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By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

FOREST PARK TURNS OUT:

The Forest Park Police Department and local business owners discussed how to address what Police Chief Ken Gross called increasing public safety concerns in Forest Park, especially on main thoroughfares, at an Oct. 14 meeting at Village Hall. “We’re here to try to come up with a solution to some of the problems that our businesses are seeing on Madison Street,” Gross said. “If you’re running a business and you have someone sleeping in your doorway, it probably has a negative impact on your business.”

Gross said that, compared to last year, the village has seen an increase in removal calls, retail theft, welfare checks and criminal trespassing, though panhandling is down. He added that many of the people whom police are called to address struggle with mental health and self-medicate with alcohol

Fiber Flash returns with enchantment as its goal

Cra ers and kids join together for Constitution court display

By JILL WAGNER Contributing Reporter

Hooks and needles have been busy getting ready as the third annual yar nstillation is about to be unknotted on Madison Street.

The annual Fiber Flash, presented by the Arts Alliance, is the expressive and decorative collaboration of local fiber artists at Constitution Court using yarn, fabric and wool to reimagine and decorate the water fountain, lamp posts, flower beds and bring a touch of warmth and humanity to Constitution Court.

“We have about 30 local artisans -- knitters, crocheters, quilters and others -- who have participated this year, plus nearly 40 Forest Park kids,” said Bridget Lane, the Fiber Flash organizer. “Our theme, ‘Enchanting Forest Park,’ reimagines Constitution Court with colorful knitted or crocheted objects, amazing animals with some nontraditional materials, colors and fun,” she said. Trying to gather as many locals as possi-

ble to add their personal touch to the event, the fiber artists this year included young Forest Park artists. Children who are a pa of the before and after school programs the Community Center and Campers from the Park District designed enchanting self portraits banners to hang over Madison Street for the week using a variety of fa rics.

The artists will kick off the enchantment of Forest Park’s Constitution Court with the reimagined creatures and designs just before the Wine Walk on Nov. 8 and will be up for at least a week.

The Fiber Flash not only is intended to spark joy to visitors, it also creates hand crafted items for our community. Cold weather wear including items including hats, gloves, scarves, and stuffed comfor animals are all donated to local collection boxes and charities to continue to spread war mth and joy beyond the event.

The Enchanting Forest Park is a temporary street textile art installation to captivate visitors through art. “The Arts Alli ance brings artists and residents together to enrich lives through the joy of art,” said Lane. “And getting together for some good trouble through fiber arts is a great way to do that.”

themselves through textiles

Expressing

Communit y Center clubhouse showcases the self-portrait banners.

ADAM CUMBEE

By DAN HALEY Interim Editor

Hundreds of people lined Roosevelt Road near the Bulk Mail Center in Forest on Saturday morning. Attendees protested President Donald Trump during the local No Kings rally.

Toting signs and encouraging suppo from passing cars and trucks, the protesters were especially focused on opposition to current deportation ef for ts by U. migration and Customs Enforcement.

Participants described the experience as peaceful and invigorating with a la anger and frustration simmering near the surface.

“It was super spirited: Signs, costumes, lots of families and young kids,” said Paul Price, a Forest Parker who attended along with his wife and son. Price said his attended the June No Kings rally in downtown Chicago but chose to stay local this event.

NO KINGS PROTEST IN FOREST PARK Trump opponents made known their opposition to ICE

“We wanted to be part of standing up and reflecting what this community stands for,” he said. “We all share a disgust, especially related to ICE and immigration,” said Price.

The event was org anized by Walter Mitchell Jr. He is a United States Postal Service employee who works at the Bulk Mail Center in Forest Park. Mitchell and a

small group of colleagues have been protesting along Roosevelt Road every Saturday since spring to bring attention to the USPS use of an outside contractor within the center.

He said he decided to work with Indivisible, an activist network which has led the No Kings protests to org anize an event in Forest Park. Mitchell, who lives in south suburban Crete, said he was amazed at the

owd that assembled Saturday.

“I did not expect that many people,” Mitchell said of a group he estimated to be between 200 and 500 protestors.

“It makes me want to move to Forest rk,’ Mitchell said. “It was so beautiful, many diverse beliefs. There were some publicans, but they told me ‘No more.’” Mitchell and others were also surprised the enthusiastic reaction of vehicles travelling Roosevelt Road.

“It was of f the chain, the response of vers. Cars, trucks, buses, ambulances all honking,” said Mitchell.

Ken Snyder, another Forest Parker at the protest, said, “The cars were responding ry positively. I was very happy to be out there, glad to be in a crowd. The vibe was really positive with a layer of anger and frustration.”

Mitchell cited the cooperation of the ForPark Police Department and its chief, Ken Gross.

“Chief Gross was completely helpful. He told me what was the policy What can we do? What can’t we do?”

