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Advocate team saves limbs and lives

By Lee Edwards Dr. Jaafer Golzar leads a team of Advocate Trinity Hospital doctors responsible for saving over 120 patients from amputations of major lower extremities since 2014. He specializes in Interventional Cardiology along with “minimally invasive techniques to treat peripheral arterial disease, amputation prevention, carotid arterial disease and complex coronary artery disease.”

Golzar’s team takes a multidisciplinary approach that utilizes vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, radiology, and podiatry. One of the team’s primary goals is to reduce the likelihood of their patients receiving a major leg amputation. Major leg amputations are considered to occur around the knee area.

The main causes of limb loss are vascular disease, including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease (54%), trauma (45%), and cancer, less than 2%. Diabetes rates vary by race, ethnicity, and age; African Americans and Native Americans are at the top of the list.

Statistics show that nearly half of the in(Continued on page 3)

PATIENTS AT CHICAGO’S Advocate Trinity Hospital located on the far South Side are given alternative treatment options by Dr. Jaafer Golzar for vascular complications that would otherwise lead to major limb amputation.

New Illinois laws you should know for 2017

By J. Coyden Palmer There will be almost 200 new laws enacted in the state of Illinois alone in 2017. Add to that new fees and ordinances for City of Chicago residents and you almost have to be a paralegal to keep track. With the assistance of State Sen. Jacqueline Collins (16th), the Crusader is highlighting some of the main laws Crusader read-

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Christmas holiday generosity all around Chicago (See story on page 19) STATE SENATOR JACQUELINE Y. COLLINS (third from right) was the Chief Cosponsor of several laws that will improve job security for caregivers and make employment more accessible to everyone. Collins is photographed at the Operation Hope dinner with other sponsors from l-r: Rev. Michael Pfleger, Desiree Rogers, Linda Johnson Rice, John Meyer, Senator Collins, Hank Meyer, and Bill Zoppto.

ers need to know about.

Those recently released from prison will now walk to freedom with a state I.D. card in their possession. Sen. Collins said that for years, those attempting to reintegrate into society faced a major obstacle in having identification to prove who they were. Without it, they could not open bank accounts, apply for some jobs and faced a host of other obstacles. Former inmates were forced to purchase a temporary I.D. from the Department of Corrections and later exchange it for a new I.D., for an additional fee, from the Secretary of State’s Office. Thanks to SB368, which requires the Department of Corrections to issue former inmates a 90-day ID at no cost, former inmates are rid of one hurdle. “This will provide inmates with significantly more stability and a larger window to get their affairs in order as they reintegrate back into our society,” Collins said.

That is not the only help citizens who have had a run-in with the law are receiving. Those who were arrested, and charged, but never convicted (Continued on page 2)

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Cut the lead and cut crime

By Patrick Forrest A growing body of research is making it clear that the toxic legacy of lead has far more wide-ranging effects than previously known. Lingering dust from paint and deposits from old vehicle emissions continue to harm thousands of children in older industrial cities like Chicago.

Once an obscure academic specialty, the study of lead poisoning is gain-

Dr. Carl Bell ing new appreciation from economists, criminologists and education experts as researchers document that early lead exposure harms children in ways that don’t become apparent until years later. The damage ends up costing taxpayers in the form of increased

spending on health care, special education, and law enforcement.

The link between childhood lead exposure and violent behavior is wellestablished, both in animal research and human studies. Small doses can reduce IQ and essentially cause parts of the brain to short out, in particular, the areas responsible for controlling aggression.

As these studies have percolated beyond scientific journals, the biggest dispute appears to be how much of an impact the decline of lead in children has had on crime rates. Other experts credit changes such as falling unemployment rates, more police on the streets, higher rates of incarceration and a shift away from the use of crack cocaine as reasons for the decline.

Dr. Carl C. Bell is a clinical professor of psychiatry and public health, director of the Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He has done extensive research on the effects of lead and fetal alcohol syndrome in children.

“Every behavior is biological, psychological and cultural,” said Dr. Bell.

“We have to look for everything; lead, head injury. We have to always keep our eyes open.”

Given the scale of lead hazards in Chicago, advocates say political leaders are overlooking a cost-effective way to help improve schools and reduce crime.

ONE OUTDOOR WATER fountain in Avalon Park had lead levels 80 times higher than federal safety lead levels.

“Of all the problems that affect kids levels of lead in water from at least one in these neighborhoods, lead is the sink or drinking fountain. easiest to solve,” said Anne Evens, But only three percent of the Chicawho now heads Elevate Energy, a go school district’s indoor sinks and nonprofit that addresses lead issues drinking water fountains, and 24 perwhile making homes more energy-ef- cent of the district’s outdoor drinking ficient. “But there just isn’t the politi- water fountains tested positive for elecal will to do something about it.” vated levels of lead.

“The difficulty is that there are such The Environmental Protection root causes that it will take almost 20 Agency considers water with less than or so years, if we start now, to see any 15 parts per billion of lead to be safe. results from it,” Bell said. “[PolitiAll of the fixtures that tested positive cians] are trying to get reelected to- for high levels of lead in Chicago’s morrow they do not have the time to park district have been shut down, ofwait on that. [Politicians] want to get ficials said. the immediate done.”

At Packingtown Park, 4856 S. Results of tests conducted on 2,435 Laflin St. in the Back of the Yards indoor and outdoor drinking water neighborhood, an outdoor fountain sources found approximately 43 per- had 311 parts per billion of lead, accent of Chicago’s parks had elevated cording to the test results. That is 22

times more than federal officials consider safe.

Among the highest test results were at Avalon Park, 1215 E. 83rd St., where water with 1,800 parts per billion of lead was found in an outdoor drinking water fountain. That’s 80 times more than the federal officials consider safe. Another fountain in the South Side park had 1,200 parts per billion, according to the test results.

At Grant Park in downtown Chicago, a fountain had water with 1,200 parts per billion.

For those exposed to lead as toddlers, even in small amounts, the scans revealed changes that were subtle, but permanent and devastating.

Scars left by lead have had significant consequences for the study participants and their communities. As children, those who were exposed to lead poisoning struggled in school more than those who had not been exposed. As teens, it was found that they committed crimes more frequently.

“What we found — and continue to find — is that lead sowed the seeds of their future,” said Kim Dietrich, a neuropsychologist who has been following the group of nearly 300 people since they were born in the late 1970s. “It isn’t conducive to behavior we associate with normal development, making smart decisions and success.”

New Illinois laws you should know for 2017 (Continued from page 1) of anything, will now be able to have the arrest expunged from their record in a timely fashion. According to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, over 10,000 people each year are arrested and brought to the jail only to have their charges dismissed. Collins said the arrest record can cause a person to be denied employment, which research shows helps reduce crime.

“Individuals who were found not guilty can now file for expungement.

Nobody should be forced to have a mark on their record for a crime they did not commit,” Collins said.

Staying in contact with family members while incarcerated can also help those in prison rehabilitate themselves when they are released. Collins said prisoners who have a strong, social support system are less likely to return to prison. Thus she helped pass another law that puts a cap of seven cents a minute on collect phone calls that inmates make.

Previously the Department of Corrections in each state allowed private companies to bid on the telecommunications contract. But with HB 6200, the DOC will now have to accept the lowest bidder, thus reducing the cost for prisoners to speak with their loved ones, and thereby encour2

SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS look on as Governor Bruce Rauner signs new legislation that will help ex-offenders smoothly transition back into society and employment. From left to right, Secretary of State Jesse White, Sen. Jackie Collins, Rep. Shawn K. Ford, Gov. Rauner, and Rep. Mary E. Flowers, along with others. wards the pension fund deficit. law in July. aging frequent family contact.

Responsible sexual freedom for The 2010 Affordable Care Act reIf you live in Chicago get ready for higher water and sewer fees. This one women will also get a boost in 2017. quires all health insurance plans naincrease alone is the reason why many House Bill 5576 streamlines the tionwide to cover birth-control pills homeowners said they are choosing to process for women to access birth and other contraceptives for women leave Chicago. The unpopular water control without additional costs. The with no out-of-pocket costs. “It’s altax hike by Mayor Rahm Emanuel will law now requires Illinois insurance ways a good thing when women can add an average of $53 to homeowners’ companies to provide coverage for al- be empowered to take control of their monthly bills. Emanuel said the rev- most all FDA-approved contracep- sexual life,” said noted sexologist Dr. enue from the increase will be used to- tive options. Gov. Rauner signed the Rachael Ross. “Giving women more

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access to safer sex options and birth control empowers them to make better decisions.”

Women also got another victory with the not so funny “tampon tax.”

Previously the sales tax on tampons was 6.25%, like other items. But female legislators backed by womens’ groups repealed the tax on the necessary feminine product. They say the product is directly related to women’s health and is a product which should never have been taxed.

“My wife celebrated and so did my daughters,” said Darrell Anderson from Chicago’s South Side. “I thought they were joking when they first told me about it because I had never thought about it. But after I did, it really is a sexist law, seeing that it only affects one gender.”

As states across the country continue to pass laws decriminalizing marijuana possession in small amounts, Illinois will now punish those in possession with a $200 fine instead of jail time. Possession in the amount of 10 grams or less will no longer be deemed a criminal offense. Many in the African American community say this law will help limit the number of Black men in jail.

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Jackson asks jail detainees to break the code of silence

By Chinta Strausberg Keeping true to his mission of serving the least of these, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. visited Cook County Jail on Christmas Day “to bring some joy and relief” to the detainees, but to also ask the detainees to break with the code of silence and help identify the shooters who are driving the murder rate close to 800 for this year.

“Most are there temporarily waiting for a pre-trial…just sitting in jail $190 a day. Some have been there five years and cannot get bailed out.

They go before the judge who says, ‘You’ve been here longer than your sentence….’”

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s website shows that as of Dec. 23, 2016, the jail population stood at 9,607. There are 7,444 “behind the walls” and another 2,163 on Community Corrections programs. Under the Hardship Project, there are 153 non-violent detainees unable to post a bond of $1,000 or less.

Referring to the Community Corrections program, Jackson said there are 2,163 out of jail, but are on ankle bracelets (electronic monitoring).

“This costs $100,000. There are about 4,000 who are mentally-challenged who should be under direct treatment outside the jail.

“Some have been there in jail for

five years waiting for bond. They cannot afford to get bailed out. They don’t have the money. For them, jail has become a homeless shelter. It’s become a day care center. Many babies have been born in Cook County Jail.”

Jackson was joined by his pastor, Rev. Clay Evans; Cong. Danny K. Davis (D-7th); Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown; his son, Jonathan; Rev. Janette Wilson; Toni Wilson, a James Brown impersonator; Farley “Jackmaster Funk” Keith, who provided the house music and others.

“It was a pleasure for me to share a portion of my Christmas Day with the inmates of the Cook County Jail to inspire them to change. Everyone deserves a little Christmas cheer,” said Brown who urged them to turn their lives around once they are released.

Brown surprised Rev. Jackson when she came over and danced with the female detainees, but so did Rev. Jackson and Davis. Clay, Jonathan and Pastor Michael Eaddy also gave words of encouragement to the jail population.

Jackson was serious about challenging President Donald Trump and said he has an urban agenda to give to him. “This is the time we challenge this new president to put forth and plan an urban reconstruc-

ADDRESSING COOK COUNTY jail inmates on Christmas day, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. asked them to help close the backlog of unsolved murder cases by breaking their code of silence to identify shooters in those cases. tion and put America back to work.”

