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BEWARE OF UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE!

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Chicago Benefits recently loaned $500,000 to Sweet Beginnings, a local organization that sells honeybased products within the North Lawndale community.

Sweet Beginnings plans to hire more than 300 North Lawndale residents over the next five years. Photo Credit: Sweet Beginnings Organization

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BUILDING LOCALLY:

Community Resources help Businesses Grow

By Christopher Shuttlesworth

Building a business can be tough especially if you don’t have the capital to get started or the funds to make it grow. That’s where entities like Benefits Chicago come in.

Benefits Chicago helps small businesses and non-profit organizations obtain loans through partnerships with the MacArthur Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust and the Calvin Foundation. The organization can lend businesses loans of a minimum $500,000 from its $100 million pool.

Will Towns, who is the Executive Director for Benefits Chicago, said all applicants must have at least three years of business experience and must be able to elaborate on what kind of an impact their businesses will have on the communities they serve.

What Benefits Chicago looks for from applicants is whether the business will create jobs, sustain economic growth and provide needed services within their communities.

“We look to work with them to provide them [wth] the capital they need to grow their business,” Towns said, adding, Chicago Benefits recently loaned $500,000 to Sweet Beginnings, a local organization that sells honey-based products in the North Lawndale community.

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Sarah Kunst Joins Michigan State University Foundation Board of Directors

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Community Resources help Businesses Grow

Grapefruit Juice and Some Drugs Don’t Mix

LAW & POLITICS

Tentative Victory In Fight to End Money Bond & Pretrial Detention The Chicago Community Bond Fund welcomes Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans’ new rule that, if implemented, will significantly decrease the use of money bond and significantly reduce the number of people incarcerated pretrial at Cook County Jail. This tentative victory is the result of pressure from a nationwide, grassroots movements for bond reform, as well as a lawsuit charging that Cook County’s money bail system is unconstitutional.

“While we celebrate this hard-fought win, we recognize that our movements must stay vigilant to ensure the new rule is fully enforced and no one is incarcerated because they are too poor to pay bond,” said Matthew McLoughlin, Co-founder of the Chicago Community Bond Fund.

The new rule, General Administrative Order 2017-05, instructs judges to do three things: 1. Find out how much, if anything, someone accused of a crime could pay for bond; 2. Set bond only in that amount or less; and 3. Review all cases in which someone hasn’t posted bond within seven days.

At the same time, the rule does not expand the powers of courts to hold people pretrial, distinguishing it from pieces of legislation proposed this session in Springfield.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) recently announced that it honored 53 college-bound youth on Friday, July 21.

The scholarship winners were selected from nearly 250 applicants from across the state based on academic achievement, community involvement and an essay.

“I would like to congratulate the scholarship recipients for their accomplishments,” said DCFS Acting Director BJ Walker. “It’s been said that education is the most powerful tool you can have that can change the world and I agree. I am extremely proud of our graduates and I am confident they will continue to follow their dreams and make their community and our world a better place.”

Invited guests included the four-year scholarship recipients and their families, and keynote speaker, Darius Atkins. Darius was born and raised in the North Lawndale community on the west side of Chicago and was a 2012 DCFS scholarship recipient. He attended Mason Elementary School and Curie Metro High School before graduating with distinction from Morehouse College. Currently, Darrius is a summer associate at Jones Day and is pursuing a Juris Doctor degree at The University of Chicago Law School, where he is the vice president of First Generation Professionals and a Debra A. Cafaro Scholar.

Healthy Chicago 2.0 Community Seed Grants Awarded Sweet Beginnings plans to hire more than 300 North Lawndale residents over the next five years.

Sweet Beginnings plans to hire more than 300 North Lawndale residents over the next five years.

Towns said if Benefits Chicago isn’t a good fit for a particular small business, the organization has a program called the Navigator, which can connect business owners to other services that may be helpful towards securing, financing. They can also use those resources to learn more about expanding their business, he said.

Meghan Harte, Executive Director for Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), said the national non-for-profit organization also supports communities in collecting resources for projects and improving neighborhoods with loans ranging from $1,000 to $5 million.

“Most of the people in a community need to improve their economic situation,” Harte said. “In some cases, there are small business owners in neighborhoods that want to improve, start or expand the business that they have and Sweet Beginnings is a local organization that sells honey-based products in that’s when we try to provide support.” the North Lawndale community.

Some of the loan programs that LISC offers include the Impact Lending Program that helps provide loans ranging from $1,000 to $1 million.

LISC, along with a certified development company, The Community Advantage Loans range from $50,000 to can finance 90% of real estate acquisition and capital $250,000 and the 504 Real Estate Loans can range from improvement costs. Properties must be multi-purpose $400,000 to $5 million. structures, be 51% borrower-occupied, and located in a “LISC Small Business initiative also helps small low-income community, she said. businesses obtain more customers, expand their stores To apply for small business loans, visit Benefits or transition from being an entrepreneur to obtaining a Chicago at http://www.benefitchi.org/ or LISC’s website at building,” said Harte. http://www.lisc-chicago.org/index.html.

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DCFS to Honor College-Bound Youth

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Grapefruit juice and the actual grapefruit can be part of a healthy diet. Grapefruit has vitamin C and potassium— nutrients your body needs to work properly.

