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CITY NEWS Crews Work Seven Days a Week on City Potholes With as many as 30 crews out a day when weather permits, the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has already repaired more than 100,000 potholes in 2018, according to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office.

“As temperatures warm up, the City is working around the clock to fill any potholes the winter season has left behind,” Mayor Emanuel said. “Being responsive to neighborhood complaints, whether it’s filling potholes or fixing streetlights, is critical to improving residents’ quality of life. It is what our crews do and what we will continue to focus on throughout the year.”

Crews are working around the clock, including weekends and overnights to address pothole complaints received to the City’s 311.

“Quickly repairing our streets helps keep motorist safe. I want to thank CDOT for their efforts and I encourage residents to call 311 to report potholes in their neighborhood,” said 7th ward Alderman Gregory Mitchell.

The new union contract also provides the City with flexibility this year to assign additional crews as needed. Laborers permanently assigned to work on concrete, asphalt, electric, signs, and paint projects can now be temporarily transferred to other projects, like pothole repairs, if the need arises.

To report a pothole, residents can call 311; visit the City’s website at www.cityofchicago.org/311 or “Chicago” to 311311 to start the reporting process. You can also see the calls for service and number of potholes filled during each site visit by visiting the City’s Pothole Tracker at www.cityofchicago.org/ potholetracker.

City Files Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Distributors to Fight Opiod Addiction Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Corporation Counsel Ed Siskel announced this week that the City of Chicago has filed a federal lawsuit against the top three distributors of opioids for their role in the public health crisis caused by the rampant over-prescribing and abuse of pharmaceutical opioids, a class of highly addictive narcotic painkillers. This lawsuit follows the City’s groundbreaking 2014 litigation against opioid manufacturers, which the federal court in December combined into multidistrict litigation with suits brought by other jurisdictions around the country.

“The oversupply of these highly potent and highly addictive painkillers has led to a dramatic rise in drug addiction and overdose in communities across the nation,” said Mayor Emanuel. “Chicago is continuing our legal fight to end irresponsible practices and hold companies accountable for their deceptive actions that cause serious damage to individuals, families and neighborhoods, and has helped fuel the heroin epidemic in Chicago.”

The City filed its suit against AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corporation for their unfettered and unlawful distribution of opioids into the City. Known colloquially as the “Big Three,” defendants account for approximately 90 percent of all revenues from prescription drug distribution in the U.S. and dominate the wholesale drug distribution market, including in the City.

“These companies have a responsibility under state and federal law to exercise due diligence to prevent the illicit distribution of pharmaceuticals and yet they failed to reject or report suspicious orders and placed profits over public health,” said Siskel. “We are filing this suit to hold them accountable, but also to maintain the City’s status as a leader amongst the many cities and counties that have filed similar lawsuits that have now been combined as multi-district litigation.”

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State Open Bicentennial Coin Contest Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced this week the Bicentennial Coin Contest, encouraging individuals to submit a design for the coin that will be created and distributed to commemorate the Illinois Bicentennial.

“A bicentennial coin is a great way to commemorate Illinois’ upcoming 200th birthday,” Frerichs said. “We call upon Illinoisans to tap their creativity and submit a design that captures the beauty of our state, its illustrious history, and depicts the great advantages Illinois has to offer.”

The treasurer’s office will accept electronic submissions for the contest from Illinois residents. Each design should depict

an aspect of Illinois or Illinois history. One entry, per contestant, can be submitted now through May 1, 2018 at www.IllinoisCoinContest.com. The winning design will be used for the commemorative bicentennial coin.

The public will have an online opportunity to vote on the top five designs in June. A final winner will be announced on June 18, 2018. The State of Illinois will celebrate its 200th birthday on December 3, 2018.

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COVER STORY It’s a hot political season--just listen to the ads on TV or the radio or drive down one of the city’s boulevards and see the campaign signs decorating the grounds.

Or you can check your mailbox, which is no doubt stuffed with

colorful flyers suggesting you vote for one person over the next.

The Chicago Defender has been on the scene this season, sharing interviews with candidates--newcomers and incum-

bents. As we count down to the primary elections on March 20, we continue to highlight candidates who want your vote. The following pages feature more of those candidates running for office, and our special pull-out sec-

tion features Judges who would like to sit on the bench.

You can check out candidates we’ve interviewed this season at chicagodefender.com. And we’ll have a final round for you to read

about next week. We’ve got 13 more days--and of course, you can vote right now during early voting. Whatever you choose to do, make your voice count and vote.

Paul Montes for Cook County Commissioner 2nd District

By Lee Edwards campaigns for Chicago aldermen.

Defender Contributing Writer “The [Cook County] board has always been something that I Paul Montes believes it’s time looked at,” said Montes. “I’ve alfor a new voice for Cook County’s ways been involved in politics and I thought this would be a great opsecond district. portunity for me to get involved. It The first time candidate said is something I always wanted to now is the right time for him to do. Now, I’m actually taking the step forward. In the past, he said step forward into the spotlight he has worked on several political THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

instead of being the guy that’s always helped out. ” When asked about the current incumbent, Dennis Deer, Montes stated he does not dislike him but wants to lead the district forward in a different way.

“Comm. Deer comes from the same camp as Bobby Steele as well as Robert Steele,” said Monwww.chicagodefender.com

tes. “Now, he’s worked with that family. Yes, he’s from that side and that particular part of town, but I think the district is more than that.”

Montes, a resident of the second district for 25 years, said recognizing and serving a district as diverse as this one is of the utmost importance. He said he wants to

be held accountable across the board from residents.

“I’m truthful, I’m honest, and I want to make sure our county is accountable,” said Montes. “At the end of the day, I’m a servant for those who vote for me, I’m a servant of the people, and they are entrusting me with their vote to make the right choices.”

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COVER STORY Gaylon Alcaraz for Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th District

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Gaylon Alcaraz is ready to take her stellar background as an advocate to the Cook County board to represent the fourth district.

Over the course of her career, Alcaraz has fought for affordable housing, LGBTQ issues, women’s reproductive rights, and more. Her consistency in fighting for women’s health and reproductive rights was among the reasons why she was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.

“I think my sense of justice has been around me forever, even when I was in high school,” said Alcaraz. “I always wanted to stand up, I did not want to sit back and argue on Facebook about what’s going on, I try to stand out and do something about it.”

Alcaraz said if elected, she would push for an audit as a means to increase transparency throughout the district, encourage more constituents to come into the office to voice their concerns, and more. She said a large portion of her platform was developed while she was gathering signatures along the campaign trail.

“I think we need to look deeply at what is going on in the budget,” said Alcaraz. “The one thing that I did have in my head was obviously economic development and civic engagement because I am a trained organizer.”

Alcaraz believes there are two types of people who run for elected office: a person who wants to be somebody and a person who wants to do something.

“You really have to look at a person’s background to figure out who they are and what their values are,” said Alcaraz. “The voters are going to make the decision. I am going to keep doing what I’ve been doing my entire career.”

Will Calloway: Candidate For State Rep. 25th District

By Lee Edwards he met Martinez Sutton, the brothDefender Contributing Writer er of Rekia Boyd, who was killed

by Chicago police officer Dante Servin.

South Shore native and com“[When] I met [Sutton], I heard munity activist Will Calloway wants to shift the current paradigm in the his story, and that was my awakstate’s legislature by becoming the ening moment. At that point I berepresentative in the Illinois House came civically engaged, socially awakened, and did what I could to for the 25th district. support his family. Rekia Boyd was Calloway said he had a life Michael Boyd, my Laquan McDonchanging experience in 2012 ald,” said Calloway. when, as a student at Columbia Calloway said his platform is College, he was invited to an event geared toward community outconcerning police violence where 4 March 7 - 13, 2018

reach, violence prevention, and social justice.

“We’ve come to realize that policy and politics are really the deciding factor in a lot of our dayto-day life and I think the moment that we call for the resignation of an elected official or politicize any issues that’s concerning us, we become politically active,” said Calloway. “What I realized is all of the marching and all of the awareness has been good but I don’t know how effective that has been in effecting change in the Black www.chicagodefender.com

community and the city of Chicago as a whole.”

Calloway said he wants to hear the concerns of both the northern and southern portions of the district. He noted incidents like carjacking have been on the rise in Hyde Park, which is something he would look into to make sure residents felt safe and their property was protected. He said he is totally in support of a community benefits agreement being signed by the Obama Foundation.

“I want to bring substantive change to South Shore, get us out of this food desert, make sure we create more safe places on 71st St. where it’s riddled by gun violence, create better retail corridor on 71st St., help the young people that are unemployed in our district,” said Calloway. “All of these things are very important and I’ve been on the ground for years fighting for these issues. That’s what it is for me, I don’t know about anyone else.”

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Litesa Wallace: Daniel Biss’ Running Mate

By Mary L. Datcher Managing Editor Almost from the beginning of Litesa Wallace’s professional journey as a licensed therapist, she understood the importance of caring about those dealing with personal conflict and challenges. One of many newborns, she was born at Mercy Hospital and spent her earlier childhood attending Dulles Elementary before her family relocated to the South Suburbs. Graduating from Hillcrest High School, she attended Western Illinois for undergraduate studies, eventually pursuing her Master’s and Ph.D. at Northern Illinois University.

Introduced to State Representative Charles E. Jefferson by an acquaintance, she began to volunteer in the 67th district office learning her way around the functions of office, and a few years later, she was offered the chief of staff job.

Upon Jefferson’s announcement of stepping down, she along with 13 other prospects threw their hat into the ring for the seat. Narrowing down to five people, Wallace was appointed and later elected for the office, serving the constituents in her district which predominately serves the Rockford area.

Today, she has added another role to her hectic schedule as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss’ running mate.

The Chicago Defender sat down with Wallace to discuss her career transition and agenda to serve the residents of Illinois.

Prior to entering public service, what influenced you to counsel individuals as a therapist?

I grew up watching quite a bit. I saw some tragedies, my own personal experiences as well. I looked at ways to give back and ways to do self-reflection and self-discovery. That led me down the path to work with children. My first therapy job was basically at a convalescent residential facility that is no longer open, providing intensive services to young adults who attended school there. Their emotional behavior was so severe they lived in a facility.

In 2007, I was introduced to State Representative Jefferson (67th District) through an acquaintance through grad school who was working for him. We hit it off; of his office was one that really served constituents.

The fact that he had an office that was so open to the public, it

Litesa Wallace drew me there to volunteer. I became part of his staff in 2011 when he hired me to be his chief of staff, and I worked on my dissertation simultaneously. The goal was still pursuing higher education, therapy and counseling on the side, not to go into this life as a public servant.

What are some of the challenges you’ve seen in Rockford?

There’s been similar issues in Chicago and other rural areas where there’s been economic disparities for people of color.

I found that State rep in that area is very visible. I’m in the city of Chicago, we don’t have the full-time alderman. Our office becomes the “catch-all” whether it’s local, county, state or federal

needs—we get phone calls for all types of issues. The challenge is to make sure you have an office and staff to have the resources to refer our constituents to these services.

If there is something we can do with the state agencies, whether to be a liaison between those agencies, it’s a very challenging district. [It’s] mainly a district that has suffered quite a bit under the recession of 2008. We’ve lost a lot of manufacturing jobs. Yes, the disparities are definitely racialized and based on economic abilities and what people are earning—if they’re earning at all.