Gross, in a conversation with the Review Monday afternoon, said, “Mr. Mitchell contacted us. There was no pe rmit needed. We had police officers driving by and monitoring. It was a peaceful rally. From a policing viewpoint, it was a non-event.”

TODD BANNOR

No Kings II protesters at the Bulk Mail postal facility on Roosevelt Road.

‘Loud. Vibrant. Diverse’: The voice of protest roars at No Kings rally

‘No Kings a tonic and wakeup call,’ says a Raging Grannie

By BILL DWYER Contributing Reporter

“I am woman, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore,” Helen Reddy famously sang back in 1972.

Saturday morning, on a sunny and pleasantly cool early autumn morning in the heart of Oak Park, 53 years after Reddy’s lyrics expressed more sentiment and hope than reality, genuinely assertive, full throated and full blooded femininity was on display in Scoville Park, along with lots of men, in numbers too big to ignore.

Masculinity didn’t so much take a backseat, as step aside as women took the wheel as some 4,000 people gathered at the latest No King’s rally to stand in protest against the policies and tactics of the Trump administration.

It wasn’t just Oak Park residents. Women came from River Forest, Forest Park, Elmwood Park, Chicago and elsewhere to be part of a protest that was both peaceful and forceful, civil but demanding.

“No Faux-king Way” read the poster held up by one woman.

“Look around … We’ve only just begun!!!” read the sign held up by another, smiling woman, who was clearly not refer ring to The Carpenters hit song.

“I love America,” read another woman’s poster. “I hate what’s happening to it.”

More than a few women said their concerns were not just for themselves, but for the generations after them.

Sisters Francesca and Christina Pignataro made their way to the rally up a side street after finding a parking spot several blocks from Scoville Park Francesca, who called herself a “restaurateur’ (yes, she’s that Francesca) said they were thinking of

future generations. “We’ re seniors. We’re fighting for our children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews.”

It wasn’t their first rodeo, Christina said. Fighting to gain and maintain rights is in her DNA, she said, having taught for 30 years at Triton Colle ge.

“I’m a union member,” she said. “We started back in the first Trump administration, with the women’s marches. We’ve marched up in Door County.”

“We’ve protested since the Reagan administration,” she said adding that happened after a man dear to them died of AIDS.

The event officially began with Mary Nelson, of Forest Park, conducting “Raging Grannies & Friends.” a small local singing group composed of “women of a certain age.” They sang softly but clearly, calling out MAGA and ICE and calling the Trump administration to account.

They finished with “Now You’ve Pissed Of f Grandma.”

Sandra Mazziffi, of Elmwood Park, was present with her young daughters. She wore a T-shirt that proclaimed, “Fight for those without your privilege,” and holding a poster that read, “Kings fall, People rise.”

“I’m here so my girls can see what a peaceful protest can be, and (that they have) a right to be,” she said.

Two Hispanic women stood of f to the side of the “Peace Triumphant” monument in Scoville Park, holding posters at their sides. One woman, looking pensive, held a sign that read “Undocumented Hands Feed You!!” Her colleague, who wore a T-shirt that proclaimed, “We are All Dreamers,” held a sign that read in part, “No ketchup on our hot dogs. No ICE on our streets.”

Men, including numerous military veterans, weighed in. “Proud to be a veteran. Ashamed of our Congress,” read the handwritten sign of a bearded older man. “Democracy dies in silence,” another man’s sign read.

Some were unapologetically blunt. “Not

a paid protester. I hate Trump for free,” read another man’s sign

As she prepared to join the several thousand people leaving Scoville Park for the four-block march to Harlem Avenue, Nelson, the choir master, stopped to speak with a re porter and sum up the day as she saw it. It was, she said, “Loud, vibrant, diverse.”

Nelson said the way the event had unfolded was as welcome as the mid-autumn warmth and sunshine after the threat of rain. “We were going to sing one way or another,” she said.”

Nelson admitted to having wallowed a bit in despair and hopelessness in the months after Trump’s election.

“I was in a fetal position for a month or so,” she said. The first No Kings events in June were a tonic and a wakeup call.

“We’ re so tired of how non-inclusive the United States has become,” she said.

Nelson said it’s taken a while, but the realization of just how far Trump intends to go in dismantling democracy has sunk in. And like Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita, millions of people have picked themselves up of f the floor and stood to face the task at hand.

“I think everyday Americans have gotten the message loud and clear of the hor rors

Trump is up to,” Nelson said.” And we’re speaking loud and clear (that) this is not what Americans want.”

Nelson said she and her wife, Anne and another friend decided to establish their own local version of the Raging Grannies International, a group that is “out in the streets promoting peace, justice, social and economic equality through song and humor.”

She admitted to a renewed appreciation for democracy, despite its flaws. “We’ve complained about democracy for years,” she said, “but it sure beats a fascist dictatorship.”

