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VOLUME LXXII NUMBER 38—SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2013

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Reinsdorf’s tax tricks shortchange students After the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) completed an analysis of tax payments by Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of the Bulls and White Sox; the results showed tax breaks given to the former CPA adversely affect Chicago schools funding, CTU President Karen GJ Lewis described the results as “yet another example of a Chicago “fat cat” lining their pockets at the expense of taxpayers and schoolchildren.”

The report, released this week, comes at a time when the school district plans to close more than 100 neighborhood schools for alleged underutilization while simultaneously replacing them with new charter operations in the same communities.

The report titled: “Nothing But Net Profit: Jerry Reinsdorf, Property Tax Relief, and Corporate School Reform on Chicago’s Near West Side,” is a year-long investigation into the destabilization of the West Side of Chicago, provides a detailed analysis of how the billionaire sports mogul gamed the property tax system in order to maximize his own profits.

Based on analysis of data obtained from the Cook County Board of Review, the CTU has unearthed yet another example of a Chicago “fat cat” lining their pockets at the expense of taxpayers and schoolchildren. The report released today comes at a time when the school district plans to close more than 100 neighborhood schools for alleged underutilization while simultaneously replacing them with new charter operations in the same communities.

“It is important for people to understand how business really gets done in this city and how the richest people in Chicago do not pay their fair share of taxes,” said Lewis. “When asked, these individuals will say they support students, but if they really care about kids, they should pay their fair

share and politicians should stop shifting the burden to small businesses and homeowners.”

“We could eradicate the effects of poverty on our students and our schools could af-

ford the necessary wrap-around services and resources needed to give our kids the education they deserve,” Lewis said.

New data obtained by CTU from the Cook County Board of Review reveals

that, based on special legislation passed in 1989 by the State of Illinois, Jerry Reinsdorf and the owners of the Chicago Black(Continued on page 3)

A SHOW OF appreciation and support for the Wilmington 10 culminated with an overflow crowd at the Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ in Wilmington, N.C., after news of the 10 being pardoned. (See story on page 2 and more photos on page 9)

Youth chosen for Presidential Inaugural Conference

By Wendell Hutson A University of Chicago Charter High School freshman is headed to Washington,

D.C. later this month for the first time and was the only Chicago youth chosen to attend the 8th Annual Presidential Inaugural Conference.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Wilmington Ten cheered and honored (See story on page 2) THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CONFERENCE takes place in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 19 to 23 and University of Chicago Charter High School freshman Kishauna McClain is among the 1,900 youth chosen nationwide to attend. The 15-year old South Chicago resident is the only youth from Chicago attending the 8th annual event. (Photo by Wendell Hutson)

Kishauna McClain, 15, who lives in the South Chicago neighborhood, is one of 1,900 youth chosen across the country to attend the conference, which is held every four years, said Ragan Lamb, executive vice president of Envision EMI, an education company in Washington, D.C. hosting the event.

The itinerary for the conference, which runs Jan. 19-23, includes daily seminars and a black-tie dinner, and keynote speeches by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and retired Army General Wesley Clark.

But to attend the conference, Kishauna, an aspiring medical pathologist, needed to come up with more than $3,100, her mother Keshia Shaw said.

So after McClain received her invitation letter to attend the conference in July, she immediately started searching for ways to pay for the trip. She asked friends, relatives and neighbors and posted a plea on Facebook.

“I was fortunate that people who care about me pitched in to help my parents pay for the trip,” Kishauna said. “I have (Continued on page 2)

NEWS

Wilmington Ten cheered and honored

By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from The Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. – For Mary Alice Thatch, publisher of the Wilmington Journal, it was a sight she wasn‘t sure she’d ever see. But it was because of her efforts, and the team that she put together through the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), that made justice for the Wilmington Ten possible.

“We knew that we would not stop fighting,” Thatch, who cochaired the Wilmington Ten Pardons of Innocence Project – an NNPA justice outreach effort – triumphantly, told the joyful crowd at historic Gregory Congregational United Church of Christ last Saturday.

Indeed, many of the hundreds of people who jammed into the small Black church to see members of the Wilmington Ten honored with the certificates of pardon, signed by Gov. Beverly Perdue, declaring them innocent, agreed.

The 40-year long injustice was finally, and officially, coming to an end.

“God demands justice for all of us,” North Carolina NAACP President William Barber, who presided over the one-of-a-kind pardons worship ceremony, preached from the pulpit.

“And we must demand it for each other.”

Five surviving members of the Ten – Benjamin Chavis; Wayne Moore; Marvin Patrick; James McKoy; and Willie Earl Vereen; were joined by the families of deceased members William Joe Wright; Anne Sheppard; Jerry Jacobs and Connie Tindall to re-

ceive both the certificates, and the pens with which Gov. Perdue – whose term in office ended Saturday just two-hours before the worship ceremony – signed on December 31.

The 10th member, Reginald Epps, is still living, but has shied away from all Wilmington Ten gatherings as he has struggled to rebuild his life over the years.

Each member, now 40 years older than when they were framed and convicted as young civil rights activists in 1972 by, as Gov. Perdue stated, the “naked racism” of a corrupt prosecutor, proudly received their honors with a handshake and a hug from Pardons Project Attorney Irving Joyner, as ecstatic onlookers in the church wildly cheered.

Gregory Church, the focal point of civil rights activity during that period, was once where white supremacists drove by in pickup trucks in 1971, firing their weapons, hoping to kill, if not terrorize, Rev. Chavis and as many of the Black students who had taken sanctuary there as possible.

Wilmington then was a small, southern town that exploded in racial violence after Black students boycotted the recently-desegregated public schools of the New Hanover County Public School System. Chavis, eight other young Black males, and Anne Sheppard, a white female social worker, would later be arrested, convicted and sentenced to a combined 282 years in connection with that violence, though there was never a shred of evidence that they were connected in any way.

But on Saturday, Gregory Church became a place of overwhelming

LIVING WILMINGTON 10 members and family members of deceased Wilmington 10 are joined by members of the United States Navy who made a special trip to Wilmington after reading about the ceremony to witness the historic event. Also in rear behind the Wilmington 10 is Mary Alice Jervay-Thatch, publisher of the Wilmington Journal and James Ferguson, initial Wilmington 10 lead defense attorney. joy and pride. What citizens, Black and white, had known for 40 years was now reality before their very eyes: The Wilmington Ten always were innocent!

“This is a great moment, a great moment in the history of North Carolina,” proclaimed James Ferguson, who served as Wilmington Ten lead defense attorney 40 years ago.

Under North Carolina law, each member of the Wilmington Ten is entitled to apply for up to $50,000 in compensation from the state for each year of false incarceration, not exceeding a total of $750,000.

Though all of the Wilmington Ten spent time in prison, they all

had their individual sentences commuted in 1978 by then-Gov. James B. Hunt.

However, after the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned all 10 convictions in December 1980, based on gross prosecutorial misconduct, it directed North Carolina authorities either to retry the Ten, or dismiss all charges. For 32 years, North Carolina did neither, effectively leaving the Wilmington Ten in legal limbo. Most of the defendants had trouble getting work, or keeping a job. Many were shunned by their communities.

And at least two members – Jerry Jacobs and William Joe Wright

– died directly because of diseases they contracted while imprisoned.

But none of that was being debated at Gregory Church last Saturday. Gov. Perdue, who was more than 130 miles away and completing her last day in office, was given a standing ovation for her courageous decision.

Chavis, noting the wrong the state had done, vowed that “pieces of silver” would not come between the Wilmington Ten after all they’d been through.

“This is a great day for the movement,” Chavis said happily.

“A great day.”

Youth chosen for Presidential Inaugural Conference (Continued on page 1) never been to Washington, D.C., so I am excited to see what it looks like.”

Shaw and her husband will drive her daughter to and from the conference and will stay in the area for the week.

“Luckily for us we have a lot of people who want to see Kishauna excel and [they] stepped up to help out,” Shaw said.

And thanks to a women’s networking group called the Distinguished Diamond Divas and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., who heard about Kishauna’s efforts to raise money for the trip through Facebook, she now has a dress and shoes to wear to the black-tie event.

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their applications, which included a recommendation from an educator, and grades in school, said Lamb. Students first had to attend a regional conference to be eligible to apply to attend the inaugural conference held every four years.

Last March, McClain attended the National Young Leaders State Conference in west suburban Oak Brook. Shaw said she spent $1,000 to send her daughter to that five-day conference.

McClain currently has a 3.8 grade point average and was recommended by her seventh-grade teacher at Thomas Hoyne Elementary School, 8905 S. Crandon Ave. The varsity volleyball player said she loves to play chess and the piano when she is not at

school or participating in other activities, such as the South Side Youth Advisory Council, where she is a board member.

“I can’t ask for much because I have been afforded so many opportunities at such a young age and I am truly grateful,” McClain said.

Shaw said she was aware of concerns that arose from the conference four years ago, when a lawsuit was filed on behalf of six youth alleging they were “shortchanged” by conference organizers after raising more than $2,300 to pay for their travel and lodging.

The suit claimed students were promised special access to the inauguration, parade and a black tie inaugural ball, but once the stu-

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dents got there, things turned out to be much different.

“I am hoping this was an isolated incident and does not repeat itself this time,” Shaw said.

The lawsuit was settled in June 2010 when the company agreed to provide $1,250 in scholarship vouchers to any 2009 inaugural conference participant who left feeling unsatisfied, according to a statement on Envision EMI’s website.

Envision CEO John Richards added, “Although this was the seventh inaugural event the company had run, it did encounter issues related to the crushing volume of people who flocked to the city for that historic event.”

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NEWS

Robbins mayor and police chief retiring

By J. Coyden Palmer The Village of Robbins in the South Suburbs will be looking for new leaders after Mayor Irene Brodie and Police Chief Johnny Holmes announced they are retiring. Holmes, 66, was arrested last

interest of the village and for him that he retire.

“I’ve done my time and it’s time for me to move on,” Holmes said.

“I love this village and it has been an honor to serve as chief for the men and women of the department since 1991. But it’s in the best interest of everyone for me to retire.”

Holmes would not talk about the latest incident, saying his attorney has advised him not to do so. Midlothian police say that in the early morning December 22,

Holmes was pulled over on suspicion of DUI. They say officers encountered a disoriented Holmes who allegedly failed two sobriety tests and a Breathalyzer exam, which showed his blood alcohol level at twice the legal limit.

Holmes’ first arrest was also in Midlothian.

“I will definitely miss the job,” Holmes said. “I will miss the people I work with and feel I let them down. I’ve done a lot of good on the job though and helped a lot of people.”

Brodie said she is just plain tired and ready to move on to other aspects of her life. A former dean of Developmental Education at Moraine Valley College where the Academic Skills Center is named in her honor, Dr. Brodie said she asked Holmes to step down after learning of his latest arrest.

“We all make mistakes but after this second arrest, I accepted his decision to retire,” said Brodie, who is also planning on retiring from Moraine Valley this spring.

“I’ll no longer be mayor after this

week because I don’t want to be bothered anymore.”

Brodie’s term was to expire later this year, but with Holmes’ arrest, she felt now was a better time to leave because she does not want to deal with the fallout and believes whoever’s the next mayor should be the person seeking a new police chief.

Holmes is also a school board member for District 218 that includes three high schools. He said his fate on the school board has not been decided.

Flu levels are high in Illinois Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck advises the public on the current flu situation in Illinois.

Mayor Irene Brodie month for driving under the influence in neighboring Midlothian. It was his second DUI arrest.

Brodie, who has been mayor for over 25 years, said she is tired and wants to move on and will be leaving her post soon.

The news comes as Robbins residents have demanded that Holmes step down due to his latest arrest. He was arrested and convicted in 2010 for driving under the influence but was able to retain his job. The Crusader reached Holmes by telephone.

He said he felt it was in the best

“We have been and continue to see an increase in flu activity across the state. The flu strain that is predominately circulating this year is typically more severe, with more hospitalizations and deaths. From the beginning of October through the end of December we’ve seen almost 150 people admitted to hospital intensive care units (ICU) with influenza like illness.

There have also been six flu-related deaths of ICU patients. This compares to last year at this time when there were only two ICU hospitalizations and no deaths.”

“Due to the increased flu activity, many people are going to hospital emergency departments. So much so that some hospitals have

needed to direct all but the most critical patients to nearby hospitals because they do not have enough room or possibly staff to see patients. In most cases we recommend contacting a health professional before going to an emergency department if you are experiencing flu symptoms. The majority of people suffering from the flu simply need to stay home, rest and let the flu run its course.

Typically only people with severe respiratory illness who have trouble breathing need to visit a hospital emergency department.”

