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10 years later E2 families seek answers By J. Coyden Palmer Ten years after 21 people were killed at a South Side nightclub, friends and families of the victims came together on a cold Sunday afternoon for a vigil on the solemn anniversary. The gathering in the 2300 block of South Michigan Avenue February 17 in front of the building that now sits vacant was therapeutic for some, emotionally draining for others and a reminder for a city still in shock a decade later of what happened on a night that was supposed to be fun. The E2 nightclub at the time was one of the most popular in the African American community. It also doubled as a small concert venue and had a restaurant on the first floor frequented by politicians, celebrities, and guests from out of town. But Chicago officials had cited the establishment numerous times for code violations and a court order said the club should not have been open the night of Feb. 17, 2003. It was a night when the club was packed with over 1,000 patrons, with people celebrat-
ing birthday parties and those just out looking to have a good time. But a disturbance on the dance floor led to security being called in. In an effort to regain order, security officers deployed a chemical irritant spray that got into the ventilation ducts and affected hundreds of patrons, who in an attempt to escape the noxious fumes, began to panic and a stampede ensued. Hundreds became trapped in a steep and narrow stairwell that led to the main door. But the doors to the club opened inward from the outside, a code violation, and one that proved to be fatal. The crush of humanity injured over 50 people as first responders reported the stairwell was packed with people six feet high. Those who perished suffocated; some taking their final breath on the backs of those who survived, witnesses said. The court order has been scrutinized for the past 10 years and the ongoing legal battle of who was responsible that fateful night continues. Club owners Calvin (Continued on page 3)
MOURNERS FOR THE 21 people killed in the E2 night club disaster placed a cross for each victim in front of the shuttered club to commemorate the deaths of their loved ones.
A new road to Pullman Park By Wendell Hutson The Pullman Park project on the South Side is the brainchild of Alderman Anthony Beale (9th), and this week Governor Pat Quinn boosted the development with state funding that would help create 1,000 permanent jobs and 700 construction jobs. Beale, who is also a candidate for the Second Congressional District, joined Quinn earlier this week to unveil a reconstructed stretch of Doty Road just north of 111th Street and west of the Bishop Ford Expressway. In September 2008, the effects of Hurricane Ike reached Chicago creating flooding for two days and essentially washing out the road, making access to Pullman Park difficult. But thanks to $4.6 million from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity the road has been repaired, which Quinn said would attract more retailers to the site. “This is the largest tract for redevelopment in the city of Chicago,” Quinn said of Pullman Park. “This is big,” Quinn said. Construction began in September 2011 for (Continued on page 15)
SOUTH SIDE ALDERMAN Anthony Beale explains during a recent news conference how the Roseland community will benefit from the Pullman Park development once it is completed.
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A GALA EVENING (See story on page 11)
NEWS
Forum addresses violence in Chicago By Wendell Hutson Nathaniel Pendleton will never see his 15-year old daughter, Hadiya Pendleton, graduate from high school, get married or have children. That’s because two gang members, now charged with first degree murder and are in police custody, allegedly shot Hadiya dead on Jan. 29. According to Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, the pair has admitted their role in the killing and said Hadiya was not the intended target. But Nathaniel said her death was not in vain and the national attention Chicago has received following her death has given him hope that changes are underway to curb violence. “I am hoping that the president’s push for tighter gun laws bring about a difference,” Pendleton said via phone during a February 11 forum at WVON radio addressing violence. “Even though the funeral is behind me I am still numb over her death.” Pendleton and his wife were in Washington, D.C. this week as guest of First Lady Michelle Obama to hear the State of the Union speech. And President Barack Obama echoed Pendleton’s desire to curb gun violence during his State of the Union address. The president visited Chicago recently where he addressed the rash of gun violence in his hometown. Suggestions on how to save youth, who largely are the victims of gun violence, were discussed at the fo-
rum sponsored by WVON, a Black-owned radio station in the Chatham community on the South Side. Panelists for the forum, “Trouble in Our House,” were Tio Hardiman, director of CeaseFire Illinois; Andrea Zopp, president and chief executive officer for the Chicago Urban League; Richard Wooten, Chicago Police Department; Che “Rhymefest” Smith, Grammyaward rapper and community activist; and Harold “Noonie G” Ward, a former gang member. Smith questioned why recently Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave $2 million to the Becoming A Man program instead of spreading the grant out to include other youth program organizations. “It does not make sense to give that amount of money to one youth organization,” Smith said. “There needs to be better accountability for how tax dollars are distributed to youth programs. We need to make sure that when an organization receives tax dollars that their programs are available in the communities most affected by violence.” According to Smith, out of the 506 homicides that occurred in Chicago last year, 200 were youth. Getting shooters into counseling was another suggestion made at the forum. “People know who the shooters are and they sit back and watch them walk out the house with a gun,” Hardiman said. “Let’s get these individuals into counseling to find out why they feel shooting and killing people is okay.” For its part, Zopp said the Chica-
A COMMUNITY FORUM sponsored by WVON Radio recently addressed violence in Chicago and included a host a community stakeholders as panelists, including left-right: Noonie Ward, community activist; Che “Rhymefest” Smith; rapper and social activist; Rev. Richard Wooten, former police officer and anti-violence advocate; Tio Hardiman, executive director Cease Fire Illinois; Andrea Zopp, executive director and CEO of the Chicago Urban League; and panel moderator Kendall Moore, WVON on-air personality go Urban League is concentrating on helping youth and ex-offenders find employment, which she said contributes to crime when people cannot find work and result to crime to support themselves. “We have to create more jobs and fix our (public) schools. These are our children out here shooting people,” explained Zopp, who also is a Chicago School Board member. “For us as a community to sit back and do nothing is simply unacceptable.” Most of the violence is due to domestic violence and 25 percent involve youth, said Ward. “But no one wants to talk about
that. When a boy sees his dad beating his mom he thinks it is normal. If youth cannot get love at home they go out on the street looking for it,” said Ward. “When a group of white kids get into a fight it is classified (by the media) as a brawl. But when Black kids fight it is gang related.” The Black community needs to step up and stop complaining, said Wooten. “We, as an African American community, have lost respect for each other. If we stop being disrespectful to ourselves we can stop other people from disrespecting us,” Wooten, a police officer and pastor said. “Churches need to open its
doors up to our youth and not wait until Sunday. Since we took God out of (public) schools, we need to introduce God to them outside of school.” One parent, Marilyn Brown, 46, said she lost her son in 2005 to gun violence and no one has ever been charged with his murder. “They murdered him in cold blood. Shot him in the head at point blank range while on his way to pick up his daughter,” recalled Brown. “I came to this forum to hear solutions we should be pursuing to spare parents the grief that comes with burying your child, and tonight I heard plenty.”
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Learning how to kill for defense: an inside look at a Concealed Carry class As the state legislature begins to craft a concealed carry law as mandated by the court last year, Crusader’s J. Coyden Palmer took a first-hand look at a concealed carry course currently being taught throughout Illinois. As thousands of Illinois residents are already licensed to carry a handgun for protection in other states, the Utah and Florida classes could be the guideline legislators in Illinois use when crafting the law for this state. In this exclusive series of Crusader answers many of the concerns that those who have been against concealed carry have brought up to defend their position and sheds light on many facts that have not been reported on the subject. We will examine the course itself, the application process and report on the subject from the eyes of a longtime concealed carry instructor.
Six men and one woman from various backgrounds throughout the state sit attentively in a dojo at the
McHenry Combat Academy in Northwest McHenry County last month listening to Rick Pere explain the difference between a revolver and semi-automatic handgun; and the advantage and disadvantage to each weapon. They are students in Pere’s Utah and Florida concealed carry license class. The students are seeking the licenses in order to be able to carry a gun in every state of the union except the state they live in Illinois. But before they can accomplish that goal, they will have to sit through a six-hour course, fill-out tons of paperwork, pass an extensive background check and in some cases prove their proficiency with a handgun to their instructor. At first look, one would not take Pere as a threat let alone a gun instructor and war veteran who has killed in combat. He has a rather non-assuming appearance, a bit overweight, kind of short and a pleasant welcoming demeanor. That’s until you notice the two holsters meant to carry a .45 caliber
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION instructor Rick Pere conducts a concealed carry license class in McHenry County last month. Pere said being licensed to carry a gun is serious business and he insists his students get the basic training in his classes and encourages them to continue their training throughout their lives. (Photo by Torrick Hall ) handgun under his jacket. Pere, of now defunct Chicago Housing Au- Association Certified Instructor. He’s Native American descent who used thority Police Department and been shot three times and involved to reside in the Pullman community worked as a defense contractor in in three different gunfights, all expeon the South Side, spent 19 years in Afghanistan up until 2009. He is riences he says he hopes to never be (Continued on page 3) the U.S. Army, was a member of the currently a state and National Rifle
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By J. Coyden Palmer
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NEWS WITHOUT A TRACE Thousands of CPS Students “Lost” To System After More Than a Decade of School Closings The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has serious concerns about Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) neglect of public schools in low-income neighborhoods compared to schools in more affluent areas of the city and the number of “lost” children unaccounted for that never enrolled at a receiving school after a school closing. Since school closings and turnaround were implemented as a reform strategy for the 2001-2002 school year, thousands of Chicago children have disappeared from the school system. “Children don’t just disappear,” said CTU President Karen GJ Lewis. “So in addition to dropouts and students being transferred to underperforming schools, CPS has lost kids who aren’t showing up on the rolls at their new schools.” The union recently also responded to a study released by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research that showed changes in the student population at schools that were subject to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) reform. The study found that while the research is valuable in identifying models that do work for Chicago’s children, in order to be effective, the Consortium needs more time to study the mechanisms behind mass education reform. “There’s no magic bullet here,” Lewis said. “It’s all part of a process and everything takes time.” The report, “Turning Around Low-Performing Schools in Chicago,” examined the effects of school actions on neighborhood poverty,
minority neighborhoods. “We have seen the effects of misleading the public with a manufactured crisis, and they are forcing people into false choices,” Lewis said. “The fact is that they are continuing to disinvest in schools and disinvest in communities.” The CTU believes that some turnaround models can be effective in terms of additional staff and lower student-to-teacher ratios. These schools, however, perform better because they are cited as priorities by CPS and receive resources and the attention to transformation and professional development that other schools do
Karen Lewis special education, racial composition, student retention and other factors. It also provided details on changes in teacher workforce at each of the schools that underwent reform, and in an update to an original brief issued in February 2012, introduced a new section on schools closed for underutilization. The report’s new section on underutilization shows that in the majority of the cases, the buildings closed housed new magnet or charter schools after a few years. Schools that opened in these buildings also served students from neighborhoods that were farther away from the school and less disadvantaged than the neighborhoods students came from before closure. A “utilization crisis” is the justification CPS has provided for closing hordes of schools in Chicago’s
not. “Why not add these resources to pre-existing schools,” Lewis said. “We’ve never had that.” The Chicago Teachers Union represents 30,000 teachers and educational support personnel working in the Chicago Public Schools and, by extension, the students and families they serve. CTU, an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers and the Illinois Federation of Teachers, is the third largest teachers local in the country and the largest local union in Illinois. For more information visit CTU’s website at www.ctunet.com.
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Learning how to kill for defense . . . (Continued from page 2) part of again. But Pere understands how dangerous the United States has become and why he keeps getting customers from ordinary single mothers to executive men from the suburbs looking to protect their family and who have no previous experience with guns. He is committed to teaching qualified, legal citizens how just not to survive a lethal encounter, but to come out victorious. Pere agreed to have the Crusader come in and report on his course first-hand because he believes the mainstream media and Chicago area politicians have been lying about the issue of concealed carry to citizens, especially to African Americans in poor urban areas. Pere said Black people who live
10 years later E2 families seek (Continued from page 1) allow my anger to destroy me. I had a job to do in raising her son and through that I am celebrating her life everyday. Yes I still miss her; yes I still cry, but I am moving forward.”
