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Evergreen Plaza set to close By Wendell Hutson A 60-year-old south suburban shopping mall once a retail magnet for Black, South Side shoppers is set to be demolished next year and redeveloped into a smaller shopping center, according to the mall’s longtime property manager The Provo Group. A proposed redevelopment plan calls for the Evergreen Plaza, now known as the Plaza, to be demolished shortly after Jan. 31, 2013 and then rebuilt into a smaller mall. The Plaza, located at 95th Street and Western Avenue in Evergreen Park, is 45 percent vacant and is currently in foreclosure, said Bruce Provo, president of The Provo Group based in Kansas City, Mo. The Provo Group has been a part of the mall’s property management team since 1980. “As it stands now, leases for all our (retail)
tenants expire Jan. 31, 2013, at which point tenants are expected to vacate their spaces pending financing for a redevelopment plan,” Provo told the Crusader. “The only way the mall will not shut down is if the redevelopment plan falls apart and does not get the financing it needs. But if that should happen then what becomes of the tenants whose leases all expire in the next seven months? Would they really want to extend their lease at a mall whose immediate future is uncertain?” Carson Pirie Scott & Co. is the anchor tenant at the Plaza, occupying 220,000 square feet and would return if the mall is demolished and rebuilt as expected. The Plaza consists of 750,000 square feet and once rebuilt it would shrink to about 450,000 square feet, according to Provo. (Continued on page 2)
THE EVERGREEN PLAZA Mall is set to close shortly after Jan. 31, 2013 if a proposed redevelopment plans secures the necessary financing it needs.
Teachers union leaders mulling options By J. Coyden Palmer Chicago Teachers Union leaders are preparing their members for what could be a long
and heated contract negotiation with the school board over the next few months. During a press conference Tuesday morning (May 22), CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey
said a poll conducted two weeks ago showed that members rejected the current proposal by the board by 84 percent. A state law requires the union to get 75 percent of mem-
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION Vice President Jesse Sharkey is joined by other union leaders on Tuesday at a press conference to discuss the upcoming contract negotiations with the school board. (Photo by J. Coyden Palmer)
bers to agree to a strike. Sharkey said about 21,000 of the 25,000 members voted no in the poll. “I think the message is clear about what our members think,” said Sharkey, who would not go as far as to say that the poll was a strike vote. “Everyone is asking when we will take a strike authorization vote. We are still hoping to negotiate a contract long before that occurs.” There are a number of issues teachers have with the current proposal Sharkey said, first being the proposed two percent raise during the first year of the contract. Next year, CPS is going to a longer school day. Teachers say they should be compensated more than two percent. “I find their proposal to be an insult,” said Whitney Young teacher Jay Rehak. “I know at my school, the longer school day will be nothing more than adding what could be termed an extra study hall because schools will not have the resources to add another period of class instruction.” Young Principal Dr. Joyce Kenner would not say what plans (Continued on page 17)
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Youth center is a neighborhood gem (See story on page 2)
SUPPORT SWELLS FOR WILMINGTON TEN PARDONS (See story on page 2)
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Youth center is a neighborhood gem By Wendell Hutson Michael Dawson, 17, has lived in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side since 2010 but did not know that within his own community was a youth center recently showcased as a local gem. “I never knew the place existed,” admitted the high school junior. “We (my family and I) moved here from (south suburban) Harvey after my dad lost his job and we lost our home. I have kept to myself for the most part since moving here. There are a lot of gang shooting around here so you will not see me hanging on these corners.” The gem Dawson was unaware of is the Gary Comer Youth Center, 7200 S. Ingleside Ave., a three-story, 80,000 square foot facility that offers several youth programs throughout the year for a $20, annual membership fee. The center opened in 2006 and is heavily used during the day by students who attend Gary Comer College Preparatory (charter) High School located next door to
the center. The Grand Crossing neighborhood is located within the Chatham community and the GCYC is located in the fifth ward represented by Alderman Leslie Hairston. The annual fee is charged to students for a good reason, said Ayoka Samuels, the center’s senior program director. “We want youth to be invested some way in the center and by charging them an annual fee that is our way of giving them ownership to a center built entirely for their benefit,” she added. “The center serves about 1,000 youth a year between the grades third through 12th and the only requirement to participate is that they be a city of Chicago resident and open to learning new things.” First lady Michelle Obama toured the GCYC Sunday with six wives of world leaders. “No matter what you have going on at home or in your life, no matter what challenges you all are facing, I just want to urge all (youth) to invest yourself 100
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA jokes with culinary students at the Gary Comer Youth Center on the South Side during her Sunday visit to Chicago. Obama and six wives of world leaders were given a tour of the 80,000 square foot facility and dined on a three-course lunch prepared by students. (Photo by Jasmine Shah) percent in everything you do,” fered to youth is mentoring, a fit- Black and Hispanic from “chalObama said Sunday to a crowd of ness center, academic tutoring, lenging” neighborhoods. “Most of the youth who come 200 people. “Invest yourself 100 athletics, performing arts, culipercent in school, in classes. In- nary, gardening, technology class- here are from low-income housevest yourself 100 percent in these es, summer camp, and career holds and come with social issues that stretch beyond typical youth wonderful activities that you have training. here at the Comer Center.” According to Samuels, the ma- issues,” she explained. “We see Among the free programs of- jority youth at the center are (Continued on page 15)
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SUPPORT SWELLS FOR WILMINGTON TEN PARDONS By Cash Michaels RALEIGH, NC — After only a week, significant local and national support to secure pardons of innocence for the Wilmington Ten is already coming in. But organizers for the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s “Wilmington Ten Pardon of Innocence Project” say ultimately more support, from every quarter, will be needed. Thus far, at least two members of Congress; the heads of both the national and state NAACP; a
SEATED (L to R) - Margaret Jacobs, mother of deceased Wilmington Ten member Jerry Jacobs; Marvin Patrick of the Wilmington Ten; Mary Alice Jervay, NNPA Board member and publisher of The Wilmington Journal; Fran Farrar, publisher of the County4You News; James McKoy, Wilmington Ten member; Willie Earl Vereen, Wilmington Ten member; Connie Tindall, Wilmington Ten member. STANDING (L to R) - Pastor John Thatch and his daughter Shawn Thatch from the Wilmington Journal; Dorothy R. Leavell, NNPA Board member and publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader; Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Wilmington Ten member; unknown female; Rev. Kojo Nantambu, president of the Charlotte NAACP; Cloves Campbell, Jr., chairman of the NNPA, and publisher of the Arizona Informant; John B. Smith, NNPA member and publisher of Atlanta Inquirer; Jan Perry and Judy Mack, daughters of deceased Wilmington Ten member Anne Shepard; LAST ROW STANDING (L to R) Unknown male; attorneys Irving Joyner and James Ferguson; Peter Grear, publisher of Greater Diversity News; and Willie Moore, brother of Wilmington Ten member Wayne Moore, who could not attend. TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE Dr. Benjamin Chavis accompanies attorneys Irving Joyner and James Ferguson a they prepare to file the petition for pardons of innocence in the Wilmington Ten case at the Governor’s Office.
prominent UNC-Chapel Hill law professor, and the head of the United Church of Christ have joined a growing number of supporters on Facebook, and an online national petition at Change.org, in calling on North Carolina
(N.C.) Governor (Gov.) Beverly Perdue to grant pardons of innocence to the ten civil rights activists falsely convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and arson four decades ago. In his letter of support to Gov.
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Perdue, N.C. Congressman G. K. Butterfield [D-NC-1], a former N.C. Associate Supreme Court justice, wrote, “As a former member of the North Carolina judiciary, and now a member of the United States House of Representa-
tives, I have worked my entire adult life to bring equality and racial justice to my community, state and country. It is never too late to see justice fully achieved.” That sentiment was echoed by the Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, general minister and president of the United Church of Christ (UCC). “Any injustice of this magnitude is worth revisiting and rectifying, no matter how long ago it occurred,” Rev. Black said in a statement last week. “This is an opportunity for the governor of the state of North Carolina to undo the wrong done to these individuals and their families.” Rev. Black continued, “The United Church of Christ (UCC) stood with the Wilmington Ten in their quest for justice then, and we (Continued on page 16)
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NEWS Black contractor seeks $12 million payout, refuses to be front firm By Chinta Strausberg In business since 2003, Harold J. Davis, Jr., president of Amer-I-Can Enterprises II, had a $12 million contract with Aramark Correctional Services, Inc. and he is still fighting to get his money. Davis is running into brick walls after he blew the whistle on the owner he alleges tried to make him into a front company. Aramark is one of the nation’s largest food service providers for jails and prisons. Davis recently appeared before the WE CAN, INC. Committee, chaired by Florence Cox, seeking help in getting justice. Cox said, “According to municipal regulations, front companies are illegal. Some companies have been barred from doing business with the city when found to be operating in that manner. Front companies rob legitimate business owners of access and growth.” WE CAN, INC. is a committee comprised of some of Chicago’s most successful Black businessmen and women who are fighting to improve the quality of life in the African American community and to help nurture and gain equal access to contractual dollars. Davis is taking his case to anyone who will listen and it’s a story of a Black man seeking an equal opportunity. He says his opportunity was
Harold J. Davis, Jr. seized by a greedy white-owned corporation (Aramark) that ended up getting the entire contractual pie including the slices earmarked for minority firms. Though he’s been allegedly threatened, Davis isn’t backing down on either his goal of blowing the whistle on Aramark, nor his vow not to become a Black front company as he was allegedly asked to do by Aramark. Explaining, Davis said in 2007 he had a three-year $12 million contract with the Cook County Jail where he sub-contracted with Aramark. “I had six one-year addendums which would have brought the contract to $36 million.
“I thought I would be buying commissaries,” he said. “I thought I was going to be doing food and buying paper products. There were seven entities to the contract.” He was supposed to move the product, buy the product, which included purchasing food and Black hair products. “I was only supposed to get one entity of the contract. They gave me all seven of them. They told me, ‘we like you so much, we are going to give you all seven.’” “No,” Davis told Aramark officials. “They didn’t want to have to cut seven checks. They figured if they gave it all to me (they would have one check to write and that he would take his portion and send the bulk of the check to someone else). “I refused to do it,” Davis said. Davis visited the Aramark distribution site, located at 518 Hankes Ave. in Aurora. However, he said, “this site was substandard as a warehouse and perishable items were leaking through boxes. Many were opened and obviously in violation….” Davis said Aramark officials asked if he knew of a better site. “They told me to go and find a warehouse. I found a warehouse (at 11444 S. Halsted), and they gave me the specs and said to me ‘this is what we mean how the warehouse should look like.’ They said they needed a tractor trailer to move the items to the jail which was another $35,000.”
Davis said he secured the site and paid for land use specialist and architects to prepare plans for the new location. He also constructed new walls and ceilings with doors to improve the layout. “Aramark broke through the wall to access additional space without permission and still didn’t pay for the additional space.” Davis said he secured the additional space for Aramark at a rate of $1,500 a month. “Aramark has not paid one dollar towards this extra space in 11-months,” Davis said, explaining initially he subleased the site to Aramark for $4,150.00 per month. Davis said Aramark officials asked him to hold job fairs and told him they would have 120 people at the warehouse. “We did three or four job fairs,” he said explaining that local elected officials were also present. “Aramark promised to bring at least ten jobs to the community and even visited the Alderman to solicit help and names of qualified applicants,” said Davis. “When the names of applicants were ready, the jobs were gone.” “Once we got everything in the warehouse and the day they sent a check to me for $75,000 everything was in the warehouse,” said Davis. “They said they would supply the warehouse with all the stuff that I needed…T-shirts, gym shoes, all the commissaries…everything.
