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Sit and Savor: Public art that you can eat on

Nine painted tables are part of the Forest Park Arts Alliance’s latest installation along Madison Street BEST SMALL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN ILLINOIS S WEE NE WS ILL

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Have you walked down Madison Street within the last week and wondered what inspired the colorful tabletop paintings of flowers, animals and abstract designs in and surrounding Constitution Court?

At the end of last month, the Arts Alliance of Forest Park positioned five painted tables and 10 chairs at Constitution Court for its second public art installation.

As a part of the installation, businesses could pay $350 per table and had to provide their own chairs. There are painted tables outside the Madison Street businesses Jimmy’s Place, Madison Park Kitchen, Twisted Cookie and U3 Coffee. Elements Massage has a table and chairs inside. When the Constitution Court installation is taken down at the end of September, businesses can keep their tables set up or choose to auction them of f.

At Constitution Court, the tables were painted by Susan Buss, Maurice Costello, Glenida Hampton, Margie Wilkinson and Zahaira McRae.

McRae, a 14-year-old from Forest Park,

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From top le to bottom right, tables painted by : Zahaira McRae, Maurice Costello, Susan Buss, Margie Wilkinson, Glenida Hampton, Robin Dennis, Meghan Hunt, Anne Nacht Morgan and Susan Volk

Aiming for the divine at Di’Vino

restaurant

By RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR Eats Reporter

For the past nine months the partners at Berwyn’s La Parra restaurant have plied a new menu in Forest Park. Di’Vino, 1527 S. Harlem Ave., sits along a somewhat lonely strip of Harlem. Traffic zips by the building that once housed a bar. While their original restaurant speaks Italian with a Spanish accent, Di’Vino leans further into Italian and Mediterranean fare

“More Italian with a little Asian twist,” said partner and chef Gabriel Padilla. “All our pastas are house made. Bread is made in house. Everything is made in house.”

Both restaurants are family owned and run. Padilla brings his 30 plus years of helming kitchens and menus. Fellow partner and brother-in-law Valerio Muñoz has been a mixologist for more than a decade. Their dedication is apparent.

An old fashioned cocktail arrived tucked inside a small wooden barrel, mysteriously filled with savory smoke. As Muñoz opened the hatch

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NEW OPPORTUNITY

What is the study about?

Yale University and Midwestern University are looking for people over 60 to participate in a study called “Action Community Engagement (ACE) Groups”

Investigating the beliefsof people over 60 who participate in educational group sessions

What is needed?

People over 60 interested in participating in or leading small group discussions and community activities.

What does it involve?

• Attending 6 one-hour weekly group discussions

• Participating in community group activities

• Completing a survey before group sessions begin and two surveys a er the sessions have ended, including one follow up interview

Is there compensation?

Yes! You will be compensated for your time, totaling up to $130 for participants (or $1030 for group leaders)

Who quali es for the study?

• People age 60 or older

• English speaking

• Resident of either Oak Park or Forest Park, IL

Where will the study take place?

All research activities will take place in Oak Park or Forest Park, IL

Who do I contact if I am interested or have questions?

Contact: ACE Project Coordinators Email: ace@oakparktownship.org (708) 445-2711

Music at the Altenheim

D&D Jazz

Duo

(plus

bass)

play the Stoop and conquer

Jazz music filled the Altenheim property on Aug. 5 during one of Forest Park’s annual Stoop Session performances.

D&D Jazz Duo played at 7824 Madison St. on a patio behind the Altenheim for a handful of locals.

D&D Jazz Duo is made up of jazz pianist Doug Lalli and guitarist Dave Gulyas, who often play local gigs together. They play at Tre Sorelle in Oak Park on Sundays from 4 to 7 p.m. At the Aug. 5 Stoop Session, D&D Jazz Duo was joined by bassist Rich Armandi

Jessica Mordacq

TODD BANNOR

Above, Karen Rozmus of Arts Alliance Forest Park introduces pianist Doug Lalli, bassist Rich Armandi and guitar ist Dave Gulyas at the Stoop Session at the Altenheim.

Fire dept. gets new battery-powered chainsaws

ey came from a grant awarded by ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the only grant the department has received so far this year

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

The next time the Forest Park Fire Department needs to carve ventilation holes in roofs and walls during structure fires, they’ll use battery-powered chainsaws instead of gas ones.

