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VOLUME LXXVI NUMBER 31—SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2016

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Time to abolish the Electoral College

By Chinta Strausberg It is time to abolish the archaic Electoral College, being blamed for handing Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump the White House, though Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, according to Reverend Jesse Jackson.

“It’s fight back time,” Jackson said during a diverse meeting with a number of community leaders at a press conference over the weekend.

Jackson also discussed Trump’s win on his Up Front TV show with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mudlyne Ihejirika; Jane Ramsey, adjunct professor, University of Chicago; Darryl Dennard, host of Chicago Speaks, and Reverend

Attorney Jeanette Foreman

THE NUMBERS CONTINUE to grow with leaders calling for the discontinuation of the Electoral College. Rev. Jesse L. Jackson recently held a press conference to announce his disapproval of the current use of the Electoral College and to urge an organized effort locally and across the nation to abolish its use. Showing their support from left to right is Rev. Jeanette Wilson, Pastor Tyrone McGowan, Rev. Leonard DeVille (rear, Rev. Zachary Love), Susana Mendosa, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Rep. Bobby Rush and Bishop Bernard Sutton.

Tyrone McGowan, National Youth Director, more than 990,000 popular votes. That is why Illinois come from this right wing ideological Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Jackson and others want to abolish the Electoral group. That’s how ingrained they are. That is reWith the November 8 ballots still being College system which overrides the one man, ally their strategy,” said Ralph Martiere, executive director for the Bipartisan Center for Tax counted, Jackson said Clinton is winning the one vote system. popular vote like Al Gore in 2000, but lost the Jackson and other leaders spoke out on the and Budget Accountability.

“Blue collar whites honestly believe that anypresidential election for failure to reach the way Trump won. threshold of 270 Electoral College votes.

“The very right wing funded by the Koch thing that moves from a social or civil rights According to the Associated Press, CNN and brothers and Rauner bought the Illinois news standpoint that benefits minorities, is some(Continued on page 2) Political Report, Clinton is leading Trump by network; so all news feeds, all radio stations in

Trump Fanned Flames of Racism

By Chinta Strausberg The fears of those who felt the negative energy of Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric are coming to the fore. Targets of the negative comments Trump made during his campaign include immigrants, the disabled, and women.

Members of those communities are especially concerned about their future treatment now that Trump is president-elect.

The concerns of the African American community were voiced by Chicago pastor and community activist Father Michael L. Pfleger.

He acknowledged that those speaking out represent “the voices of black and brown parents who fear that their children will be further attacked by a militarized police department or a stop and frisk police state” that Trump indicated he would create.

abiding, the threat of being deported to their home countries after many years of living in the U.S. is their daily nightmare.

Young millennials and Black Lives Matter supporters have expressed concern that rogue police officers would no longer fear the Justice Department stepping in to hold officers accountable, if certain Trump appointees assume office, and question “who would we turn to for justice and accountability if senior officials are rubber stamping Trump’s policies?”

Religious communities too feel the flames of (Continued on page 14)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE MANY PEOPLE ACROSS the nation and locally believe the racist election campaign ran by president elect Donald Trump is fueling countless hate crimes including the Joshua Beal murder in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood. Relatives of Beal held a press conference to express their outrage with the circumstances surrounding his death.

Trump’s racist sentiments calling undocu- community and Hispanic pastors are frequentmented Mexican immigrants “murderers and ly confronted with the terror expressed by their rapists” continue to ignite fears in the Hispanic undocumented families. Hardworking and law

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Pfleger March Exposes Mt. Greenwood Racism

By Chinta Strausberg Father Michael L. Pfleger on Sunday blamed the nationwide protests and victims of racial acts (including his own son) on Trump’s fanning the flames of racial politics that appeals to white privilege.

Citing the overt hate acts blamed on Trump’s racially-charged campaign, Father Pfleger acknowledged that “my own son’s car was vandalized” though he is not sure it had anything to do with the fact that his son lives in a mostly white neighborhood or that his son’s last name is Pfleger.

“We’ve seen a man pulled from his car at Roosevelt Road and beaten because they said he voted for Trump… ,” Pfleger said, while listing similar acts of hate that have occurred as a result of Trump’s anti-immigration, anti-disability, and anti-women remarks.

Narrowing his comments to Chicago, Pfleger gave a chilling account of his recent protest in Mount Greenwood, a southwest side community of active and retired Irish Catholic policemen and firemen.

It was in Mount Greenwood two weeks ago where a road rage incident occurred between Joshua Beal, 25, and two off duty Chicago police officers.

Beal, from Indianapolis, was in Chicago to attend his cousin’s funeral. He allegedly pointed his gun at the police and was fatally shot. The Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) is investigating the case.

Police arrested Beal’s brother, Michael Beal, 28, accusing him of allegedly trying to take an officer’s gun and of choking him. Michael Beal’s $500,000 bail was paid anonymously and he was released last Thursday.

The fallout from Beal’s shooting death took an ugly turn when students from Marist, a Catholic high school, reacted negatively to a planned Black Lives Matter protest.

Marist Principal Larry Tucker canceled classes upon learning of racially charged Tweets sent out by his students. He expelled five of his students; however, more than 5,000 supporters signed an online petition asking that the expulsions be reversed.

Last Tuesday Pfleger, accompanied by 30 protesters including community activist Jedidiah Brown, were at 111th and Kedzie where Pfleger said they were met by “angry” white people.

“We said two things… we wanted transparency and we wanted to make sure all the cameras are looked at” involving the shooting of Beal.

“We just wanted justice.

“Because of what happened out there on Sunday afternoon and the racial slurs, we wanted to make a statement that there is no place in Chicago that any individual, despite 2

their race or their creed, should not be able to go and not feel threatened and feel like they are not welcomed.”

But protesters’ demands were met with jeers and racism and they were told “go back to your ghetto. Get out of here you, n….” “I was called a ‘n….’ “I saw a mother and a young sixth or seventh grade daughter together give me the finger and tell me ‘F Pfleger.’”

Pfleger said the crowd’s anger got so bad that the police told them to leave because they could no longer protect them. “We went down an alley and back to our cars when over 100 folks came running down the block and the police said ‘get out of here now…. ‘We can’t stop them.’

“They had to escort us down an alley to get us out of Mount Greenwood in 2016.

“I said then, and I’ll say it today, I have not seen such hate and such anger since I was a junior in high school in 1966 in Marquette Park.

This is 2016,” said Pfleger.

Pfleger’s 1966 comment was a reference to the day when he pulled over his bike to look at his neighbors spitting, cursing and throwing rocks at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was leading an open housing march in Marquette Park. Pfleger says he is a priest today because he marveled at Dr. King’s ability to conduct a peaceful, non-violent march even in the face of possible death.

Activist Brown, who is also a minister, said they later went back to Mount Greenwood, and were again

RACISM IS ALIVE and well in Mount Greenwood as indicated by signs held in protest of peaceful marchers demonstrating after the Joshua Beal murder. surrounded by more than 600 mostly would be lynched and that they not sure they used their police powers white male men carrying “Blue Lives would do us bodily harm. They were to protect them.

“I saw police laughing, giving the Matter” signs. Both Pfleger and Brown 600 to 700 strong. We were enclosed high five’s to some of the men in the said the protesters never mentioned by a disgraceful cave of hatred.

“What is so amazing is that those crowd. We never should have been their allegiance to cops, rather, just displayed their racial hatred towards are the same people who patrol my surrounded by that crowd not with streets. That is one of the neighbor- the amount of police present,” Brown blacks.

“It was disheartening,” Brown said. hoods that police, lawyers and judges stated. “And, the protection, well, after all, like someone said, some of “It was something I couldn’t believe. come from,” he said.

Brown said, “They were not there those people were their (cops) relaWe committed to going back Tuesday to let them know it was unacceptable. to support Blue Lives Matter. They tives.”

There is no place in Chicago that were there to address their privilege.

On Sunday Father Pfleger said that Blacks cannot go and express them- That is why Chicago remains a very segregated city because white privi- since the election, many are frightselves in any situation.

“But, when we arrived, an even larg- lege, white supremacy and racism are ened about what lies ahead. “Last Sunday we turned back the clocks. er crowd met us calling us “niggers.” alive in this city.”

While police escorted them out of Last Tuesday, we turned back AmeriThey said Father Pfleger “was a disgrace to the Diocese and that we Mount Greenwood, Brown said he is ca.”

Time to abolish the Electoral College (Continued from page 1) thing that necessarily takes away from blue collar whites. They’ve been convinced of this through the constant right wing sort of efforts to get that kind of message out, because it’s what has supported Republican candidates and it’s wrong,” Martiere told the Chicago Crusader.

“There has to be an outreach by progressives to blue collar whites, to get them on board as part of the movement towards sound progressive policies which are evidenced–based and help everyone. It creates a better economy for everyone. That is not what blue collar whites think. That is why they are voting the way they are voting and we need to get them aboard,” Martiere said.

Agreeing with Reverend Jackson, that it is fight back time, Dr. Michael Seng said the Electoral College needs to be abolished. “That was one of the problems after the Bush/Gore election. I think it was a big mistake for the American people to let that go. I think there should have been a movement to abolish the Electoral College at that time, in 2000.

“It is unrepresentative and nobody

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understands it,” Seng said of the Electoral College. “Perhaps that’s the biggest reason of getting rid of it because people don’t understand it. In a democracy, we should not have a procedure that people don’t understand” he said.

According to attorney Jeanette Foreman “it’s the way Hitler did it, by ravaging our minds with repetitive messages that are very emotional, very galvanizing…but using it in a way to actually change and guide your mind like they did with Trump…. We know that repetition is the key to being able to have an idea stick in a person’s mind and eventually the person will repeat it.”

Repetition “is the secret of how 40 percent or more of Americans have been persuaded by Trump to believe his lies even though they are blatantly not true. Like Obama not being born in this country, for instance,” Foreman said.

Natalie Howse, president of the Cook County Bar Association, said, “we did not protest the Electoral College and its process in 2008 and 2012 because Barack Obama won decisively.” Howse added that “Presidentelect Trump has advocated for some

Ralph Martiere things I don’t think would be very good for the Black community, like stop and frisk.”

N’Digo Publisher Hermene Hartman said that on December 19, 2016, the Electoral College has to certify the votes for president and vice president. In Illinois, there are 20 electors. She said there is still time for Clinton to win, by asking the electors to abstain their votes.

Several leaders said there is a petition

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being circulated to abolish the Electoral College. A strong proponent of this movement is Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). “The Electoral College has outlasted its usefulness. It is part of the Constitution written when communication was by pony express,” she said.

However, a strong setback to the proposed legislation is that it has to be approved by three-quarters of all states within seven years after passage by Congress. It’s questionable whether or not this will happen.

Millennial Keena Carson, founder of Project M.A.R.C.H., said the election of Trump is “unfortunate” and that too many people didn’t take the election seriously, like the rumored stories of the “15 thousand who voted for Harambe, the gorilla who was shot dead at a Cincinnati zoo after a child had fallen into an enclosed area.”

This is the second time in 16-years that Democrats (Al Gore and now Clinton) won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College vote.

“It’s fight back time,” Jackson said, urging unity among civil rights groups, and organizing for social justice. www.chicagocrusader.com

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Hidden Agenda To Remove The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum From The Pullman National Monument

By Dr. Lyn Hughes This article is written in response to comments made by Lynn McClure; Midwest Regional Director of the National Parks Conservation Association, speaking on behalf of the Pullman National Monument. Her comments appeared in the Chicago Tribune article written Sunday November 7, 2016: “The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum is in the Pullman district, but Randolph’s work organizing and guiding the union was done largely out of Harlem, in New York City, McClure said, which presents challenges to the Chicago site.”

What is most troubling to me is the fact that for two years before the desig-

Lyn Hughes nation of the Pullman National Monument (PNM) in EVERY piece of marketing material distributed, stories written, all documents, suggestions, etc.; not to mention the great speech by Barack Obama... “Black Labor,” “A. Philip Randolph” and “the Pullman Porters” was mentioned REPEATEDLY, and used as a selling point to gain the respect and support of the Black community. Why is it now that the designation has been granted and the development is taking place, the story of the Porters has mysteriously become “challenging to the site”?

Another equally important question, why is it that anyone thinks we need assistance in telling (interpreting) our own story? What an insult!

“You cannot separate A. Philip Randolph from the Pullman Porters.

That is what made history. Further the efficacy of any attempt to change that to the contrary is nonexistent.”

The only “challenge” that I see with the exception of the work being done by the Chicago Neighborhood Initiative is the GENTRIFICATION TRAIN traveling at high speed headed straight toward the north end of the PNM; where the population is 95% African American and where the museum is located and has been for 22 years. That train is being driwww.chicagocrusader.com

ven by those outside private consultants who have a laser like focus, strategically targeted by continuous attempts to change the narrative that we at Pullman are finally and collectively telling, just fine, by ourselves. By definition WE are the longtime community residents, business owners and stakeholders.

