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CITY NEWS PUSH Excel Sponsors 20th Annual HBCU Tour Sixty high school students and their chaperones recently boarded two buses for the 20th annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) tour.

The students will visit the Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Ala., Alabama State University in Montgomery, Ala., Miles College, in Fairfield, Ala., Talladega College, in Talladega, Ala. and Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Ala. And they will visit these cultural and corporate sites: Equal Justice Initiative, Montgomery, Ala., National Voting Rights Museum, Selma, Ala., Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Ala., 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala., Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. in Huntsville, Ala., and the National Civil Rights Museum (the Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was assassinated) in Memphis.

“This is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King,” said Rev. Ja-

nette Wilson, PUSH Excel national executive director. “We want our students to see where Dr. King spent the majority of his ministry and his direct action.” Rev. Wilson said the students visiting the six civil rights sites would be a teachable moment in history.

But the tour is more than just visiting HBCU’s. PUSH Excel is offering three scholarships to students-- The Jesse Jackson Fellows scholarship sponsored

by Toyota Motor North America, which is for college sophomores who are majoring in science, technology, engineering or math.

“They have to be interested in working in the automotive industry,” said Rev. Wilson. The scholarship is $25,000 a year for three-years plus two summer coop paid job opportunities and a possibility of a job upon graduation.

“We have ten scholars over the last three-years who receive a scholarship of

Chicago Women Join Forces To Educate Girls Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago’s (YWLCS) 10th Annual Girl Power Luncheon on April 3, 2018 at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Avenue, 11 a.m.-1p.m. will feature State Senator Toi Hutchinson, Commissioner Bridget Gainer, City Clerk Anna Valencia, Dr. Teresa Woodruff and a dynamic Student Showcase celebrating students’ accomplishments in the areas of robotics, engineering, arts, science and math.

Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago (YWLCS) invites all to celebrate Girl Power at the annual fundraiser. This year, Senator Hutchinson, Commissioner Gainer, and Clerk Valencia will participate in a vibrant and vital panel discussion, moderated by Michelle Relerford from NBC Chicago, addressing the importance of diversifying and expanding women’s roles in the workplace as well as other social issues women face today such as the #MeToo movement.

“It’s important for our girls to see people like them who have been successful to inspire them as they enter college and their careers,” said Dr. Vanesa Scott-Thompson, Principal.

YWLCS will also honor Dr. Teresa Woodruff, one of the school’s Founding Board Members, for creating the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (WHSP) and the Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA) at Northwestern University, which has been instrumental in improving access and exposure to science professionals and career paths for our girls. “ YWLCS was founded in 1999, the only allgirls, STEM charter high school in Chicago that offers a well-rounded education in math, science, technology and fine arts. With nearly 350 young women, YWLCS offers a safe, nurturing learning environment.

$75,000 total plus a summer internship.

Three of them have been hired by Toyota,” Wilson said.

There is also the Ora Lee Sanders Scholarship, which is open for college and high school students. It is $25,000 a year for up to four years.

PUSH EXCEL also offers the Cirilo McSween Scholarship sponsored by New York Life, which is named after the first African American to be on the million-dollar roundtable at New York Life.

It is a $5,000 a year scholarship for four years. The recipients have to be business majors.

Scholarship applications must be electronically uploaded by May 1, 2018.

For more information, call 773.256.2761 or 773.256.2762. You may also click on www.pushexcel.org to apply for a scholarship.

New Exhibit Opens at Gallery Guichard The newest exhibit at Gallery Guichard, 436 E. 47th St., opens on Thursday, March 29 from 6-9 p.m. with complimentary admission. The exhibit is titled Heroism and it pays homage to not only individuals, but to communities and moments where great examples of strength and courage have been a transformative light within the chaos of time. These works examine the idea of a distinctive practice of heroism in our society which combats the mind-numbing sensory manipulation that bombards us daily and connects to an ongoing historical campaign of lies and false narratives. Heroism is a visual investigation around the notions of self-identity, inner-power and outer purpose.

The featured artists are: Roger Carter, Maxwell Emcays and Raymond A. Thomas. The exhibit is co-curated by Andre Guichard and Raymond A. Thomas. Heroism runs through May 13.

We incorrectly identified a picture in our March 21 issue. Pictured are (l-r) Lee Brown, Society of Mannequins President, Dyanna Lewis, Chicago Defender Vice President, Marketing and Sales, and Valerie Davis, Governing Board Member, at the Society of Mannequins 2018 awards luncheon.

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The Black Women’s Expo Partners With Real Times Media to Celebrate Women

Merry Green founded the Black Women’s Expo 24 years ago. Photo by Worsom Robinson

By Marshelle R. Sanders sponsors. This year, Green has Defender Contributing Writer formed a partnership with Real Times Media, the parent company of the Chicago Defender.

On a recent morning, Merry Green stated that there had Green, the founder of the Black been conversations earlier about Women’s Expo, was a little tired connecting.

“We (Hiram Jackson, and a little wired, but she had her CEO of Real Times Media, and I] coffee in hand and was ready to go as she organized the final prepara- had talked about this for the last tions for the 2018 Black Women’s year on how we can partner more or build a better relationship/partExpo. nership on Black women expo “I was up at 4:30 this morning specifically, but now we’re partdoing some work, I placed all the nering on this in terms of [broader] orders in for McCormick Place. promotional support.”

The booths, carpeting, tables and Real Times Media and The chairs... I knew I needed to get that Black Women’s Expo have brands done before I met with the new within their brands to serve their Toyota agency that came in to view end users/audiences and clients.

McCormick Place.”

It is important to support each Although the president of so that the team will be successMGPG Events for more than 24 ful whenever it comes to reaching years with many top shows and its goals. In this regard, Green and events under her belt, Green ad- Jackson will support one another mits that she still looks for unique as they collaborate and commuways to make each show better— nicate freely together. Of course, for the attendees as well as the this support also consists of enTHE CHICAGO DEFENDER

couraging one another through the struggles.

“The Partnership is going to be great. It’s a win-win for both of us because he [Jackson] has his relationships that he’s bringing alongside me and vice versa; I really do think that the sky’s the limit,” Green told the Defender.

Green and Jackson have been talking for several years about a collaboration and it ultimately materialized when Green had to find a place for her business to move from her downtown location.

“It just so had happened that at the end of the fall of last year (2017)...we had been in our downtown office for 8 years and it was sold so we had to find new office space. Just so in passing I had a standard conversation with Hiram about matters and a couple of weeks later I got a call saying, ‘why don’t you move over here (Real Times’ Chicago Defender building on South King Drive). You know it www.chicagodefender.com

would be closer in proximity to everybody that you’re working with on our events.’”

Green’s company, MGPG Events, already produces many events with the Chicago Defender such as, Women of Excellence, Men of Excellence, The Bud Billiken Parade and many more.

Green said thus far the decision to move has been great for her company as well as Real Times Media.

Green stated, “What I’m finding out, which is making more sense to all of our vendors, it does help being here and they can get here quickly to pick up badges and tickets, that kind of thing, or pay for their exhibitor booth or bring in their application... so it’s been really refreshing to be here on the South Side with The Chicago Defender and work closely with real times media as well.”

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At this time there won’t be any changes in Green’s and Jackson’s working relationship, but they do plan to make The Black Women’s Expo even more extraordinary.

Green stated, “I want to do it in a bigger way; when we went down to Atlanta, the Atlanta paper did some promotion with us as well but also with their digital components and with Who’s Who, which is in multiple markets that we will be promoting what we are doing in those 3 markets throughout the country. Real Times Media will bring all of that to the table and we bring a brand that has a long successful track record as well, so the partnership seemed ideal.”

The future is bright for Green and Jackson. Even with the common misperception about business connections though, Green has no dispute that they’re already off to a great start. continued on page 4

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Green and Sharita Childs, Senior event producer, discuss plans for this year’s extraordinary Black Women’s Expo. Photo by Worsom Robinson Black Women’s Expo, continued from, Page 03

“We all have been kicking and screaming in terms of African American businesses that we don’t partner as well as everybody else does. We’re afraid of it for some reason; I don’t know if we’ve been taught that way or for some reason we’re hesitant. Our general market counterparts partner all the time and think nothing of it. It’s about business, but we want you to know us, we want to like you.

I think that what we’re doing with Real Times and the Defender, we should be doing more in terms of partnership. We’re trying to help each other.”

Also, this year for the first time in the city of Chicago, The Black Women’s Expo has appointed its first African American show strategist Glen Charles. Glenn Charles is the President/CEO of his company “Show Strategy;” he is the first Black general services contractor that will be producing the Black Women’s Expo. Charles is also a Chicago native born and raised in Englewood.

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African American company; our show is 24 years old and we’ve worked with some great companies. I think that’s pretty good to finally have that happen.”

2018 Black Woman’s Expo And Green promises that this year’s expo is even bigger and more enhanced. Toyota is a new title sponsor for Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. Green said, “Sponsors such as ComEd, The Illinois Lottery, The Chicago Defender, United Airlines etc. make it possible to bring in the speakers and entertainers by providing all the airline tickets; our media partners like I Heart Radio and V-103. WGCI, Inspiration 1390, without them, we probably wouldn’t have what we need for our audience and the relationship for entertainment/artist that we go after.” BMO Harris bank is also a sponsor at the Black Women’s Expo and it sponsors two sessions on financial literacy for women as well.

This year there will be conversations about #Metoo, and on Saturday April 7, 2018 there will be a town hall meeting entitled “Enough is Enough.” There will be a panel of people talking about

sexual harassment, pay equality and all those things that we know currently exist and are issues especially for the Black woman. All forums support the overall theme: She Matters-- and they empower, inspire and uplift the Black woman!

Green stated, “I think it’s important for women to come together to converse and engage, we will be talking about all of these topics. The Expo is a platform for everything that is going on with us women. That to me is the important reason along with education, it’s not just let’s talk about the things that we don’t want to talk about, it’s also fun. It’s not about just talking about the things that are troubling us, it’s also relaxing and inspiring as well.”

The Black Women’s Expo is also kid-friendly. Green shared, “We have a kid’s corner, for the kids to go play and for activities.

There will be a jumping bag, face painting, a clown... so it’s really a place where you can bring your children as well if you want to be at the expo for a couple of hours and have some fun. We have a culinary corner now, there will be www.chicagodefender.com

African American chefs that will be showcasing their products and their food, they will be cooking and sampling, DuSable museum, NDigo magazine will be there; the satisfying part about it is that we made the opportunity to get our businesses out there.”

Small businesses create rich, diverse, and enticing matters to market to our communities. On the other hand, many small businesses cannot afford marketing/ advertising. Green also stated that not only did she envision The Black Women’s Expo to help women come together to address important issues and unwind but to also help support small business.

“When we started the Black Women’s Expo, it was just an expo, now it’s a platform. It’s a way for not only African Americans to connect and engage but for major corporations who are looking to promote themselves to this audience [to engage].” This is also an ideal vehicle for exposure. It has become that inexpensive opportunity for small businesses to showcase their products and services and many of them are jumping on board.

Green said the vendors are as diverse as beautiful Black women; they won’t all be selling the same things. Green states, “It’s not just jewelry, makeup and t-shirts, there will be authors and booksellers, life coaches, hospitals that are doing screenings, The Illinois Department of Public Health, there are galleries, 4-5 artists in an art pavilion... and free health screenings for all of our attendees.”