“Cutting a hole in a roof during a structure fire is referred to as vertical ventilation,” Fire Chief Lindsey Hankus told the Review. “This is to lift toxic superheated gas from the structure to make the inside of the structure survivable.”

The new power tools are funded by ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ 2025 Powering Safe Communities grant, which awarded $165,000 to 23 projects in northern Illinois communities. The grants aim to improve public safety and sustainability in these areas.

Grant recipients match ComEd’s contribution with their own funding of equal or greater value. Hankus told the Review that the village was originally quoted $3,478 for the two chainsaws and now only has to pay $1,739.

Hankus said it’s been a few years since the fire department replaced its gas chainsaws, which require more service and upkeep

“Battery-powered saws are easier to maintain and work in smoky conditions,” Hankus said.

“By supporting these impactful projects, we help build safer, more resilient communities. These grants help launch projects that provide real benefits to our customers and communities,” said Melissa Washington, senior vice president of customer operations and strategic initiatives at ComEd, in a statement. ComEd has partnered with the Metropolitan

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Mayors Caucus, a council for Chicago area elected officials, since 2015 to award the Powering Safe Communities grants annually.

“The Powering Safe Communities Program is a powerful example of how collaboration can drive meaningful change at the local level,” said Neil James, executive director of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, in a statement. “We are proud to continue our partnership with ComEd to support innovative, community-centered projects that enhance public safety and advance clean energy goals.”

This is the only grant the Forest Park Fire Department has received this year. The fire department applied for FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters grant for new air packs but doesn’t yet know if they’ve been awarded it

In February, the village applied for the Office of the Illinois

State Fire Marshal’s Fire Station Rehabilitation and Construction grant to remodel the fire station’s bunk room but did not receive that grant.

Hankus said the village also was not awarded the Firehouse Subs Foundation grant for mechanical CPR equipment or the Illinois Department of Public Health’s EMS Assistance Grant for EMS bags.

In March, the village council authorized spending $7,525 for Smith Architecture to create a project scope and drawings for the bunkroom renovation. Hankus said she was contacted by Smith Architecture last week to review the station’s secondfloor plans

“In addition to grants, we are always interested in receiving any sort of money for the Forest Park Fire Department,” Hankus said.

Grant funds start of Washington Blvd. xes in River Forest

Pedestrianand bike safety key goals of multiyear project

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Funding the preliminary engineering phase ofRiver Forest’s planned Washington Boulevard project became a little easier when the village received a $62,786 grant from Cook County in July.

Jack Bielak, director of public works and engineering, said the Invest in Cook grant will cover approximately halfof the preliminary engineering cost with the balance covered by the village’s capital improvement fund.

Total cost for the Washington Boulevard Pedestrian Safety and Traf fic Calming Improvements Project is estimated to be $1.8 million with the preliminary engineering the first of three phases.

Planned improvements will focus on pedestrian safety enhancements and speed control measures along Washington. The project would include a road diet, bump outs, Americans with Disabilities Act improvements and various other traffic calming measures that contribute to bicycle and pedestrian safety.

A temporary solution for the Washington traffic and safety issues was implemented in March. At that time, delineators were installed at intersections, leading to a reduction in average speed of four to seven miles per hour according to Bielak.

The first phase, which is expected to start this month, consists ofa Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Study which provides the support for the determination ofa prefer red option. During this phase, proposed geometry, environmental concerns and proposed right-of-way are identified and public hearings are held to solicit feedback re garding the project.

The second phase, detailed engineering, is expected to start in July 2026. That phase is the design phase which refines the de-

sign and develops plans, specifications and estimates for construction.

The target date for the actual construction, the third phase, is May 2027 although Bielak said the schedule may change depending on the timing ofPhase I and Phase 2 or grant funding. If construction does start in May 2027 the completion target would be October 2027.

The construction phase ofthe project is the final stage in which the actual building and implementation ofthe planned improvements take place.

Bielak said village staf f members will continue to pursue grant funding for future phases including additional Invest in Cook grants and Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grants.