That is not to say ALL of Pullman, because that would be a misrepresentation, because whether people will admit it openly or not, there are still those closet racists who say and do things behind closed doors to undermine the work that was set is in motion by President Obama’s designation. It has taken this community decades to get to a place where WE as a direct result of the designation, have been forced to recognize, it is in our best interest to work together.

The executive order makes it clear, as it states the inclusions of Black Labor History. That is where the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum comes in. We were telling that story before the National Park Service came. In addition, we continually take every opportunity to remind people, that Dr. Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, made it very clear that the “Black Labor History” story was a strong interest of theirs because of its missing place in the National Park’s vast inventory. He acknowledged the museum’s significance in the plans when he said to me, “the Pullman Porter Museum is already telling this story, you are ready to go.”

That being said, the only way to stop us from doing what we have been doing for two decades is to remove us.

Make no mistake, there are efforts in motion to do just that. However, since our operational budget is not funded by foundation and government funds, it makes it very difficult for those efforts to be successful.

In our opinion, the comments made in the Tribune article are yet ANOTHER example of an attempt at revisionist history writing. The purpose is to push a personal agenda to further a clandestine plan to Co-Opt and/or exclude the Black Labor History Story told at the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum located in Pullman National Monument.

This kind of action a primary concern most Blacks have had, and still have, when dealing with the new developments of a National Park in the urban community in this case, specifically, the far south side of Chicago.

While Ms. McClure, who presents herself as the spokesperson for the National Park Service (NPS) and the Pullman National Monument (PNM), has an amazing resume and solid track record for project development and Conservation, the history of the Pullman Porters is not on that list, nor her area of expertise.

A. Philip Randolph Pullman Museum We are not a community organization who just so happens to occasionally mention this body of work... we are the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, scholars, historians, and preservationists who are a recognized authority on this subject matter. We will not sit back and allow revisionist history to occur by people who are simply attempting to “cherry pick” the parts of the story that appeal to their own self-interest... either personal or professional.

In the wise, respectful and realistic words of architect Richard Wilson, who so eloquently stated in this article....

“An opportunity we need to work on is elevating that Pullman Porter story,” Wilson said, calling it “this amazing African-American heritage story.”

In response to the historically incorrect and irresponsible words quoted

by McClure in the Tribune article,

the Pullman Porters did in fact organize largely in Chicago, the location of the largest population of Porters in the country. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters union was a national organization and organizing did take place in several other cities, and New York was one of them.

However, it is significant to note that, beginning in the 1920’s in Chicago, the Porters’ earliest organizing efforts were supported by the likes of Mary McDowell, co-founder of Hull House and Ida B. Wells Barnett. In fact, one of the earliest meetings was held at Wells’ home at 3624 South Parkway (now King Drive). That meeting was followed by another important one which was held at the Metropolitan Church, which was renamed as Metropolitan Apostolic Community Church, where Dr. Leon Finney is the pastor. These are not media sound bites, they are facts that just a little research will reveal.

If McClure is not speaking for the NPS, who is she speaking for? Who hired her? What is her scope of work?

Who authorized her to speak on behalf of the community? And what is the real agenda for the north end of the Pullman National Monument?

Not only is the story of A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porters a major focus of our content at the museum, it is a significant piece of Black history, and a labor of love and respect that we have done for two decades, it is your history, let your voices be heard.

Send e mail to: Michael_Reynolds@nps.gov patricia_trap@nps.gov Cam_Sholly@nps.gov sue_bennett@nps.gov Dr. Lyn Hughes is the founder of the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum at the Pullman National Monument.

Clerk Dorothy Brown holds political training class

By Chinta Strausberg To increase and help those wanting to run for public office, Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown recently announced she is hosting a “Candidate’s 360” training session that will teach potential candidates the ABC’s of running and winning an election.

The class, which will be held Saturday, November 19, at the Chicago Marriott located in the Medical District/UIC, 625 S. Ashland, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., is intended for those wanting to run for public office or for persons wishing to teach others, Brown said on WVON’s “Bob Shaw” show hosted and produced by this reporter.

Brown is eminently qualified to teach this class having won her last two elections with an overwhelming margin despite being abandoned by

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Clerk Dorothy Brown the Cook County Democratic Party. The Democratic Party initially endorsed her for the primary elec-

tion but later took it back favoring Ald. Michelle Harris (8th), who received 183,798 votes, or 30.34 percent to Brown’s 296,067 votes, or 48.87 percent.

For the Nov. 8th General Election, the Democratic Party refused to include her name on its endorsement ballot, Clerk Brown received 772,989 votes, or 77.37 percent to challenger Diane S. Shapiro’s 226,115 votes, or 22.63 percent.

Registration for Clerk Brown’s Saturday course begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by a training session lasting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Clerk Brown will hold a mock candidate presentation and from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. she will engage her students in a mock debate.

There is a $135.00 registration fee.

Seating is limited so you must register by clicking on http://candidates360.com.

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TRUMPED! America, you have been had. There has been a coup, a revolution of sorts. We have been taken over by reprobates. There are a lot of people who feel that this is the case, and they have taken to the streets by the thousands in cities around the country protesting the results of the November 8, 2016 election. In what has been considered a stunning upset, Hillary Clinton lost her bid for the presidency. Donald Trump is now president–elect!

Hillary Clinton actually won the popular vote, but Trump got the Electoral College votes. This is reminiscent of the Bush administration’s usurpation of the presidency when Al Gore actually received more popular votes. But this is a democracy, and we have to play by the rules that have been established. Hillary Clinton gave an excellent concession speech, and President Barack Obama also gave one in which he urged the country to move toward unity and to give Trump a chance. He admitted, however, that he has his concerns.

Hindsight seems to reveal a number of things. Apparently, Clinton and the democrats failed to understand the depth of dissatisfaction among certain segments of the population. Trump played to this group, and the rest is history. It is also perplexing to see that Hillary Clinton failed to nail the women’s votes as well as those of Blacks who supported Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Moreover, millions of Americans didn’t bother to vote.

Some think that the Bernie Sanders backers were disgruntled and in retaliation threw their support to Libertarian Gary Johnson or Green Party’s Jill Stein. It is clear that they siphoned off a considerable number of votes that would have gone to the Democratic Party. But all of this is water under the bridge.

The country is now faced with a bigger problem. We have elected someone of questionable moral character with zero experience in public office to the most powerful post in the free world. Moreover, he has appointed a Chief of Staff and a Chief Strategist and Advisor both who have zero experience in government. Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who is the Vice President Elect, has been tapped to lead the transition team. Also on this team are the Trump children for whom Trump has asked for top secret security clearance. They are also, however, continuing to run the family business through a so-called “blind trust.”

Ominously, the Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, is set to share “equal power” with the notorious white supremacist and hate merchant, Steve Bannon, the former head of Breitbart. According to those in the know, it is no secret that Bannon espouses a white supremacist philosophy. It has been said that he created, in Breitbart, an online platform for the Alt-Right. The Alt-Right is a code name for white nationalists.

These are scary times and this is a scary turn of events. Here we have people leading the most important country in the free world who now have the leeway to carve out life the way they see it. It was apparent even during his campaign that Donald Trump saw himself as the ultimate authority, and based on the way that he is proceeding, he is still that person. News reporters are lamenting the fact that he has refused to return calls to the Pentagon, and has not acted in a traditional manner. He still has not released his tax information, and based on the way that he is connecting his children AND his business with world politics, he has the potential of running a private business with ties around the world. This is unprecedented, and it represents a potential for corruption that is unlike anything we have ever seen.

Based on the foregoing, it is certain that America is going to miss the class act that President Barack Obama demonstrated.

Those petulant and immature individuals who allowed themselves to be hoodwinked to vote for the charismatic, but character-challenged Trump are, if the current trend continues, in for an experience of Buyer’s Remorse, especially those who are Black or who are members of other minority groups. A luta continua.

The headline read that Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is going to start monthly meetings with Black Lives Matter people. When I actually read the story I learned he is meeting with the youth contingent of BLM. I could not believe my eyes. The story also read that the group leadership was comprised of 16 and 17-year-old girls.

First, let me say I applaud their youthful activism and willingness to speak truth to power. No doubt these girls will grow up to be phenomenal leaders. It is equally impressive that they understand and act on the need for strategic movements, as well as organizing spontaneous protests.

Given those realities, it is hard to understand why Johnson is not expanding this meeting campaign to include young Black men. In fact, why isn’t Johnson holding regular meetings with the Black community at large?

There is no doubt that young Black people have special problems with Chicago police, but I believe that can be said for nearly every Black demographic. By limiting his monthly meetings to teen girls the superintendent missed the boat of

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Again, Eddie Johnson misses the boat Dear Editor:

opportunity again. By holding additional meetings to the ones he is having with the BLM youth, Johnson would be able to hear a plethora of ideas on how to improve police-community relations, from a variety of African American perspectives.

There are at least three community organizations working concurrently on police accountability and police reform. Johnson should be meeting with those groups as well.

He also should be meeting with every Black resident who feels disrespected or harassed by the police.

He needs to be in the community in a real way, not these faux town hall meetings the mayor prefers.

By focusing on Black female youth Johnson is ignoring more than 90 percent of the city’s Black population. This majority segment also has tremendous problems with CPD. Without a doubt Johnson has to see that, but the big question is why is he ignoring it. The population beyond the Black females is the proverbial elephant in the room.

When we stop and think about it though, this is probably the mayor’s plan. He moves Johnson to have ongoing meetings with these young ladies and from now on in his speeches to Black people Rahm will be saying “we are meeting regularly with Black Lives Matter…” Like so much of what the mayor provides, the unsuspecting will only be getting half the story.

It seems to me it is time that every

group in the city that has a policing or police issue should demand a series of meetings with Johnson. If he turns you down it is a clear message that he is not, and the mayor is not, interested in better communitypolice relationships.

Patti Stovall

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2016 Election – What Happened Along the Way Beyond the Rhetoric

By Harry C. Alford Oh! Yes, it seemed to have shocked them by the millions. The Obama “Mojo” is no longer good.

The young light skinned skinny guy with the Muslim name is becoming a “memory” now. He did not have to make it so. But for some reason he wanted to get in this 2016 presidential election. He pled to people who were admiring him as something spiritual. But he was certainly not spiritual. He was Obama! The first Black president of the United States. That historical event crept up on us and to the millions of Americans who idolized the very thought of his existence he must never go away. He would go to foreign nations and hundreds of thousands of people would come out just to hear his voice. It didn’t matter what he was saying, just that he was saying it to them. Many could not understand English but they knew he had African blood and that was good enough.

In Kenya, teens would line up to buy the soft drink, “OBAMA – The President’s Drink!” It lasted

for a while but the reality of him being a mere human being started to sink in on all the temporary idol worshipers, slowly but surely. The few African Americans that study political leaders seemed to give him a pass at each social incident. He didn’t take his family to worship anymore. Before he was attending a “sure enough” Black church on the South Side of Chicago. I can’t over emphasize the historical highlight of his becoming an American President. In Nairobi, Kenya there was a well-established political joke: “A Luo (a secondary Tribe in Kenya) will become president of the United States before a Luo will be President of Kenya.” That joke is no longer funny.

At first not only would 98 percent of Blacks support President Obama on any issue, they would consider dying for him just to get his point across. But as his Saul Alinsky style of politics became evident, more and more who idolized him became fewer and fewer. President Obama was a nouveau radical. That is not real Americana but somehow he managed to keep the admiration of progressives and radicals at the same time while not of-

Harry C. Alford fending mainstream America. I remember him throwing out the “traditional first pitch” at a major league all-star game. It was so awful and I thought to myself: “This guy has never played baseball.

That is so strange and not real Americana.”

One thing I noticed about our President – he has thin skin. He gets very upset when people criti-

cize him about anything. Not too long ago, the Congressional Black Caucus requested a meeting with him to talk about some hiring issues. He later lambasted them at the following Congressional Black Caucus annual event. “Stop complaining!” He screamed at them. Too sensitive to be a prudent judge nor a level headed political official. All the charismatic descriptions that he once held were fading away.

The 2016 election was more than party loyalty to our President; it would be the protection of his legacy. If the Democratic Party were to lose, it would be on him. So, he made a dangerous decision: He would actively join the Clintons in their quest for the presidency. It was a terrible mistake. Most of us have had enough with the Clintons – especially Hillary. He was going to embrace all their funky baggage for him to say nice things about them.

The scandals, in effect, felonies for common persons will now be recognized as truthful and worthy of taking note. He put his name on them and that did not uplift the DNC chance for the White House. In the end, it put his past performance into the same mud pit.

Slowly but surely the various segments of American Voters started to slowly back away. The deeper the scandals got, the least likely his embrace of the Clinton candidacy would sell to the voters. White males, white females, Hispanics, Asians and even Blacks started to pull out of the Clinton mystique and even the Obama mojo. My mother would say, “If you play in dirt, it will eventually get in your eyes.” That is it. He could not see the filth he was associating with and his judgement became impaired.

Barack Hussein Obama started to slowly slide from his “Throne.”

