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A Second Memorial Day

Illinois joins world-wide commemoration of Biafra Memorial Day, remembering 50 years since the Nigerian Civil War.

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A Second Memorial Day This week Illinois officially recognizes Biafra Memorial Day, commemorating 50 years since the Nigerian civil war, as a new generation of Igbos carries forward their parents’ legacy in Chicago.

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By Justin D. Williams

Wednesday – Tuesday May 31 - June 6, 2017

Defender Contributing Writer Chima Enyia did not tell anyone that the state of Illinois would commemorate Biafra Memorial Day on May 30 until the ink from Governor Bruce Rauner’s pen was dry.

The 28-year-old Igbo American and son of Biafra War survivors has been working slowly and steadily toward this goal for the past seven years—first as an intern in former Governor Pat Quinn’s office, rising to become associate director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

“I found in the workplace, you can’t just throw culture in someone’s face,” Enyia says. “You have to lay the groundwork for them to get bits and nuggets about who you are.”

Enyia started by wearing traditional Igbo dress on Fridays and taking egusi soup to work. He would invite coworkers to see him perform the Igbo War Dance at Igbofest, a Chicago event with a 30year history, or to go out for a meal at Little Unicoco, a recently opened Nigerian restaurant in Rogers Park.

“That makes conversations around issues of culture like the Biafra War much easier to have,” says Enyia, a Bronzeville resident.

And he had plenty of those conversations as he laid the groundwork to finally talk to governor’s office staff about issuing a statement to mark the 50th anniversary of the Biafra War. In a letter signed

by Governor Bruce Rauner this year, the state of Illinois honors the victims of the 1967 Nigerian civil war and “urge[s] all citizens to strive to overcome hatred and indifference through learning, tolerance, and remembrance.” For Enyia, who was born in Chicago after his parents moved to America seeking higher education, the “second” Memorial Day has an additional meaning—that a new generation of Igbo Americans has grown up and is keeping their culture alive in their own ways.

A Half-Century Ago On May 30, 1967, following a series of military coups and violent persecution of the Igbo people, Biafra (a southeastern region populated mainly by Igbos) declared independence from Nigeria. That precipitated a two-and-half year civil war in which the west African nation fought to reabsorb Biafra, an oil-rich region; by the time the war ended in 1970, it’s estimated that between 500,000 and 2 million Biafrans died of starvation.

Much like the current war in Syria, the world largely forgot about the Biafra War until images circulated in western media.

For Syria, it was barrel bombings and

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The Enyia Family chemical weapons attacks shared on social media that created public outcry; for Biafra, it was images of starving children on television that sparked humanitarian aid in 1969. Modern relief organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, formed as a direct response to Biafra.

Enyia, the youngest of six siblings (including sister Amara Enyia who ran for mayor of Chicago in 2015), heard stories of Biafra from his parents, Samuel and Irene. When the war broke out, Samuel fought on the front lines as a battalion commander; Irene wanted to fight, but due to gender restrictions, became a field medic instead. In 1975, the Enyias immigrated to the Chicago area for higher education and remained politically active in the Igbo community, locally and globally, while also Enyia’s parents—who now hold multiple graduate degrees—are leaders in the local Igbo community and helped form the Igbo World Congress in 1994.

They also co-authored a book together, “After Biafra: A Nigerian Igbo Redevelopment Plan.”

And so Chima Enyia says he’s always felt the need to honor his parents’ sacrifices and contributions: “How are you going to make your culture come through your work, your professional life? That challenge went unspoken and was issued long ago,” he says. “I think this [Biafra Memorial Day proclamation] is just making good on that challenge.”

This is actually the second time he’s persuaded an Illinois governor to sign such a document: In 2015, Governor Pat Quinn recognized Biafra Day as well, an event that Enyia remembers bringing tears to his parents’ eyes. “We made our contributions and now they are making their contributions to society,” says Irene Enyia. “God will use them to do greater things to fulfill their destiny.”

Enyia hopes this proclamation on the 50th anniversary carries a different message: it’s time for his generation to step up. Though the second generation never lived through the Biafra War, he says they are ready to take up the mantle to ensure the culture lives on through their own chil-

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Building New Cultural Touchstones When Chima Enyia was young, every Saturday the Enyia family would visit Uptown’s Equator Club so the siblings could play and learn with other Igbo children.

Famous during the height of “world beat music” in the 1990s, that institution has since faded. For a younger generation that left Chicago for a few years for school or work, they returned home to a more fragmented cultural landscape.

In 2006, the six Enyia siblings were all back in the city and decided to set up the Umo Igbo Alliance, as a way for young professionals and college students to build community and get involved in cultural activities. In the last ten years, the organization has grown to more than 200 members. Their sister organization, Umo Igbo Unite, is a national organization and has a membership of 2,000.

Onyinye Enyia, 35, resurrected the young women’s dance group, a setting in which she remembers learning traditional Igbo maiden dances at age seven. “Every year I wanted to dance with the older girls who were 13 or 14, and every year they would push the age by a year,” Onyinye recalls. She became the coach and lead dancer for a troupe, which has performed all around Chicago including at Igbofest, Lake Forest College, and Northwestern University.

“Some dance groups of Igbo Americans have adulterated the dance with hiphop stuff. No, we aren’t doing that. We want to do Igbo dance – without adding in Justin Timberlake moves. We got to do Egwu ukwu: ‘shaking your waist,’” she says.

Today she holds a Ph.D in health policy informatics, works to improve health care technology, and has three children now in tow. She has “retired” from the maiden dances, but she still focuses on translating Igbo culture to the next generation. Her latest project, the Igbo Cultural Kids School, will teach Igbo language and culture through song, dance, music, and continued on page 04

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Samuel and Irene Enyia immigrated to Chicago from Biafra. Today, they are proud to see their children carrying on their Igbo legacy. parents made the difficult choices so that she could be alive today, and by hearing so, food. This summer, she will pilot the school she understood them more as people, she with about 10 or 15 children from four or says. five families, including her own.

“I take those stories, and I have put “They are going to understand who they them in a collection as a poet, as a writer. are as Igbos even though they are born and I didn’t know what else to do to honor it, raised in America,” she says. the experience,” she explains, adding that “We are doing what our parents did,” though the project started as a personal she says, laughing at how life has come full project, she now encourages other women circle. “We’re programming them to know to do the same. In 2008, she publicly perwho exactly they are so even if they go to formed pieces from this collection, “Igbo Lessons,” at the LonNigeria, they don’t feel disdon Team Poetry Slam. connected.”

“The state of Illinois Afterward, her African A Therapeutic Story honors the victims and Caribbean peers Ugochi Nwagwugwu, approached her about 45, remembers the first of the 1967 Nigerian time her parents told her civil war and “urge[s] how they felt her story was so similar to their stories from the Biafra War. own. all citizens to strive to It was shortly after the In Chicago this Sepyounger woman showed overcome hatred and tember, she is collaboher parents the film “Hotel indifference through rating with other women Rwanda.” from the African “The whole time I’m learning, tolerance, writers Diaspora to organize like, ‘they are going to love and remembrance.” an African/Caribbean this.’ Ha! At the end I say, Women’s Literary Fes‘mom, dad what did you tival in Chicago called Akataeko, which think of that?’ [And my dad responds,] ‘Oh, means “one who manipulates things to you think that’s a story? Wait until you hear their advantage.” about the time Nnadi was lost.’ He starts A New Quest for Igbo Americans telling how my brother got lost in the war,” The stories and trauma of the Biafra Nwagwugwu recalls.

They did eventually find her brother; War remain relevant as modern-day Nihowever, the story would have been lost geria struggles with political and economif she hadn’t asked, Nwagwugwu says. It ic inequality that persists along regional turns out that her father was studying in and ethnic lines. In April, emissaries from America, and her mother was in the airport Ohaneze, the Nigeria-based premier Igbo coming to join him, on the day Biafra de- socio-cultural organization, appealed for clared its independence 50 years ago. “It Nigerians living in the United States to foris something I had to peel back. I had to mally organize their financial support of the talk to them. I had to reach for it,” she says. homeland. In August, the Igbo World ConNwagwugwu, an internationally recog- gress will descend on Chicago and discuss nized musician, believes that the story- how the global community can unite and telling is instructive and healing, too. Her make progress toward its goals.

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Ugochi Nwagwugwu uses music and storytelling to share the Igbo culture. and Irene Enyia say they hope Igbos will find a way forward that doesn’t require bloodshed. They emphasize the Igbo proverb: unity is strength. “If we are united and say we want to be Biafra, we can’t speak with different voices,” says Samuel Enyia.

“If we are going to be a nation, there has to be an agreement with all the entities that will make this nation happen. Then the

whole world will know. Until that happens, we are still talking.”

The Biafra Memorial Day proclamation will be formally presented to the Chicago Igbo community at the World Igbo Congress in August.

This report was published in collaboration with City Bureau, a Chicago-based journalism lab. www.chicagodefender.com

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Ex-Cons: Changing Their Lives and My Perspective

By Shari Noland Defender Executive Editor

An old, boarded up building on 79th Street is getting a new life.

Auburn Gresham Building Gets New Life to Promote Wellness

By Shari Noland

ated Quality-of-Life Plans to comprehensively improve communities. These plans involve a steering committee of community leaders and elected officials, as well as a residents in self-selected task force groups (business, economic develA boarded up building that has been vacant for twenty opment and jobs; education and youth development; health years at 839 W. 79th St. will be getting a breath of new life, and wellness; housing; safety, security and faith-based inthanks to the funds provided by Benefit Chicago through stitutions; and senior services). LISC provides resources the Chicago office of the Local Initiatives such as an urban planner, access to data, Support Corporation (LISC). The Greater and other experts. Once the plan is develAuburn Gresham Development Corporation oped, LISC helps communities and orga(GAGDC) will gut the nearly 60,000-squarenizations try and drive resources to the foot building and transform it into a multiplan. With Auburn Gresham, the focus of tenant Auburn Gresham healthy lifestyle the plan is on lifelong learning and educahub. tion, beefing up the commercial corridors and economic development, and stability “We want an activated building that is in housing. promoting health and wellness, that has 100 plus living wage jobs in the building. What “When businesses see a communimakes that so important for us is that the ty-based organization redeveloping a projemployees in the building, whether they are ect that is outlined in a quality of life plan from this community, they live in this comthat has been inked by 15,000 residents munity or other surrounding communities, -- a unified effort -- they want to be a part will be able to purchase the brick bungaof that. We have not had a problem at all lows, and brick two flats, and other homes getting businesses who are interested in that are in this community,” said Carlos Nel- The project is designed to this building. The great challenge though son, Executive Director of GAGDC. boost development in Auburn is getting businesses to come to the other areas of the community. Down the street, A collaboration of The Chicago Com- Gresham. you’ll see vacant parcels around the busimunity Trust, the John D. and Catherine T. ness district, and vacant mixed-use buildMacArthur Foundation, and Calvert Foundation, Benefit Chicago was created to expand the pool of loans and in- ings, so that’s where doing a development project like this, vestments available to mission-directed for- and nonprofit near 79th and Halsted, which is densely populated, will entities, which, due to the communities or populations they provide the impetus for other developers and businesses to serve, often find it difficult to access capital from commer- want to come and join in, because a lot of folks want to get cial sources. The Benefit Chicago fund has distributed $12 on the bandwagon when they see success,” said Nelson. million in financing and has raised $77 million so far. The However, the Benefit Chicago financing through LISC is fund is aiming to reach $100 million. merely a catalyst to get much of the groundwork going. NelLISC Chicago, which “connects neighborhoods to the son says more capital is needed to see the project through resources they need to become stronger and healthier,” is fruition. directing financing from the Benefit Chicago loan to GAGDC Any person or business interested in investing in Chicato reinvigorate the building. That said, this project is actually go communities through the Benefit Chicago Fund can do part of a larger neighborhood planning strategy spearhead- so online through the Calvert Foundation website at http:// ed by LISC called the Southwest Corridor Collaborative, a www.calvertfoundation.org/invest targeted and place-based economic development initiative GADGC expects initial occupancy the last quarter of that works across South Side neighborhoods that have cre- 2018 and 100% occupancy soon there after.

