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CITY NEWS CPS Removes 2 Principals In Sex Abuse Investigation; Students Plan Protest In response to the recent removal of Simeon Career Academy Principal Dr. Sheldon House, students have called for a protest. House was released this week amidst the ongoing investigation of sexual abuse within CPS. House is accused of allowing volunteers to coach athletics without the proper background checks, according to a CPS audit.

Students, faculty, parents and the community were scheduled to attend a CPS board meeting Wednesday, June 27, at 10 a.m. to protest House’s removal.

In a statement, CPS CEO Janice Jackson said, “As a result of district-led investigations into allegations of sexual abuse, two CPS principals were removed from their positions today due to initial findings that suggest they did not effectively safeguard their students.”

The other principal, Armando Rodriguez of Goode STEM Academy was reassigned. A teacher at the school was removed earlier this month following an allegation of abuse of a student.

Jackson said investigations are ongoing.

Senior Citizens May Be Missing Out On Tax Exemptions As many as 31,000 senior citizens could save hundreds of dollars immediately on their property tax bills due August 1 by applying for exemptions they previously received, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said recently.

Those homeowners received the Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption last year but have not reapplied, according to an estimate by the Treasurer’s Office. Of those seniors, roughly 21,000 received the Senior Freeze Exemption last year but also have not reapplied, Pappas added.

To check the status of your tax exemptions—or to make a payment—visit cookcountytreasurer.com and: •Select “Your Property Overview” •Enter your address or Property Index Number (PIN) State law requires that senior citizens reapply every year for these exemptions, which are available to homeowners who are 65 years of age or older. The Senior Freeze is limited to seniors with annual household incomes of $65,000 or less. Some of the homes may no longer be eligible for the exemptions.

Applications for tax exemptions are available from the Cook County Assessor’s Office. If the Assessor’s Office grants the application, it will issue an adjusted bill for the Second Installment of Tax Year 2017, due August 1, 2018.

Leadership Changes Announced at Chicago Urban League The Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Urban League Eric Smith recently announced changes within the organization’s top leadership.

Due to decisions to restructure the leadership of the organization, Shari Runner, the President and CEO, will leave her position at the end of the month, according to a letter issued by Smith.

The letter also announced that the position of Chief of Staff had been eliminated and that Danielle Parker, who had served as Chief of Staff, was no longer with the League.

“Shari and Danielle have each made significant contributions toward advancing our mission during their time with the League, and the Board is grateful for their service,” the letter released by the League said.

Following Runner’s departure, the Board plans to appoint business affairs strategist Barbara Lumpkin to serve as Interim CEO as they search for new leadership. Prior to forming her firm, Lumpkin Strategies, LLC, Lumpkin most recently served as the Deputy CEO and Executive Director for External Partnerships at Chicago Public Schools.

Additionally, Andrea Zopp, who served as President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League from 2010 to 2016, has agreed to join the Board of Directors. www.chicagodefender.com

Danny Davis Speaks Out on Immigration Crisis and Trump Policy Amidst the current immigration crisis, U.S. Representative Danny Davis has issued a statement calling out President Donald Trump.

The statement, in part, says: The cruelty, the callousness, the inhumanity of President Trump’s so called ‘zero tolerance’ policy has now been reconfirmed and reinforced by the President’s desperate, clumsy and ill-informed attempts to cover up and distract from his actions.

The lies, the misinformation, the confused Danny Davis stories which changed by the hour over the past days cannot hide the fact that thousands of children have been left stranded and in immediate peril to their mental and physical health while their parents face an impossible web of laws and regulations never intended to deal with such a mass, arbitrary act. Health professionals and their organizations have been swamping my office with briefings on the effects on a child’s developing brain by denying them physical touch and constant parental protection, the dangers of confining masses of children together who may not have had the full range of vaccinations against communicable disease, and the dangers of medicating children too young to give consent.

The President’s new, often contradictory, orders to continue pursuing his policy now face the cold reality of a $3 billion plus price tag and not even a suggestion of where the money and human resources might come from. These policies have created a new expansion of the for-profit prison system already corrupting justice in America. The separation of parents and children expands on the already staggering cost imposed on families by the faux Republican “war on drugs” which continues to erode families in communities all across our nation by removing fathers and mothers from the home.

President Trump’s appeal to prejudice, stereotype and hyperbole regarding immigration have only deepened the divisions in his own party.

America is a land of immigrants, built by immigrants and constantly enriched by immigration for hundreds of years. The bankruptcy and inadequacy of the two bills before the House have underlined the reality that after decades of Republican refusal to put forward legislative solutions to the profound issues and challenges of immigration they still have no answers. After reaching agreement on DACA with the Democratic leadership, the President arbitrarily walked away from compromise legislation. A majority of Americans oppose building Trump’s wall, but 83 percent support giving Dreamers citizenship.

Now is the time to come to agreement on comprehensive immigration reform. I call for, and our nation urgently needs, emergency policy and legislation to reunite the shattered families of the thousands of children now in detention. I call for, and our nation urgently needs, a path to citizenship and a recognition of rights for the millions of undocumented now living productive lives in the U.S. THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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Progression of Pride

By Marshelle R. Sanders Defender Contributing Writer You’ve probably noticed the rainbow flags flying throughout the city, stores promoting rainbow-colored options, festivities and more—particularly this month.

June is internationally known as LGBTQ Pride month, a time when LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Queer or Questioning) groups celebrate with various events and parades. And this Sunday marked the city’s 49th Annual Pride Parade.

Andre Henry, 56, and his wife Melony, 53, have been attending the parade for the past nine years.

Each year, they stake out their spot in lawn chairs behind the barricade on Broadway Avenue. It’s become a ritual; they park their car in the area, sit down and enjoy the parade that they look forward to and describe as very “entertaining.”

The Pride parade has become a place for the LGBTQ community and their supporters to go to celebrate and escape a heteronormative culture. During the parade, many Black people also celebrated who they are and paid their respects to Black queer ancestors who led the movement of the Stonewall Riots of the late ’60s.

History Let’s go back in time to the year 1969. On June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn—a gay club located on New York City’s Christopher Street. The raid turned violent as patrons and local sympathizers began rioting against the police.

New York’s gay community had grown weary of the police department targeting gay clubs.

Because of the raid, the crowd began throwing bottles at the police. The protest spilled over into the neighboring streets. A Black transgendered woman named Marsha P. Johnson struck back by throwing a shot glass at police officers. This act of resistance, known today as the “shot glass heard around the world,” kicked off days of rioting as LGBTQ people revolted against the police system’s brutality and bigotry.

The Stonewall Riots were followed by several days of demonstrations in New York and was the motivation for the formation of the Gay Liberation Front as well as other gay, lesbian and bisexual civil rights organizations. It’s also regarded by many as history’s first major protest on behalf of equal rights for homosexuals.

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African-American Counselors at the Center on Halsted Educate and Enlighten the Black LGBTQ Community

By Marshelle R. Sanders Defender Contributing Writer

Religion has played a role in the rift between the heterosexual and homosexual communities in many cultures, but it may seem even more prominent in the African American and Latino communities because of our historical reliance on spirituality and deep regard for the Bible. The church has traditionally informed, influenced and guided the day-to-day lives of many African Americans and Latino families.

But there is even change within the church. According to CNN, a victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality “does not matter.”

Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse, spent three days with Pope Francis at the Vatican in

When a need arises, there is a reliable place where all LGBTQ community members can go, The Center on Halsted. The Center on Halsted, located in Lakeview neighborhood, is the Midwest’s most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/ Questing (LGBTQ) people of Chicagoland. More than 1,000 community members visit the Center every day.

Joanna Thompson is the Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator. She manages outreach campaigns to increase education and awareness of LGBTQ violence prevention and intervention strategies.

Thompson said that even though she identified as [Queer] when she was a teenager, the thought of having a conversation about being LGBTQ was hopeless.

“I’m Black and half Latina; I think a lot of [Black] people don’t acknowledge the fact that we can even be an LGBTQ community.”

Thompson also stated that a lot of African-Americans have a blind “misconception that we’re very flamboyant, that all we want to do is go clubbing, [and are] involved in promiscuous behavior. I know people who want to have kids and have a family and settle down and get married.”

The Center’s U4U program educates, empowers, and provides mentorship and peer support to HIV+ youth ages 13-24 who are African-American & Latino. Its program manager is Noelle Green.

Green is from Harvey, Ill, with a spiritual and supportive family background; he has been working with African-American youth since he was 16 years old. He has been a mentor and a leader with dialogue that is not welcomed in some African American communities. He says some say, “I love God but, I cannot love you.”

Green stated, “Those family situations evolve into...’I hate you because of the choices that you make… God tells me that you can

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A t-shirt sends a strong message during the city’s 49th Annual Pride Parade.

Support and Celebration The Chicago Pride Parade began in 1970. According to the officials of the Chicago Pride parade, “By 1972, an estimated one thousand people marched in the parade as protesters hurled rotten eggs and rocks in their direction. Over the next 40 plus years, the parade continued to change.

