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59% High school graduation rate for Black males 69% Jobless rate of Black dropouts 47% Black men 20-24 not working or in school 7% Black 8th grade boys read at 8th grade level 88% Jobless Black Chicago teens

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By Andre Carter

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If you drop out of high school, basically your days are numbered, according to statistics from a variety of studies – as well as from common sense observation.

Any dropout is trying to run the race of life with a yoke around their neck, but for Black males, the dropout situation is even worse.

Even for high school graduates, the gap between Black males and their white peers continues to grow. In 2012, the four-year graduation rate for Black males widened to 21 points, whereas it was only 19 points in the 2010 school year.

That’s according to a new report called “Black Lives Matter: The Schott 50-State Report on Public Education and Black Males.”

For Latino males, the gap shrunk from 20 percent to 15 percent during the same period.

The study shows that the national graduation rate for Black males was 59 percent, 65 percent for Latinos, and 80 percent for white males for the 2012-13 school year.

Particularly striking was Detroit, where only 20 percent of Black males graduated on time, while Illinois had a gap of more than 25 percentage points between Black and White male graduating high school students.

John H. Jackson, the Schott Foundation’s president and CEO, says, “This report is about making a declarative statement that Black lives matter not only after they die, but they matter also when they are living.

“It is important to highlight particularly the Black male population in this instance because, as our data indicate, in 35 of the 48 states as it relates to four-year graduation rates, Black males are at the bottom.”

And that’s bad news if you manage to graduate from high school. For those who don’t and drop out, things are even worse.

For them, another report from the National Urban League stresses that on any given day, nearly 23 percent of all young Black men aged 16 to 24 who have dropped out of high school are in jail, prison, or a juvenile justice institution in America…and this is compared to only six to seven of every 100 Asian or White dropouts.

This report was called “Consequences of Dropping Out of High School: Joblessness and Jailing for High School Dropouts and the High Cost for Taxpayers.”

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Prologue Students

A Needed Second Chance For High School Dropouts

meet and certainly not enough to reach the American Dream of raising a family and buying a home.

The report noted that the mean annual earnings of the nation’s young people with a bachelor’s or advanced degree was three times higher than the mean earnings for dropouts.

The limited earnings potential of dropouts mean many never leave their parents’ or relatives’ homes to form independent households. The study said that nearly 37 of every 100 dropouts live in poor or near-poor families.

A new study by the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago also estimates that fewer than 60 percent of No Earnings Black male freshmen will graduate high school Not surprisingly, the study showed that in four years. dropouts experience high levels of joblessness and low weekly earnings. It produced No Jobs these highlights: As a result, another new report prepared • More than half – 54 percent – of the by the Alternative Schools Network: “Trends nation’s dropouts ages 16 to 24 are jobless In Teen Employment In Chicago, Illinois And during an average month.

The United States,” says that Illinois is among • Black dropouts experienced the highest the 10 highest jobless rate states in the nation jobless rate at 69 percent, followed by Asians for teenagers. The figures are bleakest for Afat 57 percent and Whites at 54 percent. rican-American teens in the city of Chicago, • 40 percent of all young dropouts in the where 92 percent of all Black males ages 16country are jobless for the entire year.

19 in Chicago were jobless in 2012, according Obviously, without a high school diploma, to the study. you cannot earn enough money to make ends 02 Feb. 24 - Mar. 01, 2016 • THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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Prologue Graduates And yet another new report by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Cities Institute found that 47 percent of young Black men aged 20-24 in Chicago aren’t working or in school, compared to 32 percent of Black men nationwide. For Chicago’s white youth aged 20-24, only 6.7 percent were out of school and out of work.

Phil Jackson, head of the Black Star Project, says, “Now we know why Chicago is leading the nation in shootings and murders.

If young Black men are not working and are not in school, violence becomes predictable.”

An educational stalwart, Jackson laments the fact that other studies show that only 10 percent of Black boys in 8th grade read proficiently at an 8th grade level – and that number is only seven percent for Black 8th grade boys in Chicago.

“Youth employment is not only a vital and effective violence prevention vehicle, but also a means for encouraging youth to stay in school and provides much-needed financial support to youth and their families while serving as a critical steppingstone to future employment,” said Jack Wuest, executive director, Alternative Schools Network.

“The staggering number of Black and low-income teens who were jobless in 2012 provides a sobering reminder that we must do everything in our power to find jobs for all of our young people.”

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POLITICS Robert T. Starks

ortheastern And N The Center For Inner City Studies

Defender Contributing Writer

As we watch the seemingly endless budget battle between the Democratic legislative majority led by House Speaker Michael Madigan and the Republicans led by a determined Gov. Bruce Rauner, we are left to wonder if these two state government leaders understand the misery that this stalemate has caused the people of Illinois.

Chicago’s safety net has been pulled down and stomped on! Every state funded social and educational institution has been crippled by this ineptness. This includes the Chicago Public Schools, Lutheran Social Services, Catholic Charities, and numerous Black social service agencies that are unable to operate without state subsidies. Because Black agencies have little or no reserves, many have had to close down operations.

However, the lack of state funding has captured national attention because of the colleges and universities. All of the state’s public colleges and universities with the exception of the University of Illinois are either on the brink of closing their doors at the end of this semester, laying off teachers and administrators, eliminating academic programs and entire departments, or cutting back on their commitment to low-income students because of the lack of state funding assistance for tuition.

This crisis is particularly acute within the Black community of Chicago. The majority of low-income Black students in the city attend Chicago State University (CSU) and Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU).

These two universities are primarily commuter schools that typically have a large number of Black female undergraduates, many of whom have children. Most of the Black male students work during the day and can only attend classes that are scheduled after 5 p.m.

Evening classes (after 5 p.m.) are being cut back because of low enrollment, which puts Black students, especially Black males, at a severe disadvantage. Added to this dilemma is the reality that daycare services, state funded tuition aid and book vouchers are not available.

Currently, the average student could spend more than $500 per semester on books and supplies required for classes. These expenses that occur in conjunction with a student’s readiness for classes highlight the need for an end to the budget crisis.

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While 80 percent of CSU’s students are Black, most of its teachers, both full-time tenured and adjunct, are White. CSU has 4,500 students and some 300 full-time and part-time faculty.

Of the 300 teachers at CSU, 55 percent are women and 45 percent are male. Thus, Black males at this institution do not have the much-needed Black male leadership and role model presence.

Black females at CSU comprise 71 percent of the student body, while 29 percent are male. The school has a two percent four-year graduation rate, while the six-year graduation rate is 19 percent.

While CSU is often referred to as a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), it is not. Founded in 1867 as a normal school to train teacher, it was later called Teacher’s College South and its sister institution on the North Side (NEIU) was called Teacher’s College North.

In the 1960s, Teacher’s College South took the name of Chicago State University when it expanded its offerings and later moved to its present location at 95th and King Drive.

The financial crisis at CSU has been simmering since the beginning of the fall semester when adminisChicago State’s Situation trators realized that they would not Close examination of this situation receive state funding because of the reveals that the problems facing Black state budget stalemate. students at CSU and NEIU are multiCSU and other state universities plied by the lack of state funding. have been operating without state 04 Feb. 24 - Mar. 01, 2016 • THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

“In the midst of this statewide crisis, one is forced to question the sanity of the state legislators and the governor.”

funding since July of 2015. Administrators and members of the Board of Trustees have stated that they require about $5 million a month to operate.

Accordingly, about $36 million, or 30 percent of its operation budget comes from the state, and the rest is made up from tuition and foundation funds. Analysis shows that only three percent of the budget for contracts is given to Black contractors.

Since there is no end in sight to the crisis in Springfield, the school has declared a financial emergency in accordance with the traditions and guidelines of the American Association of University Professors.

This declaration allows the university to begin plans for layoffs, cut backs of programs, closure of buildings and other cost saving measures.

This crisis has sparked student demonstrations on campus and throughout the city. Students have shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway, attended legislative sessions in Springfield, and picketed the Governor’s office in downtown Chicago.

This financial crisis is especially painful for the CSU basketball team, because they have had to scale back on their travel and other necessary expenses that accompany a competitive sports program. In fact, the entire athletic program offerings are now subject to cuts and possible eliminations.

NEIU has a total enrollment of 8,000 students. Approximately 1,000 of them are enrolled at the Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd. on the South Side of Chicago.

The majority of the students and CCICS faculty are Black. NEIU has been declared a Hispanic Serving Institution, with a majority of its students coming from the Hispanic communities in and around the city.

CCICS was founded in 1968 at the height of the Civil Rights Movement to train teachers and inner-city serving professionals to look at the inner city and its residents from an African American perspective, without the traditional racist perspective.

CCICS has graduated the majority of the Black students that have received undergraduate and graduate degrees from NEIU. At the same time, almost none of the contractual budget spent by the university is given to Black contractors. Less than 10 percent of the NEIU faculty is Black, while almost the majority of the Black students at NEIU are enrolled at CCICS. Black students at NEIU suffer from the same problems that plague CSU. In a recent statement, President Sharon Hahs declared that “We will be able to make it through the end of the semester; however, if we do not receive funding after May, our summer school and fall semesters are in danger!”

In the midst of this statewide crisis, one is forced to question the sanity of the state legislators and the governor. Black citizens are now bombarding their state legislators with questions of when and how this crisis will end.

Ironically, most of the Black state legislators received their degrees from state schools. Most of those who have received degrees from state schools attended either CSU or NEIU. The great majority of Illinois voters either did not hear or understand the tone and tenor of Governor Rauner’s campaign rhetoric when he stated that he was determined to hold the budget hostage until he was guaranteed an agreement to his turn-around program to transform the state government. If they did, he may not have received the majority of the votes that won him the election.

Some observers have suggested that we ask his three high-profile African-American supporters (Reverends Willie Wilson, James Meeks and Cory Brooks) to explain the governor’s actions and tell us when and how we will be able to break this stalemate. www.chicagodefender.com

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OPINION

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Robert S. Abbott (Founder) 1905 – 1940 John H. Sengstacke (Publisher) 1940 – 1983 Frederick D. Sengstacke (Publisher) 1983 – 2000

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By Kai EL’Zabar

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From Black Panthers To Black Lives Matter Hope you took the opportunity to see The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, an independent film that tell the story of the rise and fall of the Black revolutionary vanguard party for the people.

I hope that the youth who read this column in particular had the opportunity and if not, that you make it a priority to do so and that you share it with family and friends.

No matter what you thought you knew about the Panthers and or what you’ve read, the documentary

by Stanley Nelson will provide insight into the inner workings of the organization, its motivation and the manipulation of John Edgar Hoover, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States who set out to destroy the Black Panther party, and did exactly that.

J. Edgar Hoover was also the mastermind behind the demise of President John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s clear that his organized efforts to paint a negative picture of the Panther party and its members as terrorists was deliberate to destroy their credibility when they had not terrorized anyone.

When Richard Nixon was elected, he was explicit in extending full power to FBI director Hoover to repress the Panther movement.

What the Black Panther Party did was intimidate the authorities because they were knowledgeable of their rights. The fact that the Panthers wore their weapons publicly daily in full sight of the law and others threatened J. Edgar Hoover’s sense of control.

The idea of the hunted carrying guns – though it is their Constitutional right to bear arms – openly upset the applecart. The armed Panthers signaled that “no longer” could the police, or anyone else for that matter, attack a Black man without resistance.

