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Illinois’ Top Elections to Watch Chicago Defender Editorial Board If you ask an average American who’s been tuned in to the news, they will agree that we are in full political overload.

There is a sense of anxiety that has many of us looking forward to the election to be over.

However, Illinois has some of the most highly watched campaigns, and our community’s vote rests on the hopes of high voter turnout to affect hopeful change.

The Chicago Defender Editorial Board has compiled key political races that will impact the African-American community in both county, state and federal legislation. Some of the key candidates met with our editorial staff to discuss their platform and how it will benefit key communities of color in the areas of health care, education, public safety, economic development, environment and transportation growth.

Our endorsement of the candidates is based on their history of interacting with our community, understanding of our concerns and issues, the diversity of their daily staff, education and health care initiatives, legislation that includes the building, investment and long-term equity standing that creates jobs within our communities.

One of the most controversial campaigns that rose to national attention is the Cook County state’s attorney office in which Democratic challenger Kim Foxx defeated incumbent Anita Alvarez in the primary race.

Kim Foxx State’s Attorney for Cook County — Defender Endorsed Perhaps the most dramatic shakeup in the election is Kim Foxx as candidate for state’s attorney for Cook County. Young, smart progressive and experienced, she comes to the table with fresh ideas. After the explosive release of the Laquan McDonald tape last November, the lack of trust in Anita Alvarez and with the reputation of the state’s attorney’s office in the sewer, the people weighed in at the polls.

Kim Foxx emerged the Democratic Party candidate and faces off with Republican candidate Christopher Pfannkuche.

Foxx is forthcoming about her life experience, and is adamant that her life experiences are in part why she’s the best candidate for the position. Most of the youth who enter the criminal justice system share more in common with her than they do her opponent. She wants to use that insight, as well as her experience in the criminal justice system to work diligently to improve the way we handle youth who are often victims of a system stacked against them.

Foxx says that as a state we have neglected large portions of the office that have a huge impact upon our community.

She says, “We talk a lot about 26th and California when we talk about the

Kim Foxx school-to-prison pipeline, the pipeline gushes out at 26th and California; where it starts is in our child protection division — children in foster care before we even get to the criminal justice system, and the state’s attorney’s office is a part of that, but we haven’t invested in it.”

So Foxx says that she wants “to focus on changing how we navigate our youth through the system, which will require a major overhaul including how we look at the real victims who then go on to victimize others.”

Reflecting, Foxx says, “The power of the state’s attorney’s office is huge — it reaches far and deeper than the criminal justice side. This is what most people don’t know.”

She wants the people to know and understand that it is the state’s attorney’s office that files allegations as to whether a kid enters foster care, whether the kid has been abused and neglected; who recommends whether you go home to a parent. Foxx says that we must be accountable for the harm that is caused when we make wrong decisions on the front end, which inevitably show up on the back end.

“We’ve seen that for instance regarding Laquan McDonald,” she adds.

McDonald entered DCFS as a foster care child, who had been sexually abused, with learning issues, unmet trauma issues and the system watched him crash and burn. Foxx says that we focus on the death and not on his life. “And there is a role for the prosecutor’s office and what has happened is that we’ve kept our hands off,” she says.

“So one of the first things I would do differently is really put a focus and energy into revitalizing our juvenile justice bureau, and calling to attention the impact it has, particularly on communities of color. The juvenile detention center, 94 percent of the kids there are African-American and Latino, 80 percent are African-American — 8 out of 10 kids are African-American in that place.

“And we have to stop focusing all of our attention on once they become adults and oftentimes, almost irrevocably, broken and start working on prevention on the front end.”

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What has come up again and again is the question of the racist approach, to how the state’s attorney’s office has addressed cases.

Foxx says, “The way that it bears out . . . People talk about the racial components of it like a paranoia theory when there is actually data. The problem is that the past state’s attorney did not believe in transparency. The way you get to dealing with institutional racism is by opening up the books and look at how the office treats everybody. Let’s just look at the books.”

Finally, Foxx says, “One of the things that has been lacking is a real open conversation about racism in the criminal justice system, whether than accepting that’s just the way it is . . . well, why is that? We have to have that conversation.

Once in office, that is exactly what I plan to do.

“Of course, all this would come after first assessing the entire office of the state’s attorney, examining closely what works and what doesn’t, identifying talent within the department and determining how to best assign them to enhance the advancement of the office to run more efficiently and successfully.”

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Democratic Senate Candidate – Defender Endorsed Democratic U.S. House member Tammy Duckworth represents the 8th Congressional District of Illinois and is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate. She will face Republican incumbent Mark Kirk, Libertarian candidate Kenton McMillen, Green Party candidate Scott Summers, Constitution Party candidate Chad Koppie and Veterans Party of America candidate Chris Aguayo.

Duckworth — a U.S. Army veteran — has a platform focused on veteran advocacy, small business opportunity, infrastructure investment, and cutting government waste and fraud.

One of our biggest concerns was her lack of presence within the African-American community. As we near close to Nov. 8th, we understand this race is a crucial one for the Democratic Party to gain control of the U.S. Senate.

Just recently, President Obama was in Chicago making an appearance at a fundraiser in her honor — showing support for his former Veteran Affairs official.

Speaking with the Chicago Defender, Duckworth understands she has a great deal to learn outside of her North Suburb Congressional District when it comes to working with the African-American community.

“I’m very proud of my work with homeless veterans. In fact, I’ve been out there working with homeless veterans for a very long time. Some of the groups that have received grants. The fact is people talk about homeless veterans as if it’s the continued on page 4

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post-traumatic stress or the drug use that is making them homeless, when the number one predictor of veterans’ homelessness is job loss. You don’t have a job, you can’t pay the rent, you start couch surfing and then you end up on the streets. That’s when your medical care goes untreated.”

Her preparations in covering Criminal Justice Reform, Gun Violence, Law Enforcement and Community Relations as well as increasing assistance for Pell Grants were very thorough, and she spoke in detail to issues that serve our community.

Duckworth currently serves on the Armed Services Committee, including the Subcommittee on Readiness and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, including the Subcommittee on Information Technology and the Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, on which she is ranking member. She also serves on a select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.

U.S. Representative Robin Kelly D-2nd District – Defender Endorsed U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly represents Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District and has focused on economic development and public safety since her election in 2013.

As a junior congressional representative, she has moved in a quicksilver pace, bringing key initiatives to the forefront — public safety, health care and economic development.

Having a district that covers Cook County’s south suburbs to more rural areas in Kankakee County with one of the state’s largest agricultural regions, economic development is a necessity.

“We have to invest in underserved communities. When I say underserved, I don’t just mean poor communities. I feel in the south suburbs, we’re underserved because of who people think live there.

They put us all under one umbrella. In the south suburbs, we don’t have the Macy’s, the Nordstrom’s, etc. Not just retail, where are the tech companies? I feel like it’s all connected and we need to do a better job in investing in underserved communities.”

Kelly recently sponsored the Urban Progress Act of 2016 to expand economic opportunities, improve community policing and promote common-sense gun violence prevention in underserved communities and co-sponsored the Making College More Affordable Act to create an income-contingent repayment program for Federal Interest Free Education Loans for undergraduate students.

Prior to her work as a U.S. representative, Kelly worked as community relations director in the Village of Matteson before being elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, where she sponsored bills to support economic development, increasing the minimum wage and protecting consumers from fraud. She then served as chief of staff of the Illinois state treasurer’s office and chief administrative officer of Cook County.

Kelly currently serves on a number of key committees such as Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

Recently, she became co-chair of the Caucus on Black Women and Girls, which she created with representatives Bonnie Wat-

son Coleman of New Jersey and Yvette D. Clarke of New York.

Her mission is to open up opportunities to young students, preparing them for various jobs in tech, engineering and solar energy.

“We started the STEM Academy to wet the whistle of 6th, 7th and 8th graders. To show them doctors and lawyers — there’s a whole world out there. It’s possible for them to do this. We’ve had people come in to do coding and the last thing we hosted, they spoke with astronauts from the International Space Center. We’ve also exposed them to different energies like solar and wind.”

As Kelly faces Republican candidate John Morrow for a 2016 re-election, Kelly’s platform focuses on low-income housing, gun control, small businesses, protecting seniors, and supporting the needs of middle-class families.

vide expanded services to offenders and their families for re-entry into society. He recently sponsored the Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act — a bill to help to ensure that foster children’s Social Security benefits are being used for them — as well as the Education Stability for Foster Youth Act to require a state plan for academic content and achievement standards for children in foster care.

Davis currently serves on the Ways and Means Committee, including the Subcommittee on Health, Subcommittee on Human Resources, and Subcommittee on Oversight. In past terms, he has also served on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Homeland Security.

State Comptroller Race The Illinois State Comptroller race has become a high-profile campaign with the state’s budget going the longest in history Congressman Bobby L. Rush without approval by the General Assembly.

D-1st District – Defender Endorsed Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger — Congressman Bobby L. Rush represents Defender Endorsed the 1st District of Illinois Republican incumand has served over two debent Leslie Munger is cades, winning consecutive defending her office in re-election since he was this year’s Illinois State first elected in 1992. He will Comptroller general face Republican candidate election. After being apAugust Deuser and write-in pointed in 2015 by Gov. Tabitha Carson in the 2016 Bruce Rauner to replace general election. the late Judy Baar TopinRush’s platform focuses ka, the Republican canon issues important to lowdidate is running for the and middle-income families office. and communities such as Munger holds an job opportunity, access to MBA from the Kellogg health care and fair financial School of Management practices. He introduced Leslie Munger at Northwestern Unithe Trauma Relief Access versity and worked as for Urgent Medical Assistance of 2014 bill to provide grants for a corporate executive before venturing emergency care response, trauma centers into politics. She says that her experience and trauma-related specialties, and the ex- as brand management business executive with Helene Curtis/Unilever; assispansion of emergency care for children.

Rush currently serves on the Energy and tant brand manager for Orange Crush for Commerce Committee as well as the Sub- Procter & Gamble; and administrator of committee on Commerce, Manufacturing consulting, staff recruiting and training for and Trade, Subcommittee on Communica- McKinsey & Company Inc. has helped her tions and Technology, and Subcommittee apply business efficiency principles to her on Energy and Power, on which he is rank- role as comptroller. In her office alone, she has cut her budget by 10 percent, amounting member. ing to a $1 million savings.

One of his top priorities in this area is Munger’s platform is built on “putting to increase opportunities for minorities in the energy industry and has introduced the taxpayers first and ensuring that Illinois 21st Century Energy Workforce Develop- keeps its promises” and is focused on rement Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 — a pro- ducing what she sees as reckless spendgram to improve the education and train- ing and prioritizing payments for nonprofits ing of workers for energy-related jobs, with and social services.

She has come under harsh backlash an emphasis on increasing the number of from Gov. Rauner’s standoff with House skilled minorities and women in this field.

Dems, as human service agencies and other organizations aren’t getting check Congressman Danny K. Davis, payments.