Chicago’s Gay Pride Parade has grown from a few hundred in 1972, to a few thousand in 1977, and to a few hundred thousand by 2015.”

The Parade became more of a celebration of what it means to be a part of the LGBT community and is considered one of the largest attended Pride parades in the world.

This past Sunday, it was a beautiful sunshine filled day. The weather was perfect as people walked with their friends and loved ones.

Many people came to the parade

either to celebrate or support family members who are a part of the LGBTQ community. Some sparkled with glitter spread on their bodies; others sported rainbow-colored make-up and hair while bubbles filled the sky. The crowd waved and hugged each other, often greeting other parade-goers with “Happy Pride;” yet, the day was not all about love and happiness.

A group of naysayers held up their megaphones and cardboard signs reading scriptures from the Bible and chanting “repent for your sin.”

Religion and Pride “Who are we to judge?” asked Henry. “They [LGBTQ community members] don’t have to answer to me, a higher power will judge us all, and that’s it. I come out here just like anybody else. I have no problem with homosexuality.” www.chicagodefender.com

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April, in which he discussed his sexuality and the abuse he suffered at the hands of a Chilean priest.

Describing his encounter, Cruz said the Pope told him: “You know Juan Carlos, that does not matter.

God made you like this. God loves you like this. The Pope loves you like this, and you should love yourself and not worry about what people say.”

Other denominations have welcomed openly gay members and have even ordained clergy who are homosexual.

However, not everyone in the religious community is as accepting. In 2017, gospel singer Kim Burrell responded to adverse reactions to a sermon that she gave at a church in Houston, Texas, where she used the word “perverted” to describe gay people.

She received backlash for her statements and was “uninvited” to perform at previously booked events.

In the Black community, many families have been raised in the church and taught that homosexuality is against God’s Word. But as times have changed, some Black people are becoming more understanding, even supportive; others are simply more tolerant, not wanting to lose a loved one even if their opinions are different. As more and more Blacks come out and others educate themselves on the LGBTQ history, there has been a shift for some, to accept this lifestyle just like any other lifestyle.

Politics A group of African-American women sitting on a bench watching the parade stated that they have been attending since the beginning. They like coming to the parade, but they feel it has gotten more political. U.S. Representative Robin Kelly, U. S. Representative Mike Quigley, Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown and gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker were among the people who walked in the Pride Parade on Sunday.

K Shelton, a 28-year-old from Hyde Park, attended to introduce her friend to the Pride Parade since it was her friend’s first time in the City of Chicago. Shelton said she is also hopeful that legislation Center on Halsted, continued from, Page 03

not be in my home.’ Because of that [mindset] a lot of our youth and LGBTQ members become forced into situations that lead them to engaging in activities that rip them of their self-worth and ability to survive. When you take a person that is not developed yet and throw them into the world, you 4 June 27 - July 3, 2018

Supporters at the Pride Parade this past weekend. will take notice of the social injustices of the LGBTQ community and make changes. “You have to support everybody; everybody has somebody that came out that’s affected by legislation that targets certain groups. We must support each other; I’m very vocal about that politically. I’m excited to celebrate…I care about our community, and I can celebrate with them.”

African-American Drag Queen Lucy Stoole has remarked on how the LGBTQ community wants to be equal regardless of how they dress or their sexuality. For that to happen, she feels that everyone must make a stand together. According to an article in the Red Eye, Stoole stated, “We have so many politicians and people in power that are stripping away rights and affecting the lives of people that have been fighting for these rights for years and also affecting the lives of children that are coming up behind. I think it’s important for people to see us out there celebrating and being ourselves and also having other people there with us as our allies to have our backs.”

Internal Issues And just like with most things, there are issues particular to African-Americans within the LGBTQ community. In a community that

promotes inclusion, African Americans can still feel isolated and forgotten. Black folks have begun to understand that they are still being discriminated against even

by White LGBTQ members. If they want to be heard and valued for their own issues, they must make their own pathway to resolve issues like marriage equality, HIV, healthcare, homophobia, and homelessness. Through a movement named Black Pride, Black LGBTQ members even have their own parade and different activities during pride month.

Black and Brown youth who identify as LGBTQ are also more vulnerable than others. According to the Advocate, “Queer youth are about three times as likely as the non-LGBTQ youth to end up in the juvenile justice system, and eight times as likely to experience homelessness. Among this vulnerable age group, the majority (about 60 percent) are Black or Latino. In a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that HIV rates among Black queer men ages 13 through 24 increased 87 percent over the past decade.”

Black Pride also speaks of these needs to further educate and help those in need. What be-

gan as a concept has grown into a movement to save bodies, educate minds, and uplift the spirits from a population that is tired of being disregarded.

There is still even more work to be done, with the youth as homelessness is on the rise and disapproval of being an LGBTQ member in Black society still exists. The Black LGBTQ community was devastated in late 2017 by the murder of 14-year-old Giovanni Melton, who was shot and killed by his father. His father was quoted as saying “I’d rather have a dead son, than a gay son.” In addition to this, over the past five years more than 100 trans women have been murdered, with more than 70 percent of them Black. It is often said that the average life expectancy of the Black trans woman is 35.

Progression Through Media Logo TV [American digital cable and satellite television channel] launched in 2005; it was initially aimed primarily at LGBTQ viewers. Owned by media giant Viacom Media Networks, Logo, and founded by Matt Farber, a former MTV executive. Logo continues to provide programming that place LGBTQ characters as central figures.

Patrik-Ian Polk is an American

can imagine what they have to do to survive.”

In African American families, it can hurt our children [and each other] because they may feel different from their environment. Disapproval from society can make LGBTQ people feel isolated and make them feel unwanted.

Thompson states, “I think that’s one of the biggest pieces in the Af-

rican-American community is to educate people about the LGBTQ community. There is a lack of visibility, lack of really knowing what it means to be LGBTQ. I think we need to start there and talk to our family member; let’s break down these myths and stereotypes and let’s introduce them to the community, and then from there we can potentially get more engaged,

show up to a pride events, wear a rainbow flag. I think it’s time for education and understanding what it means to be a part of the community.”

The Center provides a safe and welcoming environment with programs and services for the entire community. Their programs range from volleyball, dance performances and cooking classes to rapid

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director, screenwriter, and producer. Polk, who is openly gay, is noted for his films and theatre work that explore the experiences and stories of African-American LGBTQ people. Polk introduced us to the tv show “Noah’s Arc,” a dramedy centered around the lives and experiences of African-American and Latino gay men. Before this, we mostly saw Black queer characters only as side-kicks or, at best, in limited roles.

African Americans are, and have always been, a vibrant part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ) community. From trailblazing pioneers such as openly gay novelist James Baldwin, Billie Holiday, Lorraine Hansberry and transgender rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, to modern-day heroes such as actress Laverne Cox, Wanda Sykes, Lee Daniels and basketball star Jason Collins, LGBTQ African Americans have made enormous contributions to the ongoing fight for social, racial and economic justice.

Black Queer representation and visibility in media are currently on the rise, both in front of and behind the camera. As a growing number of queer people continue to identify across the sex and gender spectrum, great strides are being made on the big and small screens.

Chicago native Lena Waithe, who is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter, made history at the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards when she won Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for her work on “Master of None,” becoming the first black woman to do so. She is also the creator of the Showtime series “The Chi.” She is engaged to Alana Mayo.

The community marches as a cultural and social statement that the LGBTQ people are equal in every way and demand equal treatment. The theme for 2018 is #comeoutcomeoutwhereveryouare. While the African-American LGBTQ civil rights movement still shouts for real freedom and equality, they continue to make great strides. Perhaps we have evolved.

Yet we still have a ways to go.

As James Baldwin said: “You have to decide who you are and force the world to deal with you, not with its idea of you.”

HIV testing, group therapy, and vocational training. They also partner regularly with other organizations and groups from across Chicago and the nation to provide additional programming for the community. It is open Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 9:00 pm and is kid-friendly.

For more information go to http://www.centeronhalsted.org.

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COMMUNITY

Angela Davis speaks at rally at Trinity United Church of Christ. Photo by Jazmine Salas

Angela Davis Speech Encourages International Solidarity

By Yakira Levi so ensconced in domestic strugDefender Contributing Writer gles that we fail to recognize how important international solidarity is.”

Rule through terror and death Education Director of the Chihas plagued people of color all cago Alliance Against Racist and over the world, since the onset of colonialism. This is precisely the Political Repression, Frank Chapreason why Professor Angela Y. man fully endorses the idea. “AnDavis calls for international unity gela knows from experience that amongst social activists at home international solidarity is important,” said Chapman. “Before her and abroad. acquittal, we had over 200 Free Recently, the Chicago Alliance Angela Davis committees in the Against Racist and Political Re- United States and committees in pression hosted a welcome home 67 different countries. We have Rally at Trinity United Church of been involved [with freedom and Christ, with keynote speaker Pro- activism] for over 45 years. We fessor Angela Y. Davis. The Rally maintain the stance of internationcelebrated the recent prison re- al solidarity to this day.” lease of 50 people wrongfully conForty-six years ago, Angela victed of crimes, and the triumphs Davis served 18 months in jail for of the civil rights movement so far. charges associated with assisting The large crowd eagerly anticipatin the attempted prison escape of ed Davis’s speech, which providGeorge L. Jackson and the Soledad ed motivation for the campaign to Brothers.