“It is not too late to be vaccinated, to get a flu shot. The flu season normally runs through March and sometimes later. If you do get the flu, the vaccine can also reduce the amount of time you’re sick and the severity of symptoms. By getting vaccinated, you can also help protect

infants, the elderly and those with chronic diseases who are at greatest risk for complications due to the flu.”

Many pharmacies offer flu vaccinations, as well as local health departments, some physician offices and health clinics. To find where you can receive a flu vaccination, contact your local health department or log onto the flu vaccine finder at http://www.flu.gov/#.

To reduce the spread of influenza and other contagious diseases, it is always important to practice the 3 C’s: • Clean – properly wash your hands frequently

• Contain – contain your germs by staying home if you are sick.

• Cover – cover your cough and sneeze

For more information, log onto: www.idph.state.il.us/flu/index.htm.

Reinsdorf’s tax tricks shortchange students (Continued from page 1) hawks saved at least $30 million on property taxes for the United Center between 2002 and 2007.

At the same time that Reinsdorf makes contributions to a local charter school—one with a history of pushing out the most vulnerable students—he benefits from an unpublicized system of corporate welfare that shifts the burden of paying for public schools onto ordinary taxpayers and ultimately diverts resources away from the city’s most vulnerable students.[i] By now, many Chicagoans are familiar with the anti-union tactics of charter school advocates like Penny Pritzker and Bruce Rauner. However, these highprofile union critics are part of a much larger network of real estate and private equity moguls who have created a toxic environment for public education.[ii] Less vocal members of this network, like Reinsdorf, also profit from lucra-

tive kickbacks and political favors at the same time they support a growing charter movement that threatens to privatize public education in Chicago under the guise of increasing “accountability.”

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“If education reformers are genuinely concerned about budget shortfalls, they would do well to focus on the real source of the problem: a regressive tax system that puts the interests of the one percent over ordinary Chicagoans,” said report author Sean Dinces.

“Nothing But Net Profit,” offers a case study in why calls for increased accountability need to be directed at the corporate profiteers who make it impossible to equitably fund local public education, instead of at hard-working and dedicated teachers.

The investigation also revealed: Reinsdorf, owner of the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox and one of the many local elites who have helped bankroll the Noble Network of charter schools, pocketed at least $30 million in property tax breaks on the United Center between 2002 and 2007 as a result of a little-known piece of 1989 legislation passed by the Illinois Gen-

eral Assembly.

Adding years of property tax abatement at the United Center to the public moneys used to build U.S. Cellular Field amounts to hundreds of millions in taxpayerfunded aid to Reinsdorf and his associates. The contributions that Reinsdorf has made to Chicago Public Schools and community organizations on the Near West Side pales in comparison to the hundreds of millions in taxpayerfunded aid he has received through property tax abatement at the United Center and U.S. Cellular Field.

The tax breaks have been in place since the United Center opened and are set to expire in 2016. This means that the data from the Board of Review, which only covers 2002 to 2007, represents just a fraction of corporate giveaways received by Reinsdorf and his associates at the United Center.

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which are par for the course among Chicago’s charter school advocates, and especially those behind the Noble Network of Charter Schools, gut the tax base of the city. In doing so, they shift the burden of paying for precious public resources like neighborhood schools onto ordinary taxpayers and ultimately undercut the district’s ability to adequately fund public education in Chicago.

The CTU analysis suggests that, at most, Reinsdorf and his associates are paying only a quarter of what they would owe in property taxes under normal assessment procedures. If this sounds unfair, that’s because it is. When do ordinary Chicagoans get to pay only a quarter of what they owe?

Instead of blaming teachers and praising the alleged “efficiency” of charters and other market-based reforms, the city should be taking aim at local fat cats who are suffocating public education in Chicago by refusing to pay their fair share.

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EDITORIAL THE CONUNDRUM OF IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE U.S. Think for a moment: how many immigrant groups are there in the United States? The answer is ALL GROUPS, with the exception of Native Americans. Some would argue, however, that African Americans are not immigrants because they were brought forcibly to these shores as slaves. Given that this is true, it still does not negate the fact that the groups that were slaughtered and conquered in the name of white supremacy in order to take their land were Native Americans. By the way, according to some historians, there were Black Native Americans in residence here when Europeans arrived, most notably the Washita, who still lay claim to some territories in Louisiana. Other Native American groups have been relegated to life on reservations.

Most of the people residing in the United States are immigrants, i.e., they came from somewhere else, which is why the question of immigration reform is such a complicated one. If, for example, you were to go into space and look down on this land that we call North America, you will not see any heavy black lines separating the land into national boundaries. What you will see is land, water, mountains, etc. All of the boundaries that are given names like the “United States” are political constructs forged by conquerors.

The issue of immigration reform is dividing the country and creating fissures between racial groups. It is ironic to hear African Americans on talk radio criticize immigration reform because of the perception that all immigrants are Hispanic. The facts, however, are quite different. According to a Center for American Progress article written by Helina Faris entitled “5 Fast Facts About Black Immigrants in the United States,” Black immigrants are a significant group in the U.S. with more than 3 million people. Half of these come from the Caribbean, and the rest come from Northern and sub-Saharan Africa. A few come from Europe and Canada. In New York, Miami and Boston, Black immigrants account for more than one quarter of the population. Moreover, they are one of the most educated immigrant groups.

Most immigrants who come to the United States in search of a better life arrive largely through legal channels, according to the Center for American Progress. In 2010, there were 39.9 million foreign-born people in the U.S; 44% were naturalized citizens; 24% were legal permanent residents; 29% were unauthorized migrants, and 3% were temporary legal residents such as students or temporary workers. The overall foreign-born share of the U.S. population is 12.9% today.

Now, why should something be done to help facilitate resolve of the immigrant problem? The simple fact is that it impacts us all.

Most likely, there will always be undocumented immigrants in this country who have a direct impact on our health and safety. If undocumented individuals continue to drive automobiles, and they will, any accidents that occur will impact legal insurance holders. It would make better sense for undocumented immigrants to learn to drive and acquire licenses. Regarding immunizations--in order for them to be effective, most people need to be immunized. If legal residents are immunized, but undocumented immigrants are not, it will compromise everyone’s health. Finally, immigrants positively impact the economy. If we would develop a comprehensive immigration reform plan that would legalize all current undocumented immigrants, it would add $1.5 trillion dollars to the U.S. gross domestic product over a 10 year period, according to the Center for American Progress.

A couple of weeks ago the field of candidates for the Second Congressional District seat seemed unreal and bloated. I am amazed that since then we have an even larger field and even more candidates who bring no experience and/or new ideas to the party.

Some of the candidates clearly want to return to the overpaid governmental post. Although only Debbie Halvorson and Mel Reynolds have previously served in Congress, neither of them lead the list of the most qualified.

A passel of current and former state elected officials at least understand the governmental budget process, but for most of them, that is all they offer voters. This is a group that includes state Senator Toi Hutchinson and former Representative Robin Kelly. Former state Representative David E. Miller announced Monday he will not be a candidate for personal reasons.

My guess is that Hutchinson and Kelly are the top two candidates, given that Hutchinson is still in office and Kelly has the benefit of the political heft of her boss – Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president.

I don’t think there is an effective way to tell the rest of the field they simply don’t belong. They

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Congressional election circus is growing Dear Editor:

don’t understand that we need people who have demonstrated in some form or another that they understand how the nation’s laws are shaped, and the limitations of congressional offices.

These candidates, especially Joyce Washington need to understand that just because they ran for office before they are not essentially qualified for this spot. Nine years ago Washington lost her U.S. Senate bid to then-state Sen. Barack Obama. What Washington has done besides work her healthcare job is a mystery in political circles. Even less is known about Country Club Hills resident Victor Jonathan, who used to use the last name Onafuye; or Clifford Eagleton, a South Side preacher. Gregory Haynes, another south suburban resident is another one who surprises me he is in the field – mainly because he too is a political nobody.

There are persistent rumors that others such as Napoleon Harris, a local business owner also plans to get into the fray. The problem is he hasn’t even taken the office he recently won—state senate—and now he is trying to move up. That just doesn’t make sense and makes Harris look wishy-washy. No doubt that before the Democratic primary election, even more candidates will step up. That will be an even sadder situation as the Democratic primary is set for Feb. 26.

Deerfield High School Dear Editor: Deerfield High School Symphony Orchestra performed parts of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Barber’s Violin Concerto, and Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf with narration. They were heard on WFMT FM radio. They were brilliant. The commentator said (Continued on page 16)

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BEYOND THE RHETORIC Brazil’s Latest Response to its Black Majority – Crack Cocaine

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It started in the jungles of the Amazon and is now infesting the streets of the favelas (ghettos) of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro.

Crack addiction is out of control in Brazil. In fact, Brazilians are the biggest consumers of crack and cocaine in the whole world. Keep in mind that Brazil has over 100 million Black citizens which makes the nation second only to Nigeria in Black population. That is two and a half times the Black population of the United States. How this has come to be is mysterious.

But one thing is for sure – it predominantly affects the Black populace of this nation. It also reminds us of the targeted assault of crack on our own Black population.

Brazil is a former colony of Portugal. The Portuguese took a ship full of African slaves to the Vatican. They were seeking the Pope’s blessing. He received the slaves and blessed what the Portuguese were about to do. Thus, the greatest holocaust in history – trans-Atlantic African slavery was begun.

Portugal claimed Brazil in the year

Harry C. Alford 1500 and the first slaves were delivered in 1525. There are villages in southeastern Brazil where the villagers still speak their native African languages. Unlike the United States which went through a civil war and reconstruction for the immersion of Africans into the general population, Brazil and other South American nations ended slavery during the 1880’s abruptly and had no transition for the new-

ly freed Blacks.

This nation tries to hide its Blackness. They are officially in denial about disparity. Blacks are 52% of the population but, in a nation where voting is mandatory, Blacks have less than 10% of the elected officials. They have no economic base and any Black celebrity such as an athlete, singer or actor is expected to marry someone white. It reminds me of that old rock tune “All They Want to do is Dance.” Some day there is going to be a struggle in this predominantly Black nation.

How is cocaine being brought into this large nation? I have read various articles about the situation but no one seems to identify the source. It could be using the model of the United States. The difference is the trafficking started in the rural areas in Brazil with the cities being the final market.

The CIA wanted to fund a revolution in Nicaragua and were denied by Congress. Thus, they came up with a funding scheme.

They would introduce crack to Black neighborhoods in the United States and come up with quick cash to buy arms for its rebels.

They recruited a bright, entrepre-

neurial middle class guy living in Los Angeles by the name of Ricky Donnell Ross. Rick Ross put the first crack house in America at 69th and Hoover. That was eleven blocks south of my Aunt Lula’s home. His distribution source would be two fledgling gangs: Crips and Bloods. Los Angeles always had gangs. But they were social units like the Slausons, Business Men and Del Vikings. These new groups are murdering machines and would soon infest the entire nation with the crack plague. In the end, Rick Ross had mastered a 600 million dollar enterprise and only had to do fourteen years in prison. The damage done by this CIA sponsored activity was very serious and it is still having a detrimental affect on our society.

The addiction level in Brazil is raging into a severe fury. No one seems to know how it is coming into the nation. Ha! Like the United States there is some level of cooperation. The United States would use two major street gangs.

The Brazilians have three gangs running their operation. There is a lack of much police activity. The only official activity to stop this

plague is the social work industry.

People will visit these “crack lands” that are located near favelas and try to convince addicts to enter rehab. They are basically ignored.

Very rarely will you see police or military trying to suppress the drug activity.

These gangs operate with impunity within the favelas. They are more like the local government and organized crime can flourish within their territories. Brazil is known for its corruption at all levels and the crack business seems to have found very friendly territory.

We, in the Black Diaspora, should not be quiet about this. There are evil people profiting off the misery of Black folk and where is the outrage? The government has announced that it will fund $2.2 billion for further rehab and education efforts but that probably will do nothing to stop the rise in addiction. A very large Black population is at risk and the world seems to ignore it.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®.

Website: www.nationalbcc.org.

Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

Wilmington Ten Pardons: Black Press at its Best

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist When then-National Newspaper Publishers Association Chairman Danny Bakewell, Sr. asked me to emcee the Black Press Week luncheon at the National Press Club in 2011, I had no idea that I would be witnessing history. At the urging of Wilmington Journal Publisher Mary Alice Thatch, the NNPA decided to launch a national campaign to win pardons for the Wilmington 10, a group of activists who were falsely convicted and sentenced to a combined total of 282 years.

Everyone knew it would be an uphill battle, but it was a battle the NNPA was willing to wage. It established The Wilmington Ten Pardon of Innocence Project whose goal was “to generate national and worldwide support for the petition, to the state of North Carolina, and specifically the governor, to grant individual pardons of innocence to the Wilmington Ten.” NNPA publishers saw a video about the Wilmington Ten at the luncheon and its leader, Benjamin Chavis, Jr., was interviewed by me and the publishers.