He went on to say there are enough jobs to provide work for most people, like removing lead, landscape jobs, fixing houses.

“We should put together a plan for (President-elect Donald) Trump on our own. We cannot wait for them to send us a plan. Send them an urban policy. There may be more jobs than people,” he told reporters. “We want to stop the flow of guns and stop the violence.”

He also asked the detainees for their help. “We need them to help us. They know who has been shot and who is doing the shooting. We need them to help us contact those who are doing the killing.”

Jackson said 75 percent of those who are doing the killing are never found. “We have second- and thirdtime murderers on our streets.

Those who are in jail, we need them to become our partners in the process of making where they live safe for their children so their chil-

dren can walk the streets and play in the park and go to school in safety.”

He is hoping to inspire and partner with the detainees to break the silence of record-breaking violence in Chicago this year.

Part of Jackson’s urban plan includes creating jobs by removing lead paint; cutting down weeds and bushes; put landscapers back to work; tear down houses that must be demolished; and fix up houses and businesses that can be restored.

Advocate team saves limbs and lives (Continued from page 1) dividuals who have an amputation due to vascular disease will die within five years, and of people with diabetes who have a lower extremity amputation, up to 55% will require amputation of the second leg within two to three years.

Golzar said one of the leading causes for the high percentage of amputations is based on the culture of the hospital, which leans to that form of treatment first.

The Arkansas native, who has been practicing medicine for over 20 years, said one of the concerns African Americans in Chicago face is that their neighborhood hospitals are too small to house essential medical equipment.

“When you look at Roseland, South Shore, and some of the other hospitals, they don’t have the capabilities to do what we’re doing,” said Golzar, referring to equipment availability and medical practices at Advocate Trinity, which is located in the Calumet Heights community on Chicago’s far South side.

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released by Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, African Americans residing on Chicago’s South Side and West Side are five times more likely to have a lower limb amputation compared to people living in predominantly white suburbs. The study examined racial disparities in amputations to lower limb extremities in northern Illinois from 1987-2004.

Joe Feinglass, research professor of medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine who co-authored the study, explained that the number of amputations is preventable with better primary care. He insisted the health care disparity in the African American community plays a significant role in these findings.

Auburn Gresham resident Michelle Johnson-Evans knows intimately how impactful Dr. Golzar and his team’s treatments can be.

Johnson-Evans’ husband, Gregory Evans, 59, has been the beneficiary of multiple leg stent surgeries by the team in both of his legs, which have allowed him to stave off major above the knee amputations.

Johnson’s history of ailments is extensive. He’s had quadruple bypass surgery, multiple strokes, foot sores, diabetes, aphasia, and peripheral artery disease (PAD),

according to Johnson-Evans.

Johnson’s PAD, which has narrowed the peripheral arteries to his legs, will always require consistent medical attention.

Johnson formerly received his health care coverage from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois before losing that coverage because Johnson-Evans wanted her husband to be treated by Golzar at a non-network hospital. He is now being covered through Medicare.

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“I don’t know what we would have done if we hadn’t been referred to Dr. Golzar,” said Johnson-Evans. “I know both of his legs would’ve probably been amputated by now.”

Paying for an amputation is an expensive proposition for the patient. For those with a lower limb amputation the two-year health costs, including the initial hospitalization, in-patient rehabilitation, outpatient physical therapy, and purchase and maintenance of a prosthet-

ic device is estimated around $90,000. The lifetime healthcare costs for a lower limb amputation is more than $500,000.

Before falling ill, Johnson worked for Fox Lumber for 20 years, among other jobs.

Despite his various health setbacks, he has remained steadfast in his desire to maintain an active and mobile lifestyle. He is able to walk with the assistance of walkers and canes.

“He’s great, he’s doing very, very, well,” said Johnson-Walker. “He helps me as much as he can around the house and so his life is very good.”

Johnson-Evans believes that most African Americans are “absolutely not” receiving the same health care options her husband has. She credits the approach of Golzar and the team of doctors.

She shared that part of Golzar’s treatment is to use pictures to illustrate to the patient and his/her loved ones what his/her ailments are, what his diagnosis is, and how he intends to proceed.

“Dr. Golzar sees his patients as people and not as a number on a chart,” said Johnson-Evans, who referred her own mother, and others, to Golzar. “He’s truly the best.”

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HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A HAPPY NEW YOU America is just days away from a new presidency, and excitement as well as foreboding are evident in many segments of the population. This is because a new president will have the power to significantly change the direction of the country, and with it, the fate of the people.

This is especially daunting from the standpoint of those who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), who may lose coverage if it is repealed as promised by the presidentelect. Others are also looking forward with fear, based on threats that the new president will create a Muslim registry, dismantle public education, gut or eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency, and roll back most of the progressive reforms enacted by our first African American president, Barack Obama.

The aforementioned issues, along with the deaths of many persons of note, as well as those of family and friends, sums up the year 2016 as tumultuous. Most people are glad to bid it farewell.

This is all well and good, but the future tends to be created by the past. In other words, we must learn from our mistakes and look forward to correcting them with an eye toward creating a better future.

The African American community has a chance to change things for the better. The past year has seen multiple murders inflicted by members of the community, on the community. Moreover, in 2017 we may be faced with new challenges. It doesn’t appear to be a “business as usual” scenario. Part of the reason is that there may be a huge backlash (whitelash) against the community because of the anger generated by having eight years of an Obama presidency. Also, some of the changes that might take place may challenge the community economically. This is where opportunity comes in.

It is said that one of the lessons that we need to learn in life is that we can have a great impact on how the future turns out. We create the future based on what we do today. Though there might be a bumpy road ahead, what happens will depend upon our response to what happens, and not on the circumstances themselves.

Interestingly, a number of African Americans have said that they will leave the country rather than endure the upcoming Trump presidential administration. Cooler heads, on the other hand, say that running away will not solve problems. If anything, it might turn out worse for those who leave what has been familiar to embrace whole new territories, both physical and emotional. Therefore, the best way to deal with challenges is to face them.

The most important thing to remember in this regard is that there is power in unity, and that a community that works together can weather any storm. The African American community spends more than a trillion dollars a year. This is a lot of money, and strategically spent, can influence the economic outcome of the entire nation. African Americans are not powerless, and whatever changes that may come down the pike can be offset and/or modified by our collective economic behavior. Economic behavior is one of the most potent tools that the African American community possesses.

The greatest obstacle that must be overcome, nevertheless, is the self-hatred demonstrated by too many Black people. It is a strange situation that we face wherein just about ANY African American who is able to achieve a modicum of success is attacked as either a sell-out or an agent of a so-called Illuminati.

So members of the community have basically two options – to remain poor and disenfranchised while envying those who achieve their goals, or to achieve success and be criticized for achieving their goals.

This is a catch – 22, one that must be addressed if the community is to succeed. Even if there are no external challenges, it will be important for the community to heal. It has been long enough, and 2017 presents a great new opportunity in this regard. With this said, the Crusader wishes for you a successful, thoughtful and fulfilling New Year and a new YOU! A luta continua.

The latest, greatest, and dumbest news coming out of Englewood is that the Chicago Public Schools system plans to use some of the $700million-plus money it borrowed to build a new school in Englewood.

Before anyone gets all excited about a shiny new school building and actually believes the district or the mayor is out to help the Englewood community, they should access this news for what it is - pure and simple politics.

The mayor obviously thinks Chicagoans, particularly the Black population, is made up of fools.

Otherwise, why would he order 50 schools closed three years ago, and now come back with promises of a new school? Surely, he doesn’t think we forgot that most of the closed schools were in our neighborhoods.

Maybe he thinks we don’t remember that one of the reasons he gave for closing those schools was because of low enrollment. He and his people obviously should have had a kindergartner help them with the evaluation because there are still schools with low enrollment. Those schools are in our neighborhoods.

It is bad enough that nearly every one of those shuttered schools sits vacant, but cost the district money for security and heating; the district

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Do we all look like fools?

Dear Editor:

didn’t have enough money to maintain them so they did some borrowing. Guess who pays for those bonds? That’s right, you and me, the taxpayers.

I guess we are not supposed to recognize that the new school will take several years to build so it will have no bearing on what district officials are citing as low enrollment at several South Side schools. These schools apparently are slated for closure when the new school opens. The mayor’s logic reminds me of the carnival game where the man hides a pea under some walnut shells, moves the shells around and then you guess which shell the pea is under.

These so-called activists and the Negro preachers are being bought off by the mayor little by little. The mayor is a smart man and realizes that the more of these kinds of people who are beholden to him, the fewer voices there are to protest what he is doing.

The mayor and his school lackey Forrest Claypool continue to disrespect and dupe the Black community. The only logical reason for an investment by the district/city in a brand new Englewood school is there are plans to edge out current residents and bring in a passel of white folks to gentrify the area.

Englewood, despite its problems over the years, is still a community with hundreds of majestic historic homes, the location of a thriving community college, and an area “ripe” for takeover. The first step to grease the skids for such a takeover is

to make sure there is a state-of-theart school.

We see the area improving with retailers like Whole Foods coming in; there is a CTA red line stop, and access to the Dan Ryan Expressway is extremely easy. All of these factors add to transforming the community from its somewhat blighted state, loaded with African Americans, to (Continued on page 16)

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DeVry University students to benefit from $100 million FTC settlement New federal educational requirements designed to eliminate more fraud

By Charlene Crowell For the third time in two years, a large for-profit college has faced charges of defrauding its students.

This time the charges stem from promises of jobs and incomes that never materialized.

On December 15, the suburban Chicago-based DeVry University agreed to a $100 million settlement to end a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Filed in January, the FTC charged that from 2008 to 2015 the for-profit institution engaged in deceptive marketing and advertising.

According to FTC, prospective DeVry students were told in recruitment and in advertising that 90 percent of its graduates secured employment in their chosen fields within six months of matriculation. A second institutional promise was that one year following graduation they would earn incomes that were 15 percent higher than those earned by graduates from other colleges and universities.

Under the settlement terms, DeVry will pay $49.4 million in cash to qualifying students who were harmed by the deceptive ads, as well as provide $50.6 million in debt relief. The debt being forgiven includes the full balance owed—$30.35 million—on all unpaid private student loans that DeVry issued to undergraduates between September 2008 and September 2015, and $20.25 million in student debts for items such as tuition, books and lab fees.

“When people are making impor-

tant decisions about their education and their future, they should not be misled by deceptive employment and earnings claims,” said FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez. “The FTC has secured compensation for the many students who were harmed, and I am pleased that DeVry is changing its practices.”

Once approved by federal courts, DeVry will be required to immediately notify the students who will receive debt relief as well as credit bureaus and collection agencies of the impending debt forgiveness. DeVry will also release transcripts and diplomas previously withheld from students due to outstanding debt, and will cooperate with future requests for diplomas and transcripts and related enrollment or graduation information.

This most recent settlement is yet another reminder of how some of the largest for-profit colleges have failed their students and caused them to become indebted without the educational credentials promised.

California’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education issued an emergency decision on August 26, directing ITT Tech and its subsidiaries to cease enrollment of any new students at 15 locations across the state. At the time, the for-profit school was also under investigation by other state and federal offices.