D-7th District – Defender Endorsed The incombent comptroller has had the Congressman Danny K. Davis has hard task of going through the $8.5 bilserved the 7th Congressional District of Il- lion-dollar pile of bills owed by the state— linois since his 1996 election and will face built from decades of bureaucratic misRepublican candidate Jeffrey Leef in the handling. With the assistance of her staff, 2016 general election. she rolled up her sleeves and traveled The former Chicago alderman worked throughout the state and the communities as an educator, community organizer, most affected by services being cut to behealth planner and administrator, and civil gin the dialogue. rights advocate before entering public of“That makes the job of the comptrolfice. He then served on the Chicago City ler important. I have to try to have some Council as alderman of the 29th Ward for power to decide who gets paid. I really 11 years before being elected in 1990 to tried very hard to be very transparent on the Cook County Board of Commission- how we make the payments. We pay bills, ers, where he stayed for two terms. on a first in, first out basis because people Davis’ platform focuses on job cre- who’ve been waiting a long time deserve ation, poverty, health care, education, to be paid,” she said. “We pay interest on youth and criminal justice reform. His bills that are in the state for more than 90 Second Chance Act of 2007 helped pro- days. It’s better for taxpayers that we pay

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them promptly. However, we also have a lot of organizations that we owe money to that can’t wait for their place in line to come up.”

In April, she announced that pay to Illinois elected officials would be delayed and that lawmakers would have to “wait in line” for their checks just as organizations and small businesses throughout the state have to do the same.

Munger took this action a step further when she proposed a “No Budget, No Pay” legislation in August to further encourage Illinois lawmakers to pass an annual budget. The bill would require lawmakers to pass a balanced budget before the state pays their salary, affecting both the state’s constitutional officers and members of the General Assembly.

Her stance has been straightforward on outlining the numbers on where money has been spent and the cause of why areas of need such as education, human service and health care are suffering in Illinois.

“Pensions ought to cost our state about $2 billion annually for contributions from the state into the pension funds. This year, they’re going to cost $8.5 billion, next year, $10 billion. We bring in $32 billion of revenue into the state. Currently over a quarter of our state’s budget is going into the pension funds,” Munger explain. “Next year, it’ll be close to a third. If you’re spending that much in that area, it’s hard to have money to pay for education, public safety, human services — all the other things you want the state to fund. That has been going on for years for promising benefits that were never paid for — 3 percent of compounded costs in allowances.”

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs — Defender Endorsed Almost halfway into his first term as Illinois treasurer, Michael Frerichs is fitting into his role like a glove as he moves into managing the state’s investment portfolio.

The treasurer’s office has the heavy responsibility of managing about $25 billion of the state’s investments. What does this mean for Illinois residents?

The task of the treasurer’s office is not to pay bills owed by the state — that is the role of the Illinois comptroller’s office. Although both have much to do with taxpayers’ money, the treasurer’s office finds ways of smartly investing in order to receive returns, while the comptroller’s office deals with paying bills owed to agencies and state vendors.

“We’re the chief investment officer.

We try to make investments for the long term to get a good return but without any certainty, not knowing when we need to have money available and how much and what kind of funds might be rated to pay some of these bills — we couldn’t make as many long-term investments as we would like, which means we sacrificed returns,” said Frerichs. For every $1 spent to run the office, the office nets $28 for the state’s residents.

Born and raised in downstate Illinois, Frerichs hails from the small farm town of Gifford.

“My family were all farm people — dirt farmers. They didn’t own the land. When my father turned 18, his father told him, ‘Jim, we can’t support you, so you have to get a job.’ He started driving trucks — a Teamster. My mom’s family was into farming,” he said. “Neither parent went

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CHICAGO DEFENDER

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

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

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"The Ballot or the Bullet" ~ Malcolm X

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By Kai EL’Zabar

Defender Executive Editor

“Enough! That’s enough!”

When we had talked too much nonsense or were not making sense, that’s what my father would say. “Enough!” And right now I’ve had it, and if you’re honest with yourself, I hope that you have too. I’m talking about this Republican rubbish from the Republican presidential candidate and those party members who, for some ill-fated reason, feel compelled to continue to throw their support behind him.

He has broken all of the rules from politics to correctness, social graces to just plain civility, and still there are Blacks, Hispanics/Latinos, Muslims, women, veterans, disabled and all the others who are undecided and/or actually supporting him.

The question is how did we get here? Or is it that we never left? The blatant display of total disregard for others, lack of interest in others’ quality of life and absence of empathy and compassion for those not as privileged as himself or the rich is his choice. But for those who fall within those circumstances, it’s baffling that they

can somehow rationalize why they should vote for him.

Clearly, Black people should recognize the lies, the classism that spills over into the racist territory and impacts their lives specifically. He didn’t rent to Blacks and was sued for housing discrimination.

Most importantly, however, is the lack of interest from our millennials, who are so disillusioned about the importance of voting. I get it. However, for them to think it’s OK not to vote is criminal.

Do they not get the value of the vote? Do they know why Malcolm X said, “The Ballot or the Bullet?” “Do they not care? Do they not connect the dots? Three things: 1.) Your no vote is a vote. 2.) Your vote does count. 3.) You owe those whose shoulders you stand on to vote (the Blacks and others who marched, were beaten with billy clubs, attacked by dogs, spat on, hosed down, lynched, tortured, thrown at with glass, fruit, eggs, etc., for the right to vote.) Do you not understand that by not voting you lose your voice to speak? You better talk to some of the incarcerated, who wish that they could vote.

Having a voice in who the decision makers are regarding your quality of life is one of the most invaluable aspects of why you vote. Ideally, we select candidates who best represent our interests. That’s why big corporations hire lobbyists to push their interests by influencing the elected officials to see it their way.

The Chicago Defender Platform Since 1905: 1. Prejudice and racism in all of its forms must be eliminated and destroyed.

2. R acial profiling and police brutality must be removed from police practices.

3. R eparations, or remediation, must be the final chapter in the arduous ordeal of slavery and legal segregation.

4. O pportunities for inclusion and advancement in all unions must be

unrestricted.

5. Full access to government contracts for all.

6. Representation in all police and fire departments must reflect the community they serve.

7. Increase access and availability for quality, affordable housing for all.

8. Establish a living and fair wage as a fundamental right for all Americans.

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“Black people should recognize the lies, the classism that spills over into the racist territory and impacts their lives specifically. “ Just Voting is Not Enough Your vote is key in keeping the balance. It’s important in leveling the playing field. However, it’s not enough that you go vote, but more importantly that you stay actively involved with the political process — meaning that you must continue to participate by staying aware of what your elected representatives are doing. How are they voting, what they vote on, and who they support. You need to stay involved. And if your representative (president, senator, congressperson, etc.,) does not follow through on what they promised during the campaign, confront them. Let them know that they have veered off course, demand an explanation.

Make sure your friends and colleagues of the same mindset know as well. All of you have to call, petition, write, email, do what you must to confront them and have them know that they need to listen and heed to your demands or they can look forward to not being re-elected.

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You have the power.

Yes, “POWER to the PEOPLE,” is real. It’s not an empty slogan or tagline lacking substance. It is, on the other hand, a statement of political value if embraced and understood by those who hold the power.

Politicians love their offices, the sense of power, so they want to stay in their positions. And they can if you want them to. So let’s look at Anita Alvarez for example. She just got too big for her britches, and so full of herself.

She didn’t listen. And . . .

My generation understood the Power of the People and moved legislation using that power. We also understood that contrary to popular belief that "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” as Gil Scott Heron said regardless of modern technology, that the act of revolution still requires people, whether they are fighting in combat or as the puppet masnot edit” on your letter usually guarantees that we won’t … but we won’t print it either.

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ter behind the drones. Revolution involves people.

And to my millennials and all the others who have dismissed the value of their voice/vote, I say this: Only time will reveal the reality that you deny today as we quickly approach the dawning of your life that will be revealed to you based on the choices that you make today.

And as you live facing the choices that others have made for you, whether it’s a future of free college tuition, or being drafted to war, test tube designer babies, or one of artificial intelligence running the world, or total destruction of the planet due to failed attention given to climate change, clearly you will begin to recognize the power of choice.

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to college, none of my four grandparents went to high school. They had to drop out in 6th, 7th grade to work on the farm. It was a big thing growing up.”

But with the encouragement from his teachers, and determined to be the first from his family to attend and graduate from college, Frerichs was accepted to Yale.

“I fought with my dad. I took out a lot of student loans and paid them back over time.”

He graduated and spent two years in Taiwan where he taught English to young students. Returning home, he launched his own technology business, elected to the Champaign County Board and served as Champaign county auditor.

In 2007, as a Democratic, Frerichs was elected to the Illinois Senate, representing the 52nd District, which covers the East Central district— Champaign, Danville, Georgetown, Gifford, Rantoul, Thomasboro and Urbana.

He is all too familiar with dealing with bipartisan dealings in Springfield and says the budget stalemate is making it very difficult for state agencies across the board.

“For a year and a half, we’ve gone without a real budget in place. That’s never happened before in Illinois. This is unprecedented. There’s some people that’s come in with an ideological agenda and they’ve refused to compromise. That makes it really tough for government to work.”

Frerichs’ office has diligently worked with banks and other neighboring states to drive down interest rates for families investing in college savings for their children.

“One of my goals was the amount of fees families were paying for college education. We just think if you want to improve the state, if you want to improve people’s livelihoods, you need to give them an opportunity to better themselves, you need to set expectations to put them on that pathway to success.”

Another helpful attribute is the “cash dash” website, which gives residents easy access to check on unclaimed property and money owed to them.

Since taking over as the chief finance officer of the state, he has integrated the staff to resemble the diversity of the state.

It was also important to translate this to the financial institutions Illinois worked with as well.

“They didn’t look like the rest of the state. Total assets, brokered through MWVD firms. Before I came in, it was 1.4 percent in total. A year later, we’re at 60 percent. Now how is this possible? Because we established a person whose job it was to go out to invite people to bid for our work.”

Working with certified Minority, Women, Veteran and Disabled (MWVD) firms was the challenge. After years of many being turned down for contracted work and resources provided, Frerichs’ team decided to turn this around. In fiscal year 2016, nearly 60 percent of the office’s investment assets were brokered through MWVD firms. The rise of assets brokered by these firms rose from $925 million in www.chicagodefender.com

Robin Kelly 2012 to close to $25 billion in 2016 — about $2 billion a month.

State Representative Candidate Juliana Stratton D-5th District (Unopposed) As we move into the general election, one state district had tails wagging throughout the primaries — the Illinois State Representative seat in the 5th District. A race that became one of the most expensive campaigns with each candidate garnering support from various unions and political super PACs. The victor — attorney and Bronzeville resident Juliana Stratton.

Stratton is the Democrat running unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 5 general election, after defeating incumbent Ken Dunkin in the Democratic primary.

Stratton is a proponent of equal opportunity, access to justice, and improved community resources, bringing over 20 years of experience in dispute resolution and systems reform to her prospective role. Currently working as director of the Center for Public Safety and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Stratton works to introduce both sworn and civilian law enforcement supervisors to the philosophy of procedural justice.

Previously, she served as administrative law judge at City of Chicago Office of Administrative Hearings, deputy hearing commissioner at the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, executive director at the Cook County Justice Advisory Council, and executive director at the Cook County Justice for Children.

