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Parents happy to learn with their kids By Wendell Hutson A new partnership formed between Chicago Public Schools, a Fortune 500 company and a local non-profit organization has made it possible for 12, new Parent Engagement Centers to be created for parents. Microsoft Corp. and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago have agreed to support the centers, which would offer parents (General Education Development) GED and computer learning classes. One center is located at Arthur A. Libby Elementary and Middle School on the South Side and that is where Aldena Brown, 39, is working on her GED. “I have seven kids including three that go here (Libby School) and I always wanted to finish high school,” Brown said. “I will be finished with my GED next week and will be the first child my mother had who got a GED. I am very proud of that.” CPS officials also are proud that parents like Brown are taking advantage of the program. “Helping our students (and parents) suc(Continued on page 2)
PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOLS is essential to the growth of children, said Barbara Byrd-Bennett (front), chief executive officer for Chicago Public Schools during a recent news conference where she was joined by Alderman JoAnn Thompson (left) and Mayor Rahm Emanuel (right).
Clock winding down for Wilmington Ten Pardons mocrat, is expected to make her decision in December before she steps down. Churches, fraternities, sororities, community and civic organizations in North Carolina and beyond are being asked to support the cause by sending letters to (Continued on page 3)
By Cash Michaels Special to the NNPA from the Wilmington Journal WILMINGTON, N.C. (NNPA) – Now that the 2012 presidential elections are history, supporters for the Wilmington Ten pardons of innocence effort are increasing their efforts to build more overwhelming public support for the cause before North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue leaves office on Dec. 31. Sources say there is opposition to the proposed pardons, primarily from former law enforcement and state officials who still believe – despite no evidence proving that the Wilmington Ten had anything to do with the 1971 firebombing of a whiteowned grocery store, or sniper shots at responding firemen – that they are guilty. The legal petition to pardon all of 10 – nine African-American males and one White female – of false conspiracy charges they were convicted of in 1972, has been pending in Gov. Perdue’s Executive Clemency office since last May. Perdue, a De-
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Berry Gordy’s role as a “History Maker” is solidified (See story on page 2)
SEATED (left to right): Marvin Patrick, Margaret Jacobs and Connie Tindall. Standing (left to right): Ben Chavis, Wayne Moore, Willie Earl Vereen and James McKoy. Credit: Cash Michaels
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Berry Gordy’s role as a “History Maker” is solidified Berry Gordy Jr. may only be five-foot tall in height but he left big shoes to fill when he sold Motown Records nearly 25 years ago. As founder of the historic record company in 1960, which launched the careers of Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and the groups The Temptations and The Supremes, Gordy, 82, said he had a vision to introduce Black singers to America. “I knew there was talent beyond just white voices. There were soulful sounds being made by Blacks but no one could hear them because they had nowhere to go to produce the kind of music Blacks wanted to hear,” Gordy told an audience during a tribute to him at the Art Institute of Chicago. “All I wanted to do was help Black singers recognize their talent and share it with the world.” He added that he always took the unconventional route to success, regardless what the circumstances were. This was a man who, as a child, could not recite his alphabet from A to Z but could sound them off backwards. He recalled how he was once stopped in Los Angeles by police for suspected drunken driving and was let go after the officer told him to recite the alphabet backwards. He also talked about what he
had to do for the classic movie “Lady Sings the Blues” starring Diana Ross to get made and released by Paramount Pictures. The movie studio had only budgeted $500,000 for what he said they described as a Black movie. “I told them that this is not a Black film (but) a film with Black stars,” recalled Gordy. These were some of the memorable stories he recalled during a PBS-TV taping where journalist Gwen Ifill interviewed him before a live audience. The History Makers, a non-profit organization in Chicago, hosted the tribute. The show is expected to air spring 2013. Joining Gordy at the tribute was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Suzanne de Passe, a former Motown Records executive, Los Angeles Sentinel and L.A. Watts Times Publisher Danny Bakewell, Gordy’s daughter Hazel Gordy and son Stefan Gordy. Audience members were treated to a performance by two cast members of Gordy’s upcoming Broadway show, “Motown: The Musical.” The scene, he said, reenacted Gordy (portrayed by Brandon Victor Dixon) and Diana Ross (played by Valisia LeKae) falling in love in Paris. The song: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “You’re All I Need to
JOINING BERRY GORDY JR. at a Chicago tribute last week for him were (from left to right) friend Eskedar Gobeze and daughter Hazel Gordy. Get By.” Entertainment at the tribute included a performance by singers Kem and Valerie Simpson, who performed “I’ll Be There,” originally sung by the late Michael Jackson and his brothers known then as the Jackson 5. Berry had dropped out of high school to pursue a career as a boxer
before finding his niche in music. Before pursuing music Berry was a lover of boxing. So he dropped out of high school to pursue a boxing career, which lasted until 1950 when the United States Army drafted him for service in the Korean War. In 1953, he returned home from service and married Thelma Cole-
man. In 2001, Berry Gordy established a relief fund for former Motown artists, musicians & writers who are down on their luck. The Gwendolyn B. Gordy Fund assisted artists from the 60’s and 70’s with Gordy donating $750,000 in the name of his late sister.
Parents happy to learn with their kids (Continued from page 1) ceed cannot be done by teachers and principals alone,” Barbara Byrd-Bennett, chief executive officer for CPS, said this week at a news conference. “We are making sure parents are welcome in our schools and breaking down barriers to collaboration. With this partnership, not only do we further open our doors to parents, we will be able to provide them with the digital skills they need to support their students’ education.” According to Byrd-Bennett, the centers would be available for parents and their children before and after school, during summer school, and on Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tutoring for students is available on Saturdays and parents can have access to the computer room. The eight other centers that opened this week were Armstrong Elementary, Cameron Elementary, Chase Elementary, Kohn Elementary, Libby Elementary, Lloyd Elementary, Marsh Elementary, MayHoratio Elementary and Oglesby Elementary. Next spring centers will open at Burroughs, Davis and Shields. The centers are open during regu-
lar school hours. Mary Anne-Moore, another Libby School parent, thanked Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who attended the news conference, for everything he has done for public education. “This man cares about education and is committed to making it better for our kids,” Anne-Moore said. However, critics said the mayor should lead by example.
“His three elementary-age kids attend a private school and not CPS. If public education is suppose to be so good and getting so much better under his leadership then why not put your own kids in CPS?” said Reggie Snow, 56, whose 8-yearold granddaughter attends Libby School. “He talks a good talk but when it comes down to it he (Mayor Emanuel) does not think CPS is
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MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL meets with parents taking GED classes at Arthur A. Libby Elementary and Middle School on the South Side recently as he announced nine, new parent centers would open this year and three more next year. good enough for his kids.” Changing a culture that has not been friendly to parents is what the mayor said he is concentrating on. “I want to create a community where parents are not pushed away but embraced and encourage to participate,” he said. “An engaged parent is critical to the success of a student and we will continue to provide opportunities, information
and the encouragement for parents to get and stay involved in their children’s education.” For its part, Microsoft has given charitable donations totaling more than $85 million in funding since 2003 in throughout Illinois, said Chris Sakalosky, Midwest district general manager for Microsoft Corp. “In today’s digital world it’s essential to not only prepare students with the skills they need to be successful in college and career, but to make sure parents and caregivers have equal access to technology in order to help their children succeed,” added Sakalosky. “Microsoft has been and will always be committed to providing people with the training, education and tools needed to improve their digital literacy skills and grow in today’s economy. We’re delighted to partner with CPS and United Way to help open the parent centers.” “This partnership provides an incredible opportunity for parents to build a relationship with their schools and learn the digital skills they need to support their children’s learning at home,” Emanuel said. The Chicago Crusader
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Final services held for Grace Catherine Flowers Funeral services for Grace Catherine Flowers, mother of public relations entrepreneur and founder of Flowers Communications Group, D. Michelle Flowers Welch, were held on Saturday, November 17 at New Hope Christian Community Church in Monee, Illinois. Catherine was then flown back to Greensboro for burial. Catherine peacefully made her transition Monday, November 12, 2012, at the age of 95. Born October 23, 1917, Grace Catherine Smith, affectionately called “Cat” by her loved ones, lived for more than 42 years in Greensboro, North Carolina with her husband Thomas Winfred Flowers, who preceded her in death. Together, Catherine and Tom raised six children: Thomas, Antoinette, Starling, Raymond, Michelle and Edsel. As Tom became a renowned horticulturalist, Catherine found her pride and
travel, social events and became avid bowlers – even winning several bowling awards. After Tom’s death, Catherine later moved to Chicago to be near her sisters and several of her children. She was showered with love and support from her family until her final moments. She is survived by two sisters, Louvenia and Minnie Pearl, her six children, Thomas, Antoinette, Starling, Raymond, Michelle and Edsel; three daughters-in-law, Camella, Fice and Kathy; one son-in-law, Anthony; a brotherin-law, Stacy; 15 grand and great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of family members and friends.
peace in creating a loving, joyfilled home for her family. She found fulfillment in gardening and especially liked planting new flowers and growing vegetables. She also enjoyed working with a number of organizations, including the North Carolina Professional Women’s Club and the Philathea Circle Garden Club. When her last child was in school, she joined the staff at Bennett College, where she managed the college post office for more than a decade. She enjoyed the educational environment and working with interesting students from all parts of the U.S. Catherine and her family were for many years, faithful members of Providence Baptist Church, where she supported the Women’s Ministry and was known for her warm smile and her stylish signature hats. As the last of the Flowers children graduated college, Catherine and Tom enjoyed
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In Greensboro, visitation was held at Brown Funeral Home and a graveside Celebration of Life service was held on Monday, November 19, followed by burial at Lakeview Cemetery.
