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Chicago mourns Civil Rights Icon myself among the more than 100 men and women she called ‘godchildren,’ and worked hard to live up to her example. I still do.

“Michelle and I are deeply saddened by Reverend Barrow’s passing, but we take comfort in the knowledge that our world is a far better place because she was a part of it. Our thoughts and prayers are with Reverend Barrow’s family, and with all those who loved her as we did.”

She was not only a civil rights fighter, but a civil rights icon, who worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Dr. Dorothy Height, Rev. Addie Wyatt, Rosa Parks, Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, and countless other participants in the civil rights movement.

Rev. Barrow was born and raised in rural Texas on a farm with her six siblings surrounded by religion. Her father, Nelson Taplin was a local Baptist pastor and her mother was a Methodist, while an uncle who lived with the family was a Jehovah’s Witness. She was “called to the ministry when she was sixteen years of age. While studying ministry in Portland, Oregon, she organized the first African American Church of God and she worked as a welder in a shipyard.

During that time she first became involved in the labor movement.

It was in Portland that she met and married Clyde Raymond Barrow in 1943, shortly thereafter they moved to Chicago and she studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the Central Conservatory of Music. She was an avid worker in the Church

Crusader Staff Report Condolences far and near poured in when it was announced on Thursday, March 12 that Dr. Willie T. Barrow, aka (also known as) “The Little Warrior” had died. Messages from the White House and the President of the United States Barack Obama acclaimed the life of a life-long civil rights fighter. She died in Chicago.

President Obama praised the civil rights leader as “a Chicago institution” and the “‘Little Warrior’ who pursued justice for all God’s children.”

Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., whom she spent more than 50 years working with said in making the announcement about her death, “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce, our sister beloved . . . Rev. Willie Taplin Barrow has made her transition. She was a woman of unusual courage and character. She was a freedom fighter.

She fought in the tradition of Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer. She was fearless.”

President Obama was widely known as one of many godchildren of Rev. Barrow, who added “In 1936, when she was just 12 years old, Reverend Barrow demanded to be let on her all-white school bus in Texas, and the fight for equality she joined that day would become the cause of her life.

“Nowhere was Reverend Barrow’s impact felt more than in our hometown of Chicago. Through Operation Breadbasket, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and her beloved Vernon Park Church, she never stopped doing all she could to make her community a better place. To Michelle and me, she was a constant inspiration, a lifelong mentor, and a very dear friend. I was proud to count

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Chicago State’s First Amendment Issues are ‘Cultural’

By J. Coyden Palmer The former lawyer who successfully sued Chicago State University for denying freedom of the press to its now defunct school newspaper, Tempo, and for unjustly firing a University employee who was serving as faculty advisor to the paper, is speaking out about the latest scandal at the school.

Earlier this month, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranked CSU as one of the worst colleges in the country for free speech. Last month, former CSU student Willie Preston was found not guilty on criminal trespassing charges (Continued on page 7)

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NEWS

SEIU Illinois State Council endorses “Chuy” for Mayor Major Labor Union Representing More than 150,000 in Illinois Calls Garcia the Clear Choice for Working Families Leading the fight against income inequality, the SEIU Illinois State Council recently announced its endorsement of Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in the 2015 Mayoral Election.

“This election presents a clear choice between Rahm Emanuel, who turned his back on Chicago’s hard working families by eliminating or outsourcing good jobs to companies that slash wages and benefits and Jesus Chuy Garcia, a long time progressive champion and ally of all workers,” said Tom Balanoff, SEIU Illinois State Council President. “SEIU is going to make sure that Chicago’s working families have a say in this election. We know we can’t match the tens of millions of dollars that Rahm’s billionaire friends are funneling into his campaign, but we can make sure that working families have a voice through Chuy Garcia’s campaign. We look forward to working with our friend

Chuy Garcia to champion the needs of working families by restoring balance, reviving neighborhoods and building an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few.”

of living, or one with Rahm Emanuel in which workers are taken advantage of by special interests and Rahm’s rich friends,” said Ewa Miklewicz, SEIU Local 1 Janitor. “While Rahm Emanuel’s buddies are thriving in our city, we are faced with tripled water fees and scammed by the red light and speed cameras Emanuel enforced.

That’s why SEIU is proud to endorse Chuy Garcia, a man on our side who will fight for the working families of our city.”

“Chuy Garcia is the candidate who will best represent the interests and values of working families in our great city,” said April Verrett, SEIU HCII Executive Vice President. “His track record of doing so goes back to his stand with the late Mayor Harold Washington and has continued throughout his political career.

Chicago is in need of clear direction that empowers working families, not one that continues to put the burden on the backs of families who are struggling to make ends meet as Rahm Emmanuel has done. In Chuy Garcia, we will have a mayor whose first concern will be in the interest of working families.”

“The clear choice for Chicago’s working families in the upcoming election is between a future with Chuy Garcia in which all of us have access to a quality standard

Jesus “Chuy” Garcia

Representing more than 150,000 workers, the SEIU Illinois Council rallies behind candidates who have demonstrated a strong record on issues important to all working families. The SEIU Illinois Council represents workers including home care and child care providers, security officers, janitors, as well as public employees, medical professionals, first responders and social service workers. SEIU members are winning better wages, health care, and more secure jobs, while ensuring that workers, not just corporations and CEOs, benefit from today’s economy.

Chicago mourns Civil Rights Icon (Continued from page 1) of God and in the 1950s she became active in the civil rights movement, working with Dr. King as a field organizer for marches and demonstrations.

Willie Barrow helped to found Operation Breadbasket in Chicago, which later grew into Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity, later People United to Serve Humanity). Reverend Barrow was a key “lieutenant” of Jesse Jackson in his Chicago-based activism. They

worked on many projects and in many organizations together, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a long association with Operation PUSH. When Reverend Jackson ran for President of the United States in 1984, she served as his Campaign Manager.

Reverend Barrow was also active in working against United States involvement in the Vietnam War and in 1968, she along with two others led a delegation to North Vietnam.

RECIPIENTS OF THE awards presented to leaders from the foodservice industry by Hensaal Management Group are (from left): John Clark, Blanton Canady, Azizah Muhammad, Tommy Williams, Steve Thomas, Frank Walker of Hensaal Management Group and (front) the Rev. Willie Barrow. Seated is Ken Hennings, President & CEO, Hensaal Management Group, Inc., which sponsored the recognition luncheon. pronouncement of the cause of her son’s death and worked to eradicate AIDS thereafter.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. concluded his announcement by saying “Death can have her frail body, but not her good works and not our memories of her. We love you. Rest in peace. We will never forget you.” She was 90 years old.

A public viewing for Rev. Bar-

THE REVEREND WILLIE BARROW of Operation PUSH (on left) welcomes Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas to the annual birthday tribute for Reverend Martin Luther King. The breakfast event was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Conard Hilton Hotel.

Willie Barrow was also active in the National Urban League and the National Council of Negro Women. She was also involved in women’s issues and in gay and lesbian issues. In 1983 her son Keith, a recording artist, died of HIV/AIDS and Reverend Barrow made one of the first AIDS quilts.

She was one of the first wellknown persons to make a public

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row will be held at Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters at 950 East 51st Street on Thursday, March 19 at 5 p.m., followed by a service at 6p.m. On Friday, March 20 she will lie in state at Vernon Park Church of God, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 7 p.m. On Saturday the burial will be held at Oak Wood Cemetery. www.chicagocrusader.com

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NEWS

Counting the Victims of Police Violence

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA)—As Eric Holder ended his tenure as U.S. Attorney General, he said, “The troubling reality is that we lack the ability right now to comprehensively track the number of incidents of either uses of force directed at police officers, or uses of force by police,” he said, at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event. “This strikes many – including me – as unacceptable.”

As it stands, both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice compile information on police killings, as reported by police departments themselves. But there are challenges with the reliability with this data. By law, collecting and providing this information to the government is mandatory only for police agencies that receive certain federal funds; police killings found to be unjustified are not included in the FBI’s measures; and reporting guidelines can vary from place to place, to name a few issues.

Over the past few years, citizens have attempted to step in where official entities would not, creating well-regarded crowdsourced online databases such as KilledbyPolice.net, FatalEncounters.org and the U.S. Police Shootings Database (launched by Web sports blog, Deadspin).

MappingPoliceViolence.org is the newest addition to this effort.

Mapping Police Violence builds on this tally by merging and crosschecking those first two databases.

It compiles a month-by-month death toll for 2013 and 2014; and by combing through media reports and other public data, the contributors have confirmed the race of every victim in 2014.

Samuel Sinyangwe, a 24-yearold Ferguson protestor and one of the project’s directors, said that this detail is missing for approximately 60 percent of the victims in the source databases.

Though the project highlights the disproportionate killing of Black people, it includes all reported deaths by date, location, race, age, gender, cause of death, and medical condition (e.g. under the influence, mentally disabled, etc.). Additionally, users can compare police departments around the country by population, murder rate, and how “likely to threaten Black life” they are.

“When you compare white folks and Black folks who were killed by police, there are big differences. White folks tended to be more likely to have a mental illness, to be armed, to be older… or to be drunk or under the influence. So they were more likely to have some condition that made it more challenging for police to deal with them,” Sinyangwe says.

“However for Black folks, they were less likely to do all of these things, and then they were still more likely to be killed. You can only do that analysis if you looked at all races and were able to com-

ERIC HOLDER NOTED the inability of two of the nation’s highest law enforcement departments—the FBI and the Department of Justice to accurately measure police killings.

MappingPoliceViolence.org is the newest effort to fill the void and provide more demographical information. violence. So crime is not an expare and contrast.”

By Mapping Police Violence’s cuse,” Sinyangwe said. “We’re count, police killed at least 1,175 hoping to really help [communipeople in 2014. Of these victims, ties and organizers] make the case 302 were Black – a dispropor- for why a given city or police detionate rate of 26 percent – and partment is really culpable for this 56 percent of these Black victims and really needs to make a were unarmed. Most victims were change.”

According to the data, Florida, shot, but other causes of death included Tasing, physical restraint, Texas, and California had the being hit by cars, and in one case highest number of Black victims in New York, falling from a win- last year (each responsible for between 20 and 35 deaths). Police dow.

“What you can show quite departments responsible for the plainly with this tool is that, in most deaths last year include fact, places with the same amount Chicago Police Department (13 of crime, the same demographics, killed), followed by Los Angeles have very different levels of police and New York (10 each), and

Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland (five deaths).

Sinyangwe points out that for the city of St. Louis, if the current trend continues, Black males 27 and younger will have a statistically greater chance of being killed by police than dying in a car accident.

The data also shows a marked drop in police killings after Michael Brown’s death and the start of the Ferguson protests. In August 2014, police killed 140 people around the country, 43 of them Black; the next month, those numbers fell to 80 and 19, respectively. They still have not returned to their August 2014 levels, for any demographic.

MappingPoliceViolence.org is run by Ferguson protestors and organizers, and is a project of the movement’s online hub, WetheProtesters.org. Volunteers around the country contribute to, sort, and verify the information.

“What I hope, and what DeRay [McKesson], [Johnetta Elzie], and I are building the capacity to do, is to use this tool to support groups on the ground…to be able to really make the case, using the best data available, for long-term institutional change,” Sinyangwe says.

“Particularly in the Midwest, and then a little bit in the South, there really are hotbeds for police violence. The question is, can we actually do something on a preventative end instead of waiting until a huge tragedy happens?”

Finance Committee announces Burge hearing Chairman Ed Burke of Chicago’s Finance Committee announced the committee will hold a hearing on the Burge Torture Reparations Ordinance on April 14, 2015 at 10 a.m. Dozens of organizers and activists were present to demonstrate their support for the ordinance.

The ordinance has been stalled in the Finance Committee since it was filed in City Council on October 16, 2013 by Aldermen Joe Moreno (1st Ward) and Howard Brookins (21st Ward). Several organizations, including Amnesty International, BYP100, Chicago Light Brigade, CTJM, Project NIA and We Charge Genocide have held rallies, demonstrations, and marches over the last three months to demand a public hearing on the ordinance and to call on Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago’s aldermen and women to fully support the ordinance and commit to its immediate passage in City Council.

“We are pleased that we are finally going to have a hearing on the ordinance.

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Jon Burke this must be passed,” said Alice Kim of Chicago Torture Justice Memorials.

