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Giving a second chance to ex-offenders Local Job Fairs Focus on Employing those with Criminal Records

way.”

The key, stated Simpson, is being trained on how to interview when you have a criminal background. She said the moment an interviewer finds out a perspective employ-

ee has a history, the dynamics change.

Learning how to not panic and having a prepared response is what she teaches.

“You have to know how to be humble and how to present yourself as such,” Simpson

said. “I’ve placed guys right out of prison before. What people don’t understand is you have to network with the different businesses.”

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By J. Coyden Palmer Over 300 people with past convictions for a variety of crimes reported to a job fair last week in Markham and left with jobs or leads on how to get one.

Aronda Simpson, who has over 25 years experience in employment and training, works with several staffing companies seeking to fill seasonal positions that can lead to permanent positions. She stated the labor jobs start off paying $11-$13 an hour and are long hour shifts with a minimum of three days a week, and went on to explain that the application process, interviewing, drug screening, and safety training were all done on the same day.

“For those who don’t get the jobs available on the day of the job fair, I’m offering other job opportunities as well,” Simpson said. “I specialize in working with ex-offenders. I make sure that the companies I work with have jobs for people from that demographic. For these jobs, you cannot have a conviction of a violent crime or theft, but even if so—depending on how much time has elapsed—we may still be able to squeeze you in. There is always a

ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE Jesse White (center) last week held the state’s sixth official U.S. Constitution and Citizenship Day Celebration. The event also commemorated the 227th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, which took place on September 17, 1787. U.S. District Court Judge Joan B. Gottschall swore in 70 people from various countries or nationalities including Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, People’s Republic of China, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. Principals who participated are pictured.

Pfleger hopes new Cardinal will remember the poor

By Chinta Strausberg Reacting to an Associated Press story that Pope Francis had chosen a new Cardinal for Chicago, Father Michael L. Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina, said he hopes the new Cardinal will have the heart of Pope Francis and reach out to the poor, the disenfranchised and the forgotten.

After attending a press conference convened by Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, who announced the arrest of four youth in the shooting death of 9-year-old Antonio Smith, Jr., Pfleger stated the gang members reportedly thought Smith was trying to warn their rivals they had planned on shooting, so they took out the little boy, who was shot multiple times.

McCarthy said neither Smith nor his family had any gang ties. Arrested and charged with first-degree murder were: Jabari Williams, 22; Derrick Allmon, 19; Paris Denard, 19; and Michael Baker, 19.

Pfleger praised the two officers, who did a “really good job,” and the calls that provided similar valid information in the case.

“It looked like they were hunting two guys from another gang. They saw them, and got out to get after them. Antonio Smith, who had nothing to do with this, screamed out. It’s unclear whether they were screaming to warn them or because he was scared. He’s a little boy. Anybody who would kill a 9-year-old child will kill anybody.”

Interviewed at the end of his last peace march for 2014, Pfleger reacted to the Pope’s appointment of 65-year-old Bishop Blase Cupich from Spokane, WA, who is replacing 77-year-old Cardinal Francis George, who is undergoing a special cancer treatment at the University of Chicago Hospital.

Vowing to keep Cardinal George in his (Continued on page 19)

Bishop Blase Cupich

Father Michael Pfleger

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

NFL Still Dropping the Ball (See story on page 5)

City and suburban clergy coalition backs Senator Durbin (See story on page 2)

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NEWS

Businessman wants to provide housing for veterans

By Wendell Hutson A fellow veteran said it makes him sick to his stomach when he sees a veteran homeless or outside begging for change.

“No one who has served their country in the military should come home and be homeless. It really bothers me when I see my fellow veterans down and out with nowhere to go for help,” said Herbert Hedgeman, a Black Army veteran. “That’s why I plan to build a veterans building because it’s needed.”

Hedgeman, 83, said he is trying to raise $18 million to build the 92-room apartment building on a vacant lot he owns in the 7500 block of South Maryland Avenue for veterans. The Chicago architect firm for the project is Loewenberg Architects and Apartment Builders Inc., which is owned by Hedgeman, is the developer.

The building would provide one and two bedroom units at market rates and also have a medical facility. Once built the veterans building would sit next to St. Mark

Manor, 840 E. 76th St., a senior apartment building, built on land Hedgeman previously owned.

Alderman Michelle Harris (D8th), whose ward includes the site, was unavailable for comment.

Carl White, a 72-year-old veteran, retired from the Army in 2001 after 27 years. He said once the building is built he plans to be first in line for a unit.

“I am a veteran true and blue and would welcome the opportunity to live among my brothers,” White said. “I will never understand why veterans are treated badly by society when all they did was make this country safer and stronger.”

Developing communities is something Hedgeman said he enjoys.

Last week at a community meeting in Chatham he introduced a proposal to build a 90-room hotel in the 7600 block of South State Street on a vacant lot he also owns.

But the former owner of the Barbara Ann’s Inn Motel, 7621 S. Cottage Grove Ave., received mixed reactions from residents who overall were not in support of his hotel project.

“Most of the residents against it

BUSINESSMAN HERBERT HEDGEMAN points to the future site of a 92-room apartment building he plans to build for veterans on the South Side. are seniors and I cannot figure out Unlike the hotel proposal that will raised and the building fully occuwhy seniors do not want to adapt require a zoning change the site for pied in the next three to five to change,” Hedgeman said. “If I do the veterans building is already years,” added Hedgeman. “Until not put a hotel there you can bet zoned for residential development. then, I plan to continue doing someone else will and I doubt if it’s what I can to help veterans and one of us [Blacks].

“I hope to have the money the Black community.”

City and suburban clergy coalition backs Senator Durbin Snubs GOP ‘ice cream politics’

By Chinta Strausberg Fed up with the misinformation that the community was getting over the re-election of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bishop Simon Gordon Monday held an informational forum at his church, Triedstone Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1415 W. 104th St., where they officially endorsed his re-election bid.

After the breakfast, Bishop Gor-

don held a meeting where he told the Senator and his peers how he was highly offended at Illinois Senator Jim Oberweis’ ice cream politics.

He told of being accidently invited to a meeting Oberweis held at Sweet Holy Spirit Church headed

by Rev. Dr. Bishop Larry D. Trotter who last August endorsed Oberweis over Senator Durbin. Pastor Corey Brooks also endorsed Oberweis.

Gordon, who grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes, said he will not be fooled and will not mislead his people. When Trotter men-

tioned that Oberweis brought cream to his parishioners, he was highly offended and very angry.

One of the ministers asked Oberweis how many ice cream stores were located in the African American community and he told them at 95th and Kedzie, which is Oak Lawn, 159th and Torrence, which is the River Oaks Mall and the Forest Preserve.

A shocked Bishop Gordon told Oberweis those stores were not located in the African American community and his lack of knowledge about that was a clear signal of his “disconnection between how he

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employs his services for jobs and his relationship with the community.”

Bishop Gordon had some sharp words for Oberweis’ rolling up in front of Trotter’s church with an ice cream truck. “The one thing I have to say about ice cream is that it melts in the summertime and it’s messy… We do not need to be trading food for votes.”

Drawing the picture between Oberweis and Durbin even clearer, Bishop Gordon said Oberweis spoke glowingly of being opposed to the Affordable Care Act where in Illinois alone more than 640,000 people now have health care. Durbin worked closely with President Obama to make that bill a reality.

While Oberweis said he promotes school vouchers, Bishop Gordon said, “We are not ignorant to the fact that our schools are funded by the tax base of the homes and businesses in the area.

That is the challenge with the voucher system.”

Gordon said, “Please don’t bring us unfinished ideas and promote them in the campaign as if they are possibilities.”

And, when Oberweis told the clergy at Trotter’s church he was not a politician, Gordon said he was stunned since he was trying to defeat Senator Durbin. “We at least need someone who has an acumen for public policy," said Gordon.

Bishop Gordon said they came together to set the record straight before the November 4th election in embracing Senator Durbin.

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Pastor Walter P. Turner III, president of the Minister’s Conference of Chicago and Vicinity, introduced Senator Durbin praising him for his work on the Affordable Care Act and for Durbin’s, along with Congressman Robin Kelly and Rep. Danny K. Davis work to help Black churches remain open.

Given the tough economic times, Turner said many churches have had to close their doors.

Turner also talked about voter suppression and pointed to the GOP as the designers of that plan.

“That is what Republicans are trying to do all over again to make sure that our community does not vote.

Senator Durbin has waged a fight to try to break down that barrier and deal with voter suppression.”

Referring to both Oberweis and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner, Turner said, “They want to get rid of, eliminate the minimum wage. Senator Durbin is helping to raise it to another standard…,” Turner said thanking Durbin for his support. “He stands for what we believe in.” Apostle Carl White also spoke highly of Senator Durbin.

Durbin touched on a number of topics including his love for Africa.

Pointing to the many flags posted around Gordon’s sanctuary, Durbin said the third one represents Ethiopia the cradle of civilization.

But he also told the minister how after meeting with construction companies and unions he has renewed his fight to get more African Americans hired. www.chicagocrusader.com

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NEWS

Shelter for abused women competing for $100K grant

By Wendell Hutson Financial assistance is once again needed to help a nonprofit that operates two South Side shelters for abused women and their children. The West Englewood United Organization (WEUO) is among five Chicago nonprofits that began competing Sept. 2 for a $100,000 grand prize from the Allstate Foundation’s “Purple Purse Challenge,” which is an annual fund- raising campaign for charities that help domestic violence survivors.

“People are back having conversations about domestic violence because of the Ray Rice incident,” said Kyle Donash, a spokesman for the Allstate Foundation. “All of the organizations competing have a financial empowerment program to help abused women, who may have suffered financially.”

and he would still put his hands on me from time to time, but not every day.”

The unemployed mother said she plans to start school in January and wants to become a pharmacy technician and recommends to any women in an abusive relationship to leave.“The best thing a woman can do in this situation is to take her kids and leave because when a man hits you that is not love,” added Weaver. “You do not have to be stepped on by his words. There are places out here that can help you start over.”

Rosilind Sculfield, wife of WGCI FM personality Tony Sculfield and executive director of the WEUO, said there are more women like Weaver at the shelter who need help getting back on their feet. “If we win this money it would go a long way in helping our shelter residents,” Sculfield

$50,000; fourth place $25,000; and fifth through 10th place winners will receive $10,000 each.

As of this week WEUO, which runs Clara’s Place and Clara’s House shelters, raised over $700

from online donations. Donations can be as little as $1 and organizations get to keep all monies raised over the past month in addition to any prize money, according to Donash, who said the foundation

will dole out $650,000 this year.

“Last year, we gave out $350,000 to 30 organizations but that number has grown tremendously this year,” added Donash.

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR Ebonee Weaver and her 1-year-old daughter Journey live at a South Side Shelter for abused women.

Rice, a former National Football League running back for the Baltimore Ravens, was caught this year on tape punching his then fiancé, Janay Palmer, in the face during an elevator argument.

Ebonee Weaver is one of those women. The 20-year-old mother of a 1-year-old daughter and 1month of son has lived at Clara’s Place, a South Side shelter for abused and homeless women for two years after ending her relationship with her boyfriend in January, who she said abused her physically and verbally.

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said. “That’s why I am asking anyone with a kind heart to please help us.”

The other Chicago organizations are Apna Ghar; Between Friends; YWCA of Metropolitan; CityWide Tax Assistance; Connections for Abused Women; and the Latin Women in Action.

In total, 140 organizations nationally are competing for the top prize, which goes to the organization that raises the most money by Oct. 3. A second place winner will receive $75,000; third place

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL TALES FROM THE CONSPIRACY VAULT The world is supposedly run by the smartest people, many of whom have attended the most prestigious universities on Earth.

The institutions of higher learning are highly selective, and one must truly reside among the intellectual elite, so they say, in order to make the cut. Of course, money also plays into this equation and legacy students are part of the game, but, for the most part, brains are the key ingredient when it comes to entering the hallowed halls of ivy, which lead directly to the gilded halls of power.

Since this is the case, a major question must be asked, and it is this - since the world’s movers and shakers are so smart, why is the world in such bad shape? There are probably several quick answers, but among the most compelling are greed, selfishness, and a lack of empathy and brotherhood and, probably, ignorance. Of course, this does not mean that everyone living the life of privilege fits these patterns, but a great many of them do.

The major format that greed and selfishness enters into our lives is that of the corporate body; corporations are taking over the world.

Corporations are not known for being caring entities because the bottom line for them is profit; this is the true king of the mountain.

The quest for capital trumps almost everything else in the modern world where corporations are concerned. They often have no conscience. They can be downright scary, actually, because they will pollute the environment and our bodies if they find it necessary, and there are few boundaries, geographic or otherwise, that they are bound to honor. This brings us to the next point.

The continent of Africa has some of the richest resources on the globe. The cell phone and laptop industries alone would just about collapse without the natural metallic ore, columbite-tantalite, or coltan, from the Congo, which produces 80% of the world’s supply. And the Chinese, among others, recognize the vast wealth that the continent harbors. In fact, China has a suspicious interest in Africa, and one wonders whether altruism, or something more sinister, is behind it all. If Africans are not careful, they may wake up one day to find that they are once again completely disenfranchised in their own homeland. In addition to the Chinese, other global corporations are controlling water and crop development.

