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Reflecting On A Legend Theresa “Teesee” Fambro Hooks pgs. 10&12 KAREN LEWIS Peace in the Fight!

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The challenges of every day responsibilities encompass a great deal more when you are a parent or legal guardian of a child.

One of the top priorities one faces is finding a good and safe center of learning for their toddler, which leads to securing a traditional path of school enrollment either through a private, public or charter institution.

In the past three decades, Chicagoans have witnessed deterioration in the Chicago Public School (CPS) system that has impacted our community socially and economically.

No longer having a Superintendent in place to oversee the business of CPS, a board comprised of educators, business and administrators influence the decisions made that impact some 396,683 students.

But, more importantly, it’s the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) that has challenged some of these decisions and has risen up from being just another union – providing assistance to its 27,000 members –to becoming a solid voice for social justice.

CTU President Karen Lewis has demonstrated that her background and experience in the CPS system are major contributors to her success in that office.

A Chicago native, she’s an alumnus of Kosminski Elementary School and Kenwood Academy and earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Dartmouth College.

Her love for filmmaking also prompted her to attend Columbia College, and inspired her to write her thesis on the “Image of Black Women in Film” after she attended Northeastern Illinois University’s Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, where she earned an M.A. Lewis taught chemistry for 22 years in the Chicago Public Schools and in 2010 she ran for President of the Chicago Teachers Union, winning with 60 percent of the vote.

Winning the seat by such a large margin reflected the change needed due to an administration that allowed Mayor Richard M. Daley to control CPS, which resulted in a stripping of the union’s bargaining powers.

Some would say this also lead to the privatization and promotion of charter schools under former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas.

In an interview with the Chicago Defender, Lewis said, “One of the that things bothered me was that I didn’t feel the union was actually looking at that from a macro level. They were not involving the community in the process of doing union work, which to me is how do you not have parents and community on your side.

“How do you not do that? We would go to these charter school openings, hearings, closings and the unions were never there.

They were never there.”

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Karen Lewis

CTU President Karen Lewis: Finding Peace in the Fight

Mayor Daley’s close political ties to the Illinois state legislature’s Democratic leadership granted dictatorial like power over all CPS matters, including the budget and policy.

In addition, the hardest blow to many was the move by Daley to eliminate the School Board Nominating Committee that had been sanctioned by Mayor Harold Washington. This gave Daley sole power to appoint school board members and set policies concerning class size, hours of instruction, layoffs, the authorization of charter schools and the privatization of services.

Jacqueline Vaughn was the first Black CTU President; she succumbed to cancer in 1994. Thomas Reece, Jacqueline’s successor and an ally of Daley, was defeated for re-election in 2001 by Deborah Lynch-Walsh.

But it was Karen Lewis and her fellow union members who were committed to social justice. They created the Caucus of

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Rank and File Education (CORE) after the short-lived tenure of Ms. Lynch-Walsh.

“We decided we would have to run in order to make changes,” she said. “We were trying to move the union leadership in the direction of being really serious about social justice, about being serious about community de-orientation and re-tooling the whole concept of what the union looks like. That’s not what we saw. We had to do it ourselves.”

In 2010, CORE’s efforts to bring CTU members and policies closer to the community supported the newly elected CTU President. The Illinois General Assembly passed a law that required approval from 75 percent of union members including those voting on a strike authorization.

Lewis explained, “They tried to make it impossible for us to strike. I got threatened down there (in Springfield). They said, ‘If you strike, we’re going to take away your right to strike.’ Really?” says Lewis.

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BUSINESS

Mary L. Datcher

all they know. Sometimes, we are used to doing things in the same manner.”

Defender Senior Staff Writer

In life, we often start out in one career lane and in some cases switch over to several areas, eventually landing in a profession that we least expected.

A native of Chicago, Orr grew up on the South Side and resides close to the radio station, which is located on east 87th Street. She’s found a common place in understanding the importance of remaining rooted within the community, which is something she feels WVON personifies.

This happened to Eugenia Orr nearly six years ago when she found herself out of a job and finishing up her doctorate degree. With years of experience in management, Orr had worked in corporate America with an MBA in Urban Planning and Policy, but having built her career as an interior designer and facilitating space management for major clients, she found herself for the first time without a job.

“I was training other junior designers when I went back to school,” she says. “I was going back and got laid off at the same time; it was really rough.

I found this program, heard about it, and just loved it. It was the doctorate of Education Degree program at Olivet Nazareth University.”

“I live in a building across the street from a building my father lived in when he first moved to Chicago almost 65 years ago.

My parents lived around the corner before they bought the house I grew up in. I lived in the suburbs for a couple of years and hated it,” Orr said.

Eugenia Orr:

A Calmer Side of Management At WVON

Orr she started the process in 2009 after attempting it twice earlier. She said, “My dad was sick that year, and I couldn’t do it. The next year, I missed the deadline. So, I didn’t want to casting Corporation, in 2013. miss it the third year.”

Orr didn’t have any previous Like so many people hit broadcast working experience hard by the recession during and soon started the process of that time, she was faced with self-reinvention. “I had to prove acquiring her Ed.D, care for her myself. I was promoted within father, and seek employment at my first year as chief of staff. It was a part of my writing backthe same time.

Her focus and tenacity land- ground,” she says. ed her at WVON Radio, where she was hired as the executive assistant for Melody Spann, President of Midway Broad-

a freelance writer for quarter- applied her niche for organizaly publications – Luxury Home tion and structure. and Canadian Home magazines.

“I’ve never worked in this Since then, she’s published a industry before so I have an book with a group of other con- outside view of things. It’s diftributors, detailing her expertise ferent and a breath of fresh air. on de-cluttering spaces and I’m asking questions from the homes called Clear Free Home outside when others are asking Living, which is available online. questions from the inside,” Orr During her break between Currently, in her role as chief explained. full-time jobs, Orr would put her of staff for one of the most “That’s when you have to love and skills of interior design recognizable Black operated present new things to people in to use by performing work as radio stations, WVON, Orr has a different way because this is

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“I don’t believe that we should leave. If we don’t live in Chicago, believe me, some other people are going to take it over and they will take everything that is beautiful here. One day, we’ll be looking in and can’t afford it later.”

Meanwhile, Orr is proud of her transition into the broadcast profession, applying her years of management and organizational skills to the rich history of the radio station. In her previous corporate job, her gender and race was never a roadblock to her success as an executive, but her pride in her ethnicity has built a solid foundation.

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Unrelenting

Black

Disrespect The other day I had to laugh to keep from crying because I understood in that split second what Black men, Black youth, feel about all the negative energy that assails us as a people. The assaults are nonstop.

Racism surrounds us like a cocoon, feeding us its constant philosophical flow of warped responses to life, perpetuating the fear-based hatred and disdain of Black people.

So it’s hard not to be angry when you look around daily and all you can read about, hear and see, in the news, or actually witness, is all the negativity. And it is not imaginary, no matter how naïve a slight may seem to be.

It amazes me that both Blacks and Whites in America are so accustomed to racism that neither recognizes it oftentimes when it slaps them in the face.

Are we so desensitized to what is a horrific display of racism that we accept it as business as usual? Do we ignore it, fooling ourselves into thinking that we have chosen to take the high road? Do we simply not care?

Dissing The President Take President Obama, for instance – Black man holding the highest office in the land and the free world and yet the racism that colors the very fabric of the American socio-economic political system allows for the total disrespect of the 3/5th man.

The first Black president’s administration began with Rush Limbaugh’s famous, “I want Obama to fail” remarks and his flirtation with

moving to New Zealand. Not one Republican politician stood up in protest.

It continued through Jim DeMint’s “Waterloo” comment. The de facto head of the Tea Party movement said with militaristic glee, “If we’re able to stop Obama, it will be his Waterloo.

It will break him.”

When Limbaugh announced his unpatriotic comment via his radio broadcast, he was only stating what Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, John McCain and apparently all Republicans and a great portion of White America, were thinking – and still think, but won’t say publicly.

They all wanted Barack Obama to be a one-and-done, lame-duck president. Republican Mitch McConnell said, “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.”

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), when asked if he agreed with Limbaugh’s remarks hoping for presidential failure, said, “Exactly right.”

Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania said, “Absolutely we hope that his policies fail.”

Newt Gingrich skirted around a direct answer, but never denied that Republicans made it their top priority to block President Obama’s policies, no matter what.

Why were these White men so comfortable with publicly acknowledging their personal disdain of Barack Obama as President of the United States of America and making it clear they were not going to support him or his efforts?

It is safe to say that Republicans have been out to sabotage the Black President of the United States from the very beginning, and no one of any major voice has stood up in outrage over this behavior.

We actually endured the unpleasant display of so-called “angry” voters, who voiced their anger in terms fit for a World Wrestling Federation event.

We tolerated the hatred-wrought swastika-covered placards; voodoo-priest images; messages that Obama was a fascist, socialist, communist, and racist; charges that Obama was not a U.S. citizen; that he was not Christian, but in fact a Muslim; that his presidency was not legitimate and that he wanted to destroy America.

Had anyone of them said such a thing about any of the former presidents (all White, of course) they may have been charged with treason.

If the president is the Commander-in-Chief and you openly state that you are going to see that he fails, what is that other than an act against the president, which is in fact an act against the United States?

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If “The Duke” – considered by Whites and Blacks alike to be a man’s man – can respect the institution of the president, why can’t they with Obama today?

Once in the not so distant past, there was a professional decorum and sense of mutual respect for one another in public discourse. Men agreed to disagree.

In 1960, when John Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon, actor John Wayne, a conservative Republican, said of JFK, “I didn’t vote for him, but he’s my president, and I hope he does a good job.”

If “The Duke,” – considered

by Whites and Blacks alike to be a man’s man – can respect the institution of the president, why can’t they with Obama today?

Acts Of Treason In the most egregious breach of decorum ever seen – and seen by the world – South Carolina Republican Rep. Addison “Joe” Wilson in September 2009 received international attention when he interrupted President Obama’s televised speech to a joint session of Congress by shouting, “You lie!”

How was this Act of Treason handled? The incident resulted in a formal rebuke by the House of Representatives, but largely along party lines.

In addition, Wilson was re-elected the next year by nine percentage point over his nearest challenger, and when he ran unopposed in the 2012 general election, he was re-elected again, with 96 percent of the vote.

Our elected leadership is supposed to work with the president, not against him.

The political priority to sabotage the president’s agenda from day one

has not let up. Take the blindsiding of the president with an invitation to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the U.S. Congress on Iran, when his position was in direct opposition to President Obama’s position.

“Obama faces trash talk left, right and center – literally – and doesn’t deserve it,” says Paul Krugman, The Nobel Prize-winning economist, once one of the president’s most notable critics.

Krugman told Rolling Stone magazine that “Obama has emerged as one of the most consequential and, yes, successful presidents in American history.”

The main point here is that the Republican leadership acted from a racist reference to not support the President of the United States once the constituency had spoken.

They did not care or concern themselves with Americans on the whole, but rather chose to root themselves in White supremacy and stop the Black President, no matter if what he was doing may be good for the whole.

To play out racism on the world stage of politics sends a message.

So why are we shocked when White police symbolically kill Obama/unarmed Black men over and over?

ow To Correct H Perceptions Monday I was privy to a talk led

by Jim Wallis, author of America’s Original Sin/Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America in a room of majority Whites in a presti-

gious downtown club.

The men and women in attendance, many of whom were of the clergy, educators, social activists and me, were all authentically there because of our interest in improving relations and correcting perceptions between and about Blacks in general.

Wallis is perhaps the most informed White man I’ve met; he expressed great insight and sentiment regarding racism in America.

I was impressed because he began where I begin, with the Constitutional definition of slaves (Black people) as 3/5th man.

He made it clear that we have to understand the motivation, that it was about economics and that the relationship to economics has continued throughout history and today.

This is what is referred to as White Privilege. You have to be able to connect the dots and recognize that public housing in the Black neighborhood is equated to Black ghettos where people live in extreme poverty, where gang related crime is high. This public policy by design.

Public housing in White communities…er, excuse me, do you recall any public housing projects anywhere in White communities in the country?

Wallis points out in his book that Whiteness has become idolatry by the very people who are charged with ushering souls to righteousness.

The powers that be set the course in motion by identifying slaves as 3/5th a man and the religious leaders justified that by making Blacks the “sons of Ham,” cursed, possibly “blackened” by their sins.

This rhetoric was advanced only sporadically during the Middle Ages, but it became increasingly common during the slave trade of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The justification of slavery itself through the sins of Ham was well suited to the ideological interests of the elite; with the emergence of the slave trade, its radicalized version justified the exploitation of African labor.

Understanding this is the first step in recognizing the institutionalized racism that is woven within the American psyche.

So the discussion Monday began with “how to”…? How to change relations between Blacks and Whites?

Wallis suggests that we change the conversation. So then, I suggest that we start with striking the definition of Blacks as 3/5th man from the Constitution.

Let’s start there and then move on to ceasing the habit of referring to the peoples who dominate the world as “minorities” – that in and of itself negates respect for these people.

Believe me, there is nothing minor about us. www.chicagodefender.com

FRONT PAGE JUMP

Karen Lewis, continued from, Page 02

Battling Rahm

In what played out like a campy scene from the classic television drama series, Dynasty, the battle ensued between the newly elected Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Lewis coming on the heels of CPS changes.

Walking into nightmarish budget woes left over from the previous administration, Emanuel’s “bully” approach was not faring well among Lewis and her colleagues. Changes included increasing the hours of classroom instruction, cutbacks on teacher compensation, layoffs, and the hardest blow of all – the closing of 50 public schools mostly in predominately Black neighborhoods.

The infamous profanity-laced heated meeting between Emanuel and Lewis resulted in an unsuccessful attempt to intimidate CTU from challenging the mayor’s changes.

Lewis reflects back on those meetings. “I think that in all honesty, he learned his lesson,” Lewis said.

“You don’t cuss out a Black woman.

You don’t cuss out a Black woman from the South Side. That may have worked when you cussed out that woman from California.”

At that point, it was no longer CTU versus CPS, it was Emanuel versus Lewis, and the gloves came off.

With the support of several community grassroots organizations beyond the union, it secured the support of various communities across the city.

Chicago neighborhoods, defined by cultural differences, languages and often segregated by intersections, were suddenly brought together in support of the teacher’s demands. The strike lasted seven days and garnered widespread public support forcing Emanuel to concede many of the demands of the CTU. During this time, the mayor appointed Barbara Byrd-Bennett as the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools to help curve some of the tension between the board and CTU. Up until Bennett’s indictment, there was a mutual respect between her and Lewis.

“I had a very good working relationship with Barbara,” Lewis said.

“She and I could talk about things that we both had common reference points. I think Forrest is basically a tech grab – that’s fine; he has his space in the world. I think the problem is with the nature of the job – we don’t have a superintendent anymore.

“You need to have somebody with an educational background. I haven’t had a chance to develop a relationship with (Chief Education Officer) Janice (Jackson) yet because we’ve been in the middle of negotiations and I’ve been sick. I have to still pace my days.”

Lewis said it was easier to connect with Bennett because of similar cultural backgrounds and they were closer in age. “I had a very good working relationship with Barbara. It was easier for us because we were two old Black women. That just cut www.chicagodefender.com

down on a lot of barriers.”

Although, she briefly contemplated a mayoral run against Rahm Emanuel, due to illness, she cancelled her bid and supported rival Chuy Garcia.

Five years later, CTU and CPS are back at the negotiating table.

In the meantime, the 62-year-old Lewis has not given up without a fight despite dealing with treatment for her physical ailments.

“I felt like our union leaders at the time were not clear about the way public education had been zapped by the ruling class and co-opted.”

The State And Gov. Rauner

The budget stalemate between the Republican governor and a predominately Democratic general assembly has put drastic budget constraints on CPS and higher learning institutions throughout the state.

The governor’s recent recommendation for CPS to consider filing for bankruptcy has put more pressure on the city’s credit rating.

About that move, which has been compared to the emergency management of Flint, Michigan’s water crisis, Lewis says, “He’s too crazy for me to try to understand. I just don’t understand him.

“I don’t understand the viciousness that he shows; it’s personal with him. I think it’s a mistake because when you make something personal, then you let it out of your purview.”

In October 2015, the City of Chicago passed the biggest tax increase with union pensions increasingly leaning on the bulk of Chicago taxpayers. The mayor has defended the tax hike as a necessity to ensure that police, firefighters and first responders continue to provide safety for residents.

Lewis feels this process is not only important for its members but the students that they serve. “I think the problem is that the notion of unions for some people is very negative; they say, ‘All you care about is yourselves.’

“If that was the case, I would’ve stayed in the classroom and let somebody else deal with this, but I felt like our union leaders at the time were not clear about the way public education had been zapped by the ruling class and co-opted.

“Our children need relevance; we can’t just throw something out at them that is packaged and scripted.

What I was seeing was this notion that our children need to be compliant, uniformed, and ‘it down and shut up.’

Since last Thursday’s meeting, CTU brought a new offer to their “Big Bargaining Team,” which is comprised of approximately 40 members on board to help with the negotiation process.

Unfortunately, on Monday, the Board of Ed’s deal was rejected by the group and once again, a strike before the school year end is highly unlikely, but not ruled out.

“Simply signing a contract with CPS will not bring them a windfall of resources from the state,” Lewis said. “We have to exhaust every option available, which includes terminating those swap deals, returning the TIFs to the schools, and installing a financial transaction tax that could bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the city.”

In order to be sufficiently equipped, with information, CTU formed a research unit that would allow the union to speak from a position of fact. “When we took over, we cut officer’s salaries so that we could afford to have organizers and researchers,” she said, “because we feel this also gives us information we need to provide to other people. We can provide information to various elected officials. We have way more credibility because we’re serious about we’re doing!”

