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AUGUST 12, 2026

LifeSpeed launches CORE day program for ‘The Scattering,’ adults with developmental disabilities 1st YA horror Tony Russo carves out novel by Forest niche for adults with disabilities after state Park author assistance ends Mark Benson’s Sept. 1 book release party will feature gallery with art by local high schoolers

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

When young adults with developmental disabilities graduate from high school in Illinois, they stop receiving the daily support they were once getting through Individualized Education Plans at school.

In Illinois, a young adult with developmental disabilities can no longer receive school-based special education and transition services after they turn 22. And while the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities provides Medicaid waivers for state residents, the Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) waiting list to sign up for Medicaid benefits includes nearly 18,000 people. They will, on average, wait four years to get funding from the state.

“Applied Behavior Analysis — the

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

The protagonist painter of the young adult novel “The Scattering” has the same dream every night for five years — that he knows how his family will be killed. The idea came from one of the author’s own dreams and was the only scene that stayed the same over six drafts.

Following his first self-published book “Isaac in the Sky” last November, Forest Park resident Mark Benson wrote his second young adult novel, and first horror book, “The Scattering.” It will be released at The Book Loft in Oak Park on Sept. 1 — an event that will include works from over two dozen local high school painters, each PROVIDED

See LIFESPEED on page 8

See HORROR NOVEL on page 6

CORE visits Forest Park Bakery

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Alan Brouilette: Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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IN Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 THIS ISSUE Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Fully accessible Austin CTA Green Line station ‘reopens’ Johnson, Pritzker, Davis turn out to celebrate $25M investment

By BILL DWYER Staff Reporter

The newly renovated and fully accessible CTA Green Line station at Austin Boulevard was officially “re-opened” Friday morning with Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson among those celebrating.

The $25 million renovation project includes a new elevator, an escalator, an accessible ramp, and other elements of the station reconstructed to comply with modern standards. The station’s boarding platform was also extended to the east and a second, non-handicapped accessible station entrance built a block away at Mason Avenue.

Funding for the project came from the federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Illinois’ Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan. STP provided $20.3M in funding and Rebuild Illinois provided $5.3M for a total budget of $25.6M. The extensively renovated rapid transit station, which is heavily used by both West Side and Oak Park residents, had not seen any improvements since it was rebuilt when the train tracks were moved from street level in 1962.

One person standing to the side observing Friday’s events was Oak Park Village Trustee Brian Straw. He noted that many Oak Park residents use the Green Line as well. With the new Austin station, 110 of CTA’s 146 stations, 75%, are wheelchair accessible. The only other station in Oak Park with wheelchair access is two miles west, where the Harlem Avenue station is accessible via the Marion Street entrance.

Straw said he’s looking forward to the CTA planning renovations at the Ridgeland Avenue and Oak Park Avenue Green Line stations.

Nora Leerhsen, the acting president of the CTA said public transit “is about connecting people to opportunity, and every accessible station brings us one step closer to

a Chicago where everyone can travel freely.”

Leerhsen expressed pride that the CTA “worked very hard to keep this station open for the last 18 months as we did construction to support the community and make sure that we put our riders first.”

Leerhsen also echoed the comments of several elected officials, who stressed that accessibility barriers do not affect just the physically disabled.

The ADA improvements, Leerhsen said, benefit riders with wheelchairs and elderly adults, parents with baby strollers, and people traveling with luggage. She also mentioned the connectivity that the Green Line serves, noting that the Austin station is served by three PACE bus routes, including a line that goes to Midway Airport.

Mayor Johnson was one of several speakers who said that “accessibility is opportunity,” and that the ability for all citizens to get from place to place impacts the region’s economy.

“This new $25 million station will transform the daily life for residents of Austin and those of us who live on the West side with the new stairs, ADA accessible ramp and elevator,” he said.

“Accessibility is a fundamental right and it is our responsibility to ensure that every resident and visitor can move freely through our city,” Johnson said. “Residents rely on our transit system every single day to go to school, work, doctors’ appointments, grocery stores and to see their little ones.”

Johnson said the new transit station is “a powerful symbol of a commitment to investing in the West Side and all the community areas of Chicago that have been historically denied investments and neglected for far too long.”

“Today we tell the people of Austin that their neighborhood actually matters,” Johnson said.

Cong. Danny Davis, who lives just a few blocks from the station, is retiring in January. He took the moment to reiterate his “ardent support” for both public transit and accessibility for the disabled and the elderly. And also took the opportunity to crow just a bit at his role in earmarking the federal funds that eventually were

approved in legislation passed during the Biden administration.

“We gotta know that our work is always unfinished,” Davis said. “We’ve done a lot, but I can tell you there’s so much more to do and I could never be at a public gathering without mentioning how hard it is to keep going forward and never going backward.”

Pritzker has made funding transportation projects a center piece of his administration since being elected in 2018. Through his Rebuild Illinois Capital Program. A total of $2 billion of state funding is going to Chicago transit projects.

Pritzker said that “every single rider of CTA transport is important to our economy,” and that “that is why investing in transit has been among my highest priorities through Rebuild Illinois, the most robust infrastructure program in our state history.”