Now, from the conspiracy vault comes a scenario that is extremely unpleasant, but that just won’t go away among those who believe these things - it has been said for some time that there are those on this planet who feel that there are too many people in the world, and that the population must be culled in order for optimum living conditions as well as for population control. We have recently reached the milestone of 7 billion people, and some believe this is just too many people. The Georgia Guidestones, erected some years ago by unknown persons in Elberton, Georgia, is somewhat of an “American Stonehenge” with inscriptions written in 8 different languages, and one of the things they call for is the reduction of the world’s population to a manageable 500 million people. It is clear, therefore, that these un-named persons with apparently deep pockets, look forward to a lot of people leaving the planet. This seems like something out of the playbook of wild-eyed conspiracy theorists, but when we look at Africa and the “new” emerging viruses that are just about decimated that part of the globe like AIDS and Ebola, not to mention the numerous wars, the number of deaths is legion. At the current rate, Africa may one day be populated basically by non-Africans. It was projected recently by scientific observers that the Ebola outbreak is so out of control that it might take out at least 1.2 million people in six months before it is contained. This is frightening, and no doubt the conspiracy theorists who have been talking about a culling of the population are probably feeling vindicated, whether justified or not. But what is certain, African control by Africans may become a thing of the past if something is not done to offset the deleterious trend that is besetting that continent. A luta continua.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Denver Police Department Job Well Done Dear Editor: Thursday afternoon on August 14, at the very moment I was heading downtown to participate in a national vigil commemorating the life of Michael Brown, the young unarmed Black man shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson Missouri, I received a call regarding a simultaneous gathering in northeast Denver involving the police.

A foot-chase through the Holly Square community designated Safe Zone had just occurred between an officer and a young Black man fleeing with a gun.

As a lifelong resident of the Holly neighborhood, an active participant of summer safety efforts and the person at the center of the heated debate concerning concrete barricades being placed at 33rd and Hudson as a crime prevention method, without second thought, I drove straight for Holly Square and the barricades.

Holly Square was full of patrol cars, an ambulance and a growing crowd of spectators. A gun was lying on the ground across from the barricades and a few feet away from where a few days earlier I held a press conference along with other community leaders as we prepared to remove the barricades and implement more desirable Crime Prevention Through Environmental

Design (CPTED) measures. I stood in the rain staring at the gun with a feeling of relief and thought, “Today, those controversial barricades along with other measures including heightened community and police collaboration saved a life.”

No shots were fired at or by the police on that rainy afternoon and what could have ended in the injury or death of a fleeing young Black man, a public servant or an innocent bystander, ended in the young man’s arrest as well as a weapon, most likely illegally obtained, being taken off the street.

“The way that boy was running with that gun, if the police would have shot him, they would have been totally justified,” an older eyewitness told me. “That boy is lucky to be alive.”

The CPTED barricades have proved effective. In the past gunmen simply sped through the intersection of 33rd and Hudson and began shooting. This time the potential shooter had to walk into Holly Square, run from waiting police, and was captured all without gunfire.

Leaving Holly Square and speaking at the national vigil, I expressed how imperative it is to hold law enforcement accountable when they overstep their authority and engage in police misconduct. At the same time I commended the Denver Police officers who moments earlier deescalated a situation that resulted in arrest and not death.

Thursday was a day of police contrasts and mixed feelings. In

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Missouri an unarmed young Black man was killed and in Denver an armed young Black man was not.

Therefore, I participated in the moment of silence for victims of police brutality; while also offering a moment of applause for officers that rarely get recognized for the many things they do well. In Denver a young Black man will have his day in court and a community all to familiar with violent tragic endings will have no funeral. To (Continued on page 7)

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COMMENTARY

Thoughts about Retirement Planning Beyond the Rhetoric

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Planning your retirement requires strong discipline, flexibility and constant awareness. Most of us, African Americans, do little thinking about it. Those that do have retirement accounts get it through their employers not on their own. As Malcolm X once said, “The eagle flies on Friday and by Saturday noon it is one dead bird.” We are mass consumers with our money. We spend what we have as soon as we get it. Not all of us but the vast majority appear to live like that.

For those of you who do plan for the future and value retiring let me share my thoughts on that.

Arrive at a total dollar figure to retire on. This should be reviewed occasionally, as the economic environment tends to go up and down. As an example, my wife and I had a portfolio of approximately $450,000.00 in 1982. The economy was in a terrible state of inflation, which turned the buying power of that figure to about $280,000.00 –

Harry C. Alford without spending a cent. The inflation rate ate much of it up while it just sat in the bank.

Things like that are bound to happen from time to time. Stay alert and make changes. If we would have converted it to gold, we would have been protected or even improved our portfolio.

When you set that total dollar figure, divide it by the number of years left before your planned retirement. Let’s say that figure is

$1 million and you have 20 years before retirement. You would need to save $50,000 per year. If you have 40 years before retirement, that would be $25,000 per year. Any interest you make may be offset by occasional inflation.

The later you start saving the more you will have to save each year to hit your mark.

Smart people diversify their savings. As in the above, keeping it in cash can be dangerous. Mix up your portfolio with metals, certificates of deposit, blue chip stock, land that can be quickly sold when the time for retirement comes. Some of these items may drop in value and some will increase. Hopefully, the increased part will supersede the decreased part. Stay on top of this at least weekly. The richest person in the world, Carlos Slim of Mexico, counts his value on a daily basis.

Every morning he gets on his computer and sees what is happening. He will make quick changes if necessary but will hold if it appears to be a temporary dip.

Many rely on a brokerage firm or a financial planner to invest their money. You should be very careful about this. No broker or planner is perfect. Also, the mar-

ket can be volatile and do things the broker or planner is not expecting. Remember the recession of 2008. Many people lost most of their savings. There was an over dependence on home values. Home values that were propped up by shaky mortgage companies, bank and malfeasance of federal offices designed to protect the public from such a thing. I am talking about Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Many people were destroyed or seriously damaged because of that. They had mortgages that remained while home values fell below the mortgage amount. Thus, if they sold the home they would cash out at a negative rate. Many homeowners are still “under water” and their retirement plans will have to change. Meanwhile metals are skyrocketing in value.

The stock market continues to be iffy.

Watch out for “Ponzi Schemes” or “Pyramid.” Some of the wealthiest persons in the world were damaged by Bernie Madoff, who bilked them of millions of dollars.

Recently, a person I know has been indicted for taking $2.5 million dollars from senior citizens and spending all on himself via a Ponzi scheme. Twenty-three fam-

ilies showed up at his indictment hearing – they had been ruined.

Many of you depend on the company you work for to manage and help invest in your corporate retirement plan. I know too many families who relied on their General Motors’ plan, Delco plan, etc.

The executives of General Motors lost their plans when the company went under and had to be bailed out by the federal government. A close friend of my wife lost her plan when Delco went under.

Sadly, her father had the same thing happen to him when the company he worked for all his life went out of business and the owners fled to Brazil.

The key is to be wise and attentive to your wealth. Do not totally rely on anyone or any firm to do the wise and right thing. It is a volatile world out here so be on the offensive at all times. Stay disciplined with your savings and recognize the difference between an appreciating asset and a depreciating asset.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO, of the National Black Chamber of Commerce ®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org

NFL Still Dropping the Ball

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has finally emerged from his selfimposed witness protection program, held a press conference, and even attended a football game Sunday. Now that Goodell has come out of hiding, it is not clear that the NFL is any closer to getting it right, as he keeps putting it, than it was when it dropped the ball in handling Ray Rice’s indefinite suspension from the league.

Goodell’s long overdue news conference proved only that he had his talking points down and would repeat them at every opportunity.

• “I’m not satisfied with the way we’ve handled it from the get-go.

As I told you, and this statement indicates, I made a mistake…”

• “We acknowledge the mistake, my mistake. And we said we’re going to do better moving forward …”

• “I let myself down. I let everybody else down. And for that I’m sorry as I mentioned earlier. That’s what we’re going to correct and that’s what we’re going to fix…”

Despite a well-scripted news conference, the NFL has not been able to contain some extremely damaging disclosures. ESPN “Outside the Lines” has produced an explosive exposé that undercuts Goodwww.chicagocrusader.com

ell’s credibility, the very thing he has desperately been trying to restore.

Publicly, Goodell has contended that no one in the NFL’s Park Avenue headquarters in New York has seen the devastating video of Ray Rice knocking his then-fiancée out with a powerful left hook, leaving her unconscious. Even if true, that does not mean Baltimore and NFL officials did not know what was on the video tape.

Here’s what ESPN had to say: “Ultimately, on April 1, the Revel, under subpoena, provided [Attorney Michael] Diamondstein with a copy, and he received the same copy from prosecutors on April 5. By phone, Diamondstein told [team president Dick] Cass that the video was ‘f—ing horrible’ and that it was clear ‘Ray knocked her the f— out.’

The lawyer advised Cass that the video, if released, would amount to a public relations disaster for the Ravens and for his client.

“Cass listened carefully but never asked Diamondstein to provide the Ravens with a copy of the video — nor, for that matter, did anyone from the NFL ask Diamondstein for a copy, several sources say.”

Cass and owner Steve Bisciotti claimed they never knew the extent of Rice’s violence.

ESPN reported, “Bisciotti and Cass contend that, after the elevator doors closed that morning, they did

George E. Curry not have a full picture of what happened until September. ‘It was our understanding based on Ray’s account that in the course of a physical altercation between the two of them he slapped Janay with an open hand, and that she hit her head against the elevator rail or wall as she fell to the ground,’ the Ravens said in a statement Friday afternoon. But sources both affiliated and unaffiliated with the team tell ‘Outside the Lines’ a different story: The Ravens’ head of security,

Sanders, heard a detailed description of the inside-elevator scene within hours and shared it with Ravens officials in Baltimore.”

Quoting multiple unnamed sources close to Rice, ESPN said the star running back had provided full details of the incident – including knocking his future wife unconscious – to both Goodell and team officials.

In fact, ESPN said, “With his wife sitting by his side in a conference room, Rice told Goodell that he hit her and knocked her out, according to four sources.”

At the urging of the Ravens, Goodell suspended Rice for only two games. Later, under mounting pressure from women’s groups, the Ravens kicked Rice off the team and Goodell suspended him indefinitely from the NFL. “Bisciotti and the team released a letter to Ravens season-ticket holders contending that the team had not seen the video until the morning of Sept. 8, when TMZ released it to the public, and that they found it ‘violent and horrifying’ and had voted unanimously to release Rice,” ESPN reported. “…Minutes later, Rice’s phone buzzed. He could scarcely believe what he was looking at– back-toback text messages from Bisciotti.

Rice read them aloud so everyone in the room could hear them:

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Hey Ray, just want to let you know, we loved you as a player, it was great having you here. Hopefully all these things are going to die down. I wish the best for you and Janay.

When you’re done with football, I’d like you to know you have a job waiting for you with the Ravens helping young guys getting acclimated to the league.

ESPN continued, “Rice was flabbergasted. One minute Bisciotti and the Ravens were essentially calling him a liar, the next Bisciotti was quietly offering him a job. “… Rice told friends he believed Bisciotti was suggesting that, as long as he kept quiet and stuck to the story that he had misled team officials and Goodell about what had happened in the elevator, the Ravens would take care of him down the road. He felt incredibly insulted.”

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach.

Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.george curry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook.

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COMMENTARY

YES, EGYPT IS IN AFRICA (Dr. Conrad Worrill, Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF) located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-4930900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)

Dr. Conrad Worrill Until recently, there had been a scholarly debate among European intellectuals, as well as some Blacks, on what they referred to as the peopling of ancient Egypt. What this question really posed was, “Who were the ancient Egyptians?” Were they Black,

white, mulatto, etc.?

This issue has been at the core of European history, or better yet, European historiography (the science of how history is written) for more than two hundred years. This framework of European hegemony over the history of the world has had a devastating impact on African people and the African mind.

It is in this context that we understand the intellectual devastation of the European conceptualization of the world order. We should understand this in relation to our movement for an African centered education aimed at helping our people come out from beneath this European intellectual assault.

Let me use renowned African deep thinker, scholar, and ancestor, Dr. Jacob H. Carruthers’ paper he wrote entitled, “Race of Ancient Egyptians” in helping clarify this subject. This paper gives us the insights we need to understand in this regard.

Dr. Carruthers observes, “The doctrine of white supremacy was launched by philosophers like David Hume who asserted in 1749 ‘I am apt to suspect the Negroes to be naturally inferior to the whites.’ This position was expressed in a different context by Montesquieu about the same time.”

We are guided by Dr. Carruthers when he explains, “In the Spirit of the

Laws, Montesquieu asserted, ‘it is impossible for us to suppose these creatures to be men, because allowing them to be men, a suspicion would follow that we ourselves are not Christians.’ Montesquieu was justifying the enslavement of Africans that was one of the major reasons for inventing the doctrine of white supremacy.”

