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Do Our Black Children Matter?

National Teachers Academy: Fighting For Fairness In Academic Excellence

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Women and HIV/AIDS

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Do Our Black Children Matter?

National Teachers Academy: Fighting For Fairness In Academic Excellence

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By Mary L. Datcher Senior Staff Writer The National Teachers Academy (NTA) is the latest sacrificial lamb slated to be on the chopping block if CPS and the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance (PDNA) has their way. Located at 55 W. Cermak, NTA was opened in 2002 and shared partial land with CHA’s Harold Ickes Homes for eight years. Now that the neighborhood has welcomed new, more affluent neighbors—and the school has drastically improved-- some are pushing to transition from pre-K to 8 to K-12, which would reduce the boundaries for those allowed to attend NTA. The Harold Ickes Homes was built as a part of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) projects in 1958. In its heyday, Ickes Homes included 11 buildings and 1,000 families; its last building was vacated and demolished in 2010.

Rapid gentrification from 12th Street to 35th Street bordering Chinatown extending to the Lake Meadows community has created a class war among many residents. As construction cranes hover over the areas of Cermak and Calumet, it is a clear indication of the economic changes anticipated by the residents and commercial businesses. Once considered underdeveloped and quietly overlooked—the South Michigan Avenue corridor was left dormant for decades. Throughout the 1950’s and 1970’s, it was vibrant and bustling with commercial retail businesses between an overflow of car dealerships and record companies that stretched within a 10-block radius.

The recession hit businesses hard in the 1980’s and left the area riddled with transient hotels and empty storefronts.

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National Teacher’s Academy School And a predominately African American community called the near South Side home since the Great Migration. Gradually, businesses began to identify the sleepy area’s potential as nightlife spots such as Chic Rick’s and later E2 nightclub would bring weekly attention to the area for young clubgoers. With the expansion and build-out of McCormick Place Convention Center and new Hyatt Hotel in 1998, plans were put in place by then-mayor Richard M. Daley to develop the area into a high traffic tourist destination.

As more residential luxury homes and apartment buildings gradually aligned Calumet Avenue from Roosevelt Road to Cermak Road, it became abundantly clear—change was inevitable.

Changing Tide Residents who have called the community home for decades in some of its

The changing demographics of the South Loop neighborhood has created more tension around the proposal for a new high school.

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affordable housing residences gained wealthier new neighbors. The concern of which schools and with whom their children would intermingle with became a hot button issue. Nearly 12 years ago, South Loop resident and attorney. Robert O’Neill pitched a charter school for the neighborhood to address the issues of parents wanting a separate school within the neighborhood. He later formed a non-profit organization called Urban Assets to organize parents, local leaders and lobby school board officials.

His attempts failed due to then-CPS Superintendent Paul Vallas saying the proposed school would “racially isolate” the area.

According to the website, the PDNA is a non-profit organization, founded in 2006 by resident volunteers who advocate for neighborhood development, city planning, public safety and education. The group has pushed hard for NTA expansion into a K-12 high school for the last ten years because of limited seats at nearby Jones College Preparatory High School and the neighborhood grade school South Loop Elementary.

The Local School Council President for NTA Elisabeth Greer says because of overcrowding concerns at South Loop Elementary, CPS and PDNA wanted to extend into NTA’s building a few years ago.

“At that time NTA was under enrolled, the school did not have the Regional Gifted Center (RGC) program. They had about 500 students in a building that could seat 840 children. From our understanding, the local school council at South Loop Elementary voted among themselves to move their middle school into NTA.” Greer said, NTA’s then-principal Amy Rome was continued on page 04

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not aware of the proposal and found out about it through a reporter who saw the CPS proposal.

Greer says, “The proposal was straight out of the Jim Crow handbook. They said, ‘We want our children to have their own floor. We want them to have their own parking spaces. We want stagger and stop times so we don’t have to interact with the NTA kids who were already there.’ Principal Rome, to her credit, had to fight hard.

She said, ‘How dare you talk about my school and basically colonize and never talk to me about it?’ Fortunately, the community came out in force. CPS ended up calling her and apologizing. It was a huge disaster and it was so racist and classist.”

Audrey Johnson is a former resident of the Earl Ickes Homes. Her family moved there when she was five and she’s raised five children of her own—three have graduated from NTA with two currently enrolled.

She admits the school has had its challenges struggling from a Level 3 school to now 5 points away from achieving a Level 1+ status—the highest score for a school to achieve. Johnson contributes a great deal to the efforts of former Principal Amy Rome’s dedication and commitment.

“She was awesome, she was our principal. We took her through the neighborhood and we took her throughout the Ickes homes and introduced her to the management. We brought her to the residents; we tried to go to each and every unit to introduce her to the parents,” she said. “We took our teachers through the projects so they could see our living arrangements and what help and support we needed in there.

Our projects honored them to the utmost and they respected them coming to our building.”

Amy Rome was the school’s principal from 2006 through 2012, working diligently with training teachers to work with students in challenging Urban learning environments. The level of academic excellence combined with meditative methods have garnered remarkable results. The Defender reached out to NTA’s current principal, Isaac D. Castelaz, who was unavailable for comment regarding the CPS proposal.

NTA Turns Around In 2007, CPS turned over management of NTA to the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL). With a program designed for academically and advance children, the school’s curriculum has progressively helped the entire student body to excel in their academics and test scores.

Close to 80 percent of NTA’s student body is Black and nearly 70 percent are from low-income households.

Hannah Imam, a South Loop business owner, had her apprehensions in the beginning when she started searching for schools for her child. After a long conversation with the principal, she felt good about selecting NTA. “One of the things that I’ve noticed, they do look at the development of the students very comprehensively. It’s not about what happens in the classroom. For example, everyone in the school in the morning, they take what they call a ‘mindful minute’.

When someone speaks over the speaker and they encourage all of the students in

NTA students celebrate at the post-kindergarten celebration. Pictured l-r: Mila Lewis, Rileigh Jasper and Jaliyah Mills.

Elisabeth Greer is appalled. “When NTA the school to take a moment to sit in quiet.

No one says a word and students center is built [including the high school], it’ll cost on their work when they start the day,” $72 million. When instead you could’ve taken a fraction of that money and put it Imam said.

“Even with the 8th grade students, I’ve into Phillips High School, which is severely seen them do yoga practice. When there’s under-utilized and a gorgeous facility, creconflict in the school, they sit with the chil- ate strong academic programs, like double dren and help them talk through their is- honors and ID and selective enrollment sues and help them understand each oth- to draw middle class families to the comer. In doing this, they’ve eliminated some munity and strengthen our neighborhood of these emotional distractions, helping schools. That neighborhood is gentrifying students come more attuned with them- rapidly. It’s happening at Amundsen, Von selves and be able to see their capabilities Steuben, Lakeview—why is this not happening in the near South Side?” better.”

The Alderman’s Involvement When speaking with PDNA’s President Tina Feldstein, she directed the Defender In 2010, Alderman Pat Dowell, who repto the organization’s website where an of- resents the 3rd Ward, was an advocate ficial statement is currently posted. on behalf of low income residents fighting “While PDNA supports the current for the right of their children to stay within CPS plan to bring a neighborhood high the school district boundaries and against school to our community, we do so not as South Loop Elementary takeover of NTA. an attack on NTA or its school community. Now, as the neighborhood has shifted PDNA learned long ago that perfect can more in diversity and with growing families, often be the enemy of good, whether it is she feels it is time for change and comprodevelopment, transportation, parks or ed- mise. ucation. PDNA’s advocacy for a neighbor“This is a larger community issue. The hood high school is not an attack on NTA elementary school, which is primarily loor their community or a lack of recognition cated in the South Loop, is an overcrowdof the progress that the school has made. ed elementary school and 113 percent Right now, there are two options -- go with overcrowded. Since I’ve been an alderthe CPS plan or continue on without a man, that has been an issue in addition to neighborhood high school option.” former Alderman Bob Fioretta representPDNA’s members mostly live between ing his portion of the South Loop,” Dowell 18th and Cullerton, Prairie and Calumet says.

Avenue—some middle-to-upper class fam“That is what I’ve been advocating for in ilies residing within the small historic tree- terms of finding a location, identifying the lined area where property is valued within funds to build this additional addition to the six to seven-figure range. the existing school, to relieve overcrowding In 2009, the group was in support of and provide opportunities for more people the school board’s initial plans to include to be able to attend South Loop ElemenNTA expansion to include South Loop El- tary. It’s not an attack on NTA,” she says. ementary School, but CPS was not finanNTA parents do not feel the support has cially feasible at the time. been fair from the alderman and blame her Opponents of the NTA high school pro- appeal to wealthier residents, political alposal says there’s a much bigger elephant lies and construction developers. in the room.

Audrey Johnson feels deeply hurt reBoth Dunbar Vocational Academy High garding the alderman’s position. “Pat DowSchool and Wendell Phillips Academy ell played a big part in our school and that’s High School are within the school district why I’m so angry with her,” The mother of for South Loop families to send their kids five says. “When we were having trouble to public schools. Phillips High School with the police harassment, she came has dramatically improved academically down and helped us. When we had the and boasts a 100 percent graduation rate fight with South Loop Elementary before, this year—having most of its graduates ac- she was on the panel against that. As long cepted at colleges and universities. Some as those buildings [Ickes] were up and we parents feel the school is also in need for were supporting her, she supported us. the same expansion and build out afforded Now, the buildings are gone; she went on for the proposed $62 million budget CPS to the next neighborhood to manipulate has slated for NTA’s conversion into a K-12 them. You’re against us because you don’t campus with an additional $10 million for have those development votes,” said Johnson. its high school.

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Under the new CPS proposal, NTA grade students would be “grandfathered” in without having to relocate. They would not be required to relocate nor find another high school, but if the boundaries are decreased, 300 families—mainly low-income families-- would not be included as new applicants.

Dowell admits the city is very segregated and the divide between both schools was created before she was elected in 2007. She’s faced with the diverse shift of residents who no longer represent one majority but several groups that are distinctly different in racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

“I think the proposal is not designed to segregate anyone. It’s designed to really create the kind of community that the South Loop is. The South Loop community is diverse. There’s all kinds of people who live in the area. I think the creation of the school—if this proposal was passed— would be reflective of the entire community.”

Not backing down without a fight and a fair chance to be heard, NTA parents felt CPS played them to the left.

Hannah Imam says, “We weren’t afforded transparency on this proposal until we held our own town hall. Three hours before our town hall took place, they released a letter admitting what their long-term plan was to shut our school down to turn it into a high school. At first, they were talking about boundaries. Now, publicly they’re decreasing NTA’s boundaries. We called them out and said, ‘We know what you’re trying to do. We know you’re trying to decrease our boundaries, label us as “unenrolled” and take us over as a high school.’

We called our own town hall meeting to address this.”

Last week, a public hearing was held at South Loop Elementary to address these concerns among South Loop residents, PDNA and NTA parents. Both CPS representatives and Alderman Dowell was in attendance listening to heated arguments and passionate testimonies from both sides.

The next public meeting will take place at NTA on July 10, two weeks after the school year ends, but parents are ready to engage a summer-long grassroots campaign to make their voice heard.

Although the existing community near the old Ickes has changed over the last decade and is now comprised of 40 percent non-African American residents which includes Asian and Latino residents—Johnson says their new neighbors aren’t so new now. She says they were hesitant about NTA and what was within the walls of the school until they took a look.

“They didn’t know about NTA. They were looking from the outside and when they came in, their mouths dropped. The school is awesome. They were worried about the color of our skin and that’s the problem now. The ones that are still going to South Loop Elementary are still worried about the color of our skin.” Living in the neighborhood for over four decades, she feels it’s more than new luxury housing developments, hotels and conventioneers.