“They told me they would finance me the first go round and after that it’s on me. We had the warehouse full. It was packed, and then I got this call from this guy, Scott Gleason, owner of Maxima Company in Lansing, Michigan, and he said, ‘You owe me….” Davis said Aramark officials explained it was a “computer glitch” and that the check should have come to him. Three-days before Scott Gleason called Davis demanding his check. “The check came to me the day they said Gleason was supposed to have it.” Davis said Gleason “was the actual buyer of the Frito-Lay products, not me. “They made it looked like the products came from me, but the stuff didn’t come from me. It came from him,” said Davis referring to Gleason. “They were going to add five percent to the check that they sent me.” Davis said that was supposed to be his cut from that $75,000 check. “ I was only supposed to send him $72,000 and they said the $3,500 was mine. That is how the $17,400 a month I was supposed to get for three-years would have come from, by the products they ordered. They were going to increase it the next three-years to $25,000 and the next three-years they would have increased it to $30,000,” explained (Continued on page 6)
Evergreen Plaza mall set to close (Continued from page 1) “Carson has a long-term lease and they have made it clear that they plan to live out their lease unless we want to buy them out, which would be too costly,” explained Provo. “Planet Fitness (health club) would also return to the redeveloped mall. Both Carson and Planet Fitness are freestanding stores and have separate entrances for customers to enter besides coming through the mall.” And the Applebee’s restaurant, which sits at the corner of the Plaza on Western Avenue, would remain open during any redevelopment. GMX Real Estate Group will likely buy the Plaza out of foreclosure, according to Evergreen Park Mayor James Sexton. And RE Solutions is the court-appointed receiver for the property since it is in foreclosure. He added that Carson has been paying the same rent since 1962, so the mall is actually subsidizing Carson, and all other stores are paying “below market rent.” Black shoppers are mixed on the announced closure. “It needs to close. There are no good stores there anymore,” said
Robert Williams, 56. “I shopped at the Evergreen Plaza when I was a kid and throughout high school and college. Back then there was a movie theater and a variety of name brand stores. Those days are gone.” Tracy Phillips, 59, worked at Walgreens when it was located at the Plaza during the 1980s. “My first job was working at Walgreens at the Evergreen Plaza. I remember going downstairs to the food court on my break to hang out with my friends who would come up there all the time to window shop and look at the fellas,” recalled Phillips. “I can remember when there was a game room located on the lower level by the Food Court. Kids used to come to the mall around Christmas to see Santa Clause. Over the years all that began to fade away. I hope once it is rebuilt it brings back those glory days because I still like shopping at the Evergreen Plaza.” Stores that have left the Plaza include Circuit City, Montgomery Wards, Walgreens, JC Penny, and a movie theater, which Provo said he decided to demolish after customers started
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SOUTH SIDE BLACK SHOPPERS will have to find a new shopping mall to frequent next year after the Evergreen Plaza is demolished and redeveloped into a smaller retail center. complaining about being intimi- the traffic we expected to complidated by youth who would often ment the Plaza ended up going straight to Walmart and that’s the frequent the movie theater. One contributing factor to the way it’s been since their arrival. If Plaza’s fall from glory was the I had to sell them that land all 2006 arrival of Walmart, which is over again, I would make sure located across the street from the that I secured more incentives for Plaza. It was Provo who sold the the Plaza.” And despite the tax revenue parking lot to Walmart, which it Provo said the Plaza pays the vilneeded to build out its store. “That space across the street was lage of Evergreen Park, “it is not owned by the Plaza and we sold it what it used to be,” said Mayor to them thinking Walmart would James Sexton. Sexton admits that the once reattract more traffic to the area, which it did,” Provo said. “But tail magnet the Plaza commandSaturday, May 26, 2012
ed from 1970 to 1990 is gone and the village no longer sees it as a top revenue source. Many youth, who Provo said makes up a large part of the retail shoppers in the south suburbs, said they prefer Walmart and other neighboring stores over the Plaza because of better prices and choices. “There is nothing good sold at the Plaza unless you want to buy some jewelry,” said Omar Brown, 19. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the bulk of their customers are from Men’s Warehouse, the tuxedo place. Other than that I don’t know why anyone would go to the Plaza, maybe except for Carson.” Shameka Taylor, 17, said she hopes the new and improved Plaza offers more stores that sell stuff for teenagers. “I am not fat so shopping at Ashley Stewart would not suit me. And I don’t know any teenager that buys shoes from Payless. If the Plaza wants to attract a younger audience then they should think about hiring more young people to work there. That’s who bring the customers inside, not the old folks.” 3
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EDITORIAL WINNING AT ALL COSTS? Recently, there have been a rash of sports injuries that have sidelined a number of high-profile athletes. The Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose is one that comes to mind. Some pundits are whispering that his injuries could ultimately threaten his multimillion dollar career. We hope this is not the case. Another athlete who remains sidelined indefinitely is the Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh, who has sustained a strained abdominal muscle. Derrick Rose and Chris Bosh are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to athletic injuries. During the month of May, several NBA players have sustained injuries serious enough to sideline them. These are the Brooklyn Net’s Brook Lopez (ankle); two from the Denver Nuggets, Rudy Fernandez (back); Wilson Chandler, (hip surgery); Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook (slipped and fell needing medical attention); and the Philadelphia 76ers’ Elton Brand, who is on a day-to-day basis, but may be subbed out early. NFL players have sustained quite a few more injuries than the NBA. So far, since April of this year, a staggering number, 95 players, received injuries that might keep them from playing for a while. The teams with the greatest number of injuries were the New York Giants (7), Miami Dolphins (7), San Diego Chargers (7), and the Washington Redskins (6). Altogether, thirty NFL teams had more than one person injured. Actually, it could be argued that this says something about the violence in football. In recent years, observers have been concerned about the serious injuries that seem to be a part of the game, and in some arenas, people are talking about extra protection for players or even banning the sport altogether. Football is taking on the bad boy image that used to be reserved for boxing, but like that sport, football will most likely continue on unabated as long as there are people who are willing to pay to see it. One other note; though basketball and football players are highlighted here, athletes in other sports are also subjected to injuries that could possibly threaten their livelihoods. Now, the question is this: at what price are we willing to pay for winning? A lot of youth long for a career where the big bucks can make them instant millionaires. This is a powerful draw – fame, money, the “balling lifestyle.” Once upon a time it was a given that athletes had to be scholars, but in recent years, like in the case of Lebron James, talented players are recruited straight out of high school. For some, this seems like a plus, but what about those who become seriously injured? What about retirement? What will their futures hold? These are serious questions, which should be answered so that players start out with at least a plan “B” if their athletic careers are short circuited. There are a lot of good things connected with sports. Sportsmanship, physical fitness and entertainment immediately come to mind. But if we are to be fair as a society, we should think about making changes in schools and on teams so that our athletes are well protected. Think about that.
A full court press is going on to change Illinois from an occasional bystander to a national leader in gambling. For the past two decades, Chicago after opting out of the original list of casinos has been seeking a gambling hall. Most recently the city has been asking for a city owned casino. Imagine with Chicago’s reputation for corruption they now want to be trusted with a money machine! But, now Senate leader Cullerton is pressing for Illinois to become the leader in internet gambling in the country. This move would allow people to have their bank accounts emptied at home and by cell phone. No more having to drive to a casino to lose. Certain elements were advocating for Chicago to rescind the prohibition against video poker machines. Mayor Emanuel forcefully said no to overturning the ban. At least we can eat or drink without the banging of a slot like machine in your presence. Illinois hangs by a thread from becoming a Wild West state for gambling. There are legislators that receive very large campaign contributions for carrying water for gambling interests. It is one
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We Don’t Need Institutionalized Gambling in Chicago Dear Editor:
thing to have limited recreational gambling, but quite another to have institutionalized gambling that pervades society. Living in society should have more of a purpose than just feeding the machines so rich people get richer and government takes in more taxes. Those idle hours could be filled with work that enriches people’s lives and their pocket books. The chances that you will win are pretty small. The average casino customer in April of 2012 lost $106 per visit. The Task Force to Oppose Casino Gambling for Chicago consists of business, civic organizations and religious leaders. The group continues to be in formation. Doug Dobmeyer Spokesperson Task Force to Oppose Gambling in Chicago
exercise, but what for? The Chicago Cops are tough enough to take care of crooks and don’t need Uncle Sam’s help. The U.S. Military says it wasn’t an exercise for the NATO meeting. The New World Order will use some of the U.S. Military to round up U.S. citizens for the F.E.M.A. camps. Everybody remembers seeing on TV (in 1968) Mayor Daley (Continued on page 17)
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The Rotten Beginning of the Hoosier Lottery By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I wrote last week about my initial experience with political corruption in the state of Indiana. It was blatant and ugly but the ugliest was probably the rollout of the Hoosier Lottery (Powerball, scratch tickets, etc.). The Democratic Party controlled the Governor’s seat and it was determined to rake big money towards their donors and operators. That is what an election is all about – power and money. They had no shame. As Deputy Commissioner for Minority Business at the state Department of Administration, I had access to the procurement activity – at least from a monitoring position. My wife, Kay, was also an executive at the Hoosier Lottery and she was a pipeline of information. I learned that their new insurance plan included all pre-existing conditions. Why would they buy such a very expensive plan? They began hiring all Democratic cronies who had serious illnesses and no insurance. They actually hired terminally ill people so that they could participate in the plan for the remainder
Harry C. Alford of their lives. Very few of the people were highly educated. One clumsy guy was hired as a delivery man of scratch tickets. One day an elderly lady called the Lottery and said she found a box of about 2,000 scratch tickets in the middle of a grocery store parking lot (inside a cart). It was him and he didn’t even miss the tickets nor did anyone else know they were unaccounted for. It was a circus! I got very involved when they were about to award the Managing Vendor contract. The winner of this contract would actually operate the ticket issuing and processing of winners. To say it
was lucrative is an understatement. The three companies in competition were instructed to use my office for sourcing bona fide minority businesses within the state. One company did an excellent job of sourcing. They put into their proposal 22 minority businesses that they would use if they won the contract. They even signed formal Letters of Intent with these companies. Each one would become a multi-million dollar operation from specifications of their agreement. Another of the companies signed up 10 minority businesses and formally pledged to utilize them if they won the competition. Again, this would amount to 10 new multi-million dollar operations born from this procurement activity. To say that I and these companies were excited would be a mild description. There was a lot on the line. However, the third company in the competition avoided me and my office like the plague. There was no interaction and they did not seem to care. They knew something that we didn’t. The fix was in. Behind the scenes they were working the politics and all that it entails. Soon the an-
nouncement came and, low and behold, they “won” the contract. They had nothing but token minority participation – very little volume. We were terribly hurt. All that potential was not realized as the local Democratic Party had other ideas. Those subcontracts would only go to political cronies and we Black business owners among other minorities would not benefit from this “public” procurement activity. It was time for me to go to war. I expressed my outrage on radio and wrote articles that went into the press. The Director of the Hoosier Lottery called a meeting. We screamed at each other and it ended with this statement from him, “You have defied power and authority, therefore, you must burn.” That to me was clearly a death threat. I responded, “You got a match? Strike it and let’s see who burns.” That was the last time I saw him. I told Kay that we had best watch each others’ back very close. A few days later something very strange happened. The Director was up in a plane taking a scenic view of Indianapolis (business prospecting). All of a sud-
den on this sunny day another plane crashed into his plane. All aboard died. Rumors of it being a “hit” still exist in Indiana today. All I knew was that someone who really wanted my demise was no longer on earth. As for the lesson learned from the corrupt Lottery procurement and the other procurement indiscretions: We don’t always win and never assume they will do the right thing. Such was my mindset when the Obama Stimulus Bill came. I assumed there would be little Black business interaction and I was absolutely correct. If there is politically driven activity there will be no true diversity. That lesson increased my desire to find a more effective way to integrate the procurement activity of Indiana. It wouldn’t be long before I realized the need for a separate, watchdog, operation. An operation like a chamber of commerce. I confided in Kay, “We are going to start our own organization.” Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.