Upon further examination, Dr. Carruthers reveals “Obviously the emerging doctrine could not gain credibility among those who were familiar with the traditional wisdom among Europeans that the ancient Africans of Egypt had achieved a very high level of civilization and had transmitted to the ancient Greeks many of the major ideas considered a part of Greek civilization.”

Dr. Carruthers explains, “Several decades after the founding of the concept of white supremacy Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel supplied the solution of this latter difficulty when at the beginning of the 19th century, he asserted that Africa was ‘not a historical part of the world’.”

Finally, Dr. Carruthers quotes Hegel to demonstrate the ultimate in European intellectual arrogance, Hegel states, “Historical movement in it — that is its northern part — belongs to the Asiatic or European world… Egypt will be considered in reference to its western phase, but it

does not belong to the African spirit.”

Through this conceptualization Dr. Carruthers reveals, “Thus Hegel took Egypt out of Africa and Africans out of Egypt. He also removed Africans from history.”

As an outgrowth of this kind of thinking by European scholars, the field of Egyptology began to emerge.

Egyptology as a field of study is the creation of the European mentality that seeks to gather evidence (artifacts and antiquities) that supports the idea of the European origin of civilization.

Egyptologists have literally attempted to remove Egypt from the geographical confines of Africa and reposited it within the geographical domain of Asia.

The removal of Egypt from Africa serves a twofold purpose. First, it leads to the obvious idea that Egypt is not a part of Africa; therefore, its population could not have been Black. Secondly, it serves the purpose of implying that civilization did not begin with the Black race.

Fortunately, we have always had Black scholars among us, who did not get trapped in the European conception of the world. It started with men like Hosea Easton, Henry Highland Garnett, and Martin R. Delany who “took the biblical myth of Ham and used it to establish

Blacks as the authors of the great Nile Valley civilizations.”

Also, “They… used ancient European works such as Herodotus, Diodorus and whatever modern works they could find. This tradition has been an honorable endeavor and has taught us much.” The old scrappers, according to Dr. Carruthers, “are still among us slugging it out as per our beloved Professor John G. Jackson.”

Through the work of Senegalese scholar Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop, Dr. Théophile Obenga, Dr. Yosef ben Jochannan, and Chancellor Will iams the origin of the ancient Egyptians should never ever be a question for African people. This question has been resolved. We should be clear that the ancient Egyptians (or more properly called, Kemetic people) were Black.

Diop points out that Herodotus “after relating his eyewitness account informing us that the Egyptians were Black, demonstrated, with rare honesty (for a Greek), that Greece borrowed from Egypt all elements of her civilization even the cult of gods, and that Egypt was the cradle of civilization.”

Our scholars, thinkers, and researchers should never again raise the questions of who the Egyptians were. Clearly, they were Black people. This question has been resolved!

THE HIGH COSTS OF THE BOOMERANG

By Julianne Malveaux The 2013 poverty data came out in mid-September. It showed the first decrease in poverty since 2007 from 12.7 to 12.4 according to one piece of data. Black poverty went up slightly, from 25.6 to 25.7. Hispanic poverty dropped from 24.6 to 22.3, the largest decrease for any group.

One of the most interesting findings is that so many recent college graduates live with their parents. Described as “boomerang” graduates, a third of them occupy a basement, a spare room, or perhaps their old room, or a floor or couch. Blessedly, they have parents to live with. And, if they are 26 or younger, they have health insurance, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. On the other hand, these boomerang graduates will postpone many adult decisions that affect economic markets. They won’t rent apartments or buy furniture or homes. If they don’t have credit cards from college (and they shouldn’t), they are unlikely to get them as residents of their parents’ homes. They will delay marriage and other decisions, which also has an im6

pact on consumer spending. They are missing out on the low interest that would make the purchase of a car or a home much cheaper. Their inability to fully participate in the economy hurts them, and it hurts the economy too.

African American graduates – the young people experience less of a boom because they have much less to boom back to. Their parents and grandparents will make room for them, but instead of staying in a basement room, they are staying with them on the floor. Not only is there pressure to find a job, but also their failure to do so affects younger siblings and neighbors. “Why should I go to college,” they rationalize. “Big brother went and can’t find a job. Or, big brother is working at a fast food restaurant. I could do that without a degree.”

Given the high Black unemployment rate and the weaker networks that African Americans have, few relatives can refer them to jobs – they are still looking for jobs of their own.

Boomeranging hits African American young people harder and the consequences are greater. Already the

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux recipients of lower wages, they also find that it takes longer to locate employment than their white counterparts.

When young people are out of work, economists refer to the impact as “scarring.” This means that boomerangers will have lower wages for the rest of their lives, unless they go to graduate or professional school, a costly proposition. And those who stay out of the labor market for a year or two are less preferred than gradu-

ates who find jobs right after college.

The Great Recession had a permanent impact on the graduating classes from 2007 through 2011 or 2012.

The inabilities of recent college graduates are structural, and they are also racial. Efforts to close the unemployment age gap could generate post-graduation outcomes that are similar for young African Americans as they are for whites. But Black unemployment has been twice that of whites as long as these data has been counted. The unemployment rate gap is seen as so normal that nothing has been done to reduce it.

President Obama has, by executive order, indicated that veterans should have hiring priority for federal jobs.

Such ruling has caused resentment among federal workers, with the allegation that veterans are not qualified for the jobs they hold. Qualifications notwithstanding, human resource specialists at federal departments are required to offer veterans a hiring privilege. Doesn’t this sound like affirmative action to you? Yet affirmative action has been all but forgotten. Veteran preferences are the “new” hiring preference.

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The rationale for these preferences is that those who served our country should not be homeless. Yet the overwhelming majority of veterans have homes and, indeed, lower unemployment rates than the general population. While no one begrudges veterans special opportunities, there are other groups that deserve preferences, too. When a college graduate is flipping burgers or assembling sandwiches, we are squandering knowledge and ensuring that graduates without jobs have a permanent disadvantage in the labor market. When African American graduates are sidelined, their very absence from the labor market sends a disturbing signal to others who would apply to college but for their perception that college completion offers them no advantages over the friend or colleague who did not go. Again, we are squandering knowledge, and we are also contributing to the unemployment rate gap.

Why not invest in our nation’s future by giving recent graduates hiring preference? And why not pay special attention to those groups that have much higher unemployment rates than others. www.chicagocrusader.com

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BUSINESS

The seldom told self-help story of BUFI and the Jackie Robinson West Little League The generous spirit of the working people of Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois helped to sustain The Jackie Robinson West Little League for nearly 15 years, allowing training, equipment, community parades and a history of commitment to building boys to continue long after the founder’s passing and today through to the leadership of his wife and son. Saturday, October 4 during the Black United Fund of Illinois, Inc. (BUFI) Gala at the DuSable Museum. Donors and supporters and many hundreds of individuals representing other organization that benefit from this level of giving will be in attendance to recognize this as the “The Year of Institution Building” at the Living Legends/Passing the Torch”© event set for Saturday, October 4th.

“You were there from the beginning,” exclaimed Joseph Haley,

in civil rights, business and the professions while sharing the collective skills, ideas and strategies with a new generation of leaders. The honorees will essentially “pass the torch” to their chosen successors within their fields. This year’s program honors institutions, both brick and mortar and those based on a legacy of unity and collective work for the greater

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Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti JRW Executive Director when recently speaking to Henry L. English, President/CEO of the organization. Haley and other nonprofit leaders, Chicago’s leaders in community philanthropy and self-help will be in attendance Saturday. All will attend to honor the legacies of families like the Haley’s, who have built some of the most admired Institutions in the state. Honorees include the leading Black-owned publishing concern, one of the most successful Allstate agents, representatives from a long-standing Chicago legislative district, Black trade unionists, and the DuSable Museum.

The Living Legends event was conceived by the Black United Fund of Illinois, Inc. as a way to encourage generational continuity

good. “It is important that we raise the consciousness about the significant value of preparing those who would preserve and transmit the legacies of African Americans to future generations,” said Robert Starks, board chair of Black United Fund of Illinois. The “Living Legends/Passing the Torch”© literally asks the questions “Who am I grooming to take my place what will be left behind upon my transition?”

William Lucy, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists; Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti & Dr. Carol D. Lee, Third World Press & The Institute of Positive Education; Louis Dodd, Entrepreneur and Businessman, Insurance and Hospitality Industries; Donne E. Trotter, Illinois State Senator – 17th Legislative District; and a Special Institutional Award to DuSable Museum of AfricanAmerican History, Dr. Carol Adams, President/CEO. BUFI continues celebrating the emerging generation of African American leaders who are making a difference in the fields of government, education, business, media and community service. The association with young professionals, entrepreneurs and civic leaders is kept alive via Facebook and Twitter

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notifications and ongoing programming from training to Summer Youth Employment as a means to acknowledge and support the potential of continued leadership in Chicago and throughout the state.

Now in its 29th year, the Black United Fund of Illinois, Inc. (BUFI) continues to help hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals improve their lives in communities throughout Illinois despite these trying, challenging times. BUFI is dedicated to affecting social and economic change by ensuring that resources are directed to the communities most in need. Ninety-two percent of BUFI’s revenue goes directly to programs and services administered by individuals and community-based organizations they work with every day. In order to maintain a high degree of success BUFI seeks powerful partners who are also committed to “helping others help themselves.”

Funds raised during the event fund BUFI’s community programs designed to provide educational opportunities, career training, and employment and community outreach services. Programs include: Residential Energy Retrofit – Offering services free to homeowners to reduce energy usage; • Community Violence Preven-

youth violence.

Additionally, BUFI was instrumental in the founding and building of South Shore International College Prep High School. South Shore International College Prep will graduate active, enthusiastic learners who are prepared to succeed in the nation’s top universities.

Event tickets are $125.00. For more information call 773-3240494, visit our website to purchase tickets online at www.bufi.org, or email info@bufi.org.

Dr. Carol D. Lee

About Black United Fund of Illinois

tion Program – providing assistance for individuals on parole or probation between the ages of 13 and 28; • Community Trades Apprenticeship Program (CTAP) – An apprenticeship employment training program targeting the unemployed, under and long-term unemployed; • Safe Passages Program - Assists students safe travel to and from school; and • Connects@South Shore - a neighborhood-based coalition of organizations and institutions focused on improving the quality of life in South Shore by reducing

For more than a quarter century, the Black United Fund of Illinois (BUFI) has worked to bring about social and economic change by ensuring that time, money, ideas, supplies and skills are directed to the communities that need them most. BUFI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization listed in employee payroll deduction programs at both public and private workplaces that allow individuals to contribute to solutions that collectively strengthen organizations dedicated to the enhancement of the quality of life in African American communities and, thereby, society at large. www.bufi.org.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Cont’d from page 4) that, Denver Police Department, I say, “job well done!”

Brother Jeff Fard Community Activist and founder of Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center

We need another candidate Dear Editor: While Illinois is known for governor who make some pretty mistakes, Pat Quinn’s latest will not land him in prison; but it is as dumb as any of his predecessors.

Quinn announced that he had spent a week living on $79. This was supposed to reinforce his position on the raising the state’s minimum wage. It was one of the dumbest things an elected official could do.

Actually what Quinn did was insulting to low-income people throughout the state. Sure the governor had to change his diet for a week. What the governor did

not have to do is deal with the day-to-day stress low-income workers endure. Every night he got to go to a comfortable bed inside a home without mechanical or structural issues.

Quinn can’t really believe that he has experienced what someone making less than $10 an hour goes through. His $79-a-week move was nothing more than a stunt, and a bad one at that. As long as he has been in Springfield Quinn should have a much better pulse on what resonates with state residents. I seriously doubt if his stunt garnered him one new vote in the Black community.

While I do belittle the governor for this stupid move, I must say his opponent is even less worthy of being the state’s next governor.

He wants to change the tax structure to cause working folks to ante up more, yet he moves his money to offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes.

If Bruce Rauner was honest about his frugal ways, why would he tell us about a cheap Timex watch he wears, without telling everyone he bought it as a campaign prop? It might not seem like a big deal, but if he will lie about that, God knows what else he is telling us that is not on the-up-

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and-up.

He continues to pander to the Black community in hopes he can shift some Chicago voters from Quinn. If he was truly interested in the plight of Black folks he would have announced he is going to put a permanent business in each of the three campaign offices he opened in Black wards.

Now he wants to do so much for the Black community as though our problems started yesterday.

Where has he been all these years when Black folks were begging for investors to shore up commercial areas?

With no political or governmental experience, it is very clear Rauner can not dig us out of the mess the state is in. His mindset to money issues is far different than the one required within government that necessitates cooperation, coordination and compliance with the legislature, advertisers and state laws respectively. He is too accustomed to doing everything on his own-a bad mix in the public sector.

I guess the only viable option is to pray Quinn is out of stupid stunts, hold our nose and go with the incumbent.

