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By Kai EL’ Zabar Defender Executive Editor The fate of America seems daunting to many as they take to the streets overcome by disbelief, protesting the legitimacy of a man “uniquely unqualified” for the office of President of the United States of America, who is in fact President-elect.

So now what?

Youth excited about the democratic process have been given purpose and conviction prompted by the pain of failure forcing them to express their protest in cities throughout the country as they carry signs and voice “Not our President.”

I was able to join them last Thursday as they marched enthusiastically but peacefully fired up and anxious, so full of fear, the not knowing what’s in store for a future that does not look so bright from where they stand.

I spoke to several to get a sense of their mindset. They all voiced the same concern in summary: They did not support the divisive rhetoric and intentions of Trump. The diverse crowd of protesters were brown, Black, yellow, red and white with the Blue walking behind them or driving slowly alongside them. It was amazing to see the men in blue appear as if they had emerged with the spirit of these youth who mourned the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, or was it Hillary’s failed bid for the highest office in the land — the act that had she won would have catapulted America to that sacred space of an evolved, truly progressive country — her vision of a unified country, diverse and accepting of one another’s differences, inclusive and sharing in the benefits that really makes America great and the envy

around the world.

Unfortunately, the electoral college/ voting process in place must be upheld because we cannot change the rules after the fact. So the petition that has been signed by the people will be something to present for consideration as a possibility for the next election four years from now.

Laws are meant to be respected and upheld. The American people have always accepted the peaceful transfer of power, which is why so many American gasped, when during debate #3 Donald Trump the candidate, when asked if he would, answered that he would let the people know after the votes were counted. Such an acknowledgement was a blatant show of disrespect for the democratic process in which he was a participant battling for the highest honor, and he refused to act honorable. Not to accept the peaceful transfer of power would throw us into the ranks of third world countries overthrown by coups led by military or radical cells.

The Democrats failed to launch the vote. Yes, Hillary won the popular vote.

Not so bad for a woman touted to be the most hated candidate ever by some media sources, a weakness that her opponent used to fuel his campaign. “Crooked Hillary” is how he referred to her and had his supporters’ chant, “Lock her up, lock her up! lock her up!” This he incited at his rallies after he threated to hire a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton’s emails that he referred to as a criminal act over and over and, no matter that her use of a private server had been determined by the FBI as not so. He actually sounded very autocratic, ignorant of our laws that we govern by.

one unsubstantiated accusation after another, some half-truths, others, straight out lies. We heard him say deplorable things about individuals, groups and the President of the United States. We heard him on tape discuss sexual assault of women, we heard him give a blanket description of a nationality of people as drug dealers and rapists, another group as having terrible lives living in poverty and beleaguered with violence, a religious group as terrorists; we heard and saw him make fun of a disabled reporter; we witnessed his disrespect for a female television host; we heard him disrespect parents of a Gold Star veteran and therefore disregard their fallen son’s life.

We heard him suggest the assassination of his opponent, Hillary Clinton. We witnessed his pitiful explanation of why he pushed the Birther Movement throughout Obama’s presidency, even after Obama had produced his birth certificate in 2012, up until the last stretch of the 2016 campaign when he reluctantly acknowledged Barack Obama as president. We saw him stalk Hillary on stage during the 2nd presidential debate, as an act of intimidation.

We saw the video where he instructed his audience to “beat the crap out of them” (protesters) at his rally and added for them not to worry because the law was on their side and that he’d pay the court fees.

We witnessed Trump supporters attack a Black man (and he was wrestled to the floor) in attendance at one of his campaign events. We’ve heard him accuse the media of being biased and showing favoritism. We heard Trump imply that sexual harassment ultimately was on

And so it was with the Trump rhetoric,

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Deplorable Rhetoric

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the woman. We witnessed him ban the media from his rallies and ignore press at his press conferences. We read his tweets always attacking someone negatively and then pout if he was called on his crap.

We read about his discriminatory housing practices, and saw a video where his father told one of his staff, “You know I don’t lease to Niggers, so just put that (Black applicant’s application) away.

We know that Donald Trump followed the same practices instructing his staff not to lease to Blacks but go after the Jews,” presumably, because he thought they could afford the asking price and Blacks could not. We saw him promote, market and sell his books at his rallies; He leased conference space from his own hotels and charged the Republican Party for his own personal financial gain. We observed his campaign team in chaos, scramble, hire, fire, hire campaign managers (three in all) and we watched attentively how he never seemed prepared for a rally and definitely not the presidential debates. Most importantly, we observed his speaking behavior as rude, always over talking media who asked questions, dismissing the media if he didn’t like the question, blaming the media for his own performance caught on video. This over talking his opponent or anyone who questioned his position on a prior statement was noticeably a style adopted by all his surrogates.

And though we were appalled still, he has risen to the office of the president. He will be our 45th president. So what do we make of a man who is so unlike any other who has walked into the Oval Office to assume responsibility for the nation in which we live?

A man who clearly defies the rules and has built a substantial empire of wealth off of knowing the legal loopholes. One could look at his financial dealings and easily recognize that it’s not his actual business that has made him wealthy, but rather his manipulation of laws, tax laws included, that allow him to skate through what otherwise would have been failed ventures. So when he said publically during the debate that using the loopholes to escape having to pay taxes made him smart, listen. His six bankruptcies enabled him so many years of having not to pay taxes. In doing so, he could accumulate and build nontaxable wealth. He’s yet to produce an income tax return, and if he can get away with it, he never will. This traditional protocol has been ignored and basically overturned by Donald Trump and so far allowed. It has not been demanded by the governing body (Congress) in Washington, predominantly Republican.

Shades of Facism

Look, everything that this man has said, done or demonstrated screams racist, Fascist.

Interestingly enough, after the initial shock, everyone but our youth, thank God for the youth has tried to settle into a state of normalcy when there is nothing normal about the president-elect, who will be taking office in January. The country knows it, the world knows it.

So last Thursday, President Obama

President-elect Donald Trump has started choosing his closest advisers. met with Trump and his chosen few, for lack of better description, which included his son-in-law Jared Kushner. Kushner’s meeting with Press secretary Josh Earnest has insiders suggesting that Kushner may be appointed as his father-in-law’s chief of staff, though it is unclear whether or not Kushner, who is a real estate developer and publisher of the New York Observer, will accept The main meeting was broadcast by the media as short of a miracle, all because the two men sat down and exchanged conversation civilly following the torrid past of Donald Trump’s Birther Movement, which is perhaps one of the most demeaning of the insults white men have thrown at President Obama over the last eight years.

Obama stepped up during the presidential campaign and spoke candidly about Trump’s lack of preparation or experience for the undertaking of the presidency. He did not disrespect him as Trump has disrespected his presidency. So the real question was how would Trump deal with the man who is president? President Obama is consistent. He respects democracy, he taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago, so his intention was to make sure that he passed on what is important and significant about the job his nemesis will soon assume. Imagine what he was feeling about one who has had no governing or public service experience who dared critique his policies and strength as a leader, while praising Vladmir Putin’s strength.

Putin, the president of Russia, former Russian Prime Minister who in 1998, was appointed deputy head of management under Boris Yeltsin’s presidential administration. In that position, he was in charge of the Kremlin’s relations with the regional governments. Shortly afterward, Putin was appointed head of the Federal Security

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Service, an arm of the former KGB, as well as head of Yeltsin’s Security Council prior to the fall of the Soviet Union. He rose to prominence in the declining days of the Yeltsin administration.

Such dangerous behavior sends questions throughout the world regarding who is he really? First, does he know how dangerous this highly trained man is? Has he already been compromised? It’s very possible. Putin is a master at manipulation.

Moving forward, we should connect dots.

The last name Trump derives from the Middle High German word trumpe, which means ‘drum’. So is it possible that Trump is the foundation builder for a new world order? He is a builder, and in music the drum is the rhythm keeper.

Cabinet Taking Form RNC Chairman Reince Priebus is an American attorney and politician recently named by President-elect Donald Trump to Chief of Staff designate . He has previously served as RNC general counsel, and is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, where he is credited with helping to bring nationally known figures such as Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin, into power on the state level and prominence on the national stage. Like Donald, his father is of German descent.

Enter Steve Bannon, recent past executive chairman of Breitbart News before hired by Trump in August to run the campaign. Bannon said that his goal was to make Breihart the platform for the Alt Right Movement — an ideology animated by white nationalism and misogyny. In keeping with that ideology, the site has a history of publishing incendiary and divisive stories, many of which are outright anti-Semitic, misogynistic and racist.

Now Trump has appointed Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor, an “equal partner” with Priebus. Be clear, make no mistake it is the latest and clearest signal that Breitbart has risen from right-wing outlier to conservative juggernaut. After years operating on the far-right fringe of American politics, Bannon will now be one of the most influential members of Trump’s White House.

All of these men join the president-elect as uniquely inexperienced to hold these powerful positions because none of them have ever held a public office. In fact, Thursday at the White House, Kushner asked the question, “How many of the staff remains?” And he was informed, “None you have to hire 4000 people.”

Then there’s Rudy Giuliani on the list for attorney general, Newt Gingrich for secretary of state, retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn for defense secretary or national security adviser, Trump finance chairman Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary, and Republican National Committee finance chair Lew Eisenberg for commerce secretary and Conservative pundit Laura Ingraham could soon become the voice of President-elect Donald Trump. The talk radio host and author who has blasted the so-called biased “Hillary media” is being considered for press secretary under the Trump administration. She also helped to prepare Trump for the debates.

Bannon, Kushner and Giuliani have major conflicts of interest, as does Trump, who so far has ignored the rules of common practice in place to protect the president and the country. Perhaps two of the most important are one that he place his company under a blind trust. However, Trump has publically acknowledged that his children will run his company. That is not a blind trust. Second, the president cannot hire family for salaried jobs. Trump has requested security clearance for his three eldest children.

Again, ignorance reeks here. The trump children are not trained in the specifics of how to address such matters that are top secret, the request is actually far more dangerous and far reaching than Hillary’s private server could ever be. The Trumps are not trained to handle such important information. Suppose a foreign government or a terrorist cell kidnaps one of the Trumps, or all for that matter. They will spill the information in a hot minute. Or if money is asked in exchange for the life of Trump’s child, what will Trump do? You cannot have your family involved in White House business and run your company’s business too. It interferes with everything America does in terms of trade agreements, putting the country in a very compromising position.

Giuliani has personal business deals with foreign entities, Bannon has the associations and affiliations with White Supremacists and the Alt Right, and of course Breitbart News, Kushner is a publisher and is a real estate mogul.

Further, the atmosphere of crime, or certainly wrong-during, surrounds this group. Gingrich was forced from Congress continued on page 7

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Defender Executive Editor Listen, I want to have a conversation with you. A serious conversation with you, because I am very disappointed in the lack of conviction and commitment it takes to be a person of integrity. You either commit to being in integrity or you don’t. Don’t tell me you are not a racist or a misogynist and knowingly vote for one.

I am thinking about the brutal presidential election we’ve all suffered through. And for some of us, the loss of the election to a man like Donald Trump is unbearable. I have gone over it a thousand times in my head and there are some things that do not make sense, except when you realize that most people do not rationalized comprehensively. Instead, they latch on to one aspect of the whole and hang on for dear life, not realizing that the other aspects or elements of the whole impact the outcome of their one interest. So in simple terms, let me put it to you like this. You have to free your mind so that your behind will follow. Freeing the behind can lead the mind, and in all too many cases, that’s exactly what has happened.

I look at the recent election a week ago today, and trust me, I know what a difference a day makes. Too many of us put the behind first. Let me ask you, did you not witness the same horrible and despicable things that Trump said, did, and lied about? Does it not appall you that a man who has zero (maybe 2%) control, is the man who will in effect be determining your future? The lack of control exhibited throughout the campaign, the childish pouting, the bullying behavior,

the aggressive talk and, of course, the racist, ethnic, religious, gender, sexist, classist undertones and remarks he has made about people and countries, is that OK with you?

I am appalled by any Black or white person who dares to say that they voted for Trump but does not think of themselves as a racist, or a misogynist. And the white women who voted for Trump are pitiful, brainwashed hopeless dependents who fear not being taken care of by their husbands. While Black women who voted for Trump want to be taken care of by a white man and believe that Trump is the one.

White men, we get it, he’s your brother who promised to restore you to the much grander self you see or desire yourself to be. Black men who voted for Trump: Shame of you because he has no love for you. He doesn’t understand you. He just knows that he can’t let you rise to the top. Just look around. What person of color has been identified thus far for his cabinet, his staff advisers, his confidants? What I see are mostly blond, blue-eyed men who want to raise the elevation of their place in the world as superior by assuring that they exclude others that do not look like them.

Hello Hitler! If Rudolph Giuliani is appointed Attorney General, God help us because he has always said that he believes in and sanctions “stop and frisk,” as well as profiling. He has been a guest on CNN often to discuss the violence in the streets. And when he discusses police abuse toward Blacks, he is quick to say, “More of them kill each other than the police do,” as if that makes it OK that a police officer kills an unarmed Black man. The fact that more Blacks kill Blacks is no different than the fact that more whites kill whites, or more Asians kill Asians. One has nothing to do with the other. I hope you’re following me, because it points to his inability to apply critical thinking as a consequence to his jaded view of Blacks, shaped by his bias and racist attitudes. On this Newt, Bannon and Trump all agree. So that’s a problem. This will not serve to turn around the issues with the Fraternal Order of Police, which negotiates the contracts for the major urban

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city police departments. How can process. But man, you know you had we move forward with such back- that coming. And if you didn't you're ward and racist thinking? more delusional than I thought."

Endorsed by KKK Or asked him to the BB court and Further, how can you ignore whupped his ass then and there. At that the KKK publically support- any rate, they reported on Trump as ed Trump? What does that mean? if he had really turned the corner. He Did you think that they were going has not.

Integrity to vote him in and go quietly away?

Well, you thought wrong. Trump And I hope that you came to live has set the standard, that it’s OK to by test tube or some miraculous bully/terrorize others, and to be con- conception, because God forbid you frontational, to be physical, “beat have a mother, a wife or a daughter the crap out of them,” Trump said. and accept the way Trump has misNo one has forced him to de- treated, misspoken and disrespectnounce the KKK, yet they forced ed women. How do you explain that Obama to denounce Rev. Jeremi- to your wife, to your mother, your ah Wright and Minister Farrakhan. daughters? You tell me. Trump just Really? No one said, “About that announced that Steve Bannon, proBirther business, perhaps you moter of the Alt Right movement/ should apologize to the president.” ideology, will be his chief strategist.