To experience the great new expo and be a part of celebrating Black women, come out Friday, April 6, 2018 to Sunday April 8, 2018 to McCormick Place for the 2018 Black Women’s Expo. Speakers will include Bonnet Chronicles with Tami Roman and critically acclaimed actress Kimberly Elise Neal; music artist Johnny Gill will be performing on Saturday and Gospel Elite, Latice Crawford and Rapper Remy Ma will hit the mainstage Sunday, April 8.

Purchase tickets at your local Walgreens for $10 until the show opens on Friday, April 6. For more information on the show or to purchase tickets online, go to http:// theblackwomensexpo.com/ THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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Cassandra Matz: Helping Women Leaders

By Elle Smith are looking to implement has to Defender Contributing Writer include you being a portion of that change.”

Matz goes on record saying This year has officially been that women are the “ultimate coined “The Year Of The Girl,” multi-taskers,” and she makes it and Black Girl Magic is not just a clear that when women come to phrase, but a reality. Black Women the table, we get things done! She are taking the reins, handling BIG realized this fact while serving as business, plus keeping it classy...

Chief of Staff for the State Senator and we do it all in a fabulous pair for six years.

During this season in of heels! her life (her 20s), she began freeCassandra Matz, Trustee for ly giving her services to women the Village of Olympia Fields, Ill., when the late Harold Washington is someone we think you should ran for Mayor. Matz remembers know! Matz is the Founder of being amazed that someone who “Women In Leadership,” an orga- “looked like her” was not only nization created for the sole pur- running for Mayor of the city that pose of supporting women looking raised her, but that same person to gain positions in leadership/ would make history by ultimately government offices/etc. Her quest winning the race! It then became to be a resource for women seek- her mission to serve others by ing leadership roles began during sharing what is necessary when the time that she was running for seeking those leadership roles.

Trustee, and after going through Matz has hosted events for free that process, she retained and that bring in the ones who have sought to share the knowledge of what it took to succeed. Other paved the way for such dreams to women wanted to know her sto- come to fruition. She states that ry and took an interest in learning there are three things that she can about what it takes to achieve attribute to her success: one, holdsuch goals. Her response? “You ing positions that intertwine with must have a serving heart, and you her vision of the Women In Leadermust realize that the change you ship, which makes it easy to reach women and become that resource

for them; two, being blessed with relationships and people who trust her word, and three, being authentic and transparent about the journey. She states that “good governance is being a good neighbor,” and these events give her the avenue to be that good neighbor.

Matz’s next event (date TBD) will be held in August and is open to women from all walks of life and will be a fun event that brings women together to ask questions, talk to real people who have won races for positions in public office, and to listen to their stories of overcoming obstacles associated with their dreams. This will also be a way to get everyone fired up for elections coming in November 2018.

Are you seeking to learn more about Cassandra Matz and the Women In Leadership? Contact her by visiting www.olympia-fields. com/206/Board-of-Trustees, where you will find her preferred methods of communication. We look forward to seeing what’s next for women leaders in the Chicago and surrounding suburbs, and Cassandra Matz is most certainly someone you should know!

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Brittney Austin Receives Roosevelt University Social Justice Award Brittney Austin, a Roosevelt University biology major and president of the Black Student Union (BSU) who organizes monthly food drives for the homeless, has received the University’s prestigious Matthew Freeman Social Justice Award.

Austin, who hopes to go to medical school after graduating from Roosevelt in May, has been involved in social justice work since the moment she arrived at the University approximately four years ago.

“Brittney has a strong passion for social, economic and environmental justice issues and her current position as BSU president has allowed her to emerge as a leader,” said Pamela Thompson-Hill, the director of Multicultural Student Support Services at Roosevelt who nominated Austin for the award.

Austin, a resident of Chicago’s West Side, but who grew up in Milwaukee, Wis., has always felt connected to helping others.

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Brittney Austin receives award for social justice from Roosevelt’s President Ali Malekzadeh. she said.

The award from Roosevelt’s Mansfield Institute for Social Justice and Transformation was presented to Austin by the Institute and Roosevelt President Ali Malekzadeh during a lecture and

award ceremony held on March 12 at Roosevelt University.

“Brittney Austin has been viewed as a leader and positive change agent from the moment she stepped into the University,” said Heather Dalmage, director of www.chicagodefender.com

the Mansfield Institute. “I believe she will do great things in making positive change in her community in the future.”

As president of BSU, Austin has focused on leading the student organization in represent-

ing the interests and concerns of African-American students on campus by way of political, educational, social and community initiatives.

Every third Wednesday of the month, Austin and other members of BSU package food at the University and bring it to the streets of Chicago’s South Loop in partnership with South Loop Campus Ministries.

“When it’s warmer out, we usually pack sandwiches, but recently we have been packing soups and walking around to give them to individuals experiencing homelessness within the South Loop area,” said Austin.

Besides food drives, Austin spearheaded discussions to discuss ways to alleviate food deserts on the West and South sides of Chicago. She serves as a member of the Student Committee for the American Dream Conference at Roosevelt University, and also cohosts her own radio show, “Know Justice, Know Peace,” which airs at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at Roosevelt’s radio station, WRBC: The Blaze.

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COMMUNITY From Rally to Power: The Civic Obligation of Young Black Leaders

By Tiffany Dena Loftin (Director, NAACP Youth and College Division) Who would have thought that in less than 15 days, I would have to coordinate and manage 1,000 young, Black student leaders from over 24 cities on 17 buses in the name of gun reform and safety?

The reality is, sometimes the work chooses you.

I started my new job one day before the mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. We’ve got over 650 active and registered NAACP chapters on high school and college campuses across the country. We are the only organization, period, that can reach that many Black, young, organized members.

Since February 14, 2018, the day of the Parkland shooting, I have followed these students who have built a national discussion on the safety of young people at school in less than a month. A movement that inspires, convicts and recruits people from across the country and now the world, to an issue that Black folks have been talking about for over a decade.

When gun violence happens in White communities, it’s always reported on as a mental issue or because they were racist. When gun violence happens in the Black community, it is because of poverty, underfunded schools, police brutality or gangs. This is necessary to understand because the solution we are fighting for can’t just be regulations against automatic military style weapons. It has to be a holistic solution to make all communities safe.

The March for Our Lives is only a march for OUR lives if people meet at the intersection of mass school shootings, community vio-

Tiffany Dena Loftin, the director of the NAACP Youth and College Division, says that Black students have the solutions and the answers. (NAACP) lence, poverty, the War on Drugs, police brutality and White supremacy. From Trayvon Martin to Stephon Clark, this is not the first time we’ve raised the issues of gun violence, but for many reasons, this moment is where we find ourselves with the most leverage of “people power.”

When the opportunity presented itself for us to be involved and bring our members, I spoke with

my boss and told him I would only sign up to help build for the “March for Our Lives,” if we got to do two things: First, I wanted to make sure that we weren’t just being used as representation at the march, but that we challenged the mainstream media, march organizers and organizational partners to think about the intersection of gun violence, when it comes to the Black com-

munity.

Second, it was important that this moment not turn into just another rally, but real opportunity for us to educate and engage future members about the organization.

Because a rally won’t end gun violence, I want my peers and young adults to make the clear connection from this issue to who should be held accountable for systemic and legislative change at

the ballot box. That way, we know we showed up in numbers not just for a great rally, but for the start of a great revolution.

It is my belief, that if all of the young folks from this march, the women’s march, the immigration movement and Black Lives Matter joined together for a strategic effort, we could change this country literally overnight.

We must use this as a moment to help young Black folks see that if we want real gun reform, if we want better public schools, if we want community policing, then we MUST show up to the ballot box. This demonstration, for the NAACP Youth and College Division, was not a free trip to a rally.

It became the moment that we are using to build real power that will impact the political navigation of this country.

Black students have the solutions and the answers. We’re going to stop asking to be included in national movements, and just take over.

I am grateful to all of the staff, the partners and our donors who have helped make this vision possible. We can only use this moment to create bigger and better local victories for our people.

Cheers to the strong and fearless students from every community, who have ever stood up to violence in their communities. This march served s a celebration of your leadership, and a call to action for those looking to change the world.

Tiffany Dena Loftin is director of the NAACP Youth and College Division, which serves more than 700 youth councils, high school chapters and college chapters across the United States. You can follow Tiffany on Twitter at @TiffanyDLoftin.

Advocate’s Terika Richardson Named Top 25 Minority Executive Advocate Health Care recently announced that Terika Richardson, president of both Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago and Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2018’s Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare.

For the seventh time, this biennial recognition program honors the top minority healthcare executives who are influencing health policy and care delivery models across the country.

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says Advocate Health Care President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Skogsbergh. “In addition to her strong leadership and business acumen, I continue to be inspired

by Terika’s commitment to addressing health disparities on Chicago’s Southeast Side and South Suburban communities.”

Richardson, 39, joined Advocate Health Care in June 2016 as President of Advocate Trinity Hospital. After an impressive record of success, her role expanded to include leadership of Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Octo-

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ber 2017.

In just over year and a half, Richardson has ushered in new patient care models, embraced innovative technologies and overseen a $10 million modernization program at Advocate Trinity, including the construction of a new, 10-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit, private patient rooms, a designated unit for the hospital’s sickest patients and a remodeled front lobby.

“This year’s Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare exemplify resilience and tenacity,” says Modern Healthcare Editor Aurora Agui-

lar. “These leaders have produced incredible results by elevating the quality of patient care at their organizations while supporting and advancing their peers to boost diversity in the C-suite.”

Richardson, a Chicago resident, leads a diverse executive team in addressing the specific health needs of the surrounding community and under her guidance Advocate Trinity also been able to enhance patient experience scores.

She continues to nurture diversity leadership throughout Advocate’s health care ministry.

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Girls 4 Science: Professionals Nurture the Next Generation

By Marshelle Sanders Defender Contributing Writer Women’s History month has exposed contributions of many women who are courageous, inspiring and conquerors of new territories. And on Thursday March 15, 2018, girls who participate in the Girls 4 Science program were able to interact with women contributors in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields.

Speakers included Mae C. Whiteside, President/CEO of CLK Engineers, LLC, and the honoree for the evening, Dr. Amy Wilson, Sr. Corporate IP, Legal Astellas US LLC. The girls created science experiments and showcased them in the room too; the leaders were able to make comments about the experiments and offer advice and encouragement to the young scientists.

Inside the room, a banner captured the essence of girl empowerment and featured girls donned in lab coats conducting experiments.

2018 Award Honoree Dr. Amy Wilson shared that she developed her interest in Biology as a young girl. Wilson had an en-

Women’s History Month Honoree Amy Wilson (Evanston), Speaker Mae C. Whiteside and G4 S Founder Jackie Lomax (Chicago). Timothy Hiatt Photography thusiastic upbringing into STEM by teachers who provided her with encouragement.

“It started when I was young; in high school I had great teachers who pushed me and got me really interested in it. When I went to college, I just kind of followed that interest and took as many classes as I could,” Wilson said. “I graduated with a

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bachelor’s degree in biology and considered medical school but really decided to move and go to graduate school to focus on the research aspect and I really loved it” Back then, women were not always welcomed in the field of science. Gender bias occurred because of personal values, perceptions and outdated, traditional views about men and women in the workplace.

Wilson stated that during her educational journey, she did face some criticism about her career choice.

“It happened more so while getting my education,” she recalled. “Science was certainly not a popular [major for women]; I was once told, ‘you know if you do that, you’ll never get married.’ It was not seen as very attractive, to be smart. But once I left (after graduating) and got to New York, it was such an amazing place that nobody really cared about it anymore, everything’s even.”