Clock Winding Down for Wilmington Ten Pardons (Continued from page 1) Gov. Perdue, or signing the online petition. Benjamin Todd Jealous, NAACP president/CEO, has agreed to send out a mass email nationwide to all NAACP members asking them to sign a special online petition that will be delivered to the North Carolina governor the first week in December. The national NAACP Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution last May supporting the Wilmington Ten pardon effort, and the state NAACP will be calling a special press conference Nov. 27 in Raleigh to urge Gov. Perdue to grant the pardons. Thousands of signatures in hard copy and online petitions have been collected, but organizers with the Wilmington Ten Pardons of Innocence Project, an outreach effort the National Newspaper Publishers Association adopted in 2011, say that still many more are needed by December 1. The next two weeks are critical, they say, towards garnering more petition signatures and letters of support in order to document widespread sentiment across the state and nation that the false prosecutions 40 years ago was wrong, and the state needs to correct it. Add to that the most recent and explosive revelation that James “Jay” Stroud, the state prosecutor who had the Wilmington Ten falsely convicted and sentenced to 282 years in prison collectively, not only sought to control jury selection in the first June 1972 trial to include
“KKK” and “Uncle Tom” types, but also, documented evidence from his own handwritten notes now show, succeeded in having that first trial aborted because it had a jury of 10 Blacks and two Whites. The second trial, in Sept. 1972, had a Pender County jury of 10 Whites and two Blacks, in addition to a judge that history shows was more favorable to the prosecution. “The prosecutor’s notes are clear and convincing evidence that race was not just a factor in his selection of the 10 Whites and two Blacks on the Pender jury that convicted the Wilmington Ten,” veteran civil rights attorney Al McSurely says. “Race was the only factor. Forty years later, we know his real motives. I believe when the governor studies this evidence, she will do the right thing and sign the pardons.” He added, “I can barely contain my outrage at the blatant racism of an officer of the court.” University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill law Professor Gene Nichol agreed. “It is crucial that North Carolina act to admit and concede such a potent and defining abuse of power,” Nichol said. “To allow public servants to behave in such a fashion, without remedy, is literally intolerable.” Attorneys for the Wilmington Ten pardons effort met with Gov. Perdue’s clemency staff several weeks ago, presenting their case, based on the Dec. 1980 U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling which overturned all 10 of the convictions, based on prosecutorial misconduct, and the fact that
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SEVEN OF THE Wilmington Ten Defendants include (sitting, left to right): Ben Chavis, William “Joe” Wright and Connie Tindall. Standing (left to right): Wayne Moore, Anne Shepard, James “Bun” McKoy and Willie Earl Vereen. William Wright, Connie Tindall, Ann Shepard (pictured) and Jerry Jacobs (not pictured) are deceased. The most recent defendant to die was Connie Tindall, who died in August of this year, numbering four of the 10 protestors to pass without learning if a pardon would ever happen. A nationwide petition drive is encouraging North Carolina’s governor to grant the pardon this year. not only was exculpatory evidence hidden by the prosecutor, but three witnesses for the state admitted they were enticed to perjure themselves in testimony. However, the state of North Carolina, in the 32 years hence, has refused to grant pardons of innocence to the Wilmington Ten, thus maintaining their false felony convictions. In the six months since the pardons effort campaign publicly kicked off, support has come from North Carolina congressmen G. K. Butterfield, David Price and Brad Miller; the North Carolina Legisla-
tive Black Caucus and state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh. The 2012 North Carolina Democratic Party platform also adopted a plank supporting the Wilmington Ten pardon effort last summer. In terms of grassroots support, the North Carolina NAACP has led the way, and most recently, the North Carolina chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) has issued a resolution. In each case, supporters have said that Gov. Perdue, given her progressive record of advocacy to stop racially biased death penalty senSaturday, November 24, 2012
tences; push for reparations to the victims of North Carolina’s old forced sterilization program; and her veto of the Republican legislature’s voter ID bill; is well positioned before she leaves office, to add to her progressive legacy pardons of innocence for the Wilmington Ten. To sign the Change.Org online petition asking Gov. Beverly Perdue to grant pardons of innocence for the Wilmington Ten, please go to: http://www.nnpa.org/news/lead/clock-winding-down-for-wilmington-ten-pardons-by-cashmichaels/(Continued on page 17) 3
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EDITORIAL HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Thanksgiving 2012 is here, and it is a good time to reflect about the good things that are in our lives. It is easy to look around and see the challenges that face us individually, as a nation, and the world as a whole. There are issues that are really troubling - the worldwide economic meltdown, climate change, and the mass incarceration of minorities to name a few. These are sobering issues, to be sure. However, it’s always possible to look on the bright side; and make no mistake, there is always a bright side, we just have to sometimes dig deep to find it. With that said, following are some of the things for which we can give thanks. First, if you are reading these words, that means you’re alive, and every moment above ground is an opportunity to chart a different course in life. Every moment offers us choices, and the choices that we make take us onward fulfilling the destiny slated by those choices. We, therefore, always have an opportunity to get it right, to correct mistakes that we may have made. We can also give thanks for the various and sundry manuals for navigating life on Earth that have been given to us by various leaders and teachers under the banner of “religion.” These include, but are not limited to, the Holy Bible, the Holy Koran, The Book of Mormon, the Hindu Vedas, the Jewish Talmud, Kabala, and other tomes too numerous to name that provides us with guidelines for living on this planet. If you live in the United States, you can give thanks for a safety net that can help those who are really in need. Of course, this safety net has holes in it, but it exists and can be made better if we participate in the decision making process through exercising our right to vote for what we want. We can do that in America; if things are not the way that we would like to have them be, we can gather together with other like-minded individuals to exercise our collective voice to change things. And do not think for one moment that this is not a powerful asset; in America we have the right of free speech. We can talk, write, and march in protest of those things that we oppose and laud those that we celebrate. We should be thankful for this. In America, we can also be thankful for free public education, although it is a travesty that many people do not take adequate advantage of this gift. Once upon a time, it was illegal to provide education for Black people. Today, a lot of our youth, who have access to free education, are squandering this great resource by dropping out of school. Remember, education is not just about getting a diploma or degree to get a job; enlightened and educated citizens provide the underpinning for a successful society. In order to build strong and prosperous communities, we must KNOW something. We cannot expect success when we don’t educate ourselves in order to understand what is actually necessary to achieve that success. Most of us can celebrate the fact that we can surround ourselves with family and friends. Sure, some of them are challenging, but they are ours, and whether we get along well with them or not, each interaction that we have with others provide us with the opportunity to examine ourselves. In other words, people are our mirrors; it is through them that we have an opportunity to see ourselves, if we are open-minded enough to recognize this fact. Finally, The Crusader is thankful for all of our faithful readers and subscribers, because without you, our job would be meaningless. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!!!!!
Chicago Transit Authority along with the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) will soon launch the Jeffery Jump--a new kind of bus service to be introduced by year’s end. Jump will offer quicker travel times and more reliable service, and will be a major development, benefiting resident-commuters in the Jeffery corridor. The Jeffery Jump will test elements of Bus Rapid Transit such as dedicated lanes and traffic signal priority for buses. The goal of this pilot is to offer a new faster, reliable service to the corridor from 103rd and Stony Island to downtown. South Jeffery Boulevard is certainly a main artery, serving thousands of valued CTA customers. This new transit concept will enhance not just the overall service to customers on the Southeast Side, but will also encourage longterm economic development and a cost-savings from riders taking the bus instead of driving—not to mention addressing the headache and expense of parking. The “Jeffery Jump” signals a significant change in how African Americans on the Southeast Side of Chicago will be able to connect to jobs, healthcare, educational institutions, municipal offices, shopping, entertainment, cultural pursuits and more. It is my hope that you’ll part-
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jeffery Jump will test elements of Bus Rapid Transit Dear Editor:
ner with us in ensuring that your readers are aware of this muchanticipated service improvement, and are kept informed of its scope, timeline and progress. For more information on the Jeffery Jump and other transit projects,visit www.BRTChicago.com. Thank you. Sincerely, Sandi Jackson Alderman 7th Ward
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sound as though they are operating 24/7 out of those buildings and have scads of people using water the entire time. These preachers need to quit trying to run this con on the city and its citizens and just pay up. 99.9 percent of the churches in our community are closed at least five days a week. Those that are open one or two nights are there for an hour or two tops. And in that time folks aren’t running water and flushing toilets every moment. The reality is that the preachers simply don’t want to (Continued on page 17)
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Dear Editor: We all know times are hard economically. Countless news stories tell us that times are so tough that the city, county and state are all operating with budget deficits. The heads of those entities are looking for ways to shore up their budgets and simultaneously eliminate the deficits. Whether we agree with the methods, we have to appreciate they are trying to do something. One group that apparently is not able to understand how critical this issue is, is Black preachers. At the city council meeting last week these preachers who call themselves the interfaith free water group, or something like that, asked the council to reinstate the exemption their churches have when it comes to paying for water for their buildings. These preachers are making it
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The Environmental Protection Agency – Unchained? By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist The votes have been cast. The ballots have been counted. And for most Americans, the day-to-day attention paid to the political process – free of the spectacle of a presidential election – fades into the background. But what exactly is poised to happen within the government now that the spotlight has dimmed? After one of the most polarizing and incendiary election cycles in recent memory, with billions spent on negative ads and countless accusations hurled from one side to another, we find ourselves right where we started. Democrats retain control of the Senate by a slightly larger margin – a major disappointment for Republicans who just months ago dreamed of big pickups. The House remains in Republican hands, but not without some bumps and bruises for the majority party after having lost senior members in key committee positions, from Cliff Stearns to Mary Bono-Mack. Most importantly, President Obama won a decisive second term in office. After having governed with one hand tied behind his back by reelection concerns for the past two
Harry C. Alford years, the Obama administration is now free to pursue desired policy without the encumbrances that have kept many of the party’s favored agenda items in the barn for the past two years. Perhaps nowhere will the impact of this mandate be more abundantly and immediately clear than on the pages of the Federal Register, where bodies like the Environmental Protection Agency are now poised to take meaningful and immediate steps forward on big-ticket – and costly – priorities that were kept under wraps by election-minded liaisons in the White House for the
last two years. Many of the initiatives pursued by EPA and others will be headline-drivers. Others, though, are poised to slide under the radar. But this lower profile doesn’t mean the impacts will be any less significant. Take, for instance, EPA’s push to gain greater authority over chemicals through so-called voluntary programs that don’t outwardly restrict the use of specific chemicals, but implement non-binding standards that simply serve as de facto regulations – encouraging de-selection in the marketplace. Highlighting this effort will be a push for increased authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Observers expect that the newly-unencumbered EPA will more freely utilize its authority under Section 6a, which allows them to ban or restrict chemicals. Previously, this process has been dependent upon thorough review and political input. With a new mandate, however, rulemakings are likely to be initiated far in advance of the science inherent to the process being settled. Where direct rulemaking fails or cannot be applied, the aforementioned “voluntary” initiatives provide EPA with a backdoor regulatory opportunity – establishing controls on
out of favor substances without going through the rigors of the rulemaking process or in-depth scientific analysis. The EPA’s Design for the Environment (DFE), for instance, is a voluntary program, that does not employ established, consistent and rigorous scientific criteria, is not authorized by statute and follows no formal regulatory process or guidelines making it challenging for manufacturers to effectively engage and push for standards consistent with the US risk based regulatory approach. The result is that chemicals that have been proven safe in scientific review must also seek additional voluntary endorsement or be deemed inferior. This unscientific, shoot-from-thehip means of regulation is a severe stretch of EPA’s mandate – and presents a real threat to the ability of this industry – and many more – to plan and compete. Of course, EPA’s ire focuses on much more than just the chemical industry. Economically massive initiatives – delayed for political reasons in the president’s first term – are expected to slam the economy in the early days of the second term. And the implications stand to be severe. Perhaps most prominently, a fresh revision of EPA’s ozone standards was famously shelved in 2011 to the disdain of environmentalists every-
where. But despite environmentalists’ cries, the decision to punt on the revision was politically expedient, as stricter ozone standards threaten to carry massive economic costs not just for industry, but for countless cities, counties, municipalities and states nationwide that would suddenly find themselves out of compliance. According to EPA itself, this new standard would cost the economy around $90 billion annually by 2020. Not exactly a strong talking point for a candidate focused on touting his plan for economic recovery. The regulatory hurdles taking shape, in other words, are significant. But as this second term commences, there may be some hope. Officials on both sides have expressed a seemingly sincere interest in reaching across aisles to find solutions that work for both sides. Efforts to avert the coming fiscal cliff will provide a first test for this burgeoning bipartisanship. Where we go from there, though, remains to be seen. Harry C. Alford is the cofounder, president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.