But it isn’t good for you when it affects the way your medicines work, especially if you have high blood pressure or arrhythmia (irregular or abnormal heart beat).

This food and drug interaction can be a concern, says Shiew Mei Huang, PhD, of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA has required that some prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs taken by mouth include warnings against drinking grapefruit juice or eating grapefruit while taking the drug, Huang says.

GOVERNMENTAL Affairs

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LANSING, Mich.--The Michigan State University Foundation (MSU Foundation) recently announcing it has appointed Sarah Kunst, CEO and Founder of Proday, to its Board of Directors. This newest addition to the organization’s Board reiterates the MSU Foundation’s commitment to Michigan State University’s(MSU) continued leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Kunst, a Mt. Pleasant, Michigan native, graduated from MSU in 2008 with a degree in advertising. Since then, she has gone on to be the Founder and CEO of Proday, a San Francisco-based company. Proday was part the 2016 cohort in the Los Angeles Dodgers Accelerator Program.

An investor and entrepreneur, Kunst has worked at Apple, Red Bull, Chanel, Mohr Davidow Ventures, as well as several venture-backed startups. She is a contributing editor at Marie Claire Magazine and has hosted a podcast for Forbes Magazine. Although Kunst is steeped in the investment and entrepreneurial spaces, she is also passionate about her philanthropic interests, including Venture for America and the US State Department’s Tech Women Program.

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On July 19, the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the community-based organizations receiving this year’s Healthy Chicago 2.0 Seed Grants to reduce health inequities as part of the city’s fouryear community health improvement plan. The aim of the funding opportunity is to support catalytic projects that advance the Healthy Chicago 2.0’s vision to improve health for all of Chicago’s residents.

“Healthy Chicago 2.0 is a reflection of our city’s values that no matter the neighborhood, children and families deserve good health,” said Mayor Emanuel. “These new community partnerships support that vision and residents in accessing the healthy food, space to enjoy positive activities and healthcare services they need to strengthen their well-being.”

JB Pritzker Tours Unity Parenting and Counseling

Democratic Candidate for Governor JB Pritzker toured Unity Parenting and Counseling recently which is a social service agency focused on foster care and youth homelessness in Chicago.

Unity Parenting’s Harmony Village Transitional Living Program was one of the first youth homeless programs on the South Side of Chicago, and has grown to encompass six homeless programs for homeless children, married couples, and young parents with small children. Because of Bruce Rauner’s “manufactured budget crisis,” Pritzker contended in a released statement that Unity lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal funding.

“Unity Parenting and Counseling is an irreplaceable social service agency on the South Side of Chicago,” said JB Pritzker. “The services they provide to homeless children, young parents, and members of the LGBTQ community have saved countless lives,” he said.

Governor’s Hometown Awards Application Deadline August 1

The Serve Illinois Commission is reminding all interested parties that applications for the Governor’s Hometown Awards are due in less than two weeks. The awards give formal recognition to those who contributed to their community’s quality of life through projects that have strong volunteer support, meet a need, and make a definitive impact. The Serve Illinois Commission is a 40-member bipartisan board and its mission is to improve Illinois communities by enhancing volunteerism and instilling an ethic of service throughout the State.

Interested townships, villages, cities, and counties can apply by August 1, 2017 for projects that use volunteers in their communities for the period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016. For additional information regarding program criteria and the application process, please visit www.

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By Christopher Shuttlesworth

The Illinois Policy Institute has created a tax hike calculator which determines how the new $5 billion tax hike will affect a family’s paycheck. The calculator was created by the Institute after Illinois lawmakers passed a new state budget.

Craig Lesner, who is the Budget and Tax Research Director at the Illinois Policy Institute, said in order to use the tax hike calculator, taxpayers can go to the Illinois Policy Institute’s website and input certain data including whether they file taxes as a married couple, a single individual or a widow. Taxpayers also include their yearly income and the number of children in the family.

By inputting the data, the calculator can determine a person’s tax liability. The calculator also compares the old and new tax rate and how it affects the person’s income.

“The Illinois median family makes $59,000 so in that particular case, you would use the old tax rate and compare it to the new tax rate,” Lesner said. “The reason why we do this is because we want

The Illinois Policy Institute, which is a nonprofit think tank, has designed a tax hike calculator for families who want to know how the $5 billion tax hike will affect them.

people to understand that the income tax hike isn’t just something you read in the paper, it’s actually real dollars that’s going to come out of peoples’ pay check,” he added.

Lawmakers voted to permanently increase the personal income tax rate to 4.95 percent from the current 3.75 percent rate on July 6, 2017.

A 2017 study conducted by Fabrizio, Lee & Associates showed that 60 percent of Illinoisans believe that state taxes are currently too high and 80 percent wanted Illinois state lawmakers to pass major structural reforms before passing any type of tax increase.

Illinois citizens are “fed up with elitists’ tax hikes, out-of-control spending and poor governance,” Illinois Policy Institute Chief Executive Officer John Tillman said. “They know that the legislators who passed this phony budget have achieved nothing, except to make the lives and livelihoods of ordinary Illinoisans more difficult, more expensive and more burdensome.”