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This past weekend, I was watching a young man, not even 30, get sentenced to life plus 45 years on MSNBC’s reality TV show “Lockup.” I could tell the guy was smart and personable, but, unfortunately, he made some very bad choices. I can’t help but notice how many people on that show seem to have Shari Noland so much going for them personally, but, for whatever reason, they find themselves trapped in prison for long periods of time. I couldn’t help but think about the people I met last week while working on an upcoming story for the Chicago Defender.

Hard-working people who had done time, but who had also decided not to be defined by it.

One young man spent 10 years as a drug dealer, but learned that the sales skills and street savviness he honed on the street, if refocused, could give him quite a bit of success in a legit and legal field. The guy’s name is Darius Jones and he’s now the vice president and general manager of Garfield Produce Company, an indoor, vertical hydroponic vegetable farm that creates sustainable local employment and generates wealth in disinvested neighborhoods through the production and sale of high quality fresh produce year-round.

Then, a few days after meeting Darius, I visited another organization called Sweet Beginnings, which makes honey (yes, honey!) and personal products all in a very small facility on the West Side. Sweet Beginnings was created with the main purpose of helping ex-cons learn business skills that they can use to get full-time jobs. I saw pride in the faces of people who realized that it wasn’t too late to learn new skills and turn their lives around. I look forward to sharing their stories with you in the upcoming weeks in this newspaper and in video on ChicagoDefender.com.

Although we all know that ex-cons face unique challenges when trying to make better choices, I have to admit that the people I met changed my worldview on a lot of fronts. Going back to that TV show “Lockup,” I couldn’t help but wonder as I watched how many of the men I saw featured couldn’t have been a Darius if circumstances were different. If they could see that they might just have skills to turn their lives around if redirected in a positive direction.

Much has been discussed about the Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign. We know that nationally, according to the Children’s Defense Fund, 1 in 3 Black boys born in 2001 are at risk of imprisonment during their lifetime. When the closest you’ve come to someone who has been in a prison is watching their life story on a TV show or reading a news story, you can’t appreciate the potential that has been lost. I believe some folks didn’t balk at Trump’s suggestion that we call in the National Guard if things get too out of hand here in Chicago because they simply can’t understand what leads to bad choices. Maybe these people should meet a Darius.

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NATIONAL

Minnesota Officer Charged in Castile Shooting Goes on Trial

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ChicagoDefender.com slide show: 20 Powerful Photos of Resistance MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The graphic video showing Philando Castile’s final moments after he was shot by a Minnesota police officer made headlines nearly a year ago and led to calls for changes in policing. But another video could emerge as key evidence in the case against St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who goes on trial for manslaughter this week.

Jury selection begins Tuesday and is expected to last at least a couple of days.

Key things to know about the case: WHAT HAPPENED? Castile, who was Black, was killed July 6 during a traffic stop in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. His death got instant attention as the shooting’s gruesome aftermath was streamed live on Facebook

by Castile’s girlfriend, who was in the car along with her young daughter.

Prosecutors say Yanez shot Castile, a 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker, after Castile told him he was armed. The entire encounter lasted barely more than a minute. Authorities later found Castile had a permit to carry.

Yanez, who is Latino, is charged with second-degree manslaughter, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He’s also charged with two lesser counts of endangering safety by firing his gun near Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, and her daughter.

PROVING THE CASE The statute Yanez is charged under requires prosecutors to show he acted with culpable negligence — that he was reckless and acted unreasonably for the situation. His attorneys have argued Yanez reacted to the presence of a gun and had to use deadly force to protect himself.

Philip Stinson, a criminologist at Ohio’s Bowling Green State University who tracks fatal police shootings, said convictions of officers are infrequent. Since the beginning of 2005, 81 officers nationwide have been charged with murder or manslaughter. A little more than a third were convicted — 15 by jury and 14 by guilty plea, Stinson said.

But 39 percent resulted in non-convictions. Stinson said several high-profile cases recently ended in mistrials or acquittals when an officer testified that they feared serious bodily injury or death and had “no choice.”

Jurors acquitted White Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer Betty Jo Shelby of manslaughter on May 17 after she testified that she fatally shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed, Black 40-year-old, out of fear when he didn’t obey her commands. And the retrial of former University of Cincinnati officer Ray Tensing is underway after his first case ended with a hung jury last November. In his initial trial, Tensing, who is

The shooting death of Philando Castile prompted protests around the country.

Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez goes on trial for manslaughter this week.

Outcries for justice rang throughout the country as another Black man’s life was cut short after he was stopped by a policeman.

White, testified he feared for his life when he shot Samuel DuBose, an unarmed, Black 43-year-old, as DuBose tried to drive away during a July 2015 traffic stop.

“Jurors are very reluctant to second-guess the split-second life-or-death decisions of an on-duty police officer involved in a violent street encounter with a citizen,” Stinson said.

Yanez is expected to testify in his defense.

THE VIDEOS At least two videos are expected to be shown to jurors.

The video recorded by Reynolds shows a bloody Castile slumped over and moaning in the moments after he was shot. Yanez stands at the window, gun still aimed at Castile. Yanez swears and shouts: “I told him not to reach for it!” Reynolds replies that Castile was reaching for his ID, as Yanez requested.

Authorities also have audio and video from Yanez’s squad car that haven’t been made public. The criminal complaint says they show the traffic stop itself and an exchange of information before Castile tells Yanez: “Sir, I have to tell you that I do have a firearm on me.” Yanez replies, “OK, don’t

forward an expert to testify that the presence of THC showed Castile was intoxicated. Prosecutors say their expert will testify that such a conclusion can’t be drawn.

Yanez’s attorneys wanted to show the jury Castile’s car and have the officer re-enact the shooting, but the judge rejected that.

The judge also won’t allow the defense to introduce details about Castile’s alleged past marijuana use or his arrest and driving record, but if testimony addresses those issues, the defense can ask the judge to reconsider.

PUBLIC OUTCRY Castile’s shooting was among a string of killings of Blacks by police around the country, and the livestreaming of its aftermath attracted even more attention. The public outcry included protests in Minnesota that shut down metro highways and surrounded the governor’s mansion.

Castile’s family claimed he was profiled because of his race, and the shooting renewed concerns about how police officers interact with minorities. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton also injected his viewpoint, saying police likely wouldn’t have fired if Castile had been White.

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Castile was a beloved elementary school cafeteria worker. reach for it then” and repeatedly tells Castile not to pull out the gun. Castile says he was not reaching for it, and Yanez screams “Don’t pull it out!” before he quickly pulls his own gun and fires seven shots at Castile.

Castile moans and says, “I wasn’t reaching for it,” according to the complaint.

OTHER EVIDENCE An autopsy found traces of marijuana in Castile’s system, and defense attorneys have indicated they will argue he was stoned, didn’t obey the officer’s commands and that his own actions contributed to his death. The defense plans to bring

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COMMENTARY

President Trump’s Cruel War on Children

By Marian Wright Edelman President, Children’s Defense Fund Our nation’s budget should reflect our nation’s professed values, but President Trump’s 2018 Federal Budget, “A New Foundation for America’s Greatness,” radically does the opposite.

This immoral budget declares war on America’s children, our most vulMarian Wright nerable group, and Edelman the foundation of our nation’s current and future economic, military and leadership security. It cruelly dismantles and shreds America’s safety net laboriously woven over the past half century to help and give hope to the 14.5 million children struggling today in a sea of poverty, hunger, sickness, mis-education, homelessness and disabilities. It slashes trillions of dollars from health care, nutrition and other critical programs that give poor babies and children a decent foundation in life to assure trillions of dollars in tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires and powerful corporations who do not deserve massive doses of government support.

The cruel Trump budget invests more in our military—already the most costly in the world—but denies vulnerable children and youths the income, health care, food, housing and education supports they need to become strong future soldiers to defend our country. Seventy-one percent of our 17-24 year olds are now ineligible for military service because of health and education deficits.

President Trump invests in fighting those he sees as outside enemies through

weapons and walls and turns his back on the internal enemies that threaten the basic domestic needs of our people—health care, housing, education and jobs that pay living wages. The Congress and the people of the United States must reject President Trump’s 2018 Budget and the mean-spirited values it reflects.

The President’s 2018 Budget: •Slashes $610 billion over ten years from Medicaid, which nearly 37 million children rely on for a healthy start in life and which pays for nearly half of all births and ensures coverage for 40 percent of our children with special health care needs.

The budget also assumes passage of the more than $800 billion additional cuts in Medicaid included in the American Health Care Act for a total Medicaid massacre of more than $1.4 trillion over ten years.

•Rips $5.7 billion from CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program), which covers nearly 9 million children in working families ineligible for Medicaid.

•Snatches food out of the mouths and stomachs of hungry children by slicing $193 billion over ten years from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which some still call food stamps.

SNAP feeds nearly 46 million people including nearly 20 million children. This cut is an unprecedented 25 percent reduction in a core safety net program that in 2014 lifted 4.7 million people, including 2.1 million children, out of poverty.

•Chops $22 billion over ten years from TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program) including $6 billion that eliminates the TANF Contingency Fund which helps support some of our neediest families. Slashes programs to assist families with housing and end homelessness by $7.4 billion, a 15 percent cut for 2018 including $2.3 billion from Housing Choice Vouchers, which would leave more than

250,000 low income households without them; $1.8 billion—nearly 29 percent— from public housing already in desperate need of repair and expansion; and $133 million—5.6 percent—from homeless assistance grants.

•Whacks $72 billion over ten years from the Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI), which more than 8 million children and adults with the most severe disabilities depend on to keep going. Despite the President’s promise not to cut Social Security, his budget cuts $48 billion from Social Security Disability Insurance, which assists, among others, grandparents and other relatives raising children because their parents cannot care for them.