Malcolm X, who was the face of the warrior for most Black men in America at that time (and still is), had a direct influence on the formation of the Panthers. He had been a target of J. Edgar as well.

Malcolm X founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) with John Henrik Clarke and other black nationalist leaders on June 24, 1964 in Harlem, New York, shortly after his break with the Nation of Islam.

The OAAU was designed to encompass all peoples of African origin in the Western hemisphere, as well those on the African continent.

Malcolm X insisted that progress for African Americans was intimately tied to progress in Africa, and outlined a platform of five fronts for this progress called “The Basic Unity Program.”

This program called for Restoration, Reorientation, Education, Economic Security, and Self-Defense as a means of promoting Pan-African unity and interests.

With a strong focus on education as the primary means of repairing the damages of slavery, economic discrimination, and physical violence directed towards African Americans, the OAAU hoped to foster pan-African consciousness.

Among the more controversial positions taken by the OAAU was the suggestion that leaders of African states held more legitimate political power for African Americans than did the American government. Malcolm X was assassinated February 21, 1965, 51 years ago.

Evolution Of Leadership Much of his platform was picked up by the Black Panthers, in particular the ideology of Restoration, Reorientation, Education, Economic Security, and Self-Defense as a means of promoting Pan-African unity and interests. They even took the cause international when Eldridge Cleaver retreated to Algeria in exile.

What has never been made clear is that the Panthers evolved from one thing to another, just as Malcolm X

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had. It’s the nature of leadership, to evolve and grow.

The Black Panthers began as the vanguard organization to protect the people, founded in 1966 (a year after Malcolm’s assassination) as the Black Panther party for Self-Defense.

It originated in Oakland, California under the leadership of Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. The Panthers

Col. (Ret.) Eugene F. Scott (Publisher) 2000 – 2003 David M. Milliner (Publisher) 2003 – 2004 Michael A. House (Publisher) 2008 – 2013

President/Publisher: Cheryl Mainor to be oppressive and violent police forces.

They started free breakfast programs, sickle cell anemia research, and nutrition classes in their communities, among many other programs.

They were not a hate group. They did not promote hatred towards Whites or anyone else. They did promote eradication of racism. The Pan-

“…The defiance that sends a message that they’re sick and tired of all the abuse on so many levels and that they are not going to accept the blatant physical violence.” supported the Black Power movement, which stressed racial dignity and self-reliance.

The Panthers represented the youth of that time, the same as the Black Lives Matters group movement is representative of today’s youth.

They were full of energy, testosterone and the need to take charge of their own lives.

They were not fully satisfied with the peaceful passive-aggressive style of the Civil Rights Movement. Still, they addressed and sought to confront issues very similar to today’s Black Lives Matter protesters: namely, the police.

But the Panthers was not just a pro-Black militant organization taking up arms to protest what they viewed

thers were a movement, an ideology, a way of living.

There’s a definitive moment in the film when a reporter interviews the late Julian Bond, a leader of Blacks who addresses why the Panthers were so attractive to the youth and the rest of Black America.

Bond explains that they represent that warrior spirit, that defiance that sends a message that they’re sick and tired of all the abuse on so many levels – housing, employment, and other areas of opportunities where the disparity between whites and Blacks are obvious – and that they are not going to accept the blatant physical violence.

At one point he said, “Look at them, their style, their poise, their

cool. Every young Black man wants to be like that.” When asked if he planned to join the Black Panthers, Julian Bond once said, “Not today or tomorrow at any rate. But maybe the day after.”

Demise And Birth Anew Of course Julian Bond had backbone and spoke out against the Ku Klux Klan and pointed fingers at white folks and charged that white government officials engaged in conspiracies against Black people.

In 1970, United Press International reported Bond’s accusation that there was a “conscious conspiracy” by all law enforcement agencies in the country to eradicate the Black Panther Party, including efforts by President Nixon to stage rigged trials for its members.

“There seems to me to be a conscious conspiracy on the part of local police forces and state police forces and the federal police force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” Bond said.

“I think it comes from President Nixon and Attorney General Mitchell making a serious attempt to destroy the Black Panthers. They do it in two ways – by political assassination and by political trials, the kind they have in the Soviet Union.”

The reactions of white lawmakers to the Black Panthers arming themselves was to disarm them, destroy their credibility and wipe them out. And they ended up successfully changing gun laws in California, formerly an open carry state. Worse, they killed off, imprisoned and or destroyed the spirit of the rest. They succeeded in the destruction of the Black Panthers.

They began with the imprisonment of Huey Newton, then the murder of 16-year-old Bobby-Hutton, the exile of Eldridge Cleaver, the charge of murder and conspiracy against the Panther 21, and the arrest and jailing of Bobby Seale.

The chain of events continued with the murder of Illinois Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark in Chicago, followed by the shoot-in of Black Panthers in Los Angeles.

The planned orchestrated demise was like a cancer that fed off of what was actually a beautiful life beginning with great potential then taken down in its prime.

All the things that mattered then still matter now – like freedom, education, housing, and police brutality, which were all part of the Panther 10-point platform borrowed from Malcolm.

Most important, the Panthers were targeting the “brother on the corner.” Are Black Lives Matter organizers trying to find “the brother on the corner,” or are they trying to appeal more to the media? www.chicagodefender.com

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T he Prologue Alternative

One answer to the problem is to try to reclaim the dropouts – to get them back in school and try to put them on a path towards some semblance of a normal, productive life.

Unfortunately for Chicago, when Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011, the Chicago Public Schools tried to get a detailed count of students between 13 and 21 who were no longer on the attendance rolls and unaccounted for (dropouts) – and it ended up with between 50,000 to 60,000, the number still generally bandied about five years later.

CPS set out to re-enroll them through its Student Outreach and Re-Engagement Program (SOAR), which about 1,700 former dropouts participated in as of 2014. A number of them have earned their high school diplomas.

CPS also offers other alternative programs for dropouts, including online schools and schools run by for-profit organizations, with various degrees of success.

One non-profit institution that has long had its hand in the continuing education of students who drop out of school in the Chicago area for one reason or other is Prologue, Inc. Spokesman Jerry Thomas says, “Prologue is one of the nation’s oldest organizations providing alternative education for at risk teens and young adults in Chicago. For more than 40 years, it has provided a second chance for young people, who for a variety of reasons were unable to originally succeed academically in traditional school settings.”

Prologue was founded in 1973 by Sister Alice Trebateski, from the order of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, and Athena Calegores, to provide education and support services to disadvantaged neighborhoods and to low to moderate-income youth between the ages of 17-21 who have not succeeded in Chicago’s traditional high schools.

In 1995, Prologue was granted funding by CPS to develop alternative educational programs and opportunities for students who were pushed out, left out, or dropped out of the school system prior to graduation.

“Since 1995, we have established four alternative high schools for the purpose of providing young adults, mainly on the South Side of Chicago, with high school diplomas or GED certificates,” says Prologue executive director, Dr. Nancy Jackson, head of the charter chain. “Since Prologue’s inception, each campus has graduated 85 percent of its senior classes and over 70 percent of these students have entered college.” www.chicagodefender.com

Prologue currently oper- four high schools, some rebounding The William Tillman Maritime serving predominantly low-income to attend top colleges and universi- Academy will be one of only 21 mari- African-American and Latino youth. ates four high schools: • Joshua Johnston Fine Art and Design Charter School at 1551 West 95th Street, which is focused on fine art and design career interests of its students; • W.E.B. Dubois Prologue Early College Education High School at 1135 North Cleaver; • Charles H. Houston Alternative Charter High School at 7847 South Calumet Ave.; and • Winnie Mandela Intergenerational Alternative High School at 7847 South Jeffrey.

“The staggering number of Black and low-income teens who are jobless provides a sobering reminder that we must do everything in our power to find jobs for all of our young people.”

Prologue schools are North Central Accredited and recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education and the organization also operates several programs scattered throughout the city that address various social ills of the community.

In 2007, Prologue became a Renaissance 2010 contract schools partner with CPS, and since then has been providing the educational programming, social support and school climate needed to help over 1,225 of Chicago’s most vulnerable youth complete high school education and prepare for positive futures.

Yearly, Prologue helps hundreds of students earn their diplomas and secure jobs. Annually, more than 100 students graduate from Prologue’s

ties, such as Spellman College in Atlanta and Chicago State University.

“Most of the students targeted for Prologue have dropped out of regular public schools in the area for a combination of complicated reasons,” says Dr. Jackson. “They come to us by choice having had negative academic and, in many cases, life experiences. Traditional education has not worked for them.

“Prologue has seen that with high expectations and a holistic approach to education, these students can succeed. Our goal is to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully enter college or a career, with a high level of self-esteem so they can also succeed personally.”

The students who enter the school, though still very young, have faced a variety of issues – problems at home, early pregnancies, drugs, incarceration, homelessness, loss of one or both parents. Sometimes they just couldn’t fit in a traditional school setting.

In fact, most dropouts who re-enroll don’t go back to traditional high schools, primarily because it didn’t work for them before or they’re aging to the point that by the time they earn enough credits to graduate, they would be past the age of eligibility.

“So,” Jackson says, “We offer them a second chance where they can make good decisions. Keep their heads up, take care of their families and do the right thing.”

The interesting part of Prologue is its recruitment process – they literally go to the streets to get their potential student base. School representatives drive the streets where dropped out students may be hanging out on school days and pass fliers to those who might be eligible to enroll and to those who might know someone – friend or family member – who may be able to use the schools’ services.

“We are doing a major push to recruit dropout youth who are out there on these streets in danger of being incarcerated and in danger of all the things that randomly happen to youth and young people when they are not in school,” says Dr. Jackson.

“School is a safe place to change the trajectory of their lives. We are making a major push to attract them while there are seats available.”

In completely novel, cutting-edge planning, Prologue is about to open the city’s first maritime academy for high school dropouts, hoping that it will open their eyes to new educational opportunities and get them jobs in the growing maritime industry.

time high schools across the country.

It will train in the maritime, environmental and ecological fields and students will learn science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) focused skills.

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BLACK HISTORY Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer Traveling along the beautiful highways of Florida can be tranquil and serene, with the low hanging palm trees.

It’s a beautiful sight to see along the rural roads in some of the state’s small cities, but each road leads to either another road of new discoveries or a dead end of dreams.

The Chicago Defender had an opportunity to visit and explore the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida – a quiet fisherman’s town within St. Lucie County.

Fort Pierce is not your typical Floridian destination; it’s a quiet community with rich history that spans back to Spanish settlers during the early 19th Century. In the mid-1800s, many runaway slaves and Seminole Indians retreated to the area and laid down roots as a refuge.

In 1905, St. Lucie County was established out of the southern part of Brevard County with its home in Fort Pierce. As you travel through the town’s sleepy streets, some areas are timeless as vintage turn-of-the century homes still rest in the heart of Fort Pierce’s downtown.

If these roads could speak, they would reveal the rich history of the Deep South. Moreover, they would reveal the last years of its most notable and famous resident – author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston.

The legend of Hurston is a most interesting story to examine. In fact, today her works are used as examples of getting a clearer understanding of a period that timelessly resonates with similarities to our social issues today.

The Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston Lives

Early Life And Career Hurston was born January 7, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama – a small town of 14 square miles in the Auburn area where her family eventually moved to Eatonville, Florida.

