-200-048-0000, 15-30-200-049-0000, 15-30200-050-0000, 15-30-200-0420000, 15-30-200-043-0000, 15-30-200-037-0000, 15-30200-044-0000, 15-30-200-0450000, 15-30-200-046-0000

The real estate is improved with a commercial property.

The judgment amount was $91,993,686.80

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 repre-

sentation 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).

For information, contact Mark Silverman, TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 443-0243.

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.

Mark Silverman

TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP 111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4100 Chicago IL, 60606 312-443-0243

E-Mail: Mark.silverman@troutman com

Attorney Code. 44058 Case Number: 2025 CH 10321 TJSC#: 46-1458

Case # 2025 CH 10321 I3289921

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

MidFirst Bank Plaintiff, -v.Marcus J. Young; The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Defendants. 2025CH02564

233 Granville Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE

IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 4/23/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 8/3/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on August 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 233 Granville Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-225017-0000

The real estate is mproved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $200,138.97 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 233 Granville Avenue into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 25-003906 Case Number: 2025CH02564 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. I3290230

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN TS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.-

MARCELA PORRAS, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED JULY 13, 2011 A/K/A TRUST NO. 800235774, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED JULY 13, 2011 A/K/A TRUST NO. 800235771, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2026CH00059 2237 MAYFAIR AVENUE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 1, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 10, 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 2237 MAYFAIR AVENUE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154

Property Index No. 15-29-214010-0000 The real estate is mproved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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).

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527

630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-25-08080

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2026CH00059

TJSC#: 46-1120

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -v.-

BEATRICE JONES A/K/A BEATRICE R JONES; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

22 CH 02589

229 EASTERN AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/8/2025, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 8/3/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on August 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 229 EASTERN AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-09-202024-0000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $203,245.79 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 229 EASTERN AVENUE into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS

605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP (312) 346-9088 please refer to file number 22-09427IL. Auction. com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872225-4985 You can also visit www. auction.com. Attorney File No. 22-09427IL Case Number: 22 CH 02589 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.

I3290231

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Plaintiff vs. Corinne Bundy; Marla Heflin, as Trustee of the CYDNUB Land Trust; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants Defendant 25 CH 11013 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 August 12, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madi-

son Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-20-121-040-0000. Commonly known as 1557 Highridge Pkwy., Westchester, IL 60154.

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, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. (630) 794-5300. 14-25-06590

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3290025

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