•Slashes job training programs by $1.1 billion, or 40 percent, over ten years for youths, adults and dislocated workers. It denigrates the concept of public service jobs by eliminating the Corporation for National and Community Service, and with it AmeriCorps, Vista and Senior Corps.

•Cuts federal education funding $9.2 billion in 2018 alone at a time when a majority of children in all racial and economic groups cannot read or compute at grade level. It slashes $143 billion over ten years from student loans by eliminating the loan program that encourages graduates to take public service jobs and restricts other programs that subsidize college education for first generation college students and others from low-income families.

•Shears $54 billion in 2018 ($1.6 trillion over 10 years) in non-defense discretionary programs that include a broad range of health, early childhood, education, child welfare and juvenile justice programs as well as environmental protection, foreign assistance, medical and scientific research and other federal government programs. The Trump budget would reduce spending for these important programs 2

percent a year for the next ten years.

•Zeroes out funding for the Legal Services Corporation to deny the poor their only option to defend themselves against injustice.

•Eliminates core programs that offer extra assistance to low-income children, families and communities including the Social Service Block Grant ($1.4 billion in 2018 alone, $16.3 billion over 10 years); the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to ward off heat in the summer and cold in winter months ($3.4 billion); the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME, and Community Development Block Grant, Indian Community Development Block Grant, and Choice Neighborhood programs ($4.1 billion).

At the same time, President Trump’s 2018 Budget includes an estimated $5 trillion tax package for the wealthiest individuals and corporations who neither need nor deserve massive government support and dramatically increases spending on defense and border security.

This draconian budget slashes over $3 trillion in the next decade and tramples America’s values and is anti-child, anti-poor, and anti-low-income working people. It erodes the security of our nation’s future.

The Trump budget would not pass the test of any great faith or standard of fairness. It must be rejected resoundingly by the Congress and the American people.

Marian Wright Edelman is President of the Children’s Defense Fund, whose Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. For more information, go to www.childrensdefense.org.

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EDUCATION

‘Superhero’ Dion Steele Creates Limitless Possibilities at Urban Prep-Englewood

By Katelyn Silva Education Post Dion Steele, principal of Urban Prep Academies’ Englewood campus, says he has “500 sons, and three daughters at home.” Urban Prep is the nation’s first charter network dedicated to serving young African American men. For the last eight years in a row, Urban Prep has sent 100 percent of its graduates to college.

Being the head of his 500-student family demands superpowers, and Steele has made it a habit to study those powers. He says he has an “obsession with comics and superheroes” and a master’s degree from the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Steele sees parallels between his love of Marvel comics and his study of theology; in fact, he questions whether he would have pursued the latter without the former.

Steele not only believes strongly in the value of mythological storytelling to inspire youth to imagine wider possibilities for themselves, but his obsession also plays a larger-than-life role in the hallways of the Urban Prep-Englewood Campus.

Meanwhile, at home, Steele’s daughters are shining, too. His oldest just graduated from college and is following in her father’s footsteps as a 4th-grade teacher in Virginia. She hopes someday to open her own charter school. His middle daughter now attends Virginia State. This fall, his youngest will start at Howard University. “I’m proud of all three of my daughters, as well as my 500 sons at Urban Prep,” he says.

You have a lot of superhero posters, action figures, and lightsabers in your office. A lot of them have been given to you by parents, students, and the community over the years. Why do you identify with superheroes and mythological storytelling?

Our young men don’t have a lot of superheroes in their lives. I was a big fan of Marvel comics growing up and I loved Darth Vader in Star Wars. I heard James Earl Jones’ voice and I thought it was a Black guy in a suit. I identified. I thought, ‘Wow, he can do everything. He’s all-powerful.’ It gave me something to look up to.

I don’t think I would have been interested in religion and philosophy and pursued that in my studies had I not been interested in comics as a kid. I think when the fantasy world is removed from the lives of young Black boys (as it often is), it removes the idea of limitless possibilities. That’s why I keep it around me and my students.

You talk about the importance of believing in limitless possibilities. The Urban Prep motto is “We believe.” What does that mean to you?

Those of us who came up with the Urban Prep creed, which relates to the motto, were a body of men who reflected the population we were going to serve. We

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The Urban Prep motto means: I can do anything that I want to; I have the power to make it happen. talked really intentionally about the things we believed in, the challenges we had to overcome, and what drives us. If you read the creed, it says things like, “We never fail because we never give up. We are our brothers’ keeper.” It is meant to become a part of you, to become an internalized way of life. The Urban Prep motto means: I can do anything that I want to; I have the power to make it happen.

Urban Prep has been successful getting students to college at incredibly high rates. Why do you think that is? What’s the recipe for success?

I look at this from a personal perspective. I went on sabbatical from Urban Prep early on because I struggled with a shadow of doubt about what my students could achieve because of the challenges they faced at home or where they entered Urban Prep academically. Our young men are dealing with gangs and so many other issues. If you were naïve to that, your practices weren’t going to be properly built around the students and their needs, but at the same time, you have to overcome the idea that they can’t do it, because, of

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course, they can. I came back to Urban Prep refreshed, rejuvenated, and confident that there is no other place as supporting and nurturing for young, Black males as Urban Prep. And now I know that everyone who works at Urban Prep has to come to the work like a parent or an uncle, with that level of belief and innate drive to see every young man succeed. These are my guys. I am going to do what I need to do to make them successful. I have three daughters, but I have 500 sons.

Getting students to college is incredibly important, but seeing them to and through college to graduation is the ultimate goal. How is Urban Prep doing with that and how do you work towards that goal?

Urban Prep’s college persistence rate is 74 percent, which outpaces African American males nationally. Why? A young man came by the office today to tell me he had a 4.0 GPA. I asked if he had met other guys from Urban Prep at his university. He had.

Our guys are going to schools with builtin networks; they enter already part of a brotherhood. They have that built-in cul-

ture because we cluster Urban Prep students on college campuses. We also have alumni affairs staff who keep in close contact with our students. Social media makes it really easy for all our staff members to do that. It’s a privilege to be able to friend students on Facebook once they graduate and are adults. I keep close tabs on them.

We are a family.

What makes you most hopeful?

What makes me hopeful is that, at Urban Prep, we expose our students to a lot.

When I was in high school, the only careers I knew could be counted on one hand. My mother was a nurse. She wanted me to be a doctor. So, that is what I was going to do.

But that was not right for me. It’s important that our young men are exposed to multiple pathways and that their interests are catered to, so they choose and are placed at the right colleges. I never want to set up our young men to fail.

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Women Leaders Host HS Students Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer and State’s Attorney Kim Foxx co-hosted a conversation with Off the Sidelines Chicago on motherhood, activism and authenticity in politics. A group of high school students from Young Women’s Leadership Charter School, Walter Payton College Prep and Whitney M. Young Magnet High School joined the conversation with women from business, non-profit organizations and community activist groups. Gainer and Foxx shared stories about being women in politics and how motherhood motivates them and has shaped their careers. Off the Sidelines Chicago empowers women to take their ideas to action with local organizations and issues.

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FOOD

The Signature Sweets Factory Takes Over the South Suburbs

Specialty cupcakes are a hit at SIgnature Sweets Factory.

Chef Marcus J. makes every dessert he offers different.

Marcus Freeman also known as Chef Marcus J.

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer With various television programs highlighting the culinary arts, it has created a food phenomenon that has turned chefs into instant “rock stars.” However, those of us who have had the secret pleasure of watching our mom, grandmother, aunties or other gifted family members bake have known our families’ “chefs” to be true stars for a long time.

As we eagerly await to finish off the remaining cake batter or cookie dough that lingers in the bowl as a “badge of honor,” we take in the aromas from home baked pastries.

The smell would often resonate throughout the house carrying our childhood memories into our adulthood.

Many of those memories have lead Marcus Freeman, a rising young pastry chef, to open his own bake shop, Signature Sweets Factory. After the last three years of making and delivering his special baked goods and desserts to private clients and catering jobs—the 22-year-old opened his South Holland shop at 514 E. 162nd in early May. From the cookie crust based cupcakes to the tasty banana pudding in his signature jars, customers are greeted with a variety of on premise desserts and/or a “madeto-order” menu. Known as Chef Marcus J., he has designed some of the most beautifully sculptured wedding cakes along with personalized pastry bars for both celebrity and corporate clients.

The Chicago Defender sat down with the talented Marcus J.

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surrounded by delicious cupcakes and gold-plated apples from his new bake shop.

How did you start in the baking business?

Well, I’ve always liked to cook ever since I was three years old, but baking is something totally different. I really started baking around the time I started working my retail job at 16. At the time, I couldn’t really take food up to my co-workers but I would take them cupcakes, muffins, things like that. So, I started training myself by doing something nice for my co-workers.

How did you begin to learn your way around the kitchen at an early age?

My aunts taught me a lot. They took me under their wings and it was pretty basic things—like baking from a box mix and things like that, but then I eventually moved on and wanted to do things from scratch.

Did you eventually go to school for culinary arts?

No, I didn’t, I learned because I liked to eat. (he laughs) If something didn’t come out right, I would just try it again and try it again until I got the perfection that I wanted.

What was the process that it took for you to find your location?

Like many people who just start out with baking, culinary, anything—we were renting a kitchen for a long time. We stumbled upon the place we were at by accident—

it was not too far from my house, a perfect size. It was really bigger than what I even imagined my first place would be so I was very excited about that.

You’ve built your brand by taking orders from people along the way, appearing at different events and building up that grassroots support. Why is it so important for entrepreneurs to really do this before they delve into a brick and mortar business?

I always like to remind people that there’s a lot of people out here doing a lot of things. There are so many bakeries so you have to build awareness before you just get that brick and mortar business and present yourself to people. It’s always good to go in with some type of support system and fan base that knows your product, likes your product and is willing to tell people.

I saw people coming into your shop who pre-ordered desserts.

One of the items that really stood out for me was that banana pudding.

Just like every single thing that I sell, I wanted to have the best banana pudding. I started thinking about how I could do that; the first thing that came to mind was instead of pre-bought wafers that have all of these artificial ingredients—I can make my own. Also, instead of using cool whip, I can make my own whip cream so I did that and included vanilla beans because I’m addicted to vanilla

beans—I use them in about everything.

I also make the custard from scratch, along with using fresh bananas. We focus on high quality flavors as much as possible.

I notice that your cupcakes have a unique presentation. It’s not just your typical icing, sprinkles and cake texture.

I always tell people that when I first started cooking, my coworkers would say ‘It tastes great, but it doesn’t look all that great.’ So, I started focusing on how my product could taste even better if it looked the part. I make sure that my presentation is great. Each of my cupcakes has a butter cookie crust for a textural element and they’re also filled with white chocolate mousse. I combine soft cake, crunchy cookie, different textural elements as well as flavor.

Moving forward, what would be some of the advice that you can share for entrepreneurs who are looking at opening up their business?

