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Giannoulias, Preckwinkle Win By J. Coyden Palmer La Risa Lynch Newcomer Cheryle Jackson finished last in her bid to win the Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race. Jackson lost to state Treasurer and friend of President Barrack Obama Alexi Giannoulias. Jackson got 19.7 percent of the vote; finishing behind former city inspector David Hoffman (33.8 %) and Giannoulias (39%). Giannoulias will face Republican candidate Representative Mark Kirk and Green Party candidate LeAlan M. Jones in the general election in November. Jackson temporarily left her position as head of the Chicago Urban League to run for the senate seat vacated by President Obama’s election in 2008. Roland Burris was named as the person to serve out the remainder of Obama’s term by former governor Rod Blagojevich. But the circumstances surrounding his appointment caused such a backlash among potential voters that Burris decided not to run for reelection. Jackson is not the lone hope for keeping the seat filled by a member of the
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African American community, as Jones is an Englewood community resident. Jackson’s campaign struggled from the start to promote her agenda. Unknown by many throughout the state, Jackson failed to connect with the two bases of which she may have garnered the most support;
women and African Americans, according to Sun-Time s columnist Mary Mitchell, despite being the lone woman and African American in the race. Others say Jackson’s lack of experience as an elected official played a role. Most people only knew Jackson as a former spokes-
person for Blagojevich and her work with the Chicago Urban League. Because she had never run for political office, many people did not know her. “This isn’t the time to elect a person to one of the highest offices in the country who has never served before,” said African American Shawn Newton. “I think what our Black politicians need to understand is that the younger generation of Black voters won’t vote for you just because you are Black, or a democrat for that matter, like our parents and grandparents did. We are more diverse as a people than ever before and that old way of political thinking has to die out before we can move forward.” Jackson also was hurt by a low voter turnout. Only 25 percent of registered voters in Chicago came out on Election Day, further hampering the efforts of Jackson. Despite the disappointing outcome, Jackson was upbeat during her concession speech. “Tonight we are here for a different kind of victory,” she told her supporters. “Maybe not the victory we wanted but I (Continued on page 3)
Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Rum War threatens economic ruin By Pharoh Martin NNPA National Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) - A war is brewing between two of America’s island territories in the Caribbean. It is a fight that is developing over rum subsidies. And while the governments of Puerto Rico and
the U.S. Virgin Islands are not trading bullets per se, their barbs and legislative battles threaten to unravel at least one of their fragile economies and the way the rum industry does business. Advocates on both sides say this is not a “Brown verses Black issue.” Rather, they describe it as a war for economic vitality.
Delegate Donna Christensen, the U. S. Congressional representative from the Virgin Islands says the dispute could ultimately collapse the Virgin Island’s economy and more. “I think this dispute could result in damaging the relationship between the two governments if it continues to go on because what they propose to do would really destroy the Virgin Island economy,” Christensen said. “If they were to prevail, the Virgin Island’s economy would just crumble.” The territories are in a dispute over how much they are able to subsidize rum producers using federal excise tax revenues. Puerto Rico argues that their sister territo-
ry, the Virgin Islands, is using excise tax revenues from rum sales to make the kind of deals that amount to, essentially, unfair trading practices that will distort the market. This is the background: For decades, the federal government taxed rum producers on each proof gallon of their alcohol entering the U.S. But Congress initiated a cover-over program that rebates all but 25 cents of rum excise tax revenues back to the U.S. territory that produced the rum. The federal program generates hundreds of millions of dollars annually in economic aid for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Continued on page 3)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE National Urban League leads historic delegation of African-Americans to Beijing China Donna Christensen
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National Urban League leads historic delegation of African-Americans to Beijing China Trip represents beginning of new relationship between African-Americans and the Chinese people By Jasmyne A. Cannick NNPA, Foreign Correspondent Special Report From Beijing, China BEIJING, CHINA - President and CEO of the National Urban League, Marc H. Morial and Los Angeles Urban League President and CEO Blair Taylor has led a 40-person delegation to the Beijing, in the People’s Republic of China for a cultural and trade mission hopefully signaling the beginning of a new relationship between the Chinese people and African-Americans. The historic trip is meant to engage in the first of many meaningful discussions on possibilities of future partnerships and investment between the Chinese and African-Americans. It is the first time a national delegation of African-Americans of this size has visited Beijing on such a mission. Since the election of President Barack Obama, the Chinese people have taken an interest in African-Americans in the U.S. leaders in exploring and developing ways that African-Americans and Chinese can do business and exchange cultural and educational ideas. Los Angeles Urban League President and CEO Blair Taylor, in 2006, took a 12-member delegation to China on such a mission to visit Beijing and Shanghai. This mission continues and broadens that effort. “This delegation represents ‘our best’ in business, entrepreneurship, banking and finance, education, sports, entertainment, media and political thought,” commented Mr. Morial.
Notable members of the 40person delegation to Beijing include: Blair Taylor, President and CEO, Los Angeles Urban League, Danny Bakewell Sr., Chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) which represents over 200 Black newspaper publishers in the United States, Robert J. Brown, Chairman and CEO of B&C Associates, Inc., former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater, James Buford, President and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan, St. Louis, Thomas Sayles, Vice President for Government and Community Relations for the University of Southern California, Albert Dotson Jr., President of 100 Black Men of America, Mark Mallory, Mayor of Cincinnati, Carl Ballton, President and COO, Union Bank Foundation, Dr. Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., Dean, UCLA School of Public Affairs, and Carl Dickerson, CEO of Dickerson Employee Benefits. In addition, the National Urban League has brought along journalists Michelle Miller from CBS News, TVOne’s Roland S. Martin, and the NNPA foreign correspondent Jasmyne A. Cannick, to tell accurately the story of this historic trip back home in the US. The delegates departed Newark, NJ on Jan. 30 on a 14-hour flight to Beijing and received an extremely warm welcome at the airport from host organization the China-United States Exchange Foundation and were escorted to the Grand Hotel Beijing. After checking in, the delegates were escorted to a grand reception and dinner at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse hosted by Tung Chee-hwa, founding chairman of the China-United States Exchange Foundation. Chairman Tung Chee-hwa was delighted with the Urban League’s visit and interest in China and said he
( F r o m l e f t t o r i g h t ) Na t i o n a l U r b a n L e a g u e P r e s i d e n t a n d C E O M a r c H . M or i a l a t B e i j i n g , C h i n a ’ s M i n i s t r y o f Commerce for a historic conve rsa tion with Bei jing’s Zhong Shan, the Vice Minister of Commerce, Monday, February 1, 2010. (NNPA Photo/Jasmyne A. Cannick) 2
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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE President and CEO Marc H. Morial (left to right); Mr. C.H. Tung, Chairman, China –United States Foreign Exchange Foundation; Danny J. Bakewell Sr., Chairman, National Newspaper Publishers Association, and Blair Taylor, CEO, Los Angeles Urban League, attend a welcome dinner hosted by the China –United States Foreign Exchange F o u n d a t i o n i n B e i j i n g , C h i n a , a t t h e D i a o y u t a i S t a t e G u e s t h o u s e S u n d a y , Ja n . 3 1, 2 0 1 0 . (NNPA Photo/Jasmyne A. Cannick) NNPA Chairman and Los Anhoped when they left Beijing the built a solidarity with African group will leave with a message of countries who we felt were justi- gel es Sentinel newspaper pubfied in their struggle against colo- lisher Danny Bakewell Sr. en“friendship.” “African-Americans are a force nialism. We supported Africa’s couraged Chinese officials to use to be reckoned with,” Chairman economic independence at a time the power of America’s 200 Black Tung Chee-hwa told the dele- when the Chinese people were newspapers to speak to and margates during the grand reception. very poor. In 1978, China opened ket directly to African-Ameri“The Chinese people want to be its doors and adjusted its foreign cans. A suggestion that the Chifriends with America. We want policies, encouraging Chinese nese are eager to engage NNPA to understand African-Americans companies to go to Africa. Today, further on. “The Chinese realize that Black better and we want for you to un- Chinese finance often goes to derstand the Chinese people bet- large-scale infrastructure projects, Americans have a buying power ter. We want to know about your with a particular focus on hy- of $1.1 trillion and are willing to historic Black colleges and uni- dropower generation and rail- engage African Americans directversities, corporations, non-gov- ways. More than 35 African ly on how to best work together ernment organizations, and the countries are engaging with Chi- to meet our mutual interests,” many many Black owned news- na on infrastructure finance commented Mr. Bakewell. “As deals, with the biggest recipients Chairman of NNPA, I look forpapers.” On Monday, Jan. 30, Ambas- being Nigeria, Angola, Sudan, ward to working with the Chinese people on ideas and stratesador Liu Guijin, former Special and Ethiopia.” When questioned about the gies that will bring both of our Envoy on African Affairs for the People’s Republic of China met support for African nations with countries closer together in the with the delegation for little over human rights violations, Ambas- coming years.” James Buford, President and an hour to brief delegates on the sador Lui Guijin stated plainly history of China’s relationship that China respects African coun- CEO of the Urban League of with Africa as well as update the tries to advance their own human Metropolitan St. Louis and group on today’s relationship rights pointing out that the Chi- Robert J. Brown, Chairman and with many African nations. Mr. nese people understand different CEO of B&C Associates, Inc. led Liu Guijin explained China’s countries have different back- many of the delegation’s converlong standing relationship with grounds and histories and they sations with the Chinese on how African nations that spanned are not in the business of telling African American businesses can begin to do more business in Chifrom the Tung and Ming Dy- other countries what to do. “We try to focus on the five na, specifically in Beijing—an nasty through present day. Cheers and laughter erupted principals of peaceful co-exis- idea that Chinese officials are eafrom the delegation when Am- tence as set out by Premier Zhou ger to work with African Ameribassador Liu Guijin remarked Enlai,” explain Ambassador Lui can business leaders on. Following the Ministry of how Spanish and Portuguese ex- Guijin. “Mutual respect for each plorers “so-called” discovered other’s territorial integrity and Commerce, delegates were essovereignty, mutual non-aggres- corted to the Diaoyutai State Africa. Ambassador Lui Guijin ex- sion, mutual non-interference in Guesthouse for a luncheon hostplained in depth China’s relation- each other’s internal affairs, ed by Vice Minister of Foreign ship with Africa beginning with a equality and mutual benefit, and Affairs He Yafei. The luncheon was given in the same ballroom quote from popular Chinese peaceful co-existence.” After the meeting with Ambas- that Beijing recently hosted Presithinker, educator, and political figure Confucius, “what you do sador Lui Guijin, the delegates dent Barack Obama. not wish for yourself, do not do were received by Beijing’s MinTuesday ended with the delegaistry of Commerce for a historic unto others.” “China’s support for Africa can conversation between the Na- tion meeting with various Christbe looked at in three stages,” Am- tional Urban League and Bei- ian Chinese religious leaders on bassador Liu Guijin explained. jing’s Zhong Shan, the Vice Min- the state of Christianity in Beijing. “The first, 1949 to 1978, China ister of Commerce.