2018 Guest Speaker Mae C. Whiteside, a Chicago native, developed her interest as a kid, but in high school she saw a teacher do an experiment that pretty much turned her life around.

“When I was in high school, I had a chemistry teacher who mixed two solutions together, put them in a beaker and he stirred them together,” she said. “The amusing part about it was both liquids were clear like water and beige nylon pantyhose came out it. I don’t know how the color changed, but it did. That was something that made me say ‘oh wow, when I go to college, I want to study chemistry.

Maybe I could create makeup and other necessities.’”

Whiteside graduated from Kenwood Academy and got accepted into an East Coast college to major in chemistry. Coming from a single parent home and dealing with financial issues, she couldn’t attend.

Whiteside ended up graduating from Illinois Institute of Technology here in Chicago, where she majored in civil engineering.

Throughout her college experience, she also struggled with being homeless. She said that sometimes in urban areas there isn’t much chance for young African-Amer-

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G4S Student Presenter Lauren Goree (Chicago). Timothy Hiatt Photography ican girls to learn about STEM because of issues in education, health care, economic development, environmental justice, and technology. She encouraged all young girls to be the victor and not the victim.

“It doesn’t matter what happened to you or what’s going on with your family life, you can’t make that the thing that stops you from achieving your dream.”

Whiteside has started her own company, CLK Engineers, LLC, which manages projects that focus on markets in aviation, roadway construction and development, energy and water.

The Girls 4 Science Reception and Award Ceremony event gave professionals time to nurture the young girls and their interest in science.

Girls 4 Science is a not-for-profit organization for girls ages 10- 18. The program operates out of three colleges: Malcolm X, Olive Harvey and St Francis University in Joliet. Each quarter has a different theme that involves hands-on experience, a couple of field trips and it’s all free. For more information on how to sign up, visit girls4science.org THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

BUSINESS

Business Owners and Payroll Tax Problems

By Constant W. Watson Defender Guest Columnist Let’s be honest. Most business owners don’t wake up in the morning, go to work and say, “I’m not paying my payroll taxes.” One week you might be short of cash.

Maybe business is slow or a customer’s check bounces. There are several legitimate issues that can prevent you from paying the IRS. You know you’re a good person.

You figure you’ll make it up the next week. But then next week comes and goes, and you realize you still don’t have enough money to make that payroll tax deposit. Eventually, the entire situation starts snow-

balling into an avalanche.

Between paying your employees their regular paychecks and paying the IRS the necessary payroll taxes, it can be hard being a small business owner these days. A lot of times when money is short, small business owners pay the employees first. It’s natural to take care of your employees, even if you have to skip paying yourself.

Unfortunately, the IRS doesn’t care if you can’t pay your employees, or even if you have to put them out on the street. They don’t care if you can’t collect your receivables, or if your biggest customer just went belly-up. All they care about is this one simple fact: you have

money that belongs to them.

After you endure long hold times in hopes of making arrangements by phone, the IRS will ask you for all your personal and financial information—which will ultimately be used to levy your bank accounts, take your receivables and seize your property. Owing 941 payroll taxes is a different animal than owing 1040 income taxes and can turn into a criminal matter quickly. That’s because the money you owe them for payroll taxes has already been deducted from your employees’ paychecks for withholding purposes. To put it simply, it’s not your money to begin with, and the IRS looks at this as if you stole from them. The IRS

gives your employees credit for the withholdings and fully expects you to pay this amount over to the IRS at the same time you pay your employees.

The smartest thing you can do to protect your business and family is to have someone represent you—an expert who deals with the IRS for a living. Not only can they protect you from the IRS calling and showing up at your door, they may be able to get those penalties reduced. In some cases, they can have them completely removed.

You’ve worked hard to keep your business open. You don’t have to wait until the IRS has seized your accounts, closed your business and added on penalties to get the

help you need. You have the right to be represented. Remember, for every tax problem, there’s a solution.

Constant W. Watson III, CPA, CTRS, is both a Certified Public Accountant and one of only ten Certified Tax Resolution Specialists in the State of Illinois certified by the ASTPS. Watson has more than 30 years of income tax and accounting experience. You can hear his radio program, “Watson On Taxes,” every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. by tuning in to AM 1390. For more information, visit WatsonOnTaxes.com or call (708) 206-9900.

OPINION

Senate Lawmakers Seek to Gut Fair Housing

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Columnist In just a few weeks, civil rights and housing advocates will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Just six days after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Congress passed the law on April 10, 1968.

On the following day, President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s signature made it unlawful to discriminate in housing sales, rentals and finance.

Although race, color, religion and national origin were the original protected classes, in later years, the Fair Housing Act was amended to include gender, people with disabilities and families with children.

With each revision, businesses such as banks, and other lenders, realtors, landlords, insurance companies—even governments that previously used zoning and restrictive covenants to deny housing access—were all obliged to adhere to new standards of inclusion.

Fast-forward 50 years, and much of Black America and other communities of color still find that the promise of fair lending remains just that. Our collective experiences as a people provide painful reminders of how full and equal access to credit—particularly in mortgage lending—remains an unfulfilled promise.

These long-standing concerns have somehow failed to be included in a new draft legislative proposal on Capitol Hill. In the name THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

“Millennials and people of color deserve the opportunity to pursue their own American Dreams. And existing homeowners, especially older Americans need buyers when they are ready to downsize or retire. The financial glue connecting these generations is affordable mortgage credit.”

–National Urban League President Marc Morial of housing finance reform, a working proposed bill by Senators Bob Corker of Tennessee and Mark Warner of Virginia would eliminate the current requirement of a “duty-to-serve” all markets, particularly those like communities of color and rural areas. Instead, the promise of inclusion would be replaced with the vague business judgment of a so-called “guarantors’ decision.”

If the Corker-Warner housing reform plan is signed into law, government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would be eliminated and fair lending requirements could be weakened. We’re talking trillions of dollars being affected by such a so-called reform without any assurance that fair housing promises made half a century ago will remain. At the end of 2016, the GSEs—Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, along with Ginnie Mae, the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), together held $16.7 trillion in mortgages on the nation’s secondary market.

It’s the kind of policy development that usually fails to attract

major headlines but affects literally millions of unsuspecting potential homeowners across the country.

Once mortgage applicants are approved for loans, the bulk of them are sold to the secondary market, most often to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Their sale enables the original lender to free up capital to make more loans to consumers.

Fortunately, the National Urban League and the Center for Responsible Lending joined forces to oppose this proposal before it can pick up more lawmaker support.

A report co-authored by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and National Urban League critiques this Senate proposal and criticizes recently published papers supporting it. The report titled “Senate GSE Reform Proposal: A Blow to Affordable Housing and Harmful to the Overall Housing Market,” calls for a system that supports opportunity for current and future generations to achieve homeownership. It also criticizes the current legislative proposal as reserving homeownership only for those who are financially well off.

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ing market has recovered in recent years, many Americans have either not benefited or have even lost ground,” said National Urban League President Marc Morial.

“Millennials and people of color deserve the opportunity to pursue their own American Dreams. And existing homeowners, especially older Americans need buyers when they are ready to downsize or retire. The financial glue connecting these generations is affordable mortgage credit.”

Morial is right. This year, new discriminatory housing and lending lawsuits in Sacramento and Houston are reminiscent of earlier ones filed in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, and other locales. When fair housing problems persist with 50 years of civil rights laws, consumers cannot afford a rollback of robust existing oversight and enforcement.

Not that long ago, taxpayers bailed out risky and ill-advised private sector practices that targeted Blacks and Latinos for high-cost, risky mortgage loans that were designed to fail. Our communities bore the brunt of the 7.8 million

foreclosures and a trillion dollars in lost wealth.

If housing reforms are to be enacted, those reforms need to open opportunities to all credit-worthy borrowers with strong enforcement. Civil rights leaders, housing advocates and others will not stand by to witness the repeal of key public interest mandates that enable mortgage credit to be available in all regions of the nation. Replacing the public interest mandate with weak incentives will greatly harm the overall housing market.

The entities under assault are Freddie Mac, the acronym for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Fannie Mae, the name given to the Federal National Mortgage Association.

“Our recent housing past is replete with risk that eventually harmed consumers, communities, and the entire economy,” said CRL President Mike Calhoun. “A doubtful structure of guarantors awarded unenforceable duties is simply not in our nation’s best interest.

Now as the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act nears, housing finance reform should embrace housing affordability, taxpayer protection, and a duty-to-serve all markets and all credit-worthy borrowers.”

Charlene Crowell is the Center for Responsible Lending’s Deputy Communications Director. She can be reached at charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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An Enemy of the People: A Play About Free Expression

By Rick and Brenda McCain Artistic Director Robert Falls begins the opening scene by deLet’s Play picting a lively family gathering at the home of Dr. Thomas StockNorwegian playwright Henrik mann. However, the boisterous Ibsen examines the complexi- get-together is interrupted by the ties of corruption, greed, and the arrival of a scientific report, which destruction of the environment, confirms the doctor’s suspicion which remains ever relevant in to- that the bath waters are unclean day’s world as it did in the past. due to the run-offs from a tannery Ibsen presents the inconvenient owned by his wife Katherine’s truth in “An Enemy of the People.” (Lanise Antoine Shelley) wealthy Political ambitions and good father, Morton Kiil (David Darlow). integrity squares off when two Horrified by his findings and brothers, Thomas Stockmann thrilled to have his theory proved, (Philip Earl Johnson), doctor and he immediately informs his brothchief medical officer of the baths, er and the chairman of the baths and Peter Stockmann (Scott Jae- committee. But rather than reck), the town mayor, go head to sponding with an appreciation of head in this prophetic masterpiece the warning of how deadly the efon political corruption and environ- fects can be, the self-possessed mental crisis. mayor becomes defensive and This timeless classic set in the tells his brother that if he makes 19th century exposes the debate his findings public, the town will be between the desire to enrich the faced with a devastating financial public good vs. the individual right penalty. to choose the consequences of After his disappointing meeting what lies behind; all of which is with his brother, Thomas doesn’t prompted by the doctor’s danger- count on the mayor, who manages ous findings. to turn the citizenry against him by,

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among other things, threatening to raise their taxes. Thomas then turns to the radical editor Hovstad of the local newspaper to spread the word by publishing the report in full.

In the pivotal climactic town hall meeting called by the doctor, the mayor appoints Aslasken (played virtuously by a veteran actor at Goodman Theatre, Allen Gilmore), a high-ranking business owner, to chair the meeting. In this melodramatic plot Dr. Stockmann presents his findings to the townspeople and a roar of backlash is unleashed. He finds himself increasingly besieged after he attempts to warn the citizens about the contaminated waters, which are the town’s central financial resource.

Philip Earl Johnson as Dr. Thomas Stockmann delivers a dazzling performance in the central role as the protagonist by superbly conveying the character’s complex mixture of intrinsic dignity and willful pride. Scott Jaeck, who plays the powerful and yet indignant,

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Lanise Antoine Shelley (Katherine Stockmann) and Rebecca Hurd (Petra Stockmann). self-righteous brother, is wonderfully entertaining as the scheming mayor who would stop at nothing to prove his brother wrong, ruin his reputation and save the town from millions; nonetheless he loves his brother. The supporting roles are also well handled, which includes the dim-witted and hilarious drunk at the town’s meeting played by Larry Neumann, Jr. Director Falls does a great job by testing the waters on how people react to the safety of others when it comes to their financial loss. He also masterfully educated the audience about how we are not free when the political machine controls that freedom.