People already have their neighborhood bakeries that give plain old chocolate chip cookies and cakes. So, I try to make every single item I offer different. Whether you’re an entrepreneur in the same field that I am or a restaurant [owner], I think it’s really important to distance yourself from the pack and tell people what you’re offering is something totally different and unique.

Why is it so important to have key people who are in support of what you do and who are supporting your dream?

If you want to do something great, you can’t do it alone, especially in the field I’m in. My mother helps me the most, she calls herself the ‘momanager.’ She does everything from tying boxes, to helping me design sweets tables to running the store. My father also helps run the store, he does much of the deliveries and the maintenance. I also have plenty of cousins and aunties who help me bake.

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The Crazy Crab Chicago Is Growing Legs

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer Chicago has had its share of great restaurants with a world-class reputation for some of the best food that has influenced American cruisine. Much of our American food history has come from the culinary skills of Black slaves and our Southern roots. What we’ve come to know today as Soul food, many chefs from various backgrounds have remixed the term from “Soul” to “Southern” comfort food.

Our roots run even deeper as seafood has gathered much tastier options through simple methods of cooking. None could be closer to the popular seafood boil craze that has taken over more Northern cities.

A new restaurant has opened its doors to welcome customers into the world of seafood bibs, paper table coverings and messy eating. The Crazy Crab Chicago is located at 9204 S. Western in the Evergreen Park community. The brainchild of Martin and Cindy King, the intimate sit-down restaurant is open seven days a week and boosts a diverse menu.

Martin King is no stranger to the business world and has a long history, growing up on the Southside of Chicago. As a

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Fried catfish The crab bag young community activist and member of Operation Push, now Rainbow PUSH— he’s worked closely with Rev. Jesse Jackson over the years since his presidential run in 1984.

Over the years, King has worked in every area imaginable in nurturing community and political relationships throughout the country. As a successful attorney, he served as board chair of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and worked closely in developing several of the organization’s programs.

His vision to create a viable business on the South Side was another extension of building jobs and providing management training for African Americans.

When you enter The Crazy Crab, its dining room is welcoming and provides a family-friendly environment with a warm wait staff. The menu offers an array of options aside from the various seasonings to accompany either the shrimp or crab leg boil bags. Each hearty serving includes corn on the cob and red-skin potato boils and marinated juices that will keep the paper

towels in full use.

Other menu items range from chicken wings, chicken tenders to the tasty lobster roll sandwich, shrimp po’boy, calamari, fried shrimp, fried catfish—and other non-shellfish items.

With an aggressive plan in place to eventually open a franchise of 30+ locations throughout the Midwest in the next few years—King is committed to open three new locations in the next four to six months.

What encouraged you to open a seafood restaurant in Evergreen Park? continued on page 16

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ON THE SCENE

Chicago House Party Hits Millennium Park The Chicago House Party presented by Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) kicked off the Memorial Day weekend festivities at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Saturday, May 27. The event featured various House DJs and live performances by some of House music leading singers.

Vince Lawrence stands with his mother and receives Lifetime Achievement Award by DCASE. (Photos by Mary Datcher)

House music fan Linda Redd enjoys the party in the park.

Chicago house heads enjoy an up close view of the live performances at the Jay Pritzker PaDJ Terry Hunter bangs the box. vilion.

R&B singer Lorenzo Owens shares the stage with Steve ‘Miggedy’ Maestro.

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IN THE MIXX

In the MIXX: Black Folks Moving, Political Gatekeepers and Gentrification

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Arts and Entertainment Editor

We are moving outta here! Why are Black folks leaving in higher numbers than any other groups from the Chicago city limits? The rising taxes and affordable housing options are no longer affordable.

We’re not talking about Mary L. Datcher only those that are in the low-income tax bracket, but also the working to middle class residents who are being forced out by increased property taxes and higher rents. The neighborhoods that are most affected are predominately Black communities where certain areas on the West Side and South Side are becoming a “land grab” for real estate developers. We’re seeing this currently with the Woodlawn and South Shore community since The Obama Presidential Library announced Jackson Park will be the “chosen” location.

Have you noticed more non-Black residents walking their dogs or jogging casually along the streets of Bronzeville and Washington Park? We’re not knocking the diversity of our city but we are concerned about neighborhoods that have a long, rich cultural history of maintaining a hold on generational security and wealth—through property ownership. Gentrification may seem like a cozy blanket in the winter for some property owners who’ve invested in their inner-city parcels of land while they reside in the suburbs, but for thousands of residents who call Chicago their home— it’s depressing. Our Latino neighbors in Humboldt Park and Pilsen are experiencing the same concerns as they are gradually squeezed out by six-story condos sticking out like sore thumbs and reduced parking spaces—gobbled up by additional cars.

So, we are not surprised by the U.S. Census report that Chicago lost close to 8,600 residents in the last year and will lose its third market status to the growing Houston, Texas. What does this mean for our Black voice that has rang so strong for the past 70 years as the leading city in cultivating Black business owners, community activists, educators, judicial and government leaders? Our presence in city, county and state government is steadily decreasing and jobs that were fought for by our Black lead-

Community Activist Tio Hardiman

State Senator Mattie Hunter

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ers, are no longer balanced or fair. We must do better for our people—across the board.

What Had Happened Was… Two years and no balanced state budget has been passed. The Illinois House Senate pushed through a budget at last week’s meeting in Springfield but regardless of the House supporting the budget—Gov. Rauner will not sign off. Here we go again. Think about how many seniors with reduced homecare provision and struggling parents dealing with either long-awaited childcare credit approval or none at all. And think about the many social service programs that have been slashed or had to shut down altogether.

As the gubernatorial race continues to heat up on the Democratic side, the leading candidates are J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy. No diss to Alderman Ameya Pawar and State Senator Daniel Bliss, but this will be the most expensive governor’s race in Illinois history. Deep pockets are a must to keep up with the Rauner camp. Speaking of keeping up, word is Chris Kennedy turned down speaking with a group of “powerful” and “influential” Northshore working mothers because they weren’t his “core” audience. Wow…interesting.

However, Pritzker did attend the group’s annual event where they boost 6,000+ members and impressed this influential and diverse group of professional moms.

Meanwhile, some community activists are feeling a little slighted by the Pritzker camp “gate keepers.” What are gate keepers? They are unofficial “official” advisors that give the candidate the impression they hold the “key” to leading a particular group of people to the polls. No one else can go to the candidate without going through them

first. Campaigns have been lost because some gate keepers represent a small percentage of the community they claim they serve. Word to the wise— gate keepers don’t have much to lose but the person they guard does. Look for former Ceasefire Executive Director Tio Hardiman to throw his hat in the governor’s race for the second time. Some feel concerns for Chicago’s escalating violence is not a major priority for the current agenda.

On the education front, we are hearing South Loop Elementary may be a possible victim of gentrification. As the South Loop community becomes more residential, parents are concerned about not having a CPS high school.

The idea of sending their kids to nearby Dunbar Academy High School or Philips Academy High School is just too scary so a proposal of building a new $60 million high school to accommodate their concerns may shut down South Loop Elementary. The possibility of changes at the National Teachers Academy will also be affected if certain parents have their way.

This past Memorial Day weekend was the launch of Chicago summer activities for families and outdoor fun. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) hosted a fun Chicago House Music party at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on Saturday.

The free event attracted over 20,000 attendees with a stellar line-up of Chicago House music DJs and singers.

This year, the city included more DJs to the day’s line-up by opening the large outdoor tent, west of the pavilion lawn where close to 1,000 people danced to the music. Shout outs to the Queens of House—First Lady, DJ Alicia and Socket who had the tent on blast. Great vibrations and energy throughout the day.

DJs Terry Hunter, Pierre, Steve ‘Mig-

gedy’ Maestro and Maurice Joshua had great sets trying to keep the crowd on their feet. People were looking forward to the Legendary House All-stars, which featured various singers but was plagued by sound problems with fading onstage monitors and mic issues. At times, you can tell certain vocalists were having a problem with the band keeping up or just couldn’t hear themselves.

It’s unfortunate because the line-up included all great performers. Nonetheless, the good showmanship of awesome vocalists-- Faith Howard, Andrea Love, Lorenzo Owens and Jameisha Trice-- kept the party going. Loved the Latin flavors and percussionists who added diversity to the performances— hopefully next year we will see more of this and less sound and band difficulties.

I salute the efforts by DJ Joe Smooth, Lady Maestro and host Dana Divine, who has done an extraordinary job the past two years.

Birthday Shout-outs Happy belated birthday shout-outs to the ultimate househead Michelle Allen-Marsh on May 30. Journalist and former Ebony editor-in-chief Kyra Kyles; Sickle cell amenia advocate Robert Mackey III; and Chicago native to NYC transplant DJ Larry Heard on May 31.

Judge of the First Municipal District of State of Illinois’ Circuit Court of Cook County Freddrenna Lyle; Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter; music executive Jerrold Thompson and DJ Mark Grant celebrate on June 1. Public relations maven Deborah Farmer and The Chicago Defender’s publisher and our fearless leader Frances Jackson on June 2.

Chicago House legend Lidell Townsell and everyone’s favorite soundman Santee Shannon crank up the sounds on June 4. Music curator Rob McKay and former Polygram Records executive Wayne Lewis on June 6.

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ENTERTAINMENT

A Legend is Born: Tribute to Josephine Baker Black Ensemble Theater Presents Black Pearl: A TRIBUTE TO JOSEPHINE BAKER Written and Directed By: Daryl D. Brooks Now Playing May 6 – June 25, 2017

By Rick and Brenda McCain Defender Contributing Writers Becoming a legend has its benefits.

But, in a world where people view you as less than human, being born is a challenge within itself and being a legend is inconceivable. But… legends are created from the thoughts of those who can overcome adversities and still believe that dreams can come true. In spite of unthinkable obstacles, she was born to be legendary.

So, who was the little girl that grew up to become the pioneer known as Tumpie, Black Venus and The Black Pearl, which is the featured name used by The Black Ensemble Theater to depict this Creole goddess? Who was this iconic figure who lived with the hatred of racism and segregation within her own country, and despite being banned from performing in the United States, became a star by doing things her way?

Her name was Freda Josephine McDonald, but she never liked the name Freda; so she was known as Josephine Baker, the first Black international superstar. Freda was born into a world of poverty to a washerwoman named Carrie McDonald and vaudeville drummer Eddie Carson on June 3, 1906 in St. Louis, Mo. Josephine wanted more than what life had to offer the Negro, so she left home at an early age to pursue her dreams of becoming a star.

But before finding success on Broadway and becoming one of Europe’s most popular and highest-paid performers in the 1920’s, she learned to dance on the streets in St. Louis to make money so that she could eat and survive. Famous for barely-there dresses and no-holds-barred dance routines, her exotic beauty took Europe by storm and catapulted her career to becoming a legend around the world.

Let’s Play is proud to introduce you to a play that we “highly recommend” called “Black Pearl: A Tribute to Josephine Baker.”