Nelson acknowledged that public, outdoor protests may be fewer with the approach of winter, but said she looks forward to the spring, and has no plans to stand down or go silent in the face of the ongoing abuses to American democracy and Constitutional order.

It was quite clear that no one in Scoville Park on Saturday wanted to find themselves singing the lyrics of another popular 1970s song, “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell’s mournful look back in re gret at unchallenged social and political change.

“Don’t it always seem to go,” Mitchell sang, “that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.”

BILL DWYER

Mary Nelson, of Forest Park, conducts the “Raging Grannies & Fr iends” chor us per forming at the Scov ille Park No Kings Rally on Oct. 18.

7th Congressional primary fundraising begins sorting out contenders from pretenders

Latest nancial disclosure lings for March 2026 Democratic primary

By BILL DWYER Contributing Reporter

■ The newest to enter the race, Kina Collins, showed no cash raised or spent on the FEC website. She enters the contest with good name recognition due to her having run against retiring incumbent Rep. Danny Davis three times previously. The question will be whether she can raise the level of funding needed to get her message out across a campaign arena that runs the near north side of Chicago to Chicago Lawn on the south, and from Chicago’s lakefront west to the DuPage County border, and do it against far better funded opponents.

■ Real estate professional Jason Friedman

Money may not buy happiness, but it’s an essential if not determinative element in political campaigns, along with factors like name recognition, endorsements and an organized volunteer base. y.

KINA COLLINS JASON FRIEDMAN

ANTHONY DRIVER THOMAS FISHER RORY HOSKINS

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THE RACE FOR THE 7TH DISTRIC T

Kina Collins enters race for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District

By HECTOR CERVANTES Contributing Reporter

Kina Collins, a longtime community organizer and progressive voice from Austin, has announced her candidacy for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District.

Collins has previously challenged Rep. Danny Davis, the retiring incumbent, in two primary races and is now entering the contest for an open seat. The primary will take place March 17, 2026.

She emphasizes grassroots organizing, building a working-class economy and championing issues like voting rights, healthcare and housing. Her campaign, she said, is committed to rejecting corporate PAC money and advocating for policies that reflect the district’s diverse communities.

“I’m back in the race on a mandate from the people who supported my campaign in previous election cycles. But the impetus for my run this time is not just that we need new leadership. We need someone who will not only challenge the chaos from the Republican Party in Washington D.C., but also push the party to support an economy built from the ground up, reject big money in politics and truly serve as a champion of the people,” Collins said.

Her political coalition began the effort to win the congressional seat nearly five years ago, noticing a slowdown in organizing and overall inactivity in the district.

“Over these past few primaries, I’ve worked not just with the hope of winning the seat in Illinois’ 7th District, but also with the goal of organizing politically, building a base and raising name recognition for the moment when Rep. Davis would step down,” Collins said.

She grew concerned that the Democratic Party was not listening to working-class residents in neighborhoods like her own in Austin and feared that Trump-era Republicans could regain power if the party failed to respond

Inflation and the high cost of living are other issues that Collins is addressing, as she advocates for building an economy from the ground up that includes affordable healthcare for all.

Investment in a green economy to create

good-paying, union jobs with livable wages for communities like Austin, which have been affected by environmental injustices and severely impacted by flooding is another core message she wants voters to associate with her campaign

““We are a campaign that wants to stress the importance of building an economy from the ground up. That means people in our district, especially in communities like Austin, should have access to healthcare, housing and a livable wage They should be able to manage the cost of living without being pushed out of their community because they can’t afford it,” Collins said.

She said: “We fight for housing as a human right. We also oppose endless wars across the globe, including in the Middle East and Europe and believe that money should be invested back into the people of Illinois’ 7th Congressional District to improve their quality of life, rather than serving as a blank check to continue these conflicts.”

Collins is also taking a firm stance on the abolition of ICE, saying that U. S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security should not receive any federal funding until humane practices are implemented and a true pathway to citizenship, including a clean Dream Act, is established

Collins also wants voters to associate her campaign with protecting voting rights, ensuring everyone can participate in democracy, and championing democratic values.

“I think people are concerned and it’s a valid concern that our voting rights could be stripped from us. We want to let people know that I will be a champion for our democracy and for protecting our fundamental right to vote,” Collins said.

Voters are urged by Collins to be leery of attacks against candidates, especially in the open primary for Illinois’ 7th District. She emphasizes that candidates should focus on strengthening the party rather than targeting one another

“The issues we’re fighting are not just internal; there are also significant external issues that we should be addressing together. We want to run a clean campaign, and we hope everyone else does the same,” Collins said.

7TH DISTRIC T

combined

The Real Deal, an online real estate news publication, reported that more than 200 of Friedman’s donations “have been tied to real estate professionals.” Other notable donors include Craig Duchossois, Mario Tricoci and restaurateur Rich Melman and his wife Martha.