She grew up in the first incorporated Black township. Her life’s story has graced many publications, books, and plays along with academic conferences and annual festivals bearing her name.

Her famous published works include Jonah’s Gourd Vine (1928), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) and Tell My Horse (1938), along with hundreds of short essays, plays and featured articles for newspapers such as the Miami Herald, the Pittsburgh Courier and Fort Pierce’s only Black-operated newspaper, The Chronicle.

From Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939), leading to her autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road (1942), going on to publish Seraph on the Suwanee (1948), Hurston continued to write up until her death in January 28, 1960.

A former student, Marjorie Harrell, recalls meeting Hurston at Lincoln Park Academy. “We would’ve probably gathered around her more, but to us, she was a weird lady. We didn’t call her that out loud because your neighbors would beat you on the way home and then your Momma would get you when you got home,” Harrell said.

“Just to have her and not understand who she was. I went to Hampton Institution, John Ready and to FAMU, where I completed my education. Neither one of those institutions told us about Zora Neale Hurston.

“So, I had to leave home, come back and happen upon the dedication of the library in order to find out about this woman who was my teacher. Since then I’ve read everything written about her.”

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Harrell is currently writing a book, Zora: As We Knew Her. In her seventies now, she is gathering a few of her classmates that are still living to contribute.

A grandmother and one of the town elders remembers owner and publisher, C.E. Bolen, who invited Hurston to Fort Pierce to write for his newspaper.

As a young teenager, she remembers Bolen recruiting young people to help him report, file, deliver papers and drive him around town. “He would come to folk’s homes and say, ‘Hey boy, hey girl, come on, help me with this paper so I can keep it going!’

He didn’t give you no salary and you couldn’t say no.”

somewhat eccentric and intriguing author.

Arlene Benton, the eldest daughter of Dr. Clem C. Benton, was a young teacher starting out at the only Black high school in town, Lincoln Park Academy.

“My father and Zora were both from the Orlando area,” she said.

“Their families knew each other. He introduced me to her at his office, but he told me later on at home that she was a famous writer.”

Hurston was invited one Sunday evening to the Benton’s home for dinner. At the time, she was working on what would be her last novel, Harold the Great. They found themselves at the dinner table, where Hurston’s work The Eccentric Author would be the centerpiece of the disArlene and Margaret Benton, both cussion for most of the evening.

“Dad would ask her, ‘Ms. sisters and natives of Fort Pierce, can recall their first encounter with the Hurston, how do you start a book?’

He was interested in writing his own book at the time. I was on staff with her at Lincoln Park Academy, but I was young. I really did enjoy talking to her during those Sunday dinners,” Benton remembers.

Although, the Benton family was familiar with Hurston’s profession, the rest of the town wasn’t aware that there was a woman whose entire life was based on breaking through barriers and carving out a historical place that would haunt all of them until this day.

After the death of her mother, Lucy Hurston at 14, young Zora worked various jobs. She had a hard time finishing high school and took on a job as maid for Gilbert & Sullivan, eventually singing.

In 1917, at age 26, she found herself in Baltimore securing a way to access free public education by lying about her age to finish high school.

Shaving 10 years off of her age, Hurston went on to graduate from Barnard College in 1928 as the first African-American female to do so. Her collegiate schooling included Howard University—where she pledged Zeta Phi Beta.

T he Harlem Renaissance

There are many stories that chronicle the author’s most successful period during the Harlem Renaissance, when acclaimed authors and the who’s who of Black arts and cultural ruled the literary scene.

Hurston often entertained and hosted frequently at her residence, keeping company with fellow writers including singer and actress Ethel Waters. Hurston became close with Langston Hughes. Together, the two writers would start a newspaper, Fire!, but they eventually fell out over creative differences.

Her bold and fiery personality never swayed from her convictions, creating critics and a handful of naysayers, including Hughes, along the way.

Hurston’s works reflected a realism to a world that many first generation northern Blacks wanted to forget as they were trying to integrate into mainstream society, but Hurston saw things in different way.

Growing up in one of the few allBlack towns, as a young adult, she often intermingled with Whites, sitting at the front of the bus, telling them her stories. She didn’t experience racism until she left and arrived in Jacksonville at 15.

The Barnard College graduate took this ideology and approach with her as she traveled the world, where she crossed color lines. Her confidence illuminated swag and a seductiveness that was noticed when she would enter the room.

That was one of the main things that stood out to the Fort Pierce town residents who had never seen anyone like Hurston, especially her students. continued on next page

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BLACK HIST. CONT. “She’s the Tupac of literature.

She never dies; her work will live on.”

Fort Pierce Legacy

Throughout the month of February, the county of St. Lucie, in partnership with Fort Pierce, celebrated Hurston along with another iconic legacy, the Highwaymen. The Highwaymen was an original group of 36 young African-American artists that www.chicagodefender.com

der for somebody to associate with me who does not wish me near them?

Thems my sentiments and I am sticking by them. Growth from within. Ethical and cultural desegregation. It is a contradiction in terms to scream race pride and equality while at the same time spurning Negro teachers and self-association.”

Her childhood in Eatonville showed her that Black communities can vibrantly sustain themselves without the deconstruction of integration, especial-

ly when Blacks were mistreated in the company of whites.

Anthony Westbury, a former editor of the Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune, describes her understanding best. “When you broke down segregation in the way that we broke it down in America, we destroyed some of the Black community in the process,” he says.

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some of the steps as detrimental in some ways and we demonstrated this in Fort Pierce. We’re still recovering from that today.”

For those who have never heard of this award-winning novelist and journalist, the best modern day description of Zora Neale Hurston might come from Associate Professor at Indian River State, Marvin E. Hobson, who said, “She’s the Tupac of literature. She never dies; her work will live on.”

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In 1958, she first started teaching at Lincoln Park Academy. Marjorie Harrell and her classmates were greeted by the author’s presence.

“My English language instructor, Mrs. Calhoun, was pregnant and on maternity leave and this lady came to substitute in her place,” says Harrell.

“We didn’t know who she was, we just knew she was there to substitute. Nobody told us that she was famous, that she was a writer.”

Despite Hurston earning a Bachelors Degree from Barnard College and studying at Morgan College and Harvard University, she was unable to acquire her teacher’s certification in the state of Florida.

In 1959, she started to get sick and her demeanor rapidly changed – she wore big flowered dresses and big skirts. Harrell said there was an incident where the male students locked Hurston in the school closet as a prank.

“If you just laughed at a teacher, by the time school ended everyone would hear about it. Had we known who she was, we would’ve understood her dramatics. Here is somebody who could have given us Black American History,” Harrell said.

To the state education board, Hurston described Lincoln Park Academy students as the “worst” who carried knives and fought all of the time. But, this wasn’t the case at all.

The moral laws of the land in Fort Pierce were held up by a village including then school Dean Robert Jefferson, who was known to carry a leather strap as his method of discipline and rule.

“Our school motto was, ‘We do right because it’s right to do right,’” said former student, Attorney Margaret Benton.

The likelihood at that time of students carrying on in that manner was near zero, but Hurston felt this may have sped up the process of becoming certified to teach, which wasn’t to be.

was formed in the early 1960s by Alfred Hair.

These Fort Pierce teenagers studied painting from the famed artist and art teacher, A.E. “Bean” Backus – a White painter who captured the beautiful outdoor scenes of Florida’s nature.

Headed up by Hair, they sold their mass production of paintings up and along the highway to tourists and natives for as little as $20 a painting.

Over 50 years later, the Highwaymen is considered one of the most celebrated groups of Black painters that have carved out a place in American art history. They, too are recognized for their influence on the area’s historic blueprint, along with Hurston.

The town’s mayor, Linda Johnson, is a native who has lived in other places, including Chicago working in the private sector. She decided to return to her hometown in the early 1990s and has held public office for the past 25 years as the town’s mayor.

As you visit Fort Pierce, there is no doubt that Hurston has left her mark on the town, which once was divided by Avenue D – rarely integrating the Black residents with the White residents outside of servitude work.

The Zora Neale Hurston Dust Tracks Heritage Trail takes one through the various landmarks – Zora Neale Hurston Library; the house that she lived in owned by the Benton family; Sarah’s Memorial Chapel; Lincoln Park Academy, and other Zora hangouts.

The most highly visited location is the Genesee Memorial Gardens, now the Garden of Heavenly Rest, renamed when author Alice Walker marked Hurston’s grave with a headstone at Ave. S and 17th Street.

The senior home where Hurston died still stands as a memorial where visitors can come see a recreation of the room she spent her last months in – from the old black typewriter, to pack of Camels that sit on the brown wooden desk, among other personal items that were saved when she died.

As you visit and listen to the stories of the town’s natives, you realize that Hurston has had a profound impact that has forced many to open their eyes to those that they may have found unusual and obscure.

She traveled the world as a renowned anthropologist, spending extensive time in Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean, and she was falsely accused of sexually assaulting a 10year old.

In a time when there were no social media platforms to immediately use as a self-platform to dispel such falsehoods, the novelist returned to her Floridian roots.

She was ahead of her time and began to ruffle more feathers as she publicly spoke against integration on the decision of Brown vs. The Board of Education in 1954. Hurston said, “The whole matter revolves around the self-respect of my people. How much satisfaction can I get from a court or-

FINANCE Constant Watson III Defender Contributing Writer

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It’s like the meter in a taxicab; the counter keeps going, adding more and more charges to that IRS debt, even when you are standing still. Many times the penalties and interest end up being more than what you actually owe the IRS.

Be Afraid Of The IRS; Be Very Afraid my taxes in the first place, why do they keep adding penalties?”

The IRS doesn’t like being ignored, so this is one way they get your attention. Penalties are only just the beginning of what they can do to your life.

The IRS can have a lot of power over you and can do a lot to make your life miserable. They can freeze your bank accounts and can seize all the money you have in them.

They can also garnish your wages, taking as much as 75 percent of your net paycheck. Can you live on 25 percent of your net pay? The IRS thinks and expects that you can.

However, understanding the relentless measures the IRS takes to collect penalties – and having the right experts on your side – can help you avoid the traps that can But, in addition to slapping bank drastically impact the way you and levies and wage garnishments on your family live. you, they can put a lien on your You may be asking yourself this house, making it nearly impossible question – “If I can’t afford to pay to borrow against it to pay the IRS

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Questionable Call in City’s Workers’ Compensation Case Ken Hare

progress and he too was fired after several months.

Defender Staff Writer After obtaining a copy of the report, according to Williams, he came to the concluOn January 7, 2013, city work- sion that Dr. Levin had incorrect information er Reginald Williams Sr., who about his shoulder that wasn’t injured in the has worked with the Depart- accident and somehow this information was ment of Transportation for over used to justify terminating his case.

Mark Weissburg, who isn’t affil20 years, was injured on the job. iatedAttorney with the case, but specializes in Social He was a passenger in an 18-wheel city Security and Workers’ Compensation is all too truck when the driver miscalculated the familiar with the decision to terminate clients. height of a viaduct and ran into the overpass.

