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Candidates aim to conquer a King 4th Ward Aldermanic race enters final stretch Crusader staff report With days left before vorers go to the polls, candidates seeking the 4th Ward aldermanic seat are stepping up their campaigns to represent one of Chicago’s most diverse and affluent districts. The 4th Ward, which runs along Lake Shore Drive, includes parts of the South Loop around Grant Park, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, and Kenwood.

In 2016, former 4th Ward Ald. Will Burns abruptly resigned after accepting an executive position with the travel accommodations com-

pany, Airbnb. Now, five candidates seek to serve out Burns’ remaining two years. They include incumbent Ald. Sophia King, Gregory Livingston, Gerald Scott McCarthy, Marcellus Moore, Jr. and Attorney Ebony Lucas.

The road to City Hall goes through King,

who was appointed 4th Ward alderman in April 2016 by Mayor Rahm Emanuel—one month after Burns’ resignation. Since then, King has boosted her profile with several big endorsements from organizations and individuals, including former President Barack Obama,

whose home is in the 4th Ward What started as a relatively quiet election race with six candidates turned into a political circus.

Challenger Jack Taylor dropped out last December. Gregory Livingston, Marcellus Moore, Jr. and Gerald Scott McCarthy faced claims

that their nominating petitions were not valid and they should not appear on the ballot. They were all cleared later.

As the political race heads into its final stretch, election workers set up touch screens and paper (Continued on page 3)

Swift Mansion’s future uncertain Historic home of Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation not protected from demolition as program founders puts mansion up for sale

By Erick Johnson The grand staircase where many debutantes once roamed became a meeting place for inner city youth looking for a job. The carved oak mantel on the wood burning fireplace where the well-heeled cuddled on frigid nights for years, held flyers promoting drug treatment programs.

For decades, it was known as the historic Swift Mansion, but contrary to what many believe, the house that was around before the neighborhood became known as Brownzeville, is not of-

ficially a Chicago landmark.

It is a relic that once served a bygone era of Chicago’s privileged before it became a welcome refuge for poor and unemployed Black residents on the South side. Now the Swift Mansion faces an uncertain future, as does the social services program that has called the mansion home for more than 20 years.

On February 13 the founders of the Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation put the 114year-old structure up for sale. The asking price is $1.3 million.

For that amount, the buyer of the massive 10,200 square foot gray stone mansion will enjoy 37 rooms, a chef’s kitchen and a 1,500 square foot ballroom. There is also a three-story coach house in the rear of the property. If developers have their way, the mansion could be demolished. It is not protected by the Chicago Landmarks Commission.

It would be a double whammy for the Bronzeville neighborhood if both the mansion (Continued on page 3)

THE SWIFT MANSION in Bronzeville is not a Chicago Landmark and could be demolished despite its 124-year history and signifcance in the community.

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Activist warns state headed for $20 billion deficit Trotter: “Rauner standing in the doorway’

By Chinta Strausberg With state lawmakers stuck in the crossfire of partisan politics, Ralph Matire, executive director of the Center for Tax & Budget Accountability warned that if the budget is not passed by the Illinois General Assembly soon, the deficit will balloon to more than $20 billion.

Matire pointed an accusatory finger at Governor Bruce Rauner for failing to pass two budgets for political reasons.

“The State of Illinois has cut the college budget by more than 70 percent since 2000.” He said that will cripple economic growth in the state, coupled with a potential $20 billion deficit which will close more businesses and social service agencies.

Agreeing with Matire, who spoke at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and on WVON’s “Bob Shaw” show, was Senator Donne Trotter (D-17) who told the Chicago Crusader being without a state budget for nearly 19months is causing a major crisis in

Illinois. The Senate is introducing its third budget on February 28.

Governor Rauner has vetoed two budgets because neither contained his campaign promises of tort reform, workmen’s compensation reform, and term limits.

“Many businesses are hanging and others have closed as a consequence of our not paying our debt,” said Trotter. “We know that domestic violence centers have closed or are at risk of closing. Seniors worry about whether they will get their Meals On Wheels and schools are having massive cutbacks all because of our irresponsibility of not passing a budget, but Governor Rauner is “standing in the doorway” of progress, charged Trotter.

Reminded that Rauner has vowed no more “business as usual,” Trotter said, “It is hypocritical and it’s ludicrous because that is not making us more accountable. In his address, he quoted Abraham Lincoln saying we have to change to go forward.

“He took Lincoln’s quote out of context,” said Trotter. “He (Lincoln) was saying we need to get away from slavery not to making

RalphC.Matire Harry Alford this world more democratic across the board. He’s been doing the opposite,” Trotter said of Rauner. “He should have quoted Lincoln saying how a government’s place is to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves.”

“Rauner has his own view of the world and that is the view most of us don’t have. He is talking about putting a hold on property taxes but that is one of the ways that we fund government, especially local governments. To take that right from them to satisfy his wealthy friends is ludicrous.”

“We are looking at not only the indebtedness that we’re in … the $11.9 billion we owe to our providers, but there is also $111 billion in unfunded pension payments we have out there and other things we have to pay to keep this state moving forward,” said Trotter.

“We have a series of taxes that have been suggested, like sugar tax, tax on some foods and some services which are regressive, but all taxes are regressive. We are talking about the personal income tax and corporate tax on businesses and some of his non-budgetary things.”

Trotter said one of the ideas is to put a two-year freeze on property taxes to help local governments deal with some procurement issues “that people have where there is just too much bureaucracy involved,” adding the proposed bud-

get is a comprehensive piece of legislation.

Confirming Matire’s deficit warnings, Trotter said, “He is absolutely correct. By the next election in 2018, we will be $24 billion in debt if we do nothing. It doesn’t get any better.”

Trotter said Rauner “is not breaking our back by vetoing their budgets but rather “There is some gutlessness on behalf of those legislators who continually vote against their constituents to appease Rauner or because they are afraid of him.”

The senator cited the state’s constitution as having three prongs to government, the executive branch, the legislative and the judicial.

“There are some Republicans and some Democrats who for their own self-aggrandizement are not voting in the interest of those who put them into office. There is enough blame on all sides, but it begins with the executive branch responsible for setting the direction we are supposed to go in.”

When asked what can people do, Trotter said, “remain vigilant, loud and you can also vote people out of office…. We need to keep the pressure on.”

Black Aldermen call for changes in police union contracts

By Crusader staff report Chicago’s Black aldermen on Monday, February 20, called on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to remove certain clauses in police contracts, saying the provisions help promote racist misconduct within the city’s police force.

The City Council’s Black Caucus proposed 14 changes to the Fraternal Order of Police contract.

The recommendations by the Coalition for Accountability in Police Contracts, an umbrella organization for several groups including the ACLU of Illinois, Black Youth Project 100, Enlace Chicago and the NAACP Westside Branch.

The aldermen want to eliminate the requirement for a sworn affidavit by a citizen before a complaint can go forward. They also want to remove a restriction on investigating anonymous complaints and deleting a clause that requires the name and address of a complainant be disclosed to the officer against whom it’s filed.

Other recommended changes included eliminating a provision that gives officers 24 hours before they are required to give a statement after shooting someone and another giving officers a chance to change their statements after seeing video of the incident.

The “contract has been serving and protecting the culture of cultural racism and violence in our 2

Police Department for far too long,” said South Side Ald. Roderick Sawyer, (6th), the group’s chairman. “Now is our chance to change this.”

The mayor’s Police Accountability Task Force and a recent U.S. Justice Department report made similar recommendations after protests erupted across the city

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over the brutal police shooting of 17-year old Laquan McDonald.

Dean Angelo, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7, said aldermen signed off on the current police contract.

With questionable police shootings and rogue officers, community distrust has deepened since then, but Angelo maintains noth-

ing has changed.

“This is the same rhetoric we’ve been listening to ever since the anti-police movement began, and we’re expecting these type of statements to be coming out of the chambers of the City Council,” Angelo said in news reports.

“When we ratified our contract in October of 2014, we got a stand-

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ing ovation (from aldermen) and we went back in November of 2015, they wanted my head on a stick, and we did absolutely nothing. We were thrown under the bus. They are deflecting and blaming the FOP, but this is the same populace that has ratified every agreement the union has had with the city since 1981.”

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Chicago Urban League reaches settlement Crusader Staff Report The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) on Wednesday, February 22, approved a settlement with the Chicago Urban League, ending nearly a decade of legal battles after the state was accused of discriminating against minority and low-income students in its funding of school districts.

The settlement came after the Chicago Public Schools filed its own lawsuit on February 14 against Illinois officials, seeking to gain equal funding for students enrolled in disadvantaged school districts.

The CPS lawsuit may have added more pressure on state officials to settle the complaint

with the Chicago Urban League.

In 2008, the Chicago Urban League sued ISBE, saying the method the State Board has used in recent years to distribute limited state aid funds, known as “proration,” had a discriminatory impact on African-American and Latino students who attend majority-minority school districts, violating the Illinois Civil Rights Act. In 2009, the Chicago Urban League’s constitutional claims were dismissed under a ruling that concluded that lawmakers could not be sued for discrimination under the Illinois Civil Rights Act. Since that time, Chicago Urban League officials kept their claim that ISBE practices were discriminatory towards disadvan-

taged students.

With the settlement now in place, the State Board’s practice of proration – distributing funding without regard to the needs of majority-minority districts and their students – will essentially come to an end.

Going forward, when lawmakers limit the dollars available to districts, the State Board must use its discretion to distribute state aid in a way that takes into account student, and individual district need. The settlement is expected to bring unprecedented transparency to State Board funding distribution decisions.

Theodia Gillespie, President and CEO of the Quad County Urban League whose constituents reside in DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and

ShariC. Runner Harry Alford Will counties said, “After years of fighting on behalf of the African-

American and Latino public school students in Elgin, Aurora and other parts of the state, we are thrilled to achieve this result.

We think it will make a real difference in districts like the ones that serve our families.”

Laraine Bryson is President and CEO of the Tri-County Urban League, which provides services to the Peoria community. She said of the settlement, “We cannot predict what lawmakers will do in Springfield on overall funding reform. But with this settlement, we have secured a commitment by ISBE to do its part to make funding decisions in the best interest of the students in districts, like those in Peoria, that really count on funding from the state.”

Candidates aim to conquer King (Continued from page 1) ballot machines preparing for a large voter turnout.

With voters voicing discontent with establishment politics at City Hall, the race for the 4th Ward includes four candidates who have no ties to Emanuel or his political machine.

One qualified candidate, McCarthy, aims to bring real change to neighborhoods by challenging Emanuel’s appointed alderman, King.

Meanwhile, candidates are hitting neighborhoods and community forums hoping to win last- minute votes before the special election on Feb. 28.

If necessary, a run-off will be held April 4 if no candidate captures at least 51 percent of the vote.

Due to political ties, some at City Hall won’t publicly support McCarthy out of loyalty to Emanuel, but in an interview with the Crusader, McCarthy appeared determined to represent the 4th Ward.

He said Chicago has to get its finances in order and that the city cannot afford to operate with a junk bond status. Transparency and putting people first was his top priority as a candidate. “We can’t afford to keep running a city that’s broke. It’s time for a change.”