When I asked Ben, a longtime friend, about his lowest point in prison, he tried to steer me away The Chicago Crusader

from the question by saying he preferred to focus on the future, not the past.

But the past affects the future, which is why I brought him back to my original question. This time, he gave a direct, emotional answer.

“I was warned not to go into the shower,” he said, his voice barely audible. “I couldn’t take a bath for eight months.”

And the reason Chavis was reluctant to take a bath was because of death threats.

No one should have to live like that, especially after the criminal justice system has been manipulated to obtain a false conviction.

For Chavis, the trouble began after the all-Black high school was closed as part of the court-ordered desegregation of New Hanover County, N.C. schools. The Black students were forced to attend the previously all-white high school, where they were harassed. In February 1971, the United Church of Christ dispatched Chavis, a native of Oxford, N.C., to help organize a school boycott.

During that period of unrest, someone firebombed Mike’s Grocery, a white-owned business located a block away from Gregory Congregational Church, where Chavis had set up headquarters.

When fire fighters and police officers arrived, they were attacked by snipers.

George E. Curry Chavis and nine others were charged and convicted of arson and conspiracy in connection with the incident. Most of the defendants received a 29-year sentence, with Ann Shepard, the white woman from Auburn, N.Y., receiving the lightest sentence of 15 years and Chavis, then only 24 years old, getting 34 years, the longest sentence.

In 1980, a federal appeals court overturned the convictions of the Wilmington Ten. The court ruled that the trial judge had wrongly restricted defense attorneys from cross-examining witnesses who had received special treatment in exchange for their testimony and that the prosecutor violated due process rights by failing to turn over evi-

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dence that would have impeached the testimony of its chief witness, Allen Hall. In addition, the prosecutor refused to turn over a second statement made by Hall that directly contradicted at least 15 of his allegations.

After taking up the cause of the Wilmington Ten, NNPA newspapers gave prominent display to stories written about the case by Cash Michaels, editor of the Wilmington Journal, and distributed to member papers by the NNPA News Service. Through talent and dogged persistence, neither Cash nor his publisher, Mary Alice Thatch, would let the campaign for pardons stall.

The national campaign heated up last spring when Michaels produced a string of stories examining every aspect of the case. In one story, Michaels traced the shattered lives of the seven survivors (one has since died) and the families of three deceased members of the Wilmington Ten. He found that some of the survivors, including Chavis, had successfully rebuilt their lives while others had not.

One blockbuster story began: “In an extraordinary discovery, the 40year-old case files of the prosecuting attorney in the two 1972 Wilmington Ten criminal trials not only document how he sought to impanel, according to his own written jury selection notes, mostly white ‘KKK’ Saturday, January 12, 2013

juries to guarantee convictions, but also to keep Black men from serving on both juries.”

Michaels story continued, “The prosecutor chose, in his own words, ‘Uncle Tom’ types to serve on the jury, it was disclosed. The files of Assistant New Hanover County District Attorney James ‘Jay’ Stroud Jr. also document how he plotted to cause a mistrial in the first June 1972 Wilmington Ten trial because there were 10 Blacks and two whites on the jury, his star false witness against the Ten was not cooperating, and it looked very unlikely that he could win the case, given the lack of evidence.”

Without Michaels’ exceptional reporting and the national exposure, many of the facts about the Wilmington Ten injustice would still remain unknown – and Gov. Perdue would not have pardoned the civil rights activists.

This was the Black Press at its best.

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

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COMMENTARY

Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

REVISING THE REPARATIONS MOVEMENT (Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF), located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)

Dr. Conrad Worrill It is important that we revisit and revise the Reparations Movement in America. In this context, I am sharing this background information on important aspects of the development of our Repara-

tions organizing during the last twenty years on the international level.

Our great historian and departed ancestor, Dr. John Henrik Clarke described in his classic book, Notes for an African World Revolution, that, “The idea of uniting all Africa had its greatest development early in this [20th] century.”

In this context, Reparations for African people will never die.

Dr. Clarke wrote that, “In 1900, the Trinidadian lawyer, H. Sylvester Williams called together the first Pan African Conference in London. This meeting attracted attention and put the word Pan African in the dictionaries for the first time.”

According to Dr. Clarke there were only thirty delegates to the conference that came mainly from England, the Caribbean, and the United States. Dr. W. E. B. DuBois led the small delegation from the United States. When we use the term Pan Africanism we must be very clear. Pan Africanism is the belief that people of African ancestry throughout the world have the same racial and cultural characteristics and the same social and economic conditions as a result of our African origin.

The Pan African component of the Reparations Movement launched its first international conference on Reparations in Lagos, Nigeria in December of 1990.

After that conference, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) set up a Group of Eminent Persons (GEP), in June 1992. Its aim was to work out the different ways in which to proceed, and secure technical advisors, who would help solve some of the difficulties associated with the claim for reparations.

A second conference on Reparations was held in Abuja, Nigeria in 1993, attended by representatives from throughout the Diaspora.

That conference issued a declaration, “The Abuja Proclamation,” which called for a national reparations committee to be established throughout Africa and the Diaspora. The African Reparations Movement (UK) was formed in 1993, as a result of this proclamation.

It is important that we understand that the idea of Reparations has caught on with the masses of African people worldwide, in spite of the opposition of the forces of white supremacy.

A delegation from the United States, led by the late Dr. Jacob H. Carruthers and the late Dr. Ron Walters, participated in Abuja’s First Pan African Conference and reported back to the leaders of the Reparations Movement, in this country, their observations and analysis of the conference.

As we think about Pan Africanism and continue our struggle, let

us reflect on the contributions of our ancestor, Malcolm X. We must remember his role in helping to stimulate the Pan African Movement that we stand on today as we fight for Reparations for African people throughout the world.

In Malcolm’s last visit to Africa before his untimely departure from us, he visited the President of Ghana; Osagyefo Dr. Kwamé Nkrumah. Malcolm gave this account of the meeting in his autobiography. Malcolm said, “We discussed the unity of Africans and people of African descent. We agreed that Pan Africanism was the key also to the problems of those of African heritage… My time with him was up all too soon.

I promised faithfully that when I returned to the United States, I would relay to Afro-Americans his personal warm regards.”

There is no doubt that the spirit of Malcolm and other great Pan African leaders are helping to keep Reparations for African people alive.

“The Abuja Proclamation” should be the basis for our continued organizing of the Reparations Movement throughout the world. These ideas are still relevant to our organizing work in the Reparations Movement today. The following are some of the key points presented in “The Abuja Proclamation: on April 27-29, 1993:

“Recalling the Organization of African Unity’s establishment of a Machinery the Group of Eminent Persons for appraising the reparations in relation to the damage done to Africa and its Diaspora by enslavement,colonization, and neocolonialism.

Convinced that the issue of reparations is an important question requiring the united action of Africa and its Diaspora and worth of the active support of the rest of the international community.

Fully persuaded that the damage sustained by the African peoples is not a thing of the past but is painfully manifest in the damaged lives of contemporary Africans from Harlem to Harare, in the damaged economies of the Black World form Guinea to Guyana, from Somalia to Surinam.

Cognizant of the fact that compensation for injustice need not necessarily be paid in capital transfer but could include service to the victims or other forms of restitution and readjustment of the relationship to both parties.

Convinced that the claim for Reparations is well grounded in International Law.” We must always remember what Dr. Clarke taught us and that is, “powerful people never teach powerless people how to take power away from them!” Reparations for African people will never die!

“F” BOMBS FOR HARRY REID AND FOR NEW YORK House floor, did he agree to vote on $9 billion on January 5, with another $53 billion up for vote on January 15.

Meanwhile, many New Yorkers are still living in the backs of their cars, lacking electricity and other basic needs, eating in soup kitchens, bathing in shelters, no better off than they were when the hurricane hit. Have we not learned lessons from Hurricane Katrina? Can we not get relief to people just a bit sooner? Must New Yorkers be treated as pawns in this partisan nonsense? Should Boehner have the right to metaphorically fling the “F” bomb at them?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) have expressed their righteous rage at Congressional chicanery.

This has not moved a Congress that bootstrapped fiscal cliff legislation with goodies for Puerto Rican rum producers, some Hollywood moguls, and other assorted

Congressman John Boehner was re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives with a narrow vote. Needing 218 votes, he narrowly clinched it with 220. His narrow vote reflects the fact that no Democrat would vote for him and that many Republicans are disillusioned with him. Perhaps it also reflect the fact that he has so poorly comported himself that he does not deserve reelection.

Most folks who curse do it behind closed doors. In deference to their position, they attempt to parse their public statements to reflect the dignity of the office they hold. Not Mr. Boehner, who dropped the “F” bomb at Senator Harry Reid not once, but twice, in the middle of fiscal cliff negotiations. To his credit Senator Reid did not respond, but behaved as if he perhaps did not hear the out-of-control Boehner.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives comported him-

self as intemperate, ignorant and out of control.

The fact that Boehner appeared out of control is no surprise to those who have observed him over these past two years. He leads with bombast and bluster then backs down into defensive-

ness and profanity. Last December he refused to compromise with President Obama on fiscal matters surrounded by a defiant set of Republicans who agreed with him. When he backed down, he was surrounded by not a soul, virtually abandoned by his party.

Déjà vu. He did it again. After pontificating, and offering a nonsensical Plan B for a House vote, his party rebuked him and he had tuck tail and sit down at the negotiating table. No wonder he managed so much ire that he cursed out the Senate Majority leader.

You can cuss in public and you can cuss in private. The fact that Boehner chose to kick New York to the curb as a big “F” bomb as the one he offered Senator Reid.

After being promised that relief for Hurricane Sandy was forthcoming, Boehner broke his promise and pushed the vote back to the 113th Congress. After Democrats and Republicans, governors and Congressional representatives excoriated him on the

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pork. The day of the earmark has supposedly expired, but those with special interests spent more time promoting them than they did not repairing the damage from Hurricane Sandy. Congressman Peter King (R-NY) calmed down after a private meeting with Boehner. He had it absolutely right before he calmed down though.

Then he raised questions about the way Congressional representative run to New York for fundraisers and support, but have not rushed to support New York and New Jersey in this crisis. While monies may yet be forthcoming, it should have hit New York, Connecticut and New Jersey at least a month ago.

And while $9 billion is seemingly assured, with a new Congress, the affected areas may be lacking much longer. I’d bet that if one of Mr. Boehner’s Ohio’s eight district constituents complained about sleeping in a car, he might care more.

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I GUESS CHANGE IS OVER!

-ImaINAUGURAL SURPRISES

Most Black folks are waiting for the real “Change” President Barack Obama promised in his first presidential campaign, but those waiting are beginning to thin out after replacements choices of his cabinet are being announced. So far we will lose a woman for Secretary of State that a Black woman hoped to snare, but the fight for the job stopped

The greatest surprise so far announced for the inauguration is the invocation to be made by Myrlie Evers. Well, not to be outdone dey have a LGBT person being the poet. I guess dey call themselves balancing out the program. Word is there is not as much excitement this time around, but I guess that could be

expected ‘cause folks that stood outside never to get near to the ceremony ain’t thawed out yet. I know it’s been four years, but Ima was one of those who nearly froze her tush off in 2009. You can bet Ima won’t be there to freeze this time. Oh well, plus it can be said, “the thrill is gone.” Now Ima ain’t got no pipeline to the White House, but I want to warn all those who have “high hopes” for the second term to be better for usn’ Blacks, keep it tempered.

We don’t want to lose no more folks to health problems such as high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. Just keep it real!!!!

-Ima-

JESSE LEARNED HIS LESSON!!!

YOU GO GIRL!!!

Ima just ‘bout thought she had been dreaming when the “talking box” said that George Lucas and Melody Hopson were engaged.

Now you can bet Ima and a whole lot of other guls are claiming her as their best friend now.

Course when she was dating him for seven years there was a long line of “wanna bees” drooling from the lips. Not at the man (ain’t Ima’s idea of a hot number if you know what I mean) but at the cash he brings. What Ima

Melody Hopson can’t get over with is the fact that George is not a millionaire, that’s billionaire with a “B.” All Ima can say is good luck Melody and “you go girl!!!”

-Ima-

President Barack Obama

Myrlie Evers

Hurd the Right Reverend Jesse Jackson the other day on one of dem cable channels. He was talking about the crime problem, gun control, et al. I was downright proud of the Reverend who es-

Jesse Jackson Sr. caped the noose the commentator had waiting for him, when he was asked about the Administration and the lack or support thereof about the crime issue. He is an old pro and he slipped the noose like the old pro he is.