As a working mom, legislator and now as Daniel Biss’ running mate, how do you maintain wearing so many hats?

That’s why you make sure you have a great team in your district office, no matter if you’re running again for your legislative seat or if there is no election going on. No one person can service 100,000 people so you have to have a great team around you whether it’s a paid staff or volunteers.

If elected, what is the first agenda on your docket you want to concentrate most on?

I’ve worked on all of the above— mental health, criminal justice

reform. I had enough seniority to chair a committee—the Economic Justice Equality Committee. The first that the House has had. The work of that committee [is] to fulfill some of the things we heard in campaigning: the wage disparities not only in terms of gender but certainly in race. The same amount of money that women make in terms of White males, it’s the same that Black men make 77 cents for every dollar. Black women make 67 cents for every dollar. My passion is to get rid of those disparities.

When you have communities that haven’t been invested in, you have schools that don’t have the proper funding, people that are stuck in low wage jobs—it creates an environment of a lot of chaos.

Does Daniel Biss reflect that same passion you have in these areas?

Absolutely, I wouldn’t be on this team if we didn’t have similar values or want to work on similar things. We’re very hands on when it comes to [the] campaign.

We’ve released a platform on Racial and Economic Justice. We brainstormed together via texts, emails and phones the work we’ve already done and the work we continue to do.

Lamont Robinson: The Race for State Representative 5th District

By Mary L. Datcher Managing Editor Lamont Robinson has been in the 5th District for the past 10 years as a small business owner.

He owns and operates two Allstate agencies—one in his home district and the other on the North Side. Raised by his mother in a single parent household, he has worked hard to create a solid and successful agency building community and political relationships in his backyard.

Robinson’s entry into the State Representative 5th District race has become a four-man competition with candidates competing to gain Julianna Stratton’s seat, a legislative seat she beat former incumbent Ken Dunkin for in the 2016 election. The 5th district has a range of diversity spanning north to Oak Street along the Gold Coast as far south to certain parts of the 20th and 6th wards. Robinson’s bid to become the next State Representative is backed by Democratic Committeewoman and Alderman Pat Dowell.

The Chicago Defender interviewed Lamont Robinson about why he felt it was important to run for this office.

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What makes the 5th District different from other areas?

I call the “Soul Coast the Gold Coast.” There are folks on the North Side who have prosperity and are doing well, but there are parts of the district that are not doing well. No one can have prosperity if we all are not prosperous.

I want to bring prosperity to the district. The folks on the Northend who have achieved it—I want to make sure to spread that out. I want to make sure we have equal funding in our schools across the district. That’s extremely important to make sure our blocks are safe where people can walk and grab coffee or a sandwich and feel safe to do so.

What’s one of the top priorities on your list if elected?

My top priority is economic development. It would bring jobs to the community. It would also end the violence that is in the district.

As a businessman, what kind of business do you have and how long have you had it? From a business, what has been the challenges of having a business in the 5th District. Small businesses in particular?

One thing I’m very happy about is my involvement on two boards:

Lamont Robinson The Quad Development Communities, Corp. (QDC)--it supports small businesses, connects them to support services, wrap around services, resources for their business; and then the Greater Englewood CDC-- that has also brought Whole Foods to Englewood.

Those skills are in my toolkit for Springfield. I want to continue to support small businesses to give them the resources they need, and I will continue to do so as the next State Representative in the 5th District.

I often sit down with people to find out what their issues are and how to help them with the needs and concerns that they have whether that be life insurance, investment or their pensions or try to figure out how should they pull www.chicagodefender.com

money out. I’ve been that person whose helped people achieve and reach their dreams. I will continue to do so in the legislature.

With the Affordable Care Act being threatened, as a State Representative, what would you do to empower quality healthcare for constituents who may not have access?

As a small business owner, I pay my own health insurance and I have a high deductible. It’s extremely important that I also have care for my employees, but it’s extremely [expensive] for a small business owner. God forbid I get sick because my deductible is high. I understand we need to reform our healthcare particularly in the state of Illinois. We need to make sure it’s equitable across the board like for single parents, and we need to make that we’re putting reforms into place.

What’s behind the Ken Dunkin ‘sell out’ ads?

We were put in harm’s way.

Our senior funding was lost and also funding for our daycare centers. So, folks that need services were hurt by former State Rep. Ken Dunkin and his votes and movements. I think that people need to know that and remember

that. I know he’s said he’s made some mistakes, but the mistakes he’s made—hurt us. If you look at certain pockets of the district, it is still very depressing. Some of the areas of the South were hurt by the budget impasse. People need to understand we were sold bad goods.

What was your relationship with then State Rep. Dunkin as a businessman?

I know Ken Dunkin and we’re neighbors. I thought he understood the issues living where he does, but sometimes we lose our way. We forget about the folks that we’re serving, and I believe that is what happened. At some point, 13 years of being in service, Mr. Dunkin lost his way. We have folks who are in lock and step with the community and the concerns and the issues of the community—to be able to voice that in Springfield.

How can people become familiar with Lamont Robinson?

I am out every day in the district. If I can’t reach you in a high rise or in the neighborhood, I am calling even after dark. I want to make sure I’m reaching the voters and having conversations with them, making sure they know that I understand.

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Kim Dubuclet: Water Reclamation Commissioner Candidate

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Kim Dubuclet’s bid for Water Reclamation Commissioner is one born of her desire to ensure the high quality of the county’s water supply for now and for generations to come.

Dubuclet said concerns over the water we use aren’t always viewed as a priority when in contrast to a number of other issues. She said even an action as innocent as a senior flushing antibiotic medication down the toilet could potentially impact drinking water.

“People don’t spend a lot of time thinking about their drinking water unless an issue like Flint comes up or thinking about what they flush down the toilet and how that might affect our drinking water,” said Dubuclet. “I want people to see me as an advocate for our health, and for our future, and for our children’s future and for me to stress the importance of us caring about our environment.”

Dubuclet, who currently works for the Chicago Park District as the legislative affairs director, was appointed to fill the remaining term of former Chicago alderman and state representative of the 26th district, Will Burns, as he transitioned to becoming 4th ward alderman from 20112013. She described her time in the Illinois House of Representatives as, “amazing, educational, and informative.” She explained to the Defender why Water Reclamation Commissioner is the position for her.

“I’ve been a state rep and I have no more interest in that, I had no interest taking on an incumbent in any other position, and because of my environmental background and understanding the green space and understanding how humans interact with parks and green space, I thought this would be a perfect fit for now,” said Dubuclet. “I thought I was doing work for the people, giving them a voice, understanding all of the issues, advocating for some very important bills so I think that was a very good experience.”

COMMUNITY Ronald L. Chatman: A Giant in His Profession, A Pillar in His Community Defender Editorial Team Donald L. Chatman, M.D. was born in New Orleans, La., in 1934, the middle son of Dr. Aristotle Lorenzo Quincy Chatman and Eulacie S. Chatman. He was reared in Baton Rouge, La., along with his two brothers, Alfred “Lorenzo” Chatman and Franklin “Lister” Chatman. At the insistence of his parents, who were committed to providing their children with stellar educations, Dr. Chatman attended Mount Hermon School For Boys in Gill, Ma., for secondary education, and Harvard University, where he earned his A.B. in Physical Anthropology. Following the path of his father and uncle, young Donald earned an M.D. degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., and subsequently opened a practice in general medicine in Lake Charles, La. This was followed by a two-year stint in the United States Air Force where he served his country as a Captain in the Medical Core and was honorably discharged in 1965.

After being honorably discharged from the Air Force, Dr. Chatman decided to pursue a specialty in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) and moved to Chicago to complete his residency at Michael Reese Hospital and 6 March 7 - 13, 2018

Donald and Linda Chapman Medical Center. In 1969, Dr. Chatman became one of the first African American physicians to be an attending physician in OB-GYN at Michael Reese. He built a reputation for being a “top flight” doctor and patients under his care consistently received stellar care not only from him, but as a result of his leadership, from all nursing staff and residents associated with his service.

Dr. Chatman’s clinical and research interests included Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic surgery. His research regarding the incidence, care and treatment of Endometriosis challenged the early medical thinking that this disorder did not regularly occur in Black Women and adolescents. Dr. Chatman published widely on these topics,

and others, and lectured both nationally and internationally at organizations including the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), the International Society for Gynecologic Laparoscopy and the World Congress of Gynecologic Endoscopy. He was featured on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” and “Good Morning America” and widely recognized for his contributions to the field by his peers. Dr. Chatman served as the first African American Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President and President of the AAGL. In addition, Dr. Chatman served as Associate Editor of the Journal of the AAGL. In 1989, Dr. Chatman married his soul mate, Linda C. Chatman, and started a new chapter in his life. Although work was always prominent, Dr. Chatman loved www.chicagodefender.com

Dr. Chapman with surgical instraments spending time with family and friends, playing golf and traveling the world with Linda. He was a running enthusiast and avid reader. Dr. Chatman was also quite social and a long-term member of the social clubs the Saracens and the Chicagoans. Dr. Chatman and Linda frequently supported local causes and organizations, attending social events and fundraisers for causes that enriched their community. At the time of his passing, Dr. Chatman was writing a book memorializing the extraordinary journey of his father, who escaped sharecropping in Louisiana at the

age of 14 to pursue his education on his own. Dr. Chatman’s father ultimately completed college and medical school and built an extraordinary medical practice and business empire in Baton Rouge, La., in the 1940s.

Despite Dr. Chatman’s multitude of professional accolades and awards, he considered his greatest accomplishments being a loving husband to Linda, a devoted father to his children, Lynn, “Cee Cee” and Eric Chatman, and an even more devoted grandpa and great-grandpa. He will be remembered as a “one of a kind” physician and a great man who gave his all in his personal and professional life. On Thursday, February 22, 2018, Dr. Chatman passed away suddenly, at home with Linda.

Dr. Chatman was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Linda, daughters Lynn Chatman Todman (Michael) and Eleanor Louise Chatman (“Cee Cee”), son, Eric Leveritt Chatman (Angie); in-laws James and Lois Wilson, stepsons Carl R. Golden and Bruce E. Golden (Marie), cousin Fay Green, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a host of extended family and friends, and a whole community of grateful patients and families.

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POLITICS

Top 10 Most Influential Black Judges of Cook County

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Managing Editor Written in part by former elected Cook County Bar Association President Natalie Howse.

1. Justice George N Leighton Leighton was the first judge appointed to the Illinois appellate court.

The Howard University graduate went on to earn his law degree at Harvard Law School.

He moved to Chicago in 1946. He rose up through the ranks of the legal community, elected as a judge with the Circuit Court of Cook County. He was later appointed as a judge for the First District Appellate Court of Illinois serving from 1969-1976. President Gerald Ford nominated Leighton on the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; he appointed him on February 2, 1976. Leighton served for 11 years and returned to private practice. Leighton is currently 105 years young.

2. Justice R. Eugene Pincham (June 28, 1927 – April 3, 2008) A civil rights attorney and icon in the Chicago legal community, Pincham is responsible for mentoring more Black lawyers and judges in Cook County than his counterparts. A graduate of Tennessee State University and member of Kappa Alpha Psi, he earned his B.S. degree in political science.

Pincham relocated to Chicago where he attended and graduated from Northwestern Law School in 1948. A long-time attorney, he was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as Justice of the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District and later elected in 1986. He resigned in 1990. His advocacy for African Americans and their rights has become the ‘gold standard’ for helping to change a justice system riddled with bias. His work with the American Civil Liberties Union and NAACP has earned him a long list of accolades and honors.