“I think it’s important that I’ve always been committed to public service. This wasn’t a lightbulb moment. I saw this as an extension to what I’ve already done.”

She is also president of JDS Mediation Services Inc., a consulting group that provides mediation, training on constructive conflict, and consulting on collaboration and strategic partnerships. Currently Stratton serves as the director of the Center for Public Safety and Justice.

“I had the support of Democrats around the city and state. President Preckwinkle, I was grateful to have her support, Secretary of State Jesse White was a huge supporter, Sen. Dick Durbin was one of the ones that stepped up very early. I had the support of aldermen in the district. It was broad based and I was grateful of their support.”

President Barack Obama endorsed Stratton, saying that she “will bring a new voice to Springfield as state representative.”

“What I tell them, my job as a state representative is focus on the representative part of that title, and that is to represent what their best interests are. I’m not naive to the fact that is room for negotiation, there always is if we’re going to solve problems, there’s room for compromise if we’re going to solve problems. As a legislator, I think the role is to

Juliana Stratton work with people on both sides of the aisle to figure what’s best for the people that I’m elected to represent.”

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Dorothy Brown-D This election cycle has been a whirlwind of speculations, allegations and unprecedented moves made by the Democratic Party, which pulled its support of one of its strongest officials. Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is celebrating her fourth primary election win this year as she moves toward Nov. 8 – hoping to move toward another four years of serving Cook County residents.

She faces off with Republican candidate Diane Shapiro, who ran unopposed in the primaries.

The pressure of a federal investigation, lack of party support and a proposal presented by some Cook County Board of Commissioners to eliminate the elected role of the Circuit Court clerk to consolidate into an appointed position have drawn additional tension and raised questions of hidden agendas.

Brown has experience and an impressive resume as an attorney, and is a certified public accountant. She holds a master’s degree in business administration. She served as the general auditor for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for nine years. Soon after, in 2000 she was elected to the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court office, where Brown oversees a work force of 2,100 county employees.

Under her administration, some her highlights have included upgrading the filing system to include E-filing, introduced credit card payment system for bail bonds, raised awareness of $16 million in unclaimed mortgage foreclosure surplus funds for homeowners and implemented an online ‘Protection of Order’ E-form for victims of domestic violence.

One of her most recognizable achievements is her annual Second Chance Adult & Juvenile Expungement Summit and Ex-Offender Job Information Seminar, which have grown to attract thousands of attendees, assisting second-chance adults and young individuals with adequate legal resources on-site to begin the process of clearing their criminal records over time.

The Louisiana native’s relentless work ethic and discipline have earned her the respect of many constituents with and without the visible support of the Democratic Party. Her campaign theme wraps it — “Unbought and Unbossed.”

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BUSINESS

30 Great ways to Market to Professionals and Other Businesses

By Dr. Sakira Jackson

they return the product.

These offers alone will also mitigate Defender Contributing Writer buyer’s remorse because the customer will trust you more, just for offering these Today I’d like to talk to you about how things. to turn prospects into There are number of other customers and retain ways to turn a prospect into a them for future marketcustomer: ing. While your marketing 1. Offer prospects a special is doing its job, you need price as an opportunity for you to be working on turning to test the market. those prospects into customers. There are a few 2. Offer prospects a lower key ways to draw them price with the reason of pushin and seal the deal. You ing inventory to pay a tax bill, need to be: for your kid’s braces, or another tangible reason. Customers •Inviting love that this makes you feel so •Informative much more human.

Dr. Sakira Jackson •Enjoyable 3. Offer prospects a referral The biggest fear of incentive. most prospects or new customers is 4. Offer prospects a smaller, more inexbuyer’s remorse. You want to avoid this at all costs, and this should be mitigated pensive product first to build trust.

5. Offer prospects package deals. if you’ve provided a quality product/service that delivers on the marketing claims 6. Offer to charge less for their first puryou’ve made. chase if they become a repeat customer.

However, this can still occur. There are 7. Offer prospects extra incentives — two ways to deal with this: longer warranties, free bonuses if ordered •Offer to refund money — no questions by a set date. asked.

8. Offer prospects financing options, if •Offer a bonus they can keep even if applicable.

9. Offer prospects a bonus if they pay in full.

10. Offer prospects special packaging or delivery.

11. Offer prospects “name-your-ownprice” incentives.

12. Offer prospects comparative data or other comparison tools.

13. Offer prospects a trade-up or upgrade to something they already have.

14. Offer prospects additional, educational information to help them make the decision.

The options really are as limitless as you make it. You can use these or other ideas to find what works the best for your business, products/service and target market.

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FINANCE

IRS Problems Can Ruin Your Life

By Constant W. Watson III Defender Contributing Writer IRS problems have a way of ruining all aspects of your life. And as time goes by, the IRS adds salt to your wounds by adding penalties to what you already owe. It’s like the meter in a taxi cab; the counter keeps adding more and more charges to that IRS debt even when you are standing still. Many times the penalties and interest end up adding up to be more than what you actually owe the IRS. However, understanding the relentless measures the IRS takes to collect penalties and having the right experts on your side can help you avoid the traps.

That can drastically impact the way you and your family live.

You may be asking yourself this question: “If I can’t afford to pay my taxes, why do they keep adding penalties?” The IRS doesn’t like being ignored, so this is one way they get your attention. Penalties are just only the beginning of what they can do to your life.

The IRS can have a lot of power over you and can do a lot to make your life miserable. They can freeze your bank accounts and can seize all the money you have in them. They can also garnish your wages, taking as much as 75 percent of your net paycheck. Can you live on 25 percent of your net pay? The IRS thinks and expects you can. Besides slapping bank levies and wage garnishments on you, they can put a lien on your house, making it nearly impossible to borrow against it to pay the IRS off. And if you sell your house, the IRS gets their money first from any equity you have. Federal tax liens can prevent you from borrowing any money, except maybe from those

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high-charging payday loan stores. An IRS lien makes it harder to rent an apartment, get a car, and obtain any kind of credit.

It can even jeopardize your job. And believe it or not, the IRS has the authority to show up and knock on your door. Make no mistake: The IRS is serious about getting the money they claim you owe them.

To put it simply, the government wants its money, and it wants it now.

They are the only creditor in the world that doesn’t need a court order to take your “stuff.” And they have a lot of leverage to do whatever they want. They can even take your personal property, including your car, real estate, motorcycles, snowmobiles, boats, jewelry, IRAs, 401Ks, and the list goes on. If you owe them, they will collect. And they are not going to go away.

So how do you solve the problem?

The only professionals who can represent you before the IRS are attorneys, CPAs and Enrolled Agents. That’s it.

However, you shouldn’t just go to anyone to handle your IRS tax problem. It makes sense to go to a specialist in tax resolution to handle your IRS difficulties.

Remember, for every tax problem, there is a solution.

Constant W. Watson III, CPA, CTRS, is both a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist. He is only one of six Certified Tax Resolution Specialists in the State of Illinois that is certified by The American Society of Tax Problem Solvers. With more than 30 years of income tax and accounting experience, he has a reputation for excellence and client satisfaction. For a Free consultation, call him at (708) 206-9900.

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To the Electors of the State of Illinois: The Illinois Constitution establishes a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may propose changes to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the Legislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective. The purpose of this document is to inform you of proposed changes to the Illinois Constitution and provide you with a brief explanation and a summary of the arguments in favor of and in opposition to the proposed amendment.

Proposed changes in the existing constitutional amendment are indicated by underscoring all new matter and by crossing with a line all matter which is to be deleted.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ADD SECTION 11 TO ARTICLE IX OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION ARTICLE IX – REVENUE SECTION 11. TRANSPORTATION FUNDS (a) No moneys, including bond proceeds, derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes relating to registration, title, or operation or use of vehicles, or related to the use of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or to fuels used for propelling vehicles, or derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes relating to any other transportation infrastructure or transportation operation, shall be expended for purposes other than as provided in subsections (b) and (c). (b) Transportation funds may be expended for the following: the costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation, including statutory refunds and adjustments provided in those laws; payment of highway obligations; costs for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and betterment of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or other forms of transportation; and other statutory highway purposes. Transportation funds may also be expended for the State or local share of highway funds to match federal aid highway funds, and expenses of grade separation of highways and railroad crossings, including protection of at-grade highways and railroad crossings, and, with respect to local governments, other transportation purposes as authorized by law. (c) The costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation shall be limited to direct program expenses related to the following: the enforcement of traffic, railroad, and motor carrier laws; the safety of highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, or airports; and the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and administration of highways, under any related provisions of law or any purpose related or incident to, including grade separation of highways and railroad crossings. The limitations to the costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation under this subsection (c) shall also include direct program expenses related to workers’ compensation claims for death or injury of employees of the State’s transportation agency; the acquisition of land and the erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the acquisition of highway rights-of-way or for investigations to determine the reasonable anticipated future highway needs; and the making of surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction and maintenance of flight strips and highways. The expenses related to the construction and maintenance of flight strips and highways under this subsection (c) are for the purpose of providing access to military and naval reservations, defense-industries, defense-industry sites, and sources of raw materials, including the replacement of existing highways and highway connections shut off from general use at military and naval reservations, defense-industries, and defense-industry sites, or the purchase of rights-of-way. (d) None of the revenues described in subsection (a) of this Section shall, by transfer, offset, or otherwise, be diverted to any purpose other than those described in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section. (e) If the General Assembly appropriates funds for a mode of transportation not described in this Section, the General Assembly must provide for a dedicated source of funding. (f) Federal funds may be spent for any purposes authorized by federal law.

EXPLANATION The proposed amendment adds a new Section to the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution that provides revenue generated from transportation related taxes and fees (referred to as “transportation funds”) shall be used exclusively for transportation related purposes. Transportation related taxes and fees include motor fuel taxes, vehicle registration fees, and other taxes and user fees dedicated to public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit (buses and rail), ports, or airports.

Under the proposed amendment, transportation funds may be used by the State or local governments only for the following purposes: (1) costs related to administering transportation and vehicle laws, including public safety purposes and the payment of obligations such as bonds; (2) the State or local share necessary to secure federal funds or for local government transportation purposes as authorized by law; (3) the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, maintenance, and operation of highways, mass transit, and railroad crossings; (4) expenses related to workers’ compensation claims for death or injury of transportation agency employees; and (5) to purchase land for building highways or buildings for to be used for highway purposes.

This new Section is a limitation on the power of the General Assembly or a unit of local government to use, divert, or transfer transportation funds for a purpose other than transportation. It does not, and is not intended to, impact or change the way in which the State and local governments use sales taxes, including the sales and excise tax on motor fuel, or alter home rule powers granted under this Constitution. It does not seek to change the way in which the State funds programs administered by the Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois Department of Transportation, and operations by the Illinois State Police directly dedicated to the safety of roads, or entities or programs funded by units of local government. Further, the Section does not impact the expenditure of federal funds, which may be spent for any purpose authorized by federal law.