“The Austin Green Line station opened

Friday

more than 125 years ago, and generations of riders have passed through these platforms,” Pritzker said, “but the investment needed to maintain it along with a growing city, haven’t really kept up for our communities. And our economy has paid the price, Illinoisans with disabilities have paid the price, and that’s not right.”

Pritzker, who is running for re-election as Illinois governor, and who is widely assumed to be preparing a subsequent run for U.S. president, offered a 30,000-foot view on public transit and how Illinois officials responded to the many challenges.

“Too many cities and states responded to the challenges of their transit systems by cutting service, by raising fares and asking riders to accept less,” Pritzker said. “Illinois chose to invest, modernize and build.

It’s the right thing to do for our people and for our economy.”

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Oak Park couple to close Wishbone after 36 years August closing date likely for the West Loop restaurant

By JACKIE PISANO Contributing Reporter

When chef Joel Nickson and wife Julie first opened the doors at Wishbone in 1990, they entered into the Chicago restaurant scene with a clear mission: serve up comforting Southern cooking favorites in a remarkably down-to-earth atmosphere.

With menu favorites stretching from cheesy grits and red beans and rice, to chicken and waffles omelets and Cajun shrimp, Wishbone became a local favorite, drawing in seemingly everyone from neighborhood regulars and suburban day trippers to local politicians and celebrities.

Now, after nearly four decades of dishing out their famously savory, down-home dishes, the longtime Oak Park couple is officially winding down operations and closing their West Loop eatery, now located at 161 No. Jefferson St. On Aug. 3, the Nicksons announced Wishbone’s closing on social media and the restaurant’s website, garnering reactions from thousands of fans ranging from shock and sadness to an outpouring of messages expressing grati-

tude for meaningful memories and a unique sense of camaraderie between patrons and staff.

“There was not one specific thing that happened — it was really the accumulation of all the pressures that come with running the restaurant,” Joel Nickson said of the decision. “After 36 years, we are ready for a change. It was an extremely hard decision, but we also knew we did not want to wait until we had no choice at all.”

Due to a massive rush of customers following the announcement, Wishbone has officially ceased all carryout and delivery orders, reservations and new catering orders.

Before closing for good, the Nicksons are focusing entirely on attending to guests coming in to enjoy one final meal.

While the Nicksons don’t have an exact closing date for Wishbone, their goal is to remain open through the end of August — both to say goodbye to their loyal customers and ensure all of their employees land on their feet with new opportunities.

Wishbone first opened in 1990 at 1800 W. Grand Ave. with 23 seats, nine stools and six paintings done by Joel Nickson’s mother, Lia. In 1992, Wishbone moved to 1001

COURTESY OF THE NICKSONS

Joel Nickson

COURTESY OF THE NICKSONS

Wishbone interior

W. Washington with an expanded 170 seating capacity — relocating to the West Loop as one of the area’s early participants in the emergence of the neighborhood from blighted commercial area to one of Chicago’s hottest culinary spots. In 2018, Wishbone relocated the restaurant to its current location.

In addition, the restaurant also established Wishbone North in Roscoe Village. Run by Joel Nickson’s brother, Guy, the location closed its doors in 2019 after 20 years in business. And hyperlocally, the Nicksons operated Wishbone in Berwyn at 6611 W. Roosevelt Road (adjacent to historic FitzGerald’s), which closed in 2011 after a five-year run.

When asked about the decision to shut down Wishbone entirely as opposed to selling the business, the Nicksons say they never actively pursued a sale of their business.

Instead, their intention was to bring this chapter of the restaurant to a close in a thoughtful way.

“As for the possibility of family taking it over, our children, Clay and Delia, are very happy in their own successful careers — which are not in hospitality,” Julie Nickson said. “However, our oldest son Tyler is and has built an extraordinary career as a chef. He served as Jimmy Buffett’s private chef

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River Forest Civic Center turned over to village River Forest’s village board must approve the consolidation of the Civic Center Authority into the village for the transfer to take effect

By BOB SKOLNIK Staff Reporter

The Board of Managers of the River Forest Civic Center Authority voted unanimously Aug. 4 to dissolve the entity and turn over the aging River Forest Civic Center building, 8020 Madison St., to the Village of River Forest effective Sept. 29.

River Forest’s village board must approve the consolidation of the Civic Center Authority into the village for the transfer to take effect but that is not expected to be a problem.

Village President Cathy Adduci wrote in a statement to Wednesday Journal that the village board will consider the consolidation at a meeting in September.

John Becvar and Keith Strom, civic center authority managers, met with the village board in closed session on June 22, presumably to discuss the transfer.

“Tonight’s vote is about what entity has the greatest chance of keeping the building open,” said Phillip Buta, one of the five members of the center’s board of managers, at Tuesday’s 24-minute meeting.

The Civic Center Authority, which is being dissolved, was created in 1984 to manage the Civic Center building that was purchased with the help of a $1.9 million state grant and a public/private partnership.

By law, the center’s board consists of the members of the River Forest Township Board.

