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Suicide?

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Roderick Sawyer takes on Aldermanic Black Caucus

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Review: Black Panthers Film Hits Theaters

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Sandra Bland: Suicide or Homicide?

By Mary L. Datcher Senior Staff Writer

When a parent loses a child, it’s described as the deepest numbness that encompasses their being. It’s often brought on with a freight load of mixed emotions—guilt, anger, sadness, bitterness —grief. It doesn’t matter if you are the parent of a small child or an adult—the role rarely changes. This grief increases when a child is murdered or their passing is untimely, caused by a tragic situation.

On July 13th, 2015, Geneva Reed-Veal was notified of the worst news that a parent could possibly receive when her daughter, Sandra Bland, was found dead in the Waller County jail cell in Texas.

The story has been reported. So let’s recap.

The 28-year old Naperville woman was pulled over for a routine traffic stop by Texas state trooper, Brian T. Encinia. She was in route to the local Walmart to shop for groceries. He cited her for changing lanes without using her turning signal. What was to be a warning, immediately escalated with the junior officer demanding that Bland put out her cigarette and to exit her vehicle.

As shown on the video cam, Bland and the officer go back and forth with Sandra informing the officer of her rights. However, what was captured by a bystander was Officer Encinia and another officer pushing Bland to the ground as they handcuffed her. The audio reveals Sandra swearing at the officers after they knocked her head to the ground. When she told them of her epileptic seizures, Officer Encinia angrily replies, ‘Good.’

Since her July 10th arrest on a third-degree felony charge of an assault on a public servant, there has been video footage released by the Waller County Jail officials, which contest allegations that she was murdered instead of the reported suicide on the morning of July 13th. The moment that her alleged suicide was announced to the media and fact that she died in custody of a Texas county jail—it didn’t make sense. To the African American community, this was an unfortunate and constant reoccurrence of another Black person dying while in custody. Assumptions of foul play immediately lit up social media and brought serious questions to the surface what really happened to Sandra Bland?

With a plethora of questions surrounding this case, a wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed in the State of Texas, Houston Federal District Court, by Sandra Bland’s family.

The lawsuit named the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas state trooper, Brian T. Encinia and two guards at the Waller County Jail, and claims Trooper Encinia had false reasons for the initial arrest. In addition, jailers failed to check on Bland when she refused meals and was uncontrollably crying.

Since the autopsy was released by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, its findings coincidence with the injuries related to death by hanging. The autopsy was

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Sandra Bland’s jail cell (bottom). Sandra Bland’s mother addresses the media at a press conference (top). Photos courtes: John Alexander and Ilana Panich-Linsman/New York Times signed by Sara N. Doyle, the Assistant Medical Examiner on July 22.

There is some dissenting information when reading the autopsy, which has raised some eyebrows regarding the accounts, which lead up to Bland’s death.

According to the autopsy report, on July 13, 2015 Sandra Annette Bland was pronounced dead at 9:06am in the Waller County Jail in cell 95, where she was found hanged. What was received with the body was a paper bag labeled “Trash Bag Used as ligature on 7-13-15 at 12:14 pm. Waller County Jail took into possession, a transparent plastic bag tied into a ligature, which is described as EVIDENCE OF INJURY. On the Waller County Jail time stamped video, jailer Cynthia Whidden, (in a dark blue uniform) is seen going back to check on Bland’s cell and immediately walks towards another jailer indicating that something is wrong. You see several officers approach Bland’s cell discovering her body. In the custody death report, both jailers and deputies (tan uniformed officers) enter her cell.

One holds Sandra’s body up while the other removes the ligature from around her neck then lays her on the floor to perform CPR. After, deputies attempted to revive Bland, EMS are brought in but she is pronounced dead at 9:06am, which begs the question, why was the ligature put back on Bland’s neck and left there for three hours before sending her to the Houston medical examiner’s office? The possibility of tampering with the crime scene is being questioned. There was no move-

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ment in the hallway for 90 minutes based on the motion detected video camera inside the county jail.

This has created some major doubt regarding the original report and Austin, TX resident, David Fisher is an unofficial crusader, seeking to have all of these questions answered—honestly. He’s known as the “Butt-inski”. Neither an attorney or licensed private investigator, but over the last 15 years he has carved a niche as a consultant on many cases to review corruption of county medical examiners. His nose for fraud and injustices within the Texas law enforcement system has allowed him entry into working with attorneys, county insiders and other investigators.

He believes the Houston medical examiner’s autopsy report can be disputed by the Bland family based on the unexplained accounts which were released by the Waller County Jail.

“This becomes a problem in the autopsy report. There’s a notation that strongly suggests that the ligature was replaced around Sandra Bland’s neck after she was pronounced dead and left on her neck for 3 hours,” Fisher said. “That would be a bomb.

That is tampering and that is a third degree felony. This was intended for one purpose only – to make sure there was a mark on her neck; and further suggests that there wasn’t a mark on her neck when she was found.”

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Politics

Son of Chicago’s Last Black Mayor Takes Helm of Chicago Black Caucus Maze Jackson Defender Political Editor Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus Chairman and 6th Ward Alderman Roderick “Rod” Sawyer was born to do this job, literally. As the oldest son of Chicago’s second and last Black Mayor, Eugene Sawyer, Alderman Rod Sawyer learned Chicago politics through the lens of the Harold Washington political era. As the third and youngest son of Alderman turned Mayor Sawyer, Rod knew at an early age that he would eventually become a politician.

“I caught the bug,” Sawyer recalls. “I was intrigued by politics at an early age. I liked how he got treated for helping everyone. People looked out for him, made sure we were okay. It was a constant feeling of community.”

Sawyer attended the prestigious all-Black, non-religious private school Howalton Day School growing up. He went on to St. Ignatius for high school, DePaul for undergrad, and completed his law degree at Chicago Kent College of Law. All the while Sawyer stayed involved in

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politics with his father, one of Harold Washington’s top allies.

“When Harold ran,” Sawyer reminisces, “Dad was the first elected official to be with him.” And it had paid off. Ald. Eugene Sawyer was Washington’s President Pro-Tem and Chairman of the Committee on Rules. But it was during the young Sawyer’s first year of law school that Black politics in Chicago changed forever.

“We were sitting in a bar when the news that Harold was on his way to the hospital came on. I ran to a pay phone, called Dad and he told me to come to City Hall. When I got there he and the people in the room were crying. Harold had passed,” Sawyer recounts.

“My dad just wanted to fill out the rest of Harold’s term, to finish the work they began.” While things did not end well for the elder Sawyer, Rod Sawyer recounts the 15 months Mayor Eugene Sawyer were great times for Black people. “He was the original person to ask ‘What’s in it for the Black people?’ and he meant it.” Sawyer contends that the Black community got more out of his father’s 15-months tenure than they ever have since. Sawyer also proudly points to the fact that during his father’s term, Wrigley Field got lights, the City Council passed the Human Rights ordinance, and signed an unprecedented four-year agreement with police and fire departments.

But Eugene Sawyer always had Black on his mind.

“Blacks were at the top of my dad’s list. We led the city in business, contracts, employment, bond trading and debt service,” Sawyer says wistfully. It is that level of Black participation in city business that led Sawyer to pursue the position of alderman and eventually Chairman of the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus. In 2011, Sawyer fulfilled his lifelong calling to become an alderman.

While he was a practicing attorney, Sawyer stayed in the community he grew up in and always remained active, working with local business owners and community groups. But when the opportunity to run presented itself, Sawyer seized it and ran for Alderman. He ran a simple campaign, promising to “clean up, fix the streets, keep the lights on, and expand the business corridors. I had grown up in this business, so I knew the job.”

But getting to know Mayor Emanuel was a completely different story.

“We did not really talk during my first four years. I just got his number this year,” Sawyer laughs. “But I knew how to get my stuff done. I knew

Sixth Ward Alderman and Chairman of the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus, Roderick Sawyer. Photo Credit: 6th Ward Chicago department heads, commissioners, portunities. We all agree that needs and deputies in place that had been to happen, but how do we get there? there for years, who were willing to Small bites.” help.”

Some of Sawyer’s top priorities Compounding the tensions be- include addressing meritorious protween Sawyer and Emanuel was motions for police detectives, inSawyer’s membership in the “Pro- creased contracting opportunities gressive Caucus,” which has made it and removing the term “minority” their business to challenge Emanuel out of all city procurement. at every turn.

“We are not a minority in this city, But after the 2014 Municipal so we need a paradigm shift on how Election, Sawyer won outright and we approach business in this city.

Emanuel was forced into a run- Black and Brown need to operate off with CTU backed Chuy Garcia. from a position of strength.”

Looking for friends and support in But Sawyer’s position with the the Black community, the relation- Progressive Caucus brings his leadship between Emanuel and Sawyer ership into question with some thawed because Sawyer leads one members of the Black Caucus who of the highest voting wards in the are closely aligned with the Mayor. city. When Emanuel came to Sawyer One Black alderman, who asked not for support, Sawyer obliged and the to be identified, suggested that Sawlines of communication between the yer would have a challenge getting two were opened up. “eighteen votes against the Mayor.

“We talked more in the first What can Rod bring to the table for month after he was re-elected than my ward?” we did in the whole four years of my Sawyer on the other hand is optilast term,” Sawyer explains. When mistic about the challenges he faces Sawyer was elected Chairman of the as he leads the Black Caucus. “I am Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus, excited that members want to get the Mayor playfully gave him one of engaged, plus we have a new influx his famous one word “expletives” as of [politicians] who want to be about a welcome. something.”

The title Chairman of the ChicaBut Sawyer also says the Black go Aldermanic Black Caucus comes Caucus cannot do it alone, the comwith the unique challenge of getting munity has a responsibility as well.

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This legislation was approved with bipartisan support, and I applaud the governor for recognizing the need and making this pilot project a state law. These kinds of programs help combat violence, improve lives and uplift struggling communities. They make a difference.

Unfortunately, the governor’s signature comes as summer is almost over, meaning opportunities and futures may have already been lost. The legislation was sent to his desk almost two months ago.

I hope his support for this law is a turnaround from his previous efforts to eliminate funding for summer youth employment and slashing support for organizations that offer opportunities to our children when they’re not in school. The lives of our at-risk children have been politicized too often.

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Back off Serena!

