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APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED Protests continue as efforts to recall mayor begins
By J. Coyden Palmer As Mayor Rahm Emanuel was issuing an apology to the city inside the chambers of the City Council on December 9, hundreds of protestors jammed the hallways and streets around City Hall demanding the mayor resign. With the community fuming not just over the Laquan McDonald case, but the recent release of a video showing Chicago police officers tasering another Black man to death inside the 5th District, protesters of all races are demanding change. “I’m proud of these young people as they are
Continuing Coverage See pages 2 and 3 not turning the city upside down, but are showing their outrage towards the mayor and wanting change,” said Rev. Ira Acree, who was a participant in the demonstration and is a longtime community organizer. “We want input on the new police superintendent and a new Independent Police Review Authority.” Out of 400 complaints against officers in the past few years, only four have been substantiated by IPRA. The head of that department re-
signed last week. Demonstrators are ready to clean out city and county government officials who they believe keep a culture of corruption and cover-ups going. In addition to Emanuel, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and a large portion of the City Council’s Black Caucus are being targeted to be removed, specifically Aldermen Carrie Austin (34th), Will Burns (4th), Emma Mitts (37th), and Anthony Beale (9th). While Emanuel was taking responsibility for the delay in the release of the tape that showed Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting McDonald 16 times, most people said it was too little, too
late. “I don’t need your whack apology a year later Rahm Emanuel,” said 17-year-old Jayson Singleton from the North Side. “He had a responsibility to tell us the truth from the start.” Other protesters say an accumulation of police misconduct that goes back for decades is what pushed them over the top. Dennis Hendricks, a 57-year-old white male from Brighton Park, said he was joining the protesters because it is obvious there is a cultural problem where young Black men are being killed by police under suspicious circumstances. (Continued on page 2)
CPS teachers ready to vote for a strike The Chicago Teachers Union’s governing body said it would encourage all 27,000 active members to vote “yes” for strike authorization when the organization conducts a three-day vote in all Chicago Public Schools (CPS) where members work, according to the House of Delegates (HOD). The vote adds more headaches for Mayor Rahm Emanuel who’s struggling for his political life as protestors call for his resignation because of his role in the Laquan McDonald scandal. State law requires 75 percent of the entire CTU membership to approve strike authorization; with voting being conducted December 9 – 11 at the start and end of the school day in most buildings. At the conclusion of the voting, ballots will be processed by the union’s Rules and Elections Committee and District Supervisors at CTU headquarters. The process will IN A HEATED exchange, 4th Ward Alderman Roderick Sawyer (right) spars with an unidentified speaker as moderator be monitored by several members of the and WVON radio personality Matt Magill (center) looks on during a community town hall meeting at Liberty Baptist clergy who will act as independent ob- Church in Bronzeville on Tuesday, December 7. servers of the process. CTU President Karen Lewis reminded union leaders, “Our ability to withhold our labor is our power,” she said. “Teachers, paraprofessionals and clinicians have told McDonald shooting exposes years of at two prominent officials in recent weeks, “You knew. All of you knew. Thirteen us they are tired of the contract stalemate frustration in the Black community hostility has slowly worked its way towards months at City Hall during this whole thing facilitated by the Board. CPS has rejected and you didn’t know about it? You knew.” Chicago’s Black aldermen. all of our proposals, many of which have no By Erick Johnson The anger came full circle on Tuesday, DeDuring a protest in the Loop on Sunday, cost associated with them. This is unacceptprotesters booed Aldermen Emma Mitts cember 8 at a community town hall meeting at Beneath the outrage and protests from the (37th) and Pat Dowell (3rd) as they spoke. able and time to show them we are serious Liberty Baptist Church in Bronzeville. In the about fighting for our profession and for cover-up of the Laquan McDonald case, “You knew!” they yelled, referring to a cover- same place where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. something was brewing in the Black commu- up that has exploded on the national stage and organized marches, dozens of frustrated Black (Continued on page 16) nity. To many residents, it was there long be- created an ever-growing crisis at City Hall. residents unleashed a torrent of anger for two fore the scandal erupted. At a town hall meeting at Christ Tabernacle hours straight which, at times, left Black alderYears of bottled-up anger in the Black com- Church on December 1, community activist men speechless and helpless. munity is erupting after the McDonald case Cameilla Williams, 26, was one of several resiOne man said, “We have no confidence and blew the lid off the city’s problems some two dents who voiced her distrust in the city’s al- trust in your ability to govern us. You took $5 weeks ago. While the anger has been directed dermen. (Continued on page 3)
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NEWS
Meet the woman who wants to replace Anita Alvarez Cabrini-Green native Kim Foxx believes she can do a better job By J. Coyden Palmer Kim Foxx has been a lawyer for 18 years and has been a prosecutor on some of Cook County’s most famous cases. Surrounded by over two dozen Black elected officials Dec. 8 at the Holiday Inn Merchandise Mart, Foxx accepted their endorsements and vowed to be a community advocate for fighting crime. The married mother of two daughters is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. Foxx has prosecuted violent crimes like carjackings, murder, sexual assaults and an aggravated battery case in which youth were recruited by an adult to assault another adult by throwing acid in the victim’s face. But in addition to prosecuting some heinous crimes, Foxx has also worked for three years in the Cook County Guardians Office as an advocate for wards of the court. A sexual assault survivor herself, Foxx worked for several years in the sex crimes unit, prosecuting criminal priests, coaches, teachers and others who preyed on kids. Foxx realizes her campaign got a huge boost from the incumbent Anita Alvarez over her handling of the Laquan McDonald case. Foxx vowed to fight crime no matter where it takes place, even if that is on the police force. “State’s Attorney Alvarez has final-
ly pressed charges—400 days after the murder of Laquan—against Officer Van Dyke. But what about the other officers involved? The officers who filed police reports that we now know to be false are still on the force,” she said. “We must ask the State’s Attorney’s office—are those officers witnesses on any pending cases? Are any of their other cases now under review? Have they testified in other cases that we must now reconsider?” Those who stood with Foxx at the press conference said they believe she has the integrity to restore faith in the state’s attorney’s office that has been shattered by Alvarez. Many believe her background of growing up in public housing will allow her to be stern, yet compassionate to people who come through the justice system on a daily basis in Cook County. With the county having one of the highest jail populations in the nation, Foxx believes sending everyone to jail is not the way to go, especially with so many of the jail population being people with mental health conditions and youth who have committed non-violent crimes but cannot afford bail. “There is a lot of talk about restorative justice models and the Cook County juvenile courts are supposed to be structured in this model,” Foxx began. “But what happens is we only offer those services once people have been involved in the court system. So the holistic approach around restorative
Kim Foxx justice… if we’re only saving it to the people who’ve been caught up in the system, we’re really leaving a lot of people behind.” She believes the State’s Attorney’s Office should be intervening in youth crime before it happens by investing in restorative justice programs in public schools throughout the county. The Chicago Teachers Union agrees with that approach and is throwing its support behind Foxx in the election. CTU cites nationwide studies that show Black kids are far more likely to receive harsher school discipline in the form of suspensions and expulsions than
whites when kids misbehave. “After the Derrion Albert murder there was a lot of focus on how to bring a culture of calm and how do we invest in resources in the school to help kids deal with these issues,” Foxx said. “They were able to reduce the number of incidents there. They did the same thing at Evanston Township High School with peer juries and their issues were minimized. If you do a hit and miss, here and there, then those are the results you are going to get. We need a real meaningful investment across the board in CPS. It’s the schools in those neighborhoods that are the
least funded that have the most issues and need those services. We have to be mindful of how to get them those services.” Foxx also spoke about her philosophy on prosecuting small crimes. Cities like New York City believe that prosecuting “quality of life” crimes like loitering, vandalism and public urination lead to a reduction in overall crime. Foxx said this is something that needs to be done on a case by case basis. Cops have complained in recent years they are arresting more people than ever before, but that county prosecutors often dismiss cases they do not deem significant enough or are too difficult to prove. “I think fighting crime is a complicated issue,” Foxx said. “So for one kid who may tag a building because they are being goofy and don’t have the potential of being a serial criminal, if you lower the boom on him was that the right thing? If you see another person doing it consistently and you let them off the hook then they think they are going to get away with it. It’s a matter of looking at the individual cases and making sure that we’re identifying based off the facts of that individual what the punishment should be. It all comes down to how the community is best served based on the punishment that is meted out.” After a lottery this week to determine positions on the ballot in March, Foxx won the top spot and will be first on the ballot followed by Alvarez and another challenger Donna More.
APOLOGY NOT ACCEPTED (Continued from page 1) “Part of the reason young Blacks have an image problem now is because of how the police deal with them. They never deal with young white male suspects in the same way, even if they are armed to the teeth,” Hendricks said. “If I was a young Black guy, I would be terrified of the police too.” Outside the Council chambers, the protest at times was a bit raucous with pushing and taunting of police. Learning that there would be mass protests, city leaders took the step to limit access to the monthly Council meeting and directed those who were allowed inside to the mezzanine level, enclosed in Plexiglass, causing a logjam of protestors outside who became agitated after hearing the mayor’s 35-minute speech. Police moved the demonstrators outside where their numbers swelled along Randolph Street. They marched throughout the downtown area until the evening hours, and a few people were detained by police, but released within minutes. At Crusader press time, the demonstrators were headed to protest outside the IPRA meeting. Their focus is to get the board to fire Det. 2
Dante Servin, who killed innocent bystander Rekia Boyd during a warm spring evening in 2012. The gun Servin used was unregistered. He was charged with seconddegree murder, but in April, a Cook County judge dismissed the case against Servin during a bench trial stating Alvarez’s office charged him with the wrong crime. Meanwhile, State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-8th) and State Rep. Mary Flowers (D-31st) have crafted a bill that will allow for Emanuel to
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be recalled. Speaking with the Crusader via telephone, Ford said he will be “proud” to be presenting a historic bill that the citizens have been calling for the last two weeks. Ford believes it is a bill for the people and one that is long overdue. He said he was proud of the young protestors taking their concens to the streets demanding Emanuel resign and their spirit for change is in the bill. “This bill is paramount. This is a moment we can’t let go by. This is a moment to prove all of the oppres-
sion that has been taking place in our city against our people for decades,” Ford said. “With the passage of this bill, which I hope will take place soon; we will have a tool to change our city for the better.” The bill filed does have “home rule” and will require at least 71 “yes” votes in the State House and a supermajority vote in the Senate as well. In addition, it will require 90,000 petition signatures—roughly 15% of the registered voters in the last election—from Chicago residents
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and at least two Chicago aldermen to sign-off on it. There will also have to be one community organization willing to push the bill forward. Asked if she felt there would be enough votes in the House to pass the measure, Flowers sounded confident considering how many downstate lawmakers view Chicago. “This bill…let me make it plain and clear, this is a bill for a mayor of the city of Chicago to be recalled, and I’m going to give a period right there,” she said with a laugh. “I’m very optimistic about it.” Flowers said seeing the young protesters reminded her of the 60s when she protested for Civil Rights. She said the energy of the youth renewed her spirit for change as well. But, she was not totally surprised there was no process in place to remove a mayor because we’ve seen it in the past, most recently when Comptroller Judy Barr Topinka passed away unexpectedly. Her first experience with it came when former Mayor Harold Washington died. “This is a process every elected office should have. Nobody is above the law,” stated Flowers. “If there is a process to get you in, then there should be a process to get you out.” www.chicagocrusader.com
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NEWS
Protestors target Banks that profit from misery Community Organizations Rally, March and Take Creative Direct Action to Target a Shared Enemy: The Banks that Profit from Prisons, Gentrification and Climate Change
One hundred Chicagoans from a variety of movements came together Monday to organize an event called ‘Flood the Banks!,’ where they targeted various financial institutions that profit from prisons, home foreclosures, gentrification and climate change. Two bank branches, owned by Wells Fargo and Chase Bank in particular were disrupted by the protests. This action comes during the COP21 Climate Talks in Paris, which organizers say are a prime example of how corporate profits are being prioritized over the well-being of people. As was the case with the 20 previous talks, the negotiations are primarily being driven by political elites and multinational corporations that have no interest in solving the issue of climate change. Organizers thus called on people to work on creating communities that prioritize social good and ecological health rather than profit and capitalism.