Although the exact terms of the new deal on the table for CTU have not been publicly released, sources mentioned CPS would not continue a pension pickup for long-standing teachers. In addition, there are no guarantees that CPS will reduce charter school expansion.

The intense pressure to put an end to the negotiations is important, but not at the expense of making sure Chicago students receive a fair and quality education. Lewis realizes CTU’s work does not end when a deal is finalized. There is still a great deal to do and she sees the decrease in cultural diversity within the CPS as a major problem.

“There’s a variety of reasons for that right now. One reason is that principals have complete and total control over hiring and they’re not giving it up. So, what you find is principals hire people that look like them and people that they’re comfortable with,” Lewis said.

“There are schools in this city that have a significant Black population, but there is not one Black teacher or a teacher over the age of 40. School based budget has incentivized that.

The other thing is that veteran Black teachers have been targeted.”

According 2014-2015 CPS Stats and Facts, there are approximately 39.3 percent African-American students compared to 9.4 percent White students, with Hispanic student enrollment leading at 45.6 percent.

Although both Black and Hispanic students make up the largest attendance at CPS schools, White teachers make up 50 percent of the teaching faculty, African Americans 22.6 percent, with Hispanic teachers rising to 19.7 percent.

Lewis addressed the changes passed by the SB7 Bill, which evaluates teachers by the student’s test scores, PERA (Performance Evaluation Reform Act).

“People say, ‘You’re just trying to protect bad teachers.’ No, they’ve decided what’s good or bad based on what we don’t agree on. Guess who gets the absolute lowest ratings? Black male teachers. They’re not being hired. The ones that they do hire, they get rid of as soon as

they can. But they need Black male teachers, students need those role models,” Lewis said.

There are various battles that Lewis is faced with, and though her number one priority is her health, she plans to run for re-election for her third term as CTU president in May. “Our next step is to secure a contract – trying to move this school year forward. Also, to look for long-term funding solutions because that’s what it’s going to take,” Lewis said. “We can’t come to a crisis every single year; we can’t have that.

We need some stability in the system and the only way to do that is to have over a long haul a progressive revenue solution.”

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He is grounded in faith and his personal relationship with God. As a popular young handsome athlete, like many who fit that description, he thought it was all about baseball and the girls.

Unbeknownst to him at the time, his choices would lead him to the path that he currently travels. In hindsight he recognizes that all his experiences lead him to his calling.

After graduating from Proviso East High School, off he went on a baseball scholarship to Claflin University, an HBCU in Orangeburg, South Carolina. There he pursued his interest in finance, which required him to take marketing courses.

In his sophomore year, he found himself as the last man standing after no one selected him to be on his or her team for a class marketing project assignment.

“I have to admit, I was a little miffed standing alone, but that lasted a second,” Wade says. “Immediately I shifted gears and prayed. Thoughts

Determined To Overcome All Obstacles And Persevere started to flow and I knew I was on a mission to make them all wish they had selected me.”

And that he did. He presented a marketing plan that incorporated his own experience as an athletic scholarship recipient, combining that with observation and what he’d like to have known ahead of time. With that he developed one aspect what would become a very important component of his business.

“My instructor was so impressed that he said if it were not for a conflict of interest, he said he would have invested in my business,” recalls Wade.

He references an art course where he found himself and one other male student, who was an art major on an academic scholarship. Wade queried the other student and began to think about what if he received a scholarship for both athletic ability and academic performance.

That was it. “Most Black athletes are never offered that opportunity,”

“Most Black athletes are never offered opportunity. Instead, they are assumed to be the dumb jock and often enabled by the system to avoid academic achievement.” says Wade, “ Instead, they are assumed to be the dumb jock and often enabled by the system to avoid academic achievement.”

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“We utilize Determination, Overcoming, and Perseverance as the foundational pillars to push through any adversity,” says Wade, who has personal experience to support his insight into their value.

DOP offers the first baseball lesson free. Parents are required to stay as part of the initial bargain to participate as an observer. They are provided a brochure with package choices and the student is enrolled.

Wade says, “I just need 30 minutes with a student and I can effectively instruct him and place him on a path that will change his game.”

Learning how to balance academics and their athletic interest is essential from the start, so they are required to maintain a 3.0 grade

average. Impressing this upon them at an early age makes it easy to see the connection.

They strengthen their appeal when promoting and marketing themselves to the school of their choice, as well as the professional leagues.

Balanced ballplayers pose less of a financial risk and usually demonstrate greater life choices and become better investment choices for pro scouts and eventually professional teams.

On staff are former professional baseball players who coach the young athletes. DOP Athletes program includes a baseball team, tryouts, fall ball, winter workouts, consistent development and training for students.

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LOCAL NEWS Kai EL’ Zabar Defender Executive Editor

Legendary, iconic Theresa “Teesee” Fambro Hooks was an award-winning columnist and photographer for the Chicago Defender.

She was born May 5, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, and passed away Sunday January 31, 2016.

She was 80 years young.

Hooks graduated from Parker (now Robeson) High School in 1953 and went on to attend the University of Illinois, Roosevelt University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in their Fashion Design Department.

She was a petite woman physically, but in social graces, etiquette, style and poise, her stature stood above the rest. She always “dressed to the nines,” as the women of her time would say, setting trends and leading the pack.

Teesee could hang with the people – Hollywood divas, Chicago’s business movers and shakers, trust fund babies, blue-collar workers, society debutantes, entertainers, professionals, politicians, fraternities and sororities.

She loved people, she loved everyone and more importantly, she loved what she did.

She joined the prestigious Chicago Daily Defender in 1961.

Hooks served as women’s editor and society columnist and published articles in the daily pages about social and community events, food and fashions.

She also wrote an advice column as “Arletta Claire” and a column called “Social Whirl,” later renamed “Teesee’s Town.”

In “Teesee’s Town,” Hooks covered the “good news” that emerged out of the community including art, theatre, culture and the movement of Chicago’s business, corporate, community and social leaders.

Theresa Fambro Hooks, became known as Teesee, the socialite who traveled the world capturing the stories of who,

Farewell to Chicago Defender’s “Teesee” Theresa Fambro Hooks what, when and why that made the world go round.

Her column Teesee’s Town was one of the most popular in the Chicago Defender and is still missed.

She was sought after by society and the social elite to join them at their prestigious events and gatherings because to make it in her Teesee’s Town column meant that you had arrived.

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This week, the Chicago Defender is hosting its annual Men of Excellence Awards, soon to be followed by our Women of Excellence in March.

It is our opportunity to acknowledge those men and women who exemplify excellence in their professional life as well as their contributions to the world community.

Last year Theresa Fambro Hooks was our Honorary Woman of Excellence because she was a

As president of Theresa Fambro Hooks and Associates, she provided public relations, communications and marketing services for eta Creative Arts Foundation, National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Abraham Lincoln Center, The Woodlawn Organization, among others.

Hooks was active with the Girl Scouts, various YWCAs, the Westside Association of Community Action, Midwest Sickle Cell Association, West Chesterfield Garden Club, and Adoption Information Services.

She was past national president of the National Association of Media Women. Hooks received the Phenomenal Woman Award at V103’s Expo for Today’s Black Woman, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Black Public Relations Society, the Russ Ewing Legacy Award of Excellence, Outstanding Journalist from the Chicago Association of Black Journalists, and the Fashion Connection Award.

Hooks was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and a noted person in the TheHistoryMakers Library.

This year we bid her farewell and thank her for her years of service and great reporting, her whimsical spirit, vivacious energy and greatness. Her work and contribution will always remain an important part of what we are as a publication and what we are evolving to as we move forward.

Funeral Services for Theresa “Teesee” Fambro Hooks long-time staple and star among society and the social elite, reporting on their star studded Feb 11, 2016 events, as well as their philan10:00 a.m. Visitation thropic work. She was also noted 11:00 a.m. Services and held in high esteem by her Trinity United Church of Christ Chicago Defender colleagues.

400 95th St Chicago, IL 60628 Her other professional positions included being manager For questions, please contact the of community/public affairs for Chicago Defender Newspaper (312) Philco-Ford’s Chicago Residen225-2400. tial Manpower Center, and special assistant to the president of Olive-Harvey College for public information. www.chicagodefender.com

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Nominee Information Name of Nominee ______________________________________ Age ______ Title/Positions ____________________________________________________ Company/Affiliation ______________________________________________ Years in Industry __________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip _____________________________________________________ Day Phone __________________________________________________________ Evening Phone _____________________________________________________ E-mail _______________________________________________________________

Criteria Proven success within her profession/industry Positive role model whose contributions encourage others

The Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Awards celebrate local African American women who inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievement and participation in community service.

Active in community service or organizational involvement Local African American female executive or business owner

Questioned To Be Completed

They are women who exemplify extraordinary strength and commitment to their profession and to the community.

These women do it all while filling the roles of leader, mother, teacher and professional.

Describe specific accomplishments that demonstrate nominee’s excellence _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

The selected honorees will join an exclusive society of 450 professional women who have previously received this distinction.

Describe nominee’s community service activity/organizational involvement _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

The Women of Excellence reception will be held on March 25, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

How has the nominee mentored others? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

1. The nominee must be a woman (at least 21 years of age) who resides in the Chicago metropolitan area (the city of Chicago and contiguous communities within a fifty (50) mile radius of the city center).

2. The nominee must be active in her career or profession. Career or profession is defined as paid employment in her field.

Nominees must agree to have their photograph and biographical information published in The Chicago Defender. All nominees selected as a Chicago Defender Women of Excellence will be featured in a 2016 edition of The Chicago Defender.

3. Evaluations will be based on the quality of a nominee’s achievements, rather than the quantity of information submitted.

4. Selections will be made by the Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Selection Committee based on the following criteria: • Local African American Female Business executive or entrepreneur.

• Proven success in career/profession • Positive role model • Demonstrative community service

Nominator’s Contact Information Name _________________________________________________________________ Title ________________________________________________________________ Firm/Organization

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Address _____________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip _____________________________________________________ Day Phone __________________________________________________________ Evening Phone _____________________________________________________ E-mail _______________________________________________________________

E-mail submissions to: crivera@chicagodefender.com Or Mail to: “Women of Excellence” 4445 S. King Dr. • Chicago IL 60653

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Theresa “Teesee” Fambro Hooks Tribute

Putting on the ritz with socialite Jewel Stradford Rogers Lafontant and others

Teesee on a neighborhood carnival elephant

Theresa Fambro Hooks A Day In The Lifetime

Featured with Chicago Mayor Harold Washington

It was the norm to find Theresa “Teesee” Fambro Hooks gallivanting about the town; however, it was not for her personal fun, but rather for the work, and she loved it! Teesee hobnobbed with the rich and famous men and women of the sports arena, high society, Hollywood icons, celebrated entertainers, and people from all walks of life. Here she’s captured doing her thing.

Getting close to Chicago’s very own soul vocalist Lou Rawls

Making a test run with NASA

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2016

Defining Excellence

Dictionary.com defines EXCELLENCE as: the fact or state of excelling; superiority, eminence; an exceptional quality or feature.

According to the Chicago Defender, EXCELLENCE is defined through demonstration and performance of those men it honors annually.

Excellence is often difficult to describe, yet recognition is immediate upon seeing it.

Rest assured, it is never happenstance.

It is always the result of focus, great intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution, commitment to be your best self and the vision to see life’s challenges as opportunities.

This evening the Chicago Defender recognizes 50 MEN OF EXCELLENCE nominated by Chicago Defender readers.

A blue ribbon panel of impartial and anonymous judges had the arduous task of making the final selections from the hundreds of names submitted. We salute each of the men whose credentials were

submitted who are not listed this year, as well as the thousands of men known and unknown who reflect excellence daily.

This year the Black man has come under much scrutiny and we would be remiss if we did not acknowledge those whose lives were taken too soon, whether psychologically or physically.

We acknowledge our honorees because they are the ones who persevere against the adversity that faces them daily, threatening their very existence, and contribute to others, often making a difference in the lives of others, in particular other young Black men.

What Makes a Chicago Defender MAN of EXCELLENCE? They are men bound by a personal code of ethics that demands accountability and integrity. They are men who exercise self-control, demonstrate personal strength and courage, and possess power as well as grandeur. They are men who care more than others think is safe, dream more than others think is practical, and expect more than others think possible.

Herb Kent

Lifetime Achievement Award

Art Norman

Master Of Ceremonies Art Norman has been a fixture on WMAQ-TV Channel 5 for over 30 years and is the Men of Excellence Master of Ceremonies as well as a former winner. As a MOE alumni, Art shares the pride and honor with the 2016 honorees.

Norman came to NBC 5 Chicago as a general assignment reporter in July 1982. In February 1990, his initiative led to a NBC 5 News exclusive investigation of the Cook County Sheriff Department, probing allegations of civil rights violations during a questionable drug raid.

His signature segment “Art Norman’s Chicago” airs bi-weekly on NBC 5 News at 5 p.m. These stories feature extraordinary people making a difference in their communities across the Chicago area. In addition, Norman does technology in a segment called The Weekend Web, where Art is seen on Saturday and Sunday mornings reviewing the latest gadgets and gizmos. He is also a frequent NBC 5 News ambassador, making appearances at many community events.

Of all the accolades you could give Herbert Rogers Kent, the Cool Gent, you can’t really top this: Herb Kent is in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest career as a radio deejay on Planet Earth, for playing music longer than any other person since radio was invented.

He received that honor from the Guinness people back in 2009 and is still broadcasting on the air over radio station WVAZ/V103 seven years later.

There’s not much more you can say than that for this true legend who is as much a signature treasure of Chicago as our sports teams, the lakefront festivals, our architecture, and the smell of barbecue wafting through the breeze on a summer’s day.

Born October 5, 1928, Herb has been on the radio professionally since he was 16 – that puts this 87-year-old broadcasting magician behind the microphone for 71 years. All of it has been spent in the Chicagoland area, where Herb has literally entertained multiple generations of fans.

Having had this monster career is highly ironic for Herb because when he was a straight-A college student in the 1940s, his White professor told him, “You have the best voice in the class, but you’ll never make it in radio because you’re a Negro.”

Well, this Negro went on to become the very first African American inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting Radio Hall of Fame. He still hosts two highly-rated weekly radio shows

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Who are the Chicago Defender MEN of EXCELLENCE?

These powerful men – some quiet and under the radar, others bold and flying high – are public and private figures. They are leaders, motivators and educators.

They are entrepreneurs, corporate executives, civil servants, and other professionals.

They are men who grasp the pursuit of excellence and strive to live exemplary lives. They are men who have made their mark in society and are reaching forward by reaching back to assist those who want to move ahead.

They are men who dare to dream the impossible and then work to make it happen, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama. They are men of conviction, like Robert Sengstacke Abbott, and Carter G. Woodson.

They are men who persevere, like Joe Louis and Gale Sayers. They are men of honor, like Benjamin Davis and Colin Powell. They are men of character, like Louis E. Martin and Harold Washington.

Like Muhammad Ali, they are the greatest. on V103, featuring his legendary “Battle of the Best” segment, pitting the works of two artists against each other and letting the listeners call in and cast their votes for who they like more.

In addition, coming full circle to what his professor told him, Herb himself teaches broadcasting at Chicago State University. Herb is not only an urban radio pioneer, he is a voice of the community, a father, a friend, and a living history lesson. To many Chicagoans, the Cool Gent, The King of the Dusties, The Honorary Mayor of Bronzeville, Herb Kent, stands for all these things and more.

As one of the most important figures in Chicago radio history, Herb has not only been able to entertain and inform listeners on his weekly radio shows, he has also opened up many doors for African Americans. Tom Joyner has said, “Herb Kent paved the road of success that I’m on today.”

A young Herb Kent displayed an early interest in radio when as a teenager he built radio equipment, including his own set of microphones, from surplus World War II parts.

Back in the fifties, Herb’s first fan club was formed and the nickname, Cool Gent was born.

He has befriended and interviewed many music legends, including Duke Ellington, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Eddie Kendricks, the O’Jays, the Dells, and Marshall & the ChiLites, just to name a few.

In addition to his accomplishments as a radio personality, Kent has been a longtime active community and civil rights leader. He has

What is EXCELLENCE?

This historical year marks the formal beginning (May 15, 1916) of the Great Migration of Blacks from the South to other locales around the country.

Robert Sengstacke Abbott, founder/publisher of the Chicago Defender and a man of excellence himself aided it significantly.

An attorney originally, Abbott refused to accept the “place” that would be assigned to him, so White law firms refused to hire him. He defied them and convention by establishing the newspaper.

The Defender published controversial editorials encouraging Blacks to leave the oppressive South and go North to seek opportunity that could lead to greater self-determination. Eventually, almost seven million Blacks moved out of the rural South to the urban North, Midwest and Western parts of the country between 1910 and 1970.

During its 110 years history, the Chicago Defender has witnessed, recognized, and celebrated excellence – celebrated the men who have crossed the bridges on the backs of those who have gone before them, blazing trails, breaking ceilings and charting new courses.

spent many years serving as a role model to the African-American community by encouraging young people. “Stay in school and avoid gang involvement, that was always my theme, “ Kent says.

There is a wonderful book about the man and his life that came out in 2009 (Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press) called “The Cool Gent: The Nine Lives Of Radio Legend Herb Kent.” Herb co-authored it with local writer David Smallwood, and Mayor Richard M. Daley wrote the foreword.

In the book, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said, “Herb Kent is more than a radio legend. He’s an American icon and anyone who has ever heard him on-air knows why.

Mr. Kent’s charm and wit have earned him the respect of millions of devoted fans.”

The Chicago Defender salutes Herb Kent for a lifetime of achievement and for truly being a Man of Excellence.

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Rev. Ira J. Acree

Ira J. Acree has pastored the Greater St. John Bible Church on Chicago’s West Side for more than 25 years.