The Civic Center building was built in 1955 for Laidlaw Publishing, a textbook publisher. It was purchased in 1991 by the Civic Center Authority with the help of the state grant and smaller contributions from River Forest Township and the Village of River Forest. Its largest tenant has been the River Forest Community Center which essentially managed the building until last year when the Civic Center Authority took control of managing and leasing the building. Other tenants include River Forest Township, Opportunity Knocks, which serves people with disabilities, CAYR Connections, which serves neurodivergent people.

Adduci said in her statement that the civic center is “an important community

asset” and that the village government is “committed to ensuring it continues to serve our residents for years to come.”

According to a report completed by the architectural firm FGMA, the Civic Center building needs between $4.4 and $4.9 million of work in the next couple of years including a new roof. The civic center does not have the power to levy taxes, its revenue comes only from the rental payments it receives from tenants and users of the building, and thus does not have the money to pay for the needed work on the building.

Becvar, the supervisor of River Forest Township and a member of the civic center board, said the organization has a cash reserve of only approximately $150,000.

“The authority is operating in a cash positive situation from operating expenses, meaning rent is covered to run the building, but does not have the money to put in capital type projects,” Becvar said at the Aug. 4 meeting.

The meeting was attended by only three members of the public: Community Center executive director Jonathan Livingston, Opportunity Knocks executive director Mike Carmody, and concerned citizen Margie Cekander, a close observer of River Forest government.

Livingston and Cekander made public comments before the vote.

Livingston said the village taking over the building is the best way forward.

“The village acquiring the building is less a takeover than an extended lease on life for the Community Center,” Livingston said. “Over recent years, the mounting capital improvements needed for the building have become an albatross. The RFCCA, which lacks the authority of a taxing body, would have had no recourse but to substantially raise rents on the existing tenants, likely causing tenants to relocate in the face of such rising costs. The Village of River Forest provides a necessary and common-sense solution to making sure that the Community Center, Opportunity Knocks, and CAYR connections can continue to serve the broader community at its current location while alleviating the existential threats currently impairing the building itself.”

Livingston suggested the village could use revenue from its TIF district to pay for the necessary work on the building.

“Village leadership, which has long supported the Civic Center’s tenants and their mission-driven programs, has offered to step-in and provide a path forward to addressing the capital improvement needs through leveraging TIF,” Livingston said. “It is important to note that using TIF money for addressing these building improvements does not lead to an increase in property taxes overall for River Forest residents. Additionally, because of the Civic Center building already being property tax exempt, there is no potential for this TIF investment to have any effect on increasing individual property taxes because it is not providing an exemption to an entity that had previously been responsible to remit property taxes to the village. This is a necessary, collaborative, and ultimately hopeful development in our community.

We should embrace it and look forward to the years ahead.”

Cekander was more critical.

She questioned why the consolidation of the Civic Center Authority into the village was voted upon as an item of new business on the meeting’s agenda. Typically, boards don’t vote on items in new business. The more common pattern is to discuss a new business item one meeting and then vote on the matter at the next meeting as old business although it is not illegal to vote on an item of new business and it does sometimes occur. Even though the idea of dissolving the Civic Center Authority and giving the building to the village was discussed, with a two page frequently asked questions attachment to the agenda, at the July 14 meeting of the Civic Center Authority Board of Managers Cekander accused the board members of rushing the dissolution through.

“It’s unusual for governing boards to have a vote on an issue identified as new business,” Cekander said. “Most boards post new business to advise constituents well in advance of a vote.”

Cekander said the issue should be decided in a referendum. Cekander said that Adduci has long wanted the village to take

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The River Forest Civic Center

over the Civic Center.

“This is Adducci’s third attempt to take the Civic Center in 12 years,” Cekander said. “You are her tool, whether you are aware of it or not. This process should be open and transparent; this is closed and secret, unnecessarily so.”

After the meeting members of the civic center board were tight lipped about why they voted on an item of new business.

The dissolution was approved in a meeting that was called one week earlier than the regularly scheduled meeting. Typically the Board of Managers meet the same evening, and right after, a meeting of the township board. The next meeting of the River Forest Township Board is Aug. 11. Becvar said the Board of Managers meeting was pushed up a week because the township board will vote Aug. 11 to accept his resignation as township supervisor. Last year Becvar was the driving force in reasserting the Civic Center Authority’s control over the management and leasing of the Civic Center, which had been done for decades by the Community Center.

Becvar apparently wanted to make sure that the decision to turn the Civic Center over to the village and dissolve the Civic Center Authority was made before he left the township board and hence the Civic Center Authority Board of Managers.

Becvar declined to comment when asked how long he had been thinking of turning over the Civic Center to the village.

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HORROR NOVEL Author’s first from page 1 inspired by a different page from the book.

“I’m going to be happy when someone comes by and buys a book from me, and I sign it for them,” Benson said. “But when I glance up and see someone sliding cash to one of these painters and walking out the door with their canvas, that’s going to be the best part.” He added that many of these young artists might not have shown or sold their art before.

Benson got the idea for the release-day art showing from a pivotal gallery scene he wrote into “The Scattering” and wanted to engage the community in promoting the novel. So, he contacted art teachers from local high schools and will have 25 participating painters from Fenwick, Morton East, Morton West and other schools.