It lessened him in front of all to see. His failed deeds – Obama Care, IRS Scandals, VA Scandals, unemployment failures, Hillary’s sleazy past and Bill’s legendary libido. He put his legacy on the line playing with those dirty doers. It got in his eyes.

History will give the final report.

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

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Mortgage officials sentenced to federal prison and fined for fraud

By Charlene Crowell Perpetrators in a mortgage fraud scheme that targeted Black consumers in the Los Angeles area have been sentenced to federal prison and fined. On October 24, United States District Judge S. James Otero sentenced Paul Ryan, a former mortgage loan officer, and mortgage broker Chester Peggese, for illegal activities that operated from early 2007 until March, 2010.

The sentencing concludes a multiagency investigation that combined efforts and resources from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division, Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Office of Inspector General.

As a result of his conviction Peggese was ordered to pay $4.2 million in restitution to Broadway Federal Bank and serve one year and one day in federal prison. Ryan will pay $353,925 in restitution to Broadway Federal Bank and serve 18 months. Two years ago, Ryan pleaded guilty to one count of receiving bribes and rewards as a bank employee.

According to court documents, Peggese acted as a “consultant” who targeted Los Angeles-area churches with promises of new mortgages to purchase property or refinanced

mortgages from Broadway Federal Bank. Between 2007 and 2009, Peggese met with representatives of churches and obtained financial information required for the loan applications.

Others involved manipulated financial information to make it appear the churches were more financially sound than they actually were.

Peggese caused these false loan applications to be submitted to Broadway Federal Bank.

During the time that Ryan worked as a loan officer, Broadway Federal Bank paid rebates to brokers who brought loan applications to the bank. Ryan also “demanded from the brokers that all or part of that rebate amount be paid to him...intending to be rewarded and influenced in his processing and approval of these church loans,” according to the sentencing memorandum filed with the court.

Ryan worked with brokers and provided a template for presenting financial information for the churches that ensured the loan applications would be approved. Based on the false information concerning the financial status of the churches, Broadway Federal Bank issued loans to the churches.

“This bank insider accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in a scheme that led his employer to suffer millions of dollars in losses,” said United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker. “After investigators began

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looking into the scheme, Ryan encouraged another bank employee to lie about the fraudulent loan applications, which further complicated but did not deter this investigation.”

“Banker Paul Ryan abused his position of trust and caused losses at TARP recipient Broadway Federal Bank by knowingly allowing borrowers to use inflated financial information in loan applications,” said Christy Goldsmith Romero, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP).

“In this mortgage scheme aimed at predominately African-American churches, he demanded more than $350,000 in bribes from brokers,” continued Goldsmith Romero. “When investigators closed in Ryan tried to cover up his crimes by telling a conspirator to lie on his behalf. Broadway Federal, which received and has not yet paid back $15 million in TARP funds, suffered more than $5 million in losses as a result of this scheme. SIGTARP stands united with our law enforcement partners to bring justice to bank officials and their conspirators who commit crime.”

With all due respect to participating law enforcement officials, Black America is also due its fair share of financial justice too. Across a range of financial markets and predatory products designed to rob families of their earnings, mortgage fraud has the largest effect on our quality of life and our ability to build wealth.

This recent case of mortgage fraud

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Charlene Crowell illustrates the inequities that Black California consumers and others across the country continue to face.

Recent research on mortgage lending in California by the Center for Responsible Lending revealed even more financial obstacles: • Nearly half – 49 percent — of Black borrowers had incomes greater than 120 percent of their area median

income or AMI; • Black borrowers received approximately 3 percent of home purchase loans in California that were first-lien and owner-occupied; and • From 2001-2012, the number of home purchase loans dropped 54 percent.

“The communities that lack access to mortgages post-crisis are the very same communities that were disproportionately affected by foreclosures and lost wealth during the housing crisis,” said Sarah Wolff, senior CRL researcher and the report’s author.

Mortgage fraud only worsens an already disheartening Black experience in seeking the ‘American Dream’. The strong likelihood is that this same scenario is repeated across the country with other consumers of color.

And so — our collective struggle for financial justice must continue.

Charlene Crowell is the communications deputy director with the Center for Responsible Lending.

She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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CARRUTHERS AND INTELLECTUAL WARFARE Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835.

E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Website: www.neiu.edu/ccics, Twitter: @CCICS_Chicago.

spires African youth in America to understand that the purpose of education is to develop the skills and historical understanding of the past, as it relates to the present and future, in preparation for working for self and the liberation of African people.

This is the challenge of the twentyfirst-century, to defeat the hundred year old tradition established by white educational leaders, who created curriculums for Africans in America designed to prepare them to work for white folks.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who founded in February of 1926, what at the time was called “Negro History Week,” would indeed be inspired by the continuing discussion and debate over the contributions of African people to the history of the world.

That movement, an ongoing interest in Negro history and culture led

by Dr. Woodson, helped lay the foundation for the current African Centered Education Movement.

The aforementioned movement has Dr. Conrad Worrill become the catalyst for the intense It is very important for African peo- study of Africa and the history of ple in America to educate and reedu- African people throughout the cate ourselves about our history and world, 365 days a year.

We should all read or reread Dr. Jaits relationship to the important ideas cob H. Carruthers’ profound book, that shape how we see the world.

We are still challenged today to cre- Intellectual Warfare. It is a very imporate an educational climate that in- tant, continuing effort for us as

African people in America, to educate and reeducate ourselves about our history and its relationship to the important ideas that shape how we see the world. We must continue this effort to educate ourselves beyond African American History Month, and carry it into the rest of the year.

For over thirty-five-years, Dr. Carruthers played a leading role as a scholar and intellectual activist in the development of the African Centered Education Movement.

Dr. Carruthers was a tenured professor at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Illinois in the College of Education’s Inner City Studies Education undergraduate and graduate programs, and retired as Professor Emeritus. Along with Dr. Anderson Thompson, Dr. Carruthers helped shape both the undergraduate and graduate curricula that have become known throughout the country for providing a theoretical and practical understanding of the impact of the political, economic, social, and cultural forces on people who live in the inner cities throughout the world. Of course, one of the largest groups living in the inner cities is African people.

A great deal of Dr. Carruthers’ writings and lectures concentrated on the white supremist’s intellectual

assault on African people and the world. Dr. Carruthers was magnificent in exposing the European intellectual tyranny and its impact on the education of African people.

It was his association with the late, great Senegalese scholar, Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop and the late, great scholar /teacher, Dr. John Henrik Clarke that helped propel the genius of Dr. Carruthers’ insight into the “Deep Well” of the African Worldview.

As the founding President of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC), Dr. Carruthers helped shape an organizational format for African Centered scholars, teachers, students, and the overall African Community. He presented a collective vehicle in which to pursue the building of the African Centered Education Movement. His leadership in this regard has been monumental and inspiring to hundreds of scholars, teachers, and students throughout the African World Community.

In this connection, Dr. Carruthers’ book, Intellectual Warfare, prepares us to function in the twenty-firstcentury with a sharper understanding of our challenges as an African people.

The book is organized into five sections. Part I: The Nature of the War;

Part II: Defenders of Western Civilization; Part III: Intellectual Civil War; Part IV: The Champions of African Centered Thought; and Part V: Toward the Restoration of African Civilizations.

In the preface of Intellectual Warfare, Dr. Carruthers explains, “These essays reflect the thought of the ‘Chicago group’ and the ‘African Community of Chicago.’ I was simply a vehicle through whom ideas flowed. Even the mistakes are our mistakes rather than mine alone. The conceptualization of our work as Intellectual Warfare emerged out of the actual battles in which we were engaged.”

In the first chapter, Dr. Carruthers instructs us by pointing out, “Thus, those who have been waging the long war to liberate African history and culture have been fighting the following two battles: (1) an international war against the European intellectuals and (2) a civil war against the colonized African spokespersons who are trained by Europeans to undermine African independence. The war is truly, as Anderson Thompson says, a battle for the African mind, or as Asa Hilliard and the First World Alliance put it, a battle to free the African mind.”

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TRUMP WINS FOR WHITE AMERICA

By Julianne Malveaux I began election night with exuberance. I was among the many who forecast a Hillary win. The only disagreement among my circle of friends was how big the Hillary rout would be.

I thought she’d get at least 300 electoral votes, and hoped that she’d thump Trump by getting as many as 340, holding him to less than 200 votes. The tables were turned and Trump was the one doing the thumping, with the electoral vote count estimated to be 306232. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, garnering around 400,000 more votes than Donald Trump.

White folks won the day for Trump in an amazing show of white solidarity. Trump took 58 percent of the white vote, but did not get a majority vote from any other racial/ethnic group. Only eight percent of African Americans voted for Trump. He did better among Asian Americans (29 percent) and Hispanics (30 percent).

White people repudiated Hillary Clinton and embraced Trump, despite his racist, misogynistic, and jingoistic rhetoric, as one of their own.

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white women, especially college-educated white women, to save the day for her. But Trump won 53 percent of the white female vote. He won 45 percent of the college-educated white women’s vote, losing that vote to Hillary Clinton by just 6 percentage points. Sixty-two percent of white women who didn’t go to college voted for Trump, while just 34 percent voted for Clinton. College educated white women’s narrow vote for Clinton did not overcome the overwhelming support other whites gave Trump. White women valued culture and class over gender.

Many of them are the mothers, daughters, sisters or wives of the white men who gave Trump 63 percent of their vote.

Hillary Clinton failed to energize the base, or transcend the indifference that too many voters felt for her. Turnout was only 56.8 percent, just one percent higher than 2012, and lower than the 58.2 percent turnout in 2008. More than 95 million people who were eligible to vote failed to do so.

The Republican vote was similar for Trump and for Mitt Romney, the last Republican Presidential nominee. Democrats turned out in much lower numbers for Clinton than they did for Obama. Why? Voter suppression is part of the an-

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux swer. There were nearly 900 fewer voting places in 2016 than in 2012.

Further, states like Wisconsin, which Hillary lost by less than a percentage point, introduced new voter ID laws between 2012 and 2016.

Clinton lost by less than 2 percent of the vote in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

People of color were more likely to be affected by voter suppression measures than whites. In Durham, North Carolina, voting machines weren’t working, and a judge ruled to keep the polls open longer to compensate for the broken machines. Clinton lost North Carolina

by less than 4 percent. How many more might have voted but for broken machines and other chicanery?

How many spent hours in line, and how many had to leave lines because they had to go to work?

Hillary Clinton ended her campaign with more than $50 million in the bank! Might some of that money have made a difference in energizing the base? Could more people have been put on payroll as organizers in battleground states, especially North Carolina and Pennsylvania? Should grass-roots organizers have received more resources?

Lots of fingers can be pointed in this post-election analysis, but analysis notwithstanding, Trump won. It hurts to write that reality down, but it is a reality we will all have to grapple with for four years.

Part of the ugly reality is the realization that too many of our fellow citizens have embraced a racially divisive candidate whose rhetoric has unleashed hateful speech and attitudes. The Detroit News reported that students in Oakland, Michigan blocked pathways of Latino students coming to school, shouting, “build the wall.” These children are emulating their elders, including the “President-elect.” The nonpartisan education news website, the74million.org, has reported that “elec-

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tion-related” school violence is on the rise in the wake of the Trump victory.

Donald Trump was able to tap into the angst that too many whites felt during the Obama presidency, and win the Presidency in the name of white solidarity and white supremacy. It seems incongruous that a rich, privileged, urban businessman should become the voice of the working class disgruntled, the rural neglected (Trump got 62 percent of the rural vote), and white women. But this is the new reality, the triumph of white privilege and hate rhetoric.

Whites are just 40 percent of the population in California, a state that gave Hillary Clinton 61.5 percent of its vote. And the Census reports that by 2044 there will be no majority group in our nation.

White folks might as well enjoy Trump while they can but time, and demographics, are on our side.

White supremacy will not reign forever.

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www.amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com. www.chicagocrusader.com

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fied First Lady in the White House. I’m tired of seeing an ape in heels” she wrote on Facebook in a now-deleted message that has been replaced with a cursory and insincere apology.

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By Delmarie Cobb

TRYING TO GET OVER IT!!

Ima is still trying to get over the election! It has really been hard to imagine that there are so many undercover racists in this country, but the results are what they are.

So ‘cuse me this week for being so brief. I called the boss and asked to be off this week, but I couldn’t let this issue come out and not talk about that demented mayor that was so happy to have a new first lady in the White House.

She had to resign after making the statement, she was a West Virginia Mayor. Here’s what she had to say: “It will be refreshing to have a classy, beautiful, digni-

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Now I may disagree with the President and some of the things he did over eight years, but one thing is for sure he made the right decision to marry Michele Obama. She’s smart, articulate, and makes a fashion statement like no

other First Lady of late. But then again we wonder what this West Virginia coal mine mayor wears?

