Village Free Press 102622

Stone Park now building homes

The village is finishing two homes on the market for over $400K, hopes to construct more, mayor says

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The village of Stone Park is the latest suburb in Proviso Township to get into the homebuilding business.

The village is currently constructing two single-family homes on the 1700 block of N. 37th Ave. in Stone Park

The homes are both listed online — 1739 N. 37th Ave. is listed at Movoto for $409,000 while 1735 N. 37th Ave. is listed at Zillow for around $430,000.

Both homes, which are nearly finished, include four bedrooms. The latter home has four bathrooms while the for mer home has three. They’re both 2,300 square feet.

Stone Park Mayor Ben Mazzulla said the village built and designed the homes themselves. They’re also marketing the homes themselves in lieu of contracting with an outside realtor, he said.

The mayor said plans to start building homes were hatched a few years back before the pandemic happened.

“We wanted to start a new program to bring in a new type of housing that looks differently than the typical 45-foot lots,” he said, adding that the village has plans to purchase more distressed property to build even more custombuilt homes.

Businessman David Scott’s reward came during Maywood-Proviso Rotar y’s Anti-Gun Violence Dove Release ceremony in Maywood Oct. 23

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

murder

David Scott was enjoying the fruits of success. The property owner, whose family owns People Cab Company in Bellwood, was on the verge of becoming a McDonald’s franchisee.

In 2000, his life changed. Scott was carjacked and shot while driving in Maywood.

“That’s why I’m so committed to this village,” the businessman said during an Anti-Gun Violence Dove Release on Oct. 23 held just outside of the Fred Hampton Aquatic Center, near 4th Avenue and Fred Hampton Way in Maywood.

Scott said he’s offering a $5,000 reward

for anyone who has information leading to the arrest and conviction of Dyanla “DeDe” Rainey’s murder. On Sunday, the businessman presented the award to Rainey’s mother and twin sister.

Rainey, 22, the star of the 2018 Marshall High School state championship basketball team, was fatally shot three times in the back on July 24 while standing in the driveway of her home on the 700 block of South 6th Avenue in Maywood.

Scott’s reward comes roughly a week after Marshall High girls’ basketball program hosted a charity game on Oct.

Proviso area bathed in fall colors,

Trick-or-Treat hours inside,

SHANEL ROMAIN/Staff Photographer

Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker releases a dove as Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., far right, looks on during the Maywood-Prov iso Rotary Club’s

ing victims of gun viole nce held Oct. 23 in Maywood.

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ise from middle le ): Community members enjoy Berkeley Park, a walker and a biker enjoy the Salt Creek Trail System just o 25th

near Broadview, Intense fall colors lig ht up the 1500 block of South 8th Avenue in Maywood.

On Oct. 22, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel

Welch held his annual Senior and Veterans

Fair at Prov

Park.

Math and Science Academy

Westchester To Build A Local Climate Ac tion Plan

The village of Westchester has launched the process of drafting a local climate action plan.

During a Committee of the Whole meeting on Oct. 11, Westchester Trustee Evelyn Slavic said the village’s GROW (Green Residents of Westchester) Commission is creating a draft plan that could be reviewed and approved by the village board sometime in the future.

Slavic, who is GROW’s village board liaison, said the commission will look to the 2021 Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Re gion as a guide for developing the village’s own plan, which will be localized and tailored to fit its needs.

The 2021 Climate Action Plan is a comprehensive climate plan produced by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, an org anization that re presents nearly 300 Chicago area municipalities

That Climate Action Plan has a goal to reduce greenhouse g as emissions in the Chicago re gion by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and 80% from 2005 levels by 2050.

Slavic said the GROW Commission, which was created last year to make recommendations to the village board about ways to improve the quality of the local environment, will create a “dynamic” plan.

The trustee said the plan won’t just be a document that “sits in somebody’s folder or on their computer” but a “dynamic document” that will change over time as goals are achieved and circumstances evolve.

The village may hold annual meetings and updates to evaluate the plan’s ef fectiveness She said having the plan would also position Westchester to go after environmental grants that often require municipalities to have made substantial preparation before applying.

The board didn’t take any action plan during the Oct. 11 meeting said “a draft will be for thcoming.”