“It’s just piling bad money after bad money after bad money and after a while, people are going to say that they have had enough and they are going to leave for places that have better opportunities whether it be Indiana, Texas or wherever,” Lesner said.

community focus Young Trauma Surgeon Develops New Online Course to Help Teens Reach Their Potential and Avoid Making Dangerous Decisions MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Every parent wants their children to achieve all that they are capable of while avoiding the impulsive, and often reckless, decisions that can harm them or cut short their lives. As a young trauma surgeon, Akram Alashari, M.D., has had to repair the consequences of poor decision making made by teens who end up on his operating table. He is now making it his mission to help parents step up their game to not only help their children succeed academically, but to say no to such dangerous behaviors as gang activity, binge drinking, distracted driving, and drug abuse.

Akram Alashari Convinced that there are important tools missing from teens’ educations, Alashari has created the new online course that provides those tools. It is called “Peak Performance for Parents: How to Get Your Children to Achieve Straight A’s” http://peakperformanceforparents.

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com/. The course consists of eight modules containing thought-provoking ideas that can be implemented in a child’s life for maximum impact: Module 1: What goes into a successful mindset and avoiding common mistakes parents make when trying to motivate their offspring Module 2: Discovering and capitalizing on your child’s learning style Module 3: Working with different forms of intelligence Module 4: Getting your child to want to learn Module 5: Creating a self-motivated child Module 6: Keys to overcoming adversity and building resilience.

Module 7: Making good decisions and goal-setting Module 8: Fostering healthy habits The program costs $197 and allows parents lifetime access to the audio and video content including overview summaries, core lessons, timelines, checklists, action plans and bonus content.

About Akram Alashari Alashari became a physician at 23 and did his surgical residency training at the University of Connecticut. He completed fellowship training in trauma surgery and surgical critical care at the University of Florida. Alashari is the youngest double board-certified surgeon in the United States. In addition to creating the “Peak Performance for Parents” online course, he is the author of The Power of Peak State.

For more information, contact Alashari at 407-6174795, email 168052@email4pr.com or visit http:// peakperformanceforparents.com/.

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Subway® Brings ‘Fresh Forward’ With New Restaurant Design, Customer Experience Subway® Fresh Forward MILFORD, Conn. restaurants also include -- Subway®, the world’s new menu items, largest restaurant starting with pico de chain, is rolling out the gallo, new sauces, houseSubway® Fresh Forward made pickles, and madedesign, transforming without-gluten bread. every aspect of the Dine-In Experience: customer experience.

Bright and playful décor, Subway® engaged curated music, and FRCH Design comfortable seating with Worldwide to design USB charging ports and a distinctive and complimentary Wi-Fi welcoming space. A create a welcoming bright new color palette, environment. inspired by fresh The Subway® Fresh vegetables, and the new Forward design has Choice Mark serve as a been brought to life with focal point in the new input from franchisees space. and customers around “We’ve created a Subway is using a bright and playful decor, curated music, and comfortable seating with USB charging ports and complimentary Wi-Fi as part of its new design. the world. There are 12 modern design that pilot locations open today gives our guests choices in the U.S., Canada and – from how they order, the U.K.: Tamarac, FL; Orlando, FL (2); Winter Park, FL; to how they pick up their food, to how they enjoy their Chula Vista, CA; Knoxville, TN; Palmview, TX; Hillsboro, meal,” said Trevor Haynes, Vice President of Operations at OR; Vancouver, WA; Beauport, QC; Granby, QC; and Subway®. “The reactions from our guests, our franchisees Manchester, U.K. and the Sandwich Artists™ has been incredibly positive.”

The new restaurant design is the next phase of Subway’s Highlights include: evolution. The company created Subway® Digital in 2016 Digital: Self-order kiosks in select locations, digital to develop an omni-channel strategy. Subway® also revealed menu boards and, as always, Apple and Samsung Pay a new brand identity, designed by Turner Duckworth New options. Guests enjoy a speedy Subway® experience with a York, including an iconic logotype, new symbol called the separate food preparation area and a designated pre-order pick-up location for kiosk, mobile app, delivery, catering and Choice Mark and optimized color palette that is brought to life through bright and bold new imagery, new packaging, bot for Messenger orders. uniforms and signage, which started rolling out this spring Food: Fresh veggie display with whole tomatoes, green in North America. Many elements of the new brand identity peppers, onions and cucumbers that are sliced daily, plus will be worldwide by the end of 2017. new bread and cookie displays on the front of the line.

Party City Builds Out Digital Initiatives ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Party City recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Punchbowl, Inc., Framingham, MA, a technology platform leader for online invitations and digital greeting cards, to launch a digital invitation platform that enables Party City customers to make their own online invitations. The platform is now fully functional at PartyCity.com. In conjunction with this agreement, Party City has made a minority investment in Punchbowl. Ryan Vero, Executive Vice President of Party City Holdco Inc. and President of Party City Retail Group, has joined Punchbowl’s Board of Directors.

“Our agreement with Punchbowl represents yet another investment as we continue to grow our portfolio of digital assets,” said Party City CEO Jim Harrison. “With this new capability, party givers will have a single source at PartyCity.com to create invitations while ordering their party supplies online.”

Party City’s omni-channel strategy is reflected both in its fleet of over 900 retail locations in the United States, as well as through its own website (partycity.com) which receives an average of 400,000 daily visits.