“Burge’s reign of torture started over forty-two years ago. It is now past due for Mayor Emanuel and the City of Chicago to take responsibility for the egregious harm inflicted by Burge and his men and provide the torture survivors and family members the compensation and services they so richly deserve.”

The ordinance is supported by Cook

County Commissioner and mayoral candidate Jesus (Chuy) Garcia, 29 City aldermen and women, and numerous other political and civil leaders in Chicago. This past November, the United Nations Committee Against Torture also called upon the City of Chicago to enact the ordinance.

“We are looking forward to the day when the reparations ordinance is passed by the City Council so that the survivors of Burge’s torture can receive a measure of justice for their suffering and trauma,” said Mariame Kaba, founder and executive director of Project NIA. “Until that time, we will continue to fight for justice with them.

We appreciate the hearing and still need Mayor Emanuel to declare his full support for the ordinance.”

Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA said in response to the announcement of the hearing: “A public hearing on the reparations ordinance is a critical and necessary step toward the justice that Chicago police torture survivors need to heal, but the struggle is not yet over.

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on Chicago’s south side, it’s long past time for city officials, including Mayor Emanuel, to stand on the right side of history and unequivocally support reparations for torture survivors,” said Steven W. Hawkins, executive director of Amnesty International USA. “It’s crucial that the city of Chicago ensure full and adequate reparations without any further delay so that justice delayed does not become justice denied.”

The Ordinance serves as a formal apology to the survivors; creates a Commission to administer financial compensation to the survivors; creates a medical, psychological, and vocational center on the south side of Chicago; provides free enrollment in City Colleges to the survivors; requires Chicago Public schools to teach a history lesson about the cases; requires the City to fund public memorials about the cases; and sets aside $20 million to finance all of this redress – approximately the same amount of money the City has spent to defend Burge, other detectives and former Mayor Richard M. Daley in the Chicago Police torture cases.

“The damage done by Burge and his men is irreversible and will remain a

stain on Chicago’s reputation and collective consciousness for decades to come. It is our duty to help these victims and their families, and it is a moral and ethical imperative. It is our hope that the healing and forgiving process can begin with the passage of this legislation. The hearing brings us one step closer to getting this ordinance passed,” said Proco (Joe) Moreno, cosponsor of the ordinance.

The ordinance was drafted to address the fact that over 120 African American men and women have been subjected to racially-motivated torture, including electric shock, mock executions, suffocation and beatings by now former Police Commander Jon Burge and his subordinates from 1972 through 1991. Although Burge was convicted in federal court for perjury and obstruction of justice stemming from the torture cases in 2010, he continues to draw a taxpayer funded pension, while scores of Chicago Police Torture survivors continue to suffer from the psychological effects of the torture they endured without any compensation, assistance, or legal redress.

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL WOMEN’S HERSTORY March is Women’s History Month, and during this time the accomplishments of women are celebrated. Women represent onehalf of the human beings on our planet, and for many years their contributions have been ignored. Even today, there are places in the world where women are treated as less than second-class citizens. In some places women cannot even inherit property and in America, women only got the right to vote after a vigorous suffrage movement. Women leaders have managed to emerge in the modern world, however. For example, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Johnson is the first female elected president in Africa and serves as president of Liberia; Margaret Thatcher was elected as the first female British Prime Minister, and Indira Gandhi served as the fourth Prime Minister of India. In America, however, we have yet to have a woman lead this nation, though there is a chance that that may change during the upcoming presidential election.

African American women have been prominent in the quest for Black liberation. Among this group were Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Ida B. Wells. Additionally, the following are just a few other African American women who have succeeded against all odds in America, and who deserve honor and recognition for their contributions in the historical and contemporary arenas: Alice Walker, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Marian Anderson, Madam C.J. Walker, Willie B. Barrow, Josephine Baker, Mary McLeod Bethune, Gwendolyn Brooks, Shirley Chisholm, Angela Davis, Bessie Coleman, Ruby Dee, Marian Wright Edelman, Coretta Scott King, Myrlie Evers, Angela Davis, Althea Gibson, Venus and Serena Williams, Gwendolyn Brooks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Dorothy Height, Billy Holiday, bell hooks, Lena Horne, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mae Jemison.

Also, we have Barbara Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Edmonia Lewis, Toni Morrison, Leontyne Price, Audre Lorde, Wangari Maathai, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Mary Church Terrell, Nina Simone, Augusta Savage, Maggie Lena Walker, Cicely Tyson, Phyllis Wheatley, Daisy Bates, Rosa Parks, Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Rhianna, Beyonce, Pat Parker, Edmonia Lewis, Janet Jackson, Annie Lee, Pearl Bailey, Rita Mae Brown, Alice DunbarNelson, Melissa Harris-Perry, Regina Anderson, Marjorie Lee Browne, Jessie Redmond-Fauset, and Charlotte Forten Grimke.

We can also point to Halle Berry, Viola Davis, Angela Bassett, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Anna Arnold Hedgeman, Ariel Williams Holloway, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Queen Nzingha, Dorothy Dandridge, Hallie Quinn Brown, Henriette Delille, Odetta, Eartha Kitt, Michelle Obama, Octavia Butler, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Ormes, Leslie Uggams, Queen Latifah (Dana Owens), Jada Pinkett-Smith, Diane Carroll, Condoleeza Rice, Pam Grier, Grace Jones, Ella Baker, Diane Nash, Septima Poinsette Clark, Lupita Nyong’o, Vanessa Williams, Cathy Hughes, Euzhan Palcy, Jackie “Moms” Mabley, Tina Turner, Pattie LaBelle, Janelle Monae, Beverly Johnson, Jill Scott, Butterfly McQueen, Ava Duvernay, Betty Carter, Mahalia Jackson, India.Arie, Jessye Norman, Tina Turner, Ella Fitzgerald, Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys.

A prominent, contemporary African American philosopher who has the ear of many so-called “progressive” Blacks has said that no woman has ever done anything of significance. This incredible statement coming from an otherwise intelligent person is truly ridiculous when considering the list of accomplished women just mentioned, and underscores the need for a period where the accomplishments of women are highlighted! Moreover, there are countless others too numerous to name, and we salute them all, both sung and unsung.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Don’t know what else to call Rauner Dear Editor: It might be disrespectful and out of line to call a sitting governor dumb, but I just don’t see that there is any other way to describe Bruce Rauner. A couple of weeks ago he cut the remaining state funding for CeaseFire. Then the following weekend we had 11 people shot in Chicago.

No one can say that one or how many of these shootings could have been prevented had the CeaseFire workers knew their meager funding was still in place.

More importantly though, this governor just took out the most effective organization in the city and suburbs when it comes to preventing and helping prevent shootings, stabbings and beat downs. If this dummy governor had taken the time to research CeaseFire’s record, he would have seen the more interrupters the organization can put on the streets the fewer shootings we have. It is just pure BS when the Chicago Police Department takes credit for shootings being down when CeaseFire was fully funded in the early through mid-2000s.

When there has been no other programs that can duplicate or

replicate CeaseFire’s proven success why on earth would he cut the funding? It is just dumb, dumb, dumb. I hope he doesn’t believe that a lot of us are missing the point that he has cut early childhood education, university and community college education but raised the funding for the Department of Corrections. Now with this latest action on CeaseFire, he is sending the clear message that he would rather see Black people heading to prison than the classroom or living in relative peaceful neighborhoods. Of course we got James Meeks and Corey Brooks who helped him get where he is by selling themselves for a few pieces of silver. Both of them ought to be ashamed to call themselves men of God. The only God they serve is the white one with the biggest checkbook.

on TV or radio or cable television but is it a smart use of money is the question.

It seems to me that the mayor could get a lot more benefit than advertising gives if he would use some of those millions towards helping in the Black community. A $50,000 or $100,000 grant could do miracles for a struggling Black (Continued on page 7)

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COMMENTARY

“Reality Check: The Impact and Achievability on EPA’s Proposed Ozone Standards” Beyond the Rhetoric

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Below is the Congressional Testimony I gave to Congress on March 17, 2015 concerning the potential damage to be done to our communities by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Good morning, Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished Members of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. My name is Harry C. Alford and I am the President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. The National Black Chamber of Commerce represents 2.1 million Black owned businesses within the United States.

I am here today to testify about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to lower the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Lowering the ozone standard, particularly to the levels suggested by EPA, will almost certainly cause economic harm to the National Black Chamber of Commerce members and will shut off huge parts of the country from economic development and job

Harry C. Alford growth. As the country continues to recover from the recession, we should be finding ways to put Americans back to work and to attract business here in the U.S. We should not be piling on yet another rushed and unreasonable regulation on the backs of American businesses.

Background As you are aware, last November, EPA proposed lowering the primary ozone standard to a range of 65 – 70 parts per billion (ppb). Now, the Agency is taking comments on lowering the standard down to 60 ppb.

The current 75 ppb standard was finalized in March 2008. Significantly, that standard is still being implemented. In fact, EPA only finalized the implementation guidelines for the 2008 standard last month. The comment period for the new proposal closes on March 17 of this year, and under a court order, EPA must finalize the rule by October 1, 2015.

Economic Impacts Last month, the National Association of Manufacturers released an economic study by NERA Economic Consulting on the impacts of EPA lowering the ozone standard to 65 ppb. The study estimates that a 65 ppb ozone standard would reduce the GDP by $140 billion, resulting in 1.4 million fewer jobs, and cost the average U.S. household $830 in lost consumption – each year from 2017 through 2040.

Local Impacts These national economic numbers are certainly important, but I think it is also critical that we discuss the local impacts of the ozone standard generally and the EPA’s proposal to lower it. It is the cities, counties and states that truly shoulder the burden and bear the brunt

of the obligations and adverse impacts that stem from the continuous ratcheting down of the ozone standard. A designation of “nonattainment” – when an area is not meeting the ozone NAAQS – means no economic development, no new construction, and no job creation in that area. Specifically, in areas classified as in nonattainment, EPA can override state permitting decisions: such as upgrading new or existing facilities via the most effective emission reduction technologies without consideration of costs; and federally-supported highway and transportation projects can be suspended.

One local area’s business community is speaking out about already feeling the negative impacts of EPA’s ozone proposal. Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the surrounding area are home to many successful manufacturing and industrial facilities that help drive the economic livelihood of the area and the country as a whole. In recent years, the state has worked hard to decrease ozone levels in Baton Rouge. Following a period of nonattainment, Baton Rouge was found to be in compliance with the current 75 ppb ozone standard in

April 2014.

Meanwhile, Baton Rouge has been experiencing an economic boom in the last few years with a great deal of the U.S. manufacturing renaissance taking place there.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis recently ranked Baton Rouge among the top ten of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas with respect to percentage gains in gross domestic product. In 2014, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce worked with four chemical manufacturers, who were investigating significant investments in the area. Two of the companies executed purchase agreements on sizeable industrial locations with the intent to develop them.

Unfortunately, all four companies later decided to search elsewhere for their investments. The companies all indicated that EPA’s ozone proposal with the threat of the ozone standard being lowered and the area falling back into nonattainment influenced their decisions to pull the plug on the projects in the Baton Rouge area.

Those four lost projects translated directly into lost dollars for the Baton Rouge area, its business com(Continued on page 16)

Below-the-Belt Attacks on the Obamas

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist No United States president has been more disrespected than Barack Obama – and his family.

The hatred for the nation’s first African American president is so deep that all but seven Republicans in the U.S. Senate were willing to write a letter to Iran that amounted to treason on a grand scale.

In an effort to derail talks that would limit Iran’s nuclear weapons, 47 Republican senators signed an “open letter” to Iran’s leaders claiming any deal they reach with the administration won’t last after Obama leaves office.

In an issue that caused the Republican senators to be labeled traitors in a New York Daily News headline. An editorial: said, “Regardless of President Obama’s fecklessness in negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran, 47 Republican U.S. senators engaged in treachery by sending a letter to the mullahs aimed at cutting the legs out from under America’s commander-in-chief. We join GOP signatories in opposing the pact as outlined, but we strenuously condemn their betrayal of the U.S. constitutional system.”