I’m fed up with White America . . . I was thinking about our sister Serena and how white folk, white media, white men have always attacked her physique as they have Michelle Obama. They have spoken and printed that Serena looks like a man, is built like a man but they have actually printed that Michelle Obama is a man and have provided alleged scientific proof. Do you hear me? So what does that say Obama is?

Can’t go there now, because I’m discussing Serena who is pushing through this U.S. Open to take home No. 4 of 4 Grand Slams this year. She is constantly brought under the scrutiny of white men who apparently are intimidated by her prowess. They relentlessly pounce on her, describing her in negative terms, insulting her appearance, comparing her natural grunts and moans while playing as animalistic etc. Yet they clap and applaud Kim Kardashian’s every move, who basically for all intensive purposes bought a body to imitate the natural body Serena and a majority of Black women inherit at birth. It’s just so disrespectful to hold high someone because they have a fake purchased body, did a sex tape to launch interest in her and now takes exhibitionist selfies-short of light porn, all day. Meanwhile a profound athlete whose body is sculpted out of the rigorous workouts and commitment to her sport is ridiculed and taunted as looking manly.

The worse insult came when they graced the 65 year-old Caitlin Jenner on the cover as an old newly transgendered woman and referred to the airbushed image on Vanity Fair’s cover as that of a beautiful woman and in the same week re-

ferred to Serena as unattractive and masculine.

To add insult to injury, we have to look at the endless stream of racist commentary from the sportscasters, of whom Mary Carillo, Chris Evert, and Darren Cahill have been the main offenders.

If they’d relinquished their egos and racism long enough to be honest athletes then they will admit that the Williams Sisters are game changers. They have transformed the game of women’s tennis. Venus and Serena have brought power and speed to bear in ways that used to be limited to and only associated with the men’s game. The sisters have upped the physical aptitude requirements for champions with their power serves, speed, and willingness to chase down and make impossible shots.

Is that a bad thing? All the nasty innuendos and cyber bullying is grounded in racism. We know that it’s racist, elitist and sexist. If they were men they would be held high and be given some sort of acknowledgment. If the Williams were white (women) they’d be hailed as the Amazons of the 21st Century, if they had not come from Compton they’d be accepted. Instead they get Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpischev who was rightly fined for rudely referring to the bodies of Venus and Serena as “the Williams brothers” and declaring, “It’s frightening when you look at them.” I can think of some white women who look pretty scary but who says that publicly in the very public positions these people hold?

White people do, because they are very comfortable with talking about and criticizing Blacks or any other marginalized people without consequences. Have you really listened to the statements that Donald Trump has made about, women, and Hispanics?

Three years ago Darren Cahill was asked about how Venus and Serena had changed the game, his response can be easily dissected as elitist, and racist—his response, “They have opened the doors to people from all walks of life.”

As for the female commentators, you’d think there’d be some camaraderie there but no instead Mary Carillo and Chris Evert have perhaps been the worst with Carillo exhibiting a love hate position on Serena. According to Carillo in the Williams’ early years, their winning game was attributed to their powerful bodies never intelligence or skill and accused of “lacking strategy,” “not thinking about their shots,”

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and relying on their “natural athleticism.”

You have to pay attention always to the subtlety of racism because we have become so accustomed to it that we let these people get away with it. We allow them to tell us that we’re playing the race card. When there is nothing further from the truth. We are fighting for our right to be fully self-expressed as we express ourselves.

So dig, when the sisters came to the court winning, their success was credited once again to “natural athletic ability.” The refusal to recognize or attribute their wins to growth, maturity and strategy was either pure jealousy, or racist and or both. The Williams Sisters were represented as hyper-masculine, unattractive women overpowering dainty white female tennis players, although there are more than a few who are hardly dainty.

These descriptions about Black bodies as “naturally athletic,” “more powerful,” “more wild,” “less thoughtful,” and “less strategic” and Black female bodies as “(un)naturally strong, invulnerable, and unattractive” are not new. It’s such a fundamental key to Western ideology of white racial superiority that they perpetuate generation after generation. How do you critique an alpha female athlete?

I could go on and on about the many disrespectful and or verbal abuse targeted at and endured by Venus and Serena Williams but for the record, this must stop. I know that you recognize this unacceptable and

outrageous display of racism. Listen given their accomplishments, where are their endorsements? And in particular Serena’s? She’s a bad sistah, and because she’s built tough, she pushes through and pass it all disrupting the well-bred tennis spaces with her height, dark skin, powerful body and colorful audacious attire, her refusal to be other than herself and conform to the white way of managing emotion by her willingness to show it.

So what about John McEnroe whose anger outbursts are legendary and yet he was not ridiculed or held under the same scrutiny. When she did a victory dance after a win against Maria Sharapova in 2012, America media accused Serena of doing the Crip Walk failing to provide basic facts that would have alleviated concerns over the dance being gang related.

The Crip Walk originally had gang ties. However, it hasn’t been relegated to gangs since it got nicknamed “the C-walk” and became a mainstream phenomena years ago. It was so mainstream that even Justin Timberlake did it at a 2007 show at the Staples Center.

I am rooting for her and look forward to her 4 out of 4 Grand Slam this year.

Conclusion . . .to the haters, leave Serena alone!

Back off and respect her! And finally, we have to be there for all our people. We have to stand up in their behalf when they’re disrespected, abused or treated unfairly. We have to be there before they’re shot down by police or anyone else. Our lives do matter.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Film Review: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Panthers on parade at Free Huey rally in Defermery Park, Oakland on July 28, 1968 (Photo courtesy of Stephen Shames).

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic It was a sign of the times for Black life in the ‘60s. Police brutality. Poor housing. Few job opportunities. Little chance for higher education. The response to the oppression in the South was demonstrations, sit-ins and peaceful civil disobedience. The response that bubbled to the surface in Oakland, Calif. was sheer anger and defiance.

As Stokely Carmichael put it, “You tell all the white people in Mississippi that the scared ‘N-Words’ are all dead.” And so the evolution of the Black Panther Party began.

Spreading from northern California to metropolitan areas across the nation, a movement was born.

Something in the swagger of the Panthers, the high-self esteem, intelligence and physical appearance (berets, leather jackets and sunglasses) attracted young disenfranchised African Americans. It’s taken 40 years for the story of their grassroots social revolution to be told in a feature-length documentary. At the helm is veteran non-fiction filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple).

He and his crew are well up to the task of sharing this bit of history.

Jamal Joseph, former Black Panther, sets the stage: “You didn’t walk down the street with the same sense of safety as a white person.

Police beat you up and put a gun at your head on a daily basis.” Elaine Brown a female ex-Panther concurs: “We couldn’t unsee what we saw.” Party founder Huey P. Newton explains the use of the panther as a symbol: “We used the Black Panther as our symbol because the nature of a panther doesn’t strike anyone. When he’s assailed, he’ll back up first. But if the aggressor continues, he will strike out.” www.chicagodefender.com

The difference between the Oakland crusaders for racial equality and their counterparts in the South was sheer audacity. These men/ women openly carried guns. In fact, they went en mass to Sacramento to stop a law that would forbid people to carry weapons. That show of force garnered media attention and put the Panthers on everyone’s radar. It also marked a beginning of them using the media to their best advantage as they sought to break down a capitalist system, which in their eyes harbored racial and economic inequality.

Ex-panthers, like Kathleen Cleaver, who are now senior citizens, narrate the proceedings adding background and personal anecdotes to visions of iconic Panthers like Newton (the visionary), Bobby Seale (the personality) and Eldridge Cleaver (the intellectual). The trio went through a metamorphosis, camaraderie to mistrust, rivals to enemies.

A barrage of interviews with police, FBI informants, journalists, historians, Latino and White supporters and plenty of detractors gives a full perspective on how that party, it’s leaders, members and goals where perceived. Archival footage, TV appearances, photos, newspaper headlines, terse discussions, inspiring or inflammatory speeches from podiums at huge demonstrations… few stones are left unturned. In 1h 53m, what parades before your eyes is an historical montage that starts out like an old-school educational documentary, then adds on layers of facts, figures, recollections and shocking revelations that make you question how anyone lived through those times without being politically or socially involved.

The most eerie and unsettling subplot is the insidious, evil and dastardly machinations of the FBI, under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover.

Encouraging local police to assassinate Panther members, planting informants in the party whose duplicity lead to murders, sending letters implying infidelities to spouses of party members, manipulating the relationships between Newton and Cleaver so they were at each other’s throats. There was little they would not do to thwart any gains towards racial equality, which they saw as a threat to the government.

If only half of the FBI dealings in this film are true, it makes you rethink the assassinations of Malcolm, JFK, RFK and MLK. Hoover’s program “Counterintelligence Program Black Nationalist-Hate Groups” was right from the devil’s playbook.

Several key moments standout: 1.) Panther members starting a breakfast program for kids, meals for the poor and free health clinics. 2.) Little Bobby Hutton following Cleaver’s misguided call for an armed war on cops after MLK’s death, and meeting his own. 3.) 21 NYC Panthers are charged with terrorist activities and jailed for years.

4.) Fred Hampton, Deputy Chairman of Illinois Black Panther Party, gives a profound speech in Chicago with the verve of a born leader, “You can jail revolutionaries, but you can’t jail a revolution.” 5.) Liaisons with the Latino group the Young Lords and the Young Patriots, white boys from Appalachia, are noted.

Whittling down what must have been countless hours of possibilities into a coherent film was done by director/producer/writer Stanley Nelson and editor Algernon Tunsil. The pacing starts off slow, and seems to build as the dramatic moments of the Panther’s existence materialize.

Then, like a decades old drama, that energy splinters and flickers out.

The music (Tom Phillips) and sound (JT Takagi) are perfect effects.

There are plenty of incidences of the Panther’s being under attack, none on view of the Panthers attacking. Surely a loosely organized national group like this, who didn’t vet members, some of whom had prison records, made more mistakes than are accounted for in this film. There is only a brief bit about the sexist dynamics between the women and men that drove some female members out of the group.

This aspect needed more explanation. There is no mention of Panther member George Jackson, who was shot to death in San Quentin Prison during an attempted escape. Cleaver’s arrest for rape is not divulged.

Bobby Seale, who is still alive, is not interviewed. Why? Sometimes you

don’t feel like you’re getting a “warts and all” accounting.

Stick with this movie. It has a lot to say, a lot to reveal and is pertinent to today’s testy police/civilian race relations. For four decades, possibly in a very imperfect way, some determined people sought to change the course of American history. Some lofty goals, such as dismantling capitalism, were not achieved. Some ideals, are now part of the fabric of

the country, like breakfast programs for inner city kids.

