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Union Leader, Minister and Civil Rights Leader

By Wendell Hutson

Banker and Civil Rights Leader

By Glenn Reedus Alvin J. Boutte, Sr., 82, founder and former CEO of Independence Bank, died Sunday, April 1, after a long illness. He was extremely active in the civil rights movement as its leaders often relied on him for advice and financial support. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy were frequent visitors to Mr. Boutte’s Chatham home during the early 1960s. At the time he said it was imperative that Black business owners support the movement financially. He also became an ardent supporter of then– Operation P.U.S.H. and counted the Rev. Jesse Jackson among his friends. Last weekend when Jackson learned Mr. Boutte’s health was worsening, he changed his travel schedule to visit Mr. Boutte.

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Family seeking justice at funeral of woman killed by cop (See story on page 2)

Union leadership has always been an important component for Black workers especially in Chicago, which is why the passing of America’s first Black, female union boss is so monumental to local Black leaders.

As a Black woman who heads up the second largest union in the country, Karen Lewis said America has a hole in its heart because of the death of the Rev. Addie Wyatt.

“I am saddened to hear of the passing of our beloved sister the Rev. Addie Wyatt. She was a prolific and powerful voice in the labor and civil rights movements; and in many ways she was like a strong teacher—she taught us about justice, fairness, faith and the world was her classroom,” recalled Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union. “She challenged all of us to work harder and smarter for a better society, one that did not trample the weak, the poor, the women or the worker. The Rev. Wyatt’s life is a blueprint for social justice and a wonderful testament to the human spirit.”

Rev. Wyatt, 88, died last week at Advocate Trinity Hospital on the South Side after a long illness, according to Marilyn Cannon, Rev. Wyatt’s administrative aide. Since moving to Chicago from Mississippi in 1930, Wyatt had lived on the South Side.

Civil rights organizations, such as the Chicago Urban League, echoed Lewis’ sentiments about a pioneer who was more than just a leader but also a fighter for equality.

“The Rev. Dr. Addie L. Wyatt was a fearless warrior in the fight for equality for the disen(Continued on page 9)

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NEWS

Family seeking justice at funeral of woman killed by cop

By J. Coyden Palmer Hundreds of people jammed a South Side church Tuesday evening demanding justice and saying their final good-byes to a 22-yearold woman shot in the head and killed by an off-duty Chicago police detective last month. The funeral service at St. Columbanus Catholic Church, 331 W. 71st Street, for Rekia Boyd was a mixture of a homegoing service and a community rally as dozens of speakers recalled Boyd’s loving personality. There also were calls for the person responsible for her death to be punished.

Boyd was standing with a group of people in the vicinity of Douglas Park around 1 a.m. on March 21 when an off-duty detective confronted the group and asked them to disperse, according to police. A man in the group, identified as 39year-old Anthony Cross, allegedly pulled a gun on the detective, who from his vehicle, pulled out his service weapon and fired several shots. One shot struck Cross in the hand and another bullet hit Boyd in the head. Police say Boyd was an unintended target of the detective’s fire.

Chicago police refuse to identify the detective. Those who live in

the area say he lives on the same block as the shooting, but they do not know his name. Cross was charged with one count of felony aggravated assault.

According to Cross, he never had a weapon and has told the press that Boyd is dead “for no reason” and “no fault of her own.” Police never recovered the alleged gun Cross had, which has made Boyd’s family committed to getting the full story. At the funeral family members asked attendees to not let Boyd’s death be in vain.

“Even when you lose a loved one, the manner in which you lose them is everything,” said Darrien Boyd, Rekia’s older brother. “I never imagined how that alone can make this that much harder to swallow. It wasn’t just losing a baby sister or a family member, we lost a beautiful soul. Everyone who ever knew Rekia knows she was lighthearted and if she had any faults it was loving too hard.”

Rekia comes from a large family of eight sisters and seven brothers.

Her father died five months ago, according to the family. Her siblings described their family as “close-knit” and want a public apology from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and a charge of manslaughter against the detective

from the Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

The family has already spoken with an attorney for a possible civil lawsuit, according to Crista Noel who runs the non-profit group Women’s All Point Bulletin and has been working with the family since Boyd’s death.

Another brother, Martinez Sutton, whom Rekia lived with, said his sister’s death has “killed a piece of his foundation” breaking him so far down he has been simmering with anger. Sutton said the outpouring of support shown to his family by Chicagoans has been a big help.

“But as I look out at all of you today and I see all the love and support we are getting, it’s building my foundation back up,” Sutton said. “We’re not going to quit because Rekia wouldn’t let me quit.”

Calls for justice also came from several community activists who were in attendance. Fred Hampton, Jr., the son of the slain former deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, said Boyd was the victim of “police terrorism” in the Black community.

“It would be ideal if I could be here to talk about how bad things used to be in the 1960s when po-

New leadership on the West Side brings new ideas

By Wendell Hutson

Rekia Boyd lice were shooting us down, but no communities because cops get the reality is we’re still being hunt- “jittery.” ed down and it is important that The Independent Police Review we use the correct terminology for Board is currently investigating the what is happening in our commu- Boyd shooting. A spokesperson nity,” Hampton said. said there is no timetable for when Hampton went on to say that the board will complete the invesdifferences among the people can tigation. The outcome of their inbe worked out in non-violent ways vestigation will play a major part if and are reconcilable but differences charges are brought, said Noel, between the people and the state who has for years followed officer are unforgivable. Hampton said shootings in Chicago. She said the Boyd’s shooting along with several Boyd family does not trust the inother police involved shootings last tegrity of the investigation and month came after a Chicago police wants the Department of Justice to officer was shot on the Southeast get involved just as it has in the side. Hampton and others said Trayvon Martin shooting in Floriwhenever an officer is shot in the da. A spokesperson for the FBI in line of duty; there is always an in- Chicago said a DOJ investigation crease in the number of officer in- can come only after the local state’s volved shootings in Black and lati- attorney makes a decision.

the 54-year-old community activist told the Crusader. “In Chicago alone, 55 percent of Black men have a criminal record and are unable to receive financial aid to go to school, ineligible to live in public

she stated. “All my life I have worked to improve my community and working as an elected official is no different.”

She also supports civil unions for everyone and not just for gays and

lesbians. She declined comment about her views about gay and lesbian lifestyles.

Last year Governor Pat Quinn had tempted to abolish the Illinois General Assembly Legislative Scholarship program. Watkins said the scholarships, dispensed at legislators’ discretion should remain in place.

“This scholarship is needed by middle-class families who are struggling to keep their homes and employment intact. I do think the scholarship should be restricted for needy students and not open to all students regardless of income,” said Watkins, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Chicago last year.

Many elected officials consider U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis, D-7th District, as a champion for helping ex-offenders get funding for school, job training and ultimately employment. He sponsored the Second Chance Act of 2009 and has also sponsored other federal legislation that is aimed at assisting those with criminal records particularly those with felony convictions.

But while Watkins acknowledged the success Davis has achieved with helping those with criminal records, “more needs to be done,” she added.

“He is too slow. He is doing all this basically by himself and that has slowed the process of helping people. I want to work with him to cre-

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Since winning the March 20 Democratic primary for state Senator, Patricia Van Pelt Watkins has been laying the groundwork for how she plans to improve the 5th District, which includes portions of the West Side.

“We have got to help those with criminal records get back into the workforce and away from prison,”

housing and in many cases not seriously considered for employment.

That has to change.”

The divorced mother said among her goals if elected in November is to engage residents more in conversations with elected officials about ways to improve the community.

“We don’t need to complain about what we do not have as a community unless we are willing to get involved in making changes,”

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ate more programs to assist ex-offenders,” explained Watkins.

Davis supported her opponent, incumbent Democratic state Sen. Annazette Collins, in the primary and has yet to reach out to her, according to Watkins.

“I’m sure at some point I will hear from him and I look forward to working with him on ways to improve our communities,” she added. Davis’ congressional district included the 5th Senate District, which includes the Lawndale and Garfield Park communities and stretches to the Gold Coast neighborhood.

She also has not spoken to Collins.

“I received a letter from her shortly after the election congratulating me on my victory but she did not concede nor did she call the night of the election,” she recalled.

The Crusader also attempted to contact Collins but she did not return phone calls by press time.

Besides Collins, she also has not yet spoken to Davis or former Democratic state Senator Rickey Hendon, who Collins replaced last year when he retired.

One Black, elected official she has heard from is Secretary of State Jesse White.

“Patricia was the best candidate for this office. I support her 100

percent,” White said.

White had previously supported Collins but withdrew his support this year after allegations surfaced that Collins allegedly did not live in her West Side district and that she had allegedly awarded college scholarships to students who do not live in the 5th District.

Collins has denied both allegations.

When Watkins, who admits to abusing drugs from age 12 to 21, is not campaigning she likes to take walks in the park to relax.

“That is where I find peace. When I am outside, walking in my community and meditating on how I can make a difference and make it count,” she added.

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NEWS

Chicago attacking youth violence head on

By Wendell Hutson Chicago was among six cities identified by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for its efforts in trying to reduce youth violence.

Holder recognized Chicago along with Detroit, Boston, Memphis, Salinas, Calif. and San Jose, Calif., at the two-day National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention held in Washington, D.C. this week.

Other federal officials joined Holder, the nation’s first Black U.S. Attorney General, at the fo-

rum. They included Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan; White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett; and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske.

Jarrett said the creation of the youth violence forum derived from the 2009 murder of Fenger high school student Derrion Albert.

“When President Obama heard about what had happened, he took action. He sent Attorney General

Attorney General Eric Holder

Holder and Secretary Duncan to Chicago to discuss youth violence with (former) Mayor Daley and leaders in the community – and those discussions ultimately led to the creation of this National Forum,” Jarrett said at the forum.

“The President will never forget the tragic story he heard in 2009 from our hometown of Chicago. A 16-year-old honors student named Derrion Albert was walking home from school on his way to the bus stop, he was caught between two groups of boys brawling in the street.”

During the brawl Albert was hit in the head with a railroad tie and died.

Launched two years ago by the president the forum is a network of communities and federal agencies working together to share information and build local capacity to prevent and reduce youth violence.

Felicia Davis, first deputy chief of staff to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, accompanied him to the forum, in part, because she is City Hall’s point person on youth violence.

Each workday she presents to the mayor a violence activity report that includes the number of youth murdered. The mayor then personally calls the family of every youth lost to senseless violence to offer the city’s condolences.

“I am not the only one involved

Al Boutte, banker and civil rights leader, dies after long illness After a tour of duty in the U. S. Army, Boutte hitchhiked to California to see if he wanted to live there. He decided there wasn’t enough opportunity for Black people and determined he and his wife Barbara should live in Chicago.

Armed with a degree in Pharmacy, Mr. Boutte began working at a local drug store. The owner told the young pharmacist he worked harder than anyone he’d known. The owner, realizing that Mr. Boutte wanted his own drug store arranged to sell the store to him. “He was sympathetic to me and let me buy it on a lease/purchase arrangement,“ Alvin Boutte, Jr., recalled his father saying.

Ultimately, Mr. Boutte would own five stores on the South and West sides – including one in the “Bank Building at Madison Street and Western Avenue, which has landmark status.

Once asked why he chose to major in Pharmacy, Mr. Boutte replied, “Because I wanted to be somebody.” He added that there

(Continued from page 1) were too many barriers in the ‘40s and ‘50s to other careers such as doctors or attorneys.

His business acumen also translated into friendships with two other highly successful Black business owners in the city – John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing Co. and George Johnson of Johnson Products. Mr. Boutte and George Johnson shared an interest in advancing the Black community’s economic standing and they partnered with several others in 1964 to form Independence Bank, which for years was the largest Black bank in the nation. Mr. Boutte and Indecorp, parent company of Independence Bank blazed business trails again in 1988 when it acquired Drexel National Bank – making it the first Black-owned bank in the nation to acquire a successful white bank.

Mr. Boutte also was interested in improving education for Black Chicagoans and ran for a seat on the Chicago Board of Education.

He won despite opposition to his candidacy from many who felt

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then that only educators or former educators should hold those positions. He served one term.

At 6’5” the athletically built, Mr. Boutte was an avid golfer who sometimes golfed with Charlie Sifford and Lee Elder – the only two Black professional golfers at the time.