Marcell Richards

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

HYDE PARK ART CENTER: On Saturday, September 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. the Hyde Park Art Center’s newest artist resident Nuria Montiel takes her printmaking cart, La Imprenta Móvil, mobile for a collaborative workshop at The Franklin with artist Edra Soto. Join Nuria in making letter press prints using her original type set design.

Admission is free and all levels are welcome. The Franklin is located at 3522 W. Franklin Blvd. in Chicago.

For more information call 773-3245520 or visit www.hydeparkart.org.

SEMI-ANNUAL ELMHURST EPIPHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH RESALE EVENT FEATURES THOUSANDS OF GENTLY USED, HIGHQUALITY INFANT AND CHILDREN’S TOYS, EQUIPMENT: With thousands of gently used, high-quality infant and children’s toys and equipment to choose from, parents, grandparents and caregivers can furnish a nursery or fill toy boxes and bookshelves for a fraction of the original retail price at Elmhurst Epiphany Lutheran Church’s semiannual Children’s Toy and Equipment Resale event, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m., on Saturday, September 27. Epiphany Lutheran Church is located at 314 W. Vallette (the corner of Spring and Vallette) in Elmhurst, IL. One of the Chicago area’s largest children’s toy and equipment resale events, the one-day sale offers a wide selection of toys, games, books, baby equipment, bicycles, bedding, infant accessories, sports equipment and more. All items are organized by age and gender to make shopping easy and fun. Select remaining items will be available at 1/2 price from 10-11 a.m. All sales are final. Proceeds from the event — which is open to adults only — will benefit the York Student Enrichment Team (YSET). Matching funds may be provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. For more information or to register online to sell or work at the event, please visit http://epiphanyelmhurst.org/community/resale/.

STRANGE FRUIT-UNCELEBRATED NARRATIVES FROM BLACK HISTORY, VOL.1: Join graphic novel author and illustrator Joel Gill on his fall tour in promotion of “Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives From Black History, Vol.1.” “Strange Fruit” is Black history as you’ve never seen it before. Working with a striking palette of ruby reds, rich browns, bleached-out blues and deep piney greens, author/artist Joel Christian Gill conjures up forgotten firsts and impassioned everymen in a cartoon style that’s at once cheeky and epic, naive and majestic.” — The Chicago Tribune. Upcoming tour date: Chicago, IL – Saturday, September 27, 9 p.m.: MIDNIGHT 8

MADNESS at The Seminary Coop Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn Avenue. An evening with Ted Rall and Joel Christian Gill. Free and open to the public. Visit Joel Gill’s website: http://joelchristiangill.wordpress.com/ Joel’s twitter: @jcg007.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS AND SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA TEAM UP FOR BRAND NEW FUNDRAISER: Special Olympics Illinois will host a brand new fundraising initiative on Sunday, September 28, at Six Flags Great America called The 2014 Coaster Challenge. Participants simply register, fundraise and ride the distance of a 5K, 10K or Marathon (26.2 miles) on Six Flags Great America’s world-class roller coasters. To be a RAGING BULL, they’ll need to raise $100 and ride a total of a 5K (16,405 feet), or about six rides depending on which ones.

If they have the heart of GOLIATH and want to do a little more they can raise $250 and ride a total of a 10K (32,810 feet). For those that have the DEMON in them, they can go for the Marathon - fundraising a minimum of $1,000 and riding a full 26.2 miles! They will have their scorecard stamped as they exit each ride, and sponsors will tally the total distance when they check in at the scoring table upon completion.

Six Flags will open the Raging Bull at 9 a.m. on Sunday, September 28 prior to the park opening at 11 a.m. so that Coaster Challenge participants get a chance to complete their race if desired. All participants will receive Fast Pass Access to ALL Roller Coasters. After their race is complete, participants can feel free to stay and enjoy all the benefits that Six Flags has to offer! To top it off, it is the first weekend of Fright Fest! To register, or for more information, please visit coasterchallenge.com. Proceeds benefit the nearly 21,500 Traditional Athletes with intellectual disabilities and more than 18,500 Young Athletes ages 2-7 with and without intellectual disabilities who participate in Special Olympics Illinois.

THE THEATRE SCHOOL AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY PRESENTS ‘IN THE HEIGHTS’: The Theatre School at DePaul University is pleased to present IN THE HEIGHTS, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, in the Fullerton Stage Theatre in the new Theatre School building located at Racine and Fullerton. The production, directed by Lisa Portes, premieres on Friday, October 3, and runs through Sunday, October 12, 2014. Performances are Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Pre-

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MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL broke ground on Monday, Sept. 22 for the new 95th Street Terminal on the Chicago Transit Authority Red Line. The photo is the artist’s rendering of the $240 million reconstruction project. Construction is expected to continue into 2017. For more information on this project, please visit the local news section of our website at www.chicagocrusader.com. views are on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15, preview tickets are $10, and student tickets are always $5. Subscriptions and group rates (6 or more people) are available. All tickets are reserved seating. Tickets are available by calling 773-3257900 or visiting the online box office at http://theatre.depaul.edu.

HEARTLAND BLOOD CENTERS OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: High school and college students account for approximately 25 percent of Heartland’s volunteer blood donors. In ap-

preciation of their young blood donors, Heartland Blood Centers is offering the opportunity for all eligible 17-21 year olds to earn one of (5) $1,000 scholarships with their Students Saving Lives Scholarship. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must make a minimum of (1) successful blood donation at any Heartland mobile blood drive or center locations ONGOING now through December 31 2014. In addition, family and friends can also donate on behalf of the student. To qualify, all blood donors must download an entry form at www.heartlandbc.org and submit completed form at

the time of their blood donation. Detailed contest information is on Heartland’s website. Blood donors receive free mini-medical exams on site including information about their temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure and hemoglobin level. To be a blood donor, individuals must be at least 17 years old, or 16 with written parental permission; weigh at least 110 pounds; be symptom free of cold, flu and allergies; and be in general good health. Donors who have traveled outside the United States within the past 12 months should contact Heartland at 1-800-7TO-GIVE to determine eligibility.

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*** At intersections with cameras, the rate of fatal crashes fell by 24 percent, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports. *** It may be tempting to lean the front passenger seat way back and relax—but don’t do it! Safety features like the seat belt and air bag really are designed to protect upright passengers. *** Planning a terrific road trip outside the U.S.? Don’t assume that your auto insurance will follow you there. Check with your insurer before you go; you may want the Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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BUSINESS

Auto Lending Regulation Expected to Curb Consumer Abuses

By Charlene Crowell With new car prices meeting or surpassing many consumers’ incomes, the vast majority of people finance their car purchases. On an annual basis, according to the Center for Responsible Lending, over 79 percent of auto loans occur through third-party indirect lenders that partner with dealerships.

Then following most purchases, many consumers wonder whether or not the deal they signed was a fair one. Specifically, Black consumers too often get a raw deal rather than a fair one. Oftentimes, Black borrowers and other consumers of color pay more for their auto loans than do similarly-situated white borrowers.

On Thursday, September 18, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took its traveling field hearings to Indianapolis, the Hoosier heartland’s capital. At the forum Richard Cordray, CFPB Director, announced the Bureau’s proposed expansion of its supervision of auto finance to now include larger and non-bank entities. CFPB could then better ensure full and fair legal compliance among 38 auto finance companies that together

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originate nearly 90 percent of all non-bank auto loans and leases.

In early 2014 American consumers, according to CFPB, had more than 87 million auto loans valued at nearly $900 billion.

“Non-bank auto finance companies extend hundreds of billions of dollars in credit to American consumers, yet they have never been supervised at the federal level,” said Cordray. “We took action after we uncovered auto lending discrimination at banks we supervise,” he added.

For the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), the field hearing was also a chance to underscore key research findings and again raise specific consumer concerns.

Chris Kukla, CRL’s senior counsel for government affairs told the gathering, “The recent rise in auto lending, particularly in the subprime space, has attracted significant and ongoing attention in the media. Many of these [news] articles have focused on abuses that occur. Unfortunately, most of these abuses are not new – they have existed for some time.”

CFPB, the cornerstone of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, is empowered to monitor and enforce consumer laws. In auto

Charlene Crowell lending, CFPB shares its jurisdiction with other regulators.

Further, just as HUD oversees the Fair Housing Act, communities of color are legally protected from discriminatory practices through the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). ECOA makes it illegal for a creditor to discriminate in any aspect of a credit transactions including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status or age.

Even with these laws and other designed to eliminate discriminatory practices, racial discrimination still occurs. Research from as early as 2006 found that discriminatory auto lending pricing was evident. A series of class-action lawsuits challenged how Blacks and Latinos disproportionately received interest rate markups more frequently and to a greater degree than their similarly-situated white counterparts. In fact, Black and Latinos received higher rates even though they were reportedly more likely than whites to negotiate their loan.

Earlier this year, CRL research analyzed dealer interest rate markups, sometimes called “dealer reserves” or “dealer participation,” the practice of car dealers adding extra interest to the car loan a finance company approves.

For example, a bank may approve a consumer for a loan with a 5 percent interest rate; but the dealer offers the consumer a loan at 7 percent and pockets the difference.

Lenders bidding to buy the auto loan contract allow the dealers to increase the interest rate for extra dealer compensation. This widespread practice raises interest rates above those charged by financial

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institutions. And it disproportionately harms communities of color.

For consumers, these mark-ups can range as high as 5 percent in additional interest costs. Misleading sales information and unnecessary add-on products each contributed to higher financing costs, again particularly for consumers of color.

Worst of all, consumers at the heart of these financial transactions are often unaware of the relationship or allowances between thirdparty lenders and dealers.

Kukla’s comments also noted that in auto lending, very few or weak consumer protections exist at either the federal or state levels.

“The current market requires safeguards to ensure that the market is robust and sustainable,” said Kukla. “Abusive lending practices have no place in our credit markets.”

To learn more about CRL’s auto lending findings, visit the web at www.responsiblelending.org.

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

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EDUCATION

Afterschool Mentoring Program Achieves First-Ever 100% Graduation Rate Exelon/ComEd/United Way Stay in School Initiative shares results as program enters ninth year For the first time, public high school seniors who actively participated in an innovative afterschool program created by Exelon, ComEd and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago achieved a graduation rate of 100 percent, exceeding the 69 percent average for seniors in Chicago Public Schools. This is the seventh consecutive year that participating seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; graduation rate exceeded 90 percent.

Students in the Exelon/ComEd/United Way Stay in School Initiative had a grade promotion rate of

tive in the Stay in School Initiative and tracks the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress and effectiveness in keeping students on the path to graduation. Other report card highlights include: â&#x20AC;˘ 77 percent of students improved at least one grade in core courses, such as math, science, English, social studies or a foreign language. â&#x20AC;˘ 80 percent of students participated in leadership-based activities, such as peer mentoring or serving as team captains. â&#x20AC;˘ 77 percent of students participated in postsecondary education activities (preparing for qualifying exams, such as the ACT).

Since its inception in 2005, the program has served approximate-

STUDENTS IN THE Exelon/ComEd/United Way Stay in School Initiative participate in teambuilding activities at the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual kickoff at the Art Institute of Chicago on Sept. 20, 2014.

97 percent in the 2013-2014 academic year. The sponsoring organizations reported these and other successful outcomes at the annual program kickoff at The Art Institute of Chicago on Sept. 20. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Stay in School Initiative is taking an innovative approach to student success,â&#x20AC;? said Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval, who addressed students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It brings new resources into areas with the highest dropout rates in the city. Programs like this one reinforce the idea that at-risk students can achieve academic success with the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support. We are of proud of the initiative and perseverance these students continue to show.â&#x20AC;?

The 2014 Stay in School report card captures data from the 330 core students who were most ac-

ly 18,000 students ages 11 and up, including more than 3,000 students during the 2013-2014 school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The right combination of attention and enrichment activities improves a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grades, attendance and pro-social behavior.

Our 2014 Stay in School report card proves that,â&#x20AC;? said Steve Solomon, vice president of corporate relations at Exelon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For seven consecutive years, core seniors in the program have maintained a graduation rate higher than 90 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this year, for the first time, 100 percent of them graduated.â&#x20AC;?

Six community- based afterschool agencies are part of the Stay in School Initiative: B.U.I.L.D Inc., serving students

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LLINOIS STATE SEN. Martin A. Sandoval, ComEd Senior Vice President of Legislative and External Affairs Fidel Marquez Jr., and students in the Exelon/ComEd/United Way Stay in School Initiative show off the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance statistics for the 2013-2014 school year at the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual kickoff at the Art Institute of Chicago on Sept. 20, 2014. from the Humboldt Park/West Town, Youth Guidance in Austin, Corazon Community Services in Cicero, Gary Comer Youth Center in Greater Grand Crossing, Project: Vision in Chinatown and Bridgeport, and Young Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Educational Network in North Lawndale. These agencies were selected because students from these communities have some of the highest dropout and truancy rates in the city.