In case there is any doubt, the liberal political website PoliticusUSA stated, “According to the dictionary definition, a traitor is one who betrays a person, a principle, or espewww.chicagocrusader.com

George E. Curry cially their country. It is of no consequence why someone, or a group, chooses to work in opposition to their nation, or fellow citizens’ wellbeing, because if their intent and result of their actions is to deliberately damage or cause harm to their country or fellow citizens, they are by definition traitors.”

It wasn’t all that long ago that Democrats and Republicans observed the rule that while we might have our internal debates, when it comes for foreign policy, we speak with one voice – that of the president.

House Republicans ignored that long-standing custom by inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, know-

ing he would be critical of ongoing negotiations by the U.S. and its allies to freeze Iran’s nuclear weapons.

The White House was not consulted on the invitation, a sharp departure from established protocol.

The disrespect for Obama and the presidency itself has reached such a low point that a headline in the Washington Post summed it up this way: “Republicans are beginning to act as though Barack Obama isn’t even the president.”

The story explained, “It’s safe to say that no president in modern times has had his legitimacy questioned by the opposition party as much as Barack Obama. But as his term in office enters its final phase, Republicans are embarking on an entirely new enterprise: They have decided that as long as he holds the office of the presidency, it’s no longer necessary to respect the office itself.”

And many argue that the hatred extends well beyond partisan politics.

PolitcusUSA stated, “It is likely that throughout America’s short history, except for the traitorous Confederacy, no group of individuals has exhibited the characteristic betrayal of a traitor more than conservatives in general, and Republicans in particular. What makes their actions all the more despicable is that their traitorous actions are founded on racial animus for one

man; and allegiance to foreigners and one tiny segment of the population.”

The attacks on Obama began when he first ran for president, with some conservatives openly questioning whether he was a U.S. citizen.

Marilyn Davenport, a member of the Orange County Republican Party in California, e-mailed a cartoon in 2010 with the face of President Obama superimposed on a chimpanzee. Also pictured were two older chimpanzees described as “parents.” The inscription on the cartoon read: “Now you know why – No birth certificate.”

The New York Post went well over the line of respectability by publishing a cartoon in 2009, in the wake of Connecticut police shooting a pet chimpanzee, depicting the authors of the stimulus bill as a dead chimpanzee.

And who could forget Rep. Joe Wilson [R-S.C.], interrupting a 2009 presidential address on health care to Congress in by shouting, “You, lie!”

The personal attacks have not been limited to President Obama – his entire family has been attacked.

Last week, Emmy-winning Univision host Rodner Figueroa was fired for saying, “Michelle Obama looks like she’s part of the cast of Planet of the Apes.”

Michael O’Neal, Speaker of the

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Kansas House, circulated an email referring to the first lady as “Mrs. Yo’ Mama.”

Even Sasha and Malia have been targets of conservatives. They have been upbraided from everything from taking their spring break in the Bahamas to the clothes they wore when their father pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey.

As Media Matters, the watchdog group, stated, “On May 27, [2010] President Obama explained at a press conference that he was reminded daily about the consequences of the oil spill by his daughter Malia who asked him did you plug the hole yet? while he was shaving.”

Both Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh saw fit to imitate Malia on air.

No stunt is too low or too vile for conservatives who hate everything about Obama, including his race.

George E. Curry, former editorin-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and BlackPressUSA.com. 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 and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. See previous columns at http://www.georgecurry.com/columns.

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COMMENTARY

SHARPEVILLE MASSACRE MUST BE REMEMBERED Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773-268-7500, Fax: 773268-3835. E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Web site: www.ccics-chicago.org,Twitter: @CCICS_Chicago

Dr. Conrad Worrill

One of the tragedies of post apartheid South Africa is that too much is being forgotten of the numerous atrocities that occurred during the vicious era of the white supremacist regime. African people should never forget history!

It is in this connection that the National Black United Front always commemorates the March 21, 1960, Sharpeville Massacre.

African Liberation Movement forces, around the world, commemorate the Sharpeville Massacre. This will be the 55th anniversary of this tragic event in South African history.

Just as the African in American Community in this country demonstrated and subjected themselves to arrest in the South during the 1950s and 1960s to protest racist segregation laws, African people in the Sharpeville area of South Africa, in 1960, began organizing to demonstrate against the white supremacist Pass Laws System. The Pass Laws System in South Africa is a method the South African Government employs to “officially” check on the whereabouts of Black

People at all times. Black people had to carry a document much like a passport that must be stamped, before they are allowed any movement in the country.

On December 19, 1959, the Pan African Congress/PAC (a Black conference held in Orlando, Johannesburg), “resolved to embark upon a campaign directed against the Pass Laws which subject the African people to humiliation of constant arrest.” The African American Community is familiar with police harassment and brutality.

The Pass Law System in South Africa gives the police unlimited authority in arresting people at will.

During the week of March 20, 1960, the Pan African Congress requested permission to hold a public meeting on Sunday. The request to meet was refused by South African Government officials. The Pan African Congress decided to launch the Pass Book Campaign on March 21, by holding a rally and demonstrated to protest these vicious laws. Unable to hold a public meeting, members of the PAC

called their members to meet at the Sharpeville Tennis Court grounds.

(Sharpeville is the African location known as Vereeniging.)

According to eyewitness accounts, at about 1:00 a.m. on March 21st, “a great number of people had assembled at the tennis court where they were addressed on the objects of the campaign and had explained to them the decision to surrender peacefully to the police for arrest that day.” Further eyewitness accounts explain that, “at 1:30 a.m., a Riot Squad with two security staff cars arrived at the scene of the meeting. Without endeavoring to tell anybody what the gathering was about, the police started shooting from their vehicles into the air to frighten and disperse the crowd.”

Later that morning, “a great number of armed white people invaded the location and while they were ostensible patrolling the streets, intimidating people with the obvious intentions of causing retaliation so that they might be afforded an excuse to carry out their objective of smashing by brutal

force the opposition to the Pass Laws.” Leaders of the Pan African Congress continued their planned march to the police station in accordance with their decision that they were going to surrender themselves for arrest. Hundreds of people followed the leaders singing the South African Black National Anthem.

After Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe, the first National President of PAC, and his aides had been arrested, thousands of unarmed Africans gathered at the police station in Sharpeville. The white police fired on the defenseless men, women, and children. Sixty Africans were killed on the spot and 178 were wounded. More than 80 percent of those shot were shot in the back as they fled. It is because of this incessant act of violence that we commemorate the Sharpeville Massacre.

It is important that we continue to analyze and discuss historical events that help us understand the role of history in the liberation of African people. African people must never forget history! Remember the Sharpeville Massacre!

AFTER THE CHANTS

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Just a week or so after Black History Month concluded, the civil rights movement experienced a special commemoration. Tens of thousands thronged to Selma, Alabama for a historic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, marking March 7, 1965, the fiftieth anniversary of Bloody Sunday when armed police officers attacked peaceful marchers attempting to walk to Montgomery, the state capital. More than ten thousand people were attacked in 1965, including Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), whose powerful eloquence puts the entire protest movement in context.

President Obama was there, delivering one of the best speeches of his presidency, correctly asserting that there has been much change in the last fifty years. Not only is the President correct, but also his speech reminds us that we spit on our ancestors when we say that things are the same as they were fifty years ago. Still, the YouTube recording depicting members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Oklahoma University gleefully engaging in racist chants, was disgusting, chilling and informative. The fraternity, whose mantra is “The True Gentleman,” was founded before 6

the Civil War and brags of its founding in the “Deep South.”

One of its early twentieth century handbooks limits its membership to those of the Caucasian race.

While many in these United States have moved at least a bit from the country’s racist foundations, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, at least at Oklahoma University, has not much moved from theirs.

OU President David Boren was absolutely right to remove Sigma Alpha Epsilon from the campus. I also agree with his decision to expel the “ringleaders” in the chant, Parker Rice and Levi Pettit. Will there be consequences for the rest of those on the bus, those who were enthusiastic in participating in the chants? Who birthed these young people? Who raised them?

Who instilled no sense of right and wrong in them? Who let them know that lynching is not so funny as to be included in an alreadyracist chant?

What kind of history is taught at Oklahoma University? Do American history classes at OU touch on our nation’s history of lynching?

Alternatively, is students required to take African American history (which really are American history) classes? Has the fact that people in the United States pointedly ignore our collective history of lynching empowered young frater-

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux nity members to treat lynching casually. As reported in the New York Times in early February, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama, inventoried the nearly 4,000 lynchings that took place in a dozen Southern states between 1877 and 1950.

Their report showed a pattern of terrorist intimidation directed at African American people.

These lynchings were an institutional attempt to keep Black people in our place. We were lynched

because white men feared interracial sex (civil rights leader Ida B. Wells wrote that white women’s virtue was an excuse to cover the real reason for lynching, an assertion that caused angry whites to put a price on her head). We were lynched for challenging the status quo, for refusing to yield a sidewalk to a white person, or failing to address a white person by an appropriate title. We were lynched when we were accused, but not convicted, of crimes as petty as minor theft. We were lynched when we were organized and protested mistreatment or demanded economic equity. We were lynched because we had too much money.

White folks treated these lynchings as celebratory affairs with, according to EJI, vendors selling food, and photographers producing postcards of lynching victims.

So-called “decent” white people (early twentieth century version of Parker Rice and Levi Pettit) posed for pictures with lynched bodies.

On some occasions, they had their children and young neighbors pose with them. These “Christian” people came together to watch Black people tortured, mutilated, dismembered, and burned. They vied for their body parts – toes, fingers, bones, and even genitals - as souvenirs, sometimes bidding on them.

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Oklahoma University President David Boren might turn the Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident into a teaching moment if he were willing to insist that all students at OU learn about African American history, either through including a required class on race and resistance in the South, or by expanding and requiring that all students take an African American history class. He might take it a step further by establishing an internship program with OU students and EJI, and providing a significant contribution to the organization. Finally, as a condition of reinstatement to OU as students in good statnding, Parker Rice and Levi Pettit could be required to spend a semester or year working with EJI to help document lynchings through the monuments EJI would like to erect at the sites of lynchings in the South.

It is easy to decry the ignorance that fueled the ugly racist chants that have now come to light. It would be far more substantive if President Boren were to use this opportunity to encourage (or require) his community to learn why casual references to lynchings are so heinous and unacceptable.

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in Washington, DC. www.chicagocrusader.com

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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: news@ChicagoCrusader.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!

that TV does not make any endorsements. Again, the community is mighty quiet in my book.

The last time it was this quiet Harold Washington won the Mayor’s office. Look out Rham!!

That meant he beat the incumbent!!! Remember???

Rahm Emanuel

-ImaSQUEAKY CLEAN

-ImaIMA NEEDS TO TALK WITH COMM. BOYKIN Ima is reaching out to Commissioner Richard Boykin to hear what he found out when he

WHAT THIS ABOUT THE LOTTERY? I hope I am not right, but Ima heard that there was a St. Patrick’s Day drawing and the list I heard of the winners did not seem lak dey were in the hood. Of course de reason Ima ain’t sure, I ain’t seen too many folks that look lak me that wins that lottery since they took our lucky Policy out of the hood. It reminds me that if we have something that is good and we be winning dey shut it

Somebody, I think it was the Cubs paid the $35,000 to the funeral home that handled Ernie Banks’ funeral. He was the nicest guy. I knows ‘cause every time he saw Ima he would be so happy to see me. Sometimes I would have had too much of Killer’s ‘White Lightnin,’ but he was never nasty to me. You never know what’s going on, but it was pretty quiet ‘bout him being taken care of by someone other than his wife and stuff, but did it all hit the fan when he died. I ain’t heard if dey ever settled whether he was going

Ernie Banks to remain buried or be cremated.

But I salute my hero Ernie ‘cause long as he was above ground he was squeaky clean and was a source of pride for the Black community. Maybe I better say before he died ‘cause why was he at that funeral home that wasn’t owned by no Black folks!!! Just asking??????

Chicago State’s First Amendment Issues are ‘Cultural’ Richard Boykin toured the CPD’s facility at Homan Square (on the west side).