Illinois COVID-Related Mor Assistance Program To Reopen Nov

The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund, run through the Illinois Development Authority, provides $30,000 in assistance to homeo

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through payments made directly to mortgage servicers, taxing bodies or other approved entities

The program is funded through an appropriation from the federal American Rescue Plan Act and can be used for past-due mortgage payments and up to three months of future payments. The funding can also be used for delinquent property taxes, homeowner’s insurance, condominium or homeowner association fees, and mobile home lot rent.

Funds received do not need to be re paid.

More information is available at illinoishousinghelp.org/ilhaf, and the application por tal will be open from Nov. 1 through the end of January 2023.

Nor thlake’s Newest Alderman Rooted In Youth Spor ts

Nor thlake’s newest alder man has an extensive background in local youth spor ts, which was a main reason why he was recruited for the jo b, said the sub urb’s mayor, Jeffrey Sherwin.

The City Council appointed Juan Urbina as Nor thlake’s 3rd Ward Alder man at a meeting on Aug. 15. Urbina, 36, succeeds Ald. Ed Gonzale z, who vacated the position when he moved out of the suburb.

Urbina, a 15-year resident of Nor thlake, graduated from Mannheim Middle School and West Leyden High School.

By day, he’s a customer service professional but it’s what he does during his of f-time that made him an attractive candidate for the alder manic seat.

Urbina coaches the Leyden Bears youth football team, of which his son is a member. His two daughters are on the program’s cheerleading squad.

Mayor Sherwin said when they lear ned that Gonzale z was vacating his seat, the City Council asked around for prospective

candidates.

“We asked dif ferent community org anizations — the football teams and baseball teams — to see if there were any recommendations from people who would be interested,” the mayor said. “We figured if people are involved in those groups then they’ re civic-minded and vested in the community.”

The mayor said the City Council interviewed Urbina and found him to be a good fit.

At a City Council meeting on Oct. 17, Urbina said he’s still feeling his way around local gover nment.

“I’m just lear ning but I’m also trying to help as much as I can,” he said. “If people have questions I’ ll try to answer as best as possible.”

Maywood Man Convic ted Of Felony Drug-Trafficking For Four th Time

A Maywood man was recently sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for traf ficking fentanyl and heroin, the U.S. Attor ney’s Of fice for the Nor ther n District of Illinois announced on Oct. 20.

Rayloe Jackson, 46, pleaded guilty earlier this year to possession of fentanyl and heroin with intent to distribute. The conviction comes after an investigation conducted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, which included local police de par tments and sherif f’s of fices

“Jackson admitted in a plea ag reement that on April 3, 2020, he met with a Rockford based narcotics supplier in Maywood and obtained more than a kilo gram of fentanyl and nearly 200 grams of heroin, which Jackson intended to distribute to another individual,” prosecutors explained in a statement.

“When law enforcement attempted to stop Jackson after his meeting with the supplier, Jackson ran from the of ficers and threw a bag containing the fentanyl and heroin over a fence into a backyard a residence on South 14th Avenue in Maywood. Of ficers ultimately caught and ar rested him.”

Jackson also admitted that in 2019 he possessed two kilo grams of cocaine with intent to distribute Prosecutors said this is Jackson’s four th felony drug-traf ficking conviction.

Jackson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Phillip G. Reinhard after a hearing

Proviso Suburbs Set Trick-Or-Treat Hours

The nine Proviso Township suburbs in the Village Free Press readership area have announced trick-or-treat hours ahead of Halloween on Monday, Oct. 31.

Safe Kids Worldwide, a national nonprofit that advocates for youth safety, has compiled a list of Halloween safety tips.

Some of the tips include crossing streets at cor ners and using traf fic signals and crosswalks, walking without electronic devices on, making eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them, watching for cars that are tur ning or backing up, and joining kids who are under 12 years old for trick-or-treating.

See the chart for trick-or-treat hours for each village

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Wednesday in federal cour t in Rockford .

Maywood to reconsider temporary business moratorium

The village to hold public hearing Nov. 1 on plan to impose 180- day moratorium on new permits for barbershops, hair salons, and more

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Maywood of ficials are revisiting a proposal to put a temporary halt to issuing per mits for a number of businesses until they tighten local re gulations and reign in the proliferation of establishments such as nail shops and hair salons

Village of ficials will hold a public hearing on Nov. 1, 7 p.m., at Council Chambers, 125 S. 5th Ave. in Maywood, to consider whether they should impose a 180-day moratorium on issuing any permits required to operate new barber shops, hair salons, nail shops,

STONE PARK Building houses

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“These are the first two but we have a few more planned,” he said, adding that the village is paying for the construction out of its general funds.