Mr. Boutte was fond of recounting a story when he, and Olympic Gold Medal winners Ralph Metcalfe and Jesse Owens and Mr. Boutte’s cousin attempted to play a course in a Chicago southern suburb. Despite including two Olympic heroes, the foursome was not allowed to play that day but the owner conceded to let them tee off the following week at 4 a.m.

His wife, Barbara; his daughters, Janice Boutte and Jeanette Simpson; his sons, Al, Jr. and Gregory, and four grandchildren survive Mr. Boutte.

Services are scheduled for April 14 at St. Clotilde Church at 8430 South Calumet. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to noon, with a funeral mass to follow.

in addressing this problem of violence among youth in our city. The Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Police Department and other city agencies are partners in this struggle to save our children from senseless violence,” Davis told the Crusader. “We recognize that there are multiple reasons why so many youth are victims and perpetrators of violent crimes.”

Davis said she is confident the city’s violence plan, which introduces a combination of prevention, intervention, response and re-entry initiatives, will ultimately help reduce violence by 50 percent by 2020. The plan focuses primarily on prevention as a long-term

Helping youth find employment also is key, said Andrea Zopp, president and chief executive officer for the Chicago Urban League.

“I certainly understand where today’s youth are coming from. If you take away their ability to find gainful employment then you leave them no choice and that choice is crime,” Zopp said. “Being unemployed is no excuse to commit a crime but unless we get everyone involved in helping our youth many of them will end up going down the wrong path.”

Thirteen youth from various cities led discussions and provided recommendations on how to prevent youth violence in their com-

strategy by creating strong, selfsustaining and stable communities where violence is not perceived as either acceptable or necessary, she said.

Among those reasons are a lack of employment opportunities, fewer after school programs, education barriers, and family problems.

“The mayor wants to change these things that’s why he is increasing funding for summer job opportunities for youth. We (City Hall) are working with CPS to make sure students who need social service assistance receive it and we have partnered with the faithbased community to help provide after school programs (such as Safe Haven),” added Davis.

In addition, improving a neighborhood’s environment is key to preventing tomorrow’s youth from inheriting what Holder described as “learned behavior.”

He said the goal of the forum “is to expand the national conversation about youth violence and its impact on our homes and communities. The department is committed to working with our partners to create and sustain strategies to prevent this violence and keep our youth and communities safe.”

munities.

In Chicago, youth said their cries for help often fall on deaf ears.

“No one wants to invest in us and we are the future,” explained Shawndtrana Campbell, a 19year-old senior at Collins high school on the West Side. “Black kids don’t have the same opportunities as white kids in the suburbs whose parents are ‘well off.’ Most of us (Black youth) come from single parent households and we don’t have a lot of money.”

But if there are no jobs available for youth many will fall back into what Jasmine Davis described as survival mode.

“As we want to work and take care of ourselves and families but if no one will hire us then we are going to do what we have to do to survive, even if that means robbing people,” said Davis, a 21-year-old single mom who attends KennedyKing College. “We don’t want to hurt nobody but when you are put in a position of survival and especially if you have kids, then you must do whatever it takes to provide for your family.”

Additional details about the forum’s goals can be found by visiting www.findyouthinfo.gov.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL EASTER 2012 According to those in the know, Easter Sunday is the biggest feast day in the Christian calendar in 2012. In the West, Easter, is always celebrated on the Sunday immediately following the Paschal Full Moon. The celebration of Easter changes each year because it is based on Hebrew solar and lunar cycles, and they wanted it to always occur after Passover. Interestingly, Easter is celebrated at a different time in the East. This year, in the West, it falls on Sunday, April 8.

The Easter holiday honors the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave after his crucifixion. There are a number of special days leading up to this holiday including Ash Wednesday which begins the season of Lent, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday.

The symbolism which surrounds Easter is connected with “newness.” It is a tradition among many Western people to dress up in new clothes on Easter Sunday, which no doubt represents a type of resurrection in honor of the one that Jesus demonstrated.

One of the most special things about the Christian religion is that the messenger, Jesus Christ, had as a message the survival of bodily death if his teachings were embraced.

It is one of the religions in the world that promises adherents everlasting life and an escape from the grave.

Interestingly, Jesus, the son of Joseph, was not a Christian.

Christianity didn’t start until after his death and resurrection. The good news of his resurrection, miraculous cures and good deeds were spread by those who had heard of them, among them the Apostle Paul, who was a chief purveyor of this information. Christianity started as a small cult and grew to worldwide proportions over the years.

Whether or not one is a bona fide Christian, the message of this season can relate to the whole world. Jesus taught us to love each other. He also said, in so many words, that the things that he did could eventually be done by all of us.

Basically, he was a harbinger of that which is to come; he represented a future humanity that would uphold the tenets of love and peace. In contrast to an earlier Biblical statement (paraphrased), “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,” he taught “Turn the other cheek” when confronting enemies. In essence, Jesus the Christ was a man of peace, and it would behoove us to heed his message.

Today, considering the wars and rumors of wars that are all around us as well as the social and emotional chaos evident everywhere, we have not yet learned this lesson. We still think that the solution for the world’s ills would be to thin the population; to kill those who don’t conform to our standards. This is true from the gangbangers in urban enclaves to racial bigots, from despots to proponents of capital punishment. What they have not realized is that you can’t kill truth, and the truth is that we live in a world filled with diversity. It will, no doubt, never be homogeneous, and because of this, we’d better learn how to live together on this little blue green ball that we call home, and Jesus Christ’s message provided the strategy for accomplishing this goal.

With this said, the Crusader wishes for you a safe, peaceful and thoughtful Easter Sunday.

We like to point out all of the times when people in government don’t get it right. We are fond of chastising them about lush salaries and low workloads.

Well finally someone in government, someone in the state’s attorney’s office got it right. They dropped the charges against 80year-old Homer “Tank” Wright for unlawful use of a weapon. In case you didn’t know some punk broke into his Englewood house and Mr. Wright shot him. Mr. Wright was charged because he had a record, but it was decades old. All he had done in the meantime was run his bar and try to keep the peace in his little corner of the world.

This was no case of conceal carry or anything else the politicians try to get riled up about. Mr. W Wright was just exercising his constitutional right to protect his property and use a gun in doing so.

Everybody knows Mr. Wright doesn’t go out looking for trouble, but if some comes his way he won’t back down. The people in the neighborhood know that at their ages, Mr. and Mrs. Wright

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dropping charges against “Tank” Wright was the right thing To the Editor:

have earned the right not to be bothered by rift raft. Maybe that is why when he was arrested so many of his friends protested and offered to testify about his solid character and overall decency.

John Washington

Emanuel smells like Daley Dear Editor: I just KNOW Mayor Rahm Emanuel can’t believe that city council members and the public have forgotten how the former Mayor Daley bamboozled Chicago with his parking meter and tollway “deals.” So I can’t imagine why Emanuel is pulling the same mess Daley did by telling the council they need to hurry and approve his infrastructure rebuilding deal which is close to $2 billion.

It is a good idea that he wants to improve the city’s infrastructure but it is a horrible idea not to share with the council and the public everything he wants to do with the monies raised from the investors of the infrastructure program – a group of mega investors he described as the Infrastructure Trust. Council members deserve answers to the questions about minority participation in these projects, as well as leasing city assets for scores of years if not longer, and any hidden fees like were discovered with

the parking meter deal. Emanuel MIGHT have some good ideas but we will never know if he keeps everything in some secret compartment.

Emanuel thinks it is okay for this infrastructure committee to pick which city projects get done.

The problem there is none of the committee members come from the ranks of the aldermen; and that translates into the people having no voice about what gets (Continued on page 7)

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Three African Nations Come Together for Progress

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist We are very excited about a new mega project being formalized by the nations of South Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya. This will entail many billions of dollars in projects for all businesses wishing to apply their talents and will create millions of permanent jobs for the citizens of these nations. This project is equivalent to the United States Interstate System during the 1950’s – 1960’s. Its impact will bring Eastern Africa into the modernized world. African American entrepreneurs should take a serious look at this and explore the endless opportunities. Remember we fight for “crumbs” on our own big government projects. Over the years we have done no more than 2% of any total. We do hardly anything on our own highway projects.

Here, we will be welcomed and encouraged to “jump in.” This can be our new day.

What has been designed is an economic corridor incorporating all three nations. It goes from the coastal region of Lamu in Kenya (northeast) to the new nation of South Sudan and inclusive of the

Harry C. Alford Isiolo region in Southern Ethiopia.

Right now these areas are remote and undeveloped. The starting infrastructure will be composed of the following: A deep water seaport located in Manda Bay of Lamu, Kenya; 550 miles of new open Highway; 1,069 miles of new Railway Line; Oil Pipelines (787.5 miles for crude oil and 612.5 miles for products from Lamu to Isiolo, and Isiolo to South Sudan and Isiolo to Ethiopia; Oil Refinery (120,000 barrels per day) in Lamu; new Airports in the towns of Lamu, Isiolo and Turkana; new Resort Cities at Lamu, Isiolo and Turkana areas.

Other opportunities include: Wa-

ter supply and sanitation projects; fiber optic cable connections; energy generation and supply projects; irrigation projects; industrial parks; minerals exploitation and waste management.

As you can see this is going to be absolutely massive. But it is only the first phase of a much larger undertaking. Once the above is complete, the nations to the west such as Uganda, Burundi, Congo and the Cameroon will match this project. In the end we will have a pipeline, railway and intercontinental highway system linking the Indian Ocean side of the continent of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean side. Transport and international trade will be improved by a rapid pace. Think of the industrial parks, hotels, restaurants, office complexes being created and employing people like never before. That still isn’t all. Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique to the southern portion of the continent will emulate the above. Thus, Africa will have two systems of mass transit, transport and economic corridors.

This is so exciting and massive one must wonder how to approach it. The National Black Chamber of

Commerce is developing a firm partnership with the nations of Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan.

The first official meeting explaining the details of the project will be held in Washington, D.C. on April 30, 2012. Representatives of the three nations and also the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) will be involved in discussing the timing and how to go about competing for the myriad of projects that will be evolving. Besides entrepreneurs having massive opportunities, think about the big need for workforce development (job training), recruiting, leasing, housing, etc. The catering of employees is going to be in the many millions of dollars on a constant and long-term basis. The face of Africa is starting to change and those who want to partake should get ready and start at the beginning.

It is going to be so refreshing – Black contractors and engineers being welcomed to projects. The stench of discrimination will not be in the “air” as it is in this nation.

We have to fight, sue and protest on a constant basis in order to get the 2% that we have. That atmosphere will be absent here. Financ-

ing and matchmaking with local talent will be imperative. We will exhaust all resources in making this work for our members. The U.S. Department of Commerce has a vehicle to help our interested business owners meet their counterparts in particular nations. They will vet the local firms and find the best fit (reputable and solid) for a particular American business.

Then we will see the partnership through and assist them in getting contracts.

Yes, this is something big to look forward to. There will be competition from Asia and Europe but we Americans, especially African Americans, aren’t afraid of competition. Besides we have a natural affinity with the people of East Africa and they have made it clear that we are most welcomed. It is time for us to get busy building up the Mother Land. Wealth, business development and job creation are going to make incredible changes that is long overdue.

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

Website: www.nationalbcc.org.

Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

Who Cares about Trayvon Martin?

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The shooting death of 17-yearold Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Fla., has dominated national news lately, with African-Americans more than twice as likely as whites to follow the story very closely, according to a study by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

The study, conducted March 22-25, found that 70 percent of African-Americans followed the story very closely, compared to 30 percent of whites. Women were more likely to closely follow events surrounding Martin’s death than men, 40 percent to 29 percent. There was also a political divide, with 50 percent of Democrats saying they followed the story very closely, compared to 31 percent of Republicans and 26 percent of independents.

Older respondents followed the story more closely than younger people. The study found that 40 percent of those 65 and older followed the story very closely, trailed by the 50-64 age group (37 percent), 30-49 (33 percent) and 18-29 (26 percent).

When pollsters approached the issue another way by asking respondents to rank their top stories, there was also a sharp racial The Chicago Crusader

George E. Curry divide. Fifty-two percent of Blacks ranked the Trayvon Martin story as their top pick, followed by the presidential elections at 13 percent. Whites were almost evenly divided, with 20 percent ranking the death of Trayvon Martin as No.1, edging out the presidential election at 19 percent. Among whites, the economy was a close third at 17 percent. The economy was a distant third among AfricanAmericans, with only a 7 percent ranking.