Word reached the public that the police was holding folks there incognegro for hours and days more than the law calls for. Now if that ain’t the gistapo I don’t know what is. There’s been a rumor for many years in Chicago that the other folks have a whole tunnel system in the city where they take Black folks and do all kinds of things to them. The latest news about Homan Square just makes us wonder what is under the ground or up above the ground that folks that

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) business on the West Side or the sites everyday so much that regardSouth Side. Look at the cuts the less of where you click you see one heartless new governor has made of his ads on the side? to early childhood care. Emanuel Personally he would do just as could issue one of those challenge well to fold his money and put it grants to the community saying down a rat hole for all the good it he will put $1 million into help- is going to do him trying to change ing some of those centers that are Black people’s minds. Rahm on the verge of closing their doors, Emanuel can put up all of the if the community will match his commercials he wants but he is donation. There are all kinds of still the one who closed 50 schools needs that can be addressed with in our community, brought in a just some of the money he is police superintendent who has not spending on advertising his cam- found one way to reduce crime in paign. Am I missing something this city, and made the city’s deficit about him advertising in the so large no one can get their brain Black newspapers in the city. He around it. Of course I can be know he needs the Black vote so wrong but I don’t think one can why isn’t he in the Black papers “commercial” his way out of that. every week with big full-page color ads and on these papers’ webTrevor Marks www.chicagocrusader.com

down and the state or city takes it over. By the way t’wasn’t the Policy ‘sposed to be illegal. Oh Ima got it: When the politicians and government run it, it gets to be LEGAL!!! Ain’t that something!!!

-Ima-

CONFIDENCE BUILDING Somebody’s poll came out this week saying that Rahm was about 10 points ahead of “Chuy” and the Mare seemed to perk up a little.

The debate was ho hum!! So we know it was the poll. The Unions are coming out for “Chuy,” I haven’t heard too much endorsing for Rahm. Rahm is trying to win over the Black vote by advertising on television – GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!! I hope he knows

look like Ima seem to find themselves in a lot of trouble and maybe some of us are never heard of again!!

Da Mare got himself a lot of trouble to deal with and it’s more than hollering at mentally ill protestors. Which by the way Mare Emanuel that wasn’t nice!!!

(Continued from page 1) filed against him in 2013 when he tried to speak at a public Board of Trustees meeting.

Former practicing attorney Romer Stewart represented former student editor-in- chief George Providence Jr., and Dr. Gerian Steven Moore, who acted as faculty advisor until October 2008 when he was terminated from his position in CSU’s public relations office, in a federal lawsuit that went to trial in April of 2011.

Providence and Moore claimed CSU terminated Moore in retaliation for a series of news stories critical of CSU administrators written by student journalists and then took actions to undermine the newspaper’s publication and cause its ultimate demise, according to a copy of the suit obtained by Crusader.

Among the allegations in the suit were CSU officials requiring Providence to submit newspaper copy for publication review; intentional delaying of the paper’s publication; imposed restrictions on interviews with University staff; and a withdrawing of funding for the paper. Publication of Tempo ended in the spring of 2009.

In March of 2012, Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ruled in favor of Moore and ordered him to be reinstated to his previous position because CSU violated his First Amendment rights among other things. She also found that CSU violated the First Amendment rights of Providence as well, by insisting upon the vetting of the newspaper’s contents and a University official directing the October 19, 2009 issued be delayed until such a review could take place.

Stewart said it is appalling that even after being sued successfully, CSU officials still have such a standoffish ap-

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proach to a student newspaper and free speech in general. She said CSU’s position, in which it told Crusader two weeks ago that the University community is informed through other avenues, is disingenuous.

“The Tempo still is not in publication. They still don’t have a student newspaper,” Stewart said. “Various forms online and so forth are not the same. The American Association of University Professors has threatened to sue this University before for not having a newspaper and has stated that a student newspaper is an important part of the college experience.”

In January 2008, the Illinois General Assembly designated student-run university newspapers at public universities, like CSU public forums.

The College Campus Press Act (110 ILCS 13/1) states: “All campus media produced primarily by students at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning is a public forum for expression by the student journalists and editors at the particular institution.”

The Act continues by prohibiting university officials from requiring prior review before publication and protects a collegiate media adviser by stating, “a collegiate media adviser is free to teach professional standards of grammar and journalism…and protects an adviser who refuses to suppress or censor the student publication, providing that such an adviser must not be terminated, transferred, removed, otherwise disciplined or retaliated against for refusing to suppress protected free expression rights of collegiate student journalists and editors.”

Stewart added it is a tragic irony that a university that is supposed to encourage free thought and ideas would try to suppress those of their very cus-

tomers.

“You would think as a part of their curriculum and part of the university experience encourage free expression.

But, apparently they are not interested in that,” Stewart said.

Preston, who along with current student, Brittany Bailey, have also filed a federal suit against CSU claiming their First Amendment rights were violated said it is not just the newspaper the University does not want, but the suppression of all rights of free speech. Preston said when he was a student at CSU he was working on bringing Tempo back. He said an informal survey conducted by students found over 90 percent of the students voted to bring the newspaper back so they could be informed about what was going on at the South Side campus.

“We went around and surveyed a hundreds of students,” Preston said.

“We spoke with the administration about the results, including President (Wayne) Watson, who promised us everything, and he delivered nothing.

We started getting pushback from other administrators as well.”

Preston and Stewart said there needs to be a cultural change at CSU from both students and administrators. Preston would like to see students take a firmer stand on First Amendment issues, and Stewart wants administrators to follow the law and create a more positive environment that encourages free thoughts being expressed.

“Their [students] job is not to show the University in one sort of light or the other, but to exercise their freedom of speech,” Stewart said. “And, if the University doesn’t like it, then they just don’t like it.”

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

JIM AND AXHI’S 20TH BIRTHDAY PARTY: On Saturday, March 21, Jim and Axhi, resident grizzly bears at Brookfield Zoo, are celebrating their 20th birthdays and everyone is invited to join in the fun.

The two brothers, who were orphaned when they were cubs and rescued through a cooperative effort among the Chicago Zoological Society, which manages Brookfield Zoo; Alaska Department of Fish and Game; and residents of Angoon, Alaska, arrived at the zoo in 1995. During the festivities, guests are invited to sign a giant birthday card located in the Great Bear Wilderness underwater viewing area. At 11:30 a.m., enjoy a Zoo Chat and watch as Jim and Axhi enjoy a nutritious birthday cake prepared by the animal care staff. Activities are free with general admission.

For more information, call 708688-8000 or visit www.CZS.org/Events.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENCROACHMENT (EE) FEATURED IN JUICEBOX: Chicago-based performance art group Environmental Encroachment (EE) uses circus theatrics, live music and costumes to create unique entertainment environments. EE combines a costumed marching band with multi-media stage performance antics, including dancers, hooping, juggling and skits.

EE encourages people to interact, be a part, be curious, dance and play.

They will be featured on Friday, March 20, 11 a.m., at the Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall, and Saturday, March 21, 11 a.m., at the Garfield Park Conservatory, Horticulture Hall. The popular Juicebox series is hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and features engaging music, dance and theater performances in a kid-friendly setting. The venues are the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington Street), the Garfield Park Conservatory (300 N. Central Park Avenue) and other select Chicago venues. Juicebox programs are geared toward the stroller set, but are engaging for the whole family—and they are always FREE. Except where otherwise noted, the series is scheduled for 11 a.m.

- 11:45 a.m. on the first and third Friday and Saturday of each month through May. MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY EXHIBITS: The Art of the Bicycle is ONGOING through 2018 at the Museum of Science and Industry. See some of the Museum’s most fascinating–and rarely exhibited–historic bicycles, juxtaposed with the coolest, fastest and most high-tech bikes currently on the market, in The Art of the Bicycle. Invented 200 years ago, the 8

bicycle has been continuously reshaped and re-engineered to make riding safer, more reliable, and more fun. The Art of the Bicycle traces this amazing evolution and shows how the bicycle continues to evolve driven by the inventiveness of its riders. The Museum of Science and Industry is located at 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637. For more information, call 773-684-1414 or visit www.msi.org.

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This immersive environment allows you to explore space in different ways. You can engage with our interactives through movement and build exploration skills, thanks to the use of infrared sensors. Receive video greetings from some of today’s prominent space explorers, including NASA astronauts John Grunsfeld and Joan Higginbotham. The Adler Planetarium is located at 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. For more information, call 312-922-7827.

SAVE THE DATE - BLACK STAR PROJECT COLLEGE FAIR: Attend the 2015 Black Star Project College Fair on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Chicago Lake Shore Hotel, 4900 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL. The 2013 College Fair attracted more than 1,000 participants. Students, parents and educators from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Flint and Lansing - Michigan; Gary, Michigan City, Bloomington, Evansville, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, East Chicago and Hammond - Indiana; Davenport, Iowa City, Clinton, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Bettendorf - Iowa; Milwaukee, Racine, Madison, Kenosha and Green Bay - Wisconsin; St. Louis and Columbia - Missouri; and Rockford, Peoria, Aurora, Springfield, East St. Louis, Joliet, Carbondale, Decatur, Danville, Kankakee; Bloomington, Quincy, Champaign, Waukegan and Chicago - Illinois are encouraged to attend this college fair. Please call 773285-9600 for more information.

SAVE THE DATE: UNITED RUN FOR THE ZOO On your mark, get set, go register for United Run for the Zoo! Registration is now open for Lincoln Park Zoo’s 33rd annual 5K run/walk, 10K run and children’s obstacle course, which takes

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place on June 7, 2015. The four race options vary in price with early bird registration at www.lpzoo.org. The USATF-chip timed race attracts about 5,000 runners and walkers annually and often sells out before race day. As one of the oldest short-distance races in Chicago, this year’s course is largely on zoo grounds, allowing runners to wind past winged creatures, gallop alongside gazelles and race next to rhinos. After you complete the race, join all participants for a post-race party on the zoo’s Main Mall. United Run for the Zoo needs about 200 volunteers to make this another successful event. Those interested in learning about race-day volunteer opportunities and benefits can email volunteer@lpzoo.org. For runners looking for an additional challenge or training for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Lincoln Park Zoo is recruiting up to 40 enthusiastic runners to join LPZoo26.2, a marathon training team. The team not only helps support the zoo’s world class education and animal conservation programs, but team members will benefit from free entry to the Chicago Marathon, professional team training with marathon veterans and will receive zoo membership among other benefits.

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AS A GOVERNMENT entity, it is important to have an open and transparent budget system. Each year, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) accurately communicates its financial story to the public. Once again, the MWRD has received awards for financial reporting excellence from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada. Pictured, left to right, is Sue Boutin, Pension Fund Executive Director, MWRD Vice President Barbara McGowan and President Mariyana Spyropoulos.

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SAVE THE DATE - The Chicago Jazz Orchestra (CJO) under the direction of Artistic Director, Jeff Lindberg, presents its spring concert series beginning with its April 11 perfor-

mance featuring pianist Monty Alexander. Alexander will be featured in a performance of his own special brand of American jazz, popular song and music from his native Jamaica, performing with the 17-piece Chicago Jazz Orchestra. Making his first trip to Chicago in almost three years, Monty’s appearance - with a full big band instead of his usual trio, quartet or quintet - promises to be a delightful event.

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Credit arbitration clauses favor corporations over consumers

By Charlene Crowell Although arbitration is often associated with labor unions, millions of consumers are also affected by it and don’t even know it.

Often consumers find the extremely small print of credit agreements difficult to read. Others become bewildered by the legal jargon embedded in these clauses.

In either case, consumers should take note. The old adage, “the devil is in the details” still holds true.

A new report released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that more than three in four consumers surveyed did not know whether they were subject to a credit arbitration clause. Checking accounts, credit cards, mobile wireless providers, payday loans and prepaid cards were the six financial markets that CFPB analyzed.

Even worse, CFPB determined, that despite the arbitration clauses dominant presence in consumer credit agreements, the clauses work more in favor of corporations than consumers. All too often, credit terms are seldom negotiable. Only in a few instances are

consumers given a one-time chance to opt out of these terms.

Additionally when disputes arise, consumers seldom choose the arbitrator and creditors typically pay for arbitration services.

As consumers accept credit terms, they often forfeit their rights to legal action as an individual or as part of a class action. In short, from a consumer perspective the choice becomes “take it or leave it.”

“Tens of millions of consumers are covered by arbitration clauses, but few know about them or understand their impact,” said Richard Cordray, CFPB Director.

“Our study found that these arbitration clauses restrict consumer relief in disputes with financial companies by limiting class actions that provide millions of dollars in redress each year.”