I haven’t heard of anything fashionable coming out of that state EVER!! She probably looks like a pig with lipstick on!!! Another word if her definition of what a classy First Lady wears, Ima wonders if it includes what she does not wear? WE hear she has shown it all in the buff. What kind of class is that???Now Ima is mad as hell!!!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Trump should not be the focus Dear Editor: From all appearances, it looks as though it is pretty easy to get caught up in bashing Donald Trump, or guessing what he will do once he takes office. Right now, both seem to be a sport locally and across the country. Here in Chicago that game is a luxury we cannot afford, Unless there is some sort of personal disaster Trump will take office in about 60 days. Talking about his wife, his hair or his dull-witted children or protesting will change that.

All of the marching along N. Michigan Avenue is not going to get him un-elected.

Right now, in my opinion, Black Chicagoans need to focus on getting our house in order. I don’t

TRUMP WINS FOR WHITE AMERICA (Continued from page 6) Those who believe in the just cause of the long war to liberate African history and culture must read and reread and study Dr. Carruthers’ most insightful observations, wisdom, and his “Deep Well” of understanding that is shared in Intellectual Warfare.

know about anyone else but I was really embarrassed when I read that a Black woman who was not eligible to be a judge was elected to the bench on November 8. It wasn’t white people who voted her in either.

The story about her playing judge and being disciplined for it was all over the news for weeks, but we ignored it. To make the situation worse, another Black woman who was immensely qualified didn’t get enough votes because she had to run as a write-in. Why aren’t there protests to get the write-in candidate seated? A judge has a much greater impact on our day-to-day lives than the president, Think about it.

While folks focus on Trump, our school district is trying to borrow more money on top of the $7 billion debt they are already holding. Why aren’t people protesting that financial burden and the fact we have not had a permanent superintendent in more than one year? Our children are in a huge predicament because the debt, the borrowing and the overall lack of confidence in the board and the interim superintendent make for an enormously questionable future.

Marching for a solution to this school district mess is what people need to be doing, at least in my opinion.

Look, there are enough pissed off people around the country regarding Trump’s election. So, it looks like

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to me, we can back off of joining them and try to get our own house in order. Instead of protesting, why aren’t folks organizing to support candidates for the next city council elections. It is an open secret we probably have not only the largest council in the country, but also the biggest do-nothing council in the country. The protests ought to be about how the 17 Black council members are a caucus in name only. We should be protesting how so many of them have been bought off by the mayor. When he buys them, the Judases agree not to rock the boat. That translates into not pushing for more economic development in our community, not demanding schools equivalent to the ones North siders send their children to, and not demanding we get more city jobs and contracts. Resolving all of those things will make our community better. Protesting about Trump’s election will get you some wornout shoes.

As Black people we need to realign our priorities and make them about improving where we live, not being mad because white people are mad. Black people got a million problems, and Donald Trump is just one of them, and should be way down on the list.

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Never have I been more proud to be a Black woman than after learning the demographic breakdown of last week’s presidential election. Black women without a college degree, voted for Hillary Clinton 91 percent.

Black women with a college degree voted for the first woman presidential nominee, 96 percent. Traditionally, Black women are very independent thinking and don’t look to their fathers, husbands or boyfriends for how to think about their own self-interests.

White women’s support on Election Day for Republican nominee Donald Trump was 53 percent, compared with 63 percent of white men. Overwhelmingly, 72 percent of white men without a college degree voted for Trump. African American men voted for Clinton at 80 percent and 13 percent for Trump.

As one electoral analyst said, “These white men and women voted like a minority group, coalescing on a mission to put him in the White House.”

Clearly, they took a page from us in 2008 and 2012.

Black women were just as focused about the country they want for future generations, as Trump’s supporters were about the America they remember, which is nothing new. It’s what Black women do—put family and country first.

We don’t posture and pretend to know everything. We don’t look to criticize every little thing to prove why someone doesn’t deserve our support.

Believe me, Hillary Clinton’s campaign wasn’t perfect. I certainly had my complaints. It was data driven and light on grassroots. It was big donor reliant and light on small fundraisers.

It was too stealth and not public enough. None of that was enough for me not to support Clinton.

Donald Trump’s campaign wasn’t perfect either. He called Mexicans “rapists” in his announcement speech.

He said John McCain wasn’t a war hero because he was captured. He inferred a woman anchor was hormonal, because she asked him hard questions. He mocked a disabled reporter.

He said veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder were weak. He said being a celebrity gave him permission to grab a woman’s pussy and shove his tongue down her throat. He didn’t release his tax returns. He told one bald face lie after another throughout the entire campaign. He’s currently awaiting trial in a class action lawsuit against Trump University. He can’t control his temper. He lost three presidential debates to a woman. One of his top advisors is considered a champion of white nationalism. It was re-

vealed he mishandled monies donated to his foundation.

It didn’t matter. Trump’s voters were going to vote for him regardless. As the New York billionaire exclaimed in January, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.”

In an interview with a Wisconsin newspaper, a one small shop owner in Menomonie, Wisconsin shared, “When Trump first ran, Shay Chamberlain thought to herself: “That’s the man everybody has been praying for.”

And she now feels vindicated by his victory. “This is a movement,” she said. “This isn’t a candidate anymore.

This is a movement.”

Meanwhile, Black people complained Clinton didn’t talk enough about our issues. White people believed she embraced Black people too much throughout the campaign.

Ironically, Black people didn’t want presidential candidate Barack Obama to talk about any issues. I remember one well-respected minister, who has since died, telling me outside the Denver Convention Center in 2008, “Oh, Barack can’t talk about any issues or he won’t get elected.”

I never thought it was a foregone conclusion that Clinton would become our nation’s first woman president. I hoped that she would crush the reality star, but my fear was that it would be a close election. Her biggest flaw was being a woman. Had Clinton been a man, she could’ve gotten away with the same outrageous, boorish behavior as Trump.

Clinton wasn’t only running against Trump, she was running against centuries of sexism. She was running against the media who perceived her as arrogant and aloof. She was running against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange. She was running against Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the end, she was running against FBI Director James Comey.

Although, Comey didn’t find the evidence to indict Clinton for use of a private email server while secretary of state, his behavior was unprecedented.

From the July news conference he held to brandish Clinton’s handling of emails as “extremely careless” to the letter sent to Congress reopening the case against her 11 days before the election, Comey’s conduct was attention grabbing.

Despite a long-held tradition to refrain from doing anything that might influence the outcome of a presidential election, Comey inserted doubt into the final days of the campaign by inferring additional information might be in the 650,000 new emails found on a laptop belonging to An(Continued on page 14)

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2017 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS PROGRAM GRANTS: The Individual Artists Program aims to assist Chicago’s professional artist in creating work that elevates their careers and brings value to the City of Chicago. All applicants are required to attend an Application Assistance Workshop in order to apply for a grant. Upcoming workshops at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, take place on the following dates: Tuesday, November 22, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 2nd Floor Claudia Cassidy Theater; Monday, December 5, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., 2nd Floor Claudia Cassidy Theater. To RSVP, please visit: iapworkshops.eventbrite.com. The IAP application period opens on December 1, 2016, and the deadline for applications is January 13, 2017. Absolutely no extensions will be granted. Guidelines can be found at chicagoculturalgrants.org. The mission of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is to enrich Chicago’s artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. To support this mission, DCASE provides more than $1.7 million annual in direct funding for Chicago’s arts community through its Cultural Grants Program. The DCASE Individual Artists Program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.

ENJOY A WINTERY, WATERY WONDERLAND AT SHEDD AQUARIUM THIS HOLIDAY SEASON:There’s no place like Shedd Aquarium for the holidays! Guests are invited to explore and connect with animals, create magical memories, and keep an eye out for Santa, who will be making an appearance at Shedd throughout the holiday season. SUSTAINABLE SEASONAL SPLENDOR - Shedd’s popular Wreath-Cycled Classroom Challenge returns to the aquarium, inviting Chicago and Indiana-area classrooms to reduce, reuse and wreath-cycle. Students from Pre-K to high school levels are charged with decking the halls of the aquarium with sustainable decorations made of 100 percent recycled materials. Shedd’s visitors have an opportunity to vote for their favorite wreath at the aquarium or on Facebook starting November 23.

Wreath-Cycled students will gather at Shedd on December 18 to see who will be awarded the top prizes. Connect with Shedd Aquarium online through Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; and Instagram.

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD AND HOLIDAYS OF LIGHT: A holiday favorite also returns to MSI this November, Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light. It is ONGOINGthrough January 8, 2017. Guests can celebrate festive traditions from around the globe with a forest of beautifully adorned trees, 8

each one decorated by local volunteers from cultural organizations and Chicago’s diverse communities. Looking for the perfect family photo op? The trees encircle a miraculous floor-to-dome Grand Tree wrapped in 30,000 twinkling lights. Guests can also catch “snow” as it falls every 30 minutes inside the Museum’s Rotunda. New this year, and in conjunction with MSI’s Brick by Brick exhibit, guests can create their own holiday trinket to remember their visit—a LEGO® ornament! Santa Claus will also be stopping by MSI’s Holiday Lane to meet with families, snap photos and ask children what they’d like for Christmas. Both ornament making and Santa visits will be held on select weekend dates throughout the exhibit’s run. Also in Holiday Lane, guests can explore celebrations of light or enlightenment, such as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, in our beautiful Holidays of Light digital display. Cultural performances including Japanese drumming and Irish dancing will also be held on select dates at the Museum’s Main Auditorium inside the West Pavilion. MSI is located at 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. For more information, contact Isabel Morales, 773947-6003, isabel.morales@msichicago.org.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OFTRUMPETER’S FIRST PROFESSIONAL GIG:In an unprecedented collaboration, the Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City and the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans have partnered on the exhibit: Satchmo: His Life in New Orleans to tell the story of Louis Armstrong’s complex relationship with his hometown. The exhibit will coincide with the 100th anniversary of his first professional gig at Henry Ponce’s in New Orleans in 1915. The 100th anniversary of this historic engagement will be celebrated in this exhibit in New Orleans at the Old U.S. Mint and will remain on exhibit through January 2017. The exhibit will showcase over 70 different artifacts, including Armstrong’s first cornet from the Colored Waif’s Home, which will sit side-by-side with the last Selmer trumpet he brought for his final visit home in 1968. Most of the materials on display are from the research collections of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, with the great majority never having been previously exhibited in New Orleans. Armstrong’s great love of New Orleans cooking, and especially red beans and rice, will also feature prominently. For more information, go to LouisArmstrongHouse.org.

PARTICIPANTS AT A recent Financial Services Pipeline conference discussed new data that supports FSP’s goal of increasing racial diversity within Chicago’s financial sector. The conference, held at the Federal Reserve Bank, included key leaders from FSP member organizations.

Pictured above are Matt Feldman, CEO, Home Loan Bank of Chicago; David Larson, EVPMarket Head, Wintrust Financial Corporation; John Rogers Jr., Chairman, CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments; Monica Walker, CEO Holland Capital Management; Darrel Hackett, President, BMO Wealth Management, US; Terry Mazany, President and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust. (Photo courtesy of Financial Services Pipeline) and Museum will celebrate the depth of the library’s collection by highlighting items that rarely get a turn in the spotlight, from a document signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to a pair of shoes from a Nazi concentration camp. “Rare and Rarely Seen” is ONGOING until January 29, 2017. Among the items on display in “Rare and Rarely Seen” are: Wooden

shoes worn by a prisoner at the Dachau concentration camp; A commission naming a federal marshal, signed by President George Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson; A Howitzer shell representing Illinois that was fired during President Kennedy’s funeral; A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe; and a letter from Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant expressing concern

that he might be indicted for treason. It includes Grant’s handwritten recommendation that Lee not be prosecuted.

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Half of all opening day sales to benefit Teamwork Englewood Chipotle Mexican Grill opened its first restaurant in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago (806 W. 63rd St.) on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The restaurant is part of the Englewood Square project and is open alongside a new Whole Foods Market and Starbucks.

The Englewood Square project is a new retail development that opened on September 28 with two of the three anchor tenants—Whole Foods and Starbucks. Now Chipotle Mexican Grill joins the other national retail brands on this historic site of a once thriving commerce center. Developed by DL3 Realty with the use of all African American-owned contractors, Englewood Square marks the beginning of revitalization in the Englewood community.

“Today is another grand day in Englewood. The new retailer Chipotle Mexican Grill is another step in the right direction for greater shopping experiences and job opportunities for the Englewood community. We appreciate Chipotle for coming on board and sharing the vision. We hope to create “the ripple effect” for more business giants and retailers to do the same. Englewood is fresh and growing,” said DL3 Managing Partner Leon Walker.

On opening day, half of all sales benefited Teamwork Englewood – Teamwork was formed in 2003 as part of the New Communities Program, sponsored by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the MacArthur Foundation. Its goal is to unite the many organizations serving Englewood residents and work to-

ward the common goal of building a stronger community.

“Chipotle is proud to be part of the Englewood Square development project,” said Matt Baer, Chicagobased marketing strategist for Chipotle. “We believe in creating better access to better food options for everyone, and we’re glad the newest Englewood restaurant will make it easier for Englewood and South Side neighborhood residents to enjoy food prepared quickly using fresh, high-quality ingredients.”