Of the five candidates, King is far ahead of the competition, leading in campaign contributions, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections. A

billboard with her campaign advertisement sits at the intersection of South King Drive and 35th Street.

Many politicians, including Eman uel, have thrown their weight behind her believing she is best suited to serve a ward that includes neighborhoods that are growing fast in population and development.

However, there is concern among King’s opponents that she will cater to big developers and affluent residents while shutting out the ward’s Black voters and lower-income residents.

“This election will be fought, not bought,” said Livingston at his campaign headquarters across the street from the Martin Luther King Com-

munity Center in Bronzeville.

Livingston said he plans to operate a grassroots effort in the final days of his campaign.

In a sit-down interview with the Crusader, the incumbent King said she would like to see real changes in the “structure of wealth” when it comes to Blacks in Chicago. She added that she aims to bring more affordable housing in the South Loop.

In response to criticism that she needs big-name endorsements to boost her credibility among voters, King told the Crusader, “I don’t need people to validate me.” She went on to say, “I am humble and want to grow as a person.”

Two of King’s opponents, Lucas and

Moore, are more vocal. They voiced their concerns at a forum on Feb. 16 at Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church in Bronzeville. King and Livingston did not attend the forum.

At the forum, Lucas questioned whether there is a disparity when it comes to the Chicago Public School system providing resources to schools in low-income communities versus affluent neighborhoods in the ward.

Both Lucas and Moore expressed support for a lawsuit against Chicago’s red light camera program saying the city needs to seek more public involvement.

Two additional candidate forums were held in Hyde Park and Kenwood on Feb. 20 and 21st, respectively.

Swift Mansion future uncertain (Continued from page 1) and the Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation become extinct. When the home is sold, for founders Maurice Perkins and his wife, Christine, there are no other options.

After years of assisting youth and former inmates live productive lives, the couple is retiring and will no longer need the aging mansion at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in Bronzeville, which houses their social services program.

It’s also a time for the couple to say goodbye to the program they founded when they bought the mansion in 1995 after hearing that it might meet the wrecking ball. Rising infrastructure repairs and the state’s budget crisis have taken its toll on the couple who have acted as surrogate parents to thousands of youth in the community for 22 years.

“It’s a lot of work that we would have liked to get done, but we’re selling it (the mansion) so we can retire,” said www.chicagocrusader.com

Christine.

Christine said they plan to continue helping youth in some capacity, but traveling and relaxing are a big part of the couple’s future. It’s uncertain who will run the Inner City Youth and Foundation once the Swift Mansion is sold.

The Perkins’ have hosted forums, workshops, and community barbeques at the Swift mansion. As part of the Transitional Living Life Skills Program, the Perkins help non-violent inmates from a facility in Sheridan, IL make a smooth transition into the job market.

Hundreds of youth have obtained jobs through the Perkins’ program.

In the center of it all was the Swift Mansion.

It was built in 1893 before the Great Migration brought thousands of Blacks to Chicago from the South. Back then Bronzeville was called Grand Douglas, and was a predominately white neighborhood, with rows of mansions lining Michigan Avenue.

Christine Harry C. Perkins Alford Gustavo Swift, a prominent, wealthy meatpacker, built the mansion for his daughter Helen as a wedding gift. Helen and her husband, Edward lived in the mansion until 1904 when it was occupied by several more family members. A funeral home operated out of the mansion before the Chicago Urban League used it as its headquarters for decades until it moved next door, to 4510 S. Michigan, in 1984. The mansion languished vacant for a decade before the Perkins’ bought it in 1996 for $101,000, according to public records

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with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds.

During an interview with the Crusader, Christine said she was in an elevator when she overheard that the building was going to be demolished. It was the second time the Swift Mansion was threatened with the wrecking ball.

Earlier, in 1951, plans to demolish the mansion were stopped after one owner announced plans to remodel the structure, according to the Chicago Sunday Tribune.

Today, the Swift Mansion remains vulnerable to the wrecking ball once again, as developers consider purchasing the decaying house. According to the Chicago Landmarks Commission, the mansion is not designated as an official Chicago landmark, which protects structures from demolition. Christine told the Crusader that her husband twice tried to obtain Chicago landmark designation for the mansion, but grew discouraged from the application process.

Peter Strazzabosco, deputy commissioner of community development, said there was a suggestion to designate the Swift Mansion as a Chicago landmark on November 20, 2012, but no formal request or application was submitted.

The mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), but that designation does not protect historic structures from being torn down.The Swift Mansion, with its crumbling facilities and decrepit infrastructure may be too expensive to repair.

The Swift Mansion is coded orange on the NRHP. It means that should a buyer wants to tear down the Swift Mansion, he must wait 90 days while the department reviews the request to demolish the property. But several structures in Chicago neighborhoods have met their fate despite being on the NRHP. “We’re hopeful that someone will come along, fix the place and take over the work,” Christine said.

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THERE ARE “HEROES IN THE HOOD” History has shown that there are always individuals who make sacrifices that result in the wellbeing of their communities. These volunteers are not always recognized for their good deeds because the problematic elements of the community receive more attention.

For example, because of the volatile nature of the Black-on-Black murders in Chicago, those who are working behind the scenes to help oppose this situation are often ignored. One of the best ways to combat negativity is to focus on the positives. This reinforces the good and provides psychological and emotional fuel to the souls of those who have made a decision to be an uplifting force in their communities.

There exists such a program in Chicago that can have very positive results in the long run in this regard. It is the “Heroes in the Hood” campaign. In 2017, the “Heroes in the Hood” campaign celebrates 24 years of honoring youth and youth organization leaders who have chosen to volunteer for community service.

The campaign was founded in 1993 for the purpose of recognizing the contributions of teens between the ages of 12 – 18, as well as those of adult leaders of youth groups who support economically disadvantaged neighborhoods in Chicago.

The current sponsors are the Chicago Crusader, Founding Sponsor; GO Airport Express, Founding Sponsor; WVON-AM1690, Nomination Promotion and Founding Sponsor; and DuSable Museum of African American History, Host Venue and Founding Sponsor.

Awards are presented in the following categories: Individual Teen Male and Female; Teen Group; Adult “Stop the Violence.” To date, 3000 teens have participated in the awards ceremonies honoring more than 500 actual award recipients.

Schools and community-based organizations are solicited for nominations through print and broadcast media; a panel consisting of civic leaders and others serve as judges. Winners are invited to a complimentary reception and awards ceremony held at the DuSable Museum of African American History.

Past adult leaders cited as “Honored Role Models” who have addressed the audience during the awards ceremonies include former Chicago Bull Bob Love; Richard Dent, former Chicago Bear/1985 NFL Champion; Chef Jeff Henderson, The Food Network’s Chef Jeff project; Minnie Minoso, Chicago White Sox; Amy Hilliard, Fashion Fair Cosmetics; Tuskegee Airmen Chicago DODO Chapter; and Regina Taylor, Emmy and NAACP Award winning actress and playwright. Dorothy Tucker, award-winning veteran CBS News Anchor and Chicago NABJ Chair will be the 2017 MC. Darlene Hill, FOX-TV News Anchor, previously served in this position.

This year the “Heroes in the Hood” campaign will target the Parkway Gardens Apartments, a 35 building complex running from 63rd to 67th and King Drive, in Woodlawn.

The campaign strives to help Black residents of this historic complex by fostering community activism and by celebrating the selfless volunteers who reside in that community. The “Heroes in the Hood” campaign was timely when it was initiated 24 years ago and remains very timely today.

While President Donald Trump reaches into his arsenal of strategies for fighting crime in Chicago by pulling up the very regressive “Bring in the Feds” model, a more prudent approach is right here under his nose. Tapping into the human potential in communities by providing economic and other resources to reinforce the positives, would be the best strategy with long-term impact.

The Black community continues to lament the poverty and crime in our communities, and rightly so. Energy would be best spent in helping to support those initiatives that promise to yield the greatest benefits. The “Heroes in the Hood” campaign is one of the best examples of such a strategy. Positive recognition of personal effort is one of the best sociological motivators available, and is extremely cost-effective. Please keep this in mind the next time you look for long-term solutions to community problems, as opposed to the quick fix of oppressive force now being bandied about by the current administration. A luta continua.

I don’t know exactly what happened, but we, Black Chicagoans, used to be much more politically savvy. It wasn’t that many decades ago that we could identify which people running for office would represent us best. As a people we seemed to understand that everybody didn’t need to be the candidate. In a way we were clearing out the field for our favorite. Once our favorite was elected, we made sure that person did the bidding for the ward, or district or whatever he or she was elected to represent.

It is kind of sad when I look at the Black political picture today, especially with the upcoming February 28 election in the Fourth Ward.

That ward to me is probably the Black one that has more Black, college educated, upper income people than any other of the 16 predominantly Black wards.

There is no shortage of candidates for the alderman’s seat. It is currently occupied by a placeholder the mayor appointed. The “incumbent” Sophia King, by all accounts is pretty sharp.

Her strengths seem to be a strong understanding and commitment to education, and the fact she and her husband are friends of President Barack Obama. To boot, her hus-

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We used to be politically savvy Dear Editor:

band is known throughout the city for his organizing and deejay role in the venerable Chosen Few annual picnic/lakefront party. In my opinion, those credentials are not enough to get elected, but they were good enough to get her appointed.

Back when we were savvy, we would have plenty of community discussions–formal and informal–to see if she was doing a good job and worthy of being kept in place. Today, instead we have a slew of people lining up to take her on in the election. The saddest part is the majority of them don’t have better credentials.

They are a bunch of also-rans who make you wonder why are they even trying for the seat. No doubt in some cases they are looking at the $117,000 annual salary as the big motivator.

If we are savvy like back in the day then we would take a hard look at each of them to learn if they bring anything to the party. At first blush I would be really suspect of the preacher who worked for Willie Wilson during his run for mayor, but has yet to get Wilson’s endorsement. This is the same preacher who wanted the mayor to appoint him to the Fourth Ward after he had been calling for the mayor’s removal from office. Does that make sense to you?

There also is an attorney who brings no reputation for community involvement or political work to the race. He surely is one of those nothing-to-lose candidates. It is the same with the other two in the race. They bring little to nothing in terms of sustained political activity.

I think we can get more for the ward by supporting King, despite the fact she was appointed by the mayor, who many Black people have a problem with. At least we are savvy enough to know she understands how to participate in the municipal government process. The same can’t be said for the others.

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Louisiana is Quickly Evolving Beyond the Rhetoric

By Harry C. Alford Louisiana today is a very different state from the times of my youth. I love the place as my bloodlines have lived there since the 1830s. I can begin tracing my roots through my four great grandfathers. On my father’s side, there is Harry Watkins and Cicero Alford.

Harry’s people came to America through a slave market in Virginia, perhaps Richmond. From there he was sold to slave owners in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. Cicero came through the slave market in Savannah, Georgia. His master (perhaps his father, James Alford) operated a plantation in Noonan, Georgia.

From there they moved to eastern Alabama and then eventually settled in Bossier Parish.