During the first leg of the march, protestors marched to the 10 and 30 S. Wacker buildings that house both Chicago Mercantile Exchange offices and a Wells Fargo Bank branch. There, they called out Wells Fargo for its investments in Barnett Capital, a financial institution that is driving gentrification in Chicago’s Albany Park and Logan Square neighborhoods. Centro Autonomo, an organization currently campaigning to get Barnett Capital to cease tenant evictions in the Albany Park neighborhood, delivered a letter to Wells Fargo outlining their role in the displacement of community members from their neighborhood. In addition, protestors also called out Wells Fargo’s investments in for-profit prisons and fossil fuels. Lastly, a connection was also made between tax breaks given to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and its donations to Rahm Emanuel’s campaign for re-election, another (Continued on page 13)
PROTESTORS DEMONSTRATED IN front of Chase Bank in Chicago during a ‘Flood the Banks’ demonstration on Monday, December 7.
Anger spreads to Black Aldermen (Continued from page 1) million and knowingly gave it away.” Another male attendee stated, “We’re not going to be quiet. We’re going to raise hell until y’all go up against this mayor and join us in doing what’s right.” With a diverse Chicago City Council that has many Black and Hispanic aldermen, the city’s Black neighborhoods have been in decline despite the minority representation at City Hall. Dozens of schools have closed. Poverty and unemployment still fester, and now Mayor Rahm Emanuel is accused of covering up a police shooting as Blacks propelled him to a second term in office. As millions watched Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez fail in calming an angry city through new initiatives, Chicago’s Black aldermen face similar failures and issues of transparency in the Black community where many no longer trust their leadership. Along with Emanuel and Alvarez,
more people in the Black community are challenging Black aldermen to come clean as part of a movement to oust the mayor and fully sweep out corruption at City Hall and the police department. It’s a concern that was once held by a young generation of activists involved in the local organizations and the national movement, Black Lives Matter. Now, older residents who have grown fed up with longstanding issues in their neighborhoods have joined calls for sweeping reforms at City Hall and the police department. Their frustrations have reached a boiling point as the city’s 18 Black aldermen remain silent in calls to oust the mayor and have the U.S. Department of Justice investigation expand its probe to City Hall. Many believe that the city’s Black aldermen are part of the problem and can no longer lead the Black community. For two weeks, this criticism took a backseat to passionate pleas for the resignations of Emanuel and Alvarez.
CHICAGO ALDERMEN AT a community town hall meeting at Liberty Baptist Church in Bronzeville on Tuesday, December 8. (Photo by Erick Johnson). www.chicagocrusader.com
The two have been dogged by accusations of mishandling Laquan’s case after finally releasing a video that had been suppressed for 13 months. During this time, Laquan’s killer, Jason Van Dyke, remained on the city’s payroll. He has been charged with first-degree murder. Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has since been terminated, and Sharon Fairley has been appointed director of the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA), the beleaguered agency that has been criticized for reprimanding two officers out of 400 cases of police misconduct since it was formed in 2007. The scandal has damaged the credibility and reputation of Emanuel and Alvarez. Now, those same problems have infected the city’s Black aldermen, who are accused of allowing a cover-up to happen for 13 months and approving a $5 million settlement earlier this year with a rubber stamp. It’s an amount that many believe does not fit a crime that appears worse today than when it was approved by city leaders on April 15. The city’s finance committee put together the proposal on April 13. The transcript of that meeting was distributed to residents at the town hall meeting at Liberty Baptist Church. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Holiday Inn Merchandise Mart, many Black aldermen announced their endorsement of Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney. But when a Crusader reporter asked about the McDonald case and if enough thought was given before
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the Black aldermen voted in favor of the $5 million settlement, in a testy response, Alderman Roderick Sawyer (6th) responded, “You’re making an assumption when you haven’t spoken to anyone. There were discussions in February when the family of Laquan McDonald asked for $16 million before it was negotiated down. I didn’t need to see the tape because the advice was accurate. We agreed for $5 million for the sake of the city’s taxpayers.” Sawyer gave that same explanation at the town hall meeting at Liberty Baptist Church and drew a heated response from residents. “Why were there no questions about the life of this young man (Laquan)? If the city really wants to save money, how about cutting the millions of dollars in overtime to some of these police officers?!” “I think, in hindsight, maybe we could have been more adamant,” Dowell told the Crusader after the meeting. During the meeting, Sawyer, at times, showed some empathy, saying “I want you to be mad. Show your anger at the polls in March.” In October, the city’s Black aldermen called for the resignation of former Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, but residents say the effort was not enough to address problems that have plagued Black neighborhoods for decades. In addition to Sawyer, the town hall meeting was attended by Aldermen Dowell, Howard B. Brookins Jr.
(21st), Leslie Hairston (5th), and Alderman Michelle Harris (8th). Alderman Will Burns (4th) sat away from residents in the pews on the church’s second level. He was called to come down and join the rest of the panel. The meeting was attended by about 120 residents. Many stood in long lines to ask the panel questions. Throughout the evening, anger and frustrations remained high and peaked when residents asked the aldermen if they would join calls to ask for an expanded DOJ investigation into the practices of City Hall. As it turned out, the residents said the McDonald video set off years of frustration towards the city’s Black aldermen. One pastor complained of not getting a response from the mayor or Alderman Harris after repeated calls about his concerns and a proposal about an ordinance that promotes fair treatment of citizens by officers. A college professor from Northeastern University said she gave an assignment that required 30 of her students to contact a Black alderman and only two responded. One resident grew angry as she shared her frustrations with Harris, who she said has been an elusive politician who has lost touch with the Black community. Burns has had his share of problems with residents in his ward this year. Many have grown weary after failing to persuade the alderman to reverse his decision to rescind parking permits in their neighborhood.
The Crusader would like to give photo credit to Juan Anthony Photography for the powerful protest photos that appeared on page 11 of the December 5, 2015 issue. (juananthonyimages.com) SATURDAY, December 12, 2015
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EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL THE GENIUS OF CHIRAQ Spike Lee is brilliant; his ingenuity is refreshing in a world steeped in decadent art. This is not to say that there are not good examples of art in society; it’s just that a lot of what passes for popular culture is steeped in violence and mayhem, and that’s what tends to get the best exposure. It is as though people are bored unless the subject matter takes you into a deep dark place. The movie Chiraq was controversial even before it was made. The mayor of Chicago and other politicos were up in arms because of the bad name that it allegedly gave the city. Never mind that Spike Lee didn’t coin the term; it was home grown. And never mind that a very real problem of violence exists in Chicago. Just sweep it under the rug, but lament the situation without doing anything substantive about it. Spike Lee’s Chiraq does what art can do. In a creative way it can highlight an issue and, more importantly, make people feel “some type of way” about it. It is a satirical take on the violence that is not only evident in Chicago, but all around the world. It is done in an unexpected manner; it is not a traditional movie - Spike Lee has broken interesting ground with a fresh approach both script wise as well as in cinematography. Many Chicagoans criticize the movie and Spike Lee, calling him an opportunist. They accuse him of exploiting a very negative situation for the sake of making money. But they forget - good art is able to make people talk about issues, make money and make people think. The power of this last point is evident by the fact that Chiraq has drawn a heightened response from people who otherwise would have done absolutely nothing about the problem of violence. And one of the most endearing aspects of the movie and the controversy surrounding it is the fact that it posits a strategy, albeit a far-fetched one, that is also entertaining. In fact, under certain circumstances, it might even be plausible. One other thing that the movie demonstrates is the importance of people, and in this case Black people, being able to tell their own stories. A movie such as Chiraq could not have been made by someone of another culture, no matter how well-meaning they may be. This is not a racist statement, rather it points to the intimacy and nuances about culture that someone else may overlook. It is for this same reason that it is important to have the Black Press and electronic media - people must tell their own stories and address issues in a way that is familiar and comfortable to them. Now, about the criticism from the Black community - people have decried Black-on-Black violence for a long time, but very few, if any viable strategies of combating it have been put forth. Certainly, we have people patrols, community policing, and more. But the “snitches get stitches” attitude in the Black community just about guarantees that nothing will be done; perpetrators will not be brought to justice even when small children become the collateral or even designated targets. This is a travesty, yet people are up in arms because Spike Lee dared to highlight this wild predicament that is keeping the community enslaved by Black slave masters dwelling in the realms of gangsterism. And what’s more, Spike Lee also calls out the issue that the community is endangered not only by Black thugs, but also by the police. The true brilliance of Chiraq is in the way that the artistry deals with a very difficult subject in an unforgettable way, and for this the armchair critics should take note. While others are giving lip service to the problem, Chiraq highlights issues that are sure to be talked about, and hopefully acted upon, to help quell the tide of murderous violence not only in Chicago, but wherever people live. A luta continua.
Right now we are seeing that the Mayor of Chicago knows how to play Black people. When the Laquan McDonald video situation really heated up, he gave the people Garry McCarthy, and for a minute folks were pacified. Then the people got their wits back and started calling for Rahm Emanuel’s resignation, along with Anita Alvarez’s, the Cook County State’s Attorney. While Alvarez said hell to the no she wasn’t resigning, the mayor went into the trick bag he pulled on Black folks to get back in office. This time instead of going on TV in that sweater he borrowed from Goodwill, he had a newspaper op-ed about all that had gone wrong, and how sorry he was and how it won’t happen again. He said he “owned” the problem. Well we all knew that before he wrote one word. Rahm knows as long as he can keep Black people focused on this mess and the federal investigation that is about to hit, none of us will be thinking about the real problem that he can control - the budget. All of the hocus-pocus he has tried with the budget has not worked yet. Springfield is not sending the money he said we could get for the budget, and now the court says he has to give up
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Rahm knows Dear Editor:
that $100 million-plus he was trying to hoodwink us city retirees out of. That too was supposed to help fill in the budget hole. Well, that didn’t happen. People need to take a minute or two and find out from the mayor exactly how is he going to fix the budget and keep city services at least at the level where they are now. Everybody is piling on this video and resignation thing. Some of us need to keep our eyes on the day-to-day part of government. Rahm said Chuy Garcia didn’t have a plan when they were running against each other for me. Looks to me like it was not Garcia who was without the plan. Clair Jenkins
Let’s talk about supporting Black businesses Dear Editor:
with no Plan B – no real followup to the first action. Personally it would have made a lot more sense to take those 2,000 or so people and put a few hundred shopping on Madison Street on the West Side, on the major shopping areas in Englewood, Woodlawn, Chatham and other Black neighborhoods. It would have been a very positive step and sent a strong message that we can and do support our own. (Continued on page 16)
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COMMENTARY
Why can’t we win the Terrorist War? Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford It has been two years since our President declared the ISIS movement a “jayvee” team. He implied this terrorist coalition was no big thing and we shouldn’t worry about it. Since that time ISIS has stretched its footprint to Libya, a majority of Syria and a significant amount of land in Iraq. They are efficiently managing attacks in Africa, the United States and Europe. They are reaching their goal of terrifying most of the world. The only nation seriously committed to defeating them is France, but they need other nations to join in. The worst thing about ISIS is it is growing in numbers exponentially. The key to this growth is that they have established a Caliphate, which is a form of a state or nation. Young men and women from around the world see this as very romantic and empowering. They believe this movement can defeat the non-Muslim world and all participants will be empowered. The “poor things” are marching towards their graves, but yet they are coming in increas-
Harry C. C. Alford Alford Harry ing numbers. Some of the ISIS participants are trained and then sent back to their homelands to wait until ordered to perform Jihad (Islamic war). Others immigrate to nations like France, England and our own United States to blend into mainstream society, until ordered to strike. That is a very serious problem for us. Through negligence of our Homeland Security Administration they are allowed to come in like the Boston bombers and most recently the San Bernardino terrorists. This is going to continue and
perhaps get worse as the White House is preparing to let in over 10,000 Syrian refugees. How convenient for ISIS to blend in with these refugees and just walk into our nation and be placed throughout a myriad of local communities. It is going to be a disaster of major proportions. The above could be prevented, but for some very strange reason President Barack Obama does very little. This is causing a growing paranoia. More and more American citizens are starting to think that our President, who has a Muslim name; spent part of his childhood in a Muslim community; had Muslim parents and his closest advisor is Iranian born, Farsi speaking (Iranian language) Valerie Jarrett. Could there be a deep affinity? This is strengthened by his refusal to call this Muslim terrorism what it is. Instead, he uses the term workplace violence and any other description. He won’t call it what it is. It is making more and more people wonder whose side is he on. As presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz stated, “You can’t defeat an enemy if you don’t define him.” Congressman Michael Mc Caul, Chair of the Homeland Security Com-
mittee, said “ISIS is not on the run, it is on the move”. The first thing responsible nations need to do is destroy the Caliphate. It is natural that the United States should lead this effort. Wherever ISIS has a strong presence, such as western Iraq, we should carpet bomb them. The “Shock and Awe” approach must be applied if we want to eradicate this growing threat to civilization. Immediately following the thorough carpet bombing we must invade their territory with at least two divisions (20,000) of our active military. We should also welcome other nations’ military. The more, the better because this will speed up the process. Political posturing will not make this go away. Our President recently claimed that “We now have ISIS contained,” but within hours of saying that Paris was viciously attacked. Later, he claimed that we will have a very peaceful holiday season and not to worry. A few days later the San Bernardino Massacre took place. It appears that our leader should be quiet and start working on our national security in an efficient manner. He should also realize that Gun Control has
nothing to do with this. The more he threatens to ignore the 2nd Amendment of our Constitution (the right to bear arms), the more guns that are sold. On Black Friday over 185,000 gun permits were processed. That is an all-time national record. Liberty University has recently recommended to its faculty and students to apply (no cost) for gun permits through the Campus Police Department. In essence, Americans will not give up their weapons – it’s the last resort of safety. On Wall St. gun manufacturers’ stock is rising significantly. Let’s upgrade our current VISA system and instantly take interest in unusual activity. We must wipe out ISIS thoroughly and immediately. There is a report that the Libya wing of ISIS has secured plane simulators and is training troops to fly aircraft. Memories of 9/11 enter my mind. We can’t repeat that! Mr. President if you love this country start defending it by any means necessary. Mr. Alford is the President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www. nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org
Murder Cover-Up in Chicago By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist As more information emerges in connection with Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on October 20, 2014, the more it appears that not only was an unjustified murder committed by a person who had sworn to uphold the law, there was a cover-up at every level. Even worse, the cover-up seems to be still in effect today as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other officials scramble to cover their tracks. Let’s start with the videotaped incident. Perhaps the most illuminating public account of the shooting thus far was provided by Stephen Patton, head of the city’s law department, when he appeared at the City Council’s Finance Committee hearing on April 13, 2015. In urging the city to settle the case out of court for $5 million, he noted that Van Dyke, referred to in his testimony as Officer A, was culpable because: • McDonald did not pose an immediate threat to Van Dyke; • McDonald was walking away from Van Dyke at the time he was fatally shot; • None of the other five officers on the scene saw fit to fire their weapons at McDonald, including www.chicagocrusader.coM
George E. Curry Van Dyke’s partner; • No other people were ever placed in danger and • The use of deadly force in this case was unwarranted. For the past year, Illinois and federal authorities have supervised a joint grand jury. As proceedings dragged on, Mayor Rahm Emanuel doggedly resisted all calls to release dash-camera video of the shooting. After privately viewing the video, however, city officials acted quickly when attorneys representing the estate of the dead teen approached the mayor’s office about reaching a financial settlement. The city was in deep negotiations with attorneys for McDonald’s estate while the mayor was facing a tough re-election fight and eventual run-off with Jesus Garcia.