Under the 2025 Invest in Cook grant program, a total of$8,270,810 will be distributed across 32 recipients and will fund four transit, six bicycle, eight pedestrian, one freight and 13 road projects which will leverage $21.5 million from other sources.

This is the ninth year Invest in Cook grant funding has been awarded for transportation-related projects. In its nine years, Invest in Cook has awarded $72.7 million in grants supporting a total of310 projects throughout Cook County. In total, these grants have enabled $204.5 million in project activity.

Men escape after stealing $18K sewer camera from truck

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Around noon on Aug. 5, police were dispatched to the intersection of Beloit and Lexington for a strong-armed robbery. Police reported a severely damaged minivan without license plates at the cor ner. Multiple witnesses reported a hit and run with a work truck and trailer. One said the truck hit the minivan multiple times before men in facemasks exited the minivan. An employee of Morning Noon and Night Plumbing said he was working when he saw the men taking their $18,000 sewer camera before his coworker hit the minivan with the work truck. He followed the minivan as it reversed, hitting it twice more before three men got out and into a white sedan that drove off. The offenders hadn’t been identified at the time of the report.

Assault

Police were dispatched to Riveredge Hospital on Aug. 5 around 4:30 a.m. for a dispute between employees. Upon their arrival, a wom-

an told them another employee threatened her about a shift rotation. She reported that the employee verbally assaulted her, said he’d slap her and that he’d killed people before. She also said the man made a phone call regarding someone else coming to the hospital to fight. She added that she reported it to supervisory staff, but they didn’t take it seriously.

The staff told police that they overheard part of the conversation between the employees, and the man on the phone with his daughter. The man told police that the two had a verbal altercation about shift rotations but denied making threats or calling anyone who wasn’t a hospital supervisor. A witness who saw the interaction told police there was a verbal altercation, but that the man didn’t threaten her or make any threatening phone calls. The witness said that, after the employees were separated, the woman kept trying to further the altercation. Based on interviews, police decided not to issue any citations, but infor med hospital administration of the situation.

Police responded to the Dunkin’ Donuts at 7200 Circle Ave. on Aug. 5 to remove an un-

wanted man who was threatening employees When police responded, they told the man, who was at the CTA Green Line, that he was trespassed from Dunkin’. Police returned to the Dunkin’, where an employee told them to arrest the man, who came up to the counter and threatened to hit her, then tried to. At the time of the report, police were trying to get surveillance footage to confirm the assault.

Chronic nuisance property

On Aug. 5, a police report was drawn up to warn the resident who lives at 924 Troost Ave. that his property was being considered a nuisance. According to the report, police emailed the resident on June 30 stating that his property could be deemed a chronic nuisance property if he was cited for further incidents. They reported loud music at the property three times in June, plus six complaints since July 27 for a party, noise, a barking dog and a neighbor dispute. According to the police report, the department will continue monitoring the address and cite its

resident when and if appropriate Burglary from car

Police were called to the 900 block of Lathrop Avenue. Just after midnight, a woman called to say she parked on the block around 11 p.m. the evening before and, an hour later, returned to find the passenger window shattered. She reported that a Walmart bag was stolen with nearly $60 worth of items. The woman said she’d sign complaints if the offender was located.

These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated Aug. 4 - 7 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.

St. Edmund School heading to real estate market

School or iginally built in 1917 had rece ntly housed Migrant Ministry

By GREGG VOSS Contributing Reporter

St. Edmund School could be for sale shortly.

“We’re moving in that direction,” said Re Carl Morello of the two-story school tha closed nearly a decade ago at 200 S. Oak Pa Ave. Morello is the pastor of Ascension and St. Edmund, along with St. Giles and the cently closed St. Catherine-St. Lucy

“Recently, I put something in our bulletin, we can’t continue to maintain this big struc ture, though our Migrant Ministry was in there, and our youth ministry was using the gym,” Morello said. “I’m letting the archdio cese know we’re taking the next step.”

According to the book The Archdiocese Chicago: A Journey of Faith, the school was originally built in 1917 and designed by Henry J. Schlacks, with a 15th century Frenc Gothic façade similar to the Palas de Justice in Rouen, France. Additions were made in 1948 and 1959.

“If you were to look it up online, you’d see a clear resemblance, and that is why it would be such a shame to lose that façade,” Morello said. “We all hope that wouldn’t happen.”