In reaction to CFPB’s new report, business lobbyists and organizations spoke up on how arbitration remains a cost-saving tool and as a result, helps to preserve affordability in financial services.

Yet many consumer advocates held a near-opposite view. “Forced arbitration isn’t an alternative forum for resolving disputes; it’s a get-out-of-jail-free card for corpo-

Charlene Crowell rations,” said Ellen Taverna, legislative director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates.

“The findings of the CFPB study are crystal clear,” said David Seligman, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center.

“These clauses are written by corporations to set up a secret and lawless process that prevents consumers from holding corporations accountable for unlawful conduct.”

Over a five-year period, CFPB analyzed evidence from consumer contracts, court data, surveys and more to determine whether arbitration clauses offered a fair and transparent resolution of consumer complaints in six consumer financial markets. The findings were as eye opening as they were broad in impact.

Payday loans and prepaid cards were found to have the highest usage of arbitration clauses respectively at 99 and 92 percent. It should be noted that in California and in Texas, two states with some of the highest numbers of payday stores, CFPB obtained data on over 99 percent of store locations.

The remaining credit areas studied still made significant use of arbitration agreements: mobile wireless (88 percent), private student loans (86 percent), credit cards (53 percent) and checking accounts (44 percent).

Other CFPB findings include: • Over the five years studied, 1,847 arbitration disputes were filed but the total amount of relief and debt forbearance that consumers received was less than $400,000;

• Corporations obtained decisions that required consumers to pay $2.8 million, largely for disputed debts during the same period; • Nearly 34 million consumers could have been eligible for at least $1.1 billion in cash payments; and • At the same time, among those not affected by forced arbitration clauses, at least 160 million class action members were eligible for $2.7 billion in cash, in-kind relief, expenses and fees through federal legal proceedings.

“Companies claim that arbitration is simpler, easier, and cheaper – but they fail to mention that forced arbitration rarely provides the impartiality or meaningful review that a consumer can get in a court of law,” says Mitria Wilson, a vice-president with the Center for Responsible Lending.

“In the worst examples,” Wilson added, “we’ve seen consumers being asked to travel to faraway places to try to enforce their rights only to find out that the ‘impartial’ arbiters were selected exclusively by the companies that their dispute is with. These proceedings are virtually impossible to get (Continued on page 16)

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National letter-writing campaign launched for JRW Father Pfleger launches international letter-writing campaign for JRW

By Chinta Strausberg Saying, “the fight is on,” Father Michael L. Pfleger Sunday launched a national letter-writing campaign calling on the Little League International to restore the U.S. Championship title won by the Jackie Robinson West (JRW) team.

Before the team entered the sanctuary, Father Pfleger passed out a twopage letter to his members addressed to Stephen D. Keener, president/CEO of the Little league International criticizing him for punishing the JRW team by rescinding their U.S. Little League Championship.

As the uniformed JRW team filed into the church, Father Pfleger said they are “still champions” and urged his members to circulate the letter as a sign of support.

In his letter, Pfleger spoke about the pride JRW exuded and how they “not only reignited America’s pasttime, the love of baseball back into

before. He asked the League to restore JRW’s U.S. Championship title. “We stand with the children,” said Pfleger.

One of the team members, Vince Jones, read a statement thanking Father Pfleger for being there and their support. “As you know, our fight is not over” and asked the National League to restore their title.

They were accompanied by their coach, Darold Butler, who said, “continue to support them. They will never let you down. They are the champions. You saw it with your own eyes….”

“We are with you 100 percent,” said Pfleger. “We will fight with you to the end. We are not going to allow them to take this from you because you are our champions. We are not going to allow them to hold you to a higher standard than they’ve every one of those 16 teams in the league…

They are not going to try and rob it from you.”

Earlier, Father Pfleger spoke of the 1965 Selma march and the pain and bloodshed that occurred on the Edmund Pettus Bridge including the

COACH DAROLD BUTLER says they are our champions. JRW Coach Darold Butler asked the attendees to continue to support JRW at a recent service at Saint Sabina Church. store the funding for Saint Sabina’s grab” tactics because he rescinded their approved funding and allegedly youth programs.

Earlier, Pfleger accused Gov. gave it to his employees and to his Rauner of engaging in “smash and wife’s chief-of-staff.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY’S GOSPEL Choir dedicates a song to JRW team. As the team left the sanctuary, they listen to the choir and Pfleger shakes the hand of each JRW member. the hearts of the African American murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson and community…they crossed racial others. “We cannot just remember ‘boundaries’ and became the pride of Selma because Selma is now,” he said referring to the problems of racism America….”

Pfleger questioned if all Little and other social issues including unLeague International play-off teams employment, poverty, etc.

To his critics on the Internet who were investigated in the same manner as JRW. “Does this punishment may question what he was doing fit the alleged violation that you ad- Pfleger said, “This is what church is mit does not represent wrongdoing all about. This is the civil rights movement of the day. This is what on the part of the children?

“How is it that JRW played 22 Dr. King did. “This is what the first games last season, complying with Apostles did and this is what we are all league certifications without inci- going to do.”

The Howard University Gospel dent and the alleged violations were not uncovered until 168 days AF- Choir dedicated a special song to the TER the Little League World Se- JRW team entitled, “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around.” ries?”

The Howard University Gospel Father Pfleger asked how could the International League not know Choir, comprised of 50 students about these alleged violations “that who are on their annual spring you admit does not represent wrong break, is spending time with Pfleger JRW STANDING IN FRONT of the altar as Father Pfleger talks to team. Before the team enworking on social justice issues and doing on the part of the children?” tered the sanctuary, Father Pfleger passed out a two-page letter to his members addressed to Pfleger made it clear that there was who planned to join him downtown Stephen D. Keener, president/CEO of the Little League International criticizing him for punish“no due process” involved in strip- on March 20 at the James R. ing the JRW team by rescinding their U.S. Little league Champions. (All photos by Chinta ping JRW’s national title since the Thompson Center, 100 W. RanLeague had found no wrongdoing dolph, to demand Gov. Rauner re- Strausberg) 10

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ENTERTAINMENT

By Raymond Ward will return next week THE BOOK: “In (The Book of Negroes) as in slave narratives that inspired it, language is power...Populated by vivid characters and rendered in fascinating detail...(Aminata becomes) a djeli, a storyteller entrusted with the village’s ancestral tales. Free at last, she becomes a writer.”

Nancy Kline, New York Times Book Review Now, this extraordinary tale has been made into an exceptional miniseries on Black Entertainment Television (BET), that people of all ages should see and discuss.

Aminata Diallo, one of the strongest women characters in contemporary fiction is kidnapped from Africa as a child and sold as a slave in South Carolina. Fleeing to Canada after the Revolutionary War, she escapes to attempt a new life in freedom. It is a story that no listener, and no reader, will ever forget.

“The Book of Negroes” is a BET Networks miniseries. The starstudded production includes lead actress Aunjanue Ellis (Ray, The Help), Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr., and Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr., and features Lyriq Bent (Rookie Blue), Jane Alexander and Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line). Director and co-writer Clement Virgo is a feature film and TV director (The Wire) who also serves as producer with executive producer Damon D’Oliveira (What We Have).

Written by Lawrence Hill and previously published as “Someone Knows My Name,” “The Book of Negroes” is a masterful example of historical storytelling...both heartbreaking and hopeful...An unforgettable epic seen through the eyes of a sharply realized, indomitable heroine,” said Sarah Johnson of Booklist.

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Disney, Steve Harvey, Essence still fighting for teens’ dreams There was so much packed into the 2015 Disney Dreamers Academy. And even as I began writing this column, I hear the angelic voice of Yolanda Adams practicing for the Sunday Commencement ceremony. Now DDA with Disney, Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine is for teens, but even adults get excited with all the resources that the Harvey crew had assembled to help.

DDA is an all expense paid, threeday conference for students from across the nation who are immersed in their chosen academic specialties, with lectures and deep dives, where they work with professionals in the fields, such as surgeons, artists and judges. Dreamers submitted an essay in order to be chosen from 10,000 applicants who wanted to participate in this life-changing event that works with teens to help them achieve their dreams.

Four Chicago area dreamers in-

COURTNEY COMMODORE AND her parents take a breather and enjoy the parks. ance for incoming freshman.” In the world what she sees through her Armani’s essay, she mentioned how eyes. “I have had many tests and she decided to explore different col- challenges in my life, but through lege courses at Suburban while still my journey I have seen that perseverance is the kryptonite that dein high school.

The commencement ceremony, feats all doubt,” Aakilah said. “Dis-

Aunjanue Ellis Author Lawrence Hill is the author of the novels Any Known Blood and Some Great Thing. He is the winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for “The Book of Negroes.”

THE BAD! Could someone...anyone please explain to me the allure and fascination with those Tyler Perry shows that are broadcast on OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).

I happened to be “channel-surfing” and came upon “The Haves and The Have Nots,”...OMG. I have NEVER seen such bad acting and writing in all of my life. From what I could figure out there’s a Black maid who works for some rich white folks and the rich white folks are friends and co-workers with some rich Black folks. Now, the rich Black folks have a son but he’s in love with the rich white folks son (stay with me, now), and the rich Black mother, ain’t having it cause the rich white son is confused because he killed somebody. So...the rich Black mama fixes the gay Black son up with a girlfriend who’s about as stupid as they come. Now, the Black maid that works for the rich white folks has a daughter, who is just evil incarnate, but no one knows her Mama is the maid and the daughter is blackmailing the Patriarch of the rich white folks family because she was having an affair with the white Daddy and was friends with rich white folks daughter who just committed suicide....or did she?...(yeah I know, you need a drink now!)

If someone can explain this mess to me...I’ll buy them lunch!

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AALIYAH BUCK, center, and other DDA2015 participants pose for a photo during the Academy’s activities. cluded Armani Young from the as well, was emotional for Armani. ney Dreamers Academy has taught Chicago area, who is 17 years old “The moment that stood out the me that I have to get the dream for and attends Thornton Township most for me during the commence- myself and that other people won’t High School, as well as classes at ment ceremony was when my pull through and won’t do it for Suburban College in Chicago. Her mother started crying…because my me.” Aakilah said that she loved favorite classes are English, African family has never been open with DDA2015 also, because people American History and Forensic their emotions, and it was a big were embracing each other and it Studies. Armani is a member of her shock to me,” Armani said. “It was a good opportunity to put her school’s marching band, speech made me even more emotional that best foot forward. “It doesn’t matter team, Big Brother Big Sister and she showed how proud she was of what you have been through, as S.A.V.E. programs. Armani plans me. After leaving the Academy I long as you stay focused.”

Another area dreamer Courtney to attend Alabama A&M Universi- have been motivating my classty to pursue a career in Marketing mates and telling them that no mat- Commodore from Glenwood is ter where we live, it does not define president of her sophomore class at Management.

Homewood-Flossmoor Communi“This is a wonderful opportunity who we are.”

Aakilah Cameron from Aurora is ty High School. She is active in to meet kids from all over. I have more insight now about my fu- a 15-year-old freshman, who at- band, choir, VIRTUE and Mu Alture,” Armani said. “I want to be tends Metea Valley High School pha Theta. Outside of school, she everything under the sun, and at an and loves the entertainment indus- studies ballet, tap, modern dance HBCU I believe I will get more try. She wants to study film and me(Continued on page 13) help, because they offer more guid- dia production in college and show Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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Black Women’s Expo 2015 Kicks-off with Inspiring speakers, exciting vendors and dazzling entertainment The Black Women’s Expo presented by State Farm will celebrate its 21st anniversary with a stellar line-up of speakers, entertainers and seminars March 27-March 29 at McCormick Place in Chicago. More than 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day exposition that has a mission of enlightening, educating and empowering women and girls of all ages. For the 20th year, State Farm is the Presenting Sponsor for the BWExpo, which is the No. 1 national destination event for African-American women in the Midwest. Walgreens is the Expo’s Title Sponsor for the fourth year.

During the three-day event, the BWExpo will feature national experts who will address topics that are especially important to African-American women, including business ownership, female-male relationships, financial literacy, career advancement, health and wellness, travel, and beauty. There also will be hundreds of exhibitors and vendors.

On Thursday, March 26, the BWExpo Phenomenal Woman Awards Gala will showcase inspirational speaker and best-selling author Lisa Nichols, who was featured in the movie “The Secret.” (Nichols also will lead a session at the BWExpo on Saturday, March 28.) At Thursday’s Gala, 11 exceptional Chicago women will be honored, including

Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union. The Gala will take place at Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue.