“The City would have to explain its deciThe impact injured everyone riding in the cab sion making process. Some employers fire and an ambulance was dispatched. injured workers as a way of scaring the reThe next day, Williams was instructed to maining employees so they don’t report work go to Mercy Works for Occupational Medi- injuries,” Weissburg said. “Other times an cine and see the doctors that are part of the employer fails to follow the law and acts in city’s workers’ compensaways that are contrary to tion network. word and intent of the “How can the city the Shortly after his acciWorkers’ Compensation of Chicago and dent, Williams applied for Act.” workmen’s compensation one of its affiliated Throughout the 53 and was immediately awardpage report, it’s indisputdoctors say it is ed monthly benefits that ably noted that Williams okay for a city started the same month of continues to experience the accident, January 2013, employee, who severe back pain, and is and lasted until December commented on by several is taking one of 2014. the doctors that Dr. Levin the most powerful of In a letter dated Januses in his final report. uary 14, 2015, Monica pain killers known “I continue to be in Somerville, Director of constant pain while taking to man, to return the Workers’ CompensaNorco and Dr. Levin knows to work.” tion Division, stated that that I am,” Williams said. “I Williams was to comam sad that my request for plete the paper work to be surgery has been denied even though I did reinstated to “full duty” work in an everything the city told my doctors to do. Just “unrestricted capacity.” The letter was when I thought the city was about to approve based on a Dr. Levin’s Independent Medical my surgery, Dr. Levin said I didn’t need it. And Examiner’s (IME) report that was written on my benefits were terminated.”

December 3, 2014.

Attorney Weissburg said, “I’ve seen Dr. Levin, in addition to that report, also employers make decisions that not only hurt wrote a 53-page report addressed to a Patri- the injured worker, but are also not in the cia O’Connor chronicling Williams’ medical employer’s own best interests. When there history throughout the life of his claim. The are reasonable questions regarding the facts report is a compilation of all the visits that of a work injury, those should be investigated, Williams made to the doctor’s office regard- but when it is clear that a worker was injured ing his conditions while he received benefits, at work, the appropriate benefits should be benefits that lasted for twenty-three months. paid in a timely manner.”

“I contacted my attorney and asked how The question some ask is how the city of could they terminate my benefits. He said it Chicago and one of its affiliated doctors says was based on the MRI report and the doc- it is okay for a city employee, who is taking tor’s opinion that I was able to go back to one of the most powerful pain killers known work full time,” Williams stated. “I told my to man, to return to work in “full duty” in an attorney that someone was lying and he said “unrestricted capacity.” we have to wait to see the report.”

The warning label for Norco states: “This Williams ended up firing his first attorney medication may impair your thinking or reacand hiring another after weeks went by with tions. Avoid driving or operating machinery no progress on his case. until you know how Norco will affect you. DizSubsequently, he hired another attor- ziness or severe drowsiness can cause falls ney who also didn’t make any substantial or other accidents.” www.chicagodefender.com

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ENTERTAINMENT Happy With The Present

Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer During this time of year, we find ourselves in the midst of award season for the talented, gifted and famous in all aspects of the entertainment, arts and film business.

But, what the viewing audience doesn’t get to see behind the red carpet interviews, is the sweat, blood and river of tears that have kept many in close proximity of either a box of Kleenex or two steps away from an asylum.

The kind of passion that drives actors, producers, songwriters, singers and musicians to the point of no return—revealing much of their soul to the world.

Terisa Griffin has revealed more than her share of her soul to the public. As a singer and songwriter, she has had a 20-year challenging relationship with the music business.

It’s a relationship that has taken her on some highs and some lows, but a relationship that has built a solid understanding. She recently released her latest CD, Revival of Soul right before the Christmas holiday, and it debuted on the Billboard Digital Charts.

This will be her third full-length release on her indie label, My Naked Soul Productions.

Griffin said, “I get this call from Billboard and I thought someone was pranking me, that it was a real person.

I said, ‘Let me google this person and see if it was a real call.’ Maybe the prank is a good prank. I called the number and the guy said they were trying to call me to say, ‘Congratulations, you’ve charted on Billboard!’”

Griffin had never charted on Billboard before so this was a good sign that she was on the right path. “Not bad for an indie. Definitely not bad for the industry that we’re in now – as an R&B indie, especially since I don’t rap.

That was surreal, it felt good, which is why I made a choice to delve into my savings to produce this project.”

Terisa Griffin: New Music, New Passion, Renewed Strength

She is most proud of that bond that connects all of her sisters through their gift of song. Griffin admits that there is no comparison to what she’s shared with her family growing up in the church.

“I can’t compare us to other families,” she says. “No other family went through what we went through. If they did, I don’t know their story. The most talented women I know, I was born with. It’s a shame that we haven’t shown this to the world together.”

Her soulful range and eloquent gospel- infused voice was almost immediately the buzz around town a few months after she moved to Chicago from her hometown in the early 1990’s.

Leaping out on faith and taking an exit from college, her pursuit for becoming a lawyer could not measure up to her passion for becoming a successful entertainer and musician.

Griffin arrived in Chicago and experienced disappointments working on the demo circuit for producers, shopFrom A Tight Knit Family ping deals and utilizing her vocal skills Griffin is not just another R&B until she met classic soul singer and other acts. She had a career highlight singer. According to Chicago’s most musician, Jerry “Iceman” Butler. singing with Diana Ross on The Oprah high profile musicians and producers, Winfrey Show. she is “the” singer. Born and raised in Working With The Iceman Monroe, Louisiana, she grew up in a While building her musical career, A mentor to aspiring and young tight knit family with her three sisters, musicians, Butler saw Griffin’s raw she continued to travel on the road mom and their minister father. She talent and offered her a job as one of for Butler until 2011. She is grateful for recounts her first memories of falling his background singers. It was a life the experience and considers him a in love with music. changing opportunity that she said mentor and father figure who guided “The first time that I knew music completely changed her perspective her career. would be a part of me for the rest of on how to grow in the music business.

With the release of Revival of my life, I was five years old,” Griffin She soon started lending her vocals Soul, she credits Butler’s influence on says. “I can remember it as vividly as on commercials and working with the the necessity of hitting the road and any other memory. It’s odd. My sister leading advertising agencies, making a initiating a strong grassroots campaign was eight and my dad called her up to decent living working the jingle circuit. working with indie record stores and sing. He left me there and I was like, specialty boutiques.

Over the years, Griffin has shared ‘I can sing, too.’ I got up and went up “I’m making sure that I have a good with her. We started singing together the stage, opening up for legendary campaign with cities where we have entertainers such as Frankie Beverly and it created a bond between us that and Maze, Isaac Hayes, The Whispers, some sales and finding new markets. even to this day can’t be severed.” and Jeffrey Osbourne, among many We’ve been stopping through the 12 Feb. 24 - Mar. 01, 2016 • THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

southern cities, grateful that we’re getting some airplay,” Griffin says.

“Shreveport, Jackson, Little Rock and others. I’m doing it the old school way just hitting the highway. Me and my band – some of them have been with me for 18 years.”

Many indie soul artists find refuge in the South as their music connects better with their audience and Griffin feels her new project is a deeper connection with her female fan base.

The CD is about a revival of feelings, emotions, pain, hurt and healing.

She explains her perspective, “This is a female CD because it’s written as a female. When Carole King wrote Natural Woman who was mad at her about it?

“I know there are some males out there that can totally relate to this problem where people don’t love you back. You give your all and they become abusive, you’re trying to stop yourself from loving them, and you can’t. As result, it becomes a very hurtful situation. It really is how we handle those situations that define who we are.”

The album takes you through the singer’s analogy of a woman’s struggle of finding herself with the current single, Save Me and the first single, Tonight is The Night right after.

The songs on Revival of Soul are a reflection of Griffin’s songwriting depth and the ability to continue her story telling. In 2005, she released her first full-length CD, My Naked Soul, after the local buzz of Songbird, a five-song EP released in 1998 that featured her breathtaking rendition of A Song For You. The album spawned it’s strongest single, Wonderful, a sultry ballad that was eventually remixed and released as a house single by producer and DJ Terry Hunter on My Naked Soul as a bonus track and the UK record label Soul Heaven.

The breakout house music anthem introduced Griffin to an international audience, and she performed to new fans overseas. She released her sophomore album in 2011, Soulzephrenic, a collage of various critically acclaimed songs and musical influences that Griffin wrote and produced.

“I’m happy at where I’m at right now,” she says. I don’t feel like I did it all for nothing. I’m proud of Revival of Soul. With Revival of Soul, I looked at my artistry in a different way. I looked at myself and said, ‘When you write, write for yourself for this CD and be as honest as possible. Don’t apologize for your honesty. Tell it like you feel it.’”

With a loyal and strong fan base, Griffin’s followers are familiar with the singer’s ballsy, “shoot from the hip” approach, which gained her notoriety on NBC’s Season 3 of The Voice, when she was a contestant on Team Blake.

It was an accomplishment that was well deserved but nerve wracking for the 40-something singer. She said the experience was not a road she wants to travel down again, but she doesn’t regret the exposure to millions of viewers and the friendships with other singers that she formed.

After injuring her ankle backstage on the show set, she found herself in the emergency room with her family, suffering from a spiral fracture of the fibula. But “I would not hate the very thing that has taken care of me all of my life,” she said of the experience. “I won’t hate my artistry or the blessing that God has given me because I didn’t reach the pinnacle of my dream. That’s a part of life.”

The setback has not slowed her down as she continued to build her non-profit organization, Better Love Yourself, which has recognized and assisted first-time college bound students with on-campus essentials and scholarships for the past 10 years.

It has benefited over 2,000 students.

Griffin, also a music department head at a Chicago alternative charter school, teaches young people the essentials of music theory.

As a singer, songwriter, entertainer, philanthropist, teacher and burgeoning actress – she co-starred in the Hill Harper directed short film, The Truth in 2011 – Terisa Griffin has created a life of revivals—staying on her course to create music that resonates to her cultural roots and remaining positively independent and unapologetically unique.

“We run from what is not acceptable,” Griffin says. “But its the uniqueness of who we are that makes us exceptional, that makes us creative, that makes us have the ability to make another human being cry and invoke feeling.

“Music allowed me to get through the worse emotions. It allowed me to eliminate my pain so that I could continue to feel it.” www.chicagodefender.com

HEALTH Eleana Elan Defender Contributing Writer Some people have recently tried tying the behavior of some Black men that resulted in their deaths at the hands of the police to some form of mental illness.

Blacks have always shied away from the notion of seeking help for mental issues.

We have always accepted our loved ones where they are.

We’ve explained their extreme behaviors as, “That’s JuneBug being JuneBug; you know he’s so quick to fly off the handle,” or “JuneBug just got the blues; he in there sleeping. Been sleeping like that for two days now.”

We’d just shake our heads and go on our way.

Before Quintonio LeGrier was shot and killed by police, a 911 call had been made explaining that he was behaving unlike himself and seemed agitated.

Philip Coleman was killed by over-zealous police who used excessive Taser shocks on him after Coleman was arrested and held in jail. His parents informed the police that something was not right with their son; that he needed to be taken to the hospital for mental examination.

Both men were intelligent, one in his freshman year of college, the other a graduate of the University of Chicago.

Black Men & Depression:

nies depression. Research has shown that alcoholics are almost twice as likely to suffer from major depression as people without a drinking problem.

Using drugs or alcohol to mask uncomfortable feelings is a strategy many men will employ instead of seeking health care.