A final deal was struck April 8, a day after Emanuel’s re-election. Five days later, the proposed settlement was presented to the Chicago City Council Finance Committee. Relying on the testimony of corporation counsel Patton, the City Council agreed to a $5 million settlement without a lawsuit being filed or members of City Council looking at the incriminating tape. There is little doubt that if the videotape had surfaced during the height of Emanuel’s re-election campaign, he would not have won a second term. So, he directed his corporate counsel to fight all efforts to have the tape released. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, who is up for re-election next year, said City Hall made the decision to withhold the videotape from the public. ”They asked us our position in telephone calls - we said it was not our preference to release it, but it was ultimately their decision because of the FOIA,” Alvarez spokeswoman Sally Daly told POLITICO. “We’re not party to the litigation on the FOIA.” But nothing prevented Alverez from releasing the incriminating tape. More than a dozen Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests had been filed seeking release of the tape, but it took a lawsuit by Brandon Smith, a freelance journalist, to compel its disclosure under public
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records laws. Cook County Judge Franklin Valderrama ruled that the police department could not use an ongoing investigation as a reason to lawfully withhold the video because other law enforcement agencies, not the department itself, were conducting the investigation. The dramatic footage shows McDonald walking away from Van Dyke when the policeman opened fire, striking the teen at least 16 times, including after his motionless body was already sprawled on the ground. Just before release of the videotape, Alvarez hurriedly did what she could have done all along - she charged Van Dyke independent of the grand jury with first-degree murder. A separate Cook County grand jury has been convened and is expected to formally charge Van Dyke with first-degree murder, which carries a punishment of 20 years to life. Meanwhile, the mayor forced and accepted the resignation of Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, citing a loss of public confidence. The mayor has appointed a new police accountability task force to examine the McDonald case and other department issues. One of those issues involves surveillance footage from a nearby Burger King. The manager told Chicago NBC/5 that officers entered the fast food eatery the night of the shooting and when they left, 86
minutes of video appeared to be missing. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to review Chicago’s police department’s practices, a move Emanuel has labeled as misguided. The mayor said in a statement, “First and foremost, we need answers as to what happened in the Laquan McDonald case, which is why the United States attorney should swiftly conclude his yearlong investigation and shed light on what happened that night, and the actions of everyone involved.” We already know what happened that fatal night. And we also know that Rahm Emanuel fought every step of the way to keep the video of what happened that night out of public view. Now that he has forced his top cop to resign, citizens should force Emanuel to leave office as well. George E. Curry is President and CEO of George Curry Media, LLC. He is the former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA). He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at twitter.com/currygeorge, George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook, and Periscope. See previous columns at http://www.georgecurry.com/columns
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GET READY FOR KWANZAA 2015 Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835. E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Website: www.neiu.edu/ccics, Twitter: @CCICS_Chicago.
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In the wake of the rising re-emergence of the Black Student Movement in America, it is important that every segment of the African Community in America begin preparing for the Kwanzaa Season. It is estimated that more than 30 million Africans in America participate in some sort of Kwanzaa activity or event. In order for this occurrence to continue, parents, teachers, principles, ministers, business people, and community activists must begin preparation immediately. The first question, that obviously should be asked in preparation for the 2015 Kwanzaa Season is: “What is Kwanzaa and why is it so important for African people in America to celebrate?” In 1966, the Black Power explosion shook up America. The call for Black Power was a major shift away from the Civil Rights Movement, during that era. This was a movement that successfully dismantled the system of racial segregation (by law) in the southern region of the United States. However, among the masses of Black people in America, there was a deeper meaning to the idea of freedom, justice and equality that
had not been advocated by the Civil Rights Movement. The call for Black Power by Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Kwame Ture (a.k.a. Stokely Carmichael), and others, gave a new impetus for the Black Liberation Movement in America. When the smoke cleared from the Watts Rebellion in 1965, an organization emerged in the Los Angeles, California area, called US. Its leader was Dr. Maulana Karenga. After intense study of African cultural traditions, Dr. Karenga and the US Organization established the only nationally celebrated, indigenous, non-heroic Black Holiday in the United States and they called it Kwanzaa. The concept of Kwanzaa was established for Africans in America and was derived from the African custom of celebrating the harvest season. In Dr. Karenga’s own words he says, “The origin of Kwanzaa on the African continent are in the agricultural celebrations called the ‘first fruits’ celebrations and to a lesser degree the full or general harvest celebration. It is from these first fruit celebrations that Kwanzaa gets its name which comes
from the Swahili phrase Matunda Ya Kwanza.” Further, “...Matunda means fruits and ya Kwanza means first. (The extra “a” at the end of Kwanzaa has become convention as a result of a particular history).” Kwanzaa is officially celebrated December 26th to January 1st and each day a value of the Nguzo Saba (seven principles of blackness) is celebrated. The Nguzo Saba (Seven Principles) are: Umoja~ Unity To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. Kujichagulia ~ Self Determination To define ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves, instead of being defined, named, created for, and spoken for by others. Ujima ~ Collective Work and Responsibility To build and maintain our community together, to make our sisters and brothers problems our problems, and to solve them together. Ujamaa ~ Cooperative Economics To build and maintain our own
stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. Nia ~ Purpose To make as our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness. Kuumba ~ Creativity To do always as much as we can, in the way we can in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than when we inherited it. Imani ~ Faith To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Over the last forty-nine-years, through the organizing of community based Pan-African/Nationalist organizations, Kwanzaa has become institutionalized throughout the African American communities in the United States and the African Diaspora. Kwanzaa is a way to help African people in America fulfill the need and desire to be a united people, with a common set of experiences that lead us toward a common set of goals and objectives for freedom, independence, and liberation.
SYMBOLISM AND SUBSTANCE By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The University of Kentucky at Lexington (the flagship college), has shrouded an indoor mural that features paintings of enslaved African Americans bending to pick tobacco (maybe, or cotton) while a train full of white folks seems to appear on their backs. There are other offensive images in the painting, but in many ways the painting reflects a Kentucky reality. Yes, there was oppression. The artist captured a reality that others might not find popular. University President Eli Capilouto agreed to cover the mural so that the campus has an opportunity to discuss it. While students object to the mural, Ann Rice O’Hanlon (A Kentucky University Alumni), reflected reality through her lens. Some might argue that it was a relatively liberal lens, since it captured an enslavement that many would prefer not to talk about. I’m concerned that African American students are “offended” by our depiction in history. That which O’Hanlon has depicted is real. Should the mural be removed? Or, should its depiction be balanced. Enslavement was real. It is history. There is no purpose served 6
by attempting to eliminate history. The mural might be a learning experience if a work by an African American artist, offering a different depiction of the period, would be observed in the same building, ideally perhaps in the same space. Then, the space might evolve into a space where history classes or discussion groups could grapple with the history of a state-funded university (which means Black people’s taxes) that did not admit African Americans until 1949. I am excited that student activists are stepping up and speaking out about the racist and Confederate symbols that are woven into the very existence of our nation. I am repulsed whenever I have to drive down “Jefferson Davis Highway” in a Washington, DC suburb (and initially designed to go from Virginia to California) wondering why a loser like Davis (the Confederates did lose the war – imagine Hitler Avenue in Germany) gets an interstate highway named for him. The Davis Highway is not the only elevation of a loser racist South of the Mason-Dixon line. Indeed, students (and others) are right to protest the glorification of racists and racism. But those who protest racist symbols must also be aware that it is easier to lower a flag,
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Dr. Julianne Malveaux shroud a painting, or remove a name from a building or road than it is to tackle the root causes of institutional racism. There has been a laudable increase in student activism that has garnered necessary national attention. At the University of Missouri, Black student outrage, combined with the financial pressure applied by the football team (whose unwillingness to play a scheduled football game would have cost the university a million dollars), pushed both a President and a Chancellor out of their jobs. At Harvard, where the desig-
nation of undergraduate facility leaders as “house masters” has been long-debated, the university has now decided to change the way they address those in that position. At Princeton, students decrying Woodrow Wilson as a virulent racist (which is nothing but the truth), have demanded that his name be removed from college buildings. Kudos, kudos to these activist students and to their demands. Still, symbolism is not enough. How will changing the term “house masters” to “house leaders” (my suggestion) change the institutional relationships between the school and marginalized students. Will Harvard hire more Black faculty? Pay more attention to Black students? Or will the name change be symbolic and not substantive? My feelings about the buildings and programs at Princeton are similar. Woodrow Wilson’s racism caused many African Americans to lose jobs they’d scrambled hard to earn though a challenging government employment system. He cost Black people money and toppled some from solidly middle-class to working poor. Is that a legacy that should be deified? Still, unless the removal of Wilson’s name from buildings is not coupled with substantive changes in university rela-
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tionships with African Americans (including more faculty hires, more opportunities for African American students, more engagement in the community) changing a building name simply whitewashes the more critical issue of the ways African Americans have been exploited. I’d be excited if one of these universities would acknowledge their debt to the enslaved African American people by establishing mechanisms to manage the reparations issues (provide dollars and encourage other institutions to do same). I’m not as excited about taking names off buildings or moving statues. After those symbolic things happen, business goes on as usual. The #BlackLivesMatter movement has spawned a heightened awareness of structural racism, and students have been exactly right in challenging the symbol of this racism. If their efforts are to really matter, though, they must also deal with substance. Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in Washington, DC. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” will be released in 2015 and is available for preorder at www.juliannemalveaux.com www.chicagocrusader.com
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strike and he continued to change parking permits in his ward without notice? . . . When Alderman Pat Dowell finally realized that the Pilgrim
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THIS WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS . . . . . . When Iron drawers Rahm Emanuel said he was sorry. But sorry for what?? We already know he is a sorry individual, so what is he sorry for? Sorry for being caught – you betcha!!! Kudos to the writer of the speech for Rahm that he presented at a special meeting of the City Council, ‘cause it said all of the right things. But the speaker was not convincing to the demonstrators. Too much do do has gone on before. He was given encouragement
Harry Donald C.Trump Alford Richard Harry C. M.Alford Daley Daley was seen wiping his brow and saying “Hallelujah I quit just in time. But for the grace of quick thinking goes I.” Ima’s source didn’t say if he was seen being accompanied by his brown-skinned honey. . . . When Chicago’s Black Aldermen were called out and have been warned that they better start representing the folks who voted them in or they will be asked to exit City Hall. No wonder our wards on the south and west sides often look like dey been bombed in an undeclared war. Dey better know there is a new sheriff in
with other body parts. A word should be sufficient to the wise! -Ima-
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Harry Pat Dowell C. Alford Baptist Church folks did not meet the deadline to submit plans for the church structure that has been a scaffold eyesore for many years. And by the way there has been no accounting for the millions of dollars raised to fix the problem!! Hmmmmm . . . And finally on the national scene that Donald Trump has hopefully exhausted his list of folks to dump on? Let’s see the Mexicans, Carly Fiorina, the immigrants as a whole, Black folks, now the Muslims – Ima hope she listed everybody. If Ima was Trump I’d think again about the Muslims, dey don’t play that and he might find his most treasured hair piece in the garbage along
your day is coming. Members of your churches if you have one, know how to hurt you: the same way Rahm will be hurt when the business people that were hurt on Black Friday and other days when the young folks marched on North Michigan Avenue and the Loop throw the thinning hair in the middle of Rahm’s Mohawk under a bus, train and airplane. And by the way Rahm you may think we ain’t noticing that you have tried to effectively ignore the President’s (Barack) nemesis Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. and exclude him. But where is the President when you need him???