The wide gulf between the views of whites and Blacks on race is nothing new. The two communi-

ties hold distinctly different views toward law enforcement officials.

While whites tend to view cops as protective allies, many AfricanAmericans, especially males, live in fear of being mistreated by police officers.

A 2009 study by the Pew Research Center found that 38 percent of whites expressed a great deal of confidence in local police treating Blacks and whites equally.

However, only 14 percent of African-Americans shared that view. At the other end of the spectrum, 34 percent of Blacks expressed very little confidence in police treating Blacks and whites equally, a view shared by 9 percent of whites.

Interestingly, the national news media did not provide widespread coverage of the Feb. 26 Trayvon Martin shooting until a month later. In the meantime, the Black Press and social media kept the story alive. Release of the 911 tapes and the public outcry that followed forced national media organizations to take notice.

A 2010 Pew study found that African-Americans are highly critical of news coverage of their community.

“Nearly six-in-ten (58%) said that coverage of Blacks was too negative. Just half as many (29%) said the coverage was either fair (28%) or too positive (1%),” the report said. “By contrast, nearly

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half (48%) of whites said that coverage of Blacks was generally fair.

Just 31% of whites thought that news coverage of Blacks was too negative.” In addition, 51 percent of Blacks said race relations received too little media coverage while only 24 percent of whites agreed with that opinion.

Undergirding all of those statistics are different perceptions about the existence of racial discrimination.

For example, 43 percent of Blacks said there is a lot of discrimination against African-Americans, compared with 13 percent of whites. In the survey, whites were more likely to say Latinos were discriminated against more than Blacks (21 percent vs. 13 percent).

Eighty-one percent of AfricanAmericans said “our country needs to continue making changes to give Blacks equal rights with whites.” Only 36 percent of whites agreed. A majority of whites – 54 percent – said “our country has made the changes it needed to give Blacks equal rights with whites.”

Many pointed to the election of President Barack Obama as a watershed moment for race relations in the U.S. A Gallup Poll conducted the day after Obama was elected president in November 2008 showed that 70 percent of Americans believed race relations would improve as a result of his victory. Today, however, 48 Saturday, April 7, 2012

percent of African-Americans and 31 percent of whites believe race relations have improved under the president.

In addition, the glow from Obama’s election has faded over the past three years.

In 2009, 71 percent of Blacks thought the election of Obama was one of the most important advances for African-Americans in the past 100 years; today that percentage has declined to 65 percent, a drop of 6 percent.

Among whites, there was nearly a 20 percent decline, falling from 56 percent in 2009 to 37 percent today.

Although there should be universal outrage against a 28-yearold man shooting to death an unarmed 17-year-old, interest in the case, like so many other things in America, is heavily influenced by race.

George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

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Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

A BOOK WE SHOULD ALL READ (Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF), located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)

Dr. Conrad Worrill It is very important for African people in America to educate and reeducate ourselves about our history and its relationship to the important ideas that shape how we see the world.

We are still challenged today to create an educational climate that inspires African youth in America to understand that the purpose of education is to develop the skills

and historical understanding of the past as it relates to the present and future in preparation for working for self and the liberation of African people.

This is the challenge of the twenty-first-century to defeat the one hundred year tradition established by white educational leaders who created curriculums for Africans in America designed to prepare them to work for white folks.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who founded in February of 1926, what at the time was called “Negro History Week,” would indeed be inspired by the ongoing discussion and debate over the contributions of African people to the history of the world.

The movement led by Dr. Woodson helped lay the foundation for the current African Centered Education Movement that has become the catalyst for the intense study of Africa and the history of African people throughout the world 365 days a year.

We should all read or reread the late Dr. Jacob H. Carruthers’ profound book, Intellectual Warfare.

It is very important for African people in America to continue to put forth the effort to educate and reeducate ourselves about our history and its relationship to the important ideas that shape how we see the world. We must continue

this effort to educate and reeducate ourselves everyday to improve the quality of ’ life for ourselves and our children.

For over thirty-five-years, Dr. Carruthers played a leading role as a scholar and intellectual activist in the development of the African Centered Education Movement.

Dr. Carruthers was a tenured professor in the College of Education’s Inner City Studies Education undergraduate and graduate programs at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Illinois and retired as Professor Emeritus.

Along with Dr. Anderson Thompson, Dr. Carruthers helped shape both the undergraduate and graduate curricula that have become known throughout the country for providing a theoretical and practical understanding of the impact of the political, economic, social, and cultural forces on people who live in the inner cities throughout the world. Of course, one of the largest groups to live in the inner cities is African people.

Therefore, a great deal of Dr. Carruthers’ writings and lectures concentrated on the white supremacy intellectual assault on African people and the world. Dr. Carruthers has been magnificent in exposing the European intellectual tyranny and its impact on the education of African people.

It was through his association with the late, great Senegalese scholar, Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop and the late, great scholar / teacher, Dr. John Henrik Clarke that helped propel the genius of Dr. Carruthers’ insight into the “Deep Well” of the African Worldview.

As the founding President of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC), Dr. Carruthers helped shape an organizational format for African Centered scholars, teachers, students, and the overall African Community to have a collective vehicle in which to pursue the building of the African Centered Education Movement. His leadership, in this regard, has been monumental and inspiring to hundreds of scholars, teachers, and students throughout the African World Community.

In this connection, Dr. Carruthers’ book, Intellectual Warfare, prepares us to function in the twenty-first-century with a sharper understanding of our challenges as an African people.

The book is organized into five sections. Part I: The Nature of the War; Part II: Defenders of Western Civilization; Part III: Intellectual Civil War; Part IV: The Champions of African Centered Thought; and Part V: Toward the Restoration of African Civilizations.

In the preface of Intellectual Warfare, Dr. Carruthers explains, “These essays reflect the thought of the ‘Chicago group’ and the ‘African Community of Chicago.’

I was simply a vehicle through whom ideas flowed. Even the mistakes are our mistakes rather than mine alone. The conceptualization of our work as Intellectual Warfare emerged out of the actual battles in which we were engaged.”

In the first chapter, Dr. Carruthers instructs us by pointing out, “Thus, those who have been waging the long war to liberate African history and culture have been fighting the following two battles: (1) an international war against the European intellectuals and (2) a civil war against the colonized African spokespersons who are trained by Europeans to undermine African independence. The war is truly, as Dr. Anderson Thompson says, “a battle for the African mind,” or as the late Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III and the First World Alliance put it, “a battle to free the African mind.”

Those who believe in the just cause of the long war to liberate African history and culture must read and reread and study Dr. Carruthers’ most insightful observations, wisdom, and his “Deep Well” of understanding that is shared in Intellectual Warfare.

WE ARE ALL TRAYVON MARTIN

BY JULIANNE MALVEAUX NNPA COLUMNIST

who has been assailed, not because of his mostly moderate politics, but because he happens to be of African descent. We have an attorney general whose motives have been maligned because of his race. And we have a baby boy walking the streets with iced tea and some candy, whose height and hoodie made him suspect to a deranged white man (yes, it is possible to be white and hispanic) with a temper and a history of domestic violence who disobeyed 911 orders and took his gun out to get vigilante justice. If George Zimmerman had an ounce of integrity he would turn himself in instead of hiding out. But Zimmerman is not the problem. The climate, these “stand your ground” laws are more the problem. What if we, Black people, chose to stand our ground?

Once upon a time, we did. In Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921, a young Black man, Dick Rowland, happened to jostle a white woman elevator operator, Sarah Page, in the office building where they both worked. The unintentional contact was too much for the crazy white powers that existed

I have two nephews who I love with an amazing passion. Anyi, 28, is a Los Angeles based comedian, who kinda looks like me and acts like me. He is my absolute escort of choice when I am in Southern California. Armand, 25, is an Oaklandbased aspiring writer, and a 2008 graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz. Both of these young men are well over 6’3”, but neither carries any extra weight. Both of them wear hoodies. And both of them have had unfortunate run-ins with so-called law enforcement officers that have tainted the way that they see law and order. Whenever they share their stories with me I am sickened by their experiences and our nation’s myopia about the way young Black men are treated because of a series of sick stereotypes gone amuck.

A few years ago Anyi, then working for Berkeley-based Youth Radio, parked his dilapidated car in the public transit parking lot and headed

Julianne Malveaux to meet colleagues who were also taking the train to an assignment. A police officer followed him, said his car was stolen, pulled a gun on him, forced him to his knees, even as his colleagues begged the officer to stop.

What I remember from Anyi’s account is that he had dirtied his “clean white shirt” when he was forced to the prone position. As it turned out, the officer had miscued one digit in the license number, looking for a new Toyota, not an ancient jalopy.

There was never an apology, nor any

discipline for the officer who, unfortunately, happened to also be a young African American. Indeed, from our family there was gratitude that Anyi had so many witnesses around him that the police officer could not pull a Trayvon on him.

But here is the deal. The experience embittered Anyi. It reminded him that the police are not his friend.

This is post-racial America. You can shoot and kill a young Black man in a hoodie then claim self-defense because you find him threatening. There was a case, perhaps three decades ago, when a white man was able to claim disability because he was “afraid” of working with Black people. What if each of us could claim disability because we are afraid of working with hostile whites? Instead, we suck it up each day and walk into a world where we know that our race makes us suspect.

Hoodie or not, we are all Trayvon Martin.

In other words, there is still a manufactured fear of a Black presence in our nation and in our world. We have an African American president

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and they threatened to lynch Rowland, who fled to Greenwood, the area once called Black Wall Street.

Black men rallied to Rowland’s defense, with a militia that threatened white power. Whites responded by rioting against Black people and holding us in concentration camps. It is likely that bombs were dropped on the Black community by our own government (see the work of Dr. Kimberly Ellis), but the newspapers documenting the attacks can now not be found. A wealthy community was eliminated, but in the words of poet Claude McKay, “If we must die, let it not be like hogs, haunted and penned to this in this inglorious spot. …Like men we’ll face the murderous cowardly pack, pressed to the wall, dying but fighting back. “Find McKay’s Harlem Renaissance poem and ruminate on it.

We are all Trayvon Martin. When do we start fighting back in an organized, disciplined, focused and effective way?

Julianne Malveaux is President of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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THE CHATTERBOX

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

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stealin), Dr. George Smith – (a THIEF), Robin McEwen – (fired for stealin).

The Bald Eagle’s answer to the problem was to name a new Great White Hope director – Richard Calica – a 67 year old researcher to save them chillun. He must be researchin somethin- cause he ain’t left his office in 3 months! Meanwhile, there are more white people comin and goin in and out of his office than a Klan meeting in Mississippi!

Where is our chicken-eating preachers and money-grabbing politicans when we need them?!

HELP! Signed, What We Gonna Do!

WATCH OUT MRS. BEST!!!

Well, the old Climax Hotel is gone. Dey just scraping up the remnats of the bricks now. Never mind dey ain’t got the $18 million dey say they need to put up the community center and stuff.

‘Haps Rev. Brooks don had a revelation that tol’ him to clear the land and de money will drop down from somewhere. Word is the right reverend is looking in the next block and his next target will be Mrs. Best’s Motel. Mrs. Best ain’t from the desert and may not be as easy to get rid of her business as it was to scare the hell out of the owner of the Climax. Dey still looking for him in the Middle East. And den there’s that other church across the street and the one to the north of Rev. Brooks’ church that may find themselves the target of the Reverend. Now if ’n you want to get Ima’s pinion he could have found plenty of vacant lots, built him a real church, not a former show club, bowling alley, skating rink and Ima almost forgot a sales hill for used cars.

Seen in almost every photo is that do-nothing Alderman that is in cahoots with the Reverend. If Brooks is concerned about the crime in the area, he need only go a few hundred yards and save the souls of the inhabitants of Parkway Gardens. That sho would make him a hero to me if he converted some of dem characters.