Davis and Dwain Kyles, son of civil rights leader Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles, were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter charges in Nov. of 2009, but were found guilty of indirect criminal contempt for violating the previous orders to close the entire second floor of the club and were sentenced to two years in prison. However, in 2011, the previous rulings were overturned when a judge ruled that the orders to close down the second floor were ambiguous. The city is appealing that decision to the Illinois Supreme Court. In the meantime, those who were there that night and those who lost friends and family said after all this time, the pain is still there and the best they can do is try to honor the memory of those who did not survive and comfort each other. “We’ve got to keep moving for-
ward to try to make sure that this doesn’t happen again anywhere else, because it can happen,” said Ken Ray, who lost his brother aspiring sports broadcaster and FedEx employee DaShand Ray. Sheretta Patterson-Pennington is one of several plaintiffs who sued the City, the club owners and the promoter of the event that night. She is now raising her daughter’s son Angelo, who was three years old at the time of his mother’s death, Nicole Patterson. While the suit is still pending like all of the others, she said it is not her primary focus. She said in the years since her daughter’s passing, she found it was in a sense killing her as well. So instead she focused her energies not in her daughter’s death, but in her grandson’s life. “For my own sanity and peace of mind, I’ve just had to move forward,” she said, clutching onto a photo of Nicole. “I couldn’t
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In memoriam of the victims, 21 balloons were released at exactly 2:24 a.m., the time the fight began inside the club. Additionally, 21 white crosses with the names of those who died were erected outside the building and will remain there for a few weeks. Dozens of flowers have already been placed at the site and many of those driving by in their cars honk their horns in support. One woman, who just happened to be walking by and saw all of the people gathered, asked what was going on. When told about the vigil she said, “I can’t believe it’s been 10 years already. It seems like that was just yesterday.”
or work in dangerous areas are vulnerable and the ones who need guns to protect themselves the most yet they’ve been mentally programmed by years of anti-gun campaigns and inaccurate rhetoric from community pastors, media personalities and city leaders pushing their own agendas. He also said the failure to educate the African American community about how a gun functions, safe handling, storaging of the weapon and how to effectively use the tool to defend has had disastrous results. The first thing I was taught by Pere had nothing to do with a gun itself, however. Instead the first 90 minutes of the six-hour course deals with learning the law and filling out the mass amounts of paperwork required for background checks during the application process. Pere teaches his students that just because you may be granted a concealed carry license it does not make you a police officer or Superman. He said the best thing to do when possible is to disengage, even if that means “running like a coward.” His comment gave me pause as I reflected on what Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said to me recently on WVON 1690 AM. McCarthy insisted and has stated on at least two other occasions since then concealed carry holders will be putting themselves at risk of being shot by his officers. His comments were rebuked by concealed carry holders and by others in the law enforcement community. But his comment still stuck in my mind that a Chicago police officer coming upon a scene with two or more people shooting is not going to know who the bad guy is. Pere, one of those critical of McCarthy, said everyone needs to understand that when a uniformed officer arrives on the scene they are in charge and it is critical that people follow the officer’s instructions. All concealed carry classes teach disengagement over deploying Saturday, February 23, 2013
and firing your weapon, according to Pere. The same reasonable force standards for police officers when they use their weapons are the same standards for concealed carry holders in every state. “Sometimes the best thing you can do is to be a good witness,” Pere says. “Once you engage in a gunfight, in addition to risking your life and the lives of others, you also are going to have to deal with the legal ramifications that follow and you will be highly scrutinized.” Pere got his point across by showing us graphic videos of actual gunfights on the streets of the United States. The murder of a man inside a Wal-Mart store caught on surveillance video in front of dozens of people drove the point home for me. “Why would you get involved in this? What good can you do in this situation?” I had to ask myself. However, my perception changed when a different scenario was shown as I watched the video of a man with his wife and family in tow being slaughtered by thugs during a robbery. Pere teaches that if you or your loved ones are under an imminent threat of attack of which you cannot escape, you must know how to handle your weapon properly, quickly and with deadly accuracy. He said this is why concealed carry classes and subsequent training classes are so valuable for citizens. He explained how to shoot into the torso of the attacker with multiple rounds to stop the body’s pumping station, showing a diagram of the human body that highlighted preferred target areas. He said the one thing you can expect to happen when a person is shot is nothing at all. I found myself at times during the class imagining different scenarios and which situations I would deploy my weapon and fight and which times I would merely tuck tail and run. Part two of the series will appear in the March 2 issue of the Chicago Crusader 3
OPINION
EDITORIAL BLACK HISTORY AND “ANTI-SELF DISORDER” The month of February is set aside to celebrate the contributions made by Black people to America and to the world. These contributions are felt far and wide, and are deserving of accolades. Even though this is the case, events in the Black community today warrant a re-thinking of the set aside of just one month to honor these contributions. Indeed, every day should celebrate the Black community and its awesome legacy. Unfortunately, African Americans (and others) are too often focused on the ills of the community and these tend to outweigh the positive aspects. For example, the community is currently under siege by a cohort of mindless, clueless individuals who think that it is alright to kill people indiscriminately, if they are Black, and if they accidentally shoot and kill someone other than the target of their ire, there is an "Oh well" attitude. This harsh and inhumane approach to life is appalling and frightening. People are racking their brains to come up with solutions to this problem of Black-on-Black mayhem, but so far, nothing has really worked. Even President Obama's magic is no cure-all. Activists have been jumping up and down demanding that he visit his home town of Chicago, IL in order to bring attention to the violence there. Recently, a 15-year-old honor student who had performed with her high school at the President's inauguration was shot and killed just a mile from the president's residence. The president swooped into town and spoke to students at a Chicago Public High School about the violence as well as other issues. Within a day of his departure, at least 5 other people were shot! Now, what does this have to do with Black History? It is this: Black people have been vilified, ostracized, criticized and otherwise maimed by a history of oppression in America and around the world to such an extent that it has resulted in a distorted version of the "Stockholm Syndrome" wherein many Black people express sympathy and empathy and hold their oppressors in high esteem. Conversely, it has also resulted in abject self-hatred which is seen throughout the community, from vermin infested ghettos to residents of well-kept, affluent Black enclaves. In other words, there is a collective "Anti-Self Disorder" (ASD) that is evident everywhere in the Black community. This can really be seen in the case where Blacks killed by Blacks receive scant attention, (until the recent killing of Hadiya Pendleton in Chicago), but are totally up in arms when a white person kills a Black person (i.e., the Trayvon Martin killing). In other words, Black life is only valuable if it is taken by a white person. This ASD attitude can also be seen in the ubiquitous use of the term "Nigger" among Blacks. This is truly a sad state of affairs, especially in light of the fact that Black people have excelled in every endeavor that has been attempted. But there is an irony even in this regard, in that many Black achievers are literally hated by other Blacks, especially if they look Black. Think Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, or Leslie Uggams (who was nicknamed Leslie "Ugly" at one time). It is past the time that we sugar coat the problem of Black selfhatred, because it is most likely the main cause of Black-onBlack violence. If we are not able to solve this problem in a timely manner, the Black community itself will BECOME HISTORY! A luta continua.
I can easily remember when the City of Gary was a booming town. That was during the times when people who worked in the steel plants pulled in overtime at will and the city was full of hard-working laborers who were earning more than their college-educated counterparts. Even though I am a Chicago resident, it pains me to see how Gary has fallen over the years. But I also am heartened that the city seems to be struggling a little less, thanks to new leadership. I also am encouraged that Gary seems to be getting more and more favorable attention. A few months ago Rev. Jesse Jackson had a “Gary Day” at Operation PUSH. That Saturday put the city in a positive spotlight in front of what may have been a new audience, including radio fans of the show. More recently though Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart convened a violence summit in Gary. Dart didn’t have to cross state lines and get involved. But his presence in Gary caused others, including federal attention to get involved and begin the discussion on how to help Gary with its gun trafficking and overall violence problem. The sheriff in my opinion is setting the example for the kind of cooperation that is sorely needed on both sides of the Indiana border. It isn’t costing the county or Chicago a thing to be involved in Gary. In a
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Gary gets much-deserved attention Dear Editor:
sense, Tom Dart is paying it forward – the knowledge and expertise he has isn’t duplicated in Gary or Lake County. Nobody knows how effective the Dart summit will be, if it is at all successful. But we all know that had he and the others just sat on their hands we would be further, not closer to solving some serious crime issues. There is nothing to say that while the sheriff is in Gary that he can’t pick up some new strategies or tips on how to have a greater impact in Chicago. The major point is Gary and Chicago are edging closer to one another and that can only be seen as a good thing.
gether and kept doing whatever his initial plans called for. Their argument was he is the president of the entire country, not just the City of Chicago. I don’t see any harm in his visit; at the same time I didn’t see the benefit. Maybe, maybe just maybe him showing up here was inspirational to some youngsters who got the notion reinforced that maybe they too could grow up to be president. As far as solving the violence issue I really doubt the young thugs pay attention to the president’s admon(Continued on page 16)
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OK, the President has been here now what? Dear Editor: Thousands of Chicagoans are delighted that President Barack Obama graced the city with his presence and message of how to advance America over the next four years. After Chicagoans and others requested the president’s presence; petitioned for it, and then demanded it he decided to come home-possibly reluctantly. Some people said they believe his words might give the young killers and shooters roaming our streets pause, and cause them to change their ways, or at least think about it. Others maintained Mr. Obama could have avoided the city all to-
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The Evil Ways of Environmentalists By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The Environmental Movement has been around since the days of naturalist John Muir (late 19th century) who is the founder of the Sierra Club. Back then it had high credibility and did great work to promote and preserve our natural beauty such as national parks, lakes and rivers. Sometime in the 1950’s it started straying into scare tactics. A popular claim was Global Cooling – we were going to freeze to death via our polluting ways. Then it turned to the opposite claim of global warming after a few warm years. President Nixon used this cause to divert our attention from the Civil Rights Movement and the anti-war furor over Vietnam. He proclaimed Earth Day as an annual event and enlarged the Environmental Bureau into a separate agency, The Environment Protection Agency, EPA. This worked and today the EPA has become one of the most meddling entities in the federal government. It is a friend of the environmentalists and is often used as a weapon for their advocacy. Under the Clinton Administra-
Harry C. Alford tion the environmentalists started an outrageous claim. They accused corporate America of seeking Black communities to dump their waste, poison the water and render the land toxic. They summed it up by calling the mythical activity “Environmental Racism” and persuaded (funded) local civil rights groups to join in the fight and demand “Environmental Justice.” This died down after about ten years. One of the current activities of the environmentalists is the assault on
coal. They want to kill the coal industry. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $50 million to the Sierra Club for the sole purpose of killing off our coal industry. Right now they have the EPA planning to shut down over 31 coal fired utility plants by way of a “Rule.” Rules are like executive orders whereby it avoids congressional approval. With the blessing of the President they just do it as if it were voted legislation. This will wreck our economy and destroy our personal worth if we don’t fight back and stop the action. Think of the many thousands of jobs that will be lost and the rising cost of electricity we will all be stuck with. Another tactic by the environmentalists is a legal proceeding known as “Sue and Settle.” This is done by collusion between the environmentalists and pro-environmentalist bureaucrats. These groups will file a massive lawsuit against the EPA, Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Services, etc. The problem is the “deal” has already been made. Thus, the agency being sued will quickly sit down and settle with the environmentalists. In the end, it is like a wish list for the suing
environmentalists as the federal agency gives them just about everything they want. According to Marita Noon, Executive Director, Energy Makes America Great Inc., “In 2011, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) entered into a massive settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmental groups in which the agency promised to address more than 250 candidate species it had previously found warranted protection but were precluded from listing due to a backlog. As a part of the behind-closed-door agreement, the FWS also pledged to review hundreds more species proposed for listing.” According to Senator David Vitter (R-LA), “It is the sueand-settle agreements. This future regulation could prohibit many beneficial uses of tens of millions of acres of private property. All this was set in motion while no affected landowner or other stakeholder was given any opportunity for input.” You can’t “break ground” on land that houses a registered endangered species – factual or not. Just like that millions of acres will be denied any development or growth. Economic opportunities and millions of jobs will be put on “ice” so that the environmentalists can have their way.