A Biblical Reason to Vote Against Mitt Romney By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist After President Obama expressed his personal support for same-sex marriage, there has been a robust discussion among African-Americans about whether his stance will make Black voters less likely to support him in November. A poll conducted by The Pew Research Center For the People & The Press found that 68 percent of African-Americans said Obama’s announcement did not change their view of him. Of those who did alter their perception of the president, 16 percent said his decision caused them to view him more favorably and 13 percent less favorably. As the debate over gay marriage seemed to be receding from the public stage, the NAACP gave the issue new life Saturday when its board passed a resolution in support of what it artfully calls marriage equality. After adopting the resolution over the weekend, Board Chair Roslyn M. Brock, President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, and board member Donald L. Cash held a press conference Monday in Baltimore to announce what they had already announced. Even some supporters of sameThe Chicago Crusader
George E. Curry sex marriage question why the NAACP is spending so much capital on this issue, considering all of the problems plaguing the Black community. The NAACP’s latest announcement comes less than two weeks after the organization announced that it has initiated a national voter registration drive to help overcome recently-erected barriers designed to dilute the Black vote. Of course, that’s not the only problem facing African-Americans. As the National Urban League observed in its 2012 State of Black America report: “Our analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will clearly establish that whether one looks at education, income or any other meaningful measure, almost all the economic gains that Blacks have made in the last 30
years have been lost in the Great Recession that started in December 2007 and in the anemic recovery that has followed since June, 2009.” And there is also the issue of HIV/AIDS. According to Centers for Disease Control data analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation, African-American women accounted for 64 percent of all new AIDS diagnoses among women in 2010 and 85 percent of the Black women were infected through heterosexual activity. There is a similar disparity among teens. Although Black teens represent only 17 percent of those aged 13-19 in the United States, they accounted for 70 percent of new AIDS diagnoses among teens in 2012. Undoubtedly, the debate will continue over how the NAACP should spend its limited resources and whether President Obama should have weighed in on what is essentially a state matter. However, some supporters of same-sex marriage are making the mistake of minimizing the views of many who believe that a marriage should be a union between a man and a woman. This may be more of a religious issue than a racial one. A poll conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found: “More than half of African Americans (53%) report attending
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religious services at least once a week, more than three-in-four (76%) say they pray on at least a daily basis and nearly nine-in-ten (88%) indicate they are absolutely certain that God exists. On each of these measures, African-Americans stand out as the most religiously committed racial or ethnic group in the nation.” Regardless of where one comes down on the issue, it is the height of political naiveté to expect that we will ever find any politician with whom we can agree on every issue. And the nation’s first Black president is no exception. Opponents of same-sex marriage are quick to quote Leviticus 18:22, which states: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination (KJV).” If we are going to apply a single-issue test to President Obama, Mitt Romney should not be given a pass. The Bible also says in Deuteronomy 15:7, “If there be among you a poor man of one of thy bretheren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shall not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother (KJV).” And what does Romney say about the poor? “I’m in this race because I care about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have Saturday, May 26, 2012
a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it,” he said in an interview with CNN. “ I’m not concerned about the very rich; they’re doing just fine. I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90 percent, 95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.” Romney’s support of Republican proposals in Congress designed to gut the safety net is further proof that he is not concerned about the very poor. If some African-Americans, albeit a small number, are seriously considering voting against President Obama solely because they do not agree with his views on same-sex marriage, they should apply a litmus test to Mitt Romney and vote against him because he’s not concerned about the very poor. George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service 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. george curry.com You can also follow him at www.twitter. com/currygeorge 5
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Worrill’s World By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill
EDUCATION AND DOING FOR SELF (Dr. 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# 773493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)
Dr. Conrad Worrill Throughout most of our lives, African people in America have been told if you get a good education you can get a good job. African people in Africa were told something similar. If you get a good education your condition in life will improve. In the early part of the twentiethcentury until the late 1960s and early 1970s, the thrust was to encourage African people in America to at
least get a high school diploma so that they could be eligible for a job in a significant segment of the work force. The explosion of the 1960s Civil Rights and Black Power Movements forced colleges and universities to admit Africans in America to their predominately white colleges and universities in large numbers. Today, African people in America are encouraged to get a college education so they can get a good job. The education market has been saturated to the extent that a high school diploma of the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, in most instances, has the same meaning as a college degree today. That meaning is one of a college degree, qualifying people for entrylevel jobs in the U. S. labor market, except for those instances where people have been trained in specialized fields at the undergraduate level. What we hear repeatedly today is that we must concentrate on African people in America reading, writing, and math skills at the elementary and secondary levels so they can compete for the jobs that will be available in U. S. multinational corporations in the twenty-first-century, driven by the world of technology and computers. Many of our ancestors in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth-centuries, who were concerned with the issue of education, asked
the question— education for what? It is quite clear that the major direction of U. S. educational policy has been to train and educate African people to work for white people. That is, to teach them to read, write, and compute, so they will be prepared to work for us. In a paper written by our great ancestor Dr. Jacob Carruthers several years ago, entitled, “Black Intellectuals and The Crisis In Black Education,” he observed, “When the chattel slave system was destroyed by the Civil War, one of the first acts of the victors was to provide for Black schooling on a wide scale. The northern industrialists through their philanthropic alter egos began finding and establishing Black colleges. These colleges were intended to sit atop a Negro education system.” Further Dr. Carruthers wrote, “By the turn of the century, even southern whites were making use of this Negro education system to facilitate the transition from the old chattel to a new, but equally effective, system of Black exploitation.” Carruthers explains, “The new system depended upon the cultivation of a Black elite to serve as examples for the masses of Blacks and to demonstrate the rewards of obedience.” The educated Black elite, Carruthers points out, “demonstrated time and time again their ability to do what they had been trained to
do. Eventually, a few of them were invited to manage the segregated colleges that were established to train Black teachers. In this manner, a small, educated Negro elite became overseers of the educational affairs of millions of Black people.” This model of education, that continues today, was established by so-called leading white educators in this country who met at Lake Mohonk, New York (a resort area) on June 4-6, 1890, and June 3-5, 1891 to read and discuss papers on what they officially called the “Negro Question.” Again, Dr. Carruthers writes that at the end of the second conference “they had decided that the primary things that Blacks had to be taught were morality and the dignity of labor (i.e., working for white folks).” African people in the United States have a rich tradition of leaders who have taken issue with the white conceptualization of the mission of education of African people in America. David Walker, Henry Highland Garnet, Henry McNeal Turner, Martin R. Delany, and Edward Wilmot Blyden were nineteenthcentury advocates that the education of African people should be designed to assist us in doing for ourselves. In the twentieth-century, leaders such as Marcus Garvey, Carter G. Woodson, Elijah Muhammad, and Malcolm X, all spoke and wrote
consistently about the need for African people to develop an education program aimed at developing African people “to do for self.” In other words, we are still challenged today to create an education 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 curricula for Africans in America designed to prepare them to work for white folks. Our esteemed ancestor, Dr. John Henrik Clarke reminded us repeatedly, that, “history is the clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is also a clock that they use to find themselves on the map of human geography. The role of history in the final analysis is to tell a people where they have been and what they have been, where they are and what they are. Most importantly, the role of history is to tell a people where they still must go and what they still must be. To me the relationship of a people to their history is the same as the relationship of a child to its mother.” The purpose of education must always be “for us to do for ourselves!”
Black contractor seeks $12 million payout, refuses to be front firm Davis. “I say no. I’m not going to jail for none of y’all,” Davis told Aramark officials. “Ya’ll want me to commit some crime. I didn’t order this. Why couldn’t I have gotten on the phone with Frito-Lay and negotiated my own price? I could have done the same thing he (Gleason) did,” Davis told Aramark officials. “They told me, ‘That’s not how it’s set up.’” “That guy (Gleason) was doing business for 45 jails. He had an office and a phone. That’s all he had. Out of 45 jails, he was doing upwards of $240 million a year with Aramark and all he had was an office, a phone, a fax machine and a desk.” “They figured that my part for ordering the products would have been $4 million a year…my part would have been $200,000,” explained Davis who again said he was not going to jail for anyone. According to Davis, the Health Department shut down Aramark operations allegedly for health-relat-
ed violations. Davis assisted Aramark in correcting those violations and spent money reconfiguring the warehouse to code. Ultimately, Aramark vacated the site in violation of the lease leaving the exterior “in gross disarray and the interior unclean and unsecured.” The city’s Department of Streets and Sanitation threatened to ticket the site daily if the site had not been brought into immediate compliance. Davis lost thousands of dollars trying to comply with city health rules and has never been reimbursed by Aramark, and his many questions about Aramark’s contractual money trail for various products and vendors remain unanswered. Back on August 8, 2007, Davis and his lawyer, Lewis Myers, Jr., filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County against Aramark Correctional Services, Inc, et al that referenced a number of companies that had been indicted by the U.S. Attorneys Office. Owners of those companies had been indicted “for illegally using minority firms to receive minority set-
aside funds in violation of federal and state laws. “Unfortunately, most of the minority companies have been Black,” said Myers in his complaint. “Black minority business people have been exploited for years under the minority set-aside program,” the complaint said referring to the Cook County Contract Compliance Office and the Minority Enterprise Business Program. According to the complaint, Aramark operates a billion dollar business in Cook County and reportedly has subsidiary companies throughout the nation. After Davis secured a contract as a minority business with Aramark to do business with the Cook County Jail, the complaint stated, “When Mr. Davis refused to allow his company to be used as a pass-through operation, Aramark abruptly canceled his contract as well as a sublease that had been entered into with Aramark to store and house goods for the Cook County Jail.” A January 24, 2007 letter from the Cook County Office of Contract Compliance states that on Decem-
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ber 12, 2006, “both Aramark and Amer-I-Can were informed that a prime contractor with Cook County could not stop utilizing or terminate an W/WBE subcontractor from a County contract without first requesting and receiving written permission from the office to do so.” The letter stated that permission to cancel a contract of a M/WBE subcontractor couldn’t be done until the Cook County Office of Contract Compliance had launched an investigation and decided that the prime contractor “had demonstrated sufficient cause to remove an M/WBE subcontractor from a contract and substitute the firm with another M/WBE. In the complaint filed by Myers, he said, “This is typical of how majority white companies exploit minorities. Mr. Davis is one of the few who decided to stand up against this injustice.” Davis believes by standing up and rejecting money by pretending to be a front firm, he can help other minority contractors “who have to fight off the evils of submitting to
becoming pass-through corporations by majority white companies that do not have the interests of the Black community” at heart. Davis continues to call State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to help him in the investigating of Aramark’s alleged role in asking him to serve as a front company and for canceling his contract after he blew the whistle on the company. However Davis has yet to make inroads on his request. Calls placed to Alvarez’ office were not returned and neither Aramark media representatives Thomas Sueta or Megan Haney returned this writer’s calls. Besides refusing requests allegedly by Aramark to break the law by becoming a front company, Davis feels majority white firms that pay minorities to be front companies rob legitimate African American contractors of their fair share of the contractual pie. Davis vowed to keep fighting until he has received justice and hopefully serve as a warning to white firms to stop siphoning off monies earmarked for minorities. The Chicago Crusader
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. Thank you for reading!
THANK GOD IT’S OVER The NATO summit is over I think!!! Killer came over and said I could come out of the storm shelter in the basement and that almost everyone is gone home. Well, a few folks are still here awaiting trial that State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and Police Chief Garry McCarthy said tried to attack some places that were unsuccessful ‘cause of their police intelligence. McCarthy is making all of the early morning news shows gloating about how great the police were. Well maybe they
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were, but there were a few tense moments when the protestors met the police with their own clubs (billy or broom handle). And from the safety of my television I saw some items hurled that are ‘sposed to be barriers. A minimum number of police were hurt and now dey be’s the heroes. Ima can suffer through the gloating, but will somebody please tell McCarthy not to call the policemen “guys and gals.” It is soooooo unprofessional even for Ima. -ImaRAHM’S HAPPY Little Skippy Rahm Emanuel was seen skipping through the el stops greeting passengers and thanking them after the Summit was officially over. He looked just like the little Ballerina he is. What’s the tough city of Chicago coming to? DillInger would be shocked. -ImaBOBBI CHRISTINA DID WHAT??? Well, I guess the mourning period is over for Bobbi Christina, you know the young lady Whitney Houston left us to contend
with. It is reported that she was in the casinos in Las Vegas (she’s underage). All I can pray is that the world is ready for her. Remember she is the product of two misfits (I’m sorry Whitney fans) Whitney and Bobby Brown. And take one look at that gap in Bobbi Christina’s teeth and no way can Bobby deny her. Ima says she’s just getting warmed up and nobody seems able to control her. It seems that plans are in place to keep money rolling in now that their meal ticket is gone. The family will have a docu-series or whatever dey call it including Whitney’s mother. Lik Ima sed I guess the mourning or moaning season is over, it’s time to get to work. They gotta keep their lifestyle together somehow. -ImaWHEN IS THE ELECTION??? Things are getting ready to jump off on the ugly season of politics. I could not believe my eyes that Romney and company are trying to resurrect Rev. Jeremiah Wright. I think that horse was run in the ground in the last presidential election, but some folks never quit. It was a non-issue before and I truly hope that it
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will be short-lived ‘cause I personally don’t give a da . . . dog I mean. Although it’s some six months before we cast our votes, it may seem more like six years at the rate we are going. Now I don’t know about you, but ya’ll better be listening to what Mutt Romney is saying and get your
behinds to the polls ‘cause he done straight up tol’ ya’ll he don’t give a kitty kat about poor people. As if we didn’t already know. As dey say at the races let the games begin!!! Well, maybe not the horse races, but somewhere Ima heard this said!