There’s a cultural bias that conveys that we should be able to fix our own problems. Ofpable,” says Dr. Norman Sussman. tentimes that includes whatever chemicals Anger and hostility are different than ir- are available to help one do that. ritability, where anger tends to be a stronger emotion, while irritability is a crankiness.

6. Sexual Dysfunction Sussman says he’s also seen men become Depression is a common reason for hostile when they have withdrawn as a reloss of desire and erectile dysfunction (ED), sult of their depression and feel under pressure by friends or family to rejoin society. and it’s one symptom that men are inclined not to report. Sexual performance problems can come from depression and make 4. Stress depression worse.

Men might be more likely to report However, ED can be the result of other symptoms of depression as stress. It’s medical conditions or medications; ED by not that they have more stress; it’s that it’s itself does not signal depression. more socially acceptable to report it that way.

7. Suicidal Thoughts According to Dr. Cook, stress and deWomen are more likely to attempt suipression can also travel a two-way street.

“It’s accurate to say that feeling stressed cide, but men are more than four times as can be an indicator of having clinical de- likely to die if they do attempt suicide.

One reason is that men tend to choose pression, but also be part of the cause,” he more lethal methods and kill themselves says.

Research has shown that prolonged ex- the first time they try.

Older men are at highest risk for suiposure to stress can lead to changes both in the body and brain, which can in turn lead cide, and doctors may miss depression symptoms in this group. In fact, more than to depression.

70 percent of older suicide victims saw their primary care physician within the 5. Substance Abuse month of their death.

Substance abuse frequently accompa-

The Top 7 Signs

condition characterized by profound sadness, lethargy, feelings of worthlessness, and a loss of interest in social activities.

Almost 15 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with clinical depression each year – that’s about seven percent of the adult population Clinical depression – in women or men – can cause sadness and a loss of interest in once pleasurable activities.

The depression often shows up in different ways in different people. It is a medical disorder. More than five million men in the U.S. experience depression each year – women experience depression at twice the rate of men, which accounts for the other 10 million in the yearly total.

ommon signs of depresC sion in men can include:

1. Sleeping Too Much Or Too Little

Sleep problems such as insomnia, waking up very early in the morning, or excessive sleeping, are common depression symptoms.

Some people may sleep 12 hours a day So what went wrong? and still feel exhausted or toss and turn and Everybody feels sad once in a while. De- wake up every two hours,” says University of pression, on the other hand, is a complex California psychiatry professor Dr. Ian Cook.

Like fatigue, sleep troubles are one of the main symptoms that depressed men may discuss with their doctor, experts say.

2. Pain Health problems such as constipation or diarrhea, as well as headaches and back pain, are common in people who are depressed. But men often don’t realize that chronic pain and digestive disorders go hand in hand with depression, according to focus groups conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health.

3. Loss of Focus Psychomotor retardation can slow down a man’s ability to process information, thereby impairing concentration on work or other tasks. Depression fills one with negative thoughts, almost like an intrusion slowing them down while constantly thinking about negative things in your world.

As a result it makes it very difficult to focus on anything.”

Doctors have reported that some men manifest depression by being hostile, angry, or aggressive. “A man who realizes something is wrong may need to compensate by demonstrating that he is still strong or ca-

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PROFILE Mary L. Datcher

Attending Henderson State University on a sports scholarship, Sanders soon changed his major to Communications and Journalism, earning a B.A. from the Arkansas school.

Defender Senior Staff Writer For the past 22 years, the voice and the face that many Chicagoans were greeted by when they started their day was the deep and welcoming presence of Hosea Sanders on their television screens.

His introduction into the Chicago market in 1994 was a far change from the long-time anchormen that proceeded him at WLS-TV ABC-7.

But Hosea’s good looks and his smooth approach to delivering the news brought a fresh wave of viewers to tune in to the 6 a.m. morning broadcast of he co-anchored with veteran journalist Linda Chu. Both Sanders and Chu have shifted to the evening broadcast at 7 p.m. on WCIU-TV Channel 26 now; it’s a media partnership that allows ABC-7 to provide news reports to WCIU’s viewers.

A native of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Sanders grew up in that modest town where his mom was a Vice Mayor for 21 years. Growing up in a household with four younger sisters and brothers, he loved to write from an early age.

“One of the early Christmas gifts my parents gave me was a little cassette recorder,” Sanders recalled. “I would go around and interview every-

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Hosea Sanders: Giving Everyone A Voice

one. When I couldn’t find anyone to interview, I would make the voices up myself.

“As a kid, I loved to write, but I didn’t think about it as a profession until I was in my senior year in high school. We all played football, and my

younger brother had been a running back. One evening, our team lost a game.”

A local sportswriter blamed Sanders’ younger brother for the defeat and an upset Hosea wrote a letter to the editor expressing his frustration as he

protected his brother. The paper published his letter.

Impressed by his strong writing skills and the power of his message, faculty members at the local university encouraged Sanders to consider a career in journalism.

He had an impressive beginning in the industry, starting out with an internship at small country music station, KMLA in Ashdown. He wore multiple hats – writing news stories, announcing sports and playing the music.

Sanders says, “By the time of my graduation, I asked the boss if I could do everything. He let me do it. I did the morning show, with a country voice. In the afternoon, I did a middle of the road voice. When I did the news, I was all serious. I switched personalities. I was also answering the phone.”

He moved to Little Rock, gaining his first television job at KARK-TV, then left his home state of Arkansas to accept the weekend anchor and reporter position at KDFW-TV in Dallas from 1981-86. As his career grew, Sanders landed in the number two market in the country, Los Angeles in 1986 where he served as the entertainment reporter at KCBSTV, covering the entertainment beat. continued on next page

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PROFILE CONT. “They would also call me ‘Countdown’ because I had to come up with these specials. I would do a special before the Grammy Awards. It would be ‘Countdown to the Grammys,’ ‘Countdown to the Oscars.’ In one week, I talked to Vanessa Williams, Angela Bassett, Little Richard at his house, and all these famous people,” Sanders said.

But he was itching for something more as he began to feel that all of the Hollywood stories were starting to sound and look the same. So Sanders took a leap out on faith when the offer came to join WLS ABC-7 in August 1994.

“I was reluctant to come to Chicago,” he said. “When I walked into that newsroom, I had never seen that many Black people in my life in one newsroom. Everyone from producers to reporters. When I joined the station, there were five Black men on the air, including myself.”

Sanders joined the esteemed roster of award winning journalists Russ Ewing, Harry Porterfield, Bob Petty and Charles Thomas. “It used to be back in the day, there was one and if there was someone already there, you better be

nervous. It was interchangeable – they would be like they have their ‘Black’ spot.”

Sanders soon became comfortable with his new environment. “I said let me seriously consider this.

This was a place I could succeed as a Black man and I could succeed as a prime anchor. That was one of the reasons they brought me here, to be a prime anchor man.”

Sanders paired up with veteran co-anchor and reporter Linda Chu in the 4:30-7 a.m. primetime slot.

Sanders became Chicago’s most reliable anchor to wake up to and built a fan base that has followed him for the past 20 years.

In addition to his anchorman duties, he is also the host of the Emmy Award winning Heart and Soul TV show focusing on Chicago’s African-American community.

He is proud to be a part of this kind of special programming that the station produces every season.

“Even the name – it’s all good news,” Sanders says. “It’s celebrating good things that are happening in the community. Good people, doing good things. Just to sit and tell the stories, there’s not many places left like that anymore.

There’s a home for that here.”

“Everybody wants to be heard. You don’t classify people, you don’t judge people, and nobody is better than anybody else.”

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At a time, where people of color are often captured in soundbites associated with crime, violence and poverty, he feels “Heart and Soul” shuts these images down.

Listening Is Key “These types of quality shows – it’s not just thrown together.

This is quality reporting with quality production. We look for uplifting things. Again, not being condescending, but being respectful for what people have done and overcome,” he said.

Sanders credits the people in his life that have influenced him the most growing up – his family.

He feels that the art of listening is the key to being a good journalist and the gift of telling other people’s story is the journey of being a ‘better’ journalist.

“Give people a chance to be listened to; everybody wants to be heard,” Sanders says. “You don’t classify people, you don’t judge people, and nobody is better than anybody else.”

Losing his father as he was coming up motivated him on his path to remain focused and appreciate his success. Growing

up, he said they didn’t have much – often shopping the Salvation Army and making the best of what they had – but they made a way.

Sanders said, “That’s why I work hard. I promised my mom when my father died, that I would give her a better life than she had before. I’m able to take her places she has never gone. Give her experiences she’s never had.”

As a veteran journalist, Sanders is also an ongoing mentor for young people and aspiring journalists – he works with the Chicago Public Schools Mentoring Program, NAACP, and Alpha Phi Alpha Big Brothers program.

A proud member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Sanders is recognized for multiple achievements and often volunteers for the North Lawndale Employment Network.

What is the key to being a better person? He sighs and answers, “We can walk down the street and there’s five different stories. Something that someone is going through or something that someone is accused of that no one knows about. If someone believes them and believes in them, there’s hope.”

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Sunset Baby, written by playwright Dominique Morisseau and directed by Ron OJ Parsons, opened January 21 to rave reviews and continues through April 10. This Timeline Theatre Company production is a timeless story that we’re all too familiar with. It captures where the personal and the political collide.

Tough, independent, Black and female Nina, played by AnJi White, is the daughter of a political activist who has ended up a drug dealer and a scam artist embittered by the death of her mother and the imprisonment of her father, who long before her mother’s death left them for the Black liberation struggle.

Named after singer Nina Simone, this Nina is at once colorful, direct and strong in her conviction to not be affected by her father’s desertion, when he suddenly returns and upsets the applecart.

The action revolves around her father’s desire to acquire from his daughter a packet of love letters written to him by his late wife (and Nina’s mother) when he was in prison. Nina has the letters, hidden from her father and her lover, Damon (Kelvin Roston Jr.).

Damon, the third side in this triangular conflict, is Nina’s partner in all kinds of crimes, although you get the sense that he, too, is dealing with the sins of his own parents, trying to stay strong while tending to his aching soul.

Timeline Theatre is located at 615 West Wellington Avenue. For ticket information, call 773/281-8463, ext. 6, or visit www.timelinetheatre.com/tickets.

Feb 24

ETA Creative Arts Foundation’s “Lines in the Dust” by Nikkole Salter featuring Quenna Lene Barrett, Elaine C. Bell and Benjamin Todd runs through March 27, 2016 at eta Gallery Theatre 7558 South South Chicago Avenue. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. General Admission is $30 with reduced rates for seniors, students and groups. For more information call 773-7523955. Purchase tickets at https://etacreativearts.secure.force.com/ticket…

Feb 25

At the Wit Chicago, Pitching for Producers, hosted by Emmy Award winning producer Gyllian Carter. Gyllian will be discussing the mechanics of production from a producer’s viewpoint and how as a publicist you can use that to your advantage.

She’ll discuss the perfect timing and the three best times of the year to pitch; understanding how to pitch with a headline; and how to build a better relationship with producers. Dinner and cocktails are included with registration, along with a Q&A. Thursday from 6-9 p.m., 201 North State Street. Tickets are available at www.pitchingforproducers.com.