Income Inequality Grows in U.S. By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The threat of an impending fiscal cliff has sparked intense conversations about whether upper income citizens are paying their fair share of taxes. But equally important – and perhaps more important in the long term – is the issue of income inequality. A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute, two Washington-based think tanks, documents the growing gap between rich and poor as well as the rich and middle-class families. That pattern holds true both nationally and at the state level. The report, titled, Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends, found: “Over the past three business cycles prior to 2007, the incomes of the country’s highest-income households climbed substantially, while middleand lower-income households saw only modest increases. “During the recession of 2007 through 2009, households at all income levels, including the wealthiest, saw declines in real income due to widespread job losses and the loss of realized capital gains. But the incomes of the richest households have begun to grow again while the incomes of those at the The Chicago Crusader
bottom and middle continue to stagnate and wide gaps remain between high-income households and poor and middle-income households saw only modest increases.” The poorest fifth of households in the U.S. had an average income of $20,510. The top fifth had eight times as much – $164,490. “On average incomes fell by close to 6 percent among the bottom fifth of households between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s, while rising 8.6 percent among the top fifth,” the report found. “Incomes grew even faster –14 percent – among the top 5 percent of households. A similar gap existed between top earners and middle-class households. “On average, incomes grew by just 1.2 percent among the middle fifth of households between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s, well below the 8.6 percent gain among the top fifth,” the report stated. “Income disparities between the top and middle fifths increased significantly in 36 states and declined significantly in only one state (New Hampshire.)” The report contains charts that show how income equality plays out at the state level. The state with the largest household income gap was New Mexico, where the bottom fifth averaged $16,319 annually and the top fifth of households earned $161,162, a top-
George E. Curry to-bottom ratio of 9.9. New Mexico was followed, in order, by Arizona, California, Georgia, New York, Louisiana, Texas, Massachusetts, Illinois and Mississippi. New Mexico also had the greatest gap between the middle fifth of households ($51,136) and top fifth ($161,162), a ratio of 3.2. New Mexico was followed, in order, by California, Georgia, Mississippi, Arizona, New York, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Louisiana. Those gaps were even larger when poor and middle-class households were compared with the top 5 percent of all earners. For example, the income of the top 5 percent of households was 13.3 times the average income of the bottom fifth. The ratio was more than 15 times that in Arizona, New Mexico, California, Geor-
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gia and New York. According to the report, the major reason for the growing economic disparity has been the stagnant wages for workers in the low and middle-income brackets while wages of the highest paid employees have grown significantly. “The erosion weakness of wage growth for workers at the bottom and middle of the income scale reflects a variety of factors,” the report noted. “Over the last 30 years, the nation has seen increasingly long periods of high unemployment, more intense competition from foreign firms, a shift in the mix of jobs from manufacturing to services, and advances in technology that have changed jobs. The share of workers in unions also fell significantly. “At the same time, the share of the workforce made up of households headed by women – which tend to have lower incomes – has increased. Government policies such as the failure to maintain the real value of the minimum wage and to adequately fund supports for low-wage workers as well as changes to the tax code that favored the wealthy have also contributed to growing wage inequality.” Authors of the report made the following recommendations for narrowing the inequality gap: • Raise and index the minimum wage; • Improve and extend unemploySaturday, November 24, 2012
ment insurance; • Make state tax systems more progressive by weighing the impact of sales tax and user fees on low-income families and • Strengthening the safety net. “The consequences of growing income inequality reach beyond individual families,” the report stated. “For instance, in order to compete in the future economy, states and the nation as a whole need a highlyskilled workforce. But research shows that children from poor families don’t perform as well in school and are likely to be less-prepared for the jobs of the future. Moreover, as income gaps widen, wealthy households become increasingly isolated from poor and middle-income communities. This hurts the nation’s sense of community and shared interests, for example, undermining support for public schools and other building blocks of economic growth.” George E. Curry, former editorin-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge 5
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Worrill’s World By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill
MARCUS GARVEY AND EDUCATION (Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF), located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)
Dr. Conrad Worrill It is quite clear that African people in America continue to be miseducated. This problem is dis-
cussed in a variety of ways in conversations everyday in our communities throughout America. From time to time we should consult the wisdom of those who have addressed this problem whom we may have forgotten. One such person who addressed this problem is the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, when he presented his formula for learning in his courses on African Philosophy in the 1930s. I think it is only appropriate to review Mr. Garvey’s formula for learning as we continue to build the Reparations Movement and seek specific guideposts to our development as a people. These lessons and guideposts in learning can be found in Marcus Garvey, Message to the People, The Course of African Philosophy, edited by Dr. Tony Martin. Lesson 1: One must never stop reading. Read everything that you can read, that is of standard knowledge. Don’t waste time reading trashy literature. The idea is that personal experience is not enough for a human to get all the useful knowledge of life, because
the individual life is too short, so we must feed on the experience of others. Lesson 2: Read history incessantly until you master it. This means your own national history, the history of the world, social history, industrial history, and the history of the different sciences; but primarily, the history of man. If you do not know what went on before you came here and what is happening at the time you live, but away from you, you will not know the world and will be ignorant of the world and mankind. Lesson 3: To be able to read intelligently, you must first be able to master the language of your country. To do this, you must be well acquainted with its grammar and the science of it. People judge you by your writing and your speech. If you write badly and incorrectly they become prejudiced towards your intelligence, and if you speak badly and incorrectly, those who hear you become disgusted and will not pay much attention to you, but in their hearts laugh after you. Lesson 4: A leader who is to
teach men and present any fact of truth to man must first be taught in his subject. Lesson 5: Never write or speak on a subject you know nothing about, for there is always somebody who knows that particular subject to laugh at you or to ask you embarrassing questions that may make others laugh at you. Lesson 6: You should read four hours a day. The best time to read is in the evening after you have retired from your work and after you have rested and before sleeping hours, but do so before morning, so that during your sleeping hours what you read may become subconscious, that is to say, planted in your memory. Lesson 7: Never keep the constant company of anybody who doesn’t know as much as you or (is) as educated as you, and from whom you cannot learn something from or reciprocate your learning. Lesson 8: Continue always in the application of the things you desire educationally, culturally, or otherwise, and never give up until you reach your objective.
Lesson 9: Try never to repeat yourself in any one discourse in saying the same thing over and over again except when you are making new points, because repetition is tiresome and it annoys those who hear the repetition. Lesson 10: Knowledge is power. When you know a thing and can hold your ground on that thing and win over your opponents on that thing, those who hear you learn to have confidence in you and will trust your ability. Lesson 11: In reading books written by white authors, of whatever kind, be aware of the fact that they are not written for your particular benefit or your race. They always write from their own point of view and only in the interest of their own race. Garvey had many other lessons of learning, in his formula that journalistic constraints will not allow me to elaborate at this time. However, I encourage you to read Marcus Garvey, Message to the People, The Course of African Philosophy, and as we celebrate begin to internalize and incorporate these “Lessons In Learning.”
The Scam that Stole Thanksgiving By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When I think of Thanksgiving Day, I think of family, gathered around a table that groans with turkey and dressing, green beans and candied yams, mac and cheese or whipped potatoes, and lots of other goodies. I look forward to seeing folks I haven’t seen in a while, savor the food and fellowship, bring in the late evening over coffee and pie. Nobody is rushing out to go shopping – most people save that for the Friday after Thanksgiving, often called, Black Friday, because many stores find themselves in the black after the profligate shopping that day. There have been tragedies associated with Black Friday. A few years back, a Walmart employee was trampled to death by a crowd way too eager to get to the consumer goods. There have also been altercations, bruises, and cuts as customers have vied for some of the scarce goods available or for crazy deals (often only for the first 200 people). Lines often snake around stores as people wait for a chance for a bargain. Now Walmart has upped the 6
ante. Last year, they opened at 10 p.m. and this year they will open at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Just when folks settle down from their meal and start swapping lies, someone is going to have to get up and rush to work so they can serve those consumers who want to shop on Thanksgiving Day. Many of those who will work do so out of desperation. Many
Walmart employees don’t have a full 40-hour shift; some find their
hours adjusted each week. Thanksgiving work will augment scarce incomes. Just this week, I talked with a couple whose joint income at Walmart is $26,000 a year, partly because neither has a full week’s schedule. There are those who ask, “Well, why do they work there?” as if there are easy alternatives. But Walmart is one of our nation’s largest employers, and they often set the tone for similar stores such as Best Buy, Sears and others. With Walmart opening at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, their competitors will follow because they don’t want to lose momentum to Walmart. This is why some Walmart employees are protesting the way that Walmart treats its employees. They want to inform the public of illegal actions that Walmart has taken against its employees, and have initiated a series of protests, including strikes, rallies, an online campaign, and other actions. Their organization, Making Change at Walmart, says that Walmart can help revive our economy if they will simply offer workers full-week schedules and fair pay. Barbara Ehrenreich captured
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the ways that people are forced to work at a store very much like Walmart in her book, Nickeled and Dimed. She wrote about the workers who were forced to work “off the clock,” after they had punched out, or before they punched in. She wrote about the low pay. And she wrote about those supervisors who had made a deal with the devil – implementing unfair policies for their own survival. When Walmart employees speak out there is retaliation. They are fired, or their hours are cut back. They very swiftly get the message that speaking out will be punished. Too many silently seethe at unfair policies; too dependent on the little pay they get to raise their voices. This is why the Making Change at Walmart campaign is so important. It challenges the notion that economic growth is dependent on the exploitation of workers, and suggests, instead, that paying people a living wage is a way to grow a stable and secure workforce. Walmart is not the only company that prefers to pay its workers on a part-time basis. Many fastfood operations do the same
thing, varying hours each week so that workers have no way of knowing when they will work. This means they have difficulty arranging for childcare with these variable hours. Of course, that does not concern their employers. They are more interested in their bottom line, profits. Many who are aware of the labor exploitation at Walmart say that their prices and deals are unbeatable, and with their money tight they have no choice but to seek the best bargains they can find. Yet the price of the great deals is exploitation of another worker. The action to inform Walmart customers about Walmart’s unfair pay and illegal actions allows people who shop on Thanksgiving Day and on other days to make informed decisions about their shopping. One of the ways consumers can make a statement is to stay home on Thanksgiving Day, enjoying family, giving thanks, and postponing shopping. Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. The Chicago Crusader
THE CHATTERBOX By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: AChicagoCrusader@aol.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!
IMA IS SCARED!!! Who would have believed that the presidential election was on November 6th and folks are talking craaaaazy on November 20. Congressman Allen West just conceded his loss to the Democrat after a recount confirmed that he lost the race. Cong. West is a true example of self-hatred. He would rather see Black people be put in concentration camps, taxed to the hilt and rich folks get an unfair advantage. Will someone give West a mirror? He is darker than most and sounds like an idiot. Even the crazy bigots, racists, et al have jumped off the bandwagon. West is still hoping that Mutt Romney will win the presidency. Will someone please tell him that the election is over and thank goodness we won’t
gifts. But some folks like West won’t let it go and a Black idiot let folks in North Carolina talk him into putting his head in a hangman’s noose and rode him in a truck in a parade. I say idiot ‘cause he said he didn’t see anything wrong with it. That’s why Ima says she is scared. Another scary thing is Senator John McCain is trying to make up a committee so he can
feel like he is part of the United States Senate. The committee he will probably land on is the one to study how moles migrate from holes in the earth. Rejected by Senator Harry Reid, he then attacks Susan Rice and begins a crusade to keep her from being the new Secretary of State in President Obama’s cabinet and President Obama hasn’t even submitted her name as a candidate for
that post. Is Ima missing something here? ‘Den the poorest states in the union are talking about dey don’t want Obamacare? Are dey crazy? I sure hope the poor people in their states remember dere foolishness when it comes time to reelect ‘dem. The financial cliff is a short ways away and the chicken butt John Boehner puts Paul Ryan on
his short list to help fashion a compromise with the President. How smart do you have to be to know ain’t going to be no compromise with Ryan anywhere in the vicinity? Boehner needs someone to prop him up when he is in the fetal position crying like a baby. Like Ima said I’se scared, dese folks are getting crazier by the minute.
The Women’s Board of The DuSable Museum presents 19th Annual Holiday Glitz Benefit Gala Sunday, December 9, 2012 The Women’s Board of The DuSable Museum of African American History will present its 19th Annual Holiday Glitz Benefit Gala on Sunday, December 9, 2012 beginning at 4:00 PM. The event will take place in the Regency Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel, located at 2332 South M.L.King Drive in Chicago. The Black-Tie Optional, Holiday Glitz will begin with a Cocktail Reception from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, followed by dinner at 5:30 PM and then dancing, a raffle and silent auc-
tion. Serving as Co-Chairmen of the popular event are Bonita O’Banion and Carolyn Pettway and entertainment will be provided by the musical group, Ivory Dreams. Proceeds from this event will assist The DuSable with The Children’s Gallery and The DuSable Mobile Museum. Tickets are priced at $100.00 per person and are available by visiting www.- DMWBeventbee.com. For more information please contact The DuSable Museum at 773-947-0600 or
dmwbglitz@aol.com. The Women’s Board of the DuSable Museum was founded in 1983 and is committed to assisting the Museum with its mission of collecting and disseminating information about people of African descent. Our goal is to raise One Million Dollars to support The DuSable Mobile Museum and to fund the Children’s Gallery planned for the Museum’s Roundhouse Expansion. About The DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American History is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the country. Our mission is to collect, preserve and display artifacts and objects that promote understanding and inspire appreciation of the achievements, contributions and experiences of African Americans through exhibits, programs and activities that illustrate African and African American history, culture and art. For more information on the Museum and its programs, please call (773) 947-0600 or visit us at www.dusablemuseum.org
Allen West have to see him or hear him from the halls of congress. Nobody in the Republican party really wanted Romney in the first place, but after he looked like he had some life in him after the first debate they jumped on his wagon, but talk about getting off in a hurry on November 7th Mutt and Ann plus kids and grandkids were riding alone. Then Mutt went through the stages of death from denial to mourning. He even hallucinated about Obama supporters getting The Chicago Crusader
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR DANCE CHICAGO 2012WEEK 4: Dance Chicago week four takes place Friday and Saturday, November 23rd and 24th at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657. The fourth week features two nights of exciting performances including: Friday, November 23, 8 pm, Dance Chicago Streets, an electrifying performance showcasing hip-hop, urban tap, rhythmic percussion, stepping and much more, curated by Chris Nasadowski and John Schmitz. Also, on Saturday, November 24, 8 pm, experience the No Mi Dance Company, featuring exciting premières from award-winning Chicago artist Paul Christiano, Artistic Director Laura Kariotis, guest choreographer Laura Wade and No Mi principal dancer Sarah Robinson. Both programs feature dynamic and talented individuals from some of Chicago’s best dance companies. Tickets are $30 Adults; $22 Students/Seniors; and $17 Children under 10. Tickets can be purchased at www.athenaeumtheatre.org. For more nformation, please call 773-935-6875. MARQUETTE BANK HOSTS FREE PERSONAL FINANCE CLASSES: On Saturday, November 24, Marquette Bank will host the second of two free Personal Finance classes at the Marquette Bank located at 6316 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. These classes cover the basics of household budgeting, maintaining a checking account, keeping up with bills, understanding credit and how banking works. Session two will be held on Saturday, November 24 from 9 am to 11 am. Seating is limited. To register, call 1-773-918-4624.