Qualified families can apply for financial assistance for summer camp thru June 11 The Chicago Park District has limited funds available to provide financial assistance for families who qualify and wish to enroll in the summer day camp program. Deadline to apply for financial assistance is Monday, June 11. Financial assistance is only available to City of Chicago residents. Applicants must provide proof of entitlement for the reduced or free lunch program from the patron’s school. Applicants who do not participate in the school lunch program can prove eligibility by providing income verification (i.e., 2012 recent pay stubs for last 30 days, AFDC/TANF case number, copy of a recent IRS 1040 form, etc.). Information submitted is confidential. Applicants must bring copies of the required documents to their desired park by Monday, June 11 during normal park hours. Financial as-
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sistance awards cannot be used in conjunction with any other reduced/voucher programs. Applicants who do not qualify for financial assistance may inquire about the payment plan option at their local park. Each summer, the Chicago Park District provides more than 30,000 campers ages 6-12 with a season of supervised activity at more than 230 local parks. Children will go on field trips; explore nature, arts and culture; engage in sports and recreation; and enjoy pool time. Summer day camp hours vary for each location with typical camps running about six hours per day from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. or 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Many parks offer early morning and late-day sessions as well. Fees vary depending on location, offerings (Continued on page 17)
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FREE COMPUTER CLASSES: Passages Alternative Living Programs, Inc., a 501 (c) (3), along with William Singleton Community Technology Center, will offer free computer classes for 12 weeks on Thursdays starting May 24, 2012 from 6 p.m. until 8 pm as well as Saturdays starting May 26, 2012 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at IIT Tower, 10 W. 35th Street, 3rd Floor, Chicago. The class will cover: - Introduction to computer basics; and Learn MS Office Suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). Contact Saranna Davidson at 312-2253800 for more information. FREE MEMORIAL DAY PARTY: On Saturday, May 26 - Marquette Bank will host a Memorial Day Party at the Marquette Bank located at 17865 S. Wolf Road in Orland Park. Enjoy games, prizes and refreshments between 11 am and 2 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend this free Memorial Day Party. For more information, call 1708-873-8170.
intricate ink drawings of Chicago’s architectural landmarks and diverse neighborhoods. For Eternal Silence, his second one-person exhibit at the Project Onward Gallery, Hall took inspiration from a different kind of Chicago neighborhood: Graceland Cemetery. Within its walls, the monuments and mausoleums of Graceland form a miniature city, with many of its structures designed by world-renowned architects for the final resting places of Chicago’s elite. Hall’s drawings, reverently executed in ink on paper with washes of color, invite the same stillness and contemplation as the tombs they depict. In addition to his cemetery studies, Eternal Silence features ink drawings of other architectural subjects whose quietness and monumentality invite the viewer to consider if they, too, belong to a city of the departed.
PROJECT ONWARD PRESENTS “ETERNAL SILENCE” EXHIBIT AND STUDIO SALE: Project Onward kicks into high gear this June with a new exhibition inspired by Graceland Cemetery and a two-day studio sale at its home in the historic Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street. Project Onward is a studio and gallery dedicated to the creative growth of artists with mental and developmental disabilities. An upcoming exhibit is Eternal Silence: Drawings by Andrew Hall, runs from Friday, June 1 - July 25, on the First Floor, Chicago Cultural Center. Project Onward artist Andrew Hall is well known for his tiny,
MORE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER EXHIBITS: The Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, opens three stunning exhibitions in its Michigan Avenue Galleries this spring, in addition to the continuation of the blockbuster exhibition Morbid Curiosity: The Richard Harris Collection. Eric Holubow: In Decay— Stitching America’s Ruins, is ONGOING through July 8 at the Chicago Cultural Center, Michigan Avenue Galleries. Photographer Eric Holubow’s subjects are architectural interiors of places man has forgotten, but time has not. His work tells stories of times past that play out in the viewer’s mind. Whether in the engine room at the former industrial behemoth Bethlehem Steel or the impressive view from the stage of the Uptown Theater, all of these cultural cornerstones now stand silent. Whether grand or commonplace, Holubow’s images share an inherent beauty that few recognize in a building’s final days. Holubow has chosen to capture these fleeting moments and reveal them to us, perhaps to act as a reminder of our own mortality. His highly detailed, ultra-wide-angle photographs are startling in their magnitude and explicitness. Also at the Chicago Cultural Center ONGOING through July 15 is Matthew Woodward: View From the Birth Day. The White City of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition represented one of the crowning achievements of the American Beaux-Arts movement, bringing the glory of Renaissance Europe and classical antiquity to the shores of Lake Michigan, which influenced the architecture of the City Beautiful movement for decades to follow. Incorporating ironwork and moldings into his pieces, Matthew Woodward hearkens back to this American Renaissance of architecture, demonstrating how this era has been re-appropriated and recontextualized in the ever-changing
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TEEN VOLUME CLUBS ILLUSTRATE GET GRAPHIC CONCEPTS FOR TEENS AT CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY: Calling all Chicago teenagers age 12 to 18 years! Do you like graphic novels? Do you consider yourself an artist? Are you interested in handson opportunities to create your own graphic novels, stories, or art? Then join the Chicago Public Library (CPL) at the following Teen Volume Clubs in May. The clubs feature special guests, discussions and activities offering hands-on experience to help teens GET GRAPHIC! Drawing from Your Life: Stories, Comics, Social Media More with Author Corinne Mucha is an upcoming event scheduled for Wednesday, May 30 at 4:30 pm, at the Thurgood Marshall Branch, 7506 S. Racine Avenue. Teenagers explore and discuss personal stories and social media with Corinne Mucha, author of Freshman: Tales of Ninth Grade Obsessions, Revelations, and Other Nonsense, and create their own comic strips featuring a day in their lives.
interconnected landscapes of the American city and identity. Through this legacy, he focuses on the function of classical ideals as they move through the time and space of our everyday life. For more information, visit www.ExploreChicago.org. THOUSAND POUNDS OF SAND TRANSFORM DURKIN’S TAVERN INTO AN INDOOR UAU MADE FOR A BEACHING GOOD TIME: Grab those Flip-flops, Round-up Some Friends and Head to Durkin’s
Luau on May 27. There is nothing better than starting the summer off at the beach with friends while sipping on tropical drinks. On Sunday, May 27, 8 pm – 12 am, Durkin’s Tavern is bringing the beach to the Windy City for their indoor luau. Grab those flip-flops, bikinis and board shorts because this beach party is almost better than the real deal; the floor is covered in a thousand pounds of sand but there is no need to worry about sunburns or rain making to upset the party! A $20 meal package will be served. Durkin’s Tavern is located
at 810 West Diversey Parkway, Chicago, IL 60614. COST: Free to attend; $20 meal package. Bar1 Events, Inc. owns and operates Chicago’s most well-known bars and restaurants including Duffy’s Tavern & Grille, Durkin’s Tavern, Fíon Wine & Spirits, Maeve, McGee’s Tavern & Grille, Redmond’s and The Wrightwood Tap. For 25 years, the owners have been leaders in Chicago’s bar and nightlife scene. For more information please visit www.bar1events.com or call 773-868-8073.
STATE’S ATTORNEY ANITA Alvarez addresses students from O’Keefe Elementary School during Law Day. The group spent the day at the Cook County Criminal Courts Building getting a firsthand look at the criminal justice system, including a presentation from State’s Attorney Alvarez and a tour of the Criminal Courts Building.
Extended Coverage The good news: the number of fatal car crashes involving teenage drivers has fallen by about 33 percent in the last five years. Much of the credit is given to tougher licensing restrictions for the youngsters.
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*** In many states, graduated driver licensing restricts young drivers from driving at night and from carrying nonfamily passengers, thus avoiding the most hazardous situations.
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*** The bad news: one in seven drivers in the U.S. doesn’t wear seat belts all the time—mostly in states where police don’t check seat belts unless the driver is pulled over for another offense. *** Fact is, wearing a seat belt lowers the risk of injury or death in a traffic accident by 50 percent. Of people who survive a wreck, those unbelted are three times as likely to die in the ER. *** Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
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Flex Your (Political) Muscles By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist November is only six short months away, so the 2012 campaign for the White House is moving full-speed ahead. Because we live in the miracle of this fantastically dizzying digital age with news and information at our fingertips and coming at us from infinite sources; and because more than 274 million Americans are connected to the Internet, you probably won’t be surprised that we have converged upon the Internet for any and all tidbits surrounding the presidential candidates since the beginning of the year. Even though Mitt Romney is the presumed Republican nominee, I think it’s fascinating to see which candidates attracted the most visitors to their sites. Don’t you? Aw, come on, aren’t you a little curious? Nielsen recently profiled the voter-age audience (18+) to see who was checking out which of the (once upon a time not so long ago) five presidential candidates. The sample was extensive, covering 15 different sites during January 2012,
including: ABCNEWS Digital Network, CBS News Network, CNN Digital Network, Daily Kos, drudgereport.com, Fox News Digital Network, Google News, Huffington Post, MSNBC Digital Network, NPR, NYTimes.com, Politico, USATODAY.com, Wall Street Journal Digital and Yahoo! News Websites. Any of those among your favorites? • In January, President Obama’s site received more unique American adult visitors than the four Republican candidates’ sites combined. (“Unique” is defined by web analytics as unduplicated or counting only once to a website over a specified time period, as opposed to “new” or “returning.”) • Hispanics comprised 17% of MittRomney.com, 37% more Hispanics than were active online during the entire month of January 2012 (12%). • RickSantorum.com attracted the lion’s share of women visitors (60%), which was the largest male/female split among the candidates. • Interestingly, 76-year-old Ron Paul, the oldest of the Republican
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil hopefuls, drew the youngest visitors. More than a third of his hits were from members of the 18-34 group. Though it was almost neckand-neck with Newt Gingrich with male visitors, 56% and 51%, respectively, RonPaul2012. -com
won by 4.3 percentage points. • Newt Gingrich’s website guests were the most affluent and educated. Twenty-seven percent reported earnings of more than $100K and half had either a Bachelor’s or PostGraduate degree.