This phenomenal performance allowed us to take a glimpse into the life of an extraordinary woman, whose professional career of dancing and singing entertained and thrilled the world for 50 years.

Director Daryl D. Brooks eloquently answers the questions to “Who is Josephine Baker?” by taking us on an unforgettable voyage from St. Louis, to New York, to Paris with two impressive actresses portraying Younger Josephine (Aerial “Mon’ Aeerie” Williams) and the older, wiser Josephine (Joan Ruffin). Daryl ingeniously crafted the older Josephine Baker to chronicle her life story as a dancer, singer, wife, mother and www.chicagodefender.com

civil rights activist.

He shared with us her compelling backstory with an in depth look at the entertainer who dreamed of dancing as a little girl and how her dreams were deferred as she sought to escape reality for better living conditions by marrying too young.

We were given a delightful yet tragic view of the path of how Josephine tried to make it in a world that provided her with disappointments to how she became famous and finally earning the respect she well deserved across the seas in Paris, France. We get a chance to gaze back into history and see Josephine Baker’s infamous 16 piece banana skirt that launched her into the stratosphere of success to how she almost died working with the French Resistance during World War II and fighting for civil rights in the United States during the 1950’s and the 1960’s.

Admirers bestowed a plethora of gifts, including diamonds and cars, and she received approximately 1,500 marriage proposals. She became an advocate of racial harmony by adopting 12 children, calling

Daryl D. Brooks them “The Rainbow Tribe!” She maintained energetic performances and a celebrity status until her death in 1975. Unfortunately, racism prevented her talents from being wholly accepted in the United States until 1973.

Lastly we witnessed how this little girl born into a world full of segregation devoted the rest of her life with the idea that

people of all nationalities could live peacefully together.

And the legend was born.

Aerial Williams and Joan Ruffin as past and present Josephine Baker were astonishing and their duo singing performance will surely cause a tear to fall from your eyes. Notable understudy of the older Josephine Baker was the distinguished director, producer, actress, educator, singer, playwright, Founder & CEO of The Black Ensemble Theater, Jackie Taylor. Seeing any performance of her as Josephine Baker would be a treat.

Again, we highly recommend “Black Pearl: A Tribute to Josephine Baker.”

The cast includes: Joan Ruffin (Older Josephine) Aerial Williams (Younger Josephine) Rhonda Preston (Mother) The ensemble also includes: Dennis Dent, Lemond Hayes, Kelly Maryanski, Linnea Norwood, Rhonda Preston, William Rowland, Henri Slater, Kyle Smith, Jake Stempel, and Vincent Jordan.

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HEALTH

The Black AIDS Institute Launches Month-Long Awareness Campaign

By Black AIDS Institute Staffers The Black AIDS Institute, the nation’s only think tank focused on the impact of HIV upon Black communities, launched a national, digital-community campaign, “30 Days of HIV,” beginning May 27 and ending on National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) on June 27. The campaign consists of three core elements: an online community calendar to promote HIV and health-related events serving Black communities, an Instagram storytelling series titled “In The Life” featuring images of the life experiences of Black, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (GBTQ) and same-gender-loving (SGL) men, and daily actions to mobilize Black communities and those who serve them.

“Even though it is not in the news to the extent it was a few years ago, HIV/AIDS is an ongoing, and among some sectors, tragically growing crisis in Black communities,” says Phill Wilson, the Institute’s President and CEO. “Black gay and bisexual men in the United States have a 50 percent lifetime HIV-infection rate. Black women still represent 61 percent of the new HIV infections among women. Our house is still on fire and we don’t seem to notice. 30 Days of HIV is designed to shine a spotlight not just on the problem, but more importantly on who we are and what we can do, if we focus on this problem.”

The “30 Days of HIV” campaign will create awareness, fight stigma and create solutions to curb HIV among Black Americans, who bear the heaviest burden of the epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in 2015, Black Americans accounted for 45 percent of HIV diagnoses, though they comprise just 12 percent of the population. Young, Black gay men are at greatest risk and stand a 50 percent risk of acquiring HIV during their lifetime.

The online community calendar will feature HIV and health-related activities in Black communities during the 30 days leading into NHTD. Organizations that have planned health fairs, HIV-testing or other outreach activities during this timeframe are invited to submit the events to pavniatwork@gmail.com for inclusion on the calendar.

Also, to mark Men’s Health and Gay Pride, the Institute will highlight the contributions of Black GBTQ and same-gender-loving (SGL) men through the “In The Life” campaign. Each day, the Institute will publish on its Instagram feed photos and videos featuring the life experiences of Black GBTQ/SGL men, particularly visual narratives challenging stereotypes, portraying healthy lifestyle choices, and filling in the gaps in the visual imagery of the men’s lived experiences.

“It is an opportunity for everyone to see all the facets of what it is to be a Black and male in America,” says Gerald Garth, the Institute’s

Manager of Prevention and Care. “While HIV care, prevention, and education are a major part of the Black gay experience, there is so much more. Many of us are artists, thinkers, fathers, husbands and have transitioned and evolved in many ways well beyond the scope of HIV.” Black GBTQ/SGL men ages 21 or older who live in the United States are invited to submit two photos or videos less than 60 seconds long, along with a 100-word description of the images, whether a story, poem, narrative or rhyme, similar to Instagram photographer Ruddy Roye or Humans of New York. Images should reflect the everyday life and contributions of Black GBTQ/SGL men to society—from work life, to parenting, to healthy lifestyle choices, to taking HIV-fighting medications, to experiencing #BlackBoyJoy. “Many of us will tell stories of how HIV has impacted our lives, but I’m so excited that we will see the full spectrum of what it is to be a Black man in America,” says Garth.

Photos, videos, descriptions and the contributor’s Instagram handle should be submitted to pavniatwork@ gmail.com. Participants don’t have to be living with HIV, and those living with HIV/AIDS can decide whether they mention their HIV status. The Black AIDS Institute reserves the right to edit to make sure all language is appropriate for our audiences.

Finally, during the “30 Days of HIV,” the Institute will publish daily actions via social media to mobilize Black communities to take care of their health and fight HIV/AIDS. “From #SoulfulSunday, to #WellnessWednesday, to #ThrowbackThursday, we will highlight those who have passed away; each weekday will provide a designated call to action that explores what it means to be a whole person and an advocate,” Garth says. “We’ll also encourage people to show what a relationship looks like—all types. The actions are a chance for us to stretch and redefine what it means to be an advocate.”

All aspects of the campaign will be housed on BAI’s website, www.blackaids.org and promoted daily via multiple social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.

Founded in May of 1999, the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) is the only national HIV/AIDS think tank in the United States focused exclusively on Black people. BAI’s Mission is to end the AIDS pandemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing institutions, leaders, and individuals in efforts to confront HIV/AIDS. BAI disseminates information, conducts trainings, offers technical assistance and capacity building, interprets and influences public and private sector HIV/AIDS policies, delivers prevention and linkage to care services, and provides advocacy mobilization from a uniquely and unapologetically Black point of view.

Our motto is: “Our People, Our Problem, Our Solution.”

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FOOD CONT. Crazy Crab, continued from, Page 11

We traveled to San Diego, California, and we saw several concepts that served seafood in the bag. We came back to Chicago, we saw some concepts (mostly on the North Side) that did it as well and we thought it just made sense to have this concept on the South Side. There aren’t many sit down restaurants on the South Side of Chicago, particularly not seafood. If you want a sit-down dinner, you’d have to go to Red Lob- Martin King brings great seafood and excelster, which is usually lent customer service to Evergreen Park. located somewhere between five or eight miles outside of the African-American community.

In the last few years Chicago restaurants have adapted more ‘Down South’ influenced seafood boils. The variety of seasonings and preparation has been in the African-American community for a long time.

I agree—I think that our culture is changing in terms of people wanting to eat a little healthier and seafood is a great option to eat healthier. In terms of the boil—the seafood in the bag concept—it was created in the South on the coast, in areas such as New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama where you get shrimp and crawfish pretty regularly and pretty easily in the Gulf region.

In the Midwest, seafood was kind of restricted because you have to fly everything in so I think that now that you have so many suppliers out there that serve or that supply fresh seafood, there’s opportunity now to bring it into the Midwest and bring it into the urban areas.

The Crazy Crab Chicago is one of the few Black-owned and operated businesses in Evergreen Park. Do you make it a point to employ people of color?

Sure—a majority of our staff is African American. We don’t discriminate but we do try to hire people with similar backgrounds. We try to give these young people an opportunity to see an owner of a restaurant be involved on a daily basis. My theory, ‘if you can’t see it, then you can’t have it’. I’m also a professor at Chicago State University and I teach business—Business Law as well as business plan writing and entrepreneurship. So, many of our young people have not seen entrepreneurship close up and I think it’s important that I engage them and show them that you’re not just the dishwasher or you’re not just the cook.

You’re a professor at CSU teaching students the do’s and don’ts of business. Have you encountered speedbumps in the road running your business?

You run into snags all the time--undisciplined employees along with commodity items having price increases along the way. Anytime you build a business from the ground up—this is not a franchise—you run into some challenges and you just have to find solutions to those challenges and work your way through them. We’ve had a lot of support from our community, especially from the Evergreen Park community. We’ve had the benefit of good fortune and a lot of God’s grace.

What makes The Crazy Crab successful in providing great service?

My wife Cindy is very involved, I have a good crew of kitchen staff and a great wait staff. I would say that customer service for our servers is second to none. There’s no cost to being nice, and being kind to a customer makes a difference, which makes them want to come back.

What I teach my students in class: ‘I can’t handle mean but I can handle you not being the most intelligent person, and I can teach you anything if you’re willing to learn—if you’re willing to have a good or pleasant attitude.’

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M E M O R I E S Leak & Sons Funeral Home PATTERSON

Bennie Patterson…..Visitation was held: Friday, May 26, 2017; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ St. Samuel Temple Church of God, 8749 S. State Street Wake: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Interment: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 9:00 a.m. @ Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GAY FORD

Juanita Gay Ford…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 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.

CHRISTMAS

Michael Christmas…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Holy Temple Evangelistic COGIC, 15912 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWN

Tina Brown…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Word of Truth, 415 W. 111th Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 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.

FREEMAN, SR.

Curtis Freeman, Sr…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Calvary Temple B.C., 4426 S. Princeton Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

DAVIS

Darrell Davis…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Pleasant Ridge, 116 S. Canal Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WASHINGTON

Terry Washington…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

CLAUSELL

Rayford Clausell…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Beautiful Zion Baptist Church, 1406 W. 64th Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 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.

KNOX

Alberta Knox…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Northside C O G I C, 5414 W. Rice Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CLAIBORNE

Darnell Claiborne…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

OBENG

Kwame Obeng…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 6:00 p.m.

