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evans family looking for #Justice4Jazz 19-year-old Joliet West graduate was the victim of a ‘hate crime’ in dowstate Quincy by marK gregory editorial director

@Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com Jazzpher Evans, a graduate of Joliet West High School and freshman at Quincy University, spoke out Thursday along with her family and attorney after she was brutally attacked in the early morning hours of April 4.

Her alleged attacker was Steven William Homan, the owner of the Barn Nightclub, where Evans and a friend were enjoying a Saturday night out.

As of press time Monday, the Quincy Police Department plans to submit its report to the State’s Attorney this week, according to Deputy Chief Shannon Pilkington.

He said the case will remain an ongoing investigation, however, their findings will go to the Adams County State’s Attorney, who will decide if charges are to be filed and if so, what the charges will be.

Family and friends of Evans will not stop fighting for justice and plan to take that fight to Quincy.

The Evans family is looking for support from the Joliet community to take the four-plus hour drive to Quincy, IL on April 17.

They are organizing a demonstration at Quincy city hall to protest the hate crime allegedly perpetrated by Homan, owner of The Barn nightclub, where Evans and a friend were patrons.

“Hold Quincy Police and the Adams County States Attorney accountable! Let’s a call for a boycott of The Barn! It needs to be shut down,” The Facebook invite reads.

The Evans family including Jazz’ parents Shavon and Marvin, aunt Sharron and attorney Keenan Saulter are organizing the rally and will update the Facebook invite with travel arrangements,

logistics, and opportunities for group transportation.

Search #Justice4Jazz for the page or email Sharron Evans at smevans70@gmail.com for more information.

If you cannot make the rally, but wish to help?

A GoFundMe page has been started by Sydney Meyer of Quincy, along with Alyssa VitaleShoop and Measha Ferguson Smith.

As of press time, the page had 1555 donors and had collected nearly $6,000 of the $15,000 target to help pay for medical bills.

The GoFundMe can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/f/ justice-for-jazz-helping-pay-formedical-bills.

The Evans family held a press conference last week to discuss the attack.

Evans tells a story of two college girls, standing near an unoccupied DJ stand when Homan approached her.

“We were just standing there talking,” Evans accounted. “Out of the corner of my eye, I saw this man approaching me. He didn’t say anything to me, I guess his first instinct was to shove me up against the wall - and that is what he did. He held me there. I didn’t know this guy, so I said please don’t grab me like that and I put my hand up to defend myself and that is when he began screaming at me. He told me to get the F out of there and he began spitting in my face and I put my hand up over my face and he grabbed that hand and threw me to the ground and was over top of me. “This guy was big - like 6-5 - he grabbed me by my shoulders and wrapped his arm around my throat and began strangling me. His arms were so massive that he couldn’t even fit it around my neck and he kept shov-

the 604 initiative is a non-profit organization designed to serve minority and underprivileged youth in northern Will county. ing my head down. At that point, I didn’t know what was happening.

My friend begged him to put me down. She said it was a girl and to put me down and he expressed that he didn’t care and he was going to get me out of there, no matter what. I woke up and I was on the ground bleeding and crying.”

When Evans gathered herself, she saw police officers in the establishment and went over for help.

“They could visibly see the cuts and abrasions on my face and I

told them this guy just attacked me,” Evans said. “They didn’t offer me any medical attention, they didn’t ask for my name or who did it. I tried to express to them who did it and at that point, they were yelling at me to calm down - but at that moment, I didn’t know how to calm down because of what just happened. We ended up just leaving because they weren’t helping me.

“I am struggling to handle all this right now, but I am glad I can get this story out there because

of all the people that have come out and expressed to me and my family that this guy has terrorized them. I want to put an end to all of this. For him to think its OK to attack me, it is hard for me to think of, why does he have that type of hate to where he doesn’t think I deserve to live my life and enjoy things I am doing.”

The attorney for the Evans family, Keenan J. Saulter of Saulter Law P.C., said in the few days he

see ‘JaZZ’ page 4

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‘JAZZ’ from page 3 has been involved in the case, at least a dozen people have come forward - mostly women - and said they had been attacked by Homan as well.

“This is a developing situation, but what we know thus far, is there have been numerous people that have come out to the family and my office to advise us of the problems they have had with this guy, Steve Homan. We have seen videos of him assaulting people and throwing them out of his bar. I am concerned that the Quincy police department is not impartial.”

Robert A. Copley, Chief of Police for the Quincy Police Department issued a release April, 7 stating they are “working closely with the Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office in what is a complex investigation. Officers are watching

videos and interviewing multiple witnesses.”

Despite that statement, Saulter is not convinced justice will come from local law enforcement.

“I can commit to you is that me and this family are going to get answers - we are going to get accountability. We are going to put pressure on law enforcement and if the Quincy Police Department isn’t up to the task, we are going to take it another step,” Saulter said. “This man should be behind bars today. We are going to do everything in our power to hold him criminally responsible and civilly responsible. After what we learned about the amount of people he has assaulted, he should not be allowed to run a business. He doesn’t respect the basic human rights of individuals, of patrons. He doesn’t respect human decency and dignity. At-

tacking a young woman is never acceptable - attacking anyone is never acceptable. When you outweigh someone by more than 100 pounds and are a foot taller - that is a bully.