On my mother’s side, there is Rev. James Salter and Bill Brown. Both seem to have come through Savannah also. James ended up in Webster Parish, Louisiana. Bill was unique. He was quite a physically built man. He was drafted into the breeding industry. Slave masters would buy him like a strong bull and had him impregnate as many women as possible. He traveled from plantation to plantation and

Harry C. Alford eventually ended up in Webster parish also. He must have had over 100 children. One of his last children was my grandfather, Isaiah Brown. Many of the descendants of Bill have been blessed with his physical prowess.

When World War II started America began changing in a big way. So many of the males in my family went to the Pacific and eventually Europe to defend our nation.

What the war provided was a surge in job opportunity as America built up its industrial might to prosecute the war. My parents and their siblings started moving to Southern California in the form of an exodus.

Freedom from a vicious Jim Crow racism and a way to provide adequate funding for their growing families motivated them. Still the love of Louisiana stayed in their hearts As children, my relatives would visit Louisiana every two years.

Sometimes we would travel more if there was a funeral. I was born in Ventura, California and most of my relatives were in the greater Los Angeles area. As a high school student, I would spend summers with my grandparents, aunts and uncles. I would rotate every few days spending time and understanding their local environment. Often, I would run into some of my California relatives and friends doing the same thing and even schoolmates who had the same roots as I. Those were great times learning the ways of my elders and fellow cousins. It was the best thing my mother could have done for me. When you know your roots, you become “whole.”

We were heartbroken about the Katrina disaster. However, there

were no deaths in my family and somehow, we all got by. The land is still there and the damage has been repaired. Life in Louisiana has now become more than back to normal.

It is growing economically at a very nice pace. Energy is the base for Louisiana. Right now, and for the distant future Energy is growing by leaps and bounds. Despite the last eight years of environmentalists’ attacks on the state’s economy, the economic world is quickly changing for the better.

The political leaders of Louisiana have wisely taken advantage of the fact that its neighbor Texas refuses to legalize gambling. Thus, they have opened casinos and race tracks all along their border. From Bossier Parish to Calcasieu Parish casinos and race tracks are popping up generating a windfall of profits for the state and local economies. You visit Louisiana Downs race track in Bossier Parish and all you see in the parking lot are cars with Texas license plates. They have also made it a great attraction for the filming industry.

And yes, the energy world has soared to new heights.

Fracking has brought back natural gas to new industrial heights. We are even exporting it. The long-awaited Keystone Pipeline is starting to roll

which will bring thousands of good paying union wage jobs. In addition, the new Bayou Bridge Pipeline is in the planning stages. This will bring in 2,500 new construction jobs immediately. The Lake Charles area is planning on creating over 7,000 new high paying jobs within the next three months.

The ports of Louisiana are bustling with more and more shipping activity and expansion plans are under way for all of them located within the state. With the enlargement of the Panama Canal, new shipping lanes are in place traveling from the West Coast to the Gulf and East Coast regions by sea as opposed to long distance road or rail travel (much less costly).

The state funded colleges are working diligently expanding to prepare their human talent to rise to the challenge of a well-educated and trained workforce. A great investment for the future! All of this makes me and every other child of Louisiana roots so proud.

God is blessing Louisiana!

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

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Nation’s largest student loan servicer charged borrowers too much

By Charlene Crowell The financial futures of more than 12 million federal and private student loan borrowers who collectively owe approximately $300 billion is at the crux of a lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

CFPB is suing Navient Corporation and two of its subsidiaries for using shortcuts and deception to illegally cheat borrowers out of their rights to lower loan repayments.

Illegal loan servicing failures caused more than one-in-four borrowers to pay more than they should have.

A CFPB investigation of Navient, the nation’s largest student loan servicer of both private and federal student loans, found that borrowers were not accessing a federal student loan repayment option that has been in effect since 2009. For eligible borrowers, income-based repayment can lower monthly borrower payments by taking into account income and family size. Depending upon individual borrower circumstances, payments could be reduced to even zero, and loan forgiveness apply after 20 or 25 years of regular monthly payments.

“At every stage of repayment, Navient chose to shortcut and

deceive consumers to save on operating costs,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. “Too many borrowers paid more for their loans because Navient illegally cheated them…..The Bureau seeks to recover significant relief for the borrowers harmed by these illegal servicing failures.”

From January 2010 to March 2015, CFPB estimates that Navient’s practices cost borrowers up to $4 billion in extra interest by repeatedly enrolling borrowers in forbearance. CFPB also found that many federal student loan borrowers were unaware that the government could pay part of the interest charges on their loans when personal circumstances prevent borrowers from keeping up.

The lawsuit names Navient and two of its subsidiaries: Navient Solutions, the corporate division responsible for loan servicing operations, and another subsidiary, Pioneer Credit Recovery that collects on defaulted student loans with the parent corporation. All three entities are charged with systematically making it harder for borrowers by incorrectly processing payments or failing to effectively act when borrowers complained. Instead of assisting borrowers with available options for repayment, CFPB charges that borrowers were steered into for-

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Charlene Crowell bearance, a temporary and high cost solution that suspends payments but allows interest rates to continue accruing.

“With forbearance, borrowers can temporarily suspend making monthly payments, but their debt continues to grow as the unpaid interest is added to the loan,” continued Cordray. “It is typically not suitable for borrowers who are facing long-term financial hardship. And the longer a borrower is in forbearance, the more

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their loan balance increases.”

Many of the borrowers incurring excessive charges, according to CFPB, included military veterans who became disabled during their service to the country. Federal law provides that military veterans whose disabilities were incurred during service to the country are entitled to loan forgiveness.

Other CFPB charges include: • Failure to correctly apply or allocate borrower payments to their accounts; • Deceiving private student loan borrowers about requirements to release co-signers from loans; and • Harming the credit of disabled borrowers, including severely-injured veterans.

“Servicers are supposed to follow instructions from the borrower about how to allocate payments across what often are multiple student loans,” noted Director Cordray. “We believe that Navient repeatedly creates obstacles to repayment by misallocating or misapplying payments. The company all too often fails to correct its errors unless a consumer stays vigilant, discovers the problem, and contacts the company to insist that it be fixed.”

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan supports the CFPB lawsuit adding, “Navient’s actions

have led to student borrowers needlessly carrying billions of dollars in debt and the company must be held accountable.”

Many consumer advocates agree.

“Too many Americans are struggling to make their student loan payments every month,” said Whitney Barkley-Denney, a policy counsel specializing in student lending with the Center for Responsible Lending. “While the Department of Education has created programs to help make monthly payments more affordable, those programs only work if servicers are actually helping eligible borrowers access them. Servicers aren’t merely debt collectors - they can be a borrower’s lifeline to financial stability.”

Anyone interested in filing a student loan complaint with CFPB can use an online form, fax to 855237-2392, or mail complaints to: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, PO Box 4503, Iowa City, IA 52244 CFPB staff is available at its tollfree number that is staffed weekdays from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Eastern Time: (855) 411-CFPB or (855) 411-2372.

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

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TEACHING THE TRUTH AND REPARATIONS Dr. Conrad Worrill, Professor Emeritus, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS). New office location is at 1809 E. 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-592-2598. Email:cwworrill@neiu.edu Website: www.drconradworrill.com

Dr. Conrad Worrill The movement to implement an appropriate African Centered Curriculum in predominately African in America inner city schools is critical to the on–going struggle for the liberation of African people in this country. We must continue to demand

that the truth be taught as we continue to struggle to build the Reparations Movement in America.

This movement has now become popularly known as the African Centered Education Movement. Simply stated, it focuses on teaching the truth in all subjects, concerning the contributions of African people to the development of civilization. We must heighten the dialogue concerning the importance of this movement, particularly as it relates to the question of reparations.

Throughout the country, Africans in America are now becoming more sensitive to challenging the racist and white supremacist basis of the African public school curriculum.

Through the National Black United Front (NBUF) and its world African Centered Education Plan, more Africans in America are beginning to see the need for massive curriculum change in the public schools of this country and the youth must take leadership in this project.

There is not a day that goes by that someone does not call my office seeking information and help on how to start the process of changing the curriculum in their school. Parents are becoming more and more dissatisfied with what their children are being taught. They are also be-

ginning to realize how much isn’t taught.

It is clear that the public school system is the place where African America children receive a significant portion of their view of the world and the history of the world.

And, it also is a place where large numbers of African in America youth are miseducated under the system of white supremacy through the ideas and interpretation of history that is presented to them.

Let’s turn to Carter G. Woodson’s great book, The Mis-Education of the Negro to get some further insights into this problem. Woodson observes “the so–called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity to the needs of those who have enslaved and oppressed weaker people.”

For example, Woodson says, “The philosophy and ethics resulting from our educational system have justified slavery, peonage, segregation and lynching. The oppressor has the right to exploit, to handicap, and to kill the oppressed.”

Continuing on Woodson explains that, “No systematic effort toward change had been possible for, taught the same economics, history, philos-

ophy, literature and religion which have established the present code of morals, the Negro’s mind has been brought under control of his oppressor.”

Concluding on this point Woodson states, “The problem of holding the Negro down, therefore, is easily solved. When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.”

Therefore, it is inspiring to see so many of our people waking up all over America and seeking the truth concerning the real contributions of African people to the world. Through study groups, conferences, Black talk radio, information network exchanges, African Americans are coming into a new African consciousness that seeks to reclaim the African mind and spirit.

Through the Portland Model Baseline Essays, the work of the Kemetic Institute, the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC), and other writings and curriculum materials, Africans are becoming much more aware of the following points that must be incorporated into the curriculum.

1. Africa is the home of early man.

2. Africa is the cradle of modern man.

3. Africa is the cradle of civilization.

4. Africa once held a position as

world teacher including the teacher for the western world.

5. There was and there still is a continental wide unity in Africa and in the African communities around the world.

6. The first time Africans left the continent was not on slave ships.

7. Africa and African people all over the world have been under siege for nearly 2000 years and only recently

by European slavery and colonization.

8. There is an African Diaspora all over the world today.

9. African people have resisted domination on the continent and all over the world.

10. Even under slavery, colonization, segregation, apartheid, African people have made monumental contributions to arts, science and politics.

These ten points, and others, have become the basis upon which we can judge the white supremacy public school curriculums content in textbooks and other learning materials.

In other words, these points have become the basis of determining whether the truth is being taught in the public schools of this country. In seeking the truth about the Reparations Movement, join an organization that is working on this great, just, and mighty issue.

The Truth will set us all free!

PAINFUL DOCUMENTARIES AND HARD CHOICES

By Julianne Malveaux I usually don’t pay much attention to the Academy Awards unless African American actors are nominated and win or unless African American themed films have an opportunity. This year, I am paying much attention, what with “Fences,” “Hidden Figures,” and “Moonlight” among the nominees for Best Picture, and with Denzel Washington (“Fences”), Ruth Negga (“Loving”), Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”), Viola Davis (“Fences”), Naomie Harris (“Moonlight”) and Octavia Spencer (“Hidden Figures”) up for best actor/actress or supporting actor/actress roles. To be sure, I think that there should have been more nominations for “Hidden Figures,” and that Denzel should have been nominated for a directing award.