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Puerto Rico-Virgin . . . (Continued from page 1) To combat record deficits facing the Virgin Islands, territorial governor John deJongh looked to leveraging business deals tied to cover-over revenues. deJongh cut deals with two producers that make some of the world’s topselling rum brands to create public-private enterprises. Londonbased Diageo, LLC, which produces Captain Morgan Rum, is ending a subcontractor relationship it has in Puerto Rico in 2012 and is relocating to the Virgin Islands where it will remain for the next 30 years and receive subsidy incentives worth up to half of the cover-over revenue that the U.S. Virgin Islands receives. Fortune Brands, which produces locally-based brand Cruzan recently received a similar deal. The deal threatens Puerto Rico, which as the world leader in rum production is losing not only the number two rum brand in Captain Morgan, but also maintains the high subsidies that Diageo is receiving from the Virgin Islands undercuts stability of the entire rum industry. U.S. territories are free to use revenues from the cover-over program as they see fit, for now. Virgin Island leaders argue that the deal not only brings badly needed revenue and jobs to their struggling island but that it also keeps leading rum producers on U.S. soil. Diageo could not renegotiate favorable terms with their third-party manufacturer in Puerto Rico and was preparing to move production of its Captain Morgan brand to a foreign country but instead struck a lucrative deal with the Virgin Islands worth $2.4 billion dollars in direct subsidies and other incentives that include tax breaks, brand promotion and a $165 million dollar local distillery. Virgin Island leaders hold that the agreements have already saved 2000 jobs and will create hundreds more. The deal is forecasted to bring in an estimated six billion dollars in revenue for the tiny island over the 30-year agreement. “Our position is that there is a rum industry in both territories,” said Congressman Pedro Pierluisi (D- P.R.), Puerto Rico’s delegate to congress. “And the way it should work is that the rum producers compete with each other based on the quality of their products and their prices. The issue is that the Virgin Islands opted to use the cover-over funding to give exaggerated and purely unreasonable subsidies to individual producers and that makes no sense.” The Puerto Rican delegate said that the Virgin Island’s subsidies The Chicago Crusader
are so large that, in the case of Diageo, the rum producer could manufacture a gallon of rum free of cost. “It distorts the whole market,” he explained. “If the federal government looks the other way, does nothing and allows this to happen, the odious result is that producers would be seeking similar subsidies because it’s the only way that they could compete.” Decades ago, Puerto Rico legislated a self-imposed cap on itself so that no more than ten percent of cover-over revenue would fund subsidies, and would prevent “abuse” by producers seeking unreasonable subsidies, Periluisi said. And while federal law sets no such limits Periluisi is proposing a federal bill in congress that would do just that. Pierluisi maintains that the domino has already fallen because the Virgin Island’s other subsidy agreement with makers of the locally-produced Cruzan Rum was a result of the rum manufacturer looking for a deal similar to the one Diageo received. “Any producer coming to either territory is going to ask for the same kind of deal,” he said. “It makes no sense. Both territories will end up losing about half of their excise tax cover-over revenues just to give subsidies to individual producers. That cannot be the purpose of the program. It has to do with the industry. It shouldn’t work this way.” Puerto Rico received about $371 million dollars from the excise tax in 2008. Whereas, the Virgin Islands receive just under $100 million dollars in the same year, according to public records. “It’s a big discrepancy because they have so much more money,” argues Congresswoman Donna Christensen (D-V.I.), U.S. Virgin Island’s congressional delegate. “So ten percent for them is a lot of money. It’s four times plus what we can subsidize ours for.” HR 2122, a bill that Pierluisi introduced last April, would cap the amount that territorial governments could use cover-over tax revenues to subsidize private entities to no more than 10 percent. “The bill that I’ve proposed puts a limit of ten percent but I am not fixed on that number,” Pierluisi said. “It could be a higher amount but, again, it cannot be fifty percent of the excise tax, which ends up being the cost of a gallon of rum. I’m just trying to protect the market, protect the industry and make sure that there is a level playing field.” Pierluisi said that because the cover-over revenue is based on production the Virgin Islands
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THE FIFTH ANNUAL Sweet Beginnings Tea fundraiser will feature NBC5 newscaster Zoraida Sambolin (left) as mistress of ceremonies for the third consecutive year. The event will be held o n F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y 1 2 a t t h e P a r k H y a t t H o t e l . S po n s o r e d b y t h e N o r t h L a w n d a l e Employment Network, the tea is a fundraising event that supports job training and employment initiatives for underserved residents. Sambolin is pictured at the 2009 tea with Brenda Palms Barber, CEO of the North Lawndale Employment Network. could make more money by sim- Pierluisi disagrees that HR 2122 campaigns that other producers ply increasing their production is retroactive in a way that would not receiving similar subsidies and making themselves more at- decimate the Virgin Island econ- would have an impossible time tractive to producers without the omy but said that there will be trying to match. excessive subsidies. changes in the way that territories The legislation could also undo can legally use these funds. He The Congress appears to see the any existing deals that the Virgin maintains that huge corporations controversy as a dispute between Island has made thus far. The Vir- like Diageo have clauses in their two U.S. territories and sees no gin Islands government has al- contracts that provide changes in need to get involved. This is also ready issued hundreds of millions the law. the position of the Congressional of dollars of government bonds “You cannot expect when you Black Caucus. As they see it, priand hired employees to start relo- do any deal that the law will re- vate companies move from one cation construction and distil- main the same. The law can jurisdiction to another every day. leries. Because they’ve begun change at any time. The federal Currently, the bill is sitting in the their costly developments, Chris- government is not a party in that House Ways and Means committensen insists that any retroactive contract. It is the Virgin Islands tee awaiting debate. Says Monactions proposed by the bill and this private entity, which iique Watson, chief of staff for would essentially sink the Virgin knows very well that the cover- Congresswoman Christensen, it’s Island economy. over program can change at any really about fairness: “It’s not a “We’ve already established these time.” Brown versus Black issue. It’s a agreements and our governor has big territory versus a small terrialready been able to borrow to According to Pierluisi, manu- tory issue. It has to do with the keep us afloat through a recession facturers like Diageo could un- economic competitiveness of the because of the strength of those dercut their competition’s prices Virgin Islands, which is a very agreements,“ Christensen said. or launch behemoth advertising small territory.”
Giannoulias, Preckwinkle Win (Continued from page 1) view tonight as still a victory because I jumped into this race to give a voice to everyday people. These are the people who are often overlooked by government.” Jackson also hinted that her foray into politics may not be over. She said who knows what tomorrow may bring and some suspect she could be gearing up for a local run for some sort of city office next year. Another race too close to call is the state’s comptroller office. David Miller left his post as state representative of the 29th District to run for Dan Hynes’ old seat. Hynes vacated the post to run for governor in the Democratic primary race. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Miller is reported to have more than 8000 more votes than S. Raja Krish-
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namoorthi, a former state deputy treasurer. Krishnamoorthi decided to concede the win to Miller on Wednesday night. Miller will be the second African-American to hold the comptroller’s office since U.S. Senator Roland Burris’ 1978 election to that office should he win in November. Miller is to face Republican nominee Judy Barr Topinka in the November General Election. The comptroller’s office has been under fire lately over its role in the Burr Oaks Cemetery plot reselling scandal. Robin Kelly, chief of staff to State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias won her race to succeed him. The former south suburban state representative of the 38th District beat out Justin Oberman, son of onetime city alderman Martin Oberman. Saturday, February 6, 2010
Kelly received 57.9 percent of the vote to Oberman’s 42.1. The treasurer’s office has also been mired in controversy about strategies it took with its college investment plan that lost millions of dollars. The controversy has been a thorn in Giannoulias’ campaign for the U.S. senate race. Joseph Berrios easily beat out his three opponents for the Cook County’s Assessor Office. Since Assessor James Houlihan opted not to run for re-election, the open seat attracted a bevy of takers including Robert Shaw and Ray Figueroa. Berrios won the seat with 39.9 percent of the votes. Shaw, a former 9th Ward alderman and Board of Review commissioner, garnered 34 percent while Figueroa had 26.9 percent. 3
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HAITI’S MARTYRDOM AND MALDEVELOPMENT Long after the cameras are gone, Haiti will still be fighting for survival after one of the most devastating earthquakes in recent history, because Haiti was super poor before the damages. There are reasons for this abject poverty, and chief among these, suggested by numerous pundits, is that Haiti is the only land in the Caribbean that successfully warded off colonialism by defeating Napoleon and his cohorts. Since then, it is alleged, that the West has enacted “unofficial sanctions,” which have, in part, resulted in its impoverished state of being. According to an internet article entitled “Why is Haiti so poor?” by Jason DeRusha, WCCO, April Knutson, a senior lecturer in French who teaches the history of Haiti at the University of Minnesota, is quoted... “These self-emancipated slaves defeated Napoleon’s army in 1804, January 1, 1804. It’s a glorious moment in the history of Haiti and the history of the world,” Knutson said. But this victory came at a tremendous cost, according to the same article, ... “In 1802, most countries still held slaves and seeing them rise up and gain independence freaked out the Western World, and they got even.” “They cut (Haiti) off from trade and development,” Knutson said. “This lasted through most of the 19th century, a total blockade.” In addition to the above opinion, Knutson also offered another answer to this question, “Greedy dictators” and “a long line of Western imperial powers that have maldeveloped, purposely maldeveloped Haiti.” Knutson has been to Haiti five times doing research and humanitarian work. Though we are proud of the groundswell of support that has come from Americans to help alleviate the plight of Haitians after the recent earthquake, the United States’ hands are not clean regarding Haiti. In 1900, after peasant uprisings threatened Caribbean instability, U.S. Marines occupied the country for 19 years and thwarted every attempt on the part of Haitians at self-reliance and independence. Black people in America don’t always have a sense that the struggle we face has its tentacles around the globe, extensions of manipulative invisible powers. Haiti is poor because of this manipulation. And though we are not excusing the ruthless, greedy dictators that have helped keep their own people down, we can see how they, too, were manipulated by materialism and illusive, truncated power. In hindsight, the Haitian situation may be one of the chief reasons why Black people around the world have acquiesced to White imperialism. It, no doubt, has left subconscious scars in the Black psyche resulting in the thought that resistance is futile. This is truly unfortunate. If Black people would think back on what happened in Haiti in 1804 wherein 20,000 (thousand) French troops were defeated by self-emancipated slaves, it would be realized that self-determination is a potent reality. That was a powerful event! In addition, we should know that those invisible tentacles of manipulation are still alive and well in America’s Black Urban communities and elsewhere. The key to Black Liberation is to unify economically, spiritually and socially in order to combat those who want to keep the people poor and oppressed, and after uniting, to keep up the momentum by eschewing greed and by reaching out for the support of the Black Diaspora. If this were done, the economic and social status of Blacks worldwide would change for the better! A luta continua...(the struggle continues). 4
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Calling A Few Good Black Men Dear Editor: Our Children Need Help Now On September 25, 2009, the body of Derrion Albert, a 16year-old student, was found on a Chicago street corner. His vicious beating — he was punched, kicked and struck with 2 by 4s — left an indelible mark on our psyches. His death reminded many of the 1954 murder of Emmit Till in Money, Mississippi, though Till’s assailants were white and the suspects in this case are Black. In New York City’s first murder of 2010, a 21-year-old father was stabbed to death on a Brooklyn street, just hours into the new year. Both deaths show the need for decisive action. Newspapers publish story after story of Black and brown boys and young men murdered each year in our inner cites. These incidents expose the nihilism, benign neglect and acts of cowardice masquerading as bravado, that permeate so many of our communities where there is an absence of positive male role models. In issuing his 2010 National Mentoring Month Proclamation
on January 6, President Barack Obama outlined the growing need for trusted adults to step up and mentor children. We are excited and happy that the President has made a call to address a critical void in our communities, but it is up to us to sign up and connect with the thousands who have heeded similar calls over the years. The call is urgent. We must encourage an extra push of responsible men who can assist in providing stable environments for boys and girls outside of their immediate family. Today, it is reported that boys receive up to 70 percent of the Ds and Fs given to all students, and create 90 percent of all classroom discipline problems. According to a Schott Foundation report, “Given Half a Chance,” some alarming educational trends involve young Black male students. Their 2005/2006 national graduation rate was 47 percent. That means that most Black male students did not graduate with their cohorts. These startling school-related statistics, coupled with the increasing number of children growing up without fathers, are creating a permanent underclass. This underclass can be measured by studying the escalating rates of community violence, economic isolation, poverty and substance abuse. In cities like Chicago, father
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absence has hit African-American communities with the force of a hundred Hurricane Katrinas. It is decimating our communities and we have garnered no adequate response to it. This reality highlights the need for communities to engage in projects that make Black men better fathers, better husbands and better community leaders. Obama’s call to action to fa-
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Mr. President, change Your course and avoid the Torpedoes By Harry Alford NNPA Columnist (NNPA) - It is my hope and prayer that President Barack Obama succeeds as the 44th President of the United States. It would be very nice if his efforts straighten out our economy, develop our
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businesses and, thus create more jobs and drastically lessen unemployment. The level of his success will be dependent on how well he does in this area. Healthcare, environment and everything else is
secondary. His citizens are suffering with unemployment reaching 10 percent overall and in some communities, like African-Americans, it is approaching 25 percent. This is the big prize but there are areas that will negatively affect the status of the economy. He must avoid these dangerous “torpedoes” or they will wreck his quest for reelection. What are these torpedoes? Namely, the Deficit, costly answers to healthcare, ill thought out environmental clean up approaches, business crippling union schemes and disparate impact on small and minority (especially Black owned) businesses. America is deep in debt. When President Obama came into office we were approaching a deficit of nearly $12 trillion with China holding more than 20 percent of the notes. Within just a year, he has taken that debt load to $14 trillion with no end in sight. It is totally out of control. You cannot run a business, family or nation with excessive debt. Pretty soon the floor will sink in and the foundation will crumble. Mr. President please address the deficit now! Not next year but right now. The demand for strong leadership is essential in this area.