Stone Park joins Bellwood among a small group of municipalities in the township and perhaps the state that are getting into housing construction.

Bellwood star ted gar nering attention for its foray into home-building in 2012 under for mer mayor Frank Pasquale.

Crain’s Chicago Business star ted calling the homes “village hall-built” due to the fact that they’re constructed by local gover nments instead of private actors.

Bellwood has since built 25 such houses and plans to build even more, said current Mayor Andre Harvey.

The practice of local municipalities building homes themselves could be trending amid a national housing shor tage. Mark Zandi, the chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, told NPR earlier this

special event spaces, tobacco shops and fast food restaurants within the village.

At a public hearing on March 22, the board failed to pass a similar six-month moratorium. The vote was 3-3, with Trustees Isiah Brandon, Miguel Jones and Aaron Pe ppers voting no and Mayor Nathaniel George Booker, along with Trustees Melvin Lightford and Shabaun Reyes-Plummer voting yes. Trustee Antonio Sanche z, whose family owns a banquet hall in Maywood, abstained from voting

According to previous Village Free Press re porting, the proposal had originated in the village’s Ordinance and Policy Committee, which is chaired by Trustees Sanche z and Reyes-Plummer.

The co-chairs have explained that village staf fers in community development recommended the six-month moratorium in order to get a handle on the density of the aforementioned businesses in Maywood.

The six months would allow staf fers the time to evaluate and most likely change the village’s codes and ordinances in order to

re gulate those businesses.

Dissenting board members questioned how the proposed moratorium might impact local businesses and questioned the reasoning for making the moratorium six months

At the time, tobacco shops were not included in the proposal. Since then, however, village staf fers have expressed concer ns about the lack of local re gulations related to cigar, hookah, tobacco and cannabis shops.

Earlier this month, the board introduced a proposal to create a Cig ar, Hookah and Cannabis Commission, which would act similarly to the village’s liquor commission when it comes to re gulating the issuance of permits and licenses

The proposed commission was endorsed by Angela Smith, Maywood’s community development director, who said the village cur rently has no way to re gulate the proliferation of those establishments

During a Committee of the Whole meeting on Oct. 4, Smith said that currently “our hands are tied” and if “someone

comes in [wanting to establish a tobacco] smoke shop, there’s not a lot we can do. At this point, there can be five smoke shops on one block and there’s nothing we can do to stop that.”

According to the notice infor ming residents of the Nov. 1 hearing that’s on the village’s website, the most recently proposed 180-day moratorium would give the village board and the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals time to “consider a comprehensive scheme of reasonable re gulations related to the appropriate locations, number of stores and businesses, potential mandatory distance requirements between stores and businesses.”

The hearing notice adds that this would be done “to limit or encourage clustering of cer tain stores and businesses in cer tain commercial cor ridor areas within” Maywood, adding that they’ ll also look at “licensing provisions and safety re gulations” of the establishments af fected by the moratorium.

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year that he estimates the housing shor tfall is around 1.6 million homes

In August, Maywood of ficials mulled the prospect of following in the path of Bellwood and other suburbs that are constructing “village hall-built” homes.

“That is an oppor tunity that exists within the village,” said Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker, referencing Bellwood and other suburbs that are building homes, at an Aug. 16 meeting Booker said the village could acquire vacant properties from the Cook County Land Bank Authority, “renovate and flip” them. He added “there are properties that are vacant lands that we could, as a village, invest in and then sell,” before pointing out that the “tricky thing about that is that we don’t become real estate agents.”

Unlike Bellwood’s “village hall-built” homes, which are designed to be much larger than the village’s traditional housing stock to attract prospective homeowners seeking more space, Stone Park’s homes aren’t much larger than the average home in its existing housing stock, Mazzulla said.

“These new homes are about 1,800 to 2,000 square feet, so the same size [as the average home in town],” he said.

Stone Park mour ns Trustee Joe Burdi

The village of Stone Park mour ned the death of the senior trustee on its village board earlier this month. Jose ph “Joe” P. Burdi died Oct. 10. He was 72 years old.

Stone Park of ficials announced Bird’s death on Oct. 11, posting on the village’s Facebook pa ge.

“Senior Trustee Burdi [served] the residents of Stone Park for 27 years and made an amazing contribution to our community and residents,” they wrote “He especially had a soft hear t for children and made them all feel special.”