Benson wanted to include local painters after writing his main teenage character as a painter.

“I always write characters who are really talented or accomplished in something.

I like smart characters. I just find them more interesting,” Benson said.

In “The Scattering,” after the protagonist wakes up from his nightmare, he’s colorblind and can no longer paint. The story unfolds as he encounters a vengeful spirit and works to reverse his family’s fate.

“I don’t think it’s a book where you read it and you get scared while you’re reading it,” Benson said. “I hope it’s a book where a couple days later you realize you suddenly turn on the light switch a little quick and you’re like, ‘Why did I run upstairs a little

faster?’”

The book includes ghost stories inspired by those Bernson heard growing up.

“Chicago is one of the best ghost story cities around,” Benson said.

He grew up in the south suburbs, near Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery and has lived in the western suburbs most of his adult life. “My stepdad was constantly reading Stephen King novels. He would read them and then decide when I could read them.”

Though there are spooky elements in “The Scattering,” Benson said the more important takeaway is the main characters’ change in relationships in navigating his nightmare and the colorblindness that ruined his future as a painter.

“It’s a ghost story, but the interpersonal relationships among the living are way more important than anything that has to do with ghosts,” Benson said. “I want real characters that people can attach themselves to and say ‘I know what that character is going through. That’s real. I felt that.’”

While Benson wrote previous novels in first person, “The Scattering” is his first book in third person.

This story “was bigger than I was allowing it to be, and I was being caught by first person,” Benson said. “I felt like the world was too expansive.”

Benson also got into method writing during “The Scattering.” He often visited the setting of a scene in the book to write that scene, like a coffee shop or cemetery.

“I’ve acted out the entire book every time. If I’m [writing] a conversation, I have to do it out loud,” Benson said. “I have to get up and move around. I really got into the visceral nature of method writing.”

Benson has enjoyed writing since high school but started drafting young adult

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Mark Benson and the book cover for ‘The Scattering’ novels from short stories about a decade ago.

“When you’re writing short stories, you’re always kind of on the lookout for which story can’t be short,” Benson said.

And since he started writing short stories, he’s composed them for a young adult audience, largely because he wanted to create relatable teenage characters for his daughter to look up to.

“I would refer to them as beautifully broken characters, characters who are real,” Benson said. “I read stuff where I felt like some of these characters are being portrayed as being heroes and people to admire, but they were not.”

T H E

Benson wrote “The Scattering” before he drafted “Isaac in the Sky,” which came out last year, and he wrote in less than a month after visiting the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.

When he’s not writing, Benson manages restaurants at Brookfield Zoo, sells Disney vacations and does educational programming for NASA. Find a copy of “The Scattering” at free library boxes in Forest Park, Oak Park and River Forest. Learn more at the release party at The Book Loft, 1047 Lake St., on Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. or by visiting www.authormarkbenson.com.

E D I T O R

Kudos to Forest Park’s post office I would like to give a hearty shout-out to the staff of the Forest Park Post Office. As a 36-year Oak Park resident, the Forest Park Post Office has become my go-to post office. What makes it so amazing and sets it apart from other local post offices is the staff.

They are friendly and helpful to everyone who comes in. I just left from a visit where one of the workers helped an elderly man figure out how many stamps he needed to mail an envelope and patiently waited as

he counted out the stamps he already possessed. He was not even making a purchase and got full-service treatment and courtesy.

The staff never fails to ask how my day is going and they do it in a way that is not perfunctory – they genuinely want to know how my day is going! I have struck up many a conversation with their staff and they never fail to make my day.

In a world that has become increasingly divided

and contentious, the Forest Park Post Office staff continue to be a bright and shining spot. My faith in humanity and the simple goodness of people is restored every time I make a trip there. I highly recommend, Oak Parkers, the 10-minute drive to their Desplaines Avenue location. You will be glad you made the trip!

Kris Johnson

Oak Park

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Outdoor Shakespeare opens at Moore-Dugal House Wright-designed home provides an unusual setting

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

After I did an interview Friday afternoon in Forest Park, I burned a few hours writing at Kribi before heading to watch Forest Theatre Company’s free outdoor Shakespeare performance of “All’s Well That Ends Well” at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Moore-Dugal House in Oak Park at 5 p.m.

I stopped at the Aldi on Harlem for green grapes and a cherry kombucha and got to the venue early. I brought my own blanket, but there were several chairs set up for guests.

Richard Corley — who founded Forest Theatre Company in 2021 with free outdoor Shakespeare — showed me to a seat front-and-center, though the actors faced all sides of the audience.

Though I’ve seen Forest Theatre Company plays before, I’ve yet to experience an outside Shakespeare production, let alone one backlit by such a beautifully historic house.

I remember disliking reading Shakespeare in high school but forgot how different, better even, watching it performed is.

“Shakespeare is meant to be listened to. It’s not really meant to be read,” said Michael Roush, who lives in the Moore-Dugal House and is renovating it, after the play. “I love that ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ isn’t done a lot. It’s a lesser-known play, JESSICA MORDACQ

The cast of ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’

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Actors use the balcony as a backstage area.

so it’s great to get to see something new. It’s always ‘Romeo and Juliet.’”

