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Carrying marijuana not a big deal

By Wendell Hutson Last week Mayor Rahm Emanuel made it clear that he wants Chicago police to focus more on preventing violent crimes and less on arresting people carrying marijuana.

So the mayor, along with Alderman Danny Solis (25th Ward), recently introduced an amended ordinance that would allow police to simply issue a ticket for possession of marijuana 15 grams or less. The ordinance is a modified version of the original ordinance introduced by Ald. Solis in 2011.

For some, who smoke marijuana, the amended ordinance is welcoming news.

“I never understood why marijuana is illegal anyway. It’s not like crack or cocaine.

It can barely get you ‘high,’ but the police go through all this stuff and haul you down to jail over a little ‘weed’ and that’s ridiculous,” said Benjamin Hampton, 39. “I have smoked ‘weed’ since high school and I see everybody doing it from teenagers to older folks. Hell, ‘weed’ is relaxing.”

And Cassandra White, 25, said she was arrested once for possession only to have the charge thrown out in court.

“It was a big waste of time. I spent eight hours at the police station before I received an I-bond and was sent home,” she recalled. “When I went to court the judge ended up dismissing the case because the ‘pot’ was not found on me but under my car and who’s to say it was mine. A total

MARIJUANA POSSESSION COULD soon be nothing more than an item that will net a user a ticket. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed doing away with arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Currently, police arrest violators, but judges usually toss the cases.

waste of time.”

And too often poor and minority individuals and families are affected the most by these arrests, said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.

“Every day, resources are diverted on arrests for low-level marijuana possession, crowding our jails and disproportionately affecting poor and minority families,” said Preckwinkle. “(And) it’s pretty well known within the criminal justice system that the judges will dismiss those charges [involving] very modest amounts of illicit drugs.

(Besides) the cost is too great to continue fighting this war on drugs with so little success.”

The mayor said by issuing tickets instead of taking police officers off the street, when routinely they must transport the offender to jail and fill out paperwork, the process would save taxpayers money and allow officers to remain on the street fighting violent crimes.

“When the ordinance was first introduced, I asked the Chicago Police Department to do a thorough analysis to determine if this reform balanced public safety and common-sense rules that save taxpayer dollars to reinvest in putting more officers on the street,” Emanuel said. “The result is an ordinance that allows us to observe the law, while reducing the processing time for minor possession of marijuana – ultimately freeing up police officers for the (Continued on page 3)

President Obama launches fatherhood initiative

By J. Coyden Palmer The Father’s Day weekend in Chicago has come and gone with a new plan put in place to get more responsible dads in American families. President Barack Obama’s Father and Mentoring Initiative began on June 16th at barbershops across the city.

The pilot outreach initiative is designed to disseminate information about responsible

fatherhood and parenting to men in the community. Barbershops were chosen because they are a place where men congregate and talk about a variety of social and family issues.

Kenneth Braswell, director of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said the key to success for the new initiative is engaging men

in places where they meet. He said barbershops are the perfect setting because of their relaxed atmosphere and it is a place where every person’s opinion counts.

“We’re responding to the fact that most dads want to be involved in the lives of their children even if they are not together with the child’s mother anymore,” Braswell said. “I think many men struggle with how to navigate being a father in split rela-

tionships and true to our nature we’re usually the last to ask for help with something that we’re going through. That’s why we’re bringing the information to them.”

Nearly a third of American households do not have the biological father there when the child wakes up in the morning Braswell said. For African Americans, the number is even higher at 72 percent, ac(Continued on page 2)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Chicago woman cured of Sickle Cell Disease (See page 2)

CTU President calls for investigation of CPS grant (See story on page 3)

NEWS

Chicago woman cured of Sickle Cell Disease Chicagoan Ieshea Thomas is the first Midwest patient to receive a successful stem cell transplant to cure her sickle cell disease without chemotherapy in preparation for the transplant.

University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System physicians performed the procedure using medication to suppress her immune system and one small dose of total body radiation right before the transplant.

The transplant technique is relatively uncommon and is a much more tolerable treatment for patients with aggressive sickle cell disease who often have underlying organ disease and other complications, said Dr. Damiano Rondelli, professor of medicine at UIC, performed

Thomas’ transplant.

The procedure initially allows a patient’s own bone marrow to coexist with that of the donor. Since the patient’s bone marrow is not completely destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation prior to transplant, part of the immune defense survives, lessening the risk of infection.

The goal is for the transplanted stem cells to gradually take over the bone marrow’s role to produce red blood cells — normal, healthy ones.

Thomas, 33, had her first sickle cell crisis when she was just 8 months old. Her disease became progressively worse as an adult, particularly after the birth of her daughter. She has spent most of her adult life in and out of hospitals with severe pain and has relied on repeated

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT patient Ieshea Thomas talks with her doctor, Damiano Rondelli, six months after her transplant at the University of Chicago Hospital. red blood cell transfusions. Her sick- blood was then processed through a rector of the blood and marrow le cell disease also caused bone dam- machine that collects white cells, in- transplant program at UI Hospital. age requiring two hip replacements. cluding stem cells. The stem cells Thomas continues to take medica“I just want to be at home with my were frozen until the transplant. tion to prevent rejection of the Last Nov. 23, four bags of frozen donor stem cells. daughter every day and every night,”said Thomas, who depends stem cells were delivered to the hosAbout 25 adults have received a on family to help care for her daugh- pital’s blood and marrow transplant similar chemotherapy-free stem cell ter during her frequent hospitaliza- unit. One by one, the bags were transplant for sickle cell disease in rethawed and hung on an IV pole for cent years at the National Institutes tions.

This type of stem cell transplant is infusion into Thomas. The proce- of Health in Bethesda, Md. Approxonly possible for patients who have a dure took approximately one hour. imately 85 percent have been cured. healthy sibling who is a compatible Her 13-year-old daughter, Miay“Sickle cell disease is devastating atha, was at her bedside. donor.

— both emotionally and physicalSix months after the transplant, ly,” said Dr. Dennis Levinson, a priThomas’ sister was a match and Thomas is cured of sickle cell disease vate rheumatologist in Chicago and agreed to donate blood stem cells and no longer requires blood trans- clinical associate professor of medithrough a process called leukapherefusions. sis. Several days prior to leukapherecine at UIC, who has taken care of BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT patient, Ieshea Thomas, sis, Thomas’ sister was given drugs “The donor cells have taken over Thomas for the past 16 years. “I’ve gets a kiss from her daughter Miayatha Thomas before trans- to increase the number of stem cells completely, and blood tests show no been terribly frustrated with Ieshea’s plant surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital. released into the bloodstream. Her sickle cell disease,” said Rondelli, di- disease over the years, and I’ve cared for many other sickle cell patients who have died.”

Levinson said the stem cell transplant provides new hope for patients (Continued from page 1) who often live day-to-day on cording to the Department of painkillers and who are often misunHealth and Human Services. Acderstood by clinicians. As the former cording to research from the orgachief of medicine at the now closed nization Children-ourinvestment.

Michael Reese Hospital, he said he org, the effect of homes without has cared for many patients with fathers can be devastating: sickle cell anemia and was deter• 63% of youth suicides are from mined to seek out the best treatment fatherless homes option for Thomas.

• 90% of all homeless and runSickle cell disease primarily affects away children are from fatherless people of African descent. It is an inhomes herited defect of the red blood cells • 85% of all children who show that causes them to be shaped like a behavior disorders come from facrescent, or sickle. These abnormal therless homes cells deliver less oxygen to the body’s • 80% of rapists with anger tissues and can result in severe pain, problems come from fatherless stroke and organ damage. homes Approximately one in every 500 • 71% of all high school BARBERSHOPS ARE THE target of the latest campaign to promote fatherhood and mitigate African Americans born in the U.S. dropouts come from fatherless some of the negatives associated with fathers being absent in their children’s lives. has sickle cell disease. The disease afhomes their absence on their own family children,” he said. to Chicago from Mississippi and fects 80,000 Americans of different • 75% of all adolescent patients and society as a whole. While the ethnic backgrounds. he said the problem is systemic. in chemical abuse centers come courts can enforce men to pay In Chicago, several fathers the from fatherless homes The University of Illinois Hospital child support, Braswell said mon- Crusader spoke with said they “The problem in Chicago is no • 85% of all youths in prison ey is a small part of the equation think the program is a good start, different than back in my home- & Health Sciences System provides come from fatherless homes. when you look at the big picture. but that getting men to handle town. We have made it too easy comprehensive, life-long care for peBraswell called those statistics “Spend more time with your their responsibilities is a hard task. as a community and as a society diatric and adult sickle cell patients. “unacceptable” and said men must children. More time equals quali- Adrian Johnson has a son and a for men to skip their fatherhood For more information, visit http://understand the consequences of ty. It equals confidence for our daughter. He and his wife moved responsibilities,” Johnson said. www.hospital.uillinois.edu.

President Obama launches fatherhood initiative

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NEWS

CTU President calls for investigation of CPS grant Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Karen GJ Lewis, NBCT, recently asked the inspector general of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to investigate why district officials accepted a $35 million grant two years ago requiring Union collaboration it did not receive. CTU objected to the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) proposal because its members are opposed to merit pay schemes that would link their salaries to standardized test scores and other value-added experiments.

The controversial grant proposal was submitted during the leadership transition shortly after Lewis and others were elected to office in June 2010. Upon review of the proposal, CTU decided it was not interested in the pilot project because it was deemed a merit pay study and several merit pay studies have already concluded that merit pay does not work. In early March of this year, Lewis received a phone call from U.S. Department of Education (DOE) official Jo Anderson inquiring about the TIF grant. He (Anderson) was surprised to learn CPS and CTU had never agreed upon collaboration.

CTU officials said that the union repeatedly requested on March 9, 19 and 20 copies of all docu-

ments and correspondence given to the DOE regarding the TIF grant.

It received none. On May 30, Lewis learned from CPS officials that the district had been asked to return the federal dollars it had received.

In an email earlier this month to CPS Chief Talent Officer Alicia Winckler, who oversaw the project, Lewis once again reiterated her objections to the TIF proposal upon learning CPS was aggressively pitching local reporters a misleading story suggesting she had somehow “caused the district to ‘lose millions of dollars.’”: “Today I received several phone calls from reporters alleging that CPS is pitching a story about my involvement with the TIF grant,” Lewis wrote. “I am disheartened that CPS chose to go public with this matter, but since you have decided to be extremely disingenuous let us recap the entirety of this issue. This letter does not reflect the depth and breadth of our conversations. You knew when you submitted this grant in 2010, the newlyelected leadership of CTU was philosophically opposed to merit pay, performance pay or whatever euphem- ism currently in use.

“You knew when you accepted the first federal dollar that your actions were in violation of the terms

of the grant, which was supposed to include Union “buy-in.” You asked for a last-minute discussion about the grant, yet you refused to provide the Union with your correspondence with the DOE since 2010. In essence, this entire discussion, prompted by a deadline, has been dealt with like so many other initiatives in your department throw something together, slapdash and hope no one notices that it is a train wreck. We are serious about planning, while you want us to sign off on a plan that is not reflective of the written grant because you spent money to which you were not entitled. This letter is a bold attempt to shift responsibility

from you to us. That is unacceptable,” she concluded.