And worse, he hasn’t the decency He has spent more time attacking to know that he should. He had the people, women, Jews, and abusing opportunity to when he first met his wife, and he will eat Reince Pribus for lunch. He’s a white Nationalhim last Thursday. He didn’t.

I shared on Facebook in re- ist, clear and simple. sponse to the first meeting beAnd all those who have let it go tween the president and the presi- and forgotten, who are thinking he’s dent-elect that President Obama is going to come around, have deluded always presidential, he always has themselves. Well, he is who he is. Let faith in the American government. us learn from Maya Angelou, who Obama was as he is, calm and warned us, “When someone shows sure-footed. We can count on him you who they are, believe them.” to be that. He is consistent!

That goes for my fellow media I wish, however, that he had asked to see Trump alone and had just punched him and said, "You know you had that coming. Now by news media, the city has not let's begin the transferral of power released any video from a firehouse located across the street that likely captured the incident.

Letter to the Editor Some accounts state the incident began because an off-duty firefighter was upset that traffic Cook County Bar from the funeral was blocking Association Statement the fire lane in front of the staon Joshua Beal tion. Additionally, despite initial reports that there were only two Chicago police officers involved On Saturday, Nov. 5, while in the incident, prosecutors in returning from the funeral of a Michael Beal’s case have remurdered relative, 25-year-old vealed that there were, in fact, Joshua Beal was shot and killed four off-duty officers involved. by two Chicago police officers As tragic as the death of in the Mount Greenwood neighJoshua Beal is, what followed borhood. Both police officers is just as sad a reflection of the were off-duty, and officials state of race relations as is his largely dispute civilian eyewitdeath. Sunday, peaceful demness accounts of the incident. onstrators returned to the site His brother, Michael Beal, was of Beal’s death to call for pocharged with assaulting and trylice accountability. The fewer ing to disarm a police officer for than 20 people assembled near allegedly attacking the officer the site of the shooting to ask who fatally shot his brother. Mifor justice in Beal’s death were chael was held in Chicago pomet by hundreds of protesters lice custody until Tuesday, Nov. claiming to support the police, 8, when Cook County Judge many carrying “Blue Lives MatDonald D. Panarese Jr. — withter” flags. The Beal supporters out statement — set his bond at “faced racial slurs and repeated a half-million dollars. requests to leave the neighborAlthough various video clips hood, and police had to interportraying events immediatevene a few times,” DNAInfo ly preceding and following the Chicago reports. Both groups fatal encounter that were shot planned protests at the same by eyewitnesses have been Mount Greenwood intersection circulated on the internet and

associates, We cannot afford to believe the hype or create the hype because mainstream media no doubt was a major instrument in his rise to power. He was the clown that they wanted to report on, he was entertaining and he helped the ratings.

They followed him everywhere, giving him more air time than anyone else, and so the public met him like never before. And like a snake-oil salesman, he charmed the people, needy, desperate, desiring of attention, and he gave it to them. He said everything that they wanted to hear.

He blamed the same people they blamed. He promised to crush the bad guys and make America great again, and they loved it.

People, we can’t shrug our shoulders and say, ‘oh well.’ Yeah, Trump is president, instead we have got to keep fighting the fight if we ever want to win. You’ve got to be in the ring if you want to win.

And we cannot allow the Trump abomination to be accepted as normal. It is not.

on Election Day. The Facebook page dedicated to “Blue Lives Matter” called for “the citizens of Chicago to take a stand” against Black Lives Matter. On that Facebook page is written: “We have continued to watch these activists take control of our streets, block traffic, and disrupt peaceful community gatherings. No longer shall we sit by idly and watch this hate group continue their reign of anarchy on our streets of Chicago.”

When those asking for no more than the dignity every person should enjoy and which is guaranteed them by law are called a hate group, it is apparent that many still view minorities as a threat. Though there may be no way to overcome their perceptions, it is incumbent upon the systems of government not to allow those attitudes to affect a citizen’s access to justice.

The lack of transparency by city officials about even the most basic facts, such as who was present and involved in the death of Joshua Beal, rightly raises concerns by citizens of Chicago who still recall a similar campaign of misinformation in the aftermath of the murder of Rekia Boyd. The obvious racial tensions at the heart of this case only further underscore the need for an independent investigation and prosecution.

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on an ethics breach because he misspent funds and lied about it. He was ordered to pay the money back. Bannon has police files based on spousal abuse and can be indirectly linked as instigator of violent behavior by the KKK and the Alt Right, and there is question about Giuliani’s connection to the FBI’s role in the James Comey letter, a controversial move about reopening the Hillary Clinton email investigation just nine days before election day. And finally, you have Jared Kushner’s father, who pleaded guilty to 18 felonies, served one year in prison, was prosecuted by Chris Christie when he was U.S Attorney. Christie, of course, was released from being in charge of the transition team and identifying those for Trump’s cabinet positions.

VP-elect Mike Pence has been given the responsibility, even though he returned to Indiana to complete his term as governor. It revealed that has sealed off records from his 12 years in Congress.

So it appears that the highest value for Trump’s team obviously is personal loyalty to Donald Trump.

This group is not a band of angels. And their ideologies, though they dare not say, is in keeping with Steve Bannon’s.

Trumpism

As for Trump’s aggressive polices that helped him win the presidency, he has already said he’d consider a fence instead

“And so it was with the Trump rhetoric, one unsubstantiated accusation after another, some half-truths, others, straight-out lies. We heard him say deplorable things about individuals, groups and the President of the United States.” of a wall, that he’d reconsider repealing and replacing Obamacare to first looking closely at various aspects that he wants to keep. He has said that he’s more interested in building the infrastructure and creating jobs. He has maintained that he will ban Muslims from entering the country as freely as they have been allowed to enter.

We can expect more surprises that are not really surprises at all. He is consistent in his disrespect for the law or any form of authority. President Obama has said the good news is that Trump is not ideological but rather pragmatic, and it can be a strength.

While in Greece this week, President Obama praised Greece for its financial commitment to NATO — specifically, for being one of five NATO allies that dedicated at least 2 percent of its gross domestic product to defense spending.

President Obama said Greece has met

that threshold despite difficult times, and if it can do so, so should all NATO allies.

Obama has pushed for higher defense spending by NATO members, an issue that Donald Trump took to task during the campaign, suggesting that the U.S. would look at whether NATO members had paid their proper share in considering whether to come to their defense, challenging the strategic underpinnings of the NATO alliance The trip marks President Obama’s last foreign visit before Trump becomes president. And Obama is using this trip to try to underscore the U.S. commitment to the alliance.

The world is watching and has voiced its many concerns to the president, who wants to assure them that all is well.

Trump made plenty GOP enemies: Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, both Presidents George Bush, Mitt Romney and others who publically said that they would not vote for him

have come forth and congratulated him.

So that’s it? Paul Ryan has acknowledged him for winning the election, maintaining dominance in Congress. There are 31 Republican governors to 18 Democrats.

And just like that, the Republican ideology seemingly dominates the country. So just like that, all is forgiven?

I think not.

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Finally, as a member of the media, it is imperative that we realize how racist Donald Trump’s cabinet is and how none of what has been done so far by Trump is normal. We have to stop normalizing it.

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LOCAL

Chicago’s Longest Pedestrian Bridge Opens in Bronzeville

The new pedestrian bridge over Lake Shore Drive in Bronzeville is the longest of its kind in Chicago. (Photo by Erick Johnson)

By Erick Johnson Defender Staff Writer It’s long as two football fields and costs nearly $30 million to build. Now, many residents in Bronzeville are using the longest pedestrian bridge in Chicago to get to the city’s lakefront. New and soaring into the sky, the structure is the latest addition to a neighborhood that’s bubbling with growth and economic development.

On a sunny day, joggers and parents with strollers were checking out the new structure, which opened Nov. 9 after city and political leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the bridge, which is at 35th Street and Lake Shore Drive.

The event was attended by Rep. Danny K. Davis, Rep. Bobby Rush, 4th Ward Ald. Sophia King, Sen Dick Durbin and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

“Without a safe and reliable way to cross Lake Shore Drive and the railroad tracks, the Bronzeville neighborhood was cut off from our magnificent lake for too long. Today, the new 35th street pedestrian bridge will open up the lakefront in a safe and convenient way for pedestrians, cyclists and people living with disabilities,” Durbin said. “I was proud to help secure nearly $21 million in federal funding for this project, and will continue to work with Mayor Emanuel to ensure that federal transportation dollars are being invested in Chicago on projects like this one that benefit the everyday lives of people.”

“Chicago is only as strong as its neighborhoods, and the investment we’ve made in this beautiful new bridge strengthens Bronzeville and makes it easier for residents to enjoy our unparalleled lakefront.”

Emanuel agreed.

“Chicago is only as strong as its neighborhoods, and the investment we’ve made in this beautiful new bridge strengthens Bronzeville and makes it easier for residents to enjoy our unparalleled lakefront,” Emanuel said in a statement. “This project will improve the health of the community and its residents.

“The 4th Ward is immensely honored to house the only single-cable suspension bridge in the city of Chicago, which will serve as a passageway to one of our community’s most prized assets – the lakefront,” King said. “Moreover, the bridge is anchored only steps away from the Stephen Douglas Tomb and Memorial, which further underscores the depth of distinction and historical significance.”

More bridges are coming to the South Side. The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) has four other South Lake Shore Drive bridge projects on the way, including a new pedestrian bridge at

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41st Street expected to start construction next spring. A third pedestrian bridge will replace the existing non-ADA compliant pedestrian bridge at 43rd Street. The department is also finalizing designs for the replacement of two vehicular bridges over the railroad tracks at 31st Street and 39th Street.

“CDOT is excited to celebrate the completion of this project that delivers on Mayor Emanuel’s commitment to improving recreational opportunities and quality of life for residents of the Greater Bronzeville community and all of Chicago’s neighborhoods,” CDOT Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld said. “This attractive new bridge at 35th Street combines the classic principles of a long-span suspension bridge with modern bridge engineering to create another iconic piece of Chicago architecture that highlights the City’s commitment to the renewal of Bronzeville.”

Community Rebirth

Designed by Teng and Associates, the

bridge features a 20-foot-wide deck and is 620 feet long. The center support pylon reaches 120 feet into the sky. The pedestrian bridge costs $26 million, which was funded by federal and state resources.

The opening of the bridge comes as the Bronzeville business and housing community is experiencing a rebirth. Last month, a new Mariano’s store opened on 39th and King Drive. Since opening Oct. 11, the store has been humming with shoppers who are provided healthy, fresh food products. The store has also provided 400 jobs, many of which have been filled by Blacks who live in the community and on the South Side.

The 74,000-square-foot store sits on the site of the defunct Ida B. Wells Housing projects.

And last month, community leaders and residents celebrated the reopening of the historic Rosenwald Courts after a $132 million renovation. The complex, located at 47th Street and Wabash Avenue, includes 239 apartments and 40,000 square feet of retail.

In addition, the Chicago Park District opened its massive community recreation center last summer on Cottage Grove and 36th street. The center includes a full-size gymnasium with two basketball courts, an indoor pool, art and education club rooms, a fitness center and studio, meeting hall, and music and theater performance spaces. The center also offers space for arts and cultural programs that can support after school programs for local elementary and high school students. www.chicagodefender.com

LOCAL

Urban League Stays Firm About Equal Funding of Schools

By Erick Johnson

The sweetened beverage tax, which goes into effect July 1, will be applied to all sugar and artificially sweetened drinks, including soda pop, lemonade, sports drinks and ice tea.

Cost of Soda Going up After Beverage Tax Passes

By Erick Johnson Defender Staff Writer

After a three-hour public hearing, Cook County Commissioners on Nov. 10 approved a sweetened beverage tax in a close decision that came down to Board President Toni Preckwinkle casting the deciding vote.

Despite concerns that the new tax would cause job loss and hurt the beverage industry, opponents left disappointed after the measure passed by a 9-8 vote. The move made Chicago the second major city to pass a sweetened beverage tax after Philadelphia approved a similar measure this year.

While the tax would benefit Cook County’s coffers, it has been heavily criticized by beverage industry officials and business owners, some of whom have threatened to leave the county if the tax passed. Many complain that Cook County already has too many taxes on sales products.

Black leaders and residents on both sides of the issue were among dozens of supporters of opponents who packed the meeting, hoping to influence the outcome of the vote.

The passionate pleas from activists and intense arguments from beverage executives were heard before commissioners made their decision late in the afternoon.

County commissioners also passed an ordinance that would prohibit additional sales tax and property tax increases beyond the rate of inflation before 2020.

The sweetened beverage tax will go into effect July 1, 2017. It will be applied to all sugar and artificially sweetened drinks, including soda pop, lemonade, sports drinks and ice tea. The cost of a six-pack of soda will now be 72 cents more. Fountain drinks at convenience stores like 7-Eleven will be taxed a penny an ounce. But low-income consumers who purchase drinks with a Link card will not be taxed because of a federal mandate that prohibits additional taxes on food products.

The commission hopes the new tax will bring in an estimated $224 million a year, but Preckwinkle is counting on it to close www.chicagodefender.com

a $173 million deficit in the county $4.9 billion budget.

With money tight and a budget shortfall plaguing Cook County, Preckwinkle said she had no choice but to propose the sweetened beverage tax, which she said was the best of three options to solve the problem.

The other two options were to raise property taxes or raise sales taxes. Black residents and leaders at the meeting expressed opposition at the alternative options. Some expressed concern that if the beverage tax did not pass, Cook County’s criminal justice system would experience job cuts.

‘Choice Tax’ At the meeting, some Black leaders called the sweetened beverage tax a “choice tax.”

“No one likes taxes, but I’m grateful for this,” said Rev. Marvin Hunter, pastor at Grace Memorial Baptist Church. “Sweetened beverages are a choice.”

Since proposing the tax two weeks ago, Preckwinkle has campaigned hard to get the measure passed. At the meeting Nov. 10, Preckwinkle reaffirmed her belief that the sweetened beverage tax was a sound decision.

“Raising revenue was never my first choice,” Preckwinkle said. “This measure provides important revenue, not only to avoid damaging cuts for public health and public safety systems, but also to expand our community-based interventions in both arenas. It also puts on a stable financial footing for the next three fiscal years, during which we will not have to approve any additional tax increase.”