Among the BWExpo’s exciting and informative workshops is “Money Making Conversations” hosted by Rushion McDonald, Emmy Award winning executive producer of the Steve Harvey Show (NBC) and the Steve Harvey Morning Show (iHeart Radio). In addition, Dr. Sherry Blake will bring her seasoned wisdom to the Expo. Dr. Sherry, “therapist to the stars,” has appeared on “Braxton Family Values” and “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” At the BWExpo, actor, filmmaker and director Bill Duke will screen his two documentaries, “Dark Girls” and “Light Girls,” and host a panel discussion after each showing.

(Continued from page 12) and hip-hop. After graduation, Courtney hopes to attend the University of Southern California, Stanford or Michigan to study oncology.

“Cancer threatens the lives of so many people, and I would love to be a part of the efforts to stop it,” she said. “I want people to know that they have a chance to live and that a cancer diagnosis isn’t the end.”

Courtney’s uncle is a pharmacist in Detroit, and she has followed him at his job at Detroit Receiving Hospital. “I didn’t feel like my dream was big enough to be voiced, before I came to DDA2015.”

However, Courtney’s dreams are even bigger. “I have heard about the percentage of people who die from cancer, and I want to help to make that number zero.”

During the graduation breakfast held on Sunday, Adams and a local church choir entertained the guests, with football great and ABC talk show host star Michael Strahan as a surprise celebrity speaker. More importantly, the students had a differ-

ent outlook once this ceremony got underway. “My shining moment during the graduation ceremony was when they showed the video recapping the entire weekend. Just thinking about how much I changed within those three days was so hard to conceptualize, but I could feel it. Seeing all of my new friends and the amount of joy on all of our faces was amazing,” said Courtney. “I have started to be more positive about my day and encourage other people. I have always been a competitive person; however, I want to share the knowledge I’ve gained. I have created a vision board that is both in my room, as well as on my phone. I have also started writing down my list of 400 things I want to do, something that Steve Harvey encouraged all of us to do.”

Aaliyah Buck from Decatur, Illinois, is 17 years old and a junior at MacArthur High School. She is president of the student council and is involved in a number of other organizations. “I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 4, but I

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Other celebrity participants in the BWExpo include R&B powerhouse singer and recording artist Avery Sunshine, who will headline the Main Stage on Saturday, March 28; celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble; Priyanka Banks and April McRae of VH1’s Sorority Sisters reality show; singer and radio personality Lil Mo, and radio host and author Tariq Nasheed.

The 2015 Black Women’s Expo will offer several pavilions, including the Beauty Bar, which will showcase beauty products; the Food Oasis, where minority food companies will offer food samples; and the Natural Hair Pavilion, where products for natural hairstyles will be featured.

Among the new features at the 2015 BWExpo is the Family Services Pavilion, sponsored and developed by

Dr. Sherry Blake

am a firm believer that disabilities don’t define you,” Aaliyah said. “I plan to attend college with a double major in psychology and political science, and later to obtain a law degree, become a successful attorney, and eventually own my own law firm.”

She liked that DDA2015 paired students up in an effort to “break the ice.” “This helps us to connect and we were not nervous to speak to one another,” she said. Aaliyah has high ambitions that I am sure she will attain. “I want to be an attorney and eventually a Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.” She explained her choices: “The Supreme Court gets a lot of cases and they have to examine the law, while the lower level courts don’t. I love all aspects of the law.”

Aaliyah has four brothers and one sister, and she says that she will be the first one to graduate from high school. “I can’t let epilepsy affect me, and I am secure with my illness.”

Aaliyah was glad to share the commencement ceremony with her par-

Sinai Health System, where community organizations will share information about health-related services they provide. In addition, there will be plenty of activities for children and teens. Friday, March 27, has been designated as the BWExpo’s Teen Summit Day. “We are very excited about the 2015 Black Women’s Expo,” says Merry Green, president and CEO of MGPG Events Inc. and creator of the BWExpo. “As has been our mission for 20 years, we will celebrate the strength and resilience of AfricanAmerican women as well as explore opportunities, confront challenges and encourage aspirations.

“The Black Women’s Expo is where Black women of all professions, income levels and educational backgrounds come together to network, be enlightened and be inspired. It is where we truly celebrate Sisterhood.”

ABC-7 again will be the television partner for the Black Women’s Expo. iHeartMedia (V103, WGCI and Inspiration 1390) is the radio partner.

Nationally syndicated radio host Doug Banks will broadcast his show live from the expo. And the nationally renowned game show Jeopardy again will provide visitors to the Expo an opportunity to try their hand at the game.

In addition to State Farm and Walgreens, other sponsors of the 2015

Doug Banks Black Women’s Expo include Illinois Lottery, Luster Products, Morgan Stanley, Wintrust Bank, Mario Tricoci, University of Chicago Medicine, Crème of Nature & Lottabody, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Black McDonald’s Owners Association and ComEd. For 21 years, the Black Women’s Expo has been an ideal venue for large corporations and small to mid-sized businesses to reach African-American consumers, which are more than 42 million strong with an annual buying power of nearly one trillion dollars.

BWExpo 2015 tickets are available for half price at Walgreens.

For more information on the Black Women’s Expo, visit www.theblackwomensexpo.com, follow on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/blackwomensexpo or connect on Twitter #TBWE.

STEVE HARVEY, Tracey D. Powell, executive champion for Disney Dreamers Academy; Mikki Taylor, Essence Magazine; & Disney Dreamer Aakilah Cameron, of Aurora, Ill., join Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse March 5, 2015, as grand marshals in a special parade saluting DDA2015. (Photos by Gregg Newton) ents. “My shining moment was from other students and parents when my parents presented the from outside the Chicago area and class ring to me, because they sym- highlights from some of the many bolize a new beginning and a suc- speakers that included Harvey; cessful future. Also, when they Adams; Disney Dreamers Academy played the new Disney Dreamers Champion Tracey Powell; 2011 Academy anthem created by DDA alum Princeton Parker; EsDDA2015 dreamers it was a great sence Magazine’s Michelle Ebanks; moment because their dreams were Bishop T.D. Jakes, among others. coming true right before our eyes.”

To learn more about Disney Next week, my column will cover Dreamers Academy, visit https://the opening ceremonies, insights www.disneydreamersacademy.com/.

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WOMENS’ HISTORY MONTH

Women’s history month celebrated at DuSable Museum Free At First: The Audacious Journey of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians exhibit salutes AACM at 50 The DuSable Museum of African American History is celebrating Women’s History month with an exhibition curated and designed by three dynamic, visionary women.

Co-curated by jazz advocate Janis Lane Ewart and Dr. Carol Adams, retired CEO of DuSable Museum, and designed by muralist/fine artist Dorian Sylvain, “FREE AT FIRST: The Audacious Journey of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM)” is a dynamic, expansive display of the creative output and profound impact of the Chicago-born and bred music collective, one of the nation’s most enduring. The exhibit is on view at DuSable Museum located at 740 E. 56th Place through September 6, 2015.

Internationally renowned for unparalleled contributions to modern music, the AACM is marking its

50th anniversary with a year-long series of concerts, discussions, and other programs. Founded in Chicago in 1965 in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, it took its cue from the Movement to define itself.

The exhibition’s title is derived from the AACM’s audacity to compose, perform, publish, own, and institutionalize their own music and to prepare future exponents of their genre-bending, experimental form through the free AACM School of Music.

“The celebration of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians is the culmination of a conversation that I had with (cofounder) Muhal Richard Abrams and Jeff Donaldson about the energy that created a level of cultural institution building in Chicago that is unsurpassed,” said Dr. Carol Adams, cocurator and the catalyst for the exhibition. “We dreamed about a single exhibition that would celebrate many of our iconic cultural institutions including the grandmother of them all — the Southside Community Arts Center.

Dr. Carol Adams We should have known that all that was too powerful for one show!

But we are proud to have inaugurated a series that presents the ongoing work of these iconic organizations and hope they rekindle the energy that inspired their great accomplishments for generations to come.”

“Free At First” is as broad and

wide-ranging an exhibition as the music created by the AACM.The women have assembled historic and iconic photographs, a musical soundscape inclusive of AACM founders and the newest generation, film and video, performance costumes, uniquely crafted awards of recognition, and performance posters from around the globe all displayed on beautifully designed backgrounds. It includes original instruments like the frankiphone modeled on the African mbira by Kelan Phil Cohran and the “StepHopThread Airbone,” an interactive installation piece by Douglas Ewart.

For more information on the museum and its programs, call 773947-0600 or visit www.dusablemuseum.org. For more information on the AACM, visit www.aacm.org.

Organized by DuSable Museum of African American History, “Free At First: The Audacious Journey of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians” and related programs is sponsored by The Chicago Community Trust, the Illinois Humanities Council, The Du-

Sable Museum of African American History, and United Airlines, the Official Airline of the DuSable Museum. This project is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The DuSable Museum gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Chicago Park District.

About The DuSable Museum of African American History The DuSable Museum of African American History is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the country. Our mission is to collect, preserve and display artifacts and objects that promote understanding and inspire appreciation of the achievements, contributions and experiences of African Americans through exhibits, programs and activities that illustrate African and African American history, culture and art. For more information on the museum and its programs, call 773947-0600 or visit www.dusablemuseum.org.

Director Roberts makes history as first female to lead SOS

By J. Coyden Palmer As the new Director of the Illinois Secretary of State Police, New Jersey native Sydney Roberts becomes the first woman to ever hold the post and is currently the highest ranking African American female in law enforcement in the state. Director Roberts was named to her post Dec. 31 after the tragic and sudden passing of former Director Brad Demuzio.

Johnson sat down with Crusader last week at the Thompson Center to talk about her plans for increasing the number of female and minority officers in the department, explain what they do and how African Americans can have a better relationship with law enforcement in general.

With a career in law enforcement that spans over 20 years, Roberts came to the SOSP a few years ago after previously spending time in west suburban Maywood as a commander and as Deputy Inspector General for the Department of Human Services.

In that position she conducted investigations of persons with mental and cognitive deficiencies that were being abused and neglected in State-run and community settings. Roberts then moved forward and worked in the state’s Executive Inspector General’s office, where they do all police misconduct investigations for the 40 state agencies and public universities.

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Sydney Roberts than ever before. Computer forensics, accounting, investigations are all areas open in law enforcement.

“There are stereotypes about women no matter what profession,” Director Roberts began. “In law enforcement I would say your two biggest obstacles are proving that physically you can protect your fellow officer and you will not be a liability to them. But proving your emotional soundness is probably the most challenging thing you will have to do. A lot of the differences between men and women are actually beneficial to women in law enforcement because we don’t particularly escalate a situation. We have the ability to empathize without being overly sensitive. Don’t let your emotional soundness be your liability rather let it be your asset, is what I tell women

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who are looking to go into law enforcement.”

Currently there are only eight female officers in the 124 person SOSP agency. Three of those eight are ethnic minorities. Roberts is seeking to increase the number of female and minority officers during her tenure to be more reflective of the state’s demographics and to make the department stronger. She is currently working with Secretary of State Jesse White to come up with a multifaceted recruiting plan to address the needs of the agency.

While the SOSP is known mostly for being at the state’s driver’s license facilities, Roberts said informing the public about all of the things they do is another challenge. She said her agency is charged with the protection of the state capitol complex and lawmakers in Springfield, has a bomb squad, regulating automotive agencies and investigating fraud with any documentation that the SOS issues, which is the bulk of their work. This includes fake driver’s licenses and IDs, car titles and fraudulent use or production of handicap placards.

“I think when the public thinks of fake ID; there first reaction is underage kids using it to go into bars and drink. That is an important function of what we do, but the big crime we associate to this that the public needs to be aware of is identity theft,” Roberts said. “Once you have an ID, you can get a bank account, a mortgage, open a business and do all of these things in the name of someone who does not exist or in an innocent victim’s name. A fake driver’s license also enables people to travel, which could lead to international crimes.”

Roberts said a fake title and registration to a car also leads to innocent people being scammed by criminals who sell them a stolen car. The agency also does investigations into chop shops and inspections of new and used car dealers, in addition to inspections of salvage and junk yards to make sure they have all of the appropriate source documents for the part and car.