Later, Lewis contacted Inspector General James M. Sullivan, and called for a formal investigation into Winckler’s actions. She wrote: “CPS Chief Talent Officer Alicia Winckler accepted a $35 million dollar Teacher Incentive Fund grant from the US Department of Education in 2010. The terms of the grant included Union agreement and participation in a merit pay, differentiated pay, and performance pay scheme. Ms. Winckler accepted federal funds knowing she was in violation of the terms of the grant as the Union did not agree to participate.

On May 30, 2012 I was notified

by Ms. Winckler that CPS was forced to return the remaining $34 million. These monies should have never been accepted in the first place, given CPS had prior knowledge that the Chicago Teachers Union would not be party to a divisive pilot program that has been shown to be unsuccessful for over 100 years of previous research. This misuse of taxpayer funds is extremely regrettable in light of the fiscal neglect of our schools. I respectfully ask you to launch a full investigation into the fraudulent actions by CPS immediately. I will also request the US DOE to look into this matter, Lewis added.

FR. MICHEAL PFLEGER, pastor of St. Sabina is joined by Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder and CEO of Operation Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and community supporters to protest the rash of shootings and other violence in Chicago. Pfleger and Jackson said violence can be reduced by stopping the flow of guns into the city.

Pregnant woman Tasered by cops files federal lawsuit

By J. Coyden Palmer Speaking from the downtown office of her attorneys on June 14, Tiffany Rent, who was Tasered and arrested last week by Chicago Police, announced she is suing the city and three officers involved in her arrest. Rent, who is eight months pregnant, was arrested along with her boy- friend Joseph Hobbs outside a South Side Walgreens after a dispute with police over Rent’s vehicle being in a disabled only parking spot. Police say Rent was Tasered after she ignored the officer’s orders and got in her vehicle and was attempting to flee by putting the car in gear.

Rent gave a different version of the events that day and said she had no intention to harm the officers. She admits to cursing the officer and tearing up the citation and throwing it to the ground. With her nine and three-year old children sitting in the back of her vehicle, Rent described what happened next.

“I got scared, and closed the door. I didn’t hit him. I didn’t mean to harm him, or anything. He Tasered me through the window,” she said.

Rent, Hobbs and their two children along with the unborn child are all listed as plaintiffs in the case.

Rent said the ordeal has made her afraid of police and traumatized her children.

Her attorney, Keenan Saulter, said

his client was not trying to flee cops when she got into her vehicle.

Saulter said Rent was trapped after the police cruiser was parked behind his client’s vehicle.

“There was no way she could escape because she had a brick wall in front of her and a police car behind her. So in what way could she have possibly been a threat to anyone?

Besides that, it’s obvious she’s pregnant, so why would you deploy a weapon that could be deadly to an unborn child in this instance?”

Saulter asked.

Saulter added that at this point Rent’s pregnancy is “stable” but he said should there be any complications during the birthing process or any time there after, the suit could be amended. Saulter would also like to see changes in police policy on when they can deploy a Taser.

“Taser use is serious as we have seen in other cases around the country,” Saulter said. “It should not be used willy-nilly. We have to be able to ask police officers to use discretion and especially when dealing with a pregnant woman.”

Rent said she remembers a tense pain all over her body as she then doubled over and fell to the ground shaking. She said when her boyfriend tried to come to her aid, the officers attacked him. He was treated for a dislocated elbow and arrested with Rent. They are both charged with simple assault and re-

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sisting arrest.

Wearing a tie-dyed colored dress, Rent broke down in tears at points during the news conference Thursday. She said in addition to the pain and concern for her baby, she is also embarrassed to have her family in the national news spotlight and the

subject of so much talk on social media sites. She said she is hurt by some of the comments people have made about the incident. When reporters began to ask more poignant questions about Rent and her boyfriend’s actions during the incident and their thoughts on public

opinion with many people saying they were just as liable for what happened as police, her attorney came to her defense.

“Regardless of what people say or think, this incident shouldn’t have ended in volts of electricity coursing through her body,” Saulter said.

Carrying marijuana not a big deal (Continued from page 1) street.”

Solis said he agrees.

“I am pleased that Mayor Emanuel has taken this step to address this important issue. One of the most significant results of this ordinance is that it will allow our police officers to spend more time out policing our neighborhoods and less time processing minor offenses and filling out paperwork.

Passing this ordinance will be a major victory in promoting safe neighborhoods and reducing crime,” Solis added.

In 2011, there were 18,298 arrests for possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis, according to Chicago police data. And each case involved approximately four officers – two arresting and two transporting officers – and places an additional burden on the Cook County court and jail system.

According to Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, thousands of police officers each

year are stuck filling out paperwork on cases that eventually get tossed out in court.

“These arrests tied up more than 45,000 police hours,” McCarthy said. “The new ordinance nearly cuts that time in half, which equals an approximate $1 million in savings, while freeing up cops to address more serious crime.”

Last year Preckwinkle met with McCarthy to discuss the possibility of police backing off so many arrests for possession of marijuana but no action was taken until now.

“A year ago I called for the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana, and Cook County passed an ordinance to further this effort in areas patrolled by the Saturday, June 23, 2012

Sheriff ’s Police. But in order to make a real difference, decriminalization needs to extend into the city, as well as the county,” explained Preckwinkle. “I suggested to [McCarthy] that although the law is pretty clear that such possession is a violation of the law, that since the judges routinely and almost universally dismiss such low-level drug charges that the police might stop arresting people for this since it clogs up our jail and these cases will be dismissed out anyway.”

In Illinois, Normal, Champaign and Evanston have adopted similar marijuana policies. And numerous states have also reduced the penalty for possession of limited amounts of marijuana. They include Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oregon. The ordinance is a modified version of the original ordinance introduced by Alderman Solis in 2011.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL CAN WE ALL GET ALONG? Every once in a while a seemingly normal and unassuming individual is thrust into a situation that helps change the course of history. Usually, this person did not expect the course of events that results in his or her name gaining household recognition. Rodney King was such a man of destiny.

Recently King, 47, was found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Rialto, CA. At press time, an investigation is ongoing as to the cause of his drowning. Adding intrigue to the mix is the allegation by some of his friends that the story given by his fiancée, Cynthia Kelley, has changed from telling to telling, causing a suspicion that something is rotten in Denmark, as the saying goes.

She said King had been drinking and smoking marijuana before his death.

Rodney King came to prominence in a literally most painful manner. He was apprehended by Los Angeles policemen on March 3, 1991 for speeding, and was subsequently beaten beyond recognition by the LAPD. What was different in this case is that the beating was caught on camera by a bystander, George Holliday, and the images, distributed by KTLA television, became a media sensation and outraged American citizens from coast to coast. The policemen involved received basically slaps on the wrist, which fueled one of the worst riots in American history.

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, sparked by the acquittal of officers in the case, lasted for six days. Thousands of people rioted resulting in 53 deaths, 2,382 injuries, and nearly $1 billion in financial losses. Probably, because of the riots and unrest caused by what was seen as a flagrant breech of King’s civil rights by the police and the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the United States federal government, through the United States District Court for the Central District of California, stepped in and held a federal trial for civil rights violations, ending with two of the police officers who took part in the incident being found guilty and subsequently sent to prison, and with the other two police officers acquitted.

This case highlighted the issue of police brutality and the disproportionate impact that it has in the African American community.

It is no secret that Rodney King led a somewhat troubled life. He had been previously incarcerated for robbery, and had battles with alcohol and substance abuse. He also had other run-ins with the law, allegedly connected with this abuse, and eventually appeared in Sober House, a reality show spin-off of Celebrity Rehab, in order to help him defeat his demons. Even though this is the case, King’s life was not on trial; the behavior of the law toward him on that fateful night was the issue. He was ultimately awarded $3.8 million in damages as a result of his lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles.

Recently, according to some observers, King appeared upbeat about his life, and did not regret the circumstances that thrust him into the spotlight, because it had the positive impact of helping to bring to light one of America’s most serious challenges; the relationship with minorities and the issue of police brutality. And even though King was savagely beaten and obviously mistreated, he, ironically, during a 1992 press conference to try to help quell the violence in the LA riots, became known for a phrase that has become an important part of the American lexicon: “Can we all get along?” If the recent Trayvon Martin case is a gauge, the answer is “Not yet.” However, The Crusader hopes that King’s wish becomes a reality someday. R.I.P. Rodney King.

Anyone who has been in Chicago for more than two days is probably aware we have a tremendous problem with gun violence. In fact, calling it a tremendous problem is probably an understatement.

How we as a community are addressing the violence is as perplexing as the shootings themselves. The south and west sides have an abundance of people with great ideas and tremendous problem-solving capabilities. But it seems people like that are forever being pushed to the back because preachers need to and want to be in front of the issue. And they jump in front with nothing more than yet another prayer vigil and a march. Granted there is nothing wrong with praying but it needs to be accompanied by some informed actions and strategies. That has been lacking at every turn.

There was a time when we needed the clergy to lead the Black community because in those days the preacher man, if nothing else had a semblance of an education and could read – something most of the congregants couldn’t do. Today, that is not the case. Our community has men and women who have attained a variety of experiences

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Is it honest concern or simply grandstanding?

Dear Editor:

and degrees.

The preachers give the impression they care about stopping the violence. But why can’t they give that impression without calling a news conference? What makes these people believe their educations prepared them to lead against an unprecedented plague in our community? Can any of them say with honesty and conviction they have prevented two or three shootings or killings? I seriously doubt it.

No one knows exactly when this violence problem is going to get solved, but it is clear that we do need the preachers to drop their individual agendas and coalesce, then we need the non-clergy working on the violence problem to join the preachers. When we have the concern, talent and resources moving in the same direction we have a chance of settling the problem permanently. Right now all of the marches and grandstanding is equal to whistling into the wind.

We can do better.

ed overwhelmingly to authorize its leadership to call a strike. It was easy for them to vote that way because 1) they knew a strike was not imminent 2) city hall was/is willing to deal even more 3) and all negotiations involve some give and take.

The 90 percent vote was the teachers’ part of this cat-andmouse game and right now they look like the cat. But the teachers know that if they walk, they will (Continued on page 14)

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Identifying the Real Enemy

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist My advocacy days in Indiana were on a roll. Things that Kay and I were learning seasoned us for issues that lie before the Black business community today. One important point was identifying just who allowed the corruption and/or discrimination and designing a plan to address them “point blank.”

We busted Huber, Hunt and Nichols for fronting on the construction of the massive new State Office Building. The State Office Building Commission, who was actually in on the deception, banned them from state projects for 5 years. That was not a satisfactory punishment in our eyes and we sought justice in other ways.

The company was about to receive a contract from the city of St. Louis for a new hockey arena. Our contacts in Missouri approached the Mayor of St. Louis and he cancelled the contract. We had authorities of McCormick Place project in Chicago bring them onto the “carpet” and issued a severe warning to them to not play any games. The word was going nationally and the management of HH&N knew they had to make peace.