In addition to providing easier access to better food for the community, Chipotle has filled 32 crew member positions with talented and passionate Englewood residents. As one of the nation’s fastest growing restaurant companies, Chipotle currently employs more than 60,000 people, and entry-level crew positions can put employees on the path to developing rewarding careers.

New this year is a partnership with Guild Education to give Chipotle employees an opportunity to earn college credits and pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees. Between Chipotle’s existing tuition reimbursement program (which offers up to $5,250 per year) and an additional $5,815 in available federal grants for those who qualify, Chipotle employees can pay as little as $250 per year to go to college.

Chipotle also offers a highly competitive benefits package to all employees, including paid sick leave and vacation time; health, dental and vision insurance; a 401(k) matching program; employee stock purchase

DL3 MANAGING PARTNER Leon Walker was on site to open the doors to the public and be amongst the first customers served at the grand opening of the Chipotle Mexican Grill in the Englewood Square shopping center. program; and the opportunity for to be a typical fast food experience. building a special people culture that twice-annual merit increases and an Today, Chipotle continues to offer a is centered on creating teams of top annual bonus. A full look at the career focused menu of burritos, tacos, bur- performers empowered to achieve path and benefits can be found on rito bowls (a burrito without the tor- high standards. This people culture Chipotle’s Career site: http://careers.- tilla) and salads made from fresh, not only leads to a better dining expehigh-quality raw ingredients, pre- rience for our customers, it also allows chip otle. com/career-path.

The new restaurant’s normal hours pared using classic cooking methods us to develop future leaders from of operation will be 10:30 a.m. – 7 and served in a distinctive atmos- within. Chipotle opened with a single p.m., seven days per week. To learn phere. Through our vision of Food restaurant in 1993 and operates more about Chipotle, visit Chipotle.- With Integrity, Chipotle is seeking more than 2,000 restaurants, includbetter food from using ingredients ing 20 Chipotle restaurants outside com. that are not only fresh, but that — the U.S. and 15 ShopHouse SouthABOUT CHIPOTLE where possible — are sustainably east Asian Kitchen restaurants, and is grown and raised responsibly, with re- an investor in an entity that owns and Steve Ells, founder, chairman and spect for the animals, the land and the operates three Pizzeria Locale restauco-CEO, started Chipotle with the farmers who produce the food. In or- rants. For more information, visit idea that food served fast did not have der to achieve this vision, we focus on Chipotle.com.

Let Metra take you to the Lights Festival Extra train service and capacity added; adults ride for just $8 and kids ride free Metra will add trains and seating capacity on Saturday, Nov. 19, for the BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, which, for many, has become the official kickoff to the holiday season.

“Metra is the reliable choice for anyone wanting to come downtown to the nation’s largest evening holiday celebration,” said Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno. “Enjoy the fun and excitement the festival has to offer by riding the train and avoiding the hassles of driving and parking.”

Additional seating capacity will be added to many trains and extra service will be added on the BNSF and the Union Pacific Northwest and West lines. Schedules for the added service can be found online at metrarail.com.

The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival promises a full day of familyfriendly activities, including concerts by nationally known artists. www.chicagocrusader.coM

the Uber app and enter promo code METRACHI for $10 off your first two rides (new users only). Customers who visit Lyft’s website and enter their phone number will also receive $10 off their first two rides. Both rideshare companies have programs that offer deeper discounts by sharing a ride. Visit their websites for details.

The day culminates with a magical tree-lighting parade down Michigan Avenue led by Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and a spectacular fireworks show over the Chicago River.

For the biggest savings, take advantage of Metra’s $8 Weekend Pass, which offers unlimited rides on Metra all weekend. As always, with Family Fares, up to three kids 11 and under can ride free with each adult. Don’t forget you can buy your train ticket from your smartphone with the free Ventra App, available in the App Store or Google Play.

Getting To and From the Festival The festival is located in downtown Chicago within walking distance from all five downtown Chicago train stations: Chicago Union Station, Ogilvie Transportation Center, LaSalle Street Station, Millennium Station and Van Buren Street Station.

If you don’t wish to walk from the train station, Metra’s rideshare partners, Uber and Lyft, offer another option to get to and from the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. If you’re new to rideshare programs, download

About Metra: Metra is one of the largest and most complex commuter rail systems in North America, serving Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties in northeastern Illinois. The agency provides service to and from downtown Chicago with 241 stations over 11 routes totaling nearly 500 route miles and approximately 1,200 miles of track. Metra operates more than 700 weekday trains, providing about 300,000 passenger trips each weekday.

FOR THOSE WHO will attend the BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival this year Metra is offering additional train service with additional seating capacity on many of the train cars.

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100 Black Men of Chicago to host annual toy drive Mentoring organization collects toys for children of underserved families at Chicago-area schools, community organizations and shelters The 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc. will host their 15th Annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive on December 6th from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The event will be held at the Old Crow Smokehouse, 149 West Kinzie, in River North. The toys, and proceeds from the party, will be donated to underserved families with children at select Chicago-area schools, community organizations and shelters before Christmas.

Organizations benefitting from this year’s event include Mujeres Latinas en Accion, Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action (PLCCA), Grand Lodge, Clara’s House, Englewood CBC, WECAN, Simpson Academy, Inspiration Corp, Ronald McDonald House, Joshua Johnston, Impact Family Center, PendersenMcCormick Boys and Girls Club

and Kids off the Block.

Admission to the event is a new, unwrapped toy, or clothing item valued at $20 or more. Guests may also purchase a ticket to the event for $25. Those not able to attend the event may also donate online, or mail their gifts to 100 Black Men of Chicago headquarters, 3473 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Suite 206. This year’s event, sponsored by Walmart, FedEx and MillerCoors, will have music, heavy appetizers and a cash bar. Festive holiday attire is suggested.

The Holiday Party and Toy Drive began because the organization saw a need in the local community to support families who were experiencing difficulties during the holidays. “This event continues to grow and benefit more children in the Chicagoland area,” said Carl Tutt, president of the 100 BMC. “We have some amazing partners who assist in making the season a bit brighter for children who might not otherwise have the best holiday,” Tutt added.

THIS YEAR MARKS 15 years of 100 Black Men of Chicago hosting an annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive, which are distributed to organizations in economically challenged communities. To attend this festive event guests are asked to bring a new unwrapped toy or clothing item valued at $20, or purchase a $25 ticket.

For additional information about this year’s event and to purchase tickets go to http://100bmc.org/csf/.

About 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc. 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc.

provides mentoring for AfricanAmerican youth throughout the Greater Chicago area by pairing them with successful African-American professionals. The 100 Black Men of Chicago also provides ACT test preparation, college campus vis-

its, an annual college scholarship fair, health and wellness, personal finance and similar programming.

For more information about the 100 Black Men of Chicago, visit 100bmc.org.

CUL students spend Veteran’s Day helping others Students volunteered their time at the Chicago Urban League prepping water bottles for Flint, Michigan residents Two months ago, the Chicago Urban League’s Human Capital Division launched a water collection drive for the residents of Flint, Michigan. The initiative was the idea of one of the students enrolled in the League’s Human Capital Program and is categorized as a project through the National Urban League’s Project Ready Program.

After collecting more than 600 cases of water, the students spent

Veteran’s Day at the Chicago Urban League packing the water up for shipment to Flint on Monday.

The water, along with filters, lotion and monetary contributions, will be delivered to Asbury United Methodist Church.

“Our students set a goal to collect water and went above and beyond their expectations,” said Angela Hamilton, Director of Human Capital at the Chicago Urban League. “It’s a great way for them to spend Veteran’s Day continuing their service to others.”

CUL staff and students plan to visit the church and meet congregation members in December.

WORKING FROM THE Chicago Urban League’s office, student volunteers joined in wrapping large pallets of water for shipment to residents in Flint, Michigan. The students exceeded the goals they set for the amount of water they would collect.

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Urban League attracts Diana Ross and sold-out dinner

By Glenn Reedus Mix 100 years of activism, a vibrant Black Chicago community, a commitment to empower and improve that community and the final product is the Chicago Urban League’s Golden Fellowship Centennial Edition Fellowship Dinner. The dinner, the League’s 55th black tie celebration, features Diana Ross as the entertainment, and will honor longtime Chicago businessman Spencer Leak, Sr., on Saturday, Nov. 19.

According to Chelsea Whittington, the League’s senior manager of external affairs, there are three primary reasons this year’s gala is the first time the event has been completely sold out.

About 1,700 business and community leaders, community activists, and long time supporters of the League will come together at the Hilton Chicago to observe the League’s 100th year in business. Whittington surmised the popularity of this year’s gala titled “Building on Our Legacy,” is a mixture of Ross performing, the community work the League does, and the fact it is the centennial observance. “Even when we were preparing for last year’s gala, there were organizations saying they wanted to wait and be a part of the centennial, and some that committed to contribute more to the centennial than they did last year, as well as some who said, this is your 100th year. I have to be part of that.”

Tawanna Streater, the League’s director of development, said, “the success of the Golden Fellowship Dinner

would not be possible without the consistent support of our sponsors, board members, staff, volunteers and all who have a vested interest in making Chicago better.”

“As we move into our next century of service, we are even more committed to building on our legacy and will continue to effect real change in the lives of the people we serve.”

Whittington said the money raised from the gala will be used to support many of the League’s programs, as well as cover some operating expenses.

While the organization was established 100 years ago to primarily help African Americans moving from the south to the north in finding jobs, housing and other necessities, the mission has not changed that much. Whittington explained “when someone comes

through our door and says I need help finding a job, or I need help with housing, or buying my first home, we are essentially doing the same thing we did 100 years ago. We are just helping in a different way.” Urban League President and CEO Shari Runner will detail where the League is headed at the dinner.

Whittington added, “today we have even more services and can help in more ways.” She cited the League’s interest in advancing educational opportunities for students and adults. One such student is currently a freshman at Indianapolis University, Jamarcus Walker, a Chicagoan who participated in several Chicago Urban League programs, amassed $500,000 in scholarship offers from colleges and universities across the country. “He could have

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Spencer Leak Sr. gone to just about any university, but he chose Indianapolis University because his father passed recently and he wanted to be able to be home quickly to visit his mother,” Whittington explained. Young Walker will be featured in a video that will be shown at the gala.

He plans to major in and ultimately teach theology at the college level.

Spencer Leak, Sr., a name familiar to many Chicagoans, especially those on the South Side, will receive the League’s Edwin C. (Bill) Berry Civil Rights Award. It is the highest recognition the league bestows on a community leader.

Leak, owner of Leak and Sons Funeral Homes, has a history of activism that dates back to the Civil Rights Movement. He and his father were among the many Chicagoans who marched to desegregate Oakwood Cemetery in the 1960s. Leak’s father was a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Leak Funeral Home company is

among the oldest in Chicago, having opened in 1933. Leak also has served as the Consumer Affairs Chief for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, Executive Director of Cook County Department of Corrections and Commissioner of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.

William C. (Bill) Berry, was an icon in the Civil Rights Movement, and directed the Chicago Urban League from 1956-1969. The honor bearing his name also has been bestowed on noted Chicago historian, activist, and philanthropist Timuel Black, legendary opera diva Jessye Norman, civil rights activists Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Rev. Willie T. Barrow, Hank R. Schwab, and Rev. Addie L. Wyatt, also legendary actors Louis Gossett, Jr., Phylicia Rashad and Cicely Tyson, as well as James W. Compton, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League from 1972-2006.

The Calahan Foundation Hosts Eighth Annual Benefit Gala Celebration of Giving” Benefit Gala & Concert featuring R& B Artists Avery Sunshine, Eric Roberson and BJ The Chicago Kid One of the most communityoriented businesses in the Chicago area is preparing for its annual “Celebration of Giving” Benefit Gala. Calahan Funeral Home, the esteemed family-owned mortuary

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establishment located in the Englewood community, created the Calahan Foundation in 2009 to support youth preparing to attend college and to provide them with contemporary role models. As a 501©3 non-profit organization, the Calahan Foundation raises funds that are used to underwrite its charitable giving programs.

Headlining this year’s “Celebration of Giving” Benefit Gala will be R&B vocalist and soul singersongwriter AVERY SUNSHINE; also on the show will be neo-soul artist ERIC ROBERSON and Chicago-based artist BJ the Chicago Kid. The gala and performance will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the UIC Forum located at 725 West Roosevelt Road in Chicago. The evening will begin with a Gala reception from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The program & concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and Gala After party starting at 10:30 p.m.

The benefit gala will also present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Rev. Clay Evans, founder of Chicago’s historic church Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, and the Give A Hand Up to Give A Hand Out Award to Rev. Wayne L. Gor-

Eric Roberson don, founding partner of Lawndale Community Church.

A giving and caring family, Calahan family members participate in every aspect of the Calahan Foundation’s fundraising and charitable giving. As a family, they believe in giving back to the community.