3. Justice Charles Freeman Freeman was the first Black judge elected (not appointed) to the Illinois Supreme Court on November 6, 1990. He served as Chief Justice for three years.

A graduate from Virginia Union University in 1954, he earned his law degree from John Marshall Law School in 1962. Freeman has served on both the Illinois Industrial Commission hearing work-related injury cases and he was appointed by Governor Dan Walker on the Illinois Commerce Commission. In 1976 he was elected to the Cook County Circuit Court and swore in Harold Washington as the first African American mayor 8 March 7 - 13, 2018

Justice George N Leighton

Justice R. Eugene Pincham

Judge Arnette Hubbard of the city Chicago.

4. Judge Ann Claire Williams Judge Williams became the first Black female judge appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois court in Chicago; she was appointed by President Ronald Reagan.

She would go on to be the first judge of color to be nominated by President Bill Clinton to the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Retired from the bench, Williams has trained judges and attorneys throughout the world including Africa. She joined Jones Day Chicago, a global law firm.

5. Judge Benton Parsons (August 13, 1911 – June 19, 1993) Parsons became the first Black judge to serve as a United States federal judge in the U.S. District www.chicagodefender.com

Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He served as chief judge from 1975 to 1981. The son a preacher, Parsons was raised knee deep in the Disciples of Christ Church. As his family moved around, they settled in Decatur, Ill. It was there his passion to become a lawyer grew, graduating from Decatur High School, being accepted at Millikin University in 1934. Af-

ter serving in the Naval band, he went on to earn his M.A. from the University of Chicago and his law degree.

6. Judge Arnette Hubbard Judge Arnette Hubbard became the first Black woman to serve as the president of the National Bar Association in 1981. Her “firsts” continued on page 18

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12 VOICES

Public Service and Opening Doors

By Kimberly McCullough-Starks 12 Voices As Black History Month ends, Women’s National History Month begins.

The intersection of these two months that commemorate the lives of individuals who experienced great sufKimberly fering and McCullough yet made great contributions to our society reminds me of the issues that bind us together. Voting rights, access to quality education, economic opportunity, fair housing, and employment are all at the core of our being allowed to meet our basic needs. It is government that has been at the center of addressing the ills that we have experienced across these matters. It is government that is charged with redressing these issues and government is not an inanimate object. As we make decisions about who we will elect to office this year, we should pay close attention to who they surround themselves with for it is the people at all levels of government who spend their careers

delivering services to the citizenry.

One of those people was my hero, a phenomenal African-American woman who worked the majority of her life in government for the betterment of people.

Gertrude W. Jordan is that woman. She worked in state and federal government and was responsible for opening doors for many, many people, including me.

She had a profound impact on my life. An extension of the era of the great migration, she moved to Chicago from Pensacola, Fla., and worked at a local YMCA. She went on to work for the State of Illinois, where during the late 60s to early 70s she managed the Model Employer Program. That program was developed for the purposes of diversifying state government and provided opportunities for African-Americans to become full-time state employees through special on-the-job training initiatives. Through this program state departments like the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) began to become browner and allow access to middle income low skills jobs for people of color. The tenants of this program remain a part of state employment practices today. Jordan went on to be named the first Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, where she had the responsibility for managing the department that oversaw the state’s personnel, property, group health insurance, telecom-

munications, and procurement operations. During her tenure, she helped hundreds of African-Americans obtain careers in state government, many of whom are still employed there today.

As the Assistant Director of CMS, Gertrude was instrumental in the creation of the State’s minority contracting program, the Minority and Female Business Enterprise Program. She strongly advocated for the adoption of the law that created the program and went on to have executive oversight of its implementation.

The program still continues today under a new name, the Business Enterprise Program. She believed that all people should have access to opportunities in government, whether as direct employees or as suppliers of goods and services.

She was a strong advocate for diversity inclusion and was not afraid to challenge the status quo.

She went on to lend her skills and passion for service and our people to the federal government as the first African-American woman to be appointed Regional Administrator for the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, where her advocacy for poor people and the voiceless continued. It is under her leadership that the Chicago Housing Authority, while under receivership of the federal government for a myriad of issues, including fiscal mismanagement, poor maintenance prac-

tices, deplorable living conditions and lack of safety, was further held accountable and forced to improve its management practices.

She was heartbroken by the conditions that economically disadvantaged people were living in as well as the disproportionate compensation of CHA workers. She took a hardline approach to instituting accountability. She funded training programs and other initiatives to give public housing residents the tools for engagement to be used for the betterment of their living conditions. She listened to tenant groups and their leaders.

She played a direct role in supporting access to affordable, safe and well-maintained housing for economically disadvantaged people in the city of Chicago. She insisted that when federal funds were being used to support residential property that a certain percentage of those units be allocated for subsidized housing, giving poor people access to market rate, safe apartments at affordable rates.

Today, with all that is going on in our country, our state and our city, we need to have strong leaders like Gertrude. She taught me to stand up for what I believe in.

She insisted that no matter what others are doing, that one should do their best to understand the issue and take a position with a goal to always do the right thing.

Her work was never about her, but always about others and the greater good. She was a proud public

Gertrude W. Jordan servant and did her best to serve us all well.

It is important to note that while working in all of her various capacities, she worked with everyone, elected officials on both sides of the aisle, locally, statewide, and nationally. In our current climate, there is something to be said about that. Gertrude Jordan is no longer with us and she is sorely missed.

Today, we still have many, many good people like her working in local, state, and federal government.

We should support them and the work that they are doing. Gertrude Jordan is my Black History and Women’s National History Month hero. She is an example of a woman who understood where our issues intersect and did her part to bring about change. I am forever grateful to her for all that she taught me and the contribution that she made to our communities.

Kimberly McCullough-Starks is President & CEO of Platinum Public Strategies, LLC.

The Kingdom Kees of One Love, One Income: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

By Reggie Kee 12 Voices “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”

– Ephesians 5:31 NKJV I have Reggie and N E V E R Quiana Kee made more money than my wife. Even though we both graduated with virtually the same engineering degree, our paths became divergent almost immediately. By the time we were married, I was in the education field as she gained more upward mobility into project management. It was all uphill from there. Rather, the higher her trajectory climbed, the harder it became for me to navigate beTHE CHICAGO DEFENDER

ing the spiritual head of the house while not being the breadwinner.

It wasn’t for lack of trying, though!

While there is no scripture that supports this, I petitioned God to bring my income within reach of hers as I awaited my leapfrog moment. How had I gotten here?

Specifically: -Why did I set such a goal in the first place?

-Why, though we both espoused the biblical principle of two becoming one flesh, couldn’t I be satisfied with the concept of one household income?

The answer is simple: I was blinded not by ambition but by good old-fashioned chauvinism and pride.

Mind you, my wife never made me feel like less of a man due to her making more money than me.

As long as I’m willing to relay the sacrificial love that Jesus has for the Church to my bride and not lord myself over her, she is willing to submit herself to me in a covenant of mutual respect and sub-

mission. In truth, she DID pull a Clair Huxtable on me once prior to us getting married: “letting the record show” that if she wanted to buy a house when we first got married, she could do so without me. While I DID let her know how ugly that could have been had my ego NOT been in check, that was the only instance she’s done so in the 20+ years that we’ve known one another. She… WE… are bigger than that.

I can also recall the first time we were advised that we should live on one income. We both scoffed at the idea – not because there was an underlying implication that the one income should be mine but because quite frankly, it was just absurd to us; however, the concept of living BENEATH one’s means was not beneath us, which is what this approach is really implying since more income tends to open the door to more unnecessary debt.

I also recall the first time a spiritual father of mine pointed out the www.chicagodefender.com

folly of pitting my salary against my wife’s. Herein lies the rub. He reminded me that if I believe that we were one flesh then, quite simply, there had always been just one income! THIS was the right reason to scoff! THIS is what made my jealousy and insecurity absurd!

We’d always had one bank account for our paychecks, so why did I continue to put pressure on myself to lessen the gap between our salaries? Why hadn’t I truly been able to celebrate her – rather, OUR financial blessings – if I REALLY understood what Galatians 5:28 means when it says that I should love my wife as my own body?

As forward thinking as I considered myself to be, I had somehow aligned myself with a very short-sighted mindset. Somehow, my thoughts had become aligned to the world which has been perverting marriage since its institution.

So to the fellas, I have a few questions to ask you if you have

the same dogmatic view I had: -On what are you basing this financial dominance?

-What does it look like to apply two becoming one flesh to other areas of your marriage outside of sex (such as your finances)?

-How might your marriage change (for better or worse) if you truly committed every part of your union to being one with your wife?

Would any burdens you’ve been carrying shift? If so, which ones?

-Could this save your marriage?

Reggie and Quiana Kee have known each other for over 20 years and were married in 2004.

They were licensed to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in 2015 at the Kingdom Advancement Center in Elgin, IL, where they currently reside. They have two children and are co-founders of Ink Well Spoken and Manu Forti Ministries, which serve as the marketplace and faith-based programs for their motivational speaking initiatives, respectively.

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Hail, Hail Chuck: A Tribute To Chuck Berry

By Rick and Brenda McCain than 60 years, playwright L. Maceo Ferris took us back to the very Let’s Play beginning as we take a glimpse of the dreams, hopes, and fears of a The year was 1955 when rock young Chuck Berry at The Black and roll pioneer Chuck Berry made Ensemble Theater. musical hisThe young Chuck, seeking to tory; his song find his own identity, sneaked off “Maybellene” to learn how to play the guitar bewent straight to the top of cause his father, who was a deaboth R & B con in a church, thought playing and pop mu- the guitar was the devil’s music. sic charts. Chuck leaves home in search of This upbeat joining a group, but that is where “Hill Billy” his troubles begin. He connected Brenda and Rick song broke an with a couple of friends outside McCain unofficial but of St. Louis, however they got arlong-standing rested and received a three-year color barrier by climbing to the prison sentence. While there, he top of the charts in a music world meets two men in prison playing music, and the journey of Chuck’s ruled by White artists. musical life begins.

“Hail, Hail Chuck” pays tribute The Father of Rock and Roll to the musical icon and the man who revolutionized the music in- was one of the greatest artists of dustry in an era of overt racism our lifetime, contributing to others’ enforced by Jim Crow laws--a man success and stardom such as Elwho stared the adversity of preju- vis Presley. Bob Dylan hails Chuck dice in the face when it was bet- Berry as the Shakespeare of Rock, ter to coward down rather than to and Keith Richards credits Berry for teaching him everything he stand firm. knew about playing the guitar.

With a career expanding more

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Black Ensemble Theater Opens 2018 Season With Hail, Hail Chuck: A Tribute To Chuck Berry Written By L. Maceo Ferris Directed By Daryl D. Brooks February 17 – April 1, 2018 One can say it is all about the music in “Hail, Hail Chuck” Director Daryl D. Brooks led us into a 50’s Band Stand party where the fun never ends. Black Ensemble hit it out of the park with this production where the young and old Chuck Berry deliver with charismatic energy.

Vincent Jordan, who plays the young Chuck Berry and unexpectedly had to fill in a week before the opening, was phenomenal. His embodiment of the young Chuck was purely entertaining and genuinely remarkable after such a short time to prepare. Lyle Miller played the Older Berry and also did an outstanding job in his performance, which makes this musical one of our favorites.