Feb 26

Make a Connection at the Illinois Tollway Career Opportunity Expo 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at New Beginnings Church, 6620 South King Drive This event will provide information about employment readiness and opportunities:

Event Focus: • Get Prepared – job seeker services, women in trades, training • Join the Trades – qualifications required, meet with local trades • Network with Industry Leaders – construction and professional services • Explore Current Opportunities – state agencies Free parking at New Beginnings Church. Also accessible via CTA Rapid Transit Green Line (King Drive), or CTA Bus #3 (66th and King Drive).

All early registrants will receive an event resource guide, which includes information for all exhibitors and workshop presenters. Learn more at www.illinoistollway.com.

Feb 26

Black Fashion Week USA Live in Chicago Kicks off February 26; “Luxury Designer Runway Show Featuring Guest Performer Justin Ruff” Saturday February, 27 at South Shore Cultural Center, located at 7059 South Shore Drive. VIP Reception 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Tickets $65. Fashion Show 7:30-10 p.m. Cost $45 Semi-Formal Attire www.bfwusafeb27. eventbrite.com. Brought to you by Black Fashion America, Africa House, and The Purple Carpet Project.

Two evenings of fashion shows: Friday Feb 26, 6-9p.m. at Cliffs Dwellers Club, www.bfwusafeb26.eventbrite.com, and Saturday Feb 27, 6:30-10 p.m. South Shore Cultural Center, www.bfwusafeb27.eventbrite.com.

Feb 27

Diversity Job Fair 2016 Calling teachers, staff and administrators of color interested in careers at independent schools at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Gordon Parks Arts Hall, 5815 S. Kimbark Ave. Saturday, Feb 27. To register and obtain further information go to: ucls. uchicago.edu/diversityjobfair 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 trail blazed 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

“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.

“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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Feb 29

Afrolatinos Historical Society The Afrolatinos Historical Society presents the African Legacy In The Americas: From Toussaint L’Ouverture, Alexandre Petion, and Simon Bolivar to Barack Obama.

Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 24, from 5-8 p.m., Columbia College Chicago Library, 3rd floor, 624 South Michigan Avenue. For info, call 312/369-7900.

The exhibition addresses one of the most intriguing questions posed on the social status and legal rights of people of African descent in Latin America and the USA during the 19th century.

Although slavery was extremely cruel and brutal, people of African descent in Latin America could achieve greater social and political mobility, unlike their counterparts in the USA. In Latin America, the slave system was more open to freedom: physical cruelty was against the law and punishable; one could legally escape slavery; a freed slave could enjoy a legal status close to that of other citizens.

They could even purchase a “whiteness certificate” (Gracias al sacar) and achieve privileges allowed only to white people. As a result, in the 19th century, they had an “acceptance” inconceivable in the USA of the same time.

The exhibition showcases how these legal and social “possibilities” in the 19th century, allowed more than 30 people of African descent to become heads of state, presidents or dignitaries.

Dr. Ana Vicky Castillo PhD, is an Afro-Colombian founder and CEO of Afrolatinos Historical Society, which seeks to reclaim the legacy, the impact, and the contributions of the African Diaspora. Dr. Castillo is also a research affiliate of the Institute for Migration and International Social Work of the Loyola University School of Social Work and an educator at the Chicago Public Schools.

For more information contact: 773/574-2351, email afrolatinohistory@gmail.com or visit www.afrolatinohistory.org.

Super Healing Tour. Kahil EL’Zabar’s New EHE featuring Hamiet Bluiett/Craig Harris, perform a Big Benefit Concert for Chicago Academy of Music/CAM on their Super Healing Tour.

The Chicago Academy of Music invites you to an extraordinary evening of “Super Healing” music with three legendary master musicians, multi percussionist/ composer Kahil EL’Zabar, baritone sax virtuoso Hamiet Bluiett, and trombone titan Craig Harris.

The Chicago Academy of Music’s University Church Chapel, located at 5655 S. University Ave. in the heart of the University of the Chicago Campus, is the perfect setting to experience the EHE’s “Super Healing” music in all of its acoustic majesty!

Mar 20

The Society of Mannequins presents its Annual Luncheon honoring The Ten Best Dressed Women in Chicago and Woman of the Year 2016. The event will take place Sunday, March 20 from 1-5p.m. at EL’Zabar’s newest incarnation of the now Tuscany Falls Banquets and Events, legendary Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is consid- 9425 West 191st Street, in Mokena, IL. ered by many in the know to be a fortified jazz super group! This Chicago Academy of Music Mar 25 Benefit performance will rap up an entire “The Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Black History Month touring of this incredible 2016” event will be held at the Hyatt Regency band throughout North America. They have Chicago where the Chicago Defender, family, been performing everywhere to rave reviews! friends and colleagues will celebrate 50 You owe it to yourself to come out Monday women for their contributions at work and in evening, Feb. 29, Leap Year Day, to witness the community making a difference in the lives and hear three of the greatest living modern of many. Friday, March 25. For more info, call jazz musicians on the planet!

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Black America Donna Battle Pierce Syndicated Columnist, (Black Press Syndicate)

I didn’t fully appreciate the lifetime’s worth of inspiration my grandmother brought to my palate with the neighborhood dishes she had added to her collection, shared by her friends living near-by.

I’ve written often about her international neighbors from Italy, Greece and Turkey in her Mobile, Alabama neighborhood, and yesterday when I was “modernizing” directions for the tomato mac-aroni and cheese dish my grandmother used to serve often, I realized it must have been adapted from her Italian neighbor.

That’s when the thought came to me to replace cooked macaroni with oven-ready lasagna noo-dles along with prepared pasta sauce for the one Gran-

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ny simmered for hours when she made what she had named Creole Italian pie long before Better Homes and Garden printed a more mainstream American version.

This is not a dish to fret over, a feature I learned to appreciate long ago when earlier versions of this casual dish became a favorite with my son and his friends. Feel free to use your judgment when layering, especially if your pan is not the exact size. Baked slices will not be precise, but will cut more like lasagna with a little sauce spilling over the edges.

Creole Italian Pie

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10 ounces (or more) ricotta cheese or cottage cheese 3 tablespoons to 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 3/4 pound ground beef 1 to 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning, see note

4 to 5 dried oven-ready lasagna flat noodles 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 1 jar (10 ounces) tomato pasta sauce

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Stir the ricotta cheese and Parmesan together in a small bowl; set aside. Brown the beef in a cast iron skillet over medium heat; cook, stirring as needed, until no pink remains. Discard any excess fat. Stir in the pasta sauce and Creole seasoning. Raise heat to medium high. Cook, stirring, until mixture just begins to bubble. Lower heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.

Ladle about 1 1/2 cup of the pasta meat sauce in the bottom of a deep-dish 9- to 10-inch ceramic pie pan that has been brushed with oil. Spread sauce over the bottom with the back of a wooden spoon. (Don’t worry if it doesn’t completely cover.)

Top sauce with 2 pasta sheets, breaking one of the sheets for a better fit, if desired. Top pasta with dollops of the ricotta cheese and about 3/4 cup of mozzarella. Top with remaining pasta sheets, ricotta mixture and mozzarella. Add the remaining meat sauce to the top.

Bake until flavors come together, cheese melts and top begins to brown, about 35 to 40 minutes.

Remove from oven. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes before cutting into slices to serve. Makes about 8 servings.

Note: Use purchased Creole seasoning, or to make your own, combine 1 tablespoon sweet paprika, 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon each: dried thyme, dried oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and ground black pepper in a small bowl. Store remaining seasoning in an airtight container such as a small food storage bag or closed jar

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Donna Pierce is a 2015 recipient of a Harvard Nieman Foundation Visiting Fellowship who is currently working on a cookbook about historic Black recipes and cooks. She is the former Assistant Food Editor and Test Kitchen Director for the Chicago Tribune and Contributing Editor for Upscale Magazine.

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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.

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MORGAN Doris Morgan.…..Wake was held: Thursday, February 18, 2016; 6:00 p.m. @Travelers Rest Spiritual Church, 7030 S. Racine Ave. Funeral: 7:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WHITE Charles White.…..Memorial was held: Friday, February 19, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ETHERIDGE Ricky Etheridge.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ St. Titus One, 12257 S. Emerald 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.

COLEMAN Jonathan Coleman.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford 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.

COOPER Sarah Cooper.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ New Community Church, 14801 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SMITH Katherine Smith.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Pleasant Green Baptist Church, 144 W. 59th St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood South Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ANDERSON Walter Anderson.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 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.

BARNES Jimmie Barnes.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

YEBOAH Edwin Yeboah.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ St. Ambrose, 1000 East 47th St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

SAMS Haywood Sams.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Evangelical Bible Church, 4636 W. Washington Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SIMS Anthony Sims.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel King 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.

PERKINS, SR. Charles Perkins, Sr.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Mt. Pisgah, 4601 S. King Dr. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ARNOLD Archie Arnold.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BUCHANAN-ROBERTS Shirley Buchanan-Roberts.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ New Faith, Lincoln Highway & Central Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Monday, February 22, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JAMES, SR. Marshall James, Sr.…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

VERNON Gizelle Vernon.…..Wake was held: Sunday, February 21, 2016; 3:00 p.m. @ Shiloh 7th Day, 7008 S. Michigan Ave. Funeral: 4:00 p.m.

Interment: Monday, February 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Shaya Jones.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood South Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HARRIS Martha Harris.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SPIGHT Cathy Spight.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel King 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.

HARPER Stanley Harper.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Interment: Glenwood South Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MADDOX Marguerite Maddox.…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 6:00 p.m Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GILES Clementene Giles.…..Wake was held: Tuesday, February 23, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. 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.

HUNTER Jeremy Hunter.…..Wake: Wednesday, February 24, 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.

TENNIAL Louis Tennial.…..Wake: Wednesday, February 24, 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.

PORTER Lamar Porter.…..Wake: Wednesday, February 24, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SHIPP, JR. Robert Shipp, Jr.…..Wake: Thursday, February 25, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 10:00 a.m.

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

TATE Steven Tate.…..Wake: Thursday, February 25, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star M B Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. 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.

HOWELL Tanya Howell.…..Wake: Thursday, February 25, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel King 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.

WALKER Ravin Walker.…..Wake: Thursday, February 25, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Stone Temple B.C., 3622 W. Douglass Blvd. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

RUSSELL Rosie Russell.…..Wake: Thursday, February 25, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ Manuel Memorial, 901 W. 66th Street Funeral: 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SYKES Arnetta Sykes.…..Wake: Thursday, February 25, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

EDWARDS James Edwards.…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 9:00 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.

CANO Emma Cano.…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Interment: Mary Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CANO Amelia Cano.…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Interment: Mary Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CANO, JR. Joseph Cano, Jr.…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Interment: Mary Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DICKERSON, JR. Ike Dickerson, Jr.…..Wake: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Progressive Community Center, 56 East 48th Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ANDERSON Randall Anderson...…..Family Visitation: Thursday, February 25, 2016; 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. @ C. B. Taylor Funeral Home, 5350 West North Ave. Public Visitation: 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

DORSEY Eunice Dorsey.…..Memorial: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. @ Apostolic Church of God, 6340 S. Dorchester Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ANDERSON Randall Anderson...…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ C.B. Taylor Funeral Home, 5350 West North Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

JACKSON Nino Jackson.…..Memorial: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

NEWTON Bernice Newton...…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

BURNSIDE Cleaster Burnside.…..Wake: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CHARLESTON Ruby L. Charleston...…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ St. John M.B. Church, 211 East 115th St. 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.