--------------------Ima: How come you tap dancing around naming Meeks as the Pas-

tor with the love child little girl in Mississippi and that is the real reason he dropped out of the Mayor’s race and gave up his State Senate seat so all of a sudden? And why nearly 7,000 done stopped going to his church (ever watch it on TV?). There are tons of empty seats now – and the church is now renting itself out for private events to try to make money. ( And no mention of 15 year Washington, D.C. lobbyist for the Chicago Public Schools Ray Anderson losing his $175,000 job after new School Chief came in. Jesse Jackson’s pull is dimin(((( ishing every week ever since he said he wanted to cut off Obammy’s nutsack. Ray got that job when Vallas was there and Vallas made a deal with the devil (Jesse Jackson/PUSH) to put a lot of Push’s people on payroll.

You must be slipping Ima . . .

Dear Ima: Child, how you been doin? I cant begin to tell you how heavy ma heart is.

Evertime I see that child Treyvon’s mama and daddy on the TV trying to get sum help cos that cracka Zimmamman killed they poor child I have to take to my bed and my pressure is up so much i’m bout to have a stroke.

Ima, I feels like if I could just get down south to Treyvons poor mama, I could pray with her and maybe lift her up in the name of Jesus. You know sometimes that’s all it takes is a lil bit of praying and speakin the ( if that don’t work, I word. And betchu when I get done burnin candles and roots, that cracka mexican Zimmamman won’t no his own name. I luvs the Lawd and Lawd please forgive me, but sumtimes you gotta do what you gotta do. I turnt on my TV last night and Zimmamman brotha was on their takin bout how Treyvons beat up his brotha.

Even I knows that’s a lie and the

truth aint nowhere in it. Treyvons looked like he was bout the size of my grandbaby Dante, and that mexican big and stout like my dead husband Big Chief, so how was that baby gonna beat a grown man. Ima ifin you gots the time I was thinkin we needs to make us a run down south.

The spirit came to me last night and done told me i needs to do this. My check dun come so, I gots a lil piece of change to help get us some gas and you knows i’ll fry up some chicken and make some boil eggs for us to eat cause you no a lots of peoples and us colored peoples got to stick together.

I nos we can get this mess straight and if you cant go, maybe you can call Jesse Jackson and he can give me a ride. I seen him and that preacher with the pressed hair was down there together last night. I just wanna look Treyvon’s mama and daddy in the face and tell them everythang is gunna be alright. yours truly, yo friend Lurlene

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vites participants to listen to an experienced legal professional, ask general questions, and check out materials on a variety of legal topics – at no charge! In addition, all Chicago Public Library locations serve as community centers which provide access to books, databases and journals that can help Chicagoans learn more about legal issues. Law at the Library programs are free and open

to the public. Registration is not required. The topic of the April 2012 Law at the Library seminars is Employment Law and an upcoming seminar is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 pm, in the Woodson Regional Library, 9525 S. Halsted Street. For more information, please call 312-747-6921.

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COOK COUNTY CHIEF Circuit Judge Timothy C. Evans (second from left) joined organizers at a Daley Center reception to call for volunteers to participate in the 13th annual “Women Everywhere: Partners in Service Project (WE).” Sponsored by members of the legal community, WE brings much needed services to 30 Chicago area agencies that serve women and children. Hundreds of volunteers are needed to work on June 22, 2012, performing such tasks as painting, building, gardening or cleaning. For more information, visit wechicago.org. Also pictured are WE board president Margot E. Klein (far left); Mary Melchor, inspector general for the Clerk of the Circuit Court (second from right); and Judge Marcia Maras, a co-chair of the 2012 WE Planning Committee.

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Affordable Housing Out of Reach Growth in Renters and Low Wages Create Severe Housing Shortage

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Late last year America’s homeownership rate dropped to 66 percent, the lowest since 1998.

Amid continuing foreclosures and short sales, millions of former proud homeowners now find the cost of their American Dream financially out of reach. For many displaced by foreclosures, rental housing has become a long-term housing alternative. But new research finds that the huge growth in America’s renters has worsened an already troubling problem: an inadequate supply of affordable housing.

According to Out of Reach 2012, an annual report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, renter households rose by nearly 4 million between 2005 and 2010. In 2012, a household must earn the equivalent of $37,960 in annual income to afford the national average cost of a two-bedroom market rate of $949 per month. To comfortably afford market price for the typical rental, incomes must meet or exceed $18.25 per hour. However Out of Reach found that the 2012 average renter’s wage was a

Charlene Crowell few dollars less at $14.15.

This gap between housing costs and typical worker earnings will continue to grow until or unless more affordable housing becomes available. Looking ahead, over the next decade the report predicts that the number of renters may increase by upwards of 470,000 annually.

The report states in part, “The analysis illustrates a wide gap between the cost of decent housing and the hourly wages that renters actually earn. The numbers in Out of Reach demonstrate that this year in every community across the country, there are

renters working full-time who are unable to afford the rents where they live.”

In 2012, many who are severely cost-burdened are adult workers whose wages are less than their locale’s fair market rent. Determined by HUD on an annual basis, fair market rent reflects the cost of both shelter and utilities.

This federal standard is also used to determine eligibility for HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher program and Section 8 contracts.

Out of Reach found that in every state an individual working full-time at the federal minimum

wage of $7.25 per hour cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment for his or her family. In fact, there are very few places in the country where even a one-bedroom apartment at fair market rent is affordable to these workers.

Currently 18 states have minimum wages higher than that of the federal government and earlier this year, the City of San Francisco became the first in the nation to have a minimum wage above $10 an hour. Unfortunately, California rates third highest in the nation’s rental housing costs with $26.02 an hour needed for a two-bedroom dwelling.

Other states where a two-bedroom apartment would require an hourly wage of $20.00 or more are: Connecticut, DC, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia.

Based on a federal standard, affordable housing should cost no more than 30 percent of a household’s gross income. When housing costs exceed this threshold, the residents are considered ‘housing burdened.’ When housing costs more than 50 percent of household income, the households are ‘severely cost burdened.’

By 2010, extremely low-income (ELI) workers, those earning less than 30 percent of the

area median income rose to 9.8 million people, or one out of every four renter households. For every 100 ELI households in search of an apartment, only 30 affordable units are available.

NHLIC estimates that an additional 6.8 million additional rental units are needed to overcome this shortage.

Commenting on the NLHIC report, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said, “This perfect storm of growing need and rising costs is why it is more important than ever that we provide a supply of affordable rental homes at the scale that families require and in the places that need them.”

Secretary Donovan has proposed that HUD’s FY13 budget make renewing rental assistance for over 5.4 million families the agency’s top priority.

Here’s hoping that Secretary Donovan’s budget request will fare better than earlier housing efforts. In 2008, the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund was enacted for the purpose of building more affordable housing. In 2012, it remains unfunded.

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

First Black, female union boss remembered Claude Wyatt Papers,” went on display inside the library’s Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection.

Beyond exhibits, those who marched with Wyatt and Dr. King describe her as a fierce warhorse, who did not back down from anyone.

“Addie Wyatt was one of the most dynamic, creative and energetic women I know. She was a trailblazer, a credit to women everywhere,” said U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-7th District. “It was an absolute honor to organize, struggle, and fight, side by side with her, for basic human and labor rights for all people. I will miss her.”

Born in Brookhaven, Miss., as Addie Cameron, she along with her family came north during the Depression after a conflict between her father and his white boss in Mississippi. Once in Chicago they settled in the Bronzeville community on the South Side where she attended DuSable High School. It is there that she would meet her future husband Claude Wyatt.

franchised and the underserved.

She blazed a trail in the civil rights, labor rights and women’s rights movements that was unprecedented. Dr. Wyatt set the standard for women’s leadership and touched thousands of lives through her community and civic engagement and through her ministry at Vernon Park Church of God (on the South Side),” said Andrea Zopp, president and chief executive officer for the Chicago Urban League. “(We) were thrilled to present Dr. Wyatt with our highest honor, the Edwin C. “Bill” Berry Civil Rights Award, at our 2010 Golden Fellowship Dinner. We may have lost a legend, but her life and legacy will forever be an inspiration to everyone who believes in justice and equality.”

Indeed history has shown that the Rev. Wyatt was one of the country’s foremost champions for organized labor and civil rights.

She was the first female president of a local chapter of the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA).

As a union leader, she was known

to fight for principles of worker rights, such as equal pay for equal work, and leadership roles for minorities and women of all races.

She worked with other civil rights leaders, such as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Montgomery Improvement Association in Alabama where she endured violent opposition during marches with King in Chicago during the 1960s.

It was the times she hosted Dr. King when he came to Chicago and her work on Operation Breadbasket that the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he would always remember.

“The Rev. Addie Wyatt and the Rev. Claude Wyatt were founders of Operation Breadbasket and acted as board members. Both of them were always a source of strength to me and my family,” recalled the Rev. Jackson. “They (also) hosted Dr. King when he visited Chicago. Addie was a strong advocate for racial justice, gender equality and coalition building.”

Examples of her work can be found throughout Chicago. In 2010, on the South Side at the Carter G. Woodson Library, the “Rev. Addie Wyatt and Rev.

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Once married, Rev. Wyatt and her husband led a gospel group

called the Wyatt Singers and occasionally performed with gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. She later took a job at the cannery of the Armour & Co meatpacking company in 1941 after failing to be hired as a typist because of her color. She worked as a meat packer from 1941 to 1954 and joined the United Packinghouse and Food and Al-

liance Workers Union in 1942.

Survived by son, Claude Wyatt III, and a sister, Maude McKay, the Rev. Wyatt’s wake will be 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 7 at the Vernon Park Church of God, 9011 S. Stony Island Ave. A funeral service will begin at noon and the burial will proceed to Oak Woods Cemetery, 1035 E. 67th St.

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Historic conference celebrates Ph.D.s in Black Studies Bringing together leading and up-andcoming scholars on critical issues of race In her dissertation, La TaSha Levy — part of Northwestern University’s first cohort of doctoral students in African American studies — is exploring the rise of modern Black conservatism in post-civil rights era politics.

Levy’s research and that of other Black studies doctoral students and faculty will be featured at an historic three-day event that — for the first time ever — brings to-

toral students as well, it also will introduce the next generation of Black studies scholars.

Conference topics will include a look at First Lady Michelle Obama against a backdrop of Black women stereotypes; an historic review of the country’s Black studies movement; an exploration of Black political conservatism; a reexamination of author and social activist James Baldwin; and presentations on African-American home ownership, racial profiling and Black sexuality in the era of Obama and hip-hop.

“Above all, ‘A Beautiful Struggle’ celebrates the rich scholarship pro-

ly to questions of race and Blackness,” Watkins-Hayes says. “It also provides a conduit to explore issues of inequality, identity, community and memory across and within disciplines.”

Among the numerous scholars at the conference: • Elizabeth Alexander is probably best known as the poet who composed and read “Praise Song for the Day” at President Obama’s inauguration. Professor and chair of the African American studies department at Yale University, she is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, the author of five books of poetry and a founding member of Cave Canem, an organization dedicated to promoting African-American poets and poetry. Alexander will deliver the 2012 Leon Forrest Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 13.

• Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, professor and chair of African and African American studies at Harvard University, is co-author with the late John Hope Franklin of the classic African American history survey “From Slavery to Freedom” and, with Henry Louis Gates Jr., is co-editor of “African American National Biography.”

The latter is a multi-volume reference work presenting African history through the lives of people.

She is a pioneer in the field of African American religious history and, with Northwestern’s Darlene Clark Hine, one of the pioneers of the history of African-American women.

• Darlene Clark Hine, Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies at Northwestern, is a leading historian of the African-American experience and a pioneer in African-American women’s history who has co-edited more than 40 volumes. When in 1994 Oxford University Press

Elizabeth Alexander • John L. Jackson Jr., the Richard Perry University Professor of Communication and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, is an anthropologist and documentary filmmaker who specializes in contemporary studies of race, class, religion and identity.

He is the author of “The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness,” “Real Black: Adventures in Racial Sincerity” and “Harlemworld: Doing Race and Class in Contemporary Black America.”

• Khalil Gibran Muhammad, formerly of Indiana University and now director of New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, is author of the landmark “The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime and the Making of Modern Urban America.” He has said that he seeks “to uncover the ways in which social scientists and social reformers have imaged African-Americans as a distinctly criminal population, and how their ideas about Blacks as criminals have changed at specific times and places over the course of the 20th century.”

Doctoral students and their presentations: • Tera Agyepong, Northwestern University, “Boundaries of Innocence: The Criminalization of African American Girls at Illinois Training School for Girls, 18931945.”