The analysis of why American voters visit which sites is up to the political pundits. Part of the research Nielsen conducted also focused on the News & Information sites that feature political content. Are you surprised to learn that Google News wins the race for the highest concentration of young visitors, those 18-24? Survey results showed that 23% more 18-34 year olds visited Google News in January 2012 than were active online. (It is heartening to me to know that our young people are interested, engaged and involved in our political process. My son is only a few years away from legally casting his first vote. Sigh.) More results: • The next age demographic, Americans 25-49, are most likely to visit Politico and Drudge Report (31%). • Of all the sites studied, NPR enjoyed the largest growth in visitors (up 21% since October 2011). • 28% of visitors to Wall Street Journal Digital have a household income of $100K or more. (Continued on page 17)
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CSU makes history with largest-ever 2012 graduating class Bishop Horace Smith, M.D. and retired State Sen. Emil Jones featured at commencement ceremony that included doctoral degree students from the inaugural College of Pharmacy graduating class Chicago State University celebrated its largest graduating class to date and its first pharmacy class at a ceremony on May 17, at the Emil & Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center on the south side campus. Retired State Sen. Emil Jones returned to the south side campus and spoke with students in the convocation center named after him and his late wife. “You can accomplish more when you’re doing it for someone else other than yourself,” Jones told the crowd, marveling at the high salaries graduates of the first College of Pharmacy class are poised to earn. “Don’t forget this institution. Give back to this university, so other students can follow in your path.” Commencement speaker Bishop Horace Smith, M.D. exhorted students to live meaningful lives of vision, persistence and accountability. The first-generation CSU college graduate from the class of 1971 told graduates it is only literate societies that are prosperous. “Illiterate societies are plagued by poverty and violence,” Smith said. “What are your values, above what money you’re going to make? What will you do to make others better? It’s the beginning of adulthood to ask not only what am I doing, why am I doing it?” The University is poised to have a graduation rate higher than last year’s rate of 20.9 percent for first-time, full-time freshmen. Another goal is to exceed the transfer student graduation rate
from the last fiscal year, which was 50 percent. The inaugural pharmacy class of 2012 includes 77 doctoral graduates with a 98 percent retention rate over the four years of the program. The 2012 pharmacy class is notable in its diversity: It is a third Caucasian, a third Asian, and the rest are a combination of AfricanAmericans, Hispanics and Africans. When CSU President Wayne D. Watson, Ph.D. arrived on campus in October 2009, the 145-year-old institution that has cultivated generations of public school teachers and provided a bridge to middle-class professionalism was languishing with a low graduation rate of 14 and 13 percent, respectively in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the graduation rate had increased to 20.9 percent. “These latest figures are based on first-time, full-time freshmen, a measurement we don’t feel accurately reflects our student-body composition, which is comprised largely of transfers,” said Watson, who has worked intimately with the Illinois Board of Higher Education on performance funding. “Fortunately, the national conversation around graduation rates is beginning to consider that long uncounted transfer students matter and should be counted, and we hope to accomplish this with the performance funding metrics we helped to develop.” CSU has gone through great effort to undergird each student’s academic foundation by increasing retention and graduation supports. For example, on the first day of classes through end of term, each student may access subject-matter tutoring for academic support and remediation. CSU also has a Freshmen Experi-
SHERRY WILLIAMS IS the valedictorian of the inaugural graduating class from Chicago State University’s College of Pharmacy. She earned a 4.0 during her tenure. ence program to guide first-time, and economic circumstances. jors engage in the type of research full-time freshmen through the The south side institution has reserved for graduate students at challenges of college life and pre- also invested in science, technolo- other institutions. pares them early for graduation. gy, engineering and math by “Chicago State is thrilled to As the most diverse college at building a $1.5 million, state-of- reach two great milestones today: CSU, and the 11th most diverse the-art interactive physics lab that Our graduation rate, as promispharmacy school in the nation, allows students to collaboårate ef- ed, is on a steady uptick and is according to the American Asso- fectively and faculty to research our largest ever,” Watson said. ciation of Colleges of Pharmacy, student learning methods to in- “Moreover, we’re graduating the this phenomenon reflects CSU’s crease their chances of success. first-ever class of doctoral stuefforts to recruit a more diverse Chicago State is also notable in dents in pharmacy with our inaustudent body from across cultures that undergraduate STEM ma- gural class.”
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KEON RYU, CENTER, waits outside the Emil & Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center to complete his College of Pharmacy graduation journey, which began Wednesday with a hooding ceremony. The event culminated with a special appearance by retired State Senator Emil Jones, the benefactor who secured funds to open a pharmacy college on Chicago’s South Side. Also featured are his parents, Chung-Hee Ryu (dad) and Young-Ok Ryu (mom).
Marviana Youngblood – a Bronzeville Scholastic Institute student and resident of Dearborn Homes – was recently selected as one of the national recipients of the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The scholarship, created by technology icon Bill Gates for underprivileged students, will pay for Youngblood’s Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and PhD at the university of her choice. “My mom actually cried; she said, ‘Oh my God!,’” Youngblood said upon hearing the news. “I knew she couldn’t afford it. I knew it was hard on her. That’s why I was working so hard to get it. I just hope that it pushes me through in enough time so that I can help her with her finances.” Youngblood will attend Howard University in Washington D.C. to pursue a degree in international business. Her dream is to start her own business. Youngblood knew she had to get a quick jump on her application for the prestigious and life-changing Gates Millennium Scholarship. Being the meticulous student she is,
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Marviana Youngblood Youngblood wanted to ensure plenty of time to edit and re-write the essay portion of the application. With an application deadline of early January 2012, Youngblood started writing answers to her eight essay questions in August 2011. In late November, the process became more intensive – with no less than 15 teachers and mentors offering their advice and insight. By the time the
deadline arrived, Youngblood was hoping she had something special. As it turned out, she did. “Marviana is the essence of what this scholarship is meant to do – help talented, brilliant people with the financing of their education,” said Halleemah Nash, a Vice President for CHA. “CHA is proud of Marviana and her accomplishments, and excited for her bright future.” The Chicago Crusader
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World Diplomats Beat a Path to South Shore International College Prep’s Door NATO Participants Support South Shore’s goal to expand student’s worldview German Deputy Consul General Helmut Rausch discusses NATO initiatives with South Shore International Student ambassadors. Diplomatic leaders from around the world met at South Shore International College Preparatory High School NATO Youth Summit last Wednesday affirming resident’s commitment to expand their children’s worldview. Consul representatives from France, Germany, Italy and Canada joined local government officials and community residents in acknowledging the new $94 million school and it’s six week NATO project. Participants engaged students to discuss their work exploring NATO’s Science of Peace and Security initiatives. Students along with their teachers and community lecturers, spent six weeks studying NATO’s
mission and initiatives in preparation for the Youth Summit. Classroom work was comprised of research and role-playing activities designed to meet curriculum requirements in human cell development and geography. Students were able to relate NATO’s political missions as well as its initiative on Science for Peace and Security to their classroom work. Attending the event were a host of local and state legislators, elected officials and community participants including State Senator Mattie Hunter, Aldermen Leslie Hairston, Sandy Jackson and Harris. Key community members responsible for building the school were also at the event including Henry English of Black United Fund, Leonard Muhammad, co-chair of the South Shore International High School Planning Committee, who conceived of the NATO Youth Summit and community activist, Rev. Willie Barrow, as well as Lu and Buzz Palmer.
8TH WARD ALDERMAN Michelle Harris extolled the community’s support and the opportunities the new school provides. South Shore Principal Dr. Beryl Shingles looks on (right).
SOUTH SHORE INTERNATIONAL High School Planning Committee Co-Chair Leonard Muhammad.
GERMAN DEPUTY CONSUL General Helmut Rausch discusses NATO initiatives with South Shore International Student ambassadors.
STUDENT CANADIAN AMBASSADOR Kala Wheeler and classmate Andre Wilson discuss their exhibit with Canadian Consul General Gitane De Silva (right) and Cultural and Academic Affairs Officer Colleen Duke (far left). The Chicago Crusader
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SOUTH SHORE INTERNATIONAL High School Planning Committee Co-Chair Henry English thanks South Shore resident Edward “Buzz” Palmer for taking part in discussions with students during the six week NATO Youth Summit. Saturday, May 26, 2012
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The NEW Four-One-One By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor AND THE WINNER IS: Congratulations to former talk-show host Arsenio Hall on winning the fifth edition of The Celebrity Apprentice. He is the FIRST African American to do so. Nine years after Clay Aiken lost the reality show singing competition, American Idol to Reuben Studdard, poor Clay once again lost out to a Black man, and came in runner-up. Along with the title, The Celebrity Apprentice, comes a prize of $250,000 for the winner’s charity. Arsenio’s charity is The Magic Johnson Foundation, and in addition to the prize the Foundation will also receive the $167,100, Arsenio Hall in donations Arsenio raised during the final task from friends such as: Eddie Murphy, Jay Leno, George Lopez, Chris Rock, Jimmy Kimmel and Whoopi Goldberg.. For the final task each of the two remaining celebrities, had to plan a fundraising party for his designated charity. For his charity, The National Inclusion Project, Clay threw a carnival-themed party, and even managed to raise $301,500 in donations, while Arsenio opted for a more traditional and elegant soiree. Clay’s party seemed to be more fun, but, Arsenio scored points with Donald Trump and his party guests, for the Public Service Announcements which were shown during the event and included a cameo appearance by Magic Johnson himself. The fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice has probably been the most exciting with viewers. It featured the absolute bitchiness of comedian Lisa Lampanelli, the narcissism of Aubrey O’Day (I still do not know or understand what her claim to fame is), Lou Ferrigno’s “muscles” and “handicap,” and the elegance of former Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza. Other contestants for the 5th season included: Debbie Gibson, Dee Snyder, Teresa Guidice (The Real Housewives of New Jersey) Adam Corolla, Victoria Gotti, Cheryl Tiegs, Penn Jillette, and George Takai. A SPECIAL INVITATION: President Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and actor Jesse Williams invite you to join them for a very special Millennium Network event on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The event will feature a performance by Grammy Award winner Ben Harper. President Clinton often reminds us of the power of our generation to build a better world. Taking on the issues facing our interconnected world may seem like a daunting task, but by joining him on June 7th, you can be part of the Foundation’s remarkable work changing millions of lives. In just the last 10 years the Foundation has helped: More than 4 million people in 70 countries benefit from lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment at reduced prices. 25,000 entrepreneurs, small business owners, and smallholder farmers improve their livelihoods and create jobs in their communities. 30 million children in the U.S. and Latin America receive more nutritious meals in schools. Prevent more than 2 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from being released into the atmosphere annually. Each ticket you purchase makes a real difference in lives around the world. To find out the location of the event and purchase tickets please email mn@clintonfoundation.org. 12
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ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
The March The March, playing at Steppenwolf through June 10, is a story of momentous upheaval and the limits of courage and love. The play based during the Civil War highlights the efforts of General William Tecumseh Sherman, Uncle Billy to his men, as he marches 62,000 Union soldiers through lush Georgia countryside. Bearing along both Black and white
their best interest to get hitched so they could claim their 40 acres. I know it is a post slavery/civil war story—the type that isn’t always at the top of my list to see— but this production at Steppenwolf was both very entertaining and educational at the same time. Harry Groener plays Gen. Sherman and he was exacting in his portrayal of the historical military
JAMES VINCENT MEREDITH and ensemble member Alana Arenas in a scene from The March. (Photo Credit Michael Brosilow) refugees, the march destroys everything in its path, turning home into exile and exile into home. Its epic force forever changes the lives of those caught up in its sweep: a liberated slave, a sheltered daughter of a Southern judge, a pair of Confederate deserters and Uncle Billy himself. The March finds newly freed slaves finding their way while also venturing slowly and cautiously into independence. They are merely trying to exist without having to revert to old masters for reassurance that everything was going to be alright. “Slavery is where men receive work of other men without consent,” is a theme that pierced throughout the performance. Two cast members, in notable performances, were Wilma and Coalhouse Walker. Coalhouse SHANNON MATESKY AS Walker was sweet on Wilma, and Pearl in The March. Photo they figured out that it was in Credit: Michael Brosilow Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
figure. Shannon Matesky plays Pearl both brilliantly and cleverly, as she portrays a light skinned, short-haired female, who was able to find a position in the army—others thought that she was a young, white drummer boy—until her cover was blown by her former mistress. Matesky made her Steppenwolf debut, while past work has included Sonnets for an Old Century and Zulu Fits. Alana Arenas plays Wilma and joined the Steppenwolf ensemble in 2007, creating the role of Pecola Breedlove for the Steppenwolf for Young Adults’ production of The Bluest Eye. She recently appeared in Man in Love, Middletown, The Hot L Baltimore, The Etiquette of Vigilance and The Brother/Sister Plays. Other theater credits include The Tempest, The Crucible, Spare Change, Black Diamond, Eyes, and WVON. She is originally from Miami where she began her training at the New World School of the Arts. She holds a BFA from The Theatre School at DePaul University. James Vincent Meredith plays Coalhouse Walker and has been an ensemble member since 2007 and has appeared at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Clybourne Park, Superior Donuts, Carter’s Way, The Crucible, The Bluest Eye and The Pain and the Itch. Other Chicago credits include Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, as well as television credits that include Boss, Prison Break, ER, The Beast, Law and Order: SVU and Chicago Code. Meredith and Arenas comprise a couple who is looking to make its way in a world that is foreign to them; one of ownership and independence. “I must be as free in my mind as I am in law,” Arenas told Meredith. Steppenwolf ensemble cast member since 1993, K. Todd Freeman plays Coalhouse Walker through the show’s end on June 10. Freeman has myriad experience in theater, including Spunk, The Brother/Sister Plays and Topdog/Underdog. For more information about The March, which is based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow and playing at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N Halsted St., call (312) 335-1650. The Chicago Crusader
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“Swirling: How to Date, Mate, and Relate Mixing Race, Culture, and Creed”
By Christelyn D. Karazin and Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn c.2012, Atria $15.00 / $17.00 Canada 254 pages You stayed home last Saturday night. The Saturday before, you went club-hopping with your girls. And the Saturday before that, you saw a movie with your Mama.