He’s a tireless advocate for empowerment, championing principles of entrepreneurship, education, economics and evangelism.

Although leading his congregation cial justice work within Chicago’s and spending time with his family activist community. keeps him busy, Acree has managed to stay at the forefront of justice on issues of local and national relevance for the last 15 years.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Masters

of Arts in Christian Ministry from He is also the author of two North Park Theological Seminary, books, The Man in the Mirror and In and a Doctorate of Ministry from Pursuit of Mr. Right. Acree also hosts Midwest Theological Institute. Ira a weekly telecast on CAN television Acree has been married to Margacalled All Hands on Deck. However, ret Acree for 27 years and has two most people know him from his so- children, Marcus and Nicole.

Lionel Allen Jr. Lionel Allen is the Chief Academic Officer of Urban Prep Academies, a non-profit organization founded in 2002 with the mission of providing educational opportunities to urban boys leading to their success in college.

Urban Prep operates three allmale schools, including the country’s first all-boys public charter high school, as well as an alumni program and a full-year service program for recent college graduates.

Vernard Alsberry, Jr. Vernard Alsberry, Mayor of the Village of Hazel Crest, has devoted his life to the things most important to him; his family, his community, his country and his profession.

Vernard is the third of seven brothers raised by both parents in the Chicago Altgeld Gardens housing projects. Vernard served nine years in the United States Air Force, rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant and earning many honors.

He earned an Associate of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Mississippi and Community College of the Air Force. Vernard continued his academic endeavors at Governors State University, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Health Administration and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.

He partnered with his wife to build two businesses, Superior Therapeutic Services and Kids Health Club. Vernard is committed to improving the Southland community and believes that all children, including his grandchildren, should grow up in a safe community with great economic, educational and recreational opportunities.

After eight years of serving as a Hazel Crest Village trustee, Alsberry was elected mayor in April 2013. He remains active in the South Southwest United Way on its

executive board, as a past president. In the first two years of his term, Mayor Alsberry garnered over two million dollars in grants in state and federal funding.

Vernard actively supports his alma mater, Governors State University, and serves on its advisory board. As mayor of Hazel Crest, Vernard re-established the Hazel Crest Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Commission. He established a Hazel Crest Clergy Commission and worked with the Hazel Crest Village Board to pass an ordinance to allow prayer before each Village Board meeting in the Village of Hazel Crest.

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J ermaine Lawrence Anderson In recent years, Jermaine Lawrence Anderson Enterprises has educated and empowered many clients to discover their purpose as they journey to achieve personal and professional success.

Jermaine is an Independent Brand Specialist that develops and implements marketing activities to increase the value of signature brands across many different industries. Jermaine has been the force behind many exclusive brands, products, and record breaking live events.

As a young entrepreneur, Jermaine participated in entrepreneurship class-

Prior to Urban Prep, Allen served as principal at Sherman School of Excellence, the nation’s and the Academy for Urban School Leadership’s first No Child Left Behind turnaround school.

Under his leadership, Sherman students achieved significant academic gains in both reading and mathematics.

As Chief Academic Officer, Allen leads the network of Urban Prep schools to ensure students continue to achieve dramatic performance gains. Allen’s responsibilities include establishing the network’s student development goals, implementing Urban Prep’s rigorous curriculum and participating in the application process for new schools.

Raised on the South Side, Allen earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in leadership and administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and is currently pursuing his doctoral degree in Urban Education Leadership from UIC.

es alongside junior high students during which time he created coffee mugs, key chains, and posters. His designs flourished in the local community.

His products landed him first place in the school business fair and he placed number 51 out of 100 in Youth-Owned Businesses in America by his sophomore year in high school. Consequently his success catapulted Jermaine into the arena of public speaking through which he began to share his story of success around the country. Since then he has been featured in several publications and media outlets.

Jermaine’s keen fashion sense moved him to also consult men wishing to take their image to the next level. He is the owner and designer of Neck Appeal, an online-based retailer specializing in designer neckwear for men.

In 2014 Jermaine Lawrence Anderson launched The Chicago Gentlemen’s Brunch to kick off a movement uniting socially conscious men who share values on male responsibility.

As an off-shoot of the brunch, Jermaine launched Project Gentleman, through which he collects previously worn clothing to gift young men graduating from high school, college and those re-entering the workplace.

Jermaine is also the President of Kingdom Resources, a faith based and ministry consulting firm.

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Terrance E. Barker Terrance Barker is a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois and a member of the General Bar for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He founded Terrance Barker Legal Services, P.C. in 2010.

Barker’s practice is primarily concentrated in the representation of condominium associations, where Lastly, Barker is an advocate for he advises condominium associations on a wide range of complex the rights and protection of individuals with disabilities. In 2003, Mr. and day-to-day governance issues.

Barker was involved in a tragic car Also, he oversees condominium accident that left him paralyzed association assessment collection from the shoulders down. He has matters, litigation, and ensures comworked with other attorneys in pliance under the Illinois Condominihelping secure public accommoum Property Act, federal requiredations nationally for people with ments, and municipal codes. disabilities.

James A. Bell James Bell was named to the board of directors of Apple in October 2015.

Prior to joining Apple, his tenure at the Boeing Company included a stint in 2005 as chief executive officer.

He was an executive vice president of the Boeing, an aerospace company and manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, from 2003 until his retirement in April 2012.

He was Corporate President from

June 2008 until February 2012 and Chief Financial Officer from November 2003 until February 2012. At the time of his retirement, Bell was the highest-ranking African-American executive in Boeing’s history, and was credited with guiding Boeing through turbulent periods.

Before being named Chief Financial Officer, Bell was Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller. In this position, he served as the company’s principal interface with the board’s Audit Committee. He was vice president of contracts and pricing for Boeing Space and Communications from 1996 to 2000.

Bell is a member of the board of directors of JP Morgan Chase, Dow Chemical Company, CDW, and a Trustee of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center.

He has also worked with New Leaders for New Schools to help develop talented teachers and principals, and served on many community-based boards. Bell attended California State University, Los Angeles where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

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Kevin B. Brookins Kevin Brookins is Senior Vice President, Strategy and Administration for ComEd, responsible for driving fundamental change throughout the company and providing a strategic foundation to address future business opportunities.

His reporting organizations include Operational Strategy & Business Intelligence (OSBI), Communications, Marketing, Real Estate & Facilities and Corporate Security.

Brookins is a versatile electric utility manager with 32 years of experience.

Before his current appointment in February 2012, he served in a number of key positions, including vice president, Operational Strategy and Business Intelligence.

His accomplishments include significantly reducing fleet costs, enhancing revenue from non-standard services, reducing the average outage duration and operating errors; improving new business customer satisfaction ratings and meter read rates; and reducing employee injuries.

Brookins started his career with ComEd in 1983 as a corporate planning analyst. He was selected to Chicago United’s 2011 Business Leaders of Color. In 2008 and 2010, he was selected by the editors of U.S. Black Engineer

& Information Technology magazine as among the 100 Most Important Blacks in Technology. In 2008, Brookins was selected by the editors of Diversity MBA magazine as among the Top 100 Executives under 50.

He serves as co-chair of the Black Creativity Advisory Committee at Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry and the Executive Advisory Council at Governors State University.

Brookins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Howard University in Washington, D.C. and an MBA from Governors State University.

erryl “D.C. Mad D Hatter” Caldwell Derryl Caldwell, commonly referred to as “D.C., the Mad Hatter,” or the “Embroidery Guy,” is a veteran of the United States Navy and an accomplished entrepreneur with more than 20 years experience in business management. He began operations in 1996 as the premier custom apparel embroidery merchant at Chicago’s Navy Pier, the number one tourist attraction in the Midwest.

Caldwell says, “Our goal at D.C. Mad Hatter is to package our clients position through creating quality goods that showcase a unique signature

Charles Comer Charles Comer has been employed at the Chicago Transit Authority going on 22 years and where he focuses on being his best in providing service that moves people.

Born in Chicago in 1961, the oldest of four boys, at an early age he developed a passion for overcoming the odds that confronted him, which later evolved as experiences that encouraged him.

He is a bus operator who takes his job seriously, realizing that the bus operator is the first face of the CTA that the public comes into contact with. It is important that an operator greets all people equally with respect. Charles says you never know, “It could really make their day.”

In addition to his CTA work, he is also a deacon at Providence Missionary Baptist Church, where along with the pastor and other deacons, he works to meet the spiritual needs of others, assisting in the church’s youth education program, and he serves as a Sunday school teacher.

Charles is a loving husband and fa-

and branding while providing unparalleled customer service with unmatched personal delivery.”

Through the years, D.C. Mad Hatter has worked to incorporate the family-friendly, business-oriented and community-focused quality service it provides. D.C. Mad Hatter provides uncompromising quality and value to every item that it customizes for its clients.

For orders of one to one thousand, they are equipped to deliver high quality digitized stitching that ensures the highest resolution and best quality. In recent years, there has been a renewed consumer interest in embroidered apparel because of the high value embroidery creates.

Mad Hatter’s attention to detail is what sets it apart. It seeks mutually beneficial and enduring relationships in all the commitments it makes, ensuring that they are straightforward and honest – “the personable touch.”

D.C. Hatter provides a precise and professional touch to luxury items, practical apparel and products providing premium, high quality merchandise and allowing clients to provide their own merchandise. From baseball caps to golf shirts, to aprons, they have it all, with thousands of selections with color options and styles to choose from.

the second largest non-emergency department in the city with a budget of $850 million, as well as the third largest municipal infrastructure department in the country. He has served in his current position since 2014.

Randy was named First Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation in 2010. At both departments, he was ther of three sons and five grandchildren, which keeps him focused. He boasts of his marriage of 17 years, and also appreciates the opportunity to build new relationships built on trust, uplifting words, and friendship, which helps family, coworkers, and church members who may be tumbling and struggling, trying to find their way. Charles believes that it is his role to help empower them and to pass forward the good he’s already received himself.

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Alfonzo Randy Conner

In his capacity as First Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation, Randy serves as Chief Operations Officer and Chief of Staff to the Commissioner.

the youngest person ever appointed, as well as the first African American.

After attending Purdue University, where he studied Civil Engineering with a concentration in Road Construction, Conner’s first job, in 1996, was as an Engineer Tech at CDOT, where he oversaw the In-House Engineering Office and the Aldermanic Infrastructure Menu Program. He

He oversees the day-to-day was later promoted to Deputy Comoperation and administration of missioner at CDOT. www.chicagodefender.com

Rev. Charlie Edward Dates In 2011, at the age of 30, Rev. Charlie Edward Dates became the youngest Senior Pastor in Progressive Church’s rich 95year history. Pastor Charlie is married to Kirstie Dates and is the proud father of their children Charlie Edward Dates II and Claire Elisabeth Dates.

Rev. Charlie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and Rhetoric at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Divinity Degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.

In 2002, Rev. Charlie served as an apprentice to Pastor K. Edward Copeland and started his formal practical training at the New Zion Baptist Church of Rockford, Illinois.

In 2006, he began serving as the primary preaching assistant to the Rev. James Meeks, Director of Church Operations and as Pastor of Adult

Ministries at Salem Baptist Church of Chicago.

He currently is a candidate for the PhD in Historical Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

In addition to his pastoral duties, Pastor Charlie has served as an Adjunct Professor at the Moody Bible Institute and currently serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Chicago Fire Department.

He is a contributor to the 2014 book, Letters To A Birmingham Jail.

Alfred W. Dinwiddie II With over 22 years of investment banking and sales and trading experience, Alfred Dinwiddie is a financial industry leader in designing, marketing and executing complex structured finance transactions.

Currently, he is a Senior Vice President at Loop Capital, where he heads the firm’s Student and Affordable Housing and Structured Financial Products practices. His experience spans several aspects of the

financial markets, including municipal and corporate debt underwriting as well as equity, currency and interest rate risk management.

Al has performed in many roles in his 11 years at Loop Capital. In his current position, he has designed structures that offer developers their lowest cost of capital. As the head of financial products, he built and implemented the platform used to structure, trade and manage over $3.5 billion of executed financial products transactions.

Prior to joining Loop Capital, Mr. Dinwiddie was a principal partner at the Infiniti Advisory Group, Ltd. His experience also includes nearly seven years as a senior member of the derivative origination team at Bank One NA and before that, he was a member of the derivative origination team at Bankers Trust in New York. Al has structured and executed over $10 billion of municipal and corporate structured products.

Mr. Dinwiddie holds a B.B.A. in finance from Howard University. Al currently serves on the Illinois Comptroller’s African-American Advisory Board and is a senior board member for the Connections for Abused Women and Children organization.

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James Ellis Jr. James Ellis Jr. is currently the first African-American business manager of Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 1001. In this capacity, James is responsible for the daily operations including staff of the local labor’s union representing 2,000 Chicago workers in various city departments, including Streets interacts with, and those that he and Sanitation, Transportation, believes can and will benefit from Aviation, Revenue, CFD and Fleet his contributions.

From the support he gives to Management.

City Colleges Advisory Board, LiUNA Caucus, Chicago Black Trade Unions, his service with Narcotics Anonymous, to the frequent visits of friend and family to help with a problem, be a shoulder to lean on, James James constantly works to always makes himself available. improve the lives of those that he The hard work and dedication of Local 1001 members ensures Chicago remains a “world class city” by keeping our alleys, streets and airports clean and in good repair.

William M. Farrow III Bill Farrow is a senior executive with 35 years of global business experience in banking and financial exchanges. He has also been a small business owner and operator.

In 2010, Farrow was one of the five organizers of Urban Partnership Bank, which was created with the help of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and multiple large financial institutions after the failure of the historic ShoreBank.

The objective of the partnership was to create a solution that would prevent financial devastation in the

Cory Foster Cory Foster serves as the Vice President of Governmental Affairs of Restore Construction, Inc., where he cultivates and manages municipal partnerships throughout Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties.

Restore provides emergency disaster repair services and has successfully helped over 10,000 home and business owners throughout the Chicagoland area recover from fire, flood and storm damage for over 30 years.

In January 2015, Governor Pat Quinn appointed Mr. Foster to serve as a member of the Illinois Medical District Commission (IMD), the largest urban medical district in the United States. With the most diverse patient population in the country, it oversees 29,000 employees and generates $3.4 billion in economic opportunity.

Prior to Restore, Foster was chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Richard R. Boykin, during his first 100 days in elected office. He was responsible for day-to-operations, developing and implementing office procedures and protocols in the areas of staffing, personnel, administration, budgets,

communications and legislation, while establishing the 1st District community task forces for criminal justice reform and economic development.

Before that, Foster served the State of Illinois, with distinction, for over 15 years. Foster has coached boys’ basketball at Fenwick High School in Oak Park for nearly 17 seasons and is a certified member of the American Coaches Educational Program. He resides in Bellwood with his wife and two children.

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Charles L. Gill Charles Gill is a strategic IT leader in the healthcare industry with a proven track record of success in developing and delivering IT and business solutions to optimize and enhance organizational operations.

He is a senior manager in the Subscriber Delivery Operations organization. Under his direction, he manages a team of 41 employees and consultants to help facilitate claims adjudication for 16 million members.

Gill was born on the South Side of Chicago, the youngest of 14 siblings.

He directed his energy to sports

low to moderate-income communities of Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland.

Under Farrow’s leadership, the new self-sustaining bank is constructively resolving the failed bank’s balance sheet.

The balance sheet has been reduced from $2.7 billion to the current projected estimate of $500 million, an accomplishment expected to take 10 years.

Farrow began his career in 1979 as a Consultant for Arthur Andersen & Co. He later joined G.D. Searle & Co. as Manager of Acquisitions, then was Director of Strategy and Business Development for Dart & Kraft, Inc. working on mergers and acquisitions.

In 1986, Farrow joined The First National Bank of Chicago as Head of Marketing for the Trading Floor. In 2001, Farrow joined the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) as Executive Vice President, CIO, and Member of the Office of the President. He directed the rebuilding of all the CBOT’s technology. In 2015, he was appointed as the Federal Reserve Bank’s Chicago’s Audit Committee Chair.

Raised in Englewood, Farrow received a Master of Management degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1979 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from Augustana College.

and joined the Army National Guard to help pay for college in his junior year of high school. Charles was Detachment Sergeant and spent 22 years in the Army National Guard.

He successfully turned around multiple struggling Artillery & Personnel Units (70-120 people) and created high performing teams through leading by example, creating SMART goals, documenting clear expectation for leadership and administering awards or disciplinary actions.

As an acknowledgement of his performance Charles was selected by the State of Illinois to lead the first Illinois Army National Guard unit of 52 soldiers to support the War on IRAQ Freedom.

Charles served as VP of Operations, Program Manager and Executive Board Member for Make A Difference Youth Foundation (a college-bound group for low-income families) for eight years.

For more than 20 years, the proud father of one son and two grandchildren has been a motivational speaker, addressing youth about life experiences, planning, friends, work and the importance of education.

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Joseph M. Harrington

food services, corporate real estate worldwide, government affairs, community affairs and international, regulatory and policy matters for the airline.

Joseph Harrington joined the Illinois Department of Public Health in August of 2013. He is the Department’s Regional Health Officer (RHO) for Cook County and in this capacity serves as an Administrative Law Judge.

Under the leadership of the Department’s director he is responsible for the management and oversight of the Department’s Bellwood Regional Office, which provides direct support to a variety of agency program activities at the Regional level.

The Region served is comprised of Cook County, which consists of more than over 130 incorporated municipalities, six certified local health departments and has a population of 5.2 million people, representing 41 percent of the State of Illinois.

As the RHO, Harrington serves as the Director’s liaison/representative to key stakeholders and local health agencies in Cook County. The Regional Office provides direct support to a variety of agency programs/activities at the local level, including organizing surveys and inspection activities for long-term care facilities, initiating requests for enforcement and compliance actions, and serving as a base for field staff. As an Administrative Law Judge, he conducts administrative hearings involving nursing home requests to involuntarily transfer or discharge a resident.