“That night, it was just Jazz and her friend, but now Jazz has the entire community of Joliet and Shorewood behind her, she has the entire community of Quincy University behind her, she has her parents and her family, she me and my law firm and we are going to get answers and we are going to get justice.”

With several charges reportedly on his record, the questions are mounting.

“We sent our daughter to school - we cultivated her, we gave her love and support and what I heard on the phone was her spirit being broken. There is no excuse at all for a man to put his hands on any body, I don’t care what color you are,” said Shavon Evans, Jazz’ mother. “When you send your children to college, you expect them to be safe. You don’t expect them to come home with black eyes and lacerations and neck braces. He has attacked so many women in the city of Quincy why is he still walking around. No one can get answers from Quincy

police as to why this man has so many charges and still can run a business and have a liquor license.”

While it is not known specifically if the attack on Jazz Evans was racially motivated, Salter said he believes it was a hate crime, as Evans was with a white friend in the same area of the establishment, yet he said Evans was the target of the assault.

Jazz was not sure if she was the only non-white person in the bar.

“I wasn’t walking around looking for other people of color,” she said.

It is hopeful, the incident was caught on security cameras, however, Saulter again does not have much confidence those will bear fruit.

“I am stopping short of alleging anything improper on behalf of the Quincy Police Department, but we do have our concerns,” he said. “There are cameras pointed in the direction of where this attack occurred, so everything should be caught on video, but you are relying on the individual who is the perpetrator of the attack and also the owner to preserve the video of him committing a violent attack. So, we are concerned that the video doesn’t

exist.”

While the Evans family and Saulter said Quincy University has been supportive throughout the aftermath of the attack, it is unlikely Jazz will return there next season.

“I don’t want to send my daughter back into that environment,” said Marvin Evans, Jazz’ father. “I wouldn’t send any kid back there, I wouldn’t send any kid of color down there because of the environment. There are a lot of bad actors in every race, but even if they turn good, my daughter will not return to that college. She will go somewhere that shows her love.”

Before enrolling at Quincy, Jazz Evans graduated from Joliet West High School magna cum-laude with a 3.8 grade point average and was captain of the Tiger girls basketball team, where she was on the Bugle All-Area Team and was on the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A third team and Class 4A Associated Press Honorable Mention list.

At Quincy, she help a 3.0 GPA as a biochemistry major and was named to the GLVC All-Freshman team after averaging 11.4 points per game in in 17 games, four of them starts during her first season.

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F20020125 CNLR IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY—JOLIET, ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 12TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WILL COUNTY - JOLIET, ILLINOIS

U. S. Bank National Association as trustee for CMALT REMIC 2007-A5 - REMIC PassThrough Certificates. Series 2007-A5 Plaintiff, vs.

Unknown heirs and legatees of Mary M. O’Keeffe aka Mary Meg OKeeffe; Lauren Herrera; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 21CH6 1113 Tara Court, Joliet, Illinois 60431

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown heirs and legatees of Mary M. O’Keeffe aka Mary Meg OKeeffe, and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 147, IN COUNTRY GLEN ESTATES UNIT ONE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 AND THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 30, 1990 AS DOCUMENT NO. R90-41499, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 06-03-329-014-0000 Said property is commonly known as 1113 Tara Court, Joliet, Illinois 60431, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by John R. O’Keeffe and Mary M. O’Keeffe and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number R2007061163 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Will County on or before May 14, 2021, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts. gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp.

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on _April 13, 2021 at 2:15 PM at the Will County Court Courthouse 100 W. Jefferson St, Joliet, Illinois, Room 441. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION on file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court or by contacting the Plaintiff’s attorney at the address listed below.

YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN, OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg Diaz Anselmo Lindberg, LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 MidwestPleadings@dallegal.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. Published 3/14, 3/21/3/28

NEWREZ LLC D/B/A MORTGAGE SERVICING, PLAINTIFF VS.

SHELLPOINT

ANTONI J. WASOWSKI; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY; AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. DEFENDANTS Case No: 2021CH000069 Property Address: 1318 Nicholson Street Joliet, IL 60435 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: Antoni J. Wasowski and Unknown Owners, and Non Record Claimants, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Will County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 6 AND THE NORTH 8.5 FEET OF LOT 7, IN BLOCK 10, IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 60 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, IN TOWNSHIP 35 NORTH AND IN RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 10, 1891 AS DOCUMENT 163696, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 30-07-04-117-030-0000 COMMON ADDRESS: 1318 Nicholson Street, Joliet, IL 60435 And which mortgages were made by Antoni J. Wasowski, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Amerigroup Mortgage Corporation, a division of Mortgage Investors Corporation as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain “Mortgage” dated (a) 11/14/2003, and recorded as Document No.R2003291563, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Kluever Law Group, LLC 225 West Washington Street Suite 1550 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 236-0077 courtresults@klueverlawgroup.com Atty. No. 06187248 SMS000326-21FC1 Published 3/14, 3/21/3/28

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