Harry C. Alford They appealed to State Representative Bill Crawford, a strong ally of our local chamber. He held a reception at the Skyline Club with Mr. Hunt, the CEO of the company, and about 50 Black contractors from Indianapolis. Eventually, general contractor Jimmy Beard went to the microphone and asked the crowd of local Black contractors, “How many of you have ever worked a contract or subcontract for Huber, Hunt and Nichols?”

Not one hand went up and the silence was deafening. Mr. Hunt was

indeed embarrassed in front of State Representative Crawford who represented the Legislative Black Caucus at this historic event.

Shortly after that event, management of HH&N asked for a meeting. In that meeting they showed me the work they were doing in Cleveland and Atlanta. The projects both had Black project managers and the diversity – use of Black contractors – was very impressive. I asked, “Why don’t you do that here in your hometown?”

They responded that Mayor Michael White of Cleveland demanded it and so did Mayor Maynard Jackson of Atlanta. If you want Indiana to change, go change the attitude or position of the Governor’s office. It became clear to me at that point. These construction companies were following the desires of their clients. Changes would have to come from the Governor’s Office – there was the real enemy? HH&N sent a membership check to our chamber a few days after that meeting and we mutually decided to change our relationship.

I organized a group of minority contractors, the United Contractors Association of Indiana, Inc. and had them file a discrimination

lawsuit against Governor Evan Bayh. In the suit we entered all the documentation of fronting, straight up discriminatory practices in the construction sector that was perpetrated by state agencies under the Governor’s management. The lawsuit was eventually dropped but the message was clear, “Black contractors aren’t going to take it anymore”.

At the same time, the city of Indianapolis elected a new mayor, Stephen Goldsmith. Mayor Goldsmith called a meeting with me and chamber members. He stated that his office would be an ally of our chamber. All city agencies and the Indianapolis Airport Authority would be as diverse as possible. To prove his sincerity he gave the chamber a contract to audit minority participation at all procurement offices including the airport. We just had a serious war with that airport but his administration was in charge now and that made a great difference. Mayor Goldsmith was a great leader and helped diversify Indianapolis in ways people could not imagine.

Soon, a new basketball arena was to be built. Funding for it was a mixture of both the city and the state legislature. Representative

Crawford was Chair of the Budget Committee. He and the mayor got together and decided to give me, now the National Black Chamber of Commerce, a $100,000 contract to monitor and ensure that the project meets its diversity goals. I would actually be working with Huber, Hunt and Nichols! All goals were exceeded and all Black contractors were paid in full and on time. That was my last direct project in Indianapolis. Kay and I left with a smile as we knew our work and struggles had made a positive difference.

Please remember if you have complaints about a state funded contract, the buck stops at the Governor’s office. If it is the city, go after the mayor. Federal funded projects that have a problem are the fault of your congressional offices and the President of the United States. If it is in the private sector, the blame goes to the Chief Executive Officer, CEO. These should be the change agents and hold them accountable.

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

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Rodney King Symbolized Police Brutality

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Rodney King would be the first to tell you that he was no Martin Luther King, Jr. or Malcolm X. His lifelong bout with alcohol and drugs – battles that he always seemed to lose – and frequent run-ins with police did not qualify him for icon status. Yet, that’s what he achieved in 1991 at the age of 27 because of one video clip. It was graphic footage filmed by a bystander showing at least four Los Angeles policemen savagely kicking and beating King with police batons, landing at least 50 blows as the unarmed King was sprawled on the ground or struggling to stand up.

In the video, the officers were seen teeing off on King as though they were holding baseball bats or golf clubs. Several other officers stood around, doing nothing to halt the repeated assault on the helpless King.

More than any other event, the brutal beating of Rodney King, an unemployed construction worker, forced America to see what many did not want to believe existed – police officers, hiding behind a badge and a gun, brutalizing citizens who pose no immediate threat to them or the public.

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George E. Curry King was found dead early Sunday morning at the bottom of his swimming pool at his home in Rialto, Calif. No foul play was suspected.

His entry into the national spotlight has its roots in an incident that took place in 1989. King robbed a grocery store in Monterey Park, Calif. He took $200 and was sentenced to two years in prison. On the night of March 2, 1991, following hours of drinking with friends, King was spotted speeding in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. When cops tried to pull him over, he tried to elude them by driving even faster, up to 100 miles per hour, fearing that he would go back to jail for violating his parole.

After a high-speed chase joined by other officers, King was cornered

and ordered out of his vehicle. The two passengers accompanying him, Bryant Allen and Freddie Helms, immediately complied with the order to exit the car and lie face down on the ground. King delayed his exit and when he emerged, he acted strangely, waving at police helicopters that had been part of the chase and giggling uncontrollably.

Sgt. Stacey Koon, the supervising officer, fired a Taser into King’s back, causing him to drop to his knees. Officer Laurence Powell hit King in the head, knocking him to the ground, and continued striking King. Other officers moved in as well, pummeling King with their night sticks. After being struck 56 times and kicked a half-dozen times, King was handcuffed and dragged to the side of the road on his stomach to await the arrival of an ambulance. King later reported that he had suffered 11 skull fractures, permanent brain damage, kidney damage and broken bones and teeth.

Four of the officers – Koon, Powell, Timothy Wind and Theodore Briseno – were charged with excessive use of force. The trial was switched from Los Angeles to Simi Valley, a largely white community in Ventura County. On April 29, 1992, a jury that contained no African Americans acquitted three of the officers and was unable to

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reach a verdict on a fourth.

Los Angeles exploded upon hearing the verdict. At the end of six days of unrest, there were 53 deaths, 2,383 injuries and property damage was nearly $1 billion.

In an effort to end the violence, Rodney King appeared in public to utter his now famous, “Can we all get along?”

After the Los Angeles prosecutor failed to win a conviction against the four officers, the federal government obtained indictments charging the officers with violating the civil rights of King. Koon and Stacey were found guilty and sentenced to 32 months in prison; Wind and Briseno were acquitted. The city of Los Angeles settled a civil suit brought by Rodney King for $3.8 million.

Later, it became clear that the Rodney King beating was not an aberration.

• Feb. 4, 1999 – Amadou Diallo was killed by New York City police officers who claimed they thought he was reaching for a gun. Four officers were indicted for second-degree murder, but were acquitted.

• Sept. 2, 2005 – Following Hurricane Katrina, Henry Glover was shot to death while near a strip mall shopping for baby clothing. Two cops were sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for shooting Glover, tossing his body into a car Saturday, June 23, 2012

and setting it on fire.

• Nov. 26, 2006 –Three unarmed Black men, including Sean Bell, were shot a total of 50 times

by New York police officers. Bell, who had been celebrating at his bachelor’s party, died in a hail of bullets. Three officers charged with manslaughter were acquitted.

• Jan. 1, 2009 – Oscar Grant was shot in the back by Officer Johannes Mehserle while on the ground at a train station in Oakland, Calif. The officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, but served only 11 months in prison.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of cases similar to the ones above. Thanks to Rodney King, the public is not as quick to believe police officers who abuse their power and violate public trust.

George E. Curry, former editorin-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach.

Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com.

You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

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COMMENTARY

Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

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

Dr. Conrad Worrill Once again, I am sharing my annual graduation speech in hopes that it will help African people in America understand the real meaning of these rites of passage for thousands of our young people who will be participating in commencement exercises affirming their graduation from elementary, middle school, high school, and college in the next few weeks.

Your life has just begun today brothers and sisters. This is probably one of the most important days in your life as you make this transition, this rite of passage in moving toward another stage in your development as young Africans in America.

I’d like to congratulate your teachers, parents, guardians, and extended family members who are with you today and who have supported you in reaching this critical stage of your life at this critical hour in history.

I want to have a brief but serious talk with you today brothers and sisters. It has been predicted that within the 21st century, if current trends continue, 70% of African men in America between the ages of 16 and 28 will be either in jail or addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. Increasingly, this same trend is occurring with African females in America. One of the purposes of our educational pursuits is to turn this devastating trend around.

What does all this mean today as you graduate from this educational institution that professes to be dedicated to the academic and cultural development of young people like you? As young Black people, or Africans in America, about to enter a new stage in life, let me define what being Black and African really means.

First, it is color -- your African ancestry.

Second, it is culture: practicing a

lifestyle that recognizes the importance of our African and African in American heritage and traditions. I am speaking of an African culture that is geared to the values that will facilitate the present and future development of our people.

Third, it is consciousness. We should always be conscious of our strength, beauty, and potential as African people. In this connection, we should always interpret all situations from the standpoint of the greatest good for the greatest number of Africans in the world. This is called the African principle.

Fourth and finally, Black or being African means commitment. It means a willingness to work tirelessly in the interests of African people and all oppressed humanity.

So it is today that I am challenging you to continue on the path of becoming independent African people who are not dependent on others outside of our communities for the things we can do for ourselves.

I am challenging you as you make this rite of passage to prepare yourselves to become committed to the struggle for the just and common cause for the liberation and redemption of African people worldwide.

This dedication to the common cause goes beyond the resources of one generation. It means we must always learn from previous generations. We must always learn from the wisdom of our ancestors using

this knowledge as a way of seeking and struggling for a better way of life for African people based on goals and objectives in our own best interests.

In other words, we must stop killing each other over bruised egos, over material items and drugs that other people manufacture and bring into our communities. We must stop the killing!

We must seek to prepare the generations to come to develop the skills and resources for making our ultimate freedom and liberation a reality. As Malcolm X always said, “education is the passport to freedom.”

As the late, renowned, African in American educator, psychologist, and historian Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III writes in SBA: The Reawakening of the African Mind, “We Africans … have not viewed our problems holistically. After years of living under conditions of extreme oppression, we have settled for limited definitions of our problem.”

Dr. Hilliard explains; “A classic example may be taken from the period of the Civil Rights Movement.

The evil and gross injustice of slavery and segregation violated the civil rights of African people and had to be addressed. However, the necessary task of fighting for civil rights was insufficient to allow for the healing of a people. Our healing requires a greater conceptual frame than that provided by civil rights.”

Dr. Hilliard continues with this insight: “First we must see ourselves as an African people, or we will be unable to develop this critical frame. Second, we must understand not only the role that white supremacy has played in our subjugation, but also the role that we ourselves have played by not practicing self determination in our struggle to counter the MAAFA (this is a KiSwahili term that means disaster or as Marimba Ani has conceptualized it to mean the African holocaust of Eurasian enslavement / colonialism).”

Remember parents, teachers, and students as our esteemed ancestor Dr. John Henrik Clarke repeatedly warned, “Powerful people never teach powerless people how to take power from them. Education is one of the most sensitive arenas in the life of a people. Its role is to be honest and true and to tell people where they have been and what they are.”

Most importantly, Dr. Clarke points out that the role of education and history is to “tell a people where they still must go.

This is a great day for you who have made this step in your rite of passage and transition. We congratulate you in the name of all of our ancestors and send you forward to the next stage of your development in the cycle of life.

A Luta Continua the struggle continues and we will conquer without a doubt. Hotep (peace)!

WILL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DISAPPEAR

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist The most conservative Supreme Court in the past four decades is poised to overturn the already limited affirmative action provisions in the latter part of this year (after October 1) unless good sense visits one or two of them and they vote in favor of student body diversity instead of against.