In 1973, The National Alpardon all victims of police torture, liance Against Racist and Political encouragement to continue the Repression was founded by memstruggle to free all political prisonbers of the United Committee to ers, and the call for international Free Angela Davis.

She was acsolidarity among social activists. quitted of those charges on June “The struggles that we have 4, 1972. After Davis was released, engaged in against institutional- she continued the fight to help othized police violence are very much ers gain freedom. Professor Davis related to what is happening in and the National Alliance Against Europe, and Australia, and Latin Racist and Political Repression America, and Africa, and Asia, and also fights against racist violence, the Middle East,” said Davis. “We mass incarceration, and family have to learn how to value those separation by immigration policies. who have expressed solidarity “I don’t know how the movefor our struggles in the U.S. —We ment for Black Lives would have need to not think of ourselves as unfolded had it not been for the THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Angela Y. Davis

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fact that Palestinian activists immediately offered solidarity and were at the forefront of an international solidarity movement that further emboldened people in this country to stand up and fight police violence,” Davis said.

Black Lives Matter Activist Aislinn Pulley said one of the most remarkable accounts of international solidarity on U.S. soil includes the fact that “Palestinian organizers were some of the first responders to tell the protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, how to respond to tear gas. Providing instructions on using milk – not water, to offset the burning caused by the tear gas fired at protesters.”

Pulley said, “Another connection was the fact that the tear gas canisters used in Ferguson [on people demonstrating against the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown] and in Baltimore [on peowww.chicagodefender.com

ple protesting the death of Freddie Gray] were the exact same canisters [brand of tear gas] used on the Palestinians in Gaza [trying to observe Nakba Day]. We must support each other against military repression, domestically and around the world.”

International solidarity is the call to action. “I wanted to say a few words about the importance of linking up with struggles around the world,” said Davis. “Anti-Muslim racism, Islamophobia has to be understood as intersecting with and reinvigorating anti-Black, anti-Asian, anti-Latino racism.”

She also stated that “people in struggle all around the world can look to the Palestinians for that steadfastness and that persistence and that belief that freedom is still on the horizon.”

“Mondo we Langa died [in prison],” said Davis. “Ed Poindexter is still in prison [Mondo, formally David Rice and Ed Poindexter of the Rice/Poindexter case] (1970 bombing that killed local police officer Larry Minard). Both members of the Black Panther Party]. Leonard Peltier - one of the longest held political prisoners, is still behind bars and we really need to bring Leonard home [Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement. Convicted for the deaths of two FBI agents who died in a shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.]”

She paused dramatically before

acknowledging Mumia Abu-Jamal [Former Black Panther Party member and MOVE organization. Sentenced in the 1981 case of police officer Daniel Faulkner’s death].

Davis spoke about some of the recent cases worked on in Chicago. “We worked to prevent the deportation of Rasmea Odeh [Palestinian activist deported to Jordan for failing to disclose an Israeli military court conviction charging involvement in two bombings in Jerusalem in 1969 that killed two people and claimed she was a member of a U.S. listed terrorist organization.], and we were not entirely successful in that battle but Rasmea continues to fight back,” said Davis. “We who believe in freedom can not rest until it comes.”

Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression’s Welcome Home Rally was endorsed by Black Lives Matter Chicago, Black Caucus of the Chicago Teachers Union, National Alliance for Filipino Concerns, Pilsen Alliance, U.S. Palestinian Community Network, and UIC Graduate Employees Organization. For more information on the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, please contact Frank Chapman at 312.939.2750.

Yakira Levi is a published author and digital marketing professional.

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HEALTH

Four Ways Employers Can Make Mental Health A Priority In The Workplace Deaths by suicide have been increasing across the country for almost two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s recent report showed that suicide rates have jumped over 30 percent in half the states since 1999. The recent suicides of iconic fashion designer Kate Spade and internationally renowned chef Anthony Bourdain renewed attention on a disturbing trend in the U.S. Yet many who take their own lives suffer in silence, and often there aren’t warning signs to those close to them. The CDC study reported that 54 percent of people who died by suicide had no known mental health condition, such as depression.

Authorities on workplace culture see those numbers as further evidence that employers should prioritize mental health initiatives for their employees.

“Integrating mental health and wellness practices into an organization makes a huge difference for individuals and the company as a whole,” says Kerry Alison Weke-

Work is the one of the most common sources of stress, according to the American Psychological Association’s latest survey. Stress can lead to mental illness or substance abuse, which can cost employers between $79 and $105 billion annually, according to the Center for Prevention and Health Services. lo, a human resources expert and author. “They know you care. As leaders are looking to improve their workplace, it’s vital to have employee mental health as a big part of the conversation. How employees feel directly impacts their contribution.”

Work is one of the most common sources of stress, according to the American Psychological Association’s latest survey. Stress can lead to mental illness or substance abuse, which can cost employers between $79 and $105 billion annually, according to the Center for Prevention and Health Services.

“Unhappy people create a negative work environment, which will cost you financially in absenteeism, decreased productivity and healthcare expenses,” Wekelo says.

Wekelo lists four ways employers can increase awareness about mental health in the workplace and provide help in that regard for their employees: •Communicate: reach out and listen. “Suffering in silence is sometimes due to the person feeling uncomfortable talking about issues or not having anyone who will listen,” Wekelo says. “Taking time to listen can lead to conflict reso-

lution or to one’s road to recovery, and the confidence that they’re not alone.”

•Encourage inspirational activity. “When faced with my own personal stress or with someone coming to me in distress, a question I ask is, ‘What are you doing that inspires you each day?’”

Wekelo says. “Then I encourage making a list and completing one activity each day that the person loves.”

•Breaks: Move to improve your mood. Wekelo notes we all get in a funk at work and sometimes feel chained to our desks. “Supervisors can allow more freedom

to get outside and walk off some stress, re-charge,” Wekelo says.

“Movement is a real way to take care of your own well-being. It can clear your mind and spark creativity.”

•Emphasize nutrition. “Focusing on healthy, balanced food choices supports a healthy mental state,” Wekelo says. “Sometimes in stress we dive right into emotional eating - junk food that makes things worse. Have the employees ask themselves why they react to certain situations that way.”

“Employers need to realize that as much as their employees give them, they need to be there for them on a consistent basis, and not make mental health something no one wants to talk about,” Wekelo says.

Kerry Alison Wekelo (www. actualizeconsulting.com) is managing director of human resources and operations for Actualize Consulting. She also is author of Culture Infusion: 9 Principles to Create and Maintain a Thriving Organizational Culture.

Six Steps To Prevent Copy Cat Suicides Many people consciously or subconsciously emulate celebrities – they dress like them, talk like them and sometimes even have cosmetic surgery so they can look like them.

Some people may even want to die like them.

With the media coverage of the recent suicides of celebrities, psychiatrists such as Dr. Soroya Bacchus are concerned about a potential rise in the suicide rate in the coming months.

“We are a copycat society,” Bacchus says. “But there is more to it than just that. A celebrity suicide may be the real trigger for someone who is already contemplating suicide.”

Suicides rose nearly 10 percent higher than expected in the months following actor Robin Williams’ death in August 2014, according to a Columbia University study in February. Suicides involving the method Williams used (suffocation) spiked 32 percent over that time. In the months fol6 June 27 - July 3, 2018

Mental health experts say exposure to media coverage of a high-profile suicide, especially coverage which fixates on the gratuitous details of a person’s death, can lead to more suicides. It’s called “suicide contagion.” lowing Marilyn Monroe’s death, suicide rates jumped 12 percent in the United States compared to the previous year.

Mental health experts say exposure to media coverage of a high-profile suicide, especially coverage which fixates on the gratuitous details of a person’s death, can lead to more suicides. It’s called “suicide contagion.”

Dr. Bacchus agrees with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline that there are several steps you can take if you know of someone who may be contemplating suicide.

•Ask the question. Asking the question “Are you thinking

about suicide?” communicates that you’re open to speaking about suicide in a non-judgmental and supportive way. Asking in this direct, unbiased manner, can open the door for effective dialogue.

Do not ever promise to keep their thoughts of suicide a secret.

•Listen. Make sure you take their answers seriously and do not ignore them. Listening to their reasons for being in such emotional pain, as well as listening for any potential reasons they want to continue to stay alive, are both incredibly important. Help them focus on their reasons for living and avoid trying to impose your reasons for them to stay alive. www.chicagodefender.com

•Find Out If They Are Safe.

Determine if they already attempted suicide before they talked to you. Do they have a specific, detailed plan? What’s the timing?

What sort of access do they have to their planned method?

•Be there. This could mean being physically present for someone, speaking with them on the phone, or any other way that shows support for the person at risk. Make sure you follow through with the ways in which you say you’ll be able to support the person. Never promise more than you can deliver.

•Help Them Connect. Helping someone with thoughts of suicide

connect with ongoing supports (like the Lifeline, 800-273-8255) can help them establish a safety net for those moments they find themselves in a crisis.