The SOSP also operates a 24-hour police inquiry unit. Its two main focuses are to respond to law enforcement officers needs during a traffic stop and assist hospitals identify organ donors. The unit can confirm to an officer on the scene if a vehicle is stolen or not. Hospitals around the country also contact the unit to see if a person who is going to pass away is listed as an organ donor. It is a valuable resource for hospitals around the country, Director Roberts said.

With attention around the country focusing on the relationship between law enforcement and the Black community, Roberts, who is a former lieutenant in the Internal Affairs Division back in New Jersey said it is important for citizens to know their rights and how to file reports when they believed their rights have been violated.

“My mantra has always been police officers have a difficult job and are charged with making split second decisions and there are times when those decisions, for lack of a better term…they can make the wrong call.

But it was the decision they made at the time they thought was the best decision,” Roberts explained. “Then there are those officers who know that what they are doing is wrong and

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are coming from the wrong place. So when I would sit an officer down I would always tell them, ‘obviously we have a problem here. My job is to figure out if you’ve made a mistake or if you’ve committed a crime. If you’ve committed a crime, you’re going to go to jail. If you made a mistake you might have to lose your job…but it doesn’t mean you are going to jail.’ So when I was in Internal Affairs, I was trying to figure out who were the officers that made mistakes and who were bad police officers who were using their jobs to facilitate crime.”

Roberts said the public must, at the very least, report misconduct by officers. She said it should always start with the agency the officer is employed by and one can then work their way up the chain of command.

As the mother of an African American male, Roberts said she teaches her own son and his friends how to conduct themselves during contact with police. She also said while citizens are dealing with an officer, that is not the time to argue or become combative.

She believes educating the community on how to conduct themselves during police encounters will minimize confrontations.

“I tell my son all the time, he’s 20, if you are stopped by the police at that moment you need to go with what the officer is telling you to do. On the scene at the time it happens is not the time to say you are not treating me fairly or violating my rights, because all that is going to do is escalate an already volatile situation,” Roberts said.

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING

A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking

By Effie Rolfe You have so much more. Your reputation does not determine your destination. Why, because you are the sum total of your experiences.

There are few people who would not welcome the chance to take a chunk of their life and erase certain chapters into oblivion. The truth is you can never escape your past—it’s like your shadow because it’s always there and you can’t outrun it. Embrace it. What you are experiencing right now is a result of your past thoughts. Your present situation is a result of your past thoughts—even if it was one second ago—it’s still your past. Perhaps what you consider a mistake is what makes you unique. Actually, those mis-steps are minor in the grand scheme of things but major as they are marks

of greatness for your life. Just for the record, God only uses people who make mistakes—who have imperfect pasts. No one on this earth is perfect—no one is exempt! Everyone encounters dark chapters in their lives whether voluntarily through ignorance or as a victim of circumstance of bad choices.

We all are ex-something but if we allow God—He can take your misery and give you a mission. A test will become a testimony and grief can be replaced with grace. Isaiah 61:3 states, “…He will give you a crown of beauty for your ashes” and Psalm 30:11, “You have turned my mourning into dancing…” Plain and simple we have all been tore up from the floor up—straight up jacked up. But remember God specializes in things impossible—there is nothing too hard for God includ-

ing forgiving your past. Let’s revisit some of the most noted bible characters that God used mightily.

These men of God had messed up, tainted lives. Paul was a serial killer, David was a murderer and adulterer, Moses was a fugitive and Peter lied and denied Jesus Christ. In other words—all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). I believe God allows us to mess up so we don’t boast in our own abilities and works. Trials and challenges of life often makes us stronger, better, wiser, thankful and more compassionate people.

Your past should not be your autobiography, but rather a reference point. Since, you can’t drive forward looking through the rearview mirror, resist allowing your past to rob you of your future. It is an active part of who you are—God wants to

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use All of you. He is looking for ordinary people available for service that will give Him glory. We should be willing vessels to allow His works to shine bright like a diamond in the sky. As we have journeyed halfway into 2014, don’t you dare look back—you’re not going that way. You must look full speed ahead towards a better—bigger and brighter future that is more than you could ever imagine as you make your life print in this world.

What’s in your future…? ©Effie Rolfe is an author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motiva tion al Speaker. You can contact her effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe Listen to her on UrbanPraiseRadio.org.

The Crusader Gospel Corner Esteemed worship leader, author and recording artist Bishop Paul S. Morton has an inspiring musical extravaganza in store when he hosts a live recording this summer, to create his final full record. Performing live with the Greater Change Mass Choir, the award-winning artist will also welcome a host of guest stars to the stage, as they come together on this special concert celebration that caps his prolific career in ministry and over 30 years as a gospel recording artist. Taking place on Monday, July 13, 2015 in New Orleans at the Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Pastor Shirley Caesar

Bishop Paul S. Morton Baptist Church, tickets for Bishop Morton’s live recording are available for purchase now online, ranging from $10 - $30, and will also be available on-site.

As he prepares to retire from a historic career in international ministry as the founder of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International (FGBCFI), the outgoing presiding bishop’s global influence on gospel will be recognized with several milestones this year, including Bishop Morton being honored as the 2015 recipient of the www.chicagocrusader.com

James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards on March 28, and as an honoree by the Gospel Music Association’s upcoming GMA Honors 2015 on May 5.

Produced by Trent Phillips, known for his award-winning work with Bishop Morton and Donnie McClurkin, special guest artists who will join Bishop Morton’s live recording include PJ Morton, gospel legends Pastor Shirley Caesar and Rance Allen, Zacardi Cortez, Tasha Cobbs, and Le’Andria Johnson, with producer/songwriter Ay-’ Ron Lewis as Musical Director.

Filling the evening with invigorating ministry and powerful music, Bishop Morton’s live recording will be backed by the incredible sound of the Greater Change Mass Choir – a 100 person choir bringing together the acclaimed Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church Choir and the Changing A Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church Choir – for a culmination of the faith-infused vital ministry and musical talents that have fueled the Grammy®, Stellar and Dove nominated/-

winning artist’s ongoing growth and success. Bishop Morton’s live recording will kick off a full week of celebration of Bishop Morton’s career, including a special white tie gala honoring Bishop Morton presented by the FGBCFI, and this year’s Full Gospel Conference 2015.

Since its inception by Bishop Paul S. Morton, the FGBCFI has grown nationally and internationally, celebrating over 20 years of change and impactful ministry in 2014, with thousands of locations. In addition to his roles as a bishop, recording artist, and author, Bishop Morton also created the record label Tehillah Music Group, helming the label as CEO.

PJ Morton For information and tickets about Bishop Paul S. Morton’s live record-

ing, visit: Live Recording Tickets: http://www.fullgospelconference.org/live-recording-tickets Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @tehillahmg.

District Elder George Shaw and the Lively Stone Apostolic Church of God, 622 W. 120th Street in Chicago presents their Annual Family and Friends Day on Sunday, March 22nd from 12 to 4 p.m.

There will be a 12 p.m. worship service followed by a complimentary dinner served at 2 p.m. Later that afternoon, District Elder Gregory Allen of New Faith Apostolic Church in Chicago will be the guest speaker at 4 p.m. Also, there will be many choirs and singers expected to attend.

World youth day kick-off with Archbishop Cupich Archbishop Blase J. Cupich will join young adults of the Archdiocese of Chicago on Palm Sunday, March 29, at 3 p.m., at the Holy Name Cathedral Court Yard, State and Superior Streets in Chicago, to celebrate the World Youth Day 2016 Kick-Off. Palm Sunday Mass will be celebrated in the church by Rev. Bradley Zamora, Associate Pastor and Director of Liturgy at Holy Name Cathedral, beginning at 5:15 p.m.

This Palm Sunday young adults will come together to pray and prepare for Holy Week, as well as World Youth Day. They will celebrate this year’s World Youth Day theme, “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). Participants will pray the Divine Mercy chaplet in four different languages; English, Polish, Spanish and Tagalog, as a reflection of the diversity of the Archdiocese and the different cultures represented at World Youth

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Archbishop Blase J. Cupich Day. Following the chaplet, Archbishop Cupich will offer a reflection.

The Young Adult Ministry Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago in collaboration with Faith Jour-

neys LLC is leading an official pilgrimage of young adults to Kraków, Poland, for World Youth Day 2016. This is the largest gathering of young adult Catholics in the world and only happens every two or three years.

The 2016 World Youth Day will take place from July 25 until August 1. The theme for 2016, chosen by Pope Francis, is, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy,” (Matthew 5:7).

The Archdiocesan pilgrimage offers four different price packages, including various combinations of airfare, accommodations and tours. Participants will spend time in prayer and reflection, as well as visiting historical landmarks in and around the city of Kraków.

For more information on the World Youth Day 2016 pilgrimage, visit www.yamchicago.org/wyd 2016, or contact the Young Adult Ministry Office at 312534-8600.

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(Cont’d from page 9) overturned through a court of law –even if blatant mistakes are made.”

In 2010 and as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Congress directed CFPB to conduct a study and provide a report on the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer financial

contracts. Dodd-Frank also banned the use of arbitration clauses in most residential mortgage loans. The issue of arbitration’s effects on consumers was also brought before Congress in 2007 when it enacted the Military Lending Act. “This report is an important one – and we hope it serves as

a precursor to a strong and robust rule prohibiting this practice,” concluded Wilson.

Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

“Reality Check: The Impact (Cont’d from page 5) munity and its residents. According to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, the projects would have resulted in $86 million in wages annually for the local economy. That dollar amount does not include any indirect investment or payroll that likely would have been created by the investments and project developments. Additionally, these projects would have included foreign investment – something that the U.S. is always eager to secure.

According to the Brookings Institution, Baton Rouge is among the twenty top-performing metropolitan economies in the country. Of those top twenty metropolitan area economies, all but two of them would be in nonattainment were EPA to lower the ozone standard to 65 ppb. In other words, the growth and development being experienced by some of our country’s most economically prosperous areas right now are being threatened by EPA’s ozone proposal. The four lost projects in Baton Rouge are only the tip of the iceberg. Without a doubt, there have been others, and there will be more.

Additional Criticisms of Proposal In addition to the adverse economic impacts of the EPA’s ozone proposal – those already being felt and the ones being estimated – I would like to bring to the Committee’s attention the following additional concerns that the National Black

Chamber of Commerce has with the proposal: First, EPA should retain the current 75 ppb ozone standard, and fully implement it.

States did not even find out which of their counties would be designated as in nonattainment under the 2008 standard until April 2012. Additionally, EPA did not finalize the necessary implementation regulations and guidance for the 2008 standard until just recently in February 2015. States are committing time and money to meet the 2008 ozone standard. Yet EPA now wants to move the goal posts in the middle of the game. This further strains what are already limited resources that states have for implementation, and fails to give states a chance to meet the current ozone standard.

Secondly, compliance with the new proposed standard may be unachievable.

Many areas have high “background” levels of ozone from vegetation, wildfires, and transport of ozone from Asia, Mexico and other places. These areas may not be able to meet the proposed standard even with the most expensive controls. Notably, the Grand Canyon would fail the proposed 70 ppb standard, and the Yellowstone National Park could not meet the proposed 65 ppb standard.

Conclusion The National Black Chamber of Commerce and its members value and support clean air, clean water, and en-

The Crusader Newspaper Group is interested in our readers’ ideas, thoughts and opinions.

Whether you’re in Chicago, Northwest Indiana or any part of the U.S. we encourage you to send a letter to the editor at crusaderil@aol.com.

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vironmental quality. We also value and support economic growth, job creation, and prosperity for our individual members and this country as a whole. These are not mutually exclusive goals. We hope that EPA will hear the concerns of our organization and others, and retain and fully implement the current 75 ppb standard. We appreciate the Committee holding this hearing and highlighting this critical issue.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify and I look forward to answering any questions you may have.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK N.A. (D/B/A FINANCIAL FREEDOM, A DIVISION OF ONEWEST BANK N.A.) Plaintiff, -v.CYNTHIA READUS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, LULA WILSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF NATHAN PEOPLES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NATHAN PEOPLES (DECEASED) Defendants 14 CH 014204 2611 E. 83RD STREET CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 15, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2611 E. 83RD STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-304-004. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in

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sale, other than a m which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, 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 14-14-15975.