There is no change without unrest. There is no change without a combined effort. For outsiders who viewed the group as anti-white racists, they are wrong. Bobby Seale said: “We don’t hate anyone because of their color. We hate oppression,” Bobby Seale.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Rosenwald: The Silent Partner of the Pre-Civil Rights Movement

By Mary L. Datcher Chicago Defender Senior Writer The wonderful world of philanthropy has taken on a new wave of contributors giving back to causes that they believe in today. The achievement of wealth may be an aspirational attribute for those seeking the ‘American’ dream in creating a better standard of living but the give takes a much higher calling.

The Jewish terms tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) are the base for Julius Rosenwald, a Chicago self-made millionaire at the turn of the 19th Century. Rosenwald came from humble beginnings, as the son of Jewish immigrants, he never finished high school. His rise to becoming the President of Sears, the largest catalog retailer in the U.S. at the time and the country’s leading philanthropist. His influence and contributions are documented in a newly released documentary, Rosenwald produced by Aviva Kempner.

The film is historic account of the Rosenwald’s contributions to Black and Jewish communities around the country as well as holding his role as a silent partner for the Pre-Civil Rights movement.

Rosenwald’s grandson, Peter Asciloi wrote a book Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South (Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies), released in 2006 chronicling his grandfather’s life. A former professor at the University of Chicago, Asciloi had no clue that the his grandfather had practically helped build and modernized Chicago.

With the film release of Rosenwald, it’s a side of Julius Rosenwald that is rarely seen throughout his life’s work. Many of the buildings including the Wabash YMCA, Museum of Science and Industry, the Carter G. Woodson Library and the University of Chicago’s Rosenwald Hall still stands today—unbeknownst to most Chicagoans. The Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments (The Rosenwald) on 47th and Michigan Ave was built

by Rosenwald in 1929 where famous residents included Nat King Cole, Gwendolyn Brooks and Quincy Jones.

“He was a pretty modest man. He didn’t like to leave his name on things. Although, he founded the Museum of Science Industry here in Chicago, he insisted that his name be taken off the building. The trustee wanted to call it the Rosenwald Museum. He thought about it and then he said no,” Ascioli said. “He wanted other people to help fund it. He felt if his name was on it, people would say, ‘Well, Rosenwald put all of that money into so we don’t have to give anything to it.’ So he decided it wasn’t a good thing.”

Rosenwald assisted many African American intellectuals and artists of his day so that they could pursue their scholarship and art. They included: Marian Anderson, James Baldwin, the father and uncle of civil rights leader Julian Bond, Ralph Bunche, W. E. B. DuBois, Katherine Dunham, Ralph Ellison, John Hope Franklin, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston,

Gordon Parks, Jacob Lawrence and Augusta Savage along with Woody Guthrie.

Although, he was instrumental in supporting some of our most artistic trailblazers, he also was the innovator of ‘match’ funding back then. “He gave what we called ‘g’ money--matching money. It had to be matched by state and local government funds and by the Black community. This was during the height

of the Jim Crow South when the Klu Klux Klan was heavy.

That’s also in the film,” Ascioli explained.

When other wealthy businessmen such as John Rockefeller and Dale S. Carnegie was contributing large amounts of donations to institutions sporting their sir names, Rosenwald felt it was his mission to contribute to causes that he believed in.

He has helped build over 5,300 school houses throughout the

United States including down South. Although, many schools were burned down by the racial hatred that resonated through Southern towns, Rosenwald continued to contribute funds for rebuilding.

How come the current generation is unaware of Julius Rosenwald’s impact today? Asocili said, “He established a foundation but he insisted that it goes out of existence within 25 years after his death. It happened sooner in 1948. The foundation doesn’t exist anymore.”

Rosenwald was the Bill Gates of his time and when he died in 1932, the story was front page news on all of the newspapers with a special radio broadcast of the memorial service.

“The Rockefellers and the Carnegies believed that their foundations should last forever. He didn’t believe that. He was opposed to life long foundations, that is the idea that the foundation would last forever—he felt traditions change.

Each generation should spend monies on the causes that it believes in,” Ascoli feels today’s next wave of billionaire influencers are impacted by his grandfather’s philosophy. “Bill and Melinda Gates announced several years ago that they would go out of existence within 50 years of the death of the last trustee. This is the formula very similar to what my grandfather had in place.”

Ascoli reconnected to his roots when he attended the University of Chicago in the early 1960’s and later came back in 1979. Since then, he’s resided in Hyde Park and loves the diversity.

It wasn’t until 1993 when he started to do research for his book that he discovered he didn’t know much about Rosenwald.

He was introduced to filmmaker Aviva Kempner through a cousin who kept papers, photographs and other Rosenwald memorabilia.

Kempner went to hear the late Julian Bond speak at an event in Martha’s Vineyard and didn’t realize the talk was mainly centered around Julian Rosenwald’s contribution to Black and Jewish relations. Ascoli worked with Kempner in the beginning of the film production.

In addition to Rosenwald’s collaboration with the Black community, he was appointed on the Governor’s Commission along with Chicago Defender founder, Robert Abbott to bring racial conformity as a result of the terrible Race Riots of 1919.

This past weekend, the film debuted at the Landmark Century Centre and Renaissance Place Theaters for an independent short run.

Ascioli recommends that people make a point to see this film because of it’s historical importance and how revelant it is to today’s philanthropic culture.

“The Dot.com millionaires that live here in Chicago are giving money to causes that really believe in and they are really are involved with—like my grandfather. He wasn’t a ‘hands-off’ philanthropist. The reason he wanted the foundation to end,” Ascioli adds, “I think there’s something truly important in that. He also felt people should give to the things that interest them while they are alive.”

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Medical Cannibis Comes to Chatham Robert T. Starks Defender Contributing Writer

After investing in his company in 2013, Les Hollis, CEO of Illinois Grown Medicine (IGM), planned to open a dispensary in Chatham.

However, he has run into vocal opposition from some Chatham residents.

Hollis and his group are planning to build their dispensary at 1111 East 87th Street in the heart

of the Chatham business district.

When residents became aware of this plan, they contacted 8th Ward Alderman Michelle Harris, who represents Chatham, and expressed their opposition to the Zoning Board. Thus, at the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting on Aug. 21, about 70 residents came to share their concerns about opening the dispensary at that location. Alderman Harris said she stands with her constituents.

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Les Hollis (left) Photo Credit: Change.org Those residents who oppose the dispensary stated that it would be too close to a child care facility, attract the crime, and won’t be a good fit for the area. Opponents held signs and chanted, “We don’t want it!” during the ZBA hearing.

While vocal opponents like Robert Douglas and Debra Delaney were very clear in their objections, Hollis had some equally vocal supporters led by Melinda Kelly, executive director of the Chatham Business Association (CBA) and activist resident Don Bransford.

In her testimony to the Zoning Board, Kelly stated that the CBA supports the “economic development opportunities afforded by the State of Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, which would allow for the growing and dispensing of medical cannabis in Illinois.

As a result of this state legislation, Harborside IGM was awarded one of the 21 cultivation licenses and one of 60—only thirteen in Chicago—dispensary licenses in a state with some of toughest medical marijuana laws in the country.

The Illinois Medical Marijuana Pilot Program is a state run program that did not require the approval vote

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of City Council or local legislation.

However, state legislation imposes on the City Council’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to ensure that all licensees adhere to strict dispensary rules.”

“The State of Illinois has put in place some of the most stringent safety rules surrounding a dispensary in the country,” Bransford said.

“I feel confident that these rules and regulations will assure that this location and the operators of this dispensary will be safe and sound in Chatham and contribute to the further economic development of this community.”

“IGM, the only minority-owned, African American, locally based company licensed for both cultivation and a dispensary is a CBA member. African-American business members have a significant impact on our communities because they create and sustain employment opportunities for our communities, thus, combating crime and poverty while encouraging literacy, education and entrepreneurship on a local level,” Kelly said.

Bransford added that in addition to giving access to needed healing medicines to the sick, the dispen-

sary will be a business asset to the community.

“We will not have to worry about criminals hanging out around this location because it is not a dispensary of recreational cannabis, but a medical dispensary that will require a doctor’s prescription,” Bransford said.

All supporters spoke highly of Mr. Hollis and his business acumen.

Hollis earned a bachelor’s degree at Cornell University and a MBA from Columbia University, where he was a Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow and served as vice president of the Student Body. Lester E. Hollis is a successful investment banker, private equity investor and entrepreneur. He is a founder and managing partner of Quaestus, an investment firm. Prior to Quaestus, he served as CEO of Bivium Capital Partners, LLC, and a firm he co-founded in 2002. While at Bivium he carried the company to assets of more than $1.3 billion.

Hollis says that his dispensary will bring more than 24 jobs to the community. He denied rumors that he or his businesses were under federal investigation and maintained his dispensary would not violate any laws regarding closeness to schools or daycare facilities.

It is has been reported that Hollis said the medical dispensary in Chatham “is absolutely a critical service. It would be a shame for the only area to not have a [dispensary] is on the South Side.”

The final decision by the Zoning Board will be made during the Nov. 20 hearing at the request of all of the parties. In the meantime, IGM, Alderman Harris, and CBA will continue the dialogue and IGM will implement a comprehensive community outreach strategy in hopes of opening that the dispensary will open in early 2016. www.chicagodefender.com

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CD Around Town Photos courtesy Leonard E. McGee & Willie B. Cochran

From left to right: Gift of Hope Volunteer Monica Fox and Nicole Harvey, Director of Constituency Development for U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis.

Gift of Hope First 5K Run/Walk

GOH 5K Run/Walk Participants braving the weather before start time

Illinois State Senator Donne Trotter, MC/Host Darryll King, Calumet Park Chief of Police Kenneth Mann, Director of Constituency Development for U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, Nicole Harvey, Gift of Hope Community Affairs Manager Marion Shuck, Gift of Hope President and CEO Kevin Cmunt, and Gift of Hope Director of Community Affairs Jack Lynch.

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The Chicago Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi works in conjunction with our philanthropic arm, the Edward G. Irvin Foundation as a new neighbor in the West Woodlawn community; our newly acquired Achievement (community) Center now apart of West Woodlawn (above and left).