Johnson reflects. “The South Loop neighborhood for me is from 18th Street to 35th Street. This is our family—this is our community.” www.chicagodefender.com

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Illinois Equitable Education New $75 Million School in Englewood Legislation Awaits to Open by 2019 Governor’s Signature

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Advocates and supporters of equitable educational funding throughout Illinois secured a tentative victory from the state legislature -- all that remains is a few strokes from Governor Bruce Rauner’s pen to make it complete.

The state legislature passed the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act (SB 0001) in the Senate and House on May 31. The Act narrowly passed the Senate with 35 votes in favor and 22 in opposition, and the House had 60 votes in favor and 52 in opposition.

The Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act, according to its synopsis, amends the school code and would take effect immediately with gubernatorial approval.

Jade Jenkins, Illinois for Educational Equity regional strategy team member, said prior to the vote dozens of school district superintendents traveled to Springfield to lend their voices in support of the Act. She said that she’s been advocating for education equality for a long time and called the Act’s passage a “win for the entire state.”

“I hope this inspires our teachers, our students, so that they can make changes in their society and make change,” said Jenkins. “They can advocate for themselves and make a lot of the issues, whether it be education or health; this wouldn’t have happened without the support of parents, teachers, and superintendents.”

However, State Sen. Donnie Trotter (Dist.

17th) filed a motion to reconsider the vote on the same day of its passage. Jenkins said with the bill on hold, it provides advocates and supporters additional time to raise the level of support.

Meanwhile, Illinois Secretary of Education Beth Purvis said, Rauner, while an advocate for equitable school funding, found several items in the Act he wants to augment before signing off on the measure. She said the governor’s suggested changes were based on the findings of his commission on equitable funding. Rauner commissioned the creation of the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission on July 12, 2016, to address inadequacies in school funding on a statewide level. Purvis highlighted three specific items for changes: •Per the findings of the Commission, Rauner would prefer a per-pupil funding model compared to the Act’s proposed base funding minimum.

•According to Rauner, Chicago Public Schools must choose between its $215 million in pension costs and health care costs for retired teachers and a $250 million block grant.

•Finally, Chicago Public Schools’ fund would be reduced to account for “unfunded pension liability costs.”

Purvis explained one of Rauner’s primary concerns is that once he signs the Act and Chiwww.chicagodefender.com

Governor Bruce Rauner cago Public Schools’ hold is taken into consideration, the remaining funds would only make marginal improvements to the rest of the districts throughout the state.

“The Governor respects the work of legislators like Representative (Will) Davis, Senator (Andy) Manar, Senator (Jason) Barickman, and Representative (Robert) Pritchard for their work to advance legislation,” she said. “His hope is that they will use the opportunity afforded by Senator Donnie Trotter, who has held the bill for consideration, to continue to compromise and find a solution that ensures that all 852 districts in Illinois are treated equitably.”

State Rep. Will Davis (Dist. 30th), one of the chief sponsors of the bill in the house, said he’s been advocating for equitable funding in education since his first term in office. He called the bill a “vital first step” toward providing every school district the resources it needs to educate their students. He recognized too that with the eventual signing of the bill by the governor, proper funding will be essential for its success.

He said accompanying bills along with the governor’s support will be pivotal.

“If [Rauner] feels like he’s not ready to support some of the other spending areas, we certainly hope he is ready to support necessary dollars in K-12,” said Davis.

Davis said he’s willing to visit any district that will have him to talk to residents about why the Act was supported. He said he’s been invited to participate in a town hall meeting with one of his colleagues, State Rep. Carol Sente (Dist.

59), in the northwest suburbs of Chicago about the Act on June 20.

“We want to make ourselves available, we’re not hiding from this, we’re not hiding from anything we did, we feel strongly about the way we are supporting the kids throughout the entire state of Illinois, and if someone else has a question, because this was a very tough vote to take in some cases, we want to make ourselves available to answer any questions,” said Davis.

Chicago Public Schools’ announcement of a new $75 million school is being lauded as one of the single largest educational investments the Englewood neighborhood has witnessed in decades, according to school officials.

CPS approved a proposal submitted by the Englewood Community Action Council for the opportunity to construct a new school on the same lot as the already standing Paul Robeson High School, 6835 S. Normal Blvd. The projected plan is to construct a new “state of the art” school building beside Roberson then demolish the older building before the start of School Year 2019-2020. The new school would combine Harper High School, 6520 S. Wood St.; TEAM Englewood Community Academy High School, 6201 S. Stewart Ave.; and John Hope Academy, 5501 S. Lowe Ave., which all rated by CPS as Level 2. CPS’ School Quality Rating Policy ranks schools on a 1+, 1, 2+, 2, 3 scale, with 1+ being the highest possible score.

CPS Chief Executive Officer Forrest Claypool said the decision to move forward with the Englewood school was the latest in a series to make the community more vibrant for residents. He applauded the neighborhood’s elementary schools and added that local high school students needed “a good reason to stay in the neighborhood.”

“Englewood children should not have to travel several miles and miles to find a quality high school experience,” said Claypool. “They deserve a modern high school with excellent academic programs.”

Claypool said details like the school’s name, boundaries, safety, local resident’s involvement in the construction process, and more would all be discussed further in the months to come.

Dori Collins, co-chair of the Englewood Community Action Council, said the organization was “hopeful” their proposal would be selected by CPS. She said the proposal was part of the council’s strategic education plan it adopted in 2011. It is her expectation that the council will be included in all phases of the planning process alongside CPS. “When we learned of the opportunity for the capital fund, we took advantage of that opportunity

to write for the proposal based on the needs of the children in Englewood,” said Collins.

Collins said she and the coalition will continue to speak with the community to ensure that their voices are continuously heard throughout the process. She said two primary concerns she has are the safety of students and programs for students who aren’t college bound to enter the work force.

Dr. Janice K. Jackson, CPS Chief Education Officer, described the announcement as “remarkable.”

Jackson said based on her firsthand experience opening Westinghouse College Prep in the East Garfield neighborhood, she knows how a new school can completely transform a community for the better.

“I can tell you despite all of the challenges that we faced as we come together and work together to figure out the vision, once that new school [is built, it] changes not only the trajectory for the students but it changes communities, and that’s why I’m so excited today,” said Jackson. “There’s thousands of children in this community who deserve a high quality high school.”

Jackson echoed Claypool’s sentiment that there’s still more work to be done before completing the school. When asked about the current status of Harper High School, TEAM Englewood Community Academy High School, and John Hope Academy, she said the schools will remain open until Fall 2019.

Alfrieta Hull, youth school counselor at Earle Elementary School, 2040 W 62nd St., sat in the front row alongside several of the students she chaperoned to attend the announcement for the school.

She said she was excited that her students would receive first-hand information about what’s to come for the future. A few of the students asked questions during the press conference following the announcement.

“When we got here we really didn’t know what to expect, but they’re really excited; initially they had conversations about other high schools across the city, but now they see they have an opportunity to go to a state-of-the-art high school right in their neighborhood,” said Hull. “Knowing that they will be the first group of students who have a chance to walk the halls, hopefully, that gives them a sense of motivation, inspiration, and encouragement.”

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HIV AWARENESS

Raheem DeVaughn, Goapele Promote Women’s Sexual Health and Responsibility with the RISE Above Campaign

By Shari Noland Defender Executive Editor Grammy nominated R&B recording artist Raheem DeVaughn and R&B, neo-soul artist Goapele joined forces with AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and Chicago-based South Side Help Center (SSHC) this past Saturday at The Park West in presenting “RISE Above,” a national sexual health awareness campaign aimed at women and girls featuring an intimate evening of music and engaging conversation.

Inspired by the powerful and impactful poem, “Still I Rise,” written by the iconic artist, educator and author, the late Dr. Maya Angelou, the RISE Above campaign is focused on eliminating HIV related stigma by educating and empowering women of color about healthy relationships, sexuality and wellness. Also, the campaign promotes AIDS testing – HIV Testing day is June 27.

According to current statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1 in 4 individuals living with HIV in the United States are women. Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, compared with women of other races/ ethnicities. Of the total estimated number of women living with diagnosed HIV at the end of 2013, 61 percent (137,504) were African American, 17 percent (39,177) were White, and 17 percent (38,664) were Hispanics/Latinas.

“Across our country, women of color, from all backgrounds, continue to be impacted disproportionately by HIV and other sexually transmitted infectious diseases. As we celebrate 30 years of service this June to communities across Chicago, we are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with these two amazing artists to be able to bring together Black women, and inspire them to break through the stigma, and become both sexually educated and empowered to ‘Rise Above HIV,’” stated Vanessa Smith, Executive Director, South Side Help Center.

The Defender had a chance to talk with Raheem DeVaughn and Goapele right before the event to learn more about what they are trying to do through the campaign and what it means to them personally.

Tell me a little bit about your journey to create this campaign, or being part of this campaign DeVaughn: I started my own foundation, For the Love Life Foundation, and HIV/AIDS was one of our top initiatives.

That’s not to take away from the domestic violence piece or the homeless piece or the work that we do in those areas -the arts for education, scholarships, and stuff like that. But there’s a lot of things that plague our communities, as Blacks, as men and women. Chasing Grammys or getting an award, like that’s cool, but you know, we’re building a legacy at the end of the day, and none of us is gonna be here

Goapele, an Oakland-based R&B singer/songwriter, whose name means “to move forward” in Steswana, a Southern African language; Raheem DeVaughn, Grammy nominated R&B/Neo-Soul vocalist, aka “The Love King” founder; Vanessa Smith, President/Executive Director, South Side Help Center, “Rise Above” Chicago AHF Affiliate and event panelist.

Samantha Granberry, Vice-President, AHF Worldwide, Sales & Marketing Divisions, “Rise Above” event moderator, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, (D-IL-2)Co-founder of the first Congressional Black Caucus on Black Women & Girls, and Vanessa Smith. forever so how do you want to be remembered?

Goapele: For me, I’ve always been interested in women’s health and girls and women’s empowerment. Any opportunity to come together and make it personal and open up conversations and figure out a way to change people’s lives so that we don’t just feel like statistics, but we’re actually like, let’s talk about what’s really going on so that we can change it. I’m game for it.

AIDS is one of those things that off and on, I’ve wanted to get more involved with and I have a lot of family in South Africa.

The statistics are crazy out there, and I’ve always just felt like: how can I be more involved and have an impact? So when I heard what the statistics were and that they were rising among young women of color and Black women, and I just felt like it was an emergency.

Who has been coming to these events?

DeVaughn: It’s women from all walks of life. We have some women with their daughters

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and some who are old enough to be my grandmother, but they are still sexually active. But bigger than that, outside of the people who come, there’s a world and generation of youth who have to grow and have children and you know, repair it. We have to be conscientious of these things because a lot of these times, people don’t want to get involved until it does affect them. Do you find because the stigma sometimes associated with AIDS that it’s hard to get people to attend the events?

Goapele: No, that was what a big part of this Rise movement was, to get rid of the stigma. Don’t have it be like, HIV/AIDS is this scary word and it just feels like it just affects them and I just want to be far from that. But let’s just, be real, any of us could put ourselves in a situation where we’re exposing ourselves and our bodies to so many things. And let’s just talk about it and have the conversations…even things like having free condoms and being able to just get tested where…maybe if you were scared, you could just go do it, get it over with, have it not be a big deal instead of like this scary thing that maybe you’re do-

ing by yourself or not knowing how to protect yourself. We’re trying to get rid of the heaviness.

You both have kids, how have you approached the topic of AIDS and HIV? Goapele: I have a daughter who just turned 10.