FORM OF BALLOT Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution Explanation of Amendment The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. The proposed amendment provides that no moneys derived from taxes, fees, excises, or license taxes, relating to registration, titles, operation, or use of vehicles or public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, or airports, or motor fuels, including bond proceeds, shall be expended for other than costs of administering laws related to vehicles and transportation, costs for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and betterment of public highways, roads, streets, bridges, mass transit, intercity passenger rail, ports, airports, or other forms of transportation, and other statutory highway purposes, including the State or local share to match federal aid highway funds. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

YES –––– NO

For the proposed addition of Section 11 to Article IX of the Illinois Constitution.

CAPITOL BUILDING SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE I, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendment, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendment, Arguments in Favor of the Amendment and Arguments Against the Amendment and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as set forth in compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this 22nd day of June, 2016.

Jesse White Secretary of State This voter information material is available in written format in English, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Spanish, and Braille. It is also available in audio format in English. For more information visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com or write the Secretary of State’s office at 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756.

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HEALTH

Deadly Diseases That Strike Blacks More

By Eleana Elan Defender Staff Writer Health care disparities heighten disease differences between Black and white Americans.

It’s been established that there are several deadly diseases that Blacks have a greater propensity for which they suffer with greater intensity.

The reality is that there are some arbitrary issues that are present in the way medicine is practiced in America, and in which it doles out health care. Close examination reveals the very volatile issue of race and what race means. At the end of the day, all of us acknowledge that race is a very poor physiological construct. That something is less likely to be genetic. It is more likely to have to do with socioeconomics and political issues of bias as well as physiological and genetic issues that go into that same bucket. Some racial differences are mere nuances. But there are real issues of disparity as a consequence of race, and there are issues relative to racism that operate in a very broad context.

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

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

•Deaths from lung scarring – sarcoidosis – are 16 times more common among Blacks than among whites. The disease killed former NFL star Reggie White at age 43.

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

•Strokes kill four times more 35- to 54-year-old Blacks than whites. Blacks have nearly twice the first-time stroke risk of whites.

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

•Cancer treatment is equally successful for all races. Yet, Black men have a 40 percent higher cancer death rate than white men. Black women have a 20 percent higher cancer death rate than white women.

Why? Genes definitely play a role. So does the environment in which people live, socioeconomic status, and, yes, racism.

Science indicates that all humans have the same physiology, are vulnerable to the same illnesses, and respond to the same

“Science indicates that all humans have the same physiology, are vulnerable to the same illnesses, and respond to the same medicines. . . . But there are unique issues that affect Black Americans.” medicines. Naturally, diseases and responses to treatment do vary from person to person. But there are unique issues that affect Black Americans.

There is no better time than now for Americans to face these issues and move to transform the way health care has traditionally been managed.

In Dr. Herman Bell, D.O.’s autobiography, he calls on physicians to be more impassioned, particularly where health disparities are concerned and how they impact our communities. He reminds us that the evil origins of institutionalized racism seep into our everyday lives and reminds doctors to spend more time recognizing the disparities and addressing them with their patients – as it pertains specifically to them – to empower and give the responsibility of their well-being back to them.

Black Americans and Lung Disease As recently as 2005, the American Lung Association reports that Blacks suffer far more lung disease than whites and other respiratory related diseases

Some of the findings:

•Blacks have more asthma than any racial or ethnic group in America and are three times more likely to die of asthma than whites.

•Blacks are three times more likely to

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suffer sarcoidosis than white Americans.

The lung-scarring disease is 16 times more deadly for Blacks than for whites.

•Black children are three times as likely as white American children to have sleep apnea.

•Black babies die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 2.5 times as often as white American babies.

•Black men are 50 percent more likely to get lung cancer than white American men.

•Blacks are half as likely to get flu and pneumonia vaccinations as white Americans.

Black Americans and Sickle Cell Anemia

•Heart disease and stroke disproportionately affect African-Americans. Why? •The more aggressive and higher incidence of heart disease in Blacks is set in motion by the very high incidence of high blood pressure Blacks experience. This predisposes Blacks to more heart disease, kidney disease and stroke. Blacks are much more likely to experience heart failure without having a previous heart disease. The focus on high blood pressure in Blacks as a preventive measure is important as it forces heart failure.

•Clinical trials show Blacks and whites

•This, clearly, is a genetic disease that has little to do with the environment. Yet, even here – with a killer disease – social and political issues come into play.

•The cause of sickle cell anemia has been known since the 1950s. Yet, sickle cell anemia has not had the funding and research attention it deserves.

•There are actually more Americans with sickle cell disease than with cystic fibrosis – 65,000 to 80,000 vs. 35,000 to 40,000 – but the amount of money spent on cystic fibrosis research outstrips sickle cell anemia.

respond differently to treatments for high blood pressure. Indeed, treatment guidelines suggest that doctors should consider different drugs based on a patient’s race.

•A closer look at the data shows that race tends to be a marker for more complicated high blood pressure treatment.

•Black and Mexican-Americans have twice the risk of diabetes as white Americans. In addition, Blacks with diabetes have more serious complications – such as loss of vision, loss of limbs, and kidney failure – than whites.

•Sickle cell anemia affects Blacks far African-Americans and Heart more than it does whites.

Disease, Stroke

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Black Leaders Worried as Cook County Recorder of Deeds in Danger of Being Eliminated

By Erick Johnson Defender Staff Writer It’s a referendum that has stirred racial tensions among Cook County’s Black, white and Latino commissioners. Outnumbered, Black commissioners are concerned as voters begin deciding on a referendum that could affect many Blacks as it aims to eliminate the office of the Cook County recorder of deeds.

The referendum appeals to thousands of weary Cook County voters who are fed up with big government and wasteful spending. If it passes at the polls Nov. 8, it will be the end of a department that for nearly three decades has been led by prominent Black officials and used as a stepping stone to promotions. It could also put the future of many Black Cook County employees in jeopardy.

Blacks have held the top job at the recorder’s office for 28 years. Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman in the U.S. Senate, held the position in 1988. She was succeeded by Jesse White, who is now Illinois Secretary of State. Eugene Moore succeeded White before and Yarbrough was elected to head the recorder’s office four years ago.

The controversial referendum asks

whether the Office of the Cook County recorder of deeds should be eliminated and its duties and responsibilities transferred to Cook County Clerk’s office by 2020.

White and Latinos commissioners say yes, but their Black counterparts are urging voters to say no.

Money is tight in Cook County government. Officials are scrambling to downsize Illinois’ largest county government by trimming budgets and finding ways to cut costs. Their latest target for the chopping block is the Cook County recorder of deeds, the second-largest of its kind in the nation. It’s headed by Karen Yarbrough, a Black woman. With a $12.6 million budget, her office has about 160 county employees, many of whom are reportedly Black.

But on June 29, by a 10-5 vote, the Cook County Commission voted to put a referendum on the November election ballot asking voters whether to fold the recorder of deeds office into the Office of the county clerk, which for 36 years has been held by David Orr, who is a white Democrat who briefly served as mayor when Harold Washington suddenly died in office in 1987.

While 10 white and Latino commissioners voted to put the referendum on the ballot, all five Black county commissioners voted against it, saying the move was

racist. Yarbrough also opposes the referendum.

One of the Latino commissioners who approved the referendum was Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, who campaigned heavily in the Black community during his bid for Chicago mayor in 2015.

The vote came one month after Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown prevailed when a proposal to turn her position into an appointed one was rejected after dozens of Black residents and leaders protested.

The Cook County recorder of deeds is smaller than the county clerk’s office, whose $35.2 million budget is three times larger. The clerk’s office has 228 full-time employees, but during election season, it hires nearly 10,000 employees, according to its website.

The Cook County recorder of deeds handles property ownership records and liens. The clerk’s office maintains birth and death certificates as well as legislative records. The clerk’s office also handles elections for 120 Chicago suburbs.

County officials want the clerk’s office to take over the duties of the Cook County recorder of deeds to save $800,000. Four years ago, Commissioner John Fritchey wanted the referendum placed on the bal-

lots, but the proposal fell just one vote shy of getting passed. Fritchey’s efforts succeeded the second time around.

Black employees reportedly make up a chunk of the recorder of deeds staff. If the referendum passes at the polls, many may lose their jobs as positions that overlap will most likely be eliminated. Yarbrough’s position will also be scrapped, though she would still be able to serve a second term.

While Fritchey says the referendum is about reforming government, Black commissioners at the June commission meeting were skeptical about the proposal, and insist that the referendum has racist undertones. They also point to the achievements of Yarbrough, who has made advancements in automating the office and fighting mortgage fraud and helping war veterans.

“This is an all-out attack on Black elected officials,” said Commissioner Richard Boykin. “It was Dorothy Brown last month, and it’s Karen Yarbrough this month, and they happen to be two Black women officeholders.”

Rumors say that both Brown and Yarbrough’s positions yield power in the politcal game and could be the reason for the attacks.

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Threadgill and the Midas Touch

By Ken Hare Defender Staff Writer They say the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, and this couldn’t be more appropriate than in the Threadgill bloodline. Patriarch Henry Threadgill — the international jazz and style icon — earlier this year scored a Pulitzer Prize for his seminal two-CD recording ‘In for a Penny, In for a Pound’ released on PI records in 2015.

Equally impressive, his progeny Melin Threadgill has taken his God-given tal- Henry and Melin Threadgill enjoying ents and applied them to the ancient art a private moment in New York City. of bodywork. Melin, a certified massage “elevated” due to the training and bodytherapist, specializes in neuromuscular work of NPT. “His [Melin’s] approach is performance therapy (NPT), an intense different and he’s really passionate about therapy that accelerates healing in muscle what he does. I feel as though it’s helped tissues. Top NBA and NFL athletes as well out my game a lot,” he states. as corporate professionals have benefited The services aren’t just for pro athletes from the therapy session when traditional and celebrity clients. North Shore resident medical modalities have failed.

Julia Magnus was involved in a horrific car “With multimillion-dollar contracts and accident that can only be described as careers on the line, high-profile athletes cinematic. Her car rolled over three times can’t afford to sit on the sidelines too and, luckily, she survived. long, as it jeopardizes their standing with Magnus suffered debilitating fractures the team,” says a top executive with the to her neck and vertebrae, was given NBA who wished to remain anonymous. three options, and ended up wearing an “These guys have access to the best upper-body, stabilizing device that remedicine and rehab that money can buy, sembled something out of a sci-fi movie. but sometimes that’s not enough.” says “There’s not a whole lot of medical conthe insider. “No disrespect, but they have sensus on how to deal with that [her injuthe team’s sports doctors and injury ex- ries] she said in a taped interview.” perts on call, but when they’ve exhausted One option, according to Magnus, was all of the protocols and there’s no overall to install a brace on the head with screws improvements, hey -- you gotta do some- in the skull and shoulders for stabilization. thing,” he says.