– 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Interment: Tuesday, June 20, 2017;10:00 a.m. in Ghana Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DAWKINS

Marissa Dawkins…..Wake was held: Sunday, May 28, 2017; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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

MUDADA

Ajamu Mudada…..Wake was held: Sunday, May 28, 2017; 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

FLEMING, III

Hugh Fleming, III…..Visitation was held: Sunday, May 28, 2017; 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WALKER

Kaylin Walker…..Visitation was held: Sunday, May 28, 2017; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DENNIS

Oley Dennis…..Memorial was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ROBERSON, JR.

Samuel Roberson, Jr…..Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ Fellowship B.C., 4501 S. Princeton Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BONDS

Carolyn Bonds…..Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BEASLEY

Andrew Beasley…..Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Veterans Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JACKSON

Roger Jackson…..Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DELTON

Warren Delton…..Wake was held: Saturday, May 27, 2017; 1:00 p.m.

– 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

Cherished memories of those we loved

ROSEMOND

CASON

Travis Rosemond…..Wake: Wednesday, May 31, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood West Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

Roosevelt Cason…..Wake: Friday, June 02, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Liberty Baptist Church, 4849 S. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Dr. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

MEAKENS

SALTERS

Ethel Meakens…..Wake: Wednesday, May 31, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

Tywon Salters…..Wake: Friday, June 02, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star M B Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 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.

WREN

MYLES

Taneeka Wren…..Wake: Wednesday, May 31, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ St. Basil Catholic Church, 843 W. Garfield Blvd.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 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.

LEE

Tamika Lee…..Wake: Wednesday, May 31, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Hazel Crest Church, 17801 Cicero Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

– 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.

MATTHEWS

Baby Khari Matthews…..Visitation: Wednesday, May 31, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Small Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Homewood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MYERS

Anthony Myers…..Wake: Thursday, June 01, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. @ Small Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Interment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PRICE, JR.

Rayshon Price, Jr…..Wake: Thursday, June 01, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star M B Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 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.

HOLT, JR.

Willie Holt, Jr…..Wake: Thursday, June 01, 2017; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Bethlehem Star M B Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TATUM

Saundra Tatum…..Wake: Friday, June 02, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Southside Worship Center, 7724 S. Racine Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BUTLER

Katherine Butler…..Wake: Friday, June 02, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 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.

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Eugene Myles…..Wake: Friday, June 02, 2017; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TAYLOR

Funeral Home DILLINGHAM Donna Dillingham ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Crerar Memorial Presbyterian Church 8100 South Calumet Avenue. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. Internment: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com JOHNSON Brenda Johnson ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Allen Metropolitan C.M.E. Church 8100 South Calumet Avenue. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. Internment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com CAVERS Ceola Cavers. ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Oak Hill Cemetery, Chicago, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com GRADY Beverly A. Grady….. Wake will be held: Thursday, June 01, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com STAGGERS Martha B. Staggers ….. Wake will be held: Thursday, June 1, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ New Covenant M. B. Church 754 East 77th street Avenue. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Internment: Homewood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Homewood, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com WALLACE Jerry Wallace ….. Visitation will be held: Thursday, June 1, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Saint Philip Neri Church 2132 East 72nd Street.

Mass will be held: 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Internment: Friday, June 2, 2017, 10:30 a.m. Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com

DOGAN Margaret Dogan ….. Memorial Service will be held: Friday, June 2, 2017; 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com BOYD Willie M Boyd ….. Wake will be held: Saturday, June 3, 2017; 10:00 a.m. . – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home, Ltd. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. Internment: Mount Hope Cemetery Chicago0, IL. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com MAXWELL Calvin Maxwell ….. Wake will be held: Saturday, June 3, 2017; 10:00 a.m. . – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home, Ltd. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Internment: Restvale Cemetery Worth, IL. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com MOORE Edward Moore ….. Wake will be held: Friday, June 2, 2017; 4:00 p.m. . – 5:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home, Ltd. Funeral was held: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Internment: Mount Hope Cemetery Chicago, IL. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com BRADLEY Fred Bradley, III ….. Wake will be held: Saturday, June 3, 2017; 11:00 a.m. . – 11:30 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home, Ltd. Funeral was held: 11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. Internment: Mount Hope Cemetery Chicago0, IL. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com

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NORVELL Carolyn J. Norvell..…..Wake was held: Monday, May 29, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Greater Mt. Hebron MBC, 8000 South Woods Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

BOWIE Elbert Bowie..…..Wake was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Greater Mt. Carmel, 7023 S. Halsted Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

GOUGIS Mary Gougis..…..Burial was held: Tuesday, May 30, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Mt. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

WITT Derrick Witt..…..Wake: Wednesday, May 31, 2017; 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood South Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

WEBBS Baby Jerome Webbs, Jr..…..Wake: Thursday, June 01, 2017; 8:30 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 9:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

SMITH Elizabeth Smith..…..Wake: Friday, June 02, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUB BIDS / SUPPLIER QUOTES REQUESTED Walsh Construction Company II, LLC Chicago Transit Authority Requisition No.: C17FI101997490 O’Hare Line – Belmont and Jefferson Park Station Intermodal Improvements Bids Due to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC up to June 15, 2017 5:00 PM (CST)

Provide Design & Construction Services to the CTA for renovation of both bus terminal & rail station at Jefferson Park, & rehab of Belmont Station & bus turn around, including a new gateway canopy element at street level. Scope is two component - design/preconstruction work & construction work. For construction work separate Trade Work Packages will be issued by GC for portions of work. Includes but not limited to demolition through mechanical & electrical, exterior civil work & utilities, site furniture. Work also includes improvements to station finishes including but not limited to ADA elements, concrete flatwork, landscaping, electrical & communication systems, HVAC, elevators, station finishes, signage, crack injection, and concrete repair to existing platform.

Subcontractors and suppliers can access plans and specifications online at the Walsh Group Site, https://secure.smartbidnet.com/External/ PublicPlanRoom.aspx?Id=306416&i=1 or are available to review at Walsh Construction Company II, LLC office located at 929 W. Adams Street Chicago, IL 60607.

Requisition No.: C17FT101997508 South Mainline Garfield Gateway Station Renovation Bids Due to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC up to June 13, 2017 5:00 PM (CST) Provide Design & Construction Services to the CTA for upgrades to the South ML Garfield Station, Historic Alley Station, and Track Structure.

Two components: Design/Preconstruction Work, and Construction Work to include: replacement of all communication systems at station, roofing systems, canopies, steel storefront, granite floors, R&R elevators and escalators, signage, lighting, CIP concrete, masonry, structural steel & misc. metals, extensive civil improvements, electrical & track signal work, painting, finishes , drainage, utilities, demolition, plumbing, HVAC, existing storefronts, stairs and historic renovations to the stationhouse.

Subcontractors and suppliers can access plans and specifications online at the Walsh Group Site, https://secure.smartbidnet.com/External/ PublicPlanRoom.aspx?Id=306454&i=1 or are available to review at Walsh Construction Company II, LLC office located at 929 W. Adams Street Chicago, IL 60607.

In order to assist certified DBE Enterprise, Contractors and Suppliers, we will divide total requirements into smaller activities or quantities and establish delivery and construction schedules which will permit maximum participation of disadvantaged businesses where feasible.

All subcontractors and material suppliers are required to execute our standard “Subcontract Agreement” and/or “Purchase Order”. We do require 100% Performance & Payment or supply bonds. If there are any questions or concerns with our standard subcontract, bonding requirements, insurance, or any other matter regarding this project please feel free to contact us.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

BUTLER Joseph Butler..…..Wake: Friday, June 02, 2017; 12:30 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 1:00 p.m. Interment: Private Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

HAMPTON Willie Hampton..…..Wake: Saturday, June 03, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ New Beginning Church, 6620 South King Dr. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

WHITLOCK Naton Whitlock..…..Wake: Saturday, June 03, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Bright Star Church, 735 E. 44th Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

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C L A S S I F I E D S LEGAL NOTICE ATTENTION If you are a former 10/1/99 CHA leaseholder who has an interest in exercising your right to return, please read the information listed below.

The Draft Tenant Selection Plan (TSP), Lease, and other documents that will apply to resident occupancy at Ravenswood Senior Living are available for review and comments.

Ravenswood Senior Living will be located in the Lincoln Square community area of Chicago, IL. Units within this development will be available for eligible 10/1/1999 senior leaseholders (age 62 & over) who have yet to satisfy their right of return under the Relocation Rights Contract and eligible public housing applicants. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), to bring housing opportunities to the Northwest Side of Chicago, has worked in consultation with the developer to draft a TSP and Lease for use at Ravenswood Senior Living.

The 30-day public comment period will be held for CHA to receive oral and written comments on May 19 (8 a.m.) and ends June 20, 2017 (5 p.m.). While CHA encourages and welcomes all residents and the community-at-large to review the proposed updates to the TSP and attend the hearing, you are not required to attend the public comment hearing in order to submit comments. The date, time, and location of the public comment hearing is as follows: •May 31, 2017 6:00 pm: Ella Flagg Young Apts, 4645 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL Public housing residents and the public may submit comments on the Ravenswood Senior Living Draft TSP, Lease, and other documents during the public comment period. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 20, 2017.

Copies of the Ravenswood Senior Living TSP, Lease, & other documents will be available beginning May 19, 2017 until June 20, 2017 (5 p.m.) at the following locations: •CHA and HCV Administrative Offices 60 E Van Buren St •Central Advisory Council Office 243 E 32nd St •HCV Regional Office – South 10 W 35th St •HCV Regional Office – West 2750 W Roosevelt Rd •Family Investment Center (FIC) 4859 S Wabash St •Chinese Mutual Aid Association 1016 W Argyle St •LUCHA 3541 W North Ave •Claretian Associates 9108 S Brandon Ave •www.thecha.org Mail comments to:

Chicago Housing Authority Attention: Ravenswood Senior Living Draft TSP & Lease 60 E. Van Buren Street, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60605

E-mail comments to: Subject:

commentontheplan@thecha.org Ravenswood Senior Living Draft TSP & Lease

Fax comments to: Subject:

(312) 913-7837 Ravenswood Senior Living Draft TSP & Lease

If you have a question about this notice, please call the CHA at 312.913-7300.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please call 312.913.7690.

TTY 866.331.3603

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE INVITATION TO BID TO METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

This letter is to notify that on June 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at 83rd & Halsted Self Storage, Inc., located at 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave, Chicago, IL 60620, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

Sealed proposals, endorsed as below, will be deposited in the sealed bid depository located in the lobby of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Administration Building, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 A.M. on the stated bid opening date below for: CONTRACT 16-419-12

REHABILITATION OF ELEVATORS, MAIN OFFICE BUILDING (MOB) RE-BID Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Walk-Through:

Thursday, June 8, 2017, 10:00 A.M. Chicago Time Board Room, 1st Floor, Main Office Building 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Mandatory Technical Conference:

Thursday, June 8, 2017 Immediately following Pre-Bid Site Walk-Through Board Room, 1st Floor, Main Office Building 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Estimated Cost: $425,000.00 Bid Deposit: $21,200.00 Bid Opening: June 20, 2017 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix C, and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract. ******************************************************************************************************* The above is an abbreviated version of the Notice- Invitation to Bid. A full version which includes a brief description of the project and/or service can be found on the District’s website, www.mwrd.org; Click the Contracts and Proposals quick link on the District’s Home page. Go to Contracts Being Currently Advertised and click for further information.

Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement & Materials Management, Room 508, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Monday - Friday, between 8:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Documents, unless stated above to the contrary, will be mailed in response to a fax request (312/7513042). The vendor may also download specifications, proposal forms and/or plans online from the District’s website, www.mwrd.org. No fee is required for the contract documents unless stated above.

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

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

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago

By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management

Chicago, Illinois May 31, 2017

LEGAL NOTICE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

ATTENTION ALL VENDORS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BENJAMIN BROWN, DECEASED; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; KEONA BROWN, ELMORIO BROWN; JAMINET BROWN; JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO BENJAMIN BROWN, DECEASED; Defendants, 15 CH 11770 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, June 23, 2017 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: P.I.N. 26-06-407-038-0000.

Commonly known as 2816 East 93rd Street, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

15-011860 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

LEGAL NOTICE PROPOSED FY2017 MTW ANNUAL PLAN AMENDMENT ATTENTION ALL PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS & HCV PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is releasing a Proposed FY2017 MTW Annual Plan Amendment for public comment. The amendment includes proposals for additional demolition and disposition activity and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program changes.

The 30-day public comment period begins May 25 (8 a.m.) and ends June 26, 2017 (5 p.m.). CHA encourages and welcomes all public housing residents and the community-at-large to review the Proposed FY2017 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 FY2017 MTW Annual Plan Amendment.

The dates, times, and locations of the public comment hearings are as follows: •June 1, 6:00pm: Family Investment Center (FIC), 4859 S Wabash •June 5, 11:00am: CHA Headquarters, 60 E Van Buren Public housing residents, HCV participants, and the public may submit comments on the Proposed FY2017 MTW Annual Plan Amendment during the public comment period. The 30-day comment period begins May 25 (8:00 a.m.) and ends June 26, 2017 (5:00 p.m.). All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 26, 2017.

Copies of the Proposed FY2017 MTW Annual Plan Amendment will be available beginning May 25 until June 26, 2017 (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

60 E Van Buren St 243 E 32nd St 10 W 35th St 2750 W Roosevelt Rd 4859 S Wabash St 1016 W Argyle St 3541 W North Ave 9108 S Brandon Ave

Mail comments to: Chicago Housing Authority

Attention: Proposed FY2017 MTW Annual Plan Amendment

60 E. Van Buren Street, 12th Floor

Chicago, IL 60605 E-mail comments to: commentontheplan@thecha.org

Subject: Proposed FY2017 MTW Annual Plan Amendment Fax comments to: (312) 913-7837

Subject: Proposed FY2017 MTW Annual Plan Amendment If you have a question about this notice, please call the CHA at 312.913-7300.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please call 312.913.7690.

TTY866.331.59 3603

THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY (CHA) INVITES QUALIFIED FIRMS/ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT BID FOR:

Provide and Install Natural Gas Generator INVITATION FOR BID EVENT NO.: 2222 (2017) All Questions must be submitted in writing via the CHA Supplier Portal (https://supplier.thecha.org) to the above-mentioned Event no later than June 19, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. CST. PRE-BID MEETING:

June 7, 2017 at 11:00 am CST at the CHA, 60 E. Van Buren, 13th floor, Room 1315, Chicago, IL

BID-DUE DATE/TIME:

June 27, 2017 at 11:00 am CST via the CHA Supplier Portal

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AT: https://supplier.thecha.org Funding will be provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The subsequent contract shall be subject to the applicable compliance standards and procedures of Executive Order No. 11246, as amended, Equal Opportunity and other provisions as specifically set in the specification. The Authority encourages participation by joint ventures, minority business enterprises, and women business enterprise firms.

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1. 128 Diane Duncan 2. 144 Diane Barnes 3. 157 Mariah Hyles 4. 182 Cherise Delaney 5. 341 Chesstine Gaulding This letter is to notify that on June 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Hyde Park Self Storage, Inc., located at 5155 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 10153 James A Lott 2. V415 Lessie V. Dixon This letter is to notify that on June 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at South Shore Self Storage, Inc., located at 7843 S. Exchange Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 112 Chris Wood 2. 225 Meneka Heath 3. 241 Theresa Boler 4. 270 Donisha Thomas 5. 305 Lisa Hinds 6. 501 Vanessa Rose 7. 606 Diane Taylor This letter is to notify that on June 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Aaron Bros. Self-Storage, Inc., located at 4034 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 205 Tracey Holmes 2. 312 Elliott Krick 3. 329 Tanya Lyda 4. 343 Latrice Williams 5. 447 Raheem Cooper-Thomas

LEGAL NOTICE 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. D17150724 on the May 2, 2017. Under the Assumed Name of LNL FOODS with the business located at 3440 S. COTTAGE GROVE 608, CHICAGO, IL 60616. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: LLOYD GRIFFIN Complete Address: 3440 S. COTTAGE GROVE 608, CHICAGO, IL 60616, USA

LEGAL NOTICE 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. D17150877 on the May 17, 2017. Under the Assumed Name of GLAM WORLD FOR GLAM GIRLS with the business located at 1829 N. MASON, CHICAGO, IL 60639. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/ partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: MARY ELIZABETH JORDAN-JOHNSON Complete Address: 1829 N. MASON, CHICAGO, IL 60639, USA

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, ... ERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-QS19 RALI 20, PLAINTIFF, VS. HIRLEY NASH; ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE INC. ASSIGNEE FROM GE MONEY BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 14 CH 05082 7732 SOUTH MORGAN A/K/A 7732 S MORGAN ST CHICAGO, IL 60620 CALENDAR 59 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on October 3, 2016, Judicial Sales Corporation will on July 11, 2017, in 1 S. Wacker Dr. 24th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606, at 10:30 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 20-29-419-024-0000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7732 SOUTH MORGAN A/K/A 7732 S MORGAN ST CHICAGO, IL 60620 Description of Improvements: ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME; TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $127,238.50.

Sale Terms: This is an “AS IS” sale for “CASH”. The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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 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. For Information: Visit our website at http:// ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3469088. Please refer to file# 8697 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff’s attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.BURNIE L. JOHNSON Defendants 16 CH 015922 1936 E. 96TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 10, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 12, 2017, 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 1936 E. 96TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-103-050-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-15548.

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.

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ANTHONY G. CIARAVINO, MICHELLE M. CIARAVINO, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK Defendants 16 CH 15896 4183 S. EMERALD AVENUE Chicago, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 10, 2017, 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 4183 S. EMERALD AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-04-118-031.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $394,941.44.

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 in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 101898.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. 101898 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 16 CH 15896 TJSC#: 37-3498 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.KEM L. DAVIS, MAQUEDA DAVIS Defendants 14 CH 019423 8319 S. ADA 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 March 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 19, 2017, 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 8319 S. ADA STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-304-0070000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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 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, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-19894.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

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, -v.DAVID HESTER, OLD NATIONAL BANK S/I/I TO PRAIRIE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 14 CH 19753 4349 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2017, 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 4349 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-04-407-0060000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with detached two car garage.

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 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500.

Please refer to file number 9266.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR LXS 2007-8H, ASSET-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2007-8H; Plaintiff, vs.

INEZ LINDSEY; SHERRIAN T. PORTER; Defendants, 16 ch 11101 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, June 23, 2017 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: P.I.N. 20-29-213-011-0000.

Commonly known as 7227 South Sangamon Street, Chicago, IL 60621.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PROSPECT MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, vs.

OLUKOYEJO O. OYESIKU Defendants, 15 CH 14509 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, June 30, 2017 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: P.I.N. 21-31-419-004-0000.

Commonly known as 8509 South Exchange Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB; Plaintiff, vs.

CHARLES JONES, AN INDIVIDUAL; AVENELL JONES, AN INDIVIDUAL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 14653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, June 23, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-36-227-013.

Commonly known as 8247 South Merrill, Chicago, IL 60617.

The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashieru2019s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Stephen G. Daday at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O’Donoghue, LLC, 2550 West Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008. (847) 590-8700.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.; CSAB MORTGAGE-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-4 Plaintiff, vs.

LAUREN GOTTLIEB; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 2009 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 8002352908 Defendants, 16 CH 15059 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 Thursday, June 29, 2017 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: P.I.N. 25-05-212-016-0000.

Commonly known as 8845 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60620.

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 Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CONRAD COCHRAN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CONRAD COCHRAN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CONRAD COCHRAN, DECEASED, MADELINE COCHRAN, SOUTH COMMONS PHASE I CONDOMINIUM, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF CONRAD COCHRAN, DECEASED Defendants 15 CH 07514 2941 S. Michigan Ave., Unit 209 Chicago, IL 60616 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 6, 2017, 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 2941 S. Michigan Ave., Unit 209, Chicago, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-27-310-093-1018 fka 17-27-310-086.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $49,500.79.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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 Please refer to file number 2120-10551-ST. 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 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-10551-ST Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 07514 TJSC#: 37-3345 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 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-DO1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-DO1 Plaintiff, -v.YIREH R. GILL, CITY OF CHICAGO, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SOUTH COMMONS PHASE I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 14486 2941 S. MICHIGAN AVE., UNIT 410 Chicago, IL 60616 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 7, 2017, 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 2941 S. MICHIGAN AVE., UNIT 410, Chicago, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-27-310-093-1047 Vol. 513.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $163,068.96.

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 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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2551.

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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg. com Attorney File No. 15-2551 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 14486 TJSC#: 37-3909 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 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF ELDORIS J. MASON, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1977 KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1070348, LISA MASON, AS HEIR OF ELDORIS J. MASON, JOHN MASON, JR., AS HEIR OF ELDORIS J. MASON, ROBERT MASON, AS HEIR OF ELDORIS J. MASON, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ELDORIS J. MASON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 8721 8940 S. EUCLID AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 24, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 27, 2017, 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 8940 S. EUCLID AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-01-124-034-0000 Vol. 279.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $152,219.12.

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 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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-1855.

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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg. com Attorney File No. 15-1855 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 8721 TJSC#: 37-3295 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, -v.OTIS BLACK, JR., SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC Defendants 2016 CH 8877 6606 SOUTH PARNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 30, 2017, 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 6606 SOUTH PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-21-126-022-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two unit with no garage.

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 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500.