•Follow Up. After your initial contact with a person experiencing thoughts of suicide, and after you’ve connected them with the immediate support systems they need, make sure to follow-up with them to see how they’re doing.

Bacchus says it is incredibly important for anyone who knows someone who may be contemplating suicide to seek help for them immediately regardless of when they become aware of the situation. But she said during this time of increased celebrity suicide press coverage, it is even more important than usual.

Soroya Bacchus, M.D., (www. soroyabacchusmd.com) author of How to Detox Yourself from Alcohol, is a quadruple board-certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction medicine and psychiatry. She has treated patients with addiction issues for 22 years.

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A New Approach To Shopping: StyleRoom 326

By Sharice Bradford boutique owner she was not proDefender Contributing Writer viding an overall experience for her customers, and that prompted her to open the showroom.

Teresa Wilkes of StyleRoom At the showroom during fashion 326 says that StyleRoom 326 is shows, women can see the pieces NOT a boutique. StyleRoom 326 on body types that they can relate is an overall one stop shop experi- to. Pieces can be purchased right ence for women. It is a retail and from the runway, and customers wholesale members only show- have the unique experience of beroom and the first of its kind. This ing able to touch, feel and interact innovative concept, one that wom- with models--a distinct experience en are still attempting to figure out from high end retail stores and traand understand, is a total experi- ditional runway shows. ence for women, offering not only Communicating that the showshopping but image consulting and room is NOT a boutique has been wardrobe styling. You can enter one of the most difficult challengStyleRoom 326 a fashion novice es to address.

StyleRoom 326 is and exit an emerging fashionista. a concept. Everything is available Featured on the website of Chi- on site, you don’t have to purchase cago’s Peninsula Hotel as one of your clothes and then head to anthe places to visit in Chicago, Style- other location for makeup. All of Room 326 is for the everyday clas- that is provided right on location at sic 9-5 woman. The pieces sold at StyleRoom 326.

StyleRoom are classic with a little Wilkes credits her success edge. They are pieces that you can to being able to offer customers wear year after year, wardrobe stasomething different, which is what ples that can transition from “desk StyleRoom 326 does. She also to dinner.” StyleRoom 326 offers image consulting, makeup artistry offers excellent customer service or professional photos-- all things and encourages other business fashion, beauty and style are avail- owners to make sure that they are providing their customers with topable at StyleRoom 326. notch, excellent customer service.

Previously a boutique owner, This is especially true being a feWilkes learned a lot about the male, Black-owned business. The business, buying and helping cus- retail membership at StyleRoom tomers, but she also recognized 326 is an annual membership and that there was a need for more. affords members wonderful perks She always felt that it should be such as additional savings on sale an experience; she felt that as a

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Documentary on Advertising Giant Tom Burrell Airs on PBS A new documentary, “Burrell Advertising Revolution,” premiers on PBS this week. The film tells the story of an advertising agency that forged the way for young, Black hopefuls to make their mark in the ad business.

In 1960, Tom Burrell broke Chicago advertising’s color barrier by becoming the first Black person to land a job at one of the city’s top advertising firms--in the mailroom.

He soon became a copywriter helping solve some of the agencies creative problems. In 1966 there was a protest march in Mississippi. Out of that march came a voice that shouted, “Black Power!” The THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

“Black Power” movement highlighted the fact that Black people had a fundamentally unique perspective on the “American” experience.

By the 1970’s, the movement had inspired Burrell to make a bold move. He decided to open a Black advertising agency. He was ready to use his skills and training to step out on his own. He sought out the few Black ad experts in Chicago, all of whom were working at White agencies. Once he convinced them of the possibilities of a Black Tom Burrell target-market agency, they joined Burrell and set about the task of ing agency. They knew that White founding a Black-owned advertis- corporations had begun to underwww.chicagodefender.com

stand the “Black Power of Profitability.”

The Burrell Advertising Agency, under Burrell’s leadership, approached targeted marketing from the standpoint that their creative work had to reflect authentic Black lifestyle and culture in a real and positive way. Burrell coined a term to fit this approach, “Positive Realism.” The message was “Black people are not dark-skinned White people.”

The agency also understood that music had always played an important role in the Black “American” experience. Burrell enlisted a group of young, gifted, Black pro-

ducer/composers to make sure the music behind their advertising messaging was authentic to the culture. Many award-winning TV and radio commercials came out of the Burrell Agency. All of them had scores that had been written by the hottest Black music producer/composers in Chicago. The tracks were infused with the sounds of the latest R & B/Soul chart-toppers of the day.

Through the collaboration of Burrell and their music producers, the award-winning hits kept coming.

Check listings on PBS to view the documentary.

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Shareef Peoples, a member of Tilden TV and Radio, performs his rap songs in front of his peers inside Finney’s classroom. Photo by Pat Nabong/City Bureau

Future TV and Radio Stars at Tilden H.S. Credit Media Program, Mentorship

By F. Amanda Tugade City Bureau When Michael Finney was making rap videos with his friends in the ’90s, he remembers filming his friends jumping over fences or setting garbage cans on fire just to get some footage.

“We were learning the game.

Nobody was telling it to us,” says Finney, who now works at Tilden Career Community Academy, where he forges partnerships between the school and local organizations as a “community connector.” But after the bell rings, his office becomes a home base for a program that draws from his experience as a young rapper: Tilden TV and Radio.

It began with lessons on public speaking six years ago. Finney could see his students had interest in creative arts but no outlet; the school offered sports teams but few artistic extracurricular activities. “They were interested in possibly dancing or being on TV or heard on the radio,” Finney explains. “I had to fit the different aspects of what the students were interested in and make the pro8 June 27 - July 3, 2018

gram fit them.”

So, he hosted mock debates, assigned students to make school announcements, and gave them cameras to try out photography.

On some days, his space transforms into a recording studio for young artists; on others, it becomes a small venue where students debut their songs, poetry and choreography.

Though Finney never received formal training in the field (he uses Google and YouTube tutorials as reference), he takes students to visit local radio stations and area colleges with media programs to show them how to turn their hobbies into potential careers.

For young musicians like senior Christopher Cox, it’s the mentorship and the exposure that make a difference. Finney brought Cox and his classmate, fellow aspiring rapper Shareef Peoples, to perform at an event at the KLEO Community Family Life Center last year. It was a “big accomplishment,” says Cox, because it was his first time getting positive feedback from an audience outside of his friends.

Both Cox and Peoples look to Finney as a brother and father

Tilden Career Community Academy’s Michael Finney founded Tilden TV and Radio six years ago to help his students think creatively and become more confident with their communication skills. Photo by Pat Nabong/City Bureau figure. “Coming to Tilden TV and Radio made me the best person. I am so happy that I am the person I am now,” Peoples, 19, said. “If it weren’t for Tilden TV and Radio and me getting my anger out in my music, I probably would’ve been dead or in jail.”

Other students like Lexii Brown and Katrina Knight thought back to when Finney supported them when they lost members of their family.

“He didn’t try and force his way into our personal lives,” Brown, 18, said. “He was just there to help us through it – anything.”

Finney said it’s easy to relate to his students—he, too, grew up on the South Side, and he knew what it was like to be a teenager and to want to act “tough.” He was the www.chicagodefender.com

son of a Chicago police officer, but that didn’t stop him from getting into trouble.

“Inside of my household, it was very nourishing, very healthy, very structured. Every Saturday, I had to read the atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, just to go outside,” he said. “But on the other side of that threshold, there’s this thing called West Englewood, and it’s a lot different from your front door. There [are] some things I got involved in when I was younger, not because I had to – simply by choice.”

He often brings the conversation back to that word: “choice.”

As he tells students, while life changes can be unexpected and unavoidable, it’s up to them how they move forward.

“They have a lot going on,” Fin-

ney said. “Sometimes, they come in this door and can’t focus on what we roll out every day. … They may have family issues like domestic violence that they had to deal with at 5 or 6 in the morning and still come to school and be here at 8.”

His advice, presence and opendoor policy do not go unappreciated.

“If you want to talk, [he’s] here.

If you don’t, [he’s] still here,” Cox said. “He’s going to have his door wide open. He’s going to see you when you come down here. That door’s open, and you’re welcome.”

This story was produced by City Bureau, a Woodlawn-based civic journalism lab. Find out more and get involved at www.citybureau. org THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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Jeanne Sparrow: Back Home on the Radio

By Katara Patton Defender Senior Editor If you listen to V103, you’ve probably heard a familiar voice.

Jeanne Sparrow is back on radio and doing what she loves—”playing music, running my mouth and keeping people company.”

The veteran broadcaster has been a staple in Chicago media for more than 25 years—mostly on popular radio programs on WGCI, on television as co-host of WICU’s “You and Me,” and now V103.

Raised in New Iberia, La, a small town 150 miles from New Orleans, Sparrow first came to Chicago in the ’80s to attend Northwestern University, her mother’s alma mater. But Sparrow did not set out to be the broadcaster she became.

She was first introduced to radio through a country and western station in her hometown. The station was looking for a few young people to train and it was “the only job my mother would let me have.”