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Prior to this, Harrington was an Assistant Commissioner for the city of Chicago Department of Public Health and before that, a Project Director in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Rush University Medical Center.

He is a graduate of Chicago State University, a Fellow of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s International Center for Health Leadership Development, and holds a Certificate of Graduate Study in Health Care Ethics from Rush University Medical Center.

Brett Hart Brett Hart is acting chief executive officer for United.

Previously, he was executive vice president and general counsel for United, responsible for managing the company’s legal and environmental affairs, corporate security, customer experience, contact centers,

Prior to joining United in 2010, Hart was executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Sara Lee, where he directed global legal operations for the corporation. After joining Sara Lee in 2004 as assistant general counsel, he held positions of increasing responsibility, including deputy general counsel and global compliance officer.

Prior to Sara Lee, Hart was partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in Chicago. Before that, he served as special assistant to general counsel at the U.S. Department of Treasury in Washington, D.C. Brett received his bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and English from the University of Michigan and a juris doctorate degree from the University of Chicago Law School. He is married and has three sons.

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Ron Hearns Ron Hearns currently works as a vice president at Employment & Employer Services, where he oversees and directs strategic development for workforce programs and services at two workforce centers that are funded through the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership.

Hearns is a senior level manager with more than 25 years of business experience. He has an extensive background in employment and training programs that highlight business operations and workforce development projects.

He is analytical and a conceptual thinker who strategically partners with decision makers to create opportunities for disadvantaged individuals.

During the past twelve years, Ron has developed programs that benefit youth, adults, and dislocated workers.

He also develops key relationships and collaborates with local aldermen, state representatives, senators, community-based organizations and other workforce center administrators.

Ron has managed a broad array of projects and teams in several industries including technical schools, community colleges, and workforce development. He has also served as

Formerly, Herenton was First Vice-President of the Private Fund Group at Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. He was also an Associate in the Investment Banking Department at Bear Stearns, where he was responsible for deal execution of mergers an advisory board member for the Greater Roseland Chamber of Commerce and Youth Connection Charter Schools.

He continues to serve as a mentor for Perspectives High School by providing on-the-job training for high school students since 2011. He has also coached for both of his son’s basketball teams at Kate Starr Kellogg Elementary School.

Ron holds an M.S. in Marketing Communications and a B.S. in Business Administration from Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Rodney Herenton

Rodney Herenton is a

Courage, a organization designed to address the social and emotional needs of youth. By the fall he was working under the leadership of Principal Dr. Irma Plaxico, when they started “The Student Safety Summit Initiative.”

Since then, principals and deans of five significant high schools have continued to communicate between their programs and maintain dialog with students and the school administration addressing issues of safety that they face daily to create and develop opportunities to assist youth in their educational, social, and spiritual growth.

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yield bond transactions.

He also was an Associate in

founder and director of the Corporate Finance DepartMarketing and Client Ser- ment at Lehman Brothers. Hervice of Channing Capital enton received a BA in finance Management, LLC. He has from Morehouse College, and over 17 years of investment a MBA from Harvard Business management experience.

Johnny Howard Johnny Howard is the 51-year-old Dean of Discipline and Safety at Ada S. McKinley Lakeside Alternative High School. A native Chicagoan, the third child of four, he grew up in Park Manor on the near South Side.

In 1998, Johnny began pursuing his passion ambition to work with youth. He cut his teeth at the City of Chicago Adopt A Street Program. He initiated bringing youth together to take pride in keeping their neighborhood blocks clean and safe.

In 2002, as a Rainbow/PUSH volunteer, he initiated a campaign to register over 200 young people to vote, mostly at Ada S. McKinley Lakeside High School.

Shortly after, he was hired at McKinley Lakeside as the Behavior Manager Specialist.

In 2003, he reached out in the community to re-engage out of school youth from off the streets and back into the classroom. This inflamed his passion to assist in change as an innovator and educator. He designed several programs to promote leadership, peer mediation, peace, and to keep youth engaged with their education.

Last summer, he joined the Youth Connection Charter School Circle of

and acquisitions, equity and high-

Jamal E. Jackson Jamal Jackson is the CEO and Managing Attorney of Jackson Corporate Law Offices, responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the law firm. Additional responsibilities include marketing, personnel development, and client development.

In this role he counsels small to mid-sized business owners in the areas of business formation, intellectual property protection, general contract drafting, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, and private equity.

School.

Jamal is also a co-founder of and consultant at Initiative Consulting Group, LLC, an organization that assists entrepreneurs in creating sustainable businesses through setting or recalibrating a company’s processes surrounding their financial operations, business and marketing strategies, and/or internal operational efficiencies.

Previously, Jamal worked in Client Development for the Gallup Organization, where he focused on gauging/ optimizing client and employee engagement. He also worked as an Industrial Engineer for the United Parcel Service.

Outside of his legal career, Jamal sits on the Board of Directors for My Block, My Hood, My City and the Associate Board of GoodCity Chicago. In addition to his board work he serves as a motivational speaker and mentors local youth through Year Up, BuildOn, and other local development organizations.

Jamal received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Creighton University and went on to earn both his Master’s in Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees.

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Ralph R. Leslie, Jr. Ralph Leslie is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Navy Pier Inc., created in 2011 to manage the operations and redevelopment of Chicago’s iconic Navy Pier. At NPI, Ralph oversees finance, treasury, human resources, purchasing and supplier diversity and also has financial oversight of the redevelopment of Navy Pier.

Ralph previously served as vice president and chief financial officer at the Ounce of Prevention Fund, a national nonprofit organization focused on early childhood education. At the Ounce, Ralph was directly responsible for finance, human resources and facilities, and was heavily involved in strategy and operations.

Prior to joining the Ounce, he was director of finance for the beverage division of PepsiCo, where he managed finance for one of the largest markets in the Pepsi system.

Ralph started his career as an auditor with Cargill, Inc. in Minneapolis. During his Cargill tenure, he held leadership roles in accounting, finance, corporate strategy and business development, and worked on financial and strategic projects in Europe, Asia, Central America and South America.

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Ralph earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Chicago State University and also holds an MBA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas.

Ralph is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and has been an adjunct instructor at South Suburban College in South Holland, where he taught management and marketing courses.

Ralph is a trustee at Covenant United Church of Christ where he also serves as co-chair of the Finance Oversight Committee.

Malcolm London Malcolm London, called the GilScott Heron of this generation by Cornel West, is an internationally recognized Chicago poet, activist, educator and performer. A member of the Young Adult Council of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theater, London brings vim and vigor to his performances tackling tough contemporary issues head-on.

In 2011, London won the Louder Than A Bomb youth poetry slam here in his native Chicago, taking the top award as both individual performer and with a team. He has appeared on PBS for the first ever televised TED Talk with John Legend and Bill Gates and has shared stages with actor Matt Damon and rapper Lupe Fiasco as part of The People Speak, Live! cast.

Malcolm’s work has been featured on national media outlets including CBS, NPR, Huffington Post, The Root, and the Chicago Tribune.

Deeply interested in working on ways to improve the national education system, London regularly visits high schools, youth jails, colleges & communities to work with students on topics such as art, activism, and he does writing workshops with students to teach the importance of finding voice.

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only locally produced program that targets affluent African-American adults in what is the largest market in the country.

John Fitzgerald Lyke, Jr. John Lyke, Jr. was raised on the South Side in the Robert Taylor Homes and Englewood communities. While growing up poor and the youngest and only son of a single-mother of six, John dreamed of becoming a lawyer and ultimately a judge.

He graduated from Kenwood High School, then enlisted in the Army and later the Illinois National Guard. John worked at the post office for 5 years to pay his way through Chicago State University.

He completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, Cum Laude, then attended IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. John worked at HUD during the day and went to law school at night. After earning his law degree from Kent in 1990, he joined the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as an Assistant State’s Attorney.

After six years there, John founded the Law Office of John Fitzgerald Lyke, Jr. where his office concentrated in Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Real Estate Law and Civil Rights.

John, along with Larry Rogers, Sr., represented Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. and Father Michael Plegler after their arrest for trespassing in Riverdale. They also successfully represented an unarmed man in Rockford, Illinois shot and killed by a Rockford police officer inside of a church.

McGill offers substantive conversation mixed with his own brand of observational humor, making him a favorite For 15 years, John successfully represented thousands of poor and disadvantaged clients. Additionally, he worked as a Deputy Hearing Commissioner for the City of Chicago in the Department of Business Affairs and Licensing, where he presided over trials and hearings involving disputes between the city and liquor business owners.

In July 2015, the Illinois Supreme Court appointed him to the Circuit Court of Cook County. Judge Lyke is presently assigned to the First Municipal District, in Traffic Court.

Matt McGill

Matt McGill is one the country’s premier radio morning-drive personalities on WVON. As a host on one of the nation’s only Urban Talk radio stations, McGill’s morning show is the

Martin Nesbitt

Martin “Marty” Nesbitt is the Chicago financial executive who leads the effort to create the Barack Obama Presidential Library and is chairman of the Barack Obama Foundation.

A longtime trusted friend of President Barack Obama, Marty served as national treasurer for his two presidential campaigns.

A businessman who founded and eventually sold The Parking Spot, a Chicago-based airport parking company, Nesbitt was recently named to the board of American Airlines Group. Before that, he was an officer for the Pritzker Realty Group and an investment manager at LaSalle Partners.

Nesbitt is the co-founder and coCEO of private equity firm The Vistria Group. Vistria is a combination of the Latin words for “power” and “three,” which the co-founders said represents their financial, operational and regulatory experience.

Nesbitt is a former chairman of the Chicago Housing Authority and a former board member of the Chicago 2016

Olympic Committee, in addition to being a trustee of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. He also serves on the boards of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, Norfolk Southern Corp. and Jones Lang LaSalle, a Chicago-based global real estate company.

Nesbitt has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree and honorary doctorate from Albion College in Michigan.

Around the White House, Nesbitt, his wife and their five children are known affectionately as “The Nesbitt Nation.”

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Young Pate, Jr. Young Pate, Jr.’s 45 years as a business owner and security risk management consultant have allowed him to contribute to the betterment of communities throughout Chicago.

In all those years, he has consulted or influenced the continued success and positive outcomes of scores of projects and businesses, among them, Allpoints Security & Detective, Inc., a full-service physical security and assets protection agency located in the South Shore community.

Pate’s security experience began in 1970 when he started working for The Woodlawn Organization Security Force,

amongst Chicago’s movers and shakers; business and community leader; as well as politicians. The native Chicagoan attended Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, and has been host of WVON’s morning drive show since 2009.

where he steadily moved through the ranks from professional security apprentice to supervisor of security and later chief of security from 1970 to 1981.

After nearly two decades, Pate established his own firm, City Wide Security, a physical security and assets protection agency. He embarked on that effort with only two employees; nevertheless with careful planning, hard work and devotion, he eventually grew his business into a 300plus staff organization.

It was during his years at The Woodlawn Organization that Pate realized his passion for helping people. He has provided mentorship to many young people who have gone on to become accomplished contributing members of society. Among his mentees are fire department commanders, police command officials, public school educators, attorneys and successful individuals in numerous other professions and vocational endeavors.

Pate is a registered private detective, a past member of the Illinois Detective Association, a 33-Degree Mason and a member of the Illinois Council of Deliberation.

He served in the U. S. Army as a Combat Construction Engineer at the rank of sergeant. Academically, he attended Loop City College (now Harold Washington College) and majored in Law Enforcement.

He later transferred to Governor’s State University and majored in Criminal Justice.

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Larry R. Rogers, Jr. Larry R. Rogers, Jr., a trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience advocating for victims. has successfully settled or tried to verdict a variety of cases, obtaining many, many multi-million dollar results for his clients.

In 2013, Rogers Jr. was recognized by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the top personal injury lawyers of the next generation, minority or otherwise.

Rogers Jr. and the attorneys at Power Rogers & Smith have represented victims against some of the most powerful interests in the country and have consistently come out on top. They have been ranked at the top of their field, with five consecutive 1st place rankings between 2010 and 2014 in the Chicago Lawyer Annual Settlement Survey.

Most notably, Rogers Jr. and managing partner, Joseph A. Power Jr., obtained a record $100 million dollar settlement in a case in which a Reverend and his wife were severely burned and their six minor children killed when their minivan’s fuel tank was pierced by a piece of road debris and the vehicle erupted in flames.

While this was the largest settlement to a single family in the country, the significance of the case was even greater. The lit-

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igation revealed that employees of then Illinois Secretary of State George Ryan’s office were selling Commercial Driver’s Licenses to unqualified truck drivers, leading to the re-testing of thousands of truck drivers, and making the roadways safer for the citizens of Illinois and beyond.

In addition to his trial law practice, Mr. Rogers has served as one of three elected Commissioners on the Cook County Board of Review since 2004.

He is currently Chairman and its longest serving commissioner.

Robert Rose Robert “Rob” Rose joined the Cook County Land Bank Authority in March 2015, where he is responsible for day-to-day activities and all staff; and will be responsible for managing the Land Bank’s multi-million dollar budget.

Rob has a strong vision for the future of the region, and the ability to execute that vision among diverse stakeholders. This vision

is bolstered by his extensive background in finance, underwriting, real estate and community development.

Rob comes to the Cook County Land Bank Authority from the Chicago Community Loan Fund, where he served as Chief Operating Officer.

Prior to that, he managed a $170 million loan portfolio as Director of Commercial Real Estate for Urban Partnership Bank.

Rob also has worked for apartment developer Lynd and for GE Capital. He has an MBA from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and an undergraduate business degree from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

Outside of work, Rob serves on various boards, including Muntu Dance Theater of Chicago, Illinois Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Loan Committee, Citibank New Market Tax Credit Advisory Board and the Mercy Loan Community Development Enterprise Advisory Board.

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Ald. Roderick T. Sawyer Roderick T. Sawyer was sworn in as Alderman of the 6th Ward in May of 2011, representing the Chatham, Chesterfield, Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing, Park Manor and Auburn-Gresham neighborhoods. In March of 2012, he also became the Democratic Committeeman of the 6th Ward.

Sawyer presides as Chairman of the City Council Black Caucus and is an active member of a number of City Council Committees.

He was born and raised in the ward he represents and has called the 6th Ward home his entire life. He is the youngest of three children born to Celeste C. Taylor and the late Mayor of Chicago and former 6th Ward Alderman, the Honorable Eugene Sawyer.

Mirroring his father, Roderick started his work in public service at a young age.

Ever since joining the 6th Ward Young Democrats as a child, Alderman Sawyer has worked to fulfill his passion for public service. He is an active participant in all of the 6th Ward community organizations.

Roderick in 1981, graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep and four years later, earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from DePaul University. He received a Juris Doctorate from IIT-Chicago Kent

College of Law in 1990 and was admitted to the Illinois State Bar in the same year.

He practiced at the Law Office of Roderick T. Sawyer, where he became an expert at licensing issues. Presently, Sawyer is on the Board of Directors of the South Shore Drill Team, eta Creative Arts Foundation, Meyering Park Advisory Council and Board of Trustees at St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church.

In his spare time, Roderick enjoys deejaying as an amateur music mixologist, playing basketball, softball and dominoes.

Devlin Schoop The Honorable Devlin Schoop is a Cook County Circuit Court Judge, appointed to the bench by the Illinois Supreme Court in August 2015.

Schoop graduated from Whitney Young High School and the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was admitted to membership in the UIC Honors College and received the prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Academic Scholarship.

While pursuing his studies at UIC, Schoop worked full-time at the unionside labor law firm Cotton, Watt, Jones and King, where he developed his pas-

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he obtained a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering and a Minor in International Engineering.

Percy Scott

In his nearly 15 years of service to the marketing and sales industry, Percy Scott has engaged in almost every aspect of the advertising field.

During that time, there has been one guiding ideal leading him to success – the importance of connection.

Percy’s innate ability to connect the right people, ideas, and strategies within a space, resulting in ground-breaking creativity and client growth, has been his hallmark.

After excelling as the franchisee with the number one sales office for Innovage, and being continuously recognized as Clear Channel’s number one sales executive for new business, in 2012 Percy turned this ideal into a movement.

He created Global 360 Marketing, a dynamic full-service agency, working with clients such as the University of Chicago Charter School, Diversity MBA, Illinois Lending, Nielsen, and the Katherine Jackson Foundation.

sion for the law and decided to attend law school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While in law school, he advocated for low-income clients by providing free legal services, especially for victims of domestic violence.

After graduating from law school, Judge Devlin clerked for United States District Court Judge Blanche M. Manning, one of the first African-American women appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

After that clerkship, he practiced law at two leading law firms, and ultimately became partner at Laner Muchin until the Illinois Supreme Court selected him to serve as a Cook County judge.

After his appointment, Schoop was tapped to be the slated candidate by the Cook County Democratic Party for the judicial vacancy he is seeking to retain in the March 2016 election.

Schoop served on the Associate Board of the Jane Addams Hull House Association and the Board of Directors for the Center for Conflict Resolution, a non-profit that provides dispute resolution services to low-income residents of Cook County. He has been active with the homeless feeding mission sponsored by the Men’s Group of Morgan Park United Methodist Church.

He leads a Christian Apologetics Bible Study in the West Loop and was formerly a youth pastor at New Beginnings Church of Chicago and member of the Media Ministry. He has been a volunteer teacher of Bible Studies and Creation Science at the Cambridge School, where he was also a Board Member.

Percy has cultivated a commitment to understanding the needs of each client, connecting them with services and opportunities that position them ahead of their competitors.