Since Bush-appointed justices John Robert and Samuel Alito have joined the court as Chief Justice and Associate Justice, respectively, the court has voiced hostility to government uses of race.

The case, Fisher v. University of Texas, was brought by one Abigail Noel Fisher, a white woman student who did not qualify for the Texas Top Ten Percent plan, which automatically admits the top ten percent of every high school class in Texas to the Uni6

versity of Texas. Despite this, Ms. Fisher contends that she was denied Fourteenth Amendment protection and was discriminated against because of her race. Her reasoning – though more than

With two reversals, one would have thought that the lawyers at Wiley Rein would have given up.

But with a conservative, race-hostile Supreme Court, these folks were able to convince the court to review this case. Understand that this isn’t a case the Supremes had to take. They could have taken a pass and decided to let the lower courts speak. One must think that there is an agenda to dismantle affirmative action, because the court chooses its cases. In any case, this matter may be decided anytime after October 1, and affirmative action in college admission may be outlawed at all public universities.

While many organizations, on both sides of the table, have filed amicus briefs, I am concerned that the Fisher case is generating much less publicity than either the University of Michigan cases or, the thirty-five year old Bakke case. One might argue that things

eighty percent of UT students are admitted under the Top Ten Percent Plan, others are admitted

based on talent, leadership qualities and family circumstances as well as race. This seems to meet the Grutter v. Bollinger standard that race may be one, but not the only, factor in determining college admissions. However, Abigail Fisher is one of a long line of relatively mediocre white students who might or might not have been admitted to UT, regardless of race. The student, who seems unable to accept her own academic shortcoming, is blaming the fact that she didn’t get into UT on African American students, instead of blaming it on herself.

Ms. Fisher was hardly disadvantaged by the fact that she didn’t get into UT. She was scheduled to graduate from Louisiana State University this year. Lower courts have found in favor of the University of Texas, though the Fifth Circuit decision not to review the case was decided narrowly, at 9-7.

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have changed so significantly that communities of color do not find affirmative action necessary, or that we are so used to being attacked that we will not fight back. But the data makes it clear that there are still major gaps in college completion between African Americans, Latinos and whites. While 29 percent of the US population over 25 has a college degree, the number for African Americans is 14 percent.

It is 8 percent for Latinos.

Policy makers are remarkably shortsighted when it comes to affirmative action matters. By 2040, our nation will be majority minority, and our nation’s economic survival will depend on this population being well educated and able to provide the services our nation will need. We need more Black and brown physicians, nurses, computer programmers, professors, and so (Continued on page 17) The Chicago Crusader

THE CHATTERBOX

By Ima Gontellit

The President of the United States and his immediate family (including Mother-in-Law) was in attendance at the wedding of the season of Valerie Jarrett’s daughter, Laura and Attorney Tony Balkissoon. Vernon Jordan, an upper crust executive and attorney in Washington, D.C. and spouse was there. Even John Rogers and daughter was seen going to the high-brown event. Er, no Marion

Brooks was seem with John either. I don’t know if she was working for Channel 5 or not to get in. Noticeably absent was Desiree Rogers, former social secretary at the White House, former wife of John Rogers and former best friend of Valerie Jarrett. While Desiree has not been quoted about the snub, we figure she ain’t all that dumb, which was previously thought when she took the White House job. To Ima she was just a glorified party planner.

We hear she was pretty good at planning parties too. We remember her planning a real wing ding for Valerie Jarrett before she was pegged to go to the White House. I believe that Barack had not even been elected President yet when a birthday soiree was held for her at the Grand Ballroom on Cottage Grove. I guess they wouldn’t be caught dead there now. But the Unsunny Times did a front page number on the wedding and rehashed Desiree’s short stay at the White House. I guess nobody told her she shouldn’t out dress the First Lady and become a regular magazine feature and always wearing those designer clothes. Well, Desiree gave up a lot to be kicked in the behind by the first couple. In case you don’t know, the Prexy and First Lady are tough folks to work for and they have beautiful smiles, but it’s not readily evident what they

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mean. Back to Desiree, she was a big time executive before she went to the White House, having top gigs with the Illinois Lottery and Peoples Gas to name a couple and then to have to come back to an ailing Johnson Publishing Company is noble, but not exactly a boost up the ladder. By the way was Linda Johnson Rice invited? was Mayor Rahm Emanuel invited? (remember him, Valerie was getting a sandwich from Manny’s for him when she and President-elect Barack Obama visited there when they were working on the transition) and then there was the Daley’s John and Richard (were they invited?). So the wedding that was was more about who didn’t attend than who did!

CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOST Ima kept hearing rumors that Oprah Winfrey is making a new business plan for her OWN Network and feels its success is connected to Black people. I didn’t write about it right away because I could not believe it. I am still wondering is this the same Oprah that babysits white children in the Chicago suburbs when she decides to give a couple a night out; and if this is the same Oprah that makes sure that no more than one or two darkies are in-

cluded in the favorite things show. I remember vividly the year she had the bed on the stage and she invited women to join her in the bed with her favorite things including t-shirt sheets and stuff, there was only one other darkie in the bed besides her (oh my gosh did I call Oprah a darkie?). This same Oprah could not breathe when she passed by Gary, Indiana when she was on her way up to her ranch in Indiana. This was the same Oprah who knew better than anyone else how to run a business (mostly with white folks working for her) and make it successful.

The only darkie at the O Magazine was her dear friend Gale, no employment for darkies here. Now Oprah figures out that she is only a N word to the Caucasian race and she has shut down all operations but the OWN Network. In order for her to continue making the millions of dollars she has grown accustomed to (a long way away from Mississippi, Tennessee, Milwaukee and Baltimore) is to revert back to BLACK and maybe those darkies that were so distasteful to her a year or so ago aren’t so bad after all. I sure hope that there are some darkies that remember like Ima and refuse to save her behind until she employs some folks that look like US!!!

-Ima-

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SPEAKING OF CHICKENS Ima wants everyone to know that there is a plan afoot that probably will be as successful as having a funeral for a dead dog at Christ Universal Temple. The plan is to boycott Target at 85th and Cottage Grove “and all other stores that refuse to stock Reggio’s Pizza.” All Ima has to say is good luck with that!

I think the organizers ought to read a letter Ima received this week.

There may be other folks that feel like Ima and the anonymous writer of the email below: IMA’S MAILBAG Preach Ima, Preach!

Count me in as one of the persons who doesn’t give a Rat’s A _ _ if John Clark and his Reggio’s Pizza Co. goes down the tubes!

Like you, I approached him years ago to take out some advertising on a “Black owned” radio station and he refused.....said he didn’t need it. Years later while working on several “Black events” I tried to set up a meeting to present a sponsorship opportunity, he wouldn’t even bother to take the time to see me.

So, let Clark cry all he wants to. In the meantime ask him if he needs a tissue, if he says yes..........tell him they’re on sale at Jewel!

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR COMMUNITY FORUM ON PRIVATIZATION: The public is invited to a free community forum on privatization, “Privatization, Sale of Infrastructure, and the Inherent Dangers of the Investment Trust.” The event, featuring a panel of speakers, a slide presentation, and open discussion, will take place on Saturday, June 23rd, starting at 1 pm, at 300 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. The panel will consist of Matt Brandon, of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 73; Jesse Sharkey, VP, Chicago Teachers Union Local 1; Emily Carroll, Food & Water Watch, and N’Dana Carter, from S.T.O.P (Health Clinic Closings). Tom Tresser will give a slide presentation on “Privatization is the Symptom NOT the Cure.” Beverley Walter, with Citizens Act to Protest Our Water (CAPOW!), is concerned that water remains on the Mayor’s list for privatization. She stated: “Privatization is a huge trend and it has been very strong here in Chicago. It threatens to take over not only much of our public assets, but also control of our communities. For example, many claims for economy and service have been made for the privatization of water systems. We found, however, that many cities and towns that privatized their water systems are unhappy with the private companies and are now trying to get back control, a struggle which can be extremely costly. In Chicago a large revenue stream would be lost to the city if the water system were privatized. Haven‘t we learned from the parking meters fiasco? The event is being organized by the Illinois Coalition to Protect the Public Commons, a grassroots coalition of organizations and individuals formed in September 2011.

For more information, visit http://icppc9.blogspot.com.

MARQUETTE BANK EVENTS: On Saturday, June 23, Marquette Bank will host a Kids’ Party at the Marquette Bank located at 6316 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. Enjoy kids’ games, giveaways and refreshments between 2 pm and 3:30 pm.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free event. For more information, call 1-773-476-5110 ext. 1605. Also, Marquette Bank is encouraging customers and neighbors to donate non-perishable food items at any of Marquette Bank’s 24 locations, as part of the Bank’s Neighborhood Food Drive. Donations will be collected through Saturday, June 23, and distributed to local pantries and neighborhood food banks through the Greater Chi-cago Food Depository (GCFD) and the Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB). Donations of non-perishable food items can be placed in food barrels at any of Marquette Bank’s 24 Chicagoland locations. For more information about the Marquette Bank Neighborhood Food Drive, call 18

888-254-9500 or visit www.emarquettebank.com.

LAW AT THE LIBRARY: The Chicago Public Library and the Chicago Bar Association partner to present Law at the Library, a free monthly lecture series focusing on today’s hot and timely legal topics.

Law at the Library invites participants to listen to an experienced legal professional, ask general questions, and check out materials on a variety of legal topics – at no charge!

In addition, all Chicago Public Library locations serve as community centers which provide access to books, databases and journals that can help Chicagoans learn more about legal issues. Law at the Library programs are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. The topic of the June 2012 Law at the Library seminars is Starting a Small Business and the next one will take place on Monday, June 25 at 12:15 pm, in the Chicago Authors Room, 7th Floor, Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street. For more information, please call 312-7474300. For more information, please visit the website at chicagopubliclibrary.org or call the Chicago Public Library Press Office at 312-7474050.

CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT SUMMER CAMPS: Registration for the Chicago Park District’s summer day camps and programs is online at www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. Patrons who would like to enroll their family members must first create an online account. Summer program offerings can currently be viewed online and wish lists can be created. In-person registration is also available. Each summer, the Chicago Park District provides more than 30,000 campers ages 612 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 am - 3 pm or 10 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Many parks offer early morning and late-day sessions as well. Fees vary depending on location, offerings and hours. Standard day camps run for six weeks from Monday, June 25 – August 3. Parents seeking programs in August are encouraged to also register their children for specialty and late-summer camps. Education and characterbuilding components are combined with recreation at several of the Park District’s specialty camps including cultural arts, leadership, sports, and urban campers.

house Hideaway at “Tree House Tales at The Morton Arboretum!” This imaginative and entertaining exhibition comprises six kidfriendly, fun-filled and educational tree houses. Each house celebrates the story and significance of a species of tree. Play-to-learn is the underlying design concept that runs through the exhibition, and it is why every tree house is a house full of activity, adventure, and excitement.

This activity is suitable for all ages and is Free with Arboretum admission, ONGOING, through November 2013, 7 am to sunset. This

will be in the South China collection along Loop 1; approximately a four block walk from the Visitor Center. Also, take a mid-week break!