It’s just like Corley told me in an interview before the production, that this is how Shakespeare intended his work to be consumed: outside, during the day without microphones.

I thought the lack of microphones might make hearing the actors difficult, but the acoustics were shockingly good and I could make out most every word. Even if I didn’t understand all of them, the emotions and stage direction provided necessary context — the type my eyes couldn’t even have fathomed at age 16.

The only time acoustics were an issue was when a helicopter passed overheard, and the actors paused momentarily for it to pass.

There was a small stage in front of the Moore-Dugal House, and actors exited stage through a tall gate on the side or the house or used the front door. Actors even used the balcony upstairs during a couple scenes, projecting down across the yard in a way that did make me feel like I was in “Romeo and Juliet.”

“It took a lot of planning to manage all that,” Roush said of actors using the Moore-Dugal House as a backstage area.

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The Moore-Dugal House is the venue for Forest Theatre Production’s outdoor Shakespeare performance this year.

It’s the first time the sixth annual event is being held in Oak Park and marks the beginning of a partnership with the owners of a historic Frank Lloyd Wright home.

“It’s wonderful to have the audience here and I’m really excited to keep going for the next three weeks.” He added, “We’re already talking about other things we could do here.”

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LIFESPEED

Finding their niche from page 1 scientific study of human behavior to improve people’s lives in hopefully meaningful ways — is typically associated with children with autism,” said Tony Russo, who started LifeSpeed: Behavioral Support Services in 2013 to provide Applied Behavior Analysis therapy as a small nonprofit, and expanded to 7249 Madison St. in Forest Park in 2023. “The adult world is such a unicorn. There’s just not a lot of supports, or they are very traditional, and I think we’re a bit abstract.”

To address the statewide gap in services for adults with developmental disabilities, earlier this year, LifeSpeed launched its CORE day program for adults ages 18 to 45. CORE aims to teach — as the acronym represents — Community, Ownership, Readiness and Empowerment to adults with developmental disabilities or cognitive disorders who have aged out of schoolbased care.

Through CORE, participants work with therapists on social and life skills, independence, building confidence and community engagement, “flexibility, tolerance, ensuring that you can tell the dif-

ference between a friend, a stranger, and an acquaintance. These are the things that matter when you’re out and in public and you’re hopefully engaged meaningfully in life,” Russo said. “Whatever your potential is, I want you to get as close to that as possible.”

Sid Sehgal, LifeSpeed’s adult programming director, said every CORE participants’ takeaway from the program will be different. For example, he said one of the participants used to not leave his parents’ house but now comes into LifeSpeed three days a week.

“We are providing a safe space where they can still feel empowered to say ‘No’ or ‘Yes,’ as long as you are doing something meaningful, so that you can lead an independent or semi-independent life in the future. That’s the thing we are looking for,” Sehgal said.

Though CORE currently has three participants who work with two therapists and a board certified behavior analyst, the program has room for 10 participants, Russo said. And every day looks different for those participants — from going to a movie to getting haircuts to helping out in the community.

CORE has volunteered with Beyond Hunger’s food pantry, Animal Care League, the Oak Park Conservatory and the La Grange Public Library. Russo said CORE is open to partnering with local businesses to work

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LifeSpeed’s Director of Adult Programming, Sid Sehgal, with CORE participants at Animal Care League.

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LifeSpeed Owner Tony Russo and Sid Sehgal, LifeSpeed’s adult programming director. on participants’ skills – even if it’s just to help clean up the business at the end of the day.

“It seems menial,” Russo said, “There are so many opportunities for growth, for purpose, for cohesion.”

Serving a need After Russo became a board certified behavior analyst, he launched LifeSpeed in 2013 for a couple of people who “didn’t necessarily have the robust supports they needed at that moment,” he said. “We noticed so many deficits in the population that we were supporting that we said, ‘Ideally, if we could reverse engineer and go back in time, how would we do it?’ And then we started to do it.”

In 2020, LifeSpeed opened an Early Learning Center in Oak Park to serve children with autism.

“I always wanted to work with adults,” Russo said. “I would’ve chosen this over the early learners all day. However, I do feel like having both points of reference now is a more holistic picture. I see what early intervention looks like, the trials and tribulations.”

“It’s good perspective of where the deficits might be and what we can work on,” Sehgal agreed. “If I had to go back and work with a kid, I would work on what skills they would need in the future because now we have seen this side.”

Before opening the Early Learning Center, Russo worked to support agencies that provide care for large groups of people with developmental or cognitive disabilities, helping often-overworked staff to support individual clients.

“It might look like playing a game, but it involves a lot of skills: participation, turn taking, communicating, cleaning up, being responsible,” Russo said.

“It’s like one staff member for like 10 people,” Sehgal said of the participanttherapist ratio at larger agencies. “So somebody is having a hard day, you can’t go out. But that’s not the case here. If someone’s having a hard day, they can stay back, and the rest of the group can still go out and do something.”

“We are a small, quality-over-quantity niche,” Russo said.