#6 all time by viewers. Mitch’s DVD “Magical” debuted in September 2009 and Mitch was a performer on the 2012 Showtime Series “Live From Amsterdam.” Showtimes are: Friday, November 23, 8 pm & 10:15 pm; Saturday, November 24, 7 pm & 9:15 pm; and Sunday, November 25, 7 pm. Tickets are $19 & $22. For reservations or more information call 847-2402001 or log onto www.improv.com. The IMPROV is located at 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (inside the Woodfield Mall). A HOLIDAY FANTASEA AT THE SHEDD AQUARIUM: A festive favorite, Shedd’s themed, multi-species aquatic show, A Holiday Fantasea, returns featuring your favorite marine mammals. Set among the twinkling lights in the Abbott Oceanarium, Pacific whitesided dolphins leap, beluga whales breach and sea lions and penguins saunter, showcasing their natural behaviors set to a celebratory soundtrack from around the world — and Santa makes a special appearance! This show is ONGOING through January 5, 2013. For information about show times, visit Shedd’s website.
MITCH FATEL AT THE IMPROV: Friday through Sunday, November 23rd through the 25th, Mitch Fatel will be featured at the Improv. Is that a sparkle in his eye or is he just confused? With his innocence and friendly demeanor Mitch quickly engages the audience and then catches them off guard with his mixture of mischievous dialog and off color comments. While laughing at observations only Mitch can get away with we are left wondering if he truly understands what he just said. We never really know. Since then, both appreciative audiences and comedy executives have made the same observation about Mitch’s rise to stardom, “It’s just a matter of time.” Well his time has come. The number one requested comedian on Satellite Radio, Mitch has appeared numerous times on both the “Late Show with David Letterman” and the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” In 2006 he took home honors as “Best Comedian” at the prestigious HBO Aspen Comedy Festival and in April of 2007 his half hour stand up special debuted on Comedy Central and was ranked
FASHION AND THE FIELD MUSEUM COLLECTION MARIA PINTO EXHIBITION JUXTAPOSES ARTIFACTS WITH CONTEMPORARY CLOTHING: Lovers of art, style, and history alike will revel in The Field Museum’s newest exhibition, Fashion and The Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto. This exhibit opened in September and is ONGOING through June 16, 2013, and explores the world of design, mixing artifacts hand-selected from the Museum’s collections by esteemed Chicago fashion designer Maria Pinto, and contemporary pieces created by Pinto and exclusively displayed at The Field Museum. In 2010, Pinto selected objects that inspired her in collaboration with Alaka Wali, the Museum’s Curator in North American Anthropology. Driven by her designer’s eye, Pinto chose 25 Museum garments and adornments, attracted by their form, texture and colors. Fascinated by the range of materials people used, the pieces’ meticulous craftsmanship, and their sheer beauty, the two women developed the exhibition. Pinto then drew connections between these pieces and her own designs, seven of which are featured in the exhibition. Maria Pinto’s artistic perspective provides a fresh look at artifacts like a crocodile skin vest, a spectacular parka made of bird skins, and a necklace made of woven monkey fur. An incredible 18th century Chinese theatrical headdress inspired Pinto to design an entirely new ensemble of women’s wear, also on exhibit. A translucent Inuit raincoat made of seal intestines is paired with
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Pinto’s “Tema” dress from her spring 2010 collection, creating a striking juxtaposition and revealing much about aesthetic principles of both that transcend time and geography. Visitors are invited to engage with these objects in a new way and examine details they may not have noticed otherwise on this journey of inspiration and creativity. This exhibition is free with basic admission
to The Field Museum, located at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive. This exhibition is organized by The Field Museum and Maria Pinto. Major sponsor: Sara Lee Foundation. For further information, visit fieldmuseum.org. TREK THE AMERICAS WITH LINCOLN PARK ZOO: The leaves may be falling across Chica-
go, but Lincoln Park Zoo has spring on the brain. Spring Break, that is. The zoo is pleased to announce its first-ever weeklong Spring Break Camp, and early registration has just kicked off on the Zoo’s website. For a full list of registration times and dates as well as a detailed description of each age-specific camp experience, please visit www.lpzoo.org or call 312-742-2056.
MWRD VICE PRESIDENT Barbara McGowan received the Millennium Builder’s Executive Leadership Award during the 2012 SMCA Millennium Builder’s Awards Banquet held at the Belvedere Banquet and Events Center in Elk Grove Village earlier this month. (L-R) Rev. Larry Bullock, President/CEO of the Suburban Minority Contractors Association, MWRD Vice President Barbara J. McGowan, Melinda Kelly, President of the Chatham Business Association, and MWRD President Terrence O'Brien.
Extended Coverage Falls—usually in the home— are the leading cause of death from injury among the elderly. Loss of balance or muscle tone may be medical problems, but “curing” home safety issues is easy. *** Get rid of clutter. Throw out throw rugs—or at least tape them down. Increase lighting, especially around stairs, and make sure that every stair has a sturdy bannister. *** Bathroom falls can be deadly. That’s why grab bars are so vital. Install them in the tub or shower, plus armrests near the toilet. Make sure the tub surface is slipfree. *** Carbon monoxide detectors add safety to any home. If fuelburning appliances are not perfectly vented, the colorless, odorless gas can kill, and even 25 percent of survivors are left with some sort of permanent damage.
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*** Best wishes for a happy—and safe—Thanksgiving from the folks at Community Insurance Center, Inc., 526 E. 87th Street, your insurance headquarters. We have been serving the community since 1962. For more information about the services we provide, call (773) 651-6200. You can also reach us via email at: sales@communityinsurance.com or visit the website at www.communityins.com.
*** Today’s large TV sets should be securely supported on stands or anchored to the wall. Seniors— and kids—are at risk if they fall. Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
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To Shop Digitally or Not By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Last year, when my favorite bookstore closed its doors forever, I actually sat in the car and shed a tear. Not as many tears when the record store closed. And I haven’t even stepped foot into a brick and mortar travel agency in more than 10 years. But, has anyone noticed that these once stable sources for browsing, longing and dreaming have gone by the wayside? What? You didn’t dream of saving 15 paychecks to take that trip to Tahiti when you were in a bookstore or travel agency? Or didn’t enjoy browsing through genres of music you’d never heard of before when you were in a record store, just because the choic-
revolution. Personally, other than buying books, I love shopping online because it requires minimal time and effort; and can be done in the comfort of my own home, car (while waiting for my son’s basketball practice to end) or wherever I might be. How about you? Do you prefer virtual shopping or brick-and-mortar? Both options fulfill these requisites in their own way and offer benefits and drawbacks. Nielsen’s Digital Shopping report confirms that CPG e-commerce benefits include: • Avoiding crowded stores/checkout • Easy price comparisons • Access to deals and coupons • Broader product range
uct sales in e-commerce is 60% non-food to 40% food; while the exact reverse is true of the total CPG picture, which is 60% food and 40% non-food. The leading categories in online sales are diapers; diet aids; vitamins; skin care prod-
ucts and pantry staples like coffee; cereal; dog food and toilet paper; with categories like carbonated beverages; dairy; liquor; beer; produce and frozen food having the smallest sales. Makes sense, as factors like refrigeration, perishables and weight
come into play, making shipping cost-prohibitive. The opportunities for brick-andmortar retailers to reach out to consumers online are rich, barelymined territory. Many, who might (Continued on page 17)
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil es were there and you could? These bastions of enterprise are now but all obsolete. Thanks in large part to e-commerce. How do you feel about that? According to Nielsen, online shopping for consumer packaged goods (CPG) -- which are grocery related products, like food, or staples like diapers, cotton balls and coffee, and health and beauty products -- is the fastest-growing e-commerce option, and expected to grow 25 percent annually through 2015. Now that’s fast – especially considering digital shopping accounted for just two percent of total CPG sales in 2011, with less than four percent of Americans buying CPG products online in any given month. But, not to worry, while CPG e-commerce is growing fast, according to the findings of Nielsen’s newest in-depth analysis, Digital Shopping, What You Need to Consider, “clicks will not be replacing bricks” anytime soon, making it more of an evolution than a
• Access to more retailers • Features like automatic replenishment • Ease of research • Readily available human online help If you have a headache, would you rather order your pain reliever online or run to the store for aspirin? Physical retailers offer instant gratification: • No waiting for delivery • Easy to address immediate or special needs • No shipping fees or stiff return policies • No inspection barriers (we can see, feel and smell our choices) • Exposure to promotions, sampling and signage • Ease of interacting with, evaluating and selecting products • Interaction with store associates The research shows that most of the products we purchase online are non-food items. It’s interesting to note that based on the analysis of 18 product categories, the mix of prod-
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Urban League Celebrates Progress Rev. Willie T. Barrow and Phylicia Rashad accept the Edwin C. “Bill” Berry Civil Rights Award The Chicago Urban League celebrated the progress of its advocacy and programming and challenged itself and its supporters to work harder to provide more opportunities for Chicago’s African American communities at its 51st Annual Golden Fellowship Dinner. A diverse crowd of more than 1,600 of Chicago’s business, civic and elected leaders celebrated the evening’s theme, We Are One: Connected, Committed for Chicago at the gala that took place at the Hilton Chicago on Saturday, November 10. Committed to the success of Chicago’s African American communities, proceeds from the dinner provide financial support for the advocacy and programming initiatives of the Chicago Urban
League with key focus areas that include: education, human capital development, workforce development, entrepreneurship and housing. “One of the reasons why I’m so committed to the Chicago Urban League is because I know what it’s like to have obstacles in your life that if you don’t have the right support system, they can derail your dreams,” said Anthony Anderson, board chairman for the Chicago Urban League and retired vice chairman and Midwest managing partner of Ernst & Young LLP. “Every day the Chicago Urban League wraps its arms around people in need to help them over their obstacles.” Andrea L. Zopp, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League highlighted some of the organization’s success stories over the past year but committed the Urban League and challenged its supporters to do more in provid-
GALA CO-CHAIRS, Joe and Claire Gregoire, Michael Judge and Ellen Costello, Lisa and Charles Tribbett, and Dona and Samuel C. Scott. About the Chicago Urban League
ANDREA L. ZOPP, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League addresses the crowd of 1,600 guests at its 51st Annual Golden Fellowship Dinner.
ing educational, economic and social empowerment to Chicago’s African American community. “As we work to drive change, simply moving forward is not enough. We cannot just stay on the same level. To make real progress, we have to move—not just forward—but up. Moving up, to higher ground is particularly important when we talk about strengthening the African American community.” Best known as mother and attorney Clair Huxtable on the groundbreaking NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, Phylicia Rashad accepted the Edwin C. “Bill” Berry Civil Rights along with Rev. Willie T. Barrow, one of the nation’s consummate community organizers and respected Civil Rights leaders. The award is named for Bill Berry, who led the Chicago Urban League from 1956-1969 and was a key leader in the civil rights movement in Chicago. Both Rashad and Barrow were presented with the honor for making a mark on the nation through their hard work, perseverance and creativity. This year’s gala was co-chaired by four of Chicago’s most dynamic and civic-minded couples: Ellen M. Costello and her husband Michael Judge; Claire Gregoire and her husband Joseph A. Gregoire; Dona and Samuel C. Scott III; and Lisa and Charles Tribbett III. The program was hosted by comedian/actor Damon Williams and culminated with a show stopping performance by the “Empress of Soul,” and seven time Grammy Award winner, Gladys Knight. Legacy Sponsors for the 51st Annual Golden Fellowship Dinner were Ernst & Young, PNC Bank, Loop Capital Markets. Advocacy Sponsors include: BMO Harris Bank, ITW, Grosvenor Capital Management; and McDonald’s.
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ANDREA L. ZOPP, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League poses with 2012 Edwin C. “Bill” Berry Award recipient Phylicia Rashad.
THE REV. WILLIE T. BARROW (second from left) is joined by (L-R) Kimberly McCullough, director of external affairs for AT&T, Phylicia Rashad and Andrea L. Zopp, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League at the gala.
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Established in 1916, the Chicago Urban League works for economic, educational and social pro-
gress for African Americans and promotes strong sustainable communities through advocacy, collaboration and innovation. For more information, visit www.thechicagourbanleague.org.
REV. WILLIE BARROW accepts the Edwin C. “Bill” Berry Civil Rights Award presented by Andrea L. Zopp, president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League and gala co-chairs Lisa and Charles Tribbett and Claire and Joe Gregoire.