Sparrow said she enjoyed the job at the country and western station and continued to work in radio in college although she was studying psychology. She worked

four years at the radio station at Northwestern and was thinking of what to do between college and graduate school. A counselor encouraged her to try working at a radio station. Sparrow assumed that “people didn’t make a living” on the radio; she considered it a hobby. Eventually she did realize that it could become a viable career.

“Everything happens the way it is supposed to,” she said about her career and life. “God guides your steps; He sends you the way you’re supposed to go…if you’re open to it or paying attention. Even if you’re not paying attention, you can find your way and find the way that He wants for you…your calling…even if it feels like you’re doing something for fun.”

Sparrow gives credit to many of the great Chicago radio personalities and business people for shaping her career. From Ladonna Tittle, Tom Joyner, Doug Banks, Elroy Smith, Steve Harvey, Marv Dyson, and more, she said she is extremely grateful for their guidance. “This is a radio town…lots of big stuff happened here for radio as an industry.”

She fondly remembers how Smith told her to “super serve an

audience.”

The concept means that she needed to give her audience her best. “The people are gracious to listen to me for however long they listen…I need to give them everything that they are coming for. That philosophy has served me well, I think,” she told the Defender.

The reception she has received on air has proven that her audience appreciates this philosophy.

While Sparrow took a break from radio for about 15 years to pursue other opportunities, when she returned, she said she felt like an old friend coming home.

During one of her first shows back on the radio, she recalls receiving a call from a listener who called in regularly during her first over-night stint on radio, which she did early in her career.

When she picked up the phone and heard the woman’s voice, she knew it was familiar. When she said her name, Sparrow remembered her immediately. “Peaches!,” she screamed in recognition of an old listener.

Sparrow says she runs into people all of the time who remind her that doing radio is her calling.

“They say ‘girl, I was listening to

you when I was in the hospital,’” Sparrow shared. “Or I was down that day and I listened to you and felt better.”

Sparrow gets personal satisfaction from doing something that is of value to others.

“That’s where you find your worth; what a blessing to do something where you see the value of what you can do for, with and on behalf of other people.”

Sparrow left radio in 1995.

When Hurricane Katrina struck her home state, she realized how fleeting life and material possessions could be. She said she couldn’t be satisfied with just working and taking a nice vacation once in a while.

“I realized that everything I needed to be doing to be happy needed to happen right now.” Having done everything that she desired in her current position, she decided to pursue her freelance work, do more voice overs, teach at the city colleges. She said she also tried to audition for other opportunities, but nothing worked.

“Again, God guides your steps. I don’t think that was for me.”

She did weather at NBC-5 and the opportunity came along for her and Melissa Foreman to develop a

Jeanne Sparrow

Photo by Brandon Dahlquist

morning show, “You and Me,” at WCIU. They built the show together and Sparrow is proud of their work, especially realizing that two women from two different cultures and races were able to find such commonality.

Going back to her roots in radio has come naturally to Sparrow even with the learning curve technology brings.

“It’s like going back home and they redecorated it really nicely; it’s not like your mom turned your room into a craft room…it’s like she got Nate Berkus to redo it.”

You can catch Sparrow at “home” on Saturdays from noon-5 p.m.; she is also on-air substituting for others often. Sparrow also has a consulting company, The Spoken Bird, that helps people with presentation skills and media coaching.

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COMMUNITY Gallery Guichard Hosts Garden Party

Gallery Guichard Great Migration Sculpture Garden at 446 E. 47th Street The first lady of Bronzeville, Frances Guichard, recently hosted a day party at Gallery Guichard and Great Migration Sculpture garden, 436 E. 47th St. Donations from the event were made to a nonprofit organization mentoring youth. Music was provided by DJ Ron Troupe and DJ Marcel.

Live sculpture model wearing Barbara Bates Fashion.

Frances and Andre Guichard, First Lady and Mayor of Bronzeville.

Faith Mitchell, Stephen Mitchell, Roni Jackson, Doug Jackson, Frances Guichard, Andre Guichard.

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Jones - Barkley J. Roi Jones and Paulette Pennington Jones of Chicago, IL, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Indigo Jihada Jones to David Scott Barkley, son of Gina Maurita Banks Barkley and Scott Glenn Barkley, of Harrisburg, PA. Ms. Jones is a 2002 graduate of Kenwood High School and a 2006 graduate of Hampton University with a BS in Business Management from the School of Business. She earned her Masters in Fashion Merchandising from the Academy of Art University of San Francisco in 2010, coupled with summer study at the Istituto Marangoni campus in London, England. She is currently an Account Executive with Haddad Brands in Manhattan. Mr. Barkley is a 2004 graduate of Susquehanna Township High School in Harrisburg, PA, and a 2008 graduate of Hampton University with a BS in Entrepreneurship from the School of Business. He is the President of Bright Futures Learning Centers, Inc. his family’s business in Harrisburg, PA. A September 15, 2018 afternoon wedding is planned in Hampton, VA, where they will say their wedding vows and jump the broom at their Home by the Sea HBCU Hampton University campus at the historic University Memorial Chapel.

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By Carolyn Griffin Palmer

Email: cpalmer@chicagodefender.com

New STEAM Media Center Honors Former Principal Annette Gurley

Annette Gurley Congratulations to a classy, beautiful and intelligent woman who just happens to be my friend. Annette Gurley recently returned to Michele Clark School, where she served for 33 years as teacher and principal, to participate in the naming of the STEAM Media Center in her honor.

Network 3 Chief Randel Josser and Clark Principal Charles Anderson with alum from Clark Middle, Clark Magnet High and other dignitaries recognized and honored her leadership and service at Clark and to the Chicago Public Schools. You Go Girl!

Thirteen families of Fire Fighters who died in the line of duty were honored recently. The badges of the fire fighters were placed on display at the new Black Fire Brigade Social Club located at 8404 South Kedzie. Tory Ankum a third grader, received the first annual Corey Ankum Leadership Award honoring his father. The Arthur ‘Lee” Lewis Jr. Award honoree was Eric Washington. Learn more at https:// www.Facebook.com/BlackFireBrigade/ orwww.blackfirebridage.com. or call 312459-1111.

These terrific kids are about to hit the road to six cities to create blessing bags and facilitate leadership workshops. Tenyear-old Jahkil Jackson, Founder of Project I Am, and eleven-year-old Khloe Thompson, Founder of Khloe Kares, decided to dedicate their summer vacation for a national service tour to galvanize other youth to become involved in their communities.

Both kids have passed out over 10,000 bags with toiletries and completed service projects to help the homeless. For more information: https://www.gofundme. com/projectkares

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Families of the fallen fire fighters were honored by politicians: 16th Ward Committeeman Shirley Coleman; State Representative 5th District and Lt. Governor Democratic Candidate Julianna Stratton; 16th District State Senator Jacqueline Collins; 31st District State Representative Mary Flowers. Photo by Jal-T and Associates, Inc.

Joining the ceremony for the fire fighters were: Dr. Suzet McKinney, Lisa Foster, Charise Williams, Darlene Hill, Mother Josephine Wade, Alderman Carrie Austin, Committeeman Stephanie Coleman, Tamala Watkins, Chicago Fire Dept., Nikki Hayes, Alderman Sophia King, Monica Allen CFD, Tracey Bey, Dawn Milhouse.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Theta Omega Chapter at the 2018 Akarama Kick Off Party. Janae Leflore, Denise Gresham, Kim Egonmwan, Judith Armstead, Veletta Bell, Elaine Smith Singh, President, Theta Omega Chapter; Tonya Mattox, AKArama Chairperson; Jessica Hoskin, Veranda Willis-Henry, Lucille Tomlinson, Rosie Sutton, Barbara Edwards, June Mustiful.

Getting ready for the Mad Hatter’s Ball are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Theta Omega Chapter: Dr. Luvenia Reed; Kimberly Echols; Helen Hammond Redding; Carmen S. Lemons; Ola McGehee; Sandra Gresham-Rawls; Tamara Sanford.

Calumet High School former teachers and students meet and greet at the Horseshoe Casino.

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Terry (Geno Walker, left) and Dontre (Al’Jaleel McGhee).

To Catch a Fish: A Repetitive Occurrence of Injustice

By Rick and Brenda McCain the understudy Eric Gerard who we must say did an excellent job Let’s Play of portraying the real-life mentally challenged Chauncey. Terry got Fishing is a great sport for many. involved unknowingly with a deAnd all great fishers know the im- fective law enforcement operation portance of the bait and the fact run by ATF (alcohol, tobacco, and that the same firearms) that had a tremendous bait doesn’t amount of flaws while attempting work for every to catch career criminals attemptfish. Just like ing to sell guns. this sport of The ATF agents Ike Jeno (Jay enticement, Worthington), Stephen Walker allurement and (Dex Farwell) and Anji White (Reentrapment gina “G” Whitnall) see Terry as can capture the perfect bait and befriend him the naiveté of Brenda and Rick humans and at Wal-Mart. Unsuspecting Terry, McCain place them who is 28 years old and cannot in a net filled distinguish between the good and evil in people, believes they are lowith lies and injustice! cal gun shop owners.