Friedman has staffed up his campaign and spent more than $90,000 on consultants, research and polling so far, the filing shows.

■ Thomas Fisher, a medical doctor in Chicago, showed strong fundraising in the 3rd quarter after entering the race in midAugust. He raised $377,898 and had $323,217 available Sept. 30.

■ State Rep. LaShawn K Ford (D-8), who stood next to the retiring Davis when he announced July 30, raised $256,631, helped by his personal loan of $100,000. He had $233,174 as of Sept. 30.

■ Melissa Conyears-Ervin raised a re-

PANHANDLING

Searching for solutions

or drugs, which can lead to disorderly conduct in front of businesses

But there are a few things business owners can do to navigate such behavior outside their stores.

First, businesses can post a sign that restricts trespassing or verbally direct a person to move

“The way trespass works, via our local ordinance or via state law, is you have to give the person notice that they can’t be on your land,” Gross said.

Businesses must also be willing to sign a complaint against the trespasser and stand before a judge.

“There’s got to be a willingness for you to go to court,” Gross said. “That’s where a lot of people get a little standoffish that they just want the person ar rested. They don’t want to do the follow-through and go to court.”

Gross said locals can report disorderly conduct, even if there’s no trespassing on private property.

“If someone’s behavior is so egregious and so shocking and alarming that you’re dis-

ported $225,375 in the 3rd quarter. She had $223,775 on hand Sept. 30. Also as of Sept 30, Conyears-Ervin had $209,009 in her City Treasurer campaign fund, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

■ Anthony Driver, Executive Director of the SEIU Illinois State Council, reported $102,600 raised in the 3rd quarter, with $75,164 on hand Sept. 30.

■ Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins reported raising $101,631 Oct. 16, and had $55,655 on hand Sept. 30. He has a fund raiser scheduled in Oak Park this week.

■ For mer Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin raised $129,285, and had $49,785 on hand Sept. 30. Between July 29 and Sept. 30, Boykin loaned or contributed a total of $40,500 to his campaign. He’s received eight contributions of $2,500 of greater, and received $1,000 from for mer Oak Park Village president Anan Abu-Taleb, $500 from Oak Park trustee James Taglia, and $3,500 from long-time supporter Willie Wilson.

Boykin, the first candidate to go up with a TV ad, has also spent $11,268 with Midway Broadcasting, which owns radio stations WVON and WRLL.

■ And Anabel Mendoza raised $24,475, in-

turbed by it, that can fall under the category of disorderly conduct, which is a lower level misdemeanor, but still an arrestable offense,” Gross said.

Without reports of trespassing or disorderly conduct, village police aren’t allowed to relocate a person forcefully.

“If someone’s in front of your business and they’re just acting sort of foolish, if we don’t have a complainant and we go up and we see them screaming and yelling, unless we think they’re in danger, to themselves or someone else — then they can maybe have medical transportation, but we can’t always force someone onto an ambulance — we might end up just letting the person stand there and scream,” Gross said. “Just because people are exhibiting behavior that you think is abnor mal or poor doesn’t mean that we just show up and put them in handcuffs.”

Village Administrator Rachell Entler said at the Oct. 14 meeting that the village is working on addressing homelessness in Forest Park

“We’re very well aware that the unhoused population comes with other non-criminal concerns,” Entler said. She added that village staff and commissioners are in communication with the nonprofit Housing Forward and other organizations that hire people with social work and mental health degrees. Entler said the village has a social worker that works with the police department, but the

cluding a $13,450 loan to her campaign, and had $6,413 as of Sept. 30.

None of the remaining announced primary candidates has managed to raise $10,000, and FEC records show five have raised zero dollars so far.

In the wake of Collins entering the primary race for a fourth shot at the seat, veteran and comedian John McCombs withdrew from the race on October 15, and threw his support behind Collins. McCombs, who had $997.67 on hand, called the move a “John McCombs Campaign Consolidation.”

The second phase of what may well prove to be a further winnowing of the near-record primary field will come Oct. 27, when candidates begin filing petition signatures re-

biggest barrier to providing more resources to the village’s unhoused population is a lack of funding.

“Commissioner Michelle Melin-Rogovin and I are trying to find ways that we can apply for grants or get assistance from some of the organizations that can come in and assist us,” Entler said.

Melin-Rogovin, who is on the board at Housing Forward, added that “Anytime I work with a police officer on Madison Street, I find them extraordinarily compassionate and helpful. They do their job, they’re well trained, they understand their role, but they’re also treating people with dignity and respect, which I am very proud of.”

Gross said that individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health issues often come to Forest Park because of its proximity to the CTA Blue Line station, a spot that Gross said is popular because it’s at the end of the train line

“I’d say probably 80-to-90% of our deployments are at 711 Des Plaines,” Gross said of the CTA station location. “Heroin users are going to the city, coming back, overdosing, and then we’re bringing them back to life in an ambulance.”