Once the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) determined that ITT Tech was “not in compliance”, and was “unlikely to become in compliance”

Charlene Crowell with accreditation standards, it lost access to federal student aid before ceasing operations of its national online programs as well as its 130 campuses located in 38 states. As many as 45,000 students had been enrolled at ITT Tech.

Just days before Christmas, John King, U.S. Secretary of Education, upheld a September decision that terminated the Department’s recognition of ACICS as the accrediting agency for nearly 240 institutions – most of which were for-profits. Education determined that ACICS failed to meet several regulator criteria and was therefore out of compliance.

Even earlier in 2014, CFPB sued Corinthian Colleges, Inc. for luring tens of thousands of students to take

out private label loans, known as “Genesis loans,” to cover expensive tuition costs by advertising bogus job prospects and career services.

More than 60 percent of Corinthian school students defaulted on these high-cost loans within three years.

Corinthian also used illegal debt collection tactics to strong-arm students into paying back those loans while still in school. Even for borrowers who did not default, interest rates were more than twice as expensive as interest rates on federal loans.

Corinthian Colleges was forced in 2015 to close its 107 campuses while its parent organization, ECMC Group agreed to multiple stipulations that included: • $480 million in debt relief for Genesis loan borrowers; • An end to improper debt collection practices; and; • The removal of negative information from student borrowers’ credit reports.

Unfortunately, these three colleges and universities often perpetrated their frauds against veterans and people of color.

The men and women who earned GI benefits, as well as Black and Latino consumers – many of whom are first-generation college students, do not deserve to be exploited in the pursuit of higher education.

“There must be more vigorous efforts to prevent schools that use deceptive practices from accessing federal student aid in the first place,” remarked Whitney Barkley-Denney, a policy counsel with the Center for

Responsible Lending. “We’ve seen the fallout from these abusive recruitment practices over and over again.”

Fortunately, two recent federal developments may curb these kinds of educational quagmires.

On December 15, President Obama signed into law the recentlypassed Career Ready Student Veterans Act. It will prevent the Veterans Administration from approving programs for GI bill benefits if graduates are ineligible for licensure in related occupations.

Similarly, a new U.S. Department of Education rule addresses post-secondary distance education learning, requiring that colleges be authorized to operate in states where their students live. To participate in federal student aid programs, these post-secondary distance education programs must affirmatively certify that enrolled student borrowers are able to obtain state licensure in their field of study.

“While these rules are a step in the right direction,” noted Barkley-Denney, “they also underscore the need for states to increase their own role in higher education oversight...States can prohibit schools from enrolling students into programs for which the school is not properly accredited and therefore students are not eligible for licensure in their field.”

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

Trump Staffers Target EPA and the State Department for The Purge

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) There have been several disturbing developments over the last several weeks that give us a clue to the approach of the incoming administration. The Trump transition team asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the names of staffers involved in global climate negotiations. It did not appear that they were getting ready to offer them awards. On December 21, 2016, The Washington Post reported that the transition team was asking the State Department about grants it provides to global environmental groups.

With former Texas Governor Rick Perry as the nominee for Secretary of Energy and Scott Pruitt the nominee to head up EPA, it is as clear as day that the incoming Trump Administration seeks to take the country, if not the world, back about 50 years when it comes to addressing climate change and other environ-

Bill Fletcher, Jr. mental catastrophes currently unfolding.

The disingenuousness of Trump and his allies when it comes to climate change is outstanding. Trump would like to play agnostic on whether climate change is unfolding and suggests that there is actually a debate in scientific circles regarding this matter. I hate to

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break it to the President-elect, but there is no more debate in scientific circles about the validity of climate change (and the human role in it) than there was about the connection between smoking and lung cancer.

It is worth noting that the long delay in getting recognition of the connection of smoking to lung cancer was directly related to the obstruction emanating from the tobacco industry. Much the same is the case when it comes to climate change. The fossil fuel industry fronts supposed scientists to confuse the debate, despite the fact that they KNOW of the human connection to climate change.

The Trump Administration appears to be prepared to throw science to the wind and reject facts, as Trump-the-candidate did throughout his presidential campaign. But what is worse is that it appears that they want to take action against those who have rung the bell about the danger of human-induced climate change. This would be the equivalent of the tobacco

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industry taking over what is now the Department of Health and Human Services at the height of the debate on the connection between smoking and lung cancer.

Key elements of the Republican Party have made it clear that they wish to overturn the 20th century. In other words, they seek to reverse the myriad gains won throughout the last century and return us to the reality of the late

19th century, with all that that involved.

We simply cannot let that happen. The fights we are about to engage in with the new administration will decide everything.

Bill Fletcher, Jr. is the former president of TransAfrica Forum, a talk show host, writer & activist.

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KEY CONCEPTS REVISITED 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.

Dr. Conrad Worrill At this current stage of history in the Black Liberation Movement, it is im-

portant that key concepts be revisited and re-discussed in our continued efforts to seek clarity on certain ideas that are fundamental to the white supremacy foundation of America.

First, there is the idea and concept of the “Maafa.” When we discuss genocide against African People in America, we must also discuss the Maafa, because it was this Maafa that has historically created the on-going genocidal conditions inflicted against African People in America.

When we use the term “Maafa” we are talking about an African term used to describe tremendous suffering, indescribable atrocities, disaster, calamity, catastrophe, or injustice.

This term is used to refer to the protracted suffering of African people and their culture as a consequence of the Transatlantic Slave Trade System.

As the African Maafa researcher Michael Scott explains— “No African was waiting as a slave to be traded to the Europeans. In all regions of Africa, from which Africans were transported, the African was involved in a brutal war declared by the European aggressor, interested in exploiting the human and natural resources of the richest continent on the earth.”

Further, Brother Scott reveals,

“These Africans who became prisoners of war were placed in detention camps and then transported to the Americas to be enslaved by the benefactors of their captors. No African began his or her ordeal as a slave. Africans were reduced to slavery by conquest.”

It is important for African People to understand and internalize these brief historical facts. Just as the Jews, or any other group of people in the world, internalize their holocaust, and act on it, African People must come to the collective reality of our Maafa and act on it also.

Finally, Brother Scott instructs us that, “Our foreparents were innocent victims of these heinous systems of forced labor. They were never able to comprehend being seized in early morning attacks on their villages by vicious raiding parties. They were never able to understand why they were being sold by the avaricious middle men. They could never fathom why they were being marched in fetters and chains to the coast where they were bartered for European merchandise, especially rum and guns. They could never appreciate why they were being warehoused in hell-like dungeons in Elmina or Goree.”

So now that we have some insight into the idea and concept of the Maafa, it should be easier to understand the idea and concept of genocide. In Olumenji’s book, White Genocide, Black Obsolescence, The Question of Black Survival In White America, he defines genocide very succinctly. He says genocide is the “deliberate and systematic destruction of Black people by white American socio-economic and cultural forces.”

According to Brother Olumenji, America has created an ideology that justifies the annihilation of African people in this country. This is the function of genocide by those who inflict it on a mass of people. That is, they create a rationale for the annihilation and then try to explain that it does not exist.

This was the case in the CIA involvement in cocaine distribution in Los Angeles in which the profits were used to finance the CIA backed Contra army in Nicaragua.

This involvement of the CIA caused a proliferation of the distribution and sale of crack cocaine across the African Communities of America, causing serious devastation to our communities. The United States Government tried to

downplay the CIA’s involvement in this incident by saying that this is an isolated situation and in fact this is not true.

As a result of the Maafa and the genocide against African People in America, we must step up the demand for Reparations as the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, N’COBRA, is advocating, as are many other African organizations throughout the world.

Reparations simply means repair for injuries, harm and damages. As it has been pointed out, over and over again, we were made chattel and worked for more than three-hundred years without pay or other compensation for the value of our labor. The white man and white woman stole and criminally appropriated the services and the value of three-hundred years of labor and then passed it on through inheritance to their children.

This process helped create the United States of America and this is fundamental to our demands for Reparations.

We must continue to discuss these ideas in our efforts to dismantle our mental shackles. Every race and every ethnic group in the world protects their interests, and African People should and must do no less.

WE WILL MISS THE OBAMAS

By Julianne Malveaux As of this writing, President Barack Obama has less than a month left in office. Vacationing in Hawaii, he seems to be using his limited time well, pardoning or commuting the sentences of more than 200 people in December. He has also moved to protect the environment in ways that can’t be reversed by the incoming administration. And he has made some last-minute appointments of people who are likely to be extremely effective in their work. He has even had several talks with his successor, and while it is unlikely that the man who won the Electoral College vote has listened very much, Obama has clearly handled himself with the same dignity and grace that he managed throughout his eight years as President.

When Oprah Winfrey interviewed Michelle Obama, the words “dignity and grace” came to me as well. Michelle has been nothing but gracious in transition. Gracious, but also a firm and fierce fighter for her husband and his legacy, for her daughters and their well being, for women and girls around the world. As I watched Oprah and Michelle, I could not help but contrast that interview with one Anderson Cooper did 6

with Melania Trump after the tape where her husband oafishly bragged of assaulting women. Michelle Obama has more class in her tiniest fingernail than Mrs. Trump has in her whole body.

Remember when the fashion press pooh-poohed Michelle’s bare arms.

Now we have an incoming first lady who, if her hometown newspapers have it right, has bared everything.

And not a day goes by when we don’t hear of another business conflict from the President-elect. His winery in Virginia wants to bring in workers on H2B visas to work 40-hour weeks! Is this the same man who excoriated others for sending jobs out of the country, and for bringing foreign workers in? Too many have advised Mr. Trump to divest himself of his many holdings so that he can focus on running the country and avoid conflict. So far, he has not agreed to do so. In Trump-land there is likely to be a scandal every week.

But this is not about the Chumps, it’s about the Obamas. How will I miss them? Let me count the ways.

I’ll miss President Obama’s cool stride and his even cooler rhetoric. I’ll miss his commitment to social and economic justice. I’ll miss the pardons and commutations and the fact that more than a thousand people have a new lease on life. I’ll miss his self-possession, and the ways he

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux keeps his cool, when others might be publicly steaming. And I’ll miss his very genuine smile.

And I’ll miss Michelle’s stylish appearances and her determination to define herself instead of letting others do it for her. Whether she is wearing haute couture or Old Navy sweaters, she looks perfectly in place.

Her initiatives to get people moving and eating more healthily are important at a time when so many of our nation’s high schools are not offering physical education classes. And the work she and Dr. Jill Biden have done to work with veteran families has also been important.

Oh, and I’ll miss the parade of African American notables going through the White House. While I’ve fussed that the President never overtly embraced his blackness, he certainly celebrated it when he had the likes of Aretha Franklin and Beyoncé serenading him or performing at the White House. These things are more symbolism than substance but I’m going to miss the symbolism.

The Obamas are by no means perfect. I’ve written about the many times I think President Obama has dropped the ball, especially around initiatives with HBCUs. I’d hoped that he’d pardon more people (he still may). I’d hoped for better health care legislation, but I’m mindful that from the day President Obama walked into the White House, his detractors vowed to make his life miserable. For two years, he had both the House and the Senate, but he wasn’t able to work them as effectively as he might have. For the last

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six years he has met with opposition at every turn, which has limited his success. So he hasn’t been perfect, but we’ll miss him. And I’d rather have President Barack Obama drop the ball than have Crooked Trump put his finger on it.