‘Sides Reverend may get to be on the podium at the Inauguration and the President may not look like “Jesse who??” if he sees him.

Reverend done learned his lesson, not to vex the President, ‘cause dat boy is down right mean!!!

when she asked not to be considered anymore. Mmmmm we wonder why? Some say the fight that came dripping from the Prexy’s lips was a crock of warmed over . . . Then the Defense Secretary and head of the CIA are of the white hue, no surprise there. Our only hope is the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development decide they will leave. No word or hint of them leaving has hit the airwaves. You know these are traditionally Black posts. Once we had a Black Labor, Black Commerce and Black Energy Secretary, but Ima ain’t heard of no rumors of changes there. So we’re still waiting for Dr. Regina Benjamin, the Surgeon General and Eric Holder, the Attorney General to say whether they gonna go or stay.

These two could be known as the “Great Black Hopes,” the only ones we got. So many of the bruthas and sistahs are saying don’t get your hopes up ‘cause any changing a comin’ will be a surprise.

“F” BOMBS FOR HARRY . . .

(Continued from page 6) I am sure he wouldn’t bristle and use profanity (or behave profanely) with those who presumably vote for him. But Boehner has abdicated all claims to decency in the past year or so.

He has led a nonproductive and incompetent Congress, and tainted fiscal cliff negotiations with earmarks and set-asides.

Why not an earmark for hurri-

cane victims?

Why not pure decency for his peer, Senator Harry Reid? Why not pretend to have good sense, even if you don’t. Can Mr. Boehner stoop any lower? Let’s see what other stunts he pulls as House Majority Leader of the 113th Congress.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THE VOICE CHICAGO AUDITIONS: Do you have what it takes to be the next “voice”?

NBC’s hit show "The Voice,” will be holding auditions looking for the best vocal talent for a chance to appear on the show on Saturday, January 12, and Sunday, January 13, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018. Doors open at 7 a.m. The producers are looking for all musical styles and if selected, the artists will be mentored by music industry professionals and compete weekly, with America deciding who is worthy of the grand prize. Singers should be prepared to share personal stories and explain why they are a star in the making. Applicants must be at least 15 years or older and a legal U.S. resident, and meet other eligibility requirements, to apply. All artists must register at http://www.nbc.com/thevoice/about/casting/. Once registered, they will be given an "Artist Audition Pass" with a day and time to show up to the open call.

GROUP TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTATION: The Marquette Club, a travel and social club for Marquette Bank customers over age 50, will host an Extended Trip Preview Showcase featuring four upcoming group travel opportunities in 2013 at the Marquette Bank located at 5700 W. 159th Street in Oak Forest. The event will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 12 and is open to anyone interested in travelling. The presentation will cover attractions and costs for the following vacation locations: Sea Islands Tour to Kentucky and Georgia (May 3-10, 2013); Seine Valley River Cruise in Europe (May 7-15, 2013); East Coast Island, Hamptons & the Big Apple Trip (September 8-13, 2013); and Spain’s Costa del Sol Tour to the Andalusia Region (October 30-November 7, 2013). Refreshments will be served and seating is limited. To register, call 1-708-342-8404.

award-winning cast of 500 Years Later is comprised of internationally-recognized scholars, activist, and artists, which include; Civil Rights Activist Paul Robeson, Jr; Kwanzaa Founder Dr. Maulana Karenga; Professor Molefi Kete Asante; Poet Amiri Baraka; Author and Psychiatrist, Dr. Francis Cress Welsing; and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The DuSable Museum is located at 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago, IL. For further information, please call the Museum at 773-947-0600.

ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW AND MARKET WARRIORS PREMIERE: On Monday, January 14, 9 p.m., viewers across the country will be treated to a double dose of antiques when brand new episodes of ANTIQUES ROADSHOW and MARKET WARRIORS premiere on PBS. Viewers in Chicago will recognize this week’s MARKET WARRIORS antiques treasure hunt as taking place in Chicago’s very own Randolph Street Market. The Chicago-based episode, featuring new MARKET WARRIORS picker Benedicta “Bene” Raia, will premiere on WTTW Monday, January 14. In a game of finding the best antiques at the best price before time runs out, the pickers will be faced with some of their fiercest competition yet when Bene is added to the mix. MARKET WARRIORS (9CST) follows ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW (8CST), making Monday nights a true destination for all things antiques and collectibles. Viewers will get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Chicago based shoots on http://pbs.org/marketwarriors including an up-close look at items “picked.”

MARKET WAR-RIORS filmed the episode in Chicago at the Randolph Street Market Festival in June. In this episode, pickers head out to the Randolph Street Market Festival where the target assignment is to find something from the 1970s. One picker runs out of time as another intentionally tries to hoodwink his opponents about an item made three decades later. Offscreen host Mark L. Walberg provides the play-by-play on his outrageous bluffing. Pickers also try to sell items bought at a previous flea market. Notable finds include a pair of mid-century fiberglass chairs, a modern coffee table and an Aunt Jemima clock. The winning picker is determined at A.N. Abell Auction Company in Los Angeles, CA. For more information about MARKET WARRIORS, visit http://pbs.org/marketwarriors.

may be eligible for a discount on auto insurance after completing this course. The class will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 17 and will cost $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. The event is open to the public and sponsored by The Marquette Club. For more information, call 1-708-342-8403.

FREE SENIOR HEALTH

SCREENINGS AT CHATHAM 14: Chatham 14 Theaters offers FREE Senior Health Screenings EVERY First Friday of the Month.

Chatham 14 Theaters is located at 210 West 87th Street, Chicago, IL 60620 in the Chatham Ridge Mall.

In addition, a Walgreens Pharmacist will be available to answer any pharmaceutical questions you may have regarding your medications. The health screenings include: Blood

Pressure, Hepatitis C and HIV. Also, screening vouchers for Glucose and Cholesterol and Vouchers for Flu Shots at Walgreens will be available.

Chatham 14 Theaters is happy to offer these vital health screenings at no cost to the community. Chatham 14 Theaters is a proud business member of the Chatham community and its surrounding areas. For more information call 773-7838711.

KATHLEEN MEANY, (center) along with Barbara McGowan and Maryiana Spyropulos (l-r) represent the new leadership of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board. The trio represents more than 44 years of service to the MWRDB.

Extended Coverage The high-tech safety features in some new cars could save your life. Buy the most safety you can afford in a new car.

into it.

*** Like a co-pilot who pays attention when your eyes may stray, the most amazing may be the forward collision avoidance feature.

It sees obstacles on the road and starts braking to avoid a crash before you’re even aware of the danger.

Milton E. Moses

500 YEARS LATER SCREENING AT THE DUSABLE MUSEUM: 500 Years Later will be screened at the DuSable Museum of African American History on Sunday, January 13, 2 – 4 p.m., as part of the Museum’s Movies with a Mission series. Beautifully filmed with compelling discussions with the world’s leading scholars, 500 Years Later explores the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland, and scattered them into the vehement winds of the New World, 500 years ago. Infused with the spirit and music of liberation, this epic documentary spans over 25 countries to explore the victories and struggles of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human fight–freedom. The

AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM COURSE: An AARP Driver Safety Program course will be held at the Marquette Bank located at 5700 W. 159th Street on Thursday, January 17, from 2 – 4 p.m., in Oak Forest. Participants will learn about safe and defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws and

*** It’s not quite valet parking, but one popular new feature measures the size of a parallel parking space and actually guides your car

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*** Protect that new car with the right auto insurance tailored to your needs. See us at Community Insurance Center, Inc., 526 E. 87th Street, your insurance headquarters. We have been serving the community since 1962. For more information about the services we provide, call (773) 6516200. You can also reach us via email at: sales@communityinsurance.com or visit the website at www.communityins.com.

Are you staying in your lane?

Some systems use cameras or other sensors to keep track of where you are. If you leave the lane, a light flashes and a beep sounds.

The steering wheel may vibrate. *** For enhanced visibility, some models offer infrared night vision or adaptive headlights that shift as you turn to help see around curves. Cameras and/or sensors help when you back up.

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Wilmington 10 pardons give us a reason to rejoice

ATTORNEY IRV JOYNER, NCCU School of Law professor presents the certificate of pardon and pen used by Gov. Perdue to the Rev. Benjamin Chavis.

WILMINGTON 10 MEMBERS Marvin Patrick and James McKoy pray during the service honoring them.

NC NAACP ATTORNEY, Al McSurely expresses his joy over the pardons.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE NC branch of the NAACP, the Rev. William Barber, delivers a powerful sermon as part of the ceremony honoring the Wilmington 10.

MRS. MARGARET PATRICK, mother of deceased member Jerry Jacobs and Wilmington 10 member Marvin Patrick share a moment of prayer with the Rev. Benjamin Chavis.

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BEN CHAVIS AND Attorney Irv Joyner present the certificate and pen to Mrs. Marguerite Jacobs, mother of deceased Wilmington 10 member Jerry Jacobs, along with Wayne Moore, another Wilmington 10 member. The Rev. William Barber and daughters of deceased members Anne Shepherd, Judy Mack, and Janet Perry are standing in the background.

WILMINGTON 10 members and family are joined by family members of the deceased Wilmington 10.

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EDUCATION

NBC 5 Anchor/Reporter Natalie Martinez visits De La Salle’s campus As part of the ongoing “Principal for a Day” program, NBC 5 Chicago anchor/reporter Natalie Martinez recently visited De La Salle Institute’s Lourdes Hall

Campus for Young Women.

While there, Martinez addressed students from both De La Salle campuses, offering her expertise and insight on a variety of journal-

ism-related topics.

Martinez, who joined NBC 5 Chicago as a general assignment reporter in January 2001, has nearly two decades of reporting and an-

choring experience. She came to NBC 5 Chicago from WXXA-TV in Albany, N.Y. Prior to her work at WXXA, this award-winning journalist had

DE LA SALLE students were given an insider’s view of television journalism when NBC5 Chicago anchor Natalie Martinez visited the campus recently. She shared insight gleaned from nearly two decades as an anchor and reporter.

worked as an anchor, reporter, and producer for several upstate New York television and radio stations.

In 2012, Martinez was among the journalists honored with a Chicago Headline Club Peter Lisagor Award for her role in covering the verdict in the trial against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

De La Salle thanks Martinez for taking time out of her schedule to speak with our students and wishes her continued success in the field of broadcast journalism.

De La Salle Institute is an independent Catholic secondary school rooted in the tradition of Christian Education begun by St. John Baptist de La Salle. Founded in 1889, its mission has been, and is, to foster a desire for excellence in education. Young people from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds are given the opportunity to fully develop their abilities so they may be active, contributing members of our complex changing society.

De La Salle – Institute Campus for Young Men, 3434 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60616.

De La Salle – Lourdes Hall Campus for Young Women, 1040 W. 32nd Pl., Chicago, IL 60608. www.dls.org.

Catholic School placement tests are Saturday use different tests because they are designed to provide slightly different information for program and course placement decisions. Tests are selected that match the mission, educational philosophy and student body of a particular Catholic high school.

Each Catholic high school has its own procedures for using test results and determines its own priorities in the placement decision process.

Generally, high schools use test

scores in conjunction with other information about a student’s academic record when making placement decisions. Other considerations could include: other test scores, report cards, classroom and homework assignments, and teacher recommendations The North Central Association, the largest regional evaluation and accreditation organization in the United States, accredits each Archdiocese of Chicago high school and requires professional development

Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Chicago will administer the annual placement test for eighth grade students on Saturday, January 12, at 8 a.m. Most of the 38 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese administer the test; however, there are a few exceptions. It is important to check with the individual school to confirm when its test is being given. To find contact information for Catholic high schools, visit the High School Locator (http://schools.archchicago.org/Schools/highschoolsearch.aspx) at http://schools.archchicago.org.

More information about the Catholic High School Placement Test is also found on the Catholic Schools’ Facebook page, www.facebook.com/catholicschools.

Catholic, public or private school students interested in attending Catholic high schools in Chicago, Cook County or Lake County this coming fall should report to the high school they wish to attend to take the test. It is not necessary to register for the test in advance. Students are asked to bring two No. 2 pencils and cash or check made payable to the school for the $25 exam fee. Test results will be mailed to students on February 15, 2013.

Catholic high schools use a number of different standardized tests to provide a common measure of academic achievement. Some schools

A new technology center that offers job readiness resources helped land Christopher Erby a full-time job at a South Side Walmart store.

“I owe it all to them [people working at the new technology center].

Now I am working and I love what I do at Walmart,” said Erby, 20. “It’s hard out here and when you do not have a lot of skills it’s even harder.

I’m glad someone other than my mother cared enough to help me find a job.”