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Ensemble men of many talents Rueben Echoles and Kelvin Davis, who played the young and old Johnny Johnston, also added to the entertainment with great performances.

Black Ensemble added a lot of interesting twists to the story by sharing with us about the on and off relationship Berry had with Johnny Johnson. Johnson, Berry’s longtime piano man, was irritated that Berry was getting too much credit while he was never recognized for his contribution to several songs made famous by Berry.

With 17 hit songs in a two-hour performance, we jubilantly listened to the sounds that molded rock and roll and learned about the life of Chuck Berry, which was problematic and filled with traumatic thrills and a troubled past.

We also got a chance to see appearances from Fats Domino, Muddy Waters played by Dwight Neal, and Bo Diddley, played by Trequon Tate, as well as Leonard Chess and Keith Richards, played to perfection by Jeff Wright.

In this bio-musical, we get to

understand the roots of how and where Chuck Berry derives his style and passion for music before such groundbreaking hits “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Nadine” and “Johnny B. Goode” and other great songs that climbed the charts.

We highly recommend “HAIL, HAIL CHUCK: A Tribute To Chuck Berry” at The Black Ensemble Theater.

The cast includes: Vincent Jordan (Young Chuck Berry) Lyle Miller (Older Chuck Berry) Rueben Echoles (Younger Johnny Johnson) Kelvin Davis (Older Johnny Johnson) Kylah Williams (Themetta) Cynthia Carter (Otha Mae) Jeffrey Wright (Leonard Chess) David Stobbe (Teddy Reig) John Wesley Hughes (Taylor Hackford) Dwight Neal (Muddy Waters) The Ensemble includes Lemond Hayes, Brandon Lavelle, Trequon Tate and Christopher Taylor.

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ON THE SCENE Men of Excellence 2018: Sold Out Crowd Honors Class of Men

2018 Men of Excellence Class. Photo by Worsom Robinson

The sold out crowd saluted the honorees and their achievements. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Karen Jordan of Channel 7, mistress of ceremony. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Chicago Defender supporter.

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ON THE SCENE Men of Excellence 2018

Honoree Thomas Crosby (center) with friends and family. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Gene Chandler and Frances Jackson, Publisher of the Chicago Defender.

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Jackson gives award to Honoree Ty Cratic. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Dyanna King Lewis, VP Marketing and Sales, Chicago Defender, and Julius Alexander III, Discover Global Network. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Man of Excellence Jeffery Whaley, Jr. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Frances Jackson presents honorees with boutineers. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Celeste Jackson and her son, Darren Jackson. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Man of Excellence Honoree Fred Bonner. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Frances Jackson greets Honoree Lester Barclay. Photo by Worsom Robinson

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ON THE SCENE Honoring Our Men

Eric, Crystal, & Courtney Washington & Williroy Evans. Photo by Worsom Robinson Jackson with William Ownes, Jr.. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Jackson with Will Smith, Jr.. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Bryce Walker with attendee. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Jackson with Toussaint Werner. Photo

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Guests enjoyed honoring the men. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Joe & Nancy Rokowski, Duane Wadlington. Photo by Worsom Robinson

Kerry Innis, Toussaint Werner, Chris Lewis and Elemuel Williams. Photo by Worsom Robinson Iris Washington, Pamela Little, Howard Little, Javonne Marley, Hubert Norris, Tameka Norris. Photo by Worsom Robinson

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By Carolyn Griffin Palmer

Email: cpalmer@chicagodefender.com

Politics and Honors!

As usual a busy week!

Congratulations to The Honorable Freddrenna M. Lyle, Cook County Circuit Court, Chancery Division, Mortgage Foreclosure Section, and Tamar Manasseh, Founder and President, M.A.S.K. (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings) on being honored at The Twenty-Eight Annual C.F. Stradford Awards Ceremony hosted by Kimberly M. Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney. The Mistress of Ceremonies was the fabulous Robin Robinson. Also acknowledged was Candace Watkins for her exemplary performance as a law clerk with the State’s Attorney’s Office.

The Far South Community Action Council, Chairman Joyce Chapman, celebrated the historical richness of Black History and honored individuals who are making history by serving their communities. The keynote speaker was the honorable Michelle Harris, 8th Ward Alderman. The awards

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program was held at Olive-Harvey College.

Congratulations to all of the 50 Men of Excellence!

Parents, Teachers, Counselors and High School Seniors: The Calahan Foundation is pleased to announce its opening season for accepting scholarship applications for graduating high school seniors. Applications are being accepted from March 2, 2018 – May 1, 2018. Please go to www. calahanfoundation.org or call 773723-7079 for further information.

It is the political season. I joined Donna Miller at a fundraiser and attended the Democratic Women of the South Suburbs “Turn It Blue” Breakfast Rally at the Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor. The event was held to energize and encourage Democratic voters, candidates and volunteers to get out the Democratic vote.

Ameya Pawar, Alderman of Chicago’s 47th Ward, was the keynote speaker .

Tamar Manasseh, Founder, M.A.S.K. (Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killings), Daryl Henderson, Kim Foxx, State’s Attorney Cook County, Honorable Freddrenna Lyle, Cook County Circuit Court, and John Rogers, Ariel Investments.

Condolences to Attorney Linda Chatman and the entire Chatman family, in the passing of Dr. Donald L. Chatman, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Chatman was one of the first African American physicians to be an attending physician at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center. He had the reputation of a “top flight“ doctor and the patients under his care

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consistently received stellar care.

On a personal note, Dr. Chatman delivered my children and two of my grandchildren. My daughters became his patients. I am sure that many of my readers crossed his path. He was my doctor for over forty-five years and he saved my life!

Birthday Wishes To: Tina Hobbs and Tonya Matz

Dr. Donald L. Chatman

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By Carolyn Griffin Palmer

Email: cpalmer@chicagodefender.com

Congratulating Judge Lyle were: Standing: Michael Harris Jr., Arlene Clark Al-Amin, Carolyn Palmer, Jarnay Taper, Dianne Peyton, Daryl Henderson, Denise Smith, Rosemary Daniel, Katrinka Spurlin, Elijah Spurlin Seated: State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, Regina Murphy, Judge Freddrenna Lyle, Jacqueline Murphy, Kenneth Harris, Aquilla Hicks, Earline Henderson.

Parent University Campus Director Thyatiria Towns assisted with honoring the Humanitarian Award Recipients: Dr. Karen V. Saffold, Deputy Chief of School Strategy and Planning, CPS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer, Carolyn’s Kids Foundation, Sharif Walker, Program Director, After School Matters, David Quinn, Sergeant, First Class Illinois National Guard, Amita Gilkey, Area 6 Manager, Chicago Park District, Evelene Lee-Cole, Jadonal E. Ford/Catholic Charities, Harold Davis, Radio Host-1570AM Butt Naked Truth, Tina Paul Williams, 38th District State Representative Will Davis, Candidate for Cook Sanders, CEO Phalanx Family Services, Glen Brooks, Director of Public County Commissioner 6th District Donna Miller, Mayor Gene Williams, Lynwood, Safety, Chicago Police Department, Dr. Yvonne Wilson, Joyce Chapman, and Donald Dew, Habilitative Systems.

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Let’s Eat: Two Fish Crab Shack

By Black Foodies For a taste of coastal Georgia and South Carolina cuisine, visit Two Fish Crab Shack, located in historic Bronzeville on the city’s South Side (641 East 47th Street).

We arrived at The Black Two Fish in Foodies Bronzeville on a Friday, just as the eatery was opening (3:00 p.m.), and we were promptly seated. Our waiter, Marco, greeted us with a friendly smile and provided water and menus. The place started filling up quickly, and soon there was a vibrant energy throughout the eatery. People were talking and laughing and seemed to be having a great time.

Two Fish is BYOB, and folk were entering with their favorite beers and wines, just as we had.

Two Fish Crab Shack’s specialty is their low country boil. A low country boil traditionally consists of some type of shell fish, sausage, corn on the cob and potatoes, all cooked in one big pot with regional spices. Owner, Yasmin Curtis, describes Two Fish’s menu as “seafood with soul.” Two Fish’s rendition of the low country boil can be ordered with crab legs, shrimp, lobster tail, corn on the cob, baby red potatoes and chicken andouille sausage. You decide what you want in your boil, mix and match as you please. The more ingredients added to your boil, the more your total bill will be, so be mindful. What sets Two Fish’s

boil apart from the traditional low country boil is the sinfully delicious sauces offered. You can choose from Lemon Pepper (yummy), Cajun (OMG), Jerk (yeah mon), but their 3-the-Chi-way garlic butter sauce gave us an out-of-body experience! The sauces at Two Fish Crab Shack make their boils some of the best eating we have experienced in quite a while.

Your boil is brought to you piping hot in a plastic bag, ready for you to dig in and enjoy. We ordered the shrimp boil with 3-theChi-way and jerk sauce (for a little extra kick) and the crab boil, with just the 3-the-Chi-way sauce.

Before we began eating, Marco graciously put on our bibs and thus began the flavor explosion, the likes of which we have never experienced. The shrimp were cooked to perfection and were plentiful – no one or two shrimp deal with this meal. The crab tasted as if it was straight out of the ocean, super fresh (thought we could only get seafood this fresh from the low country). Make sure to dip each bite of seafood into your choice(s) of sauce, ensuring the full experience of the dish. The corn was sweet and juicy, and the potatoes exceptionally tasty (infused with the flavor of the sauce), and we craved them for days. The chicken andouille sausage had the perfect snap, like any superior sausage, and was packed with flavor. Two Fish Crab Shack’s boils are VERY IMPRESSIVE and a great value for the more than adequate portions.

We also tried the fried oysters, which came with regular or seasoned fries and tartar sauce. The fries were nothing to write home about – pretty standard, in fact.

The star of the show here was

Owner Yasmin Curtis and Dino Dean of Black Foodies the fried oysters. The crunch was on point, while the oysters maintained a brininess that gave them that fresh-catch taste. The fish in the tilapia basket were huge, perfectly fried fillets. It was flaky and moist, with the exterior dredged and seasoned to perfection, fried to a golden brown. GOOD STUFF! Other menu items include: hot wings, fried catfish, fried lobster, king crab legs, and much more.

Unfortunately, there are no dessert items on the menu.

Two Fish Crab Shack delivers a delightful dining experience, with a well trained staff. Owner Yasmin Curtis has artfully designed a dining experience that everyone can enjoy. Parking may be a bit of a hassle, but that is a small price to pay for food and service this good.

Make sure you come hungry and ready to enjoy this Bronzeville treasure.

We rank restaurants based on number of kisses (one thru four, with four being the best). Two Fish Crab Shack gets 4 kisses!

Check out the video of our review at https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=9pUogT-HC-w&t=46s.

The Black Foodies are food bloggers/vloggers, husband and wife for 25 years. We are avid home cooks who believe in group economics and we LOVE great food. We write the food blog FLAVOR-IT DESTINATIONS, where we review black-owned and other ethnic restaurants. FOLLOW us on Instagram and Twitter @ theblackfoodies, SUBSCRIBE to

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Alvin Ailey

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MARCH 15-17

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Auditorium Theatre with six performances.

Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University 50 E. Congress Parkway Show times: Wed-Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sun. 3 p.m.