“As the leading party goods supplier, Party City is an ideal partner for us,” said Punchbowl CEO Matt Douglas. “We view this as an excellent and logical combination of services with clear benefits for consumers, especially the time-constrained party giver. We also welcome Party City as a new investor who shares our enthusiasm for

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online greeting cards and invitations.”

The digital invitation platform will enable consumers to make their own online invites using a wide variety of designs, colors, fonts and themes, as well as licensed characters from Disney, Hasbro, Sesame Street and other well-known entertainment properties. Party City and Punchbowl hold the broadest portfolio of licenses, which means invitations and parties can be themed from beginning to end.

In addition to personalizing their invitations, party hosts will be able to track RSVPs, add a co-host to each invite, and create message boards to communicate with guests, using a platform that is optimized for mobile devices. Consumers can purchase online invitations on an as-needed basis and the invitations are received by guests free of advertising.

This new agreement follows Party City’s earlier announcement in May that it is partnering with investment firm Ampology, of Fort Lee, NJ to develop “Kazzam,” an online marketplace that will bring party hosts together with party services. Through Kazzam, users will be able to choose from a spectrum of vetted service providers for party activities and entertainment, as well as for ordering party supplies.

“By adding the Punchbowl capability adjacent to the Kazzam marketplace, we believe that Party City will enjoy the unique competitive position of providing end-to-end party services,” concluded Harrison.

How to use your home equity in retirement GUEST COLUMN Beware of Universal Life Insurance!

Life Policyholders Unaware of Impending Lapse

By Henry Benjamin (This is part 2 of a 3 part series) Two popular types of life insurance sold during the 1990s were universal life and variable universal life. Universal life policies became popular in the over 44-age group because investment returns paid to the policy account, could be applied to help pay the premiums instead of accumulating cash value. The policyholder knowingly sacrificed the savings component of the policy to instead make the premium payments affordable and level, and still have the policy face amount remain constant.

However, the ability of a premium to remain constant depends on the investment returns of the policy doing, as well as what was projected when you first bought the policy. The investment strategy of these policies heavily depends upon a continuing bull market and/or high interest rates. With the advent of the bear market and the federal funds interest rate plummeting to a 46-year low of one percent, many universal life policies are badly underperforming.

Consider the solvency actions necessary when a stock or mutual fund purchased on margin, takes a nose dive from the purchase price. If you want to keep the stock or mutual fund, you must continuously add money to the account.

So too with these insurance policies—unless you increase your premiums, the policy will lapse well short of the planned in-force period.

Policy Statements May Contain Alerts of Impending Lapse Many consumers are now receiving statements, which notify them that their policies will lapse much earlier than expected. These financial predictions have been made using the prevailing market conditions and interest rates, assuming no increase in premium payments. Unfortunately, numerous people fail to understand these warnings or do not notice them because they are placed lower on the statement or in footnotes.

Request an In-Force Illustration If you own a life insurance policy, do not delay in reviewing the policy’s financial performance.

Immediately ask your insurance company for a current in-force illustration.

I will be happy to assist you in obtaining an in-force illustration and explain the results. This will show how the policy is expected to perform in the future under current market and/or interest-rate conditions. This, in turn, will let you know if the policy is soon to lapse or if the policy reserves are critically low.

If you have any questions or want reviews call Henry Benjamin Allstate Agent @ (773)7230400.

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a home ownership investment, not a loan, there are no monthly payments and no interest charges. Learn more at www.unison.com/homeowner.

Unison invests in the home alongside you. In return for the company’s investment in your home, they receive a portion of the future change in the value of your home.

Unison shares both the upside and downside risk with you. When you choose to sell your home, up to 30 years later, if the home value rises, both you and Unison share in the appreciation. If the home value falls, both you and Unison share the loss.

(BPT) - Most of us save and plan for decades to enjoy the period of our life when we no longer need to go into the office and work an eight-hour day for a paycheck.

But even with those decades of hard work, it can be tough to save up enough cash to cover all your costs in retirement.

Many soon-to-be-retirees face a shortage between what they saved for retirement and what they actually need to live on.

For homeowners, that may be a problem that’s relatively easy to solve.

Tapping into the equity in your home can help you stretch your nest egg quite a bit further.

Consider a reverse mortgage

Use a home equity loan or line of credit

You can tap the equity in your home with a home equity loan or a home equity line of credit (known as a HELOC). A home equity loan works like most other loans: you agree to borrow a set amount of money, receive a lump sum, and pay that back with interest and in installments each month.

A HELOC works a little differently, because it’s not a loan with pre-determined monthly payments. Instead, it’s a revolving line of credit, similar to a credit card. You usually have between five and 25 years to borrow against a certain amount of equity and repay (with interest) whatever you take out.

The time during which you can use the HELOC is called the draw period. The line of credit revolves during this period, so you can borrow and repay the balance multiple times. The total amount is due back in full with interest at the end of the draw period. Any time you have an amount outstanding, you

will make monthly payments.

You can use a HELOC or home equity loan during retirement, but remember that you will need to pay the money back. You should have a plan in place for how to repay the funds - and the interest - before you agree to take a loan or a line of credit on your home.

Use a home ownership investment

A home ownership investment is a powerful way to unlock some of the equity in your home without taking out a loan.