your search. In the new book “Swirling: How to Date, Mate, and Relate Mixing Race, Culture, and Creed,” they explain. The headlines almost scared you half to death: 42 percent of Black women will never marry. Seventy percent of African American women are single. Some may choose to bear a child anyhow, while others may “share” a man with one or more women, just to avoid being alone. But Karazin and Littlejohn say that there’s one controversial option that shouldn’t be so controversial: “swirling,” or dating outside your race. If you look beyond skin, they say, you’ll immediately increase the pool of single men available Christelyn D. Karazin and Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn check this: for decades, Black men have hooked up with white women and nobody thinks much about it. Why should it be different for you? Your “assignment,” the authors urge, is to meet more men. Accept that you are not a “race traitor” if you fall in love with someone who’s not Black. Find a “rainbeau” and understand that it’s really okay to have a preference. Look at your Dream Man List and evaluate your requirements. Throw out stereotypes and have an open conversation with your man about cultural and personal differences. Have a plan in place for dealing with families and friends who question your choice. And finally, remember: “Color only goes skin deep. Character is as deep as the soul.” Right now, you may be arguing with authors Christelyn Karazin and Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn. You may have a zillion reasons why you think they’re wrong. But there’s no arguing with success or statistics, both of which are plentiful in “Swirling.” Karazin and Littlejohn also offer abundant permission to “date out,” answers to possible haters, thoughts that may not have come to the forefront yet, things to be aware of, and success stories (including one from one of the authors!). No matter which side of the dating-and-mating fence you sit on, I think this provocative book will give you lots to think about – particularly if you’re tired of a wide-open Saturday night calendar. For you especially, “Swirling” is a book to make a date with.
It’s not that you don’t want to date. No, the truth is that statistics don’t lie: there’s a shortage of Black men and since you’re “holding out” for one, you stay home a lot. What else can you do? Authors Christelyn D. Karazin and Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn say that you have plenty of options. There are lots of men out there; you just need to widen
to you. There are millions of unattached white, Buddhist, Hispanic, Asian, Muslim, and Native American men in this world. The character of a man truly is more important than his color. Yes, “interracial marriage is truly risky.” You’ll have some issues to deal with – “race still matters in this country” – and some of the arguments will come from within the Black community. But
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The John Work Chorale Concert Due to the NATO Summit, The John Work Chorale Concert, scheduled For May 20, 2012 at Hartzell Memorial United Meth- odist Church, was postponed until July 15, 2012. All tickets previously sold for the May 20th Concert date will be honored at the July 15th concert. On Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 3:00 p.m., Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church, in celebration of its 100th anniversary, will present The John Work Chorale in concert. The John Work Chorale is renowned for its sweeping repertoire of Negro Spirituals. Beautiful music as arranged by John Work and other distinguished American composers, the Negro Spiritual represents the cultural heritage and creative expression from the souls and spirit of Black Folk while in the bondage of slavery and their continued quest for freedom. The charter members of The John Work Chorale were from the musical tradition of The Fisk University Jubilee Singers.
They have perpetuated this unique chorale sound in performance since 1960. On November 5, 2011, The DuSable Museum of African American History presented The John Work Chorale’s afternoon symposia, “Celebration of Negro Spirituals: Impact on 21” Century American Life” and an evening concert of The John Work Chorale celebrating their 50th year anniversary, featuring The New England Spiritual Singers of Boston, MA, The Keith Hampton Singers of Chicago, IL, and the world famous Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, Nashville TN. Other memorable and historic occasions include performances at the ETA Theater of Chicago with celebrated actors William Marshall in “Paul Robeson, American,” and Avery Brooks in “An Evening with Avery Brooks.” “The Chorale” was also featured with the HistoryMakers, in An Evening with Earl Graves, and performed with The Civic Orchestra of Chicago at Chicago’s
The John Work Chorale Orchestra Hall and at the South Shore Cultural Center, celebrating the music of Anton Dvorak and Hall Johnson. Hartzell Memorial United Methodist Church is proud to present The John Work Chorale in concert with Hartzell’s theme
“The First 100 Years . . . The Best Is Yet To Come.” Please join us in this historic and wonderful celebration. Tickets to the event are available at the church for a $25.00 donation. Hartzell Memorial United
Methodist Church is located at 3330 South Martin L. King Drive, Chicago, IL 60616. For more information call Hartzell Memorial U.M.C at (312) 8425957 or Delano O’Banion at (312) 545-4683.
Chicago Opera Theater’s Opera for All in the Chicago Public Schools presents their final opera performances! Chicago Opera Theater’s (COT) Opera For All, an education program that brings opera to the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders of three Chicago Public Schools - Dewitt Clinton Elementary, Lionel Hampton Fine & Performing Arts School, and Reilly Elementary - is finishing its 12th year with three fun operas written and performed by the students themselves! The creative process focused on the themes of journeys and adventures; students who participated in the program got inspiration for their operas through field trips to the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Science and Industry, and an imaginative expedition to New York City for the children’s first day of college. Drawing from people and places they saw or imagined, the children then worked with Opera for All Teaching Artists to create three unique and memorable operas, Way to the MCA (Hampton), When Field Trips Attack (Clinton), and Lost in New York (Reilly). “We believe that the importance of the performing arts as part of a child’s education cannot possibly be overvalued,” said COT General Director Brian Dickie. “Initiatives such as Opera for All that allow the children to interact with and enjoy opera, is a crucial aspect of Chicago Opera Theater’s goal to vitalize opera for the Chicago community as a whole.”
As part of Chicago Opera Theater’s mission to make opera fresh, engaging, and accessible to all, COT developed Opera for All as an educational outreach program in the spring of 2000. Opera for All focuses on demystifying opera for kids through in-depth, participation-based programs. COT brings opera to the schools and gives students a chance to experience it firsthand as audience members, dancers, actors, singers, writers, and composers. Working closely with classroom teachers in a year-long residency, teaching artists from Opera for All address the many elements of opera, leading the students in workshops focused on music composition, and writing lyrics and songs. This curriculum addresses specific Illinois Learning Standards while enhancing participationbased classroom activities with trips to COT dress rehearsals and visits by members of COT’s Young Artists Program. Opera for All has become an important supplement for elementary school students in the Chicago Public Schools; participating CPS teachers have noted that the writing and composition process helps develop students’ reading and writing skills, while the creative outlet contributes to a positive classroom dynamic. COT has created a cutting-edge model for music education that will have a profound effect on the lives of its participants and help sustain the art form for fu-
ture generations. “It’s indescribably rewarding to see how the program expands the children’s horizons, not only about opera but about life in general,” said COT Education and Outreach Manager, Linden Christ. “Some of the children from Reilly Elementary are coming from families who have never had any members attend college; this year, the kids wrote a musical about their first day at NYU and picked their future careers – they even incorporated them into a rap!” This year, students created three original musical numbers as part of a student-written script with the help of teaching artists, and participated in two dance numbers. The partnership at Reilly Elementary also offers group violin lessons for 1st through 4th grade students who then serve as part of the Opera for All ensemble at the final performance. Chicago Opera Theater’s Opera For All presents When Field Trips Attack on June 1st in the Clinton Elementary School Auditorium 6110 N. Fairfield Ave., Chicago, IL 60659; Way to the MCA on June 4th in the Hampton Elementary School Gym, 3434 W. 77th St. Chicago, IL 60652; and Lost in New York on June 8th in the Reilly Elementary School Auditorium 3650 W. School St., Chicago, IL 60618. All performances will take place at 1 pm.
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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING MeBain Media Group presents Vanessa Holmes in a One-Woman show On Saturday, June 2nd, Vanessa Holmes of V. Holmes Entertainment and Musical Director of A Tribute to the Motown Greats Concert, will grace the stage, in her first one-woman concert and CD release celebration, “Lovin’ You,” at 8:00 p.m., at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s 800 seat McCormick Auditorium, located at 3241 S. Federal Street in Chicago. This spectacular event will pay tribute to female music greats Minnie Riperton, Etta James, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan and Teena Marie. The acclaimed NBC 5 news reporter Art Norman will introduce her opening act and legendary Herb Kent will bring her on after intermission.
This special musical production will also include a VIP Black-Tie reception and it will recognize Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter (3rd Legislative District) and the What If…Carolyn Y. Adams Breast Cancer Foundation for their efforts in the breast cancer movement. Senator Hunter co-sponsored legislation of the “Ticket for the Cure” lottery ticket, which has raised over $9 million in grants to fund breast cancer research, education and services for breast cancer patients and their families. The What If…Carolyn Y. Adams Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. provides scholarships for undergraduate students who have lost a parent/legal guardian to breast cancer or diagnosed and/or
treated for breast cancer. Advanced tickets are moderately priced at $25.00. For ticket purchases or sponsorship opportunities, please call 708-5336558. The VIP Black-Tie Reception will be held at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are $80.00, which include seating near the stage. Doors open for the concert at 7:45 p.m. and the concert begins at 8:00 p.m. Some proceeds of the concert will be given to the Institute for Positive Living – Open Book in Bronzeville.
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garden at the White House,” admitted Obama. “(But) I’m not hating on you but you got us far outmatched. Some of you even worked with a professional chef (Chef Paul Kahan) to cook a three-course lunch for our special guests and me. How many young people can say that? That you cooked for NATO spouses?” The lunch menu included walleye and braised oxtail and a salad laced with the students’ signature strawberry basil vinaigrette dressing.
The Muntu Dance Theater, Soul Children of Chicago and the South Shore Drill Team also performed Sunday for the first lady and her international guests. Now Dawson plans to become a member at the GCYC. Maybe if I had something constructive to do I would not be so bored and would like living here,” he said. “Interacting with other youth from the city sounds exciting and if the first lady saw fit to show off the center then it must be an amazing place.”
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Back by popular demand: New Life Covenant announces second “Prayer On The 9” event As an urban church, Senior Pastor John F. Hannah and New Life Covenant Church don’t routinely target and fish for souls in a traditional way. In fact, when violence and crime continue to be a way of life in the Grand Crossing community, New Life goes beyond the four walls of their sanctuary to break the code of silence through prayer. Back by popular demand, New Life is having its second “Prayer on The 9” event Saturday, May 26th at 11:30 a.m. CST. If you missed the last “Prayer on The 9” event, more than 1,000
residents and churchgoers stretched from 79th Street and Dobson Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway to pray for the Grand Crossing community and its surrounding areas. “We do this event because we want to gather in one location and ask God to send us peace in our community,” said Pastor Hannah. In the past, this event has caught the attention and participation of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, former 6th District Police Commander Eddie T. Johnson, and 8th Ward Alderman Michelle Harris. “I was
tremendously overwhelmed by the outpouring of the church [New Life] in terms of their commitment to the community they are serving, and the community’s response to them,” said Alderman Harris. “I would like to commend Pastor Hannah because he’s connecting the community through prayer. We need more of these events.” This event starts prompt. Early arrival is suggested. New Life Covenant Church is locted at 1021 E. 78th Street. Prayer time is 11:30 a.m. CST.