All six afterschool agencies provide a holistic suite of programs for students and their families that includes tutoring, social services, leadership and social engagement, skill-building and parental workshops. Employee volunteers from Exelon and ComEd provide one-on-one mentoring to the students during a seven-month long workshop series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe tackling the education crisis begins with connecting communities to their schools,â&#x20AC;? said Sofia Mendez, community engagement senior manager at United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to involve parents, mentors and business leaders in youth academic advocacy. The Stay in School Initiative offers services that engage the community and propel student achievement.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to the afterschool programming, Exelon runs a companion job skills develop-

ment workshop series that will provide up to 16 paid summer internships at the end of this school year for participating students.

The internships are divided among Exelon, ComEd, United Way and the afterschool agencies.

Exelon and ComEd have contributed more than $2.8 million to fund the Stay in School Initiative since its creation.

About Exelon Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading competitive energy provider, with 2013 revenues of approximately $24.9 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than 35,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 100,000 business and public sector customers and approximately 1 million residential customers. Exelonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 7.8 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO). Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.

About ComEd Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading competitive energy provider, with approximately 6.6 million customers. ComEd provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population. For more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

About United Way of Metropolitan Chicago United Way of Metropolitan Chicago United Way of Metropolitan Chicago is part of a network of nearly 1,800 communitybased United Ways in 45 countries and territories. Locally, the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago (UWMC) support system includes North-Northwest United Way, United Way of DuPage/West Cook and SouthSouthwest Suburban United Way. UWMC serves as the backbone organization generating coordinating resources across funders, service providers, government and civic leaders to deliver large-scale, measurable and sustainable impact across our region. Additional information is available at http://uw-mc.org.

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COMMUNITY

Urban Renaissance event entertains The Pullman Community Chicago’s Pullman community was treated to an exciting musical journey when the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (APRPPM) held its first Urban Renaissance Event Series, produced by its youth and young adult program division Museum 44. The multigenerational showcase was patterned after the creative revolution experienced during the height of Harlem and Chicago’s jazz era.

George Daniels and Courtney Winfrey served as emcees. Mr. Daniels is a Chicago music historian and owner of Georges Music Room, the largest independent music store in the Midwest. Miss Winfrey, a selfproclaimed Renaissance woman, is the creator of The CW Project, a blog that speaks to millennials.

The Urban Renaissance Event Series was the first of several programs sponsored by Museum 44. Performances took place on the museums newly built Arts and Performance Bandstand that sits on the exterior grounds of the museum adjacent to the main building.

“We developed our urban series as a way to motivate today’s youth to express themselves in a positive away. We want to shift their focus from violence and hopelessness to a brighter future, and we think that can happen by providing them a creative outlet in a safe environment,” said David Peterson, Jr. President and Executive Director of the museum.

In order to introduce a younger audience to the historical significance of the sleeping car porters who formed the first Black labor union, Peterson launched the youth and young adult division under the name Museum 44: Where Hip Hop Meets History.

Named in honor of 44th president Barack Obama, Museum 44 will develop programs that pull from African American history and relate it to issues faced by today’s youth and young adults.

Attendees were treated to six hours of all types of performances from African drumming, old school Jazz, Hip Hop and R&B. The Hope Quartet served as the house band and, in addition to playing jazz standards from the renaissance era, they shared music history lessons with the appreciative guests. Local Chicago talent shared their gifts including Raven (R&B), KM Tha Original (R&B/Hip Hop), Leoski D (Rapper) and Prophet Jewel (Rapper).

Local vendors offered one-of-a-kind artwork and other gift items for sale.

Sponsors for the event included Ariel Investments, TheBlackMall.Com; Butler College Prep in the Pullman neighborhood; Bronzeville Visitor Information Center; Carl West, MG Media; Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives; Chicago Sate University; Congresswoman Robin Kelly 2nd Congressional District; www.chicagocrusader.com

State Representative Elgie R. Sims, Jr., 34th District; The Metropolitan Apostolic Church, Rev. Dr. Leon D. Finney, Jr., Pastor; Revolt TV; Urban Broadcast Media and Woodlawn Community Development Corporation.

The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (APRPPM) is a 501(c)(3) cultural institution founded in 1995 by Dr. Lyn Hughes. The first and the only museum in the nation dedicated exclusively to African American labor history beginning with the African American Railroad workers.

The facility, located in the Historic Pullman District in Chicago Illinois, is named after men who made history - Asa Philip Randolph and Pullman Porters, the men who made up the membership of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) union. Randolph was the chief organizer and co-founder of the BSCP.

GUESTS ATTENDING THE event were treated to six hours of all types of live music performances from African drumming, old school Jazz, Hip Hop and R&B. Hope Quartet plays on stage with emcees Courtney Winfrey and George Daniels.

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ENTERTAINMENT

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

By Raymond Ward ALL HAIL “THE VOICE” – Whitney Houston was a singer who some claimed was “the greatest voice of all time.” Now, Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, has announced plans to release Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances, on Monday November 10. The six-time Grammy-Award winning singer’s firstever live album features the most memorable live performances from her What if one day you looked in storied career. the mirror and saw the most powThe album will also be available as a CD/DVD, which includes stun- erful man in the world? ning videos of Houston’s most unforgettable performances reinforcing When Louis Ortiz shaved off his her as one of the greatest vocalists of all time. goatee one day in 2008, his life Fans are now able to pre-order the CD/DVD from the Whitney Houston official fan site (http://smarturl.it/WH_Live_d2c) to get their names included on an exclusive poster. A limited edition fan bundle, which includes a purple vinyl, is offered on the site as well.

Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances will take listeners through the remarkable arc of Houston’s career, from her national network television debut appearance on The Merv Griffin Show in 1983 as a prodigious teenager, where she sang “Home” from The Wiz to her emotional 2009 performance of “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength” on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

The producer of the CD and the DVD is the five-time GrammyAward winner Clive Davis. Mr. Davis states, “Whitney’s Live CD will stun everyone. It definitely shows why she was totally unique, absolutely in the first rank of all time. For me, it’s been very emotional. The set

‘Bronx Obama’ lead looks remarkably like President Barack Obama to oblivion.

Filmmaker Ryan Murdock’s debut feature film has been in the making for over three years, as he intimately documented Mr. Ortiz’s

LOUIS ORTIZ AS Obama getting a haircut changed forever. He looked in the transformation during Obama’s mirror and he didn’t see himself – a first term and throughout the middle-aged, unemployed Puerto 2012 election season. Murdock has Rican father from the Bronx. He rolled out this story in multiple saw the face of change, of hope… parts – first as a 36-minute radio of money. “Bronx Obama” tells the piece for NPR’s “This American strange and improbable tale of a Life,” then as a short film for The Barack Obama impersonator who New York Times Op-Docs. The tries to cash in on the “look of a 90-minute feature documentary lifetime” and chases a fevered reveals a host of new characters; a American dream from opportunity manager who pushes Louis hard to

Whitney Houston vividly confirms that there really was no one like her. It also makes the tragedy of losing her so young so very painful.”

One behalf of The Whitney Houston Estate, Patricia Houston, Whitney’s sister-in-law and President of the estate states, “Whitney truly had a matchless voice that not only made you feel not only good but made you feel alive. The Whitney Houston Estate has worked closely with Clive and Sony Legacy to make this the best album possible to honor Whitney’s memory. It certainly was a bittersweet endeavor for all but one we hope appeals to her legions of fans worldwide.”

With six Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards and 170 million albums, singles and videos sold worldwide, Whitney Houston was a true pop culture icon and Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances only further demonstrates her prodigious talent, which will keep her and her ISAAC HAYES’ SHINY, green Cadillac is on impressive dismagic remembered forever. play at the Stax Museum in Memphis.

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“become Obama,” a seasoned “Bill Clinton” who dispenses advice, and a hard-working “Mitt Romney” who bets it all on his newfound career. Murdock captures

unexpectedly hilarious moments along this Twilight-Zone-esque campaign trail while delving deep into the question of what it means to be someone you’re not.

“Bronx Obama,” which has been on the festival circuit throughout 2014 (it debuted at the True/False festival), is set for release on iTunes, Vimeo, Amazon Instant Video and other digital platforms on October 7. And it will have its national television debut on October 29, just days before the 2014 mid-term elections.

For more information about this movie, visit http://www.bronxobamamovie.com/. Check local television listings for network where “Bronx Obama” will premiere.

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ENTERTAINMENT

THE BOOKWORM SEZ

‘Cosby: His Life and Times’

By Mark Whitaker c.2014, Simon & Schuster $29.99 / $35.95 Canada 544 pages For many years, you spent every Thursday night in the living room

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of a friend - and you never left your easy chair.

Those Thursday nights were appointments you wouldn’t think of missing, and you always left with a smile. The Huxtable family was just like your family. And in the new book “Cosby: His Life and Times”

by Mark Whitaker, you’ll learn what that TV show almost was, and more.

William Henry Cosby, Jr. was born into a storytelling family.

Though his father was mostly absent, young Cosby was heavily influenced by his paternal grandfather, a spiritual man who loved telling Bible stories. Cosby sometimes had a hard time understanding his grandfather’s Southern accent, but the elder man’s methods of holding an audience stuck with him forever.

After dropping out of high school, and once home from a stint in the Navy (where he worked in the Hospital Corps and got his GED), Cosby left Philadelphia and headed to New York City. There, he slept on the storeroom floor of a Greenwich Village club, and performed on a rickety stage beneath a leaky ceiling.

Eventually, it paid off: word got around that he was a funny guy, one who didn’t rely on profanity or racial material to get laughs. Cosby soon had a manager, a wife, and a seat next to Johnny Carson on “The Tonight Show.”

Shop Talk with Shanah B presents: Chicago Crusader reporter’s first book Join Englewood’s own Shanah B for an engaging conversation and recount of the rich history of Englewood, presented through a series of essays by veteran Chicago Crusader reporter and Englewood native Elaine Hegwood Bowen. Elaine is author of Old School Adventures from Englewood—South Side of Chicago.

Saturday, September 27, U.S. Bank Building, 815 W. 63rd St., 4th Floor, from 9:30 a.m. until noon.

Elaine will share her recollections of what life was like growing up in Englewood when her parents migrated to Chicago in the early 1950s and purchased a home in 1959, childhood adventures, as well as the cultural happenings of the time. She will discuss such issues as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., race riots and integration.

Refreshments will be served. RSVP

by September 26 to rashanah@englewoodportal.org.

You can purchase Old School Adventures from Englewood—South Side of Chicago from the Seminary Co-op Bookstore at 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave., or download a copy from www.chicagocrusader.com

Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com or lulu.com.

For Cosby, personally, it was a golden time: his comedy career was soaring, he was starring in a TV crime-drama, and he’d become a father. Offstage, however, the nation

was working its way through the Civil Rights Movement and for Cosby, that created a stronger urge to help his “people.” As much as possible, he insisted on hiring more African Americans backstage, and assisted many in their show-business careers. He was also fierce about education (he had once wanted to be a teacher), and created children’s programming with that in mind.

In 1984, having heard that Bill Cosby was open to the possibility of a sitcom, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner asked for a meeting. They had something in mind for a different kind of comedy.

Cosby had some ideas of his own…

Reading “Cosby: His Life and Times” is kind of like visiting your childhood on paper. Who among us hasn’t felt like we’ve always known Fat Albert and the Huxtable family?

Who didn’t want to run away and live with Cliff and Claire?

Not many, I’d guess, and that’s why readers will be surprised at what author Mark Whitaker uncovered.

Not only are we treated to the good in Cosby’s life, but Whitaker includes the warts, both onstage and off, as well as the what-ifs within Cosby’s career – and I just couldn’t get enough of it. What if, for instance, Cliff Huxtable had been a limo driver?

Are you shaking your head now?

Me, too, as I devoured this comfortfood biography – and if that sounds tasty to you, then here’s your next book. Grab “Cosby: His Life and Times” and head for your easy chair.

For more information, also, email Elaine at editor91210@yahoo.com.

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ARTS AND CULTURE

CSO presents a blockbuster weekend of concerts to open 2014-15 season Riccardo Muti begins fifth season as Music Director

By Barbara Wright-Pryor The Chicago Symphony Orchestra opened a blockbuster weekend of concerts to open its 123th anniversary season. The Thursday, September 18 audience of subscribers and patrons was treated to the very first Symphony Center concert of the season (sold-out months in advance) featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with soloists soprano Camilla Nylund; mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova; tenor Matthew Polenzani (substituting for an ailing Christopher Ventris); and bass-baritone Eric Owens; and Duane Wolfe’s mighty Chicago Symphony Chorus numbering 125, conducted by CSO Music Director Riccardo Muti.

The September 18 performance was videotaped and will be made available, at a date to be announced, free, on demand at cso.org, at RiccardoMuti Music.com, on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and on the websites of other media and music organizations around the world.

The following night Maestro Muti conducted the Orchestra in its fifth free “Concert for Chicago,” the third performed on the stage of the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park - an annual gift to Chicagoans

The Sanctuary Choir of Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church, 3330 S. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive presents its annual concert, “Somebody Ought to be praising Him,” featuring guests choirs and soloists Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free and a free-will offering will be received.