For tickets, visit: auditoriumtheatre.org/shows/Alvin-ailey-2018

National Conference of Black Political Scientists Open Forums The 49th Annual meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists will be in Chicago with panels, forums and roundtables centered around the theme: “Race and the Environment: Agency, Survival, and the Continuing Challenges of Black Inequalities.

The meeting features three community forums: The Black Environment: Gentrification, Community Development and the Obama Library Thursday, March 15 9 -10:15 a.m.

The W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel 644 N. Lake Shore Drive, 6th floor The New Black Chicago Politics Friday, March 16 9-10:15 a.m.

The W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel 644 N. Lake Shore Drive, 6th floor Redistricting and the 2018 Midterm Election Saturday, March 17 2:30-5 p.m.

Dusable Museum 740 East 56th Place

MARCH 9 American Defender: The Life of Frederick Douglas The Center for the Black Experience at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary commissioned this historical fiction play by Brian E. Smith of 1225 Productions that showcases the trials and triumphs of the Black civil rights abolitionist.

Family Focus Playhouse 2010 Dewey Ave. Evanston, Ill 7 p.m.

Adults: $12; Students: $6 For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: garrett.edu/ americandefender

MARCH 9 A Taste of Glenwood Glenwood Academy celebrates its 25th annual community celebration with a Taste of Glenwood.

The family event benefits the organization’s programming and extracurricular activities. Guests can enjoy a silent auction, specialty food and beverage tastings, raffles, and festivities.

Glenwood Academy’s Irwin Family Center 500 West 187th St Glenwood, IL 7-10 p.m.

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MARCH 24

2nd Annual Celebration of the Meshell Ndegeocello 70’s Tour The Neo-Soul pioneer makes Stylistics Featuring Mr. Lee her Promontory debut, supporting Hosted by Ramonski Luv The her new album “Ventriloquism.”

Chi-Lites, The Delfonics, Carl Carl- Promontory 5311 ton and The Dramatics S. Lake Park Avenue Chicago Theatre 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

175 N. State St. Doors at 7 p.m.; Showtime at MARCH 24 AND 25 8:00 p.m.

Celebrate African American Women Composers of Sacred Ticket Master: 800.745.3000 Music The concert features internationally acclaimed award-winning MARCH 18 Best Dressed African American composer Dr. Margaret Pleasant Douroux, a lecturer, educator and Women in Illinois author. The program will honor The Society of Mannequins African American women compresents the 10 Best Dressed Af- posers of sacred music, and the rican American Women in Illinois. Gospel Music According to ChicaTuscany Falls Banquets go (GMAC) Mass Choir will be in 9425 W. 191st St. concert. Dr. Douroux will conduct Mokena, IL a workshop on sacred music on Saturday (3/24) at the church.

1-5 p.m.

Emmanuel Baptist Church Tickets: $80, includes an open bar.

8301 S. Damen Ave. For tickets or more information, Saturday workshop: 4 p.m. contact dlewis@chicagodefender.

Sunday concert: 4 p.m. com Both events are free and open to the public.

APRIL 3 10th Annual Girl Power Luncheon Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago hosts the luncheon to celebrate our Girls of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow. This year’s luncheon features Leadership Award Honoree Dr. Teresa K. Woodruff.

Hilton Chicago 720 S. Michigan Ave. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

To purchase tickets, visit: ywlcs. org For sponsorships, call Asia Black at (312) 949-9400 x 118 or email: ablack@ywlcs.org

MARCH 24

An Evening With A King of Comedy Cedric The Entertainer Chicago Theatre MARCH 17 175 N. State St. Books N Brunch Gala Doors at 7 p.m.; Showtime at Meet award-winning, best-sell- 8 p.m. ing authors Victoria Christopher Ticket Master: 800.745.

Murray, ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Rick Ross. Art Chat Daddy Sims is the Emcee. Will include spoken word performances and raffles.

East Bank Club 500 N. Kingsbury St. 12-5 p.m.

For tickets, visit Eventbrite.com (search Books N Brunch Gala) For more information, email booksnbrunchgala@gmail.com or call (773) 443-3763. www.chicagodefender.com

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POLITICS

CITY of CHICAGO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Chicago Office of Budget and Management wishes to inform residents that a public hearing will be held: Monday, March 12, 2018 Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center 1240 S. Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60608 Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m.

The public hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m.

The public is invited to attend to provide comments on the 2017 Draft Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and input on funding priorities for the 2019 Action Plan.

The CAPER and Action Plan cover the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Entitlement Programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Investment Partnerships Grant (HOME) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) The 2017 Draft CAPER is available for review at www.cityofchicago.org/grants.

Written comments will be accepted through March 21, 2018.

Written comments on funding priorities for the 2019 Annual Action Plan will be accepted through April 11, 2018.

Address correspondence to the Office of Budget and Management, City Hall, Room 604, 121 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attention: Alessandra Budnik, or send by email to BUDGET604@cityofchicago.org.

If you have any further questions or would like to request reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Budget and Management at (312)744-0358.

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Leroy Martin Top Judges, continued from, Page 08

would be a solid track record of becoming the first African American commissioner elected president of the Association of Election Commissioners of Illinois. Later she would become the first woman president of the Cook County Bar Association. In 1997, Hubbard served a six-year term as a circuit court judge. A native of Stephens, Ark., she attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. In 1969 she earned her law degree from John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

7. Judge Odas Nicholson (March 25, 1924 – March 10, 2012) She was the first African-American woman to serve as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.

Nicholson attended John Marshall High School, Wilson Junior College now Kennedy-King; DePaul University, where she received her Bachelor of Philosophy, and DePaul University College of Law, where she received her J.D. degree.

During her career as an attorney, she represented Supreme Life Insurance Co. for many years and served as Chief Legal Officer for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the Chicago and Kansas City regions.

She served as a Delegate to the Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention (1969-1970), where she was elected Secretary of the Convention by the delegates. She participated as a Fellow in the National Endowment for Humanities “Law & Justice in American Society” at Harvard University in 1977.

Nicholson was appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County by the Supreme Court of Illinois in November 1980 and was elected to a full term in November 1982. She served as a Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County for 14 years prior to her retirement in December 1994. She was the first African-American woman assigned to the Law Division

of the Court and the first woman assigned to the Motions Section where she served for eight years.

She was also the first woman assigned an individual calendar.

8. Justice Kenneth Wilson A Democrat, Justice Wilson became the first chair of the Illinois Judicial Council. According to the NIU registry, he served on staff for Illinois attorney general (1949-52) and Cook County state’s attorney (1952-55) and was a member of the General Assembly (195564) and the Cook County Board (1964-68). He served as master in chancery (1962-64) and associate circuit judge (1968-70). He is a director, Illinois Judges Association, and board member, National Bar Association’s Judicial Council.

9. Judge Timothy Evans Former 4th Ward Chicago councilman, Timothy Evans is the first Black elected Chief Judge of the circuit court of Cook County. A graduate of John Marshall Law School, Evans has been a fixture in Chicago politics since 1973. His presence during Harold Washington years as city council Finance Chair led to his interest of filling Washington’s unexpired term, which ultimately was filled

by Eugene Sawyer. In 1991, he was defeated by Toni Preckwinkle for re-election. He was elected to the office of Chief Judge in 1992.

10. Judge LeRoy Martin At 56, Martin becomes the first African American judge to serve as the presiding judge of the Cook County Criminal Court. The son of late Chicago Police Superintendent Leroy K. Martin, he is a South Side native. Martin is a graduate of North Carolina Central University, receiving his law degree from DePaul University.

Having his own law practice for years, he was appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court in 2002.

There he presided over traffic and other misdemeanor cases, eventually working in the Domestic Violence Division.

He serves alongside the 42 judges assigned to the Criminal Division, which in 2015 disposed of 22,487 felony cases.

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MEMORIES Leak & Sons Funeral Home

JOHNSON Ulysses Johnson…..Wake was held: Friday, March 02, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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

GIPSON, JR. Rodney Gipson, Jr…..Memorial was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Church of the Living G O D, 6000 S. Union Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HIGGINS Jeffrey Higgins…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LYNCH Raphael Lynch…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Ethel Jones…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWN Jerry Brown…..Wake was held: Sunday, March 04, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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

BURKE, JR. Filmore Burke, Jr…..Wake: Friday, March 09, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Mt. Zion, 1047 Kenwood St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ROGERS Phyllis Rogers…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HENDERSON Micheal Henderson…..Wake was held: Sunday, March 04, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, March 05, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Genevieve Jones…..Wake: Friday, March 09, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

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

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

CALDWELL Ouida Caldwell…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ St. Columbanus Church, 331 E. 71st. St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

GAINES Clarence Gaines…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Apostolic Morgan Park, 11401 S. Vincennes Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, March 05, 2018; 8:30 a.m. @ Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JOHNSON Sheila Johnson…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Immanuel B.C., 15020 S. Robey Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HALL Clarence Hall…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Interment: Monday, March 05, 2018; 8:30 a.m. Omaha, Nebraska Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SIMS Bessie Sims…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. @ Prayer and Faith, 944 W. 103rd Funeral: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

IBOM Muriel Ibom…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Corpus Christi Church, 4920 S. Dr. Martin L King Jr. Dr. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Glenwood South Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GREEN Kimberly Green…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Rockefeller Chapel U of C Campus Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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

BANKS Mary Banks…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Universal Community M B Church, 10801 S. State St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

JEAN Prophil Jean…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Gabaon Baptist Church, 87th & Muskegon Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Oakland Memory Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JENKINS Ruby Jenkins…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Faith Tabernacle, 8210 Cornell Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

STRONG Mary Strong…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Holy Sanctuary Baptist Church, 1516 W. Kedzie Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PARKER Rosetta Parker…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Sure-Way MB Church, 12001 S. Halsted Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

YOUNG Curtis Young…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Friends for Life Covenant Church, 1710 Dixie Highway Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HUTSON Maurice Hutson…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ New Life Covenant Church, 1021 E. 78th St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

WYATT Debra Wyatt…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Word of Life Church, 8716 S. Colfax Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWNLEE Matthew Brownlee…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Morgan Park Baptist Church, 11024 S. Bell Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

ANDERSON Carrie Anderson…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. @ Christian Youth MBC, 8801 S. Hermitage Funeral: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWN Margaret Brown…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ 1st Baptist Church, 900 E. 50th St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

OUTLAW James Outlaw…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILSON Joyce Wilson…..Memorial was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BYAS, SR. Charlie Byas, Sr…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Interment: Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WRIGHT Willa Wright…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

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

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WILLIAMS Shirley Williams…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

STARK Mary Stark…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ St. John C O G I C, 7527 S. Cottage Grove Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Thursday, March 08, 2018; 9:00 a.m. @ Veterans Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COLLINS Darlene Collins…..Visitation was held: Sunday, March 04, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BURKE-BROWN Laveatti Brown…..Wake was held: Sunday, March 04, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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

SMITH John Smith…..Visitation was held: Sunday, March 04, 2018; 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Interment: Monday, March 05, 2018; 12:30 p.m. @ Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS, SR. Elvert Smith, Sr…..Wake was held: Sunday, March 04, 2018; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Seventh Day Adventist, 5001 S. Hermitage Funeral: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, March 05, 2018; 9:00 a.m. @ Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

THOMAS, JR. Charles Thomas, Jr…..Wake was held: Sunday, March 04, 2018; 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TAYLOR Jewel Taylor…..Wake was held: Monday, March 05, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Homewood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WIGGINS Katherine Wiggins…..Wake was held: Monday, March 05, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ New Friendship, 841 W. 71st Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SAMPSON-NIXON Latanya Sampson-Nixon…..Wake was held: Monday, March 05, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Homewood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MACKEY Emanuel Mackey…..Wake was held: Monday, March 05, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Gloria Williams…..Wake was held: Tuesday, March 06, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

ELLIS Reginald Ellis…..Wake was held: Tuesday, March 06, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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

BARNETT-BROOKINS Gloria Barnett-Brookins…..Wake: Wednesday, March 07, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

JONES Jessie Jones…..Wake: Wednesday, March 07, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

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

SMITH, JR. Herman Smith, Jr…..Memorial: Wednesday, March 07, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. @ St. Mark AME Zion Church, 7358 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ATCHISON Wilbur Atchison…..Memorial: Friday, March 09, 2018; 4:00 p.m.