Let’s Play highly recommends this adaptation of “An Enemy of

the People” at Goodman Theatre; it is chaotic and riveting to watch!

The Cast includes: Scott Jaeck (Peter Stockmann) Philip Earl Johnson (Dr. Thomas Stockmann) Lanise Antoine Shelley (Katherine) Rebecca Hurd (Petra) Jesse Bhamrah (Billing) David Darlow (Morten Kiil) Allen Gilmore (Aslaksen) Aubrey Deeker Hernandez (Hovstad) Larry Neumann, Jr. (The Drunk) Carley Cornelius, Arya Daire, Guy Massey, Roderick Peeples and Dustin Whitehead as townspeople

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Let’s Eat Celebrates Women Restaurant Owners

By The Black Foodies

Flavor Restaurant Sweet Potato Pancakes

Big Mama’s Kitchen and Catering Big Daddy Cheesy Beef

Hidden Manna’s Cafe Jambalaya

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Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in America. Despite the lack of venture capital, they are knocking down institutional barriers and shattering the glass ceiling in the world of business. With March being Women’s History Month, we have decided to give you a list of eateries all owned by women of color.

Flavor Restaurant, 5091 Sauk The Black Foodies Trail, Ave., Richton Park, IL, Owner Rochelle Kemp Flavor Restaurant offers an excellent breakfast menu. We suggest the sweet potato pancakes, one of their delicious omelets, and the shrimp and grits.

Two Fish Crab Shack, 641 E. 47th St., Chicago IL, Owner Yasmin Curtis Two Fish Crab Shack has one the best low country boils in Chicagoland. What separates them from all the rest are the sauces. You can choose from lemon-pepper, jerk, Cajun, or their most popular sauce, 3 the Chi-way garlic butter.

Big Mama’s Kitchen and Catering, Chicagoland (773)234-1057, Owner Robin Eggleston With food trucks being the in thing right now, you can’t go wrong with Big Mama’s Kitchen and Catering. We absolutely adored the Big Daddy Cheesy Beef and the Jerk Chicken Carnival Rice Bowl. Two delicious belt busters.

My Chocolate Soul, 4442 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, Owner Ramona Thomas For some of the best in fine chocolate, you can’t go wrong with the selections at My Chocolate Soul. The Almond Crunch and the Turtles are heaven sent. Make sure you try the brownies and cupcakes as well.

Hidden Manna Café, 3613 216th St., Matteson, IL, Owner Glynis Harvey Hidden Manna Café’s menu is top flight from top to bottom. We suggest the Mussels in Champagne Garlic Sauce, the gumbo, the seafood omelet, and their shrimp and grits, which ranked #2 on our Top 5 Shrimp and Grits in Chicagoland.

Soulè Restaurant, 1931 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL, Owner Bridgette Harris Soulè has super service and even better food. Try the lamb chops, fried chicken, mac and cheese, and the sweet potatoes. The New Orleans style BBQ Shrimp took us back to NOLA! 14 Parish, 2333 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, Owner Racquel Fields 14 Parish is hitting on all cylinders. The atmosphere and food are top notch. Try the Coconut Curry Shrimp with Jasmine Rice, the Island Chicken, or the Reggae Burger. Don’t pass on the dessert-- their rum raisin ice cream and beignets are absolutely decadent! Caribbean fusion at its finest, 14 Parish is our new go to spot.

Demera Ethiopian Restaurant, 4801 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, Owner Tigist Reda If you are new to Ethiopian cuisine or an old pro, Demera Ethiopian Restaurant is doing it well. The Sambussas are simply delightful!

The Black Foodies are food bloggers/vloggers and husband and wife of 25 years. We are also home cooks who believe in group economics and LOVE great food. We write the food blog “Let’s Eat,” where we review Black-owned and other ethnic restaurants. FOLLOW us on Instagram and Twitter @theblackfoodies, SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel “The Black Foodies,” where we review restaurants, share recipes, and give cooking tips. https://youtu.be/f1fsSQ24wgQ. Also LIKE us on Facebook and join our Facebook group, “World Wide Black Foodies.”

Lastly, if you have a restaurant you would like The Black Foodies to review, email us at theblackfoodies@gmail.com.

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Two Fish Crab Shack Crab Boil

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By Carolyn Griffin Palmer

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Galvanizes For Social Change Happy Resurrection and Easter to all of the CP Readers.

This past week I had the honor of being selected to serve as Moderator for the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, 78th Central Regional Conference in Lincolnshire, Ill. The theme of the community panel was “The Fire In My Eyes: Galvanized For Social Change.” The panel consisted of three dynamite individuals: Yvonne Pointer, Author and Anti-Violence Activist of Cleveland, Ohio, Clyde McLemore, Black Lives Matter Chairman, Lake County, Ill., and Ebonee Dawson, Attorney, Political and Policy Consultant in Chicago. This weekend’s conference reminded all participants of what President Barack Obama said, “Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it.”

Mother Josephine Wade, Owner Josephine’s Cooking, (Captain Hard Times) 436 East 79th Street, honored dynamite women at the 21st Century Women’s Award Program; among them were: Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO Chicago Public Schools; Melinda Kelly, Business Service Award, Danielle Forte, Women of Design Award; Joan Martinelli, The 21st Century Women Award; Jamie Rhee, Women Business Service Award. Also honored were the young men from I AM A GENTLEMEN INC. with Founder Jermaine Anderson.

I am sending out a plug to ask you to join Mother Wade and son Victor Love on this Sunday as she prepares an Easter brunch that will be the talk of the town. Prices are reasonable.

“Fire In My Eyes” Moderator Carolyn Palmer, Yvonne Pointer, Activist and Author, Attorney Ebonee Dawson, Clyde J. McLemore, Chairman of Lake County Black Lives Matter.

Enjoying the entertainment by Chicago Comedian Damon Wiliams are Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Central Regional Syntaktes, Delia A. Harris and International Grand Basileus Deborah Catchings-Smith.

Delta Sigma Chapter Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. at the 78th Central Regional Conference Life Member Luncheon. Front row, l-r: Tonia Havard, Bonita Herring, Immediate Past International Grand Basileus, Krystal Kay, Carolyn Palmer. Standing, l-r: Victoria Perry, Jamese McGee, Doris L. Brown, Carolyn Lopez, Sharon Green, Peggy Childress, Doris Williams, Nancy Thomas-Donaldson, Rochelle Anderson-Wren.

Mother Josephine Wade (Worsom Robinson photo)

Condolences: To the family of Mrs. Mae Carr, retired educator and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in the passing of her brother, Lee Alfred Wadlington of Fontana, Calif, who died on March 15, 2018. Services will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Covina Hills, Calif.

Mr. Lawrence Smith, the brother of retired educator Juanita Duncan, member of the JSUNAA Chicago Alumni Chapter, died last week.

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Rev. Patricia Price with National Black Nurses Association Honorees: Pamela S. Robbins, Monique Reed, Jen’nea Sumo, Evonda Thomas-Smith, Valeria Hubbard, Donna Feaster, Veleda M. Shaver LPN, Shawn Withers, Kim Anderson, Mary Muse, Agnes Jones-Perry, Carolyn Boyd, Janice Phillips. www.chicagodefender.com

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21st Century Women Achievement Awards Meet and Greet Luncheon

Emcee Marion Brooks, NBC 5, Mother Josephine Wade, Captain Hard Times Owner, Honoree Janice Jackson, CEO, CPS, and Dr. Lona Bibbs, retired CPS. Melinda Kelly, Chairman Chatham Business Association.

Danielle Forte, 828 Clothing

Victor Love, Co-Owner Josephine’s Cooking; George Coleman, Deputy Commissioner of Certification; Chip Johnson, Chief Officer of FACE CPS

Jamie Rhee, Commissioner of Dept. of Procurement

Joan Martinelli, CEO Baby and Children’s Clothing Store.

Front Row, l-r Joan Martinelli, First Lady Daniels, Shiloh Baptist Church, Dr. Janice Jackson, Back Row, l-r: Jermaine Anderson, Founder & Executive Director , I AM GENTLEMEN, Mother Josephine Wade, Josephine’s Cooking, Dr. Lona Bibbs, Event Coordinator, Dr. William Harris, Consultant.

7th Ward Alderman Greg Mitchell, 6th Ward Alderman Roderick Sawyer

CPS President Dr. Janice Jackson (center) stands with the young men from I AM A GENTLEMEN INC., (l-r) Victor Powell, Cameron Jackson, Zion Jones, Yasser Young, Julian Keith at the 21st Century Women Achievement Award held at Captian Hard Times

Henrietta Leak, Leak Funeral Home, and Greg Hinton, Gregory Group Advisors

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City.Life.Style Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Receives Environmental Honor for Collaboration

By Marshelle Sanders Beta Sorority, Incorporated, statDefender Contributing Writer ed, “Our partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a great opportunity to introduce our Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorpo- youth auxiliary members, as well rated recently received the honor as the youth in our communities, of being named to ECODiversity’s to the possibilities of a STEM caInaugural Top Women in Conser- reer, while having fun in the great Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated members at a refuge. vation and Environmental Justice outdoors. I am extremely proud of awards list. The sorority received our members for taking the lead in this honor for being the first wom- developing the next generation of en’s organization to sign a memo- researchers, scientists and conrandum of understanding with the servationists; these young women U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ref- and men are our future.” uge System.

Sorority member Jorie Goins, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incor- graduate of Northwestern Uniporated has been a partner with versity, stated how Zeta wants to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continue the projects supported since 2015. The organization will by our first Black president Barack celebrate its centennial anniver- H. Obama, who also leaves behind sary in 2020 and this partnership a significant legacy of protecting serves a larger part of its centen- wildlife, conserving our natural renial initiative, which is to expose sources, and combating climate urban youth to STEM (Science, change.

Technology, Engineering and “We hope to open doors for Math) education. other organizations to partner The sorority’s role in connect- up with the government, discuss ing African American young wom- these issues on the high level,” en to America’s public lands is Goins said. helping to build a pipeline of talent Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorpoto STEM opportunities in the biorated’s efforts advanced conserlogical sciences, as well as raise awareness about national wildlife vation and environmental justice refuges and their ecological impor- issues through advocacy, innovative programming, and solutions tance. benefitting women and diverse Dr. Mary Breaux Wright, In- communities. ternational President of Zeta Phi Dr. Mary Breaux Wright, International President, with sorority members and auxilary members at wildlife refuge.

Teaching youth about wildlife.

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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, signed a five-year partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuge System to introduce conversation and preservation sciences as a part of STEM curriculum. Through the partnership, urban youth with an emphasis on young women and girls will have access to 564 national wildlife refuges and nearly 100 national hatcheries in the U.S., as well as internships and career opportunities. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

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because everything that supports the survival of human beings is dependent on it. It is simply the only home of mankind, making it the most important aspect in life.

In addition to providing access to STEM education and activities, the partnership seeks to help youth develop a personal connection with nature, understand the importance of conserving the natural world for future generations, and encourage healthful living. The partnership also aligns to the organization’s “Zetas Have Heart” initiative by encouraging the use of hiking trails as a part of one’s everyday exercise regime.

Noemi Lujan-Perez, a sorority member who works with ECODiversity, stated “Go out and enjoy wildlife… many of us (African Americans) think that it’s not on our radar.”

Last year on May 20, sorority member and Chicago native Re-

nee S. Byrd went to a refuge for Zeta day. “We took our youth to a migratory bird base celebration where we got to go out into the preserve where they were able to learn about different birds and go for a walk through the woods.”