She’s always had a big mind and you know, been very aware and wanted to know about everything. For me, it’s just kind of like, giving her information as I can without putting my issues on her. I think it’s just starting off with having conversations about what’s your body, what’s your privacy, what are your own boundaries. Like let’s just start there before we’re even talking about disease; what makes you feel okay, what doesn’t. I think, part of it, and this is something as women honestly, sometimes we’re learning at the same level as girls as far as like what’s our own empowerment around our own self-image, around our sexuality, around even awareness of how we feel and how we’re valuing other people’s attention to us. Are we doing something because we want to? Or because we think somebody wants us to?

So I think it’s a much larger conversation that just kind of starts with self-awareness and kind of slowly opens into sexuality.

And then there’s like, these are so many things you can expose yourself to. But until then, just being scared of a particular disease, it’s kind of like, how to be present in your own body.

DeVaughn: I have sons of varying ages and for me it’s a different approach for a lot of different reasons. Even in my upbringing, how I was raised. What I was typically taught was what it was to be a man versus becoming a man and understanding it and still transitioning in that. So for me, I’m already very candid and blunt as possible as can be, and where I won’t sugarcoat anything. To the point where they be like, “Dad, dad I don’t wanna…” At least you can’t say that we ain’t have the conversations. At least I know that they’re smart enough and they’re impressionable so you gotta start getting in that area now about everything under the sun. Because they have questions and they come home with questions about things that I didn’t have questions about when I was a kid; it was certain things that we weren’t exposed to, that they are exposed to.

So my method with my kids, and just the village of kids, we go out to high schools and talk to kids and do community work and involve kids, what have you. It’s just really being raw and blunt, cut. Because the rawer you are and the more blunt you are, reality is, once they get outside that door that’s what the world is anyways. It’s raw, it’s blunt, it’s uncut. It’s a savage world outside of the safe houses of our own homes and communities.

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HIV AWARENESS

The Truth About AIDS in Women

By Tracee Cornforth verywell.com Did you know that 20 million women worldwide are living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), fully half of those living with HIV/AIDS are these 20 million women.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 159,271 adolescent and adult women had AIDS at the end of 2002. The extent of U.S. AIDS cases in adolescent and adult women almost quadrupled from seven percent in 1985 to 26 percent in 2002.

The good news is that, despite these figures, AIDS cases in adolescent and adult women fell by 17 percent during this time and have leveled off as a result of successful antiretroviral therapies which help to prevent the progression of HIV to AIDS. Sadly, almost ten percent of AIDS cases reported to the CDC through December 2002 occurred in women who were aged 25 or younger. While women of Hispanic or African-American descent make

up less than 25 percent of the U.S. female population, they account for over 82 percent of AIDS cases in women.

How is HIV Transmitted?

Worldwide, the primary method of HIV transmission is through heterosexual intercourse with over 90 percent of all adolescent and adult HIV infections occurring in this manner. In the U.S. heterosexual intercourse accounted for 42 percent of new HIV cases in 2002, while 21 percent of new HIV infections in women developed as a result of illegal drug use.

While HIV infection may occur in both sexes during heterosexual intercourse, the risk for women is far greater.

The exposure of vaginal mucosal tissue to seminal fluids during sexual intercourse is

the most likely culprit for this. In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, previous to the routine screening of blood and blood products for HIV antibodies, HIV occurred in some patients as a result of receiving blood transfusions and blood products.

Other ways HIV is transmitted include: •Injection of illegal drugs, or sharing or using previously used needles •Male-to-male sexual intercourse •Contact with another person’s bodily fluids such as blood, semen, or vaginal secretions (Does not include sweat or saliva.)

Please note that sexual intercourse includes vaginal and anal intercourse, as well as oral sex.

What are the symptoms of HIV/ AIDS? While both men and women experience

many of the same symptoms, women frequently must contend with some distinctively female signs of HIV infection such as: •Persistent or severe vaginal infections, particularly vaginal yeast infections.

•Pap smears that indicate cervical dysplasia or other abnormal changes.

•Pelvic infections such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID.) Although women with HIV frequently experience these women’s health conditions, women without HIV also experience vaginal infections, abnormal Pap smears, and pelvic infections.

Other signs and symptoms that may indicate HIV infection include: •Genital warts •Genital ulcers •Severe mucosal herpes infections Frequently, within a few weeks of infection, both men and women experience flulike symptoms. Others do not experience signs or symptoms of HIV or AIDS until several years later.

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LOCAL

Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele Loses His Battle With Pneumonia at 55

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer On Monday morning, Chicago native and Cook County Board Commissioner Robert Steele lost his battle with pneumonia at 55. Illinois political circles were shaken at the news of Steele’s passing. As a second generation of the Chicago Black political movement, Steele was the son of former Cook County Board Commissioner and President Bobbie Steele.

Our condolences and prayers extend to the family, loved ones and friends of Commissioner Robert Steele. The Cook County Board Commissioner would have turned 56 on June 29.

Steele was inducted on the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 2006. Having graduated with a degree from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, over the years Steele worked as a Community Outreach Manager in Chicago’s Park District and as Executive Director of the Lawndale Business & Local Development Corporation.

Statement from the Family of Commissioner Steele: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Robert Steele, President Pro Tempore for the Cook County Board and Commissioner of Cook County’s 2nd District.

Following in his mother Bobbie Steele’s legacy of public service, Robert faithfully served on the County’s Board of Commissioners since his installation in 2006. He held leadership roles as Chairman of the Contract Compliance Committee, Environmental Controls Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Forest Preserve Finance Committee.

Robert was affectionately called the Man of Steele and he had the biggest heart for people. He loved working in the trenches alongside community organizations, churches, schools, at-risk youth and senior citizens. He developed great alliances with these groups by working to bring Empowerment Zones to the City of Chicago.

Most recently, he was heavily focused on addressing safety and restorative justice in his service areas.

A tireless public servant, Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele will be deeply missed by the communities he served, his family and his children.

An outpouring of condolences and official statements was sent out upon hearing of Steele’s untimely death.

The official statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says, “I am saddened to learn of the death today of Commissioner Robert Steele.

Robert’s life was marked by his long career in public service for the residents of Chicago and Cook County. He took office

Robert Steele

“Robert was a great man with a true dedication to serving the people of Chicago. Everything Robert pursued in his life was in a pursuit to bettering our city, our neighborhoods and our people.”

City of Chicago Treasurer, Kurt Summers as Cook County Commissioner of the 2nd District in 2006. His contributions to the Board were many. He was President Pro-Tempore of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the Forest Preserve District Board. He served as chairman of the Environmental Control Committee and the Contract Compliance Committee and as vice chairman of the Health and Hospitals Committee,” Preckwinkle said.

“Robert was a lifelong Chicagoan and he cared deeply about his community of

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North Lawndale. He was a tireless advocate for organ donation after receiving a kidney transplant from his sister and could always be counted on to explain why organ donation is so important. In addition to his Cook County Board committees, Robert served on several local and national boards. He was a member of Mt. Sinai Hospital board of directors and the Gift of Hope board of directors, and he served as president of the board of trustees of Frazier Preparatory Academy. He was also a

leader nationally. Robert served as a member of the board of the National Association of Counties Officials (NACo) and was a member of the board of the National Association of Black County Officials (NABCO). He had served as president of NABCO from 2008-2010.”

The Cook County Board President continued, “My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time.”

Mayor Rahm Emmanuel released: “Robert Steele was a passionate and committed Chicagoan who dedicated his life to public service and strengthening communities. From his tenure as Community Outreach Manager of the Chicago Park District to his time as a Cook Country Commissioner, Robert was a proven advocate for the city’s health services. While he hailed from North Lawndale, Robert was deeply devoted to Chicago’s West and South Sides. Amy and I join with all Chicagoans in mourning his loss and extend our deepest condolences to the Steele family on this difficult day.”

City of Chicago Treasurer, Kurt Summers released: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of Cook County Board Commissioner and my dear friend, Robert Steele,” Summers said. “Robert was a great man with a true dedication to serving the people of Chicago. Everything Robert pursued in his life was in a pursuit to bettering our city, our neighborhoods and our people. From working in community outreach for the Chicago Park District to his role as Executive Director of the Lawndale Business & Local Development Corporation, and ultimately as a Cook County Commissioner, Robert touched the lives of many Chicagoans throughout the course of his career. I had the incredible privilege of working with Commissioner Steele when I was Chief of Staff to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and I will forever be touched by his spirit. My prayers are with former President Bobbie Steele and the rest of Robert’s family and many friends during this incredibly difficult time.”

Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans stated: “I am saddened to learn of the passing of Commissioner Robert Steele and offer my deepest condolences to his family, colleagues and constituents. Commissioner Steele was an effective advocate not only for his district but for the justice system as well. He took particular interest in the young men and women in the system, and I will always be thankful for his support to programs that helped individuals find a positive path to travel in life.”

More details on funeral services, flowers and letters of comfort will be updated on the Defender’s website: www.chicagodefender.com www.chicagodefender.com

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Segregation in Chicago: Comparing Black & Brown Communities Sylvia Puente of the Latino Policy Forum discusses why Latino communities tend to gentrify before Black ones, how both can work together, and more.

By Carolina Cruz City Bureau Sylvia Puente, born and raised in Chicago, is a long-time community organizer and policy expert. She is now the executive director of the Latino Policy Forum, which promotes Latino involvement at all levels of public-policy making.

When it comes to segregation in Chicago, she notes several structural reasons that race groups live separately from one another.

One is that Latino and African-American communities have been denied resources like high-quality education and public housing for years.

Puente cites a recent University of Illinois at Chicago study, “A Tale of Three Sylvia Puente Cities: The State of Racial Justice in Chicago,” which found that racial and ethnic inequities are pervasive, persistent and consequential across all neighborhoods. The study shows that Latinos were the race group most impacted by the loss of manufacturing jobs, and that both Blacks and Latinos have much higher unemployment rates than Whites.

It also finds that the gap between Black/Latino and White incomes has increased—in 1960, median family income for Whites was 1.6 and 1.4 times more than Black and Latino families, respectively. In 2015, those numbers jump to 2.2 and 1.7.

One idea that Puente wants to extinguish is that when one minority group wins, the others lose. Here, she discusses changing demographics in Chicago and how Latinos and African Americans previously worked together to bring about policy change.

Why are Latinos and African Americans segregated from each other in Chicago?

Segregation didn’t happen by accident.

There are physical barriers that really keep Black, Brown and White communities separate. When you look at how the Dan Ryan was constructed, there are Blacks at the east of the expressway and Whites at the west of the Dan Ryan. Neighborhood boundaries were constructed and just sort of reinforced like physical dividers with train tracks that separate Black and White and Latino communities. So how do you physically break down those barriers? That is still the question.

You’ve said that Latinos are the buffer between White & Black communities. Can you explain what you mean by that?

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are in between Black and White communities in most areas of the city. As the White population has declined in Chicago, those areas are being replaced by Latinos, putting Latino communities in much closer proximity to Black communities than 20 or 30 years ago.

The city’s population is declining, and some say it’s because housing is unaffordable for minorities. Where are Latinos moving and why?

I think it is not necessarily that Latinos are moving [away], but that as the Latino population has grown, many more people have settled in the suburbs. People are coming directly from their mother countries to settle in the suburbs, and that is what is really driving demographic change.

Why is gentrification more evident in Hispanic neighborhoods than in African-American neighborhoods?

Poor Latino neighborhoods are often seen as hip, cool and affordable for millennials, and staying close to the central city is a big factor.

Nevertheless, White people moving into predominantly Black neighborhoods is now happening. If you look around the United Center stadium, around Garfield Park, even areas of Bronzeville, it is a more recent phenomenon in the past 10 years and I never thought I would see it. But the bottom line is that in Chicago, African-American communities are densely African-American, more than 95 percent Black. In Latino communities—for the most part—you don’t have that.

It is usually 60 to 75 percent Latino, so those neighborhoods have always had White people living in them.