Burdi was also director of Building and Grounds at Bellwood District 88 for many years.

His funeral services took place last week. You can read his obituary here.

Mazzulla said the village has already gotten calls about the homes from prospective buyers and is planning tours of the homes The mayor said anyone interested can call the village — (708) 345-

“Joe was a best friend of mine,” said Stone Park Mayor Ben Mazzulla. “He’s going to be hard to re place — very hard.”

Mazulla said he’s currently looking to re place Burdi, whose temporary successor will be in the position until the election in April.

“As the mayor, I have the authority to appoint someone until the election in April so we’re working on that,” he said. “We have a couple of people in mind and will probably make an appointment sometime in November.”

5550 — to schedule a tour.

“We’ re looking to hopefully have them sold by the end of the year,” he said.

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Hephzibah at 125 years

Hephzibah

is celebrating its anniversary with a series of stories about the children and families whose lives were transformed by our programs and services, as well as some of the “Hephzibah Heroes” who help make our mission possible.

This month, we’re featuring for mer Executive Director Mary Anne Brown, who led Hephzibah Children’s Association with vision and creativity for more than 40 years, from 1976 until her retirement in 2017.

Fueled by her passion for helping

trailblazer helped transform He phzibah from a small day care center with an annual budget of $100,000 into a nationally reco gnized child welfare agency with a comprehensive ar ray of services and a $9 million annual budget.

In this article, Brown reflects on the changing needs of children and families during her four-decade tenure—and shares some of the ways that Hephzibah’s passionately committed staff and board met those needs with the support of a caring ommunity.

atch for more 125th-anni versary stories in the months to come. We hope you find them as inspiring as we do!

A Champion for Children and Families

In1976, Mary Anne Brown followed her heart to Hephzibah Home and began a 41-year jour ney that would bring hope and healing to thousands of children and their families.

When Brown—an Oak Park wife and mother with a master’s degree in child behavior and development—left her previous post as director of the South Austin Community Day Care Center to lead Hephzibah into its next chapter, society was going through some seismic shifts.

“Hephzibah was at a crossroads,” she recalls. “More women were entering the workforce— and the need for quality, affordable day care had surpassed the need for a children’s home. Two years before I ar rived, Hephzibah had suspended its residential program for the first time since the agency’s founding in 1897 to redirect its resources to day care for working parents.”

During her first year on the job, Brown did a lot of listening. What she heard was that there was a pressing need for more before- and after-school day care programming—as well as a full-day summer camp—to provide recreation and enrichment for Oak Park elementary schoolers while their parents were at work.

“At the time, our program was tiny,” Brown notes. “We were serving 20 children on the first floor of Hephzibah Home. The need for nurturing, enriching day care far exceeded our available space—and our waiting list was growing longer by the day.”

Constrained by the program’s meager budget, Brown began searching for creative solutions.

“We approached the Oak Park school district with a proposal to provide day care on site at the village’s elementary schools. The district gave us

MARY ANNE BROWN

Former Hephzibah executive direc tor

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Mary Anne Brown and children from the Hephzibah a er-school daycare program posing for the annual agency holiday card.

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the go-ahead, and we piloted our schoolbased day care program at Oak Park’s Lincoln and Mann elementary schools in 1976. We continued to roll out additional sites until we were providing day care on a sliding scale for more than 600 children annually at every elementary school in Oak Park and one summer camp location.”

This alliance between Hephzibah and District 97 was the first of many fruitful partnerships that would be forged over the next four decades to help children thrive and families flourish. But Brown soon realized that Hephzibah’s founding mission to care for society’s most vulnerable children could not be accomplished with day care alone.

issues such as unemployment, housing insecurity, chronic health problems, substance abuse or domestic violence, we realized that some children needed foster care,” Brown explains “But, at the time, children at risk of harm from neglect or abuse were transported out of our community to a centralized Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) intake center and placed in foster homes throughout the Chicago area.”

That troubled Brown, who hoped to minimize the disruptions in the lives of these children by keeping them in the Oak Park/River Forest community

Picture originally published in Wednesday Journal announcing Mary Anne Brown as new director of Hephzibah.

“There were day care kids who needed help, and their families needed help,” she states. “So we began to work with the social workers at the police department to provide emergency services for day care families in crisis.”