“Wednesdays, Woods, and Wine” lets you and friends spend the evening with a glass of wine, complimentary cheese, live entertainment and an assortment of tapas for purchase. Relax with special selections from the featured wine sponsor of the Arboretum, Wente Family Estates, while basking in the summer evening. The cost is $15 and includes the first glass of wine ($10 for Arboretum members).

There is also a full cash bar and cost per food items. This event is suitable for Ages 21 and up; no person under 21 years of age is admitted. Arboretum admission is free after 5 pm for this event in Arbor Court ONGOING Wednesdays through August 15; 5:30 pm – 8 pm, except July 4.

The Arboretum welcomes 800,000 visitors annually and serves 34,000 member households. Located 25 miles west of Chicago in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open daily 7 am until sunset. More information is available at www.mortonarb.org or 630-968-0074.

MEMBERS OF NORTHWESTERN College’s Business Inc. Club recently hosted a successful food drive in support of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Pictured here are (Back Row, left to right): Ricardo Cardova, Ashley Baldwin, Club Advisor and Assistant Professor Patricia Schultz, and Alvina Washington; (Front Row, left to right) Richard Sanchez and Business Inc. Club President John Gordon.

Extended Coverage an exit strategy.

Stuff happens. This is the season for natural disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, windstorms and floods. First priority is to get out of your home safely. Scientists say that global warming is bringing more weird weather. What can you do to prepare? *** Know what you own. Only 50 percent of Americans have a detailed inventory of their possessions, a poll found, in case they need to file an insurance claim.

Know what’s covered. Homeowners policies don’t automatically cover flood damage, as many assume.

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*** And be prepared with enough insurance. We’ll help you get set at Community Insurance Center, Inc., 526 E. 87th Street, your insurance headquarters. We have been serving the community since 1962. For more information about the services we provide, call (773) 651-6200. You can also reach us via email at: sales@communityinsurance.com or visit the website at www.communityins. com.

*** In hurricane areas, prepare with storm shutters and/or impact-resistant glass. Move lawn furniture inside. With windstorms and/or wildfires, manage the vegetation around the house. Consider fire-retardant spray or a fire-repellent gel.

MORTON ARBORETUM ACTIVITIES: Play in the Empress Tree Castle or the Bur Oak Club-

*** Get ready. Buy a backup battery for the cellphone. Put important papers in a watertight box on a high shelf, ready to go if you do.

Follow weather alerts and prepare

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SunTrust, Wells Fargo settle mortgage discrimination cases

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In separate and recent actions, two of the nation’s largest banks have each agreed to multi-million dollar settlements of mortgage lending lawsuits that alleged widespread discriminatory lending.

Wells Fargo, with $1.3 trillion in assets, announced on May 29 without court substantiation that it agreed to pay the City of Memphis and Shelby County, TN $7.5 million. Of these funds, $4.5 million will be dedicated to local programs that will be available later this year for down payment assistance, financial education and home renovations.

Consumers purchasing a home in either Memphis or Shelby County may qualify for grants of up to $15,000. This program will also stipulate that prospective buyers must agree to live in the homes for at least five years. Tennesseans seeking renovation assistance are eligible even if their mortgage was with another lender.

The remaining $3 million of the settlement funds will support various existing governmental programs focused on small business development, public safety initiatives, financial counseling and neighborhood revitalization.

Over the next five years, Wells

has additionally pledged to lend $425 million at market rates in the city and county. Of this lending sum, $125 million will be allocated to lending to low and middle-income homebuyers.

The settlement will end the 2009 lawsuit filed by the city and county that accused the lender of Fair Housing Act violations causing discriminatory mortgage lending practices and unnecessary foreclosures. The governments further alleged by targeting African-American neighborhoods for deceptive and high-cost mortgage loans made as long ago as 2000, Wells left the city financially harmed. Due to lowered property tax revenues, the governments incurred increased costs for public safety and housing code enforcement as neighborhoods of foreclosed homes became abandoned and deteriorated.

None of the residents who lost a Wells Fargo mortgage to foreclosure will be directly compensated.

Commenting on this omission, Memphis Mayor A. C. Wharton told the Commercial Appeal newspaper, “Many times when lawsuits are filed the persons on whose behalf the lawsuit was filed might not be the ones to get the help. But as long as somebody is helped…the community still wins.”

Charlene Crowell By contrast, a recently negotiated settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and SunTrust Mortgage will directly benefit at least 20,000 African-American and Latino families in 34 states and the District of Columbia.

These borrowers obtained SunTrust mortgage loans between 2005 and 2009. Together, these borrowers will share in a $21 million settlement of mortgage discrimination claims.

The DOJ’s investigation stemmed from a referral from the Federal Reserve Board. SunTrust Mortgage, the nation’s 11th largest commercial bank, was alleged to have discriminated against Afri-

can-American and Hispanic borrowers in pricing their mortgage loans. These borrowers also qualified for loans with pricing set by SunTrust’s objective criteria. After reviewing documents and data covering more than 850,000 residential mortgage loans between 2005 and 2009, the DOJ’s conclusion was that minority borrowers had been overcharged because SunTrust Mortgage allowed its loan officers and mortgage brokers the discretion to change a loan’s pricing. The bank incentivized this discriminatory practice by sharing the inflated charges with retail loan officers and mortgage brokers.

SunTrust did not require its employees or agents to justify or document the reasons for many of the pricing adjustments not based on borrower risk. The lender also failed to adequately monitor for and fully remedy the effects of racial disparities in these pricing adjustments.

As Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez observed, “If you were African-American or Latino, you likely paid more for a SunTrust loan than a similarlyqualified white borrower simply because of your skin color. You paid what amounted to a racial surtax that ranged from hundreds to thousands of dollars.”

Continuing Perez added, “Sun-

Trust’s African-American and Latino borrowers had no idea they could have gotten a better deal. No idea that white borrowers with similar credit would pay less. That is discrimination with a smile.”

Agreeing with Perez, Federal Reserve Board Governor Elizabeth A. Duke said, “Racial or other illegal discrimination has no place in our credit markets.

We are pleased that this settlement is designed to ensure fair access to credit.”

Ms. Duke is probably not the only one pleased. The consumers who lost hundreds or even thousands of dollars on these mortgage mark-ups are likely the most pleased. They got a measure of justice and will be comforted with some cash compensation.

The real tragedy in all of these discriminatory lawsuits is that they have occurred long after federal laws were enacted to protect and prevent people of color from suffering these kinds of injustices.

We may have won out civil rights; but we still have a long journey towards silver rights.

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

UPWARD MOBILity

By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist

can mobile subscribers owned smartphones, which was reported in The State of the African-American Consumer Report.

The battle between Apple iOS and Android OS, and other operating systems, continues. Apple remains the top manufacturer of smartphone handsets (the iPhone), while Android was the top smartphone OS, with 48.5% of smartphone owners having a device that uses the Android system during the first quarter of 2012.

Blackberry owners are a small but loyal group, holding on with an 11.6% share of the smartphone market. Nielsen’s look at U.S. smartphone owners breaks down who’s purchasing and using what even further: • 50.9% of women mobile subscribers opted for smartphones in March 2012 compared to 50.1% of men.

• Not surprisingly, more than two out of three young adults (age 25-34) own a smartphone.

• Asian-Americans lead the pack as smartphone adopters with 67.3% using a smartphone as their primary mobile handset.

• Almost three in five Hispanic

Any rom-com fans out there? I am talking about romantic comedies. So, who remembers, “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” which starred Julia Roberts? It was on the other day while I was channel-surfing and I found myself cracking up when Julia’s character – the hip, successful NYC food critic and best-selling author – whipped out her cool cell phone in a restaurant scene. It was a gigantic flip model (almost the size of a quart bottle of milk), and featured a nifty retractable antenna. Wow. And this was just 15 years ago, in 1997. This could very well be pre-historic to you, depending on your age and perspective.

Technology and our addiction to it are moving so quickly, a few months can seem like ancient history; let alone a few years. New Nielsen consumer data of U.S. mobile subscribers reveals that between December 2011 and March 2012 (3 short months), the number of cell phone owners who opted for smartphones rose

from 47.8% to 50.4%. A year ago, less than 40% of all mobile subscribers in the country owned smartphones. Chances are, you’ve got a smartphone, and might even be reading this column on your mobile device because the study reports that the majority of African-American mobile subscribers (54.5%) now own these phones, which are really tiny computers that allow us to do almost everything – including talk.

Compare these numbers to a year ago when 33% of African-Ameri-

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mobile subscribers (57.3%) use smartphones.

In addition to talking and being available pretty much 24/7, how do we use these devices? Again, what a difference a year makes.

Another Nielsen study reports that all Android OS and Apple iOS users in the U.S. account for 88% of those who have downloaded an app in the past 30 days; which means the number of apps per smartphone has jumped 28%, from 32 apps to 41. It doesn’t matter whether you’re hunting for the best prices for anything from food to shoes, navigating your way through unfamiliar territory or catching the latest news scoop – there’s an app for that. A constant, however, is the Top Five Apps: Facebook, YouTube, Android Market, Google Search and Gmail; and the amount of time the average smartphone user spends on apps each day is 39 minutes compared to 37 minutes in 2011.

Among African-American smartphone owners: • 67% researched or looked up shopping info using a search engine.

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• 64% visited a retail site/app.

• 58% looked up prices to compare between retailers.

• 55% read product reviews.

• 41% visited a shopping site/app.

• 33% looked for and downloaded a coupon.

• 30% are more likely than average to visit Twitter through a mobile web.

• 58% use mobile internet (compared to 57% of Hispanics, 56% of Asians and 41% of Whites).

• 79% text (compared to 78% of Hispanics, 73% of Asians and 68% of Whites).

The downside of the miracle of smartphones is the issue of privacy. In 2012, Nielsen reports 73% of all smartphone owners (70% in 2011) expressed concern over the scary reality of personal data collection. Fifty-five percent were wary of sharing information of our whereabouts via those smart smartphone apps.

It’s amazing how mobile apps have changed the way we exercise our recreational habits. When my teenage son was younger, I re(Continued on page 17) 9

EDUCATION

Marquette Bank Awards Scholarships Neighborhood bank celebrates 46th Annual Scholarship Program Marquette Bank, a neighborhood bank, continued a 46-year tradition by awarding $2,500 scholarships to 53 graduating seniors from neighborhood high schools in Chicago and the southwest suburbs. A total of $132,500 was awarded to local students.

Funded by the Marquette Bank Education Foundation (MBEF), scholarships were awarded to students recommended by guidance counselors and principals and selected based on financial need, scholastic achievement and a record of volunteer service in their respective communities.

The Marquette Bank Education Foundation Scholarship Program is part of the Marquette Neighborhood Commitment, where each quarter the Bank focuses on a different area of need, including: shelter, hunger, education and health/wellness. For more information on the Marquette Bank Education Foundation Scholarship Program,

The 2012 Marquette Bank Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients (information includes student name, high school, institution student is planning to attend and is categorized by high school location): Bolingbrook

Wakeelah Ollie

LaNaisa Lee

Darek Thedford

Morgan Park High School; University of Iowa.