What we see now happening in Pilsen is what we saw play out in West Town and Bucktown over the past 20 years: There’s still a big Latino population there, but it has been largely displaced.

In regard to the political landscape, can you share a moment in recent history where members from the African-American & Latino communities came together for the same cause?

The most positive instance where we saw the coming together of the Latino and African-American community was during the election of Harold Washington more than 30 years ago. Harold would not have won without Latino support. In 1986, we elected four Latino aldermen to the Chicago City Council. That block gave Harold the majority in Chicago’s City Council. For a short time, Latino and African-American communities worked together, and you saw the evolution of public policy in the City of Chicago to be more equitable for all communities, including African-Americans and Latinos.

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

LIFESTYLES

Why I Don’t Read Cover Letters

By Gina B. Defender Contributing Writer

Okay . . . I have an unpopular confession to make. I don’t read cover letters.

I’m not alone. Most of my peers and colleagues also c o m p l e te l y Gina B. ignore cover letters.

Why? Because they’re all the same, really. “I was intrigued by your job posting. I have 15 years of experience in XXX field, seeking an opportunity where I can grow within a fine organization such as yours!

I excel at managing cross-functional teams, and I’m a very strategic team player. I look forward to setting a time to speak where we can further discuss my background and how I’m uniquely qualified to be a good fit for this position.”

If I had to spend 30 percent of my day reading these glorified form letters, I would hurl myself off of a bridge.

All snark aside, if you introduce yourself via email and ask me to “please see the attached resume and cover letter,” I go straight to the resume, not only to avoid the torture of boring reading, but because that’s where I’m going to immediately find the answers to my questions about your experience and easily determine whether or not you’re a good fit for any of the roles that I’m recruiting.

Traditional cover letters were essential during the time when it was customary to physically print out a resume on bond paper and mail it to companies and recruiters. Personally, I haven’t been recruiting long enough to have ever received one of those relics. Technology has evolved, but for some reason, the cover letter tradition has remained.

If a jobseeker has budgeted a certain number of hours per week to a job search, that valuable allotment of time shouldn’t be wasted on writing cover letters.

I have a friend who is in job-seeker beast mode, and insists on asking me about cover letters and probing me about what he should write. My first suggestion is to abandon the cover letter altogether, which is usually met with a blank stare. Inevitably he always chooses to proceed despite my professional opinion, so the next best suggestion is brevity, because his energy is better spent finding new job prospects than toiling over a cover letter

that will remain unread.

I’m sure you’re thinking “I can’t possibly send my resume without an explanation.” You’re absolutely correct. What I do quickly read are the emails to which the resumes are attached.

The cover letter has evolved from being a separate formal document to being an introductory email.

When writing an intro, there are a few guidelines to follow: 1. If someone has referred you, it’s best to disclose that early in the email, if not in the subject line. Recruiters and internal hiring managers are more likely to pay attention to emails that come with the reference of a friend or trusted colleague.

2. Provide a primer on your background, but keep it brief, i.e.

“I’ve been a VP of Marketing with Company X for the last five years, and I’m seeking a senior-level Chicago-based role in the consumer products industry.” Highlight any major recent accomplishments.

3. If you’re communicating with an internal hiring manager (rather than a recruiter), personalize the message to address the specific company.

4. Infuse some personality . . . but not TOO much personality. The goal is to move away from robotic job-seeker lingo (as exhibited in the example above), however you also don’t want to become too casual and unprofessional.

5. Anything more than two short paragraphs is too long. If I open a seven paragraph email from a candidate – especially one that I’ve never met – I’m immediately inclined to close that window and never return.

Give recruiters enough information to make us want to know more and schedule time to speak with you.

6. Make sure that your contact information is evident and accurate.

Include your contact number and email on both the email introduction and resume. This sounds like common sense, but you’d be surprised. Also, don’t forget to provide the hyperlink to your LinkedIn profile. Avoid including personal social media profiles, such as Facebook or Twitter – unless your tweets are solely professional.

7. Spend more time on your resume and prepping for your interview. If you still feel that there’s important outstanding information, include it directly in your resume in the career summary or objectives section.

Gina B. is an executive search consultant and President/Chief Alchemist of Naturals by Gina B. She can be reached at columnista@ ymail.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Pass Over: Can We All Overcome?

Steppenwolf Presents The World Premiere Of Pass Over

By Antoinette Nwandu Directed By Danya Taymor June 1 – July 9, 2017 In The Upstairs Theatre

By Brenda and Rick McCain Defender Contributing Writers Passover has always been known as the story of how the Jews exited from Egypt, gaining their liberation from slavery. The celebration of this wonderful yet tragic event Brenda and Rick is a remindMcCain er of the suffering they overcame by those who oppressed them. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” But freedom has a price that few are willing to pay or provide.

Playwright Antoinette Nwandu’s depiction in “Pass Over” has a personal and political message; it is a very moving, emotional and thought-provoking play. The emotions you will feel will differ based on how you see yourself. It will cause you to rethink your humanity and cause you to wonder about the value of life when it comes to others. As you walk into the theater, you are unknowingly already witnessing a part of the play. Like other critics, we will not give away this pivotal plot that is already weaving its oppressed views. As you sit in your seat, you may wonder why these songs are being played, but after a while, you may just sit comfortably in your seat enjoying the

Duo Julian Parker and Jon Michael Hill give audiences a provocative view into their lives in ‘Pass Over.’

This play is about how Blacks are viewed and treated and will cause your emotions to spurI. I applaud Steppenwolf Theatre for having the gall to present such provocative plays that reach the soul of humanity. subtle and smoothing melodies.

The music will either remind you of happier times or times when life was only happy because you were alive. Then the lights slowly begin to dim and you are now a part of two lives seeking to find their way.

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Whether they are bums living on the streets or just two young men with no place to go, they both are seeking to find solace with who they are and what they want to become. One block can be a prison to some and these two are seeking to leave-- but something is holding them from exploring their dreams. Nevertheless, Moses and Kitch are determined to “pass over” until the nightmares of their lives begin. If you missed it, and I’m sure you won’t if you saw the photo, Moses and Kitch are Black.

As they joyfully talk about what they will do and where they will go once they pass over, gunshots are fired causing them to hit the ground and the fear of dying young rears its ugly head; however, they soon succumb to the real fear of living when a White cop comes to

remind them that they will never be able to escape his oppression.

Moses and Kitch seem to be living the real-life movie of “Ground Hog Day” as each day they think about passing over, the reality that they may never make it from their block is very present.

This year’s most thought-provoking & provocative play Directed by Danya Taymor, “Pass Over” is this year’s most thought-provoking and provocative play. The case of Jon Michael Hill (Moses), Julian Parker (Kitch), and Ryan Hallahan (Mister) are exceptionally remarkable and unsettling, which is a compliment to how well they pulled off their performance.

We got a chance to speak with Jon Michael Hill and we can honestly say he is truly a great talent and

one of the most humble actors we have met. Rick was excited to meet him as the actor from the hit CBS show “Elementary.” Jon Michael’s role of Moses was compelling and with the name Moses (Deliverer), he is Kitch’s saving grace for making it out of a land filled with gunshots, violence, death and oppression. Julian Parker was amazing in his role as a young man seemingly lost in wonderland. His portrayal of hope and hopelessness will have you spinning up and down with emotions. Ryan Hallahan’s roles of peace-maker, policeman and one character who will leave you with a lasting image was masterfully profound, startling and unforgettable.

Together, all three men perfectly set the stage for a scene that can only be described as emotionally powerful.

I, Rick McCain, add this personal viewpoint. This play is about how Blacks are viewed and treated and will cause your emotions to spurI. I applaud Steppenwolf Theatre for having the gall to present such provocative plays that reach the soul of humanity. With this said, I’m always amazed by the reactions I receive as a Black man in the eyes of Caucasians who have seen the play. Without fail, someone who is non-Black will see me and notice I was at the play and share his or her feelings of guilt and despair. While I am extremely happy that the play brings out the emotions of these viewers and how moved they are, which is the goal of the playwright, I can’t help but ask myself, do they share the same feelings with those within their own race? I digress!

How the play ends, well I will leave it up to you to go see it and tell us. For some, it can be a tragic reminder of how diverse we are while others may believe it shows how far we have fallen. Some will see it and be disturbed and angry while others will have a brush with reality and will display empathy, and some will go home totally indifferent. For us, it reminded us that united we stand, divided we fall is more than a quote; it was supposed to be a lifestyle we decide to choose if we all wanted to succeed. Funny how that word “all” never seemed to have passed over.

We highly recommend this play, but be ready to ask yourself the question: is it indeed a wonderful life for all?

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LOCAL

Mayfield Health Care Opens Its Doors to Community

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer What better way to signal the weekend is near than with live music and free wine right in your community? The Mayfield Health Center, 5905 W. Washington Blvd., opened its doors to the greater Chicagoland community with its first “Wine Down Wednesday.”

The candlelight affair offered attendees complimentary wines, jerk chicken and plantains, various finger foods and live jazz music courtesy of the band Cazeau. Additionally, the flier mentions a tour of the center’s facilities along with a meet-andgreet with the staff.

Wine Down Wednesday is the first of many events to come according to Eunice Sanders, regional director of marketing and business development for Everest Healthcare. She said representatives from Loretto Hospital, Oak Street Health, RUSH, Mount Sinai Hospital, among others were present along with members of the community.

Sanders shared the purpose behind the event was to show the community and the city as a whole that violence won’t stop positivity from shining. She said she wants to continue to invite people to Mayfield in

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Sherley McClain, director of nursing at Mayfield, spoke to attendees of “Wine Down Wednesday” about the work being done at Mayfield Health Center, 5905 W. Washington Blvd., as Kotika Ferguson, Director of Marketing for Everest Healthcare, looks on. an effort to eliminate the negative stigma surrounding nursing homes and rehab centers.

“Usually with nursing homes, people expect us to say, ‘we don’t want you to come in because we don’t want you to see’,” said Sanders. “We look at this differently, we want the community to come in. We want our leaders in the community to feel welcome; we are all here to serve.”

Mayfield Health Center has made new

renovations as of late and intends on bringing in new programing, according to Sanders. She said Wine Down Wednesday is one of their new events. The date of the next one will be announced.

Sanders said she wants Mayfield to take a greater role in the community in the weeks and months to come. Sanders said she spoke with a pastor at a local community event with the intention of allowing him to utilize facilities and also participate

in volunteering and inspirational programs.

Sanders along with other Mayfield staff recently attended The Leaders Network’s monthly meeting. The Leaders Network is a collective of clergy from the Austin and Oak Park community working cooperatively to address issues. She said she plans on continuing to attend meetings and find partners within the community whose goals align with the direction of Mayfield.

Sherley McClain, director of nursing at Mayfield, who was in attendance at Wine Down Wednesday, said one of her goals is to make the facility feel as close to home as possible. She called the facility a “great place” and described the experience of being a community fixture as “wonderful.”

She addressed the stigma facing nursing homes, too. She said that for certain individuals it’s easier for them to rehab injuries like a broken foot or broken leg at a facility like Mayfield.

“The biggest way I’d say we all contribute is with our passion,” said McClain. “I think we all care about people, want to give something back to the community, we want to help these people feel the most at home in a non-home like environment.”

Everest Healthcare, the parent company of Mayfield, operates multiple locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area.