In addition to the beverage tax, Preckwinkle said Cook County will experience 300 layoffs.

Voting for the tax were Deborah Sims, Luis Arroyo Jr., Jerry “Iceman” Butler, John Daley, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Edward Moody, Stanley Moore and Larry Suffredin.

Voting against the tax were Richard Boykin, John Fritchey, Peter Silvestri, Jeffrey Tobolski, Bridget Gainer, Gregg Goslin, Sean Morrison and Timothy Schneider.

how much money affluent and poor districts spend on each student. Illinois Defender Staff Writer spends an average of $6,119 per public student in the state. But school districts It’s been seven years since the Urban in affluent neighborhoods have the luxury League of Chicago filed a lawsuit against of spending thousands more on their stuthe Illinois Department of Education, alleg- dents. ing the state discriminates against minority On a national level, the average public students by how it funds its public school school district spends nearly $12,000. districts.

Even though Illinois’s spending per stuThe lawsuit puts an archaic system that dent is $6,119, the state has enriched public school in recent years hasn’t in affluent neighborhoods been able to meet that “Schools in affluin the spotlight after it went standard because of its unaddressed for years in ent neighborhoods budget woes. In fact, Springfield. Despite efforts of whether are richer, have big- regardless by education advocates, districts are poor or aflawmakers have been unger and high-quality fluent, the state has cut willing to level the playing spending in all its school field when it comes to clos- facilities, classrooms districts by 10 percent. ing the economic gap in edand well-qualified While school districts in ucation funding. affluent neighborhoods So in 2008, the Chicago teachers.” can weather the cuts Urban League took the state with rich tax bases, the to court, hoping to force same cuts in lower-inofficials to change the way they distrib- come school districts have had a more ute some $26 billion in funds annually to devastating impact, advocates say. school districts throughout the state.

‘It’s About Equity’ It’s a lawsuit that remains stuck in the To make up the difference, Illinois funcourts. But recent news reports suggest nels more money into poor school districts that lawmakers in Springfield are getting through the General State Aid, but advocloser in addressing the problem and cates say it’s not enough to level the playdiscussing a settlement, but the Urban ing field.

League officials remain firm about their Today, Illinois has the worst funding edgoal as they continue to wait. ucation gap in the nation.

“I haven’t heard anything,” said Shari “It’s about equity, not just equality,” Runner, president of the Chicago Urban said Theresa Ramos, director of commuLeague. nity engagement for Advance Illinois, an About 2,041,779 students are enrolled organization that for years has tried to get in Illinois’ 1,070 school districts, according lawmakers to change the way they fund to the state’s department of education. public schools. “Most of the funding the About 17 percent of these students are state gives does not take into account both Black and 25 percent are Hispanic. the local need for dollars and the parents’ For decades, these public school dis- ability to pay for their child’s education. tricts in Illinois received the majority of It’s a problem that’s also going on their funding from property taxes in the across the country, where it has sparked neighborhoods where they operate. Big- numerous lawsuits from civil rights orgager, well-kept homes and neighborhoods nizations. Today, about 14 states are dein affluent areas mean bigger rewards for fendants in education-funding lawsuits. its school districts. In poorer communi- In addition to Illinois, they include Florida, ties, dwindling neighborhoods add very Kansas, New Jersey, New Mexico, New little to the coffers of its school districts. York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, TenAdvocates say this is where the funding nessee and Washington. problem of inequity begins. Schools in afIn Texas, a new case is now before the fluent neighborhoods are richer, have bigstate’s Supreme Court. Filed by 600 of the ger and high-quality facilities, classrooms state’s school districts, the complaint said and well-qualified teachers. In poorer neighborhoods, public schools on the el- that Texas’ funding system has been outementary and high school level are usually dated despite efforts to bring it up to date. plagued with broken equipment, crum- The same has been said for Illinois.

Recent news reports say that Illinois bling infrastructure and inadequate school supplies. Advocates tie the quality of the officials are considering discussing with school’s learning environment to student the Urban League a possible settlement, but Runner say she will not compromise achievement.

“We clearly have a problem,” Runner her belief that poor public school districts said. ”When you look at the graduation need more funding from Illinois to improve rates in public schools, they’re graduation the learning environment and academic rates in minority districts where the rate is achievement among minority students.

“We are moving forward with our lawonly 50 percent. We have to do something suit, whether the governor wants to settle to improve that picture.” or not,” Runner said.

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LOCAL

Adoption Is a Natural Fit For First-time Parents

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Senior Staff Writer Since the turn of the century, adoption agencies have become an option for married couples to add to their family and care for young children as their own. Stricter rules were put in place limiting access to records of adopted children’s biological parents.

In Illinois, the law allows adult adopted persons born in Illinois to request non-certified copies of their original birth certificates.

With the benefits of social change and the perception of what the average family should look like, a lot has changed. Straight, gay, and biracial couples, as well as potential single parents, have become the new faces of utilizing adoption services.

One of the major adoption agencies in the Chicagoland area, The Cradle, has been in existence since 1920, helping to place more than 15,000 children with families.

Lisa Kauffman and her husband, Kerry, were working in corporate America when they began to think about starting a family.

“My husband and I got married

in 1993. We both were sort of trying to come up in our careers and put kids on the back burner for a while. Around 1999, we started trying, but by then I was almost 30.

We really got into infertility struggles issues.” She says they went to several specialists, and had failed pregnancies. At some point, they couldn’t figure what was going on.

“We started to talk about adoption. My husband was adopted. It was kind of the original plan, whether we could have biological children or not, we wanted to grow our family through adoption as well.”

So they decided to put in an application with The Cradle late 2007. About five months later, they received a call from the agency.

“We got a couple of calls, previous to that one. They were situations that never came to fruition.

A call came in March 2008 that a woman was pregnant with a little boy who was biracial.”

The Kauffmans are white and decided to adopt a biracial child. She says it did not matter to them — although adoption parents can submit their preference to the agency.

Angela Taylor and her husband, Jason, were happily married for 10

years, both successful in their careers, before they began considering adding to their family.

“We tried to have children biologically. We did fertility treatments for many years. It’s extremely stressful and extremely heartbreaking. ” They decided to take the leap of faith and went through the adoption process, eventually adopting their daughter, Jordan, in 2012.

“We’re both Black, we’re both from the South Side. We just wanted a healthy Black baby. When you do apply to adopt, you can let The Cradle know what races you’re open to.”

Taylor admits adoption can be a long, tedious and expensive process. The average costs can range from $15,000-$30,000.

“You have to complete a lot of paperwork and a lot of classes.

The reasons are to make these kids go to a good home. As an adoptive parent, you feel like you’re under a microscope. You’re turning over financial information, you have to provide personal references and your employer. It can feel invasive.”

She says The Cradle encour-

Sherece and Darren Thompson with their twin babies, Faith and Jacobs. (Photo Courtesy of The Cradle) ages the birth mom to connect with adoptive parents and their children, she admits, like so many birth parents — they eventually reduce communication with adoptive families.

The Kauffmans are happy with their son, Nate’s, relationship with his birth family. “The other reason we liked The Cradle because they really emphasize the benefits of open adoption. It may not have worked for everybody, but it’s worked pretty well for us.”

Susan Taylor admits formal adoption isn’t as common among Black families.

“Many times we tend to adopt

our sister’s kids or grandmothers adopt their grandkids. It’s kind of informal. It’s more familiar, so the idea of a legal form of adoption is kind of intimidating,” she said.

The face of adoption has changed over the last century, and parents are taking the necessary steps to secure a comfortable and safe haven for their children. In the end, there is no question, agencies such as The Cradle have provided the resources for those making this life-altering choice.

Taylor happily says, “I tell everybody that adopting our daughter was the best decision we ever made.”

ENTERTAINMENT

Tina Lifford: One of the Faces of ‘Queen Sugar’

By Mary L. Datcher

Defender Arts & Entertainment Editor With the return of Fox television drama “Empire,” the premiere of “Queen Sugar” has become a new breakout hit on Wednesday nights.

As Fox gathers post-teen viewers through the tales of the Lyons family drama, “Queen Sugar” has created an audience of 25-54 viewers — predominantly female viewers who have set the same course of tuning in faithfully as they did for ABC’s ”Scandal.”

Set in Louisiana, the storyline revolves around the three Bordelon family siblings who inherit their family land after their father’s death. Each sibling copes with personal conflicts in their individual lives while wrestling with preserving their father’s legacy of rebuilding the family sugar cane farm.

The matriarch of the family is Aunt Violet, played by veteran actress Tina Lifford, who shapes the role as the glue that holds the loyal and sometimes volatile relationships among the siblings together.

Just recently, Lifford was in Chicago and the Chicago Defender had an opportunity to discuss her new role in “Queen Sugar,” personal journey and native roots to the Chicago area.

Having starred in the critically acclaimed Fox Network series ”South Central,” Lifford is no stranger to being a part of a great ensemble cast. But, she does admit, “Queen Sugar” is like no other production she’s been a part of in her professional career. Unlike “South Central” lasting for one season and tackling serious fact-based stories in a fictional world, the network did not take a chance to order another season, thus ending its run.

Not the case with the new OWN production. Lifford says, “I always start with saying that this is something greater than the rest of us because to be honest, in order for ‘Queen Sugar’ to be what it is, it had to have a home. In order for someone to be in the position to look at this seemingly Black family, Black story and greenlight it, it had to be someone who had a sensibility about storytelling and about African-American culture,” she said.

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“My mother and father are definitely rooted people — rooted in faith although they weren’t churchgoers. My father was a champion of possibilities. He absolutely gave his children the sense that we could do anything that we wanted if we wanted it,” she laughs. “My mother thought God had actually stopped making kids once he made hers.”

Tina Lifford

(Photo by Mary L. Datcher)

The breakout hit has become the talk of Black Twitter and Facebook, drawing a loyal viewing audience. Reportedly, OWN has ordered a Season 2 before the debut of Season 1.

Growing up, Lifford and her family lived in Evanston, a northwest suburb outside of Chicago.

The family moved to Los Angeles in her senior year of high school, where she began to adapt to the possibility of taking on acting as a profession. She says it was the encouragement of her parents that allowed her to believe where there’s faith, there’s a will.

It Starts With an Idea

Although she’s had her struggles combating the highs and lows of Hollywood standards both as a female and an African-American actress, she says for most people it starts off with a desire and idea of the career that one wants.

“I’ve been frustrated through my entire career. I call it ‘divine frustration.’ It is the frustration that keeps us doing whatever we got to do to make the adjustment to see if maybe this angle or this positioning will work — without that frustration which makes us double down and get even more committed.”

One of her proven strategies of success has been to write down

her dreams in a journal with passion and specificity.

“I’m always working on myself.

I’m writing. I am producing. I am always working on keeping my dream alive.”

“My expertise in what I have labeled ‘inner fitness,’ which is really inner health and well-being strategies and practice. I have over the last 30 years dedicated myself to understanding how the interior ‘us’ works.”

Lifford believes years of preparation have prepared her for being a part of the cast of “Queen Sugar.” She credits the show’s visionaries, Ava Duvernay and Oprah Winfrey.

“There is no question that those two ladies are committed to excellence. No question. There’s an excitement in that because we all pull one another up. Every single actor on that show is pulled up by the other actors because we all want to bring our ‘A’ game. We all want a win for OWN,” she said.

“OWN can be a game changer in revolutionizing the images of people of color, revolutionizing the interactions with the world.” www.chicagodefender.com

By Mae Ebert Defender Staff Writer

Diversity in the Workplace

What does diversity in the workplace really mean? Most often diversity is thought to be race or ethnicity; however, it involves more than that. Still, race and ethnicity remain at the top of the list and, therefore, Diverse workplaces most important. are comprised of employees with varying characteristics including, but not limited to, religious and political beliefs, gender, ethnicity, education, socioeconomic background, sexual orientation and geographic location.

Takeaway

Issues and Challenges

You may know someone who has experienced unfair treatment based on a personal characteristic yourself. Discrimination occurs when someone is denied opportunities on the basis of a personal characteristic that has no bearing on job performance. So why does lack of equity and fairness based on discrimination have such a bearing in the workplace? Discrimination causes great harm and is illegal in most cases.

Anyone who works knows that it’s natural that conflicts arise among individuals in a diverse workforce, so it’s important for employers to have diversity-management policies in place. Most large organizations have in place diversity awareness and understanding promotion. Such diversity initiatives contribute to a more inclusive work environment that is free from discrimination. Specific issues that arise among the diverse groups in the workforce call for greater examination. However, it is proven that such challenges can be addressed through appropriate training and education.

Race and Ethnicity — Racial and ethnic minorities may have different perspectives, customs, behaviors, and approaches to communication in the workplace. These differences can pose challenges for organizations that seek harmonious employee relations resulting in discrimination.

Gender — Since women entered the workforce, they have struggled to obtain www.chicagodefender.com

tections that should be in place for sexual orientation. New laws in place to include them have created even more of a divide.

Still, managers are accountable for taking steps to increase sensitivity and awareness of differences in sexual orientation.

True diversity looks like those who make up the American people, as featured here.

equal pay (gender discrimination) for comparable work and to remove the glass ceiling, an invisible barrier that keeps women and other minorities out of the top managerial ranks. Women also face sexual harassment, i.e., sexual advances or other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.

Though progress has been made to prevent such conduct, sexual harassment remains prevalent in the workplace. The recent allegations brought out during the 2016 presidential elections against former Fox CEO Roger Ailes and President-elect Donald Trump remind us of the need for training and education.

Age — Pension have demanded a second look because of the prolonged life span from that of the WWII generation.

Baby Boomers are living longer, working longer and it has impacted the workplace.

Clearly, today’s workforce reflects generational differences and differing perspectives about the relationship between age or professional worth. While complaints about age discrimination are not as prevalent as complaints about gender and racial discrimination, managers must still

promote awareness and understanding of age difference in the workplace. Movies like The Intern explore the bias and how it can work.

Religion — Religious diversity in the workplace raises freedom-of-expression issues and can lead to conflicts over employee leave for religious observances. Religious discrimination suits are on the rise, as we witness immigrants entering the country who represent cultures unfamiliar to the basic home-grown citizen, so this is another important area for managerial attention.