Percy serves as the Executive Director for the Matteson Business Association; he volunteers as a baseball and basketball coach at his church in the sports ministry; and he participates in several volunteer events each year as a member of the Eta Omega Graduate Chapter of the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated.

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Keith Searles

Keith is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., and attends New Faith Baptist Church in Matteson, Illinois. His passion for music lead him to co-found 4 Da Love Productions with long time friend and engineering colleague Reggie Haith.

Keith Searles owns Urban GIS, a geographic information systems consulting firm, and he is also enrolled at Moody Theological Seminary, where he is pursuing a Masters in He produces various genres of music and is an inspirational hip hop and Biblical Studies.

Keith graduated from Morgan Park spoken word artist. He is semi-fluent in High School with honors and received Spanish, and loves to play basketball in a full academic scholarship to the his free time.

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Charles Smith Charles Smith is founder, president and CEO of CS Insurance Strategies, an emerging minority-owned commercial insurance brokerage headquartered in downtown Chicago with an office in Philadelphia.

Charles has 20 years of insurance experience and has excelled in roles such as acquisition, launch, sales, commercial underwriting, account and relationship management.

Charles’ career began in 1995 at CNA Insurance in the mailroom. By 2003, he ranked as top five nationally as a sales specialist for MetLife. That same year he co-created “Focus on Success,” a sales and profitability strategy to further develop the Group Long Term Disability product at Dearborn National.

In 2007, Charles headed the Chicago office of West Insurance Agency, one of the largest minority-owned commercial insurance brokerages in the United States.

In 2009, he became the Chief Executive Officer through the acquisition and launch of the Chicago branch of CS Insurance Strategies, a commercial insurance brokerage and risk management firm with two divisions: Commercial Property & Casualty and Group Employee Benefits. The client base consists of over 170 commercial clients, including municipalities, private and non-profit sectors of business.

In 2014, Charles developed My Wellness Community, the only certified, minority-owned corporate wellness company in Chicago, a comprehensive workplace wellness firm.

Charles served as an Illinois delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention for President Obama, completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program and received an award through Ariel Investments/WVON for being one of Chicago’s 40 Game Changers under 40.

He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree and has completed a Master’s of Science degree in Public Service from DePaul University.

Rev. Damon O. Smith Damon Smith is a marketing and digital technology whiz. As vice president of digital media/strategic engagement for the Salient Group, a Chicago-based media relations, special events and civic affairs consulting firm, he provides dynamic solutions and creative energy. Smith is also the energetic head of the FireStarter Press, a new digital literary production and management agency.

He is the communications director for the Chicago Football Classic and Christmas In The Wards nonprofit organizations,

and previously served as deputy chief of staff for 37th Ward Alderman Emma Mitts and was associate producer of her Annual Gospel Fest.

Previously, Smith was the technology administrator and adjunct professor of Arts, Entertainment & Media Management at Columbia College Chicago for over 10 years.

He was also the faculty advisor for the Columbia Urban Music Association and used his extensive contact network to jumpstart internships and careers for a great number of students, with some of the nation’s largest music labels and entertainment companies.

Damon was a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Fellow in the Office of the Honorable Congressman Bobby Rush and is on the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League.

Smith is an active member and serves as the Publicity Chair of the Xi Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and was a major coordinator and media strategist for the “Alpha in the Streets” campaign, which convened over 1,000 Chicago-area Alpha fraternity men who marched and shut down East 79th Street to protest rising crime in the area.

He is also the Associate Minister of Social Justice and Special Projects at Liberty Baptist Church of Chicago serves as the chaplain of the Chicago Area Morehouse College Alumni Association.

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Robert W. Starks Robert Starks is the Athletic Director at the Francis W. Parker School. A proud Chicago native driven by his mission to serve and improve the lives of others, he is a proven leader with over 15 years of experience in the public, nonprofit and private sectors.

Professionally, his career focus is in the areas of youth development as well as sports and recreation. He is a Marshall Memorial Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States and he stays active in many professional and service organizations.

At Parker School, Starks is responsible for overseeing all athletic operations and programs. Prior to this he was the Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities and Operations at Chicago State University, where he was responsible for overseeing all athletics facilities, game day operations, conference championship events and for developing and administering a comprehensive campus recreation program.

Starks holds an MBA from DePaul University, which was earned in 2010. Starks began his college career at the University of Tennessee where he played football. He earned Southeastern Conference academic honors and was a member of the 1998 national championship team.

A 2000 graduate of Western Illinois University, he was a member of the Leathernecks’ football team.

He earned academic and athletic honors at both schools.

Russell Stokes Russell Stokes is the president and chief executive officer of GE Energy Management and senior vice president of GE. Energy Management is GE’s electrification and automation business, bringing the world reliable, efficient energy that enables utilities and other customers to manage electricity from the point of power generation to the point of power consumption.

It is a $12 billion global business with 47,000 employees across 150 countries featuring three complementary business teams: Power

Paul C. Stokes Paul Stokes, with over 25 years of experience in the IT field, has been employed as a project manager with the responsibility of managing large scale technical projects for Allstate, Accenture, United Health Care, Cook County Sheriff, and Dialysis Clinics Inc. He is the youngest of four children born to Albert and Bobbie Stokes. His love and compassion for others was instilled at a young age by his mother, who is the founder/owner of Angelica’s Bakery. Much of his character was shaped during his youth as an active member of the Cross Temple Church of God In Christ.

While attending college at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, Paul realized that while he loved caring for others, he was naturally drawn to the field of Information Technology. In 2002 he joined his mother at Angelica’s as the Director of Finance, I.T. and Marketing.

Working along with his mother, who is currently the CEO and his siblings has remained an outstanding experience due to the company’s growth over the years. Utilizing his project management skills in the family owned business has helped in its growth and expansion.

Angelica’s now employs over 75 employees with three shifts and currently participates in various employment programs to assist those who are hard to employ by providing opportunities otherwise not available.

Paul has volunteered his time to many nonprofit organizations including Trinity United Church of Christ and South Suburban P.A.D.S. He was voted “Father of the Year” in 2009 by the South Suburban Chicago Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. Paul is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi and New Faith Baptist Church International.

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Andrew M. Stroth Andrew Stroth is the Managing Partner of Action Injury Law Group, a results-driven personal injury and civil rights law firm dedicated to serving the community.

Throughout the past decade, Stroth has worked with the Bluhm Legal Clinic, The Center on Wrongful Convictions and as an Adjunct Professor in the Negotiations Program at the Northwestern University School of Law. Prior to serving as the Managing Partner of Action Injury Law Group, Stroth was the Director of Business

Conversion, Industrial Solutions and Grid Solutions.

As a 19-year GE veteran, Russell has a wide range of GE corporate and business unit leadership experience, in addition to his deep industry, company and customer knowledge.

Prior to his position with Energy Management, Russell was the president and chief executive officer of GE Transportation, a global leader in rail, mining and marine industries with annual revenue of $6 billion and more than 12,000 employees globally.

Before GE Transportation, Russell led global services for the business, where he created a customer- and quality-driven business focused on analytics and reliability. Before joining GE Transportation, he was the general manager for GE Aviation’s global sourcing organization, responsible for the strategy and execution of $7 billion in global purchases, and was a member of GE’s Operating Council.

Russell began his career in sales for a PC manufacturer before joining GE. He graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in finance and has completed GE’s Financial Management Program.

Development & Strategy of SC Investments Consulting, the Executive Vice President of CSMG Sports, the Managing Director of DTO Sports and a Client Services Executive at the Leo Burnett Company.

Utilizing his expertise and experience to contribute to his community has led Stroth to serve as President of Impact Talent Associates, Inc., a full-service sports and entertainment management firm. As a sports and entertainment agent/attorney, Stroth has negotiated business partnerships and endorsements for a collection of high profile sport personalities, including Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat), Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles), Michael Vick (New York Jets), Chris Bosh (Miami Heat), Lovie Smith (Chicago Bears), Ernie Banks (Chicago Cubs) and others.

Stroth also negotiates employment contracts and represents several media personalities, including Robin Robinson (formerly FOX 32), Cheryl Scott (ABC 7) and Darlene Hill (FOX 32).

He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduate of Northwestern University School of Law and is a member of Trinity United Church of Christ. www.chicagodefender.com

Cedric D. Thurman

Cedric D. Thurman re-joined BMO Harris in May 2014. He actually began his career at BMO Harris, spending nearly 10 years in a variety of roles from International Trade Finance, Community Development Lending, and Branch Management & Development.

Prior to re-joining BMO Harris, Cedric spent 14 years at JLL in office and retail brokerage capacities, as well as leading HR strategy for the Americas region. Cedric also served as JLL’s first Chief Diversity Officer, where he created and implemented a multiyear strategic plan that defined, assessed, and cultivated a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Cedric is very active in Chicago’s civic community. He currently serves on the Governing Board of UCAN; Board of Directors for Urban Initiatives; Chicago Division Board member for Junior Achievement of Chicago; University of Illinois College of Business Dean’s Business Council; University of Illinois College of Business Alumni Association Board, where he serves as treasurer; Leadership Greater Chicago Fellows Association Board, and is also a Leadership Fellow himself; and a member of the President’s Council for the Museum of Science and Industry, where he previously served as Chair of the Council as well as previously on the Board of Trustees. Cedric currently serves as co-chair for the Museum’s Black Creativity program.

Thurman has been recognized for his professional accomplishments by Diversity MBA Magazine as one of the Top 100 Executives Under 50, Savoy Magazine as one of the Top Diversity Executives, Kellogg School of Management’s Black Management Association as Alumnus of the Year, and was twice recognized in Who’s Who in Black Chicago.

He holds and MBA in Management Strategy and Marketing from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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Carl H. Tutt Jr. Carl Tutt Jr. is the managing partner for Integrating Green Technologies, LLC, which provides energy management solutions through participation in an integrative design methodology to create substantial energy savings within conventional budget limits.

IGT also creates effective solutions to resolve wastewater discharge challenges in commercial facilities. In his leadership role at IGT, Carl directs and executes performance driven results in sales, installation, distribution and corporate

partnerships for high efficiency lighting, environmentally responsible lamp disposal and waste-water management consulting.

IGT successfully designs and implements FOG (Fats, Oils and Grease) Control programs that serve the needs of Commercial Food Service Establishments by giving them the ability to use technology and people to control FOG through measurement and verification. This helps FSEs recapture lost opportunity costs that once were considered to be uncontrollable due to the limits of conventional methods.

Prior to founding IGT2030, Carl had a 25-year career at McDonald’s. His extensive business knowledge includes operations, accounting, finance, franchising, and purchasing. Over the years he has provided leadership and direction to optimize longterm sales and profit potential for company owned restaurants and franchise operators across the U.S. Carl is respected among his peers for his problem solving ability, which was often tested within the McDonald’s environment related to new site development, existing store rebuilds, remodels and overall store re-imaging initiatives.

Prior to McDonald’s, Carl worked in commercial banking and public accounting. He earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting in 1982 from Chicago State University.

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Dr. Frank A. Vaught Jr. Dr. Frank Vaught Jr. D.C. is the founder and owner of Health on Earth Wellness Centers, LLC in Crestwood, Illinois. He is a chiropractic physician and outside of his practice he is a community leader for personal health and wellness.

Vaught grew up in Detroit. After college, he served eight years in the army, stationed in Fort Lee, Virginia and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. While in the army, he received hospital medical nutrition training.

His practice focuses on prenatal/ family care, athletic injuries, and personal injury. In addition to his Crestwood spot, Vaught has co-founded three other health and wellness locations in Illinois.

Vaught was the recipient of the 2013 African-American Male Image Award and in 2014, he was invited to lecture on his research at a Sport and Society Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

His hobbies include traveling, mission trips, and running. He completed his first half-marathon in October 2015.Vaught has a Bachelor of Science from Central Methodist University.

He received his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis. He also has advanced certifications in prenatal, pregnancy and brain traumatology, MVA reconstruction and whiplash.

Drew Wade Drew Wade is a Senior Managing Partner of The AIA Group LLC, a global advisory and investment firm located in Chicago specializing in alternative investments, foreign exchange, derivatives and commodities markets.

Previously, he executed transactions with major financial institutions in New York and Chicago. He is licensed as a Registered Series 3 and 30 to actually trade commodities and futures, etc.

Wade describes himself as a man of the world who grew up in the subur-

ban Chicagoland area and has visited over 50 countries. He now resides in Chicago and North Carolina. Wade studied French because the majority of the initial money market world documents were written in French and English.

For as long as he can remember he’s had an interest in merging markets, long before he actually understood what that really meant. His introduction to and exposure to that which he eventually pursued as a career helped to spark his interest and excitement around sharing and introducing state-of-the-art technology and how it is used and can be implemented to enhance business to young aspiring entrepreneurs as well as established small businesses. In the spirit of giving he enjoys mentoring in this capacity.

In addition to his mentoring activities, Wade loves to read history, politics and science fiction books and aspires to write a novel one day. In addition he is also a member/comrade of the Sons of Revolution.

Drew is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Business (BS, Finance). He is a member of the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity and actually served as Polemark/President of the Beta Chapter while in undergrad.

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Reginald Ware The visionary behind BlackDoctor. org (BDO) is Reggie Ware, who has over 25 years of multicultural healthcare marketing and publishing experience. Ware’s background includes magazine publishing, website publishing and public relations experience.

He is the founder of Heart & Soul Magazine, which was the nation’s first healthy lifestyle magazine for African American women.

Ware’s current role is founder and CEO of BlackDoctor.org, the world’s largest and most comprehensive online health resource targeted to African-American consumers.

As of December 2015, BlackDoctor.org’s total unique audience reach is 18 million per month, with over 14 million of these individuals being reached via social media on BDO’s robust Facebook platform.

BlackDoctor.org has more Facebook followers than any other health website, including WebMD and Everyday Health.

Culturally accurate health content in a trusted environment is the key factor driving this growth.

The BDO User Study shows that BDO is the number one, most trusted health resource for its 18 million Black consumers. Blacks suffer disproportionately from a number of diseases and BDO is the only resource that speaks directly to this group

in a language they understand and in an environment that they trust.

2015 also marks the second year of Ware’s DailyVitamina.com (formally LatinoDr.org) website, which is designed to give the Hispanic community a trusted voice to digest culturally accurate consumer healthy lifestyle information for them. Produced in both Spanish and English, DailyVitamina has the partnerships in place to become a solid foundation and resource for years to come.

Ware attended the University of Arizona on a football scholarship and graduated with a B.S. degree in Marketing.

Malcolm Weems Malcolm Weems is a Senior Advisor in Dentons’ Public Policy and Regulation practice. He has over a decade of experience in financial and organizational management and leadership for public sector organizations, including the State of Illinois and the Chicago Park District.

Malcolm’s proven ability to achieve and surpass objectives, as well as his strong negotiating and influencing skills, led him to be selected in 2011 to serve in his current capacity as the Director of the Illinois Dept. of Central Management Services (CMS).

Malcolm provides clients with counsel on public private partnerships that lead to sustainable solutions, mutual benefits and profits for all involved parties, including all variations of governmental entities and businesses, nationwide.

In 2005, Malcolm gained expertise in the State of Illinois’ procurement process working as Chief Operating Officer of Procurement for CMS. Malcolm was selected in 2007 to serve first as Associate Director, and then later as Chief of Staff, for the Illinois Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB).

At GOMB, Malcolm managed over $5 billion directly and had decision-authority on state procurements over $1 million. He advised the Governor’s Office on proposed legislation and statewide policies, interacted with members of the General Assembly to ensure effective use of state resources and best practices, and provided outreach to community organizations.

At GOMB, Malcolm began providing oversight and support for state agencies to plan operational direction and resource management.

Most notably, while working for the State of Illinois, Malcolm in 2011 developed a statewide voucher program to ease financial pressure on state vendors due to lack of state resources; to date, over $150 million has been invested in the program.

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Charles Wilson Chicago native Charles Wilson has risen to the top of the nuclear energy sector by gaining national notoriety for his role in implementing critical thinking curriculum and advocating for minority visibility in STEMrelated careers.

He enlisted in the Navy at 17, and upon scoring in the highest percentile on the aptitude test, he was eligible for the most elite job assignments in the Navy, including the Nuclear Propulsion Program.

He served over six years in the Navy, earning the titles of Certified Nuclear Mechanical Operator and Engineering Laboratory Technician aboard two naval submarines.

In 2004, Wilson accepted a position with Exelon Nuclear, the nation’s largest competitive energy distributor. His career breakthrough moment came after receiving his Nuclear Instructor Certification which allowed him to teach and train, for over a decade, in his field of expertise for most of the commercial nuclear fleets.

Currently, Wilson is the Managing Partner at CW Consulting Group, CEO of the non-profit organization Legacy Nexus Foundation, and a Founding Board Director for Interactive Academy, located in Washington, D.C. One accomplishment he is most proud of is the co-creation of the

Legacy Nexus Program Critical Thinking and Behavior Change curriculum.

He attained certification as a Senior Reactor Operator Trainer, one of the most highly regarded and respected accomplishments in the commercial nuclear industry.

On a mission to change the public perception of the career opportunities in these fields, Wilson is well on his way to bringing more awareness to the fields of energy and manufacturing and the economic opportunities they afford minorities, veterans and people of color.

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the members of Greater St. John Bible Church would like to congratulate our Pastor, Ira J. Acree, on receiving the 2016 Men of Excellence Award.

We are thrilled to be able to share in this momentous occasion with you. May God continue to grant you the strength to persevere, the ability to achieve and the will to do what you are called to do!

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Danny K. Wilson Danny began his resource development career with United Way in 1988, at the United Way of Central Alabama, in Birmingham, Alabama. As an area director, he was responsible for managing a team of corporate and community volunteers who helped to cultivate new and existing corporate donors with a focus on workplace giving, corporate gifts and foundation sponsorships in a two-county region.