“To Catch A Fish” is a disheartThe ATF agents offer him a job ening story written by Playwright promoting Fearless Distributing, Brett Neveu. It is inspired by the spreading the word and passing true story of an African American out flyers to promote their store. A male named Chauncey Wright, store looking for people willing to who lived in Milwaukee, Wis. sell guns and drugs.

Terry is oblivChauncey, who had traumatic brain injury when he was a child, ious to the sting “Operation Fear“functions in the mildly mentally less” and the fact that the store is a makeshift business in the neighretarded range.” borhood of Riverwest.

The story is focused on the life Terry works diligently by riding of Terry Kilbourn (the name Chancey is given in the play), played by his bike all over the city, to get the word out about the new so-called THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Timeline Theatre World Premiere TO CATCH A FISH

By Brett Neveu Directed by: Ron OJ Parson April 25 – July 1, 2018 store and the agents pay him with cigarettes, clothes, shoes and a little cash.

As the story progresses, we come to understand Terry’s predicament best through his family.

His overprotective grandmother Brenda Cameron (Linda Bright Clay), who only sees him as a helpless little boy. Her character was entirely convincing as the God-fearing Black woman who was hardened by life and held her family together when it fell apart.

Brenda’s constant affection shown to Terry draws jealousy from his cousin Dontre, played by Al’Jaleel McGhee, who does a remarkable job delivering the necessary balance to this dysfunctional family unit. Rochelle Walker (Tiffany Addison), who plays Terry’s girlfriend, is another figure who is quite protective of him, leading us to his susceptibility and convoluwww.chicagodefender.com

tion in the play.

Although the sting was aimed at taking guns and drugs off the street, “Operation Fearless” backfired in Milwaukee. They did not trap any significant dealers or take down a gang. An agent’s machine gun is stolen, and the storefront is burglarized. The operation has a string of mistakes and failures, making them shut down their sting, and unfortunately bringing criminal charges for guns and drugs on Terry. It makes you wonder who you can trust when the law enforcement is asking you to break the law.

Eric Gerard, the understudy, performed the night that we saw the play for Geno Walker who normally portrays the character of Terry Kilbourn. He was a force to be reckoned with. He visually transformed into playing a role that had a disability. He articulated every little nuance of his character’s incapacities, and he was believable as he presented both the innocence and complexity of Terry. His performance was nothing short of brilliant!

Director Ron OJ Parson once again delivers with fantastic staging in small places with “To Catch

a Fish.” It has cast a net of an even bigger fish of injustice at the right time by shedding light on the apparent truth of the blatant mistreatment of African Americans.

This is something that is too often seen as a norm in our society especially within the Black community. This play delivers a fresh perspective, reminding us that liberty and justice are NOT for all.

Let’s Play “Highly Recommends” that you see this riveting, explosive play of the actual life events of Chauncey Wright, whose life is symbolic to that of a captured fish.

The cast includes: Linda Bright Clay (Brenda Cameron) Anji White (Regina “G” Whitnall) Jay Worthington (Ike Jeno) Tiffany Addison (Rochelle Walker) Al’ Jaleel McGhee (Dontre Cameron) Eric Gerard (US/ Terry Kilbourn) Stephen Walker (Dex Farwell) Through June 17 Josh Odor (Dex Farwell) Starting June 19 June 27 - July 3, 2018 13

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On the Front Porch: As We Climb, Lift; As We Learn, Teach

By Shanita Baraka Akintonde the middle, Black children whose formative years fell between 1973 12 Voices and 1988 were primarily engaged in one or more of the following acIt’s official. Summer has thrown tivities: back her head of crisscross corn1. Jumping Double Dutch rows and 2. Playing Piggy (a hybrid mixraised a s w e a t - ture of softball/baseball) 3. Riding Bikes drenched fist over our 4. Hula Hooping city.

Black 5. Eating Ice Cream and/or communities snow cones (my favorite was a in Chi Town blue raspberry, coconut, lemon are ready lime concoction) for backyard 6. Skateboarding Shanita Baraka b a r b e c u e s 7. Listening to LL Cool J’s “I Akintonde and family Can’t Live Without my Radio,” cookouts, replete with warm watermelon and while carrying a big boom box racold barbecue. There will be spirit- dio 8. Buying cassette tapes ed card games of Spades and Bid Whist along with laughter and rich 9. Recording music on cassette conversations. This sizzling sum- tapes (see #7) mer heat is making it clear to Chi10. Wearing matching short cago’s two million plus inhabitants sets that it’s time for some fun in the There were other happenings in sun. Here’s praying that the spirit my own neighborhood, like creatbehind such proselytized pandering and playing Chinese jump rope ing moves from her phantom lips (remember the time it took to tie to the gun-toting hips of the many all those rubber bands together?), misguided, miseducated, and marthrowing jacks; roller skating at ginalized youth who plague our The Rink; playing hopscotch; gocommunities. ing to drive-in movies with family; It wasn’t that long ago when shopping at Zayre and going to the parents didn’t have to worry about neighborhood candy store where their children. Whether upper $1.00 could score a bag of sunclass, lower class or somewhere in

flower seeds, strawberry cookies, penny candy and a juicy, sour or dill pickle. The latter delectable edible called for the immediate decapitation of its olive-green crown, followed by a swift, deep piercing of its heart by a jumbo peppermint stick. All is fair in love and summer treats! As my fellow ’70s babies know, the biggest concern we had while playing under the summer sun was getting back home before the street lights came on.

And as a member of a culture known for dressing with distinction, I remember with great fondness the many heads, including my own, that were adorned with braided plaits infused with beads the color of melted Skittles candies. That way, no matter the outfit worn—it matched! There were also ankles draped in socks and gym shoes emblazoned with the word CONVERSE, before being replaced by an ADIDAS logo after the mandate from Run-D.M.C. These days, I rarely see any children engaged in outdoor play, particularly in the ’hood. No longer do I get a glimpse of dancing legs moving though twirling twine with the precision of a trained naval officer. Or skillful rope handlers, whose precise timing ensured the tsunamic twists, taps and thrusts of a jumper remained on beat.

Back then, games were played, yet were also fraught with life lessons.

Failure to properly complete a job standing at either end of a Double Dutch jump rope called for one to be branded as “double-handed,” which meant possible expulsion from Double Dutch island.

A bad bid or misuse of the Big Joker playing card in an intense game of Spades could be means for verbal execution. This was hardcore stuff. But it was also invaluable teachings of accuracy, leadership, and taking care of one another. This is missing for youth today. They, too, need experiences without an Instagram emoji or Snapchat snap hovering nearby.

Rather than playing games like Piggy, today’s young are busy running from the “pig,” (an outdated, vulgar moniker for police officers).

However, their mistrust is understandable, given the spate of murders of Black youth in the past five years.

Numerous research studies, like ones reported on by The Guardian and The Jamaican Observer show police killings of approximately 300 Black Americans – about a quarter of them unarmed – each year since 2014. It further reports that Black people were “three times more likely than Whites to be killed by police during this time,

and nearly five times more likely to be killed by police while unarmed.”

It is imperative that we not reduce slain members of our community into mere hashtags and t-shirt slogans. The fatally wounded were human beings with lives and longings, who made mistakes and created magical moments too, just like all of us. They experienced countless summers, but none had the ability to know their demise would be derived from the scorching heat of a bullet, rather than from peaceful slumber underneath a ginger-spiced sky. Let’s do what we can to protect our young people. We can start by doing two things: as we climb, lift; as we learn, teach. Our lives depend on it.

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 Heart of a Leader in August 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/.

Let Me Be FREE!

the assistance of certain corporate structures keeping them in play.

During my remarks as host emcee at the Cook County Bar Association’s annual Installation and Awards Dinner last Friday, I asked what was the role of the Black professional? I made reference to the late, great Lew Myers, Jr., who was being saluted with the President’s Award for his courage and fortitude (his wife accepted the honors on his behalf). Attorney Myers did exactly what he wanted in terms of serving Black people without pause. And after my acknowledgment of him, I kindly and aggressively stated, “That Negro was FREE!” Again, what is the role of the Black professional? I need for current and future Black professionals to write that question in their journals and attempt to answer. Your response will truly help move the needle of progress either backward or forward. If you can’t, in good conscious, figure out your role other than making money to provide for your immediate family, then progress will be stalled, at best, until you understand the bigger picture of why you exist on God’s earth.

During several of these conver-

sations throughout my journal with paper and pen, I’ve been designated as the voice of many who can’t say exactly what I’ve expressed in my writings. But, I always ask, “Why can’t you state exactly what I’m saying? If what I speak is the truth, then what stops you from speaking truth?” It’s normally the same old response: “I have a family and responsibilities and my (JOB) will not allow me to speak out or be vocal on issues relevant to my (Black) community.” I often wanna say, “are you a FREE person?” Because I truly understand their plight, I don’t go there! But for those who’ve ever made that cowardly statement to me, these Works of Words are for YOU and the corporations who prevent FREE Negroes from being FREE! Let them be FREE! American companies, isn’t it enough that you underpay Black people? Hidden hands of power, isn’t it enough that you have restricted Black folks from dwelling peacefully where we have earned the right to dwell?