That infor mal arrangement with the Oak Park police set the stage for Hephzibah’s Day Care Social Services Program, which continues to enhance the lives of hundreds of day care families each year with crisis intervention services and referrals for medical and mental health services, housing, vocational support and legal assistance, as well as direct assistance such as bus passes, grocery store gift certificates, clothing, school supplies and other family needs.

It also paved the way for Hephzibah Foster Care.

“As we became more involved with day care families that were struggling with

Community-based foster care was a relatively new concept in Illinois at the time. But Brown firmly believed that children were better of f in the familiar environs of their own neighborhoods, where they could attend their own schools and maintain relationships with their teachers, neighbors and friends. So she began to lay the groundwork for a community-based foster care program.

It was an ambitious goal. But, where some people saw obstacles, Brown saw opportunities. In 1980, Hephzibah launched one of the first community-based foster care programs in Illinois to keep children close to home while protecting them from neglect and abuse

Soon, a new need emerged as the first cases of what would later become known as AIDS were re ported in the U.S. From the onset of the epidemic through 1994, an estimated 14,920 HIV-infected infants were born in the U.S. (“Pediatric HIV/AIDS in the United States,” https://www pedaids.org/pediatric-hiv-aids-united-states/) —and Hephzibah pivoted to meet an unprecedented need.

“In the early 1980s, DCFS contacted us

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Brown and sta member Jean Clements sor ting through holiday donations in the early 1980’s at Hephzibah Home.

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Brown and former Oak Park Village President, Anan Abu-Taleb, at Hephzipaloozah - a street festival in Oak Park in 2017 organized by Hephzibah to honor Brown as she retired.

“There were daycare kids who needed help, and their families needed help.”

MARY ANNE BROWN Retired executive direc tor

about HIV-positive babies in need of foster care for reasons unrelated to their HIV status,” recalls Hephzibah Foster Care Specialist Davida Williams, who retired in 2013.

After visiting the quarantined babies—who were being housed in an isolation unit at a DCFS children’s shelter and closely monitored by three Chicago children’s hospitals— Williams conferred with Brown and Hephzibah’s board of directors. Their response was unanimous and unequivocal: “These babies were vulnerable and needed the care of loving families. Hephzibah would meet that

took to help these babies because none of us could stand the thought of these tiny humans being housed in a secluded isolation ward,” says Williams. “We began reaching out to our foster families to see if they were willing to care for HIV-positive infants. A handful of these families instantly said, ‘We’re in.’ These were mostly older parents who were willing to take the risk because they had already raised their children and had empty nests.”

With half a dozen Hephzibah foster families on board, Williams met with DCFS to work out the details.

“I remember sitting around education. So we worked with the medical experts from DCFS and Cook County Hospital to educate our foster families about caring for these infants.”

According to Williams, Hephzibah’s foster families were prepared to love and nurture the HIV-positive babies to their dying days. But then a surprising thing happened

“The majority of these foster babies— who tested HIV-positive at birth because they still had their mothers’ antibodies in their systems—seroconverted to HIVnegative status during their first year of life,” she recalls. “We then developed permanency plans for the babies, who were eventually reunited with family members or placed in loving adoptive homes.”

“Hephzibah was one of two agencies in the state of Illinois that stepped forward without hesitation to care for these HIV-positive babies,” notes Brown today. “Thanks to the courage and dedication of Davida Williams and some truly amazing foster parents who took on the risks and unknowns of caring for these children, many are now healthy adults living productive and happy lives.”

The launch of Hephzibah’s foster care program sparked a period of unprecedented growth as the organization expanded its mission to include a full complement of child welfare services

Over the next two decades, Hephzibah

opened one of the state’s only diagnostic treatment centers to assess the physical, emotional and psychological needs of neglected and abused children; established a residential treatment program to provide long-ter m, therapeutic interventions for children who had been severely traumatized by chronic abuse or neglect, failed adoptions or abandonment; launched an adoption program to provide safe and loving forever homes for children who could not return home to their biological families; and introduced a comprehensive array of services for families in crisis

Yet, as Hephzibah continued to serve more children in substitute care, Brown noticed a disturbing trend. Many of the children at Hephzibah Home—and in group and foster homes across the nation—were lagging far behind their peers academically due to the many disruptions in their lives.

Brown believed that education was the ticket to a successful and fulfilling life, so she recruited some of the community’s most accomplished educators to serve on an Academic Advisory Board in 1999. Together they began brainstor ming about ways to help close the achievement gap. That same year, they piloted a Summer Reading Academy in partnership with Dominican University to boost the children’s reading and literacy skills.