Erby, who began his new job in November, learned about the Teamwork Englewood Community Technology Center, 815 W. 63rd St., from his mother who works as a security guard in the building. He

NEW TECHNOLOGY CENTER in Englewood helped Christopher Erby find a full-time job at Walmart. Erby, 20, said he plans to save his money and buy a computer to use at home. For now though, he uses the free computer center at the Teamwork Englewood Technology Community Center, 815 W. 63rd St.

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for teachers. Catholic high school students in the Archdiocese have a 99 percent attendance rate and a 98 percent graduation rate, with 95 percent of graduates enrolling in a college or university. In 2012, graduating seniors were offered more than $179 million in college scholarships, which is an increase over last year.

The Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago, with over 85,000 students and more than

6,000 teachers and staff, play a critical role in the life of the community by instilling values, teaching discipline and achieving strong, consistent academic results for students of many faiths and backgrounds in the 212 elementary and 38 high schools in Cook and Lake counties. Parents or guardians seeking information about Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Chicago are encouraged to visit www.archchicago.org and click on Catholic Schools.

Impoverished community gets new tech center

By Wendell Hutson

lives with his mom in Englewood and does not have a computer at home to search for jobs.

Free services offered at the center include technology classes, social service referrals, tutoring, ex-offender assistance, such as GED preparation and mentoring programs for boys and girls. The center’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Erby said he will soon have enough money saved to buy his own computer. “(Once) my benefits kick in next month I can get a computer with my Walmart) discount,” he added.

“I was working part-time at this Family Dollar store (in Englewood) for two weeks before Walmart of(Continued on page 16) The Chicago Crusader

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COMMUNITY

AKAs holding special Dr. King activities In the spirit of promoting peace, inspiring community service, and honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s legacy, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will host a series of events during the King holiday weekend aimed at effecting change in the spirit of unity. Activities will get underway on Saturday, January 19 continue on January 20 and culminate on January 21, the national day set aside to celebrate King’s birthday.

The events — America’s Sunday Suppers, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Service Day of Service and 40 Days of Peace Projects — are aimed at engaging the community in dialogue, combating the crime plague crippling our communities, and providing strategies to help weather the economic storm.

The Sunday Suppers will take place worldwide where the sorority has chapters. The 40 Days of Peace Project will be concentrated in Miami, California’s Bay Area, Seattle, Washington; Bridgeport/Fairfield County of Connecticut, Louisville, Atlanta, Kansas City, Mo.; Oklahoma City, Dallas, Baton Rouge, La., St. Thomas/St. John/St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, Richmond, Va., Durham, North Carolina, Nashville, Birmingham, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Mo., and Jersey City, NJ. According to Alpha Kappa Alpha’s international president, Carolyn House Stewart, the events provide a forum where the sorority can work jointly with those it serves to find solutions to challenges that impact them. To that end, the King day events will fortify Alpha Kappa Alpha’s already strong bonds to the communities it serves worldwide.

Over 20,000 members in graduate and undergraduate chapters will partner with churches and other faith-based organizations, local military and veteran agencies, with colleges and universities, and other civic and social organizations. To achieve their goal, members will fan out to hundreds of cities and neighborhoods where it has chapters. The Sorority is expected to positively impact the lives of over 100,000 people.

The initiative is being planned and implemented under the Sorority’s International Program Committee, whose chairman is Sharon Bridges. Wanda King is the Project Manager.

The King-inspired initiatives are being made possible through a $25,000 leadership grant from Points of Light, and a $20,000 grant from Service for Peace, a Corporation for National & Community Service intermediary grantees.

The goals of the award are to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; mobilize volunteers to serve; generate civic dia-

racism, politics, leadership, and more.

The suppers and the Day of Service are expected to attract a range of citizens including the military, educators, healthcare professionals, the homeless and others who make up the fabric of society. The initia-

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logue; and inspire continued community service.

It is the second consecutive year AKA has been awarded the grant from Points of Light, certainly testimony to the Sorority’s success in fulfilling the Network’s mission and continuing King’s legacy. During its first year of participation in 2012, over 20,000 members participated in the suppers and the Day of Service and impacted over 119,419 nationwide.

America’s Sunday Suppers will be patterned after the suppers King hosted during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. At these spiritual-based events, King gathered the community to seek solutions to challenges facing society. With these suppers as a model, AKA will engage the participants in the topics expected to cross the conversational spectrum including homelessness, poverty, healthcare, the economy,

POINTS OF LIGHT – the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service – mobilizes millions of people to take action that is changing the world. Through affiliates in 250 cities and partnerships with thousands of nonprofits and corporations, Points of Light engages more than 4 million volunteers in 30 million hours of service each year.

SERVICE FOR PEACE INVOLVES volunteers in ongoing community development programs throughout the world. Its programs are designed to further the growth and development of individuals and communities through the shared experience of voluntary service. tive will also draw from all ages and all backgrounds.

In addition to a spirited discussion, the Sorority will show a movie whose message is aimed at sparking dialogue, provoking ideas and galvanizing everyone around a common mission: to tackle the prob-

lems that pose barriers to progress.

As part of the 40 Days of Peace Project, chapters will host community forums/summits designed to engage the community in discussion of crime and crime prevention in their local areas. In keeping with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision Saturday, January 12, 2013

of a beloved community, participants will be reminded of his life, legacy, and commitment to service through formal presentations and video clips On January 21, the holiday in King’s honor, members will host a service project based on the local community’s most urgent need.

Projects will include non-perishable food and clothing drives, tutoring/providing homework help for youth, community beautification projects and food service at homeless shelters. Chapters will be encouraged to collect items and prepare care packages to be sent to troops and families serving on active duty and to support local veteran organizations in meeting their constituents’ needs. In formulating their guest speakers and panel participants, chapters will reach out to community leaders, law enforcement and local government officials.

In recognition of the impact the economy is having on our lives, this year, an economic-development component has been added to the service projects. Local chapters will collaborate with partners to provide support, services, and resources to the economically disadvantaged with special attention given to veterans, active duty members of the military and their families. Chapters will host resume workshops, job panels, and interviewing training and provide information on the Earned Income Tax Credit program and available free tax preparation services. Members will also host activities aimed at increasing knowledge about individual and household finances, homeownership, minimizing risk of losing assets, arranging for the disposal of an estate, entrepreneurship and encouraging business development and creating employment opportunities in tar(Continued on page 16) 11

ENTERTAINMENT

The NEW Four-One-One

By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor TEN THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2013: 1."Smash"- ABC-TV's hit show, Smash returns for a second season and Chicago's own Academy Award and Grammy Award winner Jennifer Hudson joins the cast as Veronica Moore, a Tony Award-winning Broadway diva starring in a 1960's set musical entitled, "Beautiful." The musical is about an Etta James type singer. Smash premiers on February 5th at 8:00 PM. 2. The new year begins January 18th at Chicago's Symphony Center with "Sing The Truth," a music series featuring Angelique Kidgo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright paying tribute to such stars as Miriam Makeba, Billie Holiday, Odetta and Abbey Lincoln. Symphony Center is located at 220 South Michigan Avenue. Please call 312-294-3000 for information.

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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Peace, Love and Misunderstanding Peace, Love and Misunderstanding is a story of three generations coming together because of an impending divorce with a mother of two teens who hasn’t seen her mother in more than a decade.

Jane Fonda plays Grace, the potsmoking, animal loving, stuck-inthe-hippies era grandmother, and

Wolff plays the brother Jake.

Fonda is fantastic as Grace, as she tries to convince her daughter and two grandchildren that they need to just cool out and explore new things in life, mostly the opposite sex. Zoe finds a guy whom she likes, but he’s a butcher, which goes against her vegan-lov-

of nowhere, where Grace holds court with everyone, spinning yarns about how she knew Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, etc. However when the two teens and Grace finally sit down to socialize, there is a meeting of the minds, and they discover that she isn’t as much a pain in the butt as

3. Geoffrey & Carmen: A Memoir in Four Movements opens February 9th at the DuSable Museum of African American History. This exciting exhibition will chronicle the lives of one of the nation's most endearing couples, Geoffrey Holder and Carmen DeLavallade, who for the last sixty years have conquered the worlds of Broadway, Dance, Art, Film, Television and Design. The DuSable Museum is located at 740 East 56th Place in Chicago, Please call 773-947-0600 for more information.

4. Diva-licious superstar Mariah Carey, joins country singer Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj, as the new judges for America's favorite singing competition, American Idol. Original Judge producer Randy Jackson returns along with host Ryan Seacrest. The new season of American Idol begins January 16th on FOX-TV. 5. Stand Up Guys, a new film starring Academy Award winner Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin opens at theaters on February 9th. Pacino's character is released from prison after 28 years and reunites with his old partner, Walken who has been hired to "Rub-Out" Pacino.

6. I don't understand the fascination people have with her, but, if you do Lady Gaga plays the United Center on February 13th and 14th at 7:30 PM each evening. I'm sure the "Born This Way" singer will be pulling out all the stops for her fans whom she refers to as "Little Monsters." The United Center is located at 1901 West Madison Street in Chicago.

7. Classical music icon Andre Previn has written his first opera, Andre Previn's "A Streetcar Named Desire," which opens March 26th at The Lyric Opera of Chicago. Previn has tailored the role of Blanch DuBois to the talents of Renee Fleming, who will recreate the part in four "staged concerts" which will mark the production's Chicago premier. Also appearing will be Susanna Phillips, Anthony Dean Griffey and Teddy Tahu Rhodes. For more information please call 312- 332-2244.

CHACE CRAWFORD, Elizabeth Olsen, Jane Fonda, Catherine Kenner and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (top row, left to right); and Marissa O’Donnell and Nat Wolff make up the primary cast members in the family comedy Peace, Love and Misunderstanding.

Catherine Kenner plays Dianne, ing ways. Jake is a nerd who their mother has made her out to who has recently learned that her needs much coaching from Grace be. hubby wants a divorce. To make when it comes to girls. But he Grace is everything that Diane herself feel better, she decides to does have an ace in the hole, and isn’t; Diane is a straight-laced atvisit Grace, who lives in Wood- that’s his love of film, as he takes torney who lives her life by the stock, New York, and who very his video camera with him every- books, and she is just amazed that much believes that she is a hippy where. This way he is able to tape her mother still does drugs. living back in the 60’s. Elizabeth everything.

Grace, however, has had the time Olsen plays the college-age There are parties and concerts of life, with no regrets. She seems daughter named Zoe, and Nat and just smoke-ins in the middle (Continued on page 13)

8. Grammy Award winner Cyndi Lauper joins the world of reality television when her new series "Cyndi Lauper: She's So Unusual" begins on January 12th on WETV. Cyndi vows to keep absolutely no secrets from her viewers and she might want to re-think that!

9. If you plan on being in New York City any time after March 11, then you might want to get tickets for Motown: The Musical.

The show which is Broadway-bound chronicles the life of Motown founder Berry Gordy who launched the careers of Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and The Jackson Five to name a few. Visit TicketMaster.com for tickets.

10: One Queen of Comedy, Sommore, joins one King of Comedy D.L.Hughley along with two audience favorites, Mark Curry and Bruce Bruce for The Royal Comedy Tour on February 9th at The Arie Crown Theater, located at 2301 South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. Tickets range in price from $55 to $90.

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JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN, Catherine Kenner and Jane Fonda enjoy quiet moments during a scene from Love, Peace and Misunderstanding.

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Celebrate MLK Day with fun Joffrey Ballet’s African Dance Master Class In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Joffrey Academy of Dance, official school of The Joffrey Ballet, hosts an African Dance Master Class with Andrea Vinson. Wellsuited for families, this class is an introduction to African dance and is appropriate for all levels of dance experience. Students learn a variety of traditional African dance steps accompanied by live drummers.

The African Dance Master Class takes place on the 3rd floor of Joffrey Tower, 10 E. Randolph St., on the official Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Monday, January 21, 12:00-1:00 pm.

Andrea Vinson, lovingly known to her students as “Mama Andrea,” has been in the dance profession for over 25 years. She has performed for numerous venues, including theater, television and film. Presently she is the Associate Artistic Director of Najwa Dance Corps, a teaching artist with the Joffrey’s Middle School Dance Club, the lead artist with After School Matters, and a master teacher with Chicago Public School’s All City Dance Ensemble. Her teaching credits include colleges, elementary and high schools, park districts, arts

organizations, dance studios, professional dance companies and theatrical productions.

The African Dance Master Class is $15 per person. Space is limited, so interested participants are encouraged to make a reservation by registering online by Friday, January 18 at joffrey.org/mlk or by phone at 312-784-4600.