Another option was surgery to fuse her “This guy Melin -- man, he’s got it. It’s vertebrae back together. Yet, she opted hard to explain what he does, but his in- for the third option, which was to wear tensive therapy, it works magic when ev- the sci-fi-looking device for three and a erything else has failed.” half months. “It was not my favorite expeSuch is the case with Drew Gooden, rience in my life,” she said. who played for the LA Clippers (2010), Fortunately, a friend heard about NPT Milwaukee Bucks (2010-2013), and the and recommended she make an appointWashington Wizards (2014-2016). After ment. Characterized by stiffness, pain suffering an injury to his left foot — plan- and lots of scar tissue, Magnus, after tar fasciitis — Gooden sought out the six months under doctor’s care and CAT services of Melin and his groundbreaking scans that said she was OK, noticed that NPT bodywork therapy. her condition had actually “I went to all the docgrown worse. She made tors around the country, an appointment and “by did all the treatments the time Melin was done and physical therapy the first time; I could move possible and couldn’t get my head,” she said. “It was back on the court at all,” dramatic.” he says. “Once I got with Magnus says she could Melin Threadgill, I put move her head better than the time in and he’s done before the accident and a tremendous job getdescribes the experience ting me back healthy and as “remarkable.”

Joakim Noah back to playing again.”

Humbled by his gift of healing and his passion for ‘Night and Day’ helping people, Melin says: “Healing is a The difference, Gooden says in describ- divine right and I’m fortunate to undering NPT’s results, “is night and day.” Artic- stand the spiritual and physical relationulating the agonizing aches and pains typi- ship between the mind, body and spirit. cally associated with sports injuries -- now Knowing how to activate and apply this a thing of the past -- Gooden expresses his healing energy that is available to us all is gratitude for Melin and his healing body- truly sublime, especially for the clients.” work that helped him continue playing.

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Voters Go to Polls as Early Voting Begins

By Erick Johnson Defender Staff Writer The final stretch of a long and intense election season kicked off last week as thousands of voters across Chicago cast their ballots as early voting begins for the Nov. 8 general election.

Low voter turnout remains a concern in the Black community even as race and police brutality issues continue to fuel heated campaigns of candidates running for local, state and federal offices. With longstanding issues facing Chicago’s Black community and the nation, voters will once again voice their frustration at the polls in an election that’s likely to shape the city’s future.

With the elections just over two weeks away, voters right now are casting their ballots at the Chicago Board of Elections’ new “Super Site” at 15 West Washington, the site of an old Walgreens store. The early voting site, which opened Oct. 11, has more than 100 touch screens and was created to meet the demands of voters who want to avoid the rush and crowds on election day.

Just several hundred yards away from the super site in the Loop, another early voting precinct at 69 West Washington was flooded with 17,000 voters during

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peak periods on opening day, Oct. 10.

Election officials say that location has been equipped to handle 4,000 people daily.

On Oct. 24, the Chicago Board of Elections Board will open 50 additional early voting sites throughout the city, including the South and West sides. Early voting at all sites ends Monday, Nov. 7.

At Chicago State University, an early voting site will open on the campus at the Cordell Reid Building on Nov. 2. For the first time, young voters who turned 18 before the general election were allowed to vote in the primaries during election season. There will also be early voting sites on the campuses of UIC and Northeastern Illinois University.

With the super site, officials hope to alleviate heavy crowds at peak times during the early voting period.

“During the final week of early voting we often saw huge lines, and sometime people would just give up and just put it off until election day,” said Chicago Elections Board Chairwoman Marisel Hernandez.

“We want to make sure everyone who is encouraged to use early voting can do so as conveniently and easily as possible.”

Early Voting in Suburbs

In Chicago’s suburbs, early voting begins Oct. 24.

To vote, one must present at least two

IDs, with one showing the applicant’s current address.

Although the deadline to register to vote online expired Oct. 11, residents can still register to vote in person at the loop super site at 15 West Washington.

In the Black community, residents are registering to vote through social organizations that are having their own registration drives to boost voter turnout.

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is holding its online registration drive on its website Rainbowpush.org. Residents can simply click on the link “register to vote.”

Thousands of residents have been mailed applications to vote by mail. It’s a three-step process that allows voters to mail in their ballots instead of traveling to polling places. The deadline to vote by mail is Nov. 3.

With police brutality and economic issues affecting Black communities across Chicago and the country, the election season has been divided along racial lines.

Several candidates who have vowed to address these problems remain in heated political races.

The biggest race involves Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican challenger Donald Trump.

Blacks are expected to support Clinton in her bid to become the nation’s first female president.

In Illinois, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth is trying to unseat Republican incumbent Mark Kirk, who has compared President Barack Obama to drug dealers after his authorization of a $400 million payment to Iran in exchange for the release of American prisoners.

Cook County states’ attorney candidate Kim Foxx, who defeated incumbent Anita Alvarez in the Democratic primary, still needs to win against Republican candidate Christopher Pfannkuche. Foxx is riding on a wave of success with the help of angry voters who protested the handling of the Laquan McDonald case that boiled over in November when a video was released showing Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting McDonald 16 times. Alvarez drew heavy criticism for charging Van Dyke with first-degree murder 13 months after the shooting occurred.

To keep her job as Cook County Circuit Court clerk, incumbent Dorothy Brown needs to defeat Republican challenger Diane Shapiro, who is viewed as the underdog. Despite questions about her character, Brown still won big in the primary without the support of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Voters will also decide whether to approve a referendum that calls for eliminating the office of the Cook County recorder of deeds and transferring its duties and responsibilities to the larger Cook County clerk’s office. Black leaders oppose the referendum, saying it would hurt Black employees, including its head administrator, Karen Yarbrough.

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Vote Early In-Person Early Voting & Registration Through Monday, Nov. 7 Early Voting is open now at 15 W. Washington Street at the new Loop Super Site: Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.., Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Any Chicago voter may use any site in the city for Early Voting & Registration through Nov. 7, regardless of where in the city the voter lives.

Ballots cast in Early Voting are final. After casting ballots in Early Voting, voters may not return to amend, change or undo a ballot for any reason. It is a felony to vote more than once — or to attempt to vote more than once — in the same election.

Voters don’t need a reason or excuse to use Early Voting & Registration before Election Day. Government-issued photo ID is not required but is helpful if there is a question about the voter’s registration, address, signature or if there are two voters with the same or similar names at the same address.

Registration services are available at all Early Voting sites. NOTE: Any voter who needs to register for the first time or file a change of address or a change of name needs to show two forms of ID, one of which shows the voter’s current address.

HOURS & LOCATIONS FOR EARLY

VOTING AND REGISTRATION EARLY VOTING & REGISTRATION: OCT. 10 THROUGH NOV. 7 At 15 W. Washington St. – NEW LOOP SUPER SITE OPEN NOW with more than 100 touch screens* Through Sun., Oct. 23, 2016 Monday through Saturday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sundays – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CHICAGO WARD EARLY VOTING & REGISTRATION SITES: STARTING MONDAY, OCT. 24 AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY, NOV. 7, 2016 Early Voting will be offered at 15 W. Washington St.* and the 50 ward sites: Mon., Oct. 24-Sat., Oct. 29: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 30: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 31-Fri., Nov. 4: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 5: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sun., Nov. 6: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mon., Nov. 7: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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- details above) Ward 1, Goldblatts Building, 1615 W Chicago (opens Oct. 24) Ward 2, Near North Library, 310 W Division (opens Oct. 24) Ward 3, Chicago Bee Library, 3647 S State (opens Oct. 24) Ward 4, Dr. M.L. King Center, 4314 S Cottage Grove (opens Oct. 24) Ward 5, Jackson Park, 6401 S Stony Island (opens Oct. 24) Ward 6, Whitney Young Library, 7901 S M.L. King Jr. (opens Oct. 24) Ward 7, Jeffery Manor Library, 2401 E 100th St. (opens Oct. 24) Ward 8, Olive Harvey College, 10001 S Woodlawn (opens Oct. 24) Ward 9, Palmer Park, 201 E 111th St. (opens Oct. 24) Ward 10, Vodak/East Side, 3710 E 106th St (opens Oct. 24) Ward 11, District 9 Police, 3120 S Halsted (opens Oct. 24) Ward 12, McKinley Park, 2210 W Pershing (opens Oct. 24) Ward 13, West Lawn Park, 4233 W 65th St (opens Oct. 24) Ward 14, Archer Heights Library, 5055 S Archer (opens Oct. 24) Ward 15, Gage Park, 2411 W 55th St. (opens Oct. 24) Ward 16, Lindblom Park, 6054 S Damen (opens Oct. 24) Ward 17, Thurgood Marshall Library, 7506 S Racine (opens Oct. 24) Ward 18, Wrightwood-Ashburn Library, 8530 S Kedzie (opens Oct. 24) Ward 19, Mt. Greenwood Park, 3721 W 111th St (opens Oct. 24) Ward 20, Coleman Library, 731 E 63rd St (opens Oct. 24) Ward 21, Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S Halsted (opens Oct. 24) Ward 22, Toman Library, 2708 S Pulaski (opens Oct. 24) Ward 23, Clearing Library, 6423 W 63rd Pl (opens Oct. 24) Ward 24, Douglass Library, 3353 W 13th St (opens Oct. 24) Ward 25, Chinatown Library, 2100 S Wentworth (opens Oct. 24) Ward 26, Humboldt Park Library, 1605 N Troy (opens Oct. 24) Ward 27, Eckhart Park, 1330 W Chicago (opens Oct. 24) Ward 28, W. Side Learning Center, 4624 W Madison (opens Oct. 24) Ward 29, Amundsen Park, 6200 W

Bloomingdale (opens Oct. 24) Ward 30, Kilbourn Park, 3501 N Kilbourn (opens Oct. 24) Ward 31, Portage Cragin Library, 5108 W Belmont (opens Oct. 24) Ward 32, Bucktown-Wicker Park Library, 1701 N Milwaukee (opens Oct. 24) Ward 33, McFetridge Sports Center, 3843 N California (opens Oct. 24) Ward 34, West Pullman Library, 830 W 119th St (opens Oct. 24) Ward 35, NEIU-El-Centro, 3390 N Avondale (opens Oct. 24) Ward 36, West Belmont Library, 3104 N Narragansett (opens Oct. 24) Ward 37, West Chicago Library, 4856 W Chicago (opens Oct. 24) Ward 38, Hiawatha Park, 8029 W Forest Preserve (opens Oct. 24) Ward 39, N. Park Village Adm. Bldg., 5801 N Pulaski (opens Oct. 24) Ward 40, Budlong Woods Library, 5630 N Lincoln (opens Oct. 24) Ward 41, Roden Library, 6083 N Northwest Hwy (opens Oct. 24) Ward 42, Museum of Broadcast Communications, 360 N State (opens Oct. 24) Ward 43, Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W Fullerton (opens Oct. 24) Ward 44, Merlo Library, 644 W Belmont (opens Oct. 24) Ward 45, District 16 Police, 5151 N Milwaukee (opens Oct. 24) Ward 46, Truman College, 1145 W Wilson (opens Oct. 24) Ward 47, Welles Park, 2333 W Sunnyside (opens Oct. 24) Ward 48, Edgewater Library, 6000 N Broadway (opens Oct. 24) Ward 49, Pottawattomie Park, 7340 N Rogers (opens Oct. 24) Ward 50, Warren Park, 6601 N Western (opens Oct. 24) (*Chicago voters using Early Voting downtown are strongly encouraged to use the 15 W. Washington site with more than 100 touch screens. Very few touch screens will be available at 69 W. Washington.)