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Brown and a young visitor at an ag ency holiday party for foster families.

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Brown and Peter Bear form the Peninsula Chicago Hotel visiting the children at Hephzibah Home with Halloween treats.

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We were prepared to do whatever it took to help these babies...”

DAVIDA WILLIAMS

Retired foster care specialist

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For 125 years, Hephzibah Children’s Association has helped children thrive and families ourish. Your donation today will make a di erence in a child’s life and allow us to continue to help children heal and families succeed. Please give a gift at www. hephzibahhome.org/donate-now/

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In the years that followed, Hephzibah launched an After-School Academy powered by an all-volunteer force of Homework Helpers to provide after school tutoring for the children living at Hephzibah Home; recruited local artists to open doors to dance, painting, music and other artistic pursuits through the Colorful Days Arts Academy; and introduced One Book, One Hephzibah—a 12-week summer prog ram designed to take the solitary struggle out of reading and make it fun by engaging the children in group activities and field trips related to each week’s featured book.

In 2003, Brow tackled another troubling issue: At the time, 75 percent of all children in substitute care separated from their siblings in different group or foster homes. It was often the final—and most devastating blow for children who were already g rieving the loss of their homes, schools and communities.

therapists and child care workers—who were out on the front lines every day and often the first to perceive a need came up with the ideas for many of Hephzibah’s most innovative programs,” Brown stresses. “We were able to pivot quickly to put their ideas into action because our board was infor med and responsive—and our staf f members were always willing to say, ‘Okay, we can try that.’”

Growth takes commitment, which Brown and her staf f had in spades. But it also takes resources—and this was where Brown’s gift for spreading the word about Hephzibah’s mission came in

“We had a collective vision of what children and families needed to be successful,” she says. “Whenever we communicated those needs to our friends and supporters, they responded with extraordinary generosity to make our mission possible.”

Brown and Juanita, an adopted child ser ved by Hephzibah.

To help mend these broken bonds, Brown and her team piloted Camp HepSIBah—a summer camp experience for children se parated in the child welfare system. Nearly every summer since then—with a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic—sibling groups have reconnected at a r ustic woodland camp to share childhood adventures and form deep emotional bonds that will support and sustain them throughout their lives.

Hephzibah pioneered many other innovative programs during Brown’s tenure. But she is quick to point out that none of these programs would exist without the input, creativity and flexibility of Hephzibah’s staf f and board of directors.

“Our program directors, social workers,

Although Brown is now five years into retirement, people still seek her out to share their “Hephzibah stories.” Some recall how grateful they were as young, cash-strapped parents to have access to nur turing, af fordable day care. Others remember the hope and help that Hephzibah gave them when their families were in crisis. And then there are the children who found a safe haven and a place to heal at He phzibah Home—all grown up now—with smiles on their faces and gratitude in their hear ts.

For Brown, the feeling is mutual. “I can’t imagine my life without the children and families I grew to know and love during my 41 years as executive director—and the incredible community that was always there to support our ef forts,” she muses today. “Whenever there was a need, people came together and we found a way to meet it.”

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE PUBLIC NOTICES

ORDINANCE 2022-03 STATE OF ILLINIOS ) ) ss. COUNTY OF COOK )

SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

I, John Rice, the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Library Trustees of the Maywood Public Library District, Cook County, Illinois and the keeper of the records thereof, do hereby certify that at tached hereto is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance entitled:

ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL TAX FOR MAINTENANCE REPAIRS AND ALTERATION OF THE LI BRARY BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT

Adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees held on the 19 th day of October 2022.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of October, 2022.

John Rice John Rice, Secretary ORDINANCE 2022-03

ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL TAX FOR THE MAINTENANCE REPAIRS AND ALTERATION OF THE LIBRARY BUIDLING AND EQUIPMENT

WHEREAS, ss35-5 of the Public Library District Act of 1991 (75 ILCS 16/35/5) authorizes the levy of an additional tax of .02% of the value of all taxable property in the District, as equalized or assessed by the De partment of Revenue for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of the Library building and equipment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR DAINED BY THE Board of Library Trustees of the MAYWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT, Cook County, Illinois, that it hereby determines to levy an additional tax of .02% of the value of all taxable property in the District, as equalized and assessed by the Department of Revenue for the maintenance, repairs, and alterations of the Library building and equipment.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that within fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the Secretary shall publish it at least once in one or more newspapers published in the District, or if no newspaper is published therein, then in one or more newspapers with a general circulation within the District.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if no petition is filed with the Board of Library Trustees by November 19, 2022 thirty (30) days after the aforesaid publication, the District shall then proceed with the levy of said additional tax. However, if within the thirty (30) day period, a petition is filed with the Board of Library Trustees, signed by electors of the District equal in number to 760 or more of the electors (being 10% or more of the registered voters of the Library District) in the Library District, asking that the question of levying such a