Ability — Physically and mentally challenged individuals also bring diversity to the workforce. Employers need to address misconceptions and negative attitudes about these individuals and take measures to promote positive relations among employees with differing ability levels.

Sexual Orientation — Gay, lesbian and transgender individuals (LBGT community) face high levels of discrimination and harassment in the workplace. There is controversy over the extent of legal pro-

A diverse workforce will help a business reach diverse markets. Many companies pride themselves on employing individuals from varying races, genders, ages, religious backgrounds, abilities and sexual orientations. What’s more, organizations often have diversity initiatives in place to promote diversity awareness and understanding. Training and education play an important role in addressing workplace diversity issues. Glass ceiling and sexual harassment issues are additional workplace diversity challenges.

A diverse economy is a strong economy. Businesses that embrace our nation’s changing demographics reap the economic benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Businesses that recruit from a diverse workforce are better able to find the best and the brightest talent needed to compete in an increasingly competitive economy. By bringing together our different backgrounds, skills, and experiences, businesses are better able to breed the type of innovative and creative solutions needed to succeed in an increasingly competitive economy. Businesses that embrace diversity also realize significant increases in workforce productivity and job performance. More broadly, a diverse workforce drives economic growth, as more women, racial and ethnic minorities, and gay and transgender individuals enter the workforce.

In short, diversity is key to fostering a strong and inclusive economy that is built to last. This issue brief examines the state and strength of diversity in the U.S. workforce. Specifically, we look at the number and proportion of people of color, women, gay and transgender individuals, and people with disabilities in the workforce today.

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DIVERSITY

Anne Pramaggiore: ComEd’s CEO Amplifies Diversity and Change

By Mary L. Datcher

with that.” She said in addition, ComEd has the largest smart thermostat program in the country.

Defender Senior Staff Writer Anne Pramaggiore is a name that is often dropped in the same sentence when discussing some of the top corporate executives in the energy and utilities field.

Since 2012, Pramaggiore is the first female CEO of ComEd — the largest electric utility company in the region. ComEd, under the parent company, Exelon Corp., is a leader in the electric and utilities industry.

Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, she attended Miami University, graduating with a major in Communications and Theater.

Her fascination with politics began when practically every American was tuned into the Watergate scandal — leading to President Nixon’s resignation.

She says, “There was all of these books created and I was always fascinated by all of this. Getting an entree into the political landscape and seeing our country in crisis.

Living through that was really interesting to me, so I was very interested in government and leaders and change.”

After working six years as a buyer for a major department retailer, she and her soon-to-be husband, Michael, relocated to Chicago, where she attended DePaul University, eventually receiving her law degree.

Upon joining ComEd in 1998, as a young attorney, she had 10 years’ experience at McDermott Will & Emery practicing in anti-trust law.

The climb up the company’s corporate ladder for Pramaggiore was at the ground level of the Illinois Consumer Choice Law in 1997, when Illinois passed legislation making it a level playing field for various utilities to get a piece of the pie.

“They were looking for lawyers who understood competition law. Here, they were redesigning this massive industry and I thought what great opportunity to jump in and be on the ground floor of that. I had spent 10 years dealing with how business behaves and how markets should be designed and how you ensure the consumer value is delivered. I was really excited to

By Mae Ebert Defender Staff Writer A diverse economy is a strong economy. Businesses that embrace our nation’s changing demographics reap the economic benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. However, as recently as Nov. 6, the iconic Congressman John Louis stated that he observed that the country was more deeply divided than he had ever witnessed prior. When asked why? He replied, “I believe that there are those who are afraid of the Changing America (also referred to as the Browning of America).” White men who are accustomed to seeing reflections of themselves in power fear the loss of power, and discrimination is a way to maintain the reigns and continue the control of everyone’s fate, more importantly their position and status as the puppeteers of the

Investing in Youth

Pictured left to right: Anne Pramaggiore, CEO of ComEd, and 2016 Icebox Derby winners Radiant Flames. (Photo courtesy of ComEd) come into ComEd,” Pramaggiore said.

Mentored by then CEO Frank Clark Jr. and John Rowe, chief executive at Exelon Corp., Pramaggiore moved throughout the company learning everything from deregulation laws and policy, to operations.

But what sets the 116-year-old company apart from the rest is its belief in company diversification and community investment.

“I was the COO for three years. I do not have an engineering background. He put me in that role. To get me exposure on how the system runs, how our engineers think, what the design of the system is — what its needs are and how you run that part of the organization.”

Understanding the importance of how each department functions and the people that are on the ground touching consumers directly was more than cutting a lightbulb switch on in the room. She believed ”powering lives” had to connect in people’s everyday habits and investing in their development.

“The story that gets told is about the technological change, but the real underlining story is about social change that is brought about by the technological change.

We feel as an infrastructure company, we

can be central to social and community change,” Pramaggiore said.

“Bronzeville is a great example of that.

We went in and we put some electrical infrastructure there — a microgrid, as well as some clean energy.”

She says with receiving a grant by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) for $1.2 million, their partnership with ITT and other technology companies — they continue to experiment and learn. The company has a living laboratory for kids to learn more about clean energy.

From working with organizations such as the Chicago Urban League, ASPIRE and others has led to CONSTRUCT. The 11-week program helps participants develop the core competencies required for entry-level positions in the industry, and identify businesses that can provide employment and opportunities to neighborhoods that the utility company serves.

“How can we attract businesses when we passed the Smart Grid bill in 2011?

Part of the goal was we did all of this work — we modernize the grid — how are we going to smarten it up? What can we do to attract jobs and business? So, GE brought in an assembly operation for their smart meters and quite a few jobs associated

The Benefits of a Diverse Workforce world.

Still, in short, diversity is key to fostering a strong and inclusive economy that is built to last. This issue brief examines the state and strength of diversity in the U.S. workforce. Specifically, we look at the people of color, women, gay and transgender individuals, and people with disabilities in the workforce today.

In June 2012 about 155.16 million people were in the labor force (those actively employed or seeking employment). With a total U.S. working-age population of about 243 million, the labor force participation rate currently stands at 63.8 percent. Out of those 155 million individuals in the labor force, 142.42 million are currently employed, with unemployment hovering

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around 8.2 percent. By 2020, the labor force is projected to reach more than 164 million people, a 5.9 percent increase from today. But economists project the labor force participation rate will drop over the coming decades, as an aging population of Baby Boomers exits the workforce.

Most employed workers are in the private sector: 111.15 million (83.51 percent) work in the private sector and 21.94 million (16.49 percent) work in the public sector.

Specifically, 10.58 percent work for municipal governments, 3.8 percent work for state governments, and 2.11 percent work for the federal government.

Given the importance of diversity to our economy and to our society, it’s necessary to examine the economic data to better

The company has invested its resources with youth programs promoting STEM, including Icebox Derby, an educational program geared toward girls learning about solar energy through building solar-powered cars out of refrigerators. For Black History and Hispanic Heritage Month, the Solar Spotlight program teaches students how to build solar-powered panels led by ComEd’s volunteers.

“I think what happens so much with STEM, getting into math and science, students sit in a classroom and dealing with it conceptually, but you don’t get to apply it.

So, it doesn’t get exciting for kids and they do get fearful of it.”

Currently, the company is working with Springfield on pending legislation.

Pramaggiore says, “The trajectory of the clean economy, technology is going to allow us to have a much cleaner energy system. A much more technical, digital world with less impact on the environment and their tremendous opportunity especially in Chicago. We have some great foundations with some of the entrepreneurial organizations we’ve developed here.”

As a CEO in a very male-dominated industry, Pramaggoire is admired and respected by many of her peers as she continues to recognize great talent at ComEd. “I mentor people whether they are women or anybody I can — particularly when I see people who ‘got it’. They are enthusiastic and optimistic and mission-driven. Ultimately, what leadership is about is getting what people are about.”

She says this is how she was guided throughout her time at ComEd. “Your influence skills, your relationship skills, do people like to work with you? Do you have a way to bring people together to help teams move forward and solve problems? Those are the skills and these are the talents that can be accessible to anybody. It’s just understanding what they are and that you need them.” understand the state of diversity in today’s workforce.

People of Color

The U.S. workforce is undoubtedly becoming more diverse. As of June 2012, people of color made up 36 percent of the labor force. Breaking it down by race and ethnicity, about 99.95 million (64 percent) in the labor force are non-Hispanic white; 24.68 million (16 percent) are Hispanic; 18.76 million (12 percent) are African-American; and 8.2 million (5 percent) are Asian. About 4,8. million people (3 percent) in the labor force do not identify in any of these racial or ethnic categories.

The proportion of people of color participating in the workforce will only increase as the United States becomes a more racially and ethnically diverse country. Census data tell us that by 2050 there continued on page 13

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DIVERSITY

Beavers: A Leading Food Provider As the first African-American Senior Ex- of disposable drinking straws and coffee stirecutive and Board Member at McDonald’s, rers to the quick service restaurant industry.

Bob Beavers Jr. knew a thing or two about the Best Diamond Packaging is located in value of diversity. After a 37-year career at Kinston, NC and is a leader in the disposable McDonald’s, Bob founded Beavers Holdings napkin industry, also servicing quick service LLC in west suburban Woodridge, Illinois. restaurants.

A leading provider of food and other prodEach of the Beavers Holdings operating ucts to all distribution channels and outlets in companies are MBE certified and owned, the food industry, the company and all manufacturing plants is led today by Bob’s sons Branare rated either SQF Level 3 don Beavers, serving as CEO, or SQF Level 2 on an annual along with Bob Beavers III. basis.

Beavers Holdings is comWe’re proud to supply prised of five separate operating and service many top food units. companies across North America including — McDonBest Chicago Meat Company ald’s, Wendy’s, Portillo’s, in Chicago is a leading provider Jewel-Osco, Kronos Foods, of frozen hamburgers and other meat products to the retail and Central Grocers, Supervafoodservice industries. You will lu, Panos Foods, Wal-Mart, likely know many of their brands Target and Price Chopper, to as they are household names name a few.

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Diverse Workforce, continued from, Page 12

will be no racial or ethnic majority in our country. Further, between 2000 and 2050, new immigrants and their children will account for 83 percent of the growth in the working-age population.

Within these communities, more Hispanic men and African-American women (aged 20 and over) are in the labor force than Hispanic women and African-American men. Of Hispanics in the labor force, 58 percent are men, and 42 percent are women. Of African-Americans in the labor force, 53 percent are women, and 47 percent are men.

Women

Women’s labor force participation has grown dramatically over the past few decades. Currently, women account for 47 percent of the labor force. In absolute numbers, this means that about 72.71 million women over age 16 are in the labor force today, compared to 82.45 million men over age 16, who account for 53 percent of the labor force. This is a major increase from 1950, when women represented just 29.6 percent.

By 2020, the number of women in the workforce is expected to grow to 77.23 million , an increase of 6.2 percent from today. Moreover, by 2020, women’s participation rate in the labor force is expected to be greater than that of men.

In terms of employment, the current unemployment rate for women is also lower than men’s — 7.4 percent of women are unemployed, compared to 7.8 percent of men.

Women of color make up 33 percent of women in the workforce. If we break it down by race and ethnicity, 67 percent are non Hispanic white, 13 percent are Hispanic, 13 percent are Black, 5 percent are Asian and 2 percent are other.

LGBT

Out of 9 million gay and transgender adults, the Williams Institute estimates that 585 thousand gay or transgender workers are in local government; 418 thousand gay or transgender workers are in state government; and 200 thousand gay or transgender workers are in the federal government. In other words, a little more than 1 million gay or transgender individuals work in the public sector.

By contrast, about 7 million workers in the private sector are gay or transgender.

Williams also states that only 6.28 percent are in the workforce. Moreover, LGBT workers have higher representation in the private sector — 6.48, and in the public sector 5.31 percent are in the workforce.

These figures show that while our workforce and our country is becoming more diverse, many sectors of our economy have yet to keep up with our nation’s changing demographics.

Proud recipients of the

Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce Government Agency of the Year Award The Illinois Tollway is focused on promoting, assisting and ensuring diverse participation in all aspects of its operations, including contracting, consulting and the supply of goods and services. Tollway efforts have also successfully increased access to economic opportunities for disadvantaged, minority-, womenand veteran-owned enterprise (D/M/WBE) firms, as well as underemployed individuals.

We continue to expand and refine our efforts by establishing additional programs, extensive community partnership and new structures within our agency.

Celebrating a proud tradition of excellence, collaboration and diversity in all of the companies and brands of Beavers Holdings.

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DIVERSITY

Reflecting Our Communities, Serving Our Members

By Manika M. Turnbull, Ph.D. VP & Chief Diversity Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) – though we have blue in our name – we serve, and employ, a rainbow of colors, cultures and abilities.

Mirroring Our Membership BCBSIL is celebrating 80 years of offering access to high-quality health care to the people of Illinois. People of all races, ages, backgrounds and abilities carry Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois member cards, whether through an employer-sponsored plan, an individual/family plan or Medicare or Medicaid. We believe the best way to understand and meet the needs of those groups is to mirror our membership.

BCBSIL has a long-standing commitment to uniting diverse talent. For 22 years, we have invited our employees and their families to submit artwork illustrating what diversity and inclusion mean to them. The artwork is turned into a calendar that is distributed to all employees.

The calendar is a visual reminder of the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, but it can also spark important conversations at home as parents engage their kids in conversations about diversi-

ty. One 15-year-old submitted a drawing containing the message, “In diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” A 7-yearold used fall leaves to illustrate the message, “All colors are beautiful.” A look at our workforce reinforces that message – 40 percent of our employees are people of color.

sorship programs. For example, in 2015, BCBSIL provided more than $3.3 million in funding to organizations serving African-Americans. One program, the Lawndale Diabetes Project, had health workers from the Sinai Urban Health Institute go door-to-door in Lawndale, to help identify residents with undiagnosed Valuing Our Employdiabetes and explore the ees most impactful and cost-efBCBSIL also has a Busifective diabetes manageness Resource Group (BRG) ment methods. program to help employees We also empower young feel connected, respected people, especially miand valued. There are groups Manika M. Turnbull norities, to get involved in to engage people of different races, genders as well as other areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering inclusion, such as disabilities, armed forc- and math). We recently partnered with es service, sexual orientation and differing the United Negro College Fund to create generations. African Americans in Motion a $20,000 scholarship for graduating high (AAIM), our oldest and most well-estab- school seniors who are pursuing STEM lished employee group, got its start in 1998 careers. And we launched the Instituto by employees holding a heritage event Scholars Fund to help STEM students at where they shared information, dress and the Instituto del Progresso Latino further artifacts unique to our culture – which has their educations. evolved into a yearly event during Black Sharing Our Time and Talents History Month.