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) represent the careers of the future. A STEM education can insure your child of a successful future. That’s what Keynote Speaker Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) will be talking about on Saturday, September 19th at the fall parent/student orientation of the Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program (ChiS&E).

If you want to give your child a chance to end up in a promising career in the sciences, technology, math or engineering, make plans to attend this very important orientation at 9 am Saturday, September 19, at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

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Phillip Jackson talks with one of the man that supported the back to school. (left) Fred Bates stands with community members at Million Father March (right)

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Fred Bates talks with community leaders at the Million Father March

Fathers, sons and community members celebrate the Million Father March

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Sandra Bland from Page 2 From the time that the Waller County Jail deputies were told by Bland that she had epileptic seizures, there was negligence in checking in on her, which is required. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has revoked Waller County Jail’s certification. This is the third time the facility has been warned about this violation. Waller County Jail officials are also at fault for not meeting state standards or mental health training.

In late July, an independent committee on the Bland case was formed by Waller County District Attorney, Elton Mathis. There are two African American lawyers assigned to investigate how the case has been handled by all involved including the Waller County Jail officials, Texas Rangers and the Harris County medical examiner’s office. Both Darrell Jordan, a Houston attorney and Lewis White from the Sugar Land area along with two other attorneys have the power to subpoena witnesses.

They have been sent key documents and speculations by Fisher’s independent investigation, which includes investigating the Waller County Jail breakfast order, which may be critical in the case. It is routine to order inmate’s meals one day in advance.

“The sheriff goes through some detail pointing out that on the table beside her bed are sandwiches wrapped in cellophane and points out that this was her dinner that she didn’t eat from Sunday night.

He adds, “If she didn’t eat her breakfast, then the container wasn’t open, it should have been on the table with the sandwiches or on her bed.

The video is good enough to count the number of boxes on that cart.” On the video, it shows a male officer serving inmates breakfast at 6:34am but it’s indicated that Bland refuses her meal.

The video is also not clear that there is any actual exchange between the two without audio.

Another observation in review of the cell 95 was the odd oversized trash-can. During the media tour of Bland’s cell, the photo clearly shows a brown paper bag in which an untouched sandwich is still inside along with a styrofoam cup, an opened book laying on the bed along with an unused transparent trash bag hanging off the side of the black trash can. The sheriff informed the media that the janitorial service had come into the cell to replace the trash bag.

Fisher said this is a major amateur move, “The sheriff said the janitor came in to replace the bag, so you better tell the media before you present it; that the cell was the crime scene and has not been altered. If the janitorial services came in, why is the cell not cleaned up? Why are there day old sandwiches still on her nightstand?,” he ponders.

According to the account of events—this is purely speculation. But, it raises grave concerns and the Waller County District Attorney’s office is taking each inquiry quite serious. The most incriminating evidence may be the trash bag used as a ‘hanging’ tool to allegedly percipitate Bland’s

death. Apparently, Bland double tied the trash bag to create the ligature hanging it from the 2 inch bar supporting the privacy partition separating the toilet area within the cell. The Boy Scout signature style knot would require the skills of someone who has the ability to tie a sturdy and strong knot.

According to the Custodial Death Report, Waller County Jail officials contacted Texas Ranger Ellison who arrived at 10:37am for a briefing, then entered Bland’s cell at 10:39am. At 10:45am Justice of the Peace, Judge Karisch was notified, arriving at Waller County Jail at 11:39am.

The Texas Rangers is a unit of the Department of Public Safety and currently working with the F.B.I. but Fisher has his misgivings of the elite group’s fairness in this investigation. Based on his experience working on the Rodney Reed case, an African American inmate on death row charged with the Capitol murder of Stacey Stite he has reason for his doubts. Fisher alleges the Texas Rangers are behind framing Reed and should be investigated regarding the mysterious self-inflicted death of a detective that was close to bringing forth evidence to implement Officer Jimmy Fennell. The detective was the former roommate of the unidentified Ranger.

Furthermore, the medical examiner’s assessment of marijuana found in Bland’s system may allegedly be connected to calming down a major seizure, according to Fisher’s account. His speculation leads to the possibility that the slamming of Bland’s head to the ground by Officer

FRONT PAGE JUMP Encinia may have cause Bland to later have an epileptic seizure inducing a coma. “They may have attempted treatment of her off the books without notifying a doctor. Since it was up for such a big debate, it’s implied that marijuana can reduce a seizure,” Fisher said. It is a far fetched measure but one that Fisher doesn’t put past the Waller County Jail officials to save face in an incredibly disastrous situation.

According to David Fisher, he’s shared his conclusions with the independent committee, the president of the Houston NAACP Chapter and has made several attempts to contact the Bland family attorney, Cannon Lambert without success.

As it stands, the media coverage continues and speculations are being sorted through. The hope that there is ‘fair’ and ‘due’ process for justice is the ultimate goal for everyone involved.

At a recent dinner for the 60th Anniversary Commemorating the Death of Emmett Till, Geneva Reed-Veal shared her thoughts with attendees.

“All of this is injustice against Blacks, so when I tell you I did not know devastation until now, My ‘new normal’--I don’t like it. But I’m going to keep speaking for my baby. All of you mothers in here know what I’m talking about. Today, over a month later—we still don’t have what we asked for,” Sandra Bland’s mother said. “This has got to stop. I’m not going to be silent—I’m going to continue to talk.”

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RECIPE

Black America Cooks ©2015 Donna Battle Pierce

Donna Battle Pierce Defender Contributing Writer

“I didn’t know any better,” was my mother’s favorite explanation when we asked her how she managed to prepare a hot school-day breakfast for a husband and four children before beginning her day as a first-grade teacher. Moms among us will understand the challenge I could never manage to repeat, which accounts for the fact that my son recounts elementary school breakfast memories as all beginning in the passenger side of the car.

I’ve adapted Mom’s egg sandwich with a thin layer of fresh avocado and an oven bacon preparation I highly recommend as a shortcut.

My mom was newly promoted to associate superintendent of Public Schools the first time she visited me in California. When I plucked a blackened, soft avocado from my

SBE announces more than 200 Illinois schools to participate in Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $5.23 million awarded for the 2015-16 school year

By Tatiana Walk-Morris Interim Managing Editor

Now that the school year is upon us, Illinois children will have greater access to healthy food.

Students across the state will have access to free fruits and vegetables this school year through a federal program that aims to make these food groups part of students’ daily diet for life. More than 200 schools are participating in the federally funded Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) in school year 2015-16.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program earmarks funds to states, which then distribute the money to schools already participating in the USDA’s National School Lunch Program. The goal is to provide free fresh fruits and vegetables to students outside of regular school meals.

The program targets elementary schools with the highest eligibility in the free and reduced-price categories within the National School Lunch Program. Illinois received $5.23 million to distribute through this school year.

This is the seventh year the Illinois State Board of Education has administered the program.

“We are thrilled to offer this program again for Illinois schools,” said State Superintendent of Education Tony Smith, Ph.D. “Many studies support the connection between proper nutrition and education. These healthy snacks can help fuel the brain and also teach kids smart choices.”

In the last seven school years, Illinois has seen FFVP funds increase steadily from $2.21 million in 2009-10 to this year’s $5.23 million.

ISBE approved 212 participating schools, with an estimated total enrollment of 102,000 students, for the new school year. Each school will be reimbursed on a monthly basis for allowable expenses up to the school’s total awarded amount.

Schools and districts participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during the 2015-2016 school year include those from Cairo, Springfield, Chicago, East St. Louis, Jacksonville and more.

Participating schools in Chicago include Ellington Elementary School, Dewey Elementary Academy of Fine Arts and Howe Elementary School. A complete list of participating schools is available on ISBE website at www. isbe.net/nutrition/PDF/ffvp-awardees15-16. pdf.

FFVP provides all students in participating schools access to a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables at least twice a week. It allows schools to make available the additional produce anytime during the regular school day, except during breakfast and lunch. For example, some schools select a fruit or vegetable of the day to entice students to try produce they might otherwise not have access to. Worksheets and fact sheets can accompany produce to teach students about the nutritious fruits and vegetables they are consuming and link them to the school’s curriculum.

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backyard tree to prepare the bright green flesh for this version of her favorite sandwich, she paused for a moment and said she had learned something new…Then she gave me an “A.” Donna Pierce is a 2015 recipient of a Harvard Nieman Foundation Visiting Fellowship who 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.

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.

Extra-Credit Egg Sandwich 6 slices bacon, halved 3 hamburger buns, brioche buns or English Muffins or 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 5 eggs 1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream 1 teaspoon Creole or soul seasoning, see note Freshly ground pepper to taste 1 ripe avocado Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place bacon on a wire rack (such as the one used to cool cakes) placed over a foil lined baking sheet. Roast until crisp, about 15 to 16 minutes. While the bacon in roasting, whisk together the eggs, Creole seasoning and fresh pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beaten eggs just before the butter begins to sizzle. Lower the heat to medium. Add the eggs and scramble with a wooden spoon or spatula with a movement best described as lifting thickening eggs from the bottom and stirring until egg mixture thickens to desired consistency; remove eggs from skillet with a spatula; set aside.

Cut the avocado in half, twisting to separate. Tightly wrap the half with the remaining pit and refrigerate to use later in the day for guacamole or other use.

Scoop the flesh out of the avocado half with a tablespoon; transfer to a small bowl.

Mash with a fork to a buttery consistency; set aside. Divide scrambled eggs evenly among each of the three bottom buns. Top eggs with bacon slices. Spread mashed avocado lightly over the top half of each bun. Place the top bun over bacon and gently press down. Serve egg sandwiches with fresh fruit. Makes three servings. www.chicagodefender.com

SPORTS

The 18th Annual Chicago Football Classic is Presented by BMO Harris & Sherman Dodge Vanguard Award, for his dedication to making a difference, and his vision of corporate responsibility to help a diverse range of Chicagoans.

“We are pleased to honor Mr. Tom Ricketts, Chairman of the Chicago Cubs, because of the sustained commitment that he and the Chicago Cubs organization have demonstrated over the years, in support of post-secondary education for youth, and in particular for scholarships at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through the Chicago Football Classic.”