The National Black Chamber of Commerce® is on record for supporting Healthcare Reform. However, what the Senate has done to it makes it now unacceptable. It is terribly too expensive now especially for the small business owner. If 70 percent of all new jobs in this nation are created by small businesses then why is this bill attacking them to the point of lethal laws and regulations? Let’s start over in crafting Healthcare Reform. Again, the demand for strong leadership is needed. Don’t leave it up to the House and Senate to set the criteria. Craft a plan for this nation and sell it yourself. The Cap and Trade Energy Bill is just plain stupid. It demands that the heart of America lose 2.3 million jobs, raises energy costs for the common family and enriches special interests all the while. It does nothing to increase our energy supply or lower greenhouse gases on a global basis. The cleanest and most productive form of energy is nuclear. Yet, this bill does not even address nuclear energy. We don’t need a big reduction in jobs. We need a serious increase in jobs right now. Mr. President please start over on this bill. It
doesn’t address our economic needs. Avoid this torpedo and move forward with strong leadership. The vast majority of our industries are not union. Businesses flourish with open shops. Unions have historically crippled the businesses they control. That’s the big problem – they control the business they invade and prohibit creativity and true entrepreneurship. Small business creates jobs and unions kill small business. So why is our President so happy to fight for unions to the detriment of small business? It’s the money (campaign contributions and lobbyist spending) I guess. The Card Check bill, Project Labor Agreements (union only contracts) and special exemptions for unions will destroy more jobs particularly for minorities. Mr. President, your pro-union attitude is comparable to sleeping with the devil. Bad things are going to happen unless you change your course. It is tragic that the Stimulus Bill is not including for the most part any Blacks, Hispanics or Asians. We thought it was a stimulus for the whole nation. 1 percent of the highway money, 1 percent of the capital access, etc. for Black business and citizens is not representa-
tive. That is not stimulating! The latest example of this comes from the $7.4 billion in broadband grants that the Stimulus Bill is giving out. The first round has just concluded and Blacks got 0, Hispanics got 0, Asians got 0. That’s right not one dollar out of billions went to a minority business or association. How can that happen when we have our first Black president? It should matter, shouldn’t it? We are in serious trouble. The only thing plentiful is the drug business. While federal employees in the greater DC area average $94,000 each in salary and no unemployment, the rest of the nation suffers greatly. We are losing our homes, salaries, net worth and quality of life and our President seems aloof to that. His priorities are pleasing union bosses, environmental zealots, and other shady special interests. It’s the economy and may his next three years be significantly better than his first. Where is that change? Alford is the co-founder, Presi d e nt / C E O o f t h e N a t i o na l Black Chamber of Commerce®.Website: www.national bcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org
Being True to Black Historymakers By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The news media is fascinated with anniversaries, especially those ending in round numbers. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the 50th anniversary of the Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins was celebrated this week. On February 1, 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T University – Ezell A. Blair, Jr., David L. Richmond, Joseph A. McNeil and Franklin E. McCain – initiated a successful effort to desegregate the lunch counter at the downtown Woolworth’s store. Although the four college students are hailed for taking a seat in order to stand up for their rights, it is important to remember that they were not alone. In fact, after they were refused service, they returned the following day with more than two dozen students. The numbers continued to swell, reaching 300 on February 5, four days after the initial protest. Among the protesters were students from Bennett College, the all-female Black college in Greensboro, and Dudley High, the school that African American students attended under segregation.
Coming six years after the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawing segregated public schools and five years after the tragic murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till near Money, Miss., the Greensboro sit-in movement sparked similar movements in other cities, including Durham, Nashville, Atlanta, Little Rock and Miami. This was three years before the March on Washington, five years before the Selma-to-Montgomery March in Alabama, four years before passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and five years before the Voting Rights Act. Today, we don’t think twice about whether we’ll be served if we enter any downtown restaurant. But that hasn’t always been so. In the case of Greensboro, African-American shoppers were encouraged to spend their money at such stores as Woolworth’s, a five-and-dime discount retail chain. However, they weren’t allowed to try on clothes before taking them home, were relegated to separate toilets and certainly weren’t allowed to sit next to whites at lunch counters. In Greensboro, as was the case in other cities across the South,
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George E. Curry Blacks were not allowed to sit at all. The Woolworth’s store in Greensboro had four counter seats for Whites. African Americans, at least prior to the protest, had to eat while standing on their feet. As we begin our annual celebration of Black History Month, it is important to celebrate the thousands of nameless and faceless brave men, women and children who formed the nucleus of the modern civil rights movement yet never received the acclaim of the four students who led the Greensboro protest. Their names
are not in the history books, they gave no speeches about their dreams and their graves are not enshrined with markers listing their brave accomplishments. Yet, they are at least as important as Dr. Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkins, John Lewis or Whitney Young. It’s great to celebrate the epic moments of the civil rights movement, but it is even greater to realize that Blacks have always struggled against oppression in this country. Many of the protests that are among the most celebrated were predated by similar protests that, for some reason, did not capture the national imagination of later movements. For example, before there was a Greensboro sit-in protest in 1960, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) had organized sit-ins in Chicago (1942), St. Louis (1949) and Baltimore (1952). Greensboro wasn’t the first sit-in site in North Carolina. On June 23, 1957, seven students were arrested in Durham at the Royal Ice Cream Shop for staging a sit-in, in the “Whites Only” section. They were convicted and the U.S. Supreme Court later refused to take up their appeal. The 1955 Montgomery Bus Saturday, February 6, 2010
Boycott launched the career of a young Baptist minister named Martin Luther King and made Rosa Parks a household name. Two years earlier, Rev. T.J. Jemison, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, La., had organized a successful bus boycott that served as the template for Montgomery. Volunteer drivers, traveling on routes normally traversed by city buses, picked up passengers and drove to their normal bus stop. To avoid being prosecuted for operating as an unlicensed taxi or bus, drivers did not charge riders. The boycott ended June 25, 1953 with Jemison and other Black leaders reaching a compromise with city officials. The settlement called for the first two front seats being reserved for Whites, the long seat in the back of buses reserved for African Americans and all seats in between offered on a firstcome-first-served basis. There are many other instances of early Black protests, including a 1939 sit-in at the Alexandria, Va. library, organized by attorney Samuel Wilbert Tucker, and a successful (Continued on page 15) 5
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Worrill’s World By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill
THE BLACK NATIONALIST TRADITION (Dr. Conrad Worrill, Nationa l C h a ir m a n E m e r i t u s o f t h e N a t i o n a l B l a c k Un i t e d F r o n t ( N B U F) l o c a t e d a t 1 8 0 9 E a s t 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, F a x # 7 7 3 - 4 9 3 - 9 8 1 9 , E - m a il : n b u f c h i c @ sb c g l o b a l . n e t , W e b site: nbufront.org)) Ideas are weapons of war and that is why the white supremacy system in America has used all of its available machinery to confuse, misinterpret, and dilute the meaning and impact of the Black Nationalist tradition in this country. One of the biggest challenges African people face in America is
Dr. Conrad Worrill to rejuvenate Black Nationalist thinking as a tool in the struggle to determine for ourselves as a people what is in our best collective interests. There are far too many African people in this country who think what is good for other people should be good for us. Nothing could be further from the truth. We can only determine what is good for us by reestablishing Black Nationalist thinking and developing a Black Nationalist program of action. This is the missing link to the liberation of African people in America. Let us briefly review the development and impact of Black Nationalism in America. Black Nationalism is a tradition that emerged in the early nineteenth-century among those Black leaders who understood the 6
need for African people in America to develop a national entity as the only solution for Black people in North America, Latin America, in the Caribbean, and on the continent of Africa `. These nineteenth-century Black Nationalist leaders such as Denmark Vessey, Nat Turner, David Walker, Henry Highland Garnet, James T. Holly, Martin R. Delany, Pap Singleton, Edwin McCabe, and Henry McNeal Turner understood that African people in America were a “nation within a nation” and should organize to collectively struggle for the liberation of Black people in this country and throughout the world. During this era there were some Black Nationalist leaders before, and after the Civil War, who led movements for people of African ancestry to leave this country and establish a homeland somewhere else. These proposals included Africa, Canada, and the Caribbean. Other Black Nationalist leaders led movements for Black people to control the towns where they lived and others who led movements to the western region of this country to establish all Black towns in Kansas and Oklahoma. The core of this Black Nationalist tradition has been to defeat and overthrow the system of white supremacy, seize control of land (somewhere) and to achieve self determination for the oppressed Black masses. The Black Nationalist tradition has always been opposed to integrations, assimilation, and accommodation as a solution to the problems of people of African ancestry in America. In this regard, Black Nationalist tradition has rejected the strategy and tactics of appealing to the morality of white people and their white supremacy system. Black Nationalists have been historically clear that people in power don’t teach powerless people how to get power. And they certainly don’t give power away, even though, when challenged, they may give up some concessions. As Black Nationalism emerged in the twentieth-century, the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the establishment of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and the African Communicates League
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(ACL) became the leading spokesman for Black Nationalist ideas and organizing. Garvey used his varied skills to become one of our true twentieth-century freedom fighters. Garvey arrived in Harlem, New York on March 16, 1916. By 1919, Garvey was well established as the President General of the UNIA/ACL that had membership of over three million people with more than three hundred branches in the United States. Perhaps Garvey’s greatest contribution to the upliftment of our people, through Black Nationalism, was his ability to find a formula for organizing African people around the African principle: the greatest good for the greatest number. This was reflected in the First International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, in Madison Square Garden, in 1920. Over twenty thousand Black people from all over the world witnessed the choosing of Red, Black, and Green as the colors of the Provisional Government. In this context, Garvey and the UNIA/ACL had established an economic arm, the Negro Factories Corporation, with cooperative stores, restaurants, steam laundry ships, tailor shops, dressmaking shops, millinery stores, a doll factory to manufacture Black dolls and a publishing house. Also, Garvey formed a Steamship Corporation. The Black Nationalist tradition was continued in the twentiethcentury through the Nation of Islam and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad who utilized many of the Garvey and UNIA/ACL organizing tactics and strategies. It was during the 1960s Black Power explosion that the Black Nationalist tradition reemerged through the influence of Malcolm X who adopted Black Nationalism as the political philosophy, economic and social philosophy of the organization of Afro American Unity in 1964 after he left the Nation of Islam. Finally, the Black Nationalist tradition, today, is spearheaded through the African Centered Education Movement. The mass acceptance of Kwanzaa, African Liberation Day, Buy Black Cam-
Forget the Deficit; People Need Jobs By Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. NNPA Columnist
The state of America's union is stark. The economic collapse triggered by the bursting of the housing bubble continues to take its toll. We know the statistics. Nearly one in five American workers is unemployed or underemployed. That means wages are losing ground. One in three homes with a mortgage is under water. Millions of Americans are headed to losing their homes. That will leave families adrift, children displaced. The desperate effort to keep the financial system from failing has succeeded. It has saved the big banks -- leaving them more concentrated than ever -- but not succeeded in removing the clot in financing. Small businesses can't get loans; homeowners can't get mortgages adjusted. Finance is like the blood of the economy. When there is a clot, the economy can't work and people suffer. Republicans argue that the president's recovery plan has failed. Then they prescribe the same poison that created the breakdown in the first place. They want more top-end tax cuts, more breaks for business, more deregulation. We tried tax cuts under Bush; it leads nowhere. The reality is that the recovery plan created or saved millions of jobs. Aid to states and localities kept teachers and police from being laid off in large numbers. Spending on infrastructure helped put some to work. Investment in new energy created new jobs. Aid to the unemployed -- extending unemployment benefits, subsidizing health care COBRA payments, and providing food paigns, the Reparations Movement, and Controlling Our Own Communities Campaigns are all part of the ongoing Black Nationalist tradition. Without vigorous Black Nationalist thinking and an aggressive Black Nationalist program of action, we will continue to chase false dreams created by our oppressors. We must put an end to this! Once Black Nationalism is understood by all Black people, it will be the foundation upon which the true liberation of people of African ancestry in America will take place.
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. stamps -- put money into the pockets of those who need it most. The problem with the president's plan -- as any honest economist will tell you -- is that it was no t big enough. The collapse was far deeper than the president's economists predicted. We need another big jobs program. Aid should go to states and localities that now face brutal cuts that will lay off teachers, police and professors. Public jobs programs -- a green corps, an urban corps -- should target hard-hit areas like the Midwest and urban centers. We should invest in infrastructure by repairing schools, weatherizing public buildings and creating the projects that will hire construction workers. Without these commitments, there will be no recovery. Businesses won't expand into an economy in which one in five people are unemployed. Exports won't increase -- particularly with the Chinese continuing to manipulate their currency. Consumers have taken a $10 trillion hit on assets, and are tightening their belts. States and localities are facing brutal cuts. People are confused and angry. They see high deficits and think the money is going to Wall Street. There is a crisis of confidence as well as a grinding fear of what comes next. Here we need the president to lead and take on the naysayers and the false leaders. He must lay out what needs to be done, and rally the country to act. The pollsters say independents are angry about deficits, so Washington is talking about deficit reduction. "If we expect families to (Continued on page 14 )
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motions, not getting a return call from DCFS. If Negroes aint got sense enough to ensure that they people get into office—along with good white folk who be sympathetic to their plantation workers, then shame on dem. It only took a generation and a half to reverse everything Dr, King, Malcolm X and Medgar Evers got killed for. There is at least one wicked white man cackling about it all. It’s so sad that Big Mama and Uncle Man ain’t got the guts no more to tell all them grown children living in dey house that if they gone live there and eat all the food and mess up the couch that they must at least go out and vote on election day.