EARLY VOTING & REGISTRATION: University Sites NOV. 2 - NOV. 4 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR October 2016 THROUGH OCTOBER 23 ETA Creative Arts Foundation, a pulse Theatre Company production: The Colored Museum, written by George C. Wolfe, directed by Aaron Mitchell Reese and Donterrio Johnson. You can buy tickets at www.etacreativearts.org. “When George C. Wolfe wrote The Colored Museum, his seminal pop culture-infused play detailing with panoramic wit and passion the Black experience in America, it was 1986, and African-Americans were starting to emerge as a mainstream cultural force.

The issues Wolfe was dealing with back in the 1980s are still very prescient today, even as the Black Lives Matter movement gathers traction,” — Chloe Veltman KQED, Feb. 25, 2016

OCTOBER 21 On Friday Oct. 21 at The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC ) at 10 a.m. Felipe Luciano will deliver a keynote address to the audience about Black Brown unity in a changing America.

NMPRAC is at 3015 West Division Street, Chicago Illinois.

Goodman Theatre seeks journalistically savvy and theater curious 10th and 11th grade girls to apply for its “Cindy Bandle Young Critics” (CBYC) program — now in its 10th year. Offered completely free of charge, CBYC is a seven-month program designed to immerse and introduce young women to the world of theater and journalism. A joint venture between the Goodman and the Association for Women Journalists (AWJ) Chicago, the young critics attend bimonthly Saturday workshops in the Alice Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement, where mentors help them develop a critical voice and hone professional journalism skills. CBYC participants also interview Goodman artists and staff members for feature stories and attend press opening nights. The first session takes place at the Goodman on Saturday, Nov. 5; applications are due Oct. 21 and are available at GoodmanTheatre.org/Engage-Learn.

OCTOBER 21- 22 Columbia College asks you to join fellow alumni and friends at Columbia Weekend 2016. The festivities kick off on Friday with its Welcome Reception for alumni, parents and friends. Saturday features a special President’s Luncheon, an afternoon Alumni Social and a magical Halloween Parade.

Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22, at Columbia College Chicago. The reception can be your first stop as you spend the evening exploring the Wabash Arts Corridor (WAC) — the South Loop’s “living urban canvas,” which includes 12 galleries and collections, 14 performance spaces, 200+ artists, music, media, theater, dance, chalk art, pop-up experiences and more!

Saturday features a special President’s Luncheon, where you can “experience” Chicago neighborhoods through food and drink. Afterward, continue the fun as alumni take over the A+D Fabrication Facility for our Alumni Social. The weekend concludes with the second annual Halloween

Gathering on Chicago’s Cultural Mile — a “spirited” city-wide event. Unite with your fellow Columbia College Chicago community as we walk in the nighttime Halloween Parade!

OCTOBER 22 ETA offers Saturday Youth Classes ages 6-18 beginning Sat, Oct.22, continuing through June 17, 2017. Student and parent orientation and class registration is Saturday at 9:30 am. You can register and enroll Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Call 773-752-3955 for the special early bird tuition discount of $600. After the 22nd classes are $650.

Classes in art, drama, dance, movement, music, and professional audition workshop are 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classes are held at ETA Creative Arts, 7558 S. South Chicago The Cook County Bar Association (CCBA) is partnering with Dorothy Brown, clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, and Mothers Matter for Justice for a Community Forum on How Police and Courts Work. The forum will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Trinity United Church of Christ. The forum will be held from 1-4 p.m., and address legal processes after the death of a loved one.

“This forum is a continuation of the dialogue we started with our Town Hall Meetings,” said Natalie Howse, president of the Cook County Bar Association. Not only do we need to have open dialogue with the community about the instances of police-involved shootings, we need to assist those impacted most – the families – with what comes next, including their legal recourse.

For more information on the Community Forum, you may visit the CCBA website or contact attorney Eric Wilson at 312-462-4089.

OCTOBER 29 “Black & Brown Communities Matter When Invested In” calls on community leaders to RSVP now for PACTING P.O.W.E.R. (Partnership Assisting Community, Transformation, People Organizing Winning Everything Right) Training workshop, Saturday, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chicago Urban League at 4510 S. Michigan Ave. You must reserve your seat so email your name, affiliation, title, address & phone number to Monroe@themonroefoundation.org. For further questions call Otis Monroe: 773315-9720

Missing & Exploited Children: Where are they going? Voices of West Englewood and The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation discusses Human Trafficking on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Lindblom Park, 6054 S. Damen Ave. Chicago, IL from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents, students, youth and all community residents: This discussion is to educate and heighten your awareness about this matter that is going on within our communities.

The presenter is Chicago Alliance on Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation with a panel, testimonies of victims and a 10-minute video. You don’t want to miss this!

Come out and help save our Black community as the Coleman-Oliver Foundation and 34th Ward Ald. Carrie M. Austin present The Black Coffee Agenda on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bellevue Ministry Center, 10715 S. Halsted, Chicago. The event, featuring panel discussions, include panelist Dr. Carol Adams, Wallace Gator Bradley, Carole Steele and more will be moderated by John Davis, Renee Ferguson and Harold Davis. For more information, go to www.theblackcoffeeagenda.com.

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Straight Talk: Black/Brown Unity Chicago is stepping out of the darkness and into the light in an unprecedented collaboration to set in motion the movement that will enhance race relations among Black and Brown peoples. The DuSable Museum of African American History has joined forces with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (NMPRAC) to present the first-ever timely and provocative panel discussion, Straight Talk: Black/Brown Unity in a Changing America. The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the DuSable Museum, 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.

The program features keynote address by Felipe Luciano, the prolific writer, author, civil rights activist and original member of the Last Poets is one of the most dynamic Latino public figures who brings his eloquence, vision and passion for social justice to the discussion, providing in-depth insight and compassion for the struggle.

The panel will engage in dialogue that will bridge the gap about the uniqueness and similarities of the Black/Brown experience and focus on the commonalities shared in a country where both are subjected to social and racial injustice and inequality. A closer look at how bridging the gap can serve to empower both. So what does Black/Brown unity mean in today’s America where both cultures are

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Felipe Luciano victimized? The low socioeconomic status, the unparalleled incarceration rates, police brutality, economic disparity and unsafe working and housing conditions are central shared concerns that will be on the table.

This will be followed by a roundtable discussion on “Black and Brown Unity Building,” featuring Salim Muwakkil, a senior editor at In These Times and host of “The Salim Muwakkil Show” on WVON-AM radio station; Pablo Medina,

Kai EL´ Zabar activist and spearheading or participating in numerous coalitions and community-based initiatives; Sol Flores, founding executive director of La Casa Norte; and Prexy Nesbitt, social political activist and educator, author of Inside South Africa’s Living Room, which will be moderated by Kai EL´Zabar, the first woman Editor-in -Chief of the Chicago Defender. A “Q&A” will take place immediately following the panel discussion Be a part of this movement for change. www.chicagodefender.com

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Sophia King: The New Face of The 4th Ward

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer Since former Ald. Will Burns resigned his seat in March, a search for the right person to fill the position was another task placed on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plate.

Several names were submitted and similar to a LinkedIn request, detailed applications were reviewed by a diverse panel of community stakeholders.

By April 13, Harriet’s Daughters President Sophia King was named the 4th Ward alderman. A longtime resident of Kenwood, the wife of notable House DJ and attorney Alan King — residents were familiar with King’s community involvement. But in the beginning, she wasn’t too sure about applying for the role of councilwoman even when the texts and calls from friends encouraged her to consider applying.

“Another friend of mine told me — you’ve done this; you’ve done this — we need somebody like you to do this. I was still a little apprehensive. She told me to call her back and I never did. So, she told me to talk to someone else. The more I would talk, it started to become an energy that I couldn’t explain. It was outside of me. I started to be more intrigued,” she said.

“The process was moving forward. I didn’t know that I was going to apply. I had three days to put in an application. That train was moving so I put in my application.

That’s kind of how that happened. Even the application was very detailed. We had rigorous interviews. At each point they would cut and I would make the elimination.”

“My style is to involve more community input — it takes more time. It’s a lot of work.”

— Ald. Sophia King Now, it has been over 100 days since taking the oath to fulfill her obligations to represent the residents of a ward rich in Black history and gradually dealing with the reality of gentrification at its doorstep.

Born in Colorado, King was raised between Mississippi and Evanston, Ill. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning her bachelor’s degree, and later her master’s in education and social policy from Northwestern University.

After marrying at a young age, she and her husband moved to the Oakwood community. There both her daughters were born at Michael Reese Hospital. She’s witnessed the gradual transition of the area from the retail development to the demise of the Ida B. Wells homes.

“I am very conscious of that. I’m an advocate of affordable housing — even on a national level. After the housing crisis, after Fannie and Freddie taking the brunt of the housing crisis, the right wing framed that crisis and made them the fall guy. They’re still the only entity that’s still in conservativity,” said King.

“I think the first responsibility is really to those people without a voice. I think that’s the alderman’s responsibility. Most people aren’t really paying attention or really engaged. Those people that are engaged, at least they’re educating themselves and

they understand. I think people put trust in their local leaders. at the end of the day, they are trusting us to make decisions on their behalf. Those people that aren’t at the table, are trying to make ends meet or trying to raise their kids — they’re looking to us to make sure that their voices are heard when they’re not there.”

4th Ward Strategic Plan

The junior alderman has laid out her signature 4th Ward Strategic Plan that will help the diverse array of communities come together in preparation for new developments, opportunities and building the lines of communications to best benefit all residents.

She says, “It gives you a template on what’s important, but it also gives everyone an opportunity to see that together and move forward together. Also to see the resources that are there and make those transparent.

“Prioritize your goals with your resources because we know resources aren’t limitless. It’s important to come up with those priorities together and to direct the resources and priorities together.”

With the old Michael Reese Hospital on sale by the city of Chicago, the new Mariano’s supermarket in full upswing and other potential projects being considered in King’s ward, she is gearing up to have the right team in place to guide them in a

Sophia King positive direction.

“My style is to involve more community input — it takes more time. It’s a lot of work. It’s easier to say, we’re going to do it this way and keep going forward. On the front end, be meaningful about having meetings — scheduling for more time makes for a seamless process in the end.”

Her involvement in establishing Ariel Community Academy, a CPS K-8 grade school with Ariel Investments in 1996, is another initiative that she’s proud of, along with the family’s friendship with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.

“When I think about our neighborhood schools, they should look on the outside like we expect the education to look on the inside. That said something — when your neighbors are keeping their yard clean, that makes you keep yours a little cleaner.

I think people respect that. As long as the standards are high, our community will respect those standards.”

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Black America

Cooks ©2016 Donna Battle Pierce

By Donna Battle Pierce Syndicated Columnist

Lunch with Chicago poet Augustine Lehmann was a special occasion. Seated across from each other in a second-floor Michigan Avenue restaurant, we spoke about the wave of migration history she had witnessed firsthand between 1906 and 1970 when millions of Black individuals and families left the familiar South to carve out better lives.

Lehmann’s family moved from Mississippi to settle in the Chicago’s Lilydale neighborhood near State and 95th Street. Next-door neighbors moved in from Tennessee. “Our block was filled with newcomers from dozens of places,” she said, adding that sharing regional recipes brought the neighborhood together.