Morello said there is a fair amount of deferred maintenance at the school, which was occupied until a few years ago by The Children’s School, a private K-8 school, when its lease wasn’t renewed. The Migrant Ministry has been using the building since then.

Morello said that it costs roughly $75,000 to keep St. Edmund School operational, including heating in the winter.

“Technically, the property is owned by the archdiocese, (and) my next step is to con-

tact them,” he said. “Then they take it from there. Not that I, or the community, might not have input, (but) the real state office would work with future prospects for what happens with the property.”

In a statement to Wednesday Journal, the Archdiocese of Chicago said, “We are still studying the possibilities of the St. Edmund’s sale. In general, we sell property in

the same way other organizations do, using a broker when necessary. In partnership with the parish involved, we always consider the community when choosing a buyer.”

Who or what entity could purchase the building is anybody’s guess.

“That’s the hard part to answer,” Morello said. “It depends on who is out there looking for what. Could it be a community center,

could it be something creative? I’ve seen some of our churches have been turned into eautiful condo buildings. They maintained the outside structure but inside are condos.”

Celine Woznica heads the Migrant Minisan interfaith coalition led by Oak Park’s Catholic parishes. She said the ministry has operated out of St. Edmund School for 22 months.

“Migrant Ministry has been pivoting to meet the ever-changing needs of migrants since we began in June 2023 offering showers for the migrants sleeping at the Austin olice station,” Woznica said in a statement Wednesday Journal.

“Although the migrants will still need winter clothes, blankets and toiletries, their riority needs are immigration support, social services, ESL and accompaniment as they navigate life under the current very stressful political environment.”

Woznica added that the ministry is reviewing optimal spaces for its services and are “open to any suggestions.”

She said that since migrants are more hesitant to leave their homes, Migrant Ministry’s umbers have dropped from serving roughly 200 people a day to as little as 60 per day. In addition to the business aspects of working with the archdiocese to sell the school, there is an emotional component of the sale as well, Morello said.

“It is hard to go through with,” he said, “because the building is so emotionally connected to the history of the parish. I have said to people who are concerned, at St. CatherineSt. Lucy, we had to close the spiritual site.

“We’re not closing your church. I’ve had to focus on that myself from that regard.”

JAVIER GOVEA

St. Edmund School

SIT AND SAVOR Tabletop Tapestry

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graduated this year from Forest Park Middle School and is attending the Chicago Academy for the Arts this fall. She said she got the inspiration for her table from bright and bold clothing

“I really like the beauty and fashion sense in African culture, and I also got inspired by 1920s fashion,” McRae told the Review. “The whole appearance is bold, but I wanted to show a kind gesture in her facial expression.”

McRae started by sketching the image of a woman on her table, then painted in layers, starting with the skin and ending with the dress. She estimates it took about 34 hours to complete the piece and she is looking for other painting contests like this one to enter.

Retired from a career in public education, Costello is a self-taught artist who has painted several murals in Forest Park, Oak Park and Chicago. Costello came up with the idea for the painted table while applying for an Oak Park Area Arts Council mini mural along the Green Line. Costello told the Review that the inspiration came from the Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here.”

Costello started by painting the background of the table blue before adding the eye, then the fish. Costello estimates the table took about 10 hours to complete.

pieces in Forest Park and Oak Park, most recently the table for the installation in her usual Folk Art style

“My design takes Forest Park’s logo of park bench, buildings and paths and brings them to life, adding garden gnomes, one happy cloud and our omnipresent jumpin bunnies,” Buss said in the online Arts A ance biography. “Above it, a beautiful rain bow presides, illustrating the village as safe and welcoming place for its LGBTQI members.”

Hampton is also a self-taught artist who kindled a love for painting after her mother and two siblings passed in 2021, “allowing the brush to free my mind from the emptiness of loss,” Hampton said in her Arts Alliance bio “Thank you, Forest Park, for giving me the opportunity to create a memorable experience, one I can share with my family and my friends.” Hampton’s table features an amalgamation of red, yellow and white flowers, plus a hummingbird.