For the next four years the White House is likely to be devoid of dignity. Indeed, if the man the Electoral College picked has his way, he is likely to gold plate the front entrance! We will miss you, Barack, Michelle, Sasha and Malia. You brought class, dignity, fun and restraint to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I’m not sure what Mr. Conflict of Interest brings, except a bunch of billionaires.

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

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more khaki pants and a cheap blue suit coat will refuse to sell it to him.

By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by thenews gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: AChicagoCrusader@aol.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!

As we enter into a new year, it is appropriate to make New Year’s Resolutions. Many of which we will not keep. Here’s a few that I am sure will fall into that category. Here we go Ima’s resolutions for 2017:

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS 1. WE WILL LOSE WEIGHT Ima and millions more will make a resolution to lose weight in the new year. The gyms and fitness places will be so crowded that those who have been going all year long will be unable to get in.

We know we won’t keep this resolution but we make it every year.

This year may be a little bit different because of the uncertainty of the Trump administration. Many natural worriers may lose some pounds wondering what on earth is this strange character with the yellow mane going to do?

2. I AM GOING TO FIND MR. OR MS. RIGHT THIS YEAR Many of our God-fearing friends and neighbors will resolve to find their mate this year. They will depend on God to find that right person for them. You are usually told that you want to find a god-fearing person to complete your life. Well, we all know that most of the time it’s a bust, but go ahead and try again, after all you got to do something in the new year to while away the time and make a new resolution next year.

6. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP resolves to do at least two or three sensible things like continue to keep the same national holidays, listen to some of the gardeners, cooks and cleaning folks at the White House and not let the whole world know that not only is his thinking not Rahm Emanuel the result of lying kinda like Pinocchio whose nose grew.

Come to think about it Rahm’s nose seems to be a bit longer these days. Hmmmm 4. THE CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE PRESIDENT (whoever that may be) RESOLVES to actually attempt some of that rah rah rah speech given each year at the Annual Dinner in November.

Now that it has been practiced for many years, attempting to do some of it at all, will be a new thing to do.

5. GUBNER RAUNER RESOLVES to wear some decent and business-like clothing since

Donald Trump clear, but that he also is a firstclass slob. He resolves not to leave his underwear at the front door of the White House.

7. MIKE PENCE RESOLVES TO REMEMBER HE IS NOT

pinching ways so he can brag how much money he saved and actually do something worthwhile when he has the opportunity to spend some. An example would be to allow Mrs. Pence to buy a new dress now and then, those old frumpy rags she wore in Indiana should be left in Indiana.

8. THAT OUR CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS (whoever turns up) resolve to think about doing some lasting things to benefit their people instead of bagging all the money for themselves and traveling around like they are the security detail for the Trumps and Trumpets.

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11. IMA RESOLVES TO DIG DEEP to keep all the phonies on their toes. To help find something that our dear friend Maze Jackson can do since his regular group is out of power in the newspaper business, as well as political office holders and drink less of the white lightning with Killer so she will not get hit by a bus.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

9. BEN CARSON RESOLVES to do things to benefit those people who need good housing and not to get confused that he is op-

everyone is already reasonably impressed that he has money. And that any store he attempts to buy

3. MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL RESOLVES TO DO SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR He promises he will practice telling the truth, be for real other than when he has screwed up so he can fool some of the people some of the time, if he can find some folks he can fool. When he’s not scheming to do us all in he had better get to the barber to find out if there are any new techniques for hair falling out or maybe that’s www.chicagocrusader.coM

Ben Carson erating on a patient that needs to be separated from others.

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POP-UP PROGRAMS AT THE ADLER PLANETARIUM KEEP WINTER BREAK COOL: Spend winter break doing hands-on, familyfriendly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) activities. Enjoy the gift of exploration and adventure all winter break with popup programs at the Adler Planetarium. Visit the Adler December 27 through December 31 for a fun-filled week of interactive, hands-on, minds-on STEM workshops and events perfect for the whole family.

The Adler Planetarium is partnering with organizations from around the city to bring guests captivating popup programs including experiments, workshops and other science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-focused activities for all ages. And, the best part—pop-up programs are free with admission to the museum! The program scheduled for Saturday, December 31 is Space Engineering with LEGO® by Play-Well TEKnologies, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Join them for three engineering challenges: Spaceship Battletracks – Build and battle your own LEGO® spaceship; Build the Adler – Be part of creating the Adler Planetarium using thousands of LEGO® bricks; Mars Supply Run – Engineer your spacecraft gondola to hold and fly supplies to a Mars colony. And everyone can enjoy the fun for a little bit longer with extended hours at the Adler 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, December 26-30, and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 31. For more information and to plan your visit go to: adlerplanetarium.org.

THE DaVINCI MACHINES EXHIBITION: See the DaVinci Machines Exhibition at Water Tower Place through Saturday, December 31, at Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL. The exhibit displays hand-crafted inventions built from Leonardo’s 500 year old designs brought to life by the brilliant scientist, inventor, and artist Leonardo DaVinci, as well as his Masterpieces digitally remastered for an up close and personal look at the greatest genius of all time. The Magnificent Machines on display, many of which are interactive, feature replicas of the major and most striking inventions of the original Renaissance Man. The main features on display include the “bicycle,” “spring powered car,” “hang glider” and the “air screw,” a precursor to the helicopter, and for the first time ever, the secrets behind Leonardo’s legendary robotic lion. This exhibition presents models grouped in themes: War machines, Flying machines, Nautical & Hydraulic machines, as well as devices illustrating the Principles of Mechanics. The interactive machines are a popular aspect of each exhibition as 8

visitors can touch and handle these models to gain a first-hand appreciation of how they work. Explanatory notes and illustrative panels with Leonardo’s drawings accompany each model.

JUICEBOX OFFERS FREE FAMILY FUN IN 2017 AT THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER AND GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY: The popular Juicebox family music and performance series presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events will entertain and educate young children and their families this Winter and Spring at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington Street) and the Garfield Park Conservatory (300 N. Central Park Avenue) beginning Friday, January 6, 2017, at 11 a.m. The performance series for the stroller set features dancing, music, marionettes and more! Juiceboxis presented by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). Admission is FREE. For more information on FREE arts programming presented year-round at the Chicago Cultural Center and other venues, visit chicagoculturalcenter.org and cityofchicago.org/dcase, call 312-744-3316 or join the conversation on Facebook (Chicago Cultural Center, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events) and on Twitter and Instagram, @ChiCulturCenter @ChicagoDCASE (#Juicebox).

CHINA’S FIRST EMPEROR AND HIS TERRACOTTA WARRIORS: Stand among larger-thanlife soldiers in the Field Museum’s exhibition, China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors. The exhibition ends Sunday, January 8, 2017.

Tasked to guard Qin Shihuangdi’s tomb for eternity, archers, infantrymen, and armored officers hold watch over a striking underground model of China’s first empire. Explore the life of the ruler who vanquished his rivals, unified China’s many warring states, constructed the first Great Wall, built roads throughout his vast territory, and standardized China’s script, currency, weights, and measures. Learn about his desire to reign over the universe and his obsession with immortality. See priceless treasures from one of the world’s greatest archaeological discoveries, including the fierce warriors that are so revered.

The Field Museum is the only place in North America where they can be seen this year. The Field Museum is located at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL.

THIRTY COMMUNITY ADVOCATES, philanthropic, and corporate responsibility members gathered at the Black Star Project on Dec. 19, 2016 to recognize the “Trusted Advice” of Daniel O. Ash, chief marketing officer for the Chicago Community Trust. Photographed are attendees from l-r: Otis C. Monroe III, executive director of the Monroe Foundation; Melinda Kelly, executive director of the Chatham Business Association; Daniel O. Ash, chief marketing officer for the Chicago Community Trust; Brenda Palms-Barber, executive director, the North Lawndale Employment Network; and Phillip Jackson, executive director of the Black Star Project. (Photo

by Hurley Green III of the Chicago Independent Bulletin) and features 72 black and white photographs of 24 landmarks and historic districts by Richard Nickel, Barbara Crane, Bob Thall, and Stephen Beal.

The Chicago Cultural Center is located at 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, IL. For more information, call 312-744-6630.

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS: Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts feature solo and ensemble performances of classical music that showcase emerging performers held year round in Preston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cultural

Center. These ONGOING concerts take place on Wednesdays, at 12:15 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, IL. DESTINATION SOLAR SYSTEM AT THE ADLER PLANETARIUM: The year is 2096. Space tourism is booming, and you’ve signed up for a quick trip around the Solar System with Space Express Tours! In this ONGOING live show, your guides are Jesse, a lovable rookie tour guide who can’t wait to show you the wonders of your celestial neighborhood, and Max, the much more

experienced—if slightly grumpy— shipboard computer. With Max steering the ship and Jesse chattering excitedly about each place you visit, you’ll soar through the Asteroid Belt, explore the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and hover over the roiling surface of the Sun. The Adler Planetarium can be reached via phone at 312-922-7827 or via email at guestservices@adlerplanetarium.org. Adler Planetarium is located on the Museum Campus, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL. Visit adlerplanetarium.org for more information.

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CHICAGO LANDMARKS BEFORE THE LENS: This ONGOING exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center is presented by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks

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The Quit Kit helps entrepreneurs realize dreams in 90-days Creative Attorney and Legal Thought Leader Develops 90-day Strategic Planning System to Help Aspiring Innovators become full time entrepreneurs According to the Small Business Administration there are over 28 million small business ventures in the United States alone. Consistently every year people work full time jobs while being part time entrepreneurs. Recognized as an American Bar Association “Legal Rebel,” Patrice N. Perkins has created a solution to help budding entrepreneurs to transition from work-

Patrice N. Perkins neurs plan their escape from the 95 world and pursue entrepreneurial endeavors full time. Featuring helpful worksheets, manifestos, legal cheat sheets and journal templates, The Quit KitTM allows users to be able to successfully plan, measure and track their entrepreneurial goals and progress.

Founded by Patrice N. Perkins, Creative Genius Law® (CGL) is a transactional business and intellectual property law firm that manages corporate transactions, trademark and copyright matters on behalf of clients in new media, ecommerce, technology, and other creative industries and innovative businesses. Snubbing mediocrity

ing full-time for other entities to working for themselves by using the strategic planning system of The Quit KitTM. The Quit KitTM is a systematic 90day solution that helps entrepre-

since 2010, Perkins frequently facilitates workshops and presents at conferences for organizations including the Chicago Urban League, Chicago Creative Expo, Lake FX, Chicago Artists Coalition, Alt Design Summit, BlogHer, and Eat Write Retreat, to name a few.

A member of the Education Advisory Committee and Board of Directors for the Chicago Artists Coalition, Perkins started Creative Genius Law to help innovators leverage their creativity for cash, impact and legacy. She too started her business while working fulltime and understands the strategic planning, commitment and execution required to transition into en-

trepreneurship.

“It took me two years to actually plan and implement a strategy to quit my job and start my business. I loved my job but I knew I had a greater purpose and that I could help so many others by completely focusing on my dream of working in the legal creative sphere. I knew the work that it took to help me get here and knew that I could recreate my strategy to leave the working world to help others jump-start their own businesses. So many entrepreneurs fail due to poor planning and action. The Quit Kit was created to help people win.”

CGL also hosts the blog Creative Genius Society (www.creativegeniussociety.com) where subscribers receive insight on legal strategy and tips applicable to their level in business whether they are a sidetrepreneur (launching while working), new-ish entrepreneur (1-3 years full-time in business) or next levelpreneur (3+ years in business).