Youth center is a neighborhood gem (Continued from page 2) youth and their parents with drug addictions, sexual abuse and psychological problems. But we welcome them with open arms and try to assist them as best as we can because we know if we turn a deaf ear, as society often does, then we are doing no more than contributing to the problem.” The center, founded by the late Gary Comer, who also founded the Lands’ End clothing line, received a big boost last week with Obama’s visit. Six wives of world leaders accompanied the first lady to the center as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) weekend, which was from May 19 to 21 in Chicago. “You all (the youth) are the reason why I’m here today, and you’re the reason why I brought these very important ladies from around the world here to this center,” explained Obama. “I brought them here because I wanted them to see just how amazing you all are. That’s really it. I brought them here because I am so proud of where I grew up,
A HEALTHY FOOD ADVOCATE first lady Michelle Obama is given a tour of a rooftop garden Sunday at the Gary Comer Youth Center on the South Side. Obama said the garden is five times larger than the garden at the White House. and I wanted to show everyone and help all of our young people some of the wonderful things fulfill every last bit of their potenthat are happening here on the tial.” The tour led by youth included South Side.” its rooftop garden, a favorite of She added that more centers Obama’s who is known for her like the GCYC are needed not healthy eating campaign. just in other Chicago neighbor“We see you challenging yourhoods but also the country. selves to stay healthy. You’ve even “I want you to build youth cenbeen growing your own garden ters like this one,” she said. “It is — which, by the way, is more so important for us to come tothan five times bigger than the gether as a country, as nations
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NEWS SUPPORT SWELLS FOR WILMINGTON TEN PARDONS (Continued from page 2) stand with the Wilmington Ten now as they pursue an official pardon from the governor.” Perdue’s press office indicated that the governor will give the pardon request due consideration. Led by then UCC civil rights leader Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. to protest racial discrimination in the public school system in Wilmington, the ten - mostly teenagers at the time - were falsely charged forty years ago for the 1971 firebombing of a Wilmington, N.C. white-owned grocery store, and subsequent sniper fire at firefighters, during the height of racial tension there. The ten were collectively tried, convicted and sentenced to 282 years in prison, with Chavis drawing 34 years. In 1980, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, based on evidence of prosecutorial misconduct; the withholding of exculpatory evidence; and all three of the state’s witnesses recanting their testimonies and confessing that they were bribed by state prosecutors, overturned those convictions. But the state of North Carolina, which had released the ten earlier from prison, refused to pardon them. As a result, a legal cloud has remained for the past 32 years. On May 17th, attorneys for the seven survivors, and the families of the three deceased Wilmington Ten members, filed a petition for individual pardons of innocence with the N.C. Governor’s Office of Executive Clemency for Chavis; Connie Tindall; Willie Earl Vereen; Marvin Patrick; Anne Shepard Turner (deceased); William “Joe” Wright (deceased); Wayne Moore; Reginald Epps; Jerry Jacobs (deceased) and James McKoy. “Our petition is for a declaration of actual innocence [from] the governor,” Attorney Irving Joyner, pardon project co-chair, told reporters. “Our claim for actual innocence is based on the court record; based on judicial determinations that are already made…” Attorney James Ferguson, the lead defense lawyer for the Wilmington Ten in 1972, said that since then they, “…have labored under an unjust conviction, and for forty years they have done it with dignity, and without bitterness.” NNPA Chairman Cloves Campbell, Jr., publisher of the Arizona Informant, was present at the press conference, as were NNPA Board members and publishers Dorothy Leavell of the Chicago Crusader; John B. Smith of the Atlanta Inquirer; and Mary Alice Thatch, publisher of the Wilmington Journal, which strongly advocated 16
for the ten when they were first convicted in 1972. Campbell said the NNPA was sponsoring the pardon project because the story of the Wilmington Ten “must be told,” so that young people in the Black community can learn from it, and better themselves. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, who is also an NNPA columnist, told reporters and supporters, “The case of the Wilmington Ten is about justice for all people.” “Forty years ago, we stood up for what, in the presence of God, was right,” Chavis said, adding, “and in the presence of our community.” It is because of that commitment to the community over forty years ago that supporters across the country are being encouraged to join the national petition drive to ask Gov. Perdue to grant the
pardons of innocence to the Wilmington Ten this year before she leaves office in January. A Cary, North Carolina woman who saw news coverage of the pardon story, started a national online petition at Change.Org titled, “NC Governor Bev Perdue: Pardon the Wilmington Ten” at https://www.change.org/petitions/nc-governor-bev-perdue-pardonthe- wilmington-10. At press time she had collected over fifty signatures in one day, and expects more as the story gets more national play. On the popular social media site Facebook, in just two days, over one hundred people “liked” the Wilmington Ten Pardon of Innocence Project site, and actively urged others to join them. Organizers are directing those who want to learn more about the
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Wilmington Ten online to go to “Triumphant Warriors” at http://triumphantwarriors.ning.com/ which is hosted by Wilmington Ten member Wayne Moore. There are also plans for a dedicated NNPA-sponsored website that will not only display historical videos, stills and writings about the Wilmington Ten, but updates and stories about the current pardon effort. There are also plans to form a local advisory committee in Wilmington, and a national committee, with the expressed task of attracting more broad-based support from across the state and nation. Democratic Congressman Brad Miller of North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, urged Gov. Perdue in his letter of pardon support, “Although the years of incarceration can’t be reclaimed, North
Carolina can still address [this] injustice with a pardon to clear the factual record, and concede serious state wrongdoing.” Professor Gene Nichol, of the University of North Carolina School of Law, wrote Gov. Perdue, “It is imperative that the state of North Carolina act to remove constitutional injuries inflicted in so invidious a manner.” And North Carolina NAACP Pres. Rev. William Barber, who presented a resolution to the national NAACP Board last weekend in Miami, Fla. in support of the Wilmington Ten, told Gov. Perdue in his letter, “Our [legal] system does not empower our courts to repair and heal such breaches and wounds [of false convictions]. Our Constitution, instead, places such acts of human compassion in your hands.”
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Teachers union leaders mulling options (Cont. from page 1) were at her school when reached by the Crusader. But the longer school day being pushed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard has been met with resistance from the beginning. Now organized protests against the plan are starting to pop up. Residents in the city’s 19th Ward have started a website, www.nolongerday.com. The website is run by the 19th Ward Parents Organization. They are concerned that a longer school day will have a negative impact on children and their families. “In a school day longer than 6.5 hours, once school has ended and homework and after school programs are completed, there is little time left for family, friends, dinner and sleep—which are
Qualified families can apply. . . (Cont. from page 7) and hours. Standard day camps run for six weeks from June 25 – Aug. 3. For more information, contact your local park, visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com or call 312-742PLAY.
critical for academic success and healthy development,” it says on the website. Sharkey agrees and is concerned about how the longer day will impact extra-curricular activities, which he believes is an important part of the educational process. Asked by the Crusader how the board is going to work in a sports schedule with a longer school day, Sharkey responded by saying: “We have asked them about this several times and gotten no response. We are concerned that a longer school day will mean the students, as well as our members who are coaches, will now be out later at night and the travel on public transportation by student-athletes could be more dangerous.” Sports officials who work in the Public League are also concerned about a possible strike and how the longer school day will affect them. All referees are considered independent contractors and a possible strike will mean they too will lose money. A longer day means contests in the Public League, which currently start at 4 p.m. during the week, could possibly be pushed back until 4:30 or 5
p.m. “It’s a concern because the games rarely start on time at 4 because the school buses that transport the teams drop off students first, then they return to the school to get the teams,” said one official who did not want to be identified. “With a longer school day, it will make games run further behind schedule and more importantly for us as officials, if there is a strike it will mean I will have to take more contests from suburban and private schools to make up for the lost income. Basically CPS is risking losing a lot of good sports officials with this possible strike looming.” An independent panel that is trying to work with both sides in coming up with a solution to the contract dispute is not going to make their recommendation until sometime this summer. The current contract will expire on June 30. At Crusader press time, the CTU was planning a demonstration and rally as they try to fire up their membership. The plan is to have a rally at the Auditorium Theatre 50 E. Congress Parkway to be followed by a protest march to CPS’ Central Office at 125 S. Clark St.
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Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1119441. 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.: PA1119441 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 11 CH 33588 I436582
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE L L C P l a i n t i f f , v . ADEEL SIDDIQUI D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 33588 5933 SOUTH NORMAL BOULEVARD IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK CHICAGO, IL 60621 COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS COUNTY DEPARTMENT HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a CHANCERY DIVISION Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS in the above cause on April 2, 2012, an TRUSTEE FOR agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, THE HOLDERS OF MASTR ASSET will at 10:30 AM on July 5, 2012, at the The BACKED SECURITIES Judicial Sales Corporation, One South TRUST 2005-WF1; Plaintiff, Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, v s . 60606, sell at public auction to the highest UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF bidder, as set forth below, the following ENOLA GREENE, described real estate:Commonly known as IF ANY UNKNOWN OWNERS AND 5933 SOUTH NORMAL BOULEVARD, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. D e f e n d a n t s , 20-16-305-013-0000. The real estate is 10 CH 45155 improved with a multi-family residence with PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that a detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure of the highest bid by certified funds at the entered in the above entitled cause on close of the auction; The balance, March 27, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales including the Judicial sale fee for Corporation will on Friday, June 29, 2012, Abandoned Residential Property at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 Municipality Relief Fund, which is West Madison Street, Suite 718A, calculated on residential real estate at the Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction for cash, the following described property: thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser P.I.N. 20-22-411-014-0000. not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or Commonly known as 6833 SOUTH wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) CHAMPLAIN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL hours. No fee shall be paid by the 6 0 6 3 7 . mortgagee acquiring the residential real The mortgaged real estate is improved estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale with a single family residence. If the or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a other lienor acquiring the residential real common interest community, the purchaser estate whose rights in and to the of the unit other than a mortgagee shall residential real estate arose prior to the pay the assessments required by sale. The subject property is subject to subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the general real estate taxes, special Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: assessments, or special taxes levied 25% down by certified funds, balance against said real estate and is offered for within 24 hours, by certified funds. No sale without any representation as to refunds. The property will NOT be open quality or quantity of title and without for inspection. Upon payment in full of the recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" amount bid, the purchaser will receive a condition. The sale is further subject to Certificate of Sale which will entitle the confirmation by the court. Upon payment in purchaser to a Deed to the premises after full of the amount bid, the purchaser will confirmation of the sale. receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle For information: Visit our website at the purchaser to a deed to the real estate http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 after confirmation of the sale. The property p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn plaintiff makes no representation as to the Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. condition of the property. Prospective (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number bidders are admonished to check the court 1 0 2 6 9 4 9 . file to verify all information. If this property INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the C O R P O R A T I O N unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and I436207 the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK condominium unit which is part of a COUNTY, ILLINOIS common interest community, the purchaser COUNTY DEPARTMENT of the unit at the foreclosure sale other CHANCERY DIVISION than a mortgagee shall pay the CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL assessments required by The C O R P O R A T I O N ; Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS P l a i n t i f f , 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE v s . MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU RUTH BYBEE AKA RUTH HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN WEATHERSBY, DECEASED; POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF LEGATEES OF RUTH POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE BYBEE AKA RUTH WEATHERSBY; WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE NHS REDEVELOPMENT ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CORP. DOC. #1006434043; UNKNOWN LAW. For information: Visit our website at OWNERS AND service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, D e f e n d a n t s , Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn 11 CH 43412 Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. NOTICE OF SALE Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that file number PA1119441. THE JUDICIAL pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure SALES CORPORATION One South entered in the above entitled cause on May Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 3, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also Saturday, May 26, 2012will on Tuesday, June 26, Corporation visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 for cash, the following described property: CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Commonly known as 5819 South Wabash Attorney File No.: PA1119441 Attorney Avenue, Chicago, IL. Code. 91220 Case # 11 CH 33588 P.I.N. 20-15-120-005-0000. I436582 The property consists of vacant land. Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day. The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n . Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed
WEATHERSBY, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW AND LEGATEES OF RUTH BYBEE AKA RUTH WEATHERSBY; NHS REDEVELOPMENT CORP. DOC. #1006434043; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 43412 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on May 3, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: Commonly known as 5819 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL. P.I.N. 20-15-120-005-0000. The property consists of vacant land. Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day. The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n . 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 call City of Chicago Corporation Counsel/Collection and Ownership Litigation Division, 33 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 742-0007. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I436126
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AURORA LOAN SERVICES, L L C P l a i n t i f f , v . BRADY SPANGLER AKA BRADY S. SPANGLER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 19035 652 WEST MARQUETTE ROAD 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 March 29, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 3, 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 652 WEST MARQUETTE ROAD, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-21-125-041-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family frame home; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the fee for Abandoned Judicial sale Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1110621. 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.: PA1110621 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 11 CH 19035 I435479