When our restaurant server delivered a cheese-topped golden circle of cornbread to our table in a cast-iron skillet, we both re-

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Shrimp Cornbread marked that the shredded cheese baked to a shaggy top crust was different from other cornbread we’ve known.

“Sounds delicious, too” Lehmann said later, when I described the shrimp cornbread from my grandmother’s long-ago, Gulf Coast kitchen.

“Something as simple as cornbread can offer a delicious cultural exchange when we learn to appreciate and pass down the unfamiliar flavors and textures baked into traditional family dishes, Lehmann said.

I’m looking forward to the poem.

3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal 2 teaspoons sugar, optional 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon sweet paprika

1/2 teaspoon each: ground dried thyme, ground cumin, onion powder, garlic powder Freshly ground black pepper to taste 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) plus 2 tablespoon unsalted butter 2 small celery ribs, very finely chopped 1/2 each: small, finely chopped: onion, green bell pepper 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 to 1 pound uncooked Gulf shrimp, peeled deveined, coarsely chopped 3/4 cup each: milk, prepared Marinara sauce (from a jar) 2 eggs, beaten 2 ounces smoked Spanish chorizo, thinly sliced Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Stir the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the celery, onion and bell pepper pieces to the skillet. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in 2 more tablespoon of butter, stirring until melted. Add the garlic and shrimp; cook, stirring, until the garlic begins to soften, about 1 minute. Stir in the paprika, thyme, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, mustard and peppers, stirring until mixture is well combined.

Remove the skillet from heat. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk the milk and marinara sauce together. Whisk in the eggs. Stir in the reserved cornmeal/flour mixture. Stir in the sautéed vegetables, shrimp and seasoning from the skillet. Wipe out the skillet with a cloth; add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Transfer the shrimp cornbread mixture back into the skillet. Stir in the sausage slices, if using.

Bake 5 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 400°. Bake until golden brown and the edges begin to crisp, 20 to 25 minutes. (Cover the top with aluminum foil after 10 minutes if the cornbread begins to brown too quickly.)

7. Remove from the oven; transfer to wire rack to cool 8 minutes. Cut into wedges.

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

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

GORMAN Ronaldo Gorman…..Memorial was held: Thursday, October 13, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Apostolic Church of God, 63rd Dorchester Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COX Josephine Cox…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ St. Ailbe Catholic Church, 90th Harper Funeral: 10:00 a.m.

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

MARTIN Ryan Martin…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ New Faith B.C., 25 S. Central, Matteson, IL Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Homewood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

VITAL Jean Vital…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Gabaon Baptist Church, 87th Muskegon Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HAMPTON-COFIELD Timothy Hampton-Cofield…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Holy Temple Evangelistic COGIC, 15912 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

SCOTT Roddis Scott…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Life Center Church, 5500 S. Indiana Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWN Shirley Brown…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ St. Philip Neri, 2132 E. 72nd Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

SHIELDS Debrece Shields…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ New Beginnings, 6620 S. King Drive Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

EDERENOR Cheryl Ederenor…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ People of the Name Apostolic Assembly, 8234 S. Racine Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

STEELS Hermena Steels…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ Christian Youth MBC, 8801 S. Hermitage Funeral: 12:00 p.m.

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

CLAIR Helen Clair…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 12:00 p.m. @ St. Luke Baptist Church, 7262 S. Coles Ave. Funeral: 1:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TWYMAN Michael Twyman…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ROGERS James Rogers…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 4:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 5:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GILES Shantonia Giles…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Faith Movers Church, 425 Exchange Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

Interment: Monday, October 17, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JORDAN Wendy Jordan…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 11:00 a.m. @ St. James, 8539 S. Racine Funeral: 12:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TOWNSELL Elza Townsell…..Memorial was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TAYLOR Jennifer Taylor…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

NEAL Reginald Neal…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

NEAL D’Angelo Neal…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JOHNSON Jerri Johnson…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HOPKINS Davante Hopkins…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PEARSON-JEANTY Myri Pearson-Jeanty…..Wake was held: Sunday, October 16, 2016; 3:00 p.m. @ Shiloh Seventh Day Adventist, 7000 S. Michigan Ave. Funeral: 4:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LEE Levita Lee…..Wake was held: Sunday, October 16, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TEAGUE Pharoah Teague…..Wake was held: Sunday, October 16, 2016; 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WASHINGTON Marcel Washington…..Wake was held: Monday, October 17, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Apostolic Church of God, 6303 S. Kenwood Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SANDERS Toyua Sanders…..Wake: Thursday, October 20, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WHITE Ethel White…..Wake was held: Monday, October 17, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Calvary B.C., 8259 S. Jeffery Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ANDERSON Osee Anderson…..Wake: Thursday, October 20, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m.

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

ROGERS Claude Rogers…..Wake was held: Monday, October 17, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 9:30 a.m. @ Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BURNS Baby Harmonie Burns…..Wake was held: Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Shirley Williams…..Wake was held: Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PATRICK Jewel Patrick…..Wake was held: Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Monument of Faith Church, 2750 West Columbus Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Veterans Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GARRETT Lorne Garrett…..Wake: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Salem BC, 10909 S. Cottage Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TAYLOR Kevin Taylor…..Wake: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Holy Temple Evangelistic COGIC, 15912 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DURDEN Clementee Durden…..Wake: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Believers Church, 930 Believers Way Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Assumption Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TYSON Ina Tyson…..Wake: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m.

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

ALLEN Susan Allen…..Wake: Thursday, October 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

BROWN Charles Brown…..Wake: Thursday, October 20, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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GORDON Eddie Gordon…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Beth Eden, 11135 S. Loomis Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WARD Linnie Ward…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 9:30 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MILLER Tommy Miller…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

EGGLESTON Frances Eggleston…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

PRUITT Susie Pruitt…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Salem Baptist Church, 11800 S. Indiana Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWN, JR. Arrow Brown, Jr…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DENSON Tina Denson…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Apostolic Church of God, 6301 S. Dorchester Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

RHODES Martell Rhodes…..Wake: Friday, October 21, 2016; 1:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Armilee Williams…..Wake: Saturday, October 22, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

FREEMAN Sheron Freeman…..Wake: Saturday, October 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Hazel Crest Assembly, 17801 S. Cicero Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SIMMONS Lillie Simmons…..Wake: Saturday, October 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Salem B.C., 11800 S. Indiana Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HARRIS Mary Harris…..Wake: Saturday, October 22, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ New Bethlehem, 8850 S. Cottage Grove Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SIMPSON Angela Simpson…..Wake: Monday, October 24, 2016; 9:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

POKU Lovina Poku…..Wake: Monday, October 24, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WASHINGTON, JR. Joseph Washington, Jr…..Memorial: Saturday, October 29, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. @ Crerar Memorial Presbyterian Church, 8100 S. Calumet Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MARI Beatrice Mari…..Wake: Saturday, October 29, 2016; 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 8:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, October 31, 2016; @ 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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Emma Warrick…..Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m. @ St. Thaddeus Catholic Church, 9540 S. Harvard St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Washington Memory Lanes Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E. 79th St., Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

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Eddie Mason…..Pre-past was held:/Wake was held: Saturday, October 15, 2016; 9:00 a.m./10:00 a.m. @ First Timothy Church, 5550 S. Wentworth Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Monday, October 17, 2016; @ Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E. 79th St., Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name In the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, File No. D16148301 on the September 30, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of CUBBYHEARTS DAYCARE with the business located at 539 E 46TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60653.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/ Partner Full Name: ANTRICE WILLIAMS, Complete Address: 539 E 46TH. PLACE., CHICAGO, IL 60653, USA

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.VESTA J. MILLER, JAMES L. MILLER, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 16 CH 05897 8617 South Bishop 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 August 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 29, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8617 South Bishop St., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-326-005-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $100,968.39.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@ hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 05897 TJSC#: 36-9923 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.AJENE L. CARTER AKA AJENE CARTER Defendants 16 CH 00252 8716 S. Emerald Ave. 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 August 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 30, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8716 S. Emerald Ave., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-100017-0000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $231,727.51. 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 16 CH 00252 TJSC#: 36-10674 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 MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.MINIJOIE L. WILKER, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 15 CH 55 8145 SOUTH LOOMIS BOULEVARD Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 6, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8145 SOUTH LOOMIS BOULEVARD, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-120-014-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $48,084.82. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact 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 fax number 312-372-4398 Please refer to file number 14-074035.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs. com Attorney File No. 14-074035 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 55 TJSC#: 36-12059 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 GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.DOREATHA C THOMAS A/K/A DORETHA C THOMAS A/K/A DOREATHA THOMAS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 12867 8220 S. LAFAYETTE AVE. 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 February 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8220 S. LAFAYETTE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-33-227021-0000. The real estate is improved with a red, brick, two unit home, two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted.

The balance, 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 255521. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices. com Attorney File No. 255521 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 12867 TJSC#: 36-11476

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CYNTHIA SUTHERIN AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRMA REYES, MARIA CAMPOS AKA MARIA C. CAMPOS, PEDRO CAMPOS, JESUS REYES, CATALINA REYES, JOSE REYES, YESENIA REYES, CAPITAL ONE BANK, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA, JDAD, INCORPORATED, LVNV FUNDING LLC, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC., TOWN OF CICERO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICAN AMBASSADOR CASUALTY COMPANY A/S/O ANA ALVARADO AND GREGORIO ALVARADO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF IRMA REYES, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 5108 4850 SOUTH JUSTINE Chicago, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 28 IN BLOCK 4 IN THE RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 3 AND 4 IN KAY’S ADDITION TO CHICAGO, SAID ADDITION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 AND THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4850 SOUTH JUSTINE, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-08-108-035.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $73,133.24.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-002623.

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

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com Attorney File No. IL-002623 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 15 CH 5108 TJSC#: 36-10668 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MCCORMICK 105, LLC Plaintiff, -v.FELTON R. KELLEY, OLA MAE KELLEY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 5404 6441 S. MAY STREET Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 17 IN BLOCK 6 IN WEDDELL AND COX’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 6441 S. MAY STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-20-209-015-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $198,504.56.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 Please refer to file number 1889-73.