But when LifeSpeed’s Early Learning Center in Oak Park became too small, the nonprofit made the space into an office and moved to Forest Park. The Early Learning Center serves about a dozen children and is filled with a small jungle gym, trampoline and sensory swings.

“Every space I’ve ever had hasn’t been foot traffic friendly. This is a vibrant community. It’s really cool,” Russo said of Madison Street.

For more information on the CORE day program or to schedule an intake meeting, please visit www.uptolifespeed.com.

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At 1 a.m. on Aug. 9, Forest Park police helped Oak Park police after Chicago police alerted them that there was a large gathering of teenagers walking west on Roosevelt Road toward Austin. Two Forest Park police officers and Illinois State Police positioned themselves at Austin and I-290, while Oak Park and Chicago police were at Austin and Garfield. The group traveled north on Austin and stopped at Harrison at the Shell and BP gas stations.

According to the police report, teenagers were climbing and dancing on gas pumps and parked cars. Police formed a line and pushed the crowd north and to the east side of Austin Boulevard, where “people began to go into the Subway and completely overran the store,” according to the police report.

Then, police heard gunshots near Madison Street, and the group began to disperse.

Police saw a man walking with a gun in his waistband and ordered him and a man he was walking with, who they found to also have a gun in his pants, to the ground at gunpoint.

River Forest police took the men into custody.

As police continued to try to clear the area, they heard gunshots near Austin and Mason.

They relocated to the alley where they heard shots and found no offender or victim but located about a dozen shell casings. More teenagers fled, and Forest Park police remained on scene until Oak Park police released them.

Deceptive practices On July 31, police were dispatched to the Citgo Gas Station on Randolph for a report of a scam. The woman who called police said she used pump three, but a lose screw didn’t allow a flap to go all the way down to finish the transaction. According to police, pump three reset every time the pump was placed in the machine, causing the woman to worry she’d be charged if someone else used the pump. The gas station clerk gave police a screwdriver to remove the screw that looked newer than the others. The clerk said the owner would be at the gas station the following day, but other stations have similar screws in place. According to the police report, most of Citgo’s pumps didn’t have screws in the area that pump three did, nor

did pumps at 205 Harlem Ave.

Battery Before 1 a.m. on Aug. 2, police were dispatched to O’Sullivan’s on Madison Street after a caller reported he was walking to the bar bathroom, was pushed to the ground and hit. The victim told police he didn’t know the man and was immediately swarmed by the man’s friends who verbally harassed him before he got up and left. When the man reported the incident, the offending man and his friends had left the bar. No one was charged at the time of the police report.

Robbery On Aug. 7, a man reported to police that, on July 29 at 10 p.m., he was walking on the 800 block of Des Plaines when a man came up behind him and demanded his belongings. The man took his necklace and work scanning device from his bag, valued at $1,000 each, before fleeing.

Armed robbery Before 8 a.m. on Aug. 9, police were dispatched to the 7700 block of Roosevelt after a man was robbed at gunpoint. The man told police that he entered 7-Eleven, bought a pack of cigarettes, and when he tried to get back in his car, a man approached him with a gun and demanded money. The man took out $15 from his wallet, and the offender also demanded his phone and told him to leave the scene. The victim drove to the Dollar Tree parking lot, where an employee helped him call the police. Police found the man’s phone in the 1100 block of Troost, and he said he’d sign complaints if the offender is located.

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated July 31 - Aug. 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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Forest Park Review, August 12, 2026

Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down

here is a particular moment in an old science-fiction movie when you realize that the future has arrived. Not the good future. Not the future with flying cars and inexpensive fusion power and robot butlers who know how you like your martini.

The other future.

The one where everybody lives under a vaguely authoritarian government, the sky has turned the color of an old bruise, there are armed men standing around for no obvious reason, and some exhausted character in a trench coat is trying to explain what happened to civilization while a siren goes off in the background.

I have some bad news.

We are in that movie.

The remarkable thing about those 1980s dystopian movies was always the attention to detail. The filmmakers understood that you can’t just show us a ruined city and expect us to believe it. You have to put little signs everywhere that say: Yes, this is the future. Things have gone terribly wrong.

There would be newspapers scattered around the set with headlines like: CANADA STILL BURNING In 1987 that would have seemed like maybe a little much.

Today it is a weather report. Canada is,

in fact, still burning. British Columbia has declared a state of emergency. More than 20,000 people have been evacuated. Millions of hectares have burned.

And the really impressive thing is that nobody had to write the headline.

Nature’s writers’ room came up with it.

This is what I mean about the 1980s being better at dystopian realism. They understood that the future wouldn’t necessarily announce itself with giant explosions. It would mostly consist of increasingly absurd things becoming routine.

The television news would say something like, “Authorities advise residents to remain indoors due to hazardous air conditions,” and then cut to a commercial for Pepsi.

You’d look out the window and the sun would be orange.

Then you’d check the weather app.

Air Quality: Dangerously Unhealthy.

Temperature: 94.

Feels Like: 103.

And then you’d go to work.

That’s the detail the old movies got right.

The world doesn’t end with a trumpet blast. It ends administratively.