This sue-and-settle racket is growing in use and we and Congress must stop this mockery. In effect, it is a conspiracy to behave in such a matter within the court of law. The National Black Chamber of Commerce spends an inordinate amount of time fighting these environmentalists who come after our communities in so many ways. They lie, cheat and deceive in so many ways. Internationally, they have a collective treasury of over $8 billion to push their agenda. What is that agenda? To stop growth and positive change as Commerce is their enemy. Jobs, commodities, manufacturing, etc. are bitter items to them. Funny, most of these groups are made up of very wealthy people who got their wealth through plain American style capitalism. They now want to prevent the rest of the population from having a chance to do the same. They will continue their evil ways and we will continue to fight them. Free Enterprise is our mission. Mr. Alford, co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email:halford@nationalbcc.org.
Lil Wayne Insults the Memory of Emmett Till By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 was a watershed moment, marking the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement. While visiting relatives near Money, Miss., the Chicago native was murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The brutal act was intended to send an unmistakable message to Black boys everywhere: If you even whistle at a white woman in the Deep South, you could pay for it with your life. Like everyone else, I was appalled to learn that rapper Lil Wayne had made a vulgar reference to Till’s death. On a re-mix of an upcoming CD by Future called “Karate Chop,” Lil Wayne essentially spewed the line: “Beat that [female sex organ] up like Emmett Till.” When I sat down to write this column, I planned to excoriate Little Wayne about his insult. I started to remind him that musical artists don’t have to be ignorant fools, even while showing their underwear on stage. I was going to say that Curtis Mayfield of my era and Chuck D of his generation demonstrated that African-American artists can make good music and provide uplifting race-conscious lyrics at The Chicago Crusader
the same time. Rather than spend another nanosecond on Lil Wayne, we should use this Black History Month moment to educate young people who may not have ever heard of Emmett Till. While serving as editor of Emerge magazine, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mrs. Mamie Till Mobley, Emmett’s mother. For the 40th anniversary of his death in 1995, I wrote a story on Emmett Till. This is how it began: Mamie Till Bradley was about to experience a mother’s worst nightmare. She had to identify the corpse of her only child, 14-year-old Emmett Till, who had been abducted, beaten, shot in the head and tossed into the Tallahatchie River near Greenwood, Miss., for allegedly whistling at a white woman. As she approached the cold, metal slab that held the mutilated body at A. A. Rayner & Sons funeral home in Chicago, the grieving mother thought to herself: “I got a job to do and it’s not going to be easy.” Mamie Till wanted to look directly into her son’s face, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. Not yet. So she started with the lower extremities and worked her way up. “Those are his feet,” she concluded. The ankles? Yes, those were her son’s skinny ankles. Next, she surveyed the knees. Most people have sharp, pointed kneecaps. But the
George E. Curry mother and son had flat ones. “Those are the Till knees,” she told herself. Her eyes continued up her son’s body and stopped on his genitals. Later, she would be happy that her inspection included that section of her son’s body because some people later would say, incorrectly, that Emmett had been castrated. Now, she would know otherwise. Mrs. Mamie Till Bradley Mobley — who will be called Mrs. Till hereafter to make it easier to follow the cast of characters in this drama — examined Emmett’s hands and arms, which provided more confirmation of what she did not want confirmed. Finally, she took a deep breath and looked at her son’s decomposed face. This, too, she did piece by piece, separating his face into imaginary compartments, starting with his chin and moving
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to the top of his head. “Bo,” as he was known, had flashed a perfect set of teeth during his short life. Now, in death, only one or two were visible. “Oh, my God,” his mother thought. “Where are the rest of them?” The bridge of his nose, though all chopped up, was recognizable. She looked for his right eye — it was missing. There was only an empty socket. She looked at the left one and it was detached, dangling from the socket. “That’s his hazel eye,” Mrs. Till said. “Where is the other one?” She searched for one ear and it, too, was missing. Peering through the ear hole, she could see daylight on the other side. The remaining ear protruded from her son’s head, just like hers— another family trait. “That’s Emmett’s ear,” she said, softly. His hair? Yes. After inspecting the outstretched body inch by inch, Mrs. Till came to the sad but inescapable conclusion that the remains of what remained before her were those of Emmett Louis Till. Still, she turned to Gene Mobley, later to become her third husband, hoping he might have noticed something that she had not, anything that would cast the slightest doubt about whether this was indeed Bo. But Mobley had identified young Till in his mind long before the child’s mother Saturday, February 23, 2013
had finished her methodical examination. The barber had recognized the haircut he had given Emmett two weeks earlier, just before Bo left for Mississippi. Mrs. Till had one thought over and over: What kind of person could do this to another human being, especially a 14–year–old boy? Her second thought was that this was a sight so ghastly, so inhumane that people would have to see it for themselves to believe it. “Gene, I want you to go home and get some of Bo’s pictures,” she said. “We’ll spread the pictures around.” The undertaker politely asked, “Do you want me to fix him up?” Mrs. Till did not hesitate: “No, you can’t fix that. Let the world see what I saw.” Obviously, Lil Wayne never saw that story. If he had, he would have realized this isn’t something to be taken lightly. George E. Curry, former editorin-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 Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge. 5
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Worrill’s World By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill
DAMAGE OF THE AFRICAN MIND AND DR. BOBBY WRIGHT (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 So many of the problems that African people face in the world today are due to the assault on our minds by those who captured us and removed significant numbers of us to the Western Hemisphere.
This also included the mind damage caused by the tampering of African lands and culture on the continent of Africa. Most African people in America are aware that our minds were tampered with as a result of our forced capture and enslavement in America. The impact of this process is central to the international component of the Reparations Movement that we must focus on, and that is the “Repair of Ourselves” at the same time we demand reparations from the government and private corporations who benefited from our enslavement and still benefit today. Examining and reexamining the contributions of the late Dr. Bobby Wright provides a significant source we can utilize in addressing our “internal reparations” challenges. The contributions of the late Dr. Bobby E. Wright in helping us assess this problem should be a continuous part of our study, and reflection, as we struggle to break the psychological chains of white supremacy. Four years before Dr. Wright’s untimely death he wrote a profound article entitled, “Mentacide: The Ultimate Threat To The Black Race.” In defining “Mentacide,”
Dr. Wright explains that it is “the deliberate and systematic destruction of a person’s or group’s mind [which] may give a clue to why the Black race, after developing such an advanced civilization, has for the last 400 years been assisting in it own destruction and the nearly total subjugation of Africa by foreign invaders.” In an earlier work, written in 1975 by Dr. Wright, entitled The Psychopathic Racial Personality, he stated that in the relationships of whites with Blacks “whites exhibit the behavior of psychopaths and their behavior reflects an underlying biologically transmitted proclivity that is rooted deep in their evolutionary history.” Dr. Wright says, “Mentacide is the ultimate goal of the behavior.” Any cursory examination of history will bear out, and support, the following “incomparable traits” of the white race (Europeans) that Dr. Wright reveals in terms of 1) Predatory behavior toward people and their land, 2) A predilection for senseless destruction of nature and people, and 3) The ability to persuade Blacks to support and protect them against their own interest.” These key points described by Dr. Wright concerning the contin-
ued oppressive psychological condition of African people in the world indicates to me that our biggest challenge as a people is that of Getting Our Minds Straight and Stopping Mentacide! Getting Our Minds Straight requires that African people begin to relearn the African principle that renowned historian Dr. Anderson Thompson has been discussing for the last twenty plus years. According to Dr. Thompson, the “African Principle represents those standards, rules, laws, and customs which guide our behavior and which serve as the foundation for all of our action.” Dr. Thompson continues by explaining that the African Principle “is the quality underlying the source of the African value system. The gift from our Creator passes on to us through our ancestors.” At this juncture in history, we as African people have the capacity to, Straighten Our Own Minds Out, without the help of anyone outside the African Community. It must be understood that Africa and African people have been under siege for more that 2,000 years by Europeans, Asians, and Arabs. The invasions, intrusions, thefts, murders, pillaging, and the decimation and destruction of African
lands, bodies, minds, and spirits over these 2,000 years is the basis for our on-going struggle for African Liberation worldwide. In our efforts to Straighten Out Our Minds, the following revelation by Dr. Wright should be understood, and internalized, by all African people. Dr. Wright reveals that, “It is very clear that the Europeans have developed a method whose basic purpose is to replace all indigenous cultures with their own… Therefore, the Europeans, without any historical precedent, went forth into the civilized world and began to impose their cultures on others, mainly through religion, literacy modalities and military force.” All roads lead to our unity. We must work together in organizing and mobilizing African people in America. All of our organizing strategies must lead to Getting Our Minds Straight and Stopping Mentacide. Without this occurring, we will continue in our present state of mental stagnation and servitude to other people. Please support the CCICS Open House Wednesday, April 10th 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 11th 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
STATE OF THE UNION HITS HIGH MARKS I was among the 33.5 million people who sat riveted to their televisions, parsing every second of the State of the Union Address. I was stunned to learn, through a Washington Post article by Lisa De Moraes, that viewership was less substantial for this address than last year’s 38 million, and even lower than the 48 million that watched in 2010. Are people less interested in what our President has to say? Or is there something else going on? In any case, from my perspective this was an important and significant SOTU address. Unleashed from the pressure of re-election, and able to set forth a progressive and aggressive agenda, President Obama dealt with some of the key issues that face our nation. He was able to utter the word “poverty” without his tongue freezing up. Unfortunately, he is unable to utter the words “Black” or “African American.” Still, President Obama laid out an agenda that will ultimately have a positive effect on the African American community, especially if some of his efforts are targeted. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King
said, "The curse of poverty has no justification in our age. It is socially as cruel and blind as the practice of cannibalism at the dawn of civilization, when men ate each other because they had not yet learned to take from soil or to consume the abundant animal life around them. The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty." President Obama was not so direct, nor so cutting. But he offered important clarity to an issue his ad-
ministration has ignored heretofore. While focusing on the middle class, he also noted that people should not work full time and still earn a wage that puts them beneath the poverty line. His advocacy for a minimum wage of $9 per hour, or about $18,000 a year for a single worker who might support a family was a significant move forward for the poor. Missing – a conversation about poor people and health benefits, and about the employers who refuse to employ people full time so that they can avoid paying benefits. Obamacare will cover many of these employees, but the fact that profitable companies would rather offer a worker 22 hours than 30 to save money is reprehensible. The State of the Union address is not an opportunity to drill down on every issue, so I very much understand that President Obama could not offer details to the many proposals he raised in SOTU. Still, it was refreshing to hear the President talk about poverty, about women’s work and wages, and about issues of equality. The first legislation that President Obama signed was the Lily Ledbetter Act, which dealt with equal pay issues. Without acknowl-
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edging race in any of these conversations, the fact is African American women (and Latinas) are at the bottom of the pay scale. Advocating equal pay and dealing with issues of poverty, and implementing solutions, improves the material conditions of women at the bottom. President Obama discussed infrastructure improvements in his 2008 campaign. Partisan bickering has made it difficult for him to work with states to refurbish, as he says, 70,000 bridges, as well as roads and highways. The last time our nation paid attention to these structural issues was in the 1950s when President Eisenhower, in a job-creation move, built federal highways around our nation to facilitate easy transportation. Have you driven on an interstate highway lately? Whether you are Democrat or Republican, we should all agree that these highways (some called pot hole central) need improvement? Some politicians are so willing to undermine the Obama administration that they are also willing to see our nation become dysfunctional. The two emotional high points in this speech included the shout out to the 102-year-old woman who
waited all day to vote, and the call for gun reform, mentioning victims by name. I was most moved by the family of Hadiya Pendleton, who sat with First Lady Michelle Obama, who attended their daughter’s funeral. They are not only important as parents of a gun violence victim, but as proxies for the more than 500 people shot in Chicago in the last year or so. It was also moving to see former Congresswoman Gabby Gifford, unable to clap, who brought her hands together. The President’s comments got a standing O, but as soon as the President’s speech was over, thirsty vultures (like Senator Rubio) ran to the media to voice opposition. The President has offered an ambitious agenda, and one that will improve the lot of all Americans. While I chafe at his failure to mention African Americans, I am excited by proposals to close the wealth gap. His agenda won’t be implemented unless we advocate for it. What will you do to move it forward? Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, DC based economist and author. The Chicago Crusader
THE CHATTERBOX dey would make this request for The Associated Press, Fox News alright . . . When do we have control over anything that affect Black folks? If we can’t be represented at a Black funeral, we might as well kick the butts we need to and Ima is taking off her gloves and her friends are holding her hat. So look for the truth to be told here about the end of racial prejudice now that we have a “Black” President. Enough is enough!!!