But we all know the Academy “ain’t fair.” Let’s see what the outcomes are.

One of the more difficult choices may be the choice for Best Documentary. Two films that rocked my world have both been nominated. Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro” was riveting and had me sitting at the edge of my seat.

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searing critic of race matters in these United States. To see his wit and wisdom come to life reminded me of how passionately he cared, and how wittily he responded, to some of the questions too often raised about Black life. To hear Samuel Jackson’s voice-over of Baldwin’s words, and to combine that with some of the Peck-inspired visuals, is absorbing. The multi-media experience raises questions about stereotypes that reign in film, even in cartoons, and how these stereotypes shape the way African Americans are perceived and treated in our nation. I have never experienced such silence in the theatre, a few uhhums, but none of the whispered conversation typical of a movie experience. I’ve seen the documentary once, and plan to see it again, both because I was a big Baldwin fan, and also because the movie is sharing immutable facts that many would like to forget.

The other film nominated for Best Documentary is Ava DuVernay’s 13th, an examination of the relationship between the 13th Amendment to the Constitution (the one that outlaws involuntary servitude, except when one is convicted of a crime) and the current system of mass incarceration.

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux DuVernay is masterful in connecting stereotypes of Black people to the way the criminal justice system treats us, in weaving voices of luminaries like Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, and Jelani Cobb with footage of police violence in Ferguson, Mo, and in using the voices of the formerly incarcerated to examine the system. When I saw 13th, I sat next to a sister who sobbed her way through the last moments of the movie. 13th leaves much to sob about, much to shake

one’s head about, much to become enraged and energized about. The adage “follow the money” is never more pointed than it is when we look at issues of mass incarceration.

Predatory capitalists are making profits on everything from maggotinfested meals served, to telephone calls, and inmates and their families are the losers. This movie is a call to action.

There is much overlapping material in these two films, and I’d not advise anyone to see both films on the same day. Both films enrich us, and I’d be hard pressed to say which is better than the other. I hope that the Academy chooses one of the two, and will be most chagrined if they duck the choice and go with one of the other nominations. Even if neither film is chosen, I’m grateful that, at this moment in our history, we have films that remind us where we have been, what our challenges have been, and that the struggle, indeed, continues.

This year’s Academy Award nominations give African Americans much to celebrate, and these nominations are also reminders that momentary visibility is not the same thing as structural change. How many African Americans can ac-

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tually green-light a movie? How many compelling stories, like that depicted in “Hidden Figures,” will never be movies because of misperceptions about American audiences and racial material? When will African American history be viewed as American history and savored all year instead of only in February?

Kudos to Raoul Peck and Ava DuVernay. Their films make the case that documentaries about African American life and history can reach broad audiences.

Julianne Malveaux is an author, an economist and President Emerita of Bennett College for Women. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available on Amazon.

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

IT JUST GETS FUNNIER I had to take a week off ‘cause President Wheathead manages to do something funny every week, that is if it wasn’t so sad. Well, all of the Black folks the Prexy knows went with him to the Smithsonian Museum of African American History this week. That would be Dr. Ben Carson and his wife Candy, Dr. Alveda King (Dr. MLK’s niece), Omarosa Manigault (his Urban Interpreter), and Senator Tim Scott (Black Senator from South Carolina). I guess he was scared to be in the museum without some friendly faces he thought Frederick Douglass would know.

You know Frederick Douglass that was a personal friend of the president! (wink wink) It was said when he did his 30 minute tour he saw the Thomas Jefferson exhibit with the names of the 612 slaves he owned inscribed on 612 bricks.

Ima is wondering if he and Thomas Jefferson were friends too? Well Lonnie Bunch, the Curator of the Museum, told him he

couldn’t understand Jefferson without understanding about slavery and it’s rumored he said oh yeah Jefferson was a great slave owner (ha ha, well it sounded like what he would have said). He promised to come back, but Ima doubt it if he will, cause too many of his racist friends like Jefferson might remind him of his own racist behind!!! I guess he thinks the visit will make us forget that he doesn’t even know who the Congressional Black Caucus is. Well you know Tim Scott ain’t no member and he’s waiting on April Ryan of NPR Radio to set up a meeting with them!!! How uninformed can you be? And where is his Urban Interpreter? I guess she knows who the CBC is! Ima thinks it’s going to be more fun than a barrel of monkeys to keep watching this person the uninformed voted for as President!!!

to the Mare and past Mares, to support these poor dispossessed folks. I wonder when dey will all understand that dey is like the boll weevil “looking for a home.” Well, Ima says good luck and if ’n dey got some more money to give away will dey invest in my business of making White Lightnin? After you get over the hangover you will be fine!!!

-ImaTHE UNHOLY ALLIANCE Ima is trying to figure out the benefits of the unholy alliance of the Mare, the County Prexy and the sold-out Aldermen of the darker hue. If’n I was the Mare I would have to have an air tight agreement with the Prexy ‘cause she is slowly

stacking the deck with her folks.

Now while Ima likes Kim Foxx, she came from the Prexy’s office, while Juliette Stratton was the favorite over sellout Kim Duncan, her alliance is with the tall one as well.

Now we look like we’re headed for the election to fill the shoes of former Alderman Will Burns (who couldn’t stand the heat in the kitchen) who was clearly Rahm’s man, by his bougie appointee Sophia King who represents the Prexy’s old ward and is being backed by the Prexy and the Mare, who appointed her. Oh yeah, and the former POTUS Barack Obama is backing her as well. Well we know how he has “done great” things for Chicago in the past. He done treated us like stepchildren with the plague. So, what is this un-

holy alliance really all about?

Sounds like the Prexy is planning a run for the Mare’s office to Ima.Well all I know she raised a lot of money and she has decided to use it all on the precinct organization and obviously a measly $600 or so was too much to take from her stash to place an ad in any Black newspaper. At least all the newspapers I asked wasn’t getting one.

-ImaNEW PUBLICATION ON THE HORIZON Ima heard that the dispossessed ex-Defenderites are itching to bring the news to the Black community that they couldn’t do when they were employed there. So dey done found some uninformed person to help them get the “publication” off the ground and he will know before it is over what it is like to throw money down a black hole. Money that could be used to help some of dese kids get summer employment and stuff. Oh well, I guess that wouldn’t stroke his ego enough or one of the two dispossessed done talked a hole in his head. I wonder if this well-heeled gent has talked his friends, who are equally heeled by their allegiance

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Throwing money down a black hole.

Sophia King What was contrasted was the small amount of money raised by one of her opponents Gerald Scott McCarthy, who found the value of the Black Press and knows the issues of the ward who can’t compete with alliances of the tall and short one. So, folks in the 4th Ward get ready for the unholy alliance ride. This is the same old, same old, the names change but the game remains the same!!!

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“VANQUISHING VARICOSE VEINS:” This presentation will be held Saturday, February 25 at 9 a.m.

Dr. Sanjeev Pradhan, Dr. Michael Shao and Courtney Stanford, NP of Vein Care Institute, will provide free leg screening, complimentary breakfast and the presentation. It will be held at Trinity Christian College, 6601 College Drive, Palos Heights.

Doors open at 8:30 a.m. The event is free, but reservations are required.

Call 708-475-0746 or email jcardenas@vascspecialists.org.

UT/TAPS PRESENTS CIRCE AT THE LOGAN CENTER: This play will take place through Saturday, February 25, 2 p.m. at Logan Center, UChicago Arts, 915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, Theater West. Cost: General Admission $8; Students $6; free on 2/23.Through the lens of James Joyce’s Ulysses, Circe leads the audience on a journey full of hallucinations, confrontations, and (dis)illusions exploring the dark corners of Nighttown, Dublin’s Red Light District, with the two protagonists Bloom and Stephen. Presented in thrilling promenade style staging, you follow the characters as they embark on an elaborate fantasy that motivates your own pursuit for a lasting manifestation of self.

GAME CHANGERS AT THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE: The Joffrey Ballet presents Game Changers through Sunday, February 26 at the Auditorium Theatre (50 E. Congress), featuring three works: Wayne McGregor’s “Infra,” Christopher Wheeldon’s “Fool’s Paradise,” and Justin Peck’s “Year of the Rabbit.”

CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY (CTA) SEEKS ARTIST FOR MONTROSE BLUE LINE STATION: (Station was recently renovated as part of the Your New Blue O’Hare branch modernization). The Chicago Transit Authority has kicked off a search for artists to create a permanent public artwork for the Montrose Blue Line station, which was recently renovated as part of Mayor Emanuel’s Your New Blue O’Hare branch modernization program. Under the Mayor’s leadership, CTA’s public art collection has nearly doubled since 2011 to more than 60 pieces across all eight rail lines. The collection includes mosaics, art glass and sculptures created by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists, many of whom are local. Now through March 3, the CTA is accepting qualifications from artists who have an interest in seeing their art enhance the public space at the Montrose Blue Line station. Local, national and international artists are invited to apply and prior public art experience is not a requirement.

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qualifications and portfolio for consideration per the instructions in the Request for Proposal (RFP) posted to CTA’s website. Submissions must be delivered in person or by mail no later than 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2017 to CTA Headquarters, 567 W. Lake Street, 2nd Floor Bid Office, Chicago, Illinois, 60661.

Montrose, along with the Addison, Irving Park, Harlem and Cumberland stations, was recently rehabilitated as part of the Your New Blue program. This $492 million modernization program will update a total of 14 Blue Line stations; make elevated and subway infrastructure upgrades; track signal improvements and traction power upgrades. Improvements at Montrose include an updated platform and platform canopies, renovated platform furniture, replaced walkway railings, new lighting and new station house paint.

For more information about CTA’s public art program, visit: transitchicago.com/art.

BLACK CREATIVITY JURIED ART EXIBITION AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY: The Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition is ONGOING through March 4 at the Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. It features more than 100 dynamic works including paintings, sculpture and mixed media from African-American artists across the country, chosen by a panel of five jurors. This longest-running exhibition of African-American art has been displayed annually at MSI since 1970.

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MAXINE WATERS (left) gave an inspiring speech to the young women at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) recently. Summits are held periodically at the JTDC with JTDC residents, representatives from law enforcement, lawmakers and community leaders to discuss strategies to reduce violence in communities and help youth offenders. Recent guests include from l-r: Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly M. Foxx, Superintendent of the JTDC Leonard Dixon, Executive Director of the JTDC Foundation Sharon Grant and Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin. admission, visit chicagohistory.org or FORE THE LENS: This ONGO- Solar System with Space Express ING exhibition at the Chicago Cul- Tours! In this ONGOING live show call 312-642-4600. tural Center is presented by the Com- at the Adler Planetarium, your guides DAME MYRA HESS MEMOR- mission on Chicago Landmarks and are Jesse, a lovable rookie tour guide IAL CONCERTS: Dame Myra features 72 black and white pho- who can’t wait to show you the wonHess Memorial Concerts feature solo tographs of 24 landmarks and historic ders of your celestial neighborhood, and ensemble performances of classi- districts by Richard Nickel, Barbara and Max, the much more experical music that showcase emerging Crane, Bob Thall, and Stephen Beal. enced—if slightly grumpy—shipperformers, held year round in Pre- The Chicago Cultural Center is locat- board computer. The Adler Planeston Bradley Hall of the Chicago Cul- ed at 78 E. Washington Street, Chica- tarium can be reached via phone at tural Center. These ONGOING con- go. For more information, call 312- 312-922-7827 or via email at guestservices@adlerplanetarium.org. certs take place on Wednesdays, 744-6630.