GLADYS KNIGHT PERFORMS at the Chicago Urban League 51st Annual Golden Fellowship Gala.
ANTHONY K. ANDERSON, board chairman of the Chicago Urban League welcomes guests and thanks league’s sponsors during the 51st Annual Golden Fellowship Gala. The Chicago Crusader
EDUCATION CPS students have inspiring journey at University of Chicago Medicine Recently 300 Chicago Public School high school students were welcomed to the University of Chicago for a day of exploring and creating personal journeys in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The students represented multiple area schools including Lindblom Math and Science Academy, Muchin College Preparatory High School, Instituto Institute Health Sciences Career Academy and the University of Chicago Woodlawn Char-
ter School. The event was to inspire students to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and math and featured bestselling author Rebecca Skloot and professionals from the Association for Women in Science and Baxter. Rebecca Skloot, Chicago native and author of the New York Times best-seller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, gave an inspiring lecture to the students as part of their personal journeys
MORE THAN 300 CPS high school students listen to STEM professionals at a recent all-day event by University of Chicago Medicine in collaboration with AWIS Chicago and Baxter.
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in STEM. Students were captivated as Skloot chronicled the methodical investigation into the use of Henrietta Lacks’ cancer cells without Lacks’ consent as well as the ethical issues it raises in bioscience today. The lecture by Skloot was underwritten by the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) and the University of Chicago Medicine. The students were given glimpses into advances in science and medicine in addition to the wide variety of careers achievable with educational backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and math as they listened to distinguished professionals like Joy Ramos, past president, AWIS Chicago; Kenneth S. Polonsky, MD, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Chicago Medicine; Norbert Riedel, Ph.D., Corporate Vice President, Chief Science and Innovation Officer for Baxter; and Mellissa Gilliam, MD, professor of obstetrics/gynecology pediatrics, University of Chicago Medicine. After the speakers were done, Skloot along with other Baxter team members and professionals from the University of Chicago Medicine and Association for
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Women in Science joined students in small discussion groups to provide opportunities for oneon-one dialogues with STEM professionals. Part of the day’s exploration included a guided tour of the University of Chicago Medicine’s new 1.2-million-square-foot Center for Care and Discovery Hospital where the event was held. Students and professionals saw first-
hand the future of medicine in this 10-story facility which is expected to welcome its first patients in early February 2013 and will serve as the new core of the University of Chicago Medicine. The center is expected to transform patient care, using leadingedge technology and innovative research to deliver advanced clinical treatments in a superior healing environment.
REBECCA SKLOOT, best-selling author, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, addresses students during a Personal Journeys in STEM event held November 3.
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The NEW Four-One-One By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor SOUL SISTER: Long before there was Beyonce, Whitney, Natalie, Dionne, Patti, Diana, or even Aretha, singer Mary Wells was "The Soul Sister Supreme." Now, the first book ever written about the original Motown superstar chronicles the life, loves and lost career of Mary Wells. "MARY WELLS: The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar" by Peter Benjaminson ($26.95; Chicago Review Press, distributed by IPG) is a book any music lover MUST read! In 1960, a 17-year-old Mary Wells approached Motown founder Berry Gordy at a Detroit nightclub with an original song and enough nerve to sing it for him on the spot. In the years that followed, Wells would become Motown's first solo superstar. While The Supremes were still picking up jobs as backup singers, Wells's signature hit, "My Guy," was topping the charts--even briefly surpassing The Beatles--becoming one of the first Motown songs to cross the color line into mainstream popularity. However, the same spirited selfdetermination that brought Wells fame would also inspire her to leave Motown at age 21-and spend the rest of her life fighting to get back to the top. In the first book ever written about Motown's original superstar, author Peter Benjaminson Mary Wells delves deep into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life and her Motown hits that charmed the world. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased deathbed interviews with Wells, this book reveals the incredibly turbulent life of one of the most important figures in early Motown history. Growing up in a rundown Detroit neighborhood, Mary Wells went on to make a string of hit singles under Motown--including "Two Lovers" and the Grammy Award nominated "You Beat Me To The Punch"--composed mainly by Smokey Robinson. At the peak of her fame, she recorded a duet with rising star Marvin Gaye and toured in the United Kingdom with The Beatles, who became captivated by the soulful young singer. After merely four years, however, Wells had come to consider herself hard-done by the company that had plucked her from obscurity. In a move that would reveal for the first time that all was not sweetness and light at America's first major Black-owned music company, Wells broke her contract and left Motown. Even without Motown backing her, Wells had a ferocious belief in her own talent, and she never stopped performing. "Mary Wells" tells of her life on the road as "Queen of the Oldies," etching out a living on her voice alone, rather than on records or royalties. Having interviewed Wells' friends, lovers and husbands, author Peter Benjaminson also shares the never-before-revealed details of the violence in her life, her abuse of drugs and alcohol and her romantic entanglements with several singers and songwriters, including two of the well-known Womack brothers. At the end of her life, Wells fell victim to Marvin Gaye throat cancer and spent her last few months testifying before the U.S. Congress about the need to continue funding anti-cancer research. Mary Wells helped define Motown's emerging sound in the 1960s, preparing the stage for many female Motown vocalists. In "Mary Wells," the first complete account of the singer's life, she is re-introduced in all her glamour. 12
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ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO - STYLE By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
Lincoln Slaves, slaves, slaves. It seems to be “Hollywood Year of the Slave,” with Cloud Atlas, Lincoln and the Christmas Day release of Django Unchained each centering on or having slaves as a sub-plot. I really have had my fill of slaves on the big screen, but the newly released Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as 16th President Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, put that entire era in perspective. Lincoln tells the story of the ending of the Civil War and U.S. slaves being granted freedom through the passage of the 13th Amendment. Day-Lewis is fantastic in this role, and Field as his accommodating, yet seemingly alienated and scornful wife is just as good. Lincoln takes a look at history and lays it out in Technicolor, with the negotiating between Pres. Lincoln—who faced the gravest moral and military crises America have ever seen—and his cabinet members, who belong to the Republican Party, and the Democrats, who are vehemently against freeing the slaves or giving them equal footing with whites. Back then, in the 1860s, the Republicans could be considered the more liberal Americans. So going into the movie, which really couldn’t have been released before this recent election without causing great controversy, it is good if the viewer understands the political climate of that time. As the Civil War was going into its fourth year, 11 Southern slave states, which made up the Confederacy, were fighting the remaining 25 states, which made up the Union, because the Southern states didn’t want to give up the institution of slavery, primarily for financial reasons. And it was during his second term of presidency, in 1864, that
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS as Pres. Abraham Lincoln. Pres. Lincoln was bent on abolishing for one race to imprison and own slavery. He had had enough of the the other. But many in America, craziness of the Civil War, and didn’t both Black and white, have not trust that his Emancipation Procla- used their freedom and opportunimation, which went into effect in ties for good, and they are still on 1863 and was suppose to free all re- the government dole. And all the wrangling between the two parmaining slaves, would stand. As I watched a sometimes laid ties—many scenes of which are back and relatable Pres. Lincoln downright funny—with promises drum up the votes needed to pass of favors for votes can be compared the bill, I couldn’t help but think to current day political graft and that some folks in America have discussion over public policy and thoughts that Blacks were better off programs. In any case and whatever the when someone was responsible for them, or in the other case, that viewer’s political stance, it was good many folks think that the govern- to see more than a dozen young, ment is still responsible for Blacks, Black men at the screening. I supconsidering the many hand outs pose they had been served with a that many disenfranchised Blacks classroom assignment to see the movie. And I waxed nostalgic about receive from the government. I am not saying that this is my learning the Gettysburg Address viewpoint; I’m merely stating that more than 40 years ago—some this is a pressing sentiment of many parts of which I still remember. Lincoln is a good movie and suitnow in America. The issue of freeing the slaves and having them able for all ages to see democracy in work for themselves and not be be- action, with one party vying for holden to whites was a great idea, rights on one side, and the other and one that was long overdue, con- party fighting to hold on to the stasidering that it was morally wrong tus quo. The makeup and designs were incredible. Field, who has won two Academy Awards for earlier work, has been mentioned as an Oscar contender, as well as DayLewis, who delivers great speeches as Pres. Lincoln. Field as Mrs. Lincoln was a suffering sort, who tolerated constant migraines and who seemed to blame herself for an older son’s death. She is a stern mate and match to Pres. Lincoln, and their scenes together are noteworthy. James Spader as William Bilboe and Tommy Lee Jones as Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens give great performances, also. Lincoln is in wide release throughout the city and suburbs. SALLY FIELD AS Mary Todd Lincoln.
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ENTERTAINMENT Sundance Favorite ‘Middle of Nowhere’ Premieres at Chatham 14 Film Creator is First AfricanAmerican Woman to Win Director’s Prize at Festival The independent film “Middle of Nowhere” made history earlier this year when its director, Ava DuVernay, became the first African-American woman to win the award for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival. The gritty but moving story of lost love and its realistic aftermath is scheduled to make its Chicago debut at Chatham 14 on Friday, November 23rd. The theater is located at 210 West 87th Street. “Middle of Nowhere” is writerdirector DuVernay’s second feature film. Her first, 2011’s “I Will Follow,” was also acclaimed,
as was her 2008 self-distributed documentary, “This is the Life.” The new film explores the complex relationship between Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi) and her incarcerated husband Derek (Omari Hardwick), which is complicated even more by her attraction to another man. Critics have commented that the emotional story between Ruby, her mother, and her sister reveals some of the year’s best acting. Venisha White-Johnson, Chatham 14’s Director of Operations and Community Relations, says “Nowhere” is a welcome addition to the Southside theater’s holiday line-up, both because of its rich and interesting story as well as its accomplishments and symbol of
opportunity. “Our theater has always been attuned to the films of young African-American directors and producers and to our community’s desire to see their work. This movie is a wonderful example to hopeful filmmakers of how far the industry has come in terms of welcoming fresh artists, as well as real stories about African-American characters,” said White-Johnson. “The Middle of Nowhere” is the latest of Chatham 14’s offerings of independent films. The movie runs for approximately one hour and 40 minutes and is rated R. Full movie schedules for Chatham 14 are available at www.chatham14.com.
Local theatre roundup By Elaine Hegwood Bowen Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen appears in Goodman’s A Christmas Carol Goodman Theatre makes a slam dunk! Chicago Bulls superstar Scottie Pippen and 7-year-old La’Ren Kimble, a young beneficiary of Make-A-Wish Illinois, will together
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“I’m excited to step on a different stage of sorts and look forward to being part of what has been a Chicago holiday tradition for so many years,” said Pippen, Special Advisor to the President and C.O.O. of the Chicago Bulls. “But what’s most important for me is being able to work alongside my co-star, La’Ren, and Make-A-Wish Illinois. I hear La’Ren is an aspiring actress, and I’ll do my best to make her and the cast of A Christmas Carol proud.” Seven-year-old La’Ren Kimble (Rockford), diagnosed with a Wilm’s Tumor in 2007, loves being in the limelight and dreams about acting—whether on stage or film someday. “For a wish child, the opportunity to appear onstage in A Christmas Carol is a wonderful moment that allows them to experience the joy of the holiday season with the entire community,” said Stephanie Springs, Chief Executive Officer of Make-A-Wish Illinois. “Together with the Goodman and Chicago Bulls, we are creating an amazing experience that will help brighten her spirits.” Curb Your Enthusiasm star Jeff Garlin returns to Steppenwolf Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to welcome back Second City alum and star of HBO’s hit comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm
Jeff Garlin in Closer Than I Appear, December 4 – 16, 2012. Jeff returns to Steppenwolf following his popular, sold-out run of No Sugar Tonight in 2011. Join him for a hilarious and ever-changing night of stand-up comedy in Steppenwolf’s intimate Upstairs Theatre (1650 N. Halsted St.). Jeff will be “up there doing his thing” for at least one hour 15 minutes. Tickets are $25 ($15 for students with valid ID) through Audience Services (1650 N. Halsted St.), 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org. Raised in Chicago and then South Florida, Jeff studied filmmaking and began performing stand-up comedy while at the University of Miami. He has toured the country as a stand-up comedian and is an alumnus of Chicago’s Second City Theatre. A limited number of $15 student tickets are available online using promo code “GARLIN15.” Limit 2 tickets per student; must present a valid student ID for each ticket. The Joffrey Ballet presents the Silver Anniversary of The Nutcracker The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the 25thAnniversary of Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcracker in a 22-performance engagement at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, December
appear in “walk-on roles” in A Christmas Carol for one night only on Friday, December 14, at 8 p.m. This event marks the sixth year that the Goodman and Make-A-Wish Illinois have joined forces to brighten the life of a child battling a lifethreatening medical condition. Pippen and Kimble don costumes tailored especially for them and make their “Goodman Theatre debut” in select scenes of the 35th-anniversary production of Chicago’s favorite holiday tradition directed by Steve Scott. Tickets ($69 - $84; subject to change) to Scottie Pippen/Make-AWish Night are available by calling the Box Office 312-443-3800 or visiting GoodmanTheatre.org.