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Rahm we heard what you said to the lackey preachers that you been doling out a few bucks and a few jobs to. And to the lackey preachers
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Ima could not finish this piece without saying how proud she is of the young and old folks that are participating in the demonstrations. They have conducted themselves so dignified and smart and have not fallen into the pitfalls of bad behavior that has been a problem in past events. While not fully embracing the senior citizens that were a part of the civil rights movement, they have not dissed them and disrespected them. Ima would be out there with you ‘cept she gets to drinking her white lightnin’ and then her conduct could turn ugly. You don’t need that so she bees cheering from the sidelines!!
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Rahm Harry Emanuel C. Alford (caught on film) from Alderman Roderick Sawyer, who heads up the City Council Black Caucus. How about that??? Whoever gave the Mare the advice to say he was sorry would have been taken as a good first step if Rahm had not been continuously arrogant, changed his mind about welcoming the DOJ investigation and slow to throw under the bus Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. So the protests continued for many hours after the words floated away in the air. The controlled audience behind plexiglass and the second floor may have kept it quiet in the chambers itself, but did not discourage the demonstrators from voicing their displeasure. I guess dey had better go to Plan B (if there is one). . . . When Mayor Richard M. www.chicagocrusader.com
town. And aside to Alderman Carrie Austin: do you really believe that Rahm did not cover up the Lajuan McDonald case cause he knew it would hurt his reelection? Really???? And did Alderman Will Burns think the appropriate thing to do at the town hall meeting at Liberty Baptist Church was to sit in the balcony, away from the rest of his cohorts that
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR YOUR VOICE MATTERS TASK FORCE UPCOMING MEETINGS: The Your Voice Matters Task Force has been conducting meetings as a part of the Auburn Gresham Business Development Corporation on Chicago’s South Side to collect community input as the organization develops a comprehensive plan to address the issues in neighborhoods. The group is in the infant stages of creating great change within the community. The next meeting dates are Wednesday, December 16 at 5 p.m., for a Business Development meeting at the Urban Partnership Bank, 7801 S. State Street, 2nd Floor, and Thursday, December 17, 5:30 p.m., which is a BOLD Goal: Education and Youth Development meeting. The location is at South Side Unity, 9320 South Ashland Avenue. PRE-KWANZAA HOLIDAY MARKET AND CELEBRATION: Africa International House USA, Inc. and the Chicago Park District present a Pre-Kwanzaa Holiday Market and Celebration. It will take place Friday, December 18, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., and Saturday, December 19, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Harriet Harris Park, 6200 S. Drexel Avenue. RE-CYCLING HISTORY-BLACK METROPOLIS/PULLMAN PORTER GREAT MIGRATION TRAIL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (APRPPM} in partnership with the Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism Council (BMC&TC} and the Slow Roll Chicago bicycle movement is proud to present the Re-CYCLING History: Black Metropolis/Pullman Porter Great Migration Trail Environmental Education Program. This series of communitybased workshops will be ONGOING at the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, located in the National Park Service Pullman National Monument. The intent of the workshop series is to educate the public about the emergence of the south lakefront region of Chicago, as a premier outdoor recreational area under the banner of “America’s Great Outdoors.” The south lakefront region of Chicago, where African Americans were restricted by legal restrictive covenants for the first half of the 20th Century, within the boundaries of the Black Metropolis, has emerged in the 21st century from a rust belt former industrial area into a premier outdoor recreational and maritime regional heritage tourism destination attraction under the banner of the Millennium Reserve Initiative. Seating for the community-based workshops is limited. For more information contact: Harold L. Lucas, President/CEO, Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism Council, Bronzeville Visitor 8
Information Center (DBA), 3501 South Martin Luther King Drive, Suite One East, Chicago, Illinois 60653 or by phone at 1-312-7944167; email: visitbronzeville@gmail.com; website portal: www.bviconline.info, and Bronzeville International Radio: www.live365.com/stations/bronzeradio RED PANDA CUBS AT LINCOLN PARK ZOO: Lincoln Park Zoo’s first-ever red panda cubs Clark (male) and Addison (female) have been cleared to join mother Leafa and father Phoenix on exhibit at Kovler Lion House and will be on and off exhibit intermittently as they continue to acclimate from their nest box behind-the-scenes after 1 p.m. and 10 a.m. every day. Born June 26, Addison and Clark have spent the last few months growing in size and strength, developing the essential tools for climbing and becoming more independent. Red pandas are raccoon-like in appearance and have panda in their name, but are not related to either species – genetics have shown red pandas belong to a unique family. Red pandas hail from the Himalayan mountain range and due to habitat loss and poaching, red pandas are considered a vulnerable species. For more information, visit www.lpzoo.org/redpanda. INSIDE ANCIENT EGYPT: The Field Museum is one of the few places in the country where you can explore an ancient Egyptian tomb. The Museum’s three-story recreation of a mastaba features two authentic rooms from the 5,000-year-old tomb of pharaoh’s son Unis-Ankh. From hieroglyphs, mummies, and a Book of the Dead, to a marketplace showing artifacts from everyday life, this ONGOING exhibition demonstrates how the elaborate preparations that ancient Egyptians made for the afterlife give clues to their lives on Earth—and to what ancient Egyptians might have had in common with people today. The Field Museum is located at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 606052496. For more information, call 312- 922-9410. TEEN LEARNING LAB: High school students can continue to learn outside their classrooms and explore a space designed for teens, by teens at Shedd’s Teen Learning Lab. Free for high school students, the lab provides tools and resources to combine a passion for both science and technology and to put ideas in action. Beyond the latest technology, the Teen Learning Lab pairs students with aquarium experts to provide feedback on projects and offer guidance when needed. Teens can record podcasts, create videos, engage in social media activities, explore a career in aquatic science and even conduct scientific re-
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RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL RESTORATION is the recent winner of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. It was presented at the BBB’s luncheon on November 19th at Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel to Rainbow was honored for their effort to promote ethical business practices as a contractor, which is often associated with unethical business practices. Pictured with the BBB staff: Pictured from left to right, Carl Jacobson, BBB Chair; Hosea Sanders of ABC7 News Chicago; Niki Ramirez, John Gurtler, Kevin Anderson, Mia Hansen, Rainbow International; and Steve J. Bernas, President & CEO of BBB Chicago and Northern Illinois. search. The Teen Learning Labs take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., and Saturdays: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Shedd Aquarium is located at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. For more information, call 312-939-2438. TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: The Tom Joyner Foundation® is now accepting applications for its signature Full Ride scholarship program that will cover all expenses of one student planning to attend an
HBCU in the fall of 2016. Students will receive full tuition and stipends for up to 10 semesters to cover oncampus room and board and books. Students must meet the required academic standards each semester to renew the funds each year. To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria: A United States citizen; Current high school seniors attending school in the United States (applicant must be anticipating completion of high school degree in the spring of 2016); Minimum high school grade point average of 3.50 (on a 4.00 grade scale, excluding
home school studies) & minimum SAT score of 2100 (combined math, essay and verbal score) or ACT score of 30. Applicants must apply and be accepted to an HBCU by July 1, 2016 and must have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities. The applications must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2016. Interviews will occur in April 2016. For more information, visit http://www.tomjoynerfoundation.org
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Don’t Let Small Dollar Loans Ruin Your Holidays By Charlene Crowell In this wonderful time of the year when family and friends gather in good cheer to celebrate the holidays, nearly everyone has a number of lists. From greeting cards to shopping for gifts, decorations and more, lists are made and reviewed to keep pace with the barrage of seasonal activities. But if holiday lists seem bigger than budgets, turning to a highcost, small dollar loan can turn joy and merriment into a financial quagmire. The good news is that with a timely reality check, most consumers can avoid holiday financial nightmares. A key step is to walk or drive past the brightly-colored signs advertising high-cost, small dollar loans. Both payday and car title loans can provide quick cash; but the harms caused by these loans create will likely linger past the winter’s cold. Most importantly, these predatory loans often lead to consumers paying more in interest and fees than for the money borrowed. Research by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) has
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found that predatory payday loans generate $3.5 billion in fees from repeat borrowers who are unable to fully repay the original loan, usually in two weeks’ time. With average annual interest rates at 391 percent, 9 out of every 10 payday loans go to borrowers who get trapped in five or more loans per year. Like payday loans, car title loans are often marketed as an easy way to get cash without a credit check – but with interest rates that tend to be 20-30 times higher than that of credit cards. The average car title loan of $500 can only be secured by signing a personallyowned car as collateral. Further, the loan will only be a fraction of the marketable value of the vehicle. While the lender holds on to a car title, the borrower is faced with triple-digit interest and in the worst cases, the loss of personal transportation. As harmful as payday and car title loans are, other seemingly harmful small dollar transactions can also cause financial havoc. If you believe pre-paid cards will always avoid financial rip-offs, think again. Before paying cash
Harry C.Crowell Alford Charlene for this convenient form of plastic, read all of the fine print that explains the terms and fees that come with its usage. Terms and options can and do vary significantly. Many include a range of fees from activation, to learning your current balances, reloading monies and in some cases fees for inactivity. By the time all applicable fees are assessed, the amount of money actually available on that prepaid card can shrink and shortchange how far it can help on purchases.
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Similarly, the convenience of debit cards can easily trigger overdraft charges for consumers with slim or no checking account cushions. By keeping track of receipts and balancing checkbooks, consumers using debit cards can usually limit or avoid overdraft fees. Failure to keep track of expenditures on the card can lead to multiple overdraft fees in a single billing cycle. Worst of all, most consumers using their debit cards never realize the overdraft fees incurred until the next bank statement is received, weeks after the purchases were made. Depending upon your bank or credit union, overdraft fees vary in cost as well as an acceptable number to keep accounts open. Too many over-
drafts can lead to involuntary account closures. CRL research shows that although overdraft fees vary by institution, the average $35 overdraft fee on a debit card is double the amount of the overdraft itself. To date, at least 14 banks have been sued for changing the order of debit-card purchases to maximize fees. This holiday season, try adding a full measure of practical sense to help your dollars preserve the spirit of the season and all of its celebrations. Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org
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Community leaders reopen The Woodlawn community received a huge shot in the arm on November 20 with the reopening of The Historic Strand at 6321 South Cottage Grove. The occasion was recognized with a ribbon-cutting event that was attended by Chicago’s movers and shakers and also to celebrate the historic renovation’s completion two months ahead of schedule ... and on budget. Built in 1914 by the architectural firm of Davis & Davis (the same architectural team that did Wrigley Field, the St. James Chapel of Quigley Prep, and Old Comiskey Park) and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (2013), The Hotel Strand lived through some exciting, finger-popping good times when 63rd Street & Cottage Grove was
the place to go to be seen and have a good time, shop, conduct business, dine and dance, and experience the bustling metropolis. But the changing face of time caused the once grand 80,000 sq. ft. Hotel Strand to fall on hard times. Very hard times. Numerous architects started rehab projects that never worked. Owned by the City of Chicago, the beaten-down property laid vacant for over ten years. Peter Holsten, president of Holsten Real Estate Development – a visionary with an impressive track record, who has been profiled on “60 Minutes” for his innovative approach to affordable housing – enters with a plan for breathing life into Hotel Strand. Holsten’s previous developments include The Sutherland (49th & Drexel),
The Norman (Wilson Avenue), the Bryn Mawr (N. Kenmore), North Town Village (7 acres between Division & Halsted), Hilliard Towers (Cermak Road), and Wilson Yards (Broadway). The City of Chicago liked Holsten’s plan to renovate the historic property, so 101 years after it first opened in 1914 … the rehabbed Historic Strand is now open. The Historic Strand is now 62 units of rental housing above retail space on the first floor. Comments property manager Latrice Hayes, “We are thrilled to have over 200 applications from excited prospective tenants; some tenants have aleady taken occupancy! According to architect Chris Lee, President of Johnson & Lee Architects, “We wanted to keep the street animated, which retail on the first floor will accomplish … and access to the green line enhances the transit-oriented development.”