Washington. Bobby Rush, Jesse Jackson, Jr. and yes, even, Danny “Paul Robeson” Davis solidly beat a bizarre set of challengers for their seat. Ima is also happy that Judge William Hooks heads to the bench—though we think he ought to be on the U.S. Supreme Court—-and some of our state officials like Connie Howard and Jackie Collins. And the good news is Toni “The 50-footwoman” Preckwinkle might actually restore some dignity to Illinois politics having solidly beat Jermaine Jackson’s greasy cousin, Dorothy Brown, the Toddler and a fat leprechaun for County Board President. False teeth out to whoever they say won the nomination for Governor. White folks aint decided who they want so they don’t know which votes to hide. Whether its Baldy or Danny Boy, don’t matter because they both cut from the exact same cloth—a green and white one at that. And it also don’t matter which non-descript Republican will try his hand at being governor either. None of these people have the true best interest of the poor Negro at heart. The good news is the preachers, politicians and other busy bodies who supported these
Ima been voting ever since Lincoln set the captives free, but in all my 87 years I aint never seen nothing like I done seen on last Tuesday. For some reason Negroes have decided they can do without democracy and so they have decided there is no good reason to ever vote again. Now that we done elected Obammy ain’t anything left to strive for, I guess.Too bad, if the darker people don’t want no economic power, no jobs, no health care and no business contracts that’s on them. And nobody named Keisha or calling themselves Lil Man got any reason to complain about nothing—-not police beatings, not being skipped over for pro-
Ima talks a lot of stuff and we don’t be meaning no harm at all when she poke fun at folk around de town. What she do ain’t no different than what them white boys get paid $50 million to do every night on national TV. With that said, though she poked some serious fun this election season she is sho glad that the 50 Negroes who did vote returned the Black congressmen back to
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people will get their faith-based dollars, three or four jobs for their homies and the chance to go to the next Dr. King breakfast with honors. The best news of the entire night was the fact that Rickey Hollywood Hendon will not go to the Lt. Governor’s mansion in Peoria, IL. Dey is a God after all. -ImaWHAT’S NEXT FOR JACKSON Will Cheryle Jackson return to her $200,000 a year-plus stock options job as a Black leader or
will she take up a more lucrative six figure offer that is currently on the table? Sources say she is not happy with the co-chairs of her senate campaign and has vowed to “get even with them” for pretending like they supported her over the Greek and his good friend Mr. Hoffman—who only pretended to want to be a U.S. Senator long enough to ensure Black folks didn’t get it again. Some folk say the allegedly gender-challenged Congressman Mark Kirk is now a shoe-in for the seat. However, with his Nazi-looking hair cut, we don’t think so. Guess Ima will be eating gyros for the next nine months. -ImaURBAN TRANSLATION
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Message to Wallace “Gator” Bradley, your flyers backfired against Todd Stroger thereby making Black folk even madder at the emotionless midget. Now that the woman you called Aunt Jemima now controls $3 billion and has more than 400 patronage jobs under her belt and will govern thousands of other county employees, what you gone do now? Eat crow. Translate that please.
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FREE HOMEB UYER EDUCATION CLASSES: Saturday, Februar y 6, 2010 – Marquette Bank will host a two-part Free Homebuyer Education Class at the Marquette Bank located at 6316 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. These Homebuyer Education Classes will help you make informed decisions about how much you can afford, help you understand various financing options and what to expect when it’s time to close. By completing this two-part class, participants earn an eight-hour Homebuyer Education Certificate. Both classes run from 9am to 1pm. There is no cost or obligation for attending this free class. Seating is limited. To register, call 1-773-9184568. D I S CO VE R T H E O R I G I N S OF CANDY AT THE 2nd ANNUAL SWEET SATURDAYS! Discover what sweet treats grow on trees. Visitors can discover the origins of some favorite candy treats! Valentine sweethearts, families and candy enthusiasts of all ages will sample interesting facts, flavors and fun of some of the most tantalizing tropical treats. This will take place at Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Avenue, on Saturday, February 6, 11am - 4pm. Sweet Saturdays focus on plants in Garfield Park Conservatory’s collection that are the key ingredients to many of our favorite candy treats. The Conservatory, a veritable plant-based candy show, is home to living sweets such as bananas, vanilla beans, cinnamon bark, chocolate trees and much more! Experience the following sweet activities each Sweet Saturday: tropical treat education stations, hands-on activity stations, sweet samplings and much more! Suggested donation is $3. CHICAGO ALLIANCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOT OG R A P H E R S P R E S E N T A 1 0 - Y E A R R E TR O S P E C TI V E AT WOODSON REGIONAL LIB RARY: The Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers (CAAAP) present a ten-year retrospective look at individual members’ photographic works as part of a comprehensive photography exhibit featured in the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection Gallery, located at the Chicago Public Library’s Woodson Regional Library, 9525 South Halsted Street. The exhibit opens February 6, 2010, and continues through January 7, 2011. The CAAAP was founded in 1999, by seven photographers who sought to document Chicago’s African American communities at the turn of the 21st Century. The main objectives of the organization grew to unify Chicago based professional Afri8
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can American photographers and promote the art of photography through exhibitions, lectures and educational programs. The membership of the CAAAP is composed of commercial, fine art, freelance, documentary, newspaper photojournalists and amateurs. Their talents cover the full spectrum of photography from street artists and news to studio photography. For more information, please visit the website at chicagopubliclibrary.org or call the Chicago Public Library Press Office at 312-747-4050.
SUNBURST U.S.A.MODEL SEARCH PAGEANT AND BABY CONTEST: Come to North Riverside Park Mall on Sunday, Februar y 7th at 1pm and be discovered! Local children, teens, and young adults will have the opportunity to participate in the Sunburst U.S.A Model Search Pageant and Baby Contest at the North Riverside Park Mall. Registration for the event begins 1 hour prior to the show, right up until the pageant begins. This pageant is a preliminary to the Sunburst State. You can win trophies, crowns, photo shoot with a well known fashion and commercial photographer and your $200 entry fee paid to the State finals. The pageant is open to boys and girls ages infant to 3, and girls ages 4-27. The Sunburst pageant, in its 32nd year, is one of the only national pageant systems to reward every participant with a trophy. In addition, all winners and runner’s up receive their $200 entry fee directly paid to the Sunburst State Finals. At the State Finals contestants compete for more than $10,000 in Cash & Prizes and the chance to advance to the International Finals in Atlanta, GA. where over $50,000 in savings bonds and prizes will be awarded. Everyone will receive a Trophy and a Beautiful Certificate! Each winner will receive a free photo shoot with a Chicago Photographer valued at $350.00. Contestants can stop at the mall’s Customer Service Center to pick up an application or visit their web site at www.sunburstbeauty.com. CAN WE COMMUNICATE? Relationship problems often stem from communication difficulties. Governors State University is hosting a free, one-hour workshop on Communication and Relationships on Thursday, February 11, from noon to 1 pm, in room B1241. The GSU Academic Resource Center sponsors the workshop, which is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Governors State University is located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois. For
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B LACK HI STORY PROGRAMS AT UIC: On Thursday, February 11, 4pm, “If You Only Knew…” a discussion
about relationships and sexual health with Emmy award-winning HIV activist Rae LewisThornton, will take place in Room 605, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted Street. On Friday, February 12, 7pm, there will be
a Heritage Ball featuring music and dancing and a buffet dinner included. It will take place in the Illinois Room, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted Street. The admission is $10. For more infor(Continued on page 15)
PAPPAS JOINED BY THE CONSUL OF BELIZE AND ORTHODOX CHURCH LEADERS AT VASILOPITA CEREMONY — Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas (center, right) is joined by Consul of Belize Debbie Schell, (second, left) His Eminence Bishop Iakovos (left), Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Chicago and State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, (right) at a Vasilopita celebration in her Chicago office. Metropolitan Iakovos blessed the bread. Leaders of the Orthodox community of Chicagoland and several Consuls General were honored at the celebration of “Basil’s Bread,” which dates back to the Fourth Century when a bishop, St. Basil the Great, had gold coins baked in bread for his poor flock. Those who found a coin in their bread were “lucky,” a tradition which continues today in Orthodox homes worldwide.
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Freida Curry joins the Women’s Business Development Center Freida Curry has joined the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) in Chicago as director of its Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center. In this role, she will assist business owners with the process of finding, bidding for, and winning contracts with local, state and/or federal government agencies.
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Curry has extensive experience assisting small business owners in the various stages of starting, growing, and funding their business ventures. Previously, she was the Entrepreneurship Director at The Chicago Urban League, and Director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the previous owner of Freida Curry & Associates, a small business consulting and training firm, and I AM Records, a recording label. Curry received a master’s degree in advertising from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 1973, and a bachelor’s degree in business from Northern Illinois University in 1970. Established in 1986, the Women’s Business Development Center is the oldest, largest, most comprehensive, and successful women’s business assistance center in the United States. The Center, which has initiated and helped develop women’s business programs in six states, provides counseling, training, loan prepa-
ration, certification and procurement assistance for emerging and established women business own-
ers. The WBDC is located at 8 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 400,
Chicago, IL 60603, and can be reached at 312-853-3477 or www.wbdc.org.
THE WINNER OF a $35,000 Business Technology Makeover was announced at a reception held January 7 at the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), in Chicago. Pictured are (front r o w , f r o m l e f t ) P a t G a l l a g h e r , f o un d e r , E v e r g r e e n S up p l y C o mp a n y ; c o m p e t i t i o n w i n n e r J u l i e Savitt, owner, AMS Earth Movers; Hedy M. Ratner, co-president, WBDC; Colleen Kramer, presid ent , Eve rgr ee n Suppl y Co mpa ny; a nd El iza bet h Gard ner , WB DC dir ect or , Ret ail /Franc hise I nit iat ive; and (ba ck r ow , fro m l eft ) S te pha nie Hick ma n, o wne r, Trice Co nstruc tion; Cathy Chambliss and Carol Courtney, co-owners, J&J Exhibitors Service, Inc.; and Julie Murphy Casserly, p r e s i d e n t , J M C W e a l t h M a n a g e me n t , I n c . ( E v e r g r e e n S up p l y , A M S E a r t h M o v e r s , T r i c e Construction, J&J Exhibitors Service, and JMC Wealth Management were among the finalists). The competition, billed as “A New Year, A New Makeover,” was sponsored by the WBDC in a collaborat ive par tne rship wit h Techc are , LL C, Mar ket M, Sy ne rgist ic Ne tw or ks, Micr oso ft , Comca st, MXOTech, Directions Training Center, Chicago Office Technology Group, CDW.
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EDUCATION Uptown-Edgewater Tutoring and Mentoring Program honored with Award Inspired Youth, a northside tutoring/mentoring program, was recognized Wednesday, January 27, by The Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth organization for its work on behalf of children in the Edgewater and Uptown neighborhoods. Inspired Youth offers students in kindergarten through 12th grade a mix of academic tutoring and mentoring in arithmetic, reading and writing at the Bezazian Library and Margate Park. Inspired Youth was honored with the Much Shelist Founders Award, a $7,000 award donated by the law firm Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C. Since 2005, the award has been presented to a promising tutoring/mentoring program that has been in existence for five years or fewer. Morrie Much, one of the firm’s founding partners, presented the award at Inspired Youth’s Wednesday afternoon tutoring session. The honorees are chosen by a Much Shelist selection committee from a group of high quality tutoring and mentoring programs recommended by Lend-AHand. However, the law firm’s commitment extends beyond funding. Much Shelist partners volunteer with various programs
as tutor/mentors or board members. In making the presentation of the check, Much praised Inspired Youth’s director Beth Struck Palmer saying, “With no organization and very little money, what she has done is organize about 140 tutors and mentors to provide services for more than 100 children. That’s about 4,000 tutoring hours a week not including the choir and piano lessons provided here.” Much said that Lawyers LendA-Hand to Youth took him and his partners to see several other tutoring/mentoring programs throughout the city, but they were attracted to Inspired Youth’s community feel. He attributed that spirit to the parents, children and volunteers. Inspired Youth is located at 5715 N. Ridge Road, Chicago, and can be contacted at 773-5614759 or at Inspiredyouth2@yahoo. com. National Mentoring Month January 2010 has been designated National Mentoring Month by the White House. In a presidential proclamation earlier this
M O R R I E MU C H , F O U N D I N G p a r t n e r o f t h e C h i c a g o l a w f i r m Mu c h S h e l i s t D e n e n b e r g Ament & Rubenstein, P.C. presents a check for $7,000 to Beth Struck Palmer, left, founder of t h e n o r t h s i d e a f t e r s c h o o l t u t o r i n g / m e n t o r i n g p r o g r a m , I n s p i r e d Y o ut h , o n W e d n e s d a y , January 27. The money was part of Much Shelist’s Founders Award, given each year to a local tutoring and mentoring program less than five years old. (Photo by Bill Richert) month, President Obama highlighted the contributions role models make in the lives of children and urged support of programs like Inspired Youth. http://www.whitehouse.gov/thepress-office/presidential-proclamation-national-mentoring-month
Gov. Quinn announces $3.5 million capital grant Governor Pat Quinn announce to Erie Elementary Charter School on January 20, 2010 a capital grant in the amount of $3.5 million for Erie Elementary Charter School to purchase a building to expand from kindergarten through 5th grade to kindergarten through 8th grade. The funding for this capital grant comes from the Illinois Jobs Now!, a job generation and capital improvement program. “We cannot thank the State of Illinois enough for its support of Erie Elementary Charter School. This grant means the world to
our school, our students and our families. We are so proud of what we do here, and this grant means we can keep growing.” Velia Soto, Principal Designate for Erie Elementary Charter School. Erie Elementary Charter School (EECS) was founded in 2005 as a part of Mayor Daley’s Renaissance 2010, an initiative to create 100 new schools in the City of Chicago with the goal to provide high-quality public education and providing parents with more options to educate their children. As part of this initiative, EECS provides first rate elementary ed-
ucation to the children of Chicago. At full capacity, EECS will serve 400 predominantly low-income students in grades kindergarten through 8th grade. “This investment will help ensure the children at Erie Elementary have access to the quality educational facilities they deserve,” said Governor Quinn. “A topnotch education for all Illinois students is our foremost priority.” The State’s grant will ensure that EECS can secure a building in the heart of Humboldt Park.