Husband and wife team Edward and Shirley Calahan serve on the Board of Directors along with their children Edric and Valerie.

Working together, their mission is to create ways of “Giving a Hand

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Out to Give a Hand Up.” Since 2011, through the Edward and Shirley Calahan Scholarship Fund, the Foundation has donated thousands of dollars to deserving low income students to assist in paying for their college expenses. Through a partnership with the Chicago Public Schools, The Calahan Foundation posts the scholarship opportunities at various locations and on its website. Four scholarships are offered annually.

The Calahan Foundation’s coat and toy drive assists families living in 10 Chicago area shelters.

Over the past seven years the Foundation has provided thousands of warm coats and toys to children and families in need.

Donation boxes are distributed at various locations throughout the city and are collected and sorted by volunteers. The gifts are personalized for the families with age appropriate, non-violent toys provided to the children and warm, new or nearly new coats provided to all family members.

Food items are also included in the gift packages.

The Calahan family is excited about the opportunity to provide

Rev. Clay Evans a helping hand to families in need.

“It is a calling to support one another by reaching back, giving back, and pulling forward,” said son Edric Calahan. “Our pledge is that no child with a work ethic and desire to succeed should fail,” he added.

For benefit tickets visit www. ticketmaster.com or to make a donation and more information contact www.calahanfoundation.org or call (773) 723-3079.

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DENZEL WASHINGTON BRINGS AUGUST WILSON’S BRILLIANCE TO BIG SCREEN

By Raymond Ward MUSICAL TRIBUTE: New Orleans legend and cultural icon Dr. John makes his Symphony Center Presents (SCP) Jazz series debut on Friday, November 18th at 8:00 PM with a program entitled “The Spirit of Satch.” This musical tribute celebrates legendary Center City trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong and features Dr. John on vocals and piano, fellow New Orleans native Nicholas Payton on trumpet and Musical Director Sarah Morrow on trombone.

Dr. John was inspired to record 2014’s critically acclaimed Ske-DatDe-Dat: The Spirit of Satch when Louis Armstrong—aka Satch or Satchmo—came to him in a dream and told him: “Do my music, your way.” Co-produced and arranged by Dr. John’s Musical Director Sarah Morrow, the recording featured 13 quintessential Armstrong hits and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Chart. The fresh arrangements of Armstrong songs including “I’ve Got the World on a String,” “Sweet Hunk O’Trash,” “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” and more extend to a live show with Dr. John, Morrow and Payton are joined by a horn section of Chicago-based musicians.

Dr. John Dr. John is a six-time Grammy Award-winning musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Known throughout the world as the embodiment of New Orleans music, Dr. John’s career began in the 1950’s when he wrote and played on some of the greatest records to come out of his home town, including recordings by Professor Longhair, Art Neville, Joe Tex and Frankie Ford. He headed to Los Angeles in the 1960’s as a session musician, playing on albums by Sonny and Cher, Van Morrison, Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones. During that time he launched his solo career, developing the mystical persona of Dr. John, The Night Tripper. His 1968 album Gris-Gris introduced his blend of voodoo mysticism, funk, rhythm & blues and psychedelic rock mingled with his New Orleans roots.

Multi-instrumentalist and trumpet master Nicholas Payton was hailed a virtuoso before he finished high school. A New Orleans native, Payton made his major-recording debut as a leader with From This Moment (Verve). After ten major label albums Payton began recording on his own imprint, Paytone Records. His recording Sketches of Spain features a live concert performance of the iconic Miles Davis-Gil Evans collaboration and was dubbed one of the best albums of 2013 by the Chicago Tribune. Payton spans a multitude of musical genres having composed and arranged, performed and recorded with his own groups in many settings, including solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, 21-piece big band, as well as full orchestra in his 2012 composition, The Black American Symphony.

Tickets for all Symphony Center Presents Jazz series concerts can be purchased by telephone at 800-223-7114 or 312-294-3000; online at cso,org, or at the Symphony Center box office, 220 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Artists, Programs and Prices are subject to change.

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Award-winning actor Denzel Washington is behind a new initiative to bring late playwright August Wilson’s work to the big screen, while spearheading a campaign to strengthen family relationships within the Black community. Wilson’s play Fences has been made into a movie, with many of the original actors from the Broadway production playing their respective parts.

Fences written in 1983 by Wilson, is set in 1950s Pittsburgh. It is the sixth play in Wilson’s ten-part “Pittsburgh Cycle” that explores the Black experience, while examining race relations, among other themes.

The plot centers around Washington, in the role of a former baseball player named Troy Maxson. Maxson creates tension in his family when he denies his teenage son’s dream of playing college football and comes home with the baby he had through an affair.

The teenage son, Corey, is played

by Jovan Adepo, Maxson’s wife Rose is played by Viola Davis. Other actors include Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby and Stephen Henderson in their respective Broadway roles. The movie opens nationwide on Christmas Day, December 25.

The unique aspect of the widely anticipated Paramount film is that Washington and collaborators are launching the “Across the Fence: Telling our Stories and Building Strong Bonds” initiative. The team’s intent is to provide families an opportunity to upload video tributes to relatives who have passed away, or to living relatives. The premise is that there may have been a “fence” between one or more family members. The video tributes allow families to share openly, sentiments that may long have been silent.

Press materials for the website for “Across the Fence” (www.acrossthefence.co) offer thought provoking questions: What if families used this

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J.

August Wilson Fences movement to build stronger bonds? What if, around the country hundreds of sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters, mothers and fathers, mentors, friends and more and more shared the type of messages with loved ones that they’ve never shared before? Or interviewed their loved ones for the first time, asking questions they’ve never asked before?

That is what “Across the Fence” is all about. Throughout the nation this holiday season, in support of Fences, folks will be sharing interviews, family photos, original artwork, song and more with loved ones. Social media users can submit these messages, interviews and more

on the “Across the Fence” website, and share them using the hash tag #ACROSSTHEFENCE. Washington spoke recently during a conference call to discuss the initiative. Reverend Otis Moss of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, also spoke during the call and voiced his admiration for playwright Wilson. “I am a huge fan of August Wilson. He has shifted and changed my theology. Along with Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and others, he used the Blues in a special way to mark memory and hope for African Americans.” Moss added that “Fences is about a man placing a (Continued on page 13)

ESTEEMED PLAYWRIGHT August Wilson’s work will live on long after his death in a new format. Denzel Washington and Viola Davis star in Paramount Pictures “Fences,” coming to theaters on Christmas Day. Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry to Open at the DuSable Museum of African American History The highly acclaimed exhibition Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, an African American Quilt Scholar opened at the DuSable Museum of African American History, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 and continues through March of 2017. The Museum is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago.

Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, an African American Quilt Scholar explores the production and meaning of collecting through this collection, acquired by the Michigan State University Museum. The traveling exhibit showcases the textile collections of the late Cuesta Benberry, one of the twentieth-century’s pioneers of research on American quilt making, and a forerunner in research on African American quiltmaking.

Several dozen quilts are included in the exhibit in addition to an interactive children’s area, and books, video, and collectables on quilting. Historically prominent quilt makers featured include: Carole Harris, Hazel Carter, Fanny Cork, Minnie Benberry, Faith Ringgold, and the Gees Bend Freedom’s Quilting Bee to name a few. Also included is a quilt created in 1876 by Mary Stanford.

“Every collection reflects a point of view, a passion, a mindful purpose of the collector who made it,” explains Marsha MacDowell, MSU Museum curator of Folk Arts and MSU professor of Art and Art history. “In literally unpacking a scholar’s collection, a museum or an archive has a responsibility to care for, research, interpret, and make accessible the contents of the collection. It is when a collection—its parts and its whole—is figuratively unpacked, that we can learn more about the scholar and the subjects they researched.”

“Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, an African

American Quilt Scholar celebrates one of the nation’s preeminent scholars and archivists of African American quilts. This quilt exhibit of her own personal collection of quilts and artifacts is not only historically significant, it is also visually stunning,” said Leslie Guy, Chief Curator, DuSable Museum.

Benberry had a long association with the MSU Museum, the home of the Great Lakes Quilt Center, and when she passed away in 2007 her family gave the Michigan State University Museum her collection of African and African American quilts and her quilt history.

In 2009, the American Folk Art Museum in New York City transferred its Benberry Collection to the MSU Museum so that the bulk of her work could be in one place where it could be more effectively accessed for research and educational uses.

“We are excited to bring and present this unique and groundbreaking exhibit to the DuSable. It represents our forward-looking vision for the Museum, and in turn celebrates our

Absolutely Anything Essential, located at 3521 S. King Drive, will host Bronzeville’s Shop Small Business Saturday Shopping Extravaganza and Craft Fair Saturday, November 26, from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. There will be over 20 different businesses under one roof.

This event is planned for the entire family, diverse shoppers, artists, authors, bakers, handmade artisans and designers seeking an all in one shopping experience and as a showcase of retail vendors. This year the American Express Community Champion gift shop is collaborating with small business experts, entrepreneurs and influencers to create shopping avenues, which will assist small business owners with attract-

(Continued from page 12) fence around his life in order to lay claim to his own particular humanity.

Wilson speaks to our African American condition yet at the same time, the message is universal. I believe that this movie will bless, enthrall and enlighten so many people.”

Washington, as well, praised Wilson, whom he met in the 1980’s. “Wilson is one of the great playwrights in American history, among [Arthur] Miller, [Tennessee] Williams, [Eugene] ONeill,” Washington said. “This is a great play to bring to the screen, and it just so happens that a few years ago, I did the play on Broadway.”

Asked if he had made many changes to the original play, Washington said: “The most important thing was to stay out of the way. Don’t try to fix it; the only way to know if it transfers is to do it. You really don’t know until you get it in front of an audience, and we have had tremendous response from the test audiences.”

Barbara Williams-Skinner, formerly Executive Director of the Congressional Black Caucus, and a conference call participant, was grateful to see Fences on Broadway.

“I never knew my father, and when he died, there were so many things that I wanted to say to him,” she

said. “I will be writing a letter to my father. We need to tell our stories, our beauty and our challenges.

That is what Fences does, and there is nothing more exciting than this campaign.”

Other partners in the “Across the Fence” initiative include Tim King of Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy; Boys and Girls Clubs of America; Values Partnerships; Fathers Incorporated; Morehouse College; Howard University; and Campaign for Black Male Achievement, among others. For more information about “Across the Fence,” visit www.acrossthefence.co.

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past. The exhibit is in keeping with our mission to recognize the impact of Africa and African American his-

tory on the entire country, and to educate our visitors on the cultural and historical aspects of our community,” said Perri Irmer, President and CEO of DuSable.

Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, an African American Quilt Scholar is made possible by a Creative Inclusive Excellence Grant from the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives at Michigan State University with additional support from an anonymous gift.

The DuSable Museum of African American History is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 5:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults ($8 for Chicago residents), $7 for students and senior citizens ($5 for Chicago residents), $3 for children ages 6 through 11 ($2 for Chicago residents), with children 5 years of age and under admitted free), and free admission on Sundays. The

Museum may be reached by CTA buses #3, #4 and #55.

About The DuSable Museum of African American History The DuSable Museum of African American History is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the country.

The mission is to promote understanding and inspire appreciation of the achievements, contributions and experiences of African Americans through exhibits, programs and activities that illustrate African and African American history, culture and art. The DuSable Museum is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate. For more information on the Museum and its programs, please call (773) 947-0600 or visit www.dusablemuseum. The DuSable Museum of African American History gratefully acknowledges the Chicago Park District’s partnership, and also thanks United Airlines, the official airline of the DuSable Museum, for its support.

Shop Small Business Saturday in Bronzeville – Nov. 26 Shining a spotlight on the love of community businesses

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ing more customers, drive more sales and create a comfortable environment for the shoppers on November 26. The cost is free and parking is free on the street and in a back lot.

The Absolutely Anything Essential Gift Shop is in a three-story space that previously housed “Gallery Guichard.” It is known for being a rich location for the arts.

Now it is the home of Absolutely Anything Essential Gift Shop of Bronzeville, where you can find one of a kind handmade home décor items, jewelry, artwork, gourmet treats, books, body essentials, paintings, plants and more. The gift shop, which opened October 22,

2016, is a retail corridor with over 20 businesses and exhibiting vendors under one roof, nestled on the lower level of the soon to open FAM Entertainment Theater Company, NFP. American Express publicizes the Shop Small Business Saturday initiative as an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after the United States Thanksgiving holiday. The period following Thanksgiving Day is considered among the busiest shopping days of the year. Saturday, November 26, 2016 is Small Business Saturday® – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities.

