At least until the tenant is out.But if you have nothing better to do and want to go through the motions of a wholesale.  

The leasing or rental of units in those two family homes in which the owner occupies one apartment of that home as his residence is not covered by this law unless: The homeseeker or renter is a recipient of public assistance or housing subsidy; or,The leasing or rental process utilized the services of a person or organization whose business includes engaging in residental real estate related transactions; or,The availability of such unit is made known by making, printing, publishing, or causing to be made printed or published any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the rental of such a unit that indicates any preference limitation, exclusion or discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, children, marital status, handicap, veteran status, or public assistance or housing subsidy recipiency.The following text is effective 07/01/93  

You'll likely need to file a motion for relief to lift the automatic stay.

I see a podium where a priest might preside over a wedding, where I think I'm supposed to see a door.Maybe if you filled it in so the background wasn't the same color as the 'walls'...?

I also researched that I might be able to file a motion with the court asking for "use and occupation" for the tenant to pay rents while the case is going on... but not sure if this is applicable for IL cook county and how likely will we get the rents...Can you provide me advice on how to proceed? 

My one struggle is that after watching plenty of videos reading the books and doing research, I feel like I don't know where to focus my new knowledge, and how to get that first deal in motion.

Again, colored from my experience in the parking industry.

It will color your judgement.  

Regarding the laminate, you can usually find a color match pen/marker used to repair scratches.

I'm wrapping up my first flip in Rockland in a couple of weeks and we have been relatively glitch-free - except that we just learned that the carpet color the buyers want is special order and can't be delivered in timeIf that's the biggest glitch, I'll be pretty darn happy.