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ON THE SCENE

UNCF’s “A Mind is...” Gala

Back Row (L-R) Leon Mangum, Support Our Troops America; Andrew J. Wells, Chicago Urban League; Will Rogers, Chicago Defender; Dyanna Knight-Lewis, Chicago Defender; Gloria Batey, The William Everett Group; Nathaniel Ward, City Colleges of Chicago. Front Row (L-R) LaShun Darrin & Frances Jackson, Publisher, Chicago Defender James, Addus HomeCare; Darrin Jackson, CMFP, and wife, Frances Jackson, Publisher, Tom & Cecelia Ricketts, Owner, Chicago CUBS, and Chair of Chicago Defender UNCF’s “A Mind Is….” Gala

Kayla Banks, Freshman Jackson State University; Jaclens Robinson Ivy, Senior VP Public Affairs and Goverment Relations, Northern Trust Bank; Melissa Washington, Vice President of External Affairs, Com Ed.; LaCael Palmer Pratt and Renee Sherrod of Young Women’s Leadership HS Channel 9 News Crew

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LIFESTYLES

Pain of Racism Can Sting More When Source Is Familiar

By Errin Haines Whack Associated Press

Timothy Welbeck remembers being 24 and at work venting to colleagues in his majority White office about how police had pulled him over 22 times in 19 months — a phenomenon known among African-Americans as “driving while Black.”

A White female co-worker whom he’d known for four years listened to his story and replied: “You drive too fast.”

Welbeck felt betrayed. He considered her enough of a friend “to know that I don’t drive recklessly and I’m not a threat to law enforcement.”

“This idea that you could know me, I express a legitimate experience to you, and somehow I’m to blame. I would expect a stranger to do what she did,” said Welbeck, now 35, a lawyer and Temple University professor living in Philadelphia.

Racism in any form is painful enough for Black Americans. But when prejudice comes from someone they trust, or consider an ally, it adds salt to the wound.

Experts call this the stress of racial disappointment: when people who are expected to understand injure minorities with offensive words or behavior.

Some Blacks wrestled with this feeling earlier this month when Bill Maher, host of the late-night cable television show “Real Time With Bill Maher,” jokingly referred to himself as a “house nigger” during an interview with a congressman.

To some, it seemed unlikely coming from Maher. His outspoken support of Black Lives Matter, and the way he railed against the racial undercurrent of the 2016 election that swept Donald Trump into the presidency, led them to consider Maher a reliable ally against racism.

The backlash was swift. Calls for Maher’s firing ricocheted across social media. A week later, Maher had several Black guests appear on his show and he apologized, clearly aggrieved by his insensitivity.

“It doesn’t matter that it wasn’t said in malice if it brought back pain to people. That’s why I apologize freely,” Maher said during the June 9 episode.

“What made you think that it was cool to say that?” rapper/actor Ice Cube pointedly asked Maher during one exchange.

“There was no thought put into it,” Maher replied.

“I think it’s a lot of guys out there who cross the line because they’re a little too familiar ... and they think they can cross the line,” Ice Cube continued. “They can’t.”

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Racism in any form is painful enough for Black Americans. But when prejudice comes from someone they trust, or consider an ally, it adds salt to the wound. Experts call this the stress of racial disappointment: when people who are expected to understand injure minorities with offensive words or behavior.

Alex Marlow. The conservative website has been criticized for promoting racially offensive views.

Maher challenged Marlow after he accused the media of lying about Trump supporters as being “racist, despicable and deplorable.”

“But they have been,” Maher interrupted. “The president of the United States has retweeted White supremacists.”

The Maher conversations highlighted a common teachable moment between Blacks and Whites in American society, where conversations on race remain uneasy and, sometimes, familiarity blurs boundaries.

For Blacks, this is far more upsetting than bigotry from someone who obviously lacks egalitarian racial views, said Alexis McGill Johnson, executive director of The Perception Institute, a research consortium focused on racial bias in daily life.

“We have a scheme in our brains for that,” Johnson said. “For people who talk the talk, when they don’t walk the walk, it makes us even more disappointed because we’ve raised our expectations that we have an ally. It takes us to a totally different place.”

Maher is not the only White celebrity to have been in this predicament. In 2006, “Seinfeld” star Michael Richards launched a racist tirade after hecklers annoyed him during a Los Angeles comedy act. In 2013, celebrity chef Paula Deen lost endorsements and her nationally televised cooking show after admitting under oath as part of a lawsuit that in the past, she had used the N-word in reference to Blacks.

Deen begged forgiveness in an emotional videotaped apology. “I want people to understand that my family and I are not the kind of people that the press is wanting to say we are,” she said.

Symone Sanders, a political commentator who was a guest on Maher’s show, said in a later interview that such experiences can be jarring because Blacks set higher expectations of racial understanding for their friends.

“In that moment, it seemed as though he really didn’t understand,” she said.

Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson, who has known Maher

for nearly two decades, sat down with Maher on the show in a moment of reckoning and remorse.

“There was a comfort there around Black people that’s laudable on the one hand, but problematic on the other,” Dyson told The Associated Press in an interview afterward. “A lot of White people are not familiar with our culture.

They’re not invested in the same way, and we’re not disappointed in the same way with them.”

Such slights, however unintentional, can be hard to forget — particularly if they happen early in life.

Sanders, the political commentator,

recalled feeling outraged after several White classmates skipped her 16th birthday party because their parents wouldn’t allow them to go to her majority-black Omaha, Nebraska, neighborhood, which one close friend from her cheerleading squad described by using the N-word.

“I’d been to her house, she’d been to my house,” said Sanders, who added the two remain friends today. “It just reminded me that we were not the same, in the sense that I’m still a Black person in America and she’s still a White person in America.”

It’s been 30 years, but Welbeck still remembers vividly the day his kindergarten class was assigned to draw self-portraits. Eager to portray his fair, African-American complexion as accurately as possible, Welbeck grabbed a peach-colored crayon and began to color.

His White friend interrupted — and handed him a Black crayon.

“You’re not White,” the boy said.

“I was jolted by it,” Welbeck said. “I didn’t understand how he could look at that crayon, and look at me.”

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IN THE MIXX

In the MIXX: Congressman Bobby Rush Endorses Kennedy, Fred Hampton Movie

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer The tides have turned and winds are shifting to another tiresome, draining and somewhat tedious Illinois gubernatorial election. Less than one-year from the primaries, the money battle has continued between Governor Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker—both leaping into non-stop Mary L. Datcher television and radio ad spots. While Gov. Rauner hammers away at the creditability of the Democrats, it reminds us that no matter who comes out the victor—both of them will still remain filthy rich. So, who really loses?

Congressman Bobby L. Rush has publicly pushed his support behind Chris Kennedy for Illinois governor. This is the part where we expect the Black vote to be diced and spliced and handed over in several pieces while Gov. Rauner glides back into his second term. Where did the days of “back-door” meetings and deciding on one candidate who could represent our community’s interest go? I guess that’ll come when the remaining Democratic candidates fall down like pins around the primary winner. Meanwhile, we are nearing 800 days without a budget passed and it is hitting everyone with rising property and a new beverage tax right around the corner.

The sad part is some Illinois residents didn’t start crying foul until the possibility of their beloved Powerball and Mega Millions lottery games would be snatched away. Yes, folks—it just got REAL. Grandma’s Medicaid is being threatened but the possibility of not hitting the jackpot is on everyone’s radar.

Where is the militancy of our community activist groups who would mobilize in real numbers like the days of the Black Panthers and its fearless Chicago leader, Fred Hampton? Maybe watching the life of the honorable Fred Hampton, Sr. on the big screen will inspire, engage and empower new independent thinkers.

Antoine Fuqua is developing a film about Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton.

In a report from Variety, the Training Day director will develop a film based on Jeffrey Haas‘ book “The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther,” which has been adapted by Chris Smith.

The untitled movie will be a part of the first-look deal Fuqua has signed with Sony.

We hope the family of Fred Hampton is included on distinguishing fact from fiction

Bobby Rush Tyra Martin

Joe Soto

DJ Vince Adams and Common and adds clarity to the events that led up to the 21-year old’s untimely death on December 4, 1969.

Birthday Shout-outs The Gemini round-up is coming to an end as we bid some farewells and wishes going into the Cancer nation. Happy belated birthday to WGN TV’s Entertainment Producer Tyra Martin; DJ Gemini and House DJ Anji Stone on June 19.

Best birthday hugs to music industry vet Kirkland Townsend; Namaste marketing executive Tracey V. Bell; and Tamekia Hayes Singleton on June 21. Crazy shoutout to photographer Sheila Jackson who celebrates on June 22. Chicago native and WGCI alums Pam Jackson and Nikki Woods; and V103 radio personality Joe

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Soto kick it up on June 22. Much love to my nephew Devarji Datcher who turns a ripe 20; talent manager Ishmael White and life coach Monique Spence on June 24. Make sure to give DJ Vince Adams a high-five and a hug on June 25; and fellow Cancers DJ Gantman, Rev. Albert Tyson, recording artist JNan and Chitown-to-NYC jetsetter Traceye Smith party on June 26.

In Memoriam Our condolences extend to the family of Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele who passed on Monday morning.

Most of us who had the pleasure of knowing him personally understood his loyalty to his community and especially the West Side. Many of us have shared laughter, hugs, tears and arguments with him with-

out bitterness or remorse. He was truly one of the “real” ones who did his best to extend a helping hand. Not only will he be missed, but we hope the next Commissioner who inherits his district will apply the same passion, respect and dedication to his constituents as Commissioner Steele had during his last three terms.

Two weeks ago, we were saddened to hear about the passing of Dolton businessman Timothy Morgan. Tim was the owner of Allstar Merchandising—an promotional apparel company. He serviced various Chicagoland, suburban and out-ofstate customers with customized t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other customized items.

A father of six children, he was a devoted father, notably managing the career of his son, rap artist—Tre Tre. For most of us in the music business, Tim was a phone call away for last-minute orders, servicing local youth teams and working closely with CPS. Our prayers go out to his family, friends and loved ones as we recognize his wonderful spirit and commitment to the ones he cherished. www.chicagodefender.com

SOCIETY NEWS

Chicago Defender Welcomes New Society Columnist Carolyn Griffin Palmer Please join the Defender in welcoming Carolyn Griffin Palmer, our new society columnist. Carolyn’s column will appear twice a month and she will report on star-studded events and philanthropic work, as well as keep us posted on the happenings around the city. Her column will be named CD Around Town.

Teacher, coach and administrator are a few of the titles that Carolyn held during her stellar career in the Chicago Public Schools system. She is also known as everyone’s favorite Mistress of Ceremonies, fashion show commentator and “comedienne.”

Carolyn is a proud graduate of Jackson State University ’72, with a major in Health, Recreation and Physical Education, and Roosevelt University, where she earned an M.A. in Education and Supervision. While Dr. Cornelius Knowles was an honoree and his wife Althea Knowles at JSU, she served as captain of the basketreceived the Humanitarian Of The Year Award. Shown with their ball cheerleader team, and was Ms. “J” Club Carolyn Palmer and Theresa Griffin. family. and Ms. Kappa Alpha Psi. Carolyn was also crowned “Ms. Centennial Football.”

Respected for her dynamic cheerleading teams, she has won numerous city, state and national championships and placed 2nd in the World Competition. She has been featured in Jet Magazine twice, the Chicago SunTimes and Chicago Tribune Newspapers.

Carolyn was also featured as “Someone You Should Know” on WBBM TV. Carolyn is especially proud of her one year old 501c3 Non Profit “Carolyn’s Kids Foundation” whose mission is to meet the financial and supplementary needs of elementary aged students in high poverty school communities. These students will be provided with workshops and activities that will enhance their academic, social and emotional growth the foundation way of “Helping Children Move Right Along.”

Carolyn is a Life Member of Jackson State University Alumni Association and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. She is co-founder of “RIM” Retirees In Motion and a Trophy Board Member of the Society of Mannequins, Best Dressed African American Women. She has received many awards, among them 2011 Women of Excellence, Chicago Defender; Lifetime Achievement Award, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.; Black Women Hall of Fame; USCA Cheer Hall of Fame; National Women of Achievement, Profiles of Prominence.