Michelle Tolbert of Chicago, New Luther High School; Kishwaukee College.

Clayton Dora of Chicago, Paul

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Ariel Smith of Bolingbrook, Bolingbrook High School; University of Miami.

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Wakeelah Ollie of Chicago, Harper High School; Xavier University - Louisiana.

Shyann Latimore of Chicago,

Ariel Smith “As a neighborhood bank it is important to invest in the education of local students,” said George Moncada, President and CEO of Marquette Bank. “This year’s scholarship recipients have shown a commitment to their community through volunteerism and service and the bank is honored to provide them with a scholarship to help further their education,” Moncada said.

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Shyann Latimore

Robeson High School; Grambling State University.

Quintin Johnson of Chicago, Simeon Career Academy; DePaul University.

Precious McClain of Chicago, Southwest Youth Collaborative, University of St. Francis.

Darek Thedford of Chicago, Hales Franciscan High School; DePaul University.

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Kennedy High School; University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign.

James Beamon of Chicago, Leo Catholic High School; Ferris State University.

LaNaisa Lee of Chicago, Maria High School; Illinois State University.

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in scholarships has been awarded to more than 1,300 high school students from Chicagoland neighborhoods. The scholarship can be used for any post-secondary education program, including: four-year universities, community colleges and vocational training schools.

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Denzel Winfield of Chicago, Urban Prep – Englewood Campus; University of Miami.

River Forest Yazmeen Ramirez of Chicago, Trinity High School; Benedictine University.

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Youth Guidance teams with BMO to transform playground Andrew Carnegie Elementary Students Plant School Garden Recently, a team of BMO Harris Bank employee volunteers – led by BMO Harris Bank’s President and CEO, Mark Furlong, and Vice Chair, Peter McNitt – worked with Youth Guidance program participants at Andrew Carnegie Elementary School to transform an unkempt corner of debris and overgrown weeds outside the school into a bright and beautiful garden and play site.

Twelve students participating in Youth Guidance’s Community & After-School Programs at Andrew Carnegie assisted the BMO Harris Bank volunteer team in removing weeds and debris from a play area, and planting colorful flowers around 10 tree garden spots on the school grounds.

“We had never done this before,” stated seventh grader, Alyiesha Jamieson. “I loved gardening and working with everyone to make our school more beautiful, especially the new play site we now have for our afterschool sports activities.”

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BMO HARRIS BANK President and CEO, Mark Furlong (center) with BMO Harris Bank volunteers, Youth Guidance staff and Andrew Carnegie students. and CEO, Mark Furlong worked Guidance, working together to 2001 and Harris and BMO Cap- ployees for supporting this prohand-in-hand with the volun- positively impact the lives of ital Markets in 2007. ject,” said Adler Morrison. “The teers and students to rake, plant youth in Chicago.”

Mirroring the hard work and involvement and full engageflowers and remove debris that Nearly 2,000 Chicagoland em- dedication of BMO Harris ment of corporate partners like had almost completely covered a ployees took time away from Bank’s volunteers, Youth Guid- BMO Harris Bank makes it posbeautifully painted mural in the their desks that same day to vol- ance Board President, Scott My- sible for Youth Guidance to conplay area. unteer at various nonprofits in ers and CEO, Michelle Adler tinue to transform the lives of “I continue to be impressed their community — and over Morrison rolled up their sleeves, Chicago’s at-risk youth.” with the work of Youth Guid- 6,500 BMO employees partici- fully participating in the gardenSince 2008, Youth Guidance ance,” said Furlong. “BMO Har- pated in the first North Ameri- ing and beautification project. has delivered programming at ris Bank is committed to partner- can-wide BMO Volunteer Day, “Youth Guidance is so grateful Andrew Carnegie Elementary ing with organizations like Youth initially started with M&I in to BMO Harris Bank and its em(Continued on page 17)

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The NEW Four-One-One

By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor HE’S BACK!: The legendary, multi-award winner Marvin Winans will release his first album in five years entitled Marvin L. Winans Presents The Praise & Worship Experience on June 26th. The album is on MLW Productions, Inc., a new company he started which provides him an opportunity to work closely with his son Marvin Winans, Jr., who serves as President/General Manager.

One of gospel music’s foremost vocalists, Winans—-alongside a who’s who of gospel music’s biggest names and tastemakers—-took to the stage at the very church he established in 1989, Perfecting Church in Detroit, Michigan to record The Praise & Worship Experience, a display of the singer’s love of church music.

“The first thing I hope people walk away with from this Experience is the joy and the presence of the Lord,” says Winans, who self-produced the album. “I also hope people walk away more intelligent with respect to gospel music—-that it’s not just one genre, but a broad spectrum of praise and worship.”

Indeed, The Praise & Worship Experience runs the gamut from

ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Al Green brings multicultural crowd together in one big song fest in fuller versions. Among other hits that showcased Green’s soulful voice were “I’m So Tired Of Being Alone”, “Love and Happiness”, “I’m Still In Love With You” and “My Girl.” Moreover, his band members were great, taking solos when appropriate.

Green ended the concert with “Let’s Stay Together” with everyone on their feet, while trying to pack up picnic goodies and clear the park.

Green’s set was headlined by the Chicago Children’s Choir, which is just adorable and who paid homage to the late Michael Jackson with a number of his hits, including “Man in the Mirror” and “They Don’t Really Care About Us.” Ravinia is always an experience, and this time was no exception. Al Green “brought it on home,” even though he admitted that he would have to ask for forgiveness later.

And thank God that no underwear was thrown up on the stage—this would surely have presented a predicament for Rev. Al! Al Green at Ravinia

Marvin Winans joyous, Latin-infused praise (“Glory to God”) to airy, Andrae Crouch-styled melodies (“Eyes on You”) and choral Sunday-morning fare (“Reach Out and Touch Him”).

In good pastoral fashion, Winans leads the Perfecting Church mass choir and praise-and-worship team through a seamless collection of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs—-and invites a number of friends and fellow worshippers to the proceedings including ministry colleagues Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Sapp, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Mary Mary, Don Moen and his mother, Delores “Mom” Winans among others.

Winans recently took to YouTube to speak his heart about The Praise & Worship Experience, and in the process reflected upon a landmark year in many areas—from the passing of family friend Whitney Houston and a recent carjacking incident to the spiritual lessons learned in between.

MORE MUSIC: Prolific R&B/jazz musician Brian Culbertson invites you to close your eyes, open your ears and fall deep into a lush world of musical fantasy with his breathtaking thirteenth album DREAMS. With the help of lauded guest vocalists Vivian Green, Noel Goursin and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition, DREAMS masterfully melds jazz sensibility with an R&B flair in a wondrous melange of enchanting grooves. The result is a stunning collection of ten mesmerizing tunes. DREAMS is available now at iTunes for $7.99.

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I broke down and went to see Al Green at Ravinia June 15, and he put on a good performance. It seems that he was going back and forth, trying to figure out just which Al Green he would deliver—the preacher or the soul singer.

I know it was hard for him, with female fans beckoning: “Sing, Al,” and ALL his fans beckoning for him to sing “Let’s Stay Together.”

For being a mainstay in pop culture, Green did a commendable job of keeping his cool and his religion, along with his puffy cheeks and two daughters as background singers. I’m sure the sold-out Pavilion and lawn crowds at the Highland Park venue were tickled to see him and to hear him sing, no matter what the song choice and style.

Fans from all colors and from all age groups came literally from the North, South, East and West This was a last-minute trip for me, since it’s just a minor effort to get to Ravinia if you are driving.

But the Metra train is the next best choice. It takes you straight to the park, and the last trains leave right after the concert ends.

While “Rev. Al” didn’t hold a match to Maxwell’s rendition of

Green’s 1972 “Simply Beautiful” on this night—he only offered a teaser of this sexy, sultry sizzler—Green soon found his stride and was in his element. The crowds were “dancing in the grass,” as Green did short takes on a few other hits. However, other songs, including a Gospel-infused “Amazing Grace”, were sung

For tickets, directions and general information about this outdoor venue, which is so inviting for intimate picnics or upscale dining, as well as family gatherings, and upcoming concerts that include Anita Baker, Macy Gray, Ramsey Lewis, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Santana and James Taylor, call 847266-5100.

AL GREEN AT the Apollo Theater earlier this year. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proclaimed June 15 “Al Green Day.”

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Immediate Family – a reunion with something for everybody

By Elaine Hegwood-Bowen Immediate Family may be set in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, but many of the scenes could be out of any Black or white family situation, in any town, USA. It is so immediate, as the title suggests, even though the title refers to “immediate family

“friend,” who is actually his boyfriend, turning the family reunion into a family showdown.

Evy can’t understand why her younger brothers are so mysterious and distant; Jesse is afraid to be true to himself and honest with his family; and no one can understand why Tony is so eager to get married. Immediate Fami-

theater scene, making the development process and production of this new American play a perfect match for this theater community and its audiences,” Boskind said. “We look forward to introducing Paul’s hilarious and poignant script, with Phylicia’s vision for the production, to Chicago audiences.”

TONY, JESSE AND NINA (far right) try to restrain Evy and Ronnie (center), after a family game of Bid Whist, as outsider Kristian looks on. members.”

I enjoyed this play, directed by Cosby Show standout and twotime Emmy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad. It was written by Paul Oakley Stovall and is being staged at the Goodman’s Owen Theater, in association with About Face Theatre.

Rashad and Stovall met years ago, and the time was ripe for her to direct one of his plays. The play positions the Bryant family in their Hyde Park home, where prodigal son Jesse shows up for a family wedding with his Swedish

ly is full of good laughs, while touching on serious themes, which I believe are often brushed under the rug in Black families.

It’s been described as Modern Family meets Soul Food, as audience members joyfully watch these siblings try to bridge their differences with a little help from “God, card games and their immediate family.”

Producer Paul Boskind was pleased to be involved in this production. “We are thrilled to produce this new play by Paul Oakley Stovall in his hometown.

Chicago has a vibrant, dynamic

Producer Ruth Hendel adds, “The play touches on so many universal topics—family, love, relationships, religion. Its themes are timely, political and relevant to our society today. We think that people will be talking about the production and its subject matter long after the curtain goes down.”

Not only is Immediate Family set in Pres. Barack Obama’s backyard and makes references to Harold’s Chicken, but it also features an all-Chicago cast, including Shane’sia Davis (Evy), J. Nicole Brooks (Nina), Patrick

Sarb (Kristian), Phillip James Brannon (Jesse), Kamal Angelo Bolden (Tony), and Cynda Williams (Ronnie).

Stovall, also a Chicago native, brings to the table his own list of credentials: Artistic Associate at Dog and Pony and About Face Theatre in Chicago, as well as current Advance Associate for the Obama administration. As an ac-

characters in this play are all trying to hold their heads just a little higher, to find themselves and their place in the family; and Phylicia brings discipline, dignity, and determination to everything she does.”