The concert will be preceded by a balloon memorial for the churches 102nd birthday at 9:435 a.m. and the Sunday Morning Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. with United Methodist Bishop Sally Dyck, as guest preacher. A family dinner will follow the worship service.

Delano O’Banion is Music Director, Dr. Charles Joseph Smith, is musician and Chessie Jones, is Choir President. The Rev. Dr. Michelle Taylor Sanders is Pastor of Hartzell UM Church and the Rev. Melvin Travis is Assistant Pastor.

(BWP) ******** Individual tickets for the new U.S. National Tour of “ANNIE” went on sale to the public Friday, Sept.

19. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin for the 19th time, this production of “ANNIE” will be a brand new physical incarnation of the iconic Tony Award®-winning original and will play Chicago’s Cadillac Palace The14

begun by Muti when he became music director in 2010. The allTchaikovsky concert featuring “The Tempest” Op. 18; The Suite from “The Sleeping Beauty,” Op. 66a; and Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, was attended by an audience of 20,000 that exploded in enthusiastic cheers and applause of appreciation at the concert’s end.

What better gift to the hometown populace than an evening filled with the beauty of music played beneath the stars of a magnificent summer evening, marking the end of a perfect day.

The Saturday evening, September 20 concert marking the celebratory beginning of the season with a special gala performance of Beethoven’s majestic Ninth Symphony at “Symphony Ball,” was the CSO’s annual gala fundraising event. Muti led the Orchestra, Chorus and soloists (with tenor William Burden replacing Christopher Ventris) in an earlier than usual performance beginning at 7:00 p.m. that was preceded by pre-concert cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 6:00 p.m. in the Symphony Center lobbies, the Rotunda and the Grainger Ballroom.

Immediately following the performance, Symphony Ball gala guests proceeded to The Palmer House Grand Ballroom where they were called to dinner by CSO herald trumpeters, including Principal Trum-

atre (151 W. Randolph) for a limited two-week engagement November 18 - November 30, 2014.

The book, “ANNIE,” is by Thomas Meehan with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. All three authors received 1977 Tony Awards® for their work. Choreography is by Liza Gennaro, who will incorporate selections from her father Peter Gennaro’s 1977 Tony Award®-winning choreography.

The original production of “ANNIE” opened April 21, 1977 at the Alvin Theatre and went on to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Cast Show Album and seven Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan) and Best Score (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin). The show remains one of the biggest Broadway musical hits ever. It ran for 2,377 performances after it first opened, and has been performed in 28 languages and has been running somewhere around the world for 37 years.

For more information, visit BroadwayInChicago.com or anniethemusical.com.

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CSO MUSIC DIRECTOR Riccardo Muti conducts Orchestra, Chorus and soloists to open 2014-2015 season. (Photo/Todd Rosenberg) pet Christopher Martin and CSO Symphony Ball 2014 was present- sible to more people. He will visit trumpeter John Hagstrom with ed by The Women’s Board of the The Illinois Youth Center-Chicago guest trumpets Bob Sullivan and CSO Association, Katherine Barber, with musicians from the CSO to David Gauger and entertained by president, and Heather McWilliams perform for incarcerated youth. He trio of musicians from the Civic Or- and Elizabeth A. Parker, Co-Chairs. will open a CSO rehearsal for no chestra of Chicago during the Symphony Ball is a non-subscrip- charge to select community groups sumptuous meal. Each table of tion, pension fund benefit concert and students by special invitation guests was greeted by incoming with the CSO musicians and Mae- and on Monday, September 29 at President of the Chicago Symphony stro Muti donating their services.

7:00 p.m., he will lead a rehearsal Orchestra Association Jeff Alexanof the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. der and wife Keiko Alexander.

They will rehearse Franz Liszt’s ******** Alexander’s tenure officially begins tone poem, “Les Preludes.” Tickets January 12, 2015. Following dinner, In addition to the free Concert for are free but required for admission guests danced to live music by The Chicago, Muti will continue tradi- and a $2.00 per ticket service fee Bill Pollack Orchestra in the Red tions he began in previous residen- applies. Call 312-294-3000 or visit Lacquer Room. cies for making classical music acces- cso.org.

YOUNG AMERICAN CONDUCTOR BRANDON KEITH BROWN was chosen by Maestro Kurt Masur to travel to Germany during the month of September to study intensively the music of Felix Mendelssohn culminating in all Mendelssohn concerts conducted alongside Maestro Masur with orchestras throughout Germany including The Berliner Philharmonie. Brown, a Chicagoan, is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music and the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. He is Associate Professor of Orchestra Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING

A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking

By Effie Rolfe There’s nothing new under the sun—maybe you’ve said this before, heard this before or perhaps even wrote this before. If your answer is yes, you’re probably right.

The wisest man in the bible, King Solomon said, “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). Thus, because it hasn’t been heard does not mean it’s not been said and just because you haven’t done it, doesn’t mean it hasn’t been done or won’t be done again. Since, repetition is the mother of learning and in order to undo a lie you must hear the truth 13 times. In radio advertising— studies show that a commercial

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has to be repeated a minimum of 12 times before the message begins to even remotely register with the listener. Not only will you hear the message again, but you need to hear the message repeatedly, as well as learn from whatever you read, hear or see.

A few years ago, I had a conversation with Donald Lawrence regarding a song he wrote and produced for Karen Clark Sheard entitled, “We Acknowledge You.” The first few notes of that song sounded like the “Best of My Love” by the Emotions. I told him…wow…that song sounds like one of my favorite back in the day songs by the Emotions. Then Donald looked at me as if to say ‘exactly what are you saying…’ I smiled and belabored the point

The Crusader Gospel Corner Kudos to Pastor John F. Hannah and the New Life Covenant Church Southeast for the “Groundbreaking Ceremony and Celebration” of the new Temple and Early Childhood Learning Center on Friday, September 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 7600 S. Greenwood in Chicago. The ministry is excited about the new campus as well as the rebuilding and

Pastor John F. Hannah revitalization of the Greater Grand Crossing community. Among the invited guests will be Gov. Pat Quinn, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, clergy, community leaders and the members of New Life Southeast Church. You can also look to see him on Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) in October. *** Pastor Darius Brooks, Grace Central Youth & Music Ministry invites you on Saturday, September 27, 4 p.m. for their fall outdoor Ravine Music Festival. Special Guests will include Sylvia Fedrick, Comedian Ill Will, Spoken Word Artist Nedra Sobule, Gospel Hip Hop Artist Chama Lace, International Recording Artist Andrea and, of course, the Grammy Award Winning Pastor Darius Brooks. This is a family focused event. Also, if the weather is inclement, the church plans to move www.chicagocrusader.com

the gathering inside the facility. For more information regarding the festival visit www.gracecentral.net/Events.html. *** On Sunday, September 28, First Lady Sylvia Wells will be participating in the Sixth Annual First Ladies Health Day, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Christ Universal Temple Church, 11901 S. Ashland Avenue. The church is one of 50 ministries throughout Chicago that will offer free life saving health screenings that will include blood pressure, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and more. Join the Chicago First Ladies at over 50 locations as they unite to create healthier communities. Rev. Wells and First Lady Sylvia Wells encourage people throughout the community to get a health screening.

This year’s First Ladies Health Day, which will simultaneously feature 50 churches in Chicago and for the first time, more than a dozen churches in Gary, Indiana, will no-doubt include additional remarkable stories of individuals who have learned the status of their health by seeking the free, lifesaving services offered during the health day. Organizers are preparing

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for more than 20,000 individual health screenings this year, targeting HIV, breast cancer, diabetes, Hepatitis C, high blood pressure and other illnesses that disproportionately affect African Americans.

Several new and significant churches have been added to the past roster of Chicago participants, including Destiny Worship Center at 5510 West Chicago Avenue; and Greater Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church at 5856 South Wabash Avenue.

Jamell Meeks of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago returns for the sixth year as chairperson for the health initiative. Meeks says that while the annual health day is important to her congregants and other community members, it is the participants’ responsibility to followthrough with the valuable health information given them, and seek a doctor’s advice when that information is not good. “The First Ladies program has proven to be life-saving in many situations, but what we try to impart to participants of the health day is that it is only one step in learning about their health. Unfortunately, the health day is often the only means to an evaluation that some of our community members have, which gives credence to its importance,” stated Meeks. Although hosted by individual churches, anyone may attend either of the testing sites. A complete list of participating churches and times is available at www.firstladieshealth.com. *** Congratulations to the Gospel Crusader Anniversary concert which is Sunday, September 28 at the Jim Abundant Life Center at 2622 W. Jackson from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Special guest will include Roy and the Revelation of Hopkins, SC and the Seed of Righteous of Greenville, Mississippi, as well as Chicago’s best quartets.

and boldly asked him, “Did you sample that song when you were writing that song for Karen?”

Then Donald looked at me with a serious look and said “there’s only so many notes in a bar…so at some point you are going to hear sounds or songs that repeat—or sound alike.” My immediate thought was ‘ok, that makes sense!’

Sooner or later something you have heard, seen or read is going to resurface. The message in this is that regardless of whether you have seen it or not—the lesson is to glean the truth from it and in it.

Lastly, my mom used to always say, “there enough to make 2 or 3 worlds of stuff that you don’t know.” How true is that? I often think of those words of wisdom.

In this life, our eyes will never see it all—our ears will never hear it all—your mouth will not be able to say it all neither will your hands be able to do it all.

The circle of life exists because of divine circulation. The first will be last and the last will be first.

Isn’t that just like life to teach us to see something new in something old?

What do you see—chances are you’ve probably seen it before…?

Effie Rolfe is Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe

A Record 65 Area Churches Forging Union to Fight Chronic Illnesses All Chicagoans and Gary residents invited to seek FREE health tests Governor Pat Quinn, who has proclaimed Sept. 28 First Ladies Health Day in Illinois, and more than 65 pastors’ wives are urging everyone to learn the overall status of their health for free by attending Sunday’s city-wide health day, courtesy of Walgreens and more than 70 volunteer health partners.

The First Ladies Health Day is named for the dedicated pastors’ wives who are committed to reversing the bleak health trend in African American communities and will offer free tests on-site at participating churches for chronic illnesses including high blood pressure, diabetes, breast cancer, Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. All tests will be performed by Walgreens pharmacists and health volunteers from the American Di-

abetes Association, Illinois Department of Public Health, Rush University Medical Center, University of Illinois Medical Center, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and more.

Pharmacists also will be equipped to administer flu immunizations, and each church will receive CPR kits from the American Heart Association. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois will be available at several churches to counsel participants on insurance options.

Also, nearly one dozen churches from Gary, Ind. are inviting their members to take advantage of free tests and other health-oriented activities, at the Genesis Center, located in Downtown Gary. This year’s First Ladies Health Day marks Gary’s first-time participation in the program, and the Chicago area’s inaugural government testing site.

A PHOTO FROM last year’s health day showing Father Michael Pfleger of St. Sabina having his blood tested, with John Gremer of Walgreens looking on.

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-To the Electors of the State of Illinois:

The purpose of a state constitution is to establish a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may propose changes to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the Legislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.1 OF ARTICLE I OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I – BILL OF RIGHTS SECTION 8.1. CRIME VICTIMS’ VICTIM’S RIGHTS.

(a) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall have the following rights as provided by law: (1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacy and to be free from harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the criminal justice process.

(2) The right to notice and to a hearing before a court ruling on a request for access to any of the victim’s records, information, or communications which are privileged or confidential by law.

(3) (2) The right to timely notification of all court proceedings.

(4) (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.

(5) (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment release decision, plea, or sentencing. make a statement to the court at sentencing.

(6) (5) The right to be notified of information about the conviction, the sentence, the imprisonment, and the release of the accused.

(7) (6) The right to timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the accused.

(8) (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.

(9) The right to have the safety of the victim and the victim’s family considered in denying or fixing the amount of bail, determining whether to release the defendant, and setting conditions of release after arrest and conviction.

(10) (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless the victim is to testify and the court determines that the victim’s testimony would be materially affected if the victim hears other testimony at the trial.

(11) (9) The right to have present at all court proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate and or other support person of the victim’s choice.

(12) (10) The right to restitution. (b) The victim has standing to assert the rights enumerated in subsection (a) in any court exercising jurisdiction over the case. The court shall promptly rule on a victim’s request. The victim does not have party status. The accused does not have standing to assert the rights of a victim. The court shall not appoint an attorney for the victim under this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to alter the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the prosecuting attorney The General Assembly may provide by law for the enforcement of this Section.

(c) The General Assembly may provide for an assessment against convicted defendants to pay for crime victims’ rights.

(d) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this Section creates a cause of action in equity or at law for compensation, attorney’s fees, or damages against the State, a political subdivision of the State, an officer, employee, or agent of the State or of any political subdivision of the State, or an officer or employee of the court. or in any law enacted under

(e) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this Section shall be construed as creating (1) a basis for vacating a conviction or (2) a ground for any relief requested by the defendant appellate relief in any criminal case.