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AURORA LOAN SERVICES, L L C . P l a i n t i f f , v . DESMOND SMITH, TERRI SMITH, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., CITY OF C H I C A G O D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 12185 7051-53 SOUTH INDIANA AVENUE 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 March 28, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 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 7051-53 SOUTH INDIANA AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-323-021-0000. The real estate is improved with a brick 4 or more unit; 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/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1101043. 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.: PA1101043 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 11 CH 12185 I435377
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 s . JEFFREY JOHNSON AKA JEFF JOHNSON; DREXEL COURT TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JEFFREY JOHNSON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 09 CH 29073 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 7, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 19, 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. 20-14-314-042-0000. Commonly known as 907 EAST 62ND STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60637. 18 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
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP COUNTRYWIDE FKA HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; P l a i n t i f f , s . v AKA JEFF JEFFREY JOHNSON DREXEL JOHNSON; COURT TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION; HEIRS AND UNKNOWN LEGATEES OF JEFFREY JOHNSON, IF UNKNOWN ANY; AND NONRECORD OWNERS Defendants, CLAIMANTS; CH 29073 09 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 7, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 19, 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 : 20-14-314-042-0000. P.I.N. Commonly known as 907 EAST 62ND STREET, 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 0 9 1 4 7 9 3 . INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I434555 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE C O R P O R A T I O N RECEIVER FOR SHOREBANK; P l a i n t i f f , v s . CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2007 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 8002348660; LENNEL SIMMONS; EDWIN J. ERVIN; MOHAMMAD ABED DBA B & B GROCERY STORE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 32392 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 24, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 18, 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 mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 369-81 East 69th IN THE CIRCUIT COURT COOK Street/6902 South King Drive, OF Chicago, IL COUNTY, 6 0 6 3 7 ILLINOIS . COUNTY DEPARTMENT P.I.N. 20-22-319-025-0000. CHANCERY DIVISION The mortgaged real estate is a URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, commercial building.AS ASSIGNEE OF present,THE Sale terms: Bidders must at the FEDERAL INSURANCE time of sale, a DEPOSIT cashier's or certified check C 10% O R P successful O R A bid T amount. I O NThe for of the RECEIVER FOR SHOREBANK; balance of the successful bid shall be paid P 24 l hours, a i n t i f funds. f , The within by similar v . property wills NOT be open for inspection. CHICAGO TITLE TRUST For information call Ms.AND Kara Allen at COMPANY Plaintiff's Attorney,ASChuhakTRUSTEE & Tecson, UNDER AGREEMENT DATED P.C., 30 TRUST South Wacker Drive, Chicago, NOVEMBER 8, 2007 Illinois 60606. (312) 444-9300. AND KNOWN AS JUDICIAL TRUST NUMBER INTERCOUNTY SALES 8002348660; C O R P O R A T ILENNEL O N SIMMONS; ERVIN; Selling Officer,EDWIN (312) J.444-1122 MOHAMMAD ABED DBA I434543 B & B GROCERY STORE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 32392 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 24, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 18, 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 mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 369-81 East 69th Street/6902 South King Drive, Chicago, IL 6 0 6 3 7 . P.I.N. 20-22-319-025-0000. The mortgaged real estate is a commercial building. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Kara Allen at Plaintiff's Attorney, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C., 30 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 444-9300. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I434543
Saturday, May 26, 2012
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION 2010-3 SFR VENTURE, LLC P l a i n t i f f , v . MICHAEL GRANICZNY A/K/A MICHAEL I. GRANICZNY D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 039008 6943 S. WABASH AVENUE 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 March 13, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 15, 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 6943 S. WABASH AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-313-017. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. 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 14-11-35988. 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.: 14-11-35988 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case # 11 CH 039008 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. I434262
HOUSES FOR SALE F 1 1 0 7 0 3 3 8 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA P l a i n t i f f , v s . ONI MAPP; WASHINGTON PARK C O N D O M I N I U M ASSOCIATION; 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 28893 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on March 15, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 18, 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. 20-10-306-010-0000 (old); 20-10-306-013-0000 (old); 20-10-306-014-0000 (old); 20-10-306-015-0000 (old); 20-10-306-016-0000 (old); 20-10-306-069-1009 (new); 20-10-306-069-1021 (new). Commonly known as 5140 South King Drive, Unit 1D, Chicago IL 60637. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 983-0770. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale. F 1 1 0 7 0 3 3 8 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I434533
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FF5, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 6 - F F 5 P l a i n t i f f , v s . CAROLE D. JAKES; LASHAWN B. JAKES; BLACKSTONE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CAROLE D. JAKES, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LASHAWN B. JAKES, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 26146 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 19, 2011 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, June 18, 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. 20-14-417-023-0000. Commonly known as 1454 East 63rd Street, 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: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W11-1295. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I434531
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS COUNTY, CHANCERY DEPARTMENT DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE INC SOLUTIONS, P l a i n t i f f , . v LILLIAN SCRUGGS A/K/A LILLIAN MAE SCRUGGS, JOEL M. THOMAS A/K/A JOEL MAURICE THOMAS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOSEPH UNKNOWN ANY, IF THOMAS, NON-RECORD AND OWNERS BUTCHER, CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, GRACE ELIZABETH WRIGHT, JOSEPHINE ERVIN WILLIAM HAMILTON, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK KENDRICKS, MARGARET PALMER, COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY ERWIN CLIFFORD, CLEVELAND DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILLIAMS, CLARETTA JONES, RITA 2010-3 SFR VENTURE, LLC P l a i n t i f f , JOSEPH CULBREATH, RONTA v . THOMAS, JR. A/K/A JOE THOMAS, JR. MICHAEL GRANICZNY A/K/A MICHAEL D e f e n d a n t s I. GRANICZNY 19600 CH 11 D e f e n d a n t s 8115 SOUTH JUSTINE STREET 11 CH 039008 60620 IL CHICAGO, 6943 S. WABASH AVENUE CHICAGO, NOTICE IS OF SALE NOTICE coMMunity ownPUBLIC their control Blacks Must IL 60637 HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a in the above cause on March 23, 2012, an Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, in the above cause on March 13, 2012, an will at 10:30 AM on June 26, 2012, at the agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, The Judicial Sales Corporation, One will at 10:30 AM on June 15, 2012, at the South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor The Judicial Sales Corporation, One CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor auction to the highest bidder, as set forth CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public below, the following described real estate: auction to the highest bidder, as set forth Commonly known as 8115 SOUTH below, the following described real estate: JUSTINE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Commonly known as 6943 S. WABASH Property Index No. 20-32-117-005-0000. AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property The real estate is improved with a brown Index No. 20-22-313-017. The real estate brick bungalow 1 story single family home; is improved with a residence. Sale terms: no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the 25% down of the highest bid by certified highest bid by certified funds at the close funds at the close of the auction; The of the auction; The balance, including the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for
BUTCHER, CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, GRACE ELIZABETH WRIGHT, JOSEPHINE ERVIN WILLIAM HAMILTON, KENDRICKS, MARGARET PALMER, ERWIN CLIFFORD, CLEVELAND WILLIAMS, CLARETTA JONES, RITA JOSEPH CULBREATH, RONTA THOMAS, JR. A/K/A JOE THOMAS, JR. D e f e n d a n t s 19600 CH 11 8115 SOUTH JUSTINE STREET 60620 IL CHICAGO, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 23, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 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 8115 SOUTH JUSTINE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-117-005-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown brick bungalow 1 story single family home; 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/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the 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: 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 PA1029682. 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.: PA1029682 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 11 CH 19600 I433439 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 . DALLAS BELSER A/K/A DALLAS ANTWAN BELSER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., COURTYARD ON THE PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DALLAS BELSER, 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 10 CH 28783 5944 SOUTH KING DRIVE UNIT 2E 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 March 22, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 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 5944 SOUTH KING DRIVE UNIT 2E, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-305-035-1016. The real estate is improved with a 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/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 22, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 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 5944 SOUTH KING DRIVE UNIT 2E, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-305-035-1016. The real estate is improved with a 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/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. 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 PA1015068. 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.: PA1015068 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 28783 I432801 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY O N D I V I S I BANK USA, NATIONAL HSBC ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF NOMURA HOME EQUITY HOME LOAN, INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2, f P l a i n t i f . V HADDEN, ROBERT D e f e n d a n t 09 CH 23876 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 6937 SOUTH CALUMET AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-020457 (It is advised that interested parties consult their with own attorneys before bidding at mortgage sales.) foreclosure PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on March 22, 2012, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on June 25, 2012, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 6937 South Calumet Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Permanent Index No.: 20-22-319-016 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The judgment amount was $ 353,912.16. Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff. Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information. For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I428684
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Senator Collins joins Saint Sabina Women Ministries in “Pin-A-Sister-To-Save-Lives Campaign” By Chinta Strausberg Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-16th) joined Brenda Smith Janice Murdock (Saint Sabina Sisterhood) and Catherine Strong (Saint Sabina Health Ministry) during a “Pin-A-Sister-To-SaveLives” campaign on Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Saint Sabina Church, 1210 W. 78th Place, Chicago, IL. “In 2009, I went for a routine mammogram examination, and I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” said Smith. “Let this be a teachable moment…,” she said urging women to see their doctor on a regular basis. Senator Collins said 10,000 Illinois women were diagnosed with breast cancer last year and that the incidence of breast cancer are higher among African American women who are “four times more likely to die even though more white women are diagnosed with
this disease.” Collins then asked the congregation to pin a pink ribbon on the woman next to them.
“The pin is an important symbol for many women in our communities,” said Paulina Guzman, Manager, Faith and Community
Programs, Access Community Health Network (ACCESS). She said pinning the pink ribbon on a friend or relative means they are
bonded with women in a just cause and a close relationship where they will make a promise to help each other remain healthy. The pinning ceremony is the centerpiece of the Pin-A-Sister™/Examinate Comadre™ Pro gram, a faith-based, breast cancer awareness campaign to educate and promote vigilance about breast health among African-American and Hispanic women.
SENATOR JACQUELINE Y. COLLINS (D-16th) speaks at the “Pin-A-Sister-To-Save-Lives” campaign held Sunday, May 13, at Saint Sabina Church. She is joined by Brenda Smith (left), Janice Murdoch and Catherine Strong.
The campaign was launched by ACCESS, one of the nation’s largest networks of federally qualified health centers, operating more than 40 community health centers located in medically underserved neighborhoods throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Early detection saves lives.
Growing Community Service On Saturday, May 12, The University of Chicago Medicine celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its Annual Day of Service and Reflection by busing 217 faculty, staff and students from the medical center to 21 sites around the south side. They served as close as the Ronald McDonald House on 55th Street, less than a block away from the assembly point, and as far south as 123rd Street. Volunteers touched nine south side communities. "It takes strong resolve to leave a cozy bed on a rainy morning and keep a commitment to volunteer," says Susan
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO employees clearing away winter debris at Eden Garden Center, a little known gem on 44th and Stewart in Fuller Park. Peters, manager with the Office of Community Affairs. "When we looked out through our rain pummeled registration tent and saw our staff and their families pouring across 55th Street I knew it was going to be a successful day. People who don't mind getting wet are also people who don't mind getting their hands dirty!" This was a group worthy of all the celebratory plans made to mark the 10th anniversary. A proclamation from Mayor Rahm Emanuel proclaimed May 12, 2012 as The Annual Day of Service and Reflection Day in the City of Chicago. In addition, First Lady Michelle Obama, originator of the annual service day while Vice President of the medical center's Office of Community Affairs, sent a warm video message. The video was played for the volunteers as they prepared to board buses for community garHELPING SENIORS BEAUTIFY their surroundings at the dens, indoor painting and cleaning and organizing projects. A specialty Senior Village in South Chicago benefits the community.
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of The Urban Health Initiative is creating community connections and this year another special connection was forged when Erica Allen, served at The South Chicago Neighborhood House, a community center for youth and adults. Erica was so moved by the experience as her team of volunteers constructed shelving, catalogued and organized books for the library that she wanted to do more. After completing her service, she arranged to purchase carpeting for the center to upgrade the space for neighborhood residents. “This was my first time participat-
ing in Day of Service, and the passion Rich Melendrez, the center’s coordinator shared was infectious. He inspired me to want to help him fulfill his dream, said a humble Erica.” Upon their return, volunteers enjoyed a well-deserved celebratory luncheon, a video montage of prior service years and festive 'Day of Service' red velvet cupcakes! Throughout the year, the medical center pursues opportunities to partner with the community through the Urban Health Initiative. For more information on the Urban Health Initiative, visit uhi.uchospitals.edu.
VOLUNTEERS GETTING THE Gary Comer Youth Center’s Roof top garden ready for an anticipated visit from the First Lady during the NATO conference. Saturday, May 26, 2012
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