Margie Wilkinson painted her table in Constitution Court with a sunflower and bees sitting at its center. The self-taught artist was one of the first Arts Alliance members when the group launched in 2017. She’s painted public art in Forest Park, has been featured at Arts Alliance Makers Markets and will be at this year’s Garage Galleries.

Business tables

Anne Nacht Morgan painted a rising phoenix on the table outside of U3 Coffee. The image was inspired by a series of 11 paintings she created last summer that featured mo-

Above: Susan Buss

Right: Glenida Hampton

which she represented through a surreal and dreamy phoenix. She recreated the image for the U3 Coffee table.

“The phoenix was a no-brainer to me, as it can represent all of us coffee lovers who rise from the ashes every morning with our first sip, and then maybe burn out again in the late afternoon,” Morgan told the Review. She painted the table in two days, working on the background first, then the phoenix, molecule and script the second day. To achieve a galaxy effect in the background, Morgan added water to the paint and tipped it onto the table before blowing it around with a straw

after a cancer diagnosis in 2021. Dennis has only started painting public art within the past year

She said her biggest challenges were working with latex acrylic paint, which she hadn’t done before, and painting a surface other than canvas for the first time. Morgan added that artists were only supplied with red, blue, yellow, black and white paint and had to mix other colors — also a first for the artist.

Susan Volk painted the table for Elements Massage Though she said she wasn’t sure if the table would end up in Constitution Court or in front of a business, “I wanted to create something cheerful and inviting that would bring friendliness to the table,” Volk told the Review.

Because she didn’t have much room to paint a vase on the small tabletop, she opted to paint a handful of fresh blooms. Volk started by sketching the flowers, then mixing the provided colors. She said she painted the layers of flowers over two days

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Robin Dennis created the table art outside Jimmy’s Place with a colorful mandala design. According to the online Arts Alliance bio, Dennis started creating art as therapy

“I haven’t put the brush down since, and it has created a new joy in my life. It has helped me become more in tune with myself while also giving me an outlet during difficult times,” Dennis said. “I have learned to see the beauty during even the darkest of times. My hope is to be able to share this beauty with all who want to see it.”

Oak Park resident Marion Sirefman did the art for Madison Park Kitchen with a design of pink and blue flowers circled by ladybugs. Sirefman has painted small murals in Oak Park She retired in 2011 but previously worked as an artifact illustrator for archaeologists before transitioning to non-art jobs

Meghan Hunt painted the table for Twisted Cookie, inspired by her deep connection to nature. The table has a bee at the center, surrounded by dandelion puffs and leaves.

“What I choose to paint shows balance, connection, and one of my favorite medicinal herbs,” Hunt said in her online Arts Alliance bio. “The dandelion is not a weed. Not only can it fix the soil, it can also help detox the human body There is a great balance in the universe and a connectedness between us and nature, which I hope is reflected in my painting.”

JESSICA MORDAC

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DI’VINO

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for the diner to retrieve the glass, tendrils of smoke billowed out and scent memories of camping and barbequing with family flared.

The chichar rón de pulpo (octopus) appetizer is a favorite on the menu. The octopus perches on a pedestal of avocado mousse flanked by pickled red onion and sweet potato chips

“It has a big, big Asian twist to it,” Padilla said. “Umami and then a lot of sesame and kimchi. So, you got Korea. You’ve got Japan and China all to gether.”

This second restaurant adventure was not only an opportunity to expand into a new menu profile, but it also met a need for more space

“We have a lot of parties there that we

will turn them down. We want a second location to take all those, then this building showed up for sale,” Padilla said. Though the traffic pours by, the partners feel their existing clientele is driving the dining.

“Since a lot of people know us from La Parra, they figure we’re the same family so that they give us a try.”

Entrees include house-made pastas, like linguine frutti di mare with shrimp, calamari, scallops mussels and clams in a light, spicy tomato sauce. And the linguine Di’Vino, which amplifies its seafood base of shrimp with serrano ham and prosciutto all enrobed in a caramelized garlic cream sauce.

“Our gnocchi with short rib ragu, it’s amazing. People love that one. And there’s one thing that I put for specials, and now everybody wants, which is tuna,” Padilla said.