EXPLANATION

The Constitution sets forth substantial rights for crime victims. The proposed amendment expands certain current rights: 1) Victims are currently entitled to fairness and respect throughout the criminal justice process. The amendment would also provide that they shall be protected from harassment, intimidation and abuse.

2) Victims currently can make a statement to the court when a criminal defendant is sentenced to punishment. The amendment would allow a victim to be heard at any proceeding that involves the victim’s rights, and any proceeding involving a plea agreement, release of the defendant or convicted individual, or sentencing.

3) Victims may obtain information about conviction, sentencing, imprisonment or release. The amendment would require prosecutors and the court to notify victims of those events before they happen.

The amendment would also grant additional rights to crime victims: 1) A victim would have a right to formal notice and a hearing before the court rules on any request for access to the victim’s information which is privileged or confidential information.

2) A victim would have the right to have the judge consider the victim’s safety and the safety of his or her family before deciding whether to release a criminal defendant, setting the amount of bail to be paid before release, or setting conditions of release after arrest or conviction.

3) The victim would have the right to assert his or her rights in any court with jurisdiction over the criminal case, but would not have the same rights as the prosecutor or the criminal defendant and the court could not appoint an attorney for the victim at taxpayer expense.

The proposed amendment would not alter the powers, duties or responsibilities of the prosecutor. Further, a criminal defendant would not be able to challenge his or her conviction on the basis of a failure to follow these provisions.

FORM OF BALLOT Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

Explanation of Amendment

The proposed amendment makes changes to Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution, the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights. The proposed amendment would expand certain rights already granted to crime victims in Illinois, and give crime victims the ability to enforce their rights in a court of law. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

YES NO

For the proposed amendment of Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution

To the Electors of the State of Illinois:

The purpose of a state constitution is to establish a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may propose changes to any part; (2) the General Assembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the Legislative Article. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective.

The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The section would ensure no person could be denied the right to register to vote or cast a ballot based on his or her race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income. At the general election to be held on November 4, 2014, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ADD SECTION 8 TO ARTICLE III OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION ARTICLE III – SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS SECTION 8. VOTER DISCRIMINATION

No person shall be denied the right to register to vote or to cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income.

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EXPLANATION

The proposed amendment would prohibit any law or procedure that intentionally discriminates or has an unequal effect upon the right of a person to register to vote or cast a ballot based on the voter’s race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income.

The proposed amendment does not change the requirements for voting. A voter must still be a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident of Illinois for more than 30 days, and be 18 years of age.

FORM OF BALLOT Proposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

Explanation of Amendment

The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The proposed amendment would prohibit any law that disproportionately affects the rights of eligible Illinois citizens to register to vote or cast a ballot based on the voter’s race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

YES NO

For the proposed addition of Section 8 to Article III of the Illinois Constitution

CAPITOL BUILDING SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

I, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendments, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendments, Arguments in Favor of the Amendments and Arguments Against the Amendments and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, as set forth in compliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, Done in the City of Springfield, this 27th day of June, 2014.

Estos materiales de información al votante están disponibles en formato escrito en inglés, chino, polaco, hindi, español y Braille, y en formato de audio en inglés. Para más información, visite www.cyberdriveillinois.com o escriba a la oficina del Secretario de Estado en 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756.

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Jesse White Secretary of State These voter information materials are available in written format in English, Chinese, Polish, Hindi and Spanish, and Braille and in audio format in English. For more information visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com or write the Secretary of State’s office at 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756.

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CLASSIFIED HOUSES FOR SALE

LEGAL NOTICES OF INDIANA ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

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IN THE ST. JOSEPH PROBATE COURT

OF INDIANA

CAUSE NO: 71J01-1403-JT-000033

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP OF

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IN THE ST. JOSEPH PROBATE COURT CAUSE NO: 71J01-1403-JT-000033

IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP OF

Noah Hall (CHILD)

SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING

AND

Noah Hall (CHILD)

SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING

Todd Anthony Hall (FATHER) Nikai Alana Hall, mother

AND Nikai Alana Hall (MOTHER) todd Anthony Hall, father

TO: todd Anthony Hall

NOTICE TO: Nikai Alana Hall

the identity\whereabouts of todd Anthony Hall, the father of Noah Hall, (October 18, 2013), diligent inquiry, is unknown.

the identity\whereabouts of Nikai Alana Hall, the mother of Noah Hall (born October 18, 2013), is unknown.

todd Anthony Hall is hereby notified that the St. Joseph County department of Child Services has filed in the St. Joseph Probate Court a Verified Petition for termination of the ParentChild Relationship.

Nikai Alana Hall is hereby notified that the St. Joseph County department of Child Services has filed in the St. Joseph Probate Court a Verified Petition for termination of the Parent-Child Relationship.

todd Anthony Hall is hereby advised that he must respond to such petition in person and/or by counsel within thirty (30) days after the last notice of this action is published. if he does not do so, said petition will be heard and acted upon in his absence on the 1st day of december, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph Probate Court, 1000 S. Michigan St., South bend, indiana, 46601.

Nikai Alana Hall is hereby advised that she must respond to such petition in person and/or by counsel within thirty (30) days after the last notice of this action is published. if she does not do so, said petition will be heard and acted upon in her absence on the 1st day of december, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. in the St. Joseph Probate Court, 1000 S. Michigan St., South bend, indiana, 46601.

Said todd Anthony Hall is further advised that in the event the Court terminates the parentchild relationship, all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations pertaining to the parent-child relationship will be permanently terminated, and his consent to the adoption of Noah Hall will not be required; that he has the right to assistance in fulfilling those obligations, and a right to be represented by counsel, provided for him if necessary, throughout any proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship.

Said Nikai Alana Hall is further advised that in the event the Court terminates the parent-child relationship, all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations pertaining to the parent-child relationship will be permanently terminated, and her consent to the adoption of Noah Hall will not be required; that she has the right to assistance in fulfilling those obligations, and a right to be represented by counsel, provided for her if necessary, throughout any proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship. the AttORNey RePReSeNtiNG tHe iNdiANA dePARtMeNt OF CHiLd SeRViCeS iS Sharon Albrecht, 300 N. Michigan, Suite 230, South bend, iN 46601; telephone ((574) 2323042.

the AttORNey RePReSeNtiNG tHe iNdiANA dePARtMeNt OF CHiLd SeRViCeS iS Sharon Albrecht, 300 N. Michigan, Suite 230, South bend, iN 46601; telephone ((574) 2323042.

dated this 4th day of September 2014 dated this 4th day of September 2014

terri J. Rethlake ______________________ ____ Clerk, St. Joseph Probate Court

terri J. Rethlake ______________________ ____ Clerk, St. Joseph Probate Court

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iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt CHANCeRy diViSiON CMG MORtGAGe, iNC. Plaintiff, -v.JANette CHAVeZ, PeteR PAJACZeK, tRuStee uNdeR tHe PeteR PAJACZeK tRuSt dAted SePteMbeR 21, 1992, dOROtA PALeCZNy, CO-tRuStee uNdeR tHe dOROtA PALeCZNy tRuSt dAted SePteMbeR 21, 1992, uNKNOWN OWNeRS ANd NONReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 14 CH 002916 6123 S. CARPeNteR 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 August 4, 2014, an agent for the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 6, 2014, 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 6123 S. CARPeNteR StReet, CHiCAGO, iL 60621 Property index No. 20-17-419-011. the real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to the Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. the subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS iS” condition. the sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. the property will NOt be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. if this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). if this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/18.5(g-1). iF yOu ARe tHe MORtGAGOR (HOMeOWNeR), yOu HAVe tHe RiGHt tO ReMAiN iN POSSeSSiON FOR 30 dAyS AFteR eNtRy OF AN ORdeR OF POSSeSSiON, iN ACCORdANCe WitH SeCtiON 15-1701(C) OF tHe iLLiNOiS MORtGAGe FOReCLOSuRe LAW. effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 14-13-31061. tHe JudiCiAL SALeS CORPORAtiON One South Wacker drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, iL 606064650 (312) 236-SALe you can also visit the Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C. 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100 buRR RidGe, iL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-31061 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 002916 tJSC#: 3413921 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. i626846

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MICHAELLYN HARDWARE AKA MICHAEL LYNN HARDWARE UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 5544 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 Friday, October 17, 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-22-209-006-0000.

Commonly known as 6427 South Vernon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled at most only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's a t t o r n e y .

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

F 1 1 1 2 0 4 9 4 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I625831

HOUSES FOR SALE iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt CHANCeRy diViSiON HSbC bANK uSA, NAtiONAL ASSOCiAtiON, AS tRuStee FOR MeRRiLL LyNCH MORtGAGe iNVeStORS, iNC., MORtGAGe LOAN ASSet-bACKed CeRtiFiCAteS, SeRieS 2002-He1 tRuSt Plaintiff, -v.MAuRiCe MCGARy, CHiteLe MCGARy, tHe City OF CHiCAGO, City OF CHiCAGO dePARtMeNt OF WAteR MANAGeMeNt, uNKNOWN OWNeRS, GeNeRALLy, ANd NONReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 12 CH 043135 6430 S. MORGAN 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 July 25, 2014, an agent for the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 2014, 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 6430 S. MORGAN StReet, CHiCAGO, iL 60621 Property index No. 20-20-211-034. the real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to the Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. the subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS iS” condition. the sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. the property will NOt be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. if this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). if this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/18.5(g-1). iF yOu ARe tHe MORtGAGOR (HOMeOWNeR), yOu HAVe tHe RiGHt tO ReMAiN iN POSSeSSiON FOR 30 dAyS AFteR eNtRy OF AN ORdeR OF POSSeSSiON, iN ACCORdANCe WitH SeCtiON 15-1701(C) OF tHe iLLiNOiS MORtGAGe FOReCLOSuRe LAW. effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 14-13-27762. tHe JudiCiAL SALeS CORPORAtiON One South Wacker drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, iL 606064650 (312) 236-SALe you can also visit the Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C. 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100 buRR RidGe, iL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-27762 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 043135 tJSC#: 3415463 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. i626355 iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt CHANCeRy diViSiON WeLLS FARGO bANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.SHiRLey A. CAtHey, ZeNitHA M. CAtHey A/K/A ZeNitA M. CAtHey, uNKNOWN OWNeRS ANd NONReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 13 CH 022077 7435 S. Champlain 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 July 30, 2014, an agent for the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 5, 2014, 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 7435 S. Champlain Avenue, Chicago, iL 60619 Property index No. 20-27-229-012. the real estate is improved with a residential.

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 twentyfour (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. effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 14-13-22254. tHe JudiCiAL SALeS CORPORAtiON One South Wacker drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, iL 606064650 (312) 236-SALe you can also visit the Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C. 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100 buRR RidGe, iL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-22254 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 022077 tJSC#: 3414514 NOte: Pursuant to the Fair debt

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , s . v CONSULTANT PREFERRED INC.; TIFFANY PARTNERS, D/B/A PREFERRED WEBB CONSULTANT PARTNERS, INC AND UNKNOWN SEAN JONES; OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , M1 450698 09 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 26, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following property: described Commonly known as 6050 South Morgan Chicago, IL. Street, 20-17-411-042-0000.

P.I.N. The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 the following day. p.m.

The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n .

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the a l e . s For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 742-0007.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I626880

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 .

EDWIN JONES AKA EDWIN L. JONES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS COUNTY, ILLINOIS D e f e n d a n t s COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY 11 CH 13399 D I V I S I O N 6046 SOUTH RHODES AVENUE BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CHICAGO, IL 60637 P l a i n t i f f NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS V .

HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a ROY SKINNER, III A/K/A ROY E. Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered SKINNER, III A/K/A ROY SKINNER; in the above cause on July 18, 2014, an CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND will at 10:30 AM on October 21, 2014, at NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; The Judicial Sales Corporation, One UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, D e f e n d a n t s CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public 11 CH 40506 auction to the highest bidder, as set forth Property Address: 7048 SOUTH below, the following described real estate: WABASH AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637 Commonly known as 6046 SOUTH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE RHODES AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Shapiro Kreisman & Assoc. file # Property Index No. 20-15-403-031-0000.

1 0 - 0 3 4 5 3 8 The real estate is improved with a brick, 3 (It is advised that interested parties consult unit home; detached 1.5 car garage. Sale with their terms: 25% down of the highest bid by own attorneys before bidding at mortgage certified funds at the close of the sale foreclosure sales.) payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that No third party checks will be accepted. The pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 27, 2012, Kallen balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official Abandoned Residential Property will at 12:30 p.m. on October 24, 2014, at Municipality Relief Fund, which is 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, calculated on residential real estate at the Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction the highest bidder for cash, as set forth thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser below, the following described real not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or p r o p e r t y : wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) Commonly known as 7048 South Wabash hours. No fee shall be paid by the Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 mortgagee acquiring the residential real Permanent Index No.: 20-22-320-017-0000 estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale The mortgaged real estate is improved or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or with a dwelling. The property will NOT be other lienor acquiring the residential real open for inspection. estate whose rights in and to the The judgment amount was $ 447,776.23. residential real estate arose prior to the Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of sale. The subject property is subject to successful bid immediately at conclusion general real estate taxes, special of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next assessments, or special taxes levied business day, both by cashier's checks; against said real estate and is offered for and no refunds. The sale shall be subject sale without any representation as to to general real estate taxes, special taxes, quality or quantity of title and without special assessments, special taxes levied, recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" and superior liens, if any. The property is condition. The sale is further subject to offered "as is," with no express or implied confirmation by the court. Upon payment in warranties and without any representation full of the amount bid, the purchaser will as to the quality of title or recourse to receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle Plaintiff.