Scholarships are just one way we are Supporting Our Communities helping future leaders.

We work with employees to become tuWhere do our employees come from?

Everywhere! So we actively support all our tors, mentors and advocates for students communities through our grant and spon- interested in STEM. Earlier this month, we

hosted the Lumity Chicago One-Day Innovation Challenge for high school juniors and seniors who were asked to create a mobile app that addresses childhood obesity.

Overall, our Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois employees volunteered nearly 60,000 hours last year – you may have seen some of our team members at a neighborhood health fair, building a playground for kids in an underserved neighborhood, or volunteering at the African American Festival of the Arts. Our employees are the best representatives of our purpose: To do everything in our power to stand with our members in sickness and in health.

Award-Winning Track Record – Thank You

BCBSIL has been recognized as a leader – receiving the Chicago Sinfonietta Chairperson’s Award for Diversity and Inclusion and the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust Award, among other accolades. However, some of our most rewarding recognition is from you – the people in our communities who continue to enroll as our members and partner with us to help try to make a difference, one state, one community, one family, one person at a time.

Reflecting our communities – serving our members.

Diversity in action.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR November 2016 THROUGH NOVEMBER 17 The Gene Siskel Film Center showcases Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, back by popular demand, the biography of America’s poet, the iconic African-American whose life was a testament to transformation in spite of the challenges and obstacles that would have stopped one of ordinary presence. The beauty of the life she lived is captured through the vision of the award-winning filmmaker Rita Whack, whose portrayal will move and inspire you as she reveals the strong, sensitive, reflective woman whose spirit and love of life was bigger than anything she confronted.

Check the show times, which run through Thursday Nov, 17. – 8 pm. The theater is at 164 North State Street. For more information visit www.siskelfilmcenter.org or call 312-846-2800

NOVEMBER 16

Scholar, opened at the DuSable Museum of African American History, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 and continues through March of 2017. The museum is at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.

NOVEMBER 18 - 20 The Dance Theatre of Harlem will be in Chicago for three performances, running from Nov. 18-20. The acclaimed company will perform a new piece by the choreographer Francesca Harper, System, which will make its Midwest premiere in Chicago. In 2014, when the company first started rehearsing the

piece, the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown were in the dancers’ minds.

The piece explores topics including race, gender and economics. As Harper says, “I am an African-American woman and have been dealing with discrimination for my entire life. It has been challenging on many fronts. I, like others, am constantly trying to figure out how to crack open the systems that inhibit us personally and keep us from feeling comfortable in our own skin.”

More info here: http://www.auditoriumtheatre.org/shows/dance-theatre-ofharlem-2/

NOVEMBER 19 A Candidates360 Forum hosted by Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, for anyone interested in running for public office, will take place Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Marriott, 625 S Ashland in Chicago. It will focus specifically on being a candidate for public office, from making the decision to run, setting up a campaign committee, dealing with the news media, the ground game of a campaign, and many more topics.

There is limited seating for this seminar and it will fill up quickly. Registration can be completed at www.candidates360.com, or by calling 773-769-7173.

SPOTLIGHT

The GME Honors Impactful Chicagoans With Southern Roots

Dr. Sakira Jackson Presents CEO Summit, “Passion, Purpose, Profit,” Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Solomon Group LLC at 233 S. Wacker Drive, 70th Floor, Chicago. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. Summit starts at 9 a.m. -12 p.m. The Summit is for you if your business is challenged by change. You will meet peer CEOs, presidents, and business owners as well as learn the three major trends and how to combat them from a community of CEOs. Admission is free.

NOVEMBER 16 -19 The Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana will kick off its 17th Annual “Food for the Body & Spirit” Thanksgiving program, through which they will distribute 2,000 turkeys to individuals and families in need. Four hundred turkey baskets will be distributed at five different restaurant locations over four days. The kick-off date is Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 740 E. 47th Street, Chicago, from 8 a.m. until supplies run out. The event will be hosted by Inspiration 1390 talents Sonya Blakey, Angela & Mark. Dates: 11/17, McDonald’s, 11421 S. Halsted St.; 11/18, McDonald’s 8321 S. Ashland & St. Mark AME Zion Church at 6515 S. Western noon- 3 p.m.; 11/19, McDonald’s 5015 W. Madison.

THROUGH NOVEMBER 18 Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) presents CONVERGENCE 2016, an annual exhibition of student art and academic work Wednesday through Friday at MANA Contemporary located at 2233 S. Throop St., Chicago. The CONVERGENCE exhibition showcases the innovative works of visual, digital and performing art created by students participating in CAPE’s Veteran Partnerships Program at 19 Chicago Public Schools.

Opening Reception is Wednesday, Nov. 16 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information visit www.CAPEweb.org The highly acclaimed exhibition Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, an African American Quilt www.chicagodefender.com

The Great Migration brought a lot of Black families to the North.

The Great Migration Experience (GME) continues its 100th year anniversary journey on Nov. 19, 2016, at 4 p.m., at Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center, located at 1060 East 47th Street, Chicago, where the first-ever “GME Pioneer Awards,” recognizing the contributions of Chicagoans who migrated to our city from the South during the GME, will be presented. One of Chicago’s favorite radio personalities, Richard Steele of WBEZ, will host/MC the event.

“We’re honored to have an opportunity to recognize these icons of Chicago’s African-American community,” said Andre Garner, administrator for the GME. “Whether they are still with us or not, we know the importance of sharing the story of their sacrifices and contributions that helped us get where we are today.”

The GME Steering Committee, comprised of representatives from the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, reviewed nominations from a committee of Chi-

cago immigrants and organizations from each of these five designated states and selected individuals and institutions as GME Pioneer Award winners from each state to be recognized and honored during the awards ceremony.

In addition to the Pioneer Award winners, the GME will present special recognition awards to Chicago Pastor Donald L. Sharp of Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church and the family of Chicago Defender Founding Publisher Robert Sengstacke Abbott in honor of the publication’s historic role in raising awareness of opportunities for African-Americans in Chicago and other northern cities through the pages of the Defender newspaper.

Tasty edibles, quench-satisfying beverages, great music and fellowship will serve to create a memorable ambience all with thematic ties to the Great Migration era, which ranged from 1916 until 1970. Throughout the evening, the award recipients and others will share video-recorded versions of their own accounts of “Coming to Chicago.”

Individuals and institutions selected for the Pioneer Awards are: • The Late Mayor Eugene Sawyer.

• Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams.

• The Late Rev. A.R. Leak.

• 7th Congressional District U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis.

• Attorney James Montgomery.

Retired Cook County Board President Bobbie Steele.

• Purvis Spann.

• Southern University.

• Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown.

• Dr. Willie Wilson.

• Dr. LouDella Evans-Reid.

• Pastor Clay Evans.

For more information on The Great Migration Experience or to join our efforts, visit our website at http://friendsofgme.wix.com/thegme, call (773) 562-8874 or email us at afgarner@theblackinkgroup.com.

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FINANCE

POLITICS

Activists Brace for the Blue Lives Matter Act

By Ken Hare Defender Staff Writer

You have rights when dealing with the IRS. There are programs that can provide relief.

Ending the IRS Nightmare

By Constant W. Watson III Defender Contributing Writer If you are one of the thousands of taxpayers dealing with IRS collection or enforcement actions, you may feel there is no way to get relief. Revenue officers (collection agents) may have visited your home; they may have talked to your neighbors.

They may have visited your place of employment; they may have spoken to your employer or co-workers.

If the IRS thinks you owe them money, they can clean out your bank account, take part of your paycheck and place liens on your home and everything else you own.

These actions are intended to get your attention and bring you to your knees so that you will agree to whatever terms they demand.

If the IRS is auditing you, the revenue agents (auditors) may require documents from a few years ago that are difficult to locate. If you can’t find these quickly enough to satisfy them, they may disallow your deductions and chalk up additional taxes for you to pay. They sometimes have the attitude that everyone is cheating the government. They may be inflexible and expect you to pay amounts you do not have, and meet deadlines you find impossible.

All things considered, it is no wonder citizens feel the Internal Revenue Service is unfair and uncaring. However, the reality is that you have rights when dealing with the IRS and there are several programs available that may provide relief from the harsh actions the IRS has taken or is threatening to take.

These rights and programs can be used to resolve your tax problem and provide the path to ending the IRS nightmare. If you have unpaid taxes or unfiled tax returns you must end the pain and get your life back. Some of the programs include: •Offer in Compromise, which is a settlement for the amount you can afford rather than the amount you owe, plus pen-

alties and interests.

•Installment Agreement plans that provide an opportunity to pay what you owe over an extended period of time.

•Bankruptcy can eliminate certain tax debts when they meet the conditions for discharge.

•Innocent Spouse Relief may remove you from responsibility for taxes due that should be the responsibility of your spouse or former spouse.

•The Internal Revenue Service has 10 years to collect a balance due from a taxpayer. The Statute of Limitations on collection starts when the tax is assessed and continues for 10 years. Certain events like bankruptcy, filing an Offer in Compromise, or requesting a Collection Due Process Hearing suspend the running of the 10 years for the time they are pending plus a tack-on period.

•Penalty abatement may reduce your balance due by eliminating the onerous penalties the IRS has added to the tax owed. The interest on any abated penalty is also eliminated when the penalty is removed.

As you can see from this short list of some of the IRS programs, there are many options available to afford you relief. However, you cannot rely on the Internal Revenue Service to search out and recommend what is your best alternative. It is their job to collect as many tax dollars as possible and as quickly as possible. Remember, for every tax problem, there’s a solution.

Constant W. Watson III, CPA, CTRS, is both a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist. He is only one of six Certified Tax Resolution Specialists in the State of Illinois that is certified

by The American Society of Tax Problem Solvers. With more than 30 years of income tax and accounting experience, he has a reputation for excellence and client satisfaction. For a Free Consultation, call him at (708) 206-9900.

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On September 28, the Defender reported on the Blue Lives Matter ordinance introduced to the Committee of Public Safety, on June 22, here in Chicago. Currently backed by seven aldermen, if passed, the ordinance would amend Chicago’s municipal code concerning riots and acts of hate crimes, and add police, fire and first responders to the list of protected classes of hate-crime victims such as race and gender.

Similarly, earlier this year, on March 16, H.R. 4720 was introduced in the House of Representatives.

Cited as the Blue Lives Matter Act of 2016 (BLMA), the bill’s language seeks “To make an attack on a police officer a hate crime, and for other purposes.”

Introduced by representatives Ken Buck (R- Colorado), chief sponsor; Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-South Carolina); Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas); Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah); and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), the bill already has 21 co-sponsors and is now in the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations (SCTHSI).

In light of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States and the possibility of Rudy Giuliani becoming the U.S. attorney general, the BLMA takes on a huge significance. Analyst and weekend activist Mike Smith says, “This is deeply disturbing and it looks like we are headed for some real troubling times ahead. If this bill is passed into law on the national level for the time in history, a person’s profession will be elevated to the status of a protected class like religion, race and gender.

“This just isn’t right,” he says “its morally wrong.” Smith continues to make the argument that protected classes like race, sex and religion you can’t easily change.

“You can’t change the color of the skin you’re born in but you can certainly change your profession if there’s something you don’t like about it.”

Karen Sheley, director of Police Practices Projects for the ACLU, says: “The title ’blue lives matter‘ appears to be an attempt to shift attention from the work of the Black Lives Matter movement, which has challenged police abuse. Existing laws appropriately penalize acts of violence against a police officer or other first responder,” she shares.

Now that a Trump presidency is immi-

nent, the far right is going to come out of the closet in ways that we haven’t seen since Jim Crow laws were on the books, says Smith.

Powerful Allies Siding with law enforcement officials are powerful interests, such as the National Rifle Association, the National Association of Police Organizations, the National Fraternal Order of Police and major corporations that have contracts to supply local law enforcement agencies with high-tech and military-grade equipment like that seen on the nightly news in the aftermath of the 2014 Michael Brown shooting.

Earlier this year, activists sounded the alarm, citing the push-back against police reform when they stated “public outcry and demonstrations are seen as a threat to these complex contracts between local law enforcement agencies, the federal government and major corporations.”

Now that the presidency and both houses will be controlled by Republicans, activists are gearing up for what they say will be a battle for the “the heart and soul of democracy” as they contemplate Republicans rolling back the clock any way they can, they assert.

Republicans, even though they appear to despise government programs that benefit the public, actually make their money off government contracts that they steer to their districts, according to the group. And now that they control all three branches of government, we the people can expect to see more contracts and largesse accruing to their districts, they said.

The SCTHSI subcommittee has 10 Rrepublicans and Six democrats. The Democrats are Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas); Rep. Pedro Pierluisi (Puerto Rico); Rep. Judy Chu (California); Rep. Karen Bass (CA); Rep. Cedric Richmond (Louisiana), and Rep. Louis Gutierrez, from Illinois.

“Before Trump’s presidency, we were already in challenging times. Now it’s going to be even more so,” says Smith. “The only good thing I see coming out of this is that people who didn’t work together before are now going to be forced to come together.”

Smith suggests that concerned citizens contact their congressional officials and express their concerns about this proposed national law.

“Now that the presidency and both houses will be controlled

by Republicans, activists are gearing up for what they say will be a battle for the ‘the heart and soul of democracy.’ ”

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RECIPE

Black America

Cooks ©2016 Donna Battle Pierce

Donna Battle Pierce Syndicated Columnist

At the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C., I was standing in the crowd circled around Chef Joe Randall’s welcoming image, when I was reminded of my dad, a highly respected educator, becoming so impressed with the Savannah chef, that he telephoned me with an enthusiastic compliment, more than five years ago.

Dad, a widower, who had neither interest nor patience with cooking, had surprised his four grown children by announcing his plans to join my sister for a class at Chef Joe Randall’s Cooking School in Savannah while she and her colleagues at the Consortium of Doctors were in the coastal city for a national conference.

“I loved every moment in the Chef’s presence,” Dad had said in the phone call.

“He’s a true educator who is quick to share his passion about the subject he knows best with others. . . . Like all excellent teachers,” Dad added, “he kept our interest with a generous mixture of knowledge, passion and humility.”