BRITT Dorise Britt.…..Wake: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Life Center Church, 5500 S. Indiana Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Ora D. Williams...…..Wake: Friday, February 26, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel 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.

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Funeral Home WEBSTER Eunice Webster...…..Pre-past was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Greater Metropolitan Baptist Church, 5856 S. Wabash Ave. Wake: 10:00 a.m.

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.

WHITE Terry L. White...…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Beautiful Zion M.B. Church, 1406 West 64th St. 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.

CARTHEN Roderick A. Carthen...…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel 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.

SILER Loretta J. Siler...…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ Temple of Brotherly Love Community Church, 1833 East 77th St. Funeral: 11:30 a.m.

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

PERRY Kenneth Perry...…..Wake was held: Monday, February 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Bethel Apostolic, 2122 W. 79th St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

MITCHELL Barbara J. Mitchell...Visitation: Friday, 26, 2016; 6-9 pm @ Leak & Sons Funeral Home, 7838 South Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619.

Wake: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 1-1:30pm. Service: 1:30 pm. Interment: Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak & Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567

JACKSON Thelma Jackson...…..Wake: Wednesday, February 24, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Progressive Baptist Church, 3658 S. Wentworth Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Homewood Memorial Gardens Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

GILMORE Juanita Gilmore.…..Wake: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Liberty Baptist, 4849 S. King Dr. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GRAVES Mattie Graves...…..Wake: Wednesday, February 24, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Carter Temple C.M.E. Church, 7841 S. Wabash 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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KING Lashon C. King...…..Wake: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

MCCOMMON Robert William McCommon...…..

Family Hour: Saturday, February 27, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 5700 West Midway Park Memorial Service 12:00 p.m. Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

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KING William King…..Wake was held: Tuesday, February 23, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Liberty Temple, 5230 South Halsted Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oakland Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

HOWARD Jose E. Howard…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Douglas Park Baptist, 183846 South Kedzie Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Glen Oak Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

GUNN Dewayne Gunn…..Wake was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Greater Mt. Carmel, 7023 South Halsted Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Private Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

CAMPBELL Lawrence Campbell…..Memorial Service was held: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Private Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

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Southwest Memorial Chapels DICKSON Karl L. Dickson…..Visitation was held: Thursday, February 18, 2016; 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: Friday, February 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m. Internment: Rose Hill Cemetery Arrangements by: Southwest Memorial Chapels, 7901 S. Komensky Ave., Chicago, IL 60652: (773) 424-3151.

COUNTEE Dorthy Countee…..Visitation was held: Friday, February 19, 2016; 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: Saturday, February 20, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Internment: Mt. Glenwood Cemetery Arrangements by: Southwest Memorial Chapels, 7901 S. Komensky Ave., Chicago, IL 60652: (773) 424-3151.

Celebration of Life!

Mrs. Exerlene E. Merrill September 17, 1929 February 17, 2016 Exerlene E. Merrill of Chicago, age 86 passed away peacefully February 17, 2016 following a brief illness. Beloved wife of William Merrill (59 years); devoted mother to Rhonda Merrill and the late Steven H. Merrill (June); and loving grandmother to Zakiya Merrill. Daughter of the late Bertha Howse and James Braden.

Visitation: Sunday, 2/28/16 from 2:00 pm -6:00 pm Wake: Monday, 2/29/16 from 9:00 am. – 10:00 am Funeral: 10:00 am Eulogist: Rev. Jeremiah Wight/Trinity.

Services held at Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove Interment: Oakwood Cemetery

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, File No. D16145512 on the February 18, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of MONROE ANDREW CONSULTING with the business located at 1507 E. 53RD #120, CHICAGO, IL 60615. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: KILEY RUSSELL, Complete Address: 1507 E. 53RD #120, CHICAGO, IL 60615, USA

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. D16145509 on the February 17, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of SPECIALIZED HOME CARE SERVICES with the business located at P.O. BOX 223, LANSING, IL 60438. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: LAKISHA JELKS Complete Address: 19904 LAKEWOOD, IL 60411, USA

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT February 22, 2016 CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES TARGET MARKET PROGRAM

FOR SALE For Sale Like New Real Wood and Real Marble Bar with 2 real wood and leather bar stools Paid $2,299 Asking Only $500 (*Price Negotiable*) (In excellent condition) Black large whirlpool dishwasher (still under warranty until 3-24-18) Paid $459 Asking Only $100 (Like New) Red wine 5 piece Oriental rug set (in excellent condition) Paid $349 Asking Only $50 Real Wood (Square) Heavy Cocktail Table - Paid $499 Asking Only $50 If interested in viewing or purchasing please call Belva Smith (773) 896-8825 anytime

Bidding Restricted to City of Chicago Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE) With Appropriate Specialty Area Designation.

Sealed Bids will be received by the City of Chicago, on the date and time, stated for those specific Bids listed below, in the Bid & Bond, Room 103, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602, 312-7449773. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud for the following:

NOTICE OF ADDENDUM: Addendum #3 will be e-mailed to all bidders on the Bid Opportunity Take-Out List DESCRIPTION: Janitorial Supplies BID DOCUMENT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND PRINTED FROM URL ADDRESS: www.cityofchicago.org/bids SPECIFICATION NO: 129464 RFQ NO: 4961 CURRENT BID OPENING DATE: February 29, 2016 REVISED BID OPENING DATE: March 11, 2016 TIME: 11:00 a.m., Central Time CONTACT: Gary Bell, Procurement Specialist Email: gary.bell@cityofchicago.org

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name In the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, File No. D16145458 on the February 10, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of GLOBE-TROTTING TRAVEL AGENCY (GTT- AGENCY) with the business located at 8019 S. BENNETT, CHICAGO, IL 60617. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: MARY MAXINE GEORGE, Complete Address: 8019 S. BENNETT, CHICAGO, IL 60617, USA.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL EVENT NO.: 451 (2016)

All questions must be submitted in writing via the CHA Supplier Portal (https://supplier.thecha.org) to the above-mentioned Event no later than March 9, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. CST. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING:

March 1, 2016 at 10:00 am CST at the CHA, 60 E. Van Buren, 13th floor, Room 1007, Chicago, IL

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PROJECT: McCook Reservoir – Des Plains Inflow Tunnel

OWNER: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago BID DATE: March 8, 2016 at 11:00 AM (CST) To All Subcontractors and Suppliers: PROPOSED FY2016 MOVING TO WORK (MTW) ANNUAL PLAN AMENDMENT ATTENTION ALL PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS AND HCV PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is releasing a Proposed FY2016 Moving to Work (MTW) Annual Plan Amendment for public comment.

The amendment includes proposed plans for additional disposition activity and newly proposed MTW activities as well as updates regarding the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program.

The 30-day public comment period begins February 19 (8 a.m.) and ends March 21, 2016 (5 p.m.). CHA encourages and welcomes all public housing residents, HCV program participants, and the communityat-large to review the Proposed FY2016 MTW Annual Plan Amendment and to attend the public hearings. You are not required to attend a public comment hearing in order to submit comments on the Proposed FY2016 MTW Annual Plan Amendment.

The date, time, and location of the public comment hearings are as follows: • February 23, 6:00pm: Family Investment Center (FIC), 4859 S Wabash • March 2, 11:00am: Patrick Sullivan Senior Apts, 1633 W Madison Public housing and HCV residents and the public may submit comments on the Proposed FY2016 MTW Annual Plan Amendment during the public comment period. The 30-day comment period begins February 19 (8:00 a.m.) and ends March 21, 2016 (5:00 p.m.). All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 21, 2016.

Copies of the Proposed FY2016 MTW Annual Plan Amendment will be available beginning February 19, 2016 until March 21, 2016 (5 p.m.) at the following locations: • CHA and HCV Administrative Offices • Central Advisory Council Office • HCV Regional Office – South • HCV Regional Office – West • Family Investment Center (FIC) • Chinese Mutual Aid Association • LUCHA • Claretian Associates • www.thecha.org

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Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is seeking cost proposals from interested and qualified Minority and Women Business Enterprises (WBE) to supply goods and services required for construction and operations of the Des Plains Inflow Tunnel Project.

BID ITEMS: Barnard Construction welcomes cost proposals from subs and suppliers on complete or partial portions of work including (but not limited to) the following: Site Security; Office Maintenance; Materials Testing; Rebar Furnish & Install; Concrete Ready-Mix; Concrete Contractors; Shotcrete Supply & Install; Tunnel & Site Survey; Instrumentation; Preconstruction & Post-Construction Surveys; Tunnel & Shaft Construction Safety; Site Work - Clearing & Grubbing; Fencing & Gates; Erosion & Sediment Control; Site Restoration; Dewatering; Muck Disposal; Reservoir Wall Support; Geotechnical Instrumentation & Monitoring; Precast Concrete Shaft Covers; Furnish & Install Fabricated Sliding Gates & Weir Gates; Building Contractors; Electrical; Trucking & Disposal; Crane Rental; Equipment Rental; and Steel Fabrication for the Tunnel Liner.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Contact Katie Peterson – Barnard Construction at PH: (406) 586-1995 or email: Katie.Peterson@Barnard-Inc. com for information on obtaining plans and specifications.

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F15090075 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs.

Carmelita Jackson; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 14443 7840 South Constance Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60649 Loftus Calendar 59 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Carmelita Jackson 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 14 IN BLOCK 29 IN SOUTHFIELD, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 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. P.I.N.: 20-25-328-028-0000 Said property is commonly known as 7840 South Constance Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60649, and which said mortgage(s) was/ were made by Carmelita Jackson and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 1235635054 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 18, 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.

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 Johnnie Strong (Deceased); Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Johnnie Strong (Deceased); JC Strong; Dorothy Dunsan; Tami Hixon; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT(S) 15CH10799 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as Special Representative for Johnnie Strong (Deceased); UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHNNIE STRONG (DECEASED); JC Strong; Dorothy Dunsan; Tami Hixon; 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 230 (except the South 16.66 feet thereof) and all of Lot 231 in Britigan`s Stewart Ridge Addition, being a subdivision of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 28, Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, (except streets heretofore dedicated) according to the plat thereof recorded August 2, 1923 as Document Nubmer 8049657, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 12237 S. Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628 and which said mortgage was made by, Johnnie Strong and Alice H. Strong, husband and wife, as Tenants by Entirety; Mortgagor(s), to Urban Financial Group; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, as Document No. 1013339008; 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 18, 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: 15IL00358-1 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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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE KOZENY & MCCUBBIN ILLINOIS, LLC. (6301495) 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, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. BARBARA J. HARLAN AKA BARBARA HARLAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 15 CH 17446.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: 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 14 IN BLOCK 15 IN JERNBERG`S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 2, 5 TO 8, 11 TO 28 INCLUSIVE AND RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 4 IN ROOD AND WESTON`S ADDITION TO MORGAN PARK, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 20 ACRES) AND THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4, (EXCEPT THE NORTH 20 ACRES) ALL IN THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.. PIN: 25-20219-027-0000. Commonly known as: 11402 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, IL 60643, and which said Mortgage was made by BARBARA J. HARLAN, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for AEGIS Wholesale Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0516755060, and the present owner(s) of the property being BARBARA J. HARLAN, 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 MARCH 25, 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: 11402 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, IL 60643 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, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. PATRICIA A. MCGHEE, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 15 CH 16340.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: 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 3 IN BLOCK 41 IN EAST WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.. PIN: 25-09-324-019-0000.