The Joffrey Academy of Dance, official school of The Joffrey Ballet, is committed to providing students of all ages, levels and backgrounds who have a desire to dance with a world-class education built on a foundation of classical ballet. Located in the heart of Chicago’s theater district, the 20,000-square-foot Exelon Education Center, which is home to the Academy, boasts four state-of-the-art studios in Joffrey Tower. Led by Joffrey Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheater and Academy Co-Artistic Directors Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik, the renowned Academy of Dance staff and faculty emphasize the highest caliber of classical ballet training, along with numerous other dance disciplines, including jazz, tap, Pilates, hip-hop, African, Latin, contemporary, modern and various

JOFFREY MLK AFRICAN Master Class with Andrea Vinson.

workout classes. Courses range from public “open classes” to PreProfessional Training and by-invitation-only Trainee Programs for the professional dance student. The Jof-

frey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is the only training program owned, operated or endorsed by The Joffrey Ballet. The Joffrey Ballet is not affili-

ated with any other Joffrey dance training or school program.

For more information on The Joffrey Ballet and the Academy of Dance, please visit joffrey.org.

Spotlight On ‘Women Writers, Women Directors’ In eta’s 2013 Season “Wine in the Wilderness” and “Florence,” two one acts by Alice Childress Open 2013 Season Women are in the spotlight when eta presents ‘Women Writers, Women Directors’ in its ongoing series exploring the blues in theater. Featuring three shows by three distinguished female writers, selected and directed by three female directors of note, the series kicks off the New Year Thursday, January 10, 2013 with two one acts by Alice Childress, directed by Mignon McPherson Stewart. The first African American female playwright to receive a professional production in New York, novelist, activist, actress and playwright Alice Childress’ contributions to the canon of African American drama is significant and profound.

In Florence, Childress’ first play, a segregated waiting room sets the stage for a complex racial con-

KONA BURKS (left) (Momma), Allison Martone (right) (Mrs. Carter). frontation between Mama, a Black work is Wine in the Wilderness. domestic and Mrs. Whitney, a priv- Set amid the Harlem race riots, ileged white woman. In simple, taut Wine in the Wilderness exposes the language, Childress frames the po- pretentiousness of Blacks toward larity of the races in 1949 and its in- one another. Tomorrow Marie is the ignorant ghetto queen Bill sidious impact on aspiring Blacks.

The second and better known needs to paint to complete his ideal

ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE to have filled her life with old and new friends, and everyone respects her. I liked this movie, because Fonda seemed to be in her element; as if I would think that she would be a flower child who never really grew up but one who never really got over the fact that her daughter had sort of shunned

(Continued on page 12) her. But in the end, everything came together for Grace, Dianne and her children. I guess they all gained a new appreciation for one another.

Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies, Driving Miss Daisy) creates a touching and poignant comedy that

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proves once and for all that having an old soul doesn't mean you can't be a free spirit.

Peace, Love and Misunderstanding is available on DVD and Blu-ray. Visit www.ifc.com or check your favorite DVD rental outlet.

of the African woman for his triptych. Instead, his bourgeois perceptions of Black women are deconstructed in a mind-blowing revolutionary dialogue about race and women that change his vision of the work.

“Alice Childress’ Florence and Wine in the Wilderness each contain rhythms and themes expressed in the Blues,” says McPherson Stewart. “Woven in both plays is the blues of not being seen as who you truly are by those around you.”

The show runs through March 3, 2013.

Opening March 21, 2013 (thru May 12, 2013) is Cheryl L. West’s Jar the Floor. Directed by Ilesa Duncan, this unflinching exploration of familial bonds shared among women explodes with ferocious humor and disarming humanity.

Four generations gather to celebrate Madear’s 90th birthday. Over the course of the celebration ghosts, secrets, and a surprise party guest test the boundaries of already fragile relationships. NY Magazine called the play “…a moving and hilarious account of a Black family sparring in a Chicago suburb…”

A Chicago-born playwright, West’s award-winning work includes the critically acclaimed play Before It Hits Home, recently optioned by Spike Lee and a film version of her play, Holiday Heart, which premiered on Showtime in Saturday, January 12, 2013

2000 starring Ving Rhames and Alfre Woodard. Ilesa Duncan (director) has helmed shows at eta and theaters throughout the city of Chicago. A member of Lincoln Center Theatre’s Director’s Lab, she is a NEA/TCG directing fellow and an Associate Artist at Chicago Dramatists.

The final show of the season, opening May 23, 2013 (thru July 28, 2013) is Hoodoo Love by Katori Hall, directed by Artisia Green. Originally produced OffBroadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City, Hall pushes the pain and struggles of musician lovers to the brink in this, her first play. Toulou and Ace of Spades are classic blues people. They live the music. Ambition and love are bitter companions in this richly textured drama steeped in magic, violence, and blues music.

The first Black woman in history to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play for The Mountaintop, in September 2011 Hall’s The Mountaintop opened on Broadway starring Samuel L. Jackson as Dr. Martin Luther King and Angela Bassett as a mysterious maid.

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WORLD OF MUSIC

By Barbara Wright-Pryor

MIC presents ACOG Brotherhood Chorale in MLK Tribute concert The Music Institute of Chicago honors the extraordinary legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at its ninth annual celebration of the legendary civil rights leader, featuring the renowned Brotherhood Chorale of the Apostolic Church of God. This year’s program also will feature Music Institute of Chicago students who have received financial support through its William Warfield Memorial Scholarship Fund.

This FREE concert takes place Sunday, January 20 at 5 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.

The Brotherhood Chorale, a 180-member male choral group led by conductor Brian C. Rice, will again perform an electrifying program of repertoire offering traditional and contemporary gospel and jazz arrangements.

This annual performance by the Brotherhood Chorale has be-

Brotherhood Chorale of the Apostolic Church of God, Chicago come one of Chicago’s most inspiring annual tributes to Dr. King. Music Institute William Warfield Scholarship recipients will perform with the Chorale on the program.

The William Warfield Memorial Scholarship Fund annually offers need-based financial assistance for minority students.

Famed operatic baritone William Warfield was a longstanding member of the Music Institute’s board of trustees, a member of Chicago Music Association and past president of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. (est. 1919) Admission is free; all contributions that evening benefit the

William Warfield Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Music Institute of Chicago.

The nationally recognized Brotherhood Chorale was founded in Chicago in 1969 with less than 30 members. Under the guidance of its current and visionary director, Brian Rice, the

Brotherhood Chorale has built an impressive repertoire and grown to approximately 180 members.

In addition to performing every fourth Sunday for service, the choir sings outside the church and has been featured at the South Shore Cultural Center and the Chicago Civic Orchestra, among others.

For information, visit musicinst.org or call 847-905-1500 ext.108.

Chicago Children’s Theatre planning MLK Holiday free event for families Meet Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Newberry prize-winning children’s novel Chicago Children’s Theatre (CCT) invites families to meet Christopher Paul Curtis, author of “Bud, Not Buddy,” Monday, January 21, 2013 at 1:00 pm at the Chase Auditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St. Admission is FREE for this Chicago Children’s Theatre Community Event, but reservations are required at chicagochildrenstheatre.org/CPC before January 18.

Curtis is visiting Chicago for the opening weekend of Chicago Children’s Theatre’s newest production, a live stage adaptation of his book “Bud, Not Buddy.” The production is directed by Derrick Sanders, di-

Christopher Paul Curtis rector of CCT’s 2011 smash hit “Jackie and Me.” “Bud, Not Buddy” follows the heartwarming, unforgettable journey of a young Black/African-

American orphan as he searches for his father in Depression-era Michigan. Full of laugh-out-loud humor and wonderful characters from the world of jazz, the book is a favorite with children 8 and up and, at many schools, is required reading for February, Black History Month.

Martin Luther King Day is a school holiday and CCT is inviting families to bring their children downtown to meet Curtis - one of the most prolific Black/African American writers of contemporary children’s literature today, and author of the only book to win both the Newberry Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award an ideal way to honor the holiday.

CCT’s free event includes a question and answer session with the au-

thor that will be co-moderated by Talia Garg (12) and Olivia Garg (10). Author Curtis will meet fans and sign books after the discussion.

School and public performances of “Bud, Not Buddy” will run January 12-February 24, 2013 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. Single tickets start at $20 and can be purchased by visiting chicagochildrenstheatre.org or by calling (872) 2229555. For group rates, visit GroupTix.net or call 773-327-3778.

Born in Flint, Michigan, Christopher Paul Curtis says that as a youth he could not find books “that were about me.” He spent his first thirteen years after high school on the assembly line of Flint’s historic Fisher Body Plant #1, hanging 80-

pound car doors on Buicks. He wrote during his breaks to escape the noise of the factory while attending college at night.

Curtis made an outstanding debut in children’s literature with “The Watsons Go to Birmingham1963.” “Bud, Not Buddy” is his second novel.

Curtis’ writing - and his dedication to it - has been greatly influenced by his family members. He modeled characters in “Bud, Not Buddy” after his two amazing grandfathers - Earl “Lefty” Lewis, a Negro Baseball League pitcher, and 1930s bandleader Herman E. Curtis, Sr., of Herman Curtis and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. For more information, visit his website nobodybutcurtis.com.

Lyric Opera of Chicago and Second City, back together again!

The January 5 sold-out collaboration between Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Second City, “The Second City Guide to the Opera” was so successful that they have announced a June run of shows at the Civic Opera House,

with audience members seated onstage.

“In addition to improvisation, the show will include completely new scenes as well as a reprise of some of the best scenes created for the inaugural performance of ‘The

Beth Melewski as Elektra and Ross Bryant as Dr. Opera.

(Photos by Todd Rosenberg)

J’Nai Bridges as an Italian opera character and Joey Bland as a college student traveling in Italy manage to overcome language barrier.

Second City Guide to the Opera’,” able throughout the performance.”

“We’re planning to seat about 300 said Kelly Leonard, executive vice president of The Second City. “Au- people onstage per show,” said Andiences will be treated to cabaret- thony Freud, general director of style seating on the legendary stage Lyric Opera of Chicago. “Ticketof the Civic Opera House, with li- buyers will have a thrilling view bations and table service avail- while experiencing this unique en-

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tertainment on the stage of one of the world’s great theaters. As they look into the 3,600-seat opera house they’ll be doing so from the vantage point of the hundreds and hundreds of great singers who have performed here since 1929.”

The June run of “The Second City Guide to the Opera” will feature two opera singers and ensemble members of The Second City.

Casting, dates, and performance times will be announced at a later date. *NOTE: The June performances will not feature January guest hosts Renée Fleming and Patrick Stewart. “The Second City Guide to the Opera” is a project of Lyric Unlimited.

Tickets will be $35 and $45, with a small number of VIP seats at $75. Web sales open January 23.

Phone sales will begin in April at 312-332-2244.

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Soft Sheen property donated to historic Chicago church Churchgoers attending Sunday worship services at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church received the good word and some good news too, as Pastor Charles Jenkins announced that the historic church is now the proud owner of an historic property – the former headquarters of the Soft Sheen beauty products company.

The 14.5-acre site will be the new location of the church and a mixed-use development project,

which promises to enhance the social fabric of the community holistically, marking a major milestone in a broad vision for the property at 8522 S. Lafayette Ave. The irrevocable, landmark multimillion-dollar donation comes from the foundation of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., an Oklahoma City-based national arts and crafts chain that has contributed to faith-based initiatives nationwide for many years.

“I offer my sincere gratitude to the Green family for their unparalleled generosity to Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church and our work in the city,” Pastor Jenkins

Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church said. “We are excited about this huge step and other amazing friends and partners who are al-

Overseer Roger Phillips, Sr. receives a Doctorate degree from Newburgh

Suffragan Bishop, as well as the 2nd and 3rd Presiding Bishops, respectively. Dr. Phillips Sr. also serves as the Presiding Elder of the Ministerial Alliance at Sweet Holy Spirit Church, 8621 South Chicago Ave., where Bishop Trotter is the Senior Pastor.

Sweet Holy Spirit Church is the national headquarters for the rapidly growing NCF fellowship of some 100 churches, representing 12 states and Great Britain. The fellowship was launched in August 2012 under the vision of Bishop Trotter, who was one of the founding Bishops of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, led by Bishop Paul S. Morton.

Dr. Phillips, a life-long Chicago resident, having grown up on the westside, attended Farragut High School. He began his professional career with Al Johnson Associates, Inc., as a publicity/spokesman on behalf of celebrity, political and business clients the firm represented. After working in this field for 10 years, Phillips moved into sales and marketing with the Campbell Soup Sales Company and later became an entrepreneur opening three (3) Muffler and Brake Shops and a men’s specialty clothing boutique.

He began a second career in sales by entering the automobile sales industry. After moving from sales into sales management he became a finance manager, specializing in secondary special-financing. Always with the forward sense of “helping.”