And while the topic of same-sex partnerships may make some people squirm, the play presents scenes in a sensitive manner,

RONNIE LOOKS ON as Evy greets Jesse. Photos by Michael Brosilow tor, Stovall was most recently seen which makes Immediate Family a in Christopher McElroen’s World good performance choice for all. I Premiere production of Ralph El- especially enjoyed Williams’ role, lison’s Invisible Man at Chicago’s as I have followed her in many Court Theatre. feature films, as well as Davis, He speaks about his relentless who is a veteran of live Chicago pursuit of getting this play pro- theater and television. Her Evy duced. “This play has been com- character clings onto the teaching out of me for almost ten years ings of the Bible against homonow, and I’m ecstatic to have it sexuality and her views on intertake another step forward in my racial dating, while still trying to hometown and at the Goodman remind family members of the especially, which, in many ways, teachings of their late parents. is like home to me as well. HavImmediate Family runs through ing Phylicia Rashad on board as August 5. For ticket info: call the director is, to my mind, the per- Goodman, 170 N. Dearborn, at fect addition to the mix. The 312.443.3800.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Local actress, writer to be first from page 4) performer at the New Salvation Army Center be the scourges of (Continued Chicago and year or the impact of a teachers’ strike. they will be hard-pressed to get sympathy or support.

Despite how it looks now, the teachers did what they had to do based on the heavy-handed, under-handed lying ways of Mayor Emanuel.

Emanuel and his surrogate, CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard call the vote “unfortunate” and poorly timed, but refuse to accept they are responsible for forcing it.

Instead of sitting down with the union leadership and working out a deal on a longer school day and longer school year, Emanuel skunked around and worked out several individual deals with various schools and principals. He actually offered bribes to those who would agree to a longer day. He even continued after union leadership asked him to stop. They were then forced to take the issue to court where they prevailed.

Emanuel has left out a key party to all of this school talk – us parents. No one I know got a phone call or received a survey asking what we thought about a longer school day, a longer school

Local actress and play writer Phoenix Tyler and her cast will be the first actors to perform “From Slavery to the White House” at the new Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 1250 W. 119th Street.

The play will take place June 23 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 pre-sale and $25 at the door.

The community center is scheduled to open Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17 with a weekend of events. The White Sox and the Chicago Bulls have been two of many contributors for the center.

Along with Tyler, Charlotte Smith, Patty Ford, Terrence Mardis, Ludi Muse, Brandon Reed and Woodrow Grover will be the first actors to perform in the 600-seat performing arts center.

Tyler takes the audience on a journey down memory lane through Fannie’s dreams while the characters of the play re-enact

her stories. Beginning in slavery days, Fannie and the characters travel through decades of historical events to the present day with Barack Obama as our first African American president.

“You are guaranteed to laugh and have fun while enjoying this incredible, historical journey through time,” said Tyler.

Tyler, founder and president of the non-profit organization Blue Sky Rhythm Production, has also

written and performed in plays such as, “Zoie’s World: I’m Too Cute to Work,” “Zoie’s World: I’m Not Too Cool for School,” “The Greatest Pretender Yet,” and is also known for her play “Child Support.”

Tyler is the winner of Tom Joyner’s “Hardest Working Award” and does not mind giving back to her community. This past summer, Tyler taught Fundamentals of Acting 1 to local students at Camp Excellence. They performed her play, “STOP,” as their production.

Tyler said her goal is to “entertain and educate” through her plays and movies and strives to leave her audience “spellbound with the positive and powerful messages portrayed” in all of her productions.

For tickets and more information about Phoenix Tyler’s plays call 773.499.8838, or visit www.fromslaverytothewhitehouse.eventbrite.com.

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For working parents, it is usually a juggling act and that is with a regular schedule. To look at children being out of school for days on end is very unsettling. Do the mayor and the CEO read the papers or watch the news and see how many of our school aged children are being slaughtered every day? Don’t they realize the more hours the children are out of school and on the street the greater the opportunity for more carnage?

We went an entire generation – 25 years – with no CTU strike when the former Mayor Daley was in office. Unlike Emanuel, Daley understood it is more important to keep kids in school rather than prove some political point.

Emanuel has been able to raise private money from his investment banker and corporate buddies for his pet city projects. It is time for him to go back to that well and bring home some money for the 4 percent raises the teachers were promised.

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Churches citywide to serve CPS students in safe program Partnership between Chicago Public Schools and faith-based community aimed at providing children with a safe and active environment during the summer Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard joined members of Chicago’s faith community in announcing the “Safe Haven, Safe Summer” program, a partnership between Chicago Public Schools and churches throughout the city. Safe Haven, Safe Summer will provide an estimated 2,000 young people with various programs and activities following the end of the regular school year this Friday. The program launches Monday, June 25.

“Safe Haven, Safe Summer is an important partnership between CPS and our faith-based leaders that works to keep our children safe over the summer,” said CEO Brizard. “It gives me and our CPS parents peace of mind to know that our students have a caring environment filled with engag-

Jean-Claude Brizard ing activities – both creative and educational – while they are out of school.”

Sixty churches have been invit-

ed this year to partner with CPS under the Safe Haven, Safe Summer initiative, which will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. weekdays from June 25 until August 3.

Churches and other faith-based organizations will be running the programs throughout Chicago this summer. Registration has started and the program is free to all CPS students.

“The Safe Haven program has been a safety mechanism for the children, as well as an educational opportunity,” said Pastor Johnny Miller of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. “The program not only provides an opportunity for conflict resolution, a space to solve potential problems before they evolve, but it has also allowed children to continue their education while school is out during

the holiday break.”

Safe Haven was established during the winter school break in December 2009, with 24 churches serving about 500 young people between the ages of five and 17.

Students can sign up through each individual church. Churches have adopted specific schools and sent fliers out within their neighborhoods to help promote participation.

While each program is different, churches will provide a variety of services to children including healthy meals in partnership with Catholic Charities, engaging activities, reading programs, tutoring and performing arts through the entire day. Each church program also will provide a daily work- shop focusing on anger management,

Pastor Johnny Miller conflict resolution, and anti-bullying. College graduates and mentors from the church communities will be available to the students for guidance.

Sixth Annual John E. Everett Awards Dinner set for June 23 On June 23, the Concerned Christian Men (CCM) present the 6th Annual John E. Everett Awards Dinner at Apostolic Church of God Banquet Hall, 6320 S. Dorchester, Chicago, IL. The reception starts at 6 p.m. the dinner and program at 7 p.m.

This year’s theme is Resurrection: Mind, Body & Spirit regaling the social revolution that is rising up young leaders, scholars and athletes from the specter of violence, death, anti-intellectualism and

hopelessness.

The keynote speaker is The Honorable William McCurine, Jr., Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Judge McCurine, a native Chicagoan, is a product of Chicago Public Schools, Dartmouth College, Harvard Law School and Oxford University via Rhodes scholarship. The emcee is Darryl W. Dennard nationally renowned broadcast journalist. Obie C.

Celebrate Good Health

CELEBRATE GOOD HEALTH was the theme when scores of seniors lined up at the Beverly-Morgan Park Community Church to be screened by several community health groups.

Dignity Memorial, the 22nd place at the Bethany Union District of the Chicago Police Church, 1750 W. 103rd. Street, Department and the Beverly- Chicago. There will be informaMorgan Park Community of tion on community health, as Churches are partnering to host a well as preventive health care and Health Fair on June 26, 2012. health screenings.

The day will provide basic health Additional community partners services and information to se- include Metro South Hospital, nior’s living in the area.

Bud’s Ambulance, Walgreens, The Health Fair, which is free The American Diabetes Assoc. and open to the public, will take and many others.

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Wordlaw, Chairman/CEO of Jero Medical Equipment & Supplies will receive the Man of the Year Community Award.

Fifty young men will be feted for their outstanding achievements during this school year with most of them earning the right to attend the ThompkinsStimley Summer Camp in Allegan, Michigan. For over sixteen years the CCM has been a bulwark in the community with the award winning, (146 and count-

ing), Man-Boy Breakfast at Simeon Career Academy. Additionally, the CCM sponsor the innovative CCM In The Schools, Hightower Oratory, and scores of activities designed for a seamless transition from boys to men. The Man-Boy Breakfast is coming to the West Side this October!

For more information how to purchase tickets for the Dinner or to support this dedicated organization see their website at www.concernedchristianmen.org.

CHICAGO SERIES IN LITURGICAL MUSIC Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Divine Worship to Help Launch New Educational Initiative In collaboration with the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Divine Worship, the Rensselaer Program of Church Music and Liturgy at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, is preparing to launch a new educational initiative: the Chicago Series in Liturgical Music, a seven-credit sequence of courses, most of which will be offered part-time in the Chicago area over a period of eighteen months. For the first time, the Rensselaer Program will offer course work off-campus and during the regular academic year with this new Series. All credits may later be applied to an M.A. degree program at Saint Joseph College.

The new series seeks to make the expertise of the Rensselaer Program accessible to those in the Chicago metropolitan area, including part-time and volunteer musicians, without traveling to Rensselaer for the four-week summer program.

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The first course of the Chicago Series is a three-day Liturgical Music intensive taught at Saint Joseph’s College from June 27 to June 29. The first full-semester course begins in the Chicago area in September.

A generous grant from the ACTA Foundation will make it possible for the Rensselaer Program to provide some tuition assistance to those who need it. The grant

will also help to fund two additional events that will be open to a wider range of liturgical musicians.

For more information about the Series, contact Steve Janco, Director of the Rensselaer Program, at stevenj@saintjoe.edu; or Anna Belle O’Shea, Director of Liturgies and Music at the Archdiocesan Office for Divine Worship, at aoshea@odw.org.

Pastor Williams observes fifth anniversary Community activist and pastor, Anthony Williams will be joined by family, friends and congregants Sunday, June 24 when he celebrates his fifth anniversary.

Williams is pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Claire Boulevard in Robbins. The celebration begins at the church at 4 p.m. and will last until 6 p.m.

The guest speaker is Dr. Raymond Legania, pastor of Bethel Imani Lutheran Church. Other speakers include Dr. Stanley Harper, church council president, and Vivienne Williams, chairperson.

Dinner will be served after the worship service.

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UPWARD MOBILity (Cont’d from page 9) member arming my son with crayons and a coloring book in an effort keep him occupied and reduce his fidgeting during church services. Guess those childhood staples are almost obsolete. A little kid across the aisle from me last year was happily playing a game or “coloring” on his Mom’s – you guessed it – smartphone. Sign o’ the times.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-GEL2; Plaintiff, v s .

RODOLFE ELIZONDO; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 6418 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 25, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 26, 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. 20-07-120-018-0000.

Commonly known as 2213 West 50th Street, Chicago, IL 60609.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 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.

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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ANGELISE FRENCH, UNKNOWN TENANTS, 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 41094 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 26, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 30, 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. 20-17-412-017.

Commonly known as 6043 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60621.

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

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

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 3 5 7 - 1 1 2 5 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I443434 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-GEL2; Plaintiff, v s .

RODOLFE ELIZONDO; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 11 CH 6418 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 25, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, July 26, 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: JuneP.I.N. 23, 2012 20-07-120-018-0000.

Commonly known as 2213 West 50th Street, Chicago, IL 60609.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 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,

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

HAMZA MSALLEK; ALLISON K. BROWN; 7237 S. MERRILL CONDOMINIUM 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 35560 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 23, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-25-209-031-1005.