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

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No. 1889-73 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 15 CH 5404 TJSC#: 36-10450 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 OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.RODRIGO TREJO, JR, LISA TREJO, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE-HOLDERS CWALT, INC, ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006OC8, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OC8 Defendants 15 CH 13288 5206 S. MILLARD AVENUE Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 11, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 7 IN ELSDON BEING JOHN G. EARLE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF EAST 1/2 OF NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 AND WEST 134 FEET OF WEST 1/2 OF EAST 1/2 OF NORTHEAST 1/4 OF NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5206 S. MILLARD AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-11-315-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $158,419.94.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C15-26724.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C15-26724 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 13288 TJSC#: 36-10102 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-KS11 Plaintiff, -v.ADEBANJO ADIO OGUNSANYA, CLAUDETTE OGUNSANYA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 14989 6138 S. EVANS AVENUE Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE SOUTH 20 FEET OF LOT 8 AND THE NORTH 10 FEET OF LOT 9 IN BLOCK 3 IN THE RESUBDIVISION OF THE WASHINGTON PARK CLUB ADDITION TO CHICAGO, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 6138 S. EVANS AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-414-029-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $59,339.40.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C15-19626.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C15-19626 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 14989 TJSC#: 36-10483 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A., Plaintiff, -v.ROGELIO BARRERA, ADRIANA BALDERAS Defendants 12 CH 30589 4049 SOUTH FRANCISCO AVENUE Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 10, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 7, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 44, IN THE RESUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF LOTS 5 AND 6, LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 5 CHAINS THEREOF, AND NORTH OF ARCHER AVENUE, IN LURTONS SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH PART OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4049 SOUTH FRANCISCO AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-01-120-015-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $58,101.71.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: EGAN & ALAILY LLC, 321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 1430, Chicago, IL 60654, (312) 253-8640 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

EGAN & ALAILY LLC 321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 1430 Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 253-8640 Attorney Code. 44451 Case Number: 12 CH 30589 TJSC#: 36-6060 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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR CDC MORTGAGE CAPITAL TRUST 2003HE2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-HE2 Plaintiff, -v.ETHEL SEAY Defendants 1 : 12 CV 2800 8122 S. COLFAX AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 JUDGE Amy J. St. Eve NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 8 IN BLOCK 1 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 10 BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN CHARLES RINGER`S SOUTHSHORE ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 15, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 33 FEET THEREOF TAKEN FOR WIDENING EAST 83RD STREET), IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8122 S. COLFAX AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-119-025.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $96,095.33.

Sale terms: 10% 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. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-95822.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-95822 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 2800 TJSC#: 36-11412 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- FLORENCIO GARCIA, TCF NATIONAL BANK, FRIST SELECT INC. AND CREDIT LINE RECOVERY, INC. Defendants.

TCF NATIONAL BANK, Counter-Plaintiff, -v.FLORENCIO GARCIA, CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPARTMENT OF STREETS & SANITATION, FIRST SELECT INC. AND CREDIT LINE RECOVERY, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Counter-Defendants.

12 CH 35543 1833 S. THROOP STREET Chicago, IL 60608 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 15, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 83 IN BLOCK 8 IN JOHNSTON AND LEE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1833 S. THROOP STREET, Chicago, IL 60608 Property Index No. 17-20-315-006-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $97,952.37.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 12 CH 35543 TJSC#: 36-9957 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 U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR NEWLANDS ASSET HOLDING TRUST Plaintiff, -v.LEONARDO HERRERA, JANE DOE, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY OF LEONARD HERRERA Defendants 14 CH 01766 7838 S KEELER AVENUE Chicago, IL 60652 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 16, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 69 IN CREST LINE MANOR RESUBDIVISION OF LOT A AND PART OF LOT B IN OWNERS DIVISION OF LOT 23 IN SUPERIOR COURT COMMISSIONERS PARTITION OF THE SOUTH HALF (EXCEPT RAILROAD) OF SECTION 27. TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7838 S KEELER AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60652 Property Index No. 19-27-403-071-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $170,366.32.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-001380.

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

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 Attorney File No. IL-001380 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 14 CH 01766 TJSC#: 36-10101 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 DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JAMES P. POWELL, ELMYRA POWELL, PNC BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MIDAMERICA BANK, FSB Defendants 14 CH 16223 519 OAKWOOD BOULEVARD Chicago, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 17, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST 18 FEET OF THE WEST 33 FEET OF LOT 3 OF BUTLER’S SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 2 AND 3 WITH THAT PART OF LOT 1 SOUTH OF BOULEVARD IN BLOCK 2 OF BOWEN AND SMITH’S SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 15 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING BETWEEN 39TH STREET AND 40TH STREET AND VINCENNES AND KANKAKEE AVENUE, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 519 OAKWOOD BOULEVARD, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 20-03-203-026.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $307,569.13.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C16-34278.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C16-34278 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 16223 TJSC#: 36-10341 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.

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC (6313555) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF Cook, ss – IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. BETH E. ADKINS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 11796.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 8 IN HILL AND PIKES SOUTH ENGLEWOOD ADDITION, SAID ADDITION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 20-32-427-019-0000. Commonly known as: 8614 S. Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60620, and which said Mortgage was made by BETH E. ADKINS, as Mortgagor(s) to Market Street Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0010368165, and the present owner(s) of the property being BETH E. ADKINS, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, Richard J Daley Center, 50 W. Washington, Room 802, Chicago, IL 60602 on or before NOVEMBER 18, 2016 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Chicago, Illinois Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Last known addresses: Defendant Address: 8614 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60620

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC TRUST 2006-NC1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC1 Plaintiff, -v.EDDIE PHILLIPS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 14647 9443 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 August 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 29 IN WILLIAM J. WRIGHTMAN’S RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 TO 18 IN BLOCK 40, LOTS 12 TO 28, BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 27: THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 30 AND ALL OF LOTS 31 TO 46, BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 39 IN ISAAC CROSBY’S SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, LYING WEST OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD. Commonly known as 9443 S. THROOP STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-330-015-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $196,005.34.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-96784.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-96784 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 14647 TJSC#: 36-10139 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-11 Plaintiff, -v.JOHNNY L. HORTON, JR, ANDREA N. HORTON, CITY OF CHICAGO, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., F/K/A LASALLE BANK, N.A. Defendants 15 CH 17610 7837 S. COLFAX AVENUE Chicago, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 16, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE NORTH 33- ONE-THIRD FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 43 IN DIVISION 2 IN THE WESTFALL’S DIVISION OF 208 ACRES, BEING THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER AN THE SOUTHEAST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 15, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 7837 S. COLFAX AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 21-30-329-017.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $389,390.44.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-14201.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-14201 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 17610 TJSC#: 36-10151 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF SANDRA L. MAHOVLICH A/K/A SANDRA MAHOVLICH A/K/A SANDY MAHOVLICH, RALPH J. MAHOVLICH A/K/A RALPH MAHOVLICH, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF SANDRA L. MAHOVLICH A/KA/ SANDRA MAHOVLICH A/K/A SANDY MAHOVLICH Defendants 16 CH 03332 10155 S. AVENUE L 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 September 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 31, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 29 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 6 FEET) AND THE NORTH 13 FEET OF LOT 28 IN BLOCK 2 IN TAYLOR’S THIRD ADDITION TO SOUTH CHICAGO, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 693.4 FEET OF THE WEST 1675.43 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 15, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING SOUTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10155 S. AVENUE L, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-08-121-022-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $130,271.88.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES, 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 16 CH 03332 TJSC#: 36-11521 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 QUICKEN LOANS, INC Plaintiff, -v.JOSE SANDOVAL, EDGAR SANDOVAL, SR, ISABEL SANDOVAL Defendants 16 CH 05037 4630 S. HONORE STREET Chicago, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 13 IN BLOCK 2 IN FREDERICK B. CLARK’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 8 IN STONE AND WHITNEY’S SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 6 AND SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 4630 S. HONORE STREET, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-06-420-013-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $87,564.46.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C15-29176.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C15-29176 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 16 CH 05037 TJSC#: 36-9067 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 PARK FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK Plaintiff, -v.LUIS ADRIAN HERNANDEZ PATINO, DISCOVER BANK, LESSEES, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN OWNERS Defendants 2014 CH 00502 2742 SOUTH SPRINGFIELD AVE. Chicago, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 22, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 3, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE SOUTH 24.00 FEET OF THE NORTH 458.00 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF BLOCK 6 IN GOODWIN BALESTIER AND PHILLIP’S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 2742 SOUTH SPRINGFIELD AVE., Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-26-309-042-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two flat.

The judgment amount was $71,745.36.

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: GILMARTIN LEGAL, LLC, 512 W. BURLINGTON AVE., SUITE 3, La Grange, IL 60525, (708) 469-7940 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.

GILMARTIN LEGAL, LLC 512 W. BURLINGTON AVE., SUITE 3 La Grange, IL 60525 (708) 469-7940 Attorney Code. 31983 Case Number: 2014 CH 00502 TJSC#: 36-11614 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.CARMAR WOOTEN, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, ORLANDO WOOTEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 02699 9625 S. HALSTED 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 September 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9625 S. HALSTED, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-108-010-0000, 25-09-108-011-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $46,817.67.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste.950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 16-4200-269.

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

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste.950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: mmckee@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 16-4200-269 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 16 CH 02699 TJSC#: 36-11526 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

PNC National Association Plaintiff, vs.

Josefina Michel; Rosa Michel; Elpidio Michel; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 16CH3950 Sheriff’s # 160283 F16030070 PNC 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 December 1st, 2016, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 5540 West 63rd Place, Chicago, Illinois 60638 P.I.N: 19-21-100-024-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Multi Family – Two to Six Apartments, over 62 years.

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

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale may be entitled at most only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the mortgagee’s attorney, or the court appointed selling officer.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PRIMESTAR-H FUND I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE ROSARIO TAPIA TRUST DATED MARCH 4, 2011, SAGRARIO TAPIA-ALVAREZ AKA SAGRARIO ALVAREZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-TRUSTEE OF THE ROSARIO TAPIA TRUST DATED MARCH 4, 2011, NUBIA TAPIA AKA NUBIA LIZ TAPIA, CARMELO JOSE TAPIA AKA CARMELO TAPIA, ERIC NOE TAPIA AKA ERIC TAPIA, GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF ROSARIO TAPIA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 16047 4700 SOUTH LAWNDALE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 10, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4700 SOUTH LAWNDALE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-11-105-013-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $159,050.99.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

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

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

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

In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F13060111.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F13060111 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 16047 TJSC#: 36-11946 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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Plaintiff, -v.CECILIO GARCIA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, INC. AS A NOMINEE FOR RESMAE MORTGAGE CORPORATION Defendants 1 : 12 CV 6683 4824 S. LOOMIS BOULEVARD Chicago, IL 60608 JUDGE CHARLES R. NORGLE, SR NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 29, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 10:30 AM on November 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4824 S. LOOMIS BOULEVARD, Chicago, IL 60608 Property Index No. 20-08-111-034-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $334,399.42.

Sale terms: 10% 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. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-98867.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-98867 Case Number: 1 : 12 CV 6683 TJSC#: 36-11850 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 AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.SIEBERT KEITH HARDEMAN A/K/A SIBERT K. HARDEMAN, NATHANIEL LEE, BARBARA JEAN LEE, LILLIAN EVANS, THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION, CITIMORTGAGE, INC. SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER WITH CITIFINANCIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., JUANITA D. MCGEE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 19054 8830 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 August 17, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 18, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8830 S. CARPENTER ST., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-211-023-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $239,277.39.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste.950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 14-8400-217.

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

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste.950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: mmckee@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 14-8400-217 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 14 CH 19054 TJSC#: 36-10076 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR SPECIALTY UNDERWRITING AND RESIDENTIAL FINANCE TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC2 Plaintiff, -v.JANICE TURNER, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. FKA AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., ALLY FINANCIAL INC. F/K/A GMAC INC Defendants 15 CH 14852 1642 EAST 85TH PLACE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 10, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1642 EAST 85TH PLACE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-316-034-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $259,591.72.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g) (4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F15090124.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F15090124 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 14852 TJSC#: 36-10027 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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