Carolyn has been married for 44 years to another Jacksonian, Isaac Lavelle, and has two daughters, LaCael Palmer Pratt (Alex) and Karilyn Palmer Paschal (Christopher); three grandsons, Alexander, Xavier and Christopher “C.J.” and a granddaughter, KaA special Happy 50th Birthday to Dr. Donna ilyn Dior.

Honoree Gene Chandler “The Duke of Earl” and Dr. Angelia Watkins.

Simpson Leak. www.chicagodefender.com

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HIV AWARENESS AIDS and Women, continued from, Page 06

those with current or previous high-risk behaviors. Other symptoms often experienced as HIV/AIDS progresses include: •Swollen lymph glands in the neck, underarm area, or groin •Frequent fevers that include night sweats •Rapid weight loss without dieting •Constant fatigue •Decreased appetite and diarrhea •White spots or abnormal blemishes in the mouth Remember, the only way you can know whether or not you have HIV/AIDS is to get tested.

What are high-risk behaviors?

What Are the Symptoms of HIV in Women?

By Tracee Cornforth verywell.com Symptoms that could serve as warning signals of HIV infection may go ignored because many women do not perceive themselves to be at risk.

Symptoms include recurrent yeast infections (vaginal candidiasis), pelvic inflammatory disease, abnormal changes or dysplasia (growth and presence of precancerous cells) in cervical tissue, genital ulcers, and genital warts. Severe mucosal herpes infections may also accompany HIV infection in women.

It is possible for a person infected with HIV to show no signs of infection. For women, the most common symptoms of exposure to the HIV virus are frequent or severe vaginal infections, abnormal PAP smears or pelvic infections (PID) that are difficult to treat.

Within a few weeks of having been infected, many people have flu-like symptoms. However, in some cases, symptoms do not show for many years.

As the infection progresses, some symptoms can include swollen lymph glands in the neck, underarm, or groin area; recurrent fever-including night sweats; rapid weight loss for no apparent reason; constant tiredness; diarrhea and decreased appetite; or white spots or unusual blemishes in the mouth.

Reducing the Odds of Contracting HIV Since women constitute the most rapidly growing segment of the HIV-infected population in the United States, AIDS prevention is particularly important for women’s health.

HIV is transmitted through bodily secretions, like blood and semen.

Using injection drugs, having unprotected sex with someone who has used injection drugs, having unprotected sex with a man who has had sex with another man and having multiple sex partners all increase the chances of acquiring HIV. According to the FDA, the best way to protect yourself against HIV is abstinence from sexual intercourse and illegal drug use.

If you have intercourse, be sure it is with one uninfected partner or that you properly use barrier methods such as condoms and dental dams.

Treatment for HIV/AIDS Currently, there is no known cure for HIV/AIDS. The best treatment right now seems to be prescription “cocktails” or combinations of prescription drugs. These medications include those for antiviral treatment and other drugs, like oral antifungals to combat yeast infections, which fight diseases that take advantage of the weakened immune response of HIV-infected people.

It is also important for HIV-infected women and their physicians to watch for pelvic inflammatory disease or other STDs through screening. Similarly, cervical cancer may be more common and progress more quickly in infected women; for this reason, women with HIV should have Pap smears twice a year to make sure cancer is detected and treated early.

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Research Advances in HIV/AIDS Very few women with HIV were included in early continued on page 17

Because we know that HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is transmitted through bodily fluids such as blood, semen, and vaginal secretions, it’s easy to understand that high-risk behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS include: •Current use or history of illegal drug use utilizing hypodermic syringes •A history of having sex for drugs or money •Having unprotected sex with a man who has had sex with another man •Having unprotected sex with someone who currently or previously injected street drugs •A history of multiple sex partners, or having a partner whose history includes multiple sexual partners •Having unprotected sex with someone who has any of these risk factors Your risk for HIV increases if you have a previous or current diagnosis of hepatitis, tuberculosis (TB), or STDs, or if you received a blood transfusion or clotting factor between 1978 and 1985 when blood was not routinely screened for HIV antibodies.

You don’t get HIV/AIDS by kissing, using the same utensils, hugging, through sweat or saliva, or the normal interactions of everyday life. While not a single case of HIV is traceable exclusively to woman-to-woman sexual activity, researchers cannot say with certainty that woman-to-woman sex is not a risk factor for HIV infection.

How can I protect myself from HIV/AIDS infection?

Protection against HIV/AIDS is virtually certain for anyone who remains sexually abstinent and never engages in the use of illegal drugs. That’s probably not going to happen for most so consistent and correct use of condoms and/or dental dams is imperative for those who are not in long-term monogamous relationships. Of course, while condoms and dental dams may offer your best protection against HIV/AIDS, you should be aware that condoms or dental dams are not foolproof. Condoms occasionally break and are never a guarantee of protection against HIV/AIDS, STDS, or pregnancy.

Never try to “double protect” yourself by using both a male and female condom at the same time. This is likely to damage one or both condoms, thereby failing to protect either partner from HIV or another sexually transmitted disease (STD).

How do I get tested for HIV?

A simple blood test that checks for HIV-antibody is all that is required to determine whether you are infected. This test detects the presence of antibodies produced by the body in an attempt to fight HIV. If you believe HIV exposure has occurred, talk to your health care provider about HIV testing. While the average length of time from exposure to the presence of detectable HIV antibodies is 20 days, it can take as long as 6-12 months in some cases before antibodies are present. Your health care provider may recommend testing at one month, three months, six months, and one year after exposure.

In addition to your own physician, your local health department, STD clinic, or family planning clinic can help you get tested. To learn more about HIV testing and find a testing clinic in your area, visit the CDC’s National HIV Testing Resources site at http://www. hivtest.org or call the CDC National AIDS Hotline 24-hours a day, 365 days a year at: •1-800-342-AIDS (1-800-342-2437) •1-800-AIDS-TTY (1-800-243-7889) TTY •1-800-344-SIDA (1-800-344-7432) Spanish Sources: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO). www.chicagodefender.com

HIV AWARENESS HIV Symptoms, continued from, Page 16

studies of the epidemic, but in 1994, women accounted for 18 percent of adult participants in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Studies are focusing on clinical signs of HIV infection in women and on the relationships between pregnancy and HIV. Researchers are investigating “female-controlled” methods of protection by developing creams or gels that women would apply before intercourse to protect themselves from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. There is no conclusive evidence on the effectiveness of contraceptive films as an HIV-transmission prevention tool.

Is HIV Transmitted to Fetuses?

Most babies born to HIV-infected women escape the virus, but 1 in 4 do become infected before or during birth or through breastfeeding, although no one is certain when viral transmission occurs.

Transmission may also be linked to the mother’s health during the pregnancy or birth.

There are more viruses during the earliest stages of AIDS than later, for example.

Currently, physicians may prescribe the drug Retrovir (AZT) for infected pregnant women to reduce rates of transmission; effectiveness of this therapy increases the earlier HIV is diagnosed during the course of infection or before or after pregnancy.

Can HIV Be Transmitted Through Oral Sex?

exposure to HIV. This process is known as seroconversion.

It is important when receiving an HIV Yes, it can. HIV can be transmitted through the exchange of body fluids (e.g. test to ask what kind of test is being used. blood, semen, saliva, and vaginal secre- Whenever someone is screened for HIV, tions). HIV is transmittable through all two types of tests are used. They are, 1) a forms of sexual intercourse (oral, vaginal, reactive test, and 2) a confirmatory test. A and anal) when one or both partners are reactive HIV test indicates if HIV antibodies are in the blood infected with HIV. In order to receive an (such as the Elisa Oral sex without a latex conaccurate reading, the CDC Test).

A reactive test dom places you may give a false recommends you wait a at risk of exposure positive reading to to HIV. It should specific window period: six anyone with kidney also be noted that p r e - e j a c u l a t i o n weeks to six months and either or renal failure, to a woman who has fluid can carry HIV and it can be abstain from all sexual activity had multiple pregnancies, anyone absorbed into the thin mucous lin- or practice safe sex in every receiving the influings of the mouth. sexual situation and then get a enza vaccine, or to anyone who has The Center for gamma Disease Control confirmatory test, such as the received globulin. When a (CDC) recomWestern Blot Test. reactive test has a mends that during negative result, that oral sex, a latex condom should be used to decrease risk means no HIV antibodies were detected. of exposure.

In order to receive an accurate reading, the CDC recommends you wait a specific Testing Positive for HIV A window period is a recommended window period: six weeks to six months waiting period to receive an accurate HIV and either abstain from all sexual activity test result. Generally, it is a six-week to or practice safe sex in every sexual situasix-month period from the moment of your tion and then get a confirmatory test, such last unsafe sex encounter to the moment as the Western Blot Test.

A confirmatory test (such as the Westthat you receive an HIV screening. This is the time your body uses to create anti- ern Blot) provides the HIV status of a perbodies in the bloodstream, which signify son. A positive test result on a confirma-

tory test means that the person has been infected with HIV, has HIV antibodies in his or her blood and can infect others.

Being HIV positive does not mean that the person has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or that it is 100 percent guaranteed that the person will get AIDS, though research has shown that it is likely to happen.

Risks to Lesbians HIV is a virus without any preference of sexual orientation, gender, race or class.

It is important to remember that just because a couple is composed of two women, neither party is immune to HIV. HIV can be transmitted when infected blood or vaginal secretions come into contact with a woman’s genitals, mouth or with open cuts anywhere on the body.

Hence, it is important that when making physical contact to cover the hand with a latex glove.

Nothing should be inserted directly in the vagina or around the genital area or anus after it has been in a woman’s vagina. This can spread vaginal infections and STDs. Oral sex between lesbians may still pose a threat for HIV transmission. A dental dam, a split latex glove, or condom is recommended as safety precautions to be used during lesbian sex in order to protect both parties.

Adapted from the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services.

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JUNE June 21 Sparkle presents the 12th Annual Summer Breeze Jazz Concert Series Featuring Marqueal Jordan and the Players and music by DJ J. Imani Seven Ten Lounge 1055 E. 55th St. Doors open: 5:30 p.m.; first set: 6:45 p.m.; second set: 8:00 p.m.

Free admission

June 21 Community Impact Day The Longest Day Alzheimer’s Walk and Support Activities Sponsored by Theta Rho Omega and Lambda Tau Omega Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Walk: 6 -7 p.m.

175th and Maple Avenue Country Club Hills, Ill. For facts and tips, visit chapter websites throughout the day of June 21 troaka.org and itoaka.org

June 21 The DuSable Museum Presents 2017 Sounds of History Jazz Series A Tribute to Eartha Kitt, Dinah Washington, Natalie Cole and Anita Baker featuring Terisa Griffin 6 p.m.

DuSable Museum of African American History 740 East 56th Place Free admission Bring your lawn chairs and blankets; in case of rain, concert will move to the Museum theater.

The series is every third Wednesday of June, July, and August.

June 23 Musical Arts Institute Gala Concert Join us for an event of elegant Soul, Jazz, R&B and Funk, featuring Maysa and Michael Manson.

Logan Center for the Performing Arts 915 E. 60th St., Chicago For tickets, go to www.musicalartsinstitute.org or call (773) 253-8606.

June 23 and 24 Teen and Young Adult Freedom Conference 2017 Living Word Christian Center Sanctuary East 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, Ill. Friday: 7-9:30 p.m. and Saturday: 9 a.m.

– 9 p.m. (includes breakfast, lunch and dinner) For more information, visit 2017freedomconference.co

July 8 Emma Foster Health Fair

Sponsored by Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church and Health Ministry Includes dental, cholesterol, spinal, blood pressure, glucouse and vision screenings as well as activities for all ages, healthy snacks and raffles.

600 E. 35th St. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

For more information, call (773) 805-4879

July 8 Watoto Children’s Choir Performance The concert will feature worship songs that share the stories of the children and the hope they have because of God’s love.

All performances are free and open to the public.