In 1999, he relocated to Dallas/ Fort Worth and became the Director of Resource Development at the United

Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County. There Danny played a pivotal role in expanding United Way’s network of community leaders, and managed several of the largest corporate accounts throughout Tarrant County including the Tarrant County School system and Cooks Children Medical Center.

He moved to Chicago in 2011, as the Senior Relationship Manager of Business Development with the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. His responsibilities include increasing the number and level of corporate partnerships throughout a six-county region.

Danny has managed some of the largest corporate accounts at the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, including UPS, Kellogg’s, Comcast, Peoples Gas, Pepsico and Con Agra.

Over the past 30 years, he has fostered and maintained strategic partnerships with national and international corporations, organized labor/trade unions, as well as corporate and community volunteers, raising over half a billion dollars for the communities in which he has lived and worked.

Danny received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (1985) and a Masters of Arts in Mass Media Communications (1986). He also served as a member of the United States Air Force/Air National Guards.

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Duane C. Wilson Duane Wilson is the Manager of Accelerator and Strategy Consultant, who sits on the board of GoodCity Chicago and hails from the Chicagoland area. After starting his first business while in high school he realized he found great joy in advising youth on how to start their own enterprises, and in empowering them to believe that they could achieve anything.

In addition to his studies college kept him being busy with another startup company and internships throughout Europe and at Disney.

During that time he was fortunate to have the opportunity to create his own degree program in Social Entrepreneurship while receiving a Certificate in Nonprofit Management, and a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Iowa.

Upon returning to the Chicago area, he earned a Certificate in Values-centered Leadership from DePaul University. From these experiences, he authored an entrepreneurship children’s book titled Jackie and The Dreamstalk. His book is used around the world as an inspirational step-by-step guide on starting a business for readers ages nine to 14 years old, with proceeds benefiting youth organizations.

He is founder of a technology company called HumaniFi, manager of a business accelerator for Goodcity, adjunct instructor at Columbia College Business & Entrepreneurship Department, and past executive director

to over $1 million in total project value.

The company’s profile consists of low/ high risk development pursuits and real estate advisory services, and positioning the firm to succeed through various real estate cycles.

In 2004, Karry saw an opportunity to build custom luxury homes, which sold from $250K to over $500K in Bellwood, Illinois; one of these luxury homes was purchased by the Mayor of Bellwood.

of a Chicago nonprofit called The Peace Corner Youth Center.

With a heart tendered for service, he actively supports various academic and community development boards, his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc and his church.

Duane has maximized his capacity and has taken on a range of volunteer roles, consulting, seminars and public speaking engagements. His hobbies include travel, cooking, laughter with family and friends, doing voiceover work for television and radio and even skydiving.

Karry has part of the City of Chicago Neighborhood Stabilization Program since 2005. This successful program and working experience with the city figured in Karry L. Young the firm being rewarded with the Chicago Karry Young is the President and Association of Realtors Good Neighbor CEO of Karry L Young Development Award and the Bruce Abrams Award for LLC, which is comprised of a com- Best Residential Projects of the Year. mercial development group and a real Karry himself was awarded the Busiestate consulting firm. He has over 30 nessman of the Year by the Bellwood years of experience in the residential Chamber of Commerce. He is also a reand commercial development industry cipient of the Chairman’s Humanitarian totaling multi-millions in project value.

Award for vision, commitment and conThroughout the 1900s, the compa- cern demonstrated towards the Hurricane ny’s rehab profiled averaged between Katrina victims, as well as the Maywood 50-60 locations ranging from $100,000 Park District’s Community Service Award.

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arry Huggins, the first recipient of the Robert Sengstacke Abbott Humanitarian Men of Excellence Award, is president and CEO of Riteway-Huggins Construction Services Incorporated.

For over 40 years, Huggins has served as a leader in development, construction management and general contracting for commercial, municipal and residential properties. Riteway-Huggins Construction Services grew from Riteway Painting and Decorating, Inc., which Huggins founded in 1975.

As a painting and decorating contractor, the company was recognized for Huggins’ creative abilities to formulate a tri-venture partnership for construction projects at O’Hare Airport for United Airlines. The company participated in every major construction project at O’Hare, including Delta, Northwest and the new international terminal.

Under Huggins’ leadership, the company evolved into Riteway Construction

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Robert Sengstacke Abbott Humanitarian Award Services, Inc. in 1985 and began to provide construction management, concrete and development services.

Riteway-Huggins Construction has performed numerous large-scale projects, including the new Cook County Hospital, Chicago’s General Services Administration Building, AT&T Corporate Center, McCormick

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Place South Expansion, Unicom Thermal Technologies Cooling Plant, United Center and Ginger Ridge Apartments. Riteway also served as the construction manager for the Democratic National Convention.

Today Huggins is chairman of Granite Development Master Corporation, an African-American owned development firm he co-founded with Joseph A. Williams.

Since 1995, Granite Development has been involved with such projects as: • the redevelopment of the historical Reliance Building into a European-style boutique hotel; • Auburn Lake New Homes, 19 scattered-site single family duplex homes in the Auburn/Gresham neighborhood; and • Jazz on The Boulevard, a mixed-income residential complex on Chicago’s South Side.

Currently, Granite Development is also in partnership with Oakwood Boulevard Associates for the redevelopment of the first phase of Madden Wells.

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Active in civic and community affairs, Huggins is a founding member and past vice president of Black Contractors United.

He was appointed to the Governors Steering Committee on Housing and the Private Industry Council of the State of Illinois.

In 1997, Huggins became the first African American to sit on the board of Chicago’s commuter rail system, and in 2009, he was elected vice chairman of the Metra Board.

Huggins served on the board of directors for the Illinois Conservation of National Resources and the Chicago Transit Authority advisory board. He is an active member of the Chicago Urban League, the City of Chicago Affirmative Action Board, and Operation PUSH and its Trade Bureau.

Huggins, who was raised in Englewood, has always believed in giving back to the community. As a founder of Christmas in the Wards, for nearly 20 years, he has helped spread the joy and Christmas spirit by having one of the most successful toy giveaways in Chicago. He and his partners have raised over $2 million and provided Christmas for over 5,000 families.

Huggins, also a co-founder of the annual Chicago Football Classic between Black college teams, has made sure that students are exposed to the importance of a good quality education and to the educational opportunities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Huggins has received numerous honors and recognition, including a Bronze Hard Hat Award from Chicago Economic Development Corporation, Minority Contractor of the Year awards from Black Contractors United and the City of Chicago Department of Transportation, and Contractor of the Year awards from Coalition for United Community Action, Grant Museum Park Campus, and Coalition for United Community Labor Force.

Huggins was named Businessman of the Year by African-American Contractors Association and Entrepreneur of the Year by the QBG Foundation and Citizen Newspaper.

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HEALTH

Why 7 Deadly Diseases Strike Blacks Most

Health care disparities heighten disease differences between African-Americans and white Americans.

Eleana Elan Defender Contributing Writer Several deadly diseases strike Black Americans harder and more often than they do white Americans.

Fighting back means genetic research. It means changing the system for testing new drugs. It means improving health education. It means overcoming disparities in health care.

It means investments targeted to the health of Black Americans. And the evidence so far indicates that these investments will pay health dividends not just for racial minorities, but for everyone.

Yet we’re closer to the beginning of the fight than to the end. Some numbers: • Diabetes is 60% more common in Black Americans than in white Americans. Blacks are up to 2.5 times more likely to suffer a limb amputation and up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer kidney disease than other people with diabetes.

• African-Americans are three times more likely to die of asthma than white Americans.

• Deaths from lung scarring -- sarcoidosis -are 16 times more common among Blacks than among whites.

• Despite lower tobacco exposure, Black men are 50% more likely than white men to get lung cancer.

• Strokes kill 4 times more 35- to 54-yearold Black Americans than white Americans.

Blacks have nearly twice the first-time stroke risk of whites.

• Blacks develop high blood pressure earlier in life -- and with much higher blood pressure levels -- than whites. Nearly 42% of Black men and more than 45% of Black women aged 20 and older have high blood pressure.

• Cancer treatment is equally successful for all races. Yet Black men have a 40% higher cancer death rate than white men.

African-American women have a 20% higher cancer death rate than white women.

Genes definitely play a role. So does the environment in which people live, socioeconomic status -- and, according to Dr. Herman Bell, D.O. Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and author of From Hobo To D.O., “So does diet and the lack of responsibility people accept for their own health. Both diet and the responsibility each of us accepts for health are played down.”

Dr. Bell says that all humans have the same basic physiology, at first appearances and yet there are actual biological chemical differences that are important to note when necessary.

However, all human beings are vulnerable to the same illnesses, and yet each individual responds to prescribed medicines for particular diseases differently. This consideration is often

played down in commercial advertisements that make small mention of all the possible side effects. He says, “There are unique issues that affect Black Americans making them more susceptible to specific diseases that The Race seems to have a predisposition for.”

“We must recognize there are some arbitrary issues that are present in the way American MDs practice medicine and dole out health care,” Bell tells the Chicago Defender. “It forces us to think very carefully about the very volatile issue of race and what race means. At the end of the day, all of us acknowledge that race is a very poor physiological construct. Race is a placeholder for something else. That something is less likely to be genetic. It is more likely to have to do with socioeconomics, political issues, which impact the diet choices and the failed acceptance of responsibility for our own health bias as well as physiologic and genetic issues that go into that same pocket. Some racial differences are more nuances. But there are issues of disparity and there are issues relative to racism that operate in a very broad context.”

Like Dr. Bell, Dr. Terry Mason, Chief Operating Officer of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System says, “There is no disease that cannot be managed by diet.” Both men agree that the time is ripe for Americans to come to grips with the issues that fail to connect diet to health and our sense of responsibility to our health from a preventative perspective. Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and more are very much associated with the socioeconomic political circumstances that affect and determine ones dietary choices. As a collective all these factors stacked impact the overall health and well being of one’s health.

Dr. Herman Bell says, “We have to reeducate people to first connect their health to diet and understand the direct correlation between diet and their well being. Then we have to teach them to accept responsibility for making the right choices that will empower them rather than contribute to the deterioration of their health. For example if people stop eating white sugar for 7 days they will see a weight loss and if they stop for 14 days the weight loss will be dramatic. If they cut down the carbs they will lose even more.”

Dr. Bell says that impoverished people seem to eat more sugar and carbs because it’s what is available in their communities and their budget. He adds, “There are health disparities often caused by such dietary habits that are handed down generation to generation. There are things that may have more sinister origins in institutionalized racism. But we as doctors need to spend more time recognizing these disparities and addressing them -- together with our patients -- on a very individual level,” says Dr. Bell.

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Black America Donna Battle Pierce Syndicated Columnist, (Black Press Syndicate) Tomatillos may resemble tiny unripened garden tomatoes, explained by the fact that this popular Mexican salsa ingredient also comes from the nightshade family, but don’t expect any similarities in taste.

Recently, when I stopped in my supermarket produce section, thinking about adding new flavors to my menu, I remembered how my grandmother compared the tomatillos from her neighbors garden to grapes, saying that she appreciated cooked tomatillos “for a subtile texture addition” when she stirred them into spicy Creole sauces.

This week, after adding several uncooked, unpeeled tomatillos to my

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foil-covered tray to roast with the Oven-Fried Drumettes intended for a casual buffet, I was once again grateful for the hours spent as a little girl listening to my grandmother’s recipe wisdom in her Mobile, Alabama kitchen. (I was also grateful for her international neighbors sharing recipes and ingredients in the “Down the Bay” section of Mobile, Alabama.)

Peeled tomatillos added density, and an indescribably appealing flavor to the “Skinny Game Day” Greek yogurt dip.

Oven-Fried Drummettes & Skinny Dip

1 package (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds) chicken drummettes 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon hot sauce or to taste 1 1/2 cups cracker meal 1/2 cup flour 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons Creole or Soul Seasonings

3 tomatillos, husked and rinsed 1 cup 0 fat Greek yogurt, drained if needed, such as Fage 2 teaspoons each: prepared horseradish, Dijon-style mustard 1/2 teaspoon Thai chili paste, optional 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fried onions or bacon, optional

Cover the drummettes, with buttermilk in a bowl or food storage bag; add the hot sauce, stirring to make sure the hot sauce is distributed. Cover or seal the bowl. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours.

15 minutes, until drummettes are done and tomatillos are very soft, about 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven; set drummettes aside to lightly cool.

When ready to cook, heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the cracker meal, flour and Creole seasoning in a food storage bag. Drain the buttermilk from the chicken; discard the milk. Add the chicken to the cracker meal mixture in the bag, shaking to evenly distribute. Transfer the cracker meal-and flour-dusted chicken to a foil-lined pan that has been brushed with olive oil.

To make the Skinny Dip: combine the Greek yogurt, horseradish, mustard, and chili paste, if using, into a small bowl. Stir in the tomatillos, mashing with a fork or coarsely chopping if needed.

To serve, transfer the yogurt dip to a small bowl on a plate or small platter; top with onions or bacon, if using. Surround small bowl with chicken wings.

Donna Pierce is a 2015 recipient of a Harvard Place the husked but unpeeled tomatillos Nieman Foundation Visiting Fellowship who is in a small bowl add remaining olive oil; toss currently working on a cookbook about historic with your hands to coat.

Black recipes and cooks. She is the former AsIntersperse the tomatillos on the oiled sistant Food Editor and Test Kitchen Director baking pan among the drummettes. Roast, for the Chicago Tribune and Contributing Editor turning drummers with tongs, every 10 to for Upscale Magazine.

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Defender Community Calendar,

February 2016

Feb 05

Men of Excellence 2016 are celebrated by the Chicago Defender family, friends and colleagues for their contributions at work and the community making a difference in the lives of many. Friday February 5 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. For more info call 312.225.2400

Feb 06

A Memorial Tribute To Chicago’s Own Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Saturday, February 6, 2016 • 10am -1pm Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church 4100 South M.L.King Jr. Dr. Chicago

Feb 10

Chicago Defender’s Candidate Forum takes place Wednesday February 10 Time: 6p-9p at Northeastern IL Uni Carrauthers Center for Inner City Studies auditorium, Located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd in the .

Moderators: Chicago Defender’s Kai EL’ Zabar and WVON’s Matt McGill Doors open at 5pm. Voter registration on site

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Coming downtown to the Chicago Theatre is a fantastic original musical performance of CHICAGO’S BRONZEVILLE: THE MUSICAL, written and directed by Margaret Mahdi. The performance is a one-day-only run, unless audiences flood the box office with overwhelming demand for tickets for the Saturday, February 27, 2016 performance.

Knowing the Chicago Theatre is usually reserved for the more established talent production companies with deep pockets, Margaret Mahdi still put her faith in the play and the people of Chicago to recognize quality and come out and support the endeavor.

Margaret says, “The purpose for this production is to entertain; however we also want to enlighten and educate the public about the significant movement of the Great Migration, which the play is about.”

This year, 2016 is the 100th year centennial anniversary of the Great Migration, which was affected significantly by Robert Sengstacke Abbott, founder and publisher of the 110-year old Chicago Defender newspaper.

The play tells the story of how this powerful undertaking trailblazed and gave birth to the urban, thriving, community of Bronzeville, located in the heart of the South Side of Chicago.

Furthermore, it was through the Great Migration that Black southerners were inspired to take their dreams of securing better lives of promise to northern cities, particularly to Chicago.

Their journey created a cultural revolution in the arts, politics, education, and economics for all people. This enchanting story must be showcased to the world.

Hence, this would be the first time in history where a musical of this magnitude has been produced to feature the untold story of the “Black Metropolis.”

Chicago’s Bronzeville: The Musical promises to be alive, hip, fun, and exciting, and includes a number of original songs written and produced by some of the leading names in Chicago’s music community.

Authentic and creative choreography led by legendary choreographer, Mr. Homer Bryant and his famed dance school of the performing arts, Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center, is featured. A star-studded cast of people from all walks of life will all come together to bring the audience a richly colored play of distinctive character.

All the proceeds from the event will go to support the continuation of theatrical programming services of the Mahdi Theatre Company.

Mahdi’s future theatrical programming includes a national tour: Chicago’s Bronzeville Musical performance and the “Three E’s: Educating, Elevating, Entertaining through the Arts.”

This will be an innovative seminar with a panel of distinguish guest educators, musicians, and artists. The panel will discuss the importance of keeping children and youth involved in the performing arts.

The seminar will serve as an opportunity to distribute information about the numerous services and programs into which one can decide to enroll their children.

Chicago’s Bronzeville: The Musical showcases at the Chicago Theatre, 175 North State, Saturday, February 27.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets on sale now at the Chicago Theatre Box office and at Ticket master.

Feb 13 - March

The Black Ensemble Theater’s 40th Anniversary Season includes: Doo Wop Shoo Bop & Those Sensational Soulful ‘60s (Running In Repertory) February 13 – March 20, 2016 Those Sensational Soulful ‘60s Written and Directed by Jackie Taylor February 13 – March 19, 2016 Previews: February 13 at 8pm and February 20 at 8pm Opening: Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 7pm Schedule: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7pm and Saturdays at 8pm

Feb 27

Mahdi Theatre Company presents Chicago’s Bronzeville The Musical at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State. The musical tells the story of the Great Migration spurred on by Chicago Defender founder and publisher Robert Sengstacke Abbott, and how this powerful undertaking trailblazed and gave birth to the urban thriving Bronzeville community located on Chicago’s South Side. Doors open at 6:30; show starts at 7:30 Tickets on sale now available at the Chicago Theatre Box Office and at Ticketmaster.

Feb 28

Those Sensational Soulful ‘60s is a highly energetic and fun remembrance of the golden era of the sixties. Black Ensemble will take audiences back in time as they bring back the hits of the great 60’s groups such as The Temptations and The Four Tops, soul singers of the era including Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Mary Wells and many other soulful surprises.