Phillips, along with his partner, Pastor Michael Johnson, Armour of God Ministries, launched Second Chance Auto Finance, which was a weekly local FM (WYCA) radio talk show and dealership purchase program where together they helped scores of people who were “credit challenged” and faced near impossible obstacles in purchasing and financing a vehicle. Through their hard work, financial expertise tireless hours and never giving up, this sales/finance team, Second Chance Auto Finance, pioneered the way for opening a vast market which many local dealerships today model their special finance sales programs after.

Upon retirement from the automobile industry, Dr. Phillips entered The International College of Excellence, in Tinley Park, Illinois under Family Harvest Church, beginning his journey in Bible College. After changing membership from Grace Missionary Baptist Church, Markham, Illinois, he joined Sweet Holy Spirit Church, where he officially entered into the Ministry, Under the direction and reaching of Apostle Jeffery Robinson, Pastor

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Bishop Larry D. Trotter, President Prelate of The New Century Fellowship of Churches and Ministries, congratulated Overseer Roger Phillips, Sr., upon receiving a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Newburgh Theological Seminary, Newburgh, Indiana on December 1, 2012.

Phillips serves as Overseer-Vicar general or Episcopal vicar to the Holy Synod of New Century Fellowship of Churches and Ministries.

In this capacity he is cleric, and deputed to exercise generally, Episcopal jurisdiction in the name of the Bishop. As a diocesan assistant with Episcopal authority, he serves the office of the Presiding Prelate and the

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of Eternal Glory Outreach Ministries, he was licensed and ordained an Elder of the church. While undergoing intense training, four days a week for some documented 1,800 hours of instruction, Dr. Phillips also labored to complete his Master of Arts degree at the Newburgh Bible College. Afterwards he enrolled in Newburgh Theological Seminary and began working towards his doctorate in Biblical Studies in their 3year Ph.D. Advanced Biblical and Theological Studies program.

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ready joining us on this meaningful and impactful journey to serve inner city Chicago.”

With an average of 4,000 weekend attendees in the Chicago area and some 25,000 online worshippers, Fellowship has outgrown its current facility at 4543 S. Princeton Ave., and has a vision for more than a new church. Hence, four years ago, Fellowship established its economic development arm, the Fellowship Educational and Economic Development Corporation (F.E.E.D.), and launched an ambitious expansion and community development initiative called the Legacy Project, setting its sights on the former Soft Sheen headquarters. The site has sat vacant for 11 years.

The mission of the Legacy Project is to build people and community by focusing on personal

growth, job creation, education, youth development, healthcare, economic development, and community empowerment.

Plans additionally call for renovation of the 229,000-squarefoot office building to include a school, health and wellness center, a center for youth programming, a casual dining restaurant, as well as construction of up to seven retail stores at an estimated cost of $26 million.

“The church is committed to working toward reducing unemployment, crime and violence, raising resident morale, and providing hope to the community overall,” said Pastor Jenkins.

“This donation is the first I have heard of in this community and one of many examples of God blessing our effort and dedication to serving Chicago.”

Jenkins thanked Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago City Councilman Ald. Howard Brookins for their ongoing support.

Next steps include identifying additional friends and partners as Fellowship’s successful fundraising efforts continue, as well as identifying minority and womenowned subcontractors, compatible business enterprises and tenants to anchor the site and serve the community.

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AKAs holding special Dr. King activities

Spotlight On ‘Women Writers (Continued from page 13) Walls. “Even though she (lives) away from her hometown, her home has never left her; it is evident in all of her plays.”

“Beyond geography, most particularly you hear the blues in the way the characters talk – a mutated, Memphian mother tongue that Hall equates with “bending blue notes that pour from Beale Street bars in the blue of morning.”

JUAN WILLIAMS (CENTER) and Arianna Huffington, participate in a panel to discuss the impact and expanse of the Points of Light program.

(Cont’d. from page 11) and equal opportunities for Tampa, Florida. Area chap- service, Alpha Kappa Alpha ters have invited military per- is bringing to life Dr. King’s geted neighborhoods in Ur- all Americans.

Stewart said the Sorority’s sonnel from MacDill Air goal of a ‘beloved communiban Enterprise Zones.

Central to the success of the 260,000 members in 975 Force Base to the dinner as ty.’” program is the involvement chapters worldwide have al- part of the Sorority’s mission Reflecting on the imporof young people from the ways used the occasion of to benefit military families.

Emerging Young Leaders King’s Birthday to lift up the Following the supper, the tance of the series of events, program. This signature pro- civil rights hero’s memory chapters will convene a panel President Stewart said, “We gram impacts the lives of through service and the discussion to engage in a hope that the three days 10,000 girls in grades six grants directly parallel its spirited dialogue on how to working in King’s memory address challenges the com- will yield a model of peace through eight by providing King Day service mission.

Stewart added that it is fit- munity faces. and unity that will be susleadership development, civic “MLK Day provides mean- tained long after the events engagement, enhanced acad- ting that the events coincide emic preparation and charac- with the Sorority’s 105-year ingful ways to harness the are over. This would be the ter building. Input from the anniversary, whose mission is passion of our nation’s citi- ultimate tribute to King’s young people in this initia- rooted in the same commit- zens in honoring the memo- mission and message.”

She added that the spirit of tive will enhance their under- ment to service that Points of ry and promotion the vision standing of the life and lega- Light and Service for Peace of Dr. King,” said Michelle the events support the spirit Nunn, CEO of Points of of Sorority’s programmatic cy of Dr. King and his organizations embrace.

President Stewart will pre- Light. “By actively playing a theme: “Global Leadership commitment to human rights, community service side over a Sunday Supper in role in uniting America in through Timeless Service.”

Impoverished community gets new tech center (Continued from page 10) fered me a full-time position. This center is something posI hated working at the dollar itive and we are doing posistore. I didn’t see myself go- tive things here for the coming anywhere there.” munity.”

Helping people reach selfTawanna Smith, 42, is hopsufficiency is what the center ing the center could help find aims to do, said Rosalind her a job as well. “I was workMoore, program manager. ing for a non-profit organiza“I grew up in Englewood tion that Teamwork Engleand I am happy to be back wood got for me but it doing what I love, and that’s quickly shut down,” said the helping people,” said Moore. single mother of three. “I “I get so tired of reading made $15 an hour when I about all the negative things worked there and that is the that occur in Englewood. most money I ever made in

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) Deerfield had performed downtown in Orchestra Hall. That is the kind of school we need on the South Side. So far only the Apostolic Church of God, 6320 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago, IL 60637 compares to the Youth Orchestra of Deerfield. No Chicago public high school rates with Deerfield High School.

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EMANUEL! You said you want to clear the streets! I do not see a better way than keeping children busy with musical instruments they LOVE to play! It is cheaper than jails, courtrooms, and more policemen. It take s a lot of time to play an instrument. I know because I play one.

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my life.”

Smith, an alumnus of William R. Harper High School in Englewood, said she wants to land a job in technology, and has completed a technology class at Teamwork Englewood.

“The class taught me Word, Excel and PowerPoint. In the world we live in today you have to know how to use computers and now that I do I am hoping to find another ‘good’ paying job,” added Smith.

There are 11 employees working at the center, including Deanna Woods. She runs the Golden Nugget Girls Mentoring Program she started in honor of her 11-year-old niece Siretha White, who was killed in 2006. The center also offers a summer basketball tournament for boys, field trips for youth and after-school activities.

According to Moore, who graduated from Simon Guggenheim Elementary and Lindblom Math and Science Academy High School, both in Englewood, the center received donated computers from Best Buy

and 4,200 square feet of office space from US Bank, located on the first floor.

“We do not pay rent but we pay all other operating expenses like electricity, Internet and phones,” she said.

“Best Buy donated two computers and an iPad and we received start-up costs from donations and grants.”

Although the center is new, Teamwork Englewood was founded 10 years ago. And due to limited space technology classes are held down the street at Kennedy-King College, added Moore.

Employment Specialist Limarcus Saffold said he hopes as word gets out about their services more people will take advantage of the center, especially its job readiness program where job leads are provided.

On average, 10 people a day visit the center, according to Moore, who added that its goal this year is to attract more youth to the center by fostering relationships with schools.

For more information about the center and its services, go to www.teamworkenglewood.org.

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All shows are performed at eta Square, 7558 S. South Chicago Avenue. Show times are 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat.; 3 p.m. Sundays. General admission is $30 with student, senior and group rates.

For tickets and information, call 773-752-3955 or visit

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About eta Creative Arts Foundation eta Creative Arts Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in April, 1971 as a non-profit tax exempt organization to provide professional training and work in the performing and technical arts for youth and adults. eta has become widely recognized as Chicago’s leading performing and cultural arts complex in the African American community and one of only a few African American owned and managed facilities of its kind in the city. eta has a commitment to the production of new works and the development of the individual artist.

Overseer Roger Phillips, Sr. (Continued from page 15) Bishop Trotter ordained Dr. gram, properly preparing minPhillips and appointed him isters to led the 21st century presiding Elder of Sweet Holy church. All elders and minisSpirit’s ministerial alliance of el- ters from churches in New ders and ministers. In this posi- Century Fellowship will qualition he serves in some 25 active fy for this training. Under ministries in the Chicagoland Bishop Trotter’s vision, this area. After launching New academy will accomplish a lifeCentury Fellowship, Bishop long dream of equipping the Trotter elevated and installed ecclesia for the many challenges Dr. Phillips as Overseer, Vicar which lie ahead. The training with express duties to the na- academy will operate under the tional ministries which are direction of Bishop Trotter and growing in numbers daily.

Overseer-Vicar Roger Phillips, Phillips maintains an active Ph.D., and a host of academia schedule of teaching and in- individuals to be announced at structing young ministers and a later date. mentoring young men of various ages. In January 2013, proDr. Phillips is also active in inclaimed as “The Year of Great- structing new members classes, er,” by Trotter, Dr. Phillips will Bible study and School of Wislead the way for The LDT dom classes within the walls of Young Eagles Soaring: Minis- the mega church, Sweet Holy ters Training Academy.

Spirit. Dr. Phillips is a resident of the Bronzeville community The academy will be a first of where he resides with his wife, its kind in Chicago, training Virgie. They have a blended men and women ministers in family of two daughters, four an intense 2-year training pro- sons and six grandchildren.

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WeLLS FARGO bANK, N.A ., AS tRuStee FOR StRuCtuRed ASSet SeCuRitieS CORPORAtiON, MORtGAGe PASS-tHROuGH CeRtiFiCAteS, SeRieS 2007-bC1 Plaintiff, -v.LuCiOuS JACKSON defendants 12 CH 021294 8033 S. SANGAMON StReet CHiCAGO, iL 60620 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 29, 2012, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 2013, at the 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 8033 S. SANGAMON StReet, CHiCAGO, iL 60620 Property index No. 20-32-213-009. the real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C., 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100, buRR RidGe, iL 60527, (630) 794-9876.

Please refer to file number 14-1200726. tHe JudiCiAL SALeS CORPORAtiON One South Wacker drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, iL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALe you can also visit the Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C. 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100 buRR RidGe, iL 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-12-00726 ARdC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 12 CH 021294 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. i496197 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOMEChicago LOANS SERVICING, The Crusader LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Plaintiff, v .

JEANETTE STINNETTE A/K/A JEANNETTE T STINNETTE, ISAAC A STINNETTE A/K/A ISAAC STINNETTE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., CITY OF CHICAGO, CHANTEL DREW Defendants 09 CH 11774 6752 SOUTH LOWE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP Plaintiff, v .

JEANETTE STINNETTE A/K/A JEANNETTE T STINNETTE, ISAAC A STINNETTE A/K/A ISAAC STINNETTE, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., CITY OF CHICAGO, CHANTEL DREW Defendants 09 CH 11774 6752 SOUTH LOWE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 26, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 29, 2013, at the 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 6752 SOUTH LOWE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-21-302-034-0000.

The real estate is improved with a two-story, two-unit, frame apartment building; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0905772. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0905772 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 09 CH 11774 I496233 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA., AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-FF7 P l a i n t i f f , v .

THELMA WEAVER, UNKNOWN OWNERS Defendants 12 CH 22060 8936 S NORMAL AVE Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 22, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 30, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public lacks ustascset ontrol auction toB the highest M bidder, forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8936 S NORMAL AVE, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-121-038. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $149,165.78.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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

THELMA WEAVER, UNKNOWN OWNERS Defendants 12 CH 22060 8936 S NORMAL AVE Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 22, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 30, 2013, at the 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 8936 S NORMAL AVE, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-121-038. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $149,165.78.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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 required by The assessments 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 OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: KROPIK, PAPUGA & SHAW, 120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 236-6405.

Please refer to file number 41762. 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. KROPIK, PAPUGA & SHAW 120 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500 CHICAGO, IL 60603 (312) 236-6405 Attorney File No.: 41762 Attorney Code.