Bethany Union Church, 1750 W. 103rd St. 6 p.m

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For a complete choir tour schedule, visit watoto.com/choir.

July 15 Sassy Thrifters Fleek Market Rummage Sale More than 40 entrepreneurs, thrift sellers, artists and boutiques showcasing and selling a variety of items at all price points. Includes food, music and more.

The organizers will also collect gently used clothes to give to people in need.

3232 S. King Drive (outside) 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

July 16 Soulful Chicago Book Fair A true celebration of literacy and literary arts found throughout the African Diaspo-

ra, complete with over 100 authors, music, unique networking opportunities and genuine community building. This is more than a book fair. This is a movement!

For more information, email: soulfulchicagobookfair@Gmail.com or call (646) 359-6605 61st St between Cottage and King 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Free

September 30 The 20th Annual Chicago Football Classic Grambling State University Tigers VS. Clark Atlanta University Panthers Kick-off: 3:30 p.m.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

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

Sealed proposals, endorsed as below, will be deposited in the sealed bid depository located in the lobby of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Administration Building, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 A.M. on the stated bid opening date below for: CONTRACT 13‑806‑2S

TELEVISION INSPECTION AND RECORDING OF SEWERS AND MANHOLES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS Document Fee: $50.00 (Non refundable, in the form of cashier’s check, certified check or money order payable to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District) Estimated Cost: $2,100,000.00 Bid Deposit: $105,000.00 Mandatory Technical Pre‑Bid Conference: Tuesday, July 11, 2017

2:00 pm Chicago Time

MWRD Main Office Building Board Room, Room 100

100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Bid Opening: August 1, 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.

CONTRACT 16‑802‑31

FURNISH, DELIVER AND INSTALL AN UPGRADED SLUDGE CONCENTRATION

CONVEYOR AT THE CALUMET WATER RECLAMATION PLANT Estimated Cost: $250,000.00 Bid Deposit: $12,500.00 Mandatory Pre-Bid Walk-Through: Wednesday, July 5, 2017

9:00 a.m. Chicago Time Mandatory Technical Pre‑Bid Conference: Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Immediately Following Pre-Bid Walk-Through

Calumet Water Reclamation Plant

Administration Building Conference Room

400 E. 130th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60628 Bid Opening: July 18, 2017 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D and Appendix C are required on this Contract.

CONTRACT 16‑901‑31 FURNISH, DELIVER, AND INSTALL BOILER CONTROLS AT THE STICKNEY WATER RECLAMATION PLANT Estimated Cost: $1,300,000.00 Bid Deposit: $65,000.00 Mandatory Pre-Bid Walk-Through: Wednesday, June 28, 2017

8:30 a.m. Chicago Time Mandatory Technical Pre‑Bid Conference: Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Immediately Following Pre-Bid Walk-Through

Stickney Water Reclamation Plant

6001 Pershing Road, Stickney, Illinois 60804 Bid Opening: July 11, 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 Proposal quick link on the District’s Home page. Go to Contracts Currently Being Advertised and click for further information.

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

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

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City of Chicago Department of Aviation

THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY (CHA) ON BEHALF OF THE HABITAT COMPANY INVITES QUALIFIED FIRMS/ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR:

Specification No.: 385123 Chicago-Department of Aviation Chicago-O’Hare International Airport Miami Beach Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Bids Due to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC up to June 27, 2017 5:00 PM (CST)

ACE Tech Charter High School Board Meeting Notice

Roof Assessment for Thirty-Three (33) Properties INVITATION FOR BID EVENT NO.: 2230 (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 Monday, July 10, 2017 at 12:00 PM CST. PRE-BID MEETING:

Thursday, July 6, 2017 11:00 AM CST at the CHA, 60 E. Van Buren, 13th Floor, Bid Bond Room, Chicago, IL 60605

BID DUE DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 11:00 AM CST via the CHA Supplier Portal

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE 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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We request a proposal from your firm for the Chicago-O’Hare International Airport, Department of Aviation. Subcontractors and suppliers can access plans and specifications online at the Walsh Group Site, https://secure.smartbidnet.com/External/PublicPlanRoom. aspx?Id=310830&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.

Notice is hereby given that ACE Tech Charter High School Board Meeting will have a Special Board Meeting on Monday, June 26, 2017 @ 5:00 p.m. at 410 N. Michigan, Chicago, IL Agenda: I. Closed Session; II. Proceedings – Approval of May Board Meeting Minutes. Discussion and Vote on: Unapproved meeting minutes; Revision to Bylaws; Board Committees; Secretary, Treasurer Positions; Election of Executive Committee; Chairman of Finance Committee; Election of Proposed Board Member; Registered Agent Address change.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.THERESA E. MATHEWS-PRYOR A/K/A THERESA E. MATHEWS A/K/A THERESA A. MATHEWS A/K/A THERESA MATHEWS A/K/A THERESA MATTHEWS A/K/A THERESA HOSKINS, TERRY PRYOR, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 16 CH 12492 7544 SOUTH YATES BOULEVARD, UNIT D Chicago, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 4, 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 7544 SOUTH YATES BOULEVARD, UNIT D, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-25-407-039-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $49,358.81.

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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 16-080730.

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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARLO JOHNSON WEBB AKA MARLO JOHNSON-WEBB AKA MARLO K. JOHNSON-WEBB AKA MARLO K. WEBB AKA MARLO K. JOHNSON, JESSIE A. JOHNSON, MRC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, WAYMON AND CLARA DAVIS DBA DAVIS APARTMENTS Defendants 14 CH 16329 9257 S. THROOP 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 April 27, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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: Commonly known as 9257 S. THROOP STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-314-020-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $266,248.78.

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: J. Gregory Scott, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1717 Please refer to file number 507790001.

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.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE4 Plaintiff, -v.STEVE RAGGS, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 16 CH 008555 9435 S. WALLACE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF CVF III MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST II Plaintiff, -v.DENISE S. JULIAN A/K/A DENISE JULIAN, HISTORIC CHICAGO BUNGALOW ASSOCIATION Defendants 16 CH 016012 8418 S. ELIZABETH 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 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 17, 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 8418 S. ELIZABETH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-313-028-0000.

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 14-16-11544.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-11544 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 016012 TJSC#: 37-2547 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.LLEVELYN D. RHONE, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 16 CH 10353 4432 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE A/K/A 4432 SOUTH KING DRIVE 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 April 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 17, 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 4432 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE A/K/A 4432 SOUTH KING DRIVE, Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-03-311-040-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $296,197.04.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 16-079911.

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 U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CUPID STEWARD, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF CUPID STEWARD, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CUPID STEWARD, DECEASED, SHIRLEY STEWARD, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF CUPID STEWARD, DECEASED Defendants 16 CH 11089 10058 S. OGLESBY 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 April 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 10058 S. OGLESBY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-412-081-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $137,712.65.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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: J. Gregory Scott, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1717 Please refer to file number 585255828.

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.

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 VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

EUGENE GATEWOOD; MARILYN SUE GATEWOOD Defendants, 16 CH 15824 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 Monday, July 10, 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. 25-04-413-004-0000.

Commonly known as 9421 South LaSalle 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 CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.JANICE BUCKNER, CITY OF CHICAGO- DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, GRANITE PARTNERS FOR OAKWOOD BOULEVARD, LLC, THE ARCHES CONDOMINIUM F-3 ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 012170 3811 S. LANGLEY AVENUE UNIT #201 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 March 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 17, 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 3811 S. LANGLEY AVENUE UNIT #201, CHICAGO, IL 60653 Property Index No. 17-34-423-014-4003, Property Index No. (17-34-423-011-0000 underlying pin).

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 14-16-11601.

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.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 24, 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 9435 S. WALLACE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-327-013-0000.

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 14-16-06975.

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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC. MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-QS19; Plaintiff, vs.

HIRLEY NASH; ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE INC. ASSIGNEE FROM GE MONEY BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 5082 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 3, 2016, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, July 11, 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 property: P.I.N. 20-29-419-024-0000.

Commonly known as 7732 South Morgan aka 7732 S. Morgan 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: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http:// service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiffu2019s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 8697.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION Finance of America Reverse, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as Special Representative for the Estate of Jacqueline M. Vining (Deceased); Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Jacqueline M. Vining (Deceased); Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Toby Rugile Vining; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

16CH7647 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Gerald P. Nordgren, solely as Special Representative for the Estate of Jacqueline M. Vining (Deceased); UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JACQUELINE M. VINING (DECEASED); Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Toby Rugile Vining; 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 10 in Block 2 in Calumet Gateway, being a Resubdivision of part of Calumet and Chicago Canal & Dock Co. Subdivision, in Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded August 6, 1924, as Document No. 8541602 in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 9030 S. Harper Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619 and which said mortgage was made by, Jacqueline M. Vining, Unmarried; Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Urban Financial of America, LLC; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois, as Document No. 1430108247; 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 JULY 14, 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: 16IL00185-1 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.

F17020096FT SLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-NC2, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-NC2 Plaintiff, vs.

Arrow Financial Services LLC; Kenneth Norman; David Norman; Cecil Norman; Unknown heirs and Legatees of Cecelia Norman; William Norman; Stephen Norman; Ralph Norman; William P. Butcher; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15CH04891 9228 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, Illinois 60620 Simko Calendar 58 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown heirs and Legatees of Cecelia Norman and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 71 IN ELMORE’S BEVERLY HILLS ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 20 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART WESTERLY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD IN THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALSO LOTS 1 TO 36 BOTH INCLUSIVE IN HARRY MAYER’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 21 IN SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART WESTERLY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH 1 /2 OF SECTION S AFORESAID, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 25-05-407-030-0000 Said property is commonly known as 9228 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, Illinois 60620, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Cecelia Norman and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 0533335147 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Cook County on or before JULY 7, 2017 a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-4284620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR.

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (38245) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss – In the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, McCORMICK 105, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. PATRICIA ALDRIDGE et. al., Defendants, Case No. 2017 CH 6275.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Patricia Aldridge, Unknown Owners-Tenants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 23 IN BLOCK 5 IN MADISON STREET ADDITION TO CHICAGO, IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN COOK COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.. PIN: 16-15-216031-0000. Commonly known as: 4334 W. Gladys, Chicago IL, 60624, and which said Mortgage was made by PATRICIA ALDRIDGE, as Mortgagor(s) to ShoreBank, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0731042046, and the present owner(s) of the property being PATRICIA ALDRIDGE, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of COOK County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60602 located at 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, on or before JULY 14,2017 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Chicago, Illinois, June 2, 2017.

Dorothy Brown, Clerk.

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 URBAN FINANCIAL OF AMERICA, LLC Plaintiff, -v.GERALD P. NORDGREN, SOLELY AS SPECIAL REPRSENTATIVE FOR JOHNNIE B. ISABELL A/K/A JOHNIE B. ISABELL (DECEASED), BILLIE COOPER, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHNNIE B. ISABELL A/K/A JOHNIE B. ISABELL (DECEASED), UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 18370 11436 S. UNION 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 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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: Lot 11 (except the North 5 feet thereof) and Lot 12 (except the South 15 feet) on Block 26 in the Third Addition to Sheldon Heights, a subdivision of the West half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 37 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 11436 S. UNION AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-21-125-023-0000, 25-21-125-024-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $106,172.28.

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 15IL00372-1.

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. 15IL00372-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 15 CH 18370 TJSC#: 37-5433 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. Plaintiff, -v.GERALD P. NORDGREN, SOLELY AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN BLANKS A/K/A LILLIAN BANKS (DECEASED), UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LILLIAN BLANKS A/K/A LILLIAN BANKS (DECEASED), RITA MHOON, CARLA BERRY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 1899 6934 S. NORMAL BOULEVARD 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 April 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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: The South 16 2/3 feet of Lot 7 and the North 16 2/3 of Lot 8 in Block 3 in Becks Subdivision of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 21, Township 38 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 6934 S. NORMAL BOULEVARD, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-21-318-028-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $239,782.97.