At 711 Des Plaines, weekly resources like public showers also attract people to the end of the train line, plus additional services at the nearby Forest Park Public Library and

quired to be placed on the March 17 ballot. Candidates must file a minimum number of signatures equal to 0.5% of primary voters in the district belonging to the candidate’s party, and a maximum of three times that number The filing deadline is Nov. 3, after which opponents and other interested parties can legally challenge those filings with the ISBE. Any objections to a candidate’s nomination papers must be filed no later than five business days after the Nov. 3 filing deadline

the community center’s community fridge. While the library doesn’t have a licensed social worker on site, though Gross said the police department thought they did, they do have a safety coordinator

Gross said other factors contributing to Forest Park’s large presence of unhoused individuals, some with mental health concerns, include local hospitals treating and releasing patients with psychological issues, that Forest Park serves cheap, single-serve alcohol, and that residents are often willing to donate money, food or resources to those in need

Signed into law by Illinois Gover nor JB Pritzker in 2021, the SAFE-T Act says that when police arrest someone for a nonviolent offense, they cite them and release them rather than holding them in jail until they post bond or are sent to the courthouse.

“I have yet to meet a police officer who is in favor of the SAFE-T Act,” Gross said. “We’re seeing spikes in people who do get arrested that are back out on the street.”

And Gross said a federal ruling is the reason why village police don’t often address the people who stand in the street on Harlem Avenue and I-290 asking for money, work or food. In 2021, a federal judge ruled that panhandling is allowed in public streets because of First Amendment rights.

“At most, that would be a traffic citation, which isn’t an arrest,” Gross said.

C ANDIDAT E RAISED 3RD QTR ON HAND

Casket Races 2025

Life and death and the nish line

Forest Parkers gathered Saturday for the 13th annual casket races. The yearly tradition was a ghastly sight, as costumed

locals race their carefully crafted casketson-wheels down a stretch of Beloit Avenue. But participants weren’ t just in it for the foot

race — there were also awards for the creepiest casket, most frightfully funny team, and even for the group that came in dead last.

TODD BANNOR

TINA HARLE

By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter

Police responded to Jimmy’s Tobacco at 315 Harlem Ave. on Oct. 15 around 5:30 a.m. after the burglar alarm went of f. Police reported that the glass door was shattered and metal bars behind it were damaged, but no one was inside the business. The owner of the business told police that the ATM was stolen, along with $50 from the cash re gister. At the time of the re port, police said they’d contact the ATM owner and review surveillance footage, and the owner said he’d sign complaints if the offender was located.

DUI

Police were dispatched to 8401 Roosevelt Road on Oct. 19 around 1 a.m. for an accident involving an SUV crashing into a light pole. The driver told police that an unknown vehicle rear ended her and ran her of f the road, though police re ported that there was no evidence suggesting such.

CRIME

ATM stolen at Jimmy’s Tobacco

According to the police re port, the woman smelled of alcohol, had slur red speech and showed signs of inebriation while performing standard field sobriety tests. She was taken into custody and charged with a DUI, operating an uninsured car, driving too fast for conditions and possession of cannabis outside an approved container.

Animal cruelty

Police were dispatched to 7600 W. Roosevelt Rd. on Oct. 11 after getting a call that someone saw three dogs in a cage near Enterprise Car Rental. Police located the cage in bushes with three chihuahuas in it. The animals were taken to the Animal Care League for further evaluation and care.

Welfare check

Police visited a Beloit Avenue residence on Oct. 15 after getting a call from someone who said their neighbor was living in a garage with her kids. The woman said the building owner allowed her, her 3-year-old

and 21-year-old to live in the garage for a few months after they had problems with their third-floor apartment. She told police they were moving into a second-floor apartment in two weeks. Police submitted a DCFS report and notified Steve Glinke, director of the village’s building de partment.

Open alcohol

While on patrol Oct. 17, police saw people standing outside at 7700 Madison St. with beer at 12:30 a.m. But after police made a lawful U-turn to address the subjects, the beer was gone. Police found an empty can of alcohol that no one said belonged to them before a woman confessed. She was cited with a local ordinance for open alcohol.

Controlled substance

While on patrol on Oct. 19 in the 7500 block of Roosevelt Road, police saw a man driving a car without a seatbelt. Police pulled the car over and requested the driver get out of the car. Though he initially re-

fused, when he did, police saw suspect cannabis in a clear bag inside and conducted a search of the car. They found over two grams of cannabis, four grams of heroin and nearly 20 grams of crack cocaine on his person and in the vehicle. He was charged with two counts of possessing a controlled substance, two counts of delivering a controlled substance, possessing cannabis and not wearing a seatbelt.