VELIA SOTO (l-r), Principal Designate for Erie Elementary Charter School; Celena Roldan, Executive Director of Erie Neighborhood House; State Representative Luis Arroyo; Governor Pat Quinn; State Representative Cynthia Soto and Cook County Commissioner Eddy Reyes. 10
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About Lawyers Lend-A-Hand To Youth Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth promotes one-on-one mentoring relationships that foster consistent, long-term bonds between the mentor and young person. Lend-A-Hand
awards approximately $200,000 in grants a year to exemplary tutor/mentor programs, raises community awareness of the importance of mentoring to disadvantaged youth, and recruits lawyers and others in the legal community as volunteers to support local groups.
Illinois Lottery wants you to join them in RAISING A HAND Black History Month Program Encourages Volunteerism in Illinois Public Schools The Illinois Lottery is continuing its mission of empowering schools with the launch of RAISE A HAND ILLINOIS, a statewide volunteer effort to facilitate beautification efforts in local public schools. In honor of the heroes who fought for equality and education, RAISE A HAND ILLINOIS will take place in February during Black History Month in Chicago, Springfield, East St. Louis, and Rockford. Working with local radio personalities in each city, RAISE A HAND ILLINOIS will teach, inspire, and pass on good deeds to future generations. Through Illinois Lottery’s partnership with Serve Illinois participating schools, the RAISE A HAND ILLINOIS program will demonstrate its commitment to providing enhanced schools for the youth of today. Volunteers in each market will sign-up at www.RaiseAHandIllinois.com to participate in the beautification of local schools including activities such as painting, general cleaning, and grounds keeping. Serve Illinois will identify appro-
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priate schools and coordinate the volunteer activities. Volunteers will “RAISE A HAND” at the first community event on Friday, February 5, in Chicago and subsequent events will follow in Springfield, East St. Louis, and Rockford during the month of February. Those who are unable to volunteer will be encouraged to participate by submitting $25 worth of qualifying, non-winning Illinois Powerball tickets to have their donation matched to the public school of their choice. Volunteers will receive a limited edition RAISE A HAND ILLINOIS shirt and qualify to win great prizes in return for their generosity. For additional information on the RAISE A HAND ILLINOIS volunteer program, please visit www.RaiseAHandIllinois.com. About Illinois Lottery Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery is a state agency with annual sales over $2 billion. Since its inception, the Lottery has contributed more than $14 billion to the state Common School Fund to assist K12 public schools. Players must be at least 18 years old. For more information on the Illinois Lottery please visit our Web site at www.illinoislottery.com. The Chicago Crusader
COMMUNITY Jewel-Osco hosts in-store promotions for Black History Month As part of “A Taste of Black History,” JEWEL-OSCO, a leading Midwest food and drug retailer, will host in-store celebrations and tastings throughout the month of February. The events will take place every Thursday
and Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at select stores throughout the Chicagoland area. Watch for times and lectures at your nearest JewelOsco.
MIGUEL ALBA (far right), director of Public Affairs at JewelO sc o , a w a r d s t h e E n g l e w oo d F oo d N e t w o r k O r g a n i z a t i o n with $5,000. Accepting the grant are (left to right) The Rev. S a m u e l D o ug l a s , p r e s i d e n t o f E n g l e w o o d F o o d N e t w o r k ; Dennis Ware, executive director of Englewood Food Network, a n d J oy c e B r o w n , p r oj e c t c o o r di n a t or f or E n g l e w oo d F o o d Network.
K A R E N M A Y ( f a r l e f t ), m a n a g e r o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n s a t J e w e l - O s c o a n d M i g u e l A l b a ( f a r right), d irector of Public Affairs at Jewel-Osco a ward the Communi ty Christian Alternative Academy (CCAA) with $5,000. Cliff Kelley (second from left) served as master of ceremonies at the event. Accepting the award grant from CCAA are Myra Sampson (center), executive director/principal of CCAA and Tennesha Frierson (second right), student services coordinator at CCAA.
ALBA (FAR RIGHT), director of Public Affairs at Jewel-Osco, a n d K a r e n M a y ( c e n t e r ) m a n a g e r o f C om m u n i c a t i on s a t J e w e l - O sc o , a w a r d t h e C e n t e r fo r U r b a n T r a n s fo r m a t i o n (CU T) wi th $5,000. Acce pt ing the gr ant are Dr. J. Way ne Tukes (second from left), board member for CUT, and Orrin Williams (second from right), executive director of CUT. Cliff Kelley (far left), host of “The Cliff Kelley Show” at WVONAM Radio, served as master of ceremonies for the program.
National contest calls on community foundations for information experiments Knight Foundation’s Community Information Challenge open now through March 8 The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is accepting applications from community and placebased foundations seeking to fund news and information projects. The deadline for the Knight Community Information Challenge, a matching grant program, is March 8. Applications can be submitted at www.informationneeds.org. Representatives from community or place-based foundations with questions about the Challenge can
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participate in one of two live chats to have queries answered online by Knight Foundation program officers. The live chats will take place at noon EDT Feb. 16 and 22 at www.informationneeds.org. Visit the site to learn more and sign up for a reminder. Knight Foundation created the five-year contest to help local foundations find creative ways to fund media projects that inform and engage residents about pressing issues. So far, the Challenge has awarded $7.3 million for 45 ideas in communities large and small. The projects include funding public interest (Continued on page 19)
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By Raymond Ward WE ARE THE WORLD-TWO: More than eighty music stars descended upon a Hollywood recording studio the day after the Grammy Awards to re-record “We Are The World,” this time as a fund raiser for Haiti earthquake relief. Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the charity single with Michael Jackson, worked with Quincy Jones, the song’s original producer, to organize the 25th anniversary remake to benefit Haiti relief. Among the stars participating this time around were: Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, J ennifer Hudson, Kanye West, Wyclef Jean, T-Pain, Randy Jackson, Brand y, Carlos Santana, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, Usher, Trey Songz, Faith Evans, Katharine McPhee, Vince Vaughn, and Lady Gaga. The song will soon be available at your favorite record store and downloadable on such music services as iTunes and the proceeds from sales will help the people of Haiti greatly. G O LD E N P E O P LE : Congratulations to Mo’Nique (Precious), Penelope Cruz (Nine), Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious), Quincy Jones Helen Mirren (The Last Station), George Clooney (Up In The Air), Matt Damon (Invictus), Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Lee Daniels (Precious), and the legendary and always incredible Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) (who nabbed her 15th nomination), for being among the incredible actors, actresses and directors who have been nominated for the 2010 Academy Awards. CAN WE TALK?: Joan Rivers is known as a comedic genius around the world amd was most recently recognized as the winner of NBC’s hit show The Celebrity Apprentice, Well, Auntie Joan will bring her unique sense of humor and tenacity to the Paramount Theatre in Aurora for one show only on Friday, March 5th at 8:00 PM. Joan is a force of nature and one of the hardest working celebrities in the world. An entertainment legend of unparalleled accomplishment and talent, she’s an internationally renowned comedienne, Tony Award-nominated actress, best-selling author, Emmy Award-winning television talk show host, playwright, screenwriter, motion picture director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, jewelry designer and cosmetic company entrepreneur, red carpet fashion laureate, businesswoman...and most importantly, a proud mother and grandmother. Joan has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning more than four decades in the entertainment industry and beyond, and as her recent accomplishments reveal, she’s as robust and hard-working as ever. This year Joan returned to E! Entertainment Television to host the networks all new “Fashion Police” specials covering red carpet style in the 2010 award season. From her signature question “Can we talk? (a Federal trademark) to her red-carpet mantra “Who are you wearing?” the woman who asks the questions gets the answers America—and the world—wants to hear. Joan Rivers comes to the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, Illinois on Friday, March 5, 2010. Tickets range in price from $39.50 to $69.50 and can be purchased at the Paramount Theatre Box Office, by telephone at 630-896-6666 or at any TicketMaster ticket outlet. 12
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ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
The Preacher’s Kid Guest Columist Pastor Olivia Johnson I waited with great anticipation for Friday to arrive to share in the fulfillment of a dream for native Chicagoan Sharif Atkins, whose family I’ve been blessed to know for more than 30 years. Following his acting career from his college days, I was honored to attend the Chicago premiere of Atkins’ first Hollywood production, “The Preacher’s Kid.” There was an air of Chicagostyle pride as Chicago laid out its own red carpet upon Atkins’ arrival to the Chatham ICE Theater, greeted by lights, cameras and lots of family, friends and moviegoers. “Preacher’s Kid” is a must-see movie, reflective of the difficulties families face, as parents try to protect their children from a dangerous and mean world, while children fearlessly demand the freedom to make their own choices, no matter the cost. It is based upon the story of the prodigal son [St. Luke 15], daughter in this case, whose curiosity, dreams and unwholesome influences draw her into a dark side of a world that’s unfamiliar to her. Being the daughter of a preacher, Angie, played by LeToya Luckett, had been sheltered, felt she was missing out on life, and wanted to learn life’s lesson on her own, so she thought. She soon discovers how tough life really is, but false hopes and fear that her father no longer loves her cause her to sink deeper into despair. Atkins plays Wynton, the talented choir director who not only carries a torch for Angie but also proves to be a genuine friend who goes to great length to rebuild her broken spirit throughout the movie, as well as to defend her honor. Eventually, Angie takes Wynton’s advice, musters the courage to go home, and is surprisingly greeted by a loving father and a loving church family. Atkins is quoted as saying: "This film says it's ok to branch out, but understand that you can always come back to those who love you; you have a safe haven. Everybody needs a place where they can recharge and lick their wounds." When asked how he has managed to remain diligent in pursuing his acting career in such a tough business, Atkins credits his perseverance to his DNA. He mentioned in an interview with
ABC News 7 that his dad always wanted to become a judge and is, and his mother has held numerous executive positions. Atkins expressed that he knew he wanted to be an actor since his junior year in high school and expressed his appreciation for the tutelage he received from Mary Poole while studying at North-
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western University. Indeed, Atkins has phenomenal skills that warrant our support and prayers. The “Preacher’s Kid” opened the same day as Atkins’ 35th birthday. The crowd sang Happy Birthday, as he exited the theater and prepared to sign autographs. As I stood in line for his auto(Continued on page 14)
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The Bookworm sez “Simeon’s Story” By Simeon Wright (with Herb Boyd) c.2010, Lawrence Hill Books $19.95 / $21.95 Canada 144 pages, includes index You’ve been doing it since you were a teenager, maybe before. A certain look sideways, eyes lowered. Unconscious flex of muscles beneath a flashy t-shirt. A smile, a glance, a wiggle of hips or lips or brows. Where would you be without a little flirting? Married? Hooked up? Maybe not. But attracting the opposite sex is how our species perpetuates. Flirting is fun. You would never in a million years think it could get you killed. But in the new book, “Simeon’s Story” by Simeon Wright (with Herb Boyd), you’ll read about a wolf whistle heard ’round the country. Growing up in Mississippi in the Jim Crow era, Simeon Wright knew that there were certain things a Black person never did; specifically, he was never remotely disrespectful to anyone who was white. Sassing “Mr. Charlie” was a good way to get in trouble. Wright learned from his father that some white people could be trusted, though. Mose Wright was a sharecropper. He knew who was fair and who wasn’t, and he wouldn’t work with dishonest landowners. Simeon Wright indicates that he had a good childhood, despite Jim Crow laws. His parents loved him and he had a big, extended family. In fact, when cousins were scheduled to visit Mississippi from Chicago, Wright “was so excited that I didn’t know what to do.” One of those cousins was fourteen-year-old Emmett Till, a bigfor-his-age boy, almost the size of a grown man. Everybody called him Bobo and he was fun-loving, but Wright remembers that “he just didn’t know the rules.” On the afternoon of Wednesday, August 24, 1955, Bobo’s lack of knowledge sparked a movement. After a long day of work, Wright, Bobo, and three other boys went to a nearby store for some refreshments. For about a minute, Bobo was alone in the building with a white woman and as she stormed out, he brashly whistled at her. Days later, as Wright slept next to his cousin, two white men entered the family’s house and snatched Emmett “Bobo” Till. In his foreword, Wright’s co-author Herb Boyd explains that this story almost didn’t see publication. Simeon Wright was tired of people taking artistic license with the story The Chicago Crusader
of his cousin’s murder. There were things that Wright didn’t care to remember, but he eventually agreed to lay some nasty myths to rest. And with crystal clarity and blistering prose, Wright does just that. Recalling a somewhat carefree childhood, Wright tells of youth interrupted by something so horrific that it hurts to read about it. He speaks of his father’s dignity and bravery, and of deep disappointment that was eventually soothed. About those myths perpetuated
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South Suburban College readies for 12th Annual Jazz Festival South Suburban College will be hosting their 12th Annual Jazz Festival on February 12th and 13th from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the Kindig Performing Arts Center. This year’s guest artists are trumpet player Art Hoyle, from Gary, Indiana, and saxophonist Rob Lussier, from Booth Harbor, Maine. In addition to the school bands, the SSC Jazz
Ensemble will perform at 11:40 a.m. on Friday, February 12th with the guest artists, and the SSC Jazz Orchestra will play with the guest artists on Saturday, February 13th at 11:40 a.m. Both groups are under the direction of Andrew Hoefle. “It’s an honor for us to have the festival running for 12 consecutive years,” said Andrew Hoefle,
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SSC Director of Bands. “It is a tribute to South Suburban College, the attending schools and our guest artists to continue to keep our musical heritage alive and thriving.” The SSC Jazz Festival is a noncompetitive festival that features Jr. High, Middle and High School bands. Area high schools meet for a two-day festival of jazz music. Each band plays for 15 to 20 minutes followed by a clinic with the special guest artists on stage. At the end of the festival, the awards are presented at the evening concert. The following high school and junior high bands from the area will perform at this year’s festival: * Middle Schools: Brooks Middle School, Lansing Memorial Jr. High School, Dirksen Middle School, Hart Middle School and Oak Lawn-Hometown Middle School * High Schools: Tinley Park, Merrilville, Richards, Oak Forest, Emerson School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Thornton Fractional North, Jones College Prep, Eisenhower, Homewood Flossmoor, Crete-Monee, Providence Catholic, Reavis, Crown Point and Bloom High Schools. A complete schedule can be
Rob Lussier found at the Festival website: http://learn.southsuburbancolleg e.edu/band/festindex.html\ Admission to the two-day event is free of charge. South Suburban College is located at 15800 South
Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ to be performed Performances of Bienen School of Music’s winter opera to be held at Cahn Auditorium Four fully staged productions of Mozart’s popular comic opera “The Marriage of Figaro,” will be presented by the Northwestern University Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music. It is the second of three operas this season based on a trilogy of plays by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, the creator of the beloved character, Figaro. Performances of “The Marriage of Figaro” will take place on the University’s Evanston campus at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, at Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St. “The Marriage of Figaro” picks up where Northwestern Opera Theater’s fall 2009 production of Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” left off. In “Figaro,” Count Almaviva has married but taken to philandering. Figaro is now his chief steward, and the Count is pursing Figaro’s fiancee Susannah, the Countess’ maid. Adding to the cast of madcap characters are 14