By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: AChicagoCrusader@aol.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!
TARGET DAY JUNE 28 Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. will know his fate on June 28, The Jackson Family, including Senior, Mama Jackson and all, accompanied Junior to court Wednesday where he pleaded guilty. Most folk on the home front are still in shock about the $750,000 they spent of campaign funds. Ima says that if they be saying $750,000 it probably was a lot more. One commentator on television said it was pure greed. Ima can’t really disagree with that, nor can I disagree about his arrogance. What made my publisher hit the ceiling was the fact that he
John McCain kivver is off him now. He is po’ed with Chuck Hagel, his former friend and he made no bones about it at his confirmation hearing. But before that he attacked Susan Rice and caused her to withdraw from consideration with the help of the lukewarm support she got from the President. The President talked a good game, but we know when we are fighting from the sidelines when we see it. Now McCain got his butt kicked at a town hall meeting in his own home. Ima is wondering when dese folks are going to realize that the American people are sick and tired of the Tea Party, the only say NO Republicans, including a Vietnam Prisoner of War such as McCain. McCain is disgracing himself. He had better get with it, Ima could move to Arizona and be the margin of victory for an opponent of McCain’s (he, he, he).
-ImaHE CAME AND THE KILLING DIDN’T STOP!!! Well, the President came. All of the elite was present at Hyde Park High School (er ‘cuse me, Academy) last week, but the killing has continued. It is a sad situation
-ImaCOMING NEXT WEEK . . . Look for Ima to talk a bit about the right Reverend Leon Finney who continues to walk among the free for awful crimes against Black people, young and old alike. How does he continue to be on the outside?
President Barack Obama that has taken over our communities and our young people are unsafe. There are a bunch who have no ambition, no goals and they are killing the cream of the crop in many instances. It is high time the real men come forward and take these punks on. Is Father Pfleger the only Black man willing to fight fire with fire? Oh, Ima forgot Father ain’t Black.
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-ImaBLACK PRESS DISSED The Black newspapers were all set to report on the funeral of Haydia Pendleton when we were denied access the others. Dey said that the First Lady’s security detail had restricted coverage to The
Jesse Jackson, Jr. did not spend one dime in advertising during the 17 years he was in Congress Well, not with the Black Press. He ran at least 8 times during those years. Now we ‘spose to be sad? Ima is sad because a bright future was ahead of what most folks was calling a “power couple” just went down the tubes. Ima wants the yunguns to realize that lying does not pay and de Bible says “money is the root of all evil.” This is a case in point.
Most folks did not realize how bitter John McCain was after his defeat by President Obama in the 2008 presidential race, but the
Associated Press, New York Times, and lawd have mercy Fox TV, but according to someone in the White House dey said the decision was made by the family. (If you believe this, then look for Haydia’s mother to go on a world tour of Europe next week. And send me the address to pick up my money for the sale of the Dan Ryan.) The parents looked like
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT UIC: The University of Illinois at Chicago Black History Month program commemorates the culture and contributions of Africans and African Americans. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Tickets are sold from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, at the Student Center East first floor service center, 750 S. Halsted Street, and the Student Center West first floor information center, 828 S. Wolcott Avenue. Cash, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. For more information, call 312-413-5070 or visit http://www.uic.edu/depts/campusprograms/bhm/bhm.shtml. Upcoming Events: Tuesday, February 26, Safe Zone 101. This event is designed to raise awareness of LGBTQ issues in the African-American community. It will take place from 2 pm – 5 pm in Room 302, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted Street. On Thursday, February 28, UIC Honors College Leadership Lecture Series topic is “Authentic Leadership and Service.” Diane Primo, cofounder and co-chairman, IntraLink Global, and co-chairman, Primo Center for Women and Children will be featured. The event will start at 12:30 pm in Room 121, Burnham Hall, 828 S. Halsted Street. On Thursday, February 28, there will be a Black History Makers Award Ceremony honoring UIC alumni, faculty, staff and students. It will start at 3 pm on the East Terrace, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted Street. UIC ranks among the nation’s leading research universities and is Chicago’s largest university with 27,500 students, 12,000 faculty and staff, 15 colleges and the state’s major public medical center. A hallmark of the campus is the Great Cities Commitment, through which UIC faculty, students and staff engage with community, corporate, foundation and government partners in hundreds of programs to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas around the world. For more information about UIC, please visit www.uic.edu. FREE SOCIAL SECURITY SEMINAR: On Thursday, February 28, the Marquette Club, a social club for Marquette Bank customers aged 50 or better, will host a Free Social Security Seminar at the Marquette Bank located at 5700 W. 159th Street in Oak Forest. This seminar, “Updates to Social Security Benefits,” will discuss the 2013 changes to Social Security and its benefits, plus what to expect if you plan on retiring in 2013. The event is open to the public and will begin at 10 am. For more information, call 708-342-8404.
NATURE MUSEUM NEW 2013 LANGUAGE AND MATH CLASSES FOR FAMILIES: School is back in session after a winter break and so is the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. The Museum will offer a variety of unique classes to young scholars looking to expand their horizons with math and language, all while connecting to urban nature. These inspiring courses for students and caregivers will bring out each participant’s inner scientist. Classes include: Language through Nature: Young children will have the opportunity to learn Mandarin, Polish or Spanish vocabulary during an experiential, interactive class. The scholars will explore a different nature theme each week using stories, hands-on crafts and songs while meeting some fun inhabitants from the Museum’s Living Collections. Cost: 7-week series: $100/member caregiver and child/series; $140/non-member caregiver and child/series; $20/single class unless otherwise noted. Classes: Mandarin through Nature (Ages 1-4), Thursdays through February 28; Polish through Nature (Ages 1-4), Thursdays through February 28; Spanish through Nature (Ages 1-4), Fridays through March 1; Numbers through Nature Wednesdays, through February 27: Explore nature through Mathnasium’s First Steps “Math Foundations” program, designed to build Number Sense in students, ages 3-5. Each session introduces naturethemed lessons with the help of the Museum’s live animals in subjects such as attributes, spatial relationships, classification, patterning, one-on-one correspondence, ordering, numeration, shapes, fractions and measurement. Kids will absorb the various math concepts and explore nature while having fun. For more information on all programming please visit http://www.naturemuseum.org. CHICAGO POLICE & FIREFIGHTER ACADEMY (CPFTA) APPLICATION: Chicago Police & Firefighter Academy Class of 2015 is open to new applications ONGOING until April 30, 2013. If you have already completed the online portion of the application, all remaining application materials must be received no later than 5 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013. For more information, visit http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/cpftaapplication.
edge technologies, the exhibition shows how these amazing instruments have changed our concepts of the Universe and our place in it.
Featuring some of the world’s most important telescopes and one-of-akind hands-on interactives, the exhibition will explore the extraordi-
nary beauty and technology of these amazing instruments and the objects they discover. Science changes (Continued on page 15)
CRUSADER LEADERS MEET with state comptroller—Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka recently met with Doris House and Dorothy Leavell from The Crusader News Group and other community news leaders to discuss state finances and identify ways to better communicate information to Illinois residents. The comptroller met with more than 20 community news reporters, editors, and Consulate leaders to build partnerships and strengthen communication with their readers and viewers. Topinka highlighted The Ledger, an online database with state financial records, and promoted services that may be of interest to community media readers and viewers. “The Crusader News Group plays a critical role in educating the public because of the amount of trust invested in them from the African-American community,” Topinka said.
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Claim all of your Credits and Deductions this Tax Season By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist When W-2 forms begin arriving in the mail, it’s a sure sign that tax season has again returned. This year, however, there will be a slight delay for tax filers. Due to the lateness of tax law changes made by Congress, IRS will begin processing returns on January 30. This date will apply regardless of whether tax returns are e-filed or on paper. The consumer benefit from this brief delay means tax filers have more time to identify and include every available credit. Depending upon family income, size and filing status, several tax credits can boost refunds – especially among low- and moderate- income households. Applying every eligible tax credit will maximize refunds. For example, although four out of five workers are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), IRS advises that one out of four fails to claim the credit for one of two reasons. Either they failed to file a tax return at all, or filed one, but failed to claim what they were due. In 2011, 27 million eligible
workers received a total of $62 billion in EITCs, making it the largest tax program for working families, according to the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC). This year, workers earning $50,270 or less can apply for EITC. The exact amount of EITC eligibility will vary by income, family size and filing status. Even so, last year the average EITC credit was $2,200, according to IRS. This year, IRS expects that workers, the self-employed and farmers that qualify for this credit could receive even higher refunds. Another key tax credit is the American Opportunity Credit, designed to financially assist parents and students to pay for college expenses. Either individual filers with modified adjusted gross income of $80,000 or less, or married filers with a joint return earning $160,000 or less are eligible to apply. The maximum amount of the annual credit is $2,500 per student, not per family. Eligibility for this tax credit can cover up to four years of post-secondary education. For consumers of any age pursuing post-secondary education, a Lifetime Learning Credit can help
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Charlene Crowell with that cost. Up to $2,000 in qualified, paid educational expenses can be claimed when enrolled in an eligible educational institution. There is an important caveat to claiming this credit: filers can claim either the Lifetime Learning Credit or the American Opportunity Credit; but never both. Additionally, the Lifetime Learning Credit has no limit on the number of years it can be claimed for each student. With so many consumers struggling with student loan debt, tax
season also offers a tax deduction on paid student loan interest. If a filer’s modified adjusted gross income is less than $75,000 or less than $150,000 for joint returns, a special deduction is allowed for voluntary and required interest payments. IRS advises that this tax deduction can reduce the amount of income subject to taxation by as much as $2,500. Here’s one last cost-saving tip for tax season: Utilize the free tax assistance services in your area. In many instances, there is no reason for consumers to pay the high-cost fees charged by tax services. IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is available to any worker making $51,000 or less.