Also on Oct. 19, police responded to Thorntons gas station on Harlem Avenue after a clerk called to report a man in the store that lifted up his shirt to reveal a gun in his waistband. Police found a man matching the given description at the CTA Blue Line station at 701 Harlem Ave. and detained him. Police found that the gun was a plastic toy, and the clerk positively identified the man and said he’d be willing to sign for disorderly conduct. On the man, police found two glass pipes, suspect Xanax and heroin. He was charged with two counts of possessing controlled substances, one count of possessing drug paraphernalia and one count of disorderly conduct.

OUR VIEW

Forest Park’s own No Kings

There was a big turnout Saturday in Forest Park for the No Kings protest against President Donald Trump’s increasingly authoritarian regime. Somewhere between 200 and 400 people (estimates varied) lined the south side of Roosevelt Road near the mall. Signs, costumes, young families and elders – all together in what one participant told the Review felt like a “super-spirited” and positive statement of opposition to the current administration. It was, of course, just one of some 2,600 such protests across the country on Saturday. A ballpark estimate of 7 million Americans turning out is a number that gets your attention.

As we interviewed participants after the protest, we asked how people had found out about the event and who organized it. Everyone seemed fuzzy, and so we reached out to the village to ask who might have pulled a permit. Turns out no permit was required, according to Chief Ken Gross and Village Administrator Rachell Entler. But they offered up the name of the organizer who they said had reached out to the village some time ago to learn about parameters.

That’s when we called Walter Mitchell Jr., leader of a group called the People’s Post Alliance. It is organized out of the Chicago Bulk Mail Center on Roosevelt in Forest Park, where Mitchell is an employee unhappy with the postal service’s use of an outside contractor at the facility. He has led small, weekly protests on Roosevelt since last spring.

A resident of Crete, Mitchell decided to supersize his protest by aligning with the Indivisible activist network to create a Forest Park No Kings protest. He was amazed by the tur nout, by the enthusiasm of the protesters and the response of passing cars and trucks who honked with passion in support of the cause

Now Mitchell says he loves Forest Park and may just move here for its energy and its diversity.

Forest Park can always use one more community organizer.

Challenges on Madison St.

Police Chief Ken Gross and village staff met last week with local business owners at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at village hall to talk about rising concer ns along Madison Street with people who may be unhoused, dealing with addiction or mental health concer ns, or are somehow disruptive.

It was a typically direct and honest conversation for Forest Park Gross spelled out a range of issues that contribute to the complicated challenges – the Blue Line ter minus, access to resources, and a reluctance by business owners to bring charges after an arrest. Village Administrator Rachell Entler was frank in acknowledging the village’s lack of social services for unhoused people and its efforts to gain support from existing nonprofits. Village Commissioner Michelle MelinRogovin, who serves on the Housing Forward board, credited Forest Park police for their compassionate care of people who they encounter on Madison Street.

A good conversation. A complicated problem that will only get worse as federal resources are starved out of our communities

OPINION

Remembering some of the great ones

Oct. 31 is All Hallows Eve (aka Halloween) or All Saints Eve, an occasion on which some churches remember, appreciate and give thanks for those who have gone before us. This year I seem to be especially mindful of Forest Parkers who have died, and who, while they were with us, had an impact in personal ways

This is not an attempt to make a list of famous Forest Parkers, but to acknowledge people I miss, believing that you may be missing some of them too.

Dorothy Gillian

Dorothy was 69 years old when she died recently, way too young.

HOLMES

What I miss most of all is her sunny personality. I knew her as both my realtor and as president for the Chamber of Commerce on whose board I serve Trying to put into words what she has meant to me, I thought of an Ojibway saying, “Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while, a great wind carries me across the sky.”

Dorothy seemed to be connected to that “Great Wind,” and I liked being in her presence.

Art Jones

Art was a classy guy who had his feet fir mly planted on the ground. He was superintendent of schools here at District 91 and in two other suburban districts. His income was therefore big enough that he and his wife could have afforded to live in more ritzy communities, but he and Sally chose to continue living in Forest Park.

“He comes from a coal mining town in West Virginia,” explained Carl Schwebl, a longtime friend, “where people worked hard for a living. Art worked hard to get where he is. He was not too proud to caddy at golf courses to help pay his way through school. He recognized that same trait in many of the residents of Forest Park.”

I don’t hesitate to use the word “love” for the way Dr. Jones felt about this village with small-town charm.

Fr. John Fearon

Fr. John Fearon was the longtime pastor of St. Bernardine Catholic Church on Harrison Street. I came to town in 1982 as a relatively young Lutheran pastor, and he accepted me as a colleague from day one.

Those were heady times for those of us with ecumenical leanings.

In his Letter to the Ephesians, Paul urged his listeners to “speak the truth in love.” Fr. John’s pa-

rishioners felt his love and so did I.