PUBLIC NOTICES

.02% tax be submitted to the electors of the District, the question shall be submitted at the end of the consolidated election. If a majority of votes cast upon the question are in favor thereof, the Board of Library Trustees may levy an additional tax. The Secretary of the District shall provide a petition form to any individual re questing one.

ADOPTED and effective the 19th day of October, 2022 pursuant to a roll call vote as follows:

AYES: Barber-Burnside, Rice, Villarreal, Williams, Sanchez NAYS: None

ABSENT: Lee, Wimbush

Erica Sanchez, President

Attest: John Rice

John Rice, Secretary

Published by me this 19th day of October, 2022

Published in Village Free Press October 26, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JORGE BUCIO Defendants 19 CH 12547 1824 S. 5TH 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 May 27, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 1, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1824 S. 5TH AVE., MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-303-0210000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $246,622.50.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real

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estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Cer tificate 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 FORECLO SURE 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 HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 601 E. William St., DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719.

Please refer to file number 393619.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 601 E. William St DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719

Fax #: 217-422-1754

E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com

Attorney File No. 393619 Attorney Code. 40387

Case Number: 19 CH 12547

TJSC#: 42-3334

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any

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information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 19 CH 12547 I3205654

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS, LLC F/K/A QUICKEN LOANS INC. Plaintiff, -v.-

AARON AGRAMONTE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD

CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2019 CH 13119 1917 S 22ND 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 July 11, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Novem ber 30, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the follow ing described real estate: Commonly known as 1917 S 22ND AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-311-0280000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Cer tificate 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 Con

dominium 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 POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSES SION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO SURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-10629 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 13119 TJSC#: 42-2648

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt

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Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2019 CH 13119 I3205624

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA TION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-HE1; Plaintiff, vs. VICTOR WALKER; GAYLA W. WALKER AKA GAYLA WALKER; WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION STATE OF ILLINOIS; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF OF THE ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-HE1; Defendants, 19 CH 6192

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Ju dicial Sales Corporation will on Mon day, November 28, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-11-120-009-0000, 15-11120-010-0000.

Commonly known as 416 North 4th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

The mortgaged real estate is im proved with a single family resi dence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Man-

ley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-009204 ADC F2

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3205319

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.-

JOSEPH DAYRIT, DAPHNE DAYRIT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 15 CH 18837 21 WAGNER DRIVE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 23, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Novem ber 28, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 21 WAGNER DRIVE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-29-303-026 0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence The judgment amount was $343,482.53.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior

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to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Cer tificate 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 POSSES SION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSES SION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO SURE 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 Corpora tion conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 15-076551.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA TION 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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-076551 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 18837

TJSC#: 42-3505

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 15 CH 18837 I3205296

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. RODNEY DANIELS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD) CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 21 CH 4571

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-16-212-057-0000.

Commonly known as 1000 Cernan Drive, Bellwood, Illinois 60104.

The mortgaged real estate is im proved with a single family resi dence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales De partment at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. F20030290

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3204403

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MEL LON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-18CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-18CB Plaintiff, -v.-

CECILIO PANCHO, MARIA CHONIE PANCHO A/K/A MARIA V PANCHO A/K/A CHONIE V PANCHO, MEB LOAN TRUST Defendants 22 CH 03292 464 MAJOR DRIVE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 10, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Novem ber 17, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the follow ing described real estate: Commonly known as 464 MAJOR DRIVE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-32-207-0690000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence with garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Cer tificate 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 SEC TION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC

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

E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

Attorney File No. 22-09596il_786955

Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256

Case Number: 22 CH 03292 TJSC#: 42-2958

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 # 22 CH 03292 I3204685

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC Plaintiff, -v.-

MARY KAY FECAROTA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRE TARY OF HOUSING AND UR BAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RAYMOND PENCE A/K/A RAYMOND V.