Corporations, isn’t it more than enough that you’ve not provided adequate accommodations for Black excellence to progress and obtain the highest power within your establishments? Where are the board seats? Where are the

CEO and president titles? Where are the partnerships?

Being FREE is not just walking openly without bondage. Being FREE is so much more than making money and running to the suburbs, or within the last ten years, relocating back to communities like Bronzeville, which you abandoned decades ago because you thought you were FREE. Now, that FREEDOM cost you even more because of gentrification. Your parents and grandparents’ homes are being oversold back to you. LOL! True happiness and FREEDOM for me is to be in a community filled with FREE thinking folks who not only fight for their FREEDOM but allow for those who wanna be FREE, to be FREE! Therefore, don’t criticize me for wanting FREEDOM. For those FREE folks who know history, remember what slave abolitionist Harriett Tubman screamed: “I could’ve helped more Negroes if they only would’ve recognized that they were already FREE!” Carl D. West is the CEO/Publisher of TBTNews and founder of the TRUTH 4 Literacy Foundation, Leadership Luncheon, Legend and Pioneer Awards, all powered by Midwest Gap Enterprise.

By Carl West 12 Voices I’ve had several conversations over the last few weeks or so about the definition of being FREE. This one particular discussion that took place over the weekend really Carl West touched my soul and nearly brought me to tears thinking about its reality. I’ve been asking this question as part of a personal survey I’m conducting. There have been people from all walks of life in which I’ve asked what does it mean to be FREE. I also asked if they considered themselves FREE. I found the answers in some cases very disturbing and also very profound. Now, just because people gave great soundbites doesn’t mean that they’re truly FREE. Yes, 14 June 27 - July 3, 2018

today, no one is actually in ball and chains. No one is being held in the modern civilization against their will. And no Black person is being strung up on a tree for sport for all to witness. Now, people say that slave-like tactics are still being practiced in certain areas of America. I would not doubt that, but in a normal society, especially in major big cities, there’s no visible evidence of FREEDOM being physically restricted.

The kind of freedom I’m referring to is completely mental and/or psychological, in which people either in impoverished communities or within professional offices are actively conducting themselves in non-FREEstyle performances.

They’re afraid to challenge the status quo. They’re fearful of being displaced or left without other opportunities to succeed or barely maintain. That’s what happens when the hidden hands of power have captured the spirit and soul of so-called educated and supposedly mentally stable Black folks.

These Negroes believe they can’t provide for their families without

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

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

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK, ss.

Circuit Court of Cook County. Public notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on August 2, 2018, at 9:00 A.M. in Room 208, Cook County Sixth Municipal District Markham Courthouse, 16501 Kedzie Ave, Markham, Illinois 60428, pursuant to a Petition heretofore filed in the County Division of said Court as Case Number 20186005196.

Said Petition prays for the change of my name from Brittney Chi’von Davis to that of Brittney Chi’von Saines, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

Brittney Chi’von Davis, Petitioner.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.RODOLFO ASCENCIO, SONIA ASCENCIO Defendants 12 CH 41282 4849 SOUTH HONORE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 1, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 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 4849 SOUTH HONORE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-07-211-0180000.

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

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 12135.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 12135 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 41282 TJSC#: 38-3852

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.DANIJELA NOVAKOVIC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 16334 5739 SOUTH PEORIA STREET CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 24, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 30, 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 5739 SOUTH PEORIA STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-17-222-0130000.

The real estate is improved with a gray stone, two story multi 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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 263772.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 263772 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 16334 TJSC#: 38-3633

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Sealed proposals, endorsed as below, will be deposited in the sealed bid depository located in the lobby of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Administration Building, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 A.M. on the stated bid opening date below for: CONTRACT 17-987-12 SPECIALTY RAILROAD TRACK SERVICES IN THE STICKNEY SERVICE AREA (RE-BID) Estimated Cost: $343,600.00 Bid Deposit: $17,180.00 Mandatory Technical Pre-Bid Walk-Through: Thursday, July 12, 2018, 9:00 am Chicago Time

Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, 6001 W. Pershing Rd., Cicero, Illinois Mandatory Technical Pre-Bid Conference: Thursday, July 12, 2018, immediately following Walk-Through

Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, 6001 W. Pershing Rd., Cicero, Illinois Bid Opening: July 24, 2018 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix C and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract.

CONTRACT 18-708-21 FURNISH, DELIVER AND INSTALL INFLUENT GATE ACTUATORS AT THE O’BRIEN WATER RECLAMATION PLANT Estimated Cost: $270,000.00 Bid Deposit: $13,500.00 Mandatory Technical Pre-Bid Conference: Tuesday, July 10, 2018, 10:00 A.M. Chicago Time O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, Administration Building Conference Room 3500 W. Howard, Skokie, Illinois Mandatory Pre-Bid Walk-Through/Technical Conference: Tuesday, July 10, 2018, A.M. Chicago Time O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant, Administration Bldg. Conference Rm. 3500 W. Howard, Skokie, Illinois Bid Opening: July 17, 2018 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix C and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract. ******************************************************************************************************* The above is an abbreviated version of the Notice - Invitation to Bid. A full version which includes a brief description of the project and/or service can be found on the District’s website, www.mwrd.org; click the Contracts and Proposal quick link on the District’s Home page. Go to Contracts Currently Being Advertised and click for further information.

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

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

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

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management Chicago, Illinois June 27, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE This letter is to notify that on July 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at 83rd & Halsted Self Storage, Inc., located at 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave, Chicago, IL 60620, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

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

1. 178 Corey Hawthorne 2. 238 Tanee Richardson 3. 265 Maurice Green 4. 317 Sallie Goodman

1. 10112 Candace Williams 2. 211A Deidre Wess 3. 290 Nortasha Stingley 4. 445 Kevin Muite 5. 465 Julie Wilson 6. 469 Phyllis Robinson 7. 549 Tiffany Smith

This letter is to notify that on July 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at South Shore Self Storage, Inc., located at 7843 S. Exchange Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 120 Angela Jackson 2. 206 Travis Murdock 3. 207 Cierra Brady 4. 270 Donisha Thomas 5. 314 Donald Haughton 6. 360 Tony Bray 7. 442 Korianda Johnson 8. 607 Denise Swift

This letter is to notify that on July 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Aaron Bros.

Self-Storage, Inc., located at 4034 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 1STNO Don Curry 2. 230 Katina Cross 3. 305 Steve James 4. 513 Shirley Ashanti

FOR RENT Senate Apartments has closed its Waiting List as of June 29, 2018

We are unable to take additional names at this time due to the fact that it will take more than eighteen months to house all of the eligible applicants we currently have on our waiting list.

Senate Apartments 5801 N. Pulaski Road Bldg. G Chicago, IL 60646 773.539.3403 Sponsored by: Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corp.

Senate Apartments is a federally subsidized Senior Housing Devel- opment under the HUD Sec. 202.8 Housing Assistance Program.

Applicants must be 62 years of age or older or disabled and must be eligible as outlined by HUD guidelines.

Rent is 30% of Adjusted Gross Income.

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HELP WANTED The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s): Engineering Technician III (Original) Hoisting Engineer (Original) Additional information regarding salary, job description, requirements, etc. can be found on the District’s website at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100.

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CLASSIFIEDS PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.ANDRE PORTER A/K/A ANDRE S. PORTER, MARIANNE A PORTER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 11 CH 15972 7446 SOUTH ABERDEEN STREET Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 23, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 17, 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 7446 SOUTH ABERDEEN STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-29-225-038-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $172,049.64.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 16-079345.

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

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 16-079345 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 11 CH 15972 TJSC#: 38-4943 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 CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.BRENCE JACKSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 007831 3446 S. PRAIRIE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60616 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 24, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 26, 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 3446 S. PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-34-120-082.

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 14-09-03764.

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

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. 14-09-03764 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 007831 TJSC#: 38-3686 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.JUDY WHITE, NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC., ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, INC. Defendants 2017 CH 10300 6416 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 April 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 6416 S GREEN ST, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-20-214-020-0000.

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 14-17-10252.

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. 14-17-10252 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 10300 TJSC#: 38-3976 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ERIC D. ANDREWS, SR A/K/A ERIC ANDREWS, A/K/A ERIC ANDREW, CARMEN T. ORDONEZ-ANDREWS A/K/A CARMEN ORDONEZ ANDREWS, A/K/A CARMEN ORDONEZ ANDREW, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 14 CH 891 321 SPRINGFIELD STREET Park Forest, IL 60466 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 321 SPRINGFIELD STREET, Park Forest, IL 60466 Property Index No. 31-24-311-0020000.

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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 12028.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 12028 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 14 CH 891

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL A MALONE, KAREN M MALONE, CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 17 CH 15844 10509 SOUTH PARNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 4, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 20, 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 10509 SOUTH PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-16-119-0030000.

The real estate is improved with a red brick, two story single family home with a detached two car garage.