Rickettshumbly accepted the civic acknowledgement and graciously thanked the three Chicago-based Classic co-founders, Larry Huggins of Riteway-Huggins Construction, Tim Rand, CEO of Midway Airport Concessionaires and his brother Everett, who runs Midway Wholesalers, for the special recogni18th Annual Chicago Football Classic Press Conference Dignitaries listen as Ald. Michelle Harris (8) - at podium, expresses support for the tion. educationally-focused organization. Left-to-Right: Ald. Leslie Hairston (5); Ald. Jason Ervin (28); Ald. Michael Scott (24); Ald. Anthony Beale “I remain passionately committed to ad(9); Larry Huggins, Classic Co-Founder; Hon. Toni Preckwinkle-Pres., Cook County Board; and Ald. Gregory Mitchell (7). vancing social, educational and economic opmulti-racial crowd of well over 100 attendees Secretary Jesse White, who has held his portunity for more young people throughout

By A. L. Smith were there to support of the mission of this statewide elected office longer than anyone the entire city of Chicago. It’s an honor to parChicago Defender Contributing Writer educational nonprofit organization, which also else, and has also run the Jesse White Tum- ticipate with an organization whose mission Chi-Media News / TSG promotes the advantages of pursuing high- blers for over thirty years, expressed his com- is as meaningful, and focused on building a In advance of the upcoming football “Belt- er education at the nation’s 104 Historically mitment to the Classic: “We must all work to- thriving, sustainable city as that of the Chicagether to harness the talent, intelligence and go Football Classic,” said Ricketts. way Brawl” in Chicago—the city of “Big Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

“The Walgreens Corporation is a proud “Helping young African-American Chica- power which exists in our youth today, so we Shoulders,” as defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Champion Morgan go-area students achieve their educational can prepare them for leadership roles tomor- supporter of the Chicago Football Classic, Inc. State University of Baltimore, MD, and How- aspirations is our highest priority,” said Clas- row. The HBCU experience is a fantastic way and its various programs to serve and improve ard University of Washington, D.C. compete sic co-founder and local entrepreneur Ever- to do that, and the Chicago Football Classic the community through its education-focused efforts,” says Darren Benton, District Managin the 18th Annual Chicago Football Classic ett Rand, owner of Midway Wholesalers, to makes that possible.”

A special honor was bestowed on one of er. We encourage everyone to purchase their at Soldier Field Sept. 26, 2015 at 3:30pm., the enthusiastic group of sponsors, supporters and community partners. “Many people the Classic’s longest philanthropic partners tickets at Walgreens.” something very special occurred last week.

Rolling into Chicago under the theme of might mistakenly think that the Classic is just during the Sept. 26 game, Tom Ricketts, own‘Aspire to Inspire,” this annual football extravaganza will showcase half-time competition as well. Morgan State University’s Magnificent Marching Machine takes on Howard University’s Showtime Marching Band in a classic battle of the bands.

BMO Harris Bank, a CFC sponsor, will also host the Classic’s Empowerment Summit on Saturday, Sept. 26 in the morning at Soldier Field, helping prepare over 2000 students for college.

Sherman Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM of Skokie, another CFC sponsor, will raffle off a 2015 Chrysler 200 during the postgame to raise money for the Chicago Football Classic Scholarship Fund.

The Classic also announced another exciting partnership with a major civic organization - Catholic Charities of Chicago, who will sponsor a CFC Football Food Drive, collecting canned goods on Classic game-day for their food pantry.

“Life is not always certain, and anyone can experience hardship, homelessness and/or Chicago Football Classic Co-Founders Larry Huggins (left) and Everett Rand (second from right) greet Illinois Secretary of State Jesse hunger, so this food drive is another big part White (second from left) and Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin-1st-Dist. (right) at the Soldier Field Press Conference – Photo of our civic duty to help others.”

You too can help improve the lives of ChicaCredit: Courtesy of the Chicago Football Classic go’s young people. Come to the game! Tickets The ‘who’s who’ of Chicago’s civic, polit- about football. Not at all. It’s really about using er and Chairman of the Chicago Cubs base- are $17-$45, for more information go to www. chicagofootballclassic.biz. or visit Walgreens, ical, business, religious and HBCU Alumni sports, and football in particular —to galvanize ball team.

Ticketmaster, or by calling 773-734-1600 or communities converged on the city’s historic young people, inspiring them to consider furAccording to Classic co-Founder Larry 773-874-8000, x.4024. Bears... Bison...Be lakefront jewel, Soldier Field, on Aug. 31, 2015 thering their education at an HBCU, and plan Huggins, Ricketts and the Cubs organization There! for the 18th Annual Chicago Football Classic’s for a bright, positive future.” will receive the Classic’s inaugural Visionary official ‘Aspire to Inspire’ press conference. A www.chicagodefender.com

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Defender Community Calendar,

September, 2015

Sept. 3–Oct. 3: “Speaking Figuratively,” a new exhibition featuring the work of Basil Watson and Susan Williams, opened Sept. 3 and runs until Oct. 3 at Gallery Guichard, 436 E. 47th St. Basil Watson has been practicing sculpture for 40 years, and has more than 30 public sculpture in his birth land Jamaica, the U.S., China and Guatemala. Susan Williams, a graduate of University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, was hired by former President Clinton to redesign the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation Building. RSVP is required. Please RSVP by emailing galleryguichardsocial@galleryguicheard.com.

Sept. 10: DAMRON Corp. will celebrate its success as a minority-owned business in Chicago for 30 years with an evening of plant tours, product sampling, dignitaries and entertainment. The festivities will take place at its headquarters, 4433 W. Ohio St., beginning with tours of the facility and a reception at 4:30 p.m., exciting young musical performances from 5:45 p.m. to the start of the program at 6:30 p.m., and culminating with entertainment from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 12: Join us on Saturday, September 12 for Culture Coast’s 2015 Culture Crawl; an allday event highlighting just a few of the many cultural gems across Chicago’s mid-South Side. Highlights include a Black-Comics exhibition opening, make-and-take art activities, guided gallery tours, artist talks, dance lessons and more! All events are free and family-friendly. Eight of Culture Coast’s 30+ member organizations are participating in this inaugural celebration, including Onli Studios, Smart Museum of Art, Hyde Park Art Center, Oriental Institute Museum and Hyde Park School of Dance.

Sept. 12: Calling all teens and tweens! Come to the Chicago Public Library’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch, 3436 S. King Dr. Sept.

12 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for a meet-and-greet & registration for an 8-week “Drama in a Nutshell” Workshop, and chat with veteran actress of “Cooley High” fame, vocalist, entertainer and drama coach Colostine Boatwright.

Call the branch at 312-747-7543 to register.

Sept. 12: Rep. Arthur Turner has partnered with the Chicago City Clerk’s office to provide children’s ID cards 3849 W. Ogden Ave. Applications for ID cards will be available at the event, and your child’s digital fingerprint and picture will be take on site. The card will be available on the same day. For more information, please call 773-277-4700.

Sept. 12: The Churches of Christ presents the 2nd annual Back to School & Community Health Fair Sept. 12 at the Chatham Avalon Church of Christ, 8601 S. State St. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair is free and open to the public. Services include flu shots, dental exams for kids and adults, physicals, immunizations, free cell phones with an ID and medical or link card, free haircuts, school supplies, food and more.

Sept. 12: Come see the Aniba Hotep & the

Peace Games Tournament Kicks Off Saturday

Father Michael Pfleger (left) and Joakim Noah (right) of the Chicago Bulls Tatiana Walk-Morris Entertainment will be provided by the Jesse White Tumblers and Kim Stratton will sing the Interim Managing Editor National Anthem.

The tournament began in 2012 as a platform Father Michael Pfleger and the to bring rival gangs and communities together to Faith Community of Saint Sabina, in reduce violence in Chicago’s Auburn-Gresham collaboration with Connor Sports, community.

Against fear and criticism organizNoah’s Arc Foundation, Mary’s Court ers took a bold step to confront the violence and Adidas, are proud to host the 4th in their community, with hopes of reducing the Annual Chicago Peace League Basmurder rate, which grossly impacts Chicago’s ketball Tournament, Sept. 19, 2015 at young people. the Saint Sabina Church Gymnasium.

The event kicks off with Images of Peace Each year the tournament, which Reception Sept. 17, 2015. The Images of Peace is open and free to the public, draws Campaign is inspired by actor and director, over 2,000 attendees including loSpike Lee. Over the summer, cameras were discal city and state officials, as well tributed to 300 youth from communities across as community and corporate leadChicago.

Youth were asked to spend the sumers. Those in attendance will be curmer photographing acts of peace or kindness rent and former NBA Stars Joakim happening in their neighborhoods.

Noah, Isiah Thomas, Antoine Walker, Award-winning photographers will select 5 Charles Smith, Wayne Ellington, Tony Snell and Sonny Parker. Also invited winners, whose photographs will be showcased are Derrick Rose, Anthony Davis, Ja- during the reception. Each winner will also receive a $500 check during the tournament’s bari Parker and Jahlil Okafor.

Sol Collective and Kindred the Family Soul at the South Side Soul Fest. The event kicks off Sept. 12 at 87th and Jeffery Boulevard from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s free to enter, and participants can expect great food vendors, giveaways and all day entertainment. For more information, email info@southeastchgochamber.org or call 773-734-0626.

Sept. 12: Visit the 43rd Street Family Fun & Music Festival, which features The Family Stone, Avian High Tower, Chicago Blue Aces, Jamiah on Fire and more artists. Enjoy the music, food, games and petting zoo for the kids. Stop by Sept. 12 at the 900 E. 43rd St. at the Price School Football Field from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Sept. 13: On September 13, daring participants will step over the edge to rappel 278 feet down theWit Hotel, 201 N. State St. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Skyline Plunge!

Chicago event is held by Respiratory Health Association and is expected to raise $65,000 for lung disease research.

Sept. 13: Christ Centered Church of Chicago is coming to Bronzeville Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Dunbar Vocational High School 3000 S. King Dr. Come to experience a worship you’ll never forget.

Sept. 13 & 18: If you haven’t gone already, there’s still time to experience the Bronzeville Summer Nights. On Sept. 13,

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visit the opening reception for the Black Comic Exhibition curated by Turtel Onli at the South Side Community Center, 3831 S. Michigan Ave. Take a ride Sept. 18 to tour Bronzeville’s artistic hot spots like the Gallery Guichard, the Black Gallery and Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center. The trolley runs form 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and stops at each venue for 15 minutes.