The chef, who grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, refers to his own father, Dr. Joseph A. Randall, a physician, and his uncle, Richard L. Ross, a Pittsburgh caterer and restaurateur, as his early mentors.

Since then, Randall has spent a lifetime mentoring Black students, chefs, and culinary professionals and food writers, including this food journalist.

When the inspirational culinary leader recently announced plans to celebrate his decision to close the Chef Joe Randall Cooking School with 200 guests from cities around the country dining on his outstanding recipes, I made plans to attend.

Among my dad’s most requested dishes, Chef Randall’s humble (and scrumptious) oxtail recipe is made from skinned beef tailbones cut into sections. For good quality oxtails, select meaty pieces without too much fat or bone. Chef Randall describes smaller 1-inch sections as preferable to 2-inch sections.

Chef’s Randall’s Oxtails 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon paprika 1 1/2 teaspoons ground red pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper 8 oxtails, trimmed 1/2 cup peanut oil 1 1/2 quarts beef stock 1 cup diced onions 2 cups diced carrots 2 ribs celery diced 2 bay leaves Stir flour, paprika, 1/2 teaspoon each of red pepper, and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste in a shallow pan or casserole. Dredge the oxtails in this seasoned flour, shaking off any excess. Heat peanut oil to 375 degrees in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oxtails. Cook, turning as needed, until oxtails are evenly brown on all sides. Remove from skillet. Transfer to a Dutch oven or large saucepan; set aside.

Add the carrots, celery and onions to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften and brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside.

Pour stock over the oxtails in the Dutch oven. Heat mixture over medium-high heat until it just begins to come to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring, occasionally, about 2 hours. Add the reserved vegetables to the Dutch oven. Cook until oxtails are fork tender, about 30 more minutes.

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Chef Randall suggests blotting the top of the finished braised dish with a slice of white bread to remove excess grease.

Serve with your favorite rice dish with an oxtail placed in the center of each plate, topped with gravy, as desired. Makes 8 servings.

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

Send questions or share your favorite original recipe to dpierce@BlackAmericaCooks.com or Donna Pierce 535 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 3105, Chicago, Ill. 60611. (Include your name and telephone number) If we print your recipe in this column, you will win a new cookbook. Find more recipes and information by joining Donna on BlackAmericaCooks.com and FamilyReunion Cooks. com

HEALTH

Weight and Why It’s Important

By Eleana Elan Defender Staff Writer You see the advertisements all the time. Some super obese individual proudly showing off their new and improved body posed alongside a “before photo.”

Usually, the photos accompany a very personal article providing the pound-bypound accounting of how they lost 50, 60, 100, 150 pounds or more. Or you see the magazine article featuring ”before /after” photos of 50 individuals promoting a drug that promises to deliver you from the fat that haunts you. We look at the obese shown and we never see ourselves as that big. We just don’t see ourselves, the same as those people you see out in public exposing the 20 pounds of bare fat hanging over their pants waistband, or worse, over bikini bottoms.

I have to tell you.

My friends and I still frown in horror when we see that. We are both appalled and in awe at the same time. We wonder, are we falsely vain/ superficial or self absorbed? But then we think, “We can’t possibly be more than the narcissistic Millennials, who spend hours daily taking selfies and posting.” So no that’s not it. We concluded after much evaluation that they are actually delusional. Those extremely obese people who for whatever reasons think that they can wear the same clothing that the size 0–7s can wear. It just doesn’t make anymore sense than the Watusi dancer looking good performing the dance movement of Pygmies. The Watusi are known for their height of 6 feet and over while the Pygmies are their opposite. The dance of each tribe is distinguished by their movement, which evolves out of their cultures as well as their bodies or physical execution of the dance. The use of the long leg extension will be different than that of the shorter and more rapid movement and steps of the Pygmy.

So body types, the shape, complexion, hairstyle, height and weight determine the type of clothing and style we should wear. It’s all about acquainting yourself with your body. You’ve seen that too!

Which of the four most common female body shapes are you?

•Apple (triangle downward) Apple-shaped women have broader shoulders and busts, and narrower hips.

•Banana, or straight (rectangular).

•Pear, spoon, or bell (triangle upward).

•Hourglass shape (triangles opposing, facing in)

Stop Deceiving Yourself Our point is that fat is not healthy.

So all you big folks who have convinced yourself that you’re big boned, and or that Black people are bigger naturally, stop it! Just, stop it.

That’s the furthest thing from the truth. Blacks come from Africa, a continent where each country has a hot climate. People who live in hot weather do not need fat on their bodies. In fact, most images of various African tribes depict lean, mean, beautiful body machines.

What you need to know is that fat impacts your body and can either cause or exasperate existing conditions.

To lose weight, most think that it’s a matter of eating less and watching the type of foods you eat. That’s only partially true. It’s more than calorie counting. It’s about the right combination of carbs, fat, sugar and protein. As a vegetarian, I could not believe that I had gained the weight that I had. I went from being a slender vegetarian-looking individual to an overweight extra, extra large hefty-looking woman, and nothing that I did would rid me of the fat I found completely inconvenient. After years of being at my perfect weight, I had shot up 75 pounds and could not lose the weight and keep it off. None of my weight-loss methods lasted. I’d lose and then gain it all back.

My last hope was going to see the doctor and seeking improved health. After the initial assessment, they informed me that I did not eat enough. So I had a blood work-up to determine the actual physical state of my body, and to check all my vitals. Once approved to continue, I was weighed and then given a low-carb diet to follow and the amount of food required to eat from each category: veggies, protein, fat, carbs, water and the number of meals and the time to eat daily to start ketosis. Exercise helps to melt the fat. This was phase 1. Phase 2 is to be followed until 90 percent of intended weight loss goal is met. Phase 3 is followed until 100 percent of weight-loss goal is met. Phase 4 is maintenance, which rewards you with one weekly cheat day.

I have experienced weight loss and continue phase 2, but most important I have transformed my eating habits that have served to correct my lifestyle for the rest of my life that will in turn control my weight and promote a healthy diet.

Finally, it’s about knowing your body, how to treat it, feed yourself, exercise and manage your overall being to obtain perfect health. Now go lose it!

“What you need to know is that fat impacts your body and can either cause or exasperate existing conditions.”

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

BROWNING Gloria Browning ….. Wake was held: Friday, November 11, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Antioch B.C., 62nd. & Stewart. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

JOHNSON, SR. Edward Johnson, Sr. ….. Wake was held: Friday, November 11, 2016; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral was held: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Internment: Restvale Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons neral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SITGRAVES John Sitgraves …..Memorial was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 4:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: Not Scheduled. Interment: Oakridge Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

AWE Olayimika Awe ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral: 10:00 a.m.

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

JOHNSON Carrie Johnson ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. @ Third Baptist Church, 95th. & Ashland. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BENNETT, JR. Aaron Bennett, Jr. ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Holy Starlight, 3600 W. Cermak. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GHOLSTON Clara Gholston….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Mt. Calvary, 1259 W. 111th.

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

GADDIS Rushun Gaddis….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ St. Andrews Temple, 6722 S. Hermitage Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

THOMAS Tayveon Thomas ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

BOWMAN Douglas Bowman ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ First Baptist Church-Chicago, 935 E. 50th. Street. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MITCHELL Diane Mitchell ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: (Contact Funeral Home) Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TILLMAN John Tillman ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Beth Eden Baptist Church, 11121 S. Loomis. Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

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

TERRY Ganika Terry ….. Wake was held: Saturday, November 12, 2016; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ St. Andrew Temple Church, 1743 W. Marquette Rd. Funeral: 3:00 p.m.

– 4:00 p.m. Interment: The Lakes Crematory. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HOPKINS, JR. Robert Hopkins, Jr. ….. Wake was held: Monday, November 14, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Salem B.C., 10909 S. Cottage Grove.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

WEAVER, JR. William Weaver, Jr. ….. Wake was held: Monday, November 14, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ St. John A.M.E., 6201 S. Throop.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

LASHLEY Mary Lashley ….. Wake was held: Monday, November 14, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ St. James Catholic. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: St. Mary’s Cemetery.

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

JONES Michael Jones ….. Wake was held: Monday, November 14, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Internment: Veterans Cemetery.

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

COLEMAN Lillie Coleman ….. Wake was held: Monday, November 14, 2016; 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. @ Word of Truth, 415 W. 111th. Street. Funeral: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Internment: Burr Oak Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LINDSEY Ellis Lindsey ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, November 15, 2016; 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oakwoods Cemetery.

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

STRONG Washington Strong ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, November 15, 2016; 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. @ Chapel.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

HOBBS Engracia Hobbs ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, November 15, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Pickens Memorial C.O.G., 5659 S. Union. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Willie Jones ….. Wake was held: Tuesday, November 15, 2016; 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Interment: Contact Funeral Home for Detail of Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

RICHARDSON Cynthia Richardson ….. Wake: Friday, November 18, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BACON-BELL. Mazie Bacon-Bell ….. Memorial: Wednesday, November 16, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: Not Scheduled.

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

TUCKER Clifton Tucker ….. Wake: Friday, November 18, 2016; 10:30 a.m.11:00 a.m. @ Friends For Life Covenant Church, 1710 Dixie Highway.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

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

DELL Jean Dell ….. Wake: Wednesday, November 16, 2016; 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. @ Calvary Community Church, 16341 S. Park Ave. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery.

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

WILLIS Sheila Willis ….. Wake: Wednesday, November 16, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

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

HOUSE Emoni House ….. Wake: Wednesday, November 16, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ St. Andrew Temple Church, 1743 W. Marquette Rd. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HOUSE Elijah House ….. Wake: Wednesday, November 16, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ St. Andrew Temple Church, 1743 W. Marquette Rd. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COLEMAN Myrtis Coleman …..Wake: Thursday, November 17, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Friendly Temple C.O.G.I.C., 7745 S. State Street. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HOLT Tanya Holt ….. Wake: Thursday, November 17, 2016; 11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m. @ Jerusalem Baptist Church, 4218 S. Wentworth. Funeral: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Interment: Contact Funeral Home for Details of Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Rickie Williams ….. Wake: Thursday, November 17, 2016; 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Interment: Contact Funeral Home for Details of Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MURPHY Jerome Murphy ….. Wake: Thursday, November 17, 2016; 6:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Interment: Contact Funeral Home for Details of Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JACKSON Maime Jackson ….. Wake: Friday, November 18, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Restvale Cemetery.

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

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ANDERSON Doris Anderson ….. Wake: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. @ St. George & Matthias Episcopal Church, 164 E. 111th. Street. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LAFLORA Obadiah LaFlora. ….. Wake: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 9:30 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. @ Faith Temple, 72nd. & Peoria. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Interment: Evergeen Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WASHINGTON Michael Washington ….. Wake: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery.

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

GRAY Tracy Gray ….. Wake: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery.

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

SPENCER LaTonya Spencer ….. Wake: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Kenwood United Church, 4600 S. Greenwood.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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

ROBINSON-LUCKETT Dorothy Robinson-Luckett …..

Wake: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson. Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Interment: Contact Funeral Home for Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DAWSON Vivian Dawson ….. Wake: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd. Funeral: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Interment: Contact Funeral Home for Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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MONDANE Sheila Mondane ….. Visitation: Saturday, November 19, 2016; 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. @ Rayfield M.B.C., 1417 W. 72nd.

Street Funeral: 11:00 am. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Contact Funeral Home for Cemetery. Arrangements Entrusted To: Calahan Funeral Home, 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL (773) 723.4400.

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT October 21, 2016 CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KIMBERLY BELL, STATE OF ILLINOIS-DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 15 CH 00424 8050 S. Aberdeen St. Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 19, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8050 S. Aberdeen St., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-209-028-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $180,195.77. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code.

40387 Case Number: 15 CH 00424 TJSC#: 36-12295 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY GRAHAM, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT L. GRAHAM A/K/A ROBERT LEWIS GRAHAM A/K/A ROBERT GRAHAM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROBERT L. GRAHAM (DECEASED), FRANK H. GRAHAM, MARIE GRAHAM A/K/A MARIE DENHAM AMOS, FRANK H. GRAHAM, AS ADMINISTRATOR, TIFFANY GREER, PIERRE GRAHAM, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PAMELA GRAHAM Defendants 12 CH 044590 621 W. 61ST 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 24, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 20, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 621 W. 61ST STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-315-036. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 14-12-31096. 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. 14-12-31096 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 044590 TJSC#: 36-12970 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ANTHONY R. SMITH, THE STRATFORD AT SOUTH COMMONS CONDOMINIUM Defendants 15 CH 16350 2605 S Indiana Ave, Unit 1506 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 18, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 16, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2605 S Indiana Ave, Unit 1506, Chicago, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-27-305-140-1123. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $97,565.71. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 16350 TJSC#: 36-12379 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD W. JOHNSON JR. A/K/A RICHARD JOHNSON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 008427 9221 S. UNION 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 October 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9221 S. UNION STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-310-009-0000. 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-07570. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-07570 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 008427 TJSC#: 3612807 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.PRINCIE HOPKINS A/K/A PRINCESS HOPKINS, HOMEMAKERS REMODELING, INC., SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 15 CH 14856 9326 SOUTH RACINE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 31, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9326 SOUTH RACINE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-323-028-0000. The real estate is improved with a red, brick, single family, two car detached garage.

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 1768. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www. tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 1768 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 14856 TJSC#: 36-11180

TARGET MARKET PROGRAM Bidding Restricted to City of Chicago Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE) With Appropriate Specialty Area Designation.