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. 14-14-15975 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 14 CH 014204 TJSC#: 35-3969 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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ANTHONY D OCHOA AKA ANTHONY OCHOA, NANCY OCHOA D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 16416 444 WEST 61ST PLACE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 1 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 27, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 28, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 444 WEST 61ST PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-317-019-0000. The real estate is improved with a three flat, single family home with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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

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

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1101488. 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. PA1101488 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 16416 TJSC#: 35-1534 I648926 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CENLAR FSB P l a i n t i f f , v .

EDDIE VANZANT A/K/A EDDIE VOLTAN VANZANT D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 14665 7950 SOUTH SAGINAW AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 22, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 22, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7950 SOUTH SAGINAW AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-104-038-0000. The real estate is improved with a 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 sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain

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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 PA1207113. 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. PA1207113 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 14665 TJSC#: 35-1269 I648749 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBANK PARTNERSHIP BANK AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPOARTION AS RECEIVER FOR SHOREBANK; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ROBBIE A. AUSTIN; BEVERLY AUSTIN; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NONRECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 26174 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7846 S. Euclid, Chicago, IL 60649.

P.I.N. 20-25-330-026-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is residencial.

The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Ron Fabiani at (708) 344-2483.

Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds.

For information call Ms. Angela C. Wikgren at Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa, 330 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. 312-828-9600.

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THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FLOSSIE M. GRADY, DECEASED; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN) DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; ANTOINETTE GRADY; HENRY GRADY; ORENE MAYS; OWEN GRADY; WILMA BEAUFORD; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 6242 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 5605 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60621.

P.I.N. 20-17-211-003-0000.

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

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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EDDIE J WILSON D e f e n d a n t s 14 CH 14553 8202 SOUTH MUSKEGON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 9, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 14, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8202 SOUTH MUSKEGON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-225-015-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 2 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1406605. 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. PA1406605 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 14553 TJSC#: 35-480 I647727

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.ROZALYN ALEXANDER MOSS A/K/A ROZALYN A. MOSS, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EPHRAIM D. MOSS A/K/A EPHRAIM MOSS, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 07837 7942 SOUTH WINCHESTER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 8, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7942 SOUTH WINCHESTER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-31-200037-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, single family home; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1403698. 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. PA1403698 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 07837 TJSC#: 35-450 I647785

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 .

TINA ROBINSON, CHESTER ANDERSON, BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS, INC. D/B/A BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF ILLINOIS D e f e n d a n t s 14 CH 14359 8356 S ESSEX AVE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South W k Di 24th Fl CHICAGO IL

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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 PA1405732. 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. PA1405732 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 14359 TJSC#: 35-1859 I647808

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.EDNA RUTHERFORD, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF L.V. RUTHERFORD COLEMAN AKA L.V. R. COLEMAN, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, L.V. RUTHERFORD COLEMAN A/K/A L.V. R. COLEMAN, MICHELLE GRANT, DARRIN TAYLOR, TRACY TAYLOR, MARK ROBERTSON, NICHOLAS RUTHERFORD, MICHAEL ROBERTSON Defendants 13 CH 19581 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE STREET AKA 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 16, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE STREET AKA 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620

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The real estate is improved with a 2 story home with a detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1311646. 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. PA1311646 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 13 CH 19581 TJSC#: 35-835 I647411

that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1404348. 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. PA1404348 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 9783 TJSC#: 34-21394 I647410

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.GINA JOHNSON A/K/A GINA P. JOHNSON A/K/A GINA PATRICE JOHNSON, TAGINA DILLINGHAM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 9783 5809 SOUTH SANGAMON STREET CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5809 SOUTH SANGAMON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-17-229003-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CROWN MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.VICTORIA E. HAMMOND Defendants 13 CH 022982 7722 S. CREGIER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 17, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7722 S. CREGIER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-25-319-028. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR

RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-13261. 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. 14-13-13261 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 022982 TJSC#: 35-1919 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-HE3 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE3 Plaintiff, -v.KIMBERLY HINES, ULYSSES MCNAIRY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 08 CH 025390 2720 E. 76th Place Chicago, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 28, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2720 E. 76th Place, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 2130-313-007. The real estate is improved with a multi-family unit. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-27414. 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. 14-13-27414 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 08 CH 025390 TJSC#: 35-3187 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Annabelle Nails; Gerald Nordgren for the estate of Annabelle Nails; The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Unknown Owners and Non-Record C l a i m a n t s D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 7664 Sheriff's # 150044 F14040002 CPN Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on April 17, 2015, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 655 West 61st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60621 P.I.N: 20-16-315-086-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Single Family Home.

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

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

For information, contact the sales department, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com. Please refer to file number F14040002 CPN. For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.GENIEVE VERDUZCO A/K/A GENIEVE VERRDUZCO A/K/A GENIEVE J. REYES, NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. Defendants 14 CH 010465 8158 S. BRANDON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 27, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 29, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8158 S. BRANDON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-224-044. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to

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exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-11668. 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. 14-14-11668 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 14 CH 010465 TJSC#: 35-2548 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.

I649175

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.CELESTE STEVENS, AL STEVENS Defendants 12 CH 033062 7942 S. INDIANA AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 28, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 30, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7942 S. INDIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-34-102-033. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Property Residential 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, 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

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no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-12-22292. 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. 14-12-22292 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 033062 TJSC#: 35-2571 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.

I649157

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-WMC2 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-WMC2 Plaintiff, -v.DAVID WRIGHT A/K/A DAVID C WRIGHT, SR. A/K/A DAVID CORNELL WRIGHT, SR., MARCIE RICHARD A/K/A MARCIE RICHARDS A/K/A MARCIE WRIGHT Defendants 14 CH 18636 8017 SOUTH ESSEX AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 23, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 1, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8017 SOUTH ESSEX AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-110-042-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 2 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest

community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1408653. 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. PA1408653 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 18636 TJSC#: 35-3124 I647499

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, SHERYL MCGEE, SCOT DIXSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JULIA C. DIXSON, RICHARD KUHN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JULIA C. DIXSON (DECEASED), SHERWOOD DIXSON Defendants 14 CH 002242 7806 S. CRANDON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 5, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7806 S. CRANDON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-25-428-005. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales

Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-01881. 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. 14-14-01881 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 002242 TJSC#: 35-2692 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.

I649104 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC Plaintiff, -v.FAYE STEVENSON, FOSTER BONNER JR, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. S/I/I TO LASALLE BANK, F.S.B. F/K/A TALMAN FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LILLIE BONNER A/K/A LILLIE M. BONNER, IF ANY, JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, LILLIE BONNER A/K/A LILLIE M. BONNER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 09914 8646 SOUTH RHODES AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 28, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8646 SOUTH RHODES AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-34-410029-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, single family home; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1403464. 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. PA1403464 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 09914 TJSC#: 35-1431 I648958 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC Plaintiff, -v.ALLISON FUNCHESS, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, ELVIN J SIMPSON AKA ELVIN SIMPSON AKA ELVIN JAMES SIMPSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ELVIN J. SIMPSON A/K/A ELVIN SIMPSON A/K/A ELVIN JAMES SIMPSON, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 13100 7649 SOUTH HERMITAGE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 20, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 21, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7649 SOUTH HERMITAGE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-417-017-0000.

The real estate is improved with a red, brick, single family home; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

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

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1406016. 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. PA1406016 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 13100 TJSC#: 35-1116 I648796

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SPORTS

CCC men’s basketball team qualifies for national tournament Olive-Harvey College wins Region IV Tournament and head coach named Region IV Coach of the Year There were 126 NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division II men’s basketball programs across the country vying for the national championship when postseason play began two weeks ago, but, now only 16 teams remain.

Included in this select group is Olive-Harvey College, which joins the other 15 teams at the doubleelimination NJCAA National Tournament played March 17-21 at Danville Area Community College in Danville, Ill. It is the Panthers’ first appearance at the nationals since the 2002-03 season.

Olive-Harvey earned the automatic berth after defeating South Suburban College 79-62 in the Region IV District B Tournament finals at Kankakee Community College.

The Panthers, ranked 19th in the NJCAA’s Top-20 poll, are 25-8 overall and have won 18 of their last 19 games.

In the first two rounds of the Region IV playoffs, Olive-Harvey posted a 100-71 victory over Waubonsee Community College on February 26 before beating topseeded Moraine Valley Community College 82-70 in the semifinals March 1.

In the South Suburban win, the Panthers went ahead 8-6 less than five minutes into the game and retained the lead the remainder of the contest. In front 19-12 with 9:06 to play in the opening half, Olive-Harvey went on a 12-0 run in a span of 4:03 to build a 31-12 cushion. The 19-point surplus matched its largest of the night.

The Panthers, who were on top 37-24 at the half, kept the margin between 10 and 19 points in the final 20 minutes. Overall, they led by double figures the final 28:11 of the game.

A key to the victory was turnovers.

Olive-Harvey forced the Bulldogs into 19 miscues and parlayed them into 27 points. South Suburban, meanwhile, scored just seven points off of the Panthers’ nine turnovers.

Jayone Troutman (Hillcrest H.S.) produced a double-double, finishing with team highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds. The 6-foot, 6inch forward also led all players with four steals and three blocks. Quantice Hunter (Larkin H.S.) added 13 points, while Quentin Ruff (Larkin H.S.) and Randell Taylor (W.T. White H.S.) both scored 12 points.

For their performances in the Region IV playoffs, Ruff, Hunter and Troutman were voted to the alltournament team.

Ruff, selected as the tournament MVP, averaged 19.7 points, 3.3 re-

OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE men’s basketball team won the Region IV Tournament to advance to NJCAA National Tournament for first time in 12 years. The head coach, Duval Richardson, pictured with the team was named the Region IV District D Coach of the Year. bounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals and shot 54.1 percent (20-for-37) from the field in the three games. Hunter contributed 14.7 points, 3.7 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while connecting on 51.4 percent (19-of-37) of his shots. Troutman’s tournament clips included 15.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.7 steals, 1.7 blocks and 1.7 assists. He

converted 52.9 percent (18-of-34) of his field goals.

In addition to the players, OliveHarvey head coach Duval Richardson was also recognized as he was named the Region IV District D Coach of the Year.

In the opening round of the NJCAA National Tournament held on Tuesday, March 17 in Danville,

Ill. John Wood Community College (Quincy, Ill.) defeated Olive-Harvey 76-65. The outcome of a second game played Thursday, March 19 and other game schedules can be found on the NJCAA website at http://www.dacc.edu/njcaa/games.

NJCAA also video streamed all games of the tournament at www.njcaatv.com.

Special Olympics Illinois athletes triumph in State Basketball Tournament Special Olympics Illinois crowned its state champions at the State Basketball Tournament March 13-15 at Illinois State University’s Horton Field House, Normal, and Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center, Bloomington. Nearly 1,600 athletes competed on 135 teams and in individual skills competition at the tournament. View results at http://www.soill. org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2015Basketball-Results.pdf.

Athletes participated in five categories of play and were divisioned within each category based on their

age and skill level: · Senior/Male: 65 teams including at least one male player 16 years or older · Female: 18 all-female teams with players 16 years or older · High School: 39 teams with players of high school age · Junior: 13 teams including male and female players under the age of 16 · Individual Skills: About 265 athletes tested their abilities in dribbling, passing and shooting ·Young Athletes: 5 Young Athletes aged 6-7 demonstrated their individ-

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Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

ual skills abilities To compete in the state tournament, athletes must have completed eight weeks of training. Senior/Male and High School teams qualified through district tournaments in the state.

As Official Partners of Special Olympics Illinois, the Illinois Knights of Columbus and the Law Enforcement Torch Run were Gold Medal Sponsors of the Basketball Tournament.

Special Olympics Illinois is a notfor-profit organization offering yearround training and competition in 19 sports for nearly 22,000 traditional athletes with intellectual disabilities and nearly 21,000 Young Athletes ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics changes lives by empowering people with intellectual disabilities to realize their full potential in sports and in life. Special Olympics programs enhance physical fitness, motor skills, self-confidence, social skills and encourage family and community support. If you are interested in learning more about Special Olympics Illinois, volunteering or providing financial support to help make Special Olympics programs possible, contact your local Special Olympics agency, call 800-394-0562 or visit our website at www.soill.org.

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