LOCATED IN THE City’s 20th Ward, Alderman Willie B. Cochran speaks at the grand opening.
Retail @ The Historic Strand:
PUBLISHER DOROTHY R. LEAVELL (Chicago Crusader) with Jackie and Peter Holsten, President of Holsten Real Estate Development.
“Returning to the Historic Strand will be entrepreneur Shireen Jamil with a Subway Sandwich store. Says Shireen, “I had a sandwich shop in this very location twenty years ago! It was a challenging experience — the neighborhood was in flux and the building was falling down — but our sandwiches were good and the people came! To return with a Subway shop in this gorgeous building is truly a blessing, and is so great for the neighborhood.” “Cosmetologist Jacqueline Lynch and artist Bill Lynch, owners of Ariel Joseph Art Gallery & Salon, comment, “We are both creative types — she on hair and me on canvas (Continued on page 11)
STACIE NEKUS (Alliant Capital), Phil Johnson and Jackie Taylor Holsten, Sr. VP, Holsten Real Estate Development.
ARCHITECT CHRIS LEE (Johnson & Lee Architects), Caterer Renee Bradford (C’est Si Bon Catering) and Reverend Tolliver.
ANTHONY RUBANO (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency), David Reifman (Dept. of Planning and Development), and Lisa DiChiera (Landmarks Illinois).
ANTWANE LEE, Azalynn May, Laura Gilmore, YaVaughn Harlston, Erroll O’Neal and Chris Lee.
GUESTS TOUR NEWLY renovated apartment in the Historic Strand.
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en the historic Strand Hotel (Continued from page 10) — so why not combine our talents and showcase in one space! We are very excited to be a part of The Historic Strand.” “Eddie Odish and Chris Meram will operate MetroPCS, a cellular phone store offering MetroPCS cell
phones and service. MetroPCS is owned by T-Mobile and offers unlimited talk, text, and data for $60 per month! The partners, who also have stores in LaGrange, Bensenville and Glendale Heights, say, “We wanted a location on the south side of Chicago, and when we saw that
The Historic Strand was opening, we jumped on the opportunity to be on the first floor. The area is alive and is very busy … we are excited to be a part of a growing community.” The team put together by Holsten Real Estate Development for the rehabilitation of The Historic
BOB ISRAEL (Save Our Community Coalition), Bob Mathes (Linn-Mathes General Contractors), Lawrence Grisham (City’s Dept. of Planning & Development).
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BOB MATHES (Linn-Mathes), Andy DeCoux (Illinois Housing Development) and Jamie Campbell (IHDA). (All photos by Bob Black) Comments Peter Holsten, “To Strand included Financial Partners City of Chicago, Depart- build a community, you have to ment of Planning and Develop- do it from the inside out. This ment; Illinois Historic Preservation means that we as the developers Agency; Illinois Department of must make more than a bricksCommerce and Economic Oppor- and-mortar commitment – we tunity; Citibank; Alliant Capital; have to start with the people. We and LISC, as well as the Profes- must all commit to making a difsional Services of Johnson & Lee ference in the city.” The re-opening of The Historic Architects (architect), LinnMathes, Inc. (contractor), and Strand is certainly making a difMcGuire Igleski (historic consul- ference to the people of Woodlawn! tant).
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By Raymond Ward A NEW YEAR EXPERENCE: Diana Martinez, Director of the McAnnich Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage will lead an exclusive Behind-the-Scenes theater experience around the pre-Broadway engagement of “Gotta Dance” starring Stephanie Powers, Georgia Engel and the original WIZ, André De Shields at Chicago’s Bank of America Theatre on Sunday, January 3rd from 12:00 NOON until 6:30 PM. From Jerry Mitchell, the director/choreographer of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Kinky Boots, comes the incredible true story of ten determined dreamers who audition to dance at half time for a major basketball team. They have three things in common: they love to dance, they have something to prove, and they are all over the age of 60. It isn’t until they make the cut that they find out they won’t be dancing tap, salsa or swing—-they are going to bring down the house with a style that’s entirely new to them: hip-hop. This group of ordinary seniors with extraordinary dreams battles prejudice, selfdoubt and each other as they face the chance of a lifetime to bust a move at center court in front of 20,000 screaming fans. The MAC’s Gotta Dance Behind-the-Scenes Theater Experience begins at the front entrance of Glen Ellyn’s McAnnich Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd at 12:00 NOON where ticket holders will take them to the Bank of America Theatre in the heart of downtown
By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
The great André De Shields talks Gotta Dance and his long theatre career After a great television production of The Wiz Live that went “new school” with a cast that included Common, Queen Latifah, and Orange is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba, Chicago will be treated to the talents of an “oldschool” performer who fantastically played the character of “The Wiz” in the original Broadway production in 1975.” André De Shields is in a current
“My journey in the theatre has taken me from chorus boy to featured player, from leading man to character actor, from Sportin’ Life to Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, from messianic to anthropomorphic roles. With each character that I inhabit, I allow him to approach the stage as if he were the central figure, because the stage demands that it be commanded.”
nation of vigorous exercise, judicious eating and constant prayer. While on the metaphysical plane, the understanding that theatre—in its most fundamental form—is storytelling, and that storytelling has the power to transform lives, to alter governments, and to change the world keeps me going.” The DePaul Award took him
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André De Shields Chicago. Upon arrival at the theater, they will enjoy a 45-minute private pre-show suite experience with an open bar, crudities’ (a variety of crisp fresh vegetables, served with Green Goddess dressing) and mini sandwiches (grilled chicken breast topped with pesto, roasted red peppers and arugula; roast beef with whipped horseradish) before taking their seats in the front row of the Mezzanine. At intermission all will retreat to the private suite to enjoy an open bar, brownies and cookies. Following the show there will be an opportunity for a “Q&A” with members of the cast and staff before everyone boards the bus for the return trip to the MAC commensurate with a post-show discussion led by Martinez. Tickets for this experience are $160.00 and include bus transportation to and from the show, ticket to the performance, pre-show cocktails & appetizers, intermission desserts & open bar and post-show discussion. Tickets are available by phone by calling the Box Office at 630-9424000 (not available online). For more information, visit AtTheMAC.org or call 630-942-4000. 12
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production of “Gotta Dance,” and most recently received the Excellence in the Arts Award from DePaul University’s Theater School. He shared some insight into his long, brilliant career and his thoughts about receiving the award. The Baltimore-born De Shields has performed in King Hedley II, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Jungle Book, among a number of off-Broadway and Broadway productions. When asked whether he ever thinks it’s time to just rest and enjoy the fruits of his labor and let other performers do their thing, De Shields was enthusiastic and full of life. “The operative word in this question is ‘rest.’ If I rest, I rust—not unlike the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. A life in the theatre is a calling, just as much as a life in the clergy. One does not retire from either,” De Shields said. “My art is my ministry. Like a marriage vow, the covenant the Actor makes with his calling to the theatre is until death do them part. On the physical plane, that which keeps me going is a combi-
by surprise, De Shields said, as he shared an excerpt from his award letter. Dear Mr. De Shields, Greetings from The Theatre School at DePaul University! I am writing you with the hope that you would be able to honor us by accepting our Award for Excellence in the Arts at a gala event in the fall. Your illustrious career as an actor, director, choreographer and educator make you a perfect role model for our students. You are a living legend. It would be a privilege to honor you in Chicago on behalf of our students, faculty, and staff. De Shields was honored. “Like a rainbow magically appearing out of the blue, I received a letter from John Culbert, Dean of the Theatre School at DePaul University. Of the many awards and accolades I have received during a career that spans 46 years, the Award for Excellence in the Arts ranks among the highest,” DeShields added. “It recognizes the service the Actor renders as a latter day alchemist to society at large.” DeShields waxed nostalgic about some of the roles that he’s played.
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He plays Ron in “Gotta Dance,” a man whose life has been stalled by bereavement. Two years prior Ron’s wife Judith passed away, leaving Ron to wither in endless mourning. On a bet, Ron joins a senior citizen dance company, where he encounters people of his kin, thereby restoring his zest for life. The transformation takes place in the guise of Hip Hop dance. De Shield’s “Ron” is sure to please. “I deliver because people come to the theatre for very specific reasons: entertainment, enlightenment and ecstasy. And if I can provide any one or combination of these three experiences, then all is well,” De Shields said. Finally De Shields discussed the new The Wiz production and the influence of Black artists and performers on the Broadway and live theatre scenes. “The original Broadway production of The Wiz was a game-changing effort on the Great White Way. Because by (Continued on page 13)
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Alderman to take action against Pilgrim after missed deadline By J. Coyden Palmer Alderwoman Pat Dowell told the Crusader December 8 she is preparing to take action against Pilgrim Baptist Church after church officials failed to respond to a 90-day deadline to come up with a plan for the former building’s remains on the corner of 33rd and Indiana. Residents have been fighting with the historic church for nearly a decade and have complained about trash accumulating on the property, safety concerns about the remaining walls collapsing and the sidewalks and alley adjacent to the structure being closed. “I will be sending the city a letter Jan. 1 asking for the sidewalks to be returned to the residents,” Dowell told Crusader exclusively. “I talked to them [Pilgrim officials] but I don’t have a plan or strategy from them for what they would like to do with that property given that they are not going to rebuild the church.” The GAP Community organization has been trying to work with Pilgrim officials for years to seek a resolution to the problems with limited success. GAP President Leonard McGhee has maintained the organization’s position over the last 18 months has been strictly the sidewalk issue. His recent public comments on the issue have struck the same tone on the issue. “We’re not trying to tell them what to do with their property. We just want our sidewalks back,” he said during a GAP meeting in July.
Dowell had met with Pilgrim officials earlier this year and was optimistic things could change. She was disappointed when they could not come up with a plan after agreeing to have one after being given a 90day deadline that expired at the end of October. “I think it is a complicated issue,” Dowell said. “You have a church with a dwindling population and it is probably going to cost a lot of money to do anything there. They probably have to figure out who they can partner and work with and that takes time. But the community has been patient enough and so have I and it is time we return the sidewalk to the community.” The church, which is credited with being the birthplace of gospel music, was destroyed by fire in January of 2006. Workers who were repairing the roof caused the blaze. The workers fled the scene and were never heard from again. Since that time, allegations of financial misbehavior on the part of Pilgrim deacons and board trustees have come from several current and former Pilgrim members and rumors have swirled throughout the community that the insurance money was spent and donated monies for the rebuilding fund were allegedly being used for daily operation costs. Unsubstantiated accusations that the money was stolen by trustees and deacons and used for personal purchases of vacations, cars, trips to the casino and other
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Pilgrim Baptist Church luxury items have also been rumored throughout the years. It is estimated that tens of thousands of dollars of donations poured into the church from around the country in the immediate months and years after the fire but how much exactly is an answer only a few know and they are not telling. In 2014 Crusader asked Trustee Cynthia Jones how much money the church received in donations and how much money the church had in its current operating budget. “We don’t divulge our finances,” Jones replied. The church also had an insurance policy in which a source with knowledge of the situation said was worth at least a million dollars. But no recon-
struction of the original building ever took place and Pilgrim officials have been defensive and resistant to tell how much money the church really has when Crusader and other media outlets have inquired. As of 2014 Jones said the current membership was fewer than 100 as services are held across the street from the original building. Members have also been kept in the dark, which has prompted one member, Isaac Whitman to file suit against the church in an attempt to get the financial records for the past 10 years released. One of Whitman’s suits was dismissed by Cook County Judge Sophia Hall on Nov. 23 for technical reasons. A separate suit that was filed against former Deacon Board Chair-
man Alfonso Carrington, who had barred Whitman from the church premises and a deacon board meeting, was dismissed as well on Dec. 1 by Judge Anna Demacopoulos. In both cases Whitman represented himself. Whitman tells Crusader he is meeting with a lawyer this time around and plans to file an appeal in both chancery court cases. “Barring me from the church is a violation of my Civil Rights,” Whitman told Crusader this week. “I’m going through the appeal process now. They [Pilgrim officials] are just really trying to keep people off their ass. But it’s too late for that.” The Crusader will continue to follow this story as it develops.