The Unison HomeOwner program can unlock up to $500,000 of your home equity and the money can be used for anything you want - including paying monthly expenses, paying off debt or making home improvements. Because it’s

A reverse mortgage can allow homeowners 62 years or older to turn equity in their homes into cash in a way that provides them with the income they need through retirement. You can get your cash in a lump sum or in monthly payments, or in a line of credit.

But it’s important to remember that a reverse mortgage is still a loan that comes with origination fees and interest charges. It requires that you have no other debt on your property, so if you have an existing mortgage loan, you will have to repay that in full from the reverse mortgage proceeds.

You will also need to pay the reverse mortgage loan back when you move out of the home, sell it or pass away.

A reverse mortgage can give you income in retirement and whenever the home is sold, the money is used to pay off the loan. However, reverse mortgages can cause a lot of trouble if you’re not careful, and the high fees that you incur when you sell the home can leave you in a worse financial position than if you skipped the reverse mortgage altogether.

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AWOP SHARES MARKETPLACE MINISTRY PROCESS WITH CHRISTIAN LEADERS NATIONWIDE At Work on Purpose (AWOP) shared its best practices recently with leaders from across the nation eager to learn how to create marketplace communities in their own hometowns.

About 200 Christian leaders from greater Cincinnati and Dayton, with guests from LeTourneau Center for Faith and Work in Dallas; Cru in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Asbury Seminary in Wilmore, Ky.; and the Luis Palau Association in Portland, Ore., attended the annual XL Summit held at Grace Chapel in Mason.

AWOP is recognized as the nation’s largest city-wide, marketplace ministry, with almost 9,000 members. It was formed in 2003 by a dozen working Christians who had a desire to help greater Cincinnati’s Christians integrate their faith at work by helping people connect where the Holy Spirit leads them.

The group originally met in 2003 at Old St. George Catholic Church in Clifton and quickly grew into a large group with a mission to restore the Christian community to the work world and transform one life at a time.

“I realized rather quickly that people were hungry for community,” said AWOP founder and president Chuck Proudfit. “People just wanted to be with other Christians so they didn’t feel alone in a secular work world.”

AWOP became an “ekklesia” or a community called out to identify felt needs in the community, eliminate poverty and transform lives one at a time. Proudfit joined forces with the Rev. Jeff Greer, pastor at Grace Chapel to form BIZNISTRIES®; faith-based enterprises whose profits fund ministry advancement.

AWOP’s emerging network of marketplace ministry initiatives include BIZNISTRIES®;Witheos, which provides co-working space and vocational support for working Christians; Neighbors Embracing

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Transformation (NET), which seeks to transform neighborhoods as it cares for the spiritual, relational, motivational and material health of the people; Collaboratories, faith-based business roundtables for working Christians; Marketplace Christians Making Connections (MC2), a community for faith-based networking; and Made to Flourish, a pastor’s network for the common good.

Speakers who shared their efforts to serve the community by equipping Christians in the workplace included: Ryan Chapin of General Electric, who founded Living in Faith Together (LIFT) and is author of Go, Make Disciples at Work; Aly Balser and Dave Farris of Cincinnati Christian University; Jamie Noyd of InterVarsity, which provides graduate student ministry at the University of Cincinnati; and the Revs. Rick Shonkwiler of White Oak Christian Church in Cincinnati; Jeff Duerler of Lifespring Church in Harrison; and Randy Ballard of Kings Point Church of God in Maineville.

AWOP is based in Blue Ash, Ohio and operates with volunteers and contractors. Its leadership springs from small groups of three or four who tackle a problem by serving the felt needs in a community, said Proudfit. Its organization is modeled on the early Church, where disciples pooled resources to help the community—and virtually eliminated poverty in the process.

“AWOP is more of an organism than an organization,” said Proudfit. “Our organization has the look and feel of a molecule.

Two or three atoms come together and form a chemical bond.

The molecular charge is the Holy Spirit.”

Proudfit acknowledged Jeff Welsh of Starbase Consulting for his historical contribution creating AWOP’s first website.

Ron Touby, city director of Cru City, and John McCarthy, CEO of AGI Hospitality Recruiting, served as co-masters of ceremonies.

For more information on AWOP’s faith-at-work services, go to http://www.atworkonpurpose.org or call (800) 513-9580.

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1 Timothy 5:8 - But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel

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Senior Minister of Christ Universal Temple

PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

You may be in a tight spot right now, however, your breakthrough is closer than you think. We all have those moments when our lives are so filled with confusion that we cannot tell up from down; so beset with pain that we cannot see in from out, and so full of frustration and hopelessness that we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Then, we remember to stop and pray.

As people of faith, we recognize that prayer is essential. Prayer changes things. It gives us the strength to go forward. Jesus said, “I tell you, whatever you pray for believe that you have received it and it shall be yours.” In prayer, we set the soul like a trap to receive thoughts, guidance, and impulses of God. Prayer helps us adjust and prepare our mind and heart to receive God’s program.

Remember, if the Lord put you there, the Lord can bless you there. Like Abram, you sometimes have to leave your country and kindred and head to the place that God will show you. Even in the liminal space God has a plan for your life, a plan for your welfare and not for your harm. His plan is to give you a future with hope. As one writer said, “Those who are committed to being the light must be equally committed to the process of burning.”