Hello, my name is Bonnie DeShong and I am a Twihard. I am totally “Team Jacob” and yes, I am over the age of forty. Let’s get down to it. The final segment of the Twilight series Breaking Dawn-Part 2, did not disappoint me in the least. It has all the things you expect but will still catch you off guard. Bella is now a full blown vampire, after begging Edward to turn her
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7 – 27, 2012. The curtains rose on The Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker on December 10, 1987, at the Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa, with the production then embarking on a national tour, and the American Nutcracker was born. When Robert Joffrey choreographed The Nutcracker, he replaced the traditional European setting with a 19th century American home, populating it with toys from his own childhood underneath the Christmas tree of the Stahlbaum family. This original production combines classical grace with explosive action, maintaining the purity of Robert Joffrey’s original choreography while sparkling with elegant costumes, an extravagant set by Oliver Smith and a giant Mother Ginger puppet by Kermit Love. Following a lively party on Christmas Eve, familiar characters Clara and the mysterious Dr. Drosselmey-
er embark on a magical adventure, encountering a battle between toy soldiers and legions of mice (where Clara unexpectedly saves the day), before being whisked away with the Nutcracker Prince to an enchanted forest by the elegant Queen and King of Snow, then being delighted by an exotic array of dancing confections from the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy. Joffrey Ballet Co-Founder Gerald Arpino also contributed to Robert Joffrey’s version, having choreographed the Land of the Snow scene, which closes Act I, and the Waltz of the Flowers in Act II. Pricing and Tickets Single tickets, priced between $31 and $132, are available for purchase at The Joffrey Ballet’s official box office located in the lobby of Joffrey Tower, 10 E. Randolph St., as well as the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University box office, all Ticketmaster ticket centers or by telephone at (800) 982-2787.
BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 since the very first film. She is pretty bad-assed with her abilities. She is stronger, faster, and has the gift of control. Her daughter, Renesmee, is beautiful and is growing, literally inches every day. Jacob has imprinted on Renesmee and has practically moved into the Collens’ home. All is right with the world. Of course it isn’t. The creepy Volturi have found out that Bella and Edward have a child, which is
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WORLD OF MUSIC
By Barbara Wright-Pryor
Russian piano prodigy Daniil Trifonov makes CSO debut Daniil Trifonov, the 21-year-old Russian piano prodigy, made an impressive debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by guest conductor Charles Dutoit in concerts last week in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. The Thursday night, November 15 concert program sandwiched Trifonov’s performance of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23, between Mussorgsky’s “A Night on Bald Mountain (re-edited and orchestrated by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov) and Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” making it an enjoyable all-Russian night at the symphony. Trifonov revealed a deep sensitivity to the intent of the compos-
spellbound in their seats. The young pianist has amassed a significant number of first-place wins at multiple competitions throughout the world, including Moscow’s Tchaikovsky and Israel’s Rubinstein. In addition, the young virtuoso will make debuts this season with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, the London Symphony, the Mariinsky Orchestra and the Russian National Orchestra.
er and a level maturity of expression far beyond his chronological age as his powerful hands delivered the familiar opening chords bringing a thunderous radiance to the work’s beginning. Audible gasps from the audience at the conclusion of the Allegro con spirito erupted into uncontrolled applause at the end of the first movement. After four curtain calls in response to the audience’s prolonged standing ovation, Trifonov offered an encore of Robert Schumann’s epic love song written to impress the love of his life Clara Josephine Wieck in 1841, “Widmung” (as orchestrated by Franz Liszt), leaving the audience
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Now based in Cleveland where he has been a piano student in the class of Sergei Babayan at The Cleveland Institute of Music since 2009, Daniil Trifonov began his musical studies at the age
of five in Moscow. Following intermission Dutoit and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra delivered Stravinsky’s notorious riot-causing ballet, “The Rite of Spring,” with its multiple rhythms and meter changes throughout the two-section work as only a world class orchestra like our “CSO hometown players” can.
Detroit’s Dennard Chorale presents 41st annual Holiday Concert Dec. 2 The award-winning Brazeal Dennard Chorale, directed by Dr. Augustus Hill, will present its 41st annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, December 2 at Detroit’s Orchestra Hall. Named after its legendary founder, the late Brazeal Dennard, former president of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. (from 1974 to 1980), the Dennard Chorale’s mission is to “remember, discover, preserve, and share the Negro spiritual as a part of the artistic community, and to rediscover and perform significant choral works by African American composers.” The Chorale’s members represent a diverse cross section of local people who have found a musical home in the group including doctors, lawyers, teachers, day laborers and college students. The concert will feature an evening of music designed to ush-
Morgan Park Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir presents Händel’s “Messiah” Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 3:30 pm in the church sanctuary, 110th Place and Longwood Drive. The Classic Act Chorale, the Men of St. Edmond Episcopal Church, Chatham Fields Lutheran Church Chancel Choir and soloists Vickie Johnson, soprano; Gloria Spencer-Brown, contralto; Jeffrey Burish, tenor; and Arthur Griffin, bass will be led by Charles T. Hayes, guest conductor with organist Susan Anglin and pianist Yvonne Lindsey. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door. ******** 14
Choir Games. Selections will be also performed by the Brazeal Dennard Chorale Young People’s Chorus of male and female singers ranging in age from eight to 18.
THE BRAZEAL DENNARD CHORALE displays their World Choir Games gold medals at Detroit’s Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. er in the holiday season including carols, classical works and sacred Negro spirituals performed the Chorale which won gold and silver medals at the 2012 World
The Sanctuary of First Baptist Congregational Church presents its 54th annual performance of Händel’s “Messiah” Sunday, December 9 at 3:30 pm. The Choir and soloists Elizabeth Harrison, soprano; Kamaran Alexis Madison, contralto; Jeffrey Burish, tenor; and Antonio Watts, baritone; with organist Arthur D. Griffin, pianist Gandy Heaston, and the orchestra coordinated by Delores Diggs will be conducted by Principal Conductor Mattie L. Robertson.
“Coming off the Chorale’s success this summer in Cincinnati at the World Choir Games, our members are excited to perform before our hometown audience at historic Orchestra Hall,” said Don Robinson, executive director of the Chorale. “The Chorale looks forward to presenting a festive evening of music and family entertainment that is sure to appeal to all segments of our community.” To learn more about the Brazeal Dennard Chorale, visit brazeal dennard.org.
CSO announces essay contest in honor of new CPS Arts Plan Entries must be received or postmarked by November 30
go, IL, 60604. All entries must be received or postmarked by No-
vember 30. The winners will be announced by February 1, 2013.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced an essay contest in honor of the new recently revealed Chicago Public Schools Arts Plan. Students, staff, parents and residents in the neighborhoods of CPS schools are all eligible to submit their ideas about how the CSO can help CPS schools function as cultural centers in their own neighborhoods. The deadline for entries is Friday, November 30. Five winners will be chosen. An ensemble of CSO musicians will perform at the neighborhood school of each of the winners, and their essays will be publicized on the CSO’s Citizen Musician website.
THE 35th ANNUAL PRODUCTION of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol ” at The Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. features (from l. to r.) Ron Rains (Bob Cratchit), Matthew Abraham (Tiny Tim Cratchit), Michael Saguto (Peter Cratchit), Melanie Brezill (Martha Cratchit), Tania Richard (Mrs. Cratchit), Ariana D. Burks (Belinda Cratchit) and Francesca Mereu (Emily Cratchit) opened November 17. A special benefit, “ The Scottie Pippen/Make-A-Wish Night” with seven-year-old La’Ren Kimble from Rockford who was diagnosed with a Wilm’s Tumor in 2007 is December 14 at 8:00 pm. Performances continue through December 29. For more information call the Box Office at 312443-3800 or visit GoodmanTheatre.org.
First Baptist Congregational Church is located at 1613 W. Washington Blvd. Admission is free. For further information, call 312-243-8047.
Entries can be submitted via email to citizenmusician@cso.org or by mail to Citizen Musician, c/o Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chica-
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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING
Welton I. Taylor was a world-renowed research scientist, civil rights advocate and WWII veteran Distinguished scientist, WWII liaison pilot, and civil rights advocate, Dr. Welton I. Taylor died in Chicago on November 1, just 11 days shy of his 93rd birthday. Born November 12, 1919 in Birmingham, Ala. to Frederick Enslen Taylor and Cora Lee Brewer, Taylor was still an infant when his family fled to Chicago as a result of an ultimatum given to his mother by the Ku Klux Klan. Throughout Dr. Taylor’s life, the story of his family’s trauma fueled his desire to succeed in every endeavor and to fight racism wherever he found it. Graduating from DuSable High School as class Valedictorian in 1937, Taylor attended the University of Illinois at ChampaignUrbana thanks to scholarships from the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. In his senior year he became the first Black cadet in the University of Illinois’ Advanced
ROTC Field Artillery Unit. He graduated in 1941 with an A.B. in Bacteriology and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. Ordered to active duty at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, just 28 days later, Taylor became the first Black field artillery officer in the history of the fort. Taylor had always dreamt of becoming a pilot, however, and when a flight instructor at the Lawton, Oklahoma, airfield offered to teach him, he jumped at the chance. Taylor took lessons during his off-duty hours and was rewarded when the Army subsequently sent him to the Second Army Air Force’s Pittsburg, Kansas, flight school to become a Field Artillery liaison pilot. Taylor eventually deployed to the South Pacific with the all-Black 596th Field Artillery Battalion, 93rd Infantry Division, and flew liaison and reconnaissance mis-
Black church finds new home By Chinta Strausberg Rev. Larry Martin, pastor of the Hope Church of Chicago, an African American non-denominational church, found a new home inside of the historic 165year-old KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation, headed by Rabbi Batsheva Appel, located across the street from President Barack Obama’s Hyde Park home.
is renting from KAM. Martin praised KAM, a Reform congregation, for welcoming him into their temple. “We happen upon a very wonderful liberal reform Jewish congregation that understands the need for worship space. They are more than willing to share the worship space that they have, and to them relationships are really important irrespective of denominations. That
Dr. Welton I. Taylor sions in the South Pacific until the end of the war. During his five and one-half years of service, Taylor boldly challenged the Army’s institutional racism at every turn—most notably protesting the Army’s discriminatory practices regarding the admission of Black officers to the officers’ clubs. Taylor suffered numerous racial affronts during active duty, but joined the Illinois National Guard Reserves at the end of the war, nonetheless, and rose to the rank of Major before resigning his commission in 1952. Taylor had married his longtime girlfriend, Jayne Kemp Taylor, a graduate of Howard University, upon his return stateside in 1945, and the couple entered the University of Illinois at ChampaignUrbana shortly thereafter to pursue their graduate degrees. Taylor earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Bacteriology on the G.I. bill. While on campus, the couple
teamed with white veterans and their wives to force the integration of local restaurants, movie theaters, and swimming pools. Champaign-Urbana was changed forever by their efforts, and when the Taylors returned to Chicago after graduation, they continued their civil rights activism. They became one of the first Black families to integrate the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, and Dr. Taylor played an active role in civic life. He served as President of the Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, founded the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, and received the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. As a scientist, Taylor had a remarkable career spanning close to fifty years. He taught microbiology at the medical schools of both the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, did ground-breaking research on bacteriological contamination in the nation’s food supply, helped France and Britain eradicate Salmonella in their imported foods, became microbiologist-in-chief at Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital, and served as consulting microbiologist to Resurrection Hospital and eleven other hospitals in the Chicago area. He obtained four patents, published forty articles in scientific journals (becoming the first Black editor of several of them), and developed a product adopted by the Food & Drug Administration and still used today by microbiology laboratories the world over to
certify foods Salmonella-free. In 1985, the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta named a bacterium Enterobacter taylorae in honor of Dr. Taylor and a British colleague. Following the death of his wife, Jayne, in 2005, Taylor joined the Chicago “DODO” Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. to once again pursue his lifelong passion: flying. Always one of the organization’s most vocal and articulate supporters, Taylor helped fellow pilots introduce inner-city children to the joys and challenges of flight. He lectured extensively to corporate, civic, and academic groups across the Midwest and spoke passionately about the triumphs and frustrations faced by the Tuskegee Airmen and other Black servicemen during World War II. Fully committed to educating succeeding generations, Taylor published his long-awaited memoir and history, Two Steps from Glory, in July of 2012. He proudly unveiled it at the huge air show in Oshkosh, Wis. (EAA Airventure), just days before being diagnosed with the cancer that took his life. Taylor is survived by his daughters, Karyn and Shelley, by his nephew, Herbert Wallace, and his niece, Frances Austin. Services were held recently, at Church of St. Paul and the Redeemer, 4945 S. Dorchester. So that Taylor’s dream of educating future generations lives on the family asks that donations be made to the Chicago DODO Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.’s Educational Assistance Program.