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Innovators can start 2017 out right by creating their new life and new business journey with The Quit Kit.TM About Patrice N. Perkins Snubbing mediocrity since 2010, Patrice N. Perkins is the principal attorney of Creative Genius Law®, a Chicago-based business and intellectual property law firm exclusively for creative entrepreneurs, innovators and change agents. Perkins has been recognized by the American Bar Association as a “Legal Rebel” for being an innovator in her space. A graduate of Florida A&M University and DePaul University School of Law, . She is the creator of the Quit Kit, a strategic planning system to help creative entrepreneurs ditch their 9 to 5 for full-time entrepreneurship and Creative Genius Society where she blogs on business and legal topics regularly.

For more information on The Quit KitTM visit www.quitkit.com or to stimulate your inner genius follow Patrice via @Creative, Esq on Instagram and Twitter. Like CGL at www.facebook.com/creativegeniuslaw.

2017 HBCU calendar provides timeless knowledge Black History calendar and resource guide provides self-pride and supports HBCUs You’ll never know where you’re going, unless you first know where you’ve been. Designers of the “Our History Today!” calendar say make 2017 your year of self-pride, and acquire timeless knowledge, through use of the calendar.

The Educational Network publishes the “Our History Today! An AfricanAmerican Journey” Black history calendar and resource guide. The 2017 edition is now available for purchase.

The calendar serves as a national fundraising vehicle for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). It showcases 12 such institutions, and lists nearly one million dollars in available scholarships. Since its creation in 2006, sale of the calendar has raised more than $400,000 for HBCUs. This collector's edition features hundreds of key facts highlighting the contributions and accomplishments of notable history-makers. Enjoy fullpage profiles of 13 prominent African-American trailblazers in politics, education, sports, business, media and film/television. In addition, there is a farewell pictorial tribute to President Barack Obama.

“Across the nation, there has been a decline in high school graduation rates – especially, among AfricanAmerican males – which may corre-

late to the lack of positive, accomplished role models and knowledge of Black history,” said Tracey Alston, founder of The Educational Network.

“Understanding that our youth will never know where they’re going until they first know where they’ve been, our 2017 Black history calendar celebrates the amazing contributions – past and present – that our people have made to numerous industries, beyond sports and music, the nation and the world.”

In conjunction with the calendar, The Educational Network has devel-

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oped an online lesson plan system for teaching Black History and Multicultural Studies to students in grades K12. The Common Core-aligned program is currently being used by teachers in several school districts across the nation.

The “Our History Today! An African-American Journey” calendar is available for purchase at the Chicago Crusader newspaper office, through the mail, and at www.BlackHistoryHBCU.com. For more information, please contact The Educational Network at 312-470-0270.

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CVS High School Football Team receives gift of warmth Dorothy Brown and Clerk’s Office Employees Present Winter Coats to Chicago Vocational High School Football Team and other Students On Dec. 22, 2016, the Hon. Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, and members of her staff delivered more than 200 coats to Chicago

Vocational Career Academy (CVS), 2100 E. 87th St., culminating a Winter Coat Drive created to benefit the school’s Varsity Football Team and other students.

Upon learning that several CVS football players were not coming to school during recent blistering cold days because they did not have warm, winter coats, Clerk Brown launched an office-wide winter coat drive.

“It saddened me to know that there are children who cannot go to school because they lack the necessary clothing to protect themselves during these harsh winter months in Chicago,” Clerk Brown said. “I want to help the Chicago Vocational school football team members and other students be warm and well this winter, and my Office was eager to join in this effort.”

Employees from throughout the Clerk’s Office contributed new and gently used coats as well as hats and gloves. Clerk Brown and members of her staff presented the winter clothing items to Chicago Vocational High School during a program held in the school’s Cavaliers Café.

Chicago Vocational Principal Douglas Maclin, Coach Larry Williams, members of the Cava-

liers varsity football team, other students and faculty accepted the donations during a heartfelt and joyous reception.

“We are very happy to be able to give the gift of warmth this holiday season,” Clerk Brown said. “I appreciate the generosity of the Clerk’s Office employees who joined in this important contribution to our children’s health and wellbeing.”

MORE THAN 200 coats, new and gently used, for both boys and CLERK BROWN IS flanked by CVS Principal Douglas Maclin (left) and members of the girls were donated by employees of the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County to benefit the CVS students.

CVS Cavaliers Varsity Football team.

A FOOTBALL TEAM player expresses appreciation for the donated coats, while Principal Maclin, Clerk Brown, faculty and other players look on.

COACH LARRY WILLIAMS and Clerk Brown FOOTBALL PLAYERS CHOOSE their coats from pose with a CVS player who has earned a college the donations. scholarship.

EACH FOOTBALL TEAM member selected a winter coat and the remaining THE MEMBERS OF the CVS Cavaliers Varsity Football Team surround Clerk Dorothy Brown at the reception for the Winter Coat Drive. coats went to other CVS students.

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Jackson asks president to pardon former federal inmates Jackson and Clerk Dorothy Brown in agreement

By Chinta Strausberg Rev. Jesse L. Jackson and Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown called on the president to pardon those who have paid their dues for federal crimes.

With homicides spiraling towards 800 in Chicago, Rev. Jackson spoke about the gun violence in the city

they still have a bulls eye on their backs, Rev. Jackson said, “Those who have served their federal time should be pardoned. They should not be in some kind of political purgatory….” “The president has the sole power to pardon those who served their time for federal crimes” Jackson said.

Clerk Brown agreed with Jackson saying, “those individuals who have paid their debt to society, it serves us better if we can help them get back

JACKSON’S GRANDCHILDREN WITH Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown. From l-r, Skye Jackson, Dorothy Brown and Yusef Jackson. and how a total of 4,330 people on their feet, help them clear their have been shot and so far there have records.” been 785 homicides. “Guns are “I am in full support because of the coming in. Drugs are coming in expungement seminars I have every and jobs are going out.” year,” said Brown who conducts Referring to President elect Don- community expungement seminars. ald Trump, Jackson said he made a “We’ve already started on the West “gesture to urban America” but that Side, and we will be doing it on the “we have a plan…urban reconstruc- South Side. We will be doing this tion in Chicago. We need a White every month, helping people underHouse conference on violence, stand that they can get their records causes and cures, a plan for gender expunged.” and disparities and the impact of Brown announced that beginning poverty.” Jackson said what is need- January 1, 2017, juveniles will not ed is to put Chicago and urban have to pay to get their records exAmerican back to work. punged. “Also, individuals arrested On the issue of those who have but not charged and found notserved their time in federal prison guilty, they will be able to get their but now “cannot get jobs because records expunged for free….”

REV JESSE L. JACKSON, SR., was joined by Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown, his grandchildren, Yusef Jackson, 7, and Skye Jackson, 13, the children of Yusef Jackson, along with Rev. Janette Wilson, in passing out more than 300 food baskets and turkeys on Christmas Eve. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg) During the PUSH broadcast, Jonathan Jackson said he is proud of his father “who has been here (at PUSH) for 45-years. Some of you can’t stand to be around your family for 45-minutes.”

He challenged listeners to get involved. “My father has always told me it is time to make an excuse or make a way. I am not afraid of Mr. Donald J. Trump.”

“Don’t be afraid of Mr. Donald J. Trump. Three’s a trump card. There’s a heart. There is a diamond…there is a spade. We are going to make sure that Trump is not the wild joker. He cannot take us back in time. We know the lessons of history….”

The younger Jackson said “It’s time to stand up. Fight back. Don’t

have your head down…. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King told us if you want to get a man off of your back, you simply got to stand up…. I look

forward to the Trump presidency because he’s got to deal with us.

We’re not afraid of Donald Trump.”

SKYE JACKSON WAS among the volunteers handing out turkeys, foodbags and gifts for the holiday at PUSH headquarters for Christmas.

The Crusader Group celebrates the Christmas season

CRUSADER NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER Dorothy Leavell and husband John Smith, seated, are surrounded by Chicago and Gary staff members, writers, and guests as they pose for a holiday photo. Far left, Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court Dorothy Brown attended the holiday celebration, as did Attorney Charles K. Snowden. Other family members and friends flash big smiles as they pose for their Christmas party photo. Far right, in red, Larry Huggins, businessman and philanthropist, took time to attend the party. Leavell publishes both the Chicago Crusader and the Gary Crusader newspapers. She has published the Chicago Crusader for 55 years. www.chicagocrusader.com

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LIGHT IT UP! Advertising managers Doris House, left, and Michael House, center, were dressed for the party, she in her Christmas lights necklace, and he, wearing holiday red. In party mode, both were ready to greet arrivals to the Crusader’s Christmas party including rear, Chicago Crusader columnist Effie Rolfe, who joined the group and Carol Bell (right).

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Natalie Portman gives feisty and dignified turn in recollection of Kennedy assassination

By Raymond Ward

Mahershala Ali to receive award at International Film Festival Gala

The movie “Jackie” starring Natalie Portman as the aggrieved presidential widow is a great look into the assassination of the late President John F. Kennedy in 1963. It reveals the ensuing chaos and events that led up to the swift

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J.

The 28th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Mahershala Ali with the Breakthrough Performance Award for his role in Moonlight at its annual Film Awards Gala. The Film Awards Gala, hosted by Mary Hart, will be held Monday, January 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-16, 2017.

“Mahershala Ali is one of the most in-demand actors in film and television,” said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “Ali gives one of the best supporting performances of the year in Moonlight as Juan, a Miami drug dealer who opens his doors to Little when he sees the boy being chased through the streets by a gang. For this role that has already received several awards and is sure to receive many more, it is our honor to present the Breakthrough Performance Award to Mahershala Ali.” Past recipients of the Breakthrough Performance Award include Marion Cotillard, Jennifer Hudson, Felicity Huffman, Brie Larson, Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike and Jeremy Renner. In the years they were honored, Cotillard, Hudson, Larson and Nyong’o went on to receive Academy Awards®, while Huffman, Pike

NATALIE PORTMAN GIVES a stellar performance in the Fox Searchlight movie “Jackie,” which highlights the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963.

Mahershala Ali and Renner received nominations.

A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young Black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami. At once a vital portrait of contemporary African American life and an intensely personal and poetic meditation on identity, family, friendship, and love, Moonlight is a groundbreaking piece of cinema that reverberates with deep compassion and universal truths. In additional to Ali, the film also stars Naomie Harris, Janelle Monáe, Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes and André Holland.

For his role in Moonlight, Mahershala Ali received a Golden Globe Award nomination, two Screen Actors Guild nominations and an NAACP Image Award nomination. Ali won two Broadcast Critics’ Choice Awards, and numerous Critics Circle awards including Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Boston, etc. Ali was also honored with the Spotlight Award at the Savannah Film Festival and will receive the Virtuosos Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. In addition, the cast will be honored with the Robert Altman Ensemble Award at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Ali has a wide-ranging background in film, television and theater.

On television, he can be seen in the Netflix series’ Luke Cage and House of Cards. His impressive list of film credits includes Free State of Jones, Kicks, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 & 2, The Place Beyond the Pines, Crossing Over, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Next up he can be seen in Hidden Figures, Roxanne, Roxanne which will premiere at the 2017 Sundance Festival and Alita: Battle Angel in 2018.