Commonly known as: 10204 South Emerald Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628, and which said Mortgage was made by PATRICIA A. MCGHEE, as Mortgagor(s) to Bank of America, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0821301029, and the present owner(s) of the property being PATRICIA A. MCGHEE, 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 MARCH 11, 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: 10204 South Emerald Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS S/B/M TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff, -v.- DELIA L. PHILLIPS A/K/A DELIA JONES, EXECUTOR, PAUL L. WILLIAMS A/K/A PAUL WILLIAMS, CHARLOTTE F. JONES, CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 07 CH 30626 7104 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN 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 September 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 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 51 IN WITHERELL’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 2 IN NORTON’S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 7104 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-204-025-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $63,277.31.

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-001737.

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-001737 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 07 CH 30626 TJSC#: 35-13900 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 RESIDENTIAL CREDIT SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DEBORAH R. MARTIN AKA DEBORAH ISRAEL MARTIN AKA DEBORAH MARTIN, CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., STATE OF ILLINOIS, WILLIE JAMES MARTIN JR. Defendants 14 CH 12769 9145 S. UNION 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 November 18, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 5, 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 17 IN BLOCK 4 IN BROUSE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 40 ACRES OF THE SOUTH 95 ACRES OF THE WEST 110 ACRES OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 9145 S. UNION STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-302-019-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $206,268.98.

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 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-001604.

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-001604 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 14 CH 12769 TJSC#: 35-17017 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 FMV RL, LLC Plaintiff, -v.GRAND HERMITAGE, L.L.C., THE CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 06535 1722 W. GRAND AVE. Chicago, IL 60622 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 13, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 28, 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 52.40 FEET OF LOTS 33, 36, 37 AND 40, TAKEN AS A TRACT, IN SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 2 IN EMBREE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF BLOCK 18 IN CANAL TRUSTEE’S SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 1722 W. GRAND AVE., Chicago, IL 60622 Property Index No. 17-07-221-037-0000 AND 17-07-221-044-0000.

The real estate is improved with vacant land.

The judgment amount was $157,193.19.

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: BROWN, UDELL, POMERANTZ & DELRAHIM, LTD., 1332 NORTH HALSTED STREET - SUITE 100, Chicago, IL 60642, (312) 475-9900 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.

BROWN, UDELL, POMERANTZ & DELRAHIM, LTD. 1332 NORTH HALSTED STREET - SUITE 100 Chicago, IL 60642 (312) 475-9900 Attorney Code. 34089 Case Number: 15 CH 06535 TJSC#: 36-2215 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 BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC A DELAWARE LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.FERNANDO CAMARILLO, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 12031 5061 W. LAKE STREET Chicago, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 4, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 15, 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 65.75 FEET OF LOT 13 IN C.J. HULL’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5061 W. LAKE STREET, Chicago, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-403-018-0000.

The real estate is improved with a commercial property.

The judgment amount was $354,141.65.

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: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 Please refer to file number 1353186.

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.

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No. 1353-186 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 15 CH 12031 TJSC#: 36-1776 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 2005-8 Plaintiff, -v.DONNA KIRKWOOD, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DONNA KIRKWOOD, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 27199 31 EAST 126TH STREET Chicago, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 8, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 23, 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 35 AND 36 IN BLOCK 1, IN MURRAY’S WILDWOOD ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST FRACTIONAL 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 521.4 FEET THEREOF, NORTH OF BLUE ISLAND RAILROAD, WEST OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD AND EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF STATE STREET, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 31 EAST 126TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-28-422-016-0000; 25-28-422-015-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $138,957.40.

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 Sales Department, THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP, 33 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 360-9455 Please refer to file number W13-3326.

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.

THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP 33 WEST MONROE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 360-9455 Attorney File No. W13-3326 Attorney Code. 42463 Case Number: 12 CH 27199 TJSC#: 36-1214 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 VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JOSE PUGA, FERNANDO PUGA, ALEJANDRINA PUGA, PINO’S CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING SERVICE LLC, HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A., CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA) N.A., GE MONEY BANK, ESMERALDA PUGA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2013 CH 04367 5536 S. KEELER AVE. 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 November 16, 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: LOTS 20 AND 21 IN BLOCK 1 IN EGERTON ADAM’S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5536 S. KEELER AVE., Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-15-203-061-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $323,917.96.

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: WASINGER DAMING, LC, MAGNA PLACE, 1401 S. BRENTWOOD BLVD., SUITE 875, ST. LOUIS, MO 63144, (314) 961-0400 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.

WASINGER DAMING, LC MAGNA PLACE, 1401 S. BRENTWOOD BLVD., SUITE 875 ST. LOUIS, MO 63144 (314) 961-0400 Attorney Code. 56674 Case Number: 2013 CH 04367 TJSC#: 36-1506 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.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF CAROL P. KAINRATH A/K/A CAROL KAINRATH, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF ROBERT G. KAINRATH A/K/A ROBERT KAINRATH, KIMBERLY ANN KAINRATH A/K/A KIMBERLY A. KAINRATH A/K/A KIMBERLY KAINRATH, KIMBERLY ANN KAINRATH A/K/A KIMBERLY A. KAINRATH A/K/A KIMBERLY KAINRATH, AS PLENARY CO-GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON OF SCOTT R. KAINRATH, CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY PROBATE CASE NUMBER 2001P007887, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF CAROL P. KAINRATH A/K/A CAROL KAINRATH, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE ROBERT G. KAINRATH A/K/A ROBERT KAINRATH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 00113 2717 W. 55TH 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 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: LOTS 5 AND 6 IN RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 5 IN CHICAGO TITLE & TRUST CO’S SUBDIVISION, BEING THE EAST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 AND THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 IN SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2717 W. 55TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-13-201-004-0000 & 19-13-201-005-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $75,965.47.

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 00113 TJSC#: 36-1340 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 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Plaintiff, -v.JACK PERKINS, KATHY PERKINS, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 26, 2000 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1109190, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 18782 6354 S. ARTESIAN 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 January 21, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 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 6354 S. ARTESIAN, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-24-206-034-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multiunit apartment building.

The judgment amount was $278,686.70.

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 14-4300-560.

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. 14-4300-560 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 14 CH 18782 TJSC#: 36-853 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 SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL MORTGAGE PASS-STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA M. WILSON, ALLRICK S. WRIGHT, TRANSPACIFIC MORTGAGE, CITY OF CHICAGO, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PALISADES COLLECTION, LLC, GREAT SENECA FINANCIAL CORP. Defendants 12 CH 32323 7013 S. Maplewood Ave. 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 April 17, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 22, 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 7013 S. Maplewood Ave., Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-24-426-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $103,747.77.

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 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 12 CH 32323 TJSC#: 36-1006 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.ELAINE JEAN-FRANCOIS A/K/A ELAINE FRANCOIS-JEAN Defendants 14 CH 14764 7732 SOUTH MARSHFIELD AVENUE 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 January 29, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 10, 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 7732 SOUTH MARSHFIELD AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-426-031-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $155,300.04.

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 15-076360.

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. 15-076360 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 14 CH 14764 TJSC#: 36-1615 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. Plaintiff, vs.

Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Bonnie J. Barnett aka Bonnie Jean Barnett aka Bonnie Barnett; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Margo Johnson aka Margo C. Johnson; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Lorenzo Barnett; Gerald Nordgren Special Representative for the Estate of Bonnie J. Barnett aka Bonnie Jean Barnett aka Bonnie Barnett; Jessie J. Barnett aka Jessie Barnett; City of Chicago; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 15CH761 Sheriff’s # 160040 F14100120 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 14th, 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: 1811 South Troy Street, Chicago, Illinois 60623 P.I.N: 16-24-302-023-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Multi Family-two six apartments, over 62 years .

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.

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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F15010302 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARBARA ANN ALEXANDER AKA BARBARA ALEXANDER; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; RHONDA L. ALEXANDER GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF BARBARA ANN ALEXANDER AKA BARBARA ALEXANDER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 3890 Calendar 61 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 6744 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois. com 24 hours prior to sale. F15010302 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- VICTORIA ALEGRE, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 14359 9140 S. GREENWOOD Chicago, IL 60619 RECEIVER’S LIEN 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, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 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 9140 S. GREENWOOD, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-02-304-037-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $15,314.38.

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 15-4200-255.

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. 15-4200-255 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 15 CH 14359 TJSC#: 36-1886 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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REAL ESTATE NOTICE F14070241 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

GAIL RUSSELL AKA GAIL BROWN; AMALGAMATED BANK OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 14 CH 12804 Calendar 59 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 11, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 11400 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois 60643.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois. com 24 hours prior to sale. F14070241 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST IV Plaintiff, -v.DONNA M. HAMMOND AKA DONNA HAMMOND, GEORGE HAMMOND AKA GEORGE HAMOND AKA GEORGE HAMMONL, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 13 CH 26042 6041 Komensky Ave. 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 November 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 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 6041 Komensky Ave., Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-15-414-014-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $262,937.50.

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: 13 CH 26042 TJSC#: 36-1924 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, NA Plaintiff, -v.GILBERTO SANCHEZ, ALMA SANCHEZ, ALLSTATE AKA THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION Defendants 13 CH 7364 5726 SOUTH WHIPPLE 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 March 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 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 5726 SOUTH WHIPPLE STREET, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-13-118-028-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $168,173.40.

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 F13030017.

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. F13030017 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 13 CH 7364 TJSC#: 35-18293 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, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DANA C. MASSEY AKA DANA CHARESE MASSEY AKA DANA C. AUSTIN AKA DANA MASSEY Defendants 14 CH 02212 6152 S. Ada Street Chicago, IL 60636 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 25, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 31, 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 6152 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60636 Property Index No. 20-17-320-045-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $85,838.79.

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 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 02212 TJSC#: 36-2066 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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All applications must be completed online by visiting www.neiep.org/careers.aspx and clicking the link for Apprenticeship Opportunities.

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Applicants must also pass an entrance exam, tool assessment and sit for an interview.

Note: There is a $25 fee for each testing applicant.

The Elevator Industry is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, age, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a person with a disability, marital status, arrest records, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NRZ PASS-THROUGH TRUST IV Plaintiff, -v.DONNA M. HAMMOND AKA DONNA HAMMOND, GEORGE HAMMOND AKA GEORGE HAMOND AKA GEORGE HAMMONL, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 13 CH 26042 6041 Komensky Ave. 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 November 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 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 6041 Komensky Ave., Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-15-414-014-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $262,937.50.

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: 13 CH 26042 TJSC#: 36-1924 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, NA Plaintiff, -v.GILBERTO SANCHEZ, ALMA SANCHEZ, ALLSTATE AKA THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION Defendants 13 CH 7364 5726 SOUTH WHIPPLE 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 March 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 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 5726 SOUTH WHIPPLE STREET, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-13-118-028-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $168,173.40.

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 F13030017.

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. F13030017 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 13 CH 7364 TJSC#: 35-18293 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, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DANA C. MASSEY AKA DANA CHARESE MASSEY AKA DANA C. AUSTIN AKA DANA MASSEY Defendants 14 CH 02212 6152 S. Ada Street Chicago, IL 60636 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 25, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 31, 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 6152 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60636 Property Index No. 20-17-320-045-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $85,838.79.

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 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 02212 TJSC#: 36-2066 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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