These IRS-certified volunteers can help filers to determine all eligible credits and/or deductions. Interested consumers are asked to phone 1-800-906-9887 to determine the closest local assistance center. AARP Foundation Tax Aid offers free assistance through more than 6,000 locations nationwide to consumers aged 60 or over. To locate a nearby service center, visit: http://www.aarp.org/applications/ VMISLocator/searchTaxAideLocations.action. Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at: Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org
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Trinity offers unique observance of Black History Month In celebration of Black History Month, African History Month,” Trinity United Church of Christ (Trinity UCC) of Chicago is remembering the African ancestors who died and survived the MAAFA, the holocaust of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Trinity UCC’s Worship and Arts Ministry has converted the pulpit to symbolize the schooner Amistad, the ship that was transporting African slaves around the island of Cuba in 1839. The enslaved Africans broke free, liberated the small vessel and was traveling back to Africa but they were captured by the US Revenue Brig Washington off the coast of Long Island, charged with mutiny, and threatened with being returned to slavery. Within the context of the history of the Congregationalist Church which is one of the churches that com-
ity Worship and Arts Ministry Production Assistant for the MAAFA liturgy said, “Turning our pulpit into the Amistad gives us an opportunity to put ourselves in history. Transforming our worship service to include the languages of ancestors in Ghana, the Caribbean, the Carolinas and New Orleans — we feel like we are apart of the ancestors. We get to use all of our senses; eyes, ears, noise, hands and everyone, our church members and visitors can watch and actually feel it and touch it. Children want to and can put their hands on a rendering of a slave ship. They don’t have to only depend on what Pastor Moss describes, they can touch it. We have story tellers that paint vivid and poignant pictures of the days of slavery in the African Diaspora. Every Sunday its a crescendo. Trinity’s MAAFA liturgy invokes a safe
prises the United Church of Christ, the Connecticut Congregationalist organized a legal defense for the African slaves, the case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court and in 1840, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision that the enslaved Africans could not be treated as slaves because at that time the international slave trade had been abolished. Deacon Andrea Adams, a Trini-
space for people to learn about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. People begin to share their family stories about their ancestors from West Africa, Trinidad and even racism that has been experienced in the South and Chicago because of the remnants of slavery. It’s an awesome experience where you can watch history come alive. Trinity church members who are origninally from geographic
locations in the African Diaspora such as West Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean and North America read the scriptures and say the prayers in Portuguese, Yoruba, French, Paito, and Gullah. “Our history has been obscured or we have been told that we have no history. So it is incumbent for those who are in the Black Church to reclaim our heritage. The MAAFA liturgy let’s us know
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we are not only connected to a deeply historical heritage but an ancestral past where God moved in an amazing way to allow our people to go through one of the most horrific events in human history and we came out on the other side as triumphant. And we also are able to remember those thousands of children, women and men who did not survive the horrors of slavery,” said the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior
Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ. Sunday, February 24th Trinity’s liberated ship Amistad will land at the banks of Lake Michigan and will liturgically explore the great migration north to Chicago during the 7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. worship services. Trinity UCC’s website is www.trinitychicago.org. Photos by Anthony Slatton The Chicago Crusader
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A GALA EVENING A GALA EVENING: The DuSable Museum of African American History recently opened it’s newest exhibition, “Geoffrey & Carmen: A Memoir in Four Movements,” with a Gala Opening Night Premier. The evening included a Gala Reception, performance by Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and “A Conversation with Geoffrey & Carmen” which was moderated by Essence Magazine Editor Emeritus Susan L. Taylor. Although an East Coast snow storm prevented Geoffrey Holder from attending the event in person, he did participate via Skype and was well represented in person by his wife Carmen DeLavallade and son Leo Holder. Desiree Rogers, CEO of Johnson Publishing Company served as Honorary Chairman of the event and Joe Gregoir, PNC Bank, State Chairman for Illinois Banking along with Marsha Jones, PNC Bank Senior Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer provided remarks on behalf of the major sponsor of the evening. More than 400 well-dressed guests including: Linda Johnson Rice, Shyvette Williams, Isobel Neal, Diane Dinkins Carr, Alana Singleton, Attorney Langdon Neal, Congressman and Mrs. Bobby Rush, Lester and Nancy McKeever, Richard Gamble, Kevin Iega Jeff, and Michelle Boone attended the event which is still the “talk-of-the-town.”
Desiree Rogers, CEO, Johnson Publishing Company; Carmen Richard Gamble, Publisher, Chicago Magazine; Dr. Carol Adams; Desiree DeLavallade; and Dr. Carol Adams, President & CEO, The Rogers, CEO, Johnson Publishing Company; Carmen DeLavallade; Clarence Bourne, Chairman, Board of Trustees, DuSable Museum. DuSable Museum.
Leo Holder and Carmen DeLavallade Holder.
Leo Holder; Carmen DeLavallade; and Susan Taylor during “The Conversation.”
Nancy McKeever; Lester McKeever; and Sandra Collection of gowns featured in “Geoffrey & Carmen: A Rand. Memoir in Four Movements” exhibition.
VIP Guests during Opening Night Premier.
Dr. Carol Adams, welcomes guests to the Opening Desiree Rogers, CEO, Johnson Publishing Company Susan Taylor, Moderator, “A Conversation with Night of “Geoffrey & Carmen: A Memoir in Four and Honorary Chairman of Opening Night Premier, Geoffrey & Carmen.” Movements.” “Geoffrey & Carmen: A Memoir in Four Movements.” The Chicago Crusader
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ENTERTAINMENT St. Sabina series features ENTERTAINMENT: Lupe Fiasco CHICAGO STYLE By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
They Seek A City: Art Institute Gala and Exhibition By Elaine Hegwood Bowen
LUPE FIASCO AND Fr. Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina speaking before the program started. Fiasco was the first speaker in the annual St. Sabina Black History Month Speakers Series.
Recently, the Art Institute of Chicago hosted a kick-off event for its upcoming Gala and art exhibition “They Seek A City: Chicago and the Art of Migration, 19101950.” On March 2 at 6 p.m. in the Art Institute’s Modern Wing, the opening Gala celebration—featuring a reception in Terzo Piano Restaurant and a “first look” at the exhibition—will be held. The Gala and art exhibition promise to be great events for the city. "They Seek A City is an exhibition that celebrates the artists who made Chicago home between 1910
RAPPER LUPE FIASCO explains how soul food is a part of the Black culture and its transformation from the negative to the positive.
Leah Hope
FR. MICHAEL PFLEGER and Fiasco’s mother Shirley Jaco look on as Lupe Fiasco speaks to a standing room only crowd at St. Sabina Church recently.
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and 1950. Seeing their work together, we see a clearer picture of their struggles and their hopes. It also symbolizes an important time in Chicago when so many of our families came here for better lives,” said Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC) Gala Chair Leah Hope. “It connects cultures and shows the commonality of their migration and immigration experiences. The
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exhibition allows us to appreciate how artists from the southern states and from Europe and Mexico added to the rich culture we now know.” Hope’s great grandmother, Lugenia Burns Hope, attended the
and Max Kahn. Many sponsors are making this unique exhibition, which runs from March 3 through June 2 at the Art Institute, possible, and the Exelon Foundation is the exhibition lead sponsor. A Foundation principal
ARCHIBALD J. MOTLEY, JR. Nightlife, 1943. Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field, Jack and Sandra Guthman, Ben W. Heineman, Ruth Horwich, Lewis and Susan Manilow, Beatrice C. Mayer, Charles A. Meyer, John D. Nichols, and Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Smith, Jr.; James W. Alsdorf Memorial Fund; Goodman Endowment. School of the Art Institute of Chica- said that the Exelon Foundation is go (SAIC), and her brother Richard pleased to bring this exhibition to Hope Jr.—who now teaches art in Chicago. The Foundation is a sepaCalifornia—received his MFA in rate entity from the corporation, 1996. Her father, Richard Hope, and the Foundation’s three focus arattended Morehouse College with eas are: diversity and tolerance; enthe President of SAIC, Walter E. ergy, math and science education; Massey. She is proud of her family and environmental preservation, connections to the School and ex- said Steve Solomon, President, Excited about the Gala, which is a elon Foundation. “The migration fundraiser for the LAC—a volun- story is unique to Chicago, and the tary committee at the Art Institute. Art Institute didn’t just look at “The Opening Gala Celebration African Americans but they looked is a wonderful way to open the exhi- at other communities as well and bition. It will be a true celebration what the art world was able to see with vintage decor and themes from those different artists coming throughout the evening. I am hum- here,” Solomon added. “It is the bled to have this awesome responsi- first time that an art museum has bility to make the Gala a memo- looked at migration this way.” rable and successful fundraiser for The fact that the exhibition will the Leadership Advisory Commit- have outreach components is an extee,” Leah Hope said. citing feature of which the Exelon The art exhibition explores how Foundation is proud. “It is very imthe city’s new artists—many of portant to the Foundation, because whom were African American mi- not everybody will be able to come grants from the South or Eastern to the Art Institute to see it,” European Jewish immigrants—re- Solomon said. “We believe in accessponded to their circumstances of sibility and by bringing samples of migration and sought to establish highlighted work into the libraries their lives and communities. The is a way to get this story out into the exhibition features more than 80 communities.” works of paintings, sculptures, phoSolomon stated that some of the tographs and works on paper from artists featured in the exhibit lived artists, including Archibald Motley, (Continued on page 16) Walter Ellison, Elizabeth Catlett
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WORLD OF MUSIC
By Barbara Wright-Pryor
Chicago Modern Orchestra Project Continues its 2012-13 Season Concert will feature two world premieres and a tribute to Michael Jackson Chicago Modern Orchestra (CMOP), Renée Baker, Founder/Artistic Director, continues its 20122013 season with two concerts titled “Conversations & Collaborations,” featuring a special tribute to the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson, along with two world premieres. The concerts will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 7:00 pm at Dominican University, 7900 West Division Street, River Forest, IL and Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3:00 pm at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive in Chicago. Guest artists include the Frapochi Movement Ensemble, Cristal Sabbagh, director; the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians
(AACM) Vocal Ensemble; and violist Robert Fisher in performances of Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” Piazzola’s “Tango Ballet,” Renée Baker’s “Samsara” opera excerpts (world premiere), Ishikawa’s “Dynasty Visualizations of Li Po” by the AACM vocal ensemble, Wilson’s “Second Threnody Moment” for solo viola and movement (World Premiere) commissioned by CMOP. The South Shore Cultural Center performance is free, and tickets for the Dominican University performance can be purchased at chicagomodernorchestraproject.org/events2/. Additional information about these concerts and the CMOP 201213 season may be found at chicagomodernorchestraproject.org. Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, founded and directed by Renée Baker, is the country’s most ethnically
Rénee Baker diverse contemporary music ensemble and is rapidly being recognized as a national leader as such. CMOP is
Cristian Macelaru and Asher Fisch to replace ailing Pierre Boulez at CSO Pierre Boulez, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus, has reluctantly had to withdraw from his scheduled appearances with the CSO in March on the advice of his personal physicians. Cristian Macelaru, associate conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, leads the CSO on Thursday, March 7 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Macelaru leads a slightly changed program, with Bartók’s Divertimento for String Orchestra replacing Messiaen’s “Chronochromie.” The rest of the program is unchanged: Debussy’s “Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun,” Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman, and Stravinsky’s “The Song of the Nightingale.” Cristian Macelaru made his South Shore Cultural Center debut April 15, 2012 conducting the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training orchestra of the CSO, in a free community concert that included Brahm’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68. In the second week of concerts on Thursday, March 14; Friday, March
F-sharp Major. Fisch is currently principal guest conductor of the Seattle Opera and assumes the post of principal conductor and artistic advisor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in September 2013. Music Director Riccardo Muti, who is recuperating from surgery at his home in Ravenna, Italy is scheduled to return to Symphony Center in April for his Spring residency.