– 5:00 p.m. @ Trinity United C O C, 400 West 95th Street Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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JACKSON Spurgeon Jackson…..Wake: Friday, March 09, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

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

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

COOPER, JR. Andrew Cooper, Jr…..Wake: Friday, March 09, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Interment: Oakland Memory Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Debbie Williams…..Wake: Friday, March 09, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SCOTT Carol Scott…..Wake: Friday, March 09, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SCOTT Tommie Scott…..Wake: Friday, March 09, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

THOMAS Willie Thomas…..Wake: Saturday, March 10, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ New Covenant B C , 7859 S. Evans Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

MORGAN Barbara Morgan…..Wake: Saturday, March 10, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ROBINSON Sarah Robinson…..Wake: Saturday, March 10, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Friendly Temple COGIC, 7745 S. State St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HOUSTON Fern Houston…..Memorial: Saturday, March 10, 2018; 1:00 p.m.

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

BANKS Lawrence Banks…..Memorial: Saturday, March 10, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. @ Christ Universal Temple, 11901 S. Ashland Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HOPKINS Hattie Hopkins…..Wake: Saturday, March 10, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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JONES Valorie Jones…..Memorial: Tuesday, March 13, 2018; 1:00 p.m.

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

ALLEN Jacob Allen…..Wake: Saturday, March 17, 2018; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TAYLOR

Funeral Home GRANT Janette Grant.....….. Wake was held: Friday, March 2, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral was held: 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com DOUGLAS James Douglas.....….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 2, 2018; 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com ADEYONU Ebunoluwa Julie Adeyonu......…..

Graveside Service was held: Tuesday, March 6, 2018; 11:15 a.m. @ Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com FORD Mary N. Ford.....….. Wake will be held: Friday, March 9, 2018; 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral will be held: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Interment: Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com WASHINGTON Robert Washington......….. Prepast will be held: Friday, Mach 9, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.@ Carter Temple C. M. E. Church, 7841 South Wabash Avenue. Wake will be held: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery, Worth, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com

FUNERAL HOME

MCNEAL Leon McNeal.....….. Visitation will be held: Friday, March 9, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Cremation. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com HUNTER Fannie Hunter.......….. Wake will be held: Saturday, March 10, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.@ Harvey Memorial Community Church, 8400 South Maryland Avenue.

Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th.

Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome. com

CALAHAN Funeral Home

DANIEL Charles Daniel..…..Wake was held: Saturday, March 03, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

BUTLER Dorothy Butler..…..Wake was held: Monday, March 05, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Christ Unity Evangelistic, 208 E. 61st St. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 7234400.

WINSTON Anglene Winston..…..Wake was held: Tuesday, March 06, 2018; 8:30 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 9:00 a.m. Interment: Oak Ridge Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

DORSEY Charmaine Dorsey..…..Wake: Wednesday, March 07, 2018; 10:30 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

BELL Charles Bell..…..Wake: Wednesday, March 07, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Holy Corinthians MBC, 401 South 5th Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Forest Home Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 7234400.

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CLASSIFIEDS PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2004-2 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-2 Plaintiff, -v.EVELYN E. THOMAS Defendants 16 CH 4642 6525 SOUTH PEORIA 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 January 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 19, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6525 SOUTH PEORIA STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-20-222-010-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $86,337.10.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 16-078449.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 16-078449 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 4642 TJSC#: 38-951 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.

I3076030

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.PATRICK BROOKS A/K/A PATRICK L BROOKS Defendants 17 CH 11944 325 WEST 59TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 3, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 325 WEST 59TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-402-0100000.

The real estate is improved with a four or more units with no garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 263718.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 263718 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 11944 TJSC#: 38-100 I3076460

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. MB Financial Bank, N.A., a national banking association, Plaintiff, vs. TRI BFS Inc., a dissolved Illinois corporation, Defendants. Case No. 16CH 14237; Sheriff’s No. 180053.

Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on March 28, 2018, at 1:00 P.M. in Room LL06, 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: Permanent Index No.: 20-28-225-0090000.

Address: 7429 S. Princeton Ave., Chicago, IL 60621.

Improvements: 2 Flat Residential Apartment Building.

Sale shall be under the following terms: ten percent (10%) down in certified funds at the time of sale, the balance in certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages.

Premises will NOT be open for inspection.

For information: Tina M. Jacobs, Esq.; Jacobs & Pinta, 77 West Washington St., Ste. 1005, Chicago, IL 60602, Attorney No. 48951, Attorney for Plaintiff, (312) 263-1005.

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.

I3079049

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY RESTORATION CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.ESTATE OF PAUL A. BAGDON AKA PAUL BAGDONAS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PAUL A. BAGDON AKA PAUL BAGDONAS, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, MICHAEL VERCELLINO, THOMAS QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR PAUL A. BAGDON AKA PAUL BAGDONAS (DECEASED), UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 6399 5711 S. FAIRFIELD AVE. Chicago, IL 60629 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 27, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5711 S. FAIRFIELD AVE., Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-13-213-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $39,106.02.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 1836-156.

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

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 E-Mail: intake@noonanandlieberman. com Attorney File No. 1836-156 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 17 CH 6399 TJSC#: 38-1837 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL BOZEMAN, ALZETTA HENRY A/K/A ALZETTA BOZEMAN, CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SEATTLE MORTGAGE COMPANY, CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRENE GARY Defendants 16 CH 5958 8114 SOUTH MAY 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 January 8, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 10, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8114 SOUTH MAY STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-216-025-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $179,507.04.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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: MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C., 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 940-8580 Please refer to file number 16-04893.

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.

MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 940-8580 E-Mail: mlgil@mlg-defaultlaw.com Attorney File No. 16-04893 Attorney Code. 59049 Case Number: 16 CH 5958 TJSC#: 38-254 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOHN J. LYDON AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AUDREY JOHNSON, JEFFREY G. ROUNTREE AKA JEFFREY G. ROUNDTREE, ANTONIO WILLIAMS, PRAVION WILLIAMS, CITY OF CHICAGO, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF AUDREY JOHNSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 266 8628 SOUTH JUSTINE 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 9, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 10, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8628 SOUTH JUSTINE, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-323-022-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $78,412.78.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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-002965.

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-002965 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 16 CH 266 TJSC#: 38-405 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA Plaintiff, -v.JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR MARGARET GRIER, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARGARET GRIER A/K/A MARGARET A. GRIER, IF ANY Defendants 2016 CH 9955 249 WEST 108TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 29, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 249 WEST 108TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-16-408-004-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family one and a half story home with a detached two car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

Please refer to file number 257194.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 257194 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2016 CH 9955 TJSC#: 38-1355

20 March 7 - 13, 2018

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

Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Larry M. Daniels aka Larry Daniels; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case #17CH15046 Sheriff’s # 180056 F17100234 FITH 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 April 10th, 2018, 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: 8842 S. Marquette Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617 P.I.N: 26-06-113-022-0000 Improvements: This property consist of a Multi Family Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier’s check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. DIEHL., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563 Sales Department 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 U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ESPERANZA PINEDO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2017 CH 6115 908 CHICAGO ROAD THORNTON, IL 60476 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 16, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 28, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 908 CHICAGO ROAD, THORNTON, IL 60476 Property Index No. 29-27-305-0590000, 29-27-305-069-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with an attached 1 car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please refer to file number 262039.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 262039 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 6115 TJSC#: 38-1546

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE5, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE5 Plaintiff, -v.TIMITRI TAYLOR A/K/A TIMITRI PIERCE, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 12 CH 30663 8234 SOUTH CAMPBELL 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 October 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8234 SOUTH CAMPBELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60652 Property Index No. 19-36-229-0390000.

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

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please refer to file number 9317.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 9317 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 30663 TJSC#: 37-9884

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.SHANELLE BRANDON A/K/A SHANELLE R. BRANDON, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR TO WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FORMERLY KNOWN AS WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. SUCCESSOR TO BANK UNITED, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR EQUIFIRST CORPORATION Defendants 15 CH 13651 10632 SOUTH EBERHART AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10632 SOUTH EBERHART AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-15-224-026-0000.

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

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

Please refer to file number 10679.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 10679 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 13651 TJSC#: 38-1159

Notice of Filing of Evidence Regarding Reconciliation of Revenues and Costs under ComEd’s Environmental Cost Recovery Adjustment Rider (Rider ECR)

This letter is to notify that on March 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Hyde Park Self Storage, Inc., located at 5155 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

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. Registration Number: D18153405 on the January 31, 2018. Under the Assumed Name of JUSTUSCREATIONS with the business located at 14720 HARPER, DOLTON, IL 60419. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: CHRISTIAN RYAN WARD, Complete Address: 7818 S GREEN APT 3, CHICAGO, IL 60620, USA Owner/Partner Full Name: CRYSTAL T MAGGIO, Complete Address: 9247 SOUTH 89TH COURT, HICKORY HILLS, IL 60457, USA Owner/Partner Full Name: TAMIKO L PERRY, Complete Address: 14201 UNIVERSITY AVE DOLTON, IL 60419, USA Owner/Partner Full Name: TAMIKO L TALBERT-FLEMING, Complete Address: 14720 HARPER, DOLTON, IL 60419, USA

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To patrons of Commonwealth Edison Company Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”) hereby gives notice to the public that on February 27, 2018 it filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) evidence (annual report and direct testimony) regarding the reconciliation of revenues collected from its customers under its Rider ECR, with costs incurred in connection with certain environmental remediation activities associated with former manufactured gas plant sites in Illinois.

A copy of such evidence may be inspected by any interested party at ComEd’s office located at Three Lincoln Centre in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.

All parties interested in this matter may obtain information with respect thereto either directly from ComEd or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY By: Verónica Gómez Senior Vice President & General Counsel

LEGAL NOTICE

MECHANIC LIEN NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, Registration Number: D18153481 on the February 7, 2018. Under the Assumed Name of H E R NATURE with the business located at 9221 SOUTH COLFAX AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60617. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: KAYLA MARIE MELDON LONGSTREET Complete Address: 9221 SOUTH COLFAX AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60617, USA

MECHANIC LIEN NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 03/30/18 a sale will be held at First Wheel Inc, 5601 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60659; 773.784.5678 to sell the following articles to enforce a lien existing under the laws of Illinois against such articles for labor, services, skill or materials expanded upon a storage furnished for such articles at the request of the following designated persons, unless such article is redeemed within (30) days of the publication of this notice.