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swearing in of Lyndon Baines Johnson and the solemn funeral procession of Pres. Kennedy. I was eager to learn upon whose account this screenplay was written, since this happened more than 50 years ago. The film provides flashbacks of the shooting, but not actual footage, just a re-staging as history has presented it. The film is anchored on an interview that a print reporter, played by Billy Crudup, is conducting with Jackie after her husband’s death. After searching, I find that the film is based upon the accounts of biographer Theodore H. White, who wrote “For President Kennedy: An Epilogue,” a Life magazine ar-

ticle that ran a week after Pres.

Kennedy’s death.

The interview, which is conducted in Jackie’s Hyannis Port, Massachusetts home, is intimate, but at times Jackie is really snippy, even telling the reporter—whose name is never revealed in the film—that she will deny certain parts of the interview if they are published. But in Jackie’s defense, the reporter at times seems combative and interrupts her many times. Also, as I later learned, the reporter is a trusted friend. And we must remember that this was being done right after the President’s death. She is a mess, but Jackie tries to stay strong for her

MRS. JACQUELINE KENNEDY (JACKIE) (left) is the subject of the sad but comprehensive movie “Jackie,” in which Natalie Portman brings the story about the shooting of Pres.

John F. Kennedy and the aftermath to life.

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children, always eloquently dressed and concerned about how the late President will be remembered in this moment. She feels encroached upon by the Johnsons, because as she is planning a funeral (even digging up accounts of slain former Pres.

Abraham Lincoln’s funeral), Lady Bird Johnson is looking at fabric swatches to help her redecorate their new digs.

In White’s magazine article, he details how he didn’t file the story with editors until after 2 a.m., still at Jackie’s home, while she, as well, provided editing for the piece. She was bent on “envisioning” an image of “Camelot,” which is when that term was first used to describe the Kennedy’s time in the White House.

The film shows a tour of the White House, led by Jackie, which was televised in 1962, after an elaborate renovation. I viewed that display as sort of an accounting to the American people as to just how the Kennedy administration had spent the public’s funds. However, I don’t buy for a moment that there would have been a Black cameraman as part of a national television recording crew, back in the early 1960’s.

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

By Bonnie DeShong In 1977, I was 25 years old and Star Wars was the best movie I had ever seen. I have seen it at least fifty times and can honestly say that all the Star War films that have followed the original have never really grabbed me until Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Why? This is the first film that I really liked and became involved with the characters. I wanted to know more about who they were and how they came together. What was their back story? I cared about them to a point I had to stop myself from displaying emotion during certain scenes.

Director Gareth Edwards did an excellent job in bringing us into the dirt, grit, and understanding of the characters. Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is a woman who was raised for the most part by outlaw rebel Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) and then suddenly left alone to fend for herself.

Rebel officer and assassin Cassian Ander (Diego Luna) does what he is told whether he likes it or not. He doesn’t like Jyn but they soon come to depend on each other. Neither is as they seem and the relationship that develops is one of being comrades.

There are many wonderful characters that make up the eclectic band of rebels who set out to steal the plans of

JYN ERSO AND Captain Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna, seek information on a Empire controlled planet in a scene from Rogue One.

(Continued from page 12) Previously announced honorees attending the 2017 Film Awards Gala are Amy Adams, Casey Affleck, Annette Bening, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Negga, the cast of Hidden Figures including Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons, and the cast of La La Land, including Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, and director Damien Chazelle.

About The Palm Springs International Film Festival The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) is one of the largest film festivals in North America, annually welcoming more than 135,000 attendees for its lineup of new and celebrated international features and documentaries. The Festival is also known for its annual Film Awards Gala, a glamorous, black-tie event attended by 2,500 guests, presented this year by Chopard and sponsored by Mercedes Benz and Entertainment Tonight. The Film Awards Gala honors the year’s best achievements in cinema in front of and behind the camera.

The celebrated list of talents who have been honored in recent years includes Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Clint Eastwood, Matthew McConaughey, Julianne Moore, Brad Pitt, Eddie Redmayne, Julia Roberts, David O. Russell, Meryl Streep, and Reese Witherspoon. PSIFF is organized by The Palm Springs International Film Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization with a mission to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness.

For more information, call 760-778-8979 or 800-898-7256 or visit www.psfilmfest.org. www.chicagocrusader.coM

THE CHARACTER JYN ERSO (center), played by Felicity Jones, becomes the leader of the Rebel Alliance called Rogue One, who make a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star in the newly release film in the Star Wars saga. the Death Star. My favorite character matography are important characters want you to go to the theaters and of them all is Chirrut Imwe (Donnie of this film. You taste the grit, see the experience them. This is one of Yen), a blind monk that sees all. Jyn beauty, and feel the heat of the fire. those films that you need to see on meets him in Jedha when she is lookThe only down side for me, was the the big screen. ing for Saw. Chirrut is a martial arts score sometimes got in the way of the Spend the money, buy some popexpert whose walking stick becomes a action. The music is nice but some- corn and see Rogue: A Star Wars powerful weapon. He is funny, times intrusive.

Story! fierce, loving, and believes with all his There are so many great things Until next time, keep your EYE to heart in the Force. about Rogue: A Star Wars Story but I the sky!

K2SO is a 7ft reprogrammed Imperial guard, who is now loyal to the Alliance but more to his owner, or in K2’s eyes, his partner Cassian Ander.

The actor Alan Tudyk who plays K2 does an amazing job in bringing emotions and feelings to the droid.

He is funny and intelligent not played as a cute, quirky machine as C-3PO. You really begin to love and respect him as a fighter for the cause.

Even though Darth Vader (voice of James Earl Jones) is in the film, but the true villain is Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn). He is dangerous because he isn’t heavy like Darth Vader. He is dangerous because he executes his power with a humor or lightness about it. He doesn’t care who he kills or tortures to WEN JIANY (LEFT) plays Baze Malbus, the firepower companion of get what he needs for the Empire and Chirrut Imwe, who is a martial arts expert played by Donnie Yen. The two mercenaries join Rogue One in the fight against the empire after his rise to power.

The costumes, set design and cine- their planet is captured.

(Continued from page 12) Not much is revealed about Pres. Kennedy’s alleged affairs, but in a somber chat with the President’s brother, Robert Kennedy played by Peter Sarsgaard, Jackie speaks of “Jack’s flaws.”

Jackie is quoted as saying that she brought life to a cold house, in referring to the condition of the White House when Pres.

Kennedy was elected in 1960. She also made a comment about a

First Lady always having to have her bags ready. She laments that she never wanted fame, even though after all these years, she is fondly remembered as being at the helm of a “Camelot” era in the White House. And it is up to discussion about whether this sentiment was real or just thrown in the public’s face after the President’s death, in an effort to discount all the alleged infidelity and unpleasant events associated with

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the Kennedys. In a nod to all the old, stodgy paintings that adorned the White House walls, Jackie alluded to Pres. Kennedy’s likeness in this way. “Pretty soon, he’ll be just another oil portrait lining these hallways.”

“Jackie” is playing in theatres everywhere, and Portman’s name and the film have been bandied about in association with many film awards.

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9th Ward expands Individual Artist Program Grants Call for Artists to Submit Entries for Murals to Enhance Viaducts Chicago’s professional artists will have more opportunities to bolster their careers while enhancing the Pullman and Roseland communities, thanks to the “Artist’s Mural Program,” a new initiative unveiled this week by 9th Ward Alderman Anthony A. Beale in tandem with the City of Chicago’s 2017 Individual Artist’s Program (IAP).

The IAP and Alderman Beale are seeking murals designed by Chicago artists to interpret the community’s social and cultural history on four viaducts along South Cottage Grove at 95th, 100th, 111th and 115th streets. A $20,000 cash award from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the 9th Ward’s aldermanic menu

will be allotted to artists selected for each site for exposure and execution of the chosen designs. DCASE and the Alderman are each allocating a total of $40,000 for the Mural Program.

“The aim of the 9th Ward’s Artist’s Mural Program is to discover and nurture practicing artists and creative professionals from across the city while beautifying the landscape and enhancing the image of the ward,” said 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale. “It’s another way we’re working to make our ward a better place to live, work and visit,” added Alderman Beale.

To be eligible for the 9th Ward’s “Artist’s Mural Program,” applicants must be a resident of the City of Chicago with a valid street address and be a professional artist or creative entrepreneur who has specialized training in the field. Artists must be committed to their art

VIADUCTS LIKE THIS one will get a new look by professional artists in the community. A newly launched grant program will pay cash awards to artists for beautifying the viaducts with artwork. form as their primary vocation and of all upcoming workshops and will be considered regardless how application deadlines.

The Chicago Department of much they earn from their art. All applicants are required to have at- Cultural Affairs and Special Events tended an Application Assistance provides more than $1.7 million Workshop in order to apply for a annually in direct funding for the grant and be eligible to qualify in Chicago arts community through its Cultural Grants Program. The the Mural Program.

Interested artists seeking addi- program is partially supported by a tional information about the Indi- grant from the Illinois Arts Counvidual Artists Program in order to cil Agency through federal funds qualify for the Mural Program or provided by the National Endowany City of Chicago artists’ pro- ment for the Arts.

For additional information about gram ought to call DCASE 312THE ARTWORK WILL be on a grander scale than this small mural of children seated on a 744-3316 to obtain additional pro- the 9th Ward “Artist’s Mural Program information including a list gram,” call 773-785-1100. bench looking at historic African American baseball players.

Portraits of residents hang in South Side Metra Stations Metra through a streamlined Community Enhancement Program is hoping to instill a stronger sense of community in residents by hanging portraits of the people that actually live in the community of the train stations. The first artwork to be installed in Metra stations under the program were hung earlier this month at the 87th and 93rd Street stations along the South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. They feature portraits of residents of the South Chicago neighborhood and were created with the assistance of people who also live in the neighborhood.

“This is precisely the kind of artwork that we were hoping for when we upgraded our program earlier this year – something that would help foster a strong sense of pride and ownership in this community,” said Metra Executive Director/CEO Don Orseno. “We will be enhancing stations in a historic Chicago neighborhood using portraits of people who live in the community that were done with the help of local artists.”

The enhancement project was pitched to Metra by archi-treasures, a nonprofit organization that combines the arts and community development to improve Chicago neighbor14

hoods by involving people in projects that transform public space and increase civic engagement. Creative professionals and community members partner to improve neighborhoods while strengthening social bonds.

This year, the organization piloted a new program model at Germano Millgate Apartments, a subsidized housing complex in South Chicago with more than 300 units. Residents collaborated with Chiara Galimberti, an Italian artist, to create 22 portraits of people who live in South Chicago.

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One portrait will be hung at the 87th Street Station and a second will be hung at the 93rd Street Station. The portraits will be accompanied by an informational plaque describing the project and referring interested viewers to a website for more information.

“I am excited to have an art installation of portraits showcasing the strong, vibrant people of South Chicago at the Metra stations on 87th Street and 93rd Street,” said 10th Ward Alderwoman Sue Sadlowski Garza. “It is a testament to the work of archi-treasures and the youth artists of Germano Millgate as they honor our constituents to commuters from Chicago as well as Indiana. An art installation at these particular train stops will instill pride in our neighbors that the 10th Ward matters to the region!”