• Ernest Gibson, University of Massachusetts Amherst, “A Project of Salvation: The W.E.B. Du Bois Department, African American Studies and the Reclamation of James Baldwin.”

• Zinga A. Fraser, Northwestern University, “Sister Outsider/Sister Insider: Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan and Black Women’s Politics in the Post-Civil Rights Era.” • Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell,

Celeste Watkins-Hayes

Evelyn Higginbotham

gether graduate students and leading scholars from each of the nation’s 11 universities that awards Ph.D.s in African American studies. Called “A Beautiful Struggle: Transformative Black Studies in Shifting Political Landscapes,” the upcoming conference is a veritable summit of Black studies doctoral programs that marks the establishment of Northwestern’s doctoral program in 2006 and the 40th anniversary of the University’s African American studies department.

Free and open to the public, the conference will take place from April 12 to 14 at the Orrington Hotel, 1710 Orrington Ave., Evanston.

As an academic discipline, African American studies has come a long way since the country’s first programs – many of them born of student protest — were first established some four decades ago. At Northwestern, Black students took over the University’s bursar’s office in 1968 and, among other demands, asked that a Black studies program be created.

“A Beautiful Struggle” – which occurs a full 44 years since that student takeover — will showcase the work of some of the finest scholars in the field of Black studies, including Elizabeth Alexander, the poet who composed and read “Praise Song for the Day” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration. By featuring the work of doc-

duced in departments of African American studies, the doctoral students who will be the field’s future stars and the progress of the field itself,” says Northwestern African American studies chair Celeste Watkins-Hayes.

In the field’s early years, critics suggested Black studies was more about activism and self-esteem than about scholarship, and the discipline operated on the academy’s margins. “In renewed attacks during the ‘culture wars’ of the 1990s, detractors simplistically argued that discussions of race only

reinforced inequality,” WatkinsHayes adds.

Conference participants will look at the history of Black studies and discuss the future of a field that now stands at the center of both the academy and critical public discourse. “African American studies in 2012 speaks not on-

published her first edition of “Black Women in America,” it was hailed as “one of those publishing events that changes the way we look at a field.” Hine will deliver a keynote address on “First Lady Michelle Obama and the Dialectics of Black Women’s Studies” at 12:15 p.m. Friday, April 13.

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Duke University, “A Most Offensive Outrage: Black Families, Child Rape and the Law in South Carolina 1885-1905.”

• Ruth Hays, Northwestern University, “Filling the Gaps/Speaking the Silences: Black American Women and Childbirth.”

• La TaSha Levy, Northwestern University, “I’m Not Selling Out, I’m Selling In: Black Republicans and the Campaign for Black Capitalism.”

• Josh Myers, Temple University, “(Re)conceptualizing Intellectual Histories of Africana Studies.”

• Dwayne Nash, Northwestern University, “Forbidden Testimonies of Racial Profiling: Police Stop and Frisk on Trial in Local Criminal Court” • Carolyn Roberts, Harvard University, “Medicine, Disease and the Bio-Cultural Body in the Transatlantic Slave Trade: New Directions in Slavery Studies” • Frederick Staidum, Northwestern University, “The Haunted Houses of New Orleans: Queer Marriage and White Dread in 19th Century Domestic Spaces.”

• Keeanga Taylor, Northwestern University, “From American Dream to Predatory Lending: Public/Private Programs to Promote Home Ownership Among Low-Income African Americans in the 1970s.”

The nation’s 11 Ph.D. programs are at Brown, Harvard, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Temple and Yale universities and at University of California, Berkeley, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Pennsylvania and University of WisconsinMilwaukee.

For registration and other information about the admission-free “A Beautiful Struggle” conference, visit http://www.afam2012.northwestern.edu/ The Chicago Crusader

COMMUNITY The DuSable Museum of African American History presents “A NIGHT OF 100 STARS 2012” All of Chicago can anticipate a “star-filled” night when the DuSable Museum of African American History presents its annual “A Night of 100 Stars Gala” on Saturday, April 14, 2012. A lavish and glamorous evening of exquisite food and drink, stellar entertainment and the presentation of the 2012 “A Night Of 100 Stars Awards,” are all on-tap during this annual Black-tie celebration of excellence. The event, which has become the most sought after ticket in town, will take place at the Museum located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago, from 6:00 PM until the stroke of

Chicago, who have made outstanding contributions to society, the city and to the world through their careers and civic engagement.

And “The Awards” go to…….

Michael Baisden: Nationally Syndicated Radio Personality/Author/Producer; Harry Lennix: Award-Winning Actor; Judge Greg Mathis: Activist, Author and Star of the Nationally Syndicated The Judge Mathis Show; Jabari Ali Parker: Junior, Simeon Career Academy/ #1 Ranked Junior High School Basketball Player in the United States;

to serve on the “2012 A Night Of 100 Stars” Planning Committee.

Committee Members include: Nia Augustine, Keiana Barrett, Linda Crane Boyd, Sharon Bourne, Deborah O. Brown, Susan Campbell, Dr. Dolores Cross, Yolanda Daniel, Murrell J.H. Duster, Frances Guichard, Valerie Hill, Delores Irvin, Tawa Jogunosimi, Zara Johnson, Lorrie Jones, Sonya Lewis and Sandra McCollum.

Also, Kimberly E. McCulloughStarks, Dorri McWhorter, Diane Minor, Jeanette Sublett Neal, Lisa Newman, Joyce Owens, Lisa Pilot, Yvette Powe, Sandra Rand, Sandra Reynolds, Brenda Russell, Toi Salter, Valerie Stoudemire, Dr. Cheryl Whitaker, Cheryl Williams, and Wendy Walker Williams.

Caterers providing the buffet supper and cocktails include: Bon Manger Catering; Catering by David; C’est Si Bon; Doctors Orders Catering Service, LLC; Fanfares Catering, Inc.; Lenore’s Kitchen; Melon Express; P’s

The Honorable Deval L. Patrick ing provided by Fifth Third Bank and ABC7-Chicago is the Official Media Sponsor with United, the

Judge Greg Mathis Midnight.

This year the Paparazzi and their flashbulbs will illuminate the sky as guests walk the Red Carpet upon entering the Museum, indulge in “out-of-the-world” cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, partake of a lavish buffet supper prepared by a “constellation of caterers,” enjoy world-class entertainment and witness the presentation of the “2012 A Night Of 100 Stars Awards.” The awards honor individuals with ties or connections to

The Honorable Deval L. Patrick: Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Serving as 2012 Gala Chairmen are: Nicole Johnson-Scales of Fifth Third Bank and Mr. and Mrs. Walter (Shirley) Massey.

Hosts of “The Awards” presentation will be Val Warner, of ABCTV’s “Windy City LIVE,” and Charles Thomas, ABC7-Chicago Political Reporter.

In addition a “stellar” group of Chicagoans has graciously agreed

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Michael Baisden Event Catering; and Starz Custom Catering.

Sponsors of the “2012 A Night Of 100 Stars” Gala include: Platinum Sponsor – PNC; Gold Sponsor – (ITW) Illinois Tool Works; Bronze Sponsors – Bank of America, Loop Capital Markets –Clarence & Sharon Bourne, Magellan Corporation and McDonalds; Crystal Sponsors- Advocate Health Care, Central City Productions, Macy’s, Mr. and Mrs. Walter (Shirley) Massey, NBC-5, RR Donnelley, The Boeing Company, University of Chicago, Office of Civic Engagement and University Of Chicago Medicine, W.W. Grainger and U.S.Bank. Special Support is be-

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Official Airline of the DuSable Museum.

Tickets for the 2012 “A Night

Of 100 Stars” Gala are $325.00 per person and are available at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Museum’s educational programs and 2012/2013 exhibition schedule.

For more information on this event please visit www.dusablemuseum.org, or telephone 773947-0600.

About The DuSable Museum The DuSable Museum of African American History is one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the country. Our mission is to collect, preserve and display artifacts and objects that promote understanding and inspire appreciation of the achievements, contributions and experiences of African Americans through exhibits, programs and activities that illustrate African and African American history, culture and art.

For more information on the Museum and its programs, please call (773) 947-0600 or visit us at www.dusablemuseum.org.

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ENTERTAINMENT

The NEW Four-One-One

By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor DON'T MISS OUT!: FELA!, the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, now playing at The Oriental Theatre has been extended through April 15, 2012. The show which stars Sahr Ngaujah as Fela Anikulapo Kuti and co-stars Adesola Osakalumi, Paulette Ivory, Rasaan-Elijah "Talu" Green, Ismael Kouyate and Gelan Lambert has received nothing but rave reviews since it opened last week. Directed and choreographed by Bill T. Jones, this show is simply incredible.

The DuSable Museum hosted a "First Night Of FELA!" benefit which was sold-out and sponsored by AON Hewitt, AAR Corp, Motorola Mobility Foundation, Mesirow Financial and Juanita Vanoy Jordan. Ticket holders enjoyed the performance and a Post Show Party at Petterino's Restaurant at which the stars of the production were the very special guests.

The premise of the show is....It's Lagos, Nigeria---the late 70's. The hottest musician in Africa is Fela Kuti. His club he calls The Shrine.

But it's no ordinary club; and he's no ordinary musician. He's created a new kind of music, Afrobeat---pounding eclectic rhythms (drawn from music traditions around the globe)mixed with incendiary lyrics to openly attack the corrupt and repressive military dictatorships that rule Nigeria and much of Africa. And now his music is rocking not only Africa, but the world.

So if you're determined (and lucky enough) to get in, it's sure to be a night to remember. But first you have to get there. The Shrine is in one of the most dangerous parts of the city, and between the thousands try-

FELA! ing to get in and the Army trying to keep you away, it's no easy task.

Best to show up before 11 PM. The Shrine will be cooking: music and people milling about smoking igbo and drinking. But Fela, who lives just across the street in his Kalakuta compound, rarely shows up before two or three in the morning. And depending on the night, and Fela's mood it's anybody's guess what will happen.

No two nights are ever the same. There's always plenty of "Fela music," but also a seemingly random mix of consciousness-raising lectures, gyrating female dancers, pamphleteering, Yoruba rites, and idiosyncratic rituals aimed at connecting to the spirit world---all a part of Fela's personal search for a "true African style." And after each number (which can easily run over half an hour) Fela "yabis" his audience. He actively engages in a humorous, often caustic give and take, poking fun at his audience and a wide variety of topics---first and foremost the corrupt Nigerian generals and the large multi-nationals and oil companies that keep them in power. So it's not uncommon that before dawn, when the "concert" finally starts to wind down, the Army might show up to harass Fela, his Queens, band and audience, or depending on what's been said and done, haul them off to jail to be beaten and tortured.

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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Fela premieres at the Oriental Theatre* Popular music in Nigeria has a reputation for melding local melodies, languages, and polyrhythms with influences from all over the world, including Brazil, Cuba, Niger and the Sahara, Congo, Jamaica, and the United States.

The architect who created Afrobeat, Fela Adaloupte Kuti, and who is better known as simply Fela, is being remembered in a foot-stomping play at the Oriental Theatre. Fela is playing through April 15.

Fela’s work as a musician and activist went hand in hand, as the play reveals. The performance opens up with a long set by the band, much like when Fela, who died from AIDS-related complications in 1997, opened up his sets at his Shrine night club in Lagos, Nigeria.

In 1969, Fela came to the United States and was inspired by the Black Power movement. He returned to Nigeria and formed his band, Afrika 70, while also setting up a commune in Lagos called the Kalakuta Republic. History and the play reveal that Fela was a trailblazing, eccentric entertainer, who was also deeply committed to political justice in Nigeria.

Zombie was Fela’s 27th fulllength album, which in 1977 criticized the Nigerian government, and it is thought to have resulted in the murder of his mother and the destruction of his commune by the military. The play painfully showcases homage to Fela’s mother, who was thrown from a window, after soldiers stormed his compound, causing her death. Afterward, an officer reportedly defe-

cated on the elderly woman’s face.