12:15 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Adler Planetarium is located on the DESTINATION SOLAR SYS- Museum Campus, 1300 S. Lake Center, 78 E. Washington Street, ChiTEM: The year is 2096. Space Shore Drive, Chicago. Visit adlercago. tourism is booming, and you’ve planetarium.org for more informaCHICAGO LANDMARKS BE- signed up for a quick trip around the tion.

THE CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM EXTENDS TUESDAY LATE NIGHT HOURS: Are you ready for a historic evening? The Chicago History Museum extends its regular Tuesday hours and offers FREE admission to Illinois residents from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Museum is free to Illinois residents every Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on Commemorative Days: March 4 and July 4, 2017. Visitors are encouraged to explore the Museum’s dynamic exhibitions including “Making Mainbocher: The First American Couturier,” that explores the designer’s remarkable journey from Chicago’s West Side to the salons of Paris and New York. Visitors can uncover the mysteries hidden within the Museum’s protected vaults in “The Secret Lives of Objects,” and kids can let their imaginations run wild in “Sensing Chicago.” For a full list of the Museum’s exhibitions visit chicagohistory.org. Museum hours are Monday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the Museum’s hours and

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Crusader leading community recognition initiative Located in the heart of Chicago’s urban violence for 53 years, the Chicago Crusader newspaper is in the vanguard of organizations acknowledging positive contributions in the community. The newspaper’s “Heroes in the Hood” program will celebrate its 24th year of fostering community activism by honoring selfless volunteers in 2017.

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tor and publisher Dorothy Leavell remarked that “as successful as we have been in identifying positive community volunteers across the city, we need to do more, and we can’t do it alone.”

Leavell’s acknowledgement prompted the Crusader to host an expansion reception on February 9, on the University of Chicago’s campus. She and “Heroes in the Hood” cofounder John McCarthy appealed to community, business and civic

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leaders to support the proposed enhanced initiative by becoming sponsors.

“Everyone is cash strapped,” said Leavell, “from small business to corporate entities. But the need is great, and our community needs our help.”

Together Leavell and McCarthy introduced the proposed program changes. According to Leavell the updated initiative will continue its awards program, but will incorporate additional components that will

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strengthen “Heroes in the Hood.”

One of the future program components is the establishment of a Parkway Gardens Alumni group, where former Parkway residents living successful lives will mentor current complex residents.

The Crusader newspaper will take a lead role, providing newspaper coverage highlighting young students, volunteers, and residents throughout the year, doing good things in their communities.

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Eartha Kitt purrs in the classic Negro film Anna Lucasta

By Raymond Ward

CASTING IS COMPLETE FOR ‘SPAMILTON’ The Smash Off-Broadway Hit Beginning At The Royal George Theatre March 3 “Spamilton,” the critically acclaimed off-Broadway parody of LinManuel Miranda’s sensation, “Hamilton,” has set casting for its regional premiere in Chicago at the Royal George Theatre (1641 N. Halsted). Created by Tony Award honoree Gerard Alessandrini, the mastermind behind “Forbidden Broadway,” the “smart, silly and compulsively funny show” (The New York Times) features an all-Chicago ensemble including Donterrio Johnson, Adam LaSalle, Michelle Lauto, Eric Andrew Lewis, Yando Lopez and David Robbins.

“Spamilton” celebrates, roasts and eviscerates the Broadway blockbuster “Hamilton” with its versatile cast of six. “We couldn’t have been more thrilled by Chicago’s pool of incredible talent,” said Alessandrini. “We hope ‘Spamilton’ will be as lively and hysterically funny as ‘Hamilton’ is provocative. It is a tall order, but we are going to try to make Chicago a happier town than ever and keep the audience roaring with delight.”

In its world-premiere production off-Broadway in New York, David Robbins the show has been extended three times and is now in its fifth smash Arrangements). “Spamilton” is promonth at the Triad. The New duced in Chicago by John Freedson, York production earned rave re- David Zippel, Gerard Alessandrini, views across the board, hailed as Margaret Cotter and Liberty The“the next best thing to seeing atricals, in association with JAM The‘Hamilton’” (The New York atricals. Chuckie Benson is the understudy for the production.

“Spamilton” begins performances Friday, March 3 at the Royal George Theatre’s Cabaret/Studio Theatre.

Tickets ($59 – $99) can be purchased at the Royal George Theatre’s box office online or by calling 312988-9000. The performance schedule for “Spamilton” is as follows: Tuesdays through Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

As we approach the end of Black History Month, I took this opportunity to go way back into the Black cinema vaults after I saw an online post about this movie starring Eartha Kitt and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as many from the crew of Harlem’s American Negro Theater (ANT). And the prize at the end of this review is a link to the movie where readers can watch it online for free. “Anna Lucasta” is a film based on a play that was originally played by white actors, both on stage and on the big

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, M.S.J. smashing success. “So big a hit that the production later moved to Broadway and ran for three years, and was followed by the forming of a touring company for the play (with a very young Sidney Poitier in the cast; something

even a Yiddish production.”

Afterward, the film won financial backing from a group of independent producers, with many members from the ANT making up the cast that brought the Black version of the film to the

SAMMY DAVIS, JR., and Eartha Kitt have a chat with a fellow sailor, as Davis, who plays Danny, talks about the virtues of Kitt, who plays a prostitute in “Anna Lucasta.” screen. that likely isn’t widely known), big screen in 1958.

According to the website Shad- and it toured for three years across Shadow and Act further writes ow and Act—which reports on the country. There was even a that: “This version of ‘Anna Lufilm, television and web content London production that ran for a casta’ made its premiere in, surof Africa and its Diaspora—the year; and other theater compa- prisingly, Chicago, in November American Negro Theater pre- nies, Black and white, performed 1958, and didn’t open in N.Y. or (Continued on page 13) miered the play in 1944, to a the play. At one time there was

Donterrio Johnson Times), “so infectiously fun,” (The Hollywood Reporter) and had LinManuel Miranda exclaiming “I laughed my brains out!”

In addition to Alessandrini, the creative team includes Gerry McIntyre (Choreography), Dustin Cross (Costume Design), Fred Barton (Musical Director), and Richard Danley and Fred Barton (Musical 12

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FREDERICK O’NEAL TRIES to convince Rex Ingram, Anna’s father, that Anna should return home and be used in a financial ploy that would reap the family funds. However, the plot nearly unravels when Danny, played by Sammy Davis, Jr., comes looking for Anna.

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The Joffrey Academy’s Winning Works Free Weekend In collaboration with the Chicago Public Library, the Joffrey Academy of Dance, which is the Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, will present four world premieres in the seventh annual Winning Works program.

The Winning Works program is the culmination of Joffrey’s national call for ALAANA (African, Latino(a), Asian, Arab and Native American) artists to submit applications for the Joffrey Academy’s Seventh Annual Winning Works Choreographic Competition.

This year’s Competition winners – Shannon Alvis, Sean Aaron Carmon, Karen Gabay and Jimmy Orrante each have choreographed an original work created at the Joffrey Academy Trainees and Studio Company.

The Joffrey Academy of Dance’s

“Winning Works empowered me as a female choreographer,” said Mariana Oliveira, 2016 Winning Works Choreographer. “Being a part of this program has opened many other doors for my career. It was a pleasure

Karen Gabay

Shannon Alvis

to work with fearless young talent. I will always hold this experience close to my heart.”

Shannon Alvis is originally from Greenwood, Indiana and received her training at Butler University and the University of Utah. She began her career with the second company of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC), then went on to dance and perform professionally with HSDC for nine years. In 2009, Ms. Alvis went on to further her growth as a dancer at Nederlands Dans Theater under the direction of Jim Vincent and Paul

Winning Works program is presented at the Cindy Pritzker Theater, Chicago Public Library Harold Washington Center, 400 South State Street, over three performances only: Saturday, March 11, at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM and Sunday, March 12 at 2:00 PM. “The artistry and diversity of the

Jimmy Orrante

Sean Aaron Carmon Winning Works choreographers provide an inspiring look at the world in which we live allowing us to deepen our understanding of the art form,” said Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet. “The Winning Works program is an invaluable experience for our Joffrey Trainees and Studio Company, providing them the opportunity to grow artistically and perform works created by important voices of today.”

Lightfoot.

Her world premiere for the Joffrey Academy of Dance – “Moonlight” - is a contemporary piece with five men and five women featuring solo and partner work set to music by Debussy.

“Moonlight” is inspired by the poem “Clair de Lune” by Paul Verlaine, and expresses the beautiful potential that lies within each of the dancers.

Sean Aaron Carmon is originally from Texas and joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2011 and has performed major solos and featured roles in ballets by many notable choreographers. His choreography has been performed all across the U.S. and internationally and is lauded as “everything and then some...”, “powerful,” and “seriously flawless” by major national print and online publications

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such as The New York Times, News-week, JET Magazine, Broadway Black, Dance Spirit, and Dance Magazine.

His world premiere for the Joffrey Academy of Dance - Suite Hearts explores young love in all its varieties — romantic, friendly, playful, emotional, heartbreak, resilience, and the interconnectivity between each. This piece will be performed by six men and 10 women.

Karen Gabay grew up in San Diego and has had a career as a ballerina that spans over 35 years. Ms. Gabay made her professional debut at the age of 18 as a principal dancer with Ballet San Jose (BSJ). Her repertoire includes Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake,” Giselle in the title role and her favorite role of Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet.” As a choreographer, she created numerous ballets for the company including the 2012 production of

BSJ’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” which led to her first children’s book, “The Nutcracker: A Story in Verse.” Gabay is the co-founding Artistic Director of her own ballet troupe, Pointe of Departure, which performs in the Bay area and in Northeast Ohio.

Her world premiere for the Joffrey Academy features 10-15 dancers with the women dancing en pointe. The (Continued on page 14)

(Continued from page 12) L.A. until two months after, in January 1959. The box office wasn’t great and neither were the reviews, which especially criticized Kitt and Davis for what the writers felt weren’t strong performances.

Although that’s all very debatable.

But the film is a genuine rarity – a Hollywood-backed, serious, dramatic Black film which was almost unheard of then back then, and, sadly, still is a rare occurrence almost 60 years later.”

Kitt plays Anna, and Davis plays Rudolph, who is a sailor and has been paying Anna for her services for a few years while she had been living in San Diego.

She left her parents’ home after a continued strained relationship with her father. Rex Ingram, who was born in Cairo, Illinois, in 1895, plays Anna’s father, Joe. Ingram graduated from Northwestern University medical school in 1919, according to online sources. Henry Scott plays Rudolph, the recent college graduate whose father is an old friend of Joe’s. Joe is concerned about making sure that Rudolph settles down and marries well, having a proper family. Frederick O’Neal, who was a co-founder of the

American Negro Theater, plays Anna’s brother-in-law Frank.