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Proud To Be A Black Woman (Continued from page 7) thony Weiner, the estranged husband of Clinton’s close aide, Huma Abedin. Ultimately, two days before the election, Comey concluded the emails didn’t change his earlier decision.Why did Comey ignore his boss, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who warned him against sending the letter to Congress? Obviously, his sense of superiority trumped Lynch’s standing. Although, Hillary Clinton didn’t shatter the highest glass ceiling, her candidacy and the support of

Black women helped six other Democratic women of color make history: Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth of Illinois became the second Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Nevada’s former Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is the first Latina elected a U.S. Senator.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris becomes the second African American woman to gain entry to the U.S. Senate. Activist Pramila Jayapal of Washington state is making history as the first Indian-American woman elected

to the House of Representatives. The daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Stephanie Murphy of Florida, is the first Vietnamese-America woman elected to Congress. On a local level, the first SomaliAmerican Muslim woman, Ilhan Omar, won a seat in the Minnesota state legislature.

Black women seldom get the recognition and respect we deserve for our unwavering focus to put family and country first. On November 8, 2016, we did it again with very little fanfare and no regret.

Trump Fanned Flames of Racism

SPEAKING FROM FIRST-HAND experience Father Michael Pfleger recounts his experiences during a march in the Mount Greenwood community that demonstrated their racism.

(Continued from page 1) the champion of white men. to pretend doesn’t exist.” racism, causing some Muslims Recognizing America’s rapidly Trump was elected by a counto wonder if they can continue changing demographics, and cul- try that is fed up with governliving in America. “What do we turally changing identity, Trump ment and frightened by the tentell our children … that a man chose to run off of white identity sion of race relations in America. who is a bully, who talks down to and white nationality. Fanning Yet surrendering to hopelessness, people, who mocked and degrad- the flames of racism, white na- despair and fear is not an option. ed people … that man was re- tionalist America’s NRA wrapped How do we fight back? warded and is now the president its arms around Trump. And A government viewed as dysof the free world?” when the KKK endorsed him, he functional and broken was the Commenting on Trump’s stun- refused to denounce their en- fodder of Trump’s racism. His ning presidential win, Pfleger re- dorsement. negative comments about immimarked that the results of the elec- Some observers have expressed grants, his sexist remarks about tion should not be a surprise. the notion that Donald Trump’s women, and his demeaning “Donald Trump tapped into an seeds of racism were sown eight mockery of the disabled were the anger and a frustration of Ameri- years ago with the movement that lighter fluid. The uneasy race recans who are fed up with the gov- attacked the birthplace of the first- lations in the country will be the ernment system that is both dys- Black president. They caution match to ignite the flames. functional and broken.” that Americans not be fooled that HOUSES FOR SALE Pfleger said that disillusionment the protest was about where Obawith government caused millions ma was born. The movement IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK of people to vote for an anti-gov- was a code for white racists that COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT ernment candidate like Trump he, a Black man, is not one of us.

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D e f e n d a n t s into the angry white males who Activist Pfleger remarked that 14 CH 014968 S. MARSHFIELD AVENUE said over and over again, from one “it also seems like mean spirited- 9229 CHICAGO, IL 60620 room shanties to executive suites, ness has been loosened, hate and NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a that they were afraid of losing their bullying have been loosened. It is Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered the above cause on January 27, 2016, an country. not Donald Trump that I fear, it’s inagent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Many citizens feel that Trump the millions of Americans who will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South also tapped into a segment of have pulled back the sheets of Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, America, that still exists, that was racism and given boldness” to 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following not ready to let a woman become their words and deeds because of described real estate: Commonly known as 9229 S. president of the U.S. Donald his election.

MARSHFIELD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL Trump creatively used Americans’ “There is a part of me that 6 0 6 2 0 Index No. 25-06-412-010. frustration, anger, and fear, turn- thanks God for Donald Trump Property The real estate is improved with a ing it into the blame philosophy for running for president because residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close and in the process made himself he exposed the America you want of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales 14

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You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-17234. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-17234 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 014968 TJSC#: 36-13003 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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FRANCES PEDROZA D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 007227 3438 E. 114TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 29, 2016, 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 3438 E. 114TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-17-323-054-0000.

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 at the sale or by any mortgagee, j creditor, other lienor including own orcoMMunity their control Mustthe Blacks a sale fee for Abandoned Municipality Relief the sale. The subject p general real estate t assessments, or special t in certified representation transfer, is due within a without (24) hours. No fee shall be r to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" the mortgagee acquiring the c is further subject to c or by any mortgagee, the purchaser will lienor r the real estate a property the sale. The subject w for inspection and real estate p the or special c the property. Prospective b representation this property and without

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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 14-16-04343. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-04343 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 007227 TJSC#: 36-10671 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BILL J. MIDDLETON AKA BILL JAMES MIDDLETON; SHERRY MIDDLETON AKA SHERRY D. MIDDLETON; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; BILLIE A. MIDDLETON; JARON D. MIDDLETON; NINA SINGLETON; C Y N T H I A SUTHERIN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SHERRY MIDDLETON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 9824 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 Tuesday, December 13, 2016 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. 20-36-217-038-0000.

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MIEKA N. COOK A/K/A MIEKA COOK, FIRST AMERICAN BANK D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 7124 2165 EAST 97TH STREET Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 21, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 22, 2016, 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 2165 EAST 97TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-217-011-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $77,280.86. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312-372-4398 Please refer to file number 15-075051.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-075051 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 7124 TJSC#: 36-11548 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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LISA D. SPENCER A/K/A LISA SPENCER, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 018329 7926 S. RIDGELAND AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2016, 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 7926 S. RIDGELAND AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-101-026-0000. 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.

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LOLITA EVANS, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES A. EVANS JR., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JAMES A. EVANS JR. (DECEASED) D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 015959 7135 S. INDIANA AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 2, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 7, 2016, 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 7135 S. INDIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-103-007. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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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 .

FAY BURGESS, SUZETTE BURGESS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 44761 8947 SOUTH BENNETT AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 3, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 8, 2016, 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 8947 SOUTH BENNETT AVE., CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-01-124-016-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 2 car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 645. 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 C pleadings@pierceservices.com Blacks Must control their A Case Number: 12 CH 44761 T 36-11687 I

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EMANUEL WILKES JR., CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 000174 7629 S. KINGSTON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, 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 7629 S. KINGSTON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 21-30-310-005-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-23881. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-23881 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 000174 TJSC#: 36-11207 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 14-16-05336. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-05336 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 006724 TJSC#: 36-11320 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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15 CH 17427 7038 S. ABERDEEN STREET Chicago, IL 60621 CHARLES SHEPHERD, D e f e n d a n t s NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 16, 2016, 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 7038 S. ABERDEEN STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-20-425-019-0000 Vol. 430. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $44,545.83. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2820. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650

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I707205 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-6 P l a i n t i f f , v .

DIANE GUERRA, LIONEL GUERRA, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 17808 8329 S. BURNHAM AVE. Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 16, 2016, 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 8329 S. BURNHAM AVE., Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-400-012-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $127,601.08. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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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 14-16-00295. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-00295 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 000764 TJSC#: 36-11486 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

VERA WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VERNON WASHINGTON, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, THELMA WASHINGTON, VERNON WASHINGTON, KIRKLAND WASHINGTON, ANTONETTE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK WASHINGTON, VERNON WATTS, COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY JASON JOHNSON, GERALD DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE REPRESENTATIVE FOR VERNON ASSOCIATION (''FANNIE MAE''), A WASHINGTON (DECEASED) CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND D e f e n d a n t s EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE 16 CH 000764 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 7716 S. VERNON AVENUE CHICAGO, P l a i n t i f f , IL 60619 v .

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS CLOTEE GREENE, ASSOCIATES HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a FINANCE, INC. Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered D e f e n d a n t s in the above cause on September 13, 2016, 15 CH 11859 an agent for The Judicial Sales 2252 E. 92ND PLACE Chicago, IL 60617 Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS December 15, 2016, at The Judicial Sales HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Corporation, One South Wacker Drive Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at in the above cause on February 10, 2016, public auction to the highest bidder, as set an agent for The Judicial Sales forth below, the following described real Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on estate: Commonly known as 7716 S. December 8, 2016, at The Judicial Sales VERNON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Corporation, One South Wacker Drive Property Index No. 20-27-416-026-0000.

24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at The real estate is improved with a public auction to the highest bidder, as set residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the forth below, the following described real highest bid by certified funds at the close estate: Commonly known as 2252 E. 92ND of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales PLACE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index Corporation. No third party checks will be No. 25-01-413-030-0000 Vol. 280. The accepted. The balance, including the real estate is improved with a single family Judicial sale fee for Abandoned residence. The judgment amount was Residential Property Municipality Relief $176,815.95. Sale terms: 25% down of the Fund, which is calculated on residential highest bid by certified funds at the close real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the Corporation. No third party checks will be purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified accepted. The balance, including the funds/or wire transfer, is due within Judicial sale fee for Abandoned twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be Residential Property Municipality Relief paid by the mortgagee acquiring the Fund, which is calculated on residential residential real estate pursuant to its credit real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the judgment creditor, or other lienor purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified acquiring the residential real estate whose funds/or wire transfer, is due within rights in and to the residential real estate twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be arose prior to the sale. The subject paid by the mortgagee acquiring the property is subject to general real estate residential real estate pursuant to its credit taxes, special assessments, or special bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, taxes levied against said real estate and is judgment creditor, or other lienor offered for sale without any representation acquiring the residential real estate whose as to quality or quantity of title and without rights in and to the residential real estate recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" arose prior to the sale. The subject condition. The sale is further subject to property is subject to general real estate confirmation by the court. Upon payment in taxes, special assessments, or special full of the amount bid, the purchaser will taxes levied against said real estate and is receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle offered for sale without any representation the purchaser to a deed to the real estate as to quality or quantity of title and without after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior condition. The sale is further subject to to that of the United States, the United confirmation by the court. Upon payment in States shall have one year from the date of full of the amount bid, the purchaser will sale within which to redeem, except that receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle with respect to a lien arising under the the purchaser to a deed to the real estate internal revenue laws the period shall be after confirmation of the sale. The property 120 days or the period allowable for will NOT be open for inspection and redemption under State law, whichever is plaintiff makes no representation as to the longer, and in any case in which, under the condition of the property. Prospective provisions of section 505 of the Housing bidders are admonished to check the court Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. file to verify all information. If this property 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the of title 38 of the United States Code, the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a right to redeem does not arise, there shall mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and be no right of redemption. The property will the legal fees required by The NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS makes no representation as to the 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condition of the property. Prospective condominium unit which is part of a bidders are admonished to check the court common interest community, the purchaser file to verify all information. If this property of the unit at the foreclosure sale other is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the than a mortgagee shall pay the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a assessments required by The mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS the legal fees required by The 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN condominium unit which is part of a POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER common interest community, the purchaser ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF of the unit at the foreclosure sale other POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE than a mortgagee shall pay the WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE assessments required by The ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS LAW. You will need a photo identification 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE issued by a government agency (driver's MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU license, passport, etc.) in order to gain HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN entry into our building and the foreclosure POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER sale room in Cook County and the same ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF identification for sales held at other county POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE venues where The Judicial Sales WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE Y N A P C O M P l a i n t i f f , . v TARGET ENGRAM, RACHEL BANK NATIONAL D e f e n d a n t s 001798 CH 16 8822 S. WABASH AVENUE CHICAGO, 60619 IL NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 15, 2016, 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 8822 S. WABASH AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-03-106-032-0000.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-19257. 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 E-Mail: 794-5300 (630) 60527 pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-19257 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 001798 TJSC#: 36-11490

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2012 SC2 TITLE TRUST P l a i n t i f f , v .

CEDRIC I. BAILEY A/K/A CEDRIC BAILEY, EUNICE BAILEY, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., PALISADES COLLECTION, L.L.C., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 010904 10531 S. KING DRIVE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 15, 2016, 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 10531 S. KING DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-15-214-009. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-10271. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-10271 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 010904 TJSC#: 36-11488 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CARTHRIC TYLER, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DELORIS ARNOLD, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CARTHRIC TYLER (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 005500 9357 S. CLYDE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 31, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 8, 2016, 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 9357 S. CLYDE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-01-419-049-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-03583. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-03583 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case N b 16 CH 005500 TJSC# 36 10888

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JOSEPH AMOJE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN D E V E L O P M E N T D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 006085 10029 S. HOXIE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2016, 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 10029 S. HOXIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-419-049-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-04530. 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 E-Mail:

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-SC1 P l a i n t i f f , v .

MILDRED SMITH D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 008048 7531 S. ABERDEEN STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 22, 2016, 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 7531 S. ABERDEEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-29-402-012-0000. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-06893. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-06893 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 008048 TJSC#: 36-11524 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (''FANNIE MAE'') P l a i n t i f f , v .

GODWIN W. ROWLAND A/K/A GODWIN ROWLAND, SHERON NANCY ANN AUGUST A/K/A SHERON N. HUDDLESTON, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 16752 8319 SOUTH OGLESBY AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2016, 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 8319 SOUTH OGLESBY AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-406-008-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $178,249.48. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312-372-4398 Please refer to file number 15-077224.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-077224 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 16752 TJSC#: 36-13088 N Pursuant to the Fair Debt C Blacks Must you are advised control their t

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR CWMBS REPERFORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 4 R 1 P l a i n t i f f , v .