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded in 1920 on the belief that the social nature of sorority life should not overshadow the real mission for progressive organizations to address societal mores, ills, prejudices, poverty, and health concerns of the day.

The international organization’s 125,000+ initiated members, operating in more than 850 chapters, have given millions of voluntary hours to educate the public, provide scholarships, support organized charities, and promote legislation for social and civic change.

For more information on Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., please visit zphib1920.org.

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COMMUNITY

The I Am That Woman Retreat: A New Venture to Help Women Prepare for Their Next Chapter We’ve all heard the sayings: “Put your oxygen mask on first” and “You can’t take care of anyone else until you take care of yourself.” We all know, however, it is easier said than done. As women, we’ve spent most of our lives taking care of everyone and everything else, whether it be family, friends, career, home; and many times we do this at the expense of our mental, spiritual and physical wellbeing. That Is why Twyler Jenkins, CEO, and Founder of Strategic Events Solutions created the I Am That Woman Retreat, LLC. Jenkins and business partner, veteran advertising and marketing executive Dawn Steele Halbert, are creating a four-day retreat that will take place this fall, October 1014 in Riviera Maya, Mexico, at the 5-star all-inclusive Unico resort.

The I Am That Woman Retreat (IATW) was created to be an intimate, peaceful meeting of powerful, social, intellectual, political, and spiritual, multicultural women. The retreat will convene peers

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Dawn Steele Halbert who will discuss their lives as they move into their next and most exciting phase.

Knowledge, enlightenment and actionable advice will be shared by local and nationally renowned speakers. The speakers will cover relevant topics in a serene, lush, and tranquil surrounding.

This retreat has a special appeal to women who are in the later stages of their careers, about to be empty-nesters or are just looking for their next lifestyle change.

What they know for certain is that this next stage must be something that is gratifying and fulfilling,

whether it is finally writing that book, starting that business or charity, sitting on a corporate or non-profit board or just taking it easy.

What the attendees can expect are sessions with dynamic women who are the best in their field; they have “been there” and have figured it out. These accomplished women will share their stories, both pitfalls and triumphs to give their perspective and a roadmap of how to live your most dynamic, healthy and fulfilled life going forward. They will cover subjects such as: •How Do I Get From Here to There: Against All Odds •Can I Have the Retirement I Want: With the Money I Have •Putting Your Mask on First: Making Yourself a Priority •Health, Nutrition & Exercise: Vitality at Any Age •The Benefits of Maturing

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•Your Life is Your Ministry Our speakers include: Kim Coles, Actress & Comedi-

Tracey Edmonds, CEO, Producer, TV Host Tiffany Aliche, “The Budgetnista” Shreree Franklin-Hill, Author, and Life Coach Amy Hilliard, Principal, The Hilliard Group Renetta McCann, Chief Talent Officer, Leo Burnett U.S.A. Dr. Rita McGuire, MD, OB/GYN

and Fitness Expert Love McPherson, Author, and Relationship Expert While the I Am That Woman Retreat’s goal is to pour into the attendees valuable knowledge and actionable tools, both Twyler and Dawn are determined to make sure that they also have the opportunity to take in all of the Unico’s 5-star amenities such as the spa treatments, excursions, beach, golf and the personal Anfitríon (butler service). All the rooms reserved for the I Am That Woman Retreat have ocean views and a spa tub on their balcony.

Early bird prices for registration and accommodations start at $1,929 per person based on double occupancy. Singles and suites are also available. For more information about the I Am That Woman Retreat, visit www. iamthatwomanretreat.com or contact Twyler Jenkins at twyler@strategiceventssolutions.com or Dawn Steele Halbert at dawn@strategiceventssolutions.com.

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The Value of Black Women Friendships

By Marshelle R. Sanders Defender Contributing Writer At some point everyone has a choice of the people they want in their life, but, what is it about Black women not being able to get along with each other? In a society that works so hard to bring Black women down, shouldn’t we at least be able to depend on one another for support and encouragement?

Maybe you would say past friendships were riddled with one-upmanship, jealousy, competition, pettiness and deceit. It’s human nature to go either way but the assumption that we cannot be friends is bias and ignores the fact that many Black women can have wholesome and vibrant friendships with other Black women.

Friendship is having concern for another person or group of people, and it involves intimacy to some degree. We have friends who help shape us properly but then again, you’ve heard of the saying “birds of a feather flock together.” Can you honestly say why you choose to be around each friend you have?

Is this friendship(s) for leisure,

Black women are powerful, victorious, magnetic, beautiful, trendsetters mixed with cocoa-shea butter and magic. Once self-awareness is arisen, your tribe comes after.

Hopefully it’s a group of fun-loving Queens who love and respect each other. convenience, or quality? There are various kinds of relationships and ways to love our friend(s). At the end of the day, it all boils down to the mindset and what you want to see grow from each friendship.

Why do some people hit it off immediately while others do not? A lot of it has to do with assessment of likeness, immediacy, knowledge and reciprocity that influence with whom we create relationships.

It is a fact that the reality TV show world portrays many undesirable stereotypes of Black women friendships. Is it these negative stereotypes that create false opinions of Black women for people to perceive? We fight all the time, we lack kindness, we backstab, etc., which can make other people assume we are all the same and act the same way. Not facts.

We can celebrate each other,

motivate and tell it like it is in a genuine way. The representation in certain media subjects also shows that we can accept each other and are willing to forgive each other for any mistakes that will be caused through the friendship.

Whether it’s a birthday party, wedding, baby shower, Black women can turn up together exceptionally well. What happens when we all hear, Cash Money Records taking over for “99” and “2000”?

Black women are powerful, victorious, magnetic, beautiful, trendsetters mixed with cocoa-shea butter and magic. Once self-awareness is arisen, your tribe comes after. Hopefully it’s a group of fun-loving Queens who love and respect each other.

It is not an easy task but there are a few key points to help main-

tain friendships.

Share the spotlight Conversation requires active and constructive listening. However, if you’ve ever seen two people trying to talk to each other at the same time, you’ll know that listening is just as important. Take turns talking so that everyone feels heard.

Boundaries In each group or duo friendship, there may be the over dramatic drama queen or “better than thou” attitude but you love them regardless (flaws and all, right?). If you’re hanging onto these friendships due to long history or admiration, serious boundaries should still be set. If tensions escalate, it may be time to address the issue head on.

Practice first on what you would like to say successfully and have the talk with them privately.

Handle Issues It may seem easier to walk away from a friendship than address an important issue. But, working through such problems and making amends is valuable for selfcare. Remain calm and do not blame each other for anything. Accept that each other’s perspective is different, but not wrong. Be willing to apologize and forgive. If you truly feel the friendship is over, let it go peacefully and move forward in life.

Black women can be friends with each other; just like anything else, it takes effort and time with each other. Instead of finding flaws in each other, find affirmations and the beauty in your Sista. Let’s start to compliment and uplift each other genuinely. Continue to love your Flosse Posse, Act like a Lady, Think Like a Man Tribe, Set it off, Issa and Molly or just Oprah and Gayle friendship. Through the good and bad times, be good to each other.

Nobody has time for Fake love.

Look at the friendships in your life and evaluate them based on how those friendships are supporting you, fulfilling you, and bringing happiness into your life.

Work Life Balance for Women #TheStruggle Marshelle R. Sanders Defender Contributing Writer Whether you’re a working woman with a family or a single woman on the horizon of her career, how do you find time to unwind? For eras, women have been designated the backbone of the family and remarkable leaders. Many women have excelled through their career path with determination and persistence.

According to the Guardian. com, in 2011, for the first time, women in the United States made slightly more than half the workforce. There are (some) high-profile women chief executives. There is a small but increasing number of female presidents.

So, when is it the career-minded, hardworking woman’s time for self-love and care?

Work–life balance is organizing time between career and ambition and lifestyle habits that you enjoy, from exercising, mental/spiritual support, family time, vacations and simply me time for yourself.

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Work–life balance is organizing time between career and ambition and lifestyle habits that you enjoy, from exercising, mental/spiritual support, family time, vacations and simply me time for yourself. home were clear. Today, however, work is likely to invade your personal life — and sustaining a work-life balance is no straightforward task. It’s no secret that the modern-day “Super Woman” can become drained.

The beneficial idea of working is that you learn to deliver good performance, speak up and express thoughts and ideas clearly, directly, and with respect for others and for the work of the team.

Successful women discover how much they truly believe in themselves since the industry is always changing. Even as an entrepreneur you constantly must keep up and innovate. We read books, go to workshops and are willing to learn from others.

On the other hand, if you work too hard and spend too many hours at your job (even if you work from home), you will have no time

and energy left to take proper care of yourself. Increased expectations can stress us out. The essential part of work is the aspect of achievement; without a certain amount of it, we would never execute at all. Yet when chasing achievement, the chances of a breakdown are real.

Even if you are busy all the time, take time out for yourself.

Work hard but bear in mind your body must recharge to keep going.

Take time for yourself and mind.

When we feel healthy and vibrant, we have the capacity to make our dreams a reality. Try some of these simple ways to maintain balance in your life: After work social: Perhaps some coworkers keep asking to hang out after work. If it is a small group, going could help release anxiety from the day. Be mindful to not get too personal about other www.chicagodefender.com

employees or your personal life.

Hang out for an hour, have a drink or two and laugh together about upbeat themes.

Exercising: You don’t necessarily have to go to the gym to work out. Break out the yoga mat in the living room and watch a YouTube video of your choice to get you moving. If you enjoy going to the gym or just outside for a walk and fresh air, make a determined schedule and go.

Family Day: Mom wants to go to the grocery store and brunch; your significant other and kids want to go to the circus. If this sounds about right, or whatever circumstance you have, plan a day to just hang out with the family, inside or outside of the home.

Spiritual: Life can get very hard sometimes. Women deal with discouragement, fear, broken hearts, passing of a loved one--daily.

Whatever your faith, we still need to have time to clear our thoughts and bring positivity to our hearts and minds to keep living; this may even occur via a visit with a therapist or respected spiritual guidance.

Solo Dolo: Spending time alone is so incredibly important.

Some women may think it’s weird but sometimes being around people all the time can be exhausting.

You need time to do things on your own. Catch up on your shows, get your nails done, grab dinner at your favorite restaurant. No shame in the game when you’re going solo.

Can a woman have it all and still take care of herself spiritually, physically and mentally? Of course!

Enjoy your life and the fruits of your labor because tomorrow is never promised. Don’t waste any moment of regret. The key to success is to make smart choices in your career and tasks, so that you can elevate in life. Work life balance is about knowing what tasks you are good at and delegating the rest.

Fuel yourself with creativity and motivation and continue to be the Queen that you are.

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12 VOICES

On The Front Porch: Do You See What I See?

By Shanita Baraka Akintonde 12 voices “You better represent--” is a refrain I grew up hearing.

It often fluttered from between my mother’s pursed lips as she stood majestically over my head, a steaming hot comb held high in one hand, akin to a maestro about Shanita Baraka to conduct Akintonde a symphony.

I sat in our kitchen’s rendition of an orchestra pit, legs dangling from atop a chair of stacked yellow-page phonebooks. Mom would focus on my hair edges, paying particular attention to the “kitchen” at the nape of my neck. Crescendo!

This ritual was conducted in advance of important occasions such as school picture day or birthday celebrations. Whatever the affair, the evening almost always concluded with dinner at Red Lobster restaurant, my throbbing head a thing of the past. Nothing beats burnt ear lobes better than THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

buttered biscuits and battered shrimp!