There are forms.

There are advisories.

There are evacuation zones.

There are increasingly complicated passwords.

There is a website that explains the emergency, but the website is temporarily unavailable.

And somewhere, a guy in a building with flickering fluorescent lights is saying, “We’re monitoring the situation.”

Meanwhile, the situation is monitoring us.

The old dystopian movies also understood something else: The people living in the future wouldn’t necessarily be screaming all the time.

They’d be tired.

They’d be annoyed.

They’d be making dinner.

They’d complain about the price of groceries and their neighbor’s dog and the Cubs’ bullpen while, in the middle distance, civilization quietly catches fire.

We’ve become remarkably good at compartmentalizing catastrophe. Canada

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burns. Another heat record falls. A hurricane gets stronger while the next one queues up. A city floods. A river disappears. Biff runs for President. Somewhere, somebody’s house is being carried away by water.

And we say, “Jesus.”

Then we look at our phones.

Then we order tacos.

Because what else are you supposed to do?

This is the part where the hero of the 1980s movie would finally stand up and say something inspirational about fighting back.

I’m not sure we have that character anymore. We have influencers. We have podcasters. We have a guy livestreaming the apocalypse from his car. We have Facebook and X arguing about whether the apocalypse is actually happening or whether somebody is just trying to sell you something.

And somewhere in the background, a newspaper is lying on a bench.

CANADA STILL BURNING The headline looks ridiculous.

Which is how you know it belongs in the movie.

The only problem is that nobody is coming to yell “Cut!”

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REVIEW General Manager Max Reinsdorf Staff Reporters Jessica Mordacq, Hector Cervantes, Bill Dwyer, Jackie Pisano News Intern Emma Bradford Contributing Editor Donna Greene Contributing Reporters Tom Holmes, Robert J. Lifka Columnists Alan Brouilette, Tom Holmes Editorial & Digital Design Lead Javier Govea Design and Production Associate De Sergio Villalona

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Jo Ann Horowitz, friend, feminist, educator I met Jo Ann Rose Horowitz in 1979 as a graduate intern with the Illinois Women’s Agenda (IWA), the largest statewide coalition of women’s rights organizations in Illinois. It was formed in 1975 as part of a national response to the United Nations’ call for an International Women’s Year.

Jo Ann served on the IWA steering committee representing several organizations including the Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and ERA Illinois. She advocated for full and equal access to education, wage equality, and gender equality under the law. Her work included hundreds of meetings with a wide range of participants requiring her

extraordinary knowledge of Robert’s Rules of Order, a cornerstone of fair and peaceful meeting procedure.

Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26, was a very special day for Jo Ann. In 1995, Governor Jim Edgar named her to the commission to plan events for Illinois Women’s Equality Year. Jo Ann said she “wanted to make people aware of what women went through to win the vote.”

Jo Ann Rose Horkey, later Horowitz, was born on July 5, 1931, to Joseph and Emma Horkey. Her father was an immigrant from Hungary. Her mother came from Illinois. Jo Ann eventually lived on Circle Avenue in Forest Park while she taught at J. Sterling Morton East High School.

In her retirement, Jo Ann moved to Hel-

ena, Montana, living as Chaucer once wrote in Troilus & Criseyde, “I am myn owene woman, wel at ease. I am my own woman, completely free.” She died there on Jan. 6, 2006. She is buried in Isanti Union Cemetery, Isanti, Minnesota. Her headstone reads, “Friend Feminist Educator.”

Following her death, a west suburban chapter of the AAUW and the West Suburban Teachers Union, Local 571 offered college scholarships in Jo Ann’s name for her leadership in education. Local 571 recognized her years as a teacher at Morton High School, and as “a vital force in Local 571, the IFT and AFT.” This Women’s Equality Day, it is a privilege to remember Jo Ann Rose Horowitz.

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O B I T U A R I E S

Barbara Sullivan, 90

Gerry Ressler, 97

Barbara J. Sullivan, 90, a longtime resident of Forest Park, died on July 17, 2026, in Palm Desert, California.

Born on Aug. 6, 1935 in Elmhurst, she lived in Forest Park from childhood until 2018 when she moved to Borrego Springs, California.

She worked hard to do well and do right.

Now she is done doing and free.

Now it’s her time to BE, to twirl in the light, to believe in the sun and stars, and to merge with the ONE she never left.

We thank her for launching us into this life, her generosity throughout, and for being the right Mom for us.

Two days later, she visited in the air’s heated stillness and the cicadas’ nostalgic chorus.

Now it’s time for her launch. Mom, you did an excellent job.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Sullivan, a former Forest Park Review columnist. She enabled Bob to be Bob, an important job.

She is survived by her daughters, Jill Sullivan (Gregory Schorer) and Cara Sullivan.

Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything... - C.S. Lewis

Geraldine “Gerry” (Pecha) Ressler, 97, died peacefully on July 27, 2026. Born on Feb. 18, 1929 in Goltry, Oklahoma to Albert and Lula Pecha, on the land her grandfather had staked in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, she spent her childhood on her parents’ farm and graduated from Goltry High School, where she was proud to serve as prom queen (twice). An avid bridge player, she was an active member of her church community and a great lover of animals, especially cats. She enjoyed traveling the world and was fortunate to have been able to visit all seven continents. She particularly enjoyed Asian countries and their cultures.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband William “Bill” Ressler, and numerous friends and family. She is survived by four generations of family, and many friends, who are grateful for the time we shared with her.