Cherubino, a lovesick teenager; Marcellina, a desperate woman in love with Figaro; and the pompous Dr. Bartolo. All threaten to ruin Figaro and Susannah’s wedding day. Mozart’s opera will be performed in Andrew Porter’s acclaimed English translation of Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto. A former music critic for The New Yorker, Porter is a London-based critic. Bienen School student vocalists will be accompanied by members of the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra. Jay Lesenger, Bienen School professor and director of opera, will stage the production. Ivan Torzs a highly regarded conductor and pianist, will conduct. Torzs has established himself as one of the most experienced opera conductors in Europe, including performances at Stuttgart, Hamburg and the Vienna State Opera. As an accomplished pianist, Torzs has accompanied sopranos Renata Scotto, Helen Donath and Cheryl Studer, in recital. Erhard Rom, who has designed sets for more than 100 productions nationwide and has participated in the Prague Quadrennial,
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is the scenic designer. Greg Slawko, resident designer at the Drury Lane Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre and Joffrey Ballet, is the costume designer. Lighting designer Stephen Sorenson, who earned a master’s degree in stage design from Northwestern, has designed stage lighting for theatre and opera productions in the Chicago area, including last year’s Northwestern Opera Theater production of “The Merry Widow.” Single tickets for “Figaro” are $22 for the general public; $18 for senior citizens and Northwestern faculty and staff; and $8
for students. For more information, call the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall office at (847) 4915441. Tickets are available through the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall ticket office at (847) 4674000 or online at www.pickstaiger.org. The last opera in the trilogy featuring Figaro is John Corigliano’s “The Ghosts of Versailles,” suggested by the Beaumarchais play “The Guilty Mother.” It will be performed May 21 and 23 at Cahn Auditorium. This production is part of a weeklong celebration of the works of Corigliano. The composer will be in attendance. Tickets are $8 to $18.
ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE (Continued from page 12) graph, I recalled my fondest memory of his first performance on the stage at Northwestern, which I shared with him and to which he replied: “You’ve been supporting me a long time,” and expressed genuine thanks. All I could think was: what a grounded preacher’s kid! After the movie, I had the privi-
lege of sharing a moment with his mother, Rev. Jackie, who noted the powerful message of unconditional love and forgiveness that transcends from the movie that could change the world. Don’t let the title fool you. It’s a powerful movie about family and relationships to which everyone can relate, learn and grow, whether you’re a preacher’s kid or not. It’s worth seeing again and again!
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State Street, South Holland, IL. For more information, contact the SSC Music Department at 708-596-2000, x2299.
Forget the Deficit (Continued from page 6) balance their budgets in hard times, shouldn't the government do so also?" goes the mantra. That is the big lie because, in reality, when everyone else is cutting back, government must step in and put people to work. This will require deficits because tax revenues are down and expenditures on unemployment and food stamps are up. The simple fact is, you can't balance the budget without generating economic growth. Any attempt to do so now will deepen the downturn. Once people go back to work, and the economy gets going, tax revenues will go up, emergency spending will decline and steps can be taken to bring the deficit down. But it is utter foolishness to do so before people are at work. That's why the State of the Union is so important. It is vital that the president use this moment to set the direction, to rally the country, to take on the naysayers and to call this country to move forward. T h e R e v . J e s se J a c k s o n S r . i s p r e s i d e nt a n d C E O o f t h e Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. The Chicago Crusader
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) thers in general, and to ed.com) Black fathers specifically, Author of “When The means governmental supTear Won’t Fall” and port and leadership from “Gentle Warriors” the highest level to address the social annihilation of David Miller Black men. That plight has Co-founder been ignored for so long. Urban Leadership It is inconceivable to Institute think that we can continue (www.urbanyouth.org) to raise healthy children if we are unable to reconnect Co-founder, Raising Him fathers with their families. Alone Although many responsiCampaign(www.raising ble fatherhood and menhimalone.com) toring organizations are doing great work, more can Phillip Jackson be done. We encourage rePresident sponsible men of color parThe Black Star Project ticularly, who have been able to serve their families (www.blackstarproject.org) and communities well, to consider making the extra commitment to become mentors. We are just a few voices, united by our concern for our young Black men. We are reciting the need to increase our efforts for the well being of our children. Car Care Council Tips Please join us as we increase awareness about the need Can Help Save Money for mentorship and responat Pump sible fatherhood in our families and communities. Dear Editor: The future of our children rests in our hands. Consumers’ chronic pain Kenneth Braswell at the pump is returning Executive Director with gas prices 67 percent Fathers Incorporated higher than a year ago and (www.fathersincorporat- probably heading back to-
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a cold start can use twice as much gas as one longer multi-purpose trip. * Don’t haul unneeded items in the trunk. An extra 100 pounds in the trunk reduces fuel economy by 1 to 2 percent. To help you drive smart and save money, visit www.carcare.org and check out the free digital Car Care Guide. Sincerely, Rich White Bethesda, MD 20814 HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, CHANCERY DEPARTMENT DEUTSCHE BANK DIVISION NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-NC5, PASS-THROUGH MORTGAGE CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NC5 P l a i n t i f f , v . ANTONIO RICHARDSON, et al D e f e n d a n t 08 CH 031354 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 2, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 4, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7541 S. VERNON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-401-021 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-07-M104. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-07-M104 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 08 CH 031354 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. I241334
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PLEDGED PROPERTY II, LLC. P l a i n t i f f , s . v VICTORIA WILLIAMS; AMERIASTAR C O N T R A C T O R S , INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VICTORIA WILLIAMS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 08 CH 10820 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 6/18/2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-34-228-008-0000. Commonly known as 8225 SOUTH SAINT LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60619. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0 8 0 5 7 5 0 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I240917 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. P l a i n t i f f , v . LESLEY ADAMS A/K/A LESLEY N. ADAMS, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 018204 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 19, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February 23, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6219 S. VERNON AVENUE UNIT #3, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-417-027-1020; 20-15-417-025 (underlying); 20-15-417-026 (underlying) The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-06243. 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, 16 P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-06243 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 018204 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. I238405
ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-06243. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-06243 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 018204 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 that purpose. for I238405 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE1 P l a i n t i f f , v . UKAYA MCGEE, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 010369 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 10, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February 17, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6401-03 S. SAINT LAWRENCE UNIT #2N, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-212-047-1003 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-02145. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-02145 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 010369 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. I237579 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PLAZA BANK P l a i n t i f f , v . CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED MAY 1, 2004 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 132615, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 15850 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 9, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February 16, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at Saturday, February 6, 2010 public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8753 SOUTH COMMERCIAL AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-06-203-021-0000 The real estate is improved with a commercial property. The judgment amount was $120,336.65. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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
COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE U/T/A DATED MAY 1, 2004 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 132615, et al D e f e n d a n t CH 15850 09 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 9, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February 16, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8753 SOUTH COMMERCIAL AVENUE, Chicago, IL Property Index No. 60617 26-06-203-021-0000 The real estate is improved with a commercial property. The judgment amount was $120,336.65. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: MARTIN & KARCAZES, LTD. , 161 North Clark Street - Suite 550, CHICAGO, IL 60601, (312) 332-4550 . 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. MARTIN & KARCAZES, LTD. 161 North Clark Street - Suite 550 CHICAGO, IL 60601 (312) 332-4550 Attorney Code. 80461 Case # 09 CH 15850 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. I239792
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is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK mortgagee shall pay the assessments and COUNTY, ILLINOIS the legal fees required by The COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS D I V I S I O N IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS DEPARTMENT CHANCERY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK By: __________________________________________________ P l a i n t i f f , OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR (Publisher Representative) v . IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEENA VAIDYAN, et al WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN D e f e n d a n t ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, 09 CH 18035 LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's SERIES 2004-1, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & P l a i n t i f f HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH V . Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR KENDALL E. PERRY; LATANYA F. in the above cause on November 19, 2009, RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between PERRY; CITY OF CHICAGO, AN an agent of The Judicial Sales the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February sales department.. Please refer to file the D e f e n d a n t s 23, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales number 14-08-34849. THE JUDICIAL 09 CH 26412 Corporation, One South Wacker Drive SALES CORPORATION One South NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-20636 public auction to the highest bidder, as set 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also (It is advised that interested parties consult forth below, the following described real visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at with their estate: Commonly known as 6507 S. www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of own attorneys before bidding at mortgage LANGLEY AVE., UNIT 1, Chicago, IL pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, foreclosure sales.) 60637 Property Index No. P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that 20-22-222-052-1001 The real estate is ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure improved with a condo/townhouse. The 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: entered on November 17, 2009, Kallen judgment amount was $313,969.59. Sale 14-08-34849 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official terms: 25% down of the highest bid by Code. 21762 Case # 08 CH 048226 will at 12:30 p.m. on March 9, 2010, at 205 certified funds at the close of the auction;. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, The balance, in certified funds, is due Collection Practices Act, you are advised Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a bidder for cash, as set forth below, the property is subject to general real estate collector attempting to collect a debt debt following described real property: taxes, special assessments, or special and any information obtained will be used Commonly known as 6127-6129 South taxes levied against said real estate and is that purpose. for Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, IL offered for sale without any representation I238888 6 0 6 3 7 as to quality or quantity of title and without Permanent Index No.: 20-15-408-005 recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" The mortgaged real estate is improved IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK condition. The sale is further subject to with a dwelling. The property will NOT be COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY confirmation by the court. Upon payment in open for inspection. DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION full of the amount bid, the purchaser will The judgment amount was $132,468.19. US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle Sale terms: 10% of successful bid AS TRUSTEE FOR CSAB the purchaser to a deed to the real estate immediately at conclusion of auction, M O R T G A G E - B A C K E D after confirmation of the sale The property balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, will NOT be open for inspection and day, both by cashier's checks; and no SERIES 2006-2 plaintiff makes no representation as to the refunds. The sale shall be subject to P l a i n t i f f , condition of the property. Prospective general real estate taxes, special taxes, v . bidders are admonished to check the court special assessments, special taxes levied, LOVETTA HOBBS, et al file to verify all information. If this property and superior liens, if any. The property is D e f e n d a n t is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the offered "as is," with no express or implied 09 CH 020967 unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a warranties and without any representation NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS mortgagee shall pay the assessments and as to the quality of title or recourse to HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a the legal fees required by The Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS admonished to review the court file to verify in the above cause on November 16, 2009, 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE all information. an agent of The Judicial Sales MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, 23, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, Corporation, One South Wacker Drive OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, n l y . o public auction to the highest bidder, as set WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE I230159 forth below, the following described real ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE estate: Commonly known as 6630 S. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's INGLESIDE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL ILLINOIS COUNTY, attorney: HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & 60637 Property Index No. 20-23-122-028 COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY OLSWANG, LTD. , 39 South LaSalle The real estate is improved with a O N D I V I S I Street - Suite 1105, CHICAGO, IL 60603, residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST (312) 372-2020 . Please refer to file highest bid by certified funds at the close AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG COMPANY, number 09-2222-11361. THE JUDICIAL of the auction;. The balance, in certified BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST CORPORATION One South SALES funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 2 0 0 6 - W L 2 , Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL The subject property is subject to general f P l a i n t i f 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also real estate taxes, special assessments, or . V visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at special taxes levied against said real TURNER; MORTGAGE MYRNA www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of estate and is offered for sale without any REGISTRATION ELECTRONIC pending sales. HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & representation as to quality or quantity of INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS SYSTEMS, OLSWANG, LTD. 39 South LaSalle Street title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Suite 1105 CHICAGO, IL 60603 (312) "AS IS" condition. The sale is further IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK D e f e n d a n t s Attorney File No.: 372-2020 subject to confirmation by the court. If the COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY CH 23970 09 Attorney Code. 4452 Case 09-2222-11361 is set aside for any reason, the sale DEPARTMENT CHANCERY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE # 09 CH 18035 NOTE: Pursuant to the at the sale shall be entitled only Purchaser DIVISION CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-16180 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you to a return of the deposit paid. The P l a i n t i f f , (It is advised that interested parties consult are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is Purchaser shall have no further recourse v . their with deemed to be a debt collector attempting to against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or RIPPERT ROBERTS, et al own attorneys before bidding at mortgage collect a debt and any information obtained the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment D e f e n d a n t sales.) foreclosure will be used for that purpose. in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will 08 CH 048226 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that I238456 receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure purchaser to a deed to the real estate the IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a entered on December 17, 2009, Kallen confirmation of the sale The property after ILLINOIS COUNTY, Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official NOT be open for inspection and will DEPARTMENT COUNTY in the above cause on December 24, 2009, will at 12:30 p.m. on March 18, 2010, at plaintiff makes no representation as to the DIVISION CHANCERY an agent of The Judicial Sales 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, condition of the property. Prospective ONEWEST BANK, FSB, ASSIGNEE OF Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to bidders are admonished to check the court M O R T G A G E 24, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales the highest bidder for cash, as set forth file to verify all information. If this property ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION Corporation, One South Wacker Drive below, the following described real is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the SYSTEMS, INC., AS 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at p r o p e r t y : unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, FSB, public auction to the highest bidder, as set Commonly known as 7315 South Carpenter mortgagee shall pay the assessments and P l a i n t i f f , forth below, the following described real Street, Chicago, IL 60621 the legal fees required by The v s . estate: Commonly known as 7405 S. Permanent Index No.: 20-29-219-006 Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS ROBERT SARNA, EBERHART AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL The mortgaged real estate is improved 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE D e f e n d a n t s , 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-226-002 with a dwelling. The property will NOT be MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU 09 CH 17942 The real estate is improved with a open for inspection. By: __________________________________________________ HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN NOTICE OF SALE residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the The judgment amount was $117,110.71. POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN highest bid by certified funds at the close (Publisher Representative) Sale terms: 10% of successful bid ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF that pursuant to a Judgment of of the auction;. The balance, in certified immediately at conclusion of auction, POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE entitled cause on November 20, 2009 The subject property is subject to general day, both by cashier's checks; and no ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will real estate taxes, special assessments, or refunds. The sale shall be subject to LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the special taxes levied against said real general real estate taxes, special taxes, attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West estate and is offered for sale without any special assessments, special taxes levied, ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, representation as to quality or quantity of and superior liens, if any. The property is FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in offered "as is," with no express or implied RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between bidder for cash, as set forth below, the "AS IS" condition. The sale is further warranties and without any representation the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for following described mortgaged real estate: subject to confirmation by the court. If the as to the quality of title or recourse to the sales department.. Please refer to file P.I.N. 20-17-418-032. sale is set aside for any reason, the Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are number 14-09-18331. THE JUDICIAL Commonly known as 6128 South Carpenter Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only admonished to review the court file to verify SALES CORPORATION One South Street, Chicago, IL 60621. to a return of the deposit paid. The all information. Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL The mortgaged real estate is improved Purchaser shall have no further recourse For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also with a single family residence. against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, No refunds. The property will NOT be receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle o n l y . P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE open for inspection. the purchaser to a deed to the real estate I234660 ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL For information call Sales Clerk at Law after confirmation of the sale The property 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin will NOT be open for inspection and 14-09-18331 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) plaintiff makes no representation as to the Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 020967 3 5 7 - 1 1 2 5 . condition of the property. Prospective NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES bidders are admonished to check the court Collection Practices Act, you are advised C O R P O R A T I O N file to verify all information. If this property that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I237786 is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the debt collector attempting to collect a debt unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a and any information obtained will be used mortgagee shall pay the assessments and IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK for that purpose. the legal fees required by The COUNTY, ILLINOIS I238583 Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE D I V I S I O N MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS DEPARTMENT CHANCERY ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., POSSESSION, By: IN __________________________________________________ ACCORDANCE MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR P l a i n t i f f , WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE (Publisher Representative) THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF v . ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN BEENA VAIDYAN, et al LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, D e f e n d a n t attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & SERIES 2004-1, 09 CH 18035 ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH P l a i n t i f f NOTICE OF SALE IS B LACKS MUST CONTROL T HEIRPUBLIC O WNNOTICE C OMMUNITY The Chicago Crusader FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR V . HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between KENDALL E. PERRY; LATANYA F. Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for PERRY; CITY OF CHICAGO, AN in the above cause on November 19, 2009, the sales department.. Please refer to file ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, an agent of The Judicial Sales number 14-08-34849. THE JUDICIAL D e f e n d a n t s Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February SALES CORPORATION One South 09 CH 26412 23, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-20636 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at (It is advised that interested parties consult public auction to the highest bidder, as set www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of with their forth below, the following described real pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, own attorneys before bidding at mortgage estate: Commonly known as 6507 S. P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE foreclosure sales.) LANGLEY AVE., UNIT 1, Chicago, IL ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that 60637 Property Index No. 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure 20-22-222-052-1001 The real estate is 14-08-34849 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney entered on November 17, 2009, Kallen improved with a condo/townhouse. The Code. 21762 Case # 08 CH 048226 Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official judgment amount was $313,969.59. Sale NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt will at 12:30 p.m. on March 9, 2010, at 205 terms: 25% down of the highest bid by Collection Practices Act, you are advised
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ''LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-OA6 TRUST P l a i n t i f f , v . CHAITHANYA DHARMAVARAM, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 022682 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5939 S. UNION AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-301-013, Property Index No. 20-16-301-068 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-19391. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-19391 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 022682 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. I241209 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ADVANCE CREDIT, INC., P l a i n t i f f , v s . DOROTHY J. HOOD; CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY; THOMAS PEREZ; STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 4018 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 4, 2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 5, 2010, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 439 West 65th Street, Chicago, IL 60621. P.I.N. 20-21-121-001-0000. The ChicagoonCrusader The improvement the property consists of a one story, store. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n . For information call Mr. Michael B. Elman at Plaintiff's Attorney, Michael B. Elman & Associates, LTD., 10 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 541-0903. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I239703
09 CH 4018 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 4, 2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 5, 2010, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 439 West 65th Street, Chicago, IL 60621. P.I.N. 20-21-121-001-0000. The improvement on the property consists of a one story, store. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n . For information call Mr. Michael B. Elman at Plaintiff's Attorney, Michael B. Elman & Associates, LTD., 10 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 541-0903. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I239703 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST AS COMPANY, FOR IXIS 2006-HE3, TRUSTEE OF ASSIGNEE ELECTRONIC MORTGAGE REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR ACCREDITED LENDERS, INC., HOME P l a i n t i f f , s . v GIBERT, MORTGAGE SHANNON E L E C T R O N I C SYSTEMS, INC., REGISTRATION MORTGAGE UNDER AS DOCUMENT RECORDED 0616504059, NUMBER D e f e n d a n t s , CH 4385 09 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on November 30, 2009 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 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. 20-27-429-026. Commonly known as 7828 South Langley Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3 5 7 - 1 1 2 5 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I239528 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK, FSB F/K/A INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, FSB Plaintiff, v s . PERRY PEARCE A/K/A PERRY F. PEARCE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PERRY IF ANY; PEARCE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON CLAIMANTS; RECORD D e f e n d a n t s , ch 23691 09 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 11/25/2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 1, 2010, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: 20-27-213-039-0000. P.I.N. Commonly known as 7246 SOUTH LANGLEY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0 9 1 8 2 0 0 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I239458
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONWIDE ADVANTAGE MORTGAGE CORPORATION P l a i n t i f f , v . OLAMENJI HOWARD, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 023927 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 24, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February 26, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 709 W. 60TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-308-026 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-15976. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-15976 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 023927 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. I239356
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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Kara Findlay, FREEDMAN, ANSELMO, LINDBERG & RAPPE, LLC , 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, call 630-453-6713 24 hours prior to sale. Please refer to file number X09050043. 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. FREEDMAN, ANSELMO, LINDBERG & RAPPE, LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 Attorney File No.: X09050043 ARDC# 6275591 Attorney Code. 26122 Case # 08 CH 19385 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. I239337
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-11 AR. P l a i n t i f f , v . WAYNE COOK, et al D e f e n d a n t 08 CH 19385 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 25, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February 26, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6629 SOUTH WABASH AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-105-013-0000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $216,445.21. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY condition. The sale is further subject to DEPARTMENT CHANCERY confirmation by the court. Upon payment in DIVISION NATIONWIDE ADVANTAGE full of the amount bid, the purchaser will MORTGAGE CORPORATION receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle P l a i n t i f f , the purchaser to a deed to the real estate v . after confirmation of the sale The property OLAMENJI HOWARD, et al will NOT be open for inspection and D e f e n d a n t plaintiff makes no representation as to the 09 CH 023927 condition of the property. Prospective NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS bidders are admonished to check the court HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a verify all If this property Mand UST ONTROLfileTtoHEIR Oinformation. WN COMMUNITY JudgmentB ofLACKS Foreclosure SaleC entered is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the in the above cause on November 24, 2009, unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a an agent of The Judicial Sales mortgagee shall pay the assessments and Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February the legal fees required by The 26, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU public auction to the highest bidder, as set HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN forth below, the following described real POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER estate: Commonly known as 709 W. 60TH ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE Index No. 20-16-308-026 The real estate is WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE improved with a residence. Sale terms: ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE 25% down of the highest bid by certified LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's funds at the close of the auction;. The attorney: Kara Findlay, FREEDMAN, balance, in certified funds, is due within ANSELMO, LINDBERG & RAPPE, LLC , twenty-four (24) hours. The subject 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CAPITAL ONE BANK, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER OF GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. Plaintiff, v . RADOMIR KRTINIC, et al D e f e n d a n t 08 CH 18519 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 31, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 4, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6210 S. INGLESIDE, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-14-314-009-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $470,589.18. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN , 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 3000, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 212-4028 . Please refer to file number 1600-21. 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. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 3000 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 212-4028 Attorney File No.: 1600-21 Attorney Code. 38245 Case # 08 CH 18519 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. I238951
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2005, FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-D P l a i n t i f f , v . CASSANDRA BUCHANAN A/K/A CASANDRA BUCHANAN, et al D e f e n d a n t 08 CH 31784 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 10, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 639 WEST 61ST STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-315-030-0000 The real estate is improved with a 3 story brick house without garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0818355. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0818355 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 08 CH 31784 I238417