WESLEY AUSTIN, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, JULIE E. FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MAZELLA AUSTIN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 14461 9243 SOUTH WOODLAWN 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 August 24, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 13, 2016, 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 9243 SOUTH WOODLAWN AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-02-406-016-0000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $49,150.91.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm fax number 312-372-4398 Please refer to file number 15-076553.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 Fax #: (312) 372-4398 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-076553 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 15 CH 14461 TJSC#: 36-10489 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON , F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-7 Plaintiff, v .

MARCEL WASHINGTON A/K/A MARCEL S. WASHINGTON, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III S/B/M TO HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP., CITY OF CHICAGO, STATE OF ILLINOIS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 03550 8536 SOUTH MANISTEE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 16, 2016, 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 e s t a t e : Commonly known as 8536 SOUTH MANISTEE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-322-032-0000. The real estate is improved with a yellow vinyl siding, single family home, detached two car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 10219. 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. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 10219 Case Number: 15 CH 03550 TJSC#: 36-12753 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ASSET BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 6 - H E 1 P l a i n t i f f , v .

DONOVAN GREEN A/K/A DONOVAN A. GREEN, BARBARA GREEN A/K/A BARBARA H. GREEN A/K/A BARBARA L. GREEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 043851 8542 S. BENNETT AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 9, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, 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 8542 S. BENNETT AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-321-033.

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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-29042. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-29042 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 043851 TJSC#: 36-11325 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, I N C .

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UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LEMMAR LOVETT, VANESSA LOVETT, SOUTHEND AUTO REBUILDER'S INC., UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ISAAC P. LOVETT A/K/A ISSAC P. LOVETT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ISAAC P. LOVETT A/K/A ISSAC P. LOVETT(DECEASED), MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, ISAAC LOVETT III, GERALD NORDGREN AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LEMMAR LOVETT(DE C E A S E D ) D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 013120 7833 S. BENNETT AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 9, 2016, 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 7833 S. BENNETT AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-25-330-009-0000. 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-11-04583. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-11-04583 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 013120 TJSC#: 36-11103 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BC4; Plaintiff, v s .

JOSEPH M. A. CHARLES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOSEPH M. A. CHARLES, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 16 CH 5498 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, December 9, 2016 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. 26-06-305-053-0000.

Commonly known as 9130 South Marquette Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

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

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 WA16-0242.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I706676 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

PATRICIA A. COOKS; D e f e n d a n t s , 16 CH 4390 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 Monday, December 5, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8154 South Anthony Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

P.I.N. 20-36-113-008-0000.

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

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

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known as 7950 S. MARSHFIELD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-31-206-033-0000.

The real estate is improved with a brown & white brick 3 unit with deched 2 car garage.. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 256407. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 256407 Attorney Code.

91220 Case Number: 09 CH 45966 TJSC#: 36-12275 I706434

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC4 P l a i n t i f f , v .

BEVERLY GROVE WILLIAMS F/K/A BEVERLY D. GROVE, HARRY D. WILLIAMS, MRC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK D e f e n d a n t s COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY 13 CH 027552 DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION 8201 S. MARQUETTE AVENUE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A CHICAGO, IL 60617 DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS C O M P A N Y HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a P l a i n t i f f , Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered v . in the above cause on August 18, 2016, an MICHAEL R. RAY AKA MICHAEL RAY agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, D e f e n d a n t s will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2016, at 09 CH 45966 The Judicial Sales Corporation, One 7950 S. MARSHFIELD AVE CHICAGO, South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, IL 60620 CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS auction to the highest bidder, as set forth HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a below, the following described real estate: Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered Commonly known as 8201 S. in the above cause on January 27, 2016, an MARQUETTE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-129-001. will at 10:30 AM on December 2, 2016, at The real estate is improved with a The Judicial Sales Corporation, One residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, highest bid by certified funds at the close CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales auction to the highest bidder, as set forth Corporation. No third party checks will be below, the following described real estate: accepted. The balance, including the Commonly known as 7950 S. Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Relief Must control their own coMMunity No.Blacks 20-31-206-033-0000.

F T & w 3 unit with deched 2 car g in certified f wire transfer, is due within The Judicial Sales t fee shall be C will be p the mortgagee acquiring the a balance, including the r J sale fee for Abandoned at the sale or by any mortgagee, R j creditor, or other lienor a real estate a to the sale. The subject in certified p real estate f transfer, is due within t special assessments, or special t be t p by the mortgagee acquiring the any representation r a at the sale or by any mortgagee, to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" j or other lienor c further subject to a c

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Sales Corporation, One Drive - 24th Floor, IL, 60606, sell at public as set forth known as 8201 S. AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL No. 21-31-129-001. real estate is improved with a 25% down of the at the close Judicial Sales

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-32319. 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-32319 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 027552 TJSC#: 36-10533 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.

I705730 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., P l a i n t i f f , v s .

VICTOR O. SMITH AND DENINA MCCUL L U M - S M I T H , CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND ECCLESIASTICAL TRUSTEE, IDA RESOURCE CENTER, D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 24429 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 18, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 21-31-125-039.

Commonly known as 2524 EAST 83RD STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60617.

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

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 2 - 0 2 3 2 1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I707418

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY FORMERLY KNOWN AS BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2001-2 P l a i n t i f f , v .

MAURICE RILEY AKA MAURICE R. RILEY, CRYSTAL K. TOWNSEND AKA CRYSTAL RILEY, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 14008 8224 S. Justine St. Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 29, 2016, 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 8224 S. Justine St., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-124-030-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $90,723.16. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact 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 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 14008 TJSC#: 36-11796 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking Yes You Can. Ironically, this phrase was similar to the Yes We Can campaign slogan used by then Presidential Candidate Barack Obama in 2008. Fast-forward, 7 ½ years later and the country has just experienced the most bizarre and highly charged presidential campaign resulting in Donald Trump as President Elect.

Who would have ever thought that this would be our lot? Protests have occurred daily in various cities because people cannot believe nearly 56 million Americans actually voted for someone who has been accused of hate mongering, rape, bad temperament, endorsed by the KKK, an adulterer and has at least three baby momas. The real estate mogul and former Host of NBC’s The Apprentice will now make major decisions affecting the world from the Oval Office for the next four years.

Analysts have said many viewed Donald as an experimental medicine—people were so sick and tired of the status quo that they were willing to try anything.

You just gotta’ think—surely God

Effie Rolfe has a sense of humor. Yet in His infinite omniscience, while the world watched all night, God already knew the 2016 election results from the beginning of time. Regardless of your

lack of experience or support you have to believe in your own abilities.

I’ve got a message for you, if Donald Trump can do it—anybody can. No limits. So what? You say you don’t know how or have the experience?

You have a record and your past is not so squeaky clean? It doesn’t matter— realize your dream. You can still do whatever you set your mind to do.

Believe that you can do all things through Christ that strengthens you (Philippians 4:13).

As we move swiftly into the holidays and through the last quarter of 2016, we must stop waiting for the ‘ideal time.’ It does not exist! So often, waiting for the perfect situation only prolongs one from making the necessary steps to accomplish goals and desires.

I believe the underlying reason that people wait before initiating a task is the fear of the unknown. Most people would rather live in a known hell rather than experience an unknown heaven. Not only is it common to have fear, but also, it’s good to have fear in that it causes an adrenalin rush to get the job done. So feel the fear

The Crusader Gospel Corner Independent artist, Amos Greer, fortified with treasured memories from a childhood enriched by service in the house of the Lord gets help from Chicago’s Donald Buster Woods, Pastor DeAndre Patterson, Pastor Angela Spivey, Malcolm Will- iams and the Gospel Music According to Chicago (GMAC) Mass Choir to share My Journey, his debut solo CD project. The Chicago native was nurtured in the Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, where his father served as a deacon. It was there that he gained an appreciation and deep reverence for the hymns of the church. Today, Greer can be found leading worship on Sundays as part of the Trinity United Church of Christ praise team and male

Amos Greer chorus. “The story of my journey could not be told unless a foundation had been laid,” says Greer. “I am grateful that I was able to comprehend and understand the significance of the www.chicagocrusader.com

hymns of our fathers and their generation. Songs like ‘Oh How I Love Jesus’ and ‘It Is Well’ help us to preserve history and share the message with others.”

Greer relies on the production expertise of Donald Buster Woods and together, they blend a little of the old with the new in energetic contemporary musical creations. Pastor DeAndre Patterson joins Greer for a 2016 rendering of the ever popular “I don’t know what you come to do” praise chant under the title, “Just That Good.” Greer shares vocal adlibs with Malcolm Williams on the Williams’ penned composition “Joy.” The GMAC Choir joins Greer for a rousing tribute to Dr. LouDella Evans Reid on the standard “It Is Well.” “My Journey” is available on all digital outlets now. *** Recently, Miss Robbie Montgomery, popular host of OWN’s “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” self-made millionaire and restaurateur was in Chicago. A former background singer for Ike and Tina Turner, Miss Robbie was born in Mississippi and moved to St. Louis when she was 6. Her Mississippi roots inspire her cuisine. With the help of her son Tim, she has expanded her food empire to include three locations (the newest one opened months ago in North Hollywood Los Angeles and a line of sweet tea beverages. The reality TV star talked about working with family, opening more restaurants, the power of prayer, her latest “Sweetie Pie’s Cookbook” which is available now. Montgomery landed in the Windy City for the Chicago’s Hu-

Miss Robbie Montgomery

manities Festival, radio interviews and a book signing at Peaches on 47th and King Drive last Friday evening. Her cookbook contains recipes such as Candied Carrot Soufflé, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Garlic and Bacon, Oniony Roasted Corn, and Collard Greens. She wanted to do the book because she is concerned that the traditional art of soul food cooking is dying out in the African-American community and believes it’s a very important tradition that she hopes to help pass along to the younger generation. The 75-year-old soul food expert started her entrepreneurial pursuits in her late 50s and is proof that you’re never too old to dream. Also, the new season of her hit show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” returns Nov. 19 at 9/8C on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

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and experience it, more importantly, you just can’t allow that fear to hold you hostage of what needs to be accomplished. The worse thing that could happen is you fail to succeed.

C.S. Lewis said, “Failures are finger posts’ on the road to achievement.”

No one is or ever will be exempt from mess-ups—it’s an integral part of life.

Let us end this year reaching for greatness, favor and blessings. The only way to get what is rightfully yours is to get up and get out. Unfortunately, our talk is too often backed by little action, as if the words alone will take wings and manifest. This only happens when your talk equals faith “… .according to your faith let it be done to you (Matthew 9:29).” Anyone who has ever done anything probably didn’t accomplish perfection during the first trial run. In most cases, you have to fail your way to success. Winston Churchill said, “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Yes, timing is everything, but you can’t keep waiting and waiting until the socalled perfect time when EVERY-

THING will be just right. Maya Angelou said, “Nothing changes unless you do…” The way to change your life and impact the lives of others is to stop hiding behind fear. One word of encouragement could catapult someone into destiny. You don’t have to be perfect to live in an imperfect world. Not only are you imperfect, so is the world and everyone around you. God doesn’t require perfection—He only wants availability for you to be about kingdom work and begin to walk into a spirit of excellence. Perhaps we can learn from President Elect Donald Trump’s playbook. Step into your greatness and out of fear—just get it done. Can you do it? Yes you can.

What do you need to accomplish before the end of 2016…? © Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her on twitter.- com/effiedrolfe Listen to her show daily on urbanpraiseradio.org (2015 Stellar Award Winner for Best Internet Radio Station)

Area retreat Nov.19 to reflect on hot issues of faith A Retreat for area Pastors and Church leaders will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Twin Towers, 4550 N. Clarendon Avenue, Chicago.

Issues of faith are expected to dominate the three-hour event.

Noted chaplain, author and educator, Dr. Gabriel AmoatengBoahen will lead the retreat themed, “Equipped to Equip Others.” The retreat is designed “to equip His (the Lord’s) people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.”Eph. 4:12 Dr. Amoateng-Boahen, a retired staff chaplain of the University of Chicago, has over 25 years of ministry service internationally.

Among others, he was pastor of the Church of the Ghanaian Community in Hyde Park, Chicago, and he currently serves as vice-president of The Council

of Ghanaian Churches in Chicago (TCGCC).

A prolific writer, Dr. AmoatengBoahen is the author of eight books on ministry and faith issues. Copies of his books will be available for purchase and autograph before and after the event.

A side issue of the event will be a discussion on the formation of a Christian Authors and Readers Club.

The event is free and open to the public. The retreat is hosted by TCGCC, an umbrella group of 20 area Ghanaian churches, and the Africa Resurrection and Restoration Ministries’ Chicago chapter.

For further information about the retreat, call Rev. Dr. KofiNonoo, TGCCC president at (773) 297-7928 or Min. Nicholas Thompson, TCGCC Secretary and ARRM director at (773) 2239213.

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