“Hollywood on State: When You’re the Star.”

The Gene Siskel Film Center once again hosts Chicago’s longest-running awards show viewing party for the 88th Academy Awards on February 28, 2016. The red carpet celebration features glamour, gourmet food and libations while guests watch Hollywood’s biggest night on the big screen.

Doo Wop Shoo Bop Written by Jackie Taylor and Jimmy Tillman Directed by Jackie Taylor February 14 – March 20, 2016 Previews: February 14 at 3pm, February 19 at 8pm, and February 20 at 8pm Opening: Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 3pm Schedule: Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm, and Sundays at 3pm

“Hollywood on State” will once again honor local filmmakers during this star-studded evening (honorees will be announced at a later date). Doors open at 6 p.m. The Academy Awards telecast begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($100 General Admission or $200 VIP) can be purchased online at siskelfilmcenter.org or by calling 312/846-2072.

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MEMORIES Leak & Sons Funeral Home

EVANS Joe Evans.…..Memorial was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ESTER Heidi Ester.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MITCHELL Patricia Mitchell.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ West Point B C, 3572 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

REDMOND Anthony Redmond.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PEARSON Grace Pearson.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Holy Trinity Baptist Church, 5416 S. Calumet Ave. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MONROE Sherron Monroe.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Indiana Ave. Church, 35th & Indiana Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Lonnie Jones.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 9:30 a.m. @ Calvary B.C., 8259 S. Jeffery Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

RHEAMS Nettie Rheams.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Upper Room MB Church, 17601 Wentworth Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HUBBERT Clifton Hubbert.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Starlight St. James Church, 11300 S. State St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BALL, JR. Earmon Ball, Jr.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Holy Name of Mary, 11159 S. Loomis Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MORGAN Gilbert Morgan.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Hazel Crest Church, 17801 Cicero Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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OSBORNE, II Bennie Osborne, II.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ True Christian Fellowship Baptist, 7240 S. Racine Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

STRONG, SR. Samuel Strong, Sr.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BOYD Vicki Boyd.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Holy Temple Evangelistic COGIC, 15912 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BLAKLEY Josie Blakley.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ St. John C.O.G.I.C., 7527 S. Cottage Grove Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

STANLEY-GIBBS Gloria Stanley-Gibbs.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PRICE Carolyn Price.…..Visitation was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. @ Slumber Room Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Lois Williams.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

KING Georgina King.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JOHNSON Evie Johnson.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Interment: Sunday, January 31, 2016; @ Fannin Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TALBERT, JR. Hamilton Talbert, Jr.…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 12:00 p.m. @ Vineyard of Hyde Park, 55th & University Funeral: 1:00 p.m. Interment: Friday, February 05, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Homewood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MIMS, JR. Matthew Mims, Jr.…..Memorial was held: Sunday, January 31, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel King Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

POLK Sharon Polk.…..Wake was held: Sunday, January 31, 2016; 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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LLOYD T.B. Lloyd.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 01, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JOHNSON Walter Johnson.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 01, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LUSK Lori Lusk.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 01, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Bread of Life M.B.C., 1924 W. 63rd Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Lionel Williams.…..Wake was held: Tuesday, February 02, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star M B Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MOODY Stephanie Moody.…..Wake: Wednesday, February 03, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GRAY Joel Gray.…..Wake: Thursday, February 04, 2016; 9:30 a.m. @ Park Manor Christian Church, 600 E. 73rd Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MC CARTER Orlando Mc Carter.…..Wake: Friday, February 05, 2016; 9:30 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star M. B. Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CHRYSTAL Edgar Chrystal.…..Wake: Friday, February 05, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Lilydale Progressive M.B.C., 10706 S. Michigan Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BUNTYN Karen Buntyn.…..Wake: Friday, February 05, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

Interment: Homewood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS John Williams.…..Wake: Friday, February 05, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Veterans Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MORGAN Benny Morgan.…..Wake: Saturday, February 06, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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TAYLOR

Funeral Home STROUD Ronald Stroud...…..Wake was held: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ St. Dorothy Catholic Church, 450 E. 78th St. Funeral: 12:00 p.m. Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

BURNSIDE Ruthie Burnside...…..Wake was held: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

ALLEN Joseph Allen...…..Wake was held: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ St. John Baptist Church, 4821 S. Michigan Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

HAYNES Cornelious Haynes...…..Wake was held: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 10:30 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Interment: Homewood Memorial Gardens Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

CAMPBELL Richard Campbell...…..Wake was held: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 12:00 p.m. @ Joy Christian Abundant Life Church, 1242 West 111th St. Funeral: 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

CHEATEM Terry Cheatem...…..Wake was held: Friday, January 29, 2016; 12:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 1:00 p.m. Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

HARRISON-COLLINS Linda Harrison-Collins...…..

Wake was held: Friday, January 29, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Washington Memory Gardens Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

STRONG Mary L. Strong...…..Pre-past was held: Friday, January 29, 2016; 9:00 a.m. Wake: 10:00 a.m. @ Fellowship Baptist Church, 4543 S. Princeton Funeral: 11:00 a.m. @ Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

JACKSON Mollie Jackson...…..Wake was held: Friday, January 29, 2016; 10:30 a.m. @ St. Stephens Lutheran Church, 6458 S. Peoria Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

BATTON Beverly Batton...…..Wake was held: Friday, January 29, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Carter Temple C.M.E., 7841 S. Wabash Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

FAIR Thelma Fair...…..Pre-past was held: Friday, January 29, 2016; 9:30 a.m. Wake: 10:00 a.m. @ Progressive Baptist Church, 3658 S. Wentworth Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

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ELLISON Dennis Ellison...…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ 1st Tabernacle Community Church, 4959 S. Washington Park Court Funeral: 12:00 p.m. Funeral: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

BARNES Frances Barnes...…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

JONES Dorothy M. Jones...…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ St. Stephen Ev. Lutheran Church, 6458 S. Peoria Funeral: 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

BROWN Carolyn P. Brown...…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Salem Baptist Church, 11800 S. Indiana Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Washington Memory Gardens Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

WATSON Dorothy Watson...…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 30, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1259 West 111th St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

GILMORE Mary S. Gilmore...…..Wake was held: Tuesday, February 02, 2016; 12:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 1:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

HILL Senclair Hill...…..Wake was held: Tuesday, February 02, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Sureway Baptist Church, 1200 S. Halsted Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

WINDHAM Audrey Windham...…..Wake: Wednesday, February 03, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Maryland Ave. Baptist Church, 8058 S. Maryland Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

WASHINGTON Gracie Washington...…..Wake: Friday, February 05, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 12:00 p.m. Interment: Beverly Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

WILLIAMS Elnora Williams...…..Wake: Saturday, February 06, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Monroe Street Church of Christmas, 3300 W. Monroe St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

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This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at 83rd & Halsted Self Storage, Inc., located at 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave, Chicago, IL 60620, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK PLAINTIFF vs.

ARNULFO RODRIGUEZ; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO THE CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE; UNITED CREDIT UNION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. DEFENDANT CASE NUMBER: 15 CH 16887 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: ARNULFO RODRIGUEZ and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 36 IN BLOCK 1 IN WILEY’S SUBDIVISION IN LOTS 6, 7 AND THE WEST 88 FEET OF LOT 8 IN CIRCUIT COURT PARTITION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index No.: 16-36-318-031-0000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 2930 W. 38th Place, Chicago, IL 60632 and which said Mortgage was made by: ARNULFO RODRIGUEZ the Mortgagor(s), to TCF National Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, as Document No. 0629208089; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Dorothy Brown Richard J. Daley Center 50 West Washington Street 8th Floor Chicago, IL 60602 on or before FEBRUARY 26, 2016 A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. David T. Cohen & Associates, Ltd., 10729 W. 159th Street, Orland Park, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this law firm is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

KOZENY & MCCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC. (6315218) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF Cook, ss – IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. BETTY J. JONES (DECEASED) AKA BETTY JONES, RONALD EARNEST, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR BETTY J. JONES AKA BETTY JONES, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF CHICAGO, DISCOVER BANK, RJM ACQUISITIONS, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, LVNV FUNDING LLC, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BETTY J. JONES AKA BETTY JONES, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 14 CH 575.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: RONALD EARNEST, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 22 IN WAKEFORD`S 15TH ADDITION, BEING ALBERT R. BARNES SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 48 INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 4 OF SOUTH PARK AVENUE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 4 AND 9 OF E.A. WARFIELD`S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. . PIN: 20-34-403-019. Commonly known as: 8455 South King Drive, Chicago, IL 60619, and which said Mortgage was made

by BETTY J. JONES (DECEASED) AKA BETTY JONES, as Mortgagor(s) to America`s Wholesale Lender, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 09-068914, and the present owner(s) of the property being BETTY J. JONES (DECEASED) AKA BETTY JONES, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the 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 CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, Richard J Daley Center, 50 W. Washington, Room 802, Chicago, IL 60602 on or before FEBRUARY 26, 2016 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated,Chicago, Illinois,.

Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court.

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. Last known addresses: Defendant Address: 8455 South King Drive, Chicago, IL 60619; 7220 South Shore Drive, Suite 208, Chicago, IL 60649; 329 Nokomis Street, Park Forest, IL 60466

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-W3 Plaintiff, -v.EFRAIN CRUZ, SONIA PEREZ, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 14 CH 06768 5111 S. AUSTIN AVENUE Chicago, IL 60638 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 11, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 44 AND THE NORTH 12 FEET OF LOT 43 IN BLOCK 8 IN CRANE’S ARCHER AVENUE HOME ADDITION TO CHICAGO, A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING NORTHERLY OF CENTER LINE OF ARCHER AVENUE, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 5111 S. AUSTIN AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60638 Property Index No. 19-08-400-051-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $269,765.29.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-80093.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C13-80093 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 06768 TJSC#: 35-18033 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.

1. 182 Cherise Delaney 2. 198 Donna Brandon 3. 247 Skeet Singleton 4. 304 Millicent Dunmore 5. 335 Jerry Lumas

This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Hyde Park Self Storage, Inc., located at 5155 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 10 Michael Bertrand 2. 10144 Donna Brown-Stephens 3. 10168 Sophisticated Gents Male 4. 32 Flora Darden 5. 35 Sharon Burgin 6. 448 Janice Miles This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Aaron Bros. Self-Storage, Inc., located at 4034 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 108 Jimmy Lee Davis 2. 118 Jim McCoy 3. 121 Emanuel Washington 4. 2000 Options Hair Design 5. 209 Velma Davis 6. 426 Tristian Boyd 7. 469 Timothy Weatherspoon 8. 564 Darnita Jackson

This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at South Shore Self Storage, Inc., located at 7843 S. Exchange Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 200 Betty Anderson 2. 207 Tiaria Murph 3. 245 Michelle Turner 4. 253 Latoya Broom 5. 257 Patricia Barnes 6. 259 Lillie Ashford 7. 262 Patricia Barnes 8. 447 Connie Brooks 9. 451 Ernest Johnson 10. 453 Candace Sinclair 11. 480 Kim Herman 12. 481 David Williams 13. N006 April Summer

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, File No. D16145179 on the January 21, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of JODB PRODUCTIONS with the business located at P.O BOX 378535, CHICAGO, IL 60637.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/ Partner Full Name: JENNIFER TOLIVER Complete Address: 5816 S. PRIAIRE, CHICAGO, IL 60637, USA

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) invites you to submit a proposal in response to this RFP. The RTA has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) Program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation 49 CFR Part 26, applicable to all its contracts regardless of funding source. The RTA strongly encourages vendors to make good faith efforts to utilize DBEs as subconsultants, subcontractors, suppliers or joint venture partners on this project. A listing of certified DBEs providing relevant services or commodities can be accessed at the Illinois Department of Transportation website www.dot.state.il.us/ucp/html Questions are due on February 5, 2016 no later than 5:00 p.m., and can be e-mailed to Karen Y. Thurmon at thurmonk@rtachicago.org.

One original copy and one CD or DVD containing your complete proposal must be submitted to the RTA no later than 3:30 p.m., local time, on February 16, 2016 Proposals submitted after the designated date and time will be rejected.

The Request for Proposal is available at the offices of RTA, located at 175 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1650, Chicago, Illinois 60604-2705, or can be downloaded from the RTA website at www.rtachicago.com NOTICE INVITATION TO BID TO METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO Sealed proposals, endorsed as below, will be deposited in the sealed bid depository located in the lobby of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Administration Building, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 A.M. on the stated bid opening date below for: CONTRACT 11-052-3F STREAMBANK STABILIZATION PROJECT FOR THE WEST FORK OF THE NORTH BRANCH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER Document Fee: $50.00 (Non-refundable, in the form of cashier’s check, certified check or money order payable to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District) Estimated Cost: $572,158.00 Bid Deposit: $29,000.00 Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Walk-Through:

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 10:00 a.m. Chicago Time 844 Fair Lane Northbrook, Illinois

Mandatory Technical Pre-Bid Conference: Wednesday, February 17, 2016

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Second Floor Conference Room 655 Huehl Road

Northbrook, IL 60062 Bid Opening: March 15, 2016 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix C and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract. ************************************************************************************* The above is an abbreviated version of the Notice- Invitation to Bid. A full version which includes a brief description of the project and/or service can be found on the District’s website, www.mwrd.org; Click the Contracts and Proposal quick link on the District’s Home page. Go to Contracts Currently Being Advertised and click for further information.

Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement & Materials Management, Room 508, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Monday - Friday, between 8:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Documents, unless stated above to the contrary, will be mailed in response to a fax request (#312/751-3042). The vendor may also download specifications, proposal forms and/or plans online from the District’s website, www.mwrd.org. No fee is required for the contract documents unless stated above.

All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-et.seq.), where it is stated in the Invitation to Bid Page.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals if deemed in the public’s best interest.

Chicago, Illinois February 3, 2016

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, File No. D16145135 on the January 14, 2016.

Under the Assumed Name of JOE BERRY’S SHOE SHINE REPAIR & BARBER SHOP with the business located at 117 E 47TH ST, CHICAGO, IL 60653.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/ Partner Full Name: JOSEPH BERRY, Complete Address: 561 W 144TH Unit A, RIVERDALE, IL 60827, USA

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2006, GSAMP TRUST 2006-HE7, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE7 Plaintiff, -v.GORDON EGBUNA, CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 44443 7818 SOUTH EAST END AVENUE Chicago, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 26 IN SOUTHFIELD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, AND 32 IN JAMES STINSON’S SUBDIVISION OF EAST GRAND CROSSING IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 25. TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 7818 SOUTH EAST END AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-25-325-019-000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $69,038.21.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-91901.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C13-91901 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 12 CH 44443 TJSC#: 35-17554 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.GILBERTO ROSAS A/K/A GILBERTO ROSAS, SR., AUCENCIO ROSAS, MARIANA LANDIN TORRES A/K/A MARIANA TORRES, IRMA MARTINEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 04099 2906 W. 38TH STREET Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 9, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 11 IN JOHN MCCAFFERY’S SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2906 W. 38TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 16-36-315-022-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $141,165.98.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is 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. 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 DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 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.

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 15 CH 04099 TJSC#: 35-18048 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.GLORIA TREJO, ARMANDO TREJO A/K/A ARMANDO TREJO, SR., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 11702 3830 W. 64TH STREET Chicago, IL 60629 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL 1: LOT 24 IN BLOCK 2 IN FRANK REED’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOT 12 IN BLOCK 2 IN FICKLIN AND COOK’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3830 W. 64TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-23-105-033-0000 & 19-23-105-034-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $238,634.06.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is 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. 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 DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 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.

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 14 CH 11702 TJSC#: 35-18047 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SEAWAY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.EVAN GLASSMAN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 01320 2310-12 EAST 75TH STREET Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 18, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 24, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 13 AND THAT PART OF LOT 12 LYING WEST OF A STRAIGHT LINE DRAWN FROM A POINT IN THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12 WHICH IS 5 1/8 INCHES WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF TO A POINT IN THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 12 WHICH IS 0 5/8 INCHES WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF IN BACON’S WINDSOR PARK SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 16, 17 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 18 IN BLOCK 8 IN STAVE AND KLEMM’S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 2310-12 EAST 75TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-25-227-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a one story store.

The judgment amount was $237,946.84.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: GRANT LAW, LLC, 230 W. MONROE STREET, SUITE 240, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 551-0111 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.

GRANT LAW, LLC 230 W. MONROE STREET, SUITE 240 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 551-0111 Attorney Code. 58706 Case Number: 14 CH 01320 TJSC#: 36-719 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS, N.A. S/B/M HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK Plaintiff, -v.BRYAN A. MCGRAW, JEANNE POLLARD-MCGRAW, FIRST BANK & TRUST F/K/A FIRST MADISON BANK, FSB, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 14647 4156 SOUTH BERKLEY AVE #1 Chicago, IL 60653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTHERLY 16.00 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 25.00 FEET OF LOT 81 IN FERRY FARWELL AND TURNER AND BOND’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 3 (EXCEPT LOTS 21 AND 22) IN THE BAYARD AND PALMER’S ADDITION IN THE NORTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4156 SOUTH BERKLEY AVE #1, Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-02-116-029-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $119,588.32.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: EGAN & ALAILY LLC, 321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 1430, Chicago, IL 60654, (312) 253-8640 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.