Please refer to file number 256603.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 256603 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2016 CH 8877 TJSC#: 37-3809

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MANHATTAN BUILDING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, AN ILLINOIS NOTFOR-PROFIT CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.BARBARA SUSMAN, ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 01760 431 S. DEARBORN STREET, UNIT 1103 Chicago, IL 60605 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 26, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Unit number 1103 in the Manhattan Building Condominium as delineated on a survey of the fo llowing described real estate: Parts of certain lots in block 138 in School Section addition to Chicago, and that portion of Dearborn Street occupied by underground vaults shown on survey attached to the aforesaid Declaration, said School Section addition to Chicago in Section 16, Township 39 North, Range 14 East of the Third Principal Meridian, which survey is attached as Exhibit ‘’B’’ to the Declaration of Condominium recorded as Document Number 97-590956, together with its undivided percentage interest in the common elements in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 431 S. DEARBORN STREET, UNIT 1103, Chicago, IL 60605 Property Index No. 17-16-246-018-1084.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $51,376.89.

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 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: KOVITZ SHIFRIN NESBIT, 175 N. ARCHER AVENUE, Mundelein, IL 60060, (847) 537-0500 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.

KOVITZ SHIFRIN NESBIT 175 N. ARCHER AVENUE Mundelein, IL 60060 (847) 537-0500 Attorney Code. 38862 Case Number: 17 CH 01760 TJSC#: 37-4761 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 BYLINE BANK F/K/A NORTH COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH METROBANK F/K/A CITZENS COMMUNITY BANK OF CHICAGO Plaintiff, -v.CARLOS MOTA, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 03128 5103 SOUTH ARCHER AVENUE Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 27, 2017, 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 6 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 33 FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK 13 IN ARCHER HIGHLANDS BEING H.H. WESSEL & COMPANY’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 EXCEPT THE WEST 20 ACRES IN SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 5103 SOUTH ARCHER AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-10-232-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a commercial property.

The judgment amount was $284,304.93.

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 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: LATIMER LEVAY FYOCK, LLC, 55 W MONROE SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 422-8000 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.

LATIMER LEVAY FYOCK, LLC 55 W MONROE SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 422-8000 E-Mail: Judicialsales@llflegal.com Attorney Code. 06204378 Case Number: 17 CH 03128 TJSC#: 37-4776 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-24 Plaintiff, -v.CARL D. BROWN, KATHERINE D. BROWN-WATTS, CAPITAL ONE BANK, ASSIGNEE OF SIGNED BANK/VIRGINIA, ERIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC., VILLAGE OF MIDLOTHIAN, CITY OF CHICAGO, LEONARD E. WATTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CARL D. BROWN, IF ANY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KATHERINE BROWN-WATTS, IF ANY, BANK OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 26490 5603 South Carpenter Street Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 11, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 23, 2017, 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 47 IN BLOCK 1 IN STODDER’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 5603 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-17-211-002-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $252,407.20.

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 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 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F16010230FTSVT. 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 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F16010230FTSVT Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 12 CH 26490 TJSC#: 37-4721 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 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DARLENE SIMS, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 025071 5435 S. DAMEN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 2, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 21, 2017, 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 34 IN BLOCK 3 IN POLLACK’S GARFIELD BOULEVARD ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 46 AND 47 IN STONE AND WHITNEY’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 6, AND THE NORTH 1/2 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5435 S. DAMEN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-07-424-013.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $74,652.89.

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 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: WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-004579.

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.

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com Attorney File No. IL-004579 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 12 CH 025071 TJSC#: 37-4662 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.KIM LIPSCOMB, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 19180 9711 S. CHARLES STREET Chicago, IL 60643 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 22, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 32 IN 33 IN OVIATT’S SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 17 INCLUSIVE AND 25, 26, 29 AND 30 IN BLOCK 5 IN HILLIARD AND DOBBIN’S FIRST ADDITION TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS IN SECTIONS 7 AND 8, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 9711 S. CHARLES STREET, Chicago, IL 60643 Property Index No. 25-07-220-003-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $203,555.16.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

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

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com Attorney File No. IL-002394 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 14 CH 19180 TJSC#: 37-4686 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.KALYNA F. BROWN, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 16 CH 7358 12140 S. YALE AVE. 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 March 23, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 29, 2017, 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 and North 10 feet of Lot 18 in Block 26 in West Pullman, being a Subdivision of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 and of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 12140 S. YALE AVE., Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-28-218-029-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $175,068.54.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 16IL00168-1.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 16IL00168-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 16 CH 7358 TJSC#: 37-4400 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 LIBERTY HOME EQUITY SOLUTIONS, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS, INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS LIBERTY REVERSE MORTGAGE INC. Plaintiff, -v.GERALD P. NORDGREN, SOLELY AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR RUBY N. EDWARDS A/K/A RUBY NELL EDWARDS (DECEASED), JASPER C. EDWARDS, DERRICK EDWARDS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RUBY N. EDWARDS A/K/A RUBY NELL EDWARDS (DECEASED), UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 16207 846 E. 88TH STREET Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 30, 2017, 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 10 in Block 2, in Dauphin Park, a subdivision of that part of the North Three Quarters of the West Half of Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, West of Illinois, Central Railroad Right of Way in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 846 E. 88TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-02-103-031-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $242,192.55.

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 in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 15IL00600-1.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 15IL00600-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 15 CH 16207 TJSC#: 37-4275 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.GERALDINE L. WILLIAMS, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 16 CH 2088 2318 E. 83RD STREET Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 5, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 28, 2017, 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 148 and 149 in Co-Operative Subdivision of the East half of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 35, Township 38 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 2318 E. 83RD STREET, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-230-059-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $105,683.79.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 15IL00734-1.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 15IL00734-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 16 CH 2088 TJSC#: 37-4321 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 FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC Plaintiff, -v.OLIVER W. HOLMES, ODESSA M. HOLMES, ANTONINA JONAITIS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 16 CH 6823 9416 S. BURNSIDE 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 March 27, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 30, 2017, 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 31 in Block 9 in Burnside a Subdivision of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 3 ( except the right of way of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad) and all that part of the South 1/4 of the West 1/2 of Section 2, West of Illinois Central Railroad of a right of way for a Y track to connect the Illinois Central and Chicago and Western Indiana Railroads all in Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 9416 S. BURNSIDE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-03-433-006-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $57,417.18.

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 in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 16IL00125-1.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 16IL00125-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 16 CH 6823 TJSC#: 37-4278 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.LELON A. WILEY Defendants 16 CH 06854 11314 S. WENTWORTH AVENUE A/K/A 11314 S. WENTHWORTH AVENUE 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 March 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 29, 2017, 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: ALL OF LOT 7 THE NORTH 4 FEET 2 INCHES OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 1 IN SHERMAN AND KRITZ ROSELAND PARK ADDITION TO PULLMAN, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 (EXCEPT RAILROAD) OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 11314 S. WENTWORTH AVENUE A/K/A 11314 S. WENTHWORTH AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-21-219-024-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $46,119.47.

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 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: WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-003926.

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.

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com Attorney File No. IL-003926 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 16 CH 06854 TJSC#: 37-4127 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 REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DANIEL L. MOORE, EARLENE MOORE, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 16546 6126 SOUTH BISHOP 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 11, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 30, 2017, 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 8 in Block 10 in Belleville, said Belleville, being a Subdivision of the West 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 17, Township 38 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 6126 SOUTH BISHOP STREET, Chicago, IL 60636 Property Index No. 20-17-318-025-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $141,957.01.

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 in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 15IL00666-1.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 15IL00666-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 15 CH 16546 TJSC#: 37-4747 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 MCCORMICK 110, LLC Plaintiff, -v.CAROLYN COLLINS-GREEN, URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, DONALD E. GREEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 13671 6518 S. MOZART ST 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 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 29, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 6 IN JOHN BAIN’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 6518 S. MOZART ST, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-24-122-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $107,392.26.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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 1889-81.

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 E-Mail: intake@noonanandlieberman. com Attorney File No. 1889-81 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 16 CH 13671 TJSC#: 37-2932 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 d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

George Stewart aka George E. Stewart Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case #17CH1022 Sheriff’s # 170117 F17010095 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 June 28th, 2017, 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: 9709 South Lasalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60628 P.I.N: 25-09-221-004-0000 Improvements: This property consist of a Single Family.

Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC Anthony Porto 1771 W. DIEHL., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.O.D. WRIGHT, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 16 CH 7787 7646 S. Wood 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 May 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 7, 2017, 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 7646 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-415-036-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $207,288.38.

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 in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 16IL00203-1.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 16IL00203-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 16 CH 7787 TJSC#: 37-4790 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 NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.RAMONA BURNS-KEYS AKA RAMONA KEYS AKA RAMONA BARNES, WILBUR KEYS, NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 3362 1647 WEST 92ND 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 1, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 20, 2017, 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 1647 WEST 92ND STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-06-410-012-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $184,359.95.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F15010204.

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 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F15010204 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 15 CH 3362 TJSC#: 37-4595 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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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION Liberty Home Equity Solutions, Inc., formerly known as Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc., Plaintiff, vs.

Gerald P. Nordgren, as Special Representative for Betty J. Liggins (Deceased); Kim Thompson; Donavan Stackhouse; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Betty J. Liggins (Deceased); Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

16 CH 2284 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Gerald P. Nordgren, as Special Representative for Betty J. Liggins (Deceased); Kim Thompson; DONAVAN STACKHOUSE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BETTY J. LIGGINS (DECEASED); UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot 7 in William J. Wightman`s Subdivision of the West half of Block 17 (except the North 280 feet 6 inches thereof and the East 8 feet thereof) in a subdivision of that part Westerly of the right-of-way of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad of the South half of Section 5, Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 9247 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60620 and which said mortgage was made by, Betty J. Liggins; Mortgagor(s), to Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc., formerly known as Liberty Reverse Mortgage, Inc.; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, as Document No. 0903508473; 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 JUNE 30, 2017 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: 16IL00080-1 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.

REAL ESTATE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- JLB PROPERTY BROKER MGMT. CORP., CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 12878 546-56 E. 67TH ST. Chicago, IL 60637 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 April 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 29, 2017, 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 546-56 E. 67TH ST., Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-227-045-0000; 20-22-227-046-0000; 20-22-227-0490000, 20-22-227-050-0000 and 20-22227-051-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multiunit.

The judgment amount was $10,979.29.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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 15-4200-244.

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: lrodriguez@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 15-4200-244 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 16 CH 12878 TJSC#: 37-4103 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

REAL ESTATE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BYLINE BANK F/K/A NORTH COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH METROBANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.RUBEN LOPEZ, ALBANY BANK AND TRUST AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED JANUARY 25, 2006 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 11-6100, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF ALBANY BANK AND TRUST AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED JANUARY 25, 2006 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 11-6100, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 12830 4008 S. CALUMET Chicago, IL 60653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 10, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 15, 2017, 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 4008 S. CALUMET, Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-03-110-016-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multiunit residence.

The judgment amount was $928,591.20.

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 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: LATIMER LEVAY FYOCK, LLC, 55 W MONROE SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 422-8000 Please refer to file number 7200-128.

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.

LATIMER LEVAY FYOCK, LLC 55 W MONROE SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 422-8000 E-Mail: Judicialsales@llflegal.com Attorney File No. 7200-128 Attorney Code. 06204378 Case Number: 16 CH 12830 TJSC#: 37-4476 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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