91024 Case # 12 CH 22060 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.

I496190

HOUSES FOR SALE

iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS dePARtMeNt COuNty CHANCeRy diViSiON CitiMORtGAGe, iNC. Plaintiff, -v.LARRy e. MC KeeVeR A/K/A LARRy MCKeeVeR A/K/A LARRy e. MCKeeVeR, uNKNOWN OWNeRS ANd NONReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 12 CH 026463 7738 S. LAFLiN StReet CHiCAGO, iL 60620 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 29, 2012, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 2013, at the 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 7738 S. LAFLiN StReet, CHiCAGO, iL 60620 Property index No. 20-29-311-033. the real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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

their own coMMunity

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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C., 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100, buRR RidGe, iL 60527, (630) 794-9876.

Please refer to file number 14-1213630. tHe JudiCiAL SALeS CORPORAtiON One South Wacker drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, iL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALe you can also visit the Sales Corporation at Judicial www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C. 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100 buRR RidGe, iL 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-12-13630 ARdC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 12 CH 026463 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. i496205

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1034373. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1034373 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 49869 I495871

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v .

SHAWN MORRIS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 03341 7621 SOUTH SAINT LAWRENCE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 25, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 29, 2013, at the 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 7621 SOUTH SAINT LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 9 Property Index No. 20-27-412-007-0000.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK The real estate is improved with a single ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, family home with no garage. Sale terms: DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION 25% down of the highest bid by certified OF AMERICA, N.A., BANK funds at the close of the auction; The SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC balance, including the Judicial sale fee for HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Abandoned Residential Property FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS Municipality Relief Fund, which is LP Plaintiff, SERVICING calculated on residential real estate at the v . rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction JESSE BONNER AKA JESSE L thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser O N N E R , B not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) CH 49869 10 hours. No fee shall be paid by the 7209 SOUTH PERRY AVENUE Chicago, mortgagee acquiring the residential real 60621 IL estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a other lienor acquiring the residential real Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered estate whose rights in and to the in the above cause on October 25, 2012, an residential real estate arose prior to the agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, sale. The subject property is subject to will at 10:30 AM on January 29, 2013, at general real estate taxes, special the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One assessments, or special taxes levied South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, against said real estate and is offered for CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public sale without any representation as to auction to the highest bidder, as set forth quality or quantity of title and without below, the following described real estate: recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" Commonly known as 7209 SOUTH condition. The sale is further subject to PERRY AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60621 confirmation by the court. Upon payment in Property Index No. 20-28-214-004-0000. full of the amount bid, the purchaser will The real estate is improved with a white receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle frame single family home with no garage. the purchaser to a deed to the real estate Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by after confirmation of the sale. The property certified funds at the close of the auction; will NOT be open for inspection and The balance, including the Judicial sale plaintiff makes no representation as to the fee for Abandoned Residential Property condition of the property. Prospective Municipality Relief Fund, which is bidders are admonished to check the court calculated on residential real estate at the file to verify all information. If this property rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) the legal fees required by The hours. No fee shall be paid by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS mortgagee acquiring the residential real 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale condominium unit which is part of a or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or common interest community, the purchaser other lienor acquiring the residential real of the unit at the foreclosure sale other estate whose rights in and to the than a mortgagee shall pay the residential real estate arose prior to the assessments required by The sale. The subject property is subject to Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS general real estate taxes, special 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE assessments, or special taxes levied MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU against said real estate and is offered for HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN sale without any representation as to POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER quality or quantity of title and without ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE condition. The sale is further subject to WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE confirmation by the court. Upon payment in ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE full of the amount bid, the purchaser will LAW. For information: Visit our website at receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours the purchaser to a deed to the real estate of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, after confirmation of the sale. Saturday, The property January 12,Attorneys, 2013 One North Dearborn Plaintiff's will NOT be open for inspection and Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. plaintiff makes no representation as to the Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to condition of the property. Prospective file number PA1200311. THE JUDICIAL bidders are admonished to check the court SALES CORPORATION One South file to verify all information. If this property Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of the legal fees required by The pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 condominium unit which is part of a Attorney File No.: PA1200311 Attorney common interest community, the purchaser Code. 91220 Case # 12 CH 03341 of the unit at the foreclosure sale other I495803 than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS

than a mortgagee shall pay the required by The assessments 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 OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1200311. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1200311 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 12 CH 03341 I495803

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N P l a i n t i f f , v .

ESTHER D. MASSIE, 5750 SOUTH KING DRIVE CONDOMINIUM A S S O C I A T I O N D e f e n d a n t s CH 22460 12 5758 S. KING DR., UNIT G Chicago, IL 0 6 3 7 6 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 6, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 7, 2013, at the 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 5758 S. KING DR., UNIT G, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-118-028-1013. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $172,894.98. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Residential Property Abandoned 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. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

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, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case # 12 CH 22460 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.

Wells Fargo Bank, NA P l a i n t i f f , v s .

Anjoinette Phillips; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 17762 Sheriff's # 120833 Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on February 20, 2013, at 1pm in Room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 5538 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, Illinois 60621 P.I.N: 20-17-202-029-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Two Story Multi Family Apartment Building.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff's Attorney FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 630-983-0770 866-402-8661 fax 6 3 0 - 4 2 8 - 4 6 2 0 This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE RELATING TO J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. 2005-FRE1 ASSET BACKED PAS S E D - T H R O U G H CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-FRE1; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MARLA HEFLIN; MORTGAGE E L E C T R O N I C REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN; 5856 S. PRAIRIE CONDO ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARLA HEFLIN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 2284 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 2, 2009 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 28, 2013 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5856 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE, UNIT 3, CHICAGO, IL 60637.

P.I.N. 20-15-122-037-1004.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the CondominiumGot Property Gold? Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, We got cash! balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

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Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5856 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE, UNIT 3, CHICAGO, IL 60637.

P.I.N. 20-15-122-037-1004.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Mitchell A. Lieberman at Plaintiff's Attorney, Noonan & Lieberman, Ltd., 105 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 431-1455.

0 8 3 1 4 7 4 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I492918 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ROBERT MACKEY JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT MACKEY JR., IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 24743 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 26, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-17-221-036 Commonly known as 5752 S PEORIA ST, CHICAGO, IL 60621 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 0 1 1 9 4 9 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I493027 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s .

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WARREN J. THOMAS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; NEDRA JOHNSON A/K/A NEDRA C. JOHNSON A/K/A NEDRA WILLIAMS THOMAS; JENNINE LEE A/K/A JENNINE THOMAS-LEE A/K/A W. JENNINE LEE A/K/A JENNINE THOMAS A/K/A JENNINE W. THOMAS; VERONICA THOMAS; WALTER THOMAS; BEVERLY THOMAS; BETTY THOMAS; WILLIAM BUTCHER SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 34957 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 29, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-27-323-027-0000 Commonly known as 7828 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60619-2806 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance 12, 2013 January Saturday, within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 1 2 1 7 8 1 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

described property: P.I.N. 20-27-323-027-0000 Commonly known as 7828 SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60619-2806 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 7 8 1 .

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT DIVISION CHANCERY JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N P l a i n t i f f , v .

ROBERT CREETH, LISA CREETH, OF CHICAGO CITY D e f e n d a n t s CH 048112 09 7425 S. PARNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, 60621 IL NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 16, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 25, 2013, at the 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 7425 S. PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-123-007.

The real estate is improved with a r e s i d e n c e .

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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 s a l e .

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 6 0 5 / 1 8 . 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. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-09-39095.

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.

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 DIVISION CHANCERY PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , s . v ANTOINE MEMBERS; TONIA S. MEMBERS A/K/A TONIA MEMBERS; SOUTH CENTRAL BANK, N.A.; HISTORIC CHICAGO BUNGALOW ASSOCIATION; GE MONEY BANK; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT; URBAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 34600 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 30, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, February 1, 2013, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-29-416-036-0000.

Commonly known as 7736 SOUTH MAY 60620.

STREET, CHICAGO, IL The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 1 1 8 0 9 9 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I493193

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP P l a i n t i f f , v .

ELESTER WARNER D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 30738 7311 SOUTH PEORIA STREET CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 23, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2013, at the 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 7311 SOUTH PEORIA STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-29-222-004.

The real estate is improved with a single family brick house; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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 765 ILCS oMMunity own cAct, theirProperty Blacks Must control 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. For information: Visit our website at

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0915631. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0915631 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 09 CH 30738 I493958 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OF AMERICA, N.A. BANK P l a i n t i f f , v .

IVAN ANTIC, 3211 S VERNON, LLC, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANTIC, IF ANY, IVAN OWNERS AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS NON-RECORD D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 24156 6217 S VERNON AVE UNIT 1 CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 19, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 22, 2013, at the 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 6217 S VERNON AVE UNIT 1, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-417-027-1014.

The real estate is improved with a condominium building with no garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1009683. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1009683 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 24156 I493987

OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1009683. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1009683 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 24156 I493987

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OF AMERICA, N.A., BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA HOME LOANS COUNTRYWIDE LP SERVICING P l a i n t i f f , v .

ILA FAULKNER, JEFFREY FAULKNER D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 40348 6946 SOUTH EBERHART AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 3, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 29, 2013, at the 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 6946 SOUTH EBERHART AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL Property Index No. 60637 20-22-415-029-0000. The real estate is improved with a brick 2 unit; no garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1021079. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1021079 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 40348 I495529

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Saint Sabina’s ‘Peacemakers’ have close game Youth shooting for peace

By Chinta Strausberg Saint Sabina’s Peacemakers Basketball team played a spirited and hard fought game recently at the ARK of Saint Sabina, 7800 S. Racine, where the “Blue Team,” headed by Pat Vance, who is helping to keep the peace in the Auburn Gresham community, won a very aggressively played game 29-30.

“I thought it was a very good game,” said Vance who was proud

his “Blue Team” won. He said the “Blue Team” represented 79th and Bishop and Laflin and the “Green Team” represented 79th and Carpenter.

Throughout the game, it appeared the “Green Team” would trounce the “Blue Team;” however, towards the very end, the “Blue Team” emerged the victor.

Breathing pretty hard but obviously quite proud was Rashad Richardson, a member of the “Blue Team,” who is giving a thumbs up sign said, “I feel great.

The rest could have done a little

THE BLUE AND Green Teams fight it out with the Blue Team winning late Monday night 2930 at the ARK of Saint Sabina, 7800 S. Racine.

BREATHING PRETTY HARD but obviously quite proud was Rashad Richardson, a member of the “Blue Team,” who giving a thumbs up sign said, “I feel great. The rest could have done a little better, but my team played hard. We fought hard towards the end, and we came out with the victory.”

De La Salle’s Alvin Ellis chosen Allstate High School Athlete of the Week De La Salle Institute proudly announces that senior student-athlete Alvin Ellis (Matteson) was chosen the Allstate High School Athlete of the Week for the timeframe ending Dec. 2.

Ellis, a member of the Meteors’ boys varsity basketball team, was recognized by Allstate for his contributions on and off the basketball court.

In addition to receiving a commemorative plaque from Allstate, Ellis was interviewed for and featured on Comcast SportsNet Chicago’s “High School Lites” television program.

Through the first 14 games of the 2012-13 season, Ellis, who has signed

better, but my team played hard.

We fought hard towards the end, and we came out with the victory.”

Fr. Thulani Magwaza, pastor of Saint Sabina, watched the game.

The Nation of Islam’s Fruit of Islam provided the security, and Reggio’s Pizza provided pizza for the youth who once shot at each other but now proudly shoot hoops for peace in a secure but competitive environment.

Fr. Michael L. Pfleger, who a week before the September 22, 2012 historic basketball tournament where four gangs agreed to a one-day peace accord, also provides them with free education, jobs, clothes including new suits, professional counseling and a staff ready to provide their social service needs. The peace in the Auburn Gresham community has continued since September 15, 2012.

Pfleger said he trusts them and that many are very talented young men who just need love, respect, jobs and the resources to get their lives on track.

In educating them, Pfleger is teaching them how to “fish for the rest of their lives” and the hoops for peace is a venue that has brought peace to a once troubled community and a national model for other urban areas that are fraught with crime.

a letter of intent to play at the University of Minnesota next season, has scored 292 points, averaging 20.9 points per game for the Meteors.

“This is a great honor for Alvin,” De La Salle head coach Tom White said. “As a senior, Alvin has been placed into a position of leadership for our basketball team and he has fulfilled that role very well.

“He is most deserving of this accolade. I thank Allstate and Comcast SportsNet for providing Alvin with this award.”

De La Salle congratulates Ellis on his achievements and wishes him every future success

De La Salle basketball player Alvin Ellis, Allstate representative Flor Michela Toledo.

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