The tuna steak is served with a roasted aioli and pisto Manand

Di’Vino partners Gabriel Padilla and Valerio Munoz

Weekly happy hour specials feature drinks from the innovative cocktail menu, extensive list of wine, beer and non-alcoholic options. On Tuesdays, all bottles of wine are half-price.

The décor is refined, elegant and exuberant. Painted on the wall is a woman’s portrait, her hair accentuated with a threedimensional floral kick. The artist, Oscar for merly worked as a server at La

The partners are understandably proud of the drinks, the food, the atmosphere that ve created on Harlem Avenue.

“What I am surprised about, though I’m not surprised because we’re trying our

best, on Google we don’t have one review under five stars. The 64 reviews all are five stars. It’s not easy to do,” said Padilla.

OUR VIEW

Tarts coop has blended fanciful art with a good place to sit and watch the Madison Street world flow by These are a batch of well-decorated café tables (and chairs) grouped at Constitution Cour t and spread out in front of other local businesses. They will be on display, and we hope, well sat upon through September. At that point, the many businesses that sponsored the artists who painted the tables can auction off their table-top artistry.

This is the second public ar t installation by the Arts Alliance. Certainly it will not be the last.

Thanks to the local businesses that supported this project, to the artists with their “buds and bees” themes, and to the village for its logistical support.

And don’t forget that Garage Galleries, another eagerly anticipated Arts Alliance annual event, will retur n before August ends.

All of this reminds us that Forest Park has become a village with a strong and growing arts culture that deserves to be nur tured and supported.

Divine Di’Vino

It’s not often that Rise Sanders-Weir, our food writer, is so clearly enthused. But her recent visit to Di’Vino, the new spot on a dull stretch of south Harlem Avenue, commends and recommends a summer highlight.

This of fshoot of La Parra, a family-owned Berwyn restaurant, is welcoming and ambitious, from its menu to its cocktails, she says.

So in a town where the vigorous restaurant scene is concentrated along lovely Madison Street, don’ t overlook this new spot, a for mer neighborhood bar, on Harlem.

OPINION

Turing Company

You can learn a lot about a person by asking them to write in your voice. You can learn ev more about yourself by asking a robot to do so. The robot and I sat down to talk over outstanding bake goods in a newish Forest Park coffee shop that I cannot identify for strict ethical reasons. (Ironic, because before the coffee shop opened I’d been in the building many times, but never once for an ethical reason.) We discussed the robot’s ability to create my voice while retaining its own. Here’s what we landed on:

Alan: You can write like me?

BROUILETTE

ChatGPT: Absolutely. Or at least the you that’s been stitched together from your previous work and a suspicious number of Midwestern metaphors.

Alan: My style isn’t just metaphors. It’s timing. It’s like minor league baseball — deliberate, a little dusty, and if you leave early you’ll miss the best thing that happens all night.

ChatGPT: Understood. Midwest Summer League pacing, with the occasional foul ball into the beer garden.

Alan: And I want local detail. Forest Park. The dog park crowd that talks about dogs the way some people talk about their kids, except they actually like their dogs. The Pride parade where you can find “home base” by listening for the bartender who’s already yelling at someone for standing in the service area.

ChatGPT: And the cinnamon roll raffle from the new coffee shop in the old Doc Ryan’s spot.

Alan: Yes. A dozen rolls that make people briefly forget they’re in line behind someone who just asked if they can get oat milk “but without the oats.”

ChatGPT: I can write that. But you want more than char m — you want teeth.

Alan: Exactly. I want the kind of line that makes the local Chamber of Commerce wonder if I’m talking about them.

ChatGPT: Like: “Forest Park’s new ‘community festival’ has all the warmth of a yard sale run by hedge fund inter ns.”

Alan: Now you’re getting it. And don’t be afraid to jab at the people who take civic pride so seriously they ruin it for everyone else.

ChatGPT: You mean the ones who write furious Facebook posts about the new trash can design on Madison Street?

Alan: Yes. The ones who say, “This town is going

wnhill,” as if they didn’t personally conby double-parking in front of Louie’s

ChatGPT: Got it. A little vinegar in the frosting.

Alan: More than a little. I don’t want this to sound like an Instagram caption under a latte t heart.

ChatGPT: Then let’s sharpen the rhythm. Less “Isn’t this nice?” and more “Why is this happening?”