Nick Kozak

In an interview in 2019, Nick Kozak told me that he had two jobs — one as an officer with the Forest Park Police Department and one as a member of the U.S. Ar my National Guard Special Operations Force. “Love,” he told me, “is necessary for doing both jobs well.”

In a study published in August 2016, the Ar my identified the three main characteristics of a Special Operations warrior as toughness, audacity and love. According to the report, the best “see, feel, and build genuine trust relationships with the people they live and work among.”

In Afghanistan Kozak’s unit supplied the residents of a village with flour, rice and other supplies, but they also taught them how to defend themselves because the Taliban had been coming in and kidnapping young men of fighting age.

One day, 15 of the special ops officers were in the village when the Taliban attacked. A nine-hour battle ensued, with the ar my itself outgunned — until 250 Afghan villagers rallied to fight the Taliban and protect the 15 Americans there.

Kozak observed that many people here in Forest Park were afraid to talk to the police. He said communication boils down to trust. Trust, he believed, must be ear ned

Aware that people have preconceived images of what a police of ficer is, he began deconstructing stereotypes by simply saying, “Good morning” to people with a smile. He knew how to say “good mor ning” in Arabic, Russian, Polish and Korean — the first languages of some of the business people in town.

One of the main causes of polarization in this country is that people are “insulated” from others in their own view of the world.

“We have to have the audacity,” he said, “to look past ‘what we know’ and that develops empathy.”

Larry Biondi

Larry Biondi was born with cerebral palsy, and his speech was harder to understand than mine. That Ojibway saying about feeling sorry yourself ? Larry showed me by the way he lived and the way he worked as an advocate at the Progress Center how to not let a disability prevent anyone from living fully. He’d travel to Springfield with other advocates and give legislators an earful about doing more for people with disabilities.

No apologies for his speech!

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: M25000940 on September 30, 2025 Under the Assumed Business Name of SWEETS IN SESSION with the business located at: 406 N. 3RD AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: AMY WEISBERG 406 N. 34D AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153, USA

Published in Forest Park Review October 8, 15, 22, 2025

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF HENRY C. FLOWERS

A/K/A HENRY FLOWERS A/K/A HENRY CALVIN FLOWERS, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/ OR LEGATEES OF HENRY J. FLOWERS, JR., RITA ROBINSON, FRANCES PERRY, GLADYS MANCE, ANNA TOLBERT, ANNA WHITE, CAREL ROBINSON, LENNEL ROBINSON, JOHN LYDON, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HENRY C. FLOWERS A/K/A HENRY FLOWERS A/K/A HENRY CALVIN FLOWERS, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 24 CH 10945 833 SOUTH 21ST 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 18, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 A.M. on November 6, 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: LOT 20 IN BLOCK 7 IN CUMMINGS AND FOREMAN’S REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, GOLF CLUB SUBDIVISION IN PROVSIO LAND ASSOCIATION ADDITION TO MAYWOOD IN SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 833 SOUTH 21ST AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-328-0110000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

The judgment amount was $130,452.34.

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 The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 24-101013.

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.

LOGS Legal Group LLP

2801 LAKESIDE DRIVE, SUITE 207 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717

E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 24-101013

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Attorney Code. 42168

Case Number: 24 CH 10945

TJSC#: 45-2288

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 # 24 CH 10945 I3274074

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

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture Trustee for American Home Mortgage investment Trust 2005-1

Plaintiff vs. Hillery Taylor-Young; Illinois Department of Revenue; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

Defendant 24 CH 6313 CALENDAR 58

NOTICE OF SALE

P.I.N. 15-10-117-027-0000.

Commonly known as 36 South 20th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 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, The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1540, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W24-0076

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3274101

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

U S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee, for the holders of the CIM Trust 2021-NR2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2021NR2 Plaintiff

1840 S 7TH AVENUE

vs. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Clarence McKelvin, deceased; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Washington Place Condominium; Veronica McKelvin; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Juanita McKelvin, deceased; Cammie McKelvin; Desiree Lopez; Leiloni Nash; Lonniece Nash; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Lonnie McKelvin, deceased; Juanita McKelvin; William P. Butcher, as Special Representative to Clarence McKelvin, deceased; Loni McKelvin; Lonnica McKelvin Defendant

22 CH 8083

CALENDAR 63

NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on November 12, 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: UNIT 601-B3S AND THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF PARKING SPACE, A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT IN WASHINGTON PLACE CONDOMINIUMS AS DELINEATED ON A PLAT OF SURVEY OF PART OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST-OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED OCTOBER 30, 2001 AS DOCUMENT 0010014694 AND AN AMENDMENTS THEREOF TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS.

P.I.N. 15-10-317-030-1014. Commonly known as 601 24TH AVENUE, UNIT 3S, BELLWOOD, IL 60104.