“The goal of this project is to represent the people who live at Germano Millgate Apartments by broadcasting their portraits publicly and telling their stories, thereby challenging a dominant narrative about low-income housing that is largely inaccurate as well as humiliating to residents,” said Joyce Fernandes, executive director of archi-treasures. “These portraits are part of archi-treasures’ Front Porch

Project, which creatively examines the front porch as a place of neighborly exchange that marks the border between private/family space and public/community space.”

This past September, Metra streamlined its Community Enhancement Program by outlining specific activities in which community groups can engage, providing an online application form and offering detailed selection criteria to help guide proposals.

Partners must be willing and able to

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fund their projects, although, in some cases, Metra may be able to contribute some materials or workforce support to make them more lasting and safe.

Program activities can include: art projects that reflect the unique characteristics of the local community, including murals on or adjacent to facilities; free-standing sculptures, mosaics and photographs; painting and beautification of public areas, including viaducts, columns and bridge walls; and installation and maintenance of plants, shrubs, flowers and other landscaping enhancements.

Partners and projects are selected based on the following criteria: artistic quality of the proposed enhancement; appropriateness of the proposed enhancement to the site; permanence, durability, maintainability and use of high-quality materials; absence of hazards to the public; and recommended measures to protect against vandalism.

To submit a partnership proposal, please visit metrarail.com. For further information regarding Metra’s Community Enhancement Program, please contact Community Affairs at 312322-6753 or email communityenhancement@metrarr.com. www.chicagocrusader.com

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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking

By Effie Rolfe Doing is better! My beloved Mom, W.D Rolfe always reminded me that the things I say I am going to do are good. However, to actually do those things is far better. To quote her exact words, “Old Gonna’ is a good dog—but ‘Do’ is the best!”

She wanted my words to mirror my actions and my actions to mirror my words. I share that same sentiment today as I close my eyes and find myself about to step into a brand new year! Now is the time to find ways and means to do what matters most. Very often in order to accomplish that feat, we must do what is necessary, instead of waiting, wishing and regretting. The right time is while YOU still have time. You have exactly 365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes and 31,536,000 seconds to get it done. That’s enough time to go around the world and back.

Guess what? Waiting for a perfect situation or the right reason only

means a longer wait. In other words, when you wait to do what you already know to do, you are using sorry excuses from last year. And you already know that. That’s why it’s time to stop slacking off and get serious about accomplishing your goals and aspirations. You are not getting any younger! But you already know that.

It is my opinion, the core reason most people wait before taking action; procrastinate or put off taking care of business is because of that four-letter word known as FEAR. Everywhere you look fear exists. Is this a surprise? No, of course not.

What may surprise you is that most people would rather live in a known hell than face fear head on! Fear is not the enemy. No response and doing nothing is the real and true enemy!

Face the fears as the adrenalin rushes and do what it takes to get going and complete the job! You really are bigger than your fear. Why because greater is He that lives in you!

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if you don’t succeed? Try and try and try and try and try! C.S. Lewis said, “Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” No one is or ever will be exempt from mess-ups—it’s an integral part of life. Television Host, Tavis Smiley even wrote a book titled, “Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure.”

2017 is your best year yet! Greatness, favor and blessings are all reserved just for you! Seize the opportunity now. Not tomorrow and heaven knows not next year… since you’re not getting out of life alive—do it now or die trying.

I remember several fond memories of growing up in Arkansas, one in particular was being reminded over and over that life is too short to wait on time because time waits for absolutely no one. If I remember correctly it was the “weight” that actually broke the bridge down.

You don’t have to start with perfection, but you do have to start somewhere! Act now! New Year! New beginning! New faith! “….according to

your faith let it be done to you (Matthew 9:29).” It truly is all about timing! So set your clock. Make a paradigm shift. Change the way you see yourself this year. Maya Angelou said, “Nothing changes unless you do…” The way to change your life and impact the lives of others is to come out of hibernation and spring forward. It’s your choice. Make that change. You are destined to do great things in 2017. If you put one foot in front of the other, it’s just a matter of time before you make the Change.

Step by step!

Are you destined to do great things in 2017? ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her on twitter.com/effiedrolfe Listen to her show daily on urbanpraiseradio.org (2015 Stellar Award Winner for Best Internet Radio Station)

The Crusader Gospel Corner Bishop Horace and Mrs. Susan Smith along with the Apostolic Faith Church, located at 3823 S. Indiana Avenue in Chicago, hosted a community meal and distributed coats and toys to hundreds of children and families in need on Christmas Eve. The event was held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 24th. The church has hosted this annual event for over 20 years and this year, they welcomed guests from 19 partnering shelters and hundreds from the local community.

Hundreds of volunteers were prepared to distribute more than 300 winter coats and more than 1,000 toys to children, teens and their parents. The gifts and coats were all donated by the

Identity (2012), Encore (2010) and Transformation (2008). Cheryl contributed backing vocals on other artists’ projects including Kirk Franklin (Hello Fear), Shirley Caesar (Good God), Zacardi Cortez (The Introduction, Reloaded), Bishop T.D. Jakes (Sacred Love Songs, Vol 2) and Isaac Carree (Uncommon Me). She recorded a song “Running To You” (composed by Terence Vaughn) for the 2013 released compilation project KING- DOM MUSIC, VOL 1 (FIYA World/Light) among many other compilation projects as well. Most recently she toured

Susan Smith professions offered free HIV and Blood Pressure screenings to all attendees. ***

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Houston based recording artist Cheryl Fortuneis set to embark on her solo recording career with the release of her Lucius B. Hoskins produced debut single “Fighters” set to impact gospel radio January 2017. “With this single I created an anthem for women that would offer a sense of hope, strength and boldness,” states Cheryl. Fortune is widely known through- out the gospel music industry as a former member of GRAMMY-nominated and Stellar Award winning recording group James Fortune & FIYA. As the sound of the ensemble, Cheryl provides backing vocals, co-writing and vocals production on projects such as, Live Through It (2014), Grace Gift (2012),

single “God Held Me” (Lucius B. Hoskins) recorded by Zacardi Cortez.

A vocal prowess full of grace, style and poise, Cheryl is ready for her next chapter in life through song with the

ability to speak and help battered and broken women about overcoming and surviving all types of abuse, forms of cancer, or any challenge life has thrown one’s way.

Pfleger to Homeless: “Whatever your problems are, it’s only temporary”

By Chinta Strausberg Father Michael L. Pfleger directed operations at Saint Sabina’s Christmas meal and toy giveaway and admonished hundreds of families and the homeless that whatever they are going through “it is only temporary…a stop” along life’s highway that in no way defines them for life.

Pfleger told listeners that they, just as he, “are not alone in this thing. God is with me. Whatever I’m dealing with I am not alone.

God is with me….”

He cautioned listeners to “Nev-

er let a temporary circumstance make you have an internal frustration or depression. What you are going through is only temporary.

There is another side to this, and I’m coming out on the other side,” Pfleger said, asking his guests to repeat his declaration.

“When I come out, I am going to shout…and I am going to look like what I went through. Victory is right before me,” he bellowed.

Following prayer, Pfleger’s guests enjoyed a homemade meal served by volunteers. Hundreds of meals were delivered to those unable to (Continued on page 19)

Cheryl Fortume with Kirk Franklin on the 20 Years In One Night World Tour.

As a songwriter Cheryl is most notable for co-writing the Billboard #1 smash hit single “I Trust You” which maintained that position for 28 consecutive weeks on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart. She also co-wrote the song “Hold On” which features Fred Hammond and R&B singer Monica.

Additionally, Cheryl wrote the current

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FATHER THULANI, CENTER, and parishioners serve guests at St. Sabina’s Christmas Day meal and toy giveaway event.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) something pristine and promising for white folks.

No doubt the mayor and his people realize nobody will say boo about what they are doing so they will continue to treat us as though we are fools. Unfortunately, we will probably prove him right by returning him to office in a couple of years, just like we did with Richard M. Daley.

Black people will never learn.

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Transparency is not a friend of Emanuel’s Dear Editor: It is common knowledge that Rahm Emanuel held onto the videotape of Laquan McDonald’s murder until after the last election. The common thinking is he did so because had the public seen the tape prior to the election, Emanuel would be ex-mayor.

Of course he denied that was the case, but very few people believe him. If we fast forward to this week, when his administration released all of his emails, we see withholding information is a way of life for him.

Just like Emanuel kept the videotape under wraps, he did the same thing with plans to combine the South Shore Cultural Center golf course with the Jackson Park Golf Course, thereby creating a course worthy of Professional Golfers Association play.

Apparently the idea was kept hush hush because city officials didn’t want the usually vocal Jackson Park neighbors to get wind of the plan. If the plan is solid, the city should be able to defend it. If it is on the up-and-up what was the need for secrecy?

So, if Rahm has his way the new golf course will be a stone’s throw away from the site of the Obama Presidential Library, to be built on public space in Jackson Park. This is just too much of a coincidence to believe it is not a

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conspiracy to make the area among the most sought after on the South Side, and drive out the majority of people, primarily Black folks, living there. Throw in Lake Michigan and you have a potential real estate development that rivals anything on the northern edge of the city. It will be just as white too.

A lot of people might remember Emanuel’s re-election videotape-the one with him wearing a sweater-and promising to listen to residents more. It is pretty clear residents will not be talking about the right things as long as City Hall is committed to secrets about what should be open and transparent plans.

Emanuel continues to believe he is always the smartest person in the room, and can get away with anything.

The lie he tells to get out of why this golf course news shouldn’t have been in the public domain long before a court ordered the release of the emails, will be a doozy.

Unfortunately, like so many things Emanuel, lots and lots of people will give him a break on this one, especially since Tiger Woods’ design company will lay out the course. They will believe that the level of “Black involvement” is somehow good for the city. Who knows that once Woods finds out how underhanded this whole thing is, if he won’t bow out?

Had Emanuel and his people been forthcoming about the project, I doubt they would have received the same level of flack he will get now.

We need to find a way, maybe through the city council, to learn what else Emanuel is keeping from the public. No doubt as more of these emails are scrutinized by the local news outlets, more and more of Emanuel’s shenanigans will be brought to the light. I don’t look forward to seeing them.

It looks like Emanuel is trying to be as slick as Mayor Daley II, but it is obvious he has a long way to go before he is that good.

Marvin Goodwin

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2016

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N 14-16-02776 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case COUNTY, ILLINOIS Number: 16 CH 003419 TJSC#: 36-13251 COUNTY DEPARTMENT NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt CHANCERY DIVISION Collection Practices Act, you are advised FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a P l a i n t i f f , debt collector attempting to collect a debt v . and any information obtained will be used KELVIN L. PHIPPS A/K/A KELVIN for that purpose.

P H I P P S , I711168 JUANITA RILEY-PHIPPS, SMITH-ROTHCHILD FINANCIAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK C O M P A N Y , COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COUNTY DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING CHANCERY DIVISION AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE D e f e n d a n t s A S S O C I A T I O N 16 CH 003419 P l a i n t i f f , 8136 S. JUSTINE STREET CHICAGO, IL v .

6 0 6 2 0 DOROTHY T ROGERS A/K/A NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS DOROTHY T TAYLOR, HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered RECORD CLAIMANTS in the above cause on November 4, 2016, D e f e n d a n t s an agent for The Judicial Sales 15 CH 14283 Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 9006 SOUTH MORGAN STREET 6, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, CHICAGO, IL 60620 One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a auction to the highest bidder, as set forth Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered below, the following described real estate: in the above cause on October 31, 2016, an Commonly known as 8136 S. JUSTINE agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 will at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2017, at Property Index No. 20-32-116-030-0000.