Her family is devious about trying to grab what they know to be $4,000 from Rudolph’s paws, and they each have plans on just what can be done with it. The father isn’t excited about going to San Diego to persuade Anna to come back home, but he travels the short distance by bus from the neighboring town where the family lives to talk her into coming back home. Although the family seems to be doing well—they all live in the finely-appointed home together—they are not quite as successful as it appears. However, I’m sure the family enjoyed better trappings than they did while in their native home in Alabama.

The sign on the porch advertises a public stenographer and also a billboard advertises an antique business. I imagine this family was just one of many who migrated from the South to California to escape Jim Crow conditions, and the “upward mobility” meter was alive and kicking. One theme I didn’t like in the movie was that of domestic violence, as I watched as the father pushed the mother down on the stairs and also as Davis hit Kitt at one point.

I agree with Shadow and Act about the film’s success being debatable. I enjoyed it, as I admired Kitt and fondly remember when the late Fine Arts columnist for this paper Dr. Theodore Charles Stone and I saw her perform at the Martin Theatre at Ravinia early in my Crusader career. I was mesmerized, as were many of the audience members, both male and female.

And her performance erased the complaints that Dr. Stone levied at me about the muffler on my Saab being too loud and the car as a whole being too small. I understood that Dr. Stone had been accustomed to riding in bigger cars, and he probably felt a bit cramped. All in all, we had a great time together.

I always say that Kitt had the steak and the sizzle, compared to socalled big name female performers of today, who are mostly just sizzle.

In “Anna Lucasta,” when Kitt walked in the room, she commanded everyone’s attention, and in some scenes the seductive music traced her every step.

You can look for the link elsewhere to possibly purchase the film, as it was once available on Netflix. But this link will allow you to watch it now. https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=imVVIus6nB0

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FBI seeks to educate more communities with new program

By J. Coyden Palmer Historically, the Federal Bureau of Investigation does not have the best reputation within the African American community. The highest-ranking law enforcement agency in the country has itself to blame for much of that. Agents in the Chicago field office are hoping a new program aimed at college students will help demystify the organization and let people know the days of J. Edgar Hoover are gone and the FBI is a multi-faceted, multi-cultural organization in 2017 that needs you.

Unlike local police agencies that often create effective public relations via an “officer friendly” who goes to schools and meets kids at a young age, people know nothing about the FBI except what they see on TV and in movies, according to Supervisory Special Agent Jeffrey Moore, who was born and raised on Chicago’s South Side.

That means even those who are interested in an FBI career have to research on their own to find out the information they need. Moore believes the mystery surrounding the agency has hurt the Bureau, and with America being more diverse now than ever before, says the FBI must become more racially diverse as well.

“The key to the effectiveness of any law enforcement agency is the trust and confidence the community has in it. That is necessary for cooperation, support, and to show that we are a part of the community.

Everyone’s goals are the same so in developing that relationship with the community we have several formal and informal initiatives,” Moore said.

“Quite often the FBI is a mystery so people are standoffish towards us because they don’t know what we are about.”

One formal initiative is the FBI Student Academy at the University of Illinois-Chicago, which is in its first year. The FBI holds monthly meetings on campus; agents from the Chicago field office come in and do an hour-long presentation for students and answer questions afterwards.

Early in 2017, the Chicago Crusader received an exclusive invitation to attend the campus meeting.

Special Agent Gary Turlington of the Evidence Response Team prepared the presentation for about 50 attentive students, telling them about high-profile cases he worked on, gathering forensic evidence.

Among the memorable cases he has worked in his career are the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal, the exhumation of Emmett Till’s body in 2005, the crash of Flight 93 on 9-11 and the mass shooting at Northern Illinois University on Valentine’s Day in 2008.

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FBI STUDENT ACADEMY members at the University of Illinois-Chicago posed for a photograph last month with FBI Special Agent Gary Turlington during their monthly meeting. The new program at UIC and Loyola is meant to educate the public more about what the FBI does.

Ernesto Torres grew up on the yourself on any topic is a good thing, There are four, 10 member ERT about joining the FBI but did not teams assigned out of the Chicago know how. She knew other minori- city’s Southwest side and graduated I probably won’t join the FBI but I office. Turlington said the job is nev- ties must have had the same ques- from Curie High School. He said think it is good to know the things er dull and no two cases are ever the tions she was having so she decided the people in his neighborhood they do and the topics they discuss same. He explained some of the to do something about it. She now when they think of the FBI, think are always interesting at our sestechniques used at crime scenes. He oversees the implementation of the of the TV show “Quantico.” He sions.” noted in addition, that many people program at UIC and at Loyola in said for him, the experience in the Special Agent Moore said early program is something he sees as an feedback from the programs at UIC come to the FBI after having had a Rogers Park.

“This crowd was representative of opportunity to educate others in and Loyola has been very positive. professional career in other vocawhat we would get at U of I and the his family about the FBI. Like Gui- There are only three such programs tions.

“Having the opportunity to meet ones at Loyola that I attended,” maraes, he is considering a career in in the country and they are all in Illiand talk with working FBI agents is Chalisa said. “On average I would law enforcement, but is more inter- nois. Moore said it is too early to say an advantage students at other schools say our attendance is between 35 ested in just learning about what if the program will be expanded to the agency does. “I think educating other colleges in Illinois. do not get,” said Isana Guimaraes, a and 50 people consistently.” junior Criminal Justice and Psychology major from Elgin, and Vice President of the FBI Student Academy at UIC. (Continued from page 13) “Before the program, I didn’t know how to talk to the FBI or learn concept of the piece explores the lives of let “The Ugly Duckling” for Rochest- and commitment to empowering the community through dance and storywhat they do. I’ve always wanted to coming-of-age teenagers and will fea- er City Ballet.

His world premiere for the Joffrey telling.” go into law enforcement … being in ture a combination of classical and neo Academy features six men and six “By co-hosting these ambitious prothis program I’ve learned about all of classical ballet, acting, and theatrics.

Jimmy Orrante is a native of Los women with the women dancing en grams with The Joffrey Ballet, we are the different chapters the FBI has.”

Guimaraes says the program has Angeles and has danced with Nevada pointe. The movement is inspired by remaining dedicated to supporting lifehelped her get a better understand- Ballet Theatre, Memphis Ballet, and the energy within the music, a combi- long learning for patrons of all ages, in ing of the available career options 20 years with BalletMet where he had nation of cascading momentum and a this case, through performing arts,” the opportunity to choreograph 15 more formal, processional quality. said Brian Bannon, Chicago Public Liwithin the agency.

“The Joffrey is honored to collabo- brary Commissioner. “We hope to inEach month, the group learns premieres for the company. In addiabout a different area of specializa- tion to BalletMet, he has created bal- rate with the Chicago Public Library spire people of all backgrounds and tion in the FBI. Special Agent Moore lets for Ballet Austin, Motion Dance Harold Washington Library Center ages to engage with both the Joffrey said people do not understand how Theatre, Rochester City Ballet, Ballet for the first time to present this mean- and the library in new and exciting diverse the agency is in terms of ca- Arkansas, Atlanta Ballet’s Wabi Sabi, ingful and innovative program,” said ways.”

Ticket Information reers, hiring essential staff in fields and UC Irvine’s National Choreogra- Greg Cameron, Executive Director Tickets for “Winning Works” at the like linguistics, chemistry, biology, phers Initiative. Mr. Orrante’s reper- of The Joffrey Ballet. “We are gratedata analysis, psychology, law and a toire includes two full-length ballets, ful for the support of Brian Bannon, Chicago Public Library Harold Washhost of other fields. He has worked The Great Gatsby, which premiered Chicago Library Commissioner, and ington Library Center are FREE. Tickin several different fields within the with BalletMet in 2009 and was Mayor Rahm Emanuel as we em- ets can be reserved at Winningreprised in 2015, and the children’s bal- bark on fulfilling our shared mission Works2017.Eventbrite.com.

Bureau.

“My current mission is Civil Rights matters, which covers color of law topics, like police misconduct,” Moore said. “We hope the students in the program gain awareness about what the FBI does so moving forward they can be advocates. If they choose to join us that would be a great byproduct of this program, but our main mission is to take away many of the misnomers the public has about what we do.”

Farah Chalisa founded the FBI Student Academy program a few years ago when she was a student at the University of Illinois in Urbana.

She said she had always thought

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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking

By Effie Rolfe Words are like eggs; if you let go of them, you cannot get them back. This is a powerful African proverb that reminds us to pay attention to our speech, for words have a lasting affect.

Scripture clearly reminds us to watch our words: “But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment” (Matt 12:36).

A lot of times when you think what you say is mere talk, trust me—your conversation has the power to create, build up and destroy. What’s so sad is that too many of us walk around ignorant of this very fact. Growing up, my mom constantly reminded us that we would have to give account of every idle word that was spoken. To be honest, a constant reminder to sit still and be quiet would be great to have, even today.

Now I recognize the significance

of her teachings, and try my best to apply them to everyday life (Matthew 12:36). She knew that our words would produce a very real world. How badly mistaken I was to find out that my mother being quiet was not indicative of her having little to say. Now my heart weeps for the times I failed to listen more, but rather, allowed words to carelessly utter from my lips in jest.

Too often, we complain about outside forces, yet so often it’s the words that we have spoken concerning our own lives, family, career and friendships that have caused a good, bad or ugly situation. Unfortunately, no one is to blame but me—myself and I—life and death is in…the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).

Yet, I am thankful that the prayers of the righteous interceding on my behalf intercepted some of those deadly expressions of mass destruction that could have taken me out, under and away from my destiny.

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But God—His mercy allows us to understand the power that He has given us through speech, for generations to come. This truth is applicable regardless of your status in life. Even in the court of law, you are advised that what you say can and will be used against you.

And the tongue is afire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell (James 3:6 New American Standard Bible).

Since life and death is in the power of the tongue, it is essential to choose life and cautiously adhere to sound principles and begin to listen more than you speak. Again, God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason and throughout scripture, we’re reminded to let our words be few (Ecclesiastes 5:2).

Let your words be few—say what you mean and mean what you say.

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times that your

words have power. Unfortunately, I have regretted time and time again of speaking too swiftly.

The bottom line is to be careful and think about the words that are coming out of your mouth which will bring a lasting effect, whether positive or negative to your children and your children’s children. The less you say the better, so only say what’s necessary—let your words be few.

The wise old owl sat in the oak— the more he saw—the less he spoke. The less he spoke—the more he heard. Why can’t we all, be like that bird? (Anonymous) Watch your words—they last forever… ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her on twitter.com/effiedrolfe.

Listen to her show daily on urbanpraiseradio.org. (2015 Stellar Award Winner for Best Internet Radio Station).

The Crusader Gospel Corner International Gospel recording artist Calvin Bridges is set to invoke a Gospel Church Awakening returning to the Gospel Music capital of the world, Chicago, for his first live recording in ten years. The Stel-

Calvin Bridges lar Award winning producer, songwriter and singer has penned some of the greatest “songs of the church” including “So Much To Be Grateful For,” “Chosen,” “Spread the Word” and his most celebrated composition, “I Can Go To God in Prayer” (originally recorded by ‘The Queen of Gospel’ Albertina Walker and covered by Ann Nesby, Ami Rushes, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and others).