The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela’s studio, instruments and master tapes were de-

known Soldier, referencing the official inquiry that claimed the commune had been destroyed by an unknown soldier.

stroyed. During the aftermath, Fela recalled that he would have been killed, also, but his attacker was ordered to stop. He responded to the attack by delivering his mother’s coffin to the main army barracks in Lagos and later through music in two songs, Coffin for Head of State and Un-

In 1978, Fela reportedly married 27 women, many of his dancers, composers and singers to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Kalakuta Republic. He also held two noteworthy concerts: one in Accra where riots broke out during the song Zombie, and Fela was banned from entering Ghana; the second concert was held at the Berlin Jazz Festival, after which most of his musicians deserted him, thinking that he was planning to use concert proceeds to fund his presidential campaign.

Fela’s story is one that is not readily known in the United States, but his music has such a strong funky, universal beat that it is great that this play (choreographed by veteran Bill T. Jones) has come to the Oriental Theater, with thanks in part to Jay Z and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.

For more information, call 312977-1900. *Background on Fela taken from playbill and from information gathered from online sources.

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ENTERTAINMENT Upcoming theatre performances at Goodman and Steppenwolf By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at the Goodman and The Motherf**ker with the Hat at Steppenwolf GOODMAN THEATRE The Goodman’s new 2012/2013 subscription season, begins in September with Chicago native David Cromer’s revival of Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams.

Next up in the Albert Theatre are two consecutive Chicago premieres: Jon Robin Baitz’s Other Desert Cities directed by Henry Wishcamper, and By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage, directed by Chuck Smith.

The season culminates with the world-premiere production of The

nates with a world-premiere musical adaptation of The Jungle Book from the incomparable Mary Zimmerman. Three remarkable new plays take the stage in the Owen Theatre this season: “Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men, the latest work from the fiercely talented Dael Orlandersmith, starts in September.

In an arresting one-woman show, Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith transforms into five unforgettable male characters whose outward dissimilarities belie their inescapable link, uncover the darkest corners of humanity, and shatter notions about predators and their victims.

Next, there is Teddy Ferrara and The Happiest Song Plays Last, concluding the season in the Owen.

Currently, Fish Men, a comedic drama about a group of urban chess hustlers drawn together by a shared need to overcome their individual demons is running through May 6.

It plays out in real time on a hot summer day in New York City’s Washington Square Park.

For ticket information, call 312.443.3800.

STEPPENWOLF THEATRE

Lynn Nottage Jungle Book, a new musical based on the Disney animated film and the stories by Rudyard Kipling, adapted and directed by Tony Award-winner Mary Zimmerman.

Three Goodman-commissioned plays take the stage in the Owen Theatre: Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men, written and performed by Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Chay Yew; Christopher Shinn’s Teddy Ferrara, directed by Evan Cabnet; and The Happiest Song Plays Last by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The 2012/2013 Season also includes the 35th annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, directed by Steve Scott.

“I am delighted to welcome back Lynn Nottage to the Goodman for the first time since her Pulitzer Prize-winning Ruined. In her sly new satire, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Lynn pulls back the curtain on old Hollywood,” said Artistic Director Robert Falls. This play offers a glimpse into the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American actress who begins a career in the 1930s when her only shot at success lies in stealing small scenes in big Hollywood blockbusters.

Seventy years later, film buffs are left to reflect on the life and legacy of this controversial star, whose eventual fame and fortune came at the price of perpetuating dangerous stereotypes.

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Steppenwolf Theatre Company concludes its 2011/12 season with Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, adapted by Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Tracy Letts.

The Prozorov family chafes at the constraints of life in their small provincial town, once a bustling army garrison where their late father served as general. Attempts to shore up their crumbling social status lay bare the larger forces of unrest that will soon engulf them all.

Tony Award-winning ensemble members Tracy Letts and Anna D. Shapiro continue their celebrated collaboration, bringing fresh insight to this classic story of a privileged

A SCENE FROM the Broadway production of By the Way, Meet Vera Starks, written by Lynn Nottage. family’s changing fortunes.

Steppenwolf’s 2011/12 season, Dispatches from the Homefront, explores how everyday lives are touched by war. In each of the five plays, war exerts a pressure—sometimes centrally, sometimes obliquely—on the lives of the characters— and moves them to action. The plays are alive with the humor, the tenderness and the urgency of lives struggling to find home.

Currently on stage are Time Stands Still by Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies, directed by ensemble member Austin Pendleton (through May 13, 2012) in Steppenwolf’s Upstairs Theatre (1650 N. Halsted St); and Garage Rep in The Steppenwolf Garage (1624 N. Halsted St), featuring Oohrah! by Bekah Brunstetter, directed by Brad Akin, presented by LiveWire Chicago (through April 8, 2012); Hit the Wall by Ike Holter, directed

by Eric Hoff, presented by The Inconvenience (extended through April 22, 2012); and He Who, written and directed by Michael Montenegro, presented by Theatre Zarko (through April 8, 2012).

Other upcoming productions in

the 2011/12 season include The March, based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow (April 5 – June 10, 2012) in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theatre; and Next Up (June 5 – 24, 2012) in The Steppenwolf Garage, featuring Life and Lim, South of Settling and The Glass Menagerie.

The 2012/13 Subscription Season includes Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by ensemble member K. Todd Freeman (September 13 – November 11, 2012) in the Downstairs Theatre;

The Motherf**ker with the Hat by Stephen Adly Guirgis, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro (December 27, 2012 – March 3, 2013) in the Downstairs Theatre, as well as The Birthday Party, Head of Passes and Belleville, beginning in 2013.

For ticket information, call 312335-1650.

Submitted by Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

KENN E. HEAD (PeeWee) leans back during a recent rehearsal of Teatro Vista and Goodman Theatre’s Fish Men (April 7 – May 6).

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WORLD OF MUSIC

By Barbara Wright-Pryor

Civic Orchestra in concert at South Shore Cultural Center The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, in cooperation with the South Shore Cultural Center Advisory Council, returns to the South Shore Cultural Center for the fourth consecutive year to present a full orchestra concert, led by guest conductor Cristian Macelaru on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm.

The program, which is free and open to the public, features the overture to Verdi’s La forza del destino; Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker’s Lyric for Strings and Karim Al-Zand’s City Scenes, three short dances for orchestra.

Closing the program is Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor.

Making his conducting debut with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago is Cristian Macelaru, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s assistant conductor, who also recently conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in performances of Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire and Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.

Macelaru is a violinist and composer who began his work with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the 2010/11 season and was then chosen to be the Assistant Conductor beginning in September 2011. During the 2011/12 season, he will conduct the orchestra in all of their education and family concerts, several non-subscrip-

ensemble’s guest conductors.

Founded in 1919 by CSO Music Director Frederick Stock, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago is the only training orchestra affiliated with a major American orchestra. It is a signature program of The Institute for Learning, Access and Training at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The principal

chestral players and further develop skills of advocacy and mentoring, which are essential to the role of orchestral musicians in communities, now and in the future.

More than half of Civic’s players have completed graduate degrees—many are alumni from the top-tier music schools in the nation. This season’s Civic roster

ed States and around the world.

This performance is free of

The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Cliff Colnot, principal conductor tion concerts, as well as assist Music Director Designate Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Chief Conductor Charles Dutoit and several of the

goal of the Civic Orchestra is to recruit a diverse group of gifted pre-professional musicians, train them at the highest level as or-

‘Symphony Center Presents Jazz’ with Mehldau, Redman and Marsalis On Friday, April 13, pianist Brad Mehldau and saxophonist Joshua Redman join forces for an evening of music making as a duo. Mehldau—acclaimed for his work as a soloist and in trios, as well as in collaboration with diverse artists is hailed for his musicality and improvisational skills.

Since 1991, Redman has been hailed by audiences and critics alike with his versatility and creativity. The winner of two Grammy Awards, he is a frequent collaborator with today’s major jazz artists.

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will return to Symphony Center for a special three-concert residency starting with their Jazz series appearance on Friday, April 27 at 8:00 pm. Led by master trumpeter and artistic director Marsalis, this ensemble keeps the big-band tradition alive, playing works from jazz’s golden age and new compositions by its members and other top contemporary composers.

Saturday, April 28, they will perform a 1:00 pm matinee concert, “Jazz for Young People,” and at 8:00 pm vocalists Natalie Cole and Cécile McLorin Salvant will join Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a concert featuring some of the most enduring classics of the big-band era in a special tribute to bandleader Wynton Marsalis in honor of his 50th birthday.

In addition to their concert activities, members of the Jazz at

Lincoln Center Orchestra will present in-school clinics at two Chicago-area high schools, Kenwood Academy and Gallery 37 Advanced Arts Education and offer a master clinic for the North-

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comprises a full orchestra of 90 musicians. More than 700 Civic alumni are currently engaged by prestigious orchestras in the Unit-

charge and performed in partnership with the Advisory Council of South Shore Cultural Center and The Chicago Park District.

CYSOs to celebrate 65th Anniversary with Alumni Concert

ern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble.

For more information or tickets, call the Symphony Center Box Office at 312-294-3000.

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

Natalie Cole

Wynton Marsalis

IN MEMORIAM Memorial services for Calvin C. McAdory, bass-baritone extraordinaire will be held Tuesday, April 10 at St. John Church-Baptist, 4835 South Michigan Avenue. A family hour will be held at 10:00 am followed by the memorial service at 11:00 am.

Mr. McAdory was an accomplished singer who was in great demand as a recitalist and concert artist and performer of oratorio during his professional career which spanned more than 50 years. At the age of 91, he continued to sing with the choir at St. John Church-Baptist where he was a member and with the Voices of Truth quartet.

A widower, Mr. McAdory, is survived by his daughter, Delphine Korschegen. For further information, contact Leak and Sons Funeral directors at 773-846-6567.

The Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras organization (CYSO), Allen Tinkham, Music Director will celebrate its 65th Anniversary Monday, April 9, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center.

Orchestra Alumni and the Encore Chamber Orchestra will join the CYSOs in performing Frescobaldi’s “Toccata” (the first piece ever performed by CYSO);

Bach/Schoenberg Prelude & Fugue, BWV 552 (St. Anne); Richard Strauss’ “Eine Alpensinfonie” (Alpine Symphony).

Tic-kets are $20-$50, Boxes are available, children 7 & under are free.

Tickets may be purchased in person at the Box Office, 220 S. Michigan Avenue, by phone at 312-294-3000 or by visiting www.cso.org.

The Mass Choir of Monumental Baptist Church, 729 East Oakwood Boulevard will present a gala concert in the church sanctuary Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 2:00 pm in honor of the retirement of Dr. Edna Williams who served as Minister of Music of the historic church for 20 years.

Artists appearing on the tribute

concert are soprano Anisha McFarland, baritone Milas Armour, and the Chicago Community Chorus, Keith Hampton, Founder/Director.

The concert is free of charge and the public is invited to attend. For more information, call the church office at 773-9245266.

Retirement celebration planned for Edna Williams

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING Holy Week: I am made in the image of Jesus the Christ “Trinity United Church of Christ offers four worship services on Easter Sunday Melanie Marshall, co-star of the Tony Award-winning musical Fela! will minister during the 6:00 p.m.

Worship Service” Trinity United Church is inviting the metropolitan Chicago area community to join Trinity in per-

son or via the Internet at www.trinitychicago.org to celebrate the life and resurrection of Jesus the Christ at the following worship services: 6:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.

According to Otis Moss, III, the senior pastor of Trinity, “Easter is the celebration marking the end of the Lenten Season, forty-days of praying, fasting and atonement.

During the 2012 Lenten Season at Trinity, we included physical exercise because we focused on the

need for all of us to be holistically ‘FIIT’ for God. F.I.I.T. stands for ‘Forever, Inwardly, Intentionally, Trained’ to have a more intimate relationship with God. Therefore, our Lenten experience at Trinity included praying, fasting and Zumba classes for children, women and men. Sunday, April 8, we will celebrate our new lives in Christ while we praise and thank God for giving God’s son, Jesus the Christ, who died for our sins and was resurrected from the dead so

North Carolina A&T State University Choir in concert at Hartzell Memorial UMC

North Carolina A&T State University Choir This year in addition to paying your taxes on April 15, you can also plan to attend the 4 pm concert presented by Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church, in celebration of its 100th anniversary.