Sept. 19: Members of the Music Institute’s impressive faculty, now numbering more than 150, perform classical favorites that have become known by their musical nicknames. The program and includes: Haydn’s Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, No. 2 “Quinten”; Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn (St. Anthony of Padua’s Sermon to the Fish); Chopin’s Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in C Minor “Revolutionary” and Étude Op. 25, No. 1 in A Flat Major “Aeolian Harp”; and Telemann’s “Paris Quartet” No. 1 in D Major TWV 43. Come enjoy “Name That Tune: Classical Gems with Memorable Monikers” Sept. 19 at the Nichols Concert hall at 1490 Chicago Ave. The cost is $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students.

Sept. 19: Don’t miss Chicago City of Learning’s FREE Back to School Jam Sept.

19 from noon to 4 p.m. at Jones College Prep, 700 S. State St., where youth can participate in a variety of hands-on activities,

half-time ceremony. Those attending the reception can enjoy tasty treats while networking with other corporate and community leaders looking for solutions to reduce crime, increase high-school graduation rates, and promote strong communities across the city. Local journalist Robin Robinson will host the affair, which takes place from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the St. Sabina Church.

For more information on the Peace Basketball Tournament, please contact Deborah O. Farmer at 312-951-FARM (office) or 773-3107701 (cell). To learn more about the Peace League at St. Sabina, log onto www.saintsabina.org and www.connorsportscares.com. including coding, robotics, design, video gaming, writing, making music and much more. Take the Mars Rover Challenge with a NASA astronaut, or make a DIY toy for a shelter pet. Check in for updates at https://ChicagoCityofLearning.org/Backto-School-Jam. Sept. 25: The Chicago Cubs presents HBCU DAY Historically Black Colleges and Universities Friday September 25 Cub vs Pirates Game Time is 1:20 at Wrigley Field Pregame Kick Off Party 11a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tickets prices start at $13 (plus tax) and include an HBCU T-Shirts. For Tickets go to Cubs.com/HBCUDA Sept. 25: The AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s AIDS Run & Walk Chicago kicks off Sept. 26. at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Dr. The walk benefits 35 other community organizations that provide HIV/ AIDS programs and services across Chicago, particularly in neighborhoods most affected by the epidemic. Event registration is $40 in advance for 5k walkers and $50 for 5k or 10k runners. To register as an individual or as a team, or to donate to a CommunityDirect team, visit aidsrunwalk.org or call 312-334-0946. Online registration ends Sept. 20. www.chicagodefender.com

Leak & Sons Funeral Home

JACKSON Veola Jackson…..Wake was held: Thursday, September 3, 2015; 1:30pm-2:30pm @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 2:30pm-3:30pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Clydia Jones..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 9:00am-10:00am @ Pullman Presbyterian Church, 550 E. 103rd St. Funeral: 10:00am-11:00am Interment: Burr Oak Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MUHAMMAD Abdullah Muhammad.…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 9:00am-10:00am @ Holy Temple Evangelistic COGIC, 15912 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 10:00am-11:00am Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

THOMAS Dominique Thomas.…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 9:00am-10:00am @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 10:00am-11:00am Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LLOYD Legreda Lloyd..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 9:00am10:00am @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 10:00am-11:00am Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SPENCER Etta Spencer.…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 9:00am11:00am @ Ebenezer BC, 4501 S. Vincennes Funeral: 11:00am12:00pm Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Lemanuel Jones.…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 9:30am10:30am @ Lawndale Community, 3825 West Ogden Funeral: 10:30am11:30am Interment: Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Northbrook Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BROWN Betty Brown.…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ New Faith BC Int., 25 S. Central (at Vollmer Rd.) Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GIDDENS Earsline Giddens..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Bread of Life Baptist Church, 1911 W. 63rd St. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GIDDENS, JR. Stephen Giddens, Jr...…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Bread of Life Baptist Church, 1911 W. 63rd St. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

EVISON Victor Evison.…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Sunrise Baptist, 1101 S. Central Park Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HARVEY James Harvey.…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DAVIS Larry Davis..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Parkway Garden Christian Church, 6600 S. Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Dr. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

KEY Pamela Key..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Calvary, 82nd Jeffery Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ROBINSON Lia Robinson..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ALEXANDER George Alexander..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Harding Street Church God, 3924 W. 14th St. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

THORNTON Sandra Thornton...…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Zion Grove MBC, 231 E Pershing Road Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BLACK Marshaun Black..…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ St. Andrew Temple Church, 1743 W. Marquette Rd. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DENNIS Tracy Dennis...…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Bethlehem Star MB Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

POPE-HOSKINS Patricia Pope-Hoskins...…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ West Point BC, 3566 S. Cottage Grove Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HARRIS Brandon Harris....…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Mt. Calvary, 1259 W. 111th St. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Oakland Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COSSLEY-OVERSTREET Laura Cossley-Overstreet....…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 10:30am-11:30am @ Abounding Life COGI, 14616 Mozart Funeral: 11:30am-12:30pm Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PITCHFORD De Jaun Pitchford....…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 3:00pm-4:00pm @ St. Andrew Temple Church, 1743 W. Marquette Rd. Funeral: 4:00pm-5:00pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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SHUMAKER Luvina Shumaker....…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 4:00pm-4:30pm @ Chapel Funeral: 4:00pm- 4:30pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CHAPTON, SR. Ivan Chapton, Sr......…..Wake was held: Saturday, September 5, 2015; 2:00pm-3:00pm @ Chapel Funeral: 3:00pm-4:00pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ELDER Ruthie Elder.....…..Graveside was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 2:00pm @ Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HAYNES John Haynes.....…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 9:00am-10:00am @ Chapel Funeral: 10:00am-11:00am Interment: Abraham Lincoln Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BRANTLEY Willie Brantley......…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ROSS Warner Ross......…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Living Word Christ Cent., 7600 West Roosevelt Rd. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

RICHARDSON Kimberly Richardson.......…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Holy Sepulchre Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WOODS-JACKSON-BLACK Joyce Woods-Jackson-Black.......…..

Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Less Jones.......…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 11:00am12:00pm @ Holy Temple Evangelistic COGIC, 15912 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 12:00pm-1:00pm Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DAVIS-JONES Cherise Davis-Jones.......…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 11:00am-12:pm @ Holy Temple Evangelistic COGIC, 15912 Lincoln Ave. Funeral: 12:00pm-1:00pm Interment: Evergreen Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LEE Melvin Lee.......…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 1:00pm-1:30pm @ Chapel Funeral: 1:30am-2:30pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HINTON, JR. Ellis Hinton, Jr........…..Wake was held: Tuesday, September 8, 2015; 6:00pm7:00pm @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 7:00pm-8:00pm Interment: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 10:00am @ Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MC MULLEN Adrienne Mc Mullen.......…..Wake: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COOKS Doris Cooks.......…..Wake: Friday, September 11, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LEA Allen Lea.......…..Wake: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HATTER Frances Hatter.......…..Wake: Friday, September 11, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ United Baptist Church, 4220 W. Roosevelt Rd. Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Forest Home Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BULLOCK Estus Bullock.......…..Wake: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

NEAL, SR. Anthony Neal, Sr........…..Wake: Friday, September 11, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BADIE John Badie.......…..Wake: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 11:00am12:00pm @ Freedom Temple COGIC, 1459 W. 74th St. Funeral: 12:00pm-1:00pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HENRY Tabitha Henry........…..Wake: Friday, September 11, 2015; 10:00am-11:30am @ Christian Youth MBC, 8801 S. Hermitage Funeral: 11:30am-12:30pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

SANDERS Edra Sanders.......…..Wake: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 6:00pm6:30pm @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 6:30pm-7:30pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BRADLEY Raekwon Bradley........…..Wake: Friday, September 11, 2015; 11:00am-12:00pm @ St. Andrews Temple, 6722 S. Hermitage Ave. Funeral: 12:00pm-1:00pm Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COMMON A’meri Common.......…..Wake: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 6:00pm-6:30pm @ Chapel Funeral: 6:30pm-7:30pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILBORN, JR. James Wilborn.......…..Wake: Wednesday, September 9, 2015; 6:00pm-7:00pm @ Chapel Funeral: 7:00pm-8:00pm Interment: Thursday, September 10, 2015; 10:00am @ Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

GREENE Larnell Greene.......…..Wake: Thursday, September 10, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DAVIS Carl Davis.......…..Wake: Thursday, September 10, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00am-12:00pm Interment: Burr Oak Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HARRINGTON Renee Harrington.......…..Wake: Thursday, September 10, 2015; 1:00pm-1:30pm @ Chapel Funeral: 1:30pm-2:30pm Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TERNOIR Charles Ternoir.......…..Wake: Thursday, September 10, 2015; 1:00pm-2:00pm @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00pm-3:00pm Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LEWIS Emma Lewis.......…..Wake: Thursday, September 10, 2015; 6:00pm7:00pm @ Chapel King Funeral: 7:00pm-8:00pm Interment: Friday, September 11, 2015;10:00am @ Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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STEELE Henrine Steele........…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 6:00pm7:00pm @ Progressive Baptist Church, 3658 S. Wentworth Ave. Funeral: 7:00pm-8:00pm Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COOK Rose Cook........…..Memorial: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 1:00pm2:00pm @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JOHNSON Shirley Johnson........…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 9:00am-10:00am @ Chapel Funeral: 10:00am- 11:00am Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

ROBINSON Justin Robinson........…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 10:00am11:00am @ Kroch Center, 1250 W. 119th Street Funeral: 11:00am- 12:00pm Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TURNER Martha Turner........…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 10:00am-11:00am @ St. Paul Baptist Church, 6954 S. Union Ave. Funeral: 11:00am- 12:00pm Interment: Memphis, TN Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

AGYEI-BROOKS Samuel Agyei-Brooks........…..

Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 6:00pm-7:30pm @ Chapel King Funeral: 7:30pm- 8:30pm Interment: Tuesday, September 15, 2015; 10:00am Ghana Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

RICHARDS Betty Richards........…..Memorial: Sunday, September 13, 2015; 4:00pm8:00pm @ South Shore Cultural Center, 7101 S. South Shore Dr. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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RICE Willie Rice…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 10:00am @ Christ Unity Evangelistic House of Prayer, 208 East 61st St., Funeral: 11:00am Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangement by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

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JEFFERSON Clarena Jefferson…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 11:00am @ Chapel Funeral: 12:00pm Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

ROBERTS Cynthia Roberts….. Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 9:00am @ Holy Angels Church, 607 East Oakwood Funeral: 10:00am Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

ALLEN J.D. Allen…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 10:00am @ Sanctuary of Prayer, 851 W. 103rd Street Funeral: 11:00am Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

CHATMAN Bessie Chatman….. Wake: Monday, September 14, 2015; 10:00am @ Evening Star MBC, 2050 West 59th St. Funeral: 11:00am Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621

KENNEDY LOVE Elaine Kennedy Love…..Wake: Saturday, September 12, 2015; 10:00am @ Lilydale First B.C., 649 W. 113th Street Funeral: 11:00am Interment: Cremation Arrangements by: Taylor Funeral Home Ltd., 63 E. 79th Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488-7300.