Sealed Bids will be received and must be submitted on documents provided by the City of Chicago, on the date and time, stated for those specific Bids listed below, in the Bid & Bond, Room 103, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602, 312-744-9773. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud for the following: DESCRIPTION: Request for Qualification “RFQ” for Target Market – Professional Sewer Design Engineering Services BID DOCUMENT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND PRINTED FROM URL ADDRESS: www.cityofchicago.org/bids PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE: November 14, 2016 @ 2:30 p.m.,

City Hall 121 N. LaSalle, Room 1103 Chicago, IL 60602 SPECIFICATION NO: 137382 BID/PROPOSAL OPENING DATE: December 8, 2016 TIME: 4:00 p.m., Central Time CONTACT: Kimberly Young, Sr. Procurement Specialist kimberly.young@cityofchicago.org Email: LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT November 4, 2016 CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES Sealed Proposals will be received by the City of Chicago, on the date and time, stated for those specific Proposals listed below, in the Bid & Bond, Room 103, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602, 312-744-9773. Proposals will be received for the following: Notice of Addendum: Addendum No. 1 will be e-mailed to all bidders on the Bid Opportunity Take-out List DESCRIPTION: Target Market Professional Sewer Construction Management Engineering Services BID DOCUMENT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND PRINTED FROM URL ADDRESS: www.cityofchicago.org/bids SPECIFICATION NO: 140842 ORIGINAL PROPOSAL OPENING DATE: December 5, 2016 TIME: 4:00 p.m., Central Time CONTACT: Kimberly Young, Senior Procurement Specialist Email: kimberly.young@cityofchicago.org

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Filing of Evidence Regarding Reconciliation of Revenues and Costs under ComEd’s Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Adjustment (Rider EDA) To patrons of Commonwealth Edison Company Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”) hereby gives notice to the public that on October 31, 2016, it filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”) evidence (annual report and direct testimony) regarding the reconciliation of revenues collected from its customers under its Rider EDA, with costs incurred in connection with certain energy efficiency and demand response programs.

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

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

COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY By: Thomas S. O’Neill Senior Vice President and General Counsel November 16, 2016

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PROPERTY FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff vs.

TAMMY L. LEE AKA TAMMY LEE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; AARON ROYSTON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 526 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-32-317-015-0000.

Commonly known as 8541 South Laflin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60620.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence.

If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 605631890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14110079 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I706631

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE (SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION) AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-17XS; Plaintiff, vs.

LARRY J. BATES, JR. AKA LARRY J. BATES; WANDA R. BATES; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA, ITS SUCCESSOR AND ASSIGNS; Defendants, 15 CH 15924 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8237 South Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 20-32-129-011.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-013951 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I706331

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AMC2, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs.

HATTIE BROWN AND CATHERINE BROWN, CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendants, 14 CH 13651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 2, 2016, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 5, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-33-306-002, 20-33-306-056 and 20-33-306-057.

Commonly known as 8320 S. KERFOOT AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

(312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 14-01929 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I706622

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANN YOUNG A/K/A ANN L YOUNG, A/K/A ANN L LARRY, QUADRANGLE HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ALLIED CLEANING SERVICES, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 13041 6700 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE #8D CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 21, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6700 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE #8D, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-24-406-026-1064. The real estate is improved with a condo within hi-rise with attached 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 10445. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 10445 Case Number: 15 CH 13041 TJSC#: 3612992 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR LEGATEES OF JOSEPH KOSALA A/K/A JOSEPH J. KOSALA, DECEASED, MARTIN A. BLUMENTHAL, AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH KOSALA A/K/A JOSEPH J. KOSALA, DECEASED, JENNIFER KOSALA, TAMMY KWIATKOWSKI, COLLEEN M. SCHLOSSER, TONY FAIKEL, AS TRUSTEE OF THE FAMILY TRUST, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., STATE OF ILLINOIS, CONSERVANCY HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, CONSERVANCY AT NORTH PARK CONDOMINIUM II ASSOCIATION, BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO M&I BANK, FSB, FIRST AMERICAN BANK, ABBEY KWIATKOWSKI, MIA KWIATKOWSKI, EMMA KWIATKOWSKI, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 15 CH 17294 3850 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, UNIT 503 Chicago, IL 60659 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 20, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3850 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, UNIT 503, Chicago, IL 60659 Property Index No. 13-02-300006-1033. The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $253,456.71. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312-372-4398 Please refer to file number 15-076822.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs. com Attorney File No. 15-076822 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 17294 TJSC#: 36-11176 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 FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, -v.ANIKA R. STERLING A/K/A ANIKA STERLING Defendants 15 CH 15652 8548 S. ABERDEEN 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 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 1, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8548 S. ABERDEEN STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-417-036-0000 VOL. 441. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $110,755.00. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 5419710 Please refer to file number 15-2587.

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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 15-2587 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 15652 TJSC#: 3612438 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARY CORBIN, SOUTH COMMONS PHASE I CONDOMINIUM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF OCIE LEE CLAY, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR OCIE LEE CLAY (DECEASED), STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 16 CH 003965 3021 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE UNIT #511 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 August 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 5, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3021 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE UNIT #511, CHICAGO, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-27-310-093-1466; (17-27-310-086-0000 Underlying). The real estate is improved with a condo/ townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-03270. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-03270 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 003965 TJSC#: 3610814 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER SECURITIZATION SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 1, 2005 STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE1 Plaintiff, -v.THE ESTATE OF EARTHA LEAN BURGIN, MAUDESTINE BURGIN, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EARTHA LEAN BURGIN Defendants 14 CH 15474 8243 S. HONORE 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 May 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 29 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 2 FEET) IN BLOCK 16 IN BAIRD AND ROWLANDS SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8243 S. HONORE STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-31-227-018-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $183,585.17.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-92499.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C13-92499 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 15474 TJSC#: 36-12920 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4 Plaintiff, -v.ANNETTE A. DUNBAR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 19146 8940 S. HALSTED 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 December 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 17 (EXCEPT THAT PART LYING EAST OF A LINE 50 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 5) IN BLOCK 6 IN SOUTH ENGLEWOOD BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, AND THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5 LYING EAST OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8940 S. HALSTED STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-225-039-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $57,349.42.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-06109.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-06109 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 19146 TJSC#: 35-18511 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 TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF JEAN R. POWE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF ROBERT J. POWE A/K/A ROBERT JAMES POWE, JR., AARON POWE A/K/A AARON F. POWE, PHILLIP POWE A/K/A PHILLIP J. POWE, STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF JEAN R. POWE, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF ROBERT J. POWE A/K/A ROBERT JAMES POWE, JR., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 02881 5929 S. 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 September 29, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 29 IN A. DONIGAN’S SUBDIVISION OF 3 ACRES SOUTH OF AND ADJOINING THE NORTH 3 ACRES OF THE EAST 15 ACRES OF THE NORTH 30 ACRES OF LOT 38 OF SCHOOL TRUSTEE’S SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5929 S. UNION AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-301-009-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $28,202.08.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 15 CH 02881 TJSC#: 36-12098 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DARLENE SIMS, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC Defendants 12 CH 025071 5435 S. DAMEN AVENUE 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 September 2, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 13, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5435 S. DAMEN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-07-424-013. The real estate is improved with a multi-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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 14-1217423. 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. 14-12-17423 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 025071 TJSC#: 36-12962 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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C L A S S I F I E D S LEGAL NOTICE F16080109SVT SLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Reginald E. Blakey aka Reginald Errol Blakey aka Reginald E. Blakley aka Reginald Blakey; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 16 CH 10780 642 East 95th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60619 Meyerson Calendar 56 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Reginald E. Blakey aka Reginald Errol Blakey aka Reginald E. Blakley aka Reginald Blakey, and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 18, EAST 1/2 OF LOT 19, IN BLOCK 8 IN BURNSIDE, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 3, EXCLUSIVE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE CHICAGO AND WESTERN INDIANA RAILROAD AND THE CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, AND ALL THAT PART OF THE SOUTH 1/4 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 2, . WEST OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD AND NORTH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR A “Y” TRACK, ALL INTOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, P.I.N.: 25-03-432-027-0000 Said property is commonly known as 642 East 95th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60619, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Reginald E. Blakey and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 0020363383 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Cook County on or before DECEMBER 16, 2016 a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

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

Steven C. Lindberg ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION COLFIN BULLS A FINANCE SUB, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND COLFIN BULLS B FINANCE SUB, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.MY HOME REMODELING, INC., AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION, JAE CHANG KIM, KYUNG JA KIM, PRO AUTO BODY SHOP, INC., AN ILLINOIS CORPORATION, MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., LVNV FUNDING LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A., NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN OWNERS Defendants 16 CH 1820 4735 PULASKI ROAD Chicago, IL 60630 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 21 AND 22 IN BLOCK 4 IN TRYON AND DAVIS’ 40TH AVENUE ADDITION TO IRVING PARK IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Together with all existing or subsequently erected or affixed buildings, improvements and fixtures; all easements, rights of way, and appurtenances; all water, water rights, watercourses and ditch rights (including stock in utilities with ditch or irrigation rights); and all other rights, royalties, and profits relating to the real property, including without limitation all minerals, oil, gas, geothermal and similar matters.

Commonly known as 4735 PULASKI ROAD, Chicago, IL 60630 Property Index No. 13-14-100-008-0000 and 13-14-100-009-0000.

The real estate is improved with a commercial property.

The judgment amount was $562,678.20.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortILLINOIS gagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVIacquiring the residential real estate whose SION rights in and to the residential real estate TERRY HOLMES Plainarose prior to the sale. The subject property tiff, is subject to general real estate taxes, special -v.- assessments, or special taxes levied against MICHAEL MYLES Defensaid real estate and is offered for sale without dants any representation as to quality or quantity of 14 CH 15422 title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in 8625 S. LAFLIN AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to Chicago, IL 60620 confirmation by the court.

NOTICE OF PARTITION SALE Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Partition Judgment entered in the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale above cause on October 18, 2016, an agent for that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM the real estate after confirmation of the sale. on December 7, 2016, at The Judicial Sales CorWhere a sale of real estate is made to satisfy poration, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, a lien prior to that of the United States, the CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the United States shall have one year from the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following date of sale within which to redeem, except described real estate: that with respect to a lien arising under the LOT 35 IN BLOCK 4 IN CHARLES F. PIPER’S internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE days or the period allowable for redemption NORTH EAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH under State law, whichever is longer, and in WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH WEST any case in which, under the provisions of QUARTER OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as AND THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF THE amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER. ALL IN SECTION 32, TOWN(d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United SHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE States Code, the right to redeem does not THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNarise, there shall be no right of redemption.

TY, ILLINOIS. The property will NOT be open for inspection Commonly known as 8625 S. LAFLIN, Chicago, and plaintiff makes no representation as to IL 60620 the condition of the property. Prospective Property Index No. 20-32-325-009-0000. bidders are admonished to check the court The real estate is improved with a single family file to verify all information. residence.

If this property is a condominium unit, the The value of the real estate at 8625 S. LAFLIN is purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure not less than $39,900.00. sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the No sale will be approved for less $26,600 (twoassessments and the legal fees required by thirds the value of the property).

The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS Sale terms: 100% down of the highest bid by cer605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a tified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks condominium unit which is part of a common will be accepted. The subject property is subject interest community, the purchaser of the unit to general real estate taxes, special assessments, at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagor special taxes levied against said real estate and ee shall pay the assessments required by is offered for sale without any representation as The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS to quality or quantity of title and without recourse 605/18.5(g-1). to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEfurther subject to confirmation by the court.

OWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purREMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS chaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSentitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate SESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECafter confirmation of the sale.

TION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTThe property will NOT be open for inspection GAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. and plaintiff makes no representation as to the You will need a photo identification issued condition of the property. Prospective bidders by a government agency (driver’s license, are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into You will need a photo identification issued by a our building and the foreclosure sale room government agency (driver’s license, passport, in Cook County and the same identification etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and for sales held at other county venues where the foreclosure and partition sale room in Cook The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts County and the same identification for sales foreclosure sales. held at other county venues where The Judicial For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure and ROBERT A. EGAN, P.C., 120 NORTH LApartition sales.

SALLE STREET, SUITE 2600, Chicago, IL For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: 60602, (312) 263-2227 JAHNKE SULLIVAN & TOOLIS LLC, 10075 W THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION LINCOLN HIGHWAY, Frankfort, IL 60423, (708) One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chica349-9333 go, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION You can also visit The Judicial Sales CorporaOne South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE tion at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporaof pending sales. tion at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of ROBERT A. EGAN, P.C. pending sales.

120 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE JAHNKE SULLIVAN & TOOLIS LLC 2600 10075 W LINCOLN HIGHWAY Chicago, IL 60602 Frankfort, IL 60423 (312) 263-2227 (708) 349-9333 Attorney Code. 25313 E-Mail: flm@jtlawllc.com Case Number: 16 CH 1820 Attorney Code. 44138 TJSC#: 36-12975 Case Number: 14 CH 15422 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection TJSC#: 36-12889 Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Pracattorney is deemed to be a debt collector attices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney tempting to collect a debt and any information is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be obtained will be used for that purpose. used for that purpose

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-R2, Plaintiff, -v.MICHELLE JOHNSON AKA MICHELLE JOHNSON-BUNCH, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 09 CH 52718 8121 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 February 19, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 29, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 34 (EXCPET THE SOUTH 9 FEET THEREOF) AND THE SOUTH 18 FEET OF LOT 35 IN BLOCK 4 IN ALBERTA PARK ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 8121 SOUTH KEDZIE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60652 Property Index No. 19-36-116-052-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $239,131.19.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-002205.

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

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com Attorney File No. IL-002205 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 09 CH 52718 TJSC#: 36-12531 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Plaintiff, -v.BELINDA MITCHELL BLANKS, HSBC NEVADA, NA FKA HOUSEHOLD BANK Defendants 12 CH 09499 510 W 128TH PL 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 May 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 28, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 22 AND THE WEST 10 FEET OF LOT 21 IN BLOCK 8 IN NEW ROSELAND BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF FRACTIONAL SECTION 33 NORTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE AND PART OF FRACTIONAL SECTIONS 28 AND 33 SOUTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE ALL IN TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 510 W 128TH PL, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-33-108-046-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single unit dwelling.

The judgment amount was $153,418.40.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC, 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 605-3500 Please refer to file number IL-001965.