Alan: Now you’re starting to sound like me.

ChatGPT: And you always end with a stubborn detail — so small it’s either a joke or a grudge

Alan: That’s not a trick. That’s just being from here.

ChatGPT: So for this one, the stubborn detail is the cinnamon roll raffle

Alan: No. The stubborn detail is the people who cut the raffle line.

ChatGPT: Cheaters.

Alan: Worse than cheaters. The kind of people who “save a spot” at the Fourth of July fireworks by leaving a single lawn chair and a roll of caution tape out at 9 a.m.

ChatGPT: Which, to be clear, is not a felony but should be

Alan: Exactly. And if you write like me, you’ ll imply that without saying it outright.

ChatGPT: I can. But you know I’m going to throw in at least one thing that’s plausibly false.

Alan: Fine

ChatGPT: Like: “The Forest Park Public Library once booked a speed-metal band for quiet reading hour, and nobody left because the band was polite enough to tune between chapters.”

Alan: I’ll allow it. It’s the kind of thing that could happen here.

ChatGPT: You know, most people ask me to write like Hemingway or Shakespeare. You’re the only one who’s said, “Make it sound like the guy who knows which bar has the cleanest bathrooms during Pride.”

Alan: And that’s why it might actually work

ChatGPT: So — what do you think? Is this “you” enough?

Alan: Close. But you’re still missing one thing.

ChatGPT: What’s that?

Alan: You need to sound like you’ve got somewhere else to be, but you’re staying here because you want to see how the raffle turns out.

ChatGPT: That’s the ending.

ALAN

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A LOOK BACK IN TIME

Third place in Little League Invitational

From the Forest Park Re view, Aug. 13, 1986:

Rebounding from an opening round 6-0 defeat at the hands of Hillside, the Forest Park Major League All Star team, ages 11-12, won three straight games, then lost their finale to capture third place in the Berkeley Invitational Tournament.

Their coaches, James Giblin, Art Jones, John Tricoci and Lou Hawkins, credited the boys with “hanging in tough and playing team baseball,” after their first rebound loss. Their victories were over host Berkely 15-2, Westchester 7-6, and HYBC 8-6. Their loss in the wrap-up was 8-0 to Schiller Park.

Team members were: (front row from left) Chris Joes, Scott Leisten, Billy Gerst, Kyle Entler, Garrett Salvino, Jim Giblin, Mike Faehnrich; (back row) Chris Incava, Nick Tricoci, Terry Turner, Mike Incava, Eddie Seller and Phil Buscemi.

Jill Wagner

In an article titled “Village projects $15M deficit in fiscal year 2026” in the Aug. 6 edition of the Forest Park Review, we incorrectly reported Commissioner Jessica Voogd’s comments on the portion of property taxes that the village receives. During the budget meeting on July 28, Voogd said the school board, “can choose to levy less and give [taxpayers] a direct tax break.” She suggested lobbying the school board to make this change. We apolo gize for the er ror.

PUBLIC NOTICES

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STATE OF ILLINOIS

COUNTY OF COOK

PUBLIC NOTICE ID HEREBY GIVEN that a Community Public Input

Meeting for the Main Park playground and sports field renovations will be held at the Park Pavillion 7501 Harrison Street, Forest Park, IL 60130 on August 26, 2025 from 5:00-6:30 p.m.

Jackie Iovinelli Park District Board Secretary

Published in Forest Park Review

August 13, 2025

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE FBR SECURITIZATION TRUST 2005-2 CALLABLE MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-2, Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ESSIE L GEE, DECEASED; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; AL JAMES GEE; MIESHA GEE; ALBERT J GEE A/K/A RICO GEE; JOYCE A JACKSON; BIRDIE MAY WILLIAMS; ELAINE GEE MORGAN A/K/A ELIZABETH E MORGAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ESSIE L GEE, Defendants. 2022CH08893 2001 South 11th 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 5/30/2025, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the auction in person at 12:00 PM on September 3, 2025 located at 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.