dedicated to commissioning, performing and recording contemporary creative and classical music of new composers. The mission of the orchestra is to excite and encourage new audiences with their own brand of “out-of-the-box” programming. CMOP’s mission and commitment is to seek out original scores from all genres of music, with an emphasis on living composers, that might not appeal to most symphony orchestras. CMOP Artistic Director Baker, in describing the program, states “Society has long held the romantic idea of an artist/creator as a solitary person. Bringing together creative music, classical music, dance, vocalists and jazz, the Chicago Modern Orchestra Project encourages the active chatter between medium and genre.” Renée Baker is a composer, conductor, violinist and violist. She has been at the extreme forefront of creative and avant-garde music since 1991 while developing CMOP. Utilizing some of the finest musicians that cross the classical world as well as jazz greats, she has crafted a group of the best traditionalists and married them to dedicated improvisers. Her
skills as a conductor and musiciancoordinator have been used by some of the finest musical organizations in Chicago including Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings. Baker’s musical affiliations, in addition to the Black Earth Orchestra, include David Boykin Expanse, Orbert Davis w/Strings Attached, Doug Carn, Karl Siegfried’s Galaxy String Quartet, Great Black Music Ensemble (AACM), Chicago Jazz Philharmonic and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. Ms. Baker is Artistic Director of the Chicago Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble as well as Mantra Blue Free Orchestra and is known as the principal violist of the internationally acclaimed Chicago Sinfonietta.
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Cristian Macelaru 15; and Saturday, March 16 at 8 p.m., conductor Asher Fisch returns to Symphony Center for the first time since his CSO subscription concert debut in October 2010. The program for this week’s concerts remains unchanged, featuring Schoenberg’s Violin Concerto with Michael Barenboim in his CSO debut. The remainder of the program consists of Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” and Prelude to “Parsifal,” and the Adagio from Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 in
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BARITONE ROBERT SIMS’ concert with the Community Renewal Chorus and All God’s Children in tribute to his teacher Dr. Lena J. McLin scheduled for 3:00 pm Sunday, February 24, 2013 at University Church, 5655 So. University Ave. has been cancelled and will be re-scheduled at a later date.
South Shore Opera Company presents works by Black composers South Shore Opera Company of Chicago will celebrate Black
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Composers in a free concert Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 6:00 pm at South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 South Shore Drive. Admission is free. Opera excerpts, scenes and songs too-seldom-heard from operas of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Aldolphus Hailstork, instrumentals by William Grant Still, songs of Florence Price and Lena McLin will introduce South Shore Opera’s fifth anniversary season. Perennial favorites will be sung by sopranos Jonita Lattimore and Joelle Lamarre, tenor Jeffrey BurSaturday, February 23, 2013
ish, and baritone Kirk Walker accompanied by Peter Slavin, pi-
ano. Guest music director Renee Baker is substituting for Music/-
Artistic Director Cornelius Johnson.
Jeffrey Burish
Jonita Lattimore
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GRAMMY Award winning pastor opens doors Undiscovered Songwriters Sought For Forthcoming CD Inspired People Music CEO and Billboard chart topping recording artist Pastor Charles Jenkins is one of today’s most popular Gospel artists. A well-known speaker and author, the Senior Pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois, became a household name when his song, “Awesome,” soared to the top spot on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs Chart. Sung in choir stands all over the country, the track, from the current CD, The Best of Both Worlds, saw the nation singing the praises
of God. The song and the CD netted the artist five 2013 Stellar Awards (Song of the Year, CD of the Year, Choir of the Year, Traditional Choir of the Year and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year) in January. Few know that the songwriter received a GRAMMY Award in 2005 for penning “You’ve Been A Friend” on Israel & New Breed’s project, Alive In South Africa. Recently, the prolific songwriter launched the Inspired People Music Songwriting Contest. Jenkins desired to tap undiscovered talent for his forthcoming release. Pastor Jenkins says about the contest, “This is our way of inspiring songwriters, giving
back and creating opportunities for the next generation and beyond. We want someone to write a worship song to inspire the world to sing!” The renowned pastor is giving up-and-coming songwriters a chance to have their songs included on what’s certain to be another groundbreaking album. Below are the Entry Requirements: 1. All songs must be in MP3 format and under 4 minutes total playing time. 2. Song must be in the genre/style of Gospel/Christian/Worship. 3. A complete lyric sheet. 4. A completed entry form.
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5. Contestant must be at least 18 years of age. 6. Contestant must be free to enter a publishing contract. The Grand Prize Winner will have their song placed on the next Pastor Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago CD. The winner also receives a publishing deal with Inspired People, LLC and a $1,000 cash advance against royalties; an Apple computer and a gift card from a major retailer. The deadline for entry has been extended to Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 12:00 AM CT. Full rules and regulations as well as instructions for submitting songs can be found at www.inspiredpeoplemusic.com.
Jennifer Holiday coming to Christ Universal Temple Christ Universal Temple along with Dramatically Correct Productions will present the hit stage play, “Standing In The Shadows Of Love” March 9, 2013 at 7 p.m., at Christ Universal Temple, 11901 S. Ashland Ave. “Standing In The Shadows Of Love” cast members include: Tommy Ford, from the NAACP Award Winning Martin TV Series, Christopher Williams & Dave Holister Chart Topping Billboard recording artist, and Chicago’s very own Song Bird Terisa Griffin. The play depicts a family’s struggles, hopes, and
triumphs as they search for answers during a family member’s wrongful imprisonment. The play illumi-
Jennifer Holliday
nates true-to-life drama. Audience members of all ages will be uplifted as they are taken through a re-
markable journey of emotion that is bound to touch their hearts and souls. Standing in the Shadows
Dave Hollister
of Love is produced and written by Chicagoan Tracie Armour-Adetunji. For additional informa-
Tommy Ford
tion about Standing in the Shadows of Love, visit www.shadowsoflove.event brite.com.
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A new road to Pullman Park (Cont’d from page 1) the 270-acre Pullman Park development that will include a Supercenter Walmart, affordable housing, a hotel, park, and a new school, according to Beale. The Walmart Super Center is expected to open by yearend. The South Side alderman said by creating more jobs it would ultimately help reduce violence, which he said is sparked in part by frustrated people unable to find employment. Quinn agreed. “It’s important that folks have an opportunity to work in their community,” added Quinn. “If you’re able-bodied and you’re breathing, we want you working.” One main purpose for WalThe Chicago Crusader
mart recruited as the anchor tenant for the project, said Beale, is its ability to address the food desert that exists in the area. “Where do we go for lunch? Where do we go for dinner? Just to have a nice night out?” Beale asked. “We have to go outside our community. When you spend a dollar inside our community, it circulates for three to four hours, and it’s gone. Now, when you spend a dollar inside our community, that dollar circulates three to four weeks.” Having access to quality food is something every community should have available, added Quinn. “Unfortunately, right now, this [Pullman] is a food desert, and we’re not going to tolerate that,” Quinn said.
“We want to make sure that everyone has access to good food, fresh food.” The Far South Side community is made up of 87,827 people and 94. 8 percent are Black while only 2.6 percent are white, according to census data. And complimenting the upcoming Pullman Park development is the Millennium Reserve, which began in 2011. The MR project, which is expected to boost green space in Chicago, will convert industrial wasteland along Lake Calumet into space safe for recreation and outdoor exploration. According to Quinn, MR is the largest open space project in the country and will enhance public recreation
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opportunities in 140,000 acres of land in the Calumet region, which runs through the Roseland community. “The Millennium Reserve will expand the amount of green space in the Chicago area by more than 140,000 acres and give families living in our largest urban area more opportunities for outdoor recreation,” explained Quinn. “This important project will convert an industrial area into valuable open space that gives area families a place to gather, play and experience the great outdoors.” Phase One includes Indian Ridge Marsh, a 145-acre site where officials hope to improve aquatic, wetland and woodland areas, build recreational trails, create new habitats and preserve a
breeding ground for the endangered black crowned night heron. As part of the MS, Calumet Core phase, Quinn said the
state would kick in $17.9 million from the Illinois Jobs Now! capital program to improve recreational facilities in the area.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR (Cont’d from page 8) every day and our understanding of the Universe evolves. Telescopes provide new views that improve our knowledge of the marvelous cosmos in which we live. For more information, call 312922-7827 or visit www.adlerplanetarium.org. NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT AT THE CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: Chicago Children’s Museum has a brand new permanent exhibit! Inspired by the
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national maker movement, Tinkering Lab, ONGOING daily in March during normal business hours, provides children and families with the inspiration, time, space, materials and freedom to innovate and interact directly with the real, three-dimensional world around them. It’s the ultimate workshop inspiring visitors to design, build, test and retest with real tools and materials. For more information, contact Bente Engelstoft at 312-4647686, or at bentee@chicago childrensmuseum.org. 15
A Good Day To Die Hard A Review by: Bonnie DeShong John McClane (Bruce Willis) finds out that his estranged, bad boy son Jack (Jai Courtney) is in trouble. In fact, he is locked up in a Russian prison. Even though they haven’t spoken or seen each other in a while, John takes off to Russia to save his son and try to get him on the right track. He gets to Jack just in time to see him escaping from
the court with a prisoner in tow. In true McClane style, John spoils the precision getaway which causes a major chase scene, shoot out, cars rolling over, a tank driving off a bridge, and a whole lot more. Along the way he learns that Jack is actually working undercover to protect and get information from Komarov (Sebastian Koch) a prisoner who has a very important file that everyone wants. Father and son team up to save Ko-
marov, retrieve the file, and get out of Russia safe and sound, or not. Things change when Jack takes John on a father son vacation to Chernobyl. You’ll get it once you see the film. This 5th installment of the Die Hard series doesn’t disappoint. There is more than enough unbelievable stunts, a plot twister or two, and just enough humor to make the film enjoyable. Ladies this is a film that you and your fella
Final Rosters unveiled McDonald’s . . .
(Cont’d from page 19) of-Fame basketball coach. Since 1978, more than 1,100 players have competed in the McDonald’s All American Games, forming an elite list of some of the top names in basketball history including, Magic Johnson, Michael
Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose, Sylvia Fowles, Candace Parker and Maya Moore. Tickets to the 2013 McDonald’s All American Games are available now through Ticketmaster or charge-by-
phone at 1-866-909-GAME. Tickets start at $10 and include free parking. Net proceeds from the Games will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®). The Games have raised more than $10 million for RMHC since 1978.
ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE (Cont’d from page 12) in some of the very communities to which the exhibit will visit. Diversity and showcasing the city of Chicago as a “melting pot” is a common thread within the exhibit that is appreciated by another supporter, the Allstate Corporation. “Allstate has a long history of supporting diverse communities, and the partnership with the Art Institute is a part of that commitment. Chicago has been Allstate’s ‘hometown’ for more than 80 years,” said Cheryl Cooke, Allstate Manager, Chicago Civic and Cultural Affairs. “Our roots here run deep, and that's especially true when it comes to sponsoring programs that tell the history of Chicago through art and culture. This program helps to improve the quality of life for every citizen and to open eyes, hearts and minds to art and culture all across the city.” Allstate contributed $4.5 million in 2012 to nonprofit organizations throughout Chicagoland—through more than 50 arts and cultural organizations in the area, including the National Museum of Mexican Fine Arts and the Museum of Science and Industry, among others, Cooke
said. And the exhibit’s contribution to the city is just as impressive. “The exhibit enhances the City’s reputation as a destination for great art and culture. In addition, the exhibit illustrates the diversity in Chicago and the impact various ethnic groups have had on developing our city into one of America’s greatest,” Cooke said. “Chicago’s neighborhoods are at the core of all things related to this great city. Outreach and awareness-building in neighborhoods are key to this and other initiatives that Allstate supports. Chicagoans need to know the impact diverse cultures have had on the history and development of Chicago.” Leah Hope added: “Each artist's story symbolizes the journey of so many during that time. And it’s a story that's repeated in our families. We hope this exhibition will give Chicagoans the opportunity to reflect on their families' stories of migrating to Chicago,” she said. “They came here for opportunity, for something better for their families. That's something to which we can all relate. Who doesn't hope for better for the next generation?” External events associated with the art exhibit include a
seminar titled, “They Seek A City,” to be held April 6 at 1 p.m. at the museum. This is a free event with museum admission where Chicago scholars will discuss selected works. A family program: The Artist’s Studio will be held on Saturday and Sundays in March between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. This is a free event where participants will create an artwork that tells the story of how their families came to settle here. There are also four community outreach events scheduled throughout the Chicago Public Library system: February 27 at 6 p.m. at Greater Grand Crossing Branch, 1000 E. 73rd St.; March 7 at 6 p.m. at West Town Branch, 1625 W. Chicago Ave.; April 6 at 3 p.m. at the Bezazian Branch, located at 1226 W. Ainslie St.; and on May 11 at 11 a.m. at the Woodson Regional Branch, located at 9525 S. Halsted St. Individual tickets to the Gala are $350, patron tickets are $1,000, with tables and sponsorships also available. For more information about the Gala and art exhibition, call (312) 443-3133, e-mail lacevent@artic.edu or visit www.artic.edu/they-seekcity.
can enjoy together. He will love the crashes, shoot outs, and jumping through glass windows out of buildings 20 stories high. You will enjoy how good Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney look, and the humor that flows through the film. I love Bruce Willis and I like John McClane. Jai Courtney brought true character as the estranged son of John. Together both Bruce and Jai, and John and Jack, make a good team. I can’t wait for #6! I say SPEND THE MONEY and see “A Good Day to Die Hard” at the theaters.
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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification as filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. File No. D13133242 on the 4th day of February 2013 Under the Assumed Name of His/Hers Catering with the business located at 9000 S. Escanaba Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60617. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: Herman Carter, 9000 S. Escanaba Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617, Temeco Orange, 9000 S. Escamba Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617. 2/16, 2/23, 3/2
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Cont’d from page 4) ishments. But the question must be asked. What will happen now that the speech has been spoken and the visit is over? Does anyone believe the 16
president’s half hour of addressing national and Chicago problems will bring a new mindset to gun-packing gang members? Did he address and find a solution for what is ravaging our city? Will his words about part-
nerships really translate into more jobs and better schools here? Nope, the president’s visit didn’t hurt anything. Unfortunately, it didn’t help either.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS, COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REL Financial LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, Assignee of Smith-Rothchild Financial Company, P l a i n t i f f , v . Peter B. Fowowe, Lisa Fowowe, and Unknown owners and non-record lien claimants, Defendants, 12 CH 15759 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure, and Sale entered in the above cause on November 9, 2012, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois will on March 11, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago IL, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly Address: 8138 South Exchange, Chicago IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-218-044 The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence Sale terms: 10% down and balance by cashiers or certified check within 24 hours. 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, 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, any prior first mortgages, 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/l8.5(g-l). 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 L A W . For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Patrick T. Joy, Stone Pogrund & Korey LLC, 1 E. Wacker Dr., Ste. 2610, Chicago IL 60601, Tel. No. 312-782-3636. 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 p u r p o s e . I508791
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AMC1; P l a i n t i f f , v s . TASHA BELL; KIMBARK CLASSIC C O N D O M I N I U M ASSOCIATION; MIDLAND FUNDING N C C 2 CORPORATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TASHA BELL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 19737 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 20, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 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: The Chicago Crusader P.I.N. 20-23-223-035-1006 Commonly known as 6603 South Kimbark Avenue, Unit 1S, Chicago, IL 60637 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago,
NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 19737 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 20, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 21, 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: P.I.N. 20-23-223-035-1006 Commonly known as 6603 South Kimbark Avenue, Unit 1S, Chicago, IL 60637 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-0702. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I507537 Pierce & Associates File Number # 1 0 3 8 9 5 7 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . SHANTELLE BAKER AKA SHANTELLE D. BAKER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SHANTELLE BAKER IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 847 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 December 18, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 20, 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 property: described 20-22-410-028-0000. P.I.N. Commonly known as 6808 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 0 6 3 7 . 6 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 a l e . s 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 9 5 7 . 1 0 3 8 JUDICIAL SALES INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I507444
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 14-11-33940. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-11-33940 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 028468 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. I506752
by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on March 18, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in the hallway outside 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 J u d g m e n t : P . I . N . : 20-23-103-008-0000.Address: 6425 S. Chicago, IL Maryland, 60637.Improvements: 3 story, 6-unit residential apartment building.Sale shall be under the following terms: The real estate shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder; requiring payment not less than ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours plus interest at the time statutory Judgment rate on any unpaid portion of the sale price from the date of sale to the date of payment. All payments of the amount bid shall be in cashier's or certified funds payable to the "Sale Officer".Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Tonya M. Parravano, Crowley, Barrett & Karaba, Ltd., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 20 S. Clark St., Ste. 2310, Chicago, IL 60603, Tel. No. (312) 726-2468.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.I508841
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: BROTHERS AND THOMPSON, TWO PRUDENTIAL PLAZA, 180 N. STETSON AVE., SUITE 4425, Chicago, IL 60601, (312) 372-2909 FAX: 312-297-1020. 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. BROTHERS AND THOMPSON TWO PRUDENTIAL PLAZA, 180 N. STETSON AVE., SUITE 4425 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 372-2909 Attorney Code. 35496 Case Number: 12 CH 13667 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. I508712
HOUSES FOR SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SEAWAY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, F/K/A SEAWAY NATIONAL B A N K P l a i n t i f f , v . PAULA MANUEL, LAKE TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 13667 7337 S. SHORE DRIVE, UNIT 620 Chicago, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 3, 2012, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK an agent of The Judicial Sales COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March DEPARTMENT CHANCERY 12, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at NATIONAL ASSOCIATION public auction to the highest bidder, as set P l a i n t i f f , forth below, the following described real v . estate: Commonly known as 7337 S. CHERYL R. DILLINGHAM, LEON WHITE SHORE DRIVE, UNIT 620, Chicago, IL D e f e n d a n t s 60153 Property Index No. 12 CH 028468 21-30-114-029-1219. The real estate is 6911 S. PRAIRIE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL improved with a condominium. The 6 0 6 3 7 judgment amount was $73,916.52. Sale NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS terms: 25% down of the highest bid by HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a certified funds at the close of the auction; Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered The balance, including the Judicial sale in the above cause on December 14, 2012, fee for Abandoned Residential Property an agent of The Judicial Sales Municipality Relief Fund, which is Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March calculated on residential real estate at the 18, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction Corporation, One South Wacker Drive thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or public auction to the highest bidder, as set wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the forth below, the following described real mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate: Commonly known as 6911 S. estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or Property Index No. 20-22-316-002. The other lienor acquiring the residential real real estate is improved with a single family estate whose rights in and to the residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the residential real estate arose prior to the highest bid by certified funds at the close sale. The subject property is subject to of the auction; The balance, including the general real estate taxes, special Judicial sale fee for Abandoned assessments, or special taxes levied Residential Property Municipality Relief against said real estate and is offered for Fund, which is calculated on residential sale without any representation as to real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 quality or quantity of title and without or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified condition. The sale is further subject to funds/or wire transfer, is due within confirmation by the court. Upon payment in twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be full of the amount bid, the purchaser will paid by the mortgagee acquiring the receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle residential real estate pursuant to its credit the purchaser to a deed to the real estate bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and judgment creditor, or other lienor plaintiff makes no representation as to the acquiring the residential real estate whose condition of the property. Prospective rights in and to the residential real estate bidders are admonished to check the court arose prior to the sale. The subject file to verify all information. If this property property is general real estate their Bsubject lackstoM ust c ontrol own coMMunity is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the taxes, special assessments, or special unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a taxes levied against said real estate and is mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and offered for sale without any representation the legal fees required by The as to quality or quantity of title and without Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condition. The sale is further subject to condominium unit which is part of a confirmation by the court. If the sale is set common interest community, the purchaser aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the of the unit at the foreclosure sale other sale shall be entitled only to a return of the than a mortgagee shall pay the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no assessments required by The further recourse against the Mortgagor, Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE attorney. Upon payment in full of the MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU amount bid, the purchaser will receive a HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER Certificate of Sale that will entitle the ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF purchaser to a deed to the real estate after POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE confirmation of the sale. The property will
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . SHAKA A. RAWLS; SHAKA A. RWLS; RUKIYA BYRD; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SHAKA A. RAWLS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RUKIYA BYRD, IF ANY; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 20931 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 1, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 27, 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: P.I.N. 20-15-419-007-0000. Commonly known as 6225 South Rhodes Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W V P 1 2 - 0 4 7 8 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I509460
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Old National Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as successor in interest to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver of Integra Bank, National Association, as successor by merger to Prairie Bank and Trust C o m p a n y , P l a i n t i f f , v s . Haven Development, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Noreen M. McLaughlin, Martin P. McLaughlin, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, D e f e n d a n t s . 12 CH 21865; Sheriff's No. 130140-001F. 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 March 18, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in the hallway outside 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 J u d g m e n t : P . I . N . : 20-23-103-008-0000.Address: 6425 S. Maryland, Chicago, IL 60637.Improvements: 3 story, 6-unit residential apartment building.Sale shall be under the following terms: The real Saturday, estate shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder; requiring payment not less than ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours plus interest at the time statutory Judgment rate on any unpaid portion of the sale price from the date of sale to the date of payment. All payments of the amount bid shall be in cashier's or certified funds payable to the "Sale Officer".Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Tonya M. Parravano, Crowley, Barrett & Karaba, Ltd., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 20 S. Clark St., Ste. 2310, Chicago, IL 60603, Tel. No.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST AS COMPANY, TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN CERTIFICATES, ASSET-BACKED 2007-MLNI; SERIES P l a i n t i f f , v s . MARIO J. BATES; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. F/K/A CAPITAL ONE BANK; UNKNOWN AND HEIRS LEGATEES OF MARIO J. BATES, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, CH 40999 11 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on July 17, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 11, 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: P.I.N. 20-22-227-006-0000. Commonly known as 6615 South Rhodes Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. 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 possession. of Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W11-3914. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I505601
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 6 2 6 ; P l a i n t i f f , v s . CYNTHIA ALFORD; CAREY ALFORD; 7008-10 SOUTH MERRILL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; CITY OF CHICAGO, DEPARTMENT OF WATER M A N A G E M E N T ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CYNTHIA ALFORD, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CAREY ALFORD, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 09 CH 49421 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on May 1, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 11, 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: P.I.N. 22-24-423-030-1004. Commonly known as 7008 South Merrill Avenue, Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60649. 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 February 23,(g)(4) 2013of 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W09-3714. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I505529