The good news is that God never leaves you alone.

Prayer changes things because prayer changes us. It has been said, “Pray as if everything depended upon God and work as if everything depended upon you.” So, Lift it up and Let it go.

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Teachers’ hard work and planning begin long before the school year starts and classes are back in session. Show your gratitude to your children’s teachers with merci Chocolates, a thoughtful collection of fine, European chocolates. Each slim, stylish box contains eight unique, individually wrapped flavors, making it the perfect token of appreciation to teachers for opening minds and touching hearts. Find more information at merci.us.

Good organizational habits are important to a child’s success in school.

That’s why ClosetMaid created KidSpace, a collection of kid-tested and kid-approved juvenile storage furniture ranging from toy chests to storage shelves. This robust line, which was designed with safety and storage in mind, helps parents avoid clutter and create more space for imagination, magic and giggles in bedrooms, playrooms, living rooms and more. For more information, visit closetmaid. com/kidspace.

Find the hummus you love in individual, portable containers with Sabra Singles, which are easy to add to a lunchbox when you’re on the

Send your student to school in style with shoes that fit this season’s “athleisure” trend and kick it up a notch with a hint of sparkle.

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EVENT OF THE WEEK

The 59th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show Presented by Shell Oil Products Soars into Town this August 19 and 20 Show,” said Barbara Stoyko, GM, Sales The City of Chicago’s for Shell U.S. Fuels, Sales and Marketing.

59th Annual Chicago Air and “The event, which highlights amazing Water Show Presented by Shell performances both in the air and water Oil Products will take place from military and civilian teams, has this August 19 and 20 along been a tradition in Chicago for nearly 60 the lakefront from Fullerton years, and Shell is very proud to be a part to Oak Street, with North of it. We appreciate all that the City of Avenue Beach serving as show Chicago does to make this a spectacular center from 10am to 3pm daily. event year in and year out and look Strong in tradition and one forward to bringing this event to the of the largest free admission public for free in conjunction with our events of its kind, the show local joint venture partners, wholesalers headliners include the U.S. and dealers and the City of Chicago.”

Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. This year’s headliners include the U.S. Navy Blue For close to 25 years, ABC 7 Army Parachute Team Golden Angels(pictured) and the U.S. Army Parachute Team Chicago has helped make The Chicago Knights.

Golden Knights.

Air and Water Show one of the most The U.S. Navy Blue Angels exciting local traditions for families have been astounding audiences throughout the Chicagoland area. This year ABC 7 is creating since 1946 with their gravity-defying flying, commanding “Air and Water Show Week” on Eyewitness News, with presence and supersonic maneuvers in their F/A-18 Hornets. The special features starting Monday, August 14, and leading up brave men and women of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden to coverage on Eyewitness News on Saturday, August 19, and Knights and the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs will inspire spectators as they jump out of an aircraft 12,500 feet above the earth’s surface to Sunday, August 20, as the thrilling, high-powered tradition takes to the skies. Spectators on Lake Michigan and along the a perfect beach landing on North Avenue Beach. lakefront can watch and listen with WBBM Newsradio 780and The popular lakefront event features a wide variety of 105.9FM as they broadcast the show live both days and provide military and civilian aerial demonstration teams with daredevil live streaming video coverage at WBBM780.com/airshow. pilots performing their stunts in the skies above Chicago.

The Chicago Air and Water Show is presented by the Returning acts confirmed for 2017 include: F-35 Heritage Flight, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events F-16, A-10, F-22, AV-8B Harrier, U.S Coast Guard MH-65 and Shell Oil Products U.S. and sponsored in part by ABC 7 Dolphin Helicopter, C-130, AeroShell Aerobatic Team, Aerostars, Chicago, American Airlines, Bud Light, The Boeing Company, American Airlines, Bill Stein Airshows, Chicago Fire Department Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Tribune, Communications Helicopter Air/Sea Rescue, Firebirds Delta Team, Matt Chapman Direct, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Krakus Polish Hams, Airshows, Warbird Heritage Museum P-51 Mustang, Sean D. M*M Graphics, Oracle and WBBM Newsradio 780 and Tucker and Team Oracle, Susan Dacy in the Super Stearman 105.9FM. Model 70, Warbird Heritage Museum Foundation: A-4 Skyhawk For more information, visit chicagoairandwatershow.

Jet Tac Demo – and show announcer Herb Hunter, the “Voice of us, join the conversation on Facebook (Chicago Air and the Air and Water Show” for the last 30 years.

Water Show) and follow it on Twitter and Instagram@ “For more than 20 years, Shell and the City of Chicago have ChicagoDCASE (#ChiAirandWater). partnered together to present the Annual Chicago Air and Water

Donate a backpack, learn about Lincoln

Anyone who donates a sturdy new backpack for Springfield school children in July will get free

admission to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

All backpacks will benefit the students of Springfield Public School District 186. The backpacks should be new and sturdy enough for students to carry books and school supplies.

“The ultimate mission of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is education. This exchange is a great way to make school a little easier for students and simultaneously give people yet another reason to come learn about the nation’s greatest president,” said ALPLM Executive Director Alan Lowe.