Name of Person: Islam A. Ibrahim Description of Articles 1995 Bombardier Speedster Boat Hull# ZZNH2273D595 Amount of Lien: $4,501.79

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1. 10153 James A. Lott 2. 10163 Denice Spencer 3. 3015 John V. Moore 4. 354 William E. Rollins 5. 374 Brianne Kelly 6. 427 Thomas McElroy 7. 465 Julie Wilson 8. 507 Michael Jones 9. 55 Alex D. Myers 10. 60 Michael Enaholo 11. 84 Patricia Baines 12. V333 Darryl Simmons This letter is to notify that on March 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at 83rd & Halsted Self Storage, Inc., located at 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave, Chicago, IL 60620, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 102 Kirby Collins 2. 126 Sabrina Leason 3. 198 Donna Brandon 4. 203 Lisa Leason 5. 219 Melvin Brown 6. 226 Belinda Deberry 7. 266 Jovonais Bouargoub 8. 306 EPVReports.com 9. 458 Greg Thomas

This letter is to notify that on March 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Aaron Bros. Self-Storage, Inc., located at 4034 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 200 Charles Ranson 2. 2000 Floyd Wilkerson 3. 229 Floyd Wilkerson 4. 329 Tanya Lyda 5. 509 Queenetta Nicks This letter is to notify that on March 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at South Shore Self Storage, Inc., located at 7843 S. Exchange Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

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The Bigs Presents: This Week’s Top 5 Hoopers

By Eugene McIntosh & Terrence Tomlin Sports by #TheBIGS With just about 2 weeks left before we reveal The BIGS Hooper Of The Year, we drop our weekly Top 5.

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Talen Horton-Tucker (Sr-Simeon) - “Talow” scored 16 pts & grabbed 10 rebounds in a 79-41 win over Reavis in their regional and had the fans screaming “we want Tucker” as he sat on the bench with a minute to play.

Simeon defeated Crete for the regional title and is now playing in the Harvey (Thornton) Sectional.

Last Week’s Rank - #1 2. Ayo Dosunmu (Sr-Morgan Park) - Ayo scored 24 points as the Mustangs rolled to a regional victory over Vocational (CVS) at the Evergreen Park regional.

He’s been playing a more complete game since his ankle injury.

Morgan Park is playing in the Burbank (St. Laurence) Sectional. Big shoutout to Ayo for making the Naismith All-American team as an honorable mention. Last Week’s

Rank - #2 3. Javon Freeman (Sr-Whitney Young) - “Vonno” scored 25 points & dropped 5 dimes as the Dolphins beat St. Joseph 6750 for their regional title. Young is a different team come playoff time. They are playing in the Riverside-Brookfield Sectional. Last Week’s Rank - #3 4. Messiah Jones (Sr-Simeon) - Messiah was business as usual with 14 points & 8 rebounds in Simeon’s regional championship win over Crete. It’s always interesting to see how the Wolverines will play with him in foul trouble... oh well. Last Week’s Rank - #4 5. Dannie Smith (Sr-Orr) “Danno Buckets” scored 13 points, dropped 5 dimes and had 4 steals as Orr defeated IC Catholic 53-29 to win the Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) sectional. The Spartans face Hope Academy in the Joliet Central Super-Sectional.

Last Week’s Rank - #5 Knocking At The Door - Xavier Pinson (Sr-Simeon), George Conditt (Sr-Corliss), Raekwon Drake (Sr-Orr), Adam Miller (So-Morgan Orr’s Dannie Smith scored 13 points, dropped 5 dimes and had 4 steals as Orr defeated IC Catholic 53-29 to win the Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) sectional (John L. Alexander/The Bigs Visuals) Park), Chase Adams (Sr-Orr)

Jabari Parker Talks to #TheBigs About Almost Ditching the Hardwood For the Corner

By Terrence Tomlin & Eugene McIntosh Sports by #TheBIGS Chicago’s own Jabari Parker is living a hoop dream.

Born and raised in the South Shore area on Chicago’s South Side, Jabari is the son of former NBA player Sonny Parker.

He was ranked as one of the top two basketball players in the nation while rocking the yellow and blue of the Simeon Wolverines and was the star of the 2014 Duke Blue Devils. He entered the NBA as the #2 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

But even he couldn’t escape the temptation to ditch the court life for the street life.

Monday after an 89-92 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Jabari Parker told The Bigs that during his senior year of high school at Simeon Career Academy, after a broken foot threatened to change the direction of his basketball career, he considered both a life of drug dealing and robbery.

“My doctor kept telling me that my foot might not get better anymore and I might not be able to play basketball,” Parker told The Bigs. “From that point on, it gave me a little more temptation to sell drugs. It gave me more temptation to steal, rob, and to make quick change.”

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come up is far from uncommon, but at the same time, most children growing up on Chicago’s South Side don’t have Jabari’s long list of accomplishments on the basketball court.

So, what was it for Parker that made him feel like the risk of committing crime began to outweigh the hope of a promising basketball career?

“I didn’t just want to be mediocre.”

Parker told The Bigs. “I didn’t just want to work at a McDonald’s or a “work behind the desk” job for the rest of my life. I wanted to make an impact. Make a change. I wanted to see the glory because I saw it on TV every day.”

“The Glory” You know… The cars. The clothes. The women. The money. For most kids in the neighborhoods like the one Jabari grew up in, “The Glory” is the only thing they see with very few legit paths that lead to obtaining these material things.

An education might have saved Jabari Parker’s life. “Luckily what saved me was being positive and my education.”

Jabari is striving to be visible to this generation of youth whose vision has been blurred for far too long. Through his presence in his hometown of Chicago and his efforts to show the next generation that there are indeed paths to a better life that don’t include life on the street, he can breed a much needed new sense of hope. www.chicagodefender.com

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Judgement Day

William Laws

Debra Seaton

Tom Sianas

Marian Emily Perkins

Travis Richardson

Frederick H. Bates

A Servant’s Heart With a Legal Mind William Laws is an attorney with over 35 years of legal experience primarily in the area of criminal defense in both state and federal court. He is the third eldest of twelve children who grew up in a working class family.

He learned the importance of hard work and the need for having a good education at a young age. He attended Howard University on a football scholarship and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors.

Laws obtained his legal education from Northwestern Law School, where he was an active participant in the Northwestern Legal Assistance Clinic and where he met his wife, Marjorie C. Laws, on the first day of law school. They will celebrate 40-years of marriage in June and have raised two children in the Chicago Public School system. He is running for Cook County Judge in the 2nd Judicial Sub-Circuit vacancy after his wife, the presiding judge in Markham, Illinois for the past eight years, retired from that position in January 2017.

While attending law school, Laws was an active participant in the Northwestern Legal Assistance Clinic. He assisted in the representation of underprivileged youth and adults in the inner city of Chicago who could not afford the representation of a private attorney. These cases included domestic relations, landlord/tenant disputes, and misdemeanor criminal offenses. It was during this time that Laws appeared in various courtrooms throughout the city and observed first hand the lack of diversity on the bench among the judges.

Over the past three decades, Laws has managed his own law practice representing clients from all major felony offenses including first degree murder. Trained by his mentor, Attorney James D. Montgomery (first Black corporation Counsel of Mayor Harold Washington),

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Punch # 153 Laws has represented clients from a broad cross-section of the community. His defense efforts have helped change many lives for the better, many of whom were first time offenders. Laws believes there is a need for judges who exercise compassion for first time offenders

to give them a chance to turn their lives around.

As a long-term resident of the South Side of Chicago, Laws has given back to his community in numerous ways. Outside the courtroom, Laws has been very community-minded. He is the past Chairman of the Edgar Allen Poe Local School Council for six consecutive terms, an annual Graduation and Career Day Speaker at Henderson Elementary School located in Englewood, a sponsor of the Eagles Midget League Football program in the Austin community, and a volunteer attorney for the Cook County Bar Free Legal Services program.

As a member of the Cook County Bar Association, Laws was one of the volunteer defense attorneys for the Decatur Seven high school students who were suspended from their school illegally for being involved in a fight.

Whether helping those in need with free legal services, encouraging youth on the importance of gaining a good education, or defending the accused of major crimes, Laws has made a positive impact in the lives of others.

Attorney Laws has been found Qualified and Recommended by a variety of bar associations. The Chicago Bar Association said recently, “Mr. Laws has extensive trial experience in both state and federal court and is well regarded for his legal knowledge, legal ability, fine demeanor and calm temperament.”

Laws believes all people when appearing before the court should be treated with dignity and respect to ensure fair and impartial justice for all. After being in the trenches on a daily basis seeking justice on behalf of his clients for many years, Laws understands that the judge is the gatekeeper of justice. This is the reason Laws wants to extend his service to the people of the community by becoming a judge. Laws – the man with a cause.

JUDGEMENT DAY

Judge Debra Seaton for Cook County 2nd Subcircuit Judge

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer The Honorable Judge Debra Seaton has made history in Illinois throughout her legal career, now she hopes to maintain her seat on the bench after this upcoming election.

The Chicago native made stops in Mt. Vernon, Ill, as a public defender before moving to Kane County then to Cook County, where she was a public defender for 12 years. In what may be her most publicized case, she was the lead council for the conviction of serial killer Andre Crawford who was found guilty of murdering 11 women in Englewood.

“I became one of the first African American lead councils on a serial killer case,” said Seaton. “I don’t think there’s ever been an African American female in Illinois that’s led a serial killer case.”

The significance of being a great judge isn’t lost on Seaton as she helped dozens of people find their way in their law careers.

“I think what separates me is that I have more experience, I’m a teacher to judges and lawyers, I’m qualified by all the bar associations and then I have community involvement,” said Seaton. “I’m a part of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy so I teach judges and lawyers the law of how to be a good trial attorney.

I just came back from Lagos, Nigeria.”

Looking back on all that she’s accomplished, Seaton told the Defender why it’s important for a judge to be both courageous and bold while on the bench.

“I was a voice for the voiceless when I was an attorney, but now I am a voice for justice from the bench,” said Seaton.

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Tom “Sam” Sianas: A Journey to the Bench Tom Sianas is not your typical lawyer—he has been committed to public service for his entire legal career, understanding the value of customer service since he was a child. His family has owned and operated Billy Goat Tavern, which has grown over the last three decades as Chicago’s iconic cheeseburger franchise.

Flipping burgers as his part-time job during college and working full-time during the summer break, his love for the law propelled him to earn his J.D. Almost immediately after passing the bar, he began work in the state’s attorney office.

He is currently running for the Cook County circuit court judge seat vacated by Judge Dooling in the Democratic primaries. The Chicago Defender interviewed Sianas about this upcoming election.

Why did you decide to run?

I’m running for Cook County circuit judge. I started my career for the state’s attorney office and now work for Jesse White for the Illinois Security Department. I’m the enforcement division chief. I’ve been appointment

by Lisa Madigan to be a special prosecutor for the Attorney’s General office on security fraud cases.

My career has been through public service.

I’ve been making decisions throughout my cases, what kind of cases we’re pursuing, how we’re going to pursue a case. This is one of my qualifications I’m bringing to the table. I want to be a judge who will listen, a judge who will not be judgmental. I have been qualified and recommended by other bar associations such as

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the CBA. Does Secretary of State Jesse White support your candidacy?

Jesse White is the reason I’m running. He was the first person I talked with and he’s the one who’s propelled me to do this. I believe strongly in my campaign.