their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 22-24-423-030-1004. Commonly known as 7008 South Merrill Avenue, Unit 3, Chicago, IL 60649. 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 the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W09-3714. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I505529
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , s . v PATSY DARLING; UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES OF AND PATSY DARLING, IF ANY; UNKNOWN AND NON OWNERS RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , CH 20890 12 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 13, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 14, 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: 20-26-125-011-0000 P.I.N. Commonly known as 7439 South Drexel Chicago, Il 60619 Avenue, The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-2105. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I505837 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v s . REGINALD FRAZIER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 41978 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 11, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 13, 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. 20-23-424-009-0000. Commonly known as 7027 SOUTH HARPER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637. 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 2 6 1 8 8 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I505773
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , v . ROBERT GUFFIE AKA ROBERT L. GUFFIE, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N . A . D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 12823 6526 SOUTH KENWOOD 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 August 24, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 12, 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 6526 SOUTH KENWOOD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-23-212-060-0000. The real estate is improved with a two flat with a detached 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 PA1032922. 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. PA1032922 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 12823 I508716
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BANC OF A M E R I C A MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.; BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-1; MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2 0 0 7 1 ; P l a i n t i f f , v s . ADAM W. GASKA AKA ADAM GASKA; PIOTR SZEWCZYK; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ADAM W. GASKA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PIOTR SZEWCZYK, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 30446 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 4, 2012 18 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 15, 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: P.I.N. 20-22-419-002-0000 Commonly known as 7005 South King Drive, Chicago, IL 60637-4615 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
IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PIOTR SZEWCZYK, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 30446 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 4, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 15, 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: P.I.N. 20-22-419-002-0000 Commonly known as 7005 South King Drive, Chicago, IL 60637-4615 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-4430. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I505920 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . ROBERT MCCLINTON; 6555 SOUTH SAINT LAWRENCE CONDOMINIUMS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT MCCLINTON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 08 CH 35957 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 3, 2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 11, 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 p r o p e r t y : P.I.N. 20-22-220-018-0000. Commonly known as 6555 SOUTH ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, UNIT 2B, CHICAGO, IL 60637. 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: 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 0 8 2 0 2 9 1 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I505511
PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-303-028-0000. The real estate is improved with a white vinyl two story single family home with a two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the 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 the legal fees required by 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 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 PA1126796. 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. PA1126796 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 02156 I505121
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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C12-66139. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 Attorney File No. C12-66139 Attorney Code. Case Number: 12 CH 12188 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. I504840
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Urban Partnership Bank, P l a i n t i f f , s . v Shawn Fields, All Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, All D e f e n d a n t s . CH 10822; 12 No. 130082-001F. Sheriff's 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 March 19, 2013, at 1:00 P.M. 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:P.I.N.: 20-27-208-013-0000.Address: 7247 S. Drive, Chicago, IL King Multifamily.Sale 60619.Improvements: shall be under the following terms: Terms of Sale: Ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours; plus, for residential real estate, a statutory judicial sale fee calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, not to exceed $300, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipal Relief Fund. No judicial sale 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. All payments shall be made in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Cook County. In the event the property is a condominium, in accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765 ICLS 605(9)(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the unit, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessment and legal fees required by subdivision (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 and the assessments required by (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act.Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Kathleen R. Pasulka-Brown, Pugh, Jones & Johnson, P.C., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601, Tel. No. (312) 768-7862.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.I504149
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, L L C , P l a i n t i f f , v . HARLAN HANSBROUGH, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 12188 7538 S WOLCOTT 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 December 6, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 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 7538 S WOLCOTT AVE, Chicago, IL 60620 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK Property Index No. 20-30-401-032-0000. ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, The real estate is improved with a single DEPARTMENT CHANCERY family residence. The judgment amount DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE was $205,014.34. Sale terms: 25% down of SOLUTIONS, INC the highest bid by certified funds at the P l a i n t i f f , close of the auction; The balance, v . including the Judicial sale fee for GREEN RUSSELL AKA RUSSELL Abandoned Residential Property BERRY GREEN AKA RUSSELL GREEN Municipality Relief Fund, which is AKA GREEN BERRY RUSSELL, CITY calculated on residential real estate at the OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser D e f e n d a n t s not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or 12 CH 02156 wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) 5924 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE hours. No fee shall be paid by the CHICAGO, IL 60637 mortgagee acquiring the residential real NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered other lienor acquiring the residential real COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY in the above cause on December 7, 2012, estate whose rights in and to the DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION an agent of The Judicial Sales residential real estate arose prior to the REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE NETWORK Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March sale. The subject property is subject to I N C . 11, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales general real estate taxes, special P l a i n t i f f , Corporation, One South Wacker Drive assessments, or special taxes levied v . 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at against said real estate and is offered for MONICA HOLMES AKA MONICA D. public auction to the highest bidder, as set sale without any representation as to HOLMES, CITY OF CHICAGO, A forth below, the following described real quality or quantity of title and without MUNICIPAL CORPORATION estate: Commonly known as 5924 SOUTH recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" D e f e n d a n t s PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 condition. The sale is further subject to 12 CH 18122 Property Index No. 20-15-303-028-0000. confirmation by the court. Upon payment in 6552 S. RHODES AVE. Chicago, IL 60637 The real estate is improved with a white full of the amount bid, the purchaser will NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS vinyl two story single family home with a receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% the purchaser to a deed to the real estate Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered down of the highest bid by certified funds at after confirmation of the sale. The property in the above cause on December 21, 2012, the close of the auction; The balance, will NOT be open for inspection and an agent of The Judicial Sales including the Judicial sale fee for plaintiff makes no representation as to the Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March Abandoned Residential Property 22, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales condition of the property. Prospective Municipality Relief Fund, which is Corporation, One South Wacker Drive bidders are admonished to check the court calculated on residential real estate at the 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at file to verify all information. If this property rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction public auction to the highest bidder, as set is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser forth below, the following described real unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four23, (24)2013mortgagee, shall pay estate: tCommonly known as 6552 S. the assessments coMMunity heir own control Mustand Blacks February Saturday, hours. No fee shall be paid by the RHODES AVE., Chicago, IL 60637 the legal fees required by The mortgagee acquiring the residential real Property Index No. 20-22-218-038-0000. Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale The real estate is improved with a multi 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or unit building containing two to six condominium unit which is part of a other lienor acquiring the residential real apartments. The judgment amount was common interest community, the purchaser estate whose rights in and to the $272,267.94. Sale terms: The bid amount, of the unit at the foreclosure sale other residential real estate arose prior to the including the Judicial sale fee for than a mortgagee shall pay the sale. The subject property is subject to Abandoned Residential Property assessments required by The general real estate taxes, special Municipality Relief Fund, which is Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS assessments, or special taxes levied calculated on residential real estate at the 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE against said real estate and is offered for rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU sale without any representation as to thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN quality or quantity of title and without not to exceed $300, shall be paid in POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" certified funds immediately by the highest ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF condition. The sale is further subject to and best bidder at the conclusion of the POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE confirmation by the court. Upon payment in sale. No fee shall be paid by the WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE full of the amount bid, the purchaser will mortgagee acquiring the residential real ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
CH 18122 12 6552 S. RHODES AVE. 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 December 21, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 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 6552 S. RHODES AVE., Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-218-038-0000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $272,267.94. 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 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: 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 18122 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. I498541 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY D I V I S I O N GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC (SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION) P l a i n t i f f V . SHARENDA HILL, D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 42995 Property Address: 6441 SOUTH ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 3 7 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 11-056136 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 11, 2012, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 12, 2013, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real p r o p e r t y : Commonly known as 6441 South St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Permanent Index No.: 20-22-212-016-0000 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $ 279,527.36. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I495026
open for inspection. The judgment amount was $ 279,527.36. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I495026
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-WFHE4 Plaintiff, v . NOSA EHIMWENMAN AKA NOSA COLLINS EHIMWENMAN AKA NOSA C EHIMWENMAN AKA NOSA COLLINS EHIMVENMAN, CITY OF CHICAGO D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 20781 7316 SOUTH PERRY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 24, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 12, 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 7316 SOUTH PERRY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-220-043-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family brick home; detached 2 car 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 PA1111374. 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. PA1111374 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 20781 I508705
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SPORTS Final Rosters unveiled for McDonald’s All American® Games Windy City Duo, Family Connections, and Five Kentucky Recruits Headline Final Team Selections The McDonald’s All American Games unveiled the official rosters for the 36th Annual McDonald’s All American Boys Game and 12th Annual Girls Game during the Selection Show on ESPNU. The annual high school all-star event will again be played at Chicago’s United Center on April 3. Full team rosters, featuring players and coaches, are available now at www.mcdaag.com. The 2013 McDonald’s All American Boys Team will feature top ranked prep talent and Canadianborn Andrew Wiggins (Huntington Prep, W.Va.) playing alongside hometown hero Jabari Parker (Simeon Career Academy – Chicago). Aaron and Andrew Harrison (William B. Tavis – Richmond, Texas) mark the first set of twins since 2009 – the most recent pairs include David and Travis Wear (2009) and Brook and Robin Lopez (2006). The Harrison twins, who will be attending Kentucky in the fall, account for two of the McDonald’s All American Games record five boys recruits that will be attending the same university, including
Dakari Johnson (Montverde academy – Montverde, Fla.), Marcus Lee (Deer Valley High – Antioch, Calif.) and James Young (Rochester High – Rochester, Mich.). The previous record of four was held by Michigan (1991), Duke (1999) and Kentucky (2011). The Boys Game begins at 8:30 p.m. CT April 3, and will broadcast live on ESPN. The Girls Team will feature the first-ever McDonald’s All American Games father/daughter duo with Taya Reimer (Hamilton Southeastern – Indianapolis, Ind.), daughter of Ben Davis (1991). Other top female talent includes Mercedes Russell (Springfield High – Springfield, Ore.), Diamond DeShields (Norcross High School – Norcross, Ga.) and local Chicago star Linnae Harper (Whitney Young – Chicago, Ill.). California will be well-represented with four female student-athletes making the final team, including Oderah Chidom (Bishop O’Dowd – Oakland, Calif.), Kendall Cooper (St. Anthony – Carson, Calif.), Erica McCall (Ridgeview High – Bakersfield, Calif.) and Kelsey Plum (La Jolia Country Day School – Poway, Calif.). The Girls Game begins at 6:00 p.m. CT April 3, and will broadcast live on ESPNU. Freddy Johnson of Greensboro Day School in Greensboro, N.C.
MCDONALD’S HIGH SCHOOL’S All American player Jabari Parker (22) of Simeon Career Academy is considered the best player in the country. The 6’8” senior has already announced he will attend Duke University. The McDonald’s All Star Game is April 3 at the United Center. will coach the Boys East team, while have won more than 2,450 games and we look forward to hosting Mike Flaherty of Chicago’s Mt. and 12 State Championships. them in the Windy City for this can’t Carmel High School will lead the “It’s becoming a tradition for the miss event.” Boys West team. Fred Priester of top high school basketball stars to This year’s teams were selected Oakton High School in Vienna, Va. gather in Chicago for the McDon- from the field of more than 800 will coach the Girls East team, while ald’s All American Games,” said Nominees by the McDonald’s All Anthony Smith of Bolingbrook Douglas Freeland, director of the American Games Selection ComHigh School in Bolingbrook, Ill. will McDonald’s All American Games. mittee, led by committee chairman, man the sidelines for the Girls West “These players are the ‘heirs appar- Morgan Wootten, legendary Hallsquad. Combined, the four coaches ent’ to the basketball royalty throne, (Continued on page 16)
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