Donors can bring their backpacks to the presidential museum and tour immediately or get a coupon for free admission later this year. Donors can also drop them off and pick up admission coupons at The Real Estate Group, 3701 W. Wabash Ave., Springfield.

Backpacks can cost just $10, so donors not only

do a good deed but also save money off the regular admission price of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $6 for children. Find out more at www.presidentlincoln. illinois.gov.

Last year, ALPLM visitors donated more than 1,400 backpacks. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to telling the story of America’s 16th president through old-fashioned scholarship and modern technology.

The library holds an unparalleled collection of Lincoln books, documents, photographs, artifacts and art, as well as some 12 million items pertaining to all aspects of Illinois history. The museum uses traditional exhibits, eye-catching special effects and innovative storytelling techniques to educate visitors.

VEGGIE FEST RETURNS IN AUGUST

Veggie Fest Chicago is one of the largest vegetarian food and lifestyle festivals in North America.

The two-day festival, which drew record-breaking crowds

from around the world last year, will be held from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm on August 12 and 13, 2017 at Benedictine University, 5700 College Rd., Lisle, IL 60532.

As part of Veggie Fest’s Spirituality & Health Symposium, four special guest speakers will offer programs: Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD; Terry Mason, MD; Saraswati Sukamar, PhD; and Arran Stephens. im Allan Williams, Sr., MD, past president, American College of Cardiology; Chief, Division of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, will speak about “Lifestyle Risk Factors in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease” on Saturday, August 12 at 2 pm.

Terry Mason, MD, Chief Operating Officer, Cook County Department of Public Health, will be speaking on “Preventing Diabetes - Look at Your Plate!” on Sunday, August 13 at 2 pm.

Saraswati Sukamar, PhD, professor of oncology and co-director of the breast cancer program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will talk about “Preventing Cancer, Taking Dietary Steps” on Saturday, August 12 at 1:45 pm.

Arran Stephens, founder and CEO of Nature’s Path Organic will be back to talk about “Successes and

Challenges in Sustaining a Healthy Food Supply” on Saturday, August 12 at 1 pm.

With a huge international food court; health professionals speaking on diet, lifestyle, and environmental issues; engaging food demos by restaurant owners, chefs, and authors; an incredible children’s tent with face painting, clowns, and crafts; live music from some of Chicago’s best bands; over 100 vendor booths to explore; and free admission and free parking, Veggie Fest has become a highly anticipated summer event in the Chicagoland area.

Admission and parking are free, and you’ll find tons of fun for the whole family. For more information about Veggie Fest Chicago 2017 visit, www.veggiefestchicago.org

Peter J. Sebastion Consulting Group, LLC and Dan Dixon Launch “Creating The Company of The Future 2017” Business Conference

New York, NY - Peter J. Sebastion Consulting Group, LLC and Dan Dixon have announced “Creating The Company of The Future 2017” Management Leadership Series on October 18, 2017 in New York City. This dynamic one day event presented by PJSG Entrepreneur Center is an awesome opportunity to connect with fellow visionaries and innovators, ignite new ideas and be inspired by successful business leaders.

Every session will empower and challenge participants to revolutionize the way they do business. They will discover what it takes to lead and build a lasting brand, hear cutting edge strategies on how to complete in the global marketplace, get tips on redefining their relationships with customer and so much more.

The confirmed speakers are: Dan Dixon, CEO, Peter J. Sebastion Consulting Group, LLC and Conference Host Luke William, Professor NYU Stern School of Business. Founder and Executive Director of the NYU Innovation Lab, Best Selling Author, Disrupt Renea A. Woods - Baylor, CEO of OFG Advisors, Entrepreneur, Innovator and Business Lead Michael Bergdahl, Former Wal-Mart Executive, Author What I learned from Sam Walton: How to Complete and Thrive in a Walmart World.

This event will also entail a panel discussion featuring successful business leaders with a Q&A session, VIP reception, vendor expo and so much more.

Dan Dixon, the conference host, is an admired Business Professional, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Author, Radio and Television Commentator, Minister and CEO. Dan serves as an advisor to companies throughout the U.S. and abroad where he speaks to groups of executives, entrepreneurs, churches, industry leaders and students.

The conference will be held on October 18, 2017 at the New York Hilton Midtown located at 1335 Avenue of The Americas NY, NY 10019. Please contact the program office at 844-344-1611 Ext: 2377 to register for this event or visit www.pjsgnyc.com.

GHANA NATIONAL COUNCIL CELEBRATES 29th ANNUAL GHANAFEST

The Ghana National Council of Metropolitan Chicago (GNC) and its Affiliates proudly present the 29th Annual Ghanafest in Chicago, IL Saturday July 29, 2017 in Washington Park; 5500 South Russell Drive, Chicago, IL. Ghanafest is a one day festival every last Saturday of July that displays Ghanaian culture, food, fashion, and music. Members of the Ghanaian, African, African-American, and every community near and far are cordially invited to join in the festivities and activities marking this monumental event! This year marks the golden anniversary as it is being held on the 29th day of July and this marks the 29th year of Ghanafest operations. The theme of the celebration is: Unity in Motion.

A $10 gate donation allows patrons unrestricted access into the Ghanafest all day.

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The Chicago Citizen Newspaper Group Inc. is seeking a part-time General Assignment Reporter to gather and write about news in and around the Chicagoland area.