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

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

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

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

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 265046.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 265046 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 15844

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.TAMARA A. BLOCKSON A/K/A TAMARA BLOCKSON, TORINA HATCHETT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 12435 525 EXCHANGE AVENUE CALUMET CITY, IL 60409 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 20, 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 525 EXCHANGE AVENUE, CALUMET CITY, IL 60409 Property Index No. 30-07-306-0330000.

The real estate is improved with a single family 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.

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 9691.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 9691 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 12435

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REAL ESTATE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COLLEEN BLANEY AMOS and TIMOTHY BLANEY Plaintiff, -v.- SCOTT BLANEY, AND UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 2017 CH 09403 4830 W. BARRY AVE. Chicago, IL 60641 NOTICE OF PARTITION SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to an Order entered in the above cause on June 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 12, 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 4830 W. BARRY AVE., Chicago, IL 60641 Property Index No. 13-28-207-0220000.

The real estate is improved with a two story, multi-family residential home.

The Property value is $280,000.00.

The Property shall be offered for sale at public auction for $229,000.00 per court order.

Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. If the plaintiff is the successful bidder at sale, the plaintiff shall be able to credit bid 50% of the value of the property per court order. 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.

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: Julia Jensen Smolka, DIMONTE & LIZAK LLC, 216 West Higgins Road, Park Ridge, IL 60068, (847) 698-9600 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

Julia Jensen Smolka DIMONTE & LIZAK LLC 216 West Higgins Road Park Ridge, IL 60068 (847) 698-9600 E-Mail: jsmolka@dimontelaw.com Attorney Code. 02741 Case Number: 2017 CH 09403 TJSC#: 38-4767 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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CLASSIFIEDS 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 Edwina Mix aka Edwina Teola Mix aka Edwina Edwards Mix; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Thomas Phillip Mix; Debra Ann Bostic aka Debra A. Bostic aka Debra Smith; Julie E. Fox, Special Representative for Edwina Mix aka Edwina Teola Mix aka Edwina Edwards Mix; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 17CH9136 Sheriff’s # 180097 F17060046 CPN Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on July 23rd, 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: Legal Description: Common Address: 7236 South Ridgeland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60649 P.I.N: 20-25-114-032-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single-Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff’s Attorney ANSELMO, LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 Phone: 630-453-6960 Fax: 630-4284620 Attorney #: Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Winnebago 3802, IL 0312-6232 sales@alolawgroup.com For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MAJESTER MCDADE, DANIEL MCDADE, PHELESIA MCDADE, CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 10352 6731 SOUTH UNION 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 August 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 6731 SOUTH UNION AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-21-302-0130000.

The real estate is improved with a two units building with a detached two car garage.

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

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

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

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

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 10362.

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

McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 10362 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 10352

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ANCHOR FUND, LLC Plaintiff, -v.DREAM TEAM INVESTMENTS LTD., SERENA VICTOR, RIO LIMA INVESTMENTS INC., GEORGES GARAGES & DOORS INC. Defendants 2018 CH 03096 8047 SOUTH KEDZIE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60652 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 10, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8047 SOUTH KEDZIE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60652 Property Index No. 19-36-108-0510000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $146,459.33.

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: R. ELLIOT HALSEY, WALINSKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2215 ENTERPRISE DRIVE, SUITE 1512, Westchester, IL 60154, (312) 704-0771 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

R. ELLIOT HALSEY WALINSKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 2215 ENTERPRISE DRIVE, SUITE 1512 Westchester, IL 60154 (312) 704-0771 Fax #: (312) 985-7221 E-Mail: rehalsey@walinskilaw.com Attorney Code. 47645 Case Number: 2018 CH 03096 TJSC#: 38-4746 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DOROTHY M. SNOW, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 7368 8104 S. SANGAMON STREET Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 8104 S. SANGAMON STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-219-0190000.

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

The judgment amount was $396,526.86.

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 15IL00258-1.

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

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. 15IL00258-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 15 CH 7368 TJSC#: 38-4754 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.Joann Pierson aka Joanne Pierson aka JoAnn Pierson aka JoAnn Kyle-Pierson, Chicago Title Land Trust Company, as Trustee under the provisions of a Trust Agreement dated February 14, 2013 as Trust Number 8002361257, Unknown Beneficiaries to the Trust Agreement dated February 14, 2013 as Trust Number 8002361257, National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2005-1, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants 17 CH 15119 7340 SOUTH BLACKSTONE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 23, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 7340 SOUTH BLACKSTONE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-26-221-034-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $196,623.98.

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

For information, contact the sales department, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.AnselmoLindberg.com. Please refer to file number F17030149.

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

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@anselmolindberg.com Attorney File No. F17030149 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 17 CH 15119 TJSC#: 38-3678 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.

TJSC#: 38-4947

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Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome. com PAGE Mary E. Page......….. Wake will be held: Saturday, June 30, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral will be held: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com MCDADE Mary Doris Lynch McDade.......…..

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Sloane Stephens and Kamau Murray after winning the 2017 US Open.

Sloane Stephens and World Team Tennis (WTT) Return to Chicago Bulls rookies Wendall Carter Jr. (left) and Chandler Hutchinson (right).

Bulls Take Wendell Carter Jr., Chandler Hutchinson in NBA Draft Sports by #TheBIGS With the 7th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls selected Duke’s Wendall Carter Jr.. The Bulls entered the draft looking to add a player that could push the franchise closer to its next championship. Averaging 13.5 and 9.1 rebounds per game, the 6’10 255lb 19-year-old embodies the next trend in the NBA of big men being versatile enough to play from the rim to beyond the 3pt line and fit-

ting the “young and athletic” mold the Bulls VP of Basketball Operations famously proclaimed in the summer of 2016.

During his lone season at Duke, Carter Jr. set Duke freshman records for boards (335), blocks (76), and double-doubles (16). He earned a second-team All-ACC selection and a unanimous first team All-ACC Freshman Team.

With their second 1st round selection (pick 22), the Bulls selected Chandler Hutchinson from Boise St. In his 4 years as a Bronco, Chandler improved every season and averaged 20 points per game his senior season.

Touching The Sky Sky Snap Six Game Losing Streak Sports by #TheBIGS Ex-Sky Elena Delle Donne made a return to her old stomping grounds this past week as the Washington Mystics and Sky met for a “home and away” back-to-back matchup in D.C. and Chicago. In two games Delle Donne wracked up 44 total points and 2 wins as the Mystics swept the back-to-back handing the Sky a 60-88 loss in D.C. and a 93-77 loss back home at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. Stefanie Dolson played for the first time since May 25 due to a hamstring injury. The two losses stretched their losing streak to six games with Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury coming to town.

On Sunday, Chicago finally stopped the “Sky” from falling. Behind Alex Quigley’s 20 points and Courtney Vandersloot’s 14 pt and 12 assist double-double, the Sky put a halt to their six-game losing streak. A gritty matchup that lead to a 3rd quarter ejection for Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner after she hit Stefani Dolson with a left hand to the THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner as she exits the court after striking the Sky’s Stefani Dolson in the face with a left hand. (John L. Alexander/The Bigs Visuals) face, would end in a clutch three-point basket from Quigley to ice the game with under a minute left in the game. Before her ejection, Griner was in the middle of hanging 19 points and 10 rebounds on the board.

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By The Bigs While out on a foot injury last season, Sloane Stephens didn’t spend much time at home as most athletes would. Instead she spent every day working in her community with the children at the Sloane Stephens Foundation, founded by Stephens herself in 2013. She would spend her day playing tennis and giving a few pointers or two about the game to the kids. Stephens states, “My foundation is my number one priority.”

She is extremely passionate about giving back, while also enjoying teaching children about the game of tennis and providing opportunities for them to play. This gave her something to look forward to every day, while she was out on her injury.

Her passion for giving back and inspiring children through the game of tennis has her even more excited to be able to participate in the World Team Tennis match on July 27 at the XS Tennis Village located in the Washington Park neighborhood. Stephens will be playing for tennis legend Billy Jean King’s Philadelphia Freedoms alongside Chicago native Taylor Townsend, as they go head to head with the Washington Kastles. Tickets start at $35 and all proceeds will benefit the XS Tennis Education Foundation, founded by Stephens’ Coach and South Side Chicago native Kamau Murray. The Foundation serves undeserved Chicago youth with a pathway to college through sports and academics.

Stephens is elated to be able to play in the World Team Tennis match. Along with it being an amazing opportunity to give back, she states that to be a part of this match with her coach is even more exciting, especially with Chicago being his hometown.

Stephens wants Chicago youth to be inspired when they come watch her play at the World Team Tennis match. “You have to believe in yourself and that if you put your mind to it you can do anything,” Stephens said. She also wants youth to stay healthy and understand the importance of keeping their bodies in shape.

The World Team Tennis match won’t just be your average tennis match, instead it will captivate the attention of Chicago youth and inspire them to strive for higher ground. This match will truly be one of a kind, filled with young talent and will provide an authentic community impact. If you want to be inspired and amazed by these talented athletes, then make sure that you are at XS Tennis Village on July 27 to not only see an amazing match but to be a part of supporting Chicago youth.

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