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CLASSIFIEDS CHURCH FOR RENT CHURCH AVAILABLE FOR WORSHIP! Sunday’s between 8 am -12 pm or 1 pm - 4 pm or 5 pm - 9 pm 1260 W. 103rd Street,

773.550.3962

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LEGAL NOTICE This letter is to notify that on September 25, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Aaron Bros.

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

1. 245 Navy Tillman 2. 305 Steve James

The Habitat Company as a private management firm for the Chicago Housing Authority seeks bids from qualified firms to provide services for Snow Removal at Various Sites.

For additional information or a copy of the Bid document (#2015-157), please contact bidsandproposals@habitat.com.

Bids are due no later than Friday, October 9, 2015 by 2PM CST.

This letter is to notify that on September 25, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Hyde Park Self Storage, Inc., located at 5155 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL, 60615, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 205 Kathy Webb 2. 225 Karriem Townsend 3. 3029 Michael O’Connor 4. 427 Thomas McElroy 5. 428 Debra A. Robert-Smith 6. 465 Julie Wilson

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

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name In the conduct or transaction of Business in the State, “as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County, File No. D15143438 on the August 18, 2015. Under the Assumed Name of CADO PRODUCTIONS with the business located at P.O. BOX 16474, CHICAGO, IL 60616. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/ partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: MARIAH DENISE CATER, Complete Address: 4315 S. PRAIRIE, CHICAGO, IL 60653, USA.

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. D15143577 on the August 26, 2015. Under the Assumed Name of FATTYCAKE with the business located at P.O.BOX 234, OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL 60419, The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: FELICIA OLIVER Complete Address: 15621 EAST END AVE., DOLTON, IL 60419, USA

Estimated Cost:

1. 121 Ted Jackson 2. 144 Isaac Loggins 3. 317 Sallie Goodman 4. 445 Solomon Bramlett 5. 455 Sharday Weathers 6. 458 Deborah Johnson This letter is to notify that on September 25, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at South Shore Self Storage, Inc., located at 7843 S Exchange Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

1. 118 Michael Smith 2. 201 Fredrick Crosby 3. 236 Lamorris Mack 4. 242 Langston Hood 5. 270 Nikki Martin 6. 414 Cecilia Maxie 7. 505 Pernell Stampley 8. 616 Solomon Smith 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. D15143593 on the August 26, 2015.

Under the Assumed Name of HOUSE OF MARIE with the business located at 7308 S. PRAIRIE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60619. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owners(s)/partner(s) is: Owner/Partner Full Name: MAYA MARIE HOOD, Complete Address: 7308 S. PRAIRIE AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60619, USA

$525,000.00

Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Walk-Through:

Bid Deposit:

$25,000.00

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:00 a.m. Central Time O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant Process Control Bldg., Conference Room 402 3500 W. Howard Street Skokie, IL 60076

Mandatory Technical Pre-Bid Conference: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

11:00 a.m. Central Time

O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant

Process Control Bldg.,

Conference Room 402

3500 W. Howard Street

Skokie, IL 60076 Bid Opening: October 6, 2015 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D, Appendix C, Appendix K, and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract.

CONTRACT 15-721-21 DEVON INSTREAM AERATION STATION AIR MAIN REPLACEMENT Estimated Cost: $360,000.00 Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Walk-Through:

Bid Deposit: $18,000.00 Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:00 a.m. Central Time O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant 3500 W. Howard Street Skokie, IL 60076

Mandatory Technical Pre-Bid Conference: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

11:00 a.m. Central Time

O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant

3500 W. Howard Street

Skokie, IL 60076 Bid Opening: October 6, 2015 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D and the Multi-Project Labor Agreement are required on this Contract.

CONTRACT 15-813-22 REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS AT THE PRAIRIE PLAN SITE IN FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS (RE-BID) Estimated Cost:

$250,000.00

Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Walk-Through:

Bid Deposit:

$12,500.00

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 8:30 a.m. Central Time Fulton County Prairie Plan Site 15779 E. County Hwy 5 Cuba, IL 61427

Mandatory Technical Pre-Bid Conference: Tuesday, September 15, 2015

11:00 a.m. Central Time

Fulton County Prairie Plan Site

15779 E. County Hwy 5

Cuba, IL 61427 Bid Opening: October 6, 2015 Compliance with the District’s Affirmative Action Ordinance Revised Appendix D and Appendix C are required on this Contract. ******************************************************************************************** The above is an abbreviated version of the Notice- Invitation to Bid. A full version which includes a brief description of the project and/or service can be found on the District’s website, www.mwrd.org; Click the Contracts and Proposals quick link on the District’s Home page. Go to Contracts Being Currently Advertised and click for further information.

Specifications, proposal forms and/or plans may be obtained from the Department of Procurement & Materials Management, Room 508, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, Monday - Friday, between 8:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Documents, unless stated above to the contrary, will be mailed in response to a fax request (312/751-3042). The vendor may also download specifications, proposal forms and/or plans online from the District’s website, www.mwrd.org. No fee is required for the contract documents unless stated above.

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

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

Chicago, Illinois September 9, 2015

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

By Darlene A. LoCascio Director of Procurement and Materials Management

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ATTENTION ALL VENDORS THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY (CHA) INVITES QUALIFIED FIRMS/ ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR: WIDE AREA NETWORK/METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK, INTERNET, TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE SERVICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL EVENT NO.: 225 All Questions must be submitted in writing via the CHA Supplier Portal (https://supplier.thecha.org) to the above-mentioned Event no later than September 18, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. CST. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING: September 14, 2015 at 12:00 pm CST at the CHA, 60 E. Van Buren, 13th floor, Room 1315 Chicago, IL. PROPOSAL DUE DATE/TIME: October 9, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. CST via the CHA Supplier Portal SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AT: https://supplier.thecha.org Funding will be provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The subsequent contract shall be subject to the applicable compliance standards and procedures of Executive Order No. 11246, as amended, Equal Opportunity and other provisions as specifically set in the specification. The Authority encourages participation by joint ventures, minority business enterprises, and women business enterprise firms.

Sealed proposals, endorsed as below, will be deposited in the sealed bid depository located in the lobby of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Administration Building, 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, from the date of the Invitation to Bid, up to 11:00 A.M. on the bid opening date, and will be opened publicly by the Director of Procurement and Materials Management or her designee at 11:00 A.M. on the stated bid opening date below for: CONTRACT 15-711-21 PROCESS CONTROL BUILDING RESTORATION AT THE O’BRIEN WATER RECLAMATION PLANT

This letter is to notify that on September 25, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at 83rd & Halsted Self Storage, Inc., located at 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave, Chicago, IL 60620, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois.

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ATTENTION ALL DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS NOTICE: INVITATION FOR BID EVENT NO. 224 THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY (CHA) INVITES QUALIFIED FIRMS/ ORGANIZATIONS TO SUBMIT SEALED BIDS FOR: DEMOLITION SERVICES FOR 3605 W. DOUGLAS BOULEVARD, CHICAGO, IL All questions must be submitted in writing, and e-mailed to pseanior@thecha.org Pamela Seanior, Senior Procurement Specialist, CPPB at (312) 913-5854, or faxed to 312-913-7577 no later than Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM CST. PRE-BID MEETING: Monday, September 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM CST at 3605 W. Douglas Boulevard, Chicago, IL. SITE VISIT: Monday, September 14, 2015 immediately following the Pre-Bid Meeting at 3605 W. Douglas Boulevard, Chicago, IL. BID DUE DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 11:00 AM CST. Vendors are encouraged to submit their bids using the CHA Supplier Portal or deliver to the CHA, 60 E. Van Buren 13th Floor, Chicago, IL. NOTE: Please be advised that the Chicago Housing Authority is NOT distributing printed plans or specifications with this solicitation. These documents are available via the CHA Supplier Portal at: http://supplier.thecha.org as part of the solicitation package.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT 820 West Belle Plaine Apartments at 820 W. Belle Plaine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60613 will open its federally subsidized Section 8 waiting lists for studio apartments only (max occupancy 2 people) on Thursday, September 10, 2015. A maximum of 200 applicants will be selected by lottery for addition to the waiting lists on September 10.All interested parties should line up at the west entrance of the building at 820 West Belle Plaine Avenue in Chicago between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. No preference given to first arrivals. No one will be permitted to line up after 10:00 a.m. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age and bring a valid state picture I.D. and proof of legal residency. All applicants will be subject to a credit and criminal background check, and must meet all criteria of the Tenant Selection Criteria in order to become a resident.

BID DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AT THE CHA SUPPLIER PORTAL http://supplier.thecha.org The IFB contains information regarding the Bid Bond. The successful bidder must be able to supply the CHA with a Performance and Payment Bond and Certificate of Insurance prior to contract award.

For information concerning this procurement action, contact Pamela Seanior, Senior Procurement Specialist, CPPB at (312) 913-5854 or pseanior@thecha.org.

Funding will be provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The subsequent contract shall be subject to the applicable compliance standards and procedures of Executive Order No. 11246, as amended, Equal Opportunity and other provisions as specifically set in the specification.

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Scattered Sites Waitlist Openings Chicago Housing Authority is accepting applications for apartments in the following community areas ONLY: •Douglas and East Side: 3 and 4 bedroom • Oakland: 1 and 3 bedroom

• Fuller Park and New City: 2 and 3 bedroom • Kenwood: 2, 3, and 4 bedroom

• Calumet Heights, Pullman, and South Deering: 2 bedroom • South Chicago: 3 bedroom

Applicants MUST live in the community area. Proof of residency MUST be provided at the time of application and at apartment screening.

An electronic lottery will determine applicants’ ranking on the waiting list. While no minimum income is required, maximum income restrictions apply.

Accessible ADA units are available.