The North Carolina A & T State University Choir will be in concert. This choir is renowned for its riveting performances and versatile repertoire of classical masterworks, Negro Spirituals, Opera, Light Jazz and Gospel. The choir has performed for various civil rights celebrations as well as a major perfor-

mance at the White House in Washington, D. C. The North Carolina A & T State University Choir is under the baton of Maestro Travis W. Alexander. A concert organist, conductor, pianist, and tenor soloist, Maestro Alexander has served as the Regional Conductor for the HBCU105 Voices of History National Concert Choir and official concert organist for the choir’s annual concert at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. Hartzell Memorial United

Methodist Church is located at 3330 South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. Additional information is available by calling (312) 842-5957.

Bishop Vashti McKenzie

Melanie Marshall

that we may have a liberated earthly life and an eternal.” Each week during the Lenten Season more than 400 people participated in the free Zumba classes.

Melanie Marshall, co-star of the Tony Award-winning Fela! will minster in song at Trinity United Church of Christ during the 6:00 p.m. worship service. “Marshall is a faithful Christian,” Minister Joan Harrell, Director of Public Communications at Trinity UCC said.

“She plays the role of Funimaylo, Fela’s mother.” The musical is playing at the Oriental Theater in Chicago, through Sunday, April 15, 2012. Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was an internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat music and humanitarian activist.

African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Vashti McKenzie is the guest preacher for the 6:00 p.m.

Easter worship service at Trinity United Church of Christ.

Trinity hosted Holy Week Next Level Living Bible Class on Stewardship that began on Wednesday, April 4 (7:00 p.m.). The Maundy Thursday worship experience was held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, and the Good Friday worship service began at noon on Friday, April 6.

Moss added, “Our guests Good Friday preachers were the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr., Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry-Brown, Rev. Dr. Marcus Small, Rev. Dr. Lance D. Watson, Rev. Dr. Lester A. McCorn, Rev. Dr. W. Darin Moore and the Rev. E. Dewey Smith, Jr.”

THE PASCHAL TRIDUUM Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the three days before Easter with special services. Following are services set for this weekend: Saturday, April 7, 12 p.m.

HOLY SATURDAY BLESSING OF EASTER BASKETS Cardinal George will bless baskets of food used in the preparation ofEaster meals at St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish, 3010 South 48th Court in Cicero.

Saturday, April 7, 8 p.m.

dral Parish will beome full members of the Catholic Church during the celebration of the Easter sacraments of baptism, confirmation and Eucharist, part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process.

Hundreds of adults will be baptized and received into the Catholic Church, and hundreds more will complete their initiation by being confirmed and receive the Eucharist during Easter Vigil services throughout the Archdiocese.

Sunday, April 8, 11 a.m.

EASTER VIGIL LITURGYHOLY NAME CATHEDRAL Cardinal George will be the main celebrant during the Easter Vigil Liturgy at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior in Chicago.

People from Holy Name Cathe-

EASTER SUNDAY MASS HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL Cardinal George will be the main celebrant during the Easter Sunday liturgy that celebrates Our Lord’s resurrection at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior in Chicago.

The Chicago Crusader

Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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Expert explains why Chicago gas prices are so high Taxes, Iran, market value, early spring, and government policies all play a role

By J. Coyden Palmer Last week a gallon of gasoline in Chicago hit an all-time high at $4.89 in some parts of the city.

The pain at the pump is causing stress for many families who need to drive to work or school and experts say the high prices are hurting the economy, as people cannot afford to spend in other areas like home buying or eating out at restaurants. But while everyone knows gas prices are high, few know the reason why or perhaps, more importantly, how they can save.

As the national average is now above $4 a gallon, Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association Executive Vice President William Fleischli, Sr. said Chicago prices are well above the national average mostly because of municipal, county, and state taxes. But other factors include: the unstable situation in the Middle East with Iran, the early switching to a summer blend of gasoline by refineries due to record-breaking warm weather, and some of the decisions made by President Barack Obama as it relates to energy policies. However, Fleischli said taxes are the main culprit and the most obvious proof of that is the surrounding suburbs, counties and Northwest Indiana gas stations are generally five to 25 cents cheaper than Chicago gas stations.

“In Chicago, you are paying nearly a dollar just in taxes per gallon every time you fill up,” Fleischli said. “Chicagoans are being hit with a triple whammy of local, county and state taxes.

Everyone pays the same federal tax on gasoline but individual states, counties and municipalities can impose their own tax as they wish.”

In June of 2000, the Illinois legislature voted to eliminate the tax on gas for six months in an effort to give consumers some relief. It saved consumers about seven cents a gallon. Governor Quinn said that probably will not happen this time around because the state is facing its own financial crisis.

Fleischli said as bad as the situation is with Illinois having one of the highest gas prices in the nation, it could be a lot worse. He said Illinois refineries actually save money because they get their oil from Canada not the Middle East. Canada provides 21 percent of U.S. crude oil imports, most of which goes to Midwest states.

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“Canadian oil imports saves us in Illinois about 25 cents per gallon at the pump,” Fleischli said.

“Unfortunately, people pay nearly triple what the state is saving in taxes.”

As the stressful relationship between the United States and Iran continues towards a downward spiral over Iran’s nuclear arms program, oil speculators on Wall Street and other world markets are scared, which is helping to raise prices for a barrel of oil on the world market, Fleischli said.

According to the Bloomberg report on April 3, a barrel of crude oil was at $104.

While Chicagoans have basked in the glow of a warm winter and spring, it also means local oil refineries are switching to the summer blend of gasoline earlier than

usual. “Summer gas” is somewhat like brewing beer, explained Russ Heaps, a consumer advocate and blogger. Summer gas is heavier so it releases fewer toxins into the atmosphere, which is good for the environment in large urban areas like Chicago. A number of different ingredients can be added or subtracted to change the nature of the final product Heaps said.

Summer-blend gasoline is the catchall term applied to a hodgepodge of recipes used to meet federal environmental standards as well as an assortment of local standards during the warmer summer months, Heaps said.

Generally it affects prices by about five cents on the gallon, ac-

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The Chicago Crusader

Windy City Rollers Home Season continues April 21 The Windy City Rollers’ 2012 home season exploded with a resounding roar and shows no signs of abating.

The next showdown of the four home teams is April 21 at UIC Pavilion, 525 S. Racine Ave. A lot has happened with the first two home team bouts of 2012.

Undoubtedly, the biggest upset was when the reigning league champions, The Fury, got knocked off their throne by the Hell’s Belles on Feb. 11. The Manic Attackers have blocked and jammed their way to the top and are currently in first place for the home season teams, but with the Belles and Fury right on their coattails, it is not the time to rest easy.

“Mo [Vengeance] and I push our skaters to be really physical,” said Bork Bork Bork, co-captain of the Manic Attackers. “Over half (12 to be specific) of our skaters are members of 2012 All-Stars or Second Wind.

Couple that with our upand-coming rookies, and you’ll find a core that is competitive and tenacious, and most importantly, committed to the team.”

The Windy City Rollers The Double Crossers, win-less so far this season, have struggled with a limited roster, but haven’t given up.

The bout on April 21 is the final showdown for the home season before the home teams playoffs in May, and whether the Manics’ travel team-heavy roster will prove a recipe for success.

Don’t miss any of the excitement! Come see the Windy City Rollers at UIC Pavilion on April 21st! The Double Crossers face off against the Hell’s Belles

starting at 6 p.m. followed by the Manic Attackers against The Fury at 7:30 p.m.

The charity partner for the evening is the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research. The organization seeks to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for

all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

UIC Pavilion is located in downtown Chicago at 525 S Racine Ave., easily accessible from I-290, I-94 and the Blue Line. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the action starts at 6 p.m.

Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster or the UIC box office. Groups of 25+ people can now get a special discount of 40% when they book directly with us. Email ticketsales@windycityrollers.com for a group discount!

Expert explains why Chicago gas prices are so high (Con’t. from page 16) cording to Fleischli.

Last month President Obama said there is “nothing he can do” about the price of gas. A stunning statement seeing that this is an election year and gas prices are sure to be a hot topic during the campaign.

Earlier this year the President rejected the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal drawing criticism from the IPMA. The 485-mile line from Cushing, Okla. to refineries on Texas’ Gulf coast would remove a critical bottleneck in the country’s oil transportation system, according to its supporters. Republicans critical of the President’s decision said that decision along with his refusal to give the go ahead for a larger Canada to Texas pipeline, is what has lead to record gas prices across the nation.

Fleischli said whoever is the next President of the United States may have little if any effect on gas prices based on their policies. While not being overThe Chicago Crusader

ly critical of Obama, Fleischli does believe the President is getting some bad advice from those in his Energy cabinet.

“I think the theory of turning the country into a place where we will not use oil as an energy source is unrealistic,” Fleischli began. “The environmentalist who are close to the President are putting this fantasy notion in his head and it is driving the country’s energy policy. I do respectfully disagree with the President’s decision not to go ahead with the Keystone XL Pipeline. I think it would eliminate a lot of logistical problems as well as bring down the price of gas.”

For those seeking relief at the pump, the Crusader has found prices cheaper in places not too far from Chicago. Depending on where in Chicago you live, gas relief could be literally right around the corner on the South and West sides of the city, gas prices average $4.59. In south suburban Matteson, gas is at $4.29 per gallon at most stations, as they do not impose a

municipal tax. Those who live on the Southeast side of Chicago have long known that driving over the border into Indiana is a great way to save at the pump. Prices at gas stations in Hammond on Indianapolis Blvd. are $4.24 a gallon but bigger savings can be found a few miles

farther south in Munster, Ind., on Ridge Road of $4.17 a gallon for regular.

Those looking to really save and are willing to drive about 30 miles south on I57 will be pleasantly surprised, as the price of gas is still under $4 in Kankakee County. Gas there is $3.95 a gallon.

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF INDIANA

) IN THE MONROE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT ) SS: COUNTY OF MONROE ) JUVENILE DIVISION

WINDY CITY ROLLERS UPCOMING 2012 SEASON DATES: April 21 Double Crossers vs. Hell’s Belles Manic Attackers vs.

The Fury May 13 – Playoffs June 2 – Ivy King Cup Championship Bout July 14 – Travel Team Bout August 25 – Travel Team Bout October 20 – Travel Team Bout LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. File No. D12129569 on the 19th day of March, 2012. Under the Assumed Name of King of Glory Salon with the business located at 4852 S. Michigan Chicago, IL 60615. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is Michelle Lee Bailey, 4852 S. Michigan #2 Chicago, IL 60615.

3/31/12, 4/7/12, 4/14/12 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. File No. D12129458 on the 14th day of March, 2012. Under the Assumed Name of Taylor Maid For You with the business located at 3045 Bernice Road, Apt. 2s Olympia Fields, IL 60438. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is LaToya K. Burkhalter, 8354 S. Maryland, Chicago, IL 60619, Tanesha T. Taylor, 3045 Bernice Road, Apt. 2s Olympia Fields, IL 60438.

3/31/12, 4/7/12, 4/14/12

HOUSES FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT In the Matter of: ) Cause No: 53C07-1112-JC-000873 CHANCERY DIVISION CIARA LEWIS ) BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP A Child Alleged to be a ) SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY FKA COUNTRYWIDE Child In Need of Service ) PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP AND ) IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING P l a i n t i f f , Tamika Lewis, Mother and ) v s .

Morese Brown, Alleged Father ) APRIL JANNEY; DOUGLAS JANNEY; UNKNOWN OWNERS TO: MORESE BROWN AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent, whose whereabouts are un11 CH 20081 known, and who is the alleged parent of Ciara Lewis (date of birth March 3, 2006), that the NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the Child to be JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE in Need of Services, in accordance with Indiana Code 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE hearing has been scheduled with the Court.

FORECLOSURE LAW THE ADJUDICATION HEARING at which Morese Brown must appear is scheduled PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that for the 11th day of June 2012, at 3:00 pm at the Monroe County Court, 301 North College Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404. At said hearing, the court will consider the Petition and evipursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure dence thereon and will render its decision as to whether above named minor child(ren) is/are entered in the above entitled cause on a child(ren) in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly.

February 6, 2012, Intercounty Judicial UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, May be held in which the Court will consider: (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabili9, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office tation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and, (3) Your financial responsibility for Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder any services provided for the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child, including child supfor cash, the following described property: port.

P.I.N. 20-16-300-068-0000.

YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in the case in person or by attorney within thirty Commonly known as 5939 SOUTH (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudiEMERALD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL cation on said petition and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice.