Christ Universal Church continues holiday tradition Rev. Larry Martin
As they have done for the past 25 years, the members of Christ Universal Church are working to ensure that thousands of Chicago area families have a joyous holiday season. This year the church is looking to feed at least 2,000 people, as well as provide toys, clothing and 50 new bicycles. The families will receive their items on Dec. 24. For Christmas 2011, more than 2,500 families lined up at the Ashland Avenue site for the meals and gifts. The church is seeking donations of food and cash. Besides accepting donations from the public for the Christmas give-a-way, the church holds an annual Alberta Hall Humanitarian Awards Banquet. The event
Martin moved his church from 5152 S. Indiana inside of KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation, which is the oldest Reform congregation in the Midwest located at 5039 S. Greenwood in the Hyde ParkKenwood community on October 7, 2012. He plans to stay there for the next three years in preparation of buying their own church. “We were looking for a place that provided us with more multiple rooms,” said Martin who explained that KAM Isaiah Congregation “has always been open to Christian congregations.” Martin
is what we are enjoying…a wonderful relationship with a group of people who love God as well,” said Martin. In the interim, Martin said there are many rooms inside of KAM including a library and a banquet hall. Martin has bible study and dance group. “We use all the open spaces that they have,” he said praising KAM officials for allowing his church to be housed in one of Illinois’ most prestigious synagogues and across the street from America’s first African American president.
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begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Paul Hall Boys and Girls Club Community Family Center, 10140 S. Ashland. Tickets are $55 per person and $550 for a table of 10. This is the 29th year of the dinner. The dinner also is televised on Çomcast WJYS-62 and streams on holyconnection.tv. This year’s recipients are: Harold Davis, of WGBX Radio; Lawrence and Delores Najieb, Ephraim Bahar Cultural Center; the Rev. Milton Duffie, Prince of Peace Church 2; the Rev. Maria Polentiz Cook, Travelers Rest Spiritual Church; Dolly Dockery, Urban Partnership Bank; Angel Perez, Com-Ed; the Rev. Walter Veal, Just Faith Full Gospel Church; Rosalind McKinnon, Saturday, November 24, 2012
church supporter; Iman Sultan Salahuddin, Ephraim Bahar Cultural Center; the Rev. Charles Morrow, Zion Grove Baptist Church; Eric Edwards, Austin Bank of Chicago; Keena Barber, WDB Marketing; Mike Hendon and Mike Guerra, both of ComEd; Gloria Hitchcock; Austin Bank of Chicago; Verdina McKinnon, church supporter; Louise Akins and Mary O’Brien, both are community center supporters. Christ Universal Church services are aired every Sunday on Comcast Channel 25 at 10 a.m., and streamed at holyconnection.tv. at 8 p.m., as well as shown on WJYS Channel 62 at 10:30 p.m. 15
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St. Anthony reopens Kedzie clinic Saint Anthony Hospital, a 151bed community hospital, recently celebrated the reopening of its newly remodeled Kedzie Avenue clinic and the expansion of its service offerings. Saint Anthony has been providing programs and services for more than 115 years in the North Lawndale and surrounding communities.. The Kedzie Clinic will be the first of several to follow the hospital’s new model for outpatient clinics,
Edward A. Burke. “We’re pleased to see Saint Anthony Hospital investing in improving care and that Brighton Park could be the first to benefit from its new outpatient clinic model.” In addition to demonstrating continued commitment to the community in the area of outpatient health with its new clinic model, Saint Anthony is also pioneering community-centered health care on an even larger scale through the de-
ADMINISTRATORS AND OFFICERS of St. Anthony Hospital join Alderman Edward Burke for the revamped clinic.
ALDERMAN EDWARD BURKE explains the benefits of the new clinic to local television reporter Kim Vatis. which features an updated design, centered around more specialty service offerings. “Quality health care is something every community deserves, and we are pleased to unveil the first of several clinics which raise the standard of care for our community members through the delivery of modern, top-class services in the specialty areas they’ve told us are needed and important,” said Guy A. Medaglia, president and chief executive officer of Saint Anthony Hospital. The Kedzie Clinic will continue offering family practice and internal medicine and have added occupational health, podiatry, radiology, rehabilitation, speech therapy and immediate care services. “Health care is a pillar of any community upon which so many areas of its success hinge,” said Alderman
velopment of a forward-thinking model that will transform community wellness development in disadvantaged neighborhoods across the country. Saint Anthony Hospital leaders are part of the team driving the development of Focal Point, a financially self-sustaining community campus, which will deliver a combination of retail, wellness, education, arts and recreation elements, customized to meet the needs of its community. Plans for the complex to be built on the almost 11-acre lot at 31st and Kedzie in the Southwest side of the city were announced in July. Saint Anthony Hospital will relocate to serve as a tenant of the Focal Point campus, which will open in 2017. Once the campus is built, the income from its for-profit elements will supplement the financial
needs of the not-for-profit elements, providing a much-needed solution to deliver medical, education and other services to a community that continues to be under resourced. More information on Focal Point can be found at www.FocalPointChicago.org.
“We understand that providing for the health of the community is much broader than traditional health care, which is why we want to be part of a larger solution,” said Medaglia. “Focal Point will serve as a center of health care for the community by housing our hospital and
ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL neighbors and other community members turn out in big numbers to celebrate the re-opening of the Kedzie Avenue clinic.
Health Professions Career and Internship Fair at GSU University Park, Illinois, November 6, 2012 - The Office of Career Services at Governors State University is sponsoring the 2012 Health and Human Services Career and Internship Fair on Wednesday, November 28, from 2 to 5 p.m., in the Center for Performing Arts lobby on the GSU campus.
al therapy, nursing, social work, and non-profit social services will meet with job and internship candidates.
Prospective employers in the fields of physical and occupation-
The career fair is open to current students, GSU alumni, and members of the community seeking employment in these fields. There is no charge for job seekers. Participants are advised to dress professionally and bring plenty of resumes.
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providing access to other important services that contribute to overall wellness—including education, arts and recreation programs—while our clinics will continue to provide touch-points for specialized health services and more throughout the region.”
Representatives from both public and private institutions, organizations, and businesses interested in meeting job candidates are also welcome. For more information, call (708) 235-3974 or email career@govst.edu. Governors State University is located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois.
The Crusader Newspaper Group is interested in our readers’ ideas, thoughts and opinions, whether you’re in Chicago, Northwest Indiana or any part of the U.S. we encourage you to send a letter to the editor at crusaderil@aol.com. Please limit your letters to 200 words.
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Hundreds Protest Nursing Home Conditions Demonstrators Conduct “Resident Safety March” on North Side, Saying Owners are ShortChanging Investments in Quality of Care and Safety of Facilities Despite amassing large profits, Illinois nursing home owners are systematically failing to invest adequately in the needs of the residents entrusted to their care, according to workers at the facilities, who gathered by the hundreds Nov. 15 in a mass demonstration joined by lawmakers and community advocates. Participating in a march and candlelight vigil outside four trouble-plagued nursing homes on the city’s north side, the workers said understaffing, supply shortages and woefully low staff compensation rates are all factors that hamper the quality of care at homes operated by members of the Illinois Association of
Health Care Facilities (IAHCF). IAHCF is an alliance of more than 100 nursing homes statewide, and its members collectively compiled a $50.5 million profit in 2011. “The members of the IAHCF are short-changing the people we care for, and we’re taking a stand today to show our support for nursing home residents and their family members,” said Tanya Pugh Rizer, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at The Grove of Lincoln Park. “The owners of these nursing homes have made big profits, but they haven’t invested that money in hiring additional staff, supplementing scarce supplies or raising wages for workers to reduce turnover on the job.” During the demonstration along Sheridan Road, the marchers stopped at four nursing homes where they said conditions were symptomatic of the problems afflict-
ALD. JOE MOORE (49th) walks with nursing home workers during candlelight vigil & march. A nursing home worker listens as speakers call for more investments by owners into quality care for nursing home residents. ing many IAHCF locations. quirements set forth in land- serve when workers are asked The four locations – Lake mark legislation the Illinois to do the job of two people,” Shore Healthcare, Chalet Liv- General Assembly passed in said Yolonda Morris, a CNA ing and Rehab, Alden Village 2010 in an attempt to remedy at Cedar Point Nursing North and Lakefront Nursing chronic problems at the facili- Home. The average wage for work& Rehab – have all come un- ties. SEIU Healthcare Illinois der scrutiny from state regula- and Indiana backed that bill ers employed by members of tors in the past year. on behalf of the nursing the IAHCF is $10.55, Meanwhile, at least 25 per- home residents, and it is rais- amounting to an annual incent of IAHCF nursing ing alarms in the community come below the poverty line homes are not complying now, since illegal under- for a family of four. with minimum staffing re- staffing remains a pervasive In current contract negotiaproblem throughout the inBREAKING DAWN – PART 2 tions, IAHCF members have dustry. “Understaffing threatens the offered workers a five-cent(Cont’d from page 4) Edward. 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So, old, useless solid gold jewelry and sterling silverware vice is questionable. out. How many of them self-fund those operations. as you prepare to purchase for our crisp, useful cash. The city’s businesses have pay taxes on ANY land But to demand they not items for your Thanksgiving taken huge financial hits. they occupy? pay for water is merely a dinner and other CPG items We’re mobile gold buyers our reps come to you! But we see the big users of We are in period where con game to line preachers’ to make your holidays water – restaurants, car churches need to ante up so pockets and really not bright, remember you have Call Now! 312-300-7991, the power – either online or washes and others moving that the many services the “serve” anyone. Ext. 470 in-person. Use it wisely. into the city – not threat- city provide to make life www.abstractmetals.com ening city officials because better hundreds of thouMention code: Cheryl Pearson-McNeil is they have to pay for water. 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Saturday, November 24, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 7 - A C 3 Plaintiff, 09 CH 51784 v s . TIFFANY HARRIS; MORTGAGE E L E C T R O N I C REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TIFFANY HARRIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 51784 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 18, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-27-427-024-0000 Commonly known as 7800 SOUTH ST LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 9 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0 9 3 7 5 2 8 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482943
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, I N C P l a i n t i f f , v s . ARTHUR BRIDGEFORD A/K/A ARTHUR M.L BRIDGEFORD UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 11051 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 14, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-21-326-008-0000 Commonly known as 7031 SOUTH PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 2 0 2 1 7 8 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482888
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED TRUST SERIES INABS 2005-D, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN A S S E T - B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES INABS 2005-D UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED DEC 1, 2005, Plaintiff, v s . WALTER B. BAKER, KAREN BAKER AND TCF NATIONAL BANK, Defendants, 11 CH 43045 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 17, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 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. 20-21-113-011. Commonly known as 6437 South Normal Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60621. 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 Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 10-4486 N INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482875
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, CHANCERY DEPARTMENT DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v . GUNN TAURUS D e f e n d a n t s CH 27578 10 422 WEST 66TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 0 6 2 1 6 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 11, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 13, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 422 WEST 66TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL Property Index No. 60621 20-21-129-014-0000. The real estate is improved with a 2 unit brick apartment; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, 18 Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1016676. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1016676 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 27578 I481577
than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1016676. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1016676 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 27578 I481577
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2006-3 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3 P l a i n t i f f , v . DAVID PRICE A/K/A DAVID L. PRICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 03338 7418 SOUTH LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 12, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7418 SOUTH LAFAYETTE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-228-025-0000. The real estate is improved with a 4 or more units with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1200097. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1200097 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 12 CH 03338 I481218
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 24, Saturday, CORPORATION, AS November RECEIVER FOR S H O R E B A N K P l a i n t i f f , v . JOEL V. WORDLAW, BELINDA K. WORDLAW, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 7969 1220 EAST 69TH ST. Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 5, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 6, 2012, at the The Judicial
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR S H O R E B A N K P l a i n t i f f , v . JOEL V. WORDLAW, BELINDA K. WORDLAW, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 7969 1220 EAST 69TH ST. Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 5, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 6, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 1220 EAST 69TH ST., Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-23-400-008-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $209,517.02. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300. Please refer to file number 21457-46782. 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. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Attorney File No.: 21457-46782 Attorney Code. 70693 Case # 12 CH 7969 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. I481168
SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., TRUSTEE AS FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST MORTGAGE FRANKLIN LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN A S S E T - B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2; P l a i n t i f f , s . v LARRY SEYMOUR; UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES OF AND SEYMOUR, IF ANY; LARRY UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , CH 43442 11 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Judgment of that Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 13, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: 20-16-121-034-0000. P.I.N. Commonly known as 722 West 59th Street, IL 60621. Chicago, The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order possession. of Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be for inspection open For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W11-3479. JUDICIAL SALES INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I481070
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT COUNTY CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE FOR AS STRUCTURED ASSET THE SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 2006-NC1 P l a i n t i f f , s . v REGINALD SCOTT A/K/A REGINALD D. C O T T ; S UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY CHICAGO; OF STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN AND OWNERS NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , CH 24651 09 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on May 18, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 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. 20-20-414-031-0000. Commonly known as 6834 South Green Chicago, IL 60621. Street, The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 983-0770. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale. W 0 9 0 7 0 0 8 5 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I480909
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . GLORIA ADAMS; SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., F/K/A AMERICAN G E N E R A L FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, I N C . ; KENYATTA BAXTROM; UNKNOWN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK HEIRS AND LEGATEES COUNTY, ILLINOIS OF GLORIA ADAMS, IF ANY; COUNTY DEPARTMENT UNKNOWN HEIRS AND CHANCERY DIVISION LEGATEES OF KENYATTA BAXTROM, U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, IF ANY; UNKNOWN S U C C E S S O R OWNERS AND NON RECORD TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, CLAIMANTS; Defendants, N.A., AS 12 CH 17106 SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., NOTICE OF SALE AS TRUSTEE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST that pursuant to a Judgment of FRANKLIN MORTGAGE Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN entitled cause on September 24, 2012 A S S E T - B A C K E D Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2; on Monday, December 10, 2012 at the hour P l a i n t i f f , of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West v s . Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, LARRY SEYMOUR; UNKNOWN HEIRS Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest AND LEGATEES OF bidder for cash, as set forth below, the LARRY SEYMOUR, IF ANY; following described mortgaged real estate: UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON P.I.N. 20-28-220-046-0000. RECORD CLAIMANTS; Commonly known as 7322 South Perry D e f e n dBlacks a n t Msust , control wn c o heir t 2012 Avenue, Chicago, ILoMMunity 60621. 11 CH 43442 The mortgaged real estate is improved NOTICE OF SALE with a single family residence. If the PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a that pursuant to a Judgment of common interest community, the purchaser Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above of the unit other than a mortgagee shall entitled cause on September 13, 2012 pay the assessments required by Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the on Friday, December 14, 2012 at the hour Condominium Property Act. of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest No refunds. The property will NOT be bidder for cash, as set forth below, the open for inspection following described mortgaged real estate: For information call the Sales Clerk at P.I.N. 20-16-121-034-0000. Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Commonly known as 722 West 59th Street, Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60621. Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-1459. The mortgaged real estate is improved INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 24, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 10, 2012 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. 20-28-220-046-0000. Commonly known as 7322 South Perry Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-1459. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I480906
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS GRANTOR TRUSTEE OF THE PROTIUM MASTER GRANTOR TRUST; Plaintiff, v s . ADRIAN GRANT; STATE OF ILLINOIS, D E P A R T M E N T OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE ADRIAN GRANT; OF UNKNOWN OWNERS, NON RECORD AND CLAIMANTS TENANTS AND UNKNOWN Defendants, OCCUPANTS; CH 935 12 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on July 6, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 10, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7636 Eberhart Chicago, IL 60619. Avenue, 20-27-409-033-0000. P.I.N. The mortgaged real estate is 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 Act. Property Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff's Attorney, Blommer Peterman, S.C., 165 Bishops Way, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005. (219) 793-9680. 2 0 1 1 - 0 1 6 8 8 - 1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I480895 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI 2007-WFHE2 Plaintiff v s . CARLENE LUELLEN; HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF C A R L E N E LUELLEN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 43159 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 19, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, December 21, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-26-302-008-0000. Commonly known as 7515 SOUTH DREXEL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e . For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 0 2 3 3 8 9 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482986
units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e . For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 0 2 3 3 8 9 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482986
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Delaware trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Co-Trustee for Government Loan Securitization Trust 2011-FV1 P l a i n t i f f , v s . Jennifer O. Schultz; City of Chicago; Unknown Owners and Non-Record C l a i m a n t s D e f e n d a n t s , CH 12348 12 Sheriff's # 120685 Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on January 3, 2013, at 1pm in room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Common Address: 7450 South Euclid Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60649 P.I.N: 20-25-136-119-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a single family residence. Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, assessments. special Premise will NOT be open for inspection. Firm Information: Plaintiff's Attorney FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 630-983-0770 866-402-8661 fax 630-428-4620 This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I478816
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY D I V I S I O N THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, 2007-5, SERIES P l a i n t i f f V . JIMMY CHRISANTHOU; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., D e f e n d a n t s , D e f e n d a n t s 09 CH 16791 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 6938 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 08-009725 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on October 4, 2012, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on January 7, 2013, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 6938 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Permanent Index No.: 20-22-317-017 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $ 243,566.18. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I478531
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Park District names court in honor of basketball “Godfather” By J. Coyden Palm When McGlother “Mac” Irvin died from complications from diabetes on Christmas Eve last year, condolences from around the world poured in for the man who is credited with starting club basketball in the United States. Over 3,000 people attended his funeral as state police led a convoy of more than 100 cars to his final resting place at Lincoln Cemetery in suburban Alsip. Irvin, nicknamed the “Godfather” of Chicago basketball because
a fitting honor to a man who dedicated his life to helping the youth of Chicago through athletics. It was Irvin along with Sonny Vaccaro, founder of the ABCD All American Camp, that made club and travel basketball teams the primary way in which today’s college basketball players are recruited. “Mr. Irvin’s legacy lives on in the lives of the people he touched,” Emanuel said. “Mac was able to reach kids that were not able to be reached by others. He will forever be remembered for his positive contributions to his community and
MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL joined Louise Irvin, widow of Mac Irvin and Ald. Carrie Austin at an event honoring the man known as the Godfather of Chicago basketball. of his ability to get high school play- for providing opportunities for ers college scholarships, was hon- hundreds of kids to get a college edored recently by Mayor Rahm ucation through the sport of basketEmanuel and the Chicago Park ball.” Irvin, along with his wife of 46 District. Thanks to a donation from Nike, the basketball courts at Fern- years Louise, got their children inwood Park, 10348 S. Wallace in volved in athletics at an early age. Irvin’s neighborhood have been ren- Irvin himself starred as a prep basovated and renamed Mac Irvin ketball player at Tilden High School and later played in college. Courts. After a long career as an executive Emanuel described Irvin as a “pillar” in his community and an am- at Xerox, Irvin turned a small bassador not just for basketball, but South Side basketball program he for Chicago. Family and friends created in 1992, the Mac Irvin said the re-naming of the courts was Fire, into a nationally recognized
NBA AGENT BYRON IRVIN, son of the legendary "Godfather" of basketball Mac Irvin, speaks at a ceremony honoring his father's legacy in Chicago on Saturday. powerhouse. Alums of the Mac is where we started fighting together sports agent, said his dad was a faIrvin Fire include current and for- to make sure we got a better field ther not just to his biological chilmer NBA players Antoine Walker, house for the kids in our communi- dren but to dozens of other youth in the community. He said Chicago Melvin Ely, Jeremy Pargo and ty.” Mustapha Farrakhan Sr., son of must reinvest in their parks to help Juwan Howard. Alderwoman Carrie Austin is not Minister Louis Farrakhan also had kids engage in positive activities that only the Irvins’ political representa- been touched by the Irvin family. can improve their quality of life. tive in the city council her children Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. played four Irvin said parks often have progrew up with the Irvins and partici- years at the University of Virginia grams like arts and crafts, sports and and is now playing for the Iowa En- other activities that keep kids enpated in many of the same sports. “I thought I was going to have a ergy in the NBA developmental gaged while their parents are at work. basketball star but it didn’t work,” league. “This park is a place that kept so “We all owe a debt of gratitude to Austin joked at the ceremony. “This honor today is for the man who has Mac Irvin,” Farrakhan Sr. said. “It is many kids off the street and it was a imparted wisdom into our chil- because of Mac Irvin’s service to his good opportunity for us to play basdren’s lives on and off the basketball community that we are all here to- ketball, baseball and participate in court, when they were kids and day. In some way he touched all of so many other events,” he began. “It now adults. He would tell the girls, our lives. He’s shown us that if was a place we could always call ‘watch how your mother is treated you’re not a selfish person and you home. My father would be so then you will know what kind of know that your life is here to serve thankful today for so many people man you want.’ And as a communi- others that whenever God calls you coming here today to honor him. ty we are grateful for that. It was in, there won’t be just a few people Hopefully we can start doing many very heart-wrenching for me today to come and pay their respects to things here in the park that we used to put this resolution together on you it will be a community like to do that kids have gotten away from. We want to continue his behalf of the City Council, but Mr. this.” Irvin’s oldest son, Byron, now a legacy here at Fernwood Park.” Irvin deserves this honor. This park
Simeon heads to Prep Bowl with win over Morgan Park Wolverines will try and snap CPS eight-year losing streak at Soldier Field this Friday
The Public League football championship started with a bang last Friday Night at Gately Stadium as Charles Bournes electrified fans braving bitter conditions by taking the opening kickoff back for a touchdown for Morgan Park. But in the end Simeon proved to have stronger horses than the Mustangs during a 35-14 victory as the Wolverines repeated as Public League Champions in front of a crowd of 500 fans. Simeon (10-2) will now represent the Public League in the Prep Bowl against Brother Rice (7-5), who defeated St. Rita 34-30 to win the Catholic
League crown. The game will be played on Friday, Nov. 23 at 11 a.m. at Soldier Field. Simeon immediately responded after Bournes opening kickoff return by putting together a drive that ended in a 17-yard TD pass from Elcee Burke to Jon Gardner in the first quarter. Burke added a 10-yard scoring run in the second and a 5-yard touchdown run in the third and was named MVP of the game. “We wanted to come out and put them away early because after all of the drama that happened in the first game earlier this year, we knew they had the confidence to play with us,” Burke said. The two teams’ first meeting was stopped partway through the game after a melee erupted in the stands. The game was finished a
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few days later with Simeon winning 13-6. After both teams were eliminated in the state playoffs they were on a collision course to meet again in the city playoffs. “We would much rather be playing for a state title this weekend, but representing the Public League in the Prep Bowl is still an honor,” said Gardner, who had two interceptions in the game for Simeon. Simeon took the lead for good when junior Darnell Cockrell caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Burke with 1:03 remaining in the first half to erase a 14-13 deficit. Cockrell added to his big night by running a punt back 76 yards for a score with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter. “I thought I might run out of bounds near the 20 but I was able
to maintain my balance and take it all the way,” said Cockrell, describing the play that was talked about by the officials before ruling it a score. That touchdown all but finished the Mustangs, who had a rebound season under first-year Coach Wesley Yates. Last year Morgan Park suffered a losing season for the first time in 10 years after the departure of longtime coach Lexi Spurlock. “We had a very productive year and we’ve put the program back on the map and will have a lot to build on for whoever is the coach next season,” said Yates, who is the athletic director and came out of coaching retirement for this year. “Obviously a lot of decisions on next year will depend on what the administration looks like.” Saturday, November 24, 2012
Morgan Park has not had a principal in two years when Dr. Beverly Shingles left to become the principal at the new South Shore High School. Morgan Park parents are starting to put pressure on Mayor Emanuel and new schools CEO Dr. Barbara Boyd-Bennett to do something about the problem. Bournes also scored the Mustangs other touchdown in the game. On his second score, Bournes took a reverse from quarterback Andre Newell 27-yards to give Morgan Park their last lead at 14-13 in the second quarter. Yates said Bournes is a pure talent that will do very well on the next level. “Good blocking up front, he saw the hole and he hit it,” said Yates describing Bournes’ first score. “After that he just turned on the speed.” 19
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