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY D I V I S I O N DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GSAMP TRUST 2006-SD2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-SD2, P l a i n t i f f V . AGNES WORD A/K/A AGNES J. WORD; PRISCILLA WORD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, D e f e n d a n t s 09 CH 23205 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-21135 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 9, 2009, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 10, 2010, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real p r o p e r t y : Commonly known as 6715 South Langley Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Permanent Index No.: 20-22-405-006 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $249,572.89. Sale terms: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK special assessments, special taxes levied, COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY and superior liens, if any. The property is DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION offered "as is," with no express or implied HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL warranties and without any representation ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER as to the quality of title or recourse to THE POOLING AND SERVICING Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are AGREEMENT DATED Saturday, AS OFFebruary 6, 2010 admonished to review the court file to verify NOVEMBER 1, 2005, FREMONT HOME all information. LOAN TRUST 2005-D For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and P l a i n t i f f , Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, v . Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, CASSANDRA BUCHANAN A/K/A between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays CASANDRA BUCHANAN, et al o n l y . D e f e n d a n t I232476 08 CH 31784 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 10, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at
The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be for inspection. open The judgment amount was $249,572.89. Sale terms: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Prospective bidders are Plaintiff. admonished to review the court file to verify information. all For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays n l y . o I232476
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY D I V I S I O N DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-2, P l a i n t i f f V . ZOLENA RUSSELL; LEE D. RUSSELL A/K/A LEE RUSSELL, D e f e n d a n t s CH 28018 09 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-24687 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on November 19, 2009, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 16, 2010, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real p r o p e r t y : Commonly known as 6327 South Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60621 Permanent Index No.: 20-20-203-011 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $143,093.77. Sale terms: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays o n l y . I230238 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY D I V I S I O N DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2 0 0 4 2 , P l a i n t i f f V . RAYMOND RASCOE A/K/A RAYMOND N. RASCOE; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC.; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN AND NON-RECORD OWNERS C L A I M A N T S , D e f e n d a n t s CH 24847 09 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-18254 (It is advised that interested parties consult their with own attorneys before bidding at mortgage sales.) foreclosure PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on November 18, 2009, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 11, 2010, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real p r o p e r t y : Commonly known as 7534 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619 Permanent Index No.: 20-27-303-030 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $127,008.96. Sale terms: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays o n l y . I227149
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE RELATING TO IMPAC SECURED ASSETS CORP., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2 P l a i n t i f f , v . JEROME ROBERTSON, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 010499 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 3, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 5, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 5605 S. PRINCETON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-202-017 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-06385. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-06385 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 010499 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. I241391
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAC HOME LOAN SERVICING, L.P. F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS L.P. SERVICING, P l a i n t i f f , v . JOAN R. WASHINGTON, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 014613 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 3, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 5, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7551 S. RHODES AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-403-023 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, 18 the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE
certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-10741. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-10741 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 014613 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. I241343
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY ONEWEST BANK, FSB, ASSIGNEE OF M O R T G A G E REGISTRATION ELECTRONIC INC., AS SYSTEMS, NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, FSB, P l a i n t i f f , v s . ALEX AFSHARI, CITY OF CHICAGO, OF DEPARTMENT WATER MANAGEMENT, UNDER LIEN AS RECORDED DOCUMENT NUMBER 0913804242, D e f e n d a n t s , 09 ch 29174 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 7, 2009 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 11, 2010 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. 20-15-402-017 and 20-15-402-018. Commonly known as 6030 South Eberhart Avenue, Chicago, Illinios 60637. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3 5 7 - 1 1 2 5 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I241058 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET S E C U R I T I E S CORPORATION MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-BC1 P l a i n t i f f , v s . AMY HALEY; KEVIN HALEY; 6432 S. L A N G L E Y CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,; FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 12102 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 25, 2009 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 11,February 2010 at the hour of Saturday, 6, 2010 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-22-213-042 (old) 20-22-213-051-1002 (new). Commonly known as 6432 South Langley Avenue, Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60637. 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.
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,; FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 12102 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 25, 2009 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-22-213-042 (old) 20-22-213-051-1002 (new). Commonly known as 6432 South Langley Avenue, Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60637. 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 for inspection open For information call Kara Findlay at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg & Rappe, LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale. W 0 9 0 3 0 0 4 5 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I241049
Commonly known as 7520 South Saint Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619 Permanent Index No.: 20-27-403-030 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $104,255.94. Sale terms: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays o n l y . I234650
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT COUNTY CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; AS UNDER TRUSTEE POOLING AND SERVICING AS OF AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 1, 2005 ASSET BACKED P A S S - T H R O U G H CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WHQ4; P l a i n t i f f , v s . LEE WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS; UNKNOWN AND NONRECORD OWNERS Defendants, CLAIMANTS; 08 CH 32809 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on February 10, 2009 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, March 11, 2010 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 7515 S. Rhodes Ave., IL 60619. Chicago, 20-27-403-010. P.I.N. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. 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 William E. Dutton, Jr. (ARDC #6255876)/Barbara J. Dutton (ARDC #6188016) at Plaintiff's Attorney, DUTTON & DUTTON, P.C., 10325 West Lincoln Highway, Frankfort, Illinois 60423. (815) 806-8200. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I241037
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY D I V I S I O N WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE F/K/A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, AMORTIZING RESIDENTIAL COLLATERAL TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-BC9, P l a i n t i f f V . TONY JAMISON; VERONICA JAMISON; CITIFINANCIAL, INC. F/K/A ASSOCIATES FINANCE, INC., D e f e n d a n t s 08 CH 41731 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 08-12362 (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on September 2, 2009, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 2, 2010, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 7520 South Saint Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619 Permanent Index No.: 20-27-403-030 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $104,255.94. Sale terms: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes BLACKS Mlevied, UST and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays o n l y . I234650
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONWIDE ADVANTAGE MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , v . KENWAHN VANPELT, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 023271 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 24, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6033-37 S. INDIANA AVENUE UNIT GN, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-309-003 / 004 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-09-15951. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-09-15951 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 09 CH 023271 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. I240776
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 6042 S. GREEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-17-414-039 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-08-27842. 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) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-08-27842 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 08 CH 038976 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 that purpose. for I241281 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK FSB F/K/A INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK FSB: Plaintiff, v s . TAMMY MOORE A/K/A T. MOORE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TAMMY MOORE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 09 CH 22010 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 11/20/2009, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-26-109-018-0000. Commonly known as 7208 SOUTH SOUTH CHICAGO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619. The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale. For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0 9 1 1 5 8 0 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I237756
COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANKFINANCIAL, FSB, P l a i n t i f f , v s . BETTY D. WILLIAMS; CITY OF CHICAGO; AABAL HEATING SERVICE & SUPPLIES, INC., AN ILLINOIS DOMESTIC CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 12506 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 5, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8126-28 South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619. P.I.N. 20-35-116-021-0000. The improvement on the property consists of a 2-6 unit apartment building and may be available for inspection by contacting Mr. Curtis Helwig with Zenitram Realty Services, Inc. at (773) 772-6262. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property By: ____________________ occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.Representati (Publisher Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. For information call Mr. Gerard P. Walsh at Crowley & Lamb, P.C., 350 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654. (312) 670-6900. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I239483
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 P l a i n t i f f , v . TONYA SLEDGE, et al D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 17111 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, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on February 1, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 512 W. ENGLEWOOD AVE., Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-322-027-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $160,054.13. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction;. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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 YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC , 230 W. Monroe Stree, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 . Please refer to file number 09-5706. 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 Stree, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No.: 09-5706 Attorney Code. Case # 09 CH 17111 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. I233842
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ONEWEST BANK, F.S.B. P l a i n t i f f , v . DUSAN SAVIC, et al D e f e n d a n t 08 CH 038976 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 3, 2010, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real AN ILLINOIS estate:Commonly known as 6042 S. DOMESTIC CORPORATION; GREEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONProperty Index No. 20-17-414-039 The real RECORD CLAIMANTS; estate is improved with a residence. Sale D e f e n d a n t s , terms: 25% down of the highest bid by CONTROL THEIR OWN COMMUNITY09 CH 12506 certified funds at the close of the auction;. NOTICE OF SALE The balance, in certified funds, is due PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure property is subject to general real estate entered in the above entitled cause on taxes, special assessments, or special January 5, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales taxes levied against said real estate and is Corporation will on Tuesday, March 2, offered for sale without any representation 2010, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at as to quality or quantity of title and without 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder condition. The sale is further subject to for cash, the following described confirmation by the court. If the sale is set mortgaged real estate: aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the Commonly known as 8126-28 South sale shall be entitled only to a return of the Ingleside Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619. deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no P.I.N. 20-35-116-021-0000. further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's The improvement on the property consists attorney. Upon payment in full of the of a 2-6 unit apartment building and may be
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Trinity Hospital Hosts Open House and Ribbon Cutting On Tuesday, January 19, Advocate Trinity Hospital hosted a ribbon cutting for the new Advocate Trinity Sleep Disorder Center. This center is the state-of-the-art destination for sleep disorder patients on the Southeast Side, and houses screenings for a multitude of disorders including sleep apnea, a life-threatening condition that affects over 18 million American adults. The center is located at 1111 East 87th Street, Suite 500 in Chicago, IL. The sleep program is overseen by Trinity Physician Naresh Upadhyay, M.D., and provides sleep consultations and follow-ups seven nights a week.
The facility houses four bedrooms and is used to screen and diagnose sleep disorders. Board certified Sleep Specialists perform CPAP titration Polysomnograms for patients diagnosed with Sleep Apnea. Specialists also perform MSLT or MWT daytime nap studies, with patients who have excessive daytime sleepiness or are diagnosed with Narcolepsy.
ME M B E R S O F T R I N I T Y ’ S E x e c u t i v e T e a m , R e p r e s e n t a t i v e C o n s t a n c e H o w a r d a n d D r . U p d a d h y a y p r e p a r e t o c u t a r i b b o n t o sy m b ol i z e t h e o ff i c i a l op e n i n g o f T r i n i t y ’ s S l e e p Disorder Center.
Most sleep disorders can be effectively treated once they are diagnosed. For more information or to get screened for a sleeping disorder, please set up an appointment with the Advocate Trinity Sleep Center by calling 1888-97-SNORE.
DR. UPDADHYAY AND Latoya Ringo, a Polysomnography Technologist, explain to Representative Howard how they treat various sleep disorders using a CPAP mask which delivers air to splint the patients airway open preventing sleep apnea.
THE PATIENT ROOMS at the Sleep Disorder Center are decorated in calming greens and browns and include flat screen televisions.
National contest calls on community . . . (Continued from page 11) online news sites, creating online hubs to engage communities around specific issues and filling gaps in the types of news and information available locally. “Local foundations are increasingly taking the initiative to meet their community’s information needs, a goal as important as ensuring an area has good schools, jobs and clean air,” said Trabian Shorters, Knight Foundation’s vice president for communities, who leads the Challenge. J-lab, the Institute for Interactive Journalism, has found that since 2005, foundations have awarded nearly $136 million in grants to 128 news and information projects nationwide. Knight Foundation provides free consultants to help local foundations identify opportunities and the technology that could benefit their communities. In addition, Knight will host the third Media Learning Seminar March 1-2 in Miami. The The Chicago Crusader
seminar aims to educate leaders of community and place-based foundations about media trends and the information needs of communities in a democracy. Registration for the seminar is open through Feb. 15. To apply, learn more about the challenge or register for the Media Learning Seminar, visit www.informationneeds.org. The Challenge is part of Knight’s Media Innovation Initiative, whose seven projects include an effort to explore national media reform, increase broadband access and transform journalism education, among others. The Challenge complements the sweeping recommendations of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy, a project of the Aspen Institute. In a report issued last fall, the commission asserts that democracy in America is threatened by the lack of equal access to quality information. The report is available at www.knightcomm.org.
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