I’ve known him for a long time from my family whose known him for a long time. I think he’s one of the great politicians and a great person. My family owns the Billy Goat Taverns in Chicago. We’ve been supporting the community throughout our years in business.

I attended Loyola University and worked part-time and full-time in the summers flipping burgers. Working with different people, customers and organizations, I felt the area of law is where I wanted to go. I’ve always loved the law and studied the law. After I passed the bar, I went on to work at the state’s attorney office.

As a prosecutor, how does this experience change for you if elected to the bench?

My legal career as a prosecutor and right now as a regulator in securities...however, I do have the private

sector [experience] with working in the restaurant business. People come in and they ask for legal advice because I’m the lawyer in the family. In the restaurant business, I spearhead the legal side. We handle retail and licensing our name, real estate, etc. I understand cases that come in that should not be prosecuted. When cases come in, we have to look at these cases and determine is there enough evidence to proceed with the case. You can’t take the defense attorney’s point of view, there isn’t enough evidence; you have no case.

Being on the bench as a circuit court judge, you take the biasness out of the photo. People coming in on the jury, they have the biasness--sometimes it comes across, sometimes it doesn’t. People need to be educated and aware. Sometimes you have to see the case as it was because there’s a lot of victims, especially African Americans.

As the primary legal counsel for the family, will they miss your input if you’re elected?

I have a wife and two kids—four and six. My six-yearold asked me ‘Why do you want to be a judge?’ He wanted something cooler, like a singer or something.

This is my own thing and that’s what I want to focus on. We have managers that run the business. [I’m] endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party, Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago Now Pac, National Organization of Women and numerous Democratic Committeemen and women.

Being endorsed by the Cook County Democratic party is a vetting process. You have to go through interviews, committeeman, trustees and a vast majority of Cook County. It [the endorsement] was very honorable.

What would people say about your character?

Good temperament, able to listen and understand.

Experienced and making fair and just on cases. My personal character--I’m a family man and married for nine years. I was on the parish council board at St. Basil.

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Marian E. Perkins (5th Subcircuit) The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed Marian Emily Perkins to a 5th Subcircuit vacancy that will be created by the upcoming retirement of Judge Rickey Jones. Perkins’ appointment is effective July 13, 2017 and goes through December 3, 2018.

Growing up in the Rosenwald and living in Lake Meadows, Perkins was born and reared in the Bronzeville community. “I was always a reader of everything. The late Margaret Burroughs took many artists on a trip to Howard University, and as a young person, I got exposed there not knowing I would end up there attending college,” she says.

Perkins currently operates the Law Office of Marian E. Perkins, P.C., in Chicago’s Loop. She has been licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1987. A past president of the Cook County Bar Association, Perkins is also a longtime Associate Professor of Criminal Justice & Law at Chicago State University. According to her LinkedIn page, Perkins began her legal career in the office of the Illinois State Appellate Defender; she also worked for several years as an Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney and, during the mid-90s, as a staff attorney for the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Perkins was an associate judge finalist in 2016.

Entering the law was more than arguing cases and one day wearing the black robe, it was deeper for Perkins. She says, “I was motivated to get into law because I wanted to make a difference in the community. I’ve been concerned about civil rights and human rights. The reason I went to law school as a young person, I wanted to make a change and make things better.”

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By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Judge Travis Richardson has met a lot of people while campaigning for his seat, but it may be just as important that people met him, a sitting African American judge, in person.

“I find it encouraging but also a little shocking that most of the people I’ve met on the campaign trail and in my subcircuit, which is the South Side of Chicago and the south suburbs, have never met a judge personally before one-onone,” said Richardson. “The only time they’ve seen or come in contact with a judge, if at all, has been in court and I imagine that’s not the case in other communities.”

The impact of elections is so significant to Richardson that he believes the names of judges should be listed higher on the ballot because people are more likely to come in contact with a judge than other elected officials. The character of judges is significant, too, he noted.

“You want someone on that bench who has compassion, who has experience, and who can see through the eyes of the defendant,” said Richardson.

Richardson was elevated to the Circuit Court of Cook County on Valentine’s Day 2017. He said he recognizes he is a role model and wants young African American men to know their paths to success can look much like his if they do their best, follow the rules, pray, and are a bit lucky.

Richardson told the Defender he recognizes how the perception of minorities can play a role in how other judges rule.

“It can be trying when you walk into a courtroom and you see a sea of faces of color in your courtroom, and based on that in of itself without the context of greater society, it would be easy to wrongfully conclude that African Americans are predisposed for criminality,” said Richardson.

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#136 Preston Jones, Jr. (Cook County Circuit) Growing up on the Westside and Western Suburbs, Jones attended Fenwick High School going on to attend college at the University of Illinois in Champagne and eventually earning his J.D. there. In his 23-year career as an Assistant Public Defender in Cook County, Jones represented people in every stage of life and for every crime. For the past 13 years, he served as a member of Homicide Task Force at 26th and California. As a public defender, he’s gone to trial on certain high-profile cases. “[Before the] death penalty was abolished, I did death penalty work. [I was] first chair death penalty attorney. Most famous case was the Browns chicken case. Two young men were eventually convicted for killing 7 people in Palatine in the early 1990s. It was a decade before they were arrested. In the end, we convinced the jury to sentence the

men to life instead of execution. It influenced the state to abolish the death penalty,” Jones says.

The Chicago Bar Association recently found Jones “Highly Qualified” to be a judge in their ratings.

On September 25, 2017, he was appointed to the bench by the Supreme Court of Illinois and sworn in by Illinois Supreme Justice Charles Freeman.

As a father of four children, the same values his parents instilled in him, such as a good work ethic, compassion, and integrity, is priceless.

“I absolutely love being a judge and being able to make a difference. Making differences in traffic court is small but I think it’s important to be able to tell people why they’re in trouble.“

# 152 Erika Orr (Cook County 1st Subcircuit) Erika Orr is the solo practitioner of the Orr Law Group, Ltd. in Chicago, where she specializes in domestic relations law. She has worked extensively in litigation matters involving allocation of parental responsibilities involving decision making, parenting time, child support, and adoption, as well as evictions.

In addition, her practice includes contracts related to surrogacy, real estate sales transactions, franchise agreements and entertainment agency agreements.

She decided to run for the judge in the 1st Subcircuit because she says, “There’s a lot of judges who are retiring so that means we will need a new group of people. I was evaluated by judges that I respected and realized I had the temperament to do a good job just like they are doing. I had the ability to listen to do a good job,” Orr explains. “To increase and improve the judiciary for some of the judges

who may not listen as they should.”

Prior to establishing the Orr Law Group, Ltd., Erika practiced international tax law where she specialized in international acquisitions and dispositions, accounting for income taxes of publicly-traded and private equity portfolio companies, including dealing with complex income tax matters such as undistributed earnings of subsidiaries.

Erika earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois-College of Law. She received her Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In addition, Erika graduated with a B.A. in English Literature and Language with an emphasis in Spanish from the University of Chicago in 1995. Erika Orr was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1998.

#153 Gino Betts (Cook County 5th Subcircuit)

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer With more than 100 cases tried on his resume, Chicago native Gino Betts believes he’s ready to become a judge.

Betts, a former prosecutor with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, told the Defender during his tenure he’s encountered

everything from drugs, guns, to first degree murder.

“I got to see up close and personal how people of my demographic were feeding the system, and we saw a lot of repetition of people like me, young Black men, on one side of the bench but not any representation on the other side of the bench so that kind of motivated me and inspired me to seek this opportunity,” said Betts.

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#160 Sheree D. Henry (2nd Subcircuit of Cook County)

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Sheree D. Henry’s path toward becoming judge of the 2nd sub-circuit of Cook County began years ago as something of a joke. She told the Defender her brother-in-law playfully suggested she pursue a career in law due to her love of arguing. Little did he know at the time that his joke would set her legal career in motion which may take her all the way to serve as a judge.

Today, Henry, a former Illinois National Guardswoman for eight years, is running a campaign under the slogan, “TLC - Toughness, Love and Compassion,” which she said are character traits all good judges should exhibit.

“The public relies on judges to be the voice of calm in the storm,” said Henry.

“Anytime there’s a problem between two parties everyone says, ‘I’m going to take you to court.’ You are relying on that person to truly listen to your side. He may not rule in your favor, but you want him to hear what happened in your version and to feel what you are feeling. For the community, I think I will be that judge.”

Henry said deep down she wanted to be a lawyer and a judge but initially she had to overcome her deeply seeded fear, which she did through the help of her mentors and other key people in her life.

“There was a little fear of was I good enough but I have great mentors and leaders who I’ve watched and I’ve learned that I can do it; and I think it’s important to give back and I think as a judge I’ll be able to give back for all of the people who sacrificed for me,” said Henry.

# 151 Judge Litricia Payne (Cook County 1st Subcircuit) Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as Cook County Circuit Court Judge to the 1st Judicial Sub-circuit vacancy, the seat was open by the retirement of Judge Orville E. Hambright, Jr. Payne was assigned to the First Municipal District presiding over felony preliminary hearings, misdemeanor, and traffic cases.

She says, “Part of anything you do in life is being aware. I’m aware that I’m a Black female sitting on the bench. They may be expecting some sort of extra favor, but I’m cognizant of the fact that I’m not going to give extra favor because you’re Black. We have discretion. Each circumstance is different and if that person deserves discretion, then they’ll get it. Not because of anything that has to do with their race or gender.”

Prior to her appointment to the bench, Payne practiced law for nearly twenty years in various capacities. Earlier in her career, she handled clerking duties in Chicago at several legal offices, including the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), continuing on to become a solo practitioner. Advocating for the indigent as a Will County Assistant Public Defender, she served as a felony supervisor and an organizing member of the Will County Mental Health Court.

A wife and mother of one, Payne is a founding member and former president of the Black Bar Association of Will County. The BBA serves the community with expungement seminars, pro bono legal services, college scholarships and partnering with other bar associations, community organizations and community outreach projects.

The Whitney Young HS alum believes experience with an ability to relate to individuals is part of what makes anyone a good judge.

“My entire career has been built on public service from being an assistant state’s attorney to doing what I do now,” said Betts. “I work with the city’s police oversight agency and I also started teaching at DePaul Law School last se-

mester so this is the natural progression for the career that I’ve already developed for myself.”

Meaningful change, justice and fairness are his goals while on the bench.

“People shouldn’t walk in my courtroom and feel like the deck is stacked against them, and too many people feel like that currently,” said Betts.

#151 Ashonta Rice-Akiwowo (Cook County Circuit Court 15th Subcircuit)

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Fighting for children and families has been the bedrock of Ashonta Rice-Akiwowo’s legal career so far and now the Southland native wants to fight for all while on the bench.

Rice-Akiwowo began her work in Cook County’s Office of the Public Guardian as a guardian ad litem. When she left the Office of the Public Guardian, she launched her own practice located in Flossmoor. Currently, she continues to represent children in foster care, parents with children in foster

care, children who are faced with expulsion from their schools, and more.

“In the 13 years I’ve been in practice, the bench trails I’ve had have prepared me to be a judge because I’ve seen some excellent examples of how a judge can listen to evidence fairly and make rulings that benefit children and families particularly,” said Rice-Akiwowo. “Having been an attorney in private practice for these last 10 years and having to provide certain services that have been let’s say outside of the advertised services, it’s given me a well-rounded legal experience to sit on the bench in any capacity.”

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