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(Continued from page 12) way of its success it leveled the playing field of an artistic terrain that had far too long been inhospitable to African Americans,” he said. “Previous to the 1975 production of The Wiz, the iconic story of a young girl who learns universal truths as the result of being transplanted to a land of fantasy by a natural phenomenon [theatre], was the exclusive domain of white actors. After the advent of The Wiz, there was a measurable increase in all-Black casts, non-traditional casting, ethnic diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion among the commercial arts. And now, 40 years later and still live, perhaps The Wiz will finally achieve its well-deserved place in the canon of American musical literature. The production is now in the hands of a generation whose very nourishment has been creative activism.” When asked about this generation of creative activists, like Alicia Keys, who was involved with the New York production of Stickfly, and Jada and Will Smith www.chicagocrusader.com
and Jay Z, who were involved in bringing Fela! to Broadway, De Shields replied: “It is a must. I applaud those who have stepped up. However, for African-Americans to stay in the cultural game of elevating the Black experience in the Arts, one-time investing doesn’t cut it. Effective producing on the American stage requires consistent risk taking, and the constant vetting of talent from sources sanctioned and unfixed. The challenge has been met by productions such as The Wiz; August Wilson’s Ten Play Cycle and; most recently, Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Hamilton. Meeting the challenge is always difficult, sometimes dangerous, but not impossible.” De Shields is ready for his next challenge in “Gotta Dance,” the new Broadway-bound musical about professional basketball’s first ever aged 60-and-older dance team, which begins at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St., December 13, running through January 16, 2016.
instance of the rampant corruption at these institutions. Protesters then marched to the Chase Bank branch on 230 W Monroe, where a group of ten went into the bank and unfurled a banner, that read “Chase Profits from Misery”, while chanting “What do we do with bad banks? We Chase them out!” and distributing fake money with skulls and crossbones to bank customers throughout the bank. After being escorted out of the bank by police, organizers with Black and Pink Chicago called them out for profiting from incarceration through a program called JPay in which prisoners are charged exorbitant fees to use their money, along with their funding of Enbridge which is building a network of new tar sands oil pipelines all over the midwest. Event attendees and organizers called on these financial institutions to immediately cease funding irresponsible projects that cause misery. Instead, they emphasized the need for housing as a human right, prison abolition, and real solutions to the climate crisis. They stressed that an effective way to achieve this is to
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CHASE BANK AND Wells Fargo Bank were recently the target of over 100 local protestors, who marched to the various branch locations in downtown Chicago. work together to implement deep The action is part of Flood the Syschange and build communities that tem, a fall mobilization to flood, work for everyone, not just the privi- blockade, occupy and shut down the leged and rich. “Once you start to systems that jeopardize our future think about the causes of these dif- and was organized by 8th Day Cenferent issues, it’s easy to see how they ter for Justice, Black and Pink Chicaare connected and how a tweak in go, Centro Autónomo, Energy Acthe current system won’t solve the tion Coalition, NEXOS, Nuclear problem. We need deep, systemic Energy Information Service, Rising change.” said Angie Viands of Rising Tide Chicago, We Are/Somos LoTide Chicago. gan Square SATURDAY, December 12, 2015
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WORLD OF MUSIC By Barbara Wright-Pryor charities. Signs announcing the performance advised that “Gentlemen will Please come Without their Swords; Ladies; Please not to come in Hoops and to lay aside, for One Evening, a Mode however Ornamental on other Occasions. In order to keep the Room as cool as Possible a Pane of Glass will be Removed from the Top of each Window.”
first hearing of the masterpiece as it was traditionally performed in England during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The traditional version, coupled with the exuberance of Black churches, is what many will hear while others may hear the oratorio in the Baroque style that Händel wrote in 1742 (‘The Dublin” version) as heard in the recording by Sir Neville Mariner and Academy of St.
Modern Orchestra Project, Stanleigh D. Jones, keyboard, and soloists Anisha McFarland, soprano; Gwendolyn Brown, contralto; Cornelius Johnson, tenor; and Martin Woods, bass. Singers are invited to bring a “Messiah” score (G. Schirmer or Watkins Shaw preferred) and join in the sing-along. Audience seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. South Shore Cultural Center,
Lawrence Ave., presents its 77th consecutive performance of Handel’s monumental oratorio with orchestral ensemble and soloists Jonita Lattimore, soprano; Joyce Carter, mezzosoprano; Henry Pleas, tenor; and Arthur Griffin, Jr., bass-baritone conducted from the organ console by Charles G. Kendrick, St. Mark’s organist/music director for 52 years. The public is invited to attend. Ad-
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‘Tis the season to ‘Messiah’ (Reprinted annually by popular demand) In the year 1685 two musical geniuses, who contributed much of the world’s most beautiful sacred music, were born not very far from one another in Germany. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in the town of Eisenbach in Central Germany and never traveled very far from his birthplace. George Frideric Händel was born in nearby Halle, Germany and later traveled abroad to Italy because he wanted to study the Italian method of composing opera and then moved to England to spend the rest of his life. Both Bach and Händel went on to compose major oratorios (sacred dramas) chronicling the life of Christ. Bach’s “The Passion of Our Lord according to St. Matthew” and “The Passion of Our Lord according to St. John” have withstood the test of time, as has Handel’s monumental work, “Messiah.” Each is as powerful today as it was two and one-half centuries ago. Händel, at age 56, like Duke Ellington at age 64, discontinued creating secular works and dedicated the rest of his life to composing music in the sacred genre. “Messiah” was created in a short period of twentyfour days, between August 22 and September 14, 1741. Händel’s friend Charles Jennens compiled the text for him. Approximately 4/5 of the “Messiah” text comes from the Old Testament, even the passages that describe the persecution, trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. The other 1/5 is taken from the New Testament, mostly Corinthians and the Book of Revelations. “Upon the completion of “Messiah,” Händel departed for Dublin where on April 13, 1742, the first performance was given at The New Music Hall, Fishamble Street. The admission price was one half guinea. More than seven hundred persons attended and the sum of four hundred pounds was divided between three 14
THE CHANCEL CHOIR of ST. MARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. Maestro Charles G. Kendrick (at organ with back to camera) will conduct the orchestra, choir and soloists from the organ console where he has presided as St. Mark’s organist/music director for 52 years. For additional information, call the church office at 773-846-2992. (2014 photo/Lynne Lee) The charm of “Messiah” is the per- Martin-in-the-Fields. Still others will 7059 S. South Shore Dr. Doors open mission is FREE. St. Mark’s annual presentations of fect way in which the music illustrates hear what Quincy Jones adapted in at 6:15 p.m. Admission is FREE. Sunday, December 20 at 10:30 “Messiah” began in 1938 under the and emphasizes the words. Easily un- “Joyful Celebration,” or in the “Too derstood by the people, it is always Hot to Händel” productions that a.m. The Chancel Choir of Hartzell direction of then organist/music disympathetic from the first announce- convert Händel’s arias and choruses Memorial United Methodist Church, rector Professor Walter E. Gossette, ment of the sublime subject of the Or- into contemporary versions that 3330 S. Dr. M. L. King, Jr. Dr. pre- Maestro Kendrick’s first organ inatorio: the Coming of Christ. This is gospel lovers enjoy and traditionalists sents it annual performance with An- structor. The first “Messiah” perforisha McFarland, soprano; Kamaran mances were accompanied by the Ira followed by the prophetic announce- frown upon. Three additional performances Alexis Madison, mezzo-soprano; Jef- Frazier String Ensemble, an orchestra ment of the coming of a deliverer of the people, who will appear as a Child more akin to Händel’s version yet re- frey Burish, tenor, Arthur Griffin, Jr., comprised solely of Black classicallybringing Light and Joy to a dark main during the month of Decem- bass-baritone; Charles Joseph Smith, trained instrumental musicians who accompanist; and the Chicagoland were denied membership in other ber: world.” Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m. Community Orchestra. Delano major professional orchestras of the Performances of “Messiah” are traditionally performed during the Ad- Chicago Music Association presents O’Banion, conducting. Admission is day. Maestro Kendrick assumed the position of organist/music director in vent and Christmas seasons and dur- the 3rd annual Southside Do-It- FREE. Sunday, December 20 at 5:00 p.m. September 1963, after St. Mark reloing the Lenten season as well. For Yourself Messiah, Charles Thomas some attending the various perfor- Hayes, CMA music director; Renée The Chancel Choir of St. Mark Unit- cated to Chicago’s Chatham commumances of “Messiah,” this may be a Baker, conducting The Chicago ed Methodist Church, 8441 S. St. nity.
CSO and CYSO Brass to perform holiday favorites Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Brass and members of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO) Brass will present a program of traditional favorites and symphonic masterworks arranged for brass ensemble Wednesday, December 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Ticketholders are invited to remain after the performance for a discussion about Arnold Jacobs, former Principal Tuba player for the CSO, in celebration of the centennial of his birth. Participants will include CSO Brass players Gene Pokorny, Jim Smelser, Dan Gingrich, Jay Friedman, John Hags-
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trom and Charlie Vernon and will be moderated by WFMT’s Carl Grapentine. This will occur on stage in Orchestra Hall. This concert is being presented in collaboration with the Midwest Clinic international band and orchestra conference that annually brings high school and college music students from around the world to Chicago for masterclasses, workshops and concerts. PROGRAM Gabrieli Canzon duodecimi toni Gabrieli, arr. Kreines Omnes Gentes Holst, arr. Friedman Ballet Suite from “The Perfect Fool” Nielsen arr. Snedecor Symphony No. 3, “Sinfo(Continued on page 16) www.chicagocrusader.com
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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking ness from his father and at least live as one of his hired servants. When he got to his father’s house, before he could speak, his father saw him afar out and ran to receive him. As my sister and I talked about this, I was so touched by the father’s unconditional love. (Luke 15:2-24) “But the father said to his servants,[d] ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 23 And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. 24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. Regardless of the insult of asking for his inheritance, the tremendous shame he caused his family by his worldly lifestyle—the father looked beyond his son’s selfish disgraceful and immature behavior to extend genuine love and rejoicing. Even the eldest son had a fit and was disgusted by both his father
By Effie Rolfe It’s a heart thing. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks at the heart in 1 Samuel 16:7 is a favorite scripture that has been quoted time and time again. A few days ago, my sister, Almetta and I were talking about another familiar passage of scripture—the prodigal’s son in (Luke 15:11-32). As the parable goes, the younger son wanted to fast forward the normal process and demanded that his father bequeath his inheritance immediately. Although, this was not the norm then or now, nevertheless, the father willingly acquiesced to his son’s wishes allowing the lad to have his fair share. After living a loose life and squandering his money, the naïve and spoiled brat lost his money quicker than a lottery winner. Eventually, he came to his senses and decided he would beg forgive-
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and younger brother’s actions. Tradition was for the eldest to receive the inheritance first. Also, he couldn’t understand why his father was so quick to go beyond the call of duty to embrace his younger brother after he had willfully brought shame to the family. The father spoke to the older brother and said, (Luke 15:32-32), “And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to celebrate and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.’” The real joy in discussing this passage of scripture is God genuinely loves and delights in us in spite of our selfishness, mistakes and rebellion. In fact, He adores and honors the household of faith by giving us abundant life and the desires of our heart. Yet, because God is a gentleman, you must receive His love willingly. He doesn’t even require you to earn forgive-
ness because it’s free. It’s a blessing to know that our Heavenly Father loves you and me without compromise. Now this is what we call free love. Thus, I have no need to be envious, jealous, judgmental or unmerciful about your missteps and actions nor you of mine. God longs for us to be in His presence and once we realize it, He will move heaven and earth to change hearts and to make it come to pass. God’s grace and love paid for our disgrace. We can trust him to have mercy on our misery. He only asks that you love unconditionally with your whole heart. What’s in your heart…? ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her at effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe. Listen to urbanpraiseradio.org
The Crusader Gospel Corner RCA Inspiration recently celebrated four nominations for the 58th GRAMMY® Awards, with artists Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/ RCA Records), Travis Greene (RCA Inspiration) and Israel Houghton & Newbreed (RGM NewBreed/ RCA Inspiration) garnering nods in two different categories.