Bridges reached a milestone, celebrating two decades of carrying the gospel across the ocean in 2016.

Bridges exclaimed, “So hard to believe that it’s been 20 years of ministry; three passports, thousands of miles, airports, dozens of songs, rehearsals, workshops, concerts, festivals ... and

Ann Nesby

LaVarnga Hubbard

Cornelius Williams

GOD has said yes to everyone, every year!! I am so grateful for His grace and love! What a Celebration this year has been for me!”

The recording takes place on Saturday, February 25th at Chicago’s Greater Harvest Baptist Church. Bridges assembles some of Chicago’s greatest singing aggregations to form a mass choir with guest appearances from the Turner Sisters, Tanya Ray, Ann Bridges, Dale Brown and others. Included amongs the new set of soon to be classics is a medley of some of Bridges’ standards. For more information visit http://www.calvinbridges.org/ The “Duchess of Gospel Music,” LaVarnga Hubbard has been singing since she was nine years old and her love for Jesus Christ has deepened, as she continues to lift His name through song today. From the little girl singing in the Sunshine Choir in Chicago, to a National Gospel recording artist on Utopia

Music Group, LaVarnga Hubbard holds nothing back when encouraging others to follow Jesus Christ.

In 2016, LaVarnga released her new single, “Worthy” on Utopia Music Group and since its release, she has been afforded countless opportunities to share this anointed and powerful hit single across the country.

On February 17, LaVarnga Hubbard took to the road to share her new single as a guest artist during the Utopia Music Group’s, “Label Signing Event” in Oklahoma City at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The program took place at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 3600 N. Kelly Ave., Oklahoma City at 7 p.m. “Worthy” is available on iTunes and other digital retailers on Utopia Music Group.

For more info visit: www.lavarngahubbard.com Cornelius Williams shares his latest book, The Church and the Gay Agenda. With the gay rights movement having gained momentum

and gay marriage now being a reality in all 50 states, the debate still exists about whether or not homosexuality is the result of choice or genetics.

In his provocative new book, The Church and the Gay Agenda (PCW Global Enterprise) Williams answers looming questions on how the church should handle LGBT individuals, as well as his journey from homosexuality to a reformed man of God. The Church and the Gay Agenda speaks boldly of strategies for effective outreach, for those who are dealing with such an issue; and chronicles Williams’ life from childhood through his early 20s. Growing up he endured rape, anger, alcohol abuse, mental breakdowns and a severe sex addiction, all of which he writes about with raw, honest detail.

He shares the string of rejections he experienced as a child; rejections, which he believes, eventually drove him to homosexuality.

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He pens the pathology of what he calls human dysfunction, and explains how the church should take a second look at how it can be possible for someone to claim they have been “born gay rather than created gay.”

He also chronicles how his faith in Jesus Christ helped him set forth on the path to redemption and shed his former ways. When he realized he wanted to pursue a career in ministry, Williams knew he could no longer live in denial of his sexual orientation. He shares how he chose to change his life, and “live for God completely.”

“The Church and the Gay Agenda” is not a book of judgment, but a book detailing the mind of God concerning the gay person and [his] personal experiences while living the life of homosexuality,” Williams clarifies. “It provides the riveting strategies on how to transition from the life and how those strategies worked for him.”

Cornelius Williams is an ordained pastor, prophet, author, singer and mentor, whose journey began on Chicago’s West side. He considers his mission one of helping those seeking restoration in the areas of abuse, and other pathologies that lead to brokenness. His motivation is his own testimony of transition, which gave him the courage to be transparent about his past. “If it takes my whole life helping one person be free, then I will spend the rest of my life doing it,” Williams writes.

The Church and the Gay Agenda is his second published book by PCW Global Enterprise, for more information, please visit www.pcwglobal.org

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR to advocating for Black causes, despite its name.

This is one of those infrequent times when Sawyer or one of his colleagues needs to take their collective heads out the sand, and speak up about something near and dear to Black folks. It is a major concern of our community because approximately three-quarters of the police stops involve African Americans.This comes despite the fact the cops maintain they are making fewer stops. What does that mean when the proportion of the stops regarding Black people

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Alderman Sawyer is correct about police stops Dear Editor: Sixth Ward Alderman Rod Sawyer is right about Chicago Police Department officers stopping people for WWB or Walking While Black. Sawyer is the chair of the city council’s Black Caucus, and to date that group has not been very effective when it comes

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IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NUMBER: 45D61601JT000005

IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP: LHS-DOB 6/29/2012 (Minor child) and CRYSTAL ESTER STAGGS, MOTHER DAVID J DUPLESSIS, ALLEGED FATHER JULIO SANTIAGO, ALLEGED FATHER AND ANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS (Parents)

SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING

TO: Crystal Ester Staggs, David Duplessis, Julio Santiago and Any Unknown Alleged Fathers; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, as well as Any Unknown Alleged Fathers, whose whereabouts are also unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed a Petition for Involuntary Termination of your Parental Rights, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Lake Superior Court, 3000 W. 93rd Avenue, Crown Point, IN 46307, 219-660-6900 for a Fact Finding Hearing on 4/25/2017 at 8:30 AM and to answer the Petition for Termination of your Parental Rights of said child.

You are further notified that if the allegations in said petition are true, and/or if you fail to appear at the hearing, the Juvenile Court may terminate your parent-child relationship; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship you will lose all parental rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support in said child; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship, it will be permanently terminated, and thereafter you may not contest an adoption or other placement of said child.

You are entitled to representation by an attorney; provided by the State if applicable, throughout these proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship.

YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice.

Date this 6th day of February 2017

Michael A. Brown____ Clerk of Lake County

STATE OF INDIANA

2/18, 2/25, 3/4

COUNTY OF LAKE

COUNTY OF MARION

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IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NUMBER: 45D061608JC000884

IN THE MATTER OF A CHILD ALLEGED TO BE A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES MP - DOB 7/24/2016 (Minor child) AND LAKITA PRINGLE, MOTHER SHANDELL TAYLOR, ALLEGED FATHER ANDANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS (Parents)

SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING

TO: Shandell Taylor and Any Unknown Alleged Fathers; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, as well as Any Unknown Alleged Fathers, whose whereabouts are also unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with I.C. 3134-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.

YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Lake Superior Court, 3000 W. 93rd Avenue, Crown Point, IN 46307, 219-660-6900 for a CHINS Publication Service Return Hearing on 5/15/2017 at 1:00 PM. At said hearing, the Court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether the above named minor child is a child in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly. Your failure to appear after lawful notice will be deemed as your default and waiver to be present at said hearing.

UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which the Court will consider (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian or custodian of the child including child support.

YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice.

Dated this 30th day of January, 2017

community. Maybe the department should devote more time locating actual criminals, rather

_________________________________ Michael A. Brown, Clerk of Lake Co.

Salina M Malone, 29009-45 Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services

IN THE MATTER OF CHILDREN ALLEGED TO BE CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES JG - DOB 4/1/2009 JG - DOB 10/7/2013 (Minor children) AND JASMINE GRANT, MOTHER FRANK REEVES, ALLEGED FATHER AND ANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS (Parents)

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Commonly known as 9345 South Damen, Chicago, IL 60620.

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

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

16-032646 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I713839 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR QUEEN'S PARK OVAL ASSET HOLDING TRUST P l a i n t i f f , v .

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down of the highest bid by c closeas of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts at are the unknown, well the as Anysale p Unknown Alleged Fathers, whose whereabouts are also unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the children to be in Need of Services, in accordance with I.C. 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.

Residential Property Fund, which YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before theMJudge of the Marion Superior Court, 2451 N. is at inthe Keystone Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46218, 317-327-8392 forca Default Hearing on 5/12/2017 at 1:30 PM r the Court will consider the Petition and JUVENILE HEARING ROOM 10, 1ST Floor. At said hearing, evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether the above named minor children are children in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly. Your failure to appear after lawful notice will be deemed as in certified funds/or your default and waiver to be present at said hearing. w be paid by the UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING willthe be held in which thereal m residential Court will consider (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, ore rehabilitation for the children; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the children; and (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian or custodian of the children real including child support. e rights in and to the r YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney withinsubject thirty (30)property days after is the subject last to publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an on said petition and a dispositional g adjudication real estate taxes, special decree may be entered against you without further notice. a or special taxes levied a offered for s without any representation as to Dated this 1st day of February, 2017 q or quantity of title and without r to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" c Ordered, Myla TheEldridge sale is further subject to c Clerk of said Court, this 2/1/17 the purchaser will Deniece Rogers Safewright, 11657-49A r Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services

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We know that is a crock because an analysis by one of the local dailies concluded that Black people (the majority occupants of the South Side and West Side) are no more likely to have drugs or weapons than any other racial group.

Cops are saying they stopped thousands of Black folks because they fit a description of some suspect. That is another crock because we all know that police will put out a broad description of a Black suspect, for instance, male, 6 feet, 180 pounds and dark hair.

How many Black men does that qualify as a suspect? On the other hand, the description of the white suspect is male, 5 feet, 11 inches, 185 pounds, wearing a red hoodie, and pink baseball cap, four tattoos on the right arm, and walks with a limp. So, you see how Black people are being set up by the cops.

It is beyond reason that CPD maintains they are not targeting Black people when we look at the fact that there were nearly 61,000 stops of Black people, while white people were stopped fewer than 16,000 times. It gets even worse when you throw in the fact that Black people were second on the list of the number of frisks by CPD. The police department officials are behaving as though white people have suddenly stopped committing crimes.

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BEVERLY MURRELL A/K/A BEVERLY C MURRELL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 12 CH 33861 8551 SOUTH EXCHANGE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 24, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8551 SOUTH EXCHANGE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-419-020-0000. The real estate is improved with a 2 flat with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 2501. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 2501 Attorney Code.

60489 Case Number: 12 CH 33861 TJSC#: 37-203 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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OF DEPARTMENT OF AND URBAN E V E L O P M E N T D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 011526 8553 S. SANGAMON STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 1, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 5, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8553 S. SANGAMON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-421-017-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-10494. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-10494 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 011526 TJSC#: 36-14165 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

ETHEL R. RILEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN D E V E L O P M E N T D e f e n d a n t s 1 CH 011526 www.chicagocrusader.com 8 S. SANGAMON STREET C IL 60620 N PUBLIC NOTICE IS H GIVEN that pursuant to a J December 1, 2016, a agent for The Judicial Sales C AM on April 5, 2 Judicial Sales Corporation, O 60606, sell at public a as set forth b CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property I t c p

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TERRENCE E. CAMPBELL; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 2045 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 25-04-109-011-0000.

Commonly known as 8841 South Emerald Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

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

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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST P l a i n t i f f , v .