The real estate is: condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 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, Altman, Strautins & Kromm, LLC d/b/a Kluever Law Group, 200 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1880, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. SPS002648-25FC1

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3274102

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SEATTLE BANK Plaintiff, -v.-

BEVERLY FLEMING, GWEN FLEMING A/K/A GWENDOLYN SMITH, DONNA FLEMING, ROSS FLEMING III, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARBARA J. FLEMING, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, THOMAS P. QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BARBARA J. FLEMING (DECEASED) Defendants 2025CH03997

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 September 12, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 7, 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 1840 S 7TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-14-301-0290000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ‘’AS IS’’ condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

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

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100

BURR RIDGE IL, 60527

630-794-5300

E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com

Attorney File No. 14-24-00918

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2025CH03997

TJSC#: 45-2414

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT, FOURTH DISTRICT THE VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD

Plaintiff(s) vs. STELLA STRICKLAND; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR LEGATEES OF ANNIE MAYS; UNKNOWN HEIRS OR LEGATEES OF STELLA STRICKLAND; U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee of NRZ RECOVERY TRUST; COUNTY OF COOK; COOK COUNTY LAND BANK AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendant(s).

Case Number: 20244007288

Sheriff Number: 250034

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 26, 2025, the Sheriff of Cook County will on November 6, 2025 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. at Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Outside Room LL06, Chicago, IL 60602, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Cook and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described premise and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1412 South 7th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153

P.I.N.: 15-14-133-011-0000

IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PROPER-

TY: VACANT LOT

The Judgment amount was $5,543.25

Sale terms: Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any rep-

resentation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff or to the Cook County Courthouse and in “as is” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which 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. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Kaylee M. Hartman of Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd., 120 S. LaSalle St., Ste 1710, Chicago, Illinois 60603, (312) 984-6400

This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I3274584

Forest Park Review, October 22, 2025

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT

MORTGAGE SERVICING

Plaintiff, -v.-

JOSE G. ROMERO, GEMA A. ROMERO, BYLINE BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO COMMUNITY BANK OF OAK PARK RIVER FOREST, CROWN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, LVNV FUNDING, LLC

Defendants 2023 CH 02946 812 HUGH MUIR LN 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 10, 2024, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 10, 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 812 HUGH MUIR LN, MAYWOOD, IL 60153

Property Index No. 15-02-322-0160000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $183,864.65.

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).

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.

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 22-087686. 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.

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. 22-087686

Attorney ARDC No. 6306439

Attorney Code. 65582

Case Number: 2023 CH 02946

TJSC#: 45-2479

Case # 2023 CH 02946 I3274606

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

Plaintiff, -v.-

HOMER E. ARMSTRONG, PLATTE VALLEY FUNDING, L.P., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendants 2025CH01485

639 RICE 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 August 11, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 13, 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 639 RICE AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

Property Index No. 15-09-315-0500000

The real estate is improved with a single family 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.

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. 14-25-00824

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

Attorney Code. 21762

Case Number: 2025CH01485

TJSC#: 45-2101

Case # 2025CH01485 I3274771

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

CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN

TRUST 2022-RPl BY U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE

Plaintiff vs. HILLERY TAYLOR-YOUNG A/K/A HILLERY JOANNE TAYLOR-YOUNG, UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS

Defendant 25 CH 1934

CALENDAR 59

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 November 24, 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. 15-10-118-014. Commonly known as 43 South 20th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 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, Altman, Strautins & Kromm, LLC d/b/a Kluever Law Group, 200 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1880, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. SMS001399-25FC1

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

I3274826

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.-

WAYNE WASHINGTON, DESRI H. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defendants 2022 CH 11715

1444 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 June 25, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 20, 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: LOT 150 IN J. W. MCCORMACK’S WESTMORELAND, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE WEST 1/2 OF FRACTIONAL SECTION 8, TOWN-

SHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, NORTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 1444 MORRIS AVENUE, BERKELEY, IL 60163

Property Index No. 15-08-105036-0000

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $300,141.11.

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 POSSES-

SION 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 JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650, Chicago, IL, 60602 (312) 5419710. Please refer to file number 22 0025.

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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 30 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 3650 Chicago IL, 60602 312-541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com

Attorney File No. 22 0025

Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2022 CH 11715 TJSC#: 45-2599

Case # 2022 CH 11715 I3274849

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, -v.BEATA AVILA; FILEMON AVILA; MEB LOAN TRUST IV; Defendants. 2022CH05568

430 S La Grange Rd, La Grange, IL 60525

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 8/19/2025, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on 12/3/2025 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.

Commonly known as 430 S La Grange Rd, La Grange, IL 60525

Property Index No. 18-04-330014-0000; 18-04-330-027-0000

The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $429,968.64 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 430 S La Grange Rd into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property, prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(l) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC (630) 453-6960 please refer to file number 1496-180706. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 1496-180706 Case Number: 2022CH05568 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. I3275153

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. • To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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