“You better represent” was a phrase that dashed across my father’s tongue as he pushed his long frame into his worn recliner, its taupe-colored leather, making it hard to tell where the chair began and his limbs ended. Daddy’s words were a doting directive. He said it whether I was asking for feedback on a student council presidential bid or permission to hang out with friends.

The word “represent” has always had weighted meaning, not only in my family but within the Black community as a whole. It means-- do your background, social group and in many cases, your entire race, proud. Today, the word “representation” has been adopted by white women, particularly in Hollywood, via the #METOO movement. But despite #METOO being founded by a Black woman, activist Tarana Burke, for the majority of Black women, “MeToo” is not a phrase being shouted from the roof tops.

As we conclude Women’s History month, I’d like to offer my perspective on the word representation, as both a woman and a Black person.

Black Women in Media While actresses such as Viola

Davis, Kerry Washington, Taraji Henson and Angela Bassett are household names in U.S. films and/or television, Black actresses overall are severely underrepresented in these venues. Whereas actors such as Jamie Foxx, Will Smith and newcomer Chadwick Boseman are regularly cast in leading roles in film genres that range from biographies, romantic comedies, action and sci-fi, Black actresses seem to be pigeon-holed into stereotypical roles. A recent study conducted by The American Advertising Federation (AAF) in collaboration with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. entitled, “Reality TV: Entertaining, But No Laughing Matter,” examines this issue.

Their research uncovered the following Black female personas in media: •The Hood Rat •The Combined Bitch/Combination Hyper-Independent Black woman •The Jezebel •The Desperate Single/Combination Hyper-Independent Black Woman •The Angry Black Woman •The Mammy •The Tragic Mulatto •The Bible Thumper Visit http://www.aaf.org/_ www.chicagodefender.com

PDF/AAF%20Website%20Content/000_Research/Research_ Whitepaper_WatchParty.pdf for the full report.

I couldn’t agree more and as president of The Alliance for Women in Media, Chicago Chapter, and faculty advisor to R.O.A.R.R. student organization, I am working to consciously change the face of Black women in media—one image at a time.

Black “Queens” It was recently reported that a little two-year old girl named Parker Curry was so enthralled by a portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama that she stood completely still while staring at it during a recent family visit to the Smithsonian.

It’s reported that she thought she was looking at a “queen.”

For starters, getting a two-yearold child to stand still for more than TWO SECONDS is a feat itself. However, the symbolic nature of this moment points to something much deeper— representation matters. Little Black girls (and boys) can’t be what they don’t see.

That is why it is essential that they be shown positive images versus constant inundation of depressing, denigrating, displaced and disjointed images of people that look like them, plastered across everything from billboards to media broad-

casts. Wally Snyder, Executive Director of the Institute for Advertising Ethics and a member of the AAF white paper team, puts it this way: “When we depict people unfairly, it has a major impact on our society. Our value system is supposed to be equality, fairness and objectivity. It’s supposed to be inclusive and not exclusive. So when these negative images are portrayed, for example, about people of color, it hurts our society.”

Amen Mr. Snyder. That’s why I teach, preach, speak and write about the need for Blacks, particularly Black women, to be represented better. I, for one, plan to do so in this column, right here, On The Front Porch.

Shanita Baraka Akintonde is an associate professor at Columbia College Chicago. She is also President and Chief Visionary Officer of Creative Notions Group, a professional speaking and consulting company. Professor Akintonde will release two books, Hear Me ROARR and The Heart of a Leader, in 2018. She’s for hire to inspire and will gladly share her rates for each of her uniquely crafted workshops, keynote addresses and/ or seminars. Contact her at sakintonde@colum.edu. Follow her @ SHAKINTONDE and www.linkedin.com/in/shanitaakintonde March 28 - April 3, 2018 17

COMMUNITY CALENDAR MARCH 28-APRIL 1

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Easter Week Services at Trinity United Church of Christ Wed. Seven Objects of the Crucifixion 7 p.m.

Thurs. Maundy Thursday 7 p.m.

Fri. 7 Last Word 12 p.m.

Sat. Easter Egg Hunt 1-3 p.m. (for ages 3-12; parents are asked to donate one bag of candy) Sun. 7 a.m. Sunrise Service; 10:30 a.m. (includes baptism and right hand of fellowship); 6 p.m. with guest preacher Bishop Vashti McKenzie 400 W. 95th St. For more information, visit: tucc.org

24th Annual Classic Honoring Birth of Mayor Harold Washington Join the Harold Washington Foundation as they reflect, celebrate and pay tribute to Chicago’s first and only elected Black mayor on his birthday. Includes a parade and activities.

Washington Park Field House 5531 S. Martin Luther King Drive.

1 p.m.

For more information, visit: theharoldwashingtonfoundation.org

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MARCH 29 Agape Love Feast and Maundy Thursday Service Sixth Grace Presbyterian invites all to worship at the special love feast. Rev. Andrea Davidson, pastor of Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church, will be the guest preacher.

Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church 600 E. 35th St. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

For more information, call (312) 225-5300

MARCH 29 Heroism at Gallery Guichard Gallery Guichard presents opening of Heroism, exhibits devoted to truth, courage and conviction. Featured artists include: Roger Carter, Maxwell Emcays and Raymond A. Thomas. Exhibit runs through May 13.

Gallery Guichard 436 East 47th St. Complimentary admission and complimentary parking adjacent to the gallery 6-9 p.m.

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

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APRIL 5-7 GSU presents for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Governors State University Theatre and Performance Studies program presents stories of love, loss, sisterhood and empowerment in its adaption of the 1976 Broadway production. The choreopoem is a collection of twenty interconnected stories of women woven together through music and dance.

GSU 1 University Parkway University Park, Ill 8 p.m.

Tickets: $15 ($10 for students) To purchase tickets or for more information, visit centertickets.net or call (708) 235-2222. Tickets also sold two hours prior to performances at the box office.

APRIL 5-8 Women’s Conference Monument of Faith Evangelistic Church hosts its women’s conference 2018: Not I, But Christ (from Galatians 2:20A). Featuring several speakers.

Thurs. and Fri. at 7 p.m.

Sat. 8 a.m. (ticket donation: $35) Sun. 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

All services held at Monument of Faith Church 2750 W. Columbus Ave. For more information, call (773)918-0180

APRIL 6-8 Black Women’s Expo Chicago Celebrate the achievements and aspirations of Black women; includes seminars, celebrity guests, live entertainment, speakers, and consumer exposition featuring more than 500 small businesses and major corporations.

McCormick Place Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

For ticket prices and schedule of events, visit: the blackwomensexpo.com

APRIL 7 Chicago’s Blues Exhibit “Amplified: Chicago Blues” opens at the Chicago History Museum.

Interactive experiences provide opportunities for visitors to experience the blues hands on; visitors can write and sing their own blues song, or belt out a blues classic in a club setting that pays tribute to the live performances that energized South and West side clubs.

Other activities include: design album covers, drawing inspiration from Raeburn Flerlage’s collection of album photography, using interactive mixing boards and learning basic blues chords and scales.

The exhibit runs until August 10, 2019.

Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St Admission to the museum ($19 for adults/$17 for seniors and students; children 12 and younger are free with an adult) For hours and more information, visit: chicagohistory.org www.chicagodefender.com

APRIL 7 Housing Resource Fair Congressman Bobby Rush hosts a housing resource fair, which is open to all constituents.

Attendees will be able to speak with federal, state and local agencies about the resources available in the community. This fair is for you if: you are struggling to pay your monthly mortgage, facing foreclosure, need down payment assistance to purchase your first home, or any number of housing concerns.

Kroc Center 1250 W. 119th Street 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free

APRIL 7 Family Day The Smart Museum hosts monthly family days featuring hands-on art activities designed to inspire children to think about and respond creatively to art and the world around them.

This month’s activities focus on building, construction and architecture. Learn how to use wooden peg carpentry techniques (inspired by the work of Emmanuel Pratt and Sweetwater Foundation), build a large structure out of sunflower stalks, and play and build with blocks of all sizes.

Free material provided; activities are best for kids ages 4-12 accompanied by an adult.

Smart Museum of Art 5550 S. Greenwood Ave 1-4 p.m.

For more information, visit: smartmuseum.uchicago.edu

Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program (ChiS&E) The program for little engineers, mathematicians, physicists and computer scientists will hold its parent orientation and registration.

Guest speaker: Chancellor Robert Jones, University of Illinois Urbana, Champaign. The program provides a pathway for children to a career in science or engineering. ChiS&E offers fun, hands-on learning activities on Saturdays for students in grades K-9. The parent orientation is for students currently in grades K-2, 5-9. Each Saturday session will be three hours each for these grades. You must attend the orientation to participate in the spring sessions.

Pershing Magnet School 3200 S. Calumet Ave 9 -11:30 a.m.

Registration is open to current and new students in grades K-9.

Please bring your most recent report cards.

For more information, visit: chiprep.org

APRIL 21 2nd Annual Mommies and Mixers unDINAIable Events hosts a group of women and mothers of all ages to take a take a break from the everyday stresses of motherhood and womanhood. The event allows women to mix, mingle and make a difference over intimate conversations.

The hosts partners with Primo Center for Women and Children and collects diapers and wipes for mothers in need.

DL Loft 3050 N. Lincoln Ave. 1-4 p.m.

For tickets, visit: mommiesnmixers.splashthat.com

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MEMORIES Leak & Sons Funeral Home

CULBERSON Yolanda Culberson ….. Wake was held: Wednesday, March 21, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Internment: Contact Funeral Home for Details. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

KNIGHT-HARDISON Rose Knight-Hardison ….. Wake was held: Friday, March 23, 2018; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Progressive Baptist Church, 26 East 127th.

Street. Funeral 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 LIGGINS Marcia Liggins ….. Wake was held: Friday, March 23, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King.

Funeral 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 HALL Marilyn Hall ….. Memorial was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel.

Funeral: Not Scheduled: Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 CAIN SR. Harry Cain Sr. ….. Memorial was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel.

Funeral: Not Scheduled: Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 PERDUE Linda Perdue ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 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. Internment: Burr Oak Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 ANDERSON Camilla Anderson ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel.

Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Burr Oak Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 SPATES Trinity Spates ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ California Gardens Christian of Love Baptist Church, 13911 Coopers Grove Road. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 WHITE Lottie White ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Tabernacle #1 Apostolic C.O.G.C., 7426 S. Drexel Ave. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 MC DADE JR. Aaron Mc Dade Jr. ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Cathedral of Joy, 20401 S. Western.

Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

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

WORTHAM Odell Wortham ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Bethel Apostolic Church, 2122 W. 79th.

Street. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 MC RAE Jeraun Mc Rae ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star M.B. Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 MC PHERSON Harriette Mc Pherson ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ West Point Baptist Church, 35th. & Cottage Grove. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 DIXON Rowena Dixon ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Salem B.C., 11800 S. Indiana. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 WASH Bryant Walsh ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Christ Miracle Healing Temple, 15027 Page Ave. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 SMITH Lawrence Smith ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Third Baptist Church, 9501 S. Ashland.

Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Evergreen Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 DAVIS Jasper Davis ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King.

Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 MARTIN Marilyn Martin ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 HARPER Catherine Harper ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 BROWN Marlon Brown ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King. Funeral 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery.

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

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TAYLOR Patricia Taylor ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel.

Funeral 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 STEVENS Addie Stevens ….. Wake was held: Saturday, March 24, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Elim Christian Church, 2735 W. 79th.