In lieu of flowers, please feel free to donate to your favorite cat rescue or animal shelter.

Arrangements were handled by Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home, www.ZimmermanHarnett.com, in Forest Park.

Twirling in the light

Loved cats

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es of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 20-00801 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3291248

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Johnny Dale Frevert, Jr., KELLEY KRONENBERG, P.A. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 20 N CLARK STREET SUITE 1150, CHICAGO, IL, 60602 (312) 2168828. Please refer to file number 3549.001029.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7-day status report of pending sales.

Johnny Dale Frevert, Jr., Kelley Kronenberg, P.A. 20 N Clark Street Suite 1150 Chicago IL, 60602 312-216-8828 E-Mail: jfrevert@kelleykronenberg. com Attorney File No. 3549.001029 Attorney ARDC No. 6305960 Attorney Code. 49848 TJSC#: 46-1635 I3291281

T-Mobile USA is proposing to modify an existing wireless telecommunications facility on a Water Tower located at 7441 Franklin Street, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois 60130.

The modifications will include installation of antennas at a centerline height of 135ft on the 131-ft water tower (overall height 145ft). Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 260071795PR, EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, or at (617) 715-1822.

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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 September 1, 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 151701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offic-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. JOSE M. AVILA; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. CASE NO.: 2025CH09175 41 N LIND AVE HILLSIDE, IL 60162 CALENDAR: 57 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 22, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 26, 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 41 N LIND AVE, HILLSIDE, IL 60162 Property Index No. 15-18-231-0020000 The real estate is improved with a single-family residence.

The judgment amount was $140,255.78.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 100% of the bid amount shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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(g1).IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMPUTERSHARE DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF PRET 2025-RPL3 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.DEQUINCY L. HAMLET, LAURA HARRISON-HAMLET, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2025CH10615 1501 NORTH WOLF ROAD BERKELEY, IL 60163 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 24, 2026, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 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 1501 NORTH WOLF ROAD, BERKELEY, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-08-111-0460000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of thehighest 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

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transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 7949876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-25-06128 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2025CH10615 TJSC#: 46-1033 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION New American Funding, LLC Plaintiff vs.

Elena Korkuchanskiy; Leonid Korkuchanskiy; The United States of America, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Defendant 25 CH 6701 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 September 1, 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. 15-20-405-028-0000.

Commonly known as 1636 Stratford Avenue, Westchester, IL 60154.

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 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. 25013866 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3291229

Commonly known as 409 ENGLEWOOD AVE, HILLSIDE, IL 60162 Property Index No. 15-08-435019-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 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, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. Plaintiff, -v.ERICA DIAZ, MARCOS DIAZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2025CH08378 409 ENGLEWOOD AVE HILLSIDE, IL 60162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 3, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 2, 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:

REAL ESTATE FOR 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. 14-25-04952 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2025CH08378 TJSC#: 46-1726 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 # 2025CH08378 I3291701 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TORREY T. RODDY SR., ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2016CH13500 1906 S 7TH 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 January 3, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 15, 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 1906 S 7TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-309017-0000 The real estate is improved with a 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

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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.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-11387 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2016CH13500 TJSC#: 46-1791 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 # 2016CH13500 I3292335

on 6/11/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/14/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 16, 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 2101 SOUTH 12TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-429001-0000 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $90,080.05 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 2101 SOUTH 12TH 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(g1). 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 24-19674IL. 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. 24-19674IL Case Number: 2025CH00198 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. I3292189

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff, -v.Latoya Jordan; Anthony Dates; United States of America - Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Defendants.

2025CH05924 1033 32ND AVE, 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 6/17/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/21/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 23, 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 1033 32ND AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-210013-0000 The real estate is improved with a Residential Property. The judgment amount was $273,297.52 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 1033 32ND 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 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: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES PC (630) 794-5300 please refer to

file number 14-25-03673. 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. 14-25-03673 Case Number: 2025CH05924 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. I3292245

terest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel LLC. (312) 3571125 please refer to file number 25-02386. 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. 25-02386 Case Number: 25 CH 10495 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. I3292185

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff, -v.LAURA GRAYS; CHARLES P GOLBERT, PUBLIC GUARDIAN OF COOK COUNTY, AS GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE OF LAURA GRAYS; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD; CHICAGO VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES; THE MONAHAN LAW GROUP, LLC, Defendants.

2025CH00198 2101 SOUTH 12TH 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., Plaintiff, -v.ELIZABETH M. ABAS A/K/A ELIZABETH ABAS, CITIMORTGAGE, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

25 CH 10495 2110 BOEGER AVE., 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 6/18/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 9/21/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on September 23, 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 2110 BOEGER AVE., WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-317026-0000 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $118,071.12 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 2110 BOEGER 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 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 in-

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