Israel Houghton Five-time GRAMMY Award winners Israel Houghton & Newbreed are nominated in the Best Gospel Album (“Covered: Alive In Asia” (Deluxe) and Best Gospel Performance/Song (“How Awesome Is Our God” featuring Yolanda Adams) categories. And nine-time GRAMMY winner Kirk Franklin and standout newcomer Travis Greene are recognized in the Best Gospel Performance/Song category for “Wanna Be Happy?” and “Intentional,” respectively. “Wanna Be Happy?” is Franklin’s latest single from his recently released #1 album Losing My Religion and “Intentional” is the #1 single www.chicagocrusader.com
from Greene’s major label debut, The Hill. “We’re extremely proud of our GRAMMY nominees,” said RCA Inspiration’s General Manager, Geo Bivins. “There’s a lot of great gospel music that came out this year and we congratulate Kirk, Israel and Travis on this very special achievement.” Also, Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) celebrates a hit lineup of solo projects, garnering 4 nominations across gospel and R&B categories at the upcoming 2016 GRAMMY Awards® for acclaimed releases from Karen Clark Sheard, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Jonathan McReynolds, and Lalah Hathaway. Dominating the category of Best Gospel Album with 3 nominations, multiple GRAMMY®-winning gospel icons and sisters Karen Clark Sheard and Dorinda Clark-Cole are each nominated for their solo albums, while acclaimed recording artist Jonathan McReynolds garners his first nomination for his sophomore album. Two-time GRAMMY® winner Lalah Hathaway garners another R&B performance nomination, in the category of Best Traditional R&B Performance for her acclaimed single “Little Ghetto Boy,” a live rendition of her father Donny Hathaway’s beloved hit. Four-time GRAMMY®-winning gospel legend Karen Clark Sheard is nominated for her hit live album Destined To Win, her sixth solo album. Released earlier this summer, the 10-track critically-acclaimed album features the GRAMMY®nominated hit single “Sunday AM,” “My Words Have Power” (featuring Donald Lawrence & The Co.) and more, and made an immediate hit
running for a potential third consecutive R&B performance win, with this nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance for her single “Little Ghetto Boy.” Winning the GRAMMY® for Best Traditional R&B Performance last year (for “Jesus Children”), and the year prior for Best R&B Performance (for “Something”), Hathaway delivers a stunning live performance on “Little
Ghetto Boy,” from her acclaimed live album Lalah Hathaway Live. Marking her seventh album and first-ever live project, Hathaway garnered a career-high debut upon the release of Lalah Hathaway Live, which debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart. The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, February 15, 2016 at 8 p.m. EST.
Archbishop Cupich tabs Rev. B. Herbert Martin to keynote interfaith prayer for city By Chinta Strausberg Karen Clark Sheard among fans, garnering a career-high album debut at #20 for Clark Sheard on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Three-time GRAMMY®-winning gospel legend Dorinda Clark-Cole is nominated for her hit album Living It, her fifth solo album. The Rose of Gospel delivered a powerful declaration of faith with hit singles such as “You Are” and “Bless This House,” garnering Clark-Cole a career-high debut for her album at #2 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart. Acclaimed recording artist Jonathan McReynolds garners his first GRAMMY® nomination with his hit sophomore album Life Music: Stage Two. Featuring the hit singles “Gotta Have You,” “Pressure,” “Whole” (featuring India.Arie) and more, McReynolds’ 13-track album garnered widespread accolades, spending four weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart upon its release. Two-time GRAMMY®-winning songstress Lalah Hathaway is in the
Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
In the spirit of unity, uplifting and healing, Archbishop Blasé Cupich held an interfaith solidarity service Tuesday night, November 8, where Rev. B. Herbert Martin, from the Progressive Community Church, keynoted the prayers for peace service mentioning Chicago’s trouble
tives of communities, Archbishop Cupich began the service with religious leaders form various faiths, who read selected verses of their faiths. He asked for “mercy and justice” for the city of Chicago. Rabbi Frederick Reeves read a Jewish reading. Rev. Dr. Deborah Rundlett read a Christian reading. Dr. Mohammed Kaiseruddin read
Rev. B. Herbert Martin times given allegations of police abuse and shootings of black teens and federal probes of possible police corruption. After Father Thomas A. Baima welcomed the guests and Rev. Paul Rutgers introduced the representa-
an Islamic reading; and Dr. Hema Pokarma, read a Jain reading. Rev. Martin repeatedly said he had “good news beyond the grotesque.” He said, “We are not created to withstand this kind of grotesque… (Continued on page 16)
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CPS teachers ready to vote for a strike the students in our classroom.” Added Financial Secretary Kristine Mayle, “We will continue the count until every vote is recognized and every member has had a chance to cast their ballot. This means if people are out on maternity or ill we will identify those members and work with them to have them cast their ballot. This is a democratic process and all voices will be heard.” The Dec. 2nd HOD session also approved a reso-
CSO and CYSO . . . (Continued from page 14) nia espansiva” for Brass Ensemble DiLorenzo “A Little Russian Circus” Praetorius, arr. Hagstrom “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” Strayhorn, arr. Elkjer Lush Life Strayhorn, arr. Elkjer Chelsea Bridge Strayhorn, arr. Garling Take the ‘A’ Train For more information or tickets, call the Box Office at 312-294-3000 or visit cso.org/ticketsandevents
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) The North Michigan Avenue protests lost its impact when the white merchants realized it was a one-time event. They have the resources to weather those kinds of storms. You haven’t heard of any of them shutting down for good have you? Black people, in my opinion, need to start looking at being uplifting and not so worried about punishing somebody. Raising the revenues of Black merchants and service providers is the way to do that. Sure people should go ahead and protest if they want but they also should know what their next step is going to be. If it is not going to be of benefit to Black people en masse maybe they need to rethink the idea altogether.
(Continued from page 1) lution calling for a Civilian prosecute law enforcement Police Accountability Coun- officials who are guilty of cil (CPAC) that will provide committing a crime. stricter and more transparent oversight on the pattern “The CTU is not anti-poand practices of the Chicago lice and never has been, Police Department (CPD). contrary to the misinformaThe ordinance would give tion that’s being put out the council the power to there by the leader of the
Archbishop Cupich tabs Rev. B. Herbert Martin to keynote . . . (Continued from page 15) in the city…. It is not nor- said Martin who believes mal, Rev. Martin said urging through prayer the “grotesque” everyone to “stand in solidar- in Chicago would turn into ity” for the good of the city. love for mankind through Martin spoke about the prayer. city of the “grotesque” espeSaint Sabina’s Father cially for those living on the Michael L. Pfleger, who South and West Sides of brought a busload of memChicago where there is bers and several carloads of shooting and killings every supporters, said, “Rev. Marday, but he said there is a tin reminded us we must “disconnect between the come together in unity to North Side, the Gold Coast face the grotesque and transand places where there is form it knowing that our wealth” as opposed to the faith reminds us the good, West and South Sides of love and peace are stronger… Chicago. . It will take as long as we take “We stand in solidarity,” to do it.”
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF INDIANA TIPPECANOE COUNTY
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TO BE A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES AMERI ALLANNA DESHAZER and Deon Kelly and Any Unknown Alleged Father
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TO: Deon Kelly and Any Unknown Alleged Father Notice is hereby given to the above noted parents, whose whereabouts are unknown, and who is the named alleged parent of A.D. (DOB 9/7/2005), that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the Child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with Indiana Code 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court. The adjudication hearing at which Deon Kelly and Any Unknown Alleged Father must appear is scheduled for February 5, 2016, at 10:30 A.M. in Superior Court 3 on the fourth floor of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, 301 Main St. Lafayette, IN 47901. At said hearing, the court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether above named minor child is a child in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly. Upon entry of said adjudication, a dispositional hearing will be held in which the Court will consider: (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and, (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child, including child support. You must respond by appearing in the case in person or by attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice. The attorney representing the Indiana Department of Child Services is Amanda McIlwain, 250 Main St. Lafayette, IN 47901, telephone: 765-429-3309. Date this 12th day of November2015 12/5, 12/12, 12/19
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of a Public Meeting and Information Repository
Green Era Educational NFP is submitting an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Grant Program to help fund environmental remediation activities associated with the cleanup of the property located at 650 West 83rd Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Environmental Reports and a draft Analysis of Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives (ABCA) are available for public review at the 21st Ward offices located at 9011 South Ashland, Unit B Chicago, Illinois beginning December 4th, 2015 and until December 11th, 2015 from 10am4pm. Written or verbal comments will be accepted by the close of business of December 11, 2015, the last day of comment period. A public meeting to discuss and solicit comments will be held on December 10th, 2015 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. at the Commonwealth Community Church located at 140 W 81st St, Chicago, IL 60620.
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP),” said CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey. “We were against what happened to Laquan McDonald and what has happened in the wake of the release of that horrific video. We are opposed to the cover-up that is going on. That is why we’ve joined people across this city and nation for a federal investigation into who knew what and when. Why did it take 400 days for this officer to be charged with murder? There are too many questions but all of them illustrate why the CTU supports a democratically elected civilian police accountability council. We have no confidence in the mayor’s hand-picked blue ribbon commission.”