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

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC 105 WEST ADAMS STREET, SUITE 1850 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 605-3500 E-Mail: intake@wmlegal.com Attorney File No. IL-001965 Attorney Code. 56284 Case Number: 12 CH 09499 TJSC#: 36-12512 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 TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF WILLIE ARMSTRONG A/K/A WILLIE J. ARMSTRONG A/K/A WILLIE JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF JEAN LEE, DOROTHY HELM, LOUISE ROBERSON, JOANNE L. SLAW, GLADYS SHIELDS, BERNADINE LEE, LINDA LEE, JOYCE LEE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF RUTH ANN TUMBO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND/OR DEVISEES OF JAMES LEE, JAMES W. ARMSTRONG A/K/A JW ARMSTRONG A/K/A JIMMY ARMSTRONG, LEVI ARMSTRONG, MABLE HOLLOWAY, TRESSIE WASHINGTON, GEORGIA REED, JAMES E. ARMSTRONG A/K/A JAMES EDWARD ARMSTRONG, CALVIN ARMSTRONG A/K/A CALVIN J. ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF WILLIE ARMSTRONG A/K/A WILLIE J. ARMSTRONG A/K/A WILLIE JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF JEAN LEE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 03653 2921 W. JACKSON BLVD. Chicago, IL 60612 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 31, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 6, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 9 IN BLOCK 3 IN JAMES COUCH’S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2921 W. JACKSON BLVD., Chicago, IL 60612 Property Index No. 16-13-122-002-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $368,514.79.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

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

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

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

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 15 CH 03653 TJSC#: 36-10775 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2015-B, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-B Plaintiff, -v.DENISE PEREZ, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY DBA NICOR GAS CO. AND 33 EAST 26TH STREET CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 13 CH 16974 33 E. 26TH ST. #2 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 September 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PARCEL 1: UNIT 2 IN THE 33 EAST 26TH STREET CONDOMINIUMS AS DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: THE EAST 26.00 FEET OF LOT 15 IN ASSESSOR’S DIVISION OF BLOCKS 81 AND 82 (EXCEPT THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 8) IN CANAL TRUSTEES’ SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘’A’’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0326818040, TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO THE USE OF P-2, A LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT AS DELINEATED ON THE SURVEY ATTACHED TO THE DECLARATION AFORESAID RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0326818040.

Commonly known as 33 E. 26TH ST. #2, Chicago, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-27-300-055-1002.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $290,151.86.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: ERIC FELDMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 134 N. LaSalle St., Ste 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 940-8580 Please refer to file number 15-06035.

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.

ERIC FELDMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 134 N. LaSalle St., Ste 1900 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 940-8580 E-Mail: mlgil@mlg-defaultlaw.com Attorney File No. 15-06035 Attorney Code. 40466 Case Number: 13 CH 16974 TJSC#: 36-11226 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-KS1 Plaintiff, -v.GAIL J. LOGGIN, CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY, COAST SECURITY MORTGAGE, INC Defendants 15 CH 01482 7939 S. PRAIRIE 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 September 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 21 IN WILLIAM H. BRITIGAN’S SOUTH PARK BOULEVARD AND 83RD STREET SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 2, 11, AND 24 IN SUBDIVISION BY WEBSTER’S HEIRS OF THE NORTH WEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7939 S. PRAIRIE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-34-104-019-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $279,639.80.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-06709.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C14-06709 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 01482 TJSC#: 36-11155 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (38245) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss – In the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, vs. SAMMIE PARR JR et. al., Defendants, Case No. 2016 CH 11507.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners-Tenants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: THE SOUTH 99.00 FEET OF THE EAST 1/2 OF BLOCK 5 (EXCEPT THE WEST 69.00 FEET THEREOF) OF BLOCK 5, OF BUSBY’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS..

PIN: 20-10-121-038-0000. Commonly known as: 234 East 51st Street, Chicago IL, 60615 & 5048 S. Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60615, and which said Mortgage was made by SAMMIE PARR JR, as Mortgagor(s) to InterBay Funding, LLC, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0531811021, and the present owner(s) of the property being FREDDIE L. SANDERS, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of COOK County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60602 located at 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, on or before DECEMBER 9, 2016 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Chicago, Illinois, November 1, 2016.

Dorothy Brown, Clerk.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-W5 Plaintiff, -v.JOHNNIE L. TURNER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 01738 10225 S. PERRY 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 September 6, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 7, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 10 (EXCEPT THE NORTH FIVE 5 FEET THEREOF) AND LOT 11 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 15 FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK 4 IN COTTAGE ADDITION TO ROSELAND, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 16 THE EAST 1/2 OF BLOCK 7 AND LOT 1, AND THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT THREE (3) OF BLOCK 26 OF FERNWOOD, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 10225 S. PERRY AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-429-009-000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $92,139.79.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C16-33393.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C16-33393 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 16 CH 01738 TJSC#: 36-10946 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, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIAITON, AS TRUSTEE FOR DELTA FUNDING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1999-3 Plaintiff, -v.LAVINA PETERSON, ROBERT J. ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 03035 1929 S. SAWYER Chicago, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 37 IN BLOCK 15 IN DOUGLAS PARK ADDITION TO CHICAGO IN SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1929 S. SAWYER, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-422-011-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $39,022.46.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C15-26621.

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

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C15-26621 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 16 CH 03035 TJSC#: 36-11184 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 TCF NATIONAL BANK Plaintiff, -v.JUVENTINO HERMOSO, CESAR HERMOSO, ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 05461 3642 S. HERMITAGE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60609 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 13, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 34 IN EDWIN C. LARNED’S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 27 IN THE CANAL TRUSTEE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 3642 S. HERMITAGE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 17-31-412-040-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $200,700.42.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case Number: 16 CH 05461 TJSC#: 36-9803 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC (6301495) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF Cook, ss – IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. SUSANA AVALOS AKA SUSANA GUTIERREZ, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 09790.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: SUSANA AVALOS AKA SUSANA GUTIERREZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 2 IN BARNETT BROTHERS SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/4 OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 19-13-100-028-0000. Commonly known as: 5514 South Troy Street, Chicago, IL 60629, and which said Mortgage was made by SUSANA AVALOS AKA SUSANA GUTIERREZ, as Mortgagor(s) to Bank of America, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0723901232, and the present owner(s) of the property being SUSANA AVALOS AKA SUSANA GUTIERREZ, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, Richard J Daley Center, 50 W. Washington, Room 802, Chicago, IL 60602 on or before DECEMBER 2, 2016 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Last known addresses: Defendant Address: 5514 South Troy Street, Chicago, IL 60629; 3342 Rosetti Drive, San Antonio, TX 78247

NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, (38245) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ss – In the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, vs. ALFREDO MARTINEZ, ANTONIO ZAMORA et. al., Defendants, Case No. 2016 CH 13094.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you Unknown Owners-Tenants and Non-Record Claimants, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of COOK County, County Department - Chancery Division, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOTS 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, AND 28 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 18 TO 24 , BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 5, LOTS 18 TO 31, BOTH INCLUSIVE, AND THE SOUTH 121.5 FEET OF VACATED ALLEY IN BLOCK 6 AND LOTS 25 TO 31, BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 7 IN TREMONT RIDGE, A SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.. PIN: 20-18-121019-0000; 20-18-121-020-0000; 20-18121-021-0000; 20-18-121-021-0000; 2018-121-022-0000; 20-18-121-023-0000; 20-18-121-024-0000. Commonly known as: 2254 W. 59th St, Chicago IL, 60632, and which said Mortgage was made

by ALFREDO MARTINEZ, ANTONIO ZAMORA, as Mortgagor(s) to InterBay Funding, LLC, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0606002211, and the present owner(s) of the property being ALFREDO MARTINEZ and ANTONIO ZAMORA, and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of COOK County, 50 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60602 located at 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, on or before DECEMBER 2, 2016 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Dated, Chicago, Illinois, October 25, 2016.

Dorothy Brown, Clerk.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. File No. 1353-245

WEISS MCCLELLAND LLC (6301495) Attorneys 105 W. Adams, Suite 1850 Chicago, Illinois 60603 STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF Cook, ss – IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. JAMES MCCLELLAND, JR., WILLIAM P. BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JAMES MCCLELLAND AKA JAMES MCCLELLAND, SR. (DECEASED), UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES MCCLELLAND AKA JAMES MCCLELLAND SR., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, et. al., Defendants, Case No. 12 CH 17182.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you: JAMES MCCLELLAND, JR., UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES MCCLELLAND AKA JAMES MCCLELLAND SR., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled suit has been commenced in the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT 4 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 10 FEET) AND LOT 5 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 11 FEET 8 INCHES THEREOF) IN BLOCK 14 OF THE WALTER L. DAVIS ADDITION TO BEVERLY HILLS BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 9 AND 14 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF THAT PART LYING WESTERLY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE MAIN LINE OF THE CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 200 FEET OF THE WEST 132.8 FEET OF SAID BLOCK 14) IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 25-05-310-039-0000. Commonly known as: 9208 South Bishop Street, Chicago, IL 60620, and which said Mortgage was made by JAMES MCCLELLAND AKA JAMES MCCLELLAND, SR. (DECEASED), as Mortgagor(s) to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Wintrust Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded as document number 0924633144, and re-recorded to correct the legal description on September 26, 2016 as Document ID: 1627029032, and the present owner(s) of the property being JAMES MCCLELLAND AKA JAMES MCCLELLAND, SR. (DECEASED), and for other relief: that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION, Richard J Daley Center, 50 W. Washington, Room 802, Chicago, IL 60602 on or before DECEMBER 2, 2016 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Last known addresses: Defendant Address: 9208 South Bishop Street, Chicago, IL 60620; 370 East 53rd Street, Chicago, IL 60615; 9330 South Essex Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617

REAL ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT HOLTZ, SHIRLEY HOLTZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS Defendants 14 CH 18494 7524 S. EVANS 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 September 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7524 S. EVANS, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-406-028-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $116,648.68.

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

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 16-5300-418.

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

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: mmckee@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 16-5300-418 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 14 CH 18494 TJSC#: 36-11339 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.

22 November 16 - 22, 2016 • THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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

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

Ronald Eng; City of Chicago; Anna Eng; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, Case # 16CH5381 Sheriff’s # 160297 F16040121 WELLS Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on December 12th, 2016, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 11137 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60643 P.I.N: 25-19-204-014-0000 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.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

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

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REAL ESTATE NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION STATE BANK OF TEXAS, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR THE NATIONAL REPUBLIC BANK OF CHICAGO Plaintiff, -v.- MARQUETTE BANK F/K/A MARQUETTE NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED 6/18/1993 A/K/A TRUST NO. 12944, HUMBERTO S. VAZQUEZ JR A/K/A HUMBERTO VAZQUEZ, AN INDIVIDUAL, AUTOMOTRIZ MONTERREY, INC., A DISSOLVED ILLINOIS CORPORATION, CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2016 CH 01686 2000 S. WESTERN AVENUE Chicago, IL 60608 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2000 S. WESTERN AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60608 Property Index No. 16-24-420-002-0000; and all improvements, personal property, fixtures, leases, equipment and other business assets of Automotriz Monterrey, Inc. as more particularly described in the Security Agreement dated June 21, 2004 and located on the real estate.

The real estate is improved with a commercial property with minor improvement.

The judgment amount was $436,374.15.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP, 120 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1200, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 8767100 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.

ARNSTEIN & LEHR LLP 120 SOUTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1200 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 876-7100 Attorney Code. 25188 Case Number: 2016 CH 01686 TJSC#: 36-12818 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.

REAL ESTATE NOTICE

REAL ESTATE NOTICE

REAL ESTATE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-7 Plaintiff, -v.PATRICE WINDSOR Defendants 14 CH 13582 8418 SOUTH CRANDON AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 11, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8418 SOUTH CRANDON AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-412-042.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $169,739.73.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact the sales department, ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14060126.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 150 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F14060126 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 14 CH 13582 TJSC#: 36-12037 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, -v.DEBRA L. WINKE, RAMON PAXTON, NORTHBROOK BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LABE BANK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, CAVALRY PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, CACH, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 09075 2228 W. CHARLESTON ST. Chicago, IL 60647 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 5, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2228 W. CHARLESTON ST., Chicago, IL 60647 Property Index No. 14-31-125-030-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $550,545.10.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 15-5300-328.

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

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: mmckee@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 15-5300-328 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 15 CH 09075 TJSC#: 36-12460 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY N/K/A CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1113639, FOREMAN INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC, GHIAN FOREMAN, TRACI FOREMAN, ARROW MASONRY AND EXTERIORS, INC., BANKFINANCIAL, FSB, ANN-MARIE USHER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 14729 4554 S. LAKE PARK AVE. Chicago, IL 60653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4554 S. LAKE PARK AVE., Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-02-402-045-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $675,715.39.

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

No third party checks will be accepted.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD., 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950, CHICAGO, IL 60602, (312) 372-2020 Please refer to file number 15-5300-338.

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

HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 29 E. Madison, Ste. 950 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 372-2020 E-Mail: mmckee@hrolaw.com Attorney File No. 15-5300-338 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 15 CH 14729 TJSC#: 36-11065 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICE ATTENTION ALL PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS & HCV PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS Proposed Updates to the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Administrative (Admin) Plan The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is re-releasing proposed updates to the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP) and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Administrative Plan for public comment.

The 30-day public comment period begins November 14 (8 a.m.) and ends December 14, 2016 (5 p.m.).

While CHA encourages and welcomes all program participants, residents, and the community-at-large to review the proposed updates to the ACOP and HCV Admin Plan, you are not required to attend the public comment hearings in order to submit comments. The date, time, and location of the public comment hearings are as follows: •November 29, 2016, 11:00 am: CHA Headquarters, 60 E Van Buren St •November 30, 2016, 6:00 pm: Family Investment Center (FIC), 4859 S Wabash Copies of the proposed updates to the ACOP and HCV Admin Plan will be available beginning November 14, 2016 until December 14, 2016 (5 p.m.) at the following locations: •CHA and HCV Administrative Offices •Central Advisory Council Office •HCV Regional Office – South •HCV Regional Office – West •Family Investment Center (FIC) •Chinese Mutual Aid Association •LUCHA •Claretian Associates •www.thecha.org

60 E Van Buren St 243 E 32nd St 10 W 35th St 2750 W Roosevelt Rd 4859 S Wabash St 1016 W Argyle St 3541 W North Ave 9108 S Brandon Ave

Mail comments to: Chicago Housing Authority Attention: Proposed ACOP & HCV Admin Plan

60 E. Van Buren Street, 12th Floor

Chicago, IL 60605 E-mail comments to: commentontheplan@thecha.org

Subject: Proposed ACOP & HCV Admin Plan Fax comments to:

(312) 913-7837 Subject: Proposed ACOP & HCV Admin Plan

If you have a question about this notice, please call the CHA at 312.913-7300.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please call 312.913.7690.

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name In the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, File No. D16148673 on the November 7, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of OLIVE JACK ENTERPRISES with the business located at 14240 KENWOOD, DOLTON, IL, 60409. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/ partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: JACQUELINE MCMORRIS, Complete Address: 14240 KENWOOD, DOLTON, IL, 60409, USA

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