The Citizen is the largest chain of black-owned newspapers in the Midwest. It is comprised of five weekly publications. For 51 years, the Citizen has been an integral part of the community and covers neighborhoods such Chatham, South Shore, Englewood, Hyde Park, areas in the South Suburbs as well as many other neighborhoods.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to gather, write and report on news in communities encompassing the Citizen’s coverage areas.

The ability to research and write thought provoking stories, conduct interviews, find sources to discuss topics that affect readers in a clear, concise and accurate manner is an essential function of the position.

The ideal candidate should possess the ability to identify excellent photo opportunities as well as take photos that accompany stories the General Assignment Reporter submits.

Completing weekly assignments as well as assisting with the completion of one in-house column efficiently, with accuracy and on tight deadlines is a must.

Applicants should be proficient in using Microsoft Office, Email, Smart phones as well as writing captions and catchy headlines for articles.

A Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism, or a related degree and at least six months work experience in writing for a print publication serving as a general assignment reporter is preferred.

Interested applicants can submit cover letters, resumes and at least one newspaper or magazine article to recruitment@lisettegushiniereconsulting. com.

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SPRINGFIELD, IL – Two popular televised games shows are making their way to the Illinois State Fair. Do you have what it takes to compete? Online registration is now open for those brave enough to compete at the 2017 Illinois State Fair.

This year, the Illinois State Fair will be hosting its own versions of The Newlywed Game and Beat Shazam on the fair’s newest stage, The Rising Star stage. Participants who sign up to play will have the opportunity to win two free tickets to that evening’s grandstand concert!

In The Newlywed Game, two couples will face off against each other by answering a series of questions to determine which couple knows each other better! You don’t have to be a newlywed to participate. We welcome couples who have been married for 8 days to 80 years!

Beat the DJ is the Illinois State Fair’s take on this summer’s new game show, Beat Shazam on FOX. Two teams of two will battle it out to see who can correctly name songs the fastest before testing their musical IQ against a local radio DJ. To register for a chance to compete in these fun competitions, sign up online at illinoisstatefair.info.

Registration can be found under the Competition tab.

Participants will be notified by email if they have been selected to compete.

Game show dates and times are listed below: Newlywed Game

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WEEKLY SPECIAL!

BET Networks’ #1 original drama series, starring Gabrielle Union, “BEING MARY JANE” has returned just in time to bring the heat.

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(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK---This summer, BET Networks’ #1 original drama series, starring Gabrielle Union, “BEING MARY JANE” has returned just in time to bring the heat. Season four began on July 18 and includes more episodes giving viewers their fix of the drama in the world of Mary Jane Paul. Viewers will catch up with Mary Jane as she has bitten off more of the Big Apple than she can chew. After becoming a national anchor on the morning news show “Great Day USA,” Mary Jane is feeling distrustful of Justin (Michael Ealy) after Kara’s (Lisa Vidal) firing. Mary Jane tries to make it work with Lee (Chiké Okonkwo), but resisting Justin is undermining her performance in the coveted co-anchor spot and forces a final reckoning with Lee. “BEING MARY JANE” is executive produced by Will Packer and Erica Shelton Kodish who serves as the series showrunner and writer. Packer and Shelton Kodish join Gabrielle Union, Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil as executive producers and co-executive producer Jeff Morrone. The series was created by Mara Brock Akil. BET, Will Packer Productions and Akil Productions will produce the fourth season of the series. Korin D. Huggins, Head of Television for Will Packer Productions, will oversee on behalf of Will Packer Productions. For video sneak peeks and first looks from the new season of “BEING MARY JANE,” visit the official page at BET.com/beingmaryjane. Viewers can also find series updates on Facebook by liking the fan page at Facebook: Facebook.com/BeingMaryJane. Also, join the conversation about the show on Twitter by using hashtag: #BeingMaryJane; follow the show for all updates & special surprises: @BeingMaryJane. For more information about the series visit BET.com.

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Obituary Notice Yvonne Leemons Canady Much could be said in remembrance of Yvonne Leemons Canady, beloved wife of prominent Chicago businessman and noted philanthropist Blanton Canady.

She was a bright light that shone in the lives of all who knew her, and a solid effervescent presence always at her husband's side in his various endeavors. Her genuine warmth could linger in a room long after her exit.

Yvonne transitioned this life on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, surrounded by family and friends after an 11-year battle with early onset Alzheimer's. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to parents Willie B. Caldwell and Clifford Dewitt Miller, and was the youngest of three girls. After her family moved to Memphis, she attended

Memphis Immaculate Conception Catholic High School and Christian Brothers College.

Yvonne came to Chicago to pursue her sales career and was well-known as the former Director of Marketing for Black Enterprise Magazine. Her major clients included General Motors and Ford.

She married Blanton Canady in 2003, and they built a life together based on their shared values of "God, family and friends." Both were devout members of Apostolic Church of God in Chicago and gave of their time and resources to various nonprofit organizations.

Yvonne is survived by her devoted husband Blanton, son Blanton Canady II (Sheri), grandson Blanton Canady III, sisters Sharmeen Hawkins (Greg) of Atlanta, Marshia Gilmore of Memphis, and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Private services were held at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago.

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