Commonly known as 7237 South Merrill Avenue, Unit 3, Chicago, Illinois 60649.

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.

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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

HAYWARD W. SUGGS AKA HAYWARD SUGGS, JR. AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA SUGGS AKA VIRGINIA M. HAYWARD SUGGS; W. SUGGS AKA HAYWARD SUGGS, JR. INDIVIDUALLY, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VIRGINIA SUGGS AKA VIRGINIA M. SUGGS; PHYLLIS H O P G O O D ; PHARREL LEWIS AKA PHARREL M. LEWIS; MELVENA STRONG AKA MELVENA E. STRONG; SUGGS, WAYMAN REGINALD SUGGS, JR.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NORNECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 08 CH 9622 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 29, 2009 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-27-202-015-0000.

Commonly known as 7151 South Eberhart, Chicago, IL 60619.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Property Act condominium 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 0 8 0 1 0 6 5 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I442686 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 .

SUSIE M. COATS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 11 CH 29863 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on April 23, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-08-302-042-0000.

Commonly known as 1437 West 51st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60609.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 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, 18 Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 983-0770. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale.

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The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP P l a i n t i f f , v .

HERIBERTO SANTOS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF HERIBERTO SANTOS, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 28645 523 WEST ENGLEWOOD AVE Chicago, 60621 IL NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 6, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 10, 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 523 WEST ENGLEWOOD AVE, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-325-010-0000.

The real estate is improved with a brick 2 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 PA1017842. 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.: PA1017842 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 28645 I437846 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ARCHER BANK P l a i n t i f f , v .

BRONCO INVESTMENTS, LLC, RUBEN LOPEZ, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS 23, 2012 Saturday, June D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 35354 555-557 EAST 67TH STREET Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE FOR COUNT VII PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 16, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 555-557 EAST 67TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60637

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

BRONCO INVESTMENTS, LLC, RUBEN LOPEZ, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 35354 555-557 EAST 67TH STREET Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE FOR COUNT VII PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 16, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 555-557 EAST 67TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-402-044-0000.

The real estate is improved with a mixed-use commercial / residential p r o p e r t y .

The judgment amount was $1,650,050.40.

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 by the court. confirmation 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 a l e . s The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the are property. Prospective bidders admonished to check the court file to verify information. all 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 If this ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). 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 required by The assessments Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 6 0 5 / 1 8 . 5 ( g - 1 ) .

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN OF POSSESSION, IN ORDER WITH SECTION ACCORDANCE OF THE ILLINOIS 15-1701(C) MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: MARTIN & KARCAZES, LTD. , 161 North Clark Street - Suite 550, CHICAGO, IL 60601, (312) 332-4550.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

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.

I442672

OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 17, 2011 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 23, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-27-225-029.

Commonly known as 7408 South Eberhart Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619.

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

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

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

(312) 3 5 7 - 1 1 2 5 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I442667

HOUSES FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP K A F HOME LOANS COUNTRYWIDE LP SERVICING P l a i n t i f f , s . v ALLAN; UNKNOWN MOHAMMED AND LEGATEES HEIRS OF MOHAMMED ALLAN, IF ANY; OWNERS UNKNOWN AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , CH 34352 09 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 29, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 23, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-16-220-006-0000.

Commonly known as 5749 SOUTH PERRY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621.

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 6 1 9 3 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I442657

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

UNKNOWN MOHAMMED ALEEM, HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MOHAMMED, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 14632 5950 SOUTH UNION AVENUE 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 April 16, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 18, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor COUNTY, ILLINOIS CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public COUNTY DEPARTMENT auction to the highest bidder, as set forth CHANCERY DIVISION below, the following described real estate: CITIMORTGAGE, INC., ASSIGNEE OF Commonly known as 5950 SOUTH M O R T G A G E UNION AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION Property Index No. 20-16-300-085-0000.

SYSTEMS, INC., AS The real estate is improved with a brick 3 NOMINEE FOR AEGIS WHOLESALE unit; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of C O R P O R A T I O N , the highest bid by certified funds at the P l a i n t i f f , close of the auction; The balance, v s . including the Judicial sale fee for DELOISE CROSS, Abandoned Residential Property D e f e n d a n t s , Municipality Relief Fund, which is 10 CH 36272 calculated on residential real estate at the NOTICE OF SALE rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser that pursuant to a Judgment of not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) entitled cause on October 17, 2011 hours. No fee shall be paid by the Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will mortgagee acquiring the residential real on Monday, July 23, 2012 at the hour of 11 estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell other lienor acquiring the residential real at public auction to the highest bidder for estate whose rights in and to the cash, as set forth below, the following residential real estate arose prior to the described mortgaged real estate: sale. The subject property is subject to P.I.N. general real estate taxes, special 20-27-225-029.

Commonly known as 7408 South Eberhart assessments, or special taxes levied Avenue, against said real estate and is offered for Chicago, IL M 60619. coMMunity own their ust control Blacks The mortgaged real estate is improved sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without with a single family residence. If the recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a condition. The sale is further subject to common interest community, the purchaser confirmation by the court. Upon payment in of the unit other than a mortgagee shall full of the amount bid, the purchaser will pay the assessments required by receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the the purchaser to a deed to the real estate condominium Property Act after confirmation of the sale. The property Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, will NOT be open for inspection and balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. plaintiff makes no representation as to the No refunds. The property will NOT be condition of the property. Prospective open for inspection. bidders are admonished to check the court For information call Sales Clerk at Law file to verify all information. If this property Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

(312) unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a 3 5 7 - 1 1 2 5 . mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES the legal fees required by The C O R P O R A T I O N Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS Sell

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 PA1108236. 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.: PA1108236 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 11 CH 14632 I440775 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, CHANCERY DEPARTMENT DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, ASSOCIATION NATIONAL P l a i n t i f f , v .

GLORIA JUNIUS D e f e n d a n t s CH 18276 10 AVENUE 5830 SOUTH SHIELDS 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 April 24, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 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 5830 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-216-021-0000.

The real estate is improved with a green aluminum siding two story single family home with a two car detached 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 PA1012300. 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.: PA1012300 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 18276

The the legal fees required by 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 required by The 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 AN ORDER OF ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE 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 PA1012300. 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.: PA1012300 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 18276 I442008

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE OF NETWORK, INC., ASSIGNEE ELECTRONIC MORTGAGE REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR SECURITY ATLANTIC COMPANY, INC MORTGAGE P l a i n t i f f , v .

JEFFERSON FAITH D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 17875 5941 S PEORIA STREET Chicago, IL 0 6 2 1 6 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 30, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 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 5941 S PEORIA STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-17-406-016. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $266,207.79.

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 the legal fees required by 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: LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC , 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 357-1125 Please refer calls to the sales department. 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. LAW OFFICES OF IRA T. NEVEL, LLC 175 N. Franklin Street, Suite 201 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 357-1125 Attorney Code. 18837 Case # 10 CH 17875 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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HEALTH 8 cool ways health clubs are thinking outside the box, shrinking waistlines Health club memberships in the U.S. have leveled out over the last 20-years while the obesity epidemic has ballooned. In light of this disparity, many health clubs are increasingly adopting unconventional programs to bolster their membership base and better motivate the marketplace to get fit, trim and healthy.

“Amid the growing rate of obesity in the U.S., health clubs are continually challenged to drive new memberships and inspire current members to visit their facilities for workouts with some regularity to get, and keep, them on a healthy track,” notes Kelli Calabrese, international fitness, nutrition and lifestyle specialist twice named “Personal Trainer of the Year.” “I applaud the health club community for integrating new, exciting and innovative ways to attract and engage members to keep their fitness lifestyle fresh, fun and frequent…and

programs, like that offered by HealthyWage.com, are exploding in popularity as both individuals and employee groups from coast to coast “diet for dollars.” More than 4,500 health clubs nationwide now serve as “weigh in locations” for HealthyWage.com contest participants, with many opting to also purchase a club membership as they shed pounds with their eye on the $10,000 team prize. This financial weight loss incentive approach is so effective, Fortune 500 companies nationwide have integrated such a program into their corporate wellness initiatives to benefit both employee groups and their own bottom line.

4. Clubs Go Retro. Nostalgia evokes emotion and emotion drives action. With this in mind throwback 80’s fitness classes, in which participants dress in period-inspired spandex and leg warmers and do aerobics to music by

forming, motivating and helping them thwart those momentary chocolate cravings like never be fore.

6. Patriotism Personified.

While military discounts are noth-

EIGHT COOL things about health clubs include the fact that now clubs incorporate more than exercise into the experience.

Patrons can get tips and guidance on food, vitamins, supplements and overall nutrition.

Michael Jackson, George Michael, even profitable!”

1. Whole-Life Training. Health and the like, are bringing the neon club facilities are now looking be- headband sporting, leotard-wearing yond just the exercise component of enthusiasts to health clubs in fostering a healthy lifestyle. In addi- droves. Originating in hipster tion to personal training staff, to- ‘hoods like LA and NYC, this 80’s day’s progressive health clubs are fitness craze is sweeping the nation, boasting on-site nutritionists and proving to be a fun, creative and, other allied healthcare professionals like, totally awesome way to attract memlike physical therapists and even new psycholog- ists. These value added bers – and keep current members services holistically address all areas coming back for more.

5. Social Media Stimulation. of a member’s life that impact their overall well-being, health and hap- From small boutique gyms to large piness. Engaging and assisting national chains, health clubs are members in this comprehensive tapping the social mediasphere in way maximizes member results, re- innovative ways to stay connected with current and pro- spective tention and referrals.

2. Kicking Members Out. For members. Informative and engagoutdoor fitness, that is. Some health ing Facebook fan pages rife with clubs are utilizing their external real workout strategies, success stories estate to promote fitness activities al and special product offers; up-tofresco. Club owners are realizing the-minute Twitter announcethat many people get bored with ments, training tips and topical the indoor offerings—even de- tweet feeds; online virtual fitness pressed or deterred—so they are of- coaching; un-lockable specials on fering running and cycling clubs, Foursquare; VLOGs (video blogs) parking lot boot camps and spin and a myriad of other social netclasses, and more. working strategies are helping 3. Weight Loss Wagering. Diet health club purveyors better concontests and weight loss betting nect with the marketplace—inThe Chicago Crusader

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ing new in the business landscape, full-scale, week-long national programs offering completely free benefits to any and all active, reserve and retired military members, and their families, throughout the U.S.

is wonderfully above and beyond the norm. This is exactly what one large national change is doing, for five consecutive years having provided complimentary week-long (Continued on page 17)

Stroke Care

In treating stroke, time is critical.

So is your hospital.

Advocate Trinity Hospital is a certified primary stroke center.

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S., but Trinity Hospital has one of Chicagoland’s most experienced stroke care teams. Trained to reduce evaluation times, our team treats stroke patients as quickly as possible, with the expertise to manage even the most complex cases. In the event of a stroke, know that Trinity Hospital has the critically important experience you’ll want.

Visit www.advocatehealth.com/trin/stroke for more information on the signs of stroke.

If you suspect someone is having a stroke, call 911 immediately.

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