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THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD The mortgaged real estate is improved SERVICES, is Michael D. LoPrete, #28286-49, Monroe County Local Office, 1717 W. 3rd with a condominium residence. The Street, Bloomington, IN 47404. purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and Date this 27 day of March 2012. __________________________________ the legal fees required by subdivisions Clerk of Monroe County (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the 4/7, 4/14,4/21 Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance Blacks Must control their own coMMunity Saturday, April 7, 2012 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 1 0 7 1 7 7 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I423994

for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-16-300-068-0000.

Commonly known as 5939 SOUTH EMERALD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 1 .

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 1 0 7 1 7 7 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I423994

HOUSES FOR SALE

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

EMILY BOLIN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 21402 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 8, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described p r o p e r t y : P.I.N. 20-21-124-026-0000.

Commonly known as 714 WEST MARQUETTE ROAD, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 1 .

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 1 1 2 2 7 3 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I424057 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Cook County, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2007-NC4 P l a i n t i f f , v s .

Dana Cooper; Village of South Holland; Illinois Healthcare and Family Services; Unknown Owners and Non-Record C l a i m a n t s D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 49846 Sheriff's # 120097 Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on May 15, 2012, at 12 Noon in the hallway outside Room 701of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said J u d g m e n t : Common Address: 7132 South University Avenue Unit 1&2, Chicago, Illinois 60619 P.I.N: 20-26-105-026-0000 Improvements: This property consists of a Two Story Multi-Family Building.

Sale shall be under the following terms: payment of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the successful and highest bid to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds at the sale; and the full remaining balance to be paid to the Sheriff by cashier's check or certified funds within twenty-four (24) hours after the sale.

Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments.

Premise will NOT be open for inspection.

Firm Information: Plaintiff's Attorney FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60566-7228 630-983-0770 866-402-8661 fax 6 3 0 - 4 2 8 - 4 6 2 0 This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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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 February 14, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 16, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7137 SOUTH EBERHART, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-202-011. The real estate is improved with a two story-multi family.

The judgment amount was $98,799.04 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Kimberly A. Padjen, GOMBERG, SHARFMAN, GOLD & OSTLER, PC , 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1410, CHICAGO, IL 60604, (312) 332-6194 .

Please refer to file number 44451. 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.

GOMBERG, SHARFMAN, GOLD & OSTLER, PC 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1410 CHICAGO, IL 60604 (312) 332-6194 Attorney File No.: 44451 Attorney Code.

90334 Case # 11 CH 32883 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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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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC , 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 . Please refer to file number 10-7992. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No.: 10-7992 Attorney Code. Case # 10 CH 48648 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 ONEWEST BANK F.S.B. P l a i n t i f f , v .

DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, CHICAGO VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES D e f e n d a n t s 08 CH 007201 2114 W. HOWLAND AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 8, 2009, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 30, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2114 W. HOWLAND AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-06-104-013/014. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, 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, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-08-04670. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-08-04670 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 08 CH 007201 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 BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP P l a i n t i f f , v .

LAKITA LITTLE, 1544 E 65TH PLACE CONDOMINUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LAKITA LITTLE, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 14815 1544 EAST 65TH PLACE UNIT 2 CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 16, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 18, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1544 EAST 65TH PLACE UNIT 2, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-23-219-054-1002. The real estate is improved with a concrete and brick condominium; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1022733. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA1022733 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 11 CH 14815 I419432

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

ARLENE DOUGHERTY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 32883 7137 SOUTH EBERHART 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 February 14, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 16, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7137 SOUTH 7, 2012 EBERHART, Chicago,April IL 60619 Property Saturday, Index No. 20-27-202-011. The real estate is improved with a two story-multi family.

The judgment amount was $98,799.04 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPTS, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 7 - O P T S , P l a i n t i f f , v s .

AARON VAUGHN, STATE OF ILLINOIS D E P A R T M E N T OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY S E R V I C E S , D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 3624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 12, 2011 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-27-206-028.

Commonly known as 724 East 72nd Street, Chicago, IL 60619.

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

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

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INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I421989

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PROVIDENT FUNDING ASSOCIATES, L.P., P l a i n t i f f , v .

LAUREN GEISS, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 48648 5951 SOUTH SANGAMON STREET Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 14, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 16, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 5951 SOUTH SANGAMON STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-17-405-025-0000 Vol. 0424. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $290,010.97 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK of the auction; The balance, including the ILLINOIS COUNTY, Judicial sale fee for Abandoned DEPARTMENT COUNTY Residential Property Municipality Relief DIVISION Fund, which is calculated on residential CHANCERY real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the P l a i n t i f f , purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified . s v funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

CAMPBELL: EVAN CHARLES No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee FKA N.A., CITIBANK acquiring the residential real estate CITIBANK FSB; UNKNOWN OWNERS pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by NON-RECORD AND any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or Defendants, CLAIMANTS other lienor acquiring the residential real 24605 CH 11 estate whose rights in and to the SALE OF NOTICE residential real estate arose prior to the PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN sale. The subject B property subject toontrol Judgment of to caoMMunity that tpursuant heir own ust c lacksis M general real estate taxes, special Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above assessments, or special taxes levied entitled cause on January 20, 2012 against said real estate and is offered for Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will sale without any representation as to on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the hour of quality or quantity of title and without 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell condition. The sale is further subject to at public auction to the highest bidder for confirmation by the court. Upon payment in cash, as set forth below, the following full of the amount bid, the purchaser will described mortgaged real estate: receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle 20-22-323-039-0000.

P.I.N. the purchaser to a deed to the real estate Commonly known as 7052 South Prairie, after confirmation of the sale The property 60637.

Illinois Chicago, will NOT be open for inspection and The mortgaged real estate is improved plaintiff makes no representation as to the with a multi-family residence. The condition of the property. Prospective successful purchaser is entitled to bidders are admonished to check the court possession of the property only. The file to verify all information. If this property purchaser may only obtain possession of is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the units within the multi-unit property unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a dividuals named in the order

ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY WELLS FARGO BANK, NA P l a i n t i f f , . s v CAMPBELL: EVAN CHARLES FKA N.A., CITIBANK CITIBANK FSB; UNKNOWN OWNERS NON-RECORD AND Defendants, CLAIMANTS 24605 CH 11 SALE OF NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 20, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: 20-22-323-039-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 7052 South Prairie, 60637.

Illinois Chicago, The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order possession. of Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be inspection for open For information call Kara Findlay at Anselmo Freedman Attorney, Plaintiff's Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale.

F 1 1 0 6 0 5 6 6 SALES JUDICIAL INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I420139

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS COUNTY, CHANCERY DEPARTMENT DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, AS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL SECURITIZED FOR TRUSTEE ASSET-BACKED RECEIVABLES, LLC MORTGAGE 2005-FR3, CERTIFICATES, PASS-THROUGH 2005-FR3 SERIES P l a i n t i f f , . v RUTH A. JACKSON A/K/A RUTH CREDIT MIDLAND JACKSON, DIAMOND INC., MANAGEMENT HOME SERVICE CO., UNKNOWN AND OWNERS-TENANTS CLAIMANTS NON-RECORD D e f e n d a n t s 44360 CH 10 444 W. 60TH PL. Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 25, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 26, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 444 W. 60TH PL., Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-312-022. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $259,585.86 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, 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

444 W. 60TH PL. Chicago, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 25, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 26, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 444 W. 60TH PL., Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-312-022. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $259,585.86 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, 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 The by required assessments 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 OF ORDER AN OF ENTRY ACCORDANCE IN POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN , 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 212-4028 . Please refer to file number 09-1138. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The at Corporation Sales Judicial www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 212-4028 Attorney File No.: 09-1138 Attorney Code.

38245 Case # 10 CH 44360 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 purpose. that I420516 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ROSA M. ROBERTS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROSA M. ROBERTS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 8499 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 31, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-22-230-025-0000, 20-22-230- 0 2 6 - 0 0 0 0 .

Commonly known as 6628 SOUTH EVANS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 1 0 4 5 2 1 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I421802

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HEALTH Illinois safety-net hospitals propose $1.4 billion Medicaid savings plan for Illinois

ers and drug manufacturers.

Scrutinizing eligibility and using new technology and auditing processes to ensure the system is functioning at the highest level possible.

Expanding the hospital assessment program, through which Illinois hospitals pay into the state’s Medicaid funding pool.

Looking to the future of healthcare by increasing coordination with local clinics, adapting managed care programs and focusing on preventative care — especially for expectant mothers.

“In the end, this is about treating each and every Illinois resident with the dignity they deserve,” said Sister Sheila Lyne, President and CEO of Mercy Health and Hospital System. “If our hospitals cease to exist, our entire communities will flounder. We need positive policies that provide patients the care they need and prevent vast healthcare deserts and a system of

the haves and have-nots.”

The safety-net hospitals were instrumental in the development of the original hospital assessment program a decade ago. This plan now funnels nearly $1.9 billion annually to the poor and underserved and could bring an additional $200 million in federal revenue to Illinois if the state were to expand the program.

Currently, Illinois ranks 44th of 50 states in its contributions to Medicaid, funding only 28 percent of the overall hospital costs of treating Medicaid patients. In comparison, hospitals contribute 33 percent of the costs.

“We are partners with the state, but the budget cannot be balanced on the backs of the vulnerable,” explained Mark Newton, President and CEO of Swedish Covenant Hospital. “We cannot just cut services for the poor and reimbursement rates for the providers that are caring for them. The state has not done its job upholding the integrity of the Medicaid program and maximizing Federal resources available to Illinois.”

The group notes $220 million in unclaimed Federal dollars associated with current HFS state plan amendments. They also highlight aggressively controlling eligibility as the largest source of cost savings.

Estimating 100,000 – 300,000 individuals currently on the Medicaid rolls that should not be, strict controls on eligibility could save between $400 million and $1.2 billion. From 2002-2010, Medicaid enrollment in Illinois has increased 76 percent from 1.5 million people to 2.7 million people.

The state has proposed $2.7 billion in cuts from its Medicaid budget, one of the most dramatic cuts proposed by any state in the country. The $1.4 billion savings proposed by the group should be considered before any cuts in rates or patient care are implemented.

“The state’s Medicaid hole is too big to fill in one day, but this is a significant savings that can begin tomorrow,” Newton said. “Yes, these savings will probably mean a hit for the hospital community.

But they won’t harm patient care and that’s what is most important here. A thoughtful redesign of the system needs time and significant input from all parties.”

Among those rallying to show support are local political leaders, religious organizations, patient advocates and other healthcare providers, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and community clinics.

“We are serving some of the state’s neediest communities and bringing them quality, preventative and specialty care that they desperately need.

Our patients don’t have anywhere else to go,” explained Sister Sheila.

The Chicago Crusader

Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

Community leaders and healthcare partners rally to save access for the underserved Calling on Illinois to protect its most vulnerable residents, a coalition led by seven urban hospitals proposed strategies that the state needs to pursue immediately to fix its ailing Medicaid system — focusing on ways to shore up the integrity of the program, create efficiencies and maximize contributions from the federal government. Much of the savings come from securing federal dollars that the state has failed to collect thus far. The group will present its strategies to legislators this week.

The $1.4 billion savings plan should be enacted right away — without cutting reimbursement rates to providers or services for patients.

The details include: Maximizing available revenues from the Federal government, insur-

“WE NEED TO keep safetynet hospitals alive so all women can receive the outstanding cancer care I did – close to home, right in my neighborhood,” Tonya Hackney, Medicaid Patient told audience members. “I’m here today because of that care.”

SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL leaders (left to right) Steve Drucker, President & CEO, Loretto Hospital; José R. Sánchez, President &CEO, Norwegian American Hospital; Guy A. Medaglia, President & CEO, Saint Anthony Hospital and Sister Sheila Lyne, President & CEO, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center call on the state to take advantage of matching funds from the federal government before making cuts to patient care.

Alderman George Cardenas (left), Alderman Robert Maldonado (center) and Barbara Holt (right), Chief of Staff to Alderman Willie Cochran listen to details of the $1.4 billion savings package proposed by the safety-net hospitals.

DORIS JONES (right), New Communities Program Manager at Teamwork Englewood talks with Barbara Holt (center), Chief of Staff to Alderman Willie Cochran, about responsible Medicaid reforms and how critical they are for the community.

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