Registration is held: 4100 S. King Drive Ave. Phone (773) 324-6305 August 24, 2015 – September 19, 2015 Monday – Friday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, -v.VICTOR H. ASCENCIO, GABRIELA ASCENCIO Defendants 12 CH 27863 5210 W. 54TH STREET Chicago, IL 60638 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 19, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 13, 2015, 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 TEN (10) IN BLOCK FIFTEEN (15) IN HETZEL’S ARCHER AVENUE ADDITION A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION NINE (9), TOWNSHIP THIRTY-EIGHT (38) NORTH, RANGE THIRTEEN (13), EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN LYING SOUTHERLY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE; BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 9, 757.8 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH EAST CORNER THEREOF, THENCE WESTERLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO A POINT IN THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 771.18 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 9 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5210 W. 54TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60638 Property Index No. 19-09-323-037-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $297,178.57.

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: MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC, ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 651-6700 Please refer to file number 14032290.

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.

MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC ONE EAST WACKER, SUITE 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 651-6700 Attorney File No. 14-032290 Case Number: 12 CH 27863 TJSC#: 35-12881 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 THE CMLTI ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AMC3 Plaintiff, -v.HARRY MALONE, JR A/K/A HARRY MALONE, PATRICIA MALONE A/K/A PATRICIA J. MALONE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HARRY MALONE, JR, IF ANY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PATRICIA MALONE, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 27699 9153 S. ESSEX 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 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 7, 2015, 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 27 IN BLOCK 2, IN SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST 1/2, OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 6, NORTH OF THE INDIAN BOUNDARY LINE OF TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 15, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 9153 S. ESSEX AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-06-302-020-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $192,230.90.

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 C1391485.

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 Attorney File No. C13-91485 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 10 CH 27699 TJSC#: 35-10080 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 BEVERLY BANK & TRUST COMPANY, N.A., A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.SAVROK, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, CONNIE SWYGERT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2015 CH 03877 7341 S. BLACKSTONE AVE. 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 July 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 5, 2015, 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 19 AND THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF LOT 18 AND THE NORTH 5 FEET OF LOT 20 ALL IN WENTWORTH’S SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7341 S. BLACKSTONE AVE., Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-26-223-002-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $109,431.97.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 ERIC A. FREELAND, LORENZINI & ASSOCIATES, LTD., 23808 W. ANDREW RD. UNIT 3, Plainfield, IL 60585, (630) 684-0400 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.

LORENZINI & ASSOCIATES, LTD. 23808 W. ANDREW RD. UNIT 3 Plainfield, IL 60585 (630) 684-0400 Case Number: 2015 CH 03877 TJSC#: 35-9848 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC1 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.ANTHONY J WACHS, JULIE M WACHS, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants 12 CH 03142 6355 SOUTH FAIRFIELD Chicago, IL 60629 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 21, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 22, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: The South 10 1/2 feet of Lot 27 and the North 18 1/2 feet of Lot 28 in Block 9 in Avondale being a subdivision of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24, Township 38 North, Range 13, East of the third principal meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 6355 SOUTH FAIRFIELD, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 1924201025.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $202,430.65.

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: RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 239-3432 Please refer to file number 14IL00324-1.

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

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES 120 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1140 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 239-3432 Attorney File No. 14IL00324-1 Attorney Code. 46689 Case Number: 12 CH 03142 TJSC#: 35-12747 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.ANTONIO JOAQUIN, ADRIAN JOAQUIN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 14212 2532 W. 46TH PLACE Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 29, 2015, 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 42 (EXCEPT THE EAST 14 FEET THEREOF) AND THE EAST 18 FEET OF LOT 43 IN JOSEPH W. HOUGH’S BOULEVARD ADDITION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 13 AND 14 IN IGLEHART’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTH EAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 2532 W. 46TH PLACE, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-01-426-051-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $255,822.26.

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: 14 CH 14212 TJSC#: 35-12522 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, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. F/K/A HARRIS N.A. Plaintiff, -v.LIONUS R. JONES, SHARON R. JONES, LIONUS R. JONES, NOT PERSONALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE LIONUS R JONES TRUST, DATED JULY 28, 1994, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE LIONUS R. JONES TRUST, A LIVING TRUST, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 17274 11266 SOUTH LOOMIS STREET Chicago, IL 60643 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 13, 2015, 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 EIGHTEEN (18) THE NORTH ONE-HALF (1/2) OF LOT NINETEEN (19) IN BLOCK SIXTY-ONE (61) IN ROGERS’ RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS FORTY-TWO (42); FORTY-THREE (43); LOTS ONE (1) TO SIXTEEN (16) IN BLOCK FORTY-FOUR (44); LOTS TWENTY-ONE (21) TO TWENTY-SIX (26) IN BLOCK FIFTY-EIGHT (58); BLOCKS SIXTY (60); SIXTY-ONE (61); SIXTY-TWO (62) (EXCEPT LOTS EIGHT (8) TO FOURTEEN (14) AND FORTY-SIX (46); BLOCK SIXTY-THREE (63) (EXCEPT LOTS ONE (1) TO FOURTEEN (14); AND BLOCKS EIGHTY (80); EIGHTY-ONE (81); EIGHTY-TWO (82); EIGHTY-THREE (83); EIGHTY-FOUR (84) AND EIGHTY-FIVE (85); IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, IN THE WEST HALF (1/2) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO A MAP OF SAID ROGERS’ RESUBDIVISION RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, APRIL 10, 1873, AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 94881 IN BOOK 4 OF PLATS, PAGE 47, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 11266 SOUTH LOOMIS STREET, Chicago, IL 60643 Property Index No. 25-20-114-054-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $57,021.51.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(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: EHRENBERG & EGAN, LLC, 321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 1430, Chicago, IL 60654, (312) 253-8640 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.

TJSC.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

EHRENBERG & EGAN, LLC 321 NORTH CLARK STREET, SUITE 1430 Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 253-8640 Attorney Code. 44451 Case Number: 14 CH 17274 TJSC#: 35-10264 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 STATE FARM BANK, F.S.B. Plaintiff, -v.MAXIMANO G. MARTINEZ AKA MAXIMANO MARTINEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 2870 3643 WEST 31ST STREET 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 July 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 20, 2015, 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 3643 WEST 31ST STREET, Chicago, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-35-106-006-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $145,593.43.

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 5/151507(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 F14120024.

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. F14120024 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 2870 TJSC#: 35-11029 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, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKED-CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE10 Plaintiff, -v.GUADALUPE ALEJANDRES, MARIA D. ALEJANDRES Defendants 10 CH 49123 3721 WEST 55TH PLACE Chicago, IL 60629 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 15, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 25, 2015, 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 3721 WEST 55TH PLACE, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-14-106-060-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $291,112.12.

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 5/151507(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 X10090055.

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. X10090055 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 10 CH 49123 TJSC#: 35-12348 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 BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.GERALD V. BROWN Defendants 12 CH 23632 7218 S. Campbell Ave. Chicago, IL 60629 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 6, 2015, 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 7218 S. Campbell Ave., Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-25-213-029-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $155,569.38.

Sale terms: 25% of the bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 12 CH 23632 TJSC#: 35-12269 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 HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIESCORPORATION, MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-PA3 Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT H. BROWN AKA ROBERT H. BROWN SR. Defendants 15 CH 3801 7554 SOUTH YATES BOULEVARD 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 June 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 8, 2015, 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 7554 SOUTH YATES BOULEVARD, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-25-407-029-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $180,900.33.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 5/151507(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 F15010277.

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. F15010277 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 15 CH 3801 TJSC#: 35-8870 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.SARA RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO SANCHEZ, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. F/K/A CAPITAL ONE BANK Defendants 10 CH 27618 3638 WEST 57TH PLACE Chicago, IL 60629 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 5, 2015, 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 3638 WEST 57TH PLACE, Chicago, IL 60629 Property Index No. 19-14-119-026-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $186,225.16.

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 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 10-035871.

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 Attorney File No. 10-035871 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 10 CH 27618 TJSC#: 35-9878 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.ANSELMO AGUIRRE Defendants 12 CH 40443 4307 SOUTH WHIPPLE STREET Chicago, IL 60632 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 13, 2015, 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 4307 SOUTH WHIPPLE STREET, Chicago, IL 60632 Property Index No. 19-01-304-003-0000.

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

The judgment amount was $184,758.46.

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, 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 5/151507(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 F12100282.

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. F12100282 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 26122 Case Number: 12 CH 40443 TJSC#: 35-11315 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 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.SAM PIWONI, SYLWIA PIWONI AKA SYLWIA KRZEMINSKA Defendants 12 CH 45157 4934 S. Luna Ave. Chicago, IL 60638 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 5, 2015, 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 4934 S. Luna Ave., Chicago, IL 60638 Property Index No. 19-09-116-054-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $338,989.51.

Sale terms: 25% of the bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 12 CH 45157 TJSC#: 35-11434 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.ANTON ANDERSON, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, EMERGENT CAPITAL, LTD. Defendants 14 CH 11243 5226 SOUTH LOWE 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 October 14, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 21, 2015, 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 5226 SOUTH LOWE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60609 Property Index No. 20-09-310-034-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $90,324.65.

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 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. only Please refer to file number 14-072442.

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 Attorney File No. 14-072442 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 14 CH 11243 TJSC#: 35-12088 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA L. NORWOOD Defendants 14 CH 02559 9045 S. Ellis Ave. 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 March 20, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 1, 2015, 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 9045 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-02-115-023-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $120,972.58.

Sale terms: 25% of the bid amount, 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. The certified check must be made payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. 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 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 14 CH 02559 TJSC#: 35-11967 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, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.MIKA MARKOVIK, CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND office NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 20870 cell 5810 S. MORGAN STREET 738 E 87th St Chicago, IL 60619 Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE kandi.keyes-winford@countryfinancial.com PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Kandi Keyes-Winford entered in the above cause on July 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 7, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public www.countr yfinancial.com auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5810 S. MORGAN STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-17-227-019-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $279,298.66.

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 Gourmet Caramel Apples, Gourmet Strawberries, Gourmet residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by Grapes, Cheesecake and much more for all occasions!!! the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four To place your order or for all questions call or email (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 (Manufactured in a facility that USES and STORES Peanuts) 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.

CarmelAppleDreamz.indd 1 8/18/15 11:2 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 C1412145.

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 Attorney File No. C14-12145 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 14 CH 20870 TJSC#: 35-10271 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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