PENCE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR RAYMOND PENCE A/K/A RAYMOND V. PENCE (DECEASED), CHARLES PENCE, JERRY PENCE, SHARON PENCE Defendants 2021 CH 05596 1229 HOWARD 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 July 12, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on Novem ber 14, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the follow ing described real estate: Commonly known as 1229 HOWARD AVENUE, BERKELEY, IL 60163

Property Index No. 15-07-202-0150000

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Cer tificate 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,

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the purchaser of the unit at the fore closure 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 FORECLO SURE 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 Corpora tion 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 CORPORA TION 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. 14-21-02891 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2021 CH 05596 TJSC#: 42-2664

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose Case # 2021 CH 05596 I3204336

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRIL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.-

JANICE M. COLE A/K/A JAN ICE HARRIS, JOHNNY B. COLE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 17 CH 09897 2018 S 24TH AVE BROADVIEW, IL 60155

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 15, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2018 S 24TH AVE, BROADVIEW, IL 60155 Property Index No. 15-15-316-0320000

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The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO SURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in or der 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 CORPORA TION

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. 14-17-09846

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 09897

TJSC#: 42-3612

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at tempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose Case # 17 CH 09897 I3204498

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. NORM G. MERTEL AKA NORM MERTEL; HEIDI G. MERTEL AKA HEIDI MERTEL; PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 14453

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-18-231-015-0000.

Commonly known as 34 North Elm Street, Hillside, Illinois 60162.

The mortgaged real estate is im proved with a single family resi dence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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14 at the school in Chicago’s East Garfield Park community to raise money for a reward in Rainey’s murder case

Rainey is among the more than 30 victims of murder in Maywood within the last three years who were remembered during Sunday’s ceremony — each dove and paper lanter n set upon a walkway in the park outside the pool re presenting a victim

the more somber by the fact that most of the victims’ murders have not been solved, said Phyllis Duncan, the founder of Mothers of Murdered Sons

Duncan’s org anization is a support group for do zens of parents who have lost children to gun violence. Duncan’s own son was murdered in 2005. Since then, Duncan said, she’s of fered her support to families af fected by more than 100 murders in Chicago, the suburb and across the country

Maywood Mayor Nathaniel George Booker said despite the many homicides in the village, there’s been some progress “in the last 14 months.”

Booker lauded the establishment of a new

of new personnel to work on unsolved homicide cases; the purchase of body-wor n cameras, license-plate readers, radios and tasers; the creation of a homeland security de par tment in the village; and the hiring of 11 new police of ficers, among other measures.

The mayor said the village is making strides in other aspects of community well-being, including mental wellness and health. For instance, he said, thanks to Cong ressman Danny K. Davis (7th), the Maywood Police De par tment has “secured over $621,000 for youth violence prevention programming.”

The Sunday gathering was hosted by the Maywood-Proviso Rotary Club. Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, the club’s president, emphasized the impor tance of survivors like Scott using their testimonies to help others af fected by gun violence

“Every child of God has a unique testimony,” Yarbrough said, adding that even the choice of venue was symbolic, a testimony to the village’s le gacy in all manner of fights for justice.

“There’s a reason why we chose this place to have this event,” she said. “Many people don’t know about Fred Hampton. They don’t know the bust is here or the

pool is here or the street is here. This is where we come from time to time.”

Black Panther Party Cub Chair man Fred Hampton Jr was inside his mother’s womb as she sle pt next to Fred Hampton Sr. on Dec. 4, 1969. Law enforcement agents conducted an ille g al pre-dawn raid on the Black Panther Party chair man’s Chicago apar tment that day, assassinating him and another Panther, Mark Clark, in a hail of bullets

Chair man Hampton Jr saw the Oct. 23 event as a counterweight to what he described as the cold and distant way of mour ning and remembering that’s been creeping into the country in the wake of the pandemic.

“The reality is [after the pandemic] there’s going to be a dif ferent type of child we’ ll see later down the road that comes up and gets used to this — the [lack of human contact], the gunshots and the funerals,” he said. “Even how we do funerals now, it’s stoic, it’s cold … This is a cold world, but we cannot become a cold people.”

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SHANEL ROMAIN/Staff Photographer

Businessman David Scott presents a $5,000 reward to the mother and sister of DeDe Rainey, pictured above right. Black Panther Party Cub Chairman Fred Hampton Jr speaks near the bronze bust of his fa ther, Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton, on Oct. 23.