HOUSES FOR SALE 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 . QAMAR J. KHAN; JULIA A. KHAN; CITY OF CHICAGO TD BANK USA, N.A.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF QAMAR J. KHAN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JULIA A. KHAN, IF ANY; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 6162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 15, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 21-30-306-019-0000. Commonly known as 2728 East 76th Street, Chicago, IL 60649. 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 W15-0771. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678310
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF If there are any questions regarding the draft document or the review and comment period, NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR please contact Erika Allen at Green Era Educational NFP at erika@greenerapartners.com or TRUSTEE FOR JPMORGAN 218 N Jefferson St. #300, Chicago IL 60661. CHASE BANK, NA AS TRUSTEE FOR N O V A S T A R MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2005-1 NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-1; Public Hearing Notice P l a i n t i f f , v s . There will be a Public Hearing for the proposed Tax Levy Ordinance ROGER SEALS; THIRIENE L. B U T L E R - S E A L S ; Monday - December 14 ,2015 at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF 15320 Broadway Harvey ,Il. A copy of Ordinance will be in the Clerk’s ROGER SEALS, IF office for public Inspection during regular office hours. ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND /s/ City Clerk Nancy L. Clark LEGATEES OF THIRIENE L BUTLER-SEALS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN AND N CLAIMANTS; Blacks Must control their own c oMMunity December 12, 2015 D f e n d a n t s , 1 CH 18936 N OF SALE P HEREBY GIVEN t
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Public Notice Network 14-020237 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP; P l a i n t i f f , v s . JASMINE WILSON AKA JASMINE S. WILSON; SECOND CITY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. C/O EDWARD A. BAKER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JASMINE WILSON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 4646 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7634 South Champlain, Chicago, IL 60619. P.I.N. 20-27-412-031-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-020237 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678284
Public Notice Network Ref. No. 15-01164 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . ANGELA J. TUCKER AKA ANGELA TUCKER; URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO SHOREBANK, BANK OF AMERICA NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NA AND US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 8356 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 28, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8750 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619. P.I.N. 25-03-101-041. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 5 - 0 1 1 6 4 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678280 Public Notice Network Ref. No. 14-01780 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., P l a i n t i f f , v s . LISA D. ROGERS-PRICE, D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 1286 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 24, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8928 S. MORGAN ST., CHICAGO, IL 60620. P.I.N. 25-05-220-019. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 4 - 0 1 7 8 0 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678273
Public Notice Network 15-009312 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION S U C C E S S O R TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE, FOR MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED C E R T I F I C A T E S SERIES 2007-3; Plaintiff, v s . SEAN BLUNT; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) NA; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; JAMES A. S H A F F E R ; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 6560 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described m real estate: C 8353 Southwww.chicagocrusader.com Paulina S Chicago, IL 60620. P 20-31-405-015-0000. T real estate is improved w a single family residence. If the s
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required by s 18.5 of the 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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F 1 3 0 4 0 0 1 3 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678270 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; P l a i n t i f f , v s . JANICE TEAGUE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JANICE TEAGUE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 43821 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 25-12-204-037-0000. Commonly known as 9654 South Chappel Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-5990. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678267 Public Notice Network 15-003554 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC P l a i n t i f f , v s . KENNETH E. ATKINS, JR. D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 3708 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 11, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8835 South Winchester Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620. P.I.N. 25-06-209-013-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-003554 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678251 Public Notice Network 15-003793 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , v s . JOYCE MOSLEY, AKA JOYCE NATHANIEL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HERBERT N A T H A N I E L , DECEASED; THE UNITED STATES OF A M E R I C A , SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND
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C A , S HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL ONE BANK, (USA), N.A., FKA C A P I T A L ONE BANK; PALISADES COLLECTION, LLC ASSIGNEE OF US BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; SHARON NATHANIEL; DWAYNE NATHANIEL JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HERBERT NATHANIEL, D E C E A S E D D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 2900 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 11, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8635 South Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60620. P.I.N. 20-32-328-012-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-003793 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678248 Public Notice Network 14-000043 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC.; P l a i n t i f f , v s . CATINA PARKER AKA CATINA V. PARKER; IRENE PARKER; NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. A LICENSED MORTGAGE LENDER; CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; VILLAGE OF EVERGREEN PARK, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 1440 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 6447 South Harvard Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621. P.I.N. 20-21-205-051-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-000043 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677353
Public Notice Network Kluever File Number SPSF.1950 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.; HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006-NC3, ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES; Plaintiff, v s . BRITTIE MITCHELL; BRIDGETTE M I T C H E L L ; EQUABLE ASCENTS FINANCIAL LLC; CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER IF NAY OF B R I T T I E MITCHELL; CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER IF ANY OF BRIDGETTE MITCHELL; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 771 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 10, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 8, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-20-412-003-0000. Commonly known as 949-51 W. 68th Street, Chicago, IL 60621 aka 947 W. 68th Street, 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 Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677462
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M Deas Kochalski I THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK C ILLINOIS C DEPARTMENT C DIVISION U N D E N T U R E T FOR SPRINGLEAF M O R T G A G E L TRUST 2013-1; P l a i n t i f f , v s . J e f e n d a n t s , 1 CH 8056 N OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7739 South Wood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620. P.I.N. 20-30-424-014-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-000530 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677328 Public Notice Network Wirbicki Law W14-2236 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY FKA NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY; P l a i n t i f f , v s . EDJUAN SIMMONS AKA EDWARD SIMMONS; PERRIS SIMMONS; CYNTHIA SUTHERIN, AS S P E C I A L REPRESENTATIVE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LORNETTA SIMMONS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 15754 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-34-319-065-0000. Commonly known as 8623 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60619. 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 P l a i n t i f f ' s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 6 0 6 0 3 . (312) 360-9455 W14-2236. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677310 Kluever - File Number SPSF.1620 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH5 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH C E R T I F I C A T E S , SERIES 2007-CH5; P l a i n t i f f , v s . ESTATE OF WILLIAM GARRETT, SR. AKA WILLIAM E. GARRETT, IF ANY; JACQUELYNE GARRETT; WILLIAM GARRETT JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WILLIAM GARRETT SR. AKA WILLIAM E. GARRETT; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 8445 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 24, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison sell a highest bidder for SATURDAY, c below, the following d mortgaged real estate: P 25-01-211-021-0000 C known as 8800 S. Paxton A Chicago, IL 60617. T a single family residence. If the s
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.JACQUELYNE D. LITTLE, GREG LITTLE Defendants 15 CH 000258 8134 S. HARVARD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 7, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8134 S. HARVARD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-33-216-032. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-22977. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-22977 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 000258 TJSC#: 35-14960 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. I677514
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Public Notice Network 14-031963 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; P l a i n t i f f , v s . BETTY J. MORGAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 3094 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9659 South Oglesby Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617. P.I.N. 26-07-112-048-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-031963 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677355 Public Notice Network Klein, Daday, A r e t o s - D a d a y IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB; P l a i n t i f f , v s . UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHN WILSON; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VICKIE WILSON; DEBORAH WILSON SIMMONS, I N D E P E N D E N T ADMINISTRATOR OF VICKIE WILSON'S ESTATE; CITY OF CHICAGO; REGIONS BANK; LD A C Q U I S I T I O N COMPANY II, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS; NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 2274 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : Commonly known as 8500 & 8502 South Stony Island Avenue and 1543 & 1545 East 85th Street, Chicago, IL 60617. P.I.N. 20-35-411-027-0000. The mortgaged real estate is a mixed use commercial/residential building. 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. Stephen G. Daday at Plaintiff's Attorney, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O'Donoghue, LLC, 2550 West Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008. (847) 590-8700. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677362
Public Notice Network F14120342 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA P l a i n t i f f , v s . SANDRA WATSON-ECHOLS AKA SANDRA WATSON ECHOLS; CHATHAM CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 1348 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 8, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to
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Street, Suite 718A, C public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 25-03-130-016-0000. Commonly known as 87 East 89th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60619. 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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F 1 4 1 2 0 3 4 2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677464 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A., FORMERLY KNOWN AS ONEWEST BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DORIS ANN JOHNSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WILLA D. THOMAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HENRENE PITTS, RODISTE DEARING, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WILLA D. THOMAS (DECEASED) Defendants 15 CH 007012 8722 S. PARNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 9, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8722 S. PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-104-031-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a
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photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-06503. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-06503 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 007012 TJSC#: 35-13614 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. I678132
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC P l a i n t i f f , v s . DANA V. BRYANT, LANGSTON COVE, LLC AND CITY OF CHICAGO D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 4689 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 5, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7653 S. Green St., Chicago, IL 60620. P.I.N. 20-29-415-032 (20-29-415-018 underlying pin). 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. N e v e l , 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 13-00753 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677291
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST, 2007-HE1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE1 Plaintiff, -v.PAUL JASSO, TAMMY FLORES, CITY OF CHICAGO, ADVANTAGE ASSETS II, INC. Defendants 15 CH 000073 9708 S. EWING AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 7, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 12, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9708 S. EWING AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-05-322-022. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is
subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-23824. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-23824 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 000073 TJSC#: 35-17401 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. I678119
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES ISRAEL A/K/A CHARLES ISREAL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 07602 8746 S MANISTEE AVE APT 2 CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 29, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8746 S MANISTEE AVE APT 2, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-06-106-041-0000. The real estate is improved with a orange, brick, two unit apartment; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclo-
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sure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1503052. 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. PA1503052 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 07602 TJSC#: 35-14265 I678052
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK ONE, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT S. RYBERG, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT M. RYBERG, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, DAVID RYBERG, GREGORY RYBERG, DOUGLAS RYBERG, JENNIFER CZYZNIEJEWSKI, VICTORIA DROZD, SHIRLEE JANIGA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DANIEL RYBERG, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SANDY RYBERG, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROBERT M. RYBERG (DECEASED) Defendants 15 CH 002920 10856 S. BUFFALO AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 7, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10856 S. BUFFALO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-18-211-055. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please
refer to file number 14-15-01285. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-01285 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 002920 TJSC#: 35-12706 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. I677513 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KEVIN F. MCKINLEY, DEBRA C. MCKINLEY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 06676 8024 SOUTH PHILLIPS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 14, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 15, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8024 SOUTH PHILLIPS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-108035-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1402773. 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. PA1402773 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 06676 TJSC#: 35-15082 I678032
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DAISY Award recipient reunites patient with family A nurse’s job sometimes extends past the hospital walls. Oretta DeJonge, an assistant manager for 2 North and 2 South during the night shift at Advocate Trinity Hospital, went into a patient’s room in early October. The male patient, who was cognitively challenged, was brought to the hospital by ambulance with no identification or any home address. Several departments such as Care Management, Risk Management, Public Safety and the Chicago Police Department tried to get information to identify him without success. DeJonge who was seen spending time with our patient after her shift continued to show him compassion and love. Three days after his admission, DeJonge was able to obtain his first name and a street number. “I think I was able to capture his first name and a
street name while he attempted to talk,” she said. But also as it turns out, DeJonge went to the community knocking on houses, gas stations hoping to find someone that knew our patient. Four days later, thanks to DeJonge’s compassion, our patient is back home, safe and for sure happy next to his grandmother who is his caretaker. When asked why she went through those lengths, she said something a nurse would say, “I put myself in the patient’s mother’s shoes and I could not sleep at night.” DeJonge was awarded the DAISY Foundation Award on December 2 in a ceremony at the hospital. The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses. Hospital administration NURSE ORETTA DEJONGE, second from left, celebrates her recent DAISY Foundation award with fellow staff at Advocate Trinity Hospital located at 2320 East 93rd in Chicago.
FOR ASSISTING A patient to reconnect with his family, Advocate Trinity Hospital nurse Oretta DeJonge (center) was awarded the DAISY Foundation Award.
and staff attended the event, as well as the family and patient DeJonge assisted, who were unable to attend. The hospital acccepts nominations twice a year. DeJonge is the second nurse to receive the award this year at Advocate Trinity Hospital. Bonnie Barnes, co-founder of the DAISY Foundation, and Janet Silvestri, DAISY regional program director for the northeast, visited at Advocate Trinity Hospital in 2014 to help present an award to Justina Anaele, a nurse on 4 South, for her tireless work in helping a patient through the difficult decision to get surgery one of the hos-
pital’s nurses. They visited Chicago for a conference and insisted on coming to Trinity Hospital to thank nurses for all their hard work. The DAISY Foundation was established in 1999 by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died of complications of the autoimmune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) at the age of 33. During Pat’s eight-week hospitalization, his family was awestruck by the care and compassion his nurses provided not only to Pat but to everyone in his family. So one of the goals they set in creating a Foundation in Pat’s memory was
to recognize extraordinary nurses everywhere who make an enormous difference in the lives of so many people by the super-human work they do every day. DAISY is an acronym for diseases attacking the immune system Today, the DAISY award program is active in more than1700 facilities, 11 countries and honoring more than 40,000 nurses. Patients, family members, friends and co-workers submit nominations for DAISY winners, who are typically honored on a quarterly basis. They receive a certificate, DAISY pin, cinnamon rolls and a special hand-carved gift.
Bates Foundation Breast Wellness Center to be a reality The Barbara Bates Foundation Meets $500k Commitment To Mount Sinai Hospital for Bates Foundation Breast Wellness Center to be a reality Four years after committing to raise half a million dollars to fund a center where women of color could be afforded a warm, welcoming and beautiful space to receive information and mammograms, The Barbara Bates Foundation has crossed that ‘to do’ off their list a year ahead of time. Barbara Bates delivered the final installment of her $500K pledge at a reception at the Sinai Community Institute on Tuesday, December 2. The Foundation raised the remaining funds during their fourth annual “Knocking Out Breast Cancer” Fashion Show at Macy’s in October. The event drew a standing room only crowd, of more than 500, whose presence help solidify the fundraising for the Barbara Bates Foundation Breast Wellness Center at Sinai Health System. Dr. Valentin, of Sinai’s Radiology www.chicagocrusader.com
Department, referenced Bates’ ‘fighting spirit’ that allowed her to overcome her own breast cancer and seek to help others fighting the same battle. Now, with the Foundation’s $500K gift Valentin noted that even more women coming to Sinai for treatment would be able to get mammograms or follow up on screenings. Sinai’s “Helping Her Live” has educated 15,000 women on the importance of breast health and over the last year has done 10,143 screening mammograms between all their sites. Valentin concluded by saying “with your gift, you are helping us fight and we thank you.” Bates is pioneering the movement to support breast cancer education for women of color through fashion. She took a ‘grassroots’ approach to meeting the commitment she made to Sinai in 2012 and the Foundation raised funds on the job, through special fundraising events like the “Walk Where You Live” 5K and by collecting spare change. Team members even worked for
course, hope, ”Teitelbaum offered. Asked about plans moving forward, Bates will work with Sinai to see the Wellness Center through to completion. “I’m open about what comes next,” she says, but I want to make sure the center is up and running for the community and I want to continue my relationship with Sinai. Bates says she is even considering taking her “fighting with fashion” event on the road but most important she wants to properly celebrate her 30 years in business in 2016. PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT. Barbara Bates, president of the Barbara Bates Foundation signs off on the final installment of the Foundation’s $500K pledge to fund the Barbara Bates Foundation Breast Wellness Center at Sinai Health System. tips at local restaurants most, notably CEO. Truth Italian Restaurant on Pershing Sinai Urban Health Institute has Rd. documented that Black women in “This is a happy occasion because Chicago are 48% more likely to die even though we are talking about from breast cancer compared to breast cancer, we are also talking White women. “Your gift to Sinai about hope,” said Karen Teitelbaum, Health System speaks to your dediSinai Health System president and cation, compassion and grit. And of
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ABOUT THE BARBARA BATES FOUNDATION Founded in 1999, the Barbara Bates Foundation is a philanthropic organization with a mission to raise funds for educating African American and Latino women on the early detection and treatment of breast cancer and to provide formal wear donations to inner-city high school students with difficult circumstances. www.barbarabatesfoundation.org
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