EGAN & ALAILY LLC 321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 1430 Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 253-8640 Attorney Code. 44451 Case Number: 14 CH 14647 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.KIM LIPSCOMB, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 19180 9711 S. CHARLES STREET Chicago, IL 60643 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 32 IN 33 IN OVIATT’S SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 17 INCLUSIVE AND 25, 26, 29 AND 30 IN BLOCK 5 IN HILLIARD AND DOBBIN’S FIRST ADDITION TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS IN SECTIONS 7 AND 8, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 9711 S. CHARLES STREET, Chicago, IL 60643 Property Index No. 25-07-220-003-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $203,555.16.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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 POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-002394.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. IL-002394 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 14 CH 19180 TJSC#: 35-17795 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-1 Plaintiff, -v.ELADIO MUNOZ, ALEJANDRO MUNOZ, ARMANDO MUNOZ, LVNV FUNDING, LLC, HSBC BANK NEVADA N.A. F/K/A HOUSEHOLD BANK Defendants 13 CH 26004 4735 S. ROCKWELL STREET Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 22 IN BLOCK 4 IN TRUITT’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4735 S. ROCKWELL STREET, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-12-204-020-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $256,607.05.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-90225.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C13-90225 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 13 CH 26004 TJSC#: 35-17570 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT AS TRUSTEE OF ARLP SECURITIZATION TRUST, SERIES 2014-2 Plaintiff, -v.MARTHA L. GUTIERREZ Defendants 14 CH 08189 5142 SOUTH HONORE STREET Chicago, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 35 IN BLOCK 2 IN WHITE AND COLEMAN’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 41 TO 44 INCLUSIVE, IN STONE AND WHITNEYS’ SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 6, AND THE NORTH 1/2 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 5142 SOUTH HONORE STREET, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-07-402-039-0000.

The real estate is improved with a double family residence.

The judgment amount was $200,399.49.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-89798.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C13-89798 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 08189 TJSC#: 35-17567 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION Liberty Home Equity Solutions formerly known as Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc. PLAINTIFF VS Christine Smith (Deceased); Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as Special Representative for Christine Smith (Deceased); Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Christine Smith (Deceased); Sonya Love; Lucy Thomas; Clara Smith; Gerry Bernard Love; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT(S) 15 CH 10022 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Christine Smith (Deceased); Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as Special Representative for Christine Smith (Deceased); UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CHRISTINE SMITH (DECEASED); Sonya Love; Lucy Thomas; Clara Smith; Gerry Bernard Love; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot 16 in Block 1 in Tabor`s subdivision of Blocks 5,6,9,10,11 and 12 in the Subdivision of By L.C. Paine Freer (as receiver) of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 22, Township 39 North, Range 13 East of the Third Principal Meridian.

Commonly known as: 1445 S. Tripp Ave., Chicago, IL 60623 and which said mortgage was made by, Christine Smith; Mortgagor(s), to Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc., formerly known as Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Inc.; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, as Document No. 0933646002; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602 on or before MARCH 4, 2016 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: (312) 239-3432 Fax: (312) 284-4820 Attorney No: 6238055 Pleadings@rsmalaw.com File No: 15IL00444-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this firm may be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-RP4 Plaintiff, -v.REGINALD AYERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, AS NOMINEE FOR MERITAGE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, LEMURIAN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, LLC Defendants 15 CH 09218 4529 1/2 SOUTH DREXEL BOULEVARD UNIT 1W Chicago, IL 60653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: UNIT 4529 1/2-1W IN THE LEMURlAN CONDOMINIUM AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: PARCEL 1: THE SOUTH 11 FEET 6 INCHES OF LOT 4 IN THE RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 4, 5 AND 6 TOGETHER WITH PRIVATE ALLEY ADJOINING SAID LOTS IN CLARKS AND SHARPE’S SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 4 IN BLOCK 5 IN WALKER AND STINSON’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN. PARCEL 2: LOT 1 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 5 IN WALKER AND STINSON’S SUBDIVISION OF WEST 1/2 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN. WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘’A’’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 98883609, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4529 1/2 SOUTH DREXEL BOULEVARD UNIT 1W, Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-02-312-048-1035.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $123,730.07.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-15479.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-15479 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 09218 TJSC#: 35-18602 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION AVI AND SUZANNE RON 2012 CHILDREN’S TRUST Plaintiff, -v.JUAN C. GONZALEZ, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE (BAYVIEW), CITY OF CHICAGO, PEOPLE OF THE STATE ILLINOIS, DISCOVER BANK, CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, CAPITAL ONE (USA) BANK, TOWN OF CICERO, CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A., NEW FALLS CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 4837 1541 W. HASTINGS Chicago, IL 60631 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 25, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 67 IN BLOCK 5 IN SIMPSON AND GREENS ADDITION TO CHICAGO IN THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1541 W. HASTINGS, Chicago, IL 60631 Property Index No. 17-20-112-037-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $220,581.35.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: KAPLAN PAPADAKIS & GOURNIS, P.C., 180 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2108, CHICAGO, IL 60601, (312) 726-0531 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.

KAPLAN PAPADAKIS & GOURNIS, P.C. 180 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2108 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312) 726-0531 Case Number: 15 CH 4837 TJSC#: 36-925 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ALICIA STEWART-DIXON A/K/A ALICIA M. STEWART-DIXON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 11 CH 37899 7811 SOUTH EBERHART AVENUE Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 29, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 44 AND THE SOUTH 8 FEET OF LOT 45 IN BLOCK 2 IN COLE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7811 SOUTH EBERHART AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-426-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $260,587.95.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 11-055325.

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.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 11-055325 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 11 CH 37899 TJSC#: 36-1002 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.AARON CORTES, THE WASHINGTON PARK CONDOMINIUMS ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 09611 5142 S. KING DRIVE, UNIT G3 Chicago, IL 60615 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL 1: UNIT 5142-G3 TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS IN WASHINGTON PARK CONDOMINIUMS AS DELINEATED AND DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 0527727091, IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 10 TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EXCLUSIVE USE FOR PARKING PURPOSES IN AND TO PARKING SPACE NO. P-45, A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT, AS SET FORTH AND DEFINED IN SAID DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM AND SURVEY ATTACHED THERETO, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Commonly known as 5142 S. KING DRIVE, UNIT G3, Chicago, IL 60615 Property Index No. 20-10-306-069-1042.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $200,508.31.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-001757.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. IL-001757 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 12 CH 09611 TJSC#: 36-808 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.ETHEL M HODGES Defendants 14 CH 14610 7737 S. GREEN STREET Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 22, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: The South 36 Feet of Lot 30 in Block 17 in West Auburn, a subdivision of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 29, Township 38 North, Range 14, (except the North 99 feet thereof) East of the third principal meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 7737 S. GREEN STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-29-423-010.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $163,771.79.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 14IL00420-1.

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.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 14IL00420-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 14 CH 14610 TJSC#: 36-950 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION Urban Financial of America, LLC PLAINTIFF VS Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as special representative for Irma J. Bush a/k/a Irma Jean Bush (Deceased); Valerie Sandler; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Irma J. Bush a/k/a Irma Jean Bush (Deceased); Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT(S) 15 CH 13782 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as special representative for Irma J. Bush a/k/a Irma Jean Bush (Deceased); Valerie Sandler; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF IRMA J. BUSH A/K/A IRMA JEAN BUSH (DECEASED); UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: The East 15 feet of Lot 65 and the West 15 feet of Lot 66 in the subdivision of Lot 8 in School Trustees` subdivision of Section 16, Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 123 W. 103rd Place, Chicago, IL 60628 and which said mortgage was made by, Irma J. Bush and Bobby Bush, wife and husband; Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Urban Financial Group, Inc. ; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, as Document No. 1119204132; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602 on or before MARCH 4, 2016 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: (312) 239-3432 Fax: (312) 284-4820 Attorney No: 6238055 Pleadings@rsmalaw.com File No: 15IL00475-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this firm may be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. PLAINTIFF VS Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as special representative for Magnolia Sesson (Deceased); Marlon Sesson; Eric Sesson; State Financial Acceptance Corporation; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Magnolia Sesson (Deceased); Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT(S) 14CH19915 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as special representative for Magnolia Sesson (Deceased); Marlon Sesson; ERIC SESSON; State Financial Acceptance Corporation; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MAGNOLIA SESSON (DECEASED); UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot 9 in Block 12 in Auburn Park, a subdivision of Section 28, Township 38 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois Commonly known as: 407 W. 77th Street, Chicago, IL 60620 and which said mortgage was made by, Magnolia Sesson, unmarried; Mortgagor(s), to Urban Financial Group; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, as Document No. 0909208477; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602 on or before FEBRUARY 19, 2016 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: (312) 239-3432 Fax: (312) 284-4820 Attorney No: 6238055 Pleadings@rsmalaw.com File No: 14IL00542-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this firm may be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR NEWLANDS ASSET HOLDING TRUST Plaintiff, -v.SHEREENA D. LEWIS AKA SHEREENA LEWIS, CITY OF CHICAGO, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, ROLAND DAVIS, JOHN DOE, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF SHEREENA D. LEWIS AKA SHEREENA LEWIS Defendants 14 CH 09160 1035 E 61ST ST Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST 173.4 FEET OF THE NORTH 50 FEET OF THE NORTH 50 FEET OF BLOCK 3 IN BUSBY’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 (EXCEPT 2 1/2 ACRES) OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. (EXCEPTING FROM SAID PREMISES ANY PORTION THEREOF, IF ANY, TAKEN OR USED FOR AN ALLEY.) Commonly known as 1035 E 61ST ST, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-14-310-075-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $303,709.46.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-001522.

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.

KOZENY & McCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. IL-001522 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 14 CH 09160 TJSC#: 35-18298 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Plaintiff, -v.WILLIAM P. BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR YVETTE M. HUNT (DECEASED), TYRONE HUNT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF YVETTE M. HUNT Defendants 13 CH 23518 7938 S. SOUTH SHORE DRIVE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 3 & 4 IN WILLIAM V. JACOB’S ADDITION TO CHELTENHAM BEACH, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 15, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7938 S. SOUTH SHORE DRIVE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-206-031-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $317,362.11.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C12-70865.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C12-70865 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 13 CH 23518 TJSC#: 35-18580 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-RM2 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.LENE WASHINGTON, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC, F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, LVNV FUNDING, LLC Defendants 13 CH 03649 8639 S. KINGSTON AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 32 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 20 FEET THEREOF) AND LOT 33 IN BLOCK 60 IN WILL’S ADDITION TO SOUTH CHICAGO, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 15, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8639 S. KINGSTON AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-327-045-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $133,253.39.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-99193.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-99193 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 13 CH 03649 TJSC#: 35-18576 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4 Plaintiff, -v.ANNETTE A. DUNBAR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 19146 8940 S. HALSTED STREET Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

F15090202 SLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Plaintiff, vs.

Shina D. Washington aka Shina Washington aka Shina Washinton; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 18539 10309 South Hoxie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617 Brennan Calendar 62 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Shina D. Washington aka Shina Washington aka Shina Washinton 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 3 IN HENRY FREUND’S SECOND RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 41, 42, 43 AND 44 IN BLOCK 193 IN SOUTH CHICAGO, BEING A SUBDIVISION BY CALUMET AND CHICAGO CANAL AND DOCK COMPANY OF PART OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 15, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND PART OF THE SECTIONS 12 AND 13, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 25-12-439-036-0000 Said property is commonly known as 10309 South Hoxie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617, and which said mortgage(s) was/ were made by Shina D. Washington and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 0706040086 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 Cook County on or before MARCH 4, 2016 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.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-4284620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR.

44 February 3-9, 2016 • THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

LOT 17 (EXCEPT THAT PART LYING EAST OF A LINE 50 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 5) IN BLOCK 6 IN SOUTH ENGLEWOOD BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, AND THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5 LYING EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8940 S. HALSTED STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-225-039-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $57,349.42.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-06109.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-06109 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 19146 TJSC#: 35-18511 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.

REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. Plaintiff, vs.

Susan Modaressi; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 15CH5881 Sheriff’s # 160011 F15030302 WELLS Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on March 9th, 2016, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 9933 South Ewing Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617 P.I.N: 26-08-110-012-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home.

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 the sale.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC Anthony Porto 1771 W. DIEHL., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ONTARIO HOPSON AKA ONTARIO M. HOPSON, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A., CITY OF CHICAGO, WASHINGTON FEDERAL, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA WASHINGTON FEDERAL FKA WASHINGTON FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO FIRST MUTUAL BANK Defendants 11 CH 10551 1512 S Kolin Chicago, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1512 S Kolin, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-22-223-041-0000 fka 16-22-223-022-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $163,340.41.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 11 CH 10551 TJSC#: 36-103 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ESMERALDA RODRIGUEZ, MARTIN RODIGUEZ AKA MARTIN RODRIGUEZ, FOX VALLEY CREDIT UNION Defendants 14 CH 06777 7302 S. California Chicago, IL 60629 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7302 S. California, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-25-123-089-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $195,519.61.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 06777 TJSC#: 36-121 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-25 Plaintiff, -v.JESUS INIGUEZ, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 11 CH 41766 1718 WEST 44TH STREET Chicago, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1718 WEST 44TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-06-404-037-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $388,625.42.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. 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. 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 department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.

Please refer to file number F14110513.

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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14110513 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 11 CH 41766 TJSC#: 35-18059 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7 Plaintiff, -v.ROBIN LUVENE, JOYCE FORTSON LUVENE, AIRKO HEATING AND COOLING Defendants 11 CH 41610 8241 SOUTH HARPER AVENUE Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 9, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8241 SOUTH HARPER AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35-231-011-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $147,170.46.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. 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. 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 department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.

Please refer to file number F14110687.

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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14110687 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 11 CH 41610 TJSC#: 35-18403 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.

REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-2 Plaintiff, -v.- CHAREEN B. GOODMAN, RESIDENTIAL LOAN CENTERS OF AMERICA, THE FOUR WINDS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 09 CH 11821 4441 S. Indiana Ave., Unit #1N Chicago, IL 60653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 22, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 11, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4441 S. Indiana Ave., Unit #1N, Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-03-309-045-1001; 20-03-309-045-1015.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $476,977.54.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 09 CH 11821 TJSC#: 35-15019 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.

REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY PURCHASE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FKA WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA Plaintiff, -v.DIANE MAYLEE AKA DIANE S. MAYLEE, MERS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE, HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, SALVIANO COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 13 CH 18430 448 W. 37th Pl., Unit 3-E Chicago, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 27, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 448 W. 37th Pl., Unit 3-E, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 17-33-319-045-1005.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $219,665.70.

Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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 POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 13 CH 18430 TJSC#: 36-209 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-KS4 Plaintiff, -v.LORRAINE M. STEWART AKA LORRAINE STEWART AKA LORRAINE MICHELLE STEWART AKA LORRAINE HITCHCOCK AKA LORRAINE M. HITCHCOCK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 6718 8701 SOUTH ESSEX AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 7, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8701 SOUTH ESSEX AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-06-102-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $98,029.84.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. 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. 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 department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.

Please refer to file number F15030077.

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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F15030077 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 6718 TJSC#: 35-18202 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.LOUISE CURTIS, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, THE JAZZ ON THE BOULEVARD CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE JAZZ ON THE BOULEVARD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 15703 4120 SOUTH DREXEL BOULEVARD, UNIT 1B Chicago, IL 60653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 30, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 26, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4120 SOUTH DREXEL BOULEVARD, UNIT 1B, Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-02-128-021-4022 and 20-02-128-021-4051.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $173,705.26.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 14-071830.

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.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Attorney File No. 14-071830 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 14 CH 15703 TJSC#: 35-16115 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-10 Plaintiff, -v.GERARDO HERNANDEZ Defendants 14 CH 18911 4156 SOUTH MAPLEWOOD AVENUE Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4156 SOUTH MAPLEWOOD AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-01-212-100-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $332,520.62.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. 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. 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 department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.

Please refer to file number F14100182.

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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14100182 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 18911 TJSC#: 35-17773 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PRIMESTAR-H FUND I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.JESSE SUTTON AKA JESSIE SUTTON AKA JESSE J. SUTTON JR. AKA JESSE J. SUTTON, CHICAGO MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION Defendants 14 CH 3013 1710 EAST 91ST PLACE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1710 EAST 91ST PLACE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-01-301-049-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $292,036.39.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. 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. 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 department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.

Please refer to file number F13100237.

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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F13100237 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 3013 TJSC#: 35-17829 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATE SERVICES 2006-PR1 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.GUSTAVO MARIN, SANDRA MARIN, CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MINAS E. LITOS Defendants 09 CH 41997 4454 N. CALIFORNIA AVE. Chicago, IL 60625 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 9, 2010, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 29, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4454 N. CALIFORNIA AVE., Chicago, IL 60625 Property Index No. 13-13-132-014-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments.

The judgment amount was $749,086.82.

Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee s attorney.

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.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 09 CH 41997 TJSC#: 35-18551 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, -v.WILLIE L. HARRIS A/K/A WILLIE HARRIS, SUE E. HARRIS A/K/A SUESTER HARRIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 20923 7332 S. MAY STREET Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7332 S. MAY STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-29-216-036-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $62,217.10.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste.950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 12-2222-20482.

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.

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste.950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: mmckee@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 12-2222-20482 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 12 CH 20923 TJSC#: 35-17490 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-4 Plaintiff, -v.JOYCE L. DAVIS AKA JOYCE L. BOYD AKA JOYCE DAVIS AKA JOYCE ANNAN AKA JOYCE A. DAVIS AKA JOYCE M. DAVIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 12655 9600 SOUTH CARPENTER STREET Chicago, IL 60643 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9600 SOUTH CARPENTER STREET, Chicago, IL 60643 Property Index No. 25-08-20-023-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $139,994.15.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1) (h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. 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. 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 department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.

Please refer to file number F15060041.

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.

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F15060041 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 12655 TJSC#: 36-1181 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.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.SHURRONE JOHNSON, THOMAS KELLY, KEVIN KYSER, WILLIAM KYSER, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD KYSER (DECEASED), UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 3295 8019 S BURNHAM AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 27, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8019 S BURNHAM AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-208-008-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $183,598.75.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE 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 Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 13IL00408-1.

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.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 13IL00408-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 14 CH 3295 TJSC#: 36-944 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.

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