RUVINA OWUSU, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 003579 9101 S. EMERALD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 24, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9101 S. EMERALD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-301-054-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

the foreclosure sale other t a mortgagee shall pay the a by The C Property Act, 765 ILCS 6 ARE THE M YOU H RIGHT TO REMAIN IN P FOR 30 DAYS AFTER E OF AN ORDER OF P IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01774. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-01774 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 003579 TJSC#: 37-132 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

DOROTHY JEAN REID AS TRUSTEE OF THE REID LIVING TRUST DTD 4/23/10, DOROTHY REID A/K/A DOROTHY J. REID, A/K/A DOROTHY JEAN REID, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE REID LIVING TRUST DTD 4/23/10 D e f e n d a n t s 14 CH 5159 9333 SOUTH KING DRIVE Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 13, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9333 SOUTH KING DRIVE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 25-03-417-010-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county

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60489 Case Number: 14 CH 5159 TJSC#: 37-147 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

COUNTY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FINANCE HELEN ELIZABETH HOUSEHOLD III JONES, UNITED STATES OF CORPORATION AMERICA P l a i n t i f f , . v DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, JIMMY LEE TILLMAN A/K/A JIMMY L. CAROLYN LARRY, UNKNOWN TILLMAN SR. A/K/A JIMMY TILLMAN, OWNERS AND SHOREBANK, URBAN PARTNERSHIP THE NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, RICHARD BANK, AS ASSIGNEE OF INSURANCE DEPOSIT K U H N , FEDERAL AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR HELEN ELIZABETH S H O R E B A N K JONES (DECEASED) D e f e n d a n t s 003831 CH D e f e n d a n t s 06 15 CH 003197 7420 S. VERNON AVENUE CHICAGO, 60619 8536 S. WALLACE STREET IL IS CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2016, in the above cause on December 6, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 20, 2017, at The Judicial Sales 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, Corporation, One South Wacker Drive at One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public public auction to the highest bidder, as set auction to the highest bidder, as set forth forth below, the following described real below, the following described real estate: estate: Commonly known as 7420 S. Commonly known as 8536 S. WALLACE VERNON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Property Index No. 20-27-224-015. The Index No. 20-33-312-023-0000. The real real estate is improved with a residence. estate is improved with a residence. Sale Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Property Residential balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real the other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without IS\" quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale will NOT be open for inspection and the to of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior plaintiff makes no representation as to that of the United States, the United condition of the property. Prospective States shall have one year from the date of bidders are admonished to check the court sale within which to redeem, except that file to verify all information. If this property with respect to a lien arising under the is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the internal revenue laws the period shall be unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a 120 days or the period allowable for mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and redemption under State law, whichever is the legal fees required by The ILCS longer, and in any case in which, under the Condominium Property Act, 765 provisions of section 505 of the Housing 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. condominium unit which is part of a 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 common interest community, the purchaser of title 38 of the United States Code, the of the unit at the foreclosure sale other right to redeem does not arise, there shall than a mortgagee shall pay the The by required be no right of redemption. The property will assessments NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS THE makes no representation as to the 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE condition of the property. Prospective MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU bidders are admonished to check the court HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN file to verify all information. If this property POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER OF ORDER AN OF is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the ENTRY ACCORDANCE IN unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a POSSESSION, mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE the legal fees required by The ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS LAW. You will need a photo identification 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a issued by a government agency (driver's condominium unit which is part of a license, passport, etc.) in order to gain common interest community, the purchaser entry into our building and the foreclosure of the unit at the foreclosure sale other sale room in Cook County and the same than a mortgagee shall pay the identification for sales held at other county assessments required by The venues where The Judicial Sales Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. or file 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE For information, examine the court MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE refer to file number 14-06-0686. THE 15-1701(C) OF THE Blacks Must control theirI own coMMunity photo identification i government agency (driver's l to gain e Cook County and the same i where The Judicial Sales C sales.

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unit at the foreclosure sale other t mortgagee shall pay the a required by The C Property Act, 765 ILCS 6 IF YOU ARE THE M YOU H THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN P AFTER E OF AN ORDER OF P IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-01791. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-01791 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 003197 TJSC#: 36-14356 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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F HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 06806 TJSC#: 37-1351 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.

I715036

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

WILLIE L. THOMAS D e f e n d a n t s 14 CH 15133 7611 S. SAINT LAWRENCE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 1, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 24, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7611 S. SAINT LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-412-004-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 369. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 369 Attorney Code.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO MID AMERICA BANK, FSB P l a i n t i f f , v .

KIMBERLY A. CHASE AKA KIMBERLY CHASE AKA KIMBERLY LUCHA AKA KIMBERLY CHOU D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 06806 7241 South Euclid Avenue, 2 Chicago, IL 6 0 6 4 9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 21, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 29, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7241 South Euclid Avenue, 2, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-25-122-003-0000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $295,973.67. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: & MIHLAR, LLC, 1 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY the sale is not c of t The Purchaser s Mortgagee or the M attorney. THE JUDICIAL S Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 6 at w status report of p & M LLC 111 East Main Street D (217) 422-1754 C Attorney C 06806 T the F you a advised that Plaintiff's attorney is

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BSI FINANCIAL SERVICES P l a i n t i f f , v .

OMEGA TITLE AGENCY INC., STEVEN P. MILLER A/K/A STEVEN MILLER, UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, SOUTH MERRILL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 004652 8159 S. MERRILL AVENUE UNIT #1N CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 8159 S. MERRILL AVENUE UNIT #1N, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 20-36-219-048-1001. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-17810. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-17810 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 004652 TJSC#: 37-49 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.

I713904 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , v .

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E UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF CHICAGO, DISCOVER BANK, VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, L.L.C. D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 007197 10505 S. CALUMET AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 15, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10505 S. CALUMET AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-15-125-002-0000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-05869. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-05869 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 007197 TJSC#: 37-43 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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MARION PALMER, ALETA GORE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, RUBY MUSE, LEWIS E. MUSE JR. D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 001370 7800 S. RHODES AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 14, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 16, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7800 S. RHODES AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-426-022-0000.

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-22115. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-22115 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 001370 TJSC#: 36-14632 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

TIMOTHY BRIM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 010710 10347 S. CALHOUN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10347 S. CALHOUN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-438-016-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-09840. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-09840 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 010710 TJSC#: 37-428 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N P l a i n t i f f , v .

EDNA RUTHERFORD, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF L.V. RUTHERFORD COLEMAN AKA L.V. R. COLEMAN, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, L.V. RUTHERFORD COLEMAN A/K/A L.V. R. COLEMAN, MICHELLE GRANT, DARRIN TAYLOR, TRACY TAYLOR, MARK ROBERTSON, NICHOLAS RUTHERFORD, MICHAEL R O B E R T S O N D e f e n d a n t s 13 CH 19581 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE STREET AKA 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 15, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 21, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE STREET AKA 8954 SOUTH JUSTINE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-05-116-030-0000. The real estate is improved with a 2 story home with a detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 250437. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 250437 Attorney Code.

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

JOYCE Y. ROSS A/K/A JOYCE ROSS A/K/A JOYCE YVETTE ROSS, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS D e f e n d a n t s 16 CH 10012 8543 SOUTH PAULINA STREET Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 2, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8543 SOUTH PAULINA STREET, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-31-421-018-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $106,615.27. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \"AS IS\" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 16-080206. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 16-080206 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 16 CH 10012 TJSC#: 36-13971 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Hospital workers urge Congress to keep Obamacare

By SEIU Healthcare Illinois and Crusader Staff Writer As members of Congress returned to their home districts this week during recess, they were confronted with tough questions about what their plans are to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that provides affordable healthcare to millions of Americans. Although the House Republicans have voted over 60 times to eliminate the ACA, or “Obamacare,” the GOP has yet to release comprehensive legislation of what the “replacement” should be.

This fact prompted Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Dr. Jay Shannon, CEO of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, along with healthcare and hospital workers from SEIU Local 73 and SEIU Healthcare Illinois, to hold a joint press conference and rally outside Stroger Hospital with signs that said, “Congress: what’s your plan for healthcare?”

Preckwinkle said, “The ACA has changed the face of healthcare. It has had a positive impact on our communities and our economy, and most importantly, it has provided dignity to the patients we serve. So today, it is perfectly reasonable to ask those who would destroy a system that has done so much for so many – What’s Your Plan? We cannot and should not go backwards. We must protect this basic human right.”

Repealing the Affordable Care Act will take away healthcare for more than 30-million Americans and cause an estimated 1,150,000 Illinoisans to lose health insurance coverage. In addition, gutting the ACA will cost at least 114,000 job losses just in Illinois by 2019 with further economic damage to the state to come.

Such a nightmare scenario would cause chaos for working families unable to get affordable health insurance. Cook County’s and Illinois’ safety net hospital system would be at risk, and hospitals and clinics might be forced to close. Thousands of jobs could be lost, burdening taxpayers with enormous unforeseen financial repercussions and spiraling health insurance premiums.

“Repealing the ACA would put our patients in real danger,” said Sylvia White, MSW, a Psychiatric Social Worker in the Cook County Health and Hospitals System. “Access to vital services and affordable critical care will cease to exist and lives would be put at risk for no reason. We cannot allow this to happen.

“Republicans suddenly say they care about our economy. Yet repealing the Affordable Care Act will cause Illinoisans to lose health insurance coverage and the loss jobs. This isn’t conservative – this is just a con,” said Nettie Newman, a home healthcare worker for over 20 years.

The long-term damage to repealing the ACA means the incentives

for early detection of disease could be gutted. Approximately 5.9 million Illinoisans with private health coverage (including 1.2 million children) and 2.1 million Illinois seniors on Medicare will lose guaranteed access to free preventive care, like blood pressure screenings, immunizations, and cancer screenings.

Safety net hospitals could be forced to close if the ACA is repealed, due to stripping away resources and Medicaid funding. Wellington Thomas, an ER technician from Loretto Hospital on the west side of Chicago said losing more community hospitals would cause a major downward spiral. “If Loretto Hospital were to close, our community – which is already struggling for lack of opportunity and spiraling violence – would be utterly shattered. Where would the individuals and patients who need mental health counseling and psychiatric medication go to get care? Where

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HUNDREDS ATTEND A joint press conference in front of Stroger Hospital to demand an answer to plans by Congress to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. Among those speaking is SEIU Local 73 member Sylvia P White, a Psychiatric Social Worker in the Cook County Health and Hospitals System. would children who are shot and in- those of us in the trenches in our stroying Obamacare is a nightmare jured go for emergency care? For emergency rooms, the idea of de- scenario for our communities.”

It’s time to register for Spring programs with the Chicago Park D District!

For more information visit: Online registration begins:

Monday, February 27 at 9AM

for parks WEST of California A Av ve. (2800 W.) W.)

Tuesday, February 28 at 9AM

for parks EAST of California A Av ve. (2800 W.) W.) In-Person registration begins: Saturday, March 4 for most parks.

Some parks begin Monday, March 6 Activities start the week of April 3 for most programs.

Please note: registration dates vary for gymnasticss centers as well as Morg gan Park Sp ports Center & McFetridge g Sp ports Center.

MA AYOR RAHM EMANUEL Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners Michael P. P. Kelly y, General Superintendent & CEO

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