Commonly known as 2001 South 11th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-422001-0000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $166,637.11 Sale Terms: 20% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to Auction. com, LLC, No third party checks will be accepted. All registered bidders need to provide a photo ID in order to bid. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. (relief fee not required) 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

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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 151701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC (312) 346-9088 please refer to file number 20-03640IL. 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. 20-03640IL Case Number: 2022CH08893

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. I3270557

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.SANDRA MATTHEWS, STATE OF ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CLEO MATTHEWS, SHAKIRA JADE MATTHEWS, KIMBERLY JOYCE MATTHEWS, NICOLE DENISE ROSS A/K/A NICOLE MATTHEWS, DIAMANTE DAVIS, DESTINY DAVIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CLEO MATTHEWS (DECEASED), PARADISE MARIE MATTHEWS Defendants 2024CH05104 1831 S 8TH AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 28, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 27, 2025, 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 1831 S 8TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-14-301008-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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.

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, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE

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100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527

630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-24-02921

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2024CH05104

TJSC#: 45-1852

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 # 2024CH05104

I3270508

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

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF CSMC 2020-RPL4 TRUST

Plaintiff, -v.-

JOHN P. BAJKOWSKI, POINT TITLING TRUST, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST

Defendants 2024 CH 03887

1509 MORRIS AVENUE

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 May 27, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 28, 2025, 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 1509 MORRIS AVENUE, BERKELEY, IL 60163

Property Index No. 15-08-113-0310000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $128,701.97.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 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.

For information, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 24-199534. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561-241-6901

E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM Attorney File No. 24-199534

Attorney ARDC No. 6306439

Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2024 CH 03887 TJSC#: 45-1412

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2017-2, AS OWNER OF THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOAN

Plaintiff vs. FRANKLIN D. HEPBURN, KINA LOVING

Defendant 24 CH 6623 CALENDAR 57 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 3, 2025, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-221-023-0000. Commonly known as 241 48TH AVE., BELLWOOD, IL 60104.

The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 24-01903

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3270273

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

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.-

ADELYN V ANDERSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS AGENCY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Defendants 2022 CH 09721 1708 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD 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 3, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 4, 2025, 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 1708 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-10-323004-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $245,940.54. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 22-044489. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

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

CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561-241-6901

E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM

Attorney File No. 22-044489

Attorney ARDC No. 6306439

Attorney Code. 65582 Case Number: 2022 CH 09721

TJSC#: 45-1460

Case # 2022 CH 09721

I3270840

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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

PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC

Plaintiff, -v.VIVIAN FLORES

Defendants

2025CH01171

839 SOUTH 18TH 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 2, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 18, 2025, 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 839 SOUTH 18TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-10-331029-0000

The real estate is improved with a gray slate and vinyl siding, two-story single family home.

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.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT

PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys,

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 2520223IL_1175364

Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 2025CH01171 TJSC#: 45-1500

Case # 2025CH01171 I3271267

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TOWD POINT MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-3, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Plaintiff,

-v.-

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, QUANITA BROWN, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF NATHANIEL BROWN, DECEASED, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NATHANIEL BROWN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2023 CH 05396 319 49TH 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 June 18, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 19, 2025, 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 319 49TH AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-228046-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $291,483.89.

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.

For information, contact CHAD LEWIS, ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ

SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325, ROSEMONT, IL, 60018 (561) 241-6901. Please refer to file number 23-116728.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

CHAD LEWIS ROBERTSON ANSCHUTZ

SCHNEID CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC

6400 SHAFER CT, STE 325 ROSEMONT IL, 60018 561-241-6901

E-Mail: ILMAIL@RASLG.COM

Attorney File No. 23-116728

Attorney ARDC No. 6306439

Attorney Code. 65582

Case Number: 2023 CH 05396

TJSC#: 45-1652

Case # 2023 CH 05396 I3271416

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

NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC

Plaintiff, -v.SAUL MARTINEZ CASTANON, ROCIO MARTINEZ, MARIA DEL REFUGIO CASTANON DE MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -

SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Defendants 2025 CH 01429 1211 SUNNYSIDE DR 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 May 6, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 15, 2025, 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 1211 SUNNYSIDE DR, BERKELEY, IL 60163

Property Index No. 15-07-217006-0000

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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 15-

1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

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. 14-25-00699

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2025 CH 01429 TJSC#: 45-1309

Case # 2025 CH 01429 I3271456

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.

e 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.

is 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 service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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