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 16IL00061-1.

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. 16IL00061-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 16 CH 1899 TJSC#: 37-4554 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.

I722790

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

GEORGE HARRIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND) NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 11095 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 10, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 20, 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. 17-34-312-063-0000.

Commonly known as 3602 South King Drive, Chicago, IL 60653.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. File SPSF.2296A INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I723198

www.chicagodefender.com

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. D17151018 on the May 30, 2017. Under the Assumed Name of FOUR OUR CULTURE with the business located at 842 BRADOC ST., CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/ Partner Full Name: TAYLOR STATEN Complete Address: 842 BRADOC ST., CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411, USA

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (6300801) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss – In the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, Community Restoration Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Theresa Williams et. al., Defendants, Case No. 17 CH 07419.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners-Tenants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 39 AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOT 38 IN BLOCK 2 IN THOMAS SCANLAN’S ADDITION TO PULLMAN, A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.. PIN: 25-21-416025-0000. Commonly known as: 11728 S. Yale Ave, Chicago IL, 60628, and which said Mortgage was made by Theresa Williams, as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Oak Street Mortgage LLC, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0611833069, and the present owner(s) of the property being Theresa Williams, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of COOK County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60602 located at 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, on or before JULY 21, 2017 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Chicago, Illinois, June 14, 2017.

Dorothy Brown, Clerk.

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.

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR SHOREBANK Plaintiff, -v.- HERBERT OBAH, MAUREEN OBAH, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2013 CH 02829 4313 W. KAMMERLING ST. Chicago, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 22, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 5, 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 AND THE WEST 5.5 FEET OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK 2 IN BRITTON’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4313 W. KAMMERLING ST., Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-03-224-017-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $140,480.57 for Note I and $24,023.84 for Note II. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300 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.

CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 E-Mail: sshah@chuhak.com Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2013 CH 02829 TJSC#: 37-4926 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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NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (6300801) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss – In the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, Community Restoration Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Ricky Wetherspoon Jr. et. al., Defendants, Case No. 17 CH 7559.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners-Tenants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 19 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 5 FEET THEREOF) AND LOT 20 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 10 FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK 2 IN COTTAGE ADDITION TO ROSELAND, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 16, THE EAST 1/2 OF BLOCK 17 AND LOT 1 OF THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 26 OF FERNWOOD, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS..

PIN: 25-09-421-036-0000. Commonly known as: 10146 S. Perry Ave., Chicago IL, 60628, and which said Mortgage was made by Ricky Wetherspoon Jr., as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Encore Credit Corp. A California Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0529226049, and the present owner(s) of the property being Ricky Wetherspoon Jr., and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of COOK County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60602 located at 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, on or before JULY 21, 2017 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 2017.

Dorothy Brown, Clerk.

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.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Scott Dodsworth; Yeridiath Dodsworth; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 15CH15943 Sheriff’s # 170100 F15070117 WELLS Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on August 1st, 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: 5705 South Austin Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60638 P.I.N: 19-17-216-062-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC Anthony Porto 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Suite 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 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.- KRISHNA GUPTA, CIT BANK, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO INDYMAC BANK, FSB, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO, GREYSTONE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 23467 5433-35 S. INDIANA AVE., UNIT 1N Chicago, IL 60615 NOTICE OF SALE COUNTS I, II, III PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 5433-35 S. INDIANA AVE., UNIT 1N Chicago, IL 60615 Property Index No. 20-10-314-029-1001.

The real estate is improved with a residential condominium, individually owned, less than 7 untis, single development, one unit.

The total judgment amount for Counts I, II, III was $34,633.78.

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 13-4200-208.

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. 13-4200-208 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 13 CH 23467 TJSC#: 37-4860 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 TBI URBAN HOLDINGS, LLC Plaintiff, -v.RIGHT HOUSES, LLC, JEROME CHEETAM, OWNER OF RTC CONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION, INC., ONDREWAL LANGWORTHY, MOHAMMED KAHAIL A/K/A MOHAMMAD KAHAIL, JUST HOUSES, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 5171 1024 WEST 77TH ST./7655 S. CARPENTER ST. 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 24, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 25, 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 1024 WEST 77TH ST./7655 S. CARPENTER ST., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-29-411-019-0000.

The real estate is improved with a multiunit building.

The judgment amount was $16,928.97.

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 16-4400-586.

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. 16-4400-586 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 16 CH 5171 TJSC#: 37-4855 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.DORISTEEN BLUMENBERG AKA DORISTEEN CALVIN, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LEN BLUMENBERG-DEC AKA LEN BLUMENBERG AKA LENWOOD BLUMENBERG, KIMBERLY SCOTT, KARL DEXTER BLUMENBERG AKA KARL D. BLUMENBERG AKA KARL BLUMENBERG, STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 13378 9140 SOUTH HARPER AVENUE Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 11, 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 9140 SOUTH HARPER AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-02-404-035-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $123,323.83.

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 F16090187.

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. F16090187 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 16 CH 13378 TJSC#: 37-5174 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 NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.PHILLIP L BECKHAM III, ANGELA F BECKHAM, INDIVIDUAL AND AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 3/1/02 AND KNOWN AS THE ANGELAF BECKHAM REVOCABLE TRUST, NATIONAL CITY BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 09173 4201 S KING DR. 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 30, 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 4201 S KING DR., Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-03-220-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $644,242.54.

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: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 16-5300-401.

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. 16-5300-401 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 14 CH 09173 TJSC#: 37-4977 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.

Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Frances Shedd; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 16CH452 Sheriff’s # 170122 F15120171 CPN 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 July 27th, 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: 5724 South Winchester Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60636 P.I.N: 20-18-216-029-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division.

Statebridge Company, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Betty Louise Smith aka Betty Smith aka Betty L. Smith; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 16CH14526 Sheriff’s # 170091 F16090156 STB 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 July 19th, 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: Legal Description: Common Address: 861 West 107th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60643 P.I.N: 25-17-424-022-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

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

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John Wellington…..Memorial was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Zion Healing Temple, 111th Vernon Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LAWRENCE

Sonia Lawrence…..Memorial was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ELDRIGDE

Harriet Eldrigde…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ Progressive Community Center, 56 E. 48th Street Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MATTHEWS, JR.

Lawrence Matthews, Jr…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 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.

CULPEPPER - ADAMS

Vivian Culpepper - Adams…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 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: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MASON

Edward Mason…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 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.

MARSHALL

Ethel Marshall…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Shiloh Baptist Church, 7050 S. Racine 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.

JOHNSON - MANSON

Sharon Johnson - Manson…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 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.

LEE, SR.

Carl Lee, Sr…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Bethel Apostolic Church, 2122 W. 79th St. 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.

JOHNSON

Kia Johnson…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Greater Apostolic, 1258 W. 51st St. 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.

CLIFTON

Barbara Clifton…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford 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.

AIRHART

Stephen Airhart…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 1:00 p.m.

– 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood South Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWN

Elnora Brown…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ South Park B.C., 3722 S. King Dr. 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.

WHITE

Laura White…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ New Olive Baptist Church, 15643 Wood St. 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.

WILLIAMS

Michael Williams…..Memorial was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Shiloh B.C., 10540 S. Halsted Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SHEDD

Sara Shedd…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 5:00 p.m.

– 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, June 19, 2017; 8:30 a.m. @ Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CAGE

Gail Cage…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ St. John C.O.G.I.C., 7527 S. Cottage Grove 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.

SMITH

L.C. Smith…..Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson 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.

FLAGG

Myrtle Flagg…..Wake was held: Sunday, June 18, 2017; 1:00 p.m.

– 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, June 19, 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.

NAUDEN

Rosena Nauden…..Wake was held: Sunday, June 18, 2017; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, June 19, 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.

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Mary Reed…..Wake was held: Monday, June 19, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

Mozell Brown, Jr.…..Wake: Friday, June 23, 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: TBD Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PENN

ANDERSON

Vernell Penn…..Wake was held: Monday, June 19, 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 South Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ALLEN

Lester Allen…..Wake was held: Monday, June 19, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, June 19, 2017; 2:00 p.m. @ Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

FRAZIER - WILLIAMS

Linda Frazier - Williams…..Wake was held: Monday, June 19, 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.

JACKSON

Ruth Jackson…..Wake was held: Monday, June 19, 2017; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Calvary Baptist Church, 8247 S. Jeffery Blvd. Funeral: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MILLER

Capria Miller.…..Wake was held: Monday, June 19, 2017; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PERKINS

Anthony Perkins…..Wake was held: Tuesday, June 20, 2017; 9:00 a.m.

– 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

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

BARNEY

Sadie Barney…..Wake was held: Tuesday, June 20, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Temple of Glory Baptist Church, 311 East 95th Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

GRIMES

Anthony Grimes…..Wake was held: Tuesday, June 20, 2017; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel 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.

WATSON

Nashawn Watson…..Wake: Wednesday, June 21, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford 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.

Bozeman Anderson…..Memorial: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 4:00 p.m.

– 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

UWUMAROGIE

Benson Uwumarogie…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 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: Assumption Cemetery, Glenwood Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SKIPPER

Inez Skipper…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Oakdale Covenant, 94th Vincennes 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.

HARRIS

Lisa Harris…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Old Land Mark Church of God in Holiness, 7201 S. Jeffery Blvd. 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.

O’NEAL

Emon O’neal…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 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. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ADAMS

Barbara Adams…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King 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.

HUNTER

TAYLOR

Funeral Home POTTS James Potts ….. Wake was held: Friday, June 16, 2017; 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral will be held: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Internment: Cedar Park Cemetery Calumet Park, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com BUNCH Gregory D. Bunch ….. Wake was held:Friday, June 16, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Internment: Cremation Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com WILLIAMS Bennie Williams..….. Wake was held: Saturday, June 17, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ First Corinthians Baptist Church 11359 South State Street. 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 LEWIS Corsean Lewis….. Visitation was held: Monday, June 19, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago, IL. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com

MCCOMBS Curlean McCombs ….. Wake will be held: Wednesday, June 21, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Christian Covenant Church 200 West 115th Street Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Internment: Washington Memory Gardens Homewood, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com VERRETT Elward B. Verrett….. Memorial Service will be held: Thursday, June 22, 2017; 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com

ALLEN

TELFORD Julia Telford ….. Wake will be held: Saturday, June 24, 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: Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens Homewood, IL Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com

WILLIAMS

Keith Williams…..Wake: Tuesday, June 27, 2017; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 7:00 p.m.

– 8:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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STUBBS Alexis Stubbs..…..Wake: Friday, June 23, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ St. Paul MBC, 6954 South Union Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

COLEMAN Lucille Coleman..…..Wake: Friday, June 23, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Grace Calvary UMC, 7800 South Loomis 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.

DENSON Ethel Denson..…..Wake: Friday, June 23, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Trinity United Church, 400 W. 95th Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

BROOKS

Roy Brooks…..Wake: Thursday, June 22, 2017; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford 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.

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WASHINGTON Yolanda Washington….. Visitation was held: Monday, June 19, 2017; 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Memorial Service was held: Tuesday, June 20, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Saint Luke C.O.G.I.C. 914 North Orleans.

Internment: Cedar Park Cemetery Calumet Park, IL . Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com

Katon Hunter…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson 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.

Marye Allen…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m.

– 2:30 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

Funeral Directory

RAGLAND Rosie Lee Ragland..…..Wake: Friday, June 23, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Chatham Avalon Church, 8601 S. State Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

STUBBS Alexis Stubbs..…..Interment: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 11:00 a.m. @ Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, IL Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

GORDON Gene Gordon..…..Wake: Saturday, June 24, 2017; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Private Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 7234400.

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