Prospective bidders are the purchaser to a deed to the real estate admonished to review the court file to verify after confirmation of the sale. The property all information and to view auction rules at ww w . k a l l e n r s . c o m . will NOT be open for inspection and For information: Sale Clerk, Shapiro plaintiff makes no representation as to the Kreisman & Associates, LLC, Attorney # condition of the property. Prospective 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, bidders are admonished to check the court Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) file to verify all information. If this property 291-1717, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the weekdays only. unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a I626146 mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS COUNTY, ILLINOIS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a COUNTY DEPARTMENT condominium unit which is part of a CHANCERY DIVISION common interest community, the purchaser BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; of the unit at the foreclosure sale other P l a i n t i f f , than a mortgagee shall pay the v s . assessments required by The MICHAELLYN HARDWARE AKA Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS MICHAEL LYNN HARDWARE Blacks Must control their IF own coMMunity 605/18.5(g-1).

YOU ARE THE UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU RECORD CLAIMANTS; HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN D e f e n d a n t s , POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER 12 CH 5544 ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF NOTICE OF SALE POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE that pursuant to a Judgment of ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above LAW. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, October 17, a photo identification issued by a 2014 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at government agency (driver's license, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the foreclosure sale room in Cook County the highest bidder for cash, as set forth and the same identification for sales held below, the following described mortgaged at other county venues. For information: real estate: Visit our website at P.I.N. 20-22-209-006-0000. service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours Commonly known as 6427 South Vernon of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.

Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn The mortgaged real estate is improved Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

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. Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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 PA1106845. 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. PA1106845 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 13399 TJSC#: 34-12442 I626169

iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON eVeRbANK Plaintiff, -v.uNKNOWN HeiRS ANd deViSeeS OF MARGARet MCiNtyRe, deCeASed, uNKNOWN CLAiMANtS ANd LieNHOLdeRS AGAiNSt tHe eStAte OF MARGARet MCiNtyRe, deCeASed, uNKNOWN CLAiMANtS ANd LieNHOLdeRS AGAiNSt tHe uNKNOWN HeiRS ANd deViSeeS OF MARGARet MCiNtyRe, deCeASed, City OF CHiCAGO, dARReN MCiNtyRe, PAtRiCiA bOStON, WiLLiAM butCHeR, AS SPeCiAL RePReSeNtAtiVe OF MARGARet MCiNtyRe, deCeASed, ROSANNA MCiNtyRe defendants 11 CH 40094 357 W. 56th Place 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 July 30, 2014, an agent for the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 31, 2014, 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 357 W. 56th Place, Chicago, iL 60621 Property index No. 20-16-208019-0000. the real estate is improved with a single family residence. the judgment amount was $67,810.47.

Sale terms: 100% of the bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. the certified check must be made payable to the Judicial Sales Corporation. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. the subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS iS” condition. the sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. the property will NOt be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. if this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). if this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/18.5(g-1). iF yOu ARe tHe MORtGAGOR (HOMeOWNeR), yOu HAVe tHe RiGHt tO ReMAiN iN POSSeSSiON FOR 30 dAyS AFteR eNtRy OF AN ORdeR OF POSSeSSiON, iN ACCORdANCe WitH SeCtiON 15-1701(C) OF tHe iLLiNOiS MORtGAGe FOReCLOSuRe LAW. effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a

photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HeAVNeR, beyeRS & MiHLAR, LLC, 111 east Main Street, deCAtuR, iL 62523, (217) 422-1719 if the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. tHe JudiCiAL SALeS CORPORAtiON One South Wacker drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, iL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALe you can also visit the Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HeAVNeR, beyeRS & MiHLAR, LLC 111 east Main Street deCAtuR, iL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 11 CH 40094 tJSC#: 34-14115 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. i623327 iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt CHANCeRy diViSiON deutSCHe bANK NAtiONAL tRuSt COMPANy, AS tRuStee FOR NOVAStAR MORtGAGe FuNdiNG tRuSt, SeRieS 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.AudRA MOLyNeAuX, PARKSide ON KiNG dRiVe CONdOMiNiuM ASSOCiAtiON defendants 10 CH 046872 5902 S. KiNG dRiVe uNit # 3 CHiCAGO, iL 60637 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 23, 2014, an agent for the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 2014, 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 5902 S. KiNG dRiVe uNit # 3, CHiCAGO, iL 60637 Property index No. 20-15-305-037-1006. the real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to the Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. the subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS iS” condition. the sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. the property will NOt be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. if this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). if this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 iLCS 605/18.5(g-1). iF yOu ARe tHe MORtGAGOR (HOMeOWNeR), yOu HAVe tHe RiGHt tO ReMAiN iN POSSeSSiON FOR 30 dAyS AFteR eNtRy OF AN ORdeR OF POSSeSSiON, iN ACCORdANCe WitH SeCtiON 15-1701(C) OF tHe iLLiNOiS MORtGAGe FOReCLOSuRe LAW. effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues. 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) 7949876 Please refer to file number 14-1327334. 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. 14-13-27334 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 10 CH 046872 tJSC#: 34-13306 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. i624426

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Become a Whole Foods Business Supplier in Englewood Programs Will Support Small Business Growth Across Englewood and Help Businesses to Become Whole Foods Suppliers Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb, Alderman JoAnn Thompson and Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation Executive Director/President Glen Fulton recently announced a series of workshops to support small business growth in Greater Englewood and help those interested in becoming Whole Foods suppliers to access buyers and distribution. In July 2014, Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Thompson and Whole Foods broke ground on the planned 18,000-square-foot Whole Foods store that will anchor a 5.5-acre “Englewood Square” retail development planned for completion in 2016.

“Changing the physical environment is critical to economic growth in Englewood, but supporting local businesses in ways that allow them to grow, thrive and give back to the community is as important,” said Mayor Emanuel. “We developed these workshops to help minimize barriers to starting and growing a business and help local businesses to work with Whole Foods as it becomes a part of the Englewood community and its economic revitalization.”

The three-workshop series will bring immediate business training to approximately 150-200 entrepreneurs in Greater Englewood.

Workshops will be held at Kennedy

THIS 5 ACRE DEVELOPMENT in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood will include a new 18,000 square foot Whole Foods Market, approximately 22,000 square foot of complementary retail, and two outlot parcels. A series of entrepreneurial workshops are being offered starting October 24 to facilitate small businesses becoming suppliers to the Whole Foods store in Englewood.

“It is very important to Whole The second workshop, EntrepreKing College located at 6301 S. “Historically Englewood was Halsted St. The first two work- Foods Market to support the devel- neurial Coaching by Industry Ex- known for its thriving small busishops will provide assistance to opment of new businesses in perts II, will be held on November nesses. At one time Englewood was small businesses in areas including Southside neighborhoods,” said 7, from 8 AM to 2 PM. the second largest shopping district licensing, safety plans, FDA label- Michael Bashaw, Midwest Regionoutside of downtown Chicago,” The third workshop will focus on said Greater Englewood Commuing and accessing capital. Subject al President, Whole Foods Market. matter experts will offer presenta- “Our commitment to the area ex- directly engaging new, local suppli- nity Development Corporation tions on topics most relevant to the pands beyond the doors of our ers for the Whole Foods at Engle- Executive Director Glen Fulton, growth and expansion of Engle- store and this workshop series is wood Square. The Whole Foods “Our goal is to Rebrand, Rebuild wood’s small business community, just one of the many ways we will Market Entreprenurial Workshop and Revitalize Englewood through followed by a question and answer partner with and support local will be held on January 23, 2015 small business success stories.” session. The third workshop will businesses in the Greater Engle- and will include two parts — a preBusinesses interested in registersentation from 9 AM to 11 AM ing for the Englewood Entreprefocus directly on engaging new, lo- wood community.”

The series kicks off with Entre- and one-on-one meetings with neurial Workshop Series should cal suppliers to Whole Foods Market and provide businesses with an preneurial Coaching by Industry Whole Foods Market (WFM) rep- visit www.greaterenglewoodcdc.org. opportunity to meet one-on-one Experts I on October 24, from 8 resentatives from 12:30 PM to 4 The workshops will be capped at PM. with a Whole Foods Market Cate- AM to 2 PM. 300 attendees. gory Manager.

“This workshop series will bring some deeply practical benefits: greater professionalism in small (Continued from page 1) Working for a Fortune 500 com- a person because they are not business operations and, perhaps pany as an independent contrac- ready and that some people need more importantly, small business Simpson said currently many tor can appeal to many people counseling and training on how access to a large distributor. This is companies have brought call cen- who like to set their own schedule to change their behavior; doing a proud achievement for not only ter jobs back from overseas thanks or for people who have a child at so, however, can lead to a better the Englewood community, but al- to the efforts of President Obama. home. society. so the City of Chicago,” said Alder- She said virtual customer service “We just can’t give up on people “The salary range can be $10 to man JoAnn Thompson. jobs can be worked from home. $30 an hour for these jobs,” who have made mistakes in their life,” Simpson said. “But one of Simpson said.

Last year, Gov. Pat Quinn signed the biggest keys is to leave the into law an increase in the income prison mentality in the prison.

(Continued from page 1) They come out hopeless. I develdinal will “have the courage to shooting and chanting, “Put the oped a training method specificaldeal with violence and to stand up guns down,” and an end to the vily defined for people coming out to the NRA on guns. I hope he olence. He changed his route to of prison called, ‘Motivating and will be open to dialogue. Pope include 81st and Laflin where a Discipline.’ Basically, it is changFrancis has not just only opened girl was shot. ing that hopeless mindset, and the windows, but the doors of the putting on a whole new face.”

In a closing prayer, Pfleger said, church, and said everything is on Simpson added it is very diffi“Violence is everywhere. It has the table” to discuss. cult to convince a person to have seeped into every community. We confidence in you when you do Pfleger hopes this new Cardinal can stop it when we decide to stop not have confidence in yourself. will have “the same kind of open- it. We can do all things through She said a strong support strucness and be inclusive and not ex- Christ who strengthens us. We’ve ture of positive family members clusive. I hope he will bring a new been given power and authority. and friends also play a role in reinreturn of the church to the gospel When we stand up and walk in it, troducing citizens to present sociof Jesus Christ,” which Pfleger live in it and speak it, then we can tax credit for businesses that em- ety. ploy ex-offenders. Employers can said is “very radical. It’s very change the face of the earth.”

Due to the success of this event, earn anywhere from $600 to Simpson will be hosting another courageous. It’s very strong.

Pfleger said his peace marches $1,500 per hired employee. Simp- job fair in suburban Lansing at “What we need in America and have made a difference. “We are son said the Black community Joy Fellowship Church, 2025 in the world right now that is full agents of change and we are Disci- needs to know which businesses 175th St. # 100 beginning at of racism, poverty, unemploy- ples of Christ. We will make a dif- are friendly towards people who 10am. ment, and war—we need love. ference. We will transform atmos- are trying to reintegrate into sociAttendees should be prepared to We need justice, and we need pheres into the very Kingdom of ety. do an interview the same day, Simpson opined that all of the along with take a drug test and God…we accept our charge. peace.”

We’re not afraid. We’re not weary. programs in the world cannot safety training. For more quesPfleger—who was joined by We’re not compromised…we help a person if they are not will- tions about this or other job scores of supporters—marched stand up to the enemy and say, ing to change their behavior and placement events, you can contact throughout the Auburn Gresham ‘Here we are with justice, peace mindset. She said there are some Simpson via email at: aroncases when she is not able to place dasimpson@gmail.com. community calling for an end of and love…’”

Giving a Second Chance to Ex-Offenders

Pfleger hopes new Cardinal will remember the poor prayers and hoping he will be completely healed “and enjoy his days of retirement, be healthy and to live out the fullness of his life,” Pfleger said, “My hope is that he will have the heart as Francis did to call the world back to caring again about the poor…caring about the disenfranchised… those who feel forgotten along life’s road on the Jericho road of life.”

“My hope is also that he, like Pope Francis, continues to broaden us beyond the church has been very narrow on in the last few years as if the only issues were abortion and same sex marriage.

What the Pope has said is that we must be concerned about every issue affecting humanity.

“I pray that coming to Chicago, he will have the courage to deal with race because racism is alive and well in Chicago and in America,” Pfleger said.

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Simpson said the key is being trained on how to interview when you have a criminal background.

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