The Judicial Sales Corporation, One The real estate is improved with a South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public highest bid by certified funds at the close auction to the highest bidder, as set forth of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales below, the following described real estate: Corporation. No third party checks will be Commonly known as 9006 SOUTH accepted. The balance, including the MORGAN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-229-027-0000.

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

LAW. You will need a photo identification For information: Visit our website at issued by a government agency (driver's service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours license, passport, etc.) in order to gain of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, entry into our building and the foreclosure LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North sale room in Cook County and the same Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL identification for sales held at other county 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please venues where The Judicial Sales refer to file number 10686. THE JUDICIAL Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

SALES CORPORATION One South For information, examine the court file or Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, refer to file number 14-16-02776. THE LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can Attorney File No. 10686 Attorney Code. also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation 60489 Case Number: 15 CH 14283 at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of TJSC#: 36-13451 NOTE: Pursuant to the pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL deemed to be a debt collector attempting to 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: collect a debt and any information obtained pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File will be used for that purpose.

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

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; THE SOUTH COMMONS PHASE I C O N D O M I N I U M ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF IMPRE L. RICHARDSON; BETTY JEAN R I C H A R D S O N ; JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO IMPRE L. RICHARDSON, DECEASED; FLORA SMITH; ELLA SMITH; VANESSA WORTHINGTON; DAVID SMITH; WILLIAM SMITH; JOSE SMITH; PHILLIP S M I T H D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 13711 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 27, 2017 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. 17-27-310-093-1085.

Commonly known as 2921 South Michigan Avenue, Unit 208, Chicago, IL 60616.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 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.

15-018586 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I710863

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006 MASTR A S S E T - B A C K E D SECURITIES TRUST 2006-HE5 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 6 - H E 5 ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF V E R N A GRANDBERRY; STEPHEN GRANDBERRY, JR.; VICTOR GRANDBERRY; WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF STEPHEN GRANDBERRY, JR., IF ANY; U N K N O W N HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VICTOR GRANDBERRY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 15704 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 25, 2017 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. 25-28-401-053-0000.

Commonly known as 12315 South Yale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628.

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 WA15-0528.

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SHARRON HILL POPE A/K/A SHARRON L. POPE A/K/A SHARRON L. HILL A/K/A SHARRON POPE A/K/A SHARRON HILL, RAVEN D. BROWN A/K/A RAVEN MCCOY A/K/A RAVEN BROWN, LENA F. POPE A/K/A LENA POPE, TERRI M. BROWN A/K/A TERRI BROWN, AMBER J. POPE A/K/A AMBER POPE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JEFFERSON POPE A/K/A JEFFERSON TERRY POPE, IF ANY, LVNV FUNDING, LLC, GUT CONSTRUCTION, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, JEFFERSON POPE A/K/A JEFFERSON TERRY POPE, SHARRON HILL POPE, AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF TERRY J. POPE A/K/A JEFFERSON T. POPE, DECEASED D e f e n d a n t s 14 CH 006036 10235 S. BENSLEY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 23, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2017, 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 10235 S. BENSLEY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-428-012-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-07502. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-07502 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 006036 TJSC#: 36-13265 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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C - DEPARTMENT OF AND URBAN BRANDON WHITE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HERMAN JAMES WHITE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR HERMAN JAMES WHITE (DECEASED), DANINA WHITE D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 001162 431 W. 99TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 8 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 3, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 30, 2017, 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 431 W. 99TH STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-306-051-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-18079. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-18079 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 001162 TJSC#: 36-12132 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

JULIA ALBA, JUAN ALBA, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, I N C .

D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 36285 9513 SOUTH AVENUE N CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 7, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2017, 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 9513 SOUTH AVENUE N, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-05-307-009-0000.

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 9754. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 9754 Attorney Code.

60489 Case Number: 12 CH 36285 TJSC#: 36-13867 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.

I710583 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v .

CARLA FREEMAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, BRANDON WHITE,

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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CHRISTIANA TRUST, A DIVISION OF WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE CSMC 2014-RPL4 TRUST, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2014-RPL4 P l a i n t i f f , v .

ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF GLORIA M. BROCK, GLADYS WILLIAMS, AS HEIR OF GLORIA M. BROCK, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA M. BROCK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 17116 7637 S. MARSHFIELD 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 25, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 27, 2017, 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 7637 S. MARSHFIELD, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-419-013-0000 Vol. 438. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $121,093.79. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2611. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonbl u m b e r g . c o m Attorney File No. 15-2611 Attorney Code.

40342 Case Number: 15 CH 17116 TJSC#: 36-12759 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (''FANNIE MAE''), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA P l a i n t i f f , v .

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A CERTAIN TRUST AGREEMENT DATED 19, DAY OF APRIL 2004 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 132680, ROSEMARY PARNELL, AS HEIR OF EMMA PARNELL-WARD, UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF EMMA PARNELL-WARD, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EMMA PARNELL-WARD, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 10531 9434 S. RACINE AVE. 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 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 2017, 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 9434 S. RACINE AVE., Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-331-024-0000 Vol. 450. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $84,694.50. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2223.

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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonbl u m b e r g . c o m Attorney File No. 15-2223 Attorney Code.

40342 Case Number: 15 CH 10531 TJSC#: 36-12816 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANNIE M. ANDERSON, PAMELA JOHNSON, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANNIE M. ANDERSON (DECEASED) D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 002364 10224 S. PERRY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 8 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 2, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 6, 2017, 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 10224 S. PERRY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-428-024-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-01919. 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

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MARY R. HARDWICK A/K/A MARY H A R D W I C K D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 05512 444 WEST 100TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 8 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, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 444 WEST 100TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-09-314-012-0000.

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 2132. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 2132 Attorney Code.

60489 Case Number: 15 CH 05512 TJSC#: 36-13506 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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REGINA THURSTON A/K/A REGINA E. THURSTON A/K/A REGINA ELAINE THURSTON, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. S/B/M TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., CITY OF CHICAGO D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 4977 9679 S LUELLA AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 7, 2017, 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 9679 S LUELLA AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-229-022-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family home, 1 car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 7826. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 7826 Attorney Code.

60489 Case Number: 15 CH 4977 TJSC#: 36-13207 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

WILLIE J. THOMAS D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 011987 7916 S. LOOMIS BLVD. CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 0 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2017, 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 7916 S. LOOMIS BLVD., CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-103-024-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-12761. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-12761 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 011987 TJSC#: 36-13884 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC P l a i n t i f f , v .

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LEGATEES OF JOHNSON, IF ANY; OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 2847 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 20, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-28-404-022-0000.

Commonly known as 7557-59 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

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 WA14-0396.

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to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 30, 2017, 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 8515 S. WOLCOTT AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-31-417-055-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-08803. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-08803 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 005430 TJSC#: 36-13044 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

GERALD ROGERS; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GERALD ROGERS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 17422 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 18, 2017 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. 20-31-428-055-0000.

Commonly known as 8601 South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

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 W15-1627.

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

HELENA JOHNSON; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; CLEAR WATER PLUMBING, INC.; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK UNKNOWN OWNERS COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; COUNTY DEPARTMENT D e f e n d a n t s , CHANCERY DIVISION 16 CH 6321 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST NOTICE OF SALE COMPANY, AS PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TRUSTEE FOR RESMAE that pursuant to a Judgment of ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1; entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales P l a i n t i f f , Corporation will on Monday, January 16, v s .

2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at CHARLES E. JOHNSON; CITY OF 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, CHICAGO; UNITED Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to STATES OF AMERICA; 362 RAB, LLC; the highest bidder for cash, as set forth A M E R I C A N below, the following described mortgaged EXPRESS BANK, FSB; CAPITAL ONE real estate: BANK (USA), Commonly known as 12450 South Perry N.A.; CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628.

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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.

16-010970 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I710266 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF SOUNDVIEW HOME LOANS TRUST 2005-DO1, A S S E T - B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-DO1 P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MATTHEW J. JACKSON, HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS, G E N E R A L L Y , AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 9743 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 12, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 13, 2017 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. 25-11-107-006-0000.

Commonly known as 9617 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60628.

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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 236-0077.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC P l a i n t i f f , v s .

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF FLORA J. ROBINSON, DECEASED; KAREN WOODLAND, AKA CARRIE WOODLAND; JULIE FOX, AS S P E C I A L REPRESENTATIVE TO FLORA J. ROBINSON, DECEASED D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 17202 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 11, 2017 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 9531 South Calumet Avenue, Chicago, IL 60628.

P.I.N. 25-10-105-016-0000.

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

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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC FKA GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC P l a i n t i f f , v .

UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF RICKY SAULTER, HERMAN SAULTER, AS HEIR OF RICKY SAULTER, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RICKY SAULTER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 16433 1 W. BRAYTON STREET Chicago, IL 6 0 6 2 8 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, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 18, 2017, 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 1 W. BRAYTON STREET, Chicago, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-28-431-015-0000 Vol. 470.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $117,509.81. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 15-2549. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonbl u m b e r g . c o m Attorney File No. 15-2549 Attorney Code.

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Christmas holiday generosity all around Chicago

ALDERMAN ANTHONY BEALE (right) recently hosted 79 families and 281 children at the 9th Ward’s annual Christmas Party at Corliss High School in North Pullman. The party featured gifts for the entire family and a meal. All of the families were attending the holiday party for the first-time at the invitation of the school’s principal, Dr. Leonard Harris.

EACH CHILD BETWEEN 2-13 years of age received three gifts, ranging from lap-top computers to bicycles and video games, while their parents competed for large screen televisions, blue-tooth speaker systems and other great prizes as part of a raffle contest.

The 5th District of the Chicago Police Department donated 100 new bicycles.

NBC 5’S ART NORMAN served as honorary Santa for the 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc.’s 15th Annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive. Norman is pictured with members of the Chicago Police Department who hand delivered toys to the event.

MORE THAN 1,100 people attended the 100 Black Men of Chicago Toy Drive held at the Old Crow Smokehouse in Chicago’s River North community. The party with a purpose collected over 1,000 toys for underserved families with children at select Chicago area schools, community organizations, and shelters.

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Families later lined up outside classrooms at Saint Sabina’s Academy to select age appropriate toys and clothes, leaving with bags filled with Christmas gifts for their children.

Father Pfleger is praying for peace in 2017. “We are excited about 2017, and we believe with all our hearts, minds and souls that the best is yet to come.”

“We have to draw the line on this violence and say we are not going to become immune with this gun violence and we are not accepting of it…. Shame on us www.chicagocrusader.com

to have the mayor, the governor, ers… we all are guilty of what is the pastors, parents, grandmoth- going on in this city,” said Pfleger.

MOTHERS ACCEPT TOYS from a parish volunteer for their children at St. Sabina’s annual Christmas meal and toy giveaway.

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CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY for hundreds of sick children at Advocate Trinity Hospital thanks to one of the hospital’s cafeteria worker Jessie Tendayi. For the last 8 years, Tendayi has worked extras shifts and saved her hard-earned money to buy toys for patients at Advocate Children’s Hospital over the holidays. This year, Tendayi saved $5,000 to donate 1,000 toys to delight the children. Michael Strahan of “Good Morning America.” announced Toys “R” Us had donated $5,000 to help Tendayi continue her good work.

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