Street. Funeral 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 CALDWELL Darryl Caldwell ….. Memorial was held: Sunday, March 25, 2018; 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 8466567 BROWN Terrence Brown ….. Wake was held: Sunday, March 25, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King. Funeral 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 JENKINS JR. Thomas Jenkins, Jr. ….. Wake was held: Sunday, March 25, 2018; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 19400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 HAYES Freddie Hayes ….. Wake was held: Sunday, March 25, 2018; 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. @ 2nd. Mt. Vernon M.B.C., 7222 S. Hoyne.

Funeral 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 WILLIS JR. Centronel Willis, Jr. ….. Memorial was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford.

Funeral 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567

PARKERSON, JR. Finis Parkerson, Jr. ….. Wake was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Internment: Burr Oak Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 8466567 DAVIS Dolores Davis ….. Wake was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 DRAPER Sharneicha Draper ….. Wake was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King. Funeral 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 AGNEW Victoria Agnew ….. Wake was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hill, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 WILLIAMS Rosetta Williams ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, March 27, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Washington Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 GILL William Gill ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, March 27, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 8466567 JOHNSON Pearlean Johnson ….. Wake: Wednesday, March 28, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Burr Oak Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567

HULL Eugene Hill ….. Memorial was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

COOK Gidget Cook ….. Wake: Wednesday, March 28, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

BALLARD Versie Ballard ….. Wake was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Apostolic Church of God, 6340 S. Dorchester. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567

MURPHY Angela Murphy ….. Wake: Thursday, March 29, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Way of Truth Church Baptist, 6456 S. California.

Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

BRADLEY Betty Bradley ….. Wake: Thursday, March 29, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford.

Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

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

COLEMAN James Coleman ….. Wake was held: Monday, March 26, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Progressive Community Church, 56 East 48th. Street. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567

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PICKETT Mable Pickett ….. Wake: Thursday, March 29, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Washington Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 WOODS Freddie Woods ….. Wake: Thursday, March 29, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Greater Union Baptist Church, Corner of Damen & Warren. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 8466567 GRAHAM Damita Graham ….. Memorial: Saturday, March 31, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral: Not Scheduled. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 FEAGIN Catherine Feagin ….. Wake: Saturday, March 31, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Hazel Crest Assembly, 17801 S. Cicero. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Homewood Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 JACKSON Shirley Jackson ….. Wake: Saturday, March 31, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Beverly Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 RICHARDSON Mary Richardson ….. Wake: Saturday, March 31, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Salem Baptist Church, 11800 S. Indiana.

Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 HARRIS Juliet Harris ….. Wake: Saturday, March 31, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ St. John C.O.G.I.C., 7527 S. Cottage Grove. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 POWELL Akita Powell ….. Wake: Saturday, March 31, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King. Funeral 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Internment: Private Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567 JACKSON Elizabeth Jackson ….. Memorial Service: Saturday, April 7, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 8466567

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GURLEY Lynetta Gurley …Family Viewing Only, Monday, March 19, 2018 at 3:00 PM at Taylor Funeral Home, Ltd, 63 East 79th Street Cremation – Gary Oak Hill Crematory, Gary, Indiana. Arrangement entrusted to Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E, 79th Street, Chicago, Il 60619: 773-4887300 WILLIAMSON Debra Williamson…

Prepast: Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 9:00 a.m. at Apostolic Faith Church, 3823 S. Indiana – Wake: 10:00 am Funeral: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery, Calumet City. Arrangement entrusted to Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E, 79th Street, Chicago, Il 60619 773-488-7300 TRAVIS Elease Travis… Wake: Wednesday March 21, 2018, 10:00 am – 11:00 am at St Elizabeth Catholic Church 50 East 41st Street – Funeral: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. Interment: St Mary Catholic Cemetery, Evergreen Park. Arrangement entrusted to Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E, 79th Street, Chicago, Il 60619 773488-7300 MCCOMBS Regina McCombs … Wake: Thursday, March 23, 2018, 10:00 am – 11:00 am at Christian Covenant Church, 200 W 115th Street, Funeral: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm.

Interment: Washington Memory Gardens. Arrangement entrusted to Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E, 79th Street, Chicago, Il 60619 – 773488-7300

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BABY COLE Baby Kylie M. Cole..…..Wake was held: Tuesday, March 27, 2018; @ Chapel Funeral: TBD Interment: Private Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

HASKELL Christine Haskell..…..Wake: Wednesday, March 28, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Apostolic COG, 6320 S. Dorchester Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

Interment: Private Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

BUTLER Rogers Butler..…..Wake: Friday, March 30, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 7234400.

VENTIR Janie B. Ventir..…..Wake: Saturday, March 31, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Proviso MBC, 1116 S. 5th Ave., Maywood, IL Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

HARRIS Dianna Harris … Wake: Thursday, March 23, 2018, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Taylor Funeral Home, Ltd, 63 East 79th Street. Funeral: 1:00 pm. Cremation – Gary Oak Hill Crematory, Gary, Indiana. Arrangement entrusted to Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E, 79th Street, Chicago, Il 60619: 773-488-7300 BANKS Michael Banks …Memorial Service, Saturday, March 24, 2018, 2:00 – 5:00 pm at Franconello, 10222 S Western Avenue.

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Funeral Home HOWARD Annie Howard …. Wake: Wednesday, March 28, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 8301 S. Damen Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Arrangements entrusted to: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 E. 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: 773.488.7300.

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE ATTENTION If you are a former 10/1/99 CHA leaseholder who has an interest in exercising your right to return, please read the information listed below.

The Draft Tenant Selection Plan (TSP), Lease, and other documents that will apply to resident occupancy at Oso Apartments are available for review and comment.

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

The 30-day public comment period will be held for CHA to receive oral and written comments on March 21 (8 a.m.) and ends April 20, 2018 (5 p.m.). While CHA encourages and welcomes all residents and the community-at-large to review the proposed updates to the TSP and attend the hearing, you are not required to attend the public comment hearing to submit comments.

The date, time, and location of the public comment hearing is as follows: •April 4, 2018, 6:00pm: Mayfair Library, 4400 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL Public housing residents and the public may submit comments on Oso Apartments Draft TSP, Lease, and other documents during the public comment period. All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2018.

Copies of Oso Apartments TSP, Lease, & other documents will be available beginning March 21 through April 20, 2018 (5 p.m.) at the following locations: •CHA and HCV Administrative Offices •Family Investment Center (FIC) •Central Advisory Council Office •HCV Regional Office – South •HCV Regional Office – West •Erie Neighborhood House: Little Village

West Town •Spanish Coalition for Housing: North Office

South Office

SE Office

60 E Van Buren St 4859 S Wabash St 243 E 32nd St 10 W 35th St 2750 W Roosevelt Rd 4225 W 25th St 1347 W Erie St 1922 N Pulaski Rd 1915 S Blue Island 9010 S Commercial

•www.thecha.org Mail, E-mail or Fax comments to: Chicago Housing Authority Attention: Oso Apartments Draft TSP & Lease 60 E. Van Buren Street, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60605 commentontheplan@thecha.org Fax 312. 913.7837 If you have a question about this notice, please call the CHA at 312.913-7300.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please call 312.913.7690.

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LEGAL NOTICE Village of Homewood Part-Time Firefighter/Paramedic Testing-Hiring Announcement The Village of Homewood, IL will hold a written examination on Saturday, April 14, 2018 to hire Part-time Firefighter/Paramedics. The rate of pay is $20.00/hour.

Qualifications Applicants must have U.S. citizenship, be at least 21 years of age and under 35 years of age at the time of the written examination, have a high school diploma, possess both firefighter and paramedic certifications and possess a CPAT card. Applicant must successfully complete the Candidate Physical Ability Test and obtain their CPAT by the written test date of April 14, 2018.

Applications are available on the Village website at www.homewoodil.gov and at the Homewood Police Department 17950 Dixie Highway. There is no cost for the application. Applicants must return the completed application and copies of required certifications by 5:00 p.m. on 4/6/18, to the Homewood Police Department, 17950 Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL 60430. A free fire test study guide is available once the application is submitted. (EOE)

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, Registration Number: D18153787 on the March 13, 2018. Under the Assumed Name of G’S SCENTED FUN with the business located at 4547 S. CALUMET AVE. #2, CHICAGO, IL 60653. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/ Partner Full Name: SHIRLEY RUSHING Complete Address: 4547 S. CALUMET AVE. #2, CHICAGO, IL 60653, USA

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, Registration Number: D18153695 on the March 1, 2018. Under the Assumed Name of STORYNEWS with the business located at 4404 SOUTH SPAULDING AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60632. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: CHRISTINA MARTINEZ Complete Address: 4404 SOUTH SPAULDING AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60632, USA

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PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

SUB BIDS / SUPPLIER QUOTES REQUESTED Walsh Construction Company II, LLC City of Chicago Department of Aviation Specification No. 433280 Midway International Airport Airport Maintenance Complex (AMC) Improvements

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.EDWYNE KNOX, SECOND CITY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. Defendants 2017 CH 16075 6744 S. GREEN ST CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 24, 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 6744 S. GREEN ST, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-20-406-039.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-16956.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-16956 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 16075 TJSC#: 38-2481 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 PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.KRISTY CHRISTOPHER A/K/A KRISTY CALLAHAN, NOEL CHRISTOPHER, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 17 CH 03051 7207 SOUTH PERRY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 1, 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 7207 SOUTH PERRY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-214-003-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two unit 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.

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

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

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

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

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

For information: 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 260881.

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. 260881 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 03051 TJSC#: 38-976 I3079452

Bids Due to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC up to April 23, 2018 5:00 PM (CST) We request a proposal from your firm for the: Midway International Airport – Airport Maintenance Complex (AMC) Improvements.

Subcontractors and suppliers can access plans and specifications online at the Walsh Group Site, https://secure.smartbidnet.com/External/ PublicPlanRoom.aspx?Id=361113 or are available to review at Walsh Construction Company II, LLC office located at 929 W. Adams Street Chicago, IL 60607.

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

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

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, Registration Number: D18153817 on the March 19, 2018. Under the Assumed Name of SPECIALIZED INCOME TAX SERVICES with the business located at P.O. BOX 223, LANSING, IL 60438.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/ Partner Full Name: LAKISHA JELKS Complete Address: 19904 LAKEWOOD AVE, LYNWOOD, IL 60411, USA

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, Registration Number: D18153696 on the March 1, 2018. Under the Assumed Name of ALBA’S BOOKS with the business located at 4404 SOUTH SPAULDING AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60632. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/ partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: CHRISTINA MARTINEZ Complete Address: 4404 SOUTH SPAULDING AVENUE 2ND FLOOR, CHICAGO, IL 60632, USA

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, Registration Number: D18153754 on the March 8, 2018. Under the Assumed Name of EDGY FASHION BOUTIQUE with the business located at 6201 S JUSTINE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60636. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/ partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: QUINDRELLA GADSON Complete Address: 6201 S JUSTINE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60636, USA

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PROPERTY FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF THE FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST SERIES 2006-2; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PERFECTO ALVAREZ; ELENA GARCIA; CITY OF CHICAGO; ANTONIO ALVAREZ; GABRIEL ALVAREZ; ISAAC ALVAREZ; EVA TRUJILLO; WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR PERFECTO ALVAREZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ELENA GARCIA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 16520 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-07-203-013-0000.

Commonly known as 4727 South Honore Street, Chicago, IL 60609.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 WA160736.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3081473

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.EARL MCGHEE, CITY OF CHICAGO, PARKWAY MORTGAGE, INC. Defendants 2017 CH 10981 5745 S. EMERALD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 1, 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 5745 S. EMERALD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-113-018-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-11497.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-11497 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 10981 TJSC#: 38-1090 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.CYNTHIA SUTHERIN AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AARON G. WASHINGTON, APRIL PEARSON, ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY AS SUBROGEE OF ROBIN & BARBARA HUDSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF AARON G. WASHINGTON, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 09 CH 16130 9554 SOUTH WALLACE STREET Chicago, IL 60628 Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 23, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 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 9554 SOUTH WALLACE STREET, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-103-046-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $218,718.87.

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-001736.

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-001736 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 09 CH 16130 TJSC#: 38-2612 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 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-WFHE3, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WFHE3 Plaintiff, -v.ZAKRYSCHA HAYES A/K/A ZAKRYSCHA V. HAYES, HARLAN HAYES, LISA STOVALL, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF HARLAN HAYES A/K/A HARLAN JEFFERSON HAYES, DECEASED, CENTRAL PARK TOWNHOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HARLAN HAYES A/K/A HARLAN JEFFERSON HAYES, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 07 CH 20984 26 EAST 14TH PLACE UNIT 4W CHICAGO, IL 60605 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 25, 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 26 EAST 14TH PLACE UNIT 4W, CHICAGO, IL 60605 Property Index No. Current: 17-22-106100-0000, Previous: 17-22-106-0380000.

The real estate is improved with a red brick single family three story home with an attached 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 11769.

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. 11769 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 07 CH 20984 TJSC#: 38-2292

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACK SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKED-CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AQ2 Plaintiff, -v.BRIGETTE CURTIS A/K/A BRIGETTE C CURTIS, AGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC, 1443 CITORIA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 12 CH 08826 1447 WEST VICTORIA STREET 1C CHICAGO, IL 60660 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 25, 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 1447 WEST VICTORIA STREET 1C, CHICAGO, IL 60660 Property Index No. 14-05-316-0781003,14-05-316-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home 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 11932.

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. 11932 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 08826 TJSC#: 38-2337

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.SEAWAY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, JOHN W. REED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, FLORENCE REED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHN W. REED Defendants 13 CH 14870 8449 SOUTH SAGINAW AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 31, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 2, 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 8449 SOUTH SAGINAW AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-313-003-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 541.

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. 541 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 13 CH 14870

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP Plaintiff, -v.CARMEN A. RONZIO, JILL A. GORNIAK-RONZIO, JOANN MARASAVICH, THE JILL A. GORNIAK-RONZIO TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 8TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2006, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR GMACM HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-HE5, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 5987 1022 W. 34TH PLACE Chicago, IL 60608 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 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 1022 W. 34TH PLACE, Chicago, IL 60608 Property Index No. 17-32-217-104-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $240,879.51.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 17IL00004-1.

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

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 E-Mail: il.pleadings@rsmalaw.com Attorney File No. 17IL00004-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 17 CH 5987 TJSC#: 38-2442 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.

Fifth Third Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Teresa McDonald aka Teresa Mae McDonald; David Robinson; Unknown Tenants; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case #16CH9737 Sheriff’s # 180041 F17050194FT 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 May 8th, 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: 9632 South Hoxie, Chicago, Illinois 60617 P.I.N: 26-07-115-075-0000 Improvements: This property consist of a Single Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 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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TJSC#: 38-1022

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

Wells Fargo Bank , NA Plaintiff, vs.

Unknown Heirs, Legatees and Devisees Connie Lacey aka Connie G. Lacey; South Central Bank, N.A., fka South Central Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago aka South Central Bank and Trust Company; Wayne Lacey; Bryant Lacey; Vivian Lacey, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Connie Lacey; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Joanne Morgan aka Joanne Lacey Morgan; Adam Boyd; Evarean Lacey aka Eva Lacey; Earnest Lacey; Andre Morgan; Brian Morgan; Gerald Nordgren Special Representative; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case #13CH17961 Sheriff’s # 180040 F13070056 WFF 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 May 8th, 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: 8757 South Laflin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60620 P.I.N: 25-05-102-019-0000 Improvements: This property consist of a Single Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 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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REAL ESTATE

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

Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company Plaintiff, vs.

Unknown heirs and Legatees of Zonelle Young aka Zonelle Myrna Young; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Brittney D. Young; State of Illinois Department of Revenue; Julie Fox, Special Representative for Zonelle Young aka Zonelle Myrna Young, deceased, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case #17CH10551 Sheriff’s # 180060 F17060202 CPN Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on May 1st, 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: 1707 East 84th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60617 P.I.N: 20-36-309-002-0000 Improvements: This property consist of a Single Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.15 CH 12503 9805 SOUTH THROOP STREET Chicago, IL 60643 DEBORAH TOWNSEND, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 1, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 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 9805 SOUTH THROOP STREET, Chicago, IL 60643 Property Index No. 25-08-116-001-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 258362.

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. 258362 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 12503

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REAL ESTATE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.- JUSTIN L. MOORE, CITY OF CHICAGO, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC. ASSIGNEE OF MERS AS NOMINEE FOR CENDANT MORTGAGE CORP., SHANTEL DENNIS, MASTERS LAW GROUP, LAVONNE HARRIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 00788 6238 S. ST LAWRENCE Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE FOR RECEIVER’S LIEN PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 16, 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 6238 S. ST LAWRENCE, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-419-025-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $30,668.59.

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: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 17-4200-283.

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

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: lrodriguez@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 17-4200-283 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 17 CH 00788 TJSC#: 38-2195 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.JUANITA BUENROSTRO, PATRICIA FIGUEROA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 04613 11225 S. AVE H Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 1, 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 11225 S. AVE H, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-17-321-047-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family two story home.

The judgment amount was $80,766.97.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 17-5300-496.

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

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: lrodriguez@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 17-5300-496 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 17 CH 04613 TJSC#: 38-965 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.LOUISE GOODMAN, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2017 CH 2868 4854 WEST HUBBARD STREET CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 16, 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 4854 WEST HUBBARD STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-229-018.

The real estate is improved with a three unit building 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 261527.

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. 261527 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 2868 TJSC#: 38-2261

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.SHANNON GEORGE, PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT EXCHANGE, INC., ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS Defendants 13 CH 16650 7336 SOUTH KINGSTON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 17, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 9, 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 7336 SOUTH KINGSTON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 21-30-110-020-0000.

The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, one unit home, 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 9822.

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. 9822 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 13 CH 16650 TJSC#: 38-2029

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.TINA M. RICE-HARRIS, STATE FARM BANK Defendants 15 CH 5600 1100 & 1104 W. CHESTNUT Chicago, IL 60642 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 27, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 11, 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 1100 & 1104 W. CHESTNUT, Chicago, IL 60642 Property Index No. 17-05-413-013-0000 & 17-05-413-012-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $737,674.71.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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: David P. Smith, CASTLE LAW, 822 129TH INFANTRY DRIVE, SUITE 104, Joliet, IL 60435, (815) 744-6550 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

David P. Smith CASTLE LAW 822 129TH INFANTRY DRIVE, SUITE 104 Joliet, IL 60435 (815) 744-6550 E-Mail: dsmith@castlelaw.com Attorney Code. 091628 Case Number: 15 CH 5600 TJSC#: 38-2088 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Aeriel Williams of Showtime’s “The Chi” Weighs In On The “Jordan vs Lebron” Debate

By Terrence Tomlin & Eugene McIntosh Sports by #TheBIGS When it comes to sports debates these days, there’s one question that never fails to get under Chicagoans’ skin.

Jordan or Lebron?

For us, there’s no debate. The Bulls six championships represent one of the most dominant times in sports history and are a symbol of MJ’s iconic career. From the shoes we wear, to yelling out “Jordan” before we shoot our jumpers, Michael Jordan is a Chicago legend in every sense of the word.

For everybody else, Lebron represents maybe the closest we’ve ever seen somebody come to the greatness of Jordan. He defies everything we’ve come to think of as normal in the game. His physical attributes, his basketball IQ and his eye-popping stats suggest that he’s in the conversation but basketball purist know that when it comes to moments where individuals make the impossible possible, Jordan reigned supreme.

Local Chicago actress Aeriel Williams, who plays “Shante” on Showtime’s new hit show “The Chi”, took some time out of her busy schedule to talk about this hot topic and she had one mes-

Local Chicago actress Aeriel Williams who plays “Shante” on Showtime’s new hit show “The Chi” sage for you Lebron heads! “Stop.”

Check out our conversation below!

The Bigs: What’s your take on the “Jordan vs Lebron” debate?

AW: I really feel like it’s generational. If you’ve seen Michael in his prime, the man was just, wow.

There’s no comparison. To me, it’s like comparing Chris Brown to Michael Jackson. They come from

two different generations and are just two different sources of greatness. So, Lebron is great in his own way but Michael is iconic in his own way. So, I almost feel like we need to recognize them separately but they’re both great.

The Bigs: Exactly, it would be easier to compare if they played in the same era.

AW: Yes, Lebron wasn’t laying when Mike was playing. That’s really the discussion. If Lebron and Mike were playing during the same time then maybe there would be a more balanced debate but since they weren’t we just have to appreciate Lebron for who he is and stop this “is he better than Jordan?” debate….and stop teasing “Space

Jam 2”. That belongs to MJ! The Bigs: Why is “The Chi” important in terms of telling authentic Chicago stories?

AW: We’re lucky to have “The Chi” because it comes from the perspective of the people. We’re not relying on other folks telling our story. As long as it’s authentic, folks should pay attention.

Reaching for the Sky Chicago Sky head coach Amber Stocks gets ready for her second year with the team

By Eugene McIntosh & Terrence Tomlin Sports by #TheBIGS Amber Stocks has a lot to look forward to entering her second season as Chicago Sky head coach. The team finished 9th (1222) and 3 games shy of a playoff berth last year. Coming off a season where they set a WNBA record with the most team assists and also led the league in 3PT%, the Sky has 2 lottery picks in the 2018 WNBA draft.

Coach Stocks has big time experience. She played 4 years at the THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

University of Cincinnati and was also a standout in track. She was strength and conditioning coach at Notre Dame, a student of the late great Pat Summit and spent many years as an assistant with the Xavier Musketeers. Stocks was an assistant coach for the 2016 WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks before she decided to try her hand at the helm here in Chicago.

The Bigs: Coach talk about the style of play you’ve implemented....

Coach Amber Stocks: Playing inside out, spacing the floor and getting the best shot possible.

We set a WNBA record in team

assists. “Sloot” (Courtney Vandersloot) and “Quigs” (Allie Quigley) had great years. Along with WNBA All-Stars last season) The Bigs: How do you account for losing a special talent like Chicago’s own Cappie Pondexter?

Coach Amber Stocks: With Cappie headed to LA, everyone has more of a role to fill. The draft will be huge in our development for year two.

The Bigs: How can the Sky attract a more loyal fan base?

Coach Amber Stocks: Winning! Everyone loves a winner, right? We’re putting the right piecwww.chicagodefender.com

Amber Stocks has a lot to look forward to entering her second season as Chicago Sky head coach (Photo by Randy Belice/ NBAE) es together. I also think being more active in the community is a huge piece of the puzzle as well.

The Bigs: The new location (WinTrust Arena) should also bring

some excitement.

Coach Amber Stocks: Yes I’